CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Jevon Mason's walkoff home run in the bottom of the ninth inning led Southeast Missouri (31-16) to an 8-7 win over Missouri State (22-23) Tuesday night at Capaha Field.
 
Tied, 7-7, Mason led off the bottom of the ninth by hitting his 12th home run of the season over the center field wall on a 3-1 pitch. The win marked the Redhawks 11th one-run victory of the season.
 
In addition, tonight's win gave Head Coach Andy Sawyers his most in a season in six years as SEMO's head coach. 
 
SEMO jumped out to a 3-0 lead on a pair of home runs in the bottom of the first inning. Tyler Wilber hit a two-run home run to left and Brett Graber added a solo home run to give the Redhawks an early 3-0 lead.
 
After MSU scored the next seven runs, the Redhawks added three in the fifth and another in the sixth to tie the game.
 
In the fifth, Andrew Keck flied out and Ben Palmer scored, and Graber knocked in two runs on a two-out double to bring SEMO to within a run.
 
SEMO answered with three runs in the bottom of the fifth and tied the game when Mason doubled to score Danny Sperling an inning later.
 
Mason went a perfect 4-for-4 with a double, home run, two singles, three runs scored and two RBI to lead the Redhawks. His four hits marked a career-high.
 
Blake Cisneros (4-0) picked up the win in relief. Cisneros threw two scoreless no-hit innings with four strikeouts.
 
Jared Viertal (0-2) suffered the loss. Viertal gave up a run on two hits and struck out two in two innings.
 
The Redhawks registered 11 hits. Graber followed with two hits, a run scored and three RBI, while Andrew Keck, Palmer and Wilber added one each.
 
SEMO wrapped up the non-conference portion of its schedule at 18-11 this season.
 
The Redhaws return to action when they host UT Martin in their final home series beginning Friday.