HUNTINGTON, W.Va -- The Eagles split a pair of extra inning thrillers on Saturday, defeating Kent State in nine innings, 6-5, and falling to Pitt in eight innings, 3-2.
Lennon Spicer shined in the circle in the opener, tossing five shutout innings while striking out three. Madi Ogden was the team's workhorse for the day, picking up a win against Kent State and throwing 10 innings on the day, including a complete game against Pitt.
Peyton Jordan led the team offensively, racking up four hits and four RBI in the two games, while Trinity Spear ran her hitting streak to five games and scored four runs over the two contests.
HOW IT HAPPENED (GAME 1)
After two scoreless innings to open the game, Morehead State manufactured a run in the bottom of the third. Trinity Spear reached base on a one-out bunt single, and then stole second and was driven home by an RBI double from Peyton Jordan.
The Eagles added on to their lead in the bottom of the fourth after Erin Boyle walked and stole second, and was driven home by Madeline Gailor on an RBI single.
The Eagles left runners on second and third in the fifth, and Kent State rallied in the top of the fifth for five runs, capped off by a two-run home run to take a 5-2 lead into the bottom of the seventh.
The Eagles took advantage of defensive miscues from Kent State in the bottom of the seventh, rallying for three runs, thanks to three errors to tie the game. Peyton Jordan's RBI single cut the lead to 5-3 and Taylor Rhea brought home the tying runs on an error from the Kent State first baseman.
After a scoreless eighth, Madi Ogden stranded two Kent State runners in the top of the ninth. In the bottom half of the inning, Peyton Jordan sacrifice bunted Emily Williams to third, and Taylor Rhea brought home the winning run on an RBI groundout.
HOW IT HAPPENED (GAME 2)
The Eagles jumped out to an early lead, thanks to a leadoff triple from Trinity Spear and an RBI sacrifice fly from Peyton Jordan, giving them a 1-0 lead in the top of the first.
Ogden kept the Panthers off the board for two innings and the Eagles doubled their lead in the top of the third. Spear was hit by a pitch to start the inning and a sacrifice bunt from Kirya Kingery moved her to second. Jordan's second RBI of the game, this one a single to right, gave the Eagles the 2-0 lead.
Ogden worked through trouble in the third, stranding two runners in scoring position, and escaped another jam in the fourth, this time leaving the bases loaded and maintaining the 2-0 advantage.
The Panthers finally broke through in the sixth, cutting the lead in half on a two out RBI single, and the Eagles stranded Kingery on third in the top of the seventh, keeping the score at 2-1.
An RBI triple in the bottom half of the seventh tied the game, but Ogden left the winning run on third and sent the game into extras.
After the Eagles failed to bring home Ilencia Lightbody from third in the top of the eight, a two out infield single brought home the winning run for Pitt.
UP NEXT
The Eagles open conference play against new OVC foe Southern Indiana at University Field Saturday, with the first pitch scheduled for 12:00 PM, with the second game following at 2:00 PM.
