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MOREHEAD, Ky. – The Morehead State baseball team has a quick turnaround after Wednesday's game. Thursday provides the Eagles with a day of rest before the Dukes of James Madison come to town for a three-game series at Allen Field. Both teams come in off a loss, as Morehead State (5-8) dropped a contest to Bellarmine on Wednesday, and James Madison (8-6) fell in back to back games at #11 Tennessee during the week. The two teams will open the series with a doubleheader on Friday, with the first game beginning at 12 p.m. ET with the second game to follow. Both teams are off Saturday before another noon first pitch closes the series.

All three games will be on ESPN+ with live stats available as well.                

INSIDE THE SERIES
Season Records: Morehead State (5-8)/James Madison (8-6)
This is the first ever meeting between the two schools in baseball.

PROBABLE STARTERS (2022 STATISTICS)
Friday Game One: Luke Helton (0-1, 6.75 ERA)
Friday Game Two: Joe Rotkis (0-1, 7.15 ERA)
Sunday: Alex Kafka (1-1, 4.91 ERA)

NOTABLE

• Morehead State relief pitcher Jarrett Miller comes into the series with an ERA of 0.84 on the season. The right-hander has not given up an earned run since February 27, and opposing batters are only managing to hit for a .182 average against him.
• John Bakke, the Eagles' closer, comes in tied for second in the OVC in saves, with three on the season.
• Jackson Feltner comes into the weekend riding a 13-game on-base streak as well as a five-game hit-streak. Feltner's three home runs have him tied for ninth in the OVC in round-trippers with teammates Roman Kuntz and Ryley Preece.
• Brody Shoupe, the longest tenured Morehead State Eagle, has been swinging a hot bat recently with back-to-back multi-hit games. He has a three-game hit-streak overall, and has driven in a run in all three of those games.
• Nick Gooden has been one of the best players on the Morehead State roster this season, batting .361 for the year coming into the series. He has been an all-around player on the diamond for head coach Mik Aoki, boasting a .957 fielding percentage as well as four stolen bases (sixth in the OVC).
• The Dukes come in at 8-6 overall, but have impressed on offense. They scored 28 runs versus VMI in their home opener and scored eight against Tennessee (who boasts one of the best pitching staffs in the country) on Tuesday. Chase DeLauter is their best player and is currently projected to go top 10 in the MLB Draft.