NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Dylan Dodd allowed just two hits and struck out eight in seven innings to lead Southeast Missouri (20-15, 12-7) to its 20th win of the season, a dominating 12-0 series-opening victory over Belmont (19-20, 11-11) Friday.
 
Dodd again put together a spectacular performance on the mound, this time retiring 20 of the 22 hitters he faced. He no-hit BU for five innings and retired the Bruins in order during the second, third, fifth and sixth frames. 
 
Fischer Rausch also had a hand in the shutout adding two scoreless innings.
 
SEMO registered its first shutout of the season and blanked an Ohio Valley Conference opponent on the road for the first time in six years. Interestingly enough, BU was also on the losing end of that contest by an identical score of 12-0 on May 14, 2015.
 
The Redhawks took a 4-0 lead in the top of the third inning with the help of three-straight one-out hits. Connor Basler drove in Austin Blazevic on a single to right, went to second on a base hit by Jevon Mason and scored on an ensuing single by Tyler Wilber. Danny Wright then reached on an error and Mason scored. The Redhawks later scored another unearned run when Wilber touched home on a second Bruin mishap.
 
After Mason and Wilber each singled to start the fifth inning, Wright reached on a fielder's choice and Mason scored to extend SEMO's lead to 5-0.
 
The Redhawks continued to rattle BU's pitchers in the top of the sixth. In fact, Bruin pitchers allowed four walks and hit three batters in their rough sixth inning that resulted in seven more runs for the Redhawks.
 
Wade Stauss drew a leadoff walk, went to third on a double by Lincoln Andrews and scored when Blazevic grounded out to second. Peyton Leeper followed with a single to bring home Andrews. With the bases loaded, Wilber and Stauss were both hit by a pitch, while Wright and Keck both walked in a run. Wright scored the final run of the game on a groundout by Andrews.

Wilber remained red-hot at the plate going 3-for-4 with two runs and two RBI. He extended his hitting streak to 13 games and now has seven hits in two games this week. 
 
Mason went 3-for-4 with three runs and Andrew Keck stretched his hitting streak to 12 games.
 
SEMO outhit BU, 13-3, and scored 28 runs in its last two games.
 
Dodd improved to 5-1 this season and finished with eight or more strikeouts for the ninth time in 10 starts.
 
The Redhawks and Bruins conclude their series with a 1 p.m., CT doubleheader Saturday.