College baseball roundup, Feb. 19: Redhawks open 2023 campaign with pair of road losses

While Southeast Missouri State (1-2) opened up its season with an 11-3 victory at Central Arkansas (2-1) on Friday afternoon, the Redhawks slipped over the weekend to inevitably drop the series with following 3-0 and 13-4 losses.

Lincoln Andrews finished with four hits over three games. He now sits as the team’s leader in batting average with a .333 average, while Josh Cameron and Brett Garber both notched three hits across the series.

Hunter Ralls grabbed the sole win of the series for the Redhawks, coming in relief for Noah Niznik and throwing 3.1 innings en route to a lopsided 11-3 win. Niznik finished with seven strikeouts in his 4.2-inning outing on Friday, which remains a team-high.

The Redhawks’ next outing comes in a midweek matchup at Middle Tennessee State (1-2). The Redhawks travel to play the Blue Raiders at 3 p.m. on Tuesday.