LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Interstat) — Josiah Hall homered and drove in three runs, and Southeast Missouri State scored four times in the ninth inning to beat Arkansas-Little Rock 12-10 on Friday at Mims Gym in an Ohio Valley Conference game.

Hall finished 2 for 4 with his 12th home run of the season, a two-run shot in the first inning that gave the Redhawks an early lead. The victory lifted Southeast Missouri State to 37-16 overall and 30-24 for Arkansas-Little Rock.

The game featured 32 combined hits — 19 by the Trojans and 13 by the Redhawks — and six home runs, but the decisive moment came in the top of the ninth with the score tied 9-9.

Ryan Lopetegui singled to start the inning and moved to second when Dakota Joggerst was hit by a pitch. Demitri Shakotko then bunted for a single to load the bases. A wild pitch by reliever Isaac Evaniew allowed Lopetegui to score, putting the Redhawks ahead 10-9. Tank Sims followed with a run-scoring single, and another wild pitch brought home Shakotko. Sims later scored on a sacrifice fly by Brooks Kettering, giving Southeast Missouri State a 12-9 lead.

The Trojans answered in the bottom half when Nolan Freund hit a solo home run, his eighth of the season, but reliever Nathan Mertens escaped further damage. Freund finished 3 for 5 with two RBIs.

Hall, who entered the game with a .300 average, had driven in at least two runs in three of his previous four games. His two-run homer in the first inning came after Cal Sullivan walked, and he added a run-scoring double in the second.

John-Paul Sauer earned the win in relief, throwing 1 2/3 hitless innings with one strikeout. JoJo Keldsen also contributed 1 1/3 hitless frames. Ranard Grace allowed two runs in 2 2/3 innings but struck out two.

For Arkansas-Little Rock, Angel Cano homered and drove in a run, finishing 2 for 5. Nico Baumbach went 3 for 4 with an RBI, and Trey Hill had two hits and two RBIs. Josh Beezley took the loss, allowing two runs on four hits in 2 2/3 innings while striking out four.

Southeast Missouri State built a 6-1 lead after two innings, but the Trojans answered with six runs in the third to go ahead 7-6. The Redhawks tied it in the fifth on a wild pitch and took an 8-7 lead on another wild pitch. Arkansas-Little Rock regained the lead 9-8 in the bottom of the fifth on a two-run single by Cooper Chaplain.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of 7-5 in favor of Southeast Missouri State entering the contest. The ELO system gave the Redhawks a 55.70 percent probability to win.