BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The Morehead State baseball team was unable to hold its late two-run lead vs. Indiana on Wednesday, falling on a walk-off single in the tenth inning.
Freshman Luke Lyman (0-1) came out of the bullpen for Morehead State (9-8) and took the loss. Freshman Riley Bradshaw was a bright spot for the Eagles, coming out of the bullpen as well and throwing 3.2 innings, giving up one run on two hits, with no walks and one strikeout. Joe Rotkis threw four solid innings for Morehead State in the loss.
Junior Jackson Feltner led the way offensively for the Eagles, going 2-for-5 in the ballgame with a home run, his team-leading sixth of the season. Jacob Ferry provided a noteworthy day at the dish as well, going 2-for-2 with a single and his first home run of the season. Chase Vinson finished 1-4 with an opposite field homer, his fifth of the season.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Eagles got on the board immediately, starting the scoring with one run in the top of the first inning. Morehead State got an RBI single from junior Roman Kuntz, scoring Feltner from second base.
The Hoosiers then rallied to score two runs and take a 2-1 lead before the Eagles got back on the board in the third. Morehead State picked up a run on Ferry's leadoff home run off of freshman Whiteaker, which brought the score level at 2-2.
That 2-2 tie turned into a 3-2 Morehead State lead in the fourth when the Eagles added a run on Vinson's two-out solo home run off Ty Bothwell.
The Hoosiers tied the ballgame at three before Morehead State came back to retake their advantage in the eighth inning. The Eagles took a 5-3 lead on Jackson Feltner's two-run homer, but Indiana pushed across a run in the eighth and ninth before winning in walk-off fashion in the tenth.
GAME NOTES
» The Eagles took Indiana pitchers deep three times on Wednesday.
» Morehead State went 2-for-6 (.333) with runners in scoring position.
» Morehead State pitchers limited Indiana to just 2-for-17 (.118) with runners in scoring position.
» Morehead State pitchers faced 49 Indiana hitters in the game, allowing 15 ground balls and seven fly balls while striking out six.
» Feltner led the Eagles at the plate, going 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBI.
Morehead State looks to stop its five-game slide and even up the series on Thursday.
