Baseball Ready for Midweek Matchup vs. Rival Eastern Kentucky Tuesday in Richmond

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MOREHEAD, Ky. -- The Morehead State baseball team has been on fire at the plate as of late, and head into the final midweek game prior to the beginning of conference play looking to continue building momentum in a date with longtime rival Eastern Kentucky. 

First pitch is set for 6:00 PM ET in Richmond, with fans able to catch the game live on ESPN+. 

2024 SEASON RECORDS & CURRENT STREAK

• Morehead State (11-9, 0-0 OVC) L1
• Eastern Kentucky (4-16, 2-1 ASUN) W2

SERIES HISTORY

• Eastern Kentucky leads the all-time series 143-120-1. 
• The Colonels have won the last five matchups. 
• The first meeting between MSU & EKU came in 1947. 

NOTABLE

• Morehead State has been dominant on offense, averaging 9.8 runs per game this season. 
• In five games last week, MSU posted 80 runs, including a pair of 20+ run efforts. 
• Morehead State leads the Ohio Valley Conference in runs scored (219), home runs (45), and stolen bases (45). The Eagles are batting .343 as a team, also tops in the conference. 
• Ryley Preece needs just one home run to set the all-time program record with 50 home runs. His current total of 49 is tied with Jody Hamilton and Cary Page for the program record. 
• Preece also leads the OVC in runs scored, ranking second in home runs and RBI. 
• Roman Kuntz sits atop the conference in home runs (11) and RBI (33) after a monster week where he hit five roundtrippers and drove in 14 runs. 
• Among qualified batters, Morehead State's Colton Becker leads the OVC in batting average (.418), right alongside Ryan Grabosch (.418). Becker also leads the conference in doubles with 10. 
• Nick Gooden leads the conference in hits with 34 this season.