FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Southeast Missouri (4-13) dropped a pair of games at the Wooo Pig Classic Saturday. The Redhawks fell to South Dakota State, 9-1, and Florida Atlantic, 8-3.
Mia Jarecki went 4-for-4 with three runs scored and one RBI to lead SDSU to its run-rule victory in the morning matchup after a rocky start put SEMO behind early.
The Jackrabbits rallied for five runs out of the gate starting with Jarecki hitting
Delaney Kell's second pitch up the middle for a single. Akayla Barnard followed with a base hit and Emma Osmundson doubled home both Jarecki and Barnard after that. Cleanup hitter Lindsey Culver then hit a two-run home run and Jocelyn Carrillo later scored on a groundout to put the Jackrabbits ahead, 5-0.
Jarecki and Barnard each reached on infield singles to start the second inning for SDSU. With runners on first and third with two outs, Jarecki scored an unearned run on a throwing error by the Redhawks to push the Jackrabbits lead to 6-0.
Kynzie Wrigley's leadoff single sparked a three-hit inning for the Redhawks in the bottom of the second. With two outs,
Brittany Affolter and
Abigail Rickermann each singled to load the bases.
Brooklyn Saysoff walked and Wrigley scored SEMO's only run of the game.
The top of SDSU's lineup did more damage in the top of the fourth inning. Jarecki singled with one out, went to second on a wild pitch and scored on a two-out double by Osmundson. After Osmundson advanced to third on a wild pitch, Culver scored her on an infield single to give the Jackrabbits an 8-1 advantage.
One more run scored for the Jackrabbits in the fifth when Jarecki knocked in Rozelyn Carrillo on her game-high fourth hit.
SDSU had 13 hits with 10 coming from the top four hitters in its lineup. Barnard, Osmundson and Culver followed Jarecki with two hits apiece.
Barnard (3-1) picked up the win in the circle to go along with her multiple-hit game. She gave up one run on four hits, struck out two and walked two in two innings.
Kell (1-3) was charged with the loss.
SEMO had five hits, including one each from Rickermann,
Gracie Luna, Wrigley,
Sydney Dennis and Affolter. Wrigley hit safely in four of her last five games.
The Redhawks started strong against FAU with Wrigley and Halliwill getting things going on back-to-back one-out singles in the top of the first inning.
Tori Bradley reached on a fielder's choice to load the bases and Wrigley scored on an ensuing fielder's choice grabbing the Redhawks a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning.
Paytience Holman pitched a one-hit shutout through three innings, but FAU got to her in the bottom of the fourth.
Kamryn Jackson and Jesian Mora each singled. After Trinity Schlotterbeck flied out, Mora stole second and Cameryn Orland walked on four pitches to load the bases. Megan Moll hit into a fielder's choice and two runs scored, the second on a throwing error. Cally Kildow reached on a fielder's choice on the next play and Orland scored an unearned run to give FAU a 3-1 cushion.
Jackson came up again in the fifth inning and hit a two-run home run to right center ending Holman's day in the circle. After
Tegan Livesay relieved Holman, Mora and Schlotterbeck each walked and Orland delivered a RBI-single to get the Owls a five-run lead (6-1).
FAU tacked on two more runs in the bottom of the sixth inning and SEMO completed the scoring with two runs in the top of the seventh.
Tatum Gerwitz scored on a wild pitch and Bradley knocked in Dennis on a two-out single.
The Redhawks had the bases loaded with two outs, but Owls reliever Ainsley Lambert ended the late threat with a strikeout.
Schlotterbeck (7-2) picked up the win after working seven innings with one run allowed on six hits. Lambert was credited with her third save.
Holman (2-4) took the loss. She scattered six hits and gave up five runs in 4.1 innings. Holman struck out two, as well.
Both teams finished with eight hits. Schulte went 2-for-3 to lead the Redhawks.
SEMO faces #16 Arkansas in its final game of the Wooo Pig Classic Sunday at 12:15 p.m., CT.
