MACOMB, Ill. – Southeast Missouri Baseball (28-24, 15-9 OVC) won their second-straight Ohio Valley Conference series with a 17-8 win on Sunday afternoon versus Western Illinois (13-34, 8-16 OVC) in Macomb, Ill. 
 
The Redhawks exploded for a series-high 17 runs on Sunday as three different Redhawks finished with multi-home run performances as short stop Ben Palmer, first baseman Bryce Cannon, and designated hitter Cole Warehime all finished with two round trippers. 

For Palmer, who came into the contest as SEMO's home run leader, the home runs were number 14 & 15 on the season. 
 
SEMO pounded out 17 runs on 15 hits as six different Redhawks finished with multiple hits led by Josh Cameron who was 3-for-4 at the plate with a home run, three RBIs, and three runs scored. 
 
SEMO jumped out to an early 1-0 advantage after the Redhawks loaded the bases in the first frame. An RBI sacrifice fly by left fielder Ty Stauss brought in Brooks Kettering from third base to give SEMO the lead. 
 
The first home run of the day for the Redhawks came two innings later as center fielder Michael Mugan blasted his 12^th home run of the season, a two-run shot to make it 3-0 SEMO. 
 
An RBI single in the home third inning plated the first Leatherneck of the game and after three, SEMO led 3-1. 
 
Kettering responded with an RBI single of his own to score Shea McGahan and make it 4-1 before a three-run inning in the fourth by WIU tied it at four a piece after the fifth inning. 
 
Palmer crushed his 14^th home run of the season with no outs in the sixth inning with Kettering on base. The blast put SEMO in front 6-4, but WIU would respond with a solo home run with one out in the home half to make it 6-5 SEMO heading to the seventh. 
 
The Redhawks would score nine unanswered runs after WIU's home run in the sixth as Cole Warehime got the scoring going with a two-out, two-run home run in the seventh to make it 8-5. 
 
Leading off the eighth inning, Palmer hit number 15 on the season, a solo shot that put SEMO up 9-5. 
 
A two-RBI single by Cameron plated runs 10 and 11 and a Bryce Cannon two-run home run, followed by Warehime's second home run of the day, made it 15-5 Redhawks after the eighth.
 
WIU would score three runs in the eighth, but a solo home run from Cameron and Cannon in the ninth inning halted any sort of ninth inning WIU rally as SEMO held on for the 17-8 victory. 
 
Looking Ahead
SEMO Baseball will enter the final week of the regular season when they host UT Martin beginning on Thursday, May 16. First pitch is slated for 6 p.m., CT. at Capaha Field.