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MOREHEAD, Ky. – The Morehead State baseball team smacked 16 hits and produced an eight-run inning for the fourth time in five games as the Eagles defeated Alabama A&M 15-4 in a rain-shortened, six-inning contest Tuesday at Allen Field.
The game was halted at 6:17 p.m. ET due to lightning just prior to the start of the bottom of the sixth. The teams waited 30 minutes before the game was not resumed and deemed official. Additional inclement weather had been detected nearby.
Morehead State won its sixth consecutive game to improve to 17-13, while AAMU slipped to 19-16. The Eagles now have a six-game success streak the last two seasons.
The Eagles have now registered double-digit run totals in seven straight games, and according to MSU and NCAA records, that is a first in program history.
After the Bulldogs plated a pair of the top of the first, the Eagles scored twice in the first, five times in the third and eighth in the fifth. AAMU got a two-run homer in the sixth for the game's final runs.
MSU sent 13 batters to the plate in the fifth, notching seven hits. Freshman first baseman Tyler Niemann and senior leftfielder Nick Newell tallied two-run hits.
Freshman third baseman Evan Warden led the offense with a 3-for-4 effort, while Niemann, who entered the game in the fourth, was 2-for-2. Senior catcher Chris Robinson, freshman second baseman Braxton Morris, senior shortstop Robby Spencer and Newell had two hits each. Spencer and Newell drove in a team-high three runs. Spencer now leads the club with 38 RBI in 2015.
Senior rightfielder Brandon Rawe extended his hitting streak to 11 games, while Spencer, Newell and sophomore centerfielder Ryan Kent now have nine-game hitting streaks intact. Spencer, Newell and Rawe have reached base in 11 consecutive outings.
Freshman pitcher David Calderon (2-1) was credited with the victory, surrendering two runs in the first three innings. Fellow freshman hurler Brent Stoneking tossed the final three with two runs allowed.
Alabama A&M starter Caleb Bowen (2-2) was tagged for seven runs in three innings. Caleb Roberts gave up eight runs in the next two frames.
The teams are scheduled to finish their two-game mid-week set on Wednesday at 3 p.m. ET.
