NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Southeast Missouri (30-12, 13-5) reclaimed the top spot in the Ohio Valley Conference standings with an 11-4 series-clinching win over Belmont (28-16, 10-5) Sunday afternoon at E.S. Rose Park.
 
SEMO entered the weekend as the league's second-place team before taking two of three to pass BEL for the top position in the standings. The series win marked the Redhawks 10th overall and fourth in conference play this season.
 
Today's win also gave SEMO 30 victories for the second-straight season and 15th in program history. The 30-win campaign is also the Redhawks fifth in eight years.
 
Tied, 4-4, after six innings, the Redhawks scored four runs in the seventh and three more in the ninth to blow the game open.
 
Brett Graber walked in a run with the bases loaded and Ben Palmer scored when Andrew Keck hit into a double play. With two outs, Ty Stauss doubled to right center bringing home both Tyler Wilber and Jevon Mason as SEMO pulled ahead, 8-4, in the top of the seventh.
 
Two innings later, Graber homered and Keck and Wilber scored the game's final tallies on a sacrifice bunt by Peyton Leeper.
 
SEMO (11) and BEL (14) combined for 25 hits in the contest.
 
Keck went 3-for-4 with three runs, a double and two RBI to lead the Redhawks. Leeper (3), Stauss (2), Graber (2) and Mason (1) accounted for the rest of SEMO's runs batted in. Additionally, Palmer went 2-for-4 with two runs and a double.
 
Blake Cisneros (3-0) picked up his third win of the season in relief. Cisneros worked 2.2 scoreless innings with three strikeouts and two hits allowed.
 
Dominic Baratta (3-1) suffered his first loss out of the Bruins' bullpen. Baratta gave up three runs on one hit and walked one. He did not get an out in his appearance.
 
SEMO remains on the road to face Southeastern Conference member Missouri Tuesday. First pitch is set for 6:30 p.m., CT in Columbia.