WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Freshman Andrew Keck's solo home run in the seventh inning was the difference as Southeast Missouri (20-24) evened its series with a 3-2 win over Purdue (16-26) Saturday.

Keck's second home run of the season, which sailed over the left field wall, came after Purdue tied the game in the bottom of the sixth.

Tyler Wilber, the Ohio Valley Conference leader in batting average, hit a two-RBI single through the left side to grab SEMO a 2-0 lead in the top of the third inning. Peyton Faulkner and Danny Wright scored on the play.

Purdue cut the Redhawks lead in half with a RBI-single by Milo Beam in the bottom of the fifth inning. Beam's single came after Justin Fugitt tripled.

The Boilermakers tied things up at 2-2 on a two-out run-scoring hit by Zac Fascia in the sixth. Cole McKenzie walked and stole second before scoring the tying run on Fascia's single.

SEMO had chances to expand its lead, but left the bases loaded in the eighth and stranded two more runners in the ninth inning.

Aaron Stretch retired the Boilermakers in order in the ninth inning to claim his team-high fourth save of the year. Stretch tossed 1.2 scoreless, no-hit innings with a strikeout out of the bullpen.

Austin Sachse brought his record to 5-5 on the mound in 2019. Sachse struck out six and gave up two runs on five hits in six innings of work.

Andrew Bohm suffered the loss. Bohm recorded eight strikeouts, allowed three runs, gave up three hits and walked three in 6.1 frames.

Both teams finished with six hits for the day.

Wilber led SEMO with two hits, while Austin Blazevic, Keck, Faulkner and Connor Basler followed with one apiece.

The Redhawks and Boilermakers conclude their series with a Noon, CT, matchup Sunday.