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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Errors proved costly for the Morehead State baseball team against Tennessee, as the deciding two runs in the 6-4 loss were both brought home by Eagle throwing errors on Tuesday night at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
With the loss, MSU falls to 15-38 on the season, while the win pushed Southeastern Conference foe Tennessee to its 21st victory on the year.
The Volunteers jumped out on the Eagles early, scoring four runs on three hits in the bottom of the first. The inning was highlighted by a two-RBI double from junior designated hitter Ethan Bennett.
Morehead State freshman righty Tyler Keele (3-7), who was charged with the loss, settled in after that rocky start, allowing only six hits and no earned runs over the next six innings.
MSU got things going in the top of the third, plating two runs when sophomore second baseman Kane Sweeney drove in senior catcher Drew Williams and sophomore left fielder Chris Robinson with a single to right field. However, UT took advantage of the first Eagle blunder to push across an unearned run in the bottom half of the third, and increase its lead to 5-2.
With the bases loaded for the Eagles in the top of the fifth, back-to-back walks for senior shortstop Chase Greenwell and freshman third baseman Alan Mocahbee forced in a pair of runs to cut the deficit to one. Again though, an errant MSU throw in the bottom half of the inning allowed the Vols to plate an unearned run to stretch their lead to 6-4, which was too much for the Eagles to overcome.
Volunteer freshman right-hander Trevor Charpie (3-4) took the decision while freshman lefty Drake Owenby picked up his second save of the season.
The Eagles now head to Jacksonville, Ala., for the final series of the 2013 season against Jacksonville State. The action gets underway on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. ET, followed by game two on Friday at 7:30 p.m. before the season finale on Sunday at 2 p.m.
