MOREHEAD, Ky. -- Ryley Preece put together an outstanding outing at the plate Tuesday, hitting two home runs to help lead the Morehead State baseball team over the Bellarmine Knights 13-2.
Freshman Bradley Poynter (1-0) started on the mound and picked up the win for Morehead State (14-11). The right-hander went three innings, giving up two runs, one earned, on five hits. Sophomore Zach Taylor also made an impact on the mound for the Eagles, throwing one shutout inning while allowing no hits, with no walks and one strikeout.
Preece went 2-for-4 at the plate, supplementing his two home runs with three RBIs. Nick Gooden added to Preece's awesome power-hitting performance by going 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBI. Hunter Thomas also chipped in for the Eagles, going 2-for-3 with a double, a home run and two RBI.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Eagles scored in six different innings on the way to the win. Morehead State broke a 0-0 tie and took the lead for good at 2-0 in the first inning The big hits for the Eagles in the inning were a two-run double off the bat of senior Kyle Bartman and a two-run single from Gooden.
GAME NOTES
» The Eagles got two home runs off the bat of Preece.
» Gooden had three hits in the game for Morehead State.
» The Eagles had three players put together games with multiple extra-base hits.
» Gooden 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 five runs across.
» Morehead State took a 5-0 lead in the bottom half of the first and didn't surrender that lead for the remainder of the game.
» Six Eagles had multiple hits in the ballgame.
» Morehead State hitters hit four dingers in the ballgame.
» The Eagles out-hit the Knights at a 16-8 clip.
» Morehead State went 6-for-17 (.353) with runners in scoring position.
» Morehead State pitchers limited Bellarmine to just 1-for-5 (.200) with runners in scoring position.
» Morehead State pitchers faced 29 Bellarmine hitters in the game, allowing seven ground balls and seven fly balls while striking out three.
Morehead State now hosts Southern Indiana in an OVC series beginning on Thursday.
