MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Southeast Missouri Baseball (1-2) fell in the series finale to Memphis (2-1) by a final score of 2-0 on Monday afternoon from FedExPark in the rubber match. 

First baseman Bryce Cannon led off the ninth inning with an opposite field double down the left field line to start a ninth inning rally trailing by two runs. Cole Warehime drew a base-on-balls to put Redhawks on first and second with no outs in the final frame. 

Two straight outs recorded by the Tigers brought pinch hitter Demitri Shakotko to the plate as he drew a walk to load the bases. 

A flyout to centerfield ended the game with the Redhawks on the bases as SEMO finished 0-6 with runners in scoring position on Monday afternoon.

As a team, SEMO recorded just four hits while hitting .133. Pinch hitter Caleb Corbin left fielder Ty Stauss, Cannon, and centerfielder Caleb Champion all recorded just one hit on Monday afternoon. 

Freshman Caleb Champion made his first career start in centerfield for the Redhawks with his first hit coming on a perfectly executed bunt in the third inning. He stole a base and recorded a putout in his debut. 

LHP Haden Dow (0-1) made his season debut for the Redhawks on the mound. The lefty pitched 4.2 innings allowing just one earned run and struck out three Tigers over 17 faced. 

Out of the bullpen, RHP Nathan Mertens made his Redhawks debut tossing 2.1 innings of scoreless baseball. He surrendered just three hits while fanning a pair of Tigers without allowing a walk. 

Both Tigers' runs in the contest came in the fifth inning with an executed squeeze play by Creek Robertson that brought home a run before an RBI single by Jonah Sutton allowed the second run to come home.