LITTLE ROCK (Interstat) — Brooks Kettering went 3 for 4 with a home run and three RBIs to lead Southeast Missouri State to a 10-5 victory over Arkansas-Little Rock on Saturday afternoon at Mims Gym.

Kettering’s solo homer in the fifth inning broke a scoreless tie, but the Redhawks needed a seven-run eighth inning to put the game away. Southeast Missouri State (38-16, Ohio Valley) swept the three-game series after winning the previous two contests by scores of 12-10 and 4-2.

Arkansas-Little Rock (30-25) took a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the fifth after a two-run double by Freund that scored Smith and Cano. The Trojans extended the lead to 4-3 in the sixth when Jerdy Lopez doubled in two runs.

The turning point came in the top of the eighth. Ramirez doubled to score Sims, tying the game 4-4. Klein followed with an RBI single that scored Ramirez, giving Southeast Missouri State a 5-4 lead. Hall then singled to bring home Kettering and Klein, making it 7-4. Lopetegui added a two-run single, and Shakotko delivered an RBI single to cap the seven-run outburst.

Trey Hill hit a solo home run for Arkansas-Little Rock in the bottom of the eighth, his fourth of the season, but the Trojans could not rally further.

Kettering, the top star for Southeast Missouri State, had driven in at least one run in four of his previous five games, including a 2-for-4 performance with a homer and two RBIs in Thursday’s 4-2 win.

Nic Bronzini started for Arkansas-Little Rock and pitched four innings, allowing one hit and no earned runs while striking out seven. Benjamin Snider earned the win for Southeast Missouri State with 2 2/3 innings of one-run relief, striking out one. John-Paul Sauer tossed two scoreless innings, Nathan Mertens worked two innings and allowed one run, and JoJo Keldsen threw 1 2/3 scoreless innings. Matt Wnukowski faced no batters in a brief appearance.

For the Trojans, Brody Bunting pitched 1 2/3 innings of scoreless relief, allowing two hits. Lopez went 1 for 5 with two RBIs, and Hill finished 2 for 4 with a home run. Both teams recorded 11 hits.

The Redhawks improved to 38-16 overall, while Arkansas-Little Rock fell to 30-25.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Southeast Missouri State 7, Arkansas-Little Rock 4. Interstat’s ELO system gave Southeast Missouri State a 55.70 percent probability to win.