ABILENE, Texas – Abilene Christian (7-2) came from behind to win two games over Southeast Missouri (2-6), 7-4, 5-4, Sunday at Crutcher Scott Field.
ACU clinched the series victory taking three of the four games between the teams.
Maddox Miesse hit a walk-off grand slam with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning to give ACU its game one victory.
The Wildcats had two runners on with one out during their final at-bat in the seventh.
Logan Britt, after hitting a single to get Garrett Williams to third, stole second.
Kyle Miller then struck out Tanner Tweedt before intentionally walking Tatrow to load the bases with two away. Miesse slugged the first pitch of his at-bat to end the game.
Peyton Leeper's first home run of the season put SEMO ahead, 4-3, in the top half of the seventh. With two outs following back-to-back strikeouts, Leeper drove a 1-0 pitch over the right field wall.
Leeper was one of three Redhawks who homered in game one.
SEMO hit back-to-back home runs for the first time this season and that led to an early 3-0 lead for the Redhawks in the top of the first.
With
Jevon Mason on third after reaching on a walk and advancing on consecutive wild pitches, Resetich blasted a 3-2 pitch for a two-run home run. It was the first round-tripper of Resetich's career.
Josh Cameron stepped in next and hit his team-high third homer.
ACU used home runs in each of the fifth and sixth innings to tie the game.
Nine-hole hitter Bash Randle smacked a one-out solo home run and Britt later scored on a balk to make it a one-run game in the fifth.
Then, in the bottom of the sixth, Grayson Tatrow led off with a home run to left center. ACU threatened to take the lead with runners on first and third and one out, but Miller got Randle to hit into an inning-ending double play.
Resetich, Cameron,
Brett Graber,
Carlos Aranda and
Danny Sperling combined for SEMO's five hits. Mason, Resetich, Cameron and Leeper each added a run.
Miller (0-1) fell to his first loss of the season out of the Redhawks bullpen. He gave up four runs on four hits, walked one and struck out one in 1.2 innings.
Left-hander
Haden Dow tossed four scoreless innings with two strikeouts in his second start of the season.
ACU finished with nine hits. Britt paved the way going 3-for-4 with a run scored while Miesse's game-winning hit gave him four RBI.
Blake Anderson (2-0) was credited with the win. Anderson struck out three and allowed one run on one hit in an inning.
SEMO struck first in the nightcap scoring twice in the fourth inning.
Spencer Parker singled through the right side to bring home
Lincoln Andrews and
Nolan Ackerman got his first career hit on a RBI-single to give the Redhawks a 2-0 lead.
ACU cut the Redhawks lead in half in the bottom of the fifth when Williams scored Miesse on a hit to third base.
SEMO answered with two more runs in the top of the sixth. With runners on first and second after both Aranda and Sperling were hit by pitch, Ackerman picked up his second hit with a single up the middle which scored Aranda. Leeper's sacrifice bunt scored Sperling to make it 4-1 in favor of the Redhawks.
The Wildcats rallied to tie the game in the bottom of the seventh inning.
With the bases loaded and one out, Britt reached on a fielder's choice and Crew Parke scored. A two-RBI single by Tweedt followed to send the game to a 4-4 deadlock.
ACU put its eight and nine-hole hitters on base in its decisive eighth inning. Parke drew a two-out walk and went to third on a single by Randle. On the next play, Williams singled and Parke scored what ended up being the game-winning run.
Freshman
Jonah Sarabia (0-1) suffered the loss. Sarabia walked one, struck out one and gave up one run on two hits.
ACU outhit the Redhawks, 10-7.
Cameron and Ackerman each had two hits. Ackerman added two RBI, as well.
SEMO hosts Evansville in its home-opener Mar. 1.
