MONTGOMERY, Ala.– Rachel Rook tossed a one-hit shutout with a career-high 13 strikeouts as Southeast Missouri (8-1) completed play at the Stinger Classic with a 2-0 win over South Carolina State (0-7) Sunday morning.
 
Rook (2-0) pitched her first complete game of the season and tore apart SCSU's lineup from start to finish.
 
She struck out the first five hitters she faced and recorded multiple strikeouts in four innings. Rook no-hit the Bulldogs through the first four innings of the game and allowed her only hit on a single in the top of the fifth. Only two runners reached base against Rook, with the other getting on by an error in the seventh.
 
SEMO gave Rook a lead in the bottom of the first inning when Rachel Anderson reached on a bunt single, stole second, went to third on a wild pitch and scored to make it 1-0.
 
The Redhawks held their one-run edge until the sixth inning when Kaylee Anderson led off with a triple and scored on a sacrifice fly by Anna Griffin to complete the victory.

For the tournament, Rook went 2-0 in three appearances and two starts. She struck out 23, allowed only three hits and walked one in 14 scoreless innings. Rook also tossed five innings in a combined shutout against Howard.
 
SEMO rolled through the Alabama State Stinger Classic with an undefeated 5-0 record. The Redhawks, now on an eight-game winning streak, are off to their best start since 1996. The 1996 team remarkably won its first 32 games that year.

The Redhawks host Kansas City in their home-opener on Feb. 29.