DALLAS, Texas – Southeast Missouri Baseball (0-2) dropped game two of the series to Dallas Baptist (2-0) by a final score of 8-6 on Saturday afternoon. 
 
Chance Resetich and Michael Mugan paced the Redhawks offense going 3-for-3 and 2-for-5, respectively, at the plate. Mugan finished with two home runs and three RBIs in his second start as a Redhawk. 
 
SEMO registered six runs on eight hits, leaving just six runners on base. DBU finished with eight runs on 12 hits, strading 13. The Patriots hit .316 with runners in scoring position led by Grant Jay and Michael Dattalo who each finished 3-for-5 with a pair of RBIs. 
 
Brian Strange made his first career start for SEMO on the mound pitching 2.2 innings, allowing just three runs on five hits. Strange struck out two over 16 batters. 
 
The Redhawks picked up where they left off scoring the first run of the game on Saturday. Outfielder Michael Mugan, making the start in center field, hit an opposite field home run that cleared the right-field fence just over the outstretched glove to give SEMO a 1-0 lead. 
 
RHP Brian Strange recorded two strikeouts in the first inning of his first appearance in a Redhawks uniform striking out DBU's Ethan Mann and Tom Poole for a scoreless first. 
 
The Patriots would get on the board in the second inning with an RBI double by Alex Pendergast driving in Michael Dattalo to tie the game at one. 
 
With a runner on in the third inning, Michael Mugan hit his second home run of the game again to right field. The ball hit off the foul pole for the two-run shot. Mugan was 2-for-2 with three RBIs after the third. 
 
DBU would respond. A two-run third inning would tie the game at three. Catcher Grant Jay singled through the infield to score Ethan Mann. Michael Dattalo would score Jay with an RBI single of his own. 
 
A scoreless fourth and fifth inning would send it to the sixth inning where the Redhawks would break the tie. 
 
Making his second straight start for his SEMO career, first baseman Bryce Cannon singled to right field with Ty Stauss and Chance Resetich on base. Stauss would score to give SEMO a 4-3 lead. 
 
The bottom half of the inning would see the Patriots tie it up via a fielder's choice. Off the bat of Grant Jay, the Redhawks would get the putout at first base (3-1), but the Patriots would tie it at four. 
 
Freshman Brooks Kettering regained the lead for the Redhawks in the top of the seventh. Ben Palmer led off the inning with a single through the right side. A sacrifice bunt by leadoff hitter Peyton Leeper would move Palmer to third base. 
 
With one out in the inning, Kettering would line out to center field registering the sacrifice fly to bring Palmer home from third. SEMO led 5-4 after the seventh. 
 
Caleb Corbin made his first appearance in a SEMO uniform leading off the eighth inning. Corbin drew a walk in his first at-bat. Chance Resetich continued the momentum with a single into the outfield. Bryce Cannon was hit by a pitch and the Redhawks had the bases loaded with one out. 
 
Catcher Shea McGahan lined out to center field to bring in Corbin and the sixth run of the ballgame for SEMO. 
 
The Patriots would respond with a four run eighth inning and held on for the 8-6 victory on Saturday afternoon. 
 
Tommy Windt (0-1) took the loss in the contest. Windt, making his first appearance in over a year, finished two complete innings striking out four. He allowed four earned runs over 13 batters. 
 
Looking Ahead
SEMO Baseball will play game three of the series with DBU tomorrow, Feb. 18, from Horner Ballpark. First pitch is slated for 1 p.m.