CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Left-hander Dylan Dodd recorded a career-high 15 strikeouts and threw a five-hit complete game shutout to lead Southeast Missouri (3-6) to a 3-0 win over Ohio University (3-5) Friday afternoon at Capaha Field.

Dodd did not allow a walk and struck out the side in both the third and ninth innings. He retired the Bobcats in order during four of his nine sparkling innings. 

SEMO gave Dodd a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first when Austin Blazevic ripped a two-out RBI-single to right field. Tyler Wilber scored on the play for the first run of the game.

After back-to-back strikeouts, Blazevic delivered another big two-out hit, this time a double to right center widening the Redhawks lead to 3-0 in the third.

That would be all Dodd needed in his first complete game victory.

Dodd improved to 1-1 this season and finished with double-digit strikeouts for the second time in his career. His 15 strikeouts surpassed his previous career-high of 11 which came at SIU Edwardsville on Mar. 15, 2019. Dodd worked 5.2 innings in that outing.

Blazevic and Wilber were responsible for four of SEMO's seven hits. Blazevic went 2-for-4 with three RBI, while Wilber went 2-for-3 with two runs scored. Both had a double, as well.

Eamon Horwedel (0-1) suffered the loss for Ohio. Horwedel allowed three runs, seven hits and struck out eight in 5.1 innings.

SEMO and Ohio continue their four-game series with a Noon, CT, doubleheader Saturday.