CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Southeast Missouri (4-9) fell in game one of the two game series with Indiana State (3-8) on Tuesday afternoon by a final score of 8-3. 
 
Getting the start at second base for the Redhawks, Caleb Rodgers recorded his first collegiate career hit and his first collegiate home run with one swing of the bat. 

Rodgers, in the fourth inning, hit a towering fly over the left field fence to trim the Sycamores lead to just 4-3. Rodgers homer would prove to be the final run of the contest for the Redhawks. 
 
RHP Jonah Sarabia (0-1) made his first career start for the Redhawks going 2.2 innings pitched, allowing four runs on four hits. Sarabia recorded two strikeouts over 14 batters. 
 
Right fielder Parker Stinson got the Sycamores on the board in the first inning against Sarabia with an RBI triple that scored Luis Hernandez to give the Sycamores a 1-0 lead. 
 
The Redhawks would get on the board however in the second with a bases loaded walk by Peyton Leeper. SEMO would strand the bases loaded after tying the game. 
 
Sycamores would score three runs in the eighth and another in the ninth as the Sycamores plated five RBI in the game with two outs, to hand the Redhawks the loss on Tuesday night. 
 
RHP Esteban Hernandez had his best outing of the season thus far for the Redhawks throwing 3.1 innings, allowing just two hits. Hernandez record a strikeout over the 13 batters he faced out of the bull pen. 

Josh Cameron led the Redhawks offense with two hits (2-4) as he extended his on-base streak to eight games. 
 
Caleb Rodgers finished the day going 1-for-4 with a pair of RBI and his first homerun of the season. 
 
The Redhawks and Sycamores will play the final game of the midweek series tomorrow, Wednesday, March 8, at Capaha Field. First pitch is slated for 3 p.m., CT.