SE DROPS FINALE OF SERIES 8-6

MARTIN, Tenn. -- The University of Tennessee-Martin got a huge pitching and hitting performance from Brad Meadows as the Ohio Valley Conference's last-place team upended Southeast Missouri State University's baseball team 8-6 Saturday.

Meadows, who pitched 8 2/3 innings for the win, went 2-for-3 with two home runs, three runs batted in and three runs scored for the Skyhawks, who improved to 6-31 and 2-13 in the OVC.

Meadows (2-4) was roughed up a bit, but was able to pitch out of several jams as the Indians (25-13, 8-4 OVC) left 10 runners on base and hit into two double plays. Meadows gave up six runs, all earned on 15 hits and four walks. He struck out nine.

UTM got four runs in the first inning on two singles and a two-run shot by Meadows. The Skyhawks took a 5-0 lead in the third when Meadows walked, stole second and scored on a Joe Ayers single.

Southeast mounted a comeback, scoring two in the fourth and three in the fifth.

Zach Borowiak, who went 4-for-5 Saturday, led off the fourth with a double, followed by a home run to rightcenter by Jeff Bourbon.

In the fifth, Clemente Bonilla provided Southeast with a two-run double and the Indians scored two more runs on a pair of fielders' choices.

UTM answered in the bottom of the fifth with two more runs. Meadows' second shot put the Skyhawks up 6-5 and an RBI single by Bart Hammack gave UTM a two-run lead.

In the bottom of the seventh, UTM scored its final run on a sacrifice fly by Hammack.

Southeast made things interesting in the bottom of the ninth, scoring one run and leaving the bases loaded.

Brad Beatty had three hits for Southeast, while Bourbon and Vern Hatton each had two.