TULSA, Okla. – Southeast Missouri (4-13) split two games beating South Dakota State, 6-0, and falling, 5-4, to Tulsa Saturday.
Maddie Carney pitched a complete game shutout, and
Kamden Hutton went 2-for-3 with two doubles, two runs scored and one RBI to lead SEMO to its win over South Dakota State.
SEMO got off to a strong start loading the bases on a leadoff walk by Hutton and singles by
Lily Delmain and
Madison Winkler.
Addisyn Martinie followed with a sacrifice fly to bring home Hutton for the game's first run. Delmain later scored on a passed ball and Winkler touched home on a wild pitch to give the Redhawks a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first.
SEMO tacked on two more runs in the third and another in the fourth.
Hutton led off the third with a double to left center and scored on a single by Winkler. Winkler scored when
Lilly Blagoue delivered a two-out single pushing the Redhawks lead to 5-0.
Hutton doubled again in the bottom of the fourth, this time scoring
Brooklyn Saysoff all the way from first base to polish off the shutout.
Carney (2-5) picked up her second win of the year. She allowed nine hits, struck out three and walked three in seven scoreless innings. It was the second shutout of Carney's career.
Akayla Barnard (2-2) suffered the loss. Barnard gave up five runs on five hits, struck out three and walked one in three innings of work.
Both teams finished with nine hits and the Jackrabbits left 14 runners on base.
Winkler also went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and one RBI for the Redhawks.
SEMO trailed, 3-0, when Winkler hit a two-run home run to make it a one-run game against Tulsa in the top of the third inning.
An inning later,
Aubrie Shore tied the game on a solo home run.
The Hurricane regained a 4-3 cushion in the bottom half of the fourth inning.
Then, with two outs in the top of the seventh,
Brittany Affolter scored the tying run on a two-out error.
With one out in the bottom of the seventh, Emma Vickrey ended the game with a walk-off home run.
SEMO outhit Tulsa, 7-6, with Shore finishing at 2-for-3 with a run scored to lead the way.
The Redhawks face Tulsa one more time Sunday at 1 p.m., CT.
