GAME 2 | Morehead State 5, Bowling Green 2
MOREHEAD, Ky. --The Morehead State Eagles took a 2-0 lead in the first inning and never surrendered the advantage on the way to a 5-2 win over the Bowling Green Falcons on Thursday. The game was called after five and a half innings due to darkness.
Sophomore Jessie Begley (3-1) started in the circle and picked up the win for Morehead State (6-6). The right-hander went 3.2 innings, giving up one run on three hits, allowing two walks and striking out three. Freshman Addie Stem also made an impact in the circle for the Eagles, throwing 1.1 shutout innings while allowing one hit, with no walks and one strikeout. Stem earned her second save of the season after entering the game with the bases loaded and two outs in the fifth. Freshman left-hander Cassiti Baroni saw her first action of the season, pitching one inning and allowing one hit and one earned run, while both striking out and walking two.
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Junior Samantha Cervantes led the way offensively for the Eagles, going 3-for-3 in the ballgame with two RBI. Junior Darlene Montoya compiled a noteworthy day at the plate as well, going 1-for-1 with a walk and two RBI. Junior Ilencia Lightbody also contributed, going 1-for-2 for Morehead State with a walk and an RBI.
"Game two was another great team effort. I was very proud of our offense for continuing to tack runs on as the innings progressed. We had a few defensive miscues, but we bounced back and did a great job picking each other up," coach Megan Griffith said. "Our baserunners did a great job creating chaos on the base paths. It was exciting to see Cassiti Baroni back on the mound for us as well. She came in and did a good job and we were able to utilize the full staff."
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Eagles got the scoring started early, putting one run on the board in the bottom the first inning with the game still scoreless. Morehead State scored twice, with one run coming across on Cervantes' single.
The Eagles then held the Falcons scoreless before expanding their lead in the third inning. Morehead State scored once on an RBI single off the bat of Cervantes, which brought the Eagles lead to 3-0.
Bowling Green narrowed Morehead State's lead to 3-1 before the Eagles stretched the advantage to 5-1 in the fourth inning. The Eagles recorded two runs when a single from Montoya scored sophomore Nazari Jackson and freshman Kendra Lewis. Bowling Green put one run on the scoreboard before the game was over, but Morehead State still held on for the 5-2 win.
GAME NOTES
» Cervantes picked up three base hits in the game for Morehead State.
» Morehead State's highest scoring inning was the fourth, when it pushed two runs across.
» Morehead State took a 2-0 lead in the bottom half of the first and didn't surrender that lead for the remainder of the game.
» The Eagles out-hit the Falcons at a 7-5 clip.
» Morehead State went 6-for-12 (.500) with runners in scoring position.
» The Eagles got three hits in four at-bats with the bases loaded.
» Morehead State pitchers faced 29 Bowling Green hitters in the game, allowing nine ground balls and three fly balls while striking out six.
» The Eagles drew four walks from Bowling Green pitching.
» Cervantes led the Eagles at the plate, going 3-for-3 with two RBI.
» Bowling Green was led offensively by sophomore Marti Henkel, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
» Freshman Emma Denison led the Falcons pitching staff, throwing one scoreless inning.
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