BOX SCORE
MOREHEAD, Ky. -- Using 13 extra base hits, Kansas State overpowered the Morehead State baseball team 15-2 Saturday at Tointon Family Stadium.
The Eagles slid to 7-11 overall. The Wildcats, who won their seventh straight game, scored on seven of their eight at-bats and hit nine doubles and four homers.
MSU scored in the fifth inning when third baseman
Nick Gooden was plunked and right-fielder
Chase Vinson drew a walk. After a sac bunt from shortstop
Colton Becker, second baseman
Ashton Roy drove in Gooden with a ground out to the right side.
Becker also recorded an RBI himself with a run-scoring double in the ninth inning.
Eagle starter
Alex Kafka (1-2) was saddled with the loss after allowing five earned runs off seven hits in 5.0 innings.
Grant Herron,
Zach Miller,
Ethan Young and
Matt Bettio all saw action on the bump as well. Bettio got MSU out of a six-run eighth for the home with a pair of strikeouts.
MSU's hitters were held in check again by three KSU hurlers. Left-fielder
Alex Jacobs did collect a double and another hit as he moved his reached-base (16) and hitting (8) streaks ahead.
The Eagles and Wildcats finish the series on Sunday at 2 p.m. ET.
