ST. CHARLES, Mo. --The Morehead State Eagles fell 6-5 in a 12-inning marathon matchup to the Lindenwood Lions Sunday.
Jarrett Miller (1-3) took the loss on the mound for Morehead State (21-13, 7-2 OVC) after throwing 3.2 innings and sending the game to three extra innings. Senior Matt Bettio was a bright spot out of the bullpen, going one shutout inning without allowing a hit, walking none and striking out one.
Senior Isaias Guzman led the way offensively for the Eagles, going 3-for-4 in the ballgame with a home run, a walk and two RBI. Junior Jackson Feltner put together a noteworthy effort as well, going 1-for-6 with a home run and an RBI. Senior Chase Vinson also helped out, going 2-for-4 for Morehead State with an RBI.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Eagles put runs on the scoreboard first, starting the scoring in the second inning. Guzman's run-scoring single highlighted a two-run inning for Morehead State.
The Lions failed to push any runs across before the Eagles offense got back to their scoring ways the next inning. Morehead State scored once on an RBI single off the bat of Vinson, which brought the score to 3-0 in favor of the Eagles.
Lindenwood narrowed Morehead State's lead to 3-2 before the Eagles stretched the advantage to 4-2 in the seventh inning. The Eagles picked up a run on Guzman's one-out solo home run.
The Lions then evened up the game at four before Morehead State fought back to reclaim their advantage in the twelfth inning. The Eagles sent in a run on Feltner's leadoff home run off Walsh, bringing the score to 5-4 in favor of Morehead State. The Eagles were unable to hold the lead, as Lindenwood scored two times in the bottom half of the twelfth to grab the 6-5 win.
GAME NOTES
» Guzman led the Eagles, amassing three hits in the ballgame.
» Every Eagles starter reached base safely in the loss.
» Morehead State's highest scoring inning was the second, when it pushed two runs across.
» Four Morehead State hitters had multiple base knocks in the ballgame.
» The Eagles out-hit the Lions at a 12-10 clip.
» Junior Ryley Preece stole three bases in Sunday's game.
» The Eagles drew four walks from Lindenwood (MO) pitching.
Morehead State returns home this week as the Eagles host Bellarmine before a big three-game set with SEMO.
