EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – Southeast Missouri (12-14, 2-1 OVC) picked up the Ohio Valley Conference opening weekend series with an 8-4 victory over SIUE (14-8, 1-2 OVC) on Sunday afternoon at Roy E. Lee Field. 

Tied at 4-4 in the top of the ninth inning, first baseman Danny Sperling reached first with a HBP and advanced to second following a sacrifice bunt by Ben Palmer. 

Shortstop Peyton Leeper delivered the go-ahead RBI single to score Danny Sperling from second base to give SEMO the 5-4 advantage. 

Right-fielder Josh Cameron added some insurance in the same inning, crushing a three-run home run to right field to give SEMO's RHP Kyle Miller a four-run lead. 

Kyle Miller (1-1) was credited with the victory Sunday. Miller pitched two complete innings, allowing just one hit. He recorded two strikeouts in seven SIUE batters. 

LHP Haden Dow got the nod on the hill for SEMO in Sunday's series-finale. The New Brunswick-native threw 4.2 innings, allowing just one run on three hits. Dow also struck out four in the outing. 

The Redhawks jumped out early with an RBI single to center field by third baseman Chance Resetich. Resetich's two-out single scored Jevon Mason to make it 1-0. 

SIUE would tie it in the third inning with an RBI groundout to Leeper by Brady Bunten to tie it at one. 

In the fifth inning, the Redhawks outfield sparked some life into the offense as Brett Graber hit a solo blast to left-center field to give the Redhawks a 2-1 lead. 

Left fielder Carlos Aranda homered four batters later, and this time with a runner aboard and two-outs in the inning. Aranda homered to straight-away center field to give the Redhawks the 4-1 lead after the fifth. 

SIUE would rally for three runs in the eighth inning to tie the game at four heading to the ninth inning. A Brennan Orf leadoff home run sparked the three-run eighth as SIUE and SEMO were tied heading to the ninth.  

The Redhawks rattled off a four run ninth inning to take a 2-1 series victory to begin Ohio Valley Conference play. 

Josh Cameron and Jevon Mason paced the Redhawks offense with two hits apiece. Cameron finished the day with three RBIs. 

RHP Collin Wilma had a nice day out of the bullpen, relieving Dow in the fifth with two outs. Wilma threw 2.1 innings striking out three batters. He allowed just two runs on three hits over 10 batters faced. 

The Redhawks will head to Evansville, Ind. for midweek action this Tuesday, March 28, with first pitch being slated for 6 p.m., CT. against the Purple Aces.