EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – SIUE starter Tim Teixeira tossed his first career complete game and SIUE baseball used a big inning to pick up a 13-3 seven-inning win over Valparaiso in the opener of a three-game series at Roy E. Lee Field.

Valpo scored three times in the first inning against Teixeira before the Cougar right-hander settled in, and the SIUE offense took over.

Teixeira (1-3) retired seven straight and 10 of 11 hitters through the fourth inning. He struck out eight hitters in the game and did not walk a batter.

The Cougars sent 16 hitters to the plate and scored 10 times in the third inning against a pair of Valparaiso pitchers. SIUE took advantage of four walks, three hit batters, two errors to go along with four hits.

Mack Mitchell picked up two RBIs on a double and a sacrifice fly in the inning. Joshua Heyder drove home two with a single. Daniel Gierer and Ethan Willoughby each had RBI-hits in the inning. Sean Kang drove in a run, when he reached on error. Brenden Fry walked with the bases loaded to force home a run and Chase Bloomer was hit with the bases loaded.

Kang roped a two-run single up the middle and Gierer drove home a run when he beat out an infield hit as part of a three-run fifth inning for SIUE.

Kang led the Cougars at the plate going 3-4 with three RBIs and a run scored.

The Cougars and Beacons will play the second game of the series Saturday at Simmons Baseball Complex. First pitch is set for 1 p.m.