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MOREHEAD, Ky. – Despite a pair of solid pitching performances, the Morehead State softball team dropped games to Ohio Valley Conference foe Southeast Missouri by scores of 2-0 and 4-1 Saturday afternoon at University Field.
 
The losses dropped the Eagles to 22-14 overall and 3-7 the OVC while the Redhawks improved to 27-16 and 11-5 in conference play.
 
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI 2, MOREHEAD STATE 0
 
Back-to-back walks and a double steal set the stage for Southeast Missouri's Brooke Rheinecker to tap a two-run single into left field to break a scoreless tie in the fifth inning.
 
Chelsea McManaway went the distance in the pitcher's circle for Morehead State, striking out 14 batters, and improving her OVC-best total to 193. But she was hung with the loss, dropping the senior left-handed ace fell to 14-6 overall. Haley Thogmartin tossed six shutout innings for the win before Rachel Rook entered for the save. Thogmartin improved to 9-6 and Rook recorded her third save.
 
The Eagles were only able to muster up two hits in the loss with a single by senior Kylie Holton in the fifth and a single by freshman Paige Scruggs in the seventh.
 
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI 4, MOREHEAD STATE 1
 
After the Redhawks opened with back-to-back doubles to take a 1-0 lead, senior and leadoff batter Taylor Wheeler blasted a solo homer over the right-center field fence to tie things at 1-1. Unfortunately for the Eagles, Wheeler's solo shot became the only hit of the game.
 
SEMO added one run in the fourth and two runs in the seventh inning to pull away for the 4-1 win. 
 
Junior Allison Rager got the start and threw 6.1 solid innings for Morehead State but was saddled with the loss, dropping her to an even 7-7 record for the season. Madeline Krumrey pitched six innings for the Redhawks and was awarded the win to improve to 11-6. Rook entered once again in game two and picked up her second save of the day and fourth of the season.
 
NEXT UP
 
Morehead State looks to bounce back in games three and four of its seven-game homestand on Sunday against UT Martin. The doubleheader with the Skyhawks is scheduled to begin at 12 p.m. ET at University Field with both games being stream on Facebook Live via the Morehead State Athletics Facebook page.