Southeast Missouri State University
26-22
Kansas State
30-18
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Mo. St. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| Kansas State | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 12 | 11 | 0 |
Redhawks Drop Game Two 12-5 Saturday Evening
5/7/2023 1:19:00 AM | Baseball
Shortstop Peyton Leeper and first baseman Lincoln Andrews each registered a home run as the Redhawks mustered eight hits Saturday afternoon.
Leeper finished the contest going 3-for-4 with four RBIs and a pair of runs scored to pace the Redhawks offense.
KSU got on the board in the second inning off Redhawks starting pitcher Esteban Hernandez (2-2) by an RBI double to right-center by Cole Johnson to give the Wildcats a 1-0 lead.
Center fielder Brendan Jones, four batters later, hit a grand slam to left field to give KSU a big advantage early. The Wildcats led 5-0 going into the fourth inning.
Lincoln Andrews roped his home run in the fourth inning to grab a run back for the Redhawks, trimming the KSU lead to just four.
Leeper went back-to-back with Andrews, this one to right field and the Redhawks were quickly down just three.
But KSU would respond with a solo home run in the bottom of the fourth, an RBI triple, and an RBI groundout in the fifth inning to make it 8-2.
Peyton Leeper would tack on his second homer of the day with a three-run shot to left-center field to make the score a 9-5 KSU advantage.
The Redhawks failed to score the rest of the way as KSU scored runs In the sixth and eighth inning to take Saturday's contest, 12-5.
RHP Esteban Hernandez (2-2) took the loss in Saturday's contest. The right-hander allowed five runs on five hits over 1.1 innings pitched.
Seven different pitchers pitched in the game for SEMO including Logan Katen and Anthony Klein who did not allow a run in their outing.
Game three of the series is slated for tomorrow afternoon at 1 p.m., CT. in Manhattan, Kan. LHP Haden Down is projected to start for the Redhawks.
Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Fajardo, German (3-2)
L: Hernandez, Esteban (2-2)
Batting:
2B: Leeper, Peyton 1
HR: Andrews, Lincoln 1 ; Leeper, Peyton 2
RBI: Andrews, Lincoln 1 ; Leeper, Peyton 4
Base Running:
RUNS: Resetich, Chance 1 ; Cameron, Josh 1 ; Andrews, Lincoln 1 ; Leeper, Peyton 2
Batting:
2B: Goodwin, Nick 1 ; Johnson, Cole 1
3B: Day, Brady 1
HR: Jones, Brendan 1 ; Culpepper, Kaelen 1 ; Pena, Roberto 2
RBI: Jones, Brendan 4 ; Culpepper, Kaelen 2 ; Day, Brady 1 ; Rugely, Cash 1 ; Pelletier, Raphael 1 ; Johnson, Cole 1 ; Pena, Roberto 2
SF: Culpepper, Kaelen 1 ; Pelletier, Raphael 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Jones, Brendan 1 ; Culpepper, Kaelen 2 ; Day, Brady 1 ; Goodwin, Nick 1 ; Rugely, Cash 1 ; Pelletier, Raphael 1 ; Johnson, Cole 1 ; Pena, Roberto 4
SB: Hughes, Dom 1 ; Goodwin, Nick 1 ; Pena, Roberto 1
HBP: Hughes, Dom 1 ; Pena, Roberto 1
