HUNTINGTON, W. Va. – Southeast Missouri Baseball (7-9) fell in game two of the series with Marshall (5-9) by a final score of 7-5 on Saturday afternoon at Jack Cook Field. 
 
Offensively, the Redhawks rattled off five runs on nine hits led by designated hitter Caleb Corbin (2-2) and short stop Ben Palmer (2-3). The pair accounted for three RBIs in the contest as seven Redhawks recorded a hit in the contest. 
 
LHP Haden Dow made the start on the mound as the reigning Ohio Valley Conference Pitcher of the Week pitched 5.0 innings, allowing just two runs on seven hits. The lefty recorded five strikeouts in the outing. 
 
The Redhawks jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the third inning. Catcher Shea McGahan drew a one-out walk and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Corbin lined a single to center field to move McGahan up 90-feet. 
 
Second baseman Brooks Kettering, the hero in game one, singled up the middle to score McGahan and the Redhawks had a 1-0 lead after the third inning. 
 
SEMO continued scoring, plating another run in the fifth inning. Leading off the inning, short stop Ben Palmer walked and a single from McGahan, plus an error on Marshall's pitcher advanced Palmer to third base. 
 
Caleb Corbin drove in Palmer with an RBI single to left field to give SEMO a 2-0 lead after the fifth. 
 
The Redhawks would score another run in the sixth inning off Palmer's first RBI of the day. A double by right fielder Josh Cameron got SEMO in scoring position as Palmer stepped into the box. 
 
Palmer's RBI single to right field gave SEMO a 3-0 advantage midway through the contest, but the Thundering Herd would use a five-run sixth inning to take the lead. 
 
An RBI double, an RBI ground out, an RBI single, and a two-run home run by Marshall all in the home sixth inning put the Thundering Herd in front, 5-3, after the sixth inning. 
 
Marshall would add a run in the seventh inning as a wild pitch scored their sixth run of the contest. 
 
SEMO would fight back, trailing 6-3 in the eighth, to plate a pair of runs in the eighth inning. 
 
Outfielder Michael Mugan lead off the inning with a walk. First baseman Bryce Cannon roped a double down the left field line to put Redhawks on second and third with no outs in the inning. 
 
An RBI groundout by Josh Cameron made the score 6-4 with just one out in the eighth. Ben Palmer crushed a single up the middle, that hit off the Marshall pitcher, to score Cannon from third base and the Redhawks were within a run as they trailed 6-5 heading to the home eighth. 
 
Marshall would score an insurance run in the bottom half off an RBI double down the left field line to make the score 7-5, as the Thundering Herd held on for the game two win. 
 
The Redhawks and Thundering Herd will play game three of the series tomorrow afternoon as first pitch is slated for 12 p.m., CT. at Jack Cook Field.