OMAHA, Neb. – SIUE baseball split a doubleheader with Omaha Sunday at Tal Anderson Field. SIUE won a pitching duel 2-0 in game one before Omaha salvaged the final game, winning 9-4.

The Cougars won two of three to win the weekend series with the Mavericks. Both SIUE and Omaha are now 4-10.

Three pitchers combined for a two-hit shutout in game one. Spencer Stearns (1-2) started and worked the first five innings. He allowed just a single hit, and he struck out four. Alex Rodriguez allowed a hit and fanned six in three relief innings. Tyler Davis earned his first save, striking out two in the ninth inning.

Chase Bloomer and Ryan Niedzwiedz had the only RBIs for the Cougars. They each finished with a hit. Mack Mitchell and Kyle Ratliff each added a hit in the win.

In the second game, SIUE scored a run in the third on a sacrifice fly by Daniel Gierer to take a1-0 lead.

Omaha plated a run in the fourth to tie the score before scoring six times on five hits in the fifth inning to pull away from the Cougars.

SIUE got three back in the sixth. Lane Crowden drove home Ethan Willoughby with a double and Sean Kang added a two-run double in the inning.

The Mavericks scored twice more in the seventh for the 9-4 final.

Crowden finished 2-4 with a run and the RBI to lead the Cougars.

SIX SIUE pitchers worked in the game. Kieran Bailey (0-1) took the loss. He allowed three runs two hits in just 1/3 of an inning.

Tyler Bishop was 3-5 with a run scored for Omaha. Sam Beck was 2-4 with two RBIs.

The Cougars return to Roy E. Lee Field for a Wednesday contest with Evansville.