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Adam McGinnis
4
Western Illinois WIU 0-6
5
Winner Southeast Missouri SEMO 4-2
Western Illinois WIU
0-6
4
Final
5
Southeast Missouri SEMO
4-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Western Illinois WIU 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 7 4
Southeast Missouri SEMO 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 X 5 7 3

W: VEGA, Carlos (1-0) L: Church, Preston (0-1) S: WADE, Matthew (3)

Game Recap: Baseball | | WIU Athletic Communications

Leathernecks Thwarted by Late Rally

Adam McGinnis and Drue Galassi hit back-to-back homers in the first

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Adam McGinnis and Drue Galassi hit back-to-back home runs in the first inning, but Southeast Missouri took the lead for good on an eighth inning homer to win 5-4 Saturday afternoon (Feb. 25) at Capaha Field.
 
Mitch Ellis singled with one out in the first and McGinnis followed with a 2-run shot to right, his first homer of the year. Galassi followed with a solo blast to right, his second homer of the year, for a 3-0 lead. It was the first time since March 2008 the Leathernecks delivered back-to-back home runs.
 
Ian Koch turned a double play in the third, but SEMO drew a two-out walk and got a run thanks to two throwing errors on a failed pick off attempt.
 
The Redhawks added another run in the sixth on a two-out RBI single. Western got that run back in its half of the seventh.
 
Deion Thompson led off with a single and eventually stole second base. He went to third on a groundout, and scored when Cord Church executed a squeeze bunt.
 
SEMO made it 4-3 in its half of the seventh on a RBI single. The Redhawks got the tying run on base on a fielding error in the outfield. Tristen Gagan delivered a 2-run homer to take the lead for good.
 
Western threatened in the ninth. Pinch-hitter Dave Dobrinich walked with one out. On a failed pickoff attempt he took second. But a groundout and strikeout ended the game.
 
McGinnis, Galassi and Thompson each had two hits, accounting for six of the eight. Koch earned the no-decision after allowing one earned run on four hits in six innings. He walked four but struck out a career-high seven batters. Preston Church (0-1) was charged for two earned runs on three hits in two innings in relief.
 
Dan Holst had two hits and two runs scored. Carlos Vega (1-0) pitched 2.2 innings of relief giving up one run on two hits. Matthew Wade pitched the ninth for his third save.
 
Game three of the series is scheduled for 1 p.m.
 
 
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