CAPAHA FIELD- LHP Noah Niznik registered a season-high nine strikeouts in his seven-inning outing as Southeast Missouri (5-10) defeated Butler (2-12) in Friday night's game by a final score of 8-0. 
 
Niznik, the St. Louis, Mo.-native, picked up his first official win of the season as he fanned nine Bulldog batters over 26 faced and threw just 87 pitches over the seven innings.
 
Chance Resetich paced the Redhawks offense going 2-for-4 in the ball game with a double and two RBI. 
 
Carlos Aranda blasted his fifth home run of the season with one out in the fourth to jolt the Redhawks offense. Aranda finished 1-for-3 with two runs scored and a RBI. 
 
Getting the start in right field, Carlos Aranda got SEMO on the board first in the fourth inning with a solo blast, over the left field fence to give the Redhawks a 1-0 lead. 
 
The Redhawks offense took advantage of a two-out error on the Bulldogs' first baseman, Jake DeFries, in the same inning as SEMO exploded for four more runs. 
 
Peyton Leeper skyed an infield pop-up that tricked the Bulldog's first baseman as catcher Nolan Ackerman came around to score. 

Back-to-back hits by Ben Palmer (1B to left field) and Chance Resetich (2B to left field) plated Peyton Leeper, Jevon Mason, and Ben Palmer to give the Redhawks a 5-0 lead. 
 
Ty Stauss grounded out to the Bulldogs' second baseman the following inning to plate the sixth run of the contest. 
 
Aranda would score on a wild pitch from RHP Cade Thune in the fifth, and Chance Resetich scored on Thune's second wild pitch in the sixth as the Redhawks would hold on to win by a final score of 8-0. 
 
The Bulldogs recorded just four hits on the day. 
 
RHP Gavin Johnston relieved Niznik to start the eighth inning. Johnston pitched two innings, allowing just one hit, and registered two strikeouts over six Bulldog batters. 
 
Butler's Cory Bosecker (0-3) took the loss in the contest, giving up just three earned runs over four and two-thirds. 
 
The Redhawks and Bulldogs will play game two of the weekend series tomorrow afternoon, March 11, at 2 p.m., CT. from Capaha Field. Look for weather updates as game two could be moved due to potential weather in the Cape Girardeau area.