RedHawks Clipped 4-2 by SEMO

Sunday, March 1

Cape Girardeau, Mo.

2 p.m.

Miami University

8-4

Southeast Missouri

6-7

Miami (OH)

Southeast Missouri

3/1/2026 4:56:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Miami fell to Southeast Missouri State Sunday 4-2 after letting up two runs in the eighth inning to fall behind on the scoreboard. Hayden Christiansen hit his first home run as a RedHawk during the game. Miami falls to 8-4 with the loss, while SEMO improves to 6-7.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Clayton Burke started on the mound for Miami. He held opponents to just three hits during the first three innings.
Christiansen put Miami on the board first with a solo homer on an empty count during the fourth inning.
SEMO homered after an HBP in the bottom of the fourth, taking a 2-1 lead.
Burke saw three up and three down in the bottom of the fifth.
Cameron Novak came in to pitch in relief for the RedHawks in the sixth. He recorded three straight outs to keep Miami within one.
Tommy Harrison hit the tying RBI in the top of the eighth. Marcus Dierks led off with a single and Ryan Novak took an HBP, setting up a double from Harrison that brought Dierks around. Miami proceeded to load the bases, but SEMO recorded two straight strikeouts to end the inning tied 2-2.
SEMO responded with three hits in the bottom of the eighth that scored two runs. After a leadoff double, two runners singled, scoring one run, and a sac bunt scored the other.
Dierks singled in the bottom of the ninth, but Miami was unable to score, finalizing a 4-2 loss.

MIAMI GAME NOTES:

Dierks went 3-for-5 with a run.
Harrison went 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Christiansen went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run.
Burke held opponents to two runs and five hits during 5.0 innings of work while striking out four batters.
Cameron Novak held opponents to one hit in 1.1 innings

UP NEXT:
The RedHawks will face Wright State on the road this Tuesday at 3 p.m. before returning to Oxford for their first home series of the season against Eastern Michigan on Friday.