Friday, May 27
Lexington, Ky.
10:00 AM
Southeast Missouri State University
35-20
14
vs
6
#5 SIUE
27-28
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIUE | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| Southeast Mo. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | X | 14 | 9 | 0 |
Photo by: Michael Dann
5/27/2022 3:57:00 PM | Baseball
LEXINGTON, Ky.  – No. 2-seeded Southeast Missouri (35-20) earned an Ohio Valley Conference Baseball Tournament record 17 walks en route to a 14-6 victory over #5 SIUE (27-28) Friday at the 2022 OVC Championship held at Wild Health Field.
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With the win, SEMO eliminated the Cougars from the Tournament and will face the loser of top seeded Belmont and #6 Tennessee Tech in the final elimination game Friday evening.Â
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SEMO had to combat an early deficit for the second-straight game, overcoming a 5-0-hole Friday.Â
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The Redhawks utilized an eight-run fifth inning to pull ahead 9-5 Friday and never relinquished that lead. SEMO benefited from seven walks and a pair of hit batsmen in the frame to go along with two hits.Â
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Brett Graber opened the fifth inning with a four-pitch walk before a base hit by Tyler Wilber followed by a walk to Andrew Keck loaded the bases for the first time in the fifth.Â
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Ty Stauss added another walk to score Graber.Â
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Lincoln Andrews then knocked a RBI single to right center to keep the bases juiced.Â
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Danny Sperling and Ben Palmer continued the trend, compiling consecutive RBI walks to even the game at 5-5.Â
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SEMO then pulled ahead on a RBI groundout from designated hitter Spencer Parker.Â
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Sperling tagged home on a Cougars wild pitch to make the score 7-5 Redhawks.Â
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Wilber and Keck were then hit by pitches in consecutive at bats.Â
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Keck earned a RBI as he was plunked with the basepaths full of Redhawks.
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Stauss concluded the scoring in the fifth, posting a RBI walk.Â
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SIUE utilized three pitchers out of the bullpen in the fifth inning.
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The Cougars took an early 2-0 lead after consecutive home runs from Connor Kiffer and Brennan Orf in the top of the first.Â
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SIUE add three more runs in the second. Brett Johnson drew a bases loaded walk before Steven Pattan scored on a wild pitch. Richie Well then added a sacrifice fly to right to extend the SIUE lead to 5-0. Â
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SEMO scratched across a run in the bottom of the third (5-1). Keck grounded into a RBI double play to bring home Graber.
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The Cougars added a run in the sixth on a RBI single from Well to make the score a three-run game (9-6). Â
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The bases loaded walks continued for the Redhawks into the sixth with Mason and Graber both picking up RBI in consecutive four-ball at bats.Â
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Wilber then had a sacrifice fly to right field to double the SEMO advantage, 12-6.Â
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Wilber added a two-run homer to left to widen the gap to 14-6. The hit was SEMO's lone extra-base hit Friday.Â
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The 2022 All-OVC First Team Selection from Los Alamitos, California, finished 3-for-3 Friday with 3 RBI, two runs scored and a walk.Â
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With the 3 RBI, Wilber surpassed Matt Tellor (71, 2014) for first all-time for RBI in a SEMO single season with 72. Wilber is the third player in Southeast Missouri program history to total 70 or more RBI in a single season.Â
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2022 OVC All-Freshman Team pitchers Ethan Osborne and Anthony Klein both competed in SEMO's victory over SIUE.
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Osbourne allowed five runs on four hits with two strikeouts in 4.1 innings in the start for the Redhawks.
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Klein picked up the win to improve to 2-0 in 2022, registering two strikeouts and just one run on two hits in 1.1 innings out of the pen.Â
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SIUE's Alex Scherer was handed the loss, surrendering four runs on one hit and a trio of walks.
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Hunter Ralls and Hayden Malenfant also came on in relief for SEMO Friday. Ralls posted a pair of strikeouts and allowed just four hits in 2.1 innings.Â
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Malenfant, a senior from Whitby, Ontario, Canada, closed out the ninth with a shutout inning of work.
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Andrews finished 2-for-4 with a run scored, RBI and two walks.Â
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Mason paced the Redhawks Friday with four walks and Graber added three. Stauss, Andrews, Palmer, and Sperling each had two. Stauss posted 2 RBI, going 1-for-3 with a run.Â
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Well led the Cougars, concluding the game 2-for-3 with 2 RBI.
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SEMO's 17 walks tie for third most in the nation this season for a single-season. The walks total ties the most for Southeast Missouri over the past 17 seasons.Â
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SEMO will next face the loser of top seeded Belmont and #6 Tennessee Tech in the final elimination game Friday evening.
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With the win, SEMO eliminated the Cougars from the Tournament and will face the loser of top seeded Belmont and #6 Tennessee Tech in the final elimination game Friday evening.Â
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SEMO had to combat an early deficit for the second-straight game, overcoming a 5-0-hole Friday.Â
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The Redhawks utilized an eight-run fifth inning to pull ahead 9-5 Friday and never relinquished that lead. SEMO benefited from seven walks and a pair of hit batsmen in the frame to go along with two hits.Â
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Brett Graber opened the fifth inning with a four-pitch walk before a base hit by Tyler Wilber followed by a walk to Andrew Keck loaded the bases for the first time in the fifth.Â
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Ty Stauss added another walk to score Graber.Â
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Lincoln Andrews then knocked a RBI single to right center to keep the bases juiced.Â
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Danny Sperling and Ben Palmer continued the trend, compiling consecutive RBI walks to even the game at 5-5.Â
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SEMO then pulled ahead on a RBI groundout from designated hitter Spencer Parker.Â
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Sperling tagged home on a Cougars wild pitch to make the score 7-5 Redhawks.Â
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Wilber and Keck were then hit by pitches in consecutive at bats.Â
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Keck earned a RBI as he was plunked with the basepaths full of Redhawks.
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Stauss concluded the scoring in the fifth, posting a RBI walk.Â
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SIUE utilized three pitchers out of the bullpen in the fifth inning.
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The Cougars took an early 2-0 lead after consecutive home runs from Connor Kiffer and Brennan Orf in the top of the first.Â
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SIUE add three more runs in the second. Brett Johnson drew a bases loaded walk before Steven Pattan scored on a wild pitch. Richie Well then added a sacrifice fly to right to extend the SIUE lead to 5-0. Â
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SEMO scratched across a run in the bottom of the third (5-1). Keck grounded into a RBI double play to bring home Graber.
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The Cougars added a run in the sixth on a RBI single from Well to make the score a three-run game (9-6). Â
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The bases loaded walks continued for the Redhawks into the sixth with Mason and Graber both picking up RBI in consecutive four-ball at bats.Â
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Wilber then had a sacrifice fly to right field to double the SEMO advantage, 12-6.Â
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Wilber added a two-run homer to left to widen the gap to 14-6. The hit was SEMO's lone extra-base hit Friday.Â
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The 2022 All-OVC First Team Selection from Los Alamitos, California, finished 3-for-3 Friday with 3 RBI, two runs scored and a walk.Â
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With the 3 RBI, Wilber surpassed Matt Tellor (71, 2014) for first all-time for RBI in a SEMO single season with 72. Wilber is the third player in Southeast Missouri program history to total 70 or more RBI in a single season.Â
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2022 OVC All-Freshman Team pitchers Ethan Osborne and Anthony Klein both competed in SEMO's victory over SIUE.
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Osbourne allowed five runs on four hits with two strikeouts in 4.1 innings in the start for the Redhawks.
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Klein picked up the win to improve to 2-0 in 2022, registering two strikeouts and just one run on two hits in 1.1 innings out of the pen.Â
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SIUE's Alex Scherer was handed the loss, surrendering four runs on one hit and a trio of walks.
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Hunter Ralls and Hayden Malenfant also came on in relief for SEMO Friday. Ralls posted a pair of strikeouts and allowed just four hits in 2.1 innings.Â
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Malenfant, a senior from Whitby, Ontario, Canada, closed out the ninth with a shutout inning of work.
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Andrews finished 2-for-4 with a run scored, RBI and two walks.Â
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Mason paced the Redhawks Friday with four walks and Graber added three. Stauss, Andrews, Palmer, and Sperling each had two. Stauss posted 2 RBI, going 1-for-3 with a run.Â
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Well led the Cougars, concluding the game 2-for-3 with 2 RBI.
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SEMO's 17 walks tie for third most in the nation this season for a single-season. The walks total ties the most for Southeast Missouri over the past 17 seasons.Â
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SEMO will next face the loser of top seeded Belmont and #6 Tennessee Tech in the final elimination game Friday evening.
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Pitching:
W: Klein, Anthony (2-0)
L: SCHERER, Alex (0-3)
Batting:
2B: OWUSU-ASIEDU, Avery 1
HR: KIFFER, Connor 1 ; ORF, Brennan 1
RBI: JOHNSON, Brett 1 ; WELL, Richie 2 ; KIFFER, Connor 1 ; ORF, Brennan 1
SF: WELL, Richie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: KIFFER, Connor 1 ; ORF, Brennan 1 ; OWUSU-ASIEDU, Avery 2 ; PATTAN, Steven 1 ; MIZE, Drew 1
HBP: ORF, Brennan 1 ; PATTAN, Steven 1
Batting:
HR: Wilber, Tyler 1
RBI: Mason, Jevon 1 ; Graber, Brett 1 ; Wilber, Tyler 3 ; Keck, Andrew 1 ; Stauss, Ty 2 ; Andrews, Lincoln 1 ; Sperling, Danny 1 ; Palmer, Ben 1 ; Parker, Spencer 1
SF: Wilber, Tyler 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Mason, Jevon 2 ; Graber, Brett 2 ; Wilber, Tyler 2 ; Keck, Andrew 1 ; Stauss, Ty 1 ; Andrews, Lincoln 1 ; Sperling, Danny 2 ; Palmer, Ben 2 ; Parker, Spencer 1
SB: Graber, Brett 2
CS: Palmer, Ben 1
HBP: Wilber, Tyler 1 ; Keck, Andrew 1 ; Stauss, Ty 1 ; Parker, Spencer 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
2
H
3
RBI
3
AB
4
R
1
H
2
RBI
1
AB
2
R
2
H
1
RBI
1
AB
3
R
2
H
1
RBI
1
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