OXFORD, Ala. – #1 Southeast Missouri (29-14) ended its season with a 4-0 loss to #5 SIU Edwardsville (28-25) Friday afternoon at the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament.
 
SEMO finished its 2023 campaign as the OVC Regular-Season Champion for the eighth time in program history and third since 2019.
 
Sydney Baalman pitched a complete game shutout with six strikeouts and held the Redhawks to 0-for-6 at the plate with runners on base. SEMO left 10 runners on for the game.
 
SIUE seized the early lead when cleanup hitter Grace Lueke hit a two-run home run to left center with two outs in the bottom of the first inning.
 
The Cougars' other two runs came in the bottom of the fifth on a single by Lexi King. King later stole home for the final tally of the 4-0 win.
 
SEMO did not have a runner make it past second base in the contest.
 
Offensively, the Redhawks outhit the Cougars, 9-7. 
 
Kat Sackett went 2-for-3, while seven others had a hit. All of SEMO's hits were singles.
 
Paytience Holman (6-9) was charged with the loss. Holman gave up two runs on two hits and walked two in two innings.
 
Delaney Kell and Marisa Davis each pitched two innings of relief behind Holman.