NASHVILLE, Tenn. –
Rachel Anderson with 3-for-4 with two doubles, a run scored and three RBI, and Southeast Missouri (10-10, 8-1) pounded out 14 hits to complete a series sweep with an 8-4 victory over Belmont (6-12, 2-7) Sunday.
After scoring early in the top of the first, SEMO used a three-run fourth inning and tacked on four more runs in the sixth to bury the Bruins.
Jillian Anderson's first career triple got the Redhawks going from the start. Anderson later scored the first run of the game after
Kaylee Anderson hit into a double play in the top of the first inning.
A sacrifice fly by
Kynzie Wrigley and back-to-back doubles to left center by J. Anderson and R. Anderson accounted for the runs in the fourth inning as SEMO extended its lead to 4-0.
Belmont cut SEMO's lead in half when it scored twice in the bottom of the fifth, but the Redhawks immediately answered.
Wrigley started off the sixth inning with a walk and stole second. After J. Anderson walked, R. Anderson hit her second double to score both Wrigley and J. Anderson. R Anderson touched home on a base hit by K. Anderson, who scored on a base knock by
Chelsy Pena pushing the Redhawks lead to 8-2.
The Bruins managed to put up two more tallies in the bottom of the sixth to make it a four-run game, but that was as close as they would get.
Rachel Rook (7-5) no-hit Belmont for four innings retiring 12 of the first 13 hitters she faced. Rook started be sitting down nine Bruin hitters in a row and added six strikeouts in four innings.
Marisa Davis came on to pitch the final three innings en route to picking up her third save.
SEMO outhit Belmont, 14-7, and recorded a season-high in the hits column.
J. Anderson and Pauley also joined R. Anderson with multiple hits. J. Anderson went 2-for-3 with a double, triple, three runs and one RBI, while Pauley was 2-for-4 with a run scored.
Seven other Redhawks added a hit.
SEMO completed its second-straight series sweep and has won seven Ohio Valley Conference games in a row.
The Redhawks return to action at Saint Louis on Mar. 24.