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MOREHEAD, Ky. -- The Morehead State baseball team lost Tuesday afternoon to Canisius, 32-17, at Allen Field.
The 49 runs is the highest total for a single game this year in Division I.
The Eagles (3-18) lost their second straight game, allowing an eight-run third and seven-run fifth innings. Cody Gibson tossed 2.2 innings, allowed seven earned runs and lost his fourth game of the season.
MSU scored two runs in the first. Travis Redmon began the inning taking a walk and advanced to third following consecutive singles by centerfielder Nick Duff and junior Taylor Davis. Third baseman Andrew Deeds drove home Redmon on a fielder’s choice and Duff crossed the plate on a sacrifice fly to centerfield off the bat of first baseman Michael Fear.
Right fielder Luke Bainer scored another Eagle run in the second on a homer to centerfield, his first of the season.
In the sixth inning the Eagles stormed back scoring eight runs off Griffs reliever Nathan Linseman. Five runs scored on round-trippers by Davis and Luke Bainer, his second of the game.
Behind two Golden Griffin fielding errors, Morehead State scored five more runs in the seventh inning. Redmon hit his first home run of the season driving in three runs and a Pugh triple scored another Eagle run.
Canisius starter Alex Tufts earned the win, his first of the season, throwing five innings and striking out two.
Griffins second baseman Ralph Alloco went 6-for-7 and drove in six runs.
Two hitting streaks were extended in today’s game. Pugh is now riding a 13-game hot streak, while Fear continued his streak of eight consecutive games with a base knock.
Luke Bainer led the Eagles with four RBI, two home runs and went 4-for-6.
Pikeville College visits Allen Field Wednesday afternoon for a single game beginning at 5 p.m.
