CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Southeast Missouri (5-6) swept Ohio University (3-7) in a doubleheader Saturday afternoon at Capaha Field. The Redhawks won by scores of 3-0 and 9-2.
SEMO claimed its first series win of the season after taking the first three games of its four-game set with the Bobcats.
In game one, Andrew Keck hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the third inning and that was all SEMO needed in a 3-0 win, its second shutout of the series against Ohio.
Tyler Wilber and Justin Dirden each walked ahead of Keck who launched his first homer of the season over the left field wall.
Ohio and SEMO played seven innings on the front end of today's doubleheader.
While Keck had the decisive hit, sophomore left-hander Noah Niznik was strong on the mound tossing a three-hit shutout.
Niznik worked all seven innings allowing just three hits, striking out five and walking two. He improved his record to 2-0 this year. Niznik tossed the second complete game shutout for the Redhawks in the series.
Jack Liberatore (0-1) took the loss. Liberatore allowed four hits and three runs, walked three and struck out five in six innings.
Four SEMO starters had a hit with Keck's being the only one that went for extra bases. Austin Blazevic and Connor Basler had the others.
SEMO scored in the first three innings to take an early 5-0 lead and never turned bask in a 9-2 victory in the nightcap.
The Redhawks got eight of their 13 hits from the first four hitters in their lineup. Danny Wright, Wilber, Dirden and Keck all got two hits and scored.
Already ahead, 2-0, SEMO added three-straight runs. Keck doubled home Wilber, Blazevic knocked in Dirden when he grounded out to second and Wade Stauss doubled down the right field line to score Keck.
SEMO put up another three runs three innings later.
Wright delivered a single up the middle following back-to-back walks and Keck smacked a two-RBI single to left field to extend SEMO's lead to 8-0.
Stauss smashed a solo home run in the bottom of the seventh for the Redhawks final run of the game.
Ohio went scoreless for the first 23 innings of the series before scoring twice in the top o fthe eighth.
SEMO had six players with two hits as Stauss and Landon Hahn rounded out the group.
Collin Wilma (1-1) worked 7.1 strong innings en route to his first career win. Wilma gave up two runs on four hits, struck out five and walked just one in 7.1 innings.
SEMO completes its series with Ohio Sunday.
