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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Redshirt sophomore southpaw Dalton Stambaugh followed up his 7.0 innings, eight strikeout masterpiece last weekend against Ball State by turning in a gem on Saturday afternoon for Morehead State. The reigning OVC Pitcher of the Week tossed a complete-game, four-hit shutout as the Eagles (4-3) downed Alabama A&M (3-3) 5-0.

Picking up his second win of the season, Stambaugh scattered just four hits, striking out six, while walking none. Saturday's outing marked his first complete game and the longest outing of his career. Stambaugh's compete game was the first by an Eagle pitcher since Aaron Leasher accomplished the feat at SIUE on April 26, 2016.

"Dalton threw it really well, he pitched ahead in the count the entire day, didn't walk anybody, no free bases, so very little stress all day long," said head coach Mike McGuire.

Stambaugh's Eagle teammates gave him enough run-support and got the scoring started early to back him throughout the contest.

Morehead State started the scoring off in the top of the first as senior shortstop Braxton Morris singled to open the game before being advanced to second on a groundout by junior centerfielder Connor Pauly. Morris came around to score as an error by the Bulldogs' Jonathan Smith allowed Morris to race home from second to give the Eagles the lead.

The Eagles added two more runs in the seventh when Pauly laced a double into the right field corner to score sophomore catcher Brody Shoupe and junior rightfielder Jake Hammon to extend the Eagle lead to 3-0.

Morehead State added their final runs in the ninth as junior designated hitter Trevor Snyder ripped a base hit into leftfield to score junior leftfielder Niko Hulsizer. Senior first baseman Tyler Niemman followed Snyder, adding a sac fly to plate senior third baseman Eli Boggess for the Eagles' final run.

In total, Morehead State collected 10 hits in the contest, while also drawing four walks and a single hit-by-pitch. Morris and Pauly led the Eagles with two hits apiece, while Hulsizer, Boggess, Snyder, Niemann, Shoupe, and freshman second baseman Bryce Hensor also collected a hit.

"I thought we did some good things offensively," added McGuire. "We actually hit the ball better than we got today, but at the end of the day it's a win and some of the breaks that we may not be getting offensively, we'll get down the road if we just keep having good at-bats."

The Eagles wrap up their three-game series with Alabama A&M on Sunday. Game three is set for a 1 p.m. ET first pitch.