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MOREHEAD, Ky. -- Junior Niko Hulsizer hit for the cycle in reverse order and had five RBI, junior Jake Hammon belted two home runs on a five-RBI day, and senior Braxton Morris drove in six runs as the Morehead State baseball team opened the SIUE series with an emphatic 25-3 victory Friday.

The Eagles, who tied a school single-game record with 10 consecutive hits during a 13-run seventh inning outburst, improved to 21-14 overall and 9-4 in the OVC. Dating back to the final game against SIUE last year (a 28-15 win), the Eagles have now put up 53 tallies against the Cougars in 17 at-bats.

Hulsizer was 4-for-5, hitting a two-run homer, a three-run triple, a double and a single in that order after striking out looking in his first at-bat. Hammon nailed a two-run round-tripper in the second inning and a three-run blast to left field in the seventh. The Eagles collected 12 extra-base hits and scored 18 of their 25 runs with two outs, including 12 of the 13 in the seventh with two outs. Juniors Trevor Snyder and Connor Pauly also smacked solo homers, part of a five-homer afternoon for MSU.

On the mound, junior starter TJ Satterly (1-0) picked up the victory, allowing just two hits and striking out seven in six frames. Junior reliever Garrett Rogers finished off the effort wth two scoreless innings. SIUE's only runs came via a three-run homer in the bottom of the seventh.

Besides Hulsizer's and Hammon's four-hit days, junior Hunter Fain and Pauly logged three hits. Fain had a two-run double. Morris had two hits, including a three-run double and also brought two home on sacrifice fly outs. Snyder and freshman Bryce Hensor notched two hits each.

MSU busted the game open early with a six-run second. Snyder, Hulsizer and Hammon homered in the frame before the Eagle bats were held silent until the sixth. That's when they plated four more runs, including a bases-clearing triple by Hulsizer down the right-field line.

The Eagles sent 17 batters to the plate in the seventh, nearly batting around the order twice. A double play and two walks were followed by 10 straight hits, including five doubles.

The teams will continue the series on Saturday at 2 p.m. ET.