CHARLOTTE BOX SCORE | DAVIDSON BOX SCORE

MOREHEAD, Ky. -- Morehead State's baseball offense got going a little more on Saturday, but unfortunately pitching didn't hold up and a couple of untimely errors led to a few too many unearned runs as the Eagles dropped a pair of games at Charlotte (18-3) and Davidson (14-8).

Morehead State now sits at 0-3.

HOW IT HAPPENED (Charlotte)

- The 49ers scored runs in all but one inning (seventh). The big inning came in the third when the home team put seven runs across. A grand slam highlighted the outburst.
- Morehead State scored once each in the first three frames. In the first, junior third baseman Stephen Hill doubled to drive home junior second baseman Bryce Hensor.
- Hensor picked up an RBI in the second on a single to score freshman left-fielder Bryce Ray.
- Senior catcher Jack Gardner belted Morehead States first home run of the year in the third frame.
- Charlotte added two more runs in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings.

HOW IT HAPPENED (Davidson)

- Gardner got the Eagles on the board in the first inning with an RBI single to score Hensor.
- A bases-loaded walk and RBI ground out pushed the Wildcats ahead 2-1 after one frame.
- An error led to three unearned runs for Davidson in the third inning before the hosts busted the game open with a five-spot in the third. Davidson nailed a two-run homer and a two-run triple in the frame.
- MSU plated two runs in the third and fourth. Hill belted a run-scoring triple and Gardner picked up another RBI with a single in the third. The fourth saw Ray score via a wild pitch and Hensor record an RBI grounder. Garner then scored on a passed ball to make it a 10-6 game in the fifth.
- Trailing 12-6, the Eagles scored twice in the sixth when DH Tim Petrucelli's grounder was misplayed at first base, allowing Ryan Layne and Jon Burghardt to score.

NOTABLE (Charlotte)

- The Eagles used six pitchers in the game, and the group combined to strike out 12 49er batters. It was the fifth straight game since last season's shortened year that Eagle pitchers have struck out seven or more batters.
- Junior pitcher Cory Conway made his 56th career relief appearance, tossing 2.1 innings in the middle of the game. He is now fifth in career relief appearances in program history, and it was his 60th career overall appearance.
- Outfielder Logan Goodnight tossed an inning on the mound, getting a strikeout, in his first career pitching assignment.
- Sophomore Luke Helton was tagged with the loss, allowing four runs in the first two innings.

NOTABLE (Davidson)

- Gardner was 3-for-5 at the plate to up his season average to .500. He had his third career multi-hit game.
- Eagle pitchers Matt Bettio (0-1), Alex Kafka and John Bakke combined for nine whiffs by Davidson batters.
- Hensor recorded a stolen base for the second consecutive game.
- The Eagles played head coach Mik Aoki's alma matr school in Davidson.

UP NEXT

The Eagles finish their season-opening road swing to North Carolina by facing Charlotte again on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.