CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Southeast Missouri (18-13, 11-5) put together a pair of come-from-behind wins in a 11-7, 5-4, doubleheader sweep of Morehead State (4-35, 2-14) Saturday afternoon in Ohio Valley Conference action at the Southeast Softball Complex.
With the wins, SEMO has now beaten MSU in 16-straight contests.
SEMO overcame a six-run deficit to take down MSU in game one.
Down, 7-1, the Redhawks started chipping away when they scored one run in the bottom of the fourth inning on an RBI-infield single by
Tatum Gerwitz.
SEMO then erupted for six runs to get ahead of the Eagles in the bottom of the fifth and didn't turn back.
The Redhawks sent 11 hitters to the plate in their big fifth inning.
Brooklyn Saysoff started things off with a solo home run to left field and
Gracie Luna delivered a two-run shot over the left field wall for her team-high sixth round-tripper of the season.
Addisyn Martinie later walked and Gerwitz singled.
Sydney Dennis followed with a two-RBI triple to tie the game before scoring the go-ahead run on an ensuing base hit by
Madison Winkler giving SEMO an 8-7 edge.
The Redhawks finished off MSU by getting three more runs in the sixth inning with a RBI-double from Martinie and run-scoring singles from both Dennis and Saysoff.
SEMO outhit MSU, 15-7, and had 10 of those between the fifth and sixth innings.
Dennis, Winkler, Saysoff, Melton and
Brittany Affolter each had two hits. Dennis, Winkler, Saysoff and
Sydney Melton combined for eight hits, five runs scored and seven RBI in the first four spots of the Redhawks lineup.
Willow Van Haren picked up the win in relief. Van Haren tossed 3.1 scoreless innings with four strikeouts and no hits allowed.
Rylie Burney suffered the loss. Burney gave up eight runs on nine hits, walked five and struck out two in 4.2 innings.
SEMO's game one victory gave
Mark Redburn his 150th career OVC win as the Redhawks head coach.
The Redhawks again came back to beat the Eagles in the nightcap.
Luna lifted a sacrifice fly to right field in the bottom of the seventh inning to score pinch-runner
Taryn Coon giving SEMO its 5-4 victory.
Saysoff began the Redhawks final at-bat with a walk and advanced to third on a single by Melton. Luna followed with her high fly ball to left giving SEMO its walk-off win.
Down, 3-1, Saysoff ripped a two-out single to right center scoring both Dennis and Affolter to tie the game.
An inning later, Winkler stepped in and delivered a one-out RBI-single.
Tori Bradley set up the go-ahead run with a leadoff double.
Selby Patberg pinch ran for Bradley and went to third on a groundout by
Abby Robbins before scoring on Winkler's hit.
MSU answered with a run to tie the game in the top half of the seventh inning.
Sela Pickford reached on a leadoff double and later scored on a sacrifice fly by Darlene Montoya to make it a 4-4 ballgame.
Van Haren (4-2) claimed her second victory of the day out of the bullpen. She struck out two and gave up one run on two hits in two innings.
Burney (2-18) was charged with the decisive run, allowed one hit and walked two in one inning.
Melton went 2-for-4, Bradley finished at 2-for-2 and Winkler went 2-for-3 teaming up for six of the Redhawks eight hits.
SEMO goes for the series sweep of the Eagles Sunday at 12 p.m., CT.
