CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Tyler Wilber's two-out, two-RBI double lifted Southeast Missouri (16-5, 2-0) to a 2-1 victory over SIU Edwardsville (10-10, 0-2) Saturday afternoon at Capaha Field.
 
Wilber's clutch hit gave SEMO its Ohio Valley Conference best 16th win of the season. The Redhawks also clinched their seventh-straight series win in league play dating back to 2021.
 
For the second-straight game, the Redhawks beat the Cougars with a big two-out double in the middle innings. 
 
Wilber, who singled in the bottom of the fourth, came up again in the sixth with runners on first and second and two outs. Ahead 2-0 in the count, Wilber crushed SIUE reliever Jake Bockenstedt's third offering off the wall in right scoring both Jevon Mason and Ty Stauss to give the Redhawks the lead.
 
Like it has done several times this year, SEMO came back to win after falling behind in the first inning. Connor Kiffer's RBI-double gave the Cougars a 1-0 edge in the game's opening frame.
 
The Cougars had the tying run on first with no outs in the ninth when Austin Williams retired the next three hitters to nail down his second save of the season. Left fielder Jevon Mason made an outstanding catch on a hard hit line drive by Richie Well to end the game.
 
Hunter Ralls (3-1) was strong out of the bullpen tossing 2.1 scoreless innings of no-hit baseball before Williams came on to blank the Cougars in the final two frames.
 
Bockenstedt fell to 2-2. Collin Baumgartner struck out four and allowed three hits in 5.1 innings before Bocknstedt entered the game.
 
Wilber went 2-for-3 to claim his seventh multi-hit game for the season.
 
SEMO, which has won 12 in a row at home,  goes for the sweep of SIUE Sunday in the series finale at 1 p.m., CT. Right-hander Tommy Windt will start on the mound.