CARBONDALE, Ill. – Southeast Missouri Baseball (16-17) picked up an extra innings victory on Tuesday night over Southern Illinois (19-14) by a final score of 3-2 at Itchy Jones Stadium. The win was the first win the Redhawks have had over the Salukis in Carbondale since 2011. 
 
With the bases loaded in the 11^th inning, second baseman Brooks Kettering drew an RBI walk to plate Cole Warehime, the go-ahead run, from third base to give the Redhawks a 3-2 lead. 
 
RHP Payton Lawrence made his return to the mound for the Redhawks on Tuesday night. Lawrence pitched the first two innings against the Salukis without allowing a run or a hit in first appearance since March 22. 
 
RHP Kyle Miller (2-1) returned to action on Tuesday night and picked up his second win of the season. Miller pitched the ninth and the 10^th inning and did not allow a hit or a run and struck out two Salukis in his first outing since March 1. 
 
A pitching duel through the first three innings, the Salukis got on the board first in the bottom of the third inning with a bases loaded, two-RBI single by first baseman Trey Cutchen off RHP Tommy Windt to give SIU a 2-0 lead after the third inning. 
 
The Redhawks would tie the game in the sixth inning after loading the bases against SIU's starting pitcher, LHP Alec Nigut, starting with a leadoff single from third baseman Chance Resetich. 
 
A walk to Brooks Kettering and a perfectly executed bunt single by short stop Ben Palmer put Redhawks on every base with Michael Mugan stepping in. Mugan roped a single into right-center field off Saluki reliever Ben Riffe to tie it at two. 
 
Three-straight outs after the two-RBI single would retire the inning, but the Redhawks tied the game and after the sixth inning, the score was all-square at two. 
 
SEMO utilized their bullpen, and it was sharp on Tuesday night as LHP Ethan Osborne, RHP Gavin Johnston, and RHP Kyle Miller combined allowed no hits over the final five innings of regulation. Osborne and Johnston each recorded a pair of strikeouts. 
 
Miller, who made his first appearance since all the way back on March 1, recorded a three-up, three-down ninth inning to send the game into extra innings.
 
The trio retired 20 Salukis in-a-row to send the game into the 10^th inning. Miller came back out for the 10^thinning and retired the side in order to send it to the 11^th inning. 
 
With one out in the 11^th inning, first baseman Cole Warehime roped a single into left field to get the rally started for the Redhawks. A walk to Shea McGahan and pinch-hitter Caleb Corbin was plunked to load the bases. 
 
Second baseman Brooks Kettering drew an RBI walk to deliver the go-ahead run in the 11^th inning to give the Redhawks their first lead of the contest. 
 
LHP Alex Hayes entered in the 11^th inning to pick up his first save of the season as the Redhawks held on for the victory. 
 
Looking Ahead
SEMO Baseball will be back in action on Friday, April 12, when they take on Southern Indiana to continue Ohio Valley Conference play. First pitch is slated for 6 p.m., CT. at Capaha Field.