Salukis walk off Redhawks

Blackfan drove in a career-high five runs, including one on a walkoff sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth as the Salukis (5-3) beat Southeast Missouri State (4-4) 6-5.

Blackfan came to the plate with one out and runners at first and third in the bottom of the ninth and drove a pitch from SEMO senior lefty Jake Busiek into right field. Sophomore second baseman Connor Kopach beat the throw home to score the game-winning run.

"It was a slider," Blackfan said. "I think I hit it off the end of the bat a little bit, but I was just trying to get a good pitch, get a good swing on it, and hit something into the outfield."

First inning miscues dug the Salukis a hole before they took an at-bat. Two…