FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - #4 Southeast Missouri Baseball (36-26) defeated the #5 national seed in the 2024 NCAA Baseball Tournament Arkansas (44-16) by a final score of 6-3 on Sunday afternoon at Baum-Walker Stadium. 
 
With the win, the Redhawks advanced to the first NCAA Regional final in school history and the first in Head Coach Andy Sawyers' tenure.
 
RHP Collin Wilma started the game on the mound for the Redhawks and stifled an Arkansas offense allowing just one hit over 4.2 innings of work. He punched out six Razorbacks and allowed just one run in the outing. 
 
The SEMO bullpen picked up the rest of the game beginning with an unbelievable performance from LHP Logan Katen (2-0) who entered the game with the bases loaded and two outs. He threw 2.1 innings without allowing a run and just three hits. 
 
RHP Kyle Miller picked up his eighth save of the season. The all-time saves and appearances leader in SEMO history came in in the ninth with one out after a two-run Arkansas home run to make it 6-3. Miller struck out the first hitter he faced and ended the game with a fly ball to left field. 
 
Designated hitter Ty Stauss got the Redhawks on the board in the first inning with a two-out, solo home run to left field off RHP Gage Wood (3-2). The blast was Stauss' ninth of the season to give SEMO a 1-0 lead after the first frame. 
 
A big three-run, fourth inning for the Redhawks started with a leadoff double by short stop Ben Palmer grew SEMO's advantage midway through the game. 

A walk to Stauss brought right fielder Josh Cameron to the plate as he singled through the right side to plate Palmer. Cameron finished the day 2-for-4 at the plate with the RBI. 
 
Stauss advanced to third on the play as center fielder Michael Mugan stepped to the plate. Mugan reached on a fielder's choice and a close play at the plate allowed Stauss to score to make it 3-0 SEMO. 
 
With Stauss on first and Cameron on second, a perfectly executed sacrifice bunt by Bryce Cannon moved the runners up 90-feet. Left fielder Ian Riley hit a single to right field to score Mugan to make it 4-0 SEMO after the fourth inning. 
 
Arkansas would get on the board in the fifth with a solo home run from left fielder Peyton Holt, but second baseman Brooks Kettering matched him in the home fifth with his ninth home run of the season to make it 5-1. 
 
The Redhawks would add another run in the seventh inning on an RBI single from Kettering off RHP Will McEntire, scoring Ian Riley to make it 6-1. 
 
Arkansas would try to fight back with a two-run home run in the top of the ninth, but Miller slammed the door to advance SEMO to the regional final. 
 
First pitch between #4 Southeast Missouri and #3 Kansas State is coming up at 6 p.m. on Sunday night from Baum-Walker Stadium.