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MOREHEAD, Ky. – Starting pitcher Chaz Mye stymied Morehead State all afternoon and Buffalo pushed five runs across in the sixth inning to claim a 6-4 victory over MSU baseball Friday afternoon at Allen Field.
Brad Agustin led off the game with a home run to center field to give the Bulls (1-3) an early 1-0 lead.
Aided by an error by UB centerfielder Adam Skonieczki, MSU tied the game in the bottom of the first. With
Drew Lee on first,
Michael Bottoms poked a single into right center field. Lee rounded second and went for third and Skonieczki’s throw sailed into the Buffalo bullpen allowing Lee to score.
A pair of solo home runs in the bottom of the second gave the Eagles a 3-1 lead.
Michael Fear smoked his first four-bagger of the year to center and
Travis Redmon hit a shot to left that stayed just inside the foul pole for his second homer of the season.
Bottoms, the MSU starter, looked to have settled down after giving up the lead-off home run to Agustin. The senior allowed just two hits until the Bulls were able to get to him in the sixth for five runs and retake the lead.
Mye was stellar throughout, as the lefty pitched eight innings allowing just the two home runs to Fear and Redmon, and keeping the MSU offense at bay.
The Eagles did threaten in the ninth against Buffalo closer Kevin Crumb. After Crumb retired Lucas Bainer and Redmon to start the inning, #J.D. Ashbrook
reached on an error and moved to second on Daniel Pugh#’s third single of the day. Lee then drove in Ashbrook with a single to right center. Crumb then got Bottoms to ground out to second to end the game.
Pugh had his best day of the season in the loss; going 3-for-5 with three singles.
Bottoms dropped his first decision of the season giving up six runs in 5.1 innings. MSU (4-7) turned to five different relievers to close out the game.
The Eagles and the Bulls continue their series tomorrow with a doubleheader beginning at 1:00 p.m. Both games of the doubleheader will be streamed live on ovcsports.tv.
Game Notes: Drew Lee and Taylor Davis extended their hitting streaks to 8 and 6 games respectively. Michael Bottoms is now on a four-game hitting streak.
