SATURDAY'S SCORES
Southeast Missouri 25, @Eastern Illinois 6
Eastern Kentucky 7, @SIUE 5 (14 innings)
@Austin Peay 5, Belmont 3
@Jacksonville State 7, Tennessee Tech 5
Morehead State 7, @UT Martin 3
@Murray State 16, Alabama A&M 4
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI 25, EASTERN ILLINOIS 6
CHARLESTON, Ill. - The Southeast Missouri offense erupted for a season-high 25 runs on Saturday afternoon in Charleston, Ill. as the Redhawks downed Eastern Illinois 25-6. It was the most runs scored in an Ohio Valley Conference game in school history.
The Redhawks move 20-20 on the season and 12-8 in the OVC as the Panthers fall to 13-22 and 4-12 in the OVC.
The Redhawks recorded a season-high 22 hits and 12 walks in the contest as every player in the starting lineup recorded a hit with seven players recording multi-hit contests.
Matt Tellor was 4-for-6 with three RBI and two runs scored. Derek Gibson added three hits with five RBI and four runs scored. Jason Blum extended his hitting streak to 14-games with three hits an RBI and three runs scored.
Ryan Barnes added five RBI with grand slam. Josh Meade also added four RBI going 2-for-2 at the plate.
Will Spitzfaden (5-3) got the win going five plus innings. The Southeast bullpen (Skylar Cobb, Tony Zerrusen, Alex Siddle, Tyler Thomas) combined for four scoreless innings of relief.
The Redhawks got on the board first with eight runs in the top of the second inning. The frame featured seven hits and two EIU errors.
Barnes opened the scoring with an RBI double to left centerfield to give the Redhawks a 1-0 lead. Southeast then added four RBI singles in the frame as Clayton Evans, Dalton Hewitt, Gibson and Tellor recorded the RBI singles in the eight run frame.
The Redhawks took a 9-0 lead in the top of the third on an RBI triple ripped to the left centerfield fence by Blum as Hewitt scored on the play.
Eastern Illinois got on the board with two runs in the bottom of the third inning. Treysen Vavra got EIU on the board with an RBI double and would later score on RBI single by Nick Preissman to make it 9-2.
EIU cut the Redhawks lead to 9-6 in the bottom of the sixth inning. Cameron Berrea hit his first career home run to left field as the three-run shot made it 9-5. The Panthers loaded the bases with no outs, but The Redhawks' Zerrusen shut the door after a sacrifice fly by EIU to make it 9-6 Redhawks.
The Redhawks responded with seven runs on five hits in the top of the seventh inning. Gibson drove in a run on a walk followed by a two-run single by Tellor.
The seven-run Frame was highlighted by the first grand slam of the season for the Redhawks by Barnes to right field, it was Barnes' first home run of the season and it came on the first pitch he saw to make it 16-6 Southeast.
Southeast added four runs in the top of the eighth as the inning was highlighted by a three-run pinch-hit double by Josh Meade.
The Redhawks closed out their scoring with five runs in the top of the ninth on their way to the win. Gibson, Nolan Fisher and Meade added RBI in the frame.
EIU starter Joe Greenfield was tagged with the loss going 2.1 innings allowing nine hits and nine runs (seven earned).
EASTERN KENTUCKY 7, SIUE 5 (14)
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. - It took 14 innings, but the Eastern Kentucky University baseball team beat Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 7-5 on Saturday. With their second straight win over SIUE, the Colonels have now won three straight OVC series.
Austin Grisham led off the 14th inning with a single to right field and then stole second base. He moved to third on a single by Doug Teegarden. After a walk loaded the bases, Shaun Ball’s single to right center drove in two runs.
Myles Scott (1-1), who was exceptional in six and two-thirds innings of relief, retired the first two batters in the bottom of the 14th before three straight Cougars reached base. With the winning run on first, Cody Creamer came in and struck out Drew Johnson to end the game.
Scott allowed just three hits and two walks while pitching more than six innings of scoreless relief. Teegarden finished 3-for-6 with two runs scored. Sean Hagen went 3-for-6 with three runs scored. Ball had two hits in six at bats, scored once and drove in three.
EKU (13-23, 9-8 OVC) tied the game with two runs in the top of the eighth. Teegarden led off with a walk, Hagen followed with a single and Ball drew a walk to load the bases. After the first out was recorded, Alex Hughes was hit by a pitch, forcing in one run. A wild pitch moments later allowed Ball to score the tying run and make it 5-5.
Skyler Geissinger went 3-for-7 with two RBIs for SIU Edwardsville (9-24, 7-12 OVC). Johnson also had three hits.
Eastern jumped out in front first with a pair of runs in the first inning. Ball drove in a run with a double to left center and Kyle Nowlin followed with an RBI single to right.
The Cougars tied the score in their half of the third inning on Geissinger’s two-out, two-run double to left field. SIU grabbed the lead with two more in the fifth. Joel Greatting hit a two-out, two-run home run to make it 4-2. Nowlin’s sacrifice fly in the sixth cut the deficit to one, but SIU Edwardsville answered in the bottom half of the inning when Devin Caldwell scored on a ground ball.
Ben Gullo started for Eastern and allowed five runs on six hits. He walked seven batters and struck out six. Jake Stauffenberg (2-3) suffered the loss. He pitched six innings of scoreless relief before being charged with the two runs in the 14th inning. He walked one and struck out three.
AUSTIN PEAY 5, BELMONT 3
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. - Austin Peay State University rallied for the game’s final five runs to secure a 5-3 Ohio Valley Conference victory against Belmont, Saturday, at Raymond C. Hand Park.
Belmont (27-10, 14-3 OVC) struck in the first when Austin Peay starter Casey Delgado surrendered a single and back-to-back walks with one out. The Bruins plated one of those runs on right fielder Drew Turner’s sacrifice fly for the early 1-0 lead.
The Bruins second run was assisted by an Austin Peay error in the second. Left fielder Dom Veltri doubled to start the frame and scored on third baseman Scott Moses’ single when third baseman Jordan Hankins throw eluded the first baseman. Delgado got some help from the Bruins when he struck out designated hitter Spencer Petett and Moses attempted to advance to third on the wild pitch but was thrown out for the double play.
Delgado faced his toughest test in the fourth inning after allowing three consecutive singles to start the frame, including a RBI single by Moses to give Belmont a 3-0 lead with no outs. Delgado struck out Petett and again saw the Bruins help him out of the jam. Catcher Jamie Ritchie hit a ground ball to Hankins at third base as Veltri broke on contact and was retired in a rundown for the second out. Delgado struck out center fielder Drew Ferguson to end the threat.
Austin Peay (27-12, 10-6 OVC) finally broke through against Belmont starter Austin Coley in the bottom of the fourth. Left fielder Tommy Hager put the first run on the board with his two-out RBI single. Right fielder Rolando Gautier followed with a RBI double, cutting the Belmont lead to 3-2.
The Govs had to wait for the bottom of the order to come up again in the seventh to piece together its game-winning rally. Catcher P.J. Torres and Hager each walked with one out, Torres scoring and tying the game on Gautier’s double into the right field corner. Second baseman Brett Carlson drove in the g0-ahead run with a sacrifice fly.
Belmont’s lone error came next as Hankins ground ball got past the third baseman to extend the inning. First baseman Craig Massoni made the extra out count, singling through the left side to score Gautier. The Govs saw their rally snuffed out when Hankins was called out at home trying to advance from second on Hudson’s single to left field.
The Govs bullpen made the lead stand up as four pitchers combined for three scoreless innings to end the game. Reliever Hunter Lindley threw a scoreless seventh inning and Ryan Quick followed with the first two outs of the eighth. Closer Tyler Rogers retired the final four batters to notch his APSU single-season record 13th save.
Delgado (6-2) picked up the win after holding Belmont to three runs while scattering six hits and striking out nine over six innings.
Gautier paced the Govs offense with a 3-for-5 performance that included two run-scoring doubles. Hudson broke out of a recent slump with a 4-for-4 outing. Hager added a 2-for-3, RBI effort.
Belmont reliever Blake Harvey (0-1) suffered the loss after allowing three runs on three hits in two innings. Starter Austin Coley did not factor into the decision after holding Austin Peay to two runs on seven hits over five innings. He was forced from the game after he was hit by a line drive to end the fifth inning.
The Bruins finished with seven hits, six coming from the 5-6-7 hitters: Turner, Veltri and Moses, who had two hits each.
JACKSONVILLE STATE 7, TENNESSEE TECH 5
JACKSONVILLE, Ala. - – Griff Gordon had three hits and drove in three runs to lead Jacksonville State to a 7-5 win over Tennessee Tech as the Gamecocks won their ninth straight Ohio Valley Conference game on Saturday.
Jax State improves to 22-16 overall and and is now tied for first place with a 14-3 mark in conference play after extending the season's longest winning streak to seven games. Tech drops to 27-12 and 15-5 in the conference as the Gamecocks have now claimed 11 of the last 13 meetings between the two teams.
Taylor Shields (6-2) had three strikeouts and scattered 10 hits to earn his sixth win of the season for JSU, while Travis Stout recorded the final three outs to pick up his 12th save. Ross Spurgeon (2-2) gave up four runs and lasted just two innings to suffer the loss for the Golden Eagles.
For the second straight day, Tech took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning on a RBI single by Daniel Miles, but the Gamecocks tied the game in the home half of the inning.
Michael Bishop led off with a single and stole second. Griff Gordon then followed with a one-out RBI single to left field to score Bishop and tie the game at 1-1.
Tech took a 2-1 lead in the second inning after Michael Morris led off with a triple and scored on a Gamecock throwing error, and TTU extended the lead to 3-1 in the third on a solo home run by Zach Stephens.
Jax State took the lead for good in the third inning as the Gamecocks scored four runs after sending nine batters to the plate.
Bishop and Adam Miller each walked to lead off the inning, before Gordon followed with a RBI single up the middle to score Bishop and cut the lead to 3-2 and chase TTU starter Spurgeon from the game.
Coty Blanchard singled to load the bases, before Eddie Mora-Loera drove in two runs with a single to right center to give JSU a 4-3 lead. Ty Pierce followed with a two-out single as the Gamecocks pushed the lead to 5-3.
The Golden Eagles scored their final run of the day on after Dylan Bosheers scored as the Gamecocks turned a double play to make the score 5-4, but the Gamecocks once again answered in the home half of the inning.
Jax State extended the lead to 6-4 after Gordon drove in his third straight run in his third straight at-bat with a single up the middle, and JSU added an insurance run in the sixth after Michael Bishop scored on a Tech throwing error for a 7-4 Gamecock lead.
Tennessee Tech scored its final run on a RBI single by Miles in the top of the seventh, but Michael Mason pitched out of a jam to strand two Golden Eagles for the final margin.
Pierce and Miller each had two hits, while Mora-Loera finished with a pair of RBI to lead the Gamecocks. Stephens, Miles and Morris each had three hits to lead Tech.
MOREHEAD STATE 7, UT MARTIN 3
MARTIN, Tenn. - Junior left-hander Noah Smallwood picked up his first win of the season for the Morehead State baseball team, shutting out UT Martin through seven innings en route to a 7-3 victory on Saturday afternoon at Skyhawk Field.
With their second straight win, the Eagles (11-28) improve to 6-11 in Ohio Valley Conference play, while the Skyhawks (10-28) fall to 3-17 in the OVC.
Smallwood (1-4) allowed only two earned runs on eight hits, while striking out five in eight innings.
The Eagles jumped to an early lead in the top of the first when sophomore right fielder Brandon Rawe drove in sophomore first baseman Kane Sweeney with an RBI single up the middle. They tacked on another when senior catcher Bobby Burns plated senior shortstop Chase Greenwell.
MSU expanded its lead to 6-0 with a four-run fifth inning highlighted by singles from Sweeney and Greenwell. An RBI triple from Rawe and a sacrifice fly from freshman third baseman Alan Mocahbee also contributed to the scoring outburst.
UT Martin got on the board in the bottom of the eighth when an MSU fielding error kept the Skyhawks alive long enough for junior first baseman Hagen Nelson to drive in an unearned run on an infield single.
The Eagles got the run back in the top of the ninth on an RBI single up the middle from senior first baseman Bobby Lewis. The Skyhawks cut their deficit to four in the bottom half of the inning with a two-run home run from sophomore designated hitter Taylor Cox.
The bats got hot at the top of the MSU lineup as the two-three-four hitters – Greenwell (3-for-5), Rawe (2-for-4) and Sweeney (2-for-4) – all registered multiple hits in the contest. Sweeney has now reached base in 30 straight contests.
Cox (0-4), who pitched and hit in the lineup, was charged with the loss. He surrendered eight hits and six runs in seven innings.
MURRAY STATE 16, ALABAMA A&M 4
MURRAY, Ky. - The top three hitters in the Murray State lineup combined to go 10-for-17 with nine RBIs as the Breds handed Alabama A&M a 16-4 defeat Saturday afternoon in the middle game of the three-game series at Reagan Field.
Ty Stetson was a home run shy of the cycle as he went 3-for-6 with a double, triple, four RBIs and a pair of runs scored. Brandon Elliott tied a career high by going 4-for-6 with a pair of RBIs and two runs scored. Brandon Eggenschwiler finished 3-for-5 with three RBIs and a run scored.
The bottom of the Breds lineup was not to be outdone as Dalton West went 2-for-3 with an RBI and three runs scored, while Paul Ritzheimer was 2-for-3 with a pair of RBIs and runs scored.
The Bulldogs (3-35) got on the board in the second inning as Julio Nunez delivered a single to left center, stole second and went to third on a passed ball. Cornelius Woods drove in the runner with a single down the left-field line.
The Breds (16-23) came right back in the bottom of the inning and took advantage of a pair of errors to score seven unearned runs. Noah Zipko reached second on a throwing error by the shortstop with one out. West drew a walk with two outs and Ritzheimer drove in the first run with a single to left field. Stetson followed with an RBI single of his own, and Elliott single to left field to load the bases. Eggenschwiler drove in a pair of runs with a single to right field.
That looked to be the end of the damage for the Bulldogs as starter Josh Freeman got a fly ball to center field with two outs. That was not the case as the center fielder dropped the ball, allowing three runs to score.
AAMU was able to score two more runs in the third as Patrick Dodson drove in a run with a single to right center, before scoring on a Bradley Black single to center field.
MSU answered back in the home-half of the inning as West was hit by a pitch and Ritzheimer walked with one out. Stetson drove in both runners with a triple to left center, and then scored on Elliott’s single up the middle.
The Breds added another run in the fifth on a Ritzheimer RBI single up the middle. Taylor Mathews started the inning with a single through the left side and stole second.
The lead grew to double digits in the seventh as Elliott singled through the left side to score West from second. West had started the inning with a double to right center. Eggenschwiler followed with a run-scoring double of his own to left center.
MSU closed out the scoring by pushing across three runs in the eighth. Pinch hitters Greg Guest and Pokey Harris singled to start the inning. West drove in Guest with a single to right field, while Harris scored on a fielder’s choice from Ben Lott. Stetson had the final RBI with a double just inside the left-field foul line.
The pinch hit single for Harris capped off a big day for the freshman. He began his day by catching four passes for 58 yards in the annual Blue-Gold Bowl at Stewart Stadium.
Cashtyn DeLeeuw (3-1) earned the victory after allowing three runs on seven hits and two strikeouts over six innings. Josh Freeman (2-9) suffered the loss after giving up 10 runs, three earned, on seven hits over three innings.