DALLAS – Joel Vaske hit a go-ahead three-run home run in the ninth and Brett Graber delivered the game-winning two-out single in the 10th to lead Southeast Missouri (2-0) to a 6-5 come-from-behind stunner and claim a season-opening series win over #22 Dallas Baptist (0-2) Saturday.
 
SEMO posted its second series win over a ranked opponent in school history. The Redhawks last accomplished the feat when they won two of three at then-#16 Alabama at the start of the 2009 campaign.
 
For the second-straight day, SEMO upset DBU by one run in extra innings.
 
Down, 3-1, after eight, the Redhawks scored four runs with one out in the top of the ninth to get ahead of the Patriots for the first time.
 
Lincoln Andrews walked and Graber singled putting runners at first and second. Ryan Malzahn greeted left-handed reliever Peyton Sherlin with a double to left and Andrews scored to make it a one-run ballgame. 
 
On the next play, pinch-hitter Vaske smashed the first pitch of his at-bat over the center field wall to tie the game at 5-5. Malzahn and Graber scored on Vaske's first career home run which also marked SEMO's first of the season.
 
DBU brought the top of its lineup to the plate in the bottom of the ninth and delivered. 
 
Following a Luke Heefner strikeout, Jones doubled out of the leadoff spot and scored the tying run on an ensuing home run by Jace Grady that sent the game to extra innings.
 
In the top of the 10th, Andrew Keck reached on a one-out double, advanced to third on a wild pitch and scored the winning run on Graber's clutch two-out single.
 
Miguel Santos led off the DBU 10^th with an infield single and was out at second when George Specht reached on a fielder's choice. Specht was then thrown out by Keck attempting to steal second and Austin Williams struck out Nathan Humphreys to finish off SEMO's second victory.
 
DBU scored once in each of the second, third and fourth innings to build an initial three-run lead.
 
The Patriots struck first when they loaded the bases and walked in a run with two outs in the bottom of the second. Blayne Jones drew the walk and Santos scored.
 
After DBU tacked on another run when Cole Moore homered in the third, Luke Heefner singled and later touched home on a wild pitch to give the Patriots a 3-0 advantage.
 
In the sixth inning, Ty Stauss singled to right and advanced to second on a four-pitch walk by Ben Palmer. Jevon Mason hit into a fielder's choice giving the Redhawks runners at first and third, but Peyton Leeper struck out and Tyler Wilber grounded out as SEMO came up empty.
 
SEMO was scoreless for seven innings before getting on the board in the top of the eighth. It then came on to score all six of its runs in the final three innings.
 
Stauss and Palmer drew back-to-back walks with one out in the eighth. Moments after Jevon Mason reached on a fielder's choice, Leeper knocked in Stauss on a two-out single to right to trim DBU's lead to 3-1.
 
Blake Cisneros (1-0) was credited with the win and Williams picked up his first save of the season.
 
Left-hander Noah Niznik and Tennessee transfer Jason Rackers pitched prior to Cisneros and Williams. Niznik allowed three runs on six hits, struck out four and walked three in five innings. Rackers worked six innings, scattered three hits, allowed two runs and struck out six.
 
SEMO registered 10 hits.
 
Leeper, Keck and Graber all had two hits. Six Redhawks, including Keck, Andrews, Graber, Malzahn, Stauss and Vaske all scored.
 
Kyle Rich (0-1) took the loss. Rich gave up the decisive run and allowed two hits in one inning. Chandler Arnold started for the Patriots and recorded nine strikeouts in 5.2 scoreless innings. Arnold walked two and gave up just two hits, as well.

SEMO goes for the sweep when it faces DBU once more Sunday. The Redhawks have never swept a nationally-ranked opponent in its program history. Williams will start on the mound.