MARTIN, Tenn. – Southeast Missouri Baseball (13-11, 1-2 OVC) spilt Saturday's doubleheader on Saturday afternoon at UT Martin (9-13, 2- 1 OVC) from Skyhawk Baseball Field. The Redhawks dropped the first game by a final score of 8-4 before winning 7-6 in game two in 10 innings.
The Redhawks jumped out to a 3-0 lead in game two with a two-run second inning and a run in the fourth inning. An RBI bases loaded walk by
Brooks Kettering scored the first run of the game. A sacrifice fly by center fielder
Caleb Champion made it 2-0 after the second inning.
Another RBI from Champion, this one a single up to right center, in the fourth inning scored
Demitri Shakotko to make it 3-0 SEMO after the fourth inning.
UTM would tie it with a three-run fifth inning with a pair RBI singles and an RBI fielder's choice to make it 3-3 after five innings.
The Skyhawks would take the lead with another three run inning in the seventh inning with a wild pitch and a two-run home run to make it 6-3 after the seventh.
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Demitri Shakotko crushed a two-run home run, his first of the season, in the eighth inning before Champion doubled in another run to make it a three-run eighth inning for the Redhawks to tie it at six.
An RBI fielder's choice by Champion in the 10
th inning gave the Redhawks enough, making it 7-6, as SEMO would hold on to salvage the third game of the series at UT Martin.
Shakotko and Champion led a Redhawk offense that finished with 13 hits in game two. The duo finished 3-5 and 2-4, respectively, with six RBIs, a home run, and a double combined between them.
Game One
The Skyhawks took the series with a game one of the Saturday doubleheader victory. UTM won the game by a final score of 8-4.
The Redhawks jumped out to a 3-0 lead with a three-run fourth inning. A bases clearing, three RBI double by
Demitri Shakotko gave the Redhawks a 3-0 lead after the top of the fourth inning.
UTM responded with three runs of their own in the bottom of the fourth inning to make it 3-3 heading to the fifth inning.
An error during the at-bat of
Michael Mugan allowed
Caleb Corbin to come in to score the fourth and final run of the day for the Redhawks, giving them a 4-3 lead going into the sixth inning.
Four runs in the sixth and another in the eighth gave UTM an 8-4 advantage as they held on for the 8-4 victory.
Looking Ahead
SEMO Baseball will host Middle Tennessee on Tuesday, March 25, from Capaha Field. First pitch is slated for 4:00 p.m., CT. in Cape Girardeau.