SEMO vs. SIUE baseball - Game 1

Southeast Missouri State's Trevor Ezell warms up in the batter's box during a game against SIUE on Friday, March 23, 2018, at Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Southeast Missouri State outfielder Peyton Faulkner stands at second base after hitting a double in the fifth inning of a game against SIUE on Friday, March 23, 2018, at Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Southeast Missouri State first baseman Tristen Gagan prepares to make a catch as SIUE's Eric Glitz scrambles back to first base during a pick-off attempt in the third inning of a game Friday, March 23, 2018, at Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Southeast Missouri State first baseman Tristen Gagan misses SIUE's Jared McCunn on his way to first base during a game Friday, March 23, 2018, at Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Southeast Missouri State baseball head coach Andy Sawyers watches from the dugout in the second inning of a game against SIUE on Friday, March 23, 2018, at Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Southeast Missouri State second baseman Trevor Ezell tags SIUE's Eric Glitz out in the third inning of a game Friday, March 23, 2018, at Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Southeast Missouri State second baseman Trevor Ezell, left, prepares to throw to home as he forces out SIUE's Eric Glitz at first base during the fifth inning of a game Friday, March 23, 2018, at Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Southeast Missouri State infielder Trevor Ezell hits a double in the third inning of a game against SIUE on Friday, March 23, 2018, at Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Southeast Missouri State's Chase Urhahn advances safely to third base in the fifth inning of a game against SIUE on Friday, March 23, 2018, at Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Southeast Missouri State third base coach Craig Ringe, left, and infielder Connor Basler, center, reach to high-five outfielder Chase Urhahn as her returns to the dugout after a sacrifice out in the fifth inning of a game against SIUE on Friday, March 23, 2018, at Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Southeast Missouri State pitcher Christian Vick winds up to throw a pitch in the fifth inning of a game against SIUE on Friday, March 23, 2018, at Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Southeast Missouri State pitcher Christian Vick, front, and first baseman Tristen Gagan, right, chase down a bunt in the fifth inning of a game Friday, March 23, 2018, at Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Southeast Missouri State pitcher pitches the ball to second baseman Trevor Ezell to force out SIUE's Steven Pattan in the fifth inning of a game Friday, March 23, 2018, at Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Southeast Missouri State's Connor Basler winds up to throw as a SIUE baserunner slides into third base during the fifth inning of a game Friday, March 23, 2018, at Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Southeast Missouri State's Peyton Faulkner, left, attempts to catch a fly ball as Trevor Ezell slides beneath him in the fourth inning of a game against SIUE on Friday, March 23, 2018, at Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Southeast Missouri State's Peyton Faulkner, left, and Trevor Ezell collide while chasing a fly-ball in the fourth inning of a game against SIUE on Friday, March 23, 2018, at Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Southeast Missouri State's Peyton Faulkner, center, chases down a missed ball as Trevor Ezell, right, watches an SIUE baserunner advance to second in the fourth inning of a game against SIUE on Friday, March 23, 2018, at Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Southeast Missouri State baseball head coach Andy Sawyers talks to players in the middle of the fourth inning of a game against SIUE on Friday, March 23, 2018, at Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Southeast Missouri State's Wade Stauss sprints to third base as a SIUE infielder makes a diving catch in the fourth inning of a game against SIUE on Friday, March 23, 2018, at Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Southeast Missouri State's Wade Stauss sprints down the third base line during the fourth inning of a game against SIUE on Friday, March 23, 2018, at Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Southeast Missouri State's Chase Urhahn shakes hands with assistant coach Brian Lees scoring a hit in the fifth inning of a game against SIUE on Friday, March 23, 2018, at Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Luke Morgan, left, and Taryn Brewer sit on a truck's tailgate during a baseball game Friday, March 23, 2018, at Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)