CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (Interstat) — SIU Edwardsville defeated Southeast Missouri State 9-2 on Sunday evening at Capaha Field in an Ohio Valley Conference matchup.

The Cougars jumped ahead early. In the top of the fourth inning, Brenden Fry ripped a three-run double, and Daniel Gierer added a solo home run in the fifth. SIUE scored four more in the seventh, keyed by a two-run single from Heyder and an RBI double from Niedzwiedz. The Redhawks managed single runs in the first on an RBI single by Lopetegui and in the eighth on a solo homer by Demitri Shakotko.

Jase Phillips earned the win, tossing 4.1 innings of hitless relief while allowing one earned run and striking out two. Joseph Martin followed with 3.2 hitless innings, striking out six. For SEMO, starter Andrew Carroll took the loss, surrendering five earned runs on four hits in 4.1 innings.

SIUE outhit the Redhawks 10-8. The Cougars improved to 23-21 overall, while SEMO fell to 31-13.