EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – Freshman
Maddie Carney earned her first career win and first career save, and
Marissa Peek hit two home runs to lead Southeast Missouri (8-17, 3-2) to a 3-0, 3-2, doubleheader sweep of SIU Edwardsville (9-16, 1-4) Saturday afternoon.
SEMO clinched its first series win of the season during its first road trip in Ohio Valley Conference play.
Peek hit both of her career-high home runs to key SEMO's first shutout of the year.
She hit a solo home run to grab the Redhawks a 1-0 lead in the top of the fourth inning.
After SEMO added another run on a two-out RBI-single by
Aubrie Shore in the fifth, Peek stepped in and hit her second round-tripper over the left field wall pushing SEMO's lead to 3-0 in the sixth inning.
Carney and fellow freshman
Tegan Livesay on the shutout.
Livesay pitched the first three scoreless innings in her eighth start of the season.
Carney (1-3) then claimed the win in relief after going the final five innings without allowing a run. She got her only strikeout when she pitched around a two-out jam in the bottom of sixth where the Cougars stranded runners at second and third.
SEMO outhit SIUE, 8-7, with Shore paving the way with three hits. Peek followed close behind with two hits and two runs scored.
The Redhawks struck quickly by scoring two runs in the top of the first inning of the nightcap.
Abigail Rickermann led off the contest with an infield single and came around to score with the help of an error and a passed ball.
Tori Bradley later singled home
Zoe Schulte for another unearned run giving SEMO a 2-0 edge.
After SIUE pulled within a run, the Redhawks scored their decisive run on Bradley's RBI-infield single with two outs.
Paige Halliwill touched home on the play making it a 3-1 ballgame.
Three-straight singles by the Cougars led to the game's final run in the bottom of the sixth.
SIUE stranded the tying run on base in the seventh where the game ended on Peek throwing out Kaylynn Salyers when she attempted to steal second.
Paytience Holman (4-6) nailed down the win working 6.1 innings with just two runs allowed on six hits. Holman struck out one and did not give up a walk, as well.
Carney recorded the last two outs of the contest en route to her save.
SEMO outhit SIUE, 7-6, with Rickermann, Bradley and Halliwill getting two hits apiece.
Additionally, the Redhawks did not commit an error in both contests and have now gone error free in five-straight games.
The Redhawks and Cougars wrap up their series with a 1 p.m., CT matchup Sunday.
