Southeast Missouri State baseball team earns split at Wright State

The Southeast Missouri State baseball team snapped its four-game losing streak Friday by beating host Wright State 10-7.

Defending Horizon League regular-season and tournament champion WSU then silenced Southeast's bats during Saturday's 2-0 victory.

The Redhawks (6-9) and Raiders (5-7) will square off at noon today in Dayton, Ohio, to decide the three-game series.

Southeast All-American senior third baseman Trenton Moses, who tied a career high with five hits Friday, has reached base safely in 36 straight games dating back to last year.

Redhawks senior shortstop Kenton Parmley, who hit safely in both contests, has a 22-game hitting streak dating back to last season. He has reached base safely in 31 straight games.

Moses is batting a scorching .481 while also leading Southeast with six home runs and 23 RBIs. Parmley is second with a .431 batting average.

Friday

The Redhawks never trailed and led 10-5 entering the ninth inning but had to survive a rally by the Raiders.

WSU used a walk, single, double and another walk to make it 10-6 and bring the tying run to the plate with the bases loaded and nobody out.

Junior college transfer Bobby Hurst was able to escape the jam he created. Hurst got a ground out that made it 10-7, then recorded a strikeout and another ground out to end things.

Moses' 5-for-5 performance included a home run and a double. He drove in four runs and scored four times.

"Trenton Moses is the total package and he is on quite a roll right now," Southeast coach Mark Hogan said. "He also made some great defensive plays tonight to go along with his offense."

Senior first baseman Kody Campbell also homered, his third of the season.

Parmley added two hits and scored three runs for Southeast, which outhit WSU 11-10.

Moses' RBI single in the first inning gave Southeast a 1-0 lead. Campbell's two-run homer in the fourth made it 3-0.

It was 3-3 when Southeast went ahead for good with a two-run sixth inning. True freshman DH Ryan Barnes broke the tie with an RBI single.

Southeast built an 8-3 lead, which was trimmed to 8-5 before Moses' two-run eighth-inning homer made it 10-5.

Sophomore left-hander Christian Hull (2-1) got the win. He worked a career-high six innings. He allowed six hits and three runs, two earned, with six strikeouts and three walks.

"He threw a great game," Hogan said.

Senior left-hander Ryan Prickett took over with two on and none out in the seventh. Those two runners scored, which weren't charged to Prickett, who escaped further trouble.

True freshman Cody Spanberger worked a scoreless eighth inning.

Saturday

The Redhawks were held to just two hits, singles by Moses and Parmley, as WSU won a pitchers' duel.

Southeast starter Shae Simmons threw a career-high seven innings. He allowed seven hits and two runs with three strikeouts and two walks.

Simmons, who graduated from Scott City High School, has been strong all season but has suffered through tough luck. He fell to 0-2, but his ERA is an impressive 2.14.

"Shae couldn't throw much better," Hogan said. "He had several efficient innings. He was impressive for us today."

Left-hander Cody Kopilchack (1-2) struck out eight, walked six and allowed both Southeast hits over six innings. Parmley drew three of the walks.

All-American closer Michael Schum shut down the Redhawks over the final three innings. He allowed just one walk and struck out six while facing the minimum of nine batters.

The Raiders, who had nine hits, scored in the third and seventh innings.

"I was really proud of the way we performed," Hogan said. "Wright State was very good today. It was just a great collegiate baseball game."

Spanberger threw a scoreless eighth inning for the second straight day.

"Cody is a big, strong guy with tremendous makeup and we are committed to keep giving him opportunities," Hogan said.