CAPAHA FIELD- Southeast Missouri (20-17, 9-2 OVC) picked up the ninth Ohio Valley Conference victory on Saturday afternoon over Tennessee Tech (10-23, 2-6 OVC) by a final score of 5-4.
Tied at 4-4 in the bottom of the sixth inning,
Jevon Mason crushed his fourth home run of the season off TTU RHP Peyton Calitri (2-4) to provide the game-winning run. The solo shot resulted in Mason's 26
th RBI of the season.
Calitri took the loss for the Golden Eagles.
The Redhawks got on the board in the first inning for the second-straight game in the series via a sacrifice fly with
Carlos Aranda with the bases loaded.
Jevon Mason came into score to give SEMO a 1-0 lead after the first frame.
The Golden Eagles responded with a four run, third inning to take a 4-1 lead. Left fielder Austin Turner walked with the bases loaded to tie it at one.
A bases clearing double into the left-center field gap by designated hitter Hayden Gilliland plated three runners off Redhawks starter
Payton Lawrence.
Lawrence finished his outing after 1.1 innings pitched, allowing just one hit and four runs over 10 TTU batters faced.
RHP
Hunter Ralls relieved Lawrence in the second inning and pitched 4.1 innings of scoreless baseball to halt the Golden Eagles at four runs.
Ralls registered three strikeouts and just three hits over 18 Tech batters.
The Redhawks would respond in the bottom of the second following TTU's big second inning.
Peyton Leeper hit his fifth home run of the season off of TTU starting pitcher Andrew Guardino in the bottom of the second to cut the Tech lead to two.
Back-to-back doubles by
Chance Resetich and
Josh Cameron plated runs three and four to tie the ballgame at four.
Chance Resetich stayed red-hot at the plate with a double to right-center field to bring in
Brett Graber, as Cameron doubled down the right field line to bring around Resetich.
Resetich finished 4-for-5 with an RBI and a double.
RHP
Kyle Miller picked up his third save of the season. Miller recorded the six out save allowing just two hits and striking out three over nine hitters faced. He is SEMO's all-time career saves leader with 15 saves.
The Redhawks will go for the series-sweep tomorrow afternoon at 1 p.m., CT. against Tennessee Tech at Capaha Field. LHP
Haden Dow will get the nod for the Redhawks seeking his fourth win of the 2023 campaign.