GAME 1 | Morehead State 23, Eastern Michigan 12
MOREHEAD, KY -- Colton Becker collected three extra base hits to help power the Morehead State Eagles over the Eastern Michigan Eagles 23-12 on Saturday.
Sophomore Carter Owens (1-0) picked up the victory out of the bullpen for Morehead State (10-8). The right-hander went 2.2 innings, giving up four runs, all of them earned, on five hits, allowing one walk and striking out three. Matt Bettio also made an impact on the mound for the Eagles, throwing two shutout innings while allowing two hits, with no walks and one strikeout.
Becker's three extra base hits were the highlight of a 3-for-6 day, and included two doubles, a home run and four RBI. Isaias Guzman put together a noteworthy day at the plate as well, going 2-for-5 with a home run, a walk and four RBI. Senior Roman Kuntz also chipped in for the Eagles, putting together three hits in five trips to the plate while adding a home run, a walk and two RBI.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Eagles scored in six different innings on the way to victory. Morehead State broke a 2-2 tie and took the lead for good at 3-2 in the first inning The big hit for the Eagles in the inning was a two-run home run off the bat of Becker.
GAME NOTES
» Morehead State got three-hit games from five different hitters.
» Morehead State got a great power hitting day from Becker, who reached safely with three extra base hits.
» Guzman and Becker drove in four runs for Morehead State.
» Every Morehead State starter reached base safely in the win.
» Morehead State's highest scoring inning was the first, when it pushed nine runs across.
» Morehead State took a 9-2 lead in the bottom half of the first and didn't surrender that lead for the remainder of the game.
» Nine Eagles had multiple hits in the ballgame.
» Morehead State hitters hit three homers in the ballgame.
» The Eagles had a total of 23 hits.
» The Eagles out-hit the Eastern Michigan Eagles at a 23-15 clip.
» Morehead State went 12-for-28 (.429) with runners in scoring position.
» Morehead State pitchers faced 40 Eastern Michigan hitters in the game, allowing six ground balls and nine fly balls while striking out six.
» The Eagles drew nine walks from Eastern Michigan pitching.
» Becker led the Eagles at the plate, going 3-for-6 with two doubles, a home run and four RBI.
GAME 2 | Morehead State 17, Eastern Michigan 4
MOREHEAD, Ky. --Senior Logan Castleman and senior Roman Kuntz each hit two home runs to help power the Morehead State Eagles over the Eastern Michigan Eagles 17-4 on Saturday.
Sophomore Hunter Porter (1-0) started on the mound and picked up the win for Morehead State (11-8). The right-hander went five innings, giving up four runs, three earned, on five hits, allowing five walks and striking out six. Sophomore Josh Furtado also made an impact on the mound for the Eagles, throwing two shutout innings while allowing no hits, with one walk and two strikeouts.
Kuntz added six RBI to his two homer day and Castleman supplemented his own two big flies with four RBI for the Eagles. Freshman Hayden Robbins also contributed for Morehead State, putting together two hits in two trips to the plate while adding a home run, a walk and two RBI.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Eagles scored in six different innings on the way to victory. Morehead State broke a 0-0 tie and took the lead for good at 2-0 in the first inning on senior Colton Becker's two-run home run off of freshman Jimmy Kunst.
GAME NOTES
» Kuntz and Castleman each hit multiple home runs in the ballgame.
» Morehead State got three-hit games from both Kuntz and Castleman.
» Porter struck out six Eastern Michigan Eagles hitters.
» Morehead State's highest scoring inning was the sixth, when it pushed six runs across.
» Morehead State took a 3-0 lead in the bottom half of the first and didn't surrender that lead for the remainder of the game.
» Four Eagles had multiple hits in the ballgame.
» Morehead State hitters hit six dingers in the ballgame.
» The Eagles out-hit the Eastern Michigan Eagles at a 14-5 clip.
» Morehead State went 5-for-9 (.556) with runners in scoring position.
» Morehead State pitchers faced 32 Eastern Michigan hitters in the game, allowing seven ground balls and six fly balls while striking out eight.
» The Eagles drew eight walks from Eastern Michigan pitching.
» Kuntz led the Eagles at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two home runs and six RBI.
Morehead State goes for the series sweep tomorrow at 1:00 PM.
