COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- Logan Castleman racked up four RBIs to help power the Morehead State baseball team past the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles 9-2 on Friday. Luke Helton (5-2) got the win for Morehead State (17-12, 4-3). The right-hander went eight innings, giving up two runs, allowing no walks and striking out five.
Castleman went 3-for-4 with a home run in addition to his four RBIs for the Eagles. Roman Kuntz furnished a noteworthy effort as well, going 1-for-4 with a walk and two RBI. Isaias Guzman also chipped in for Morehead State, putting together one hit in four trips to the plate while adding a walk and two RBI.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Eagles got on the board immediately, starting their scoring with two runs in the top of the first inning. Kuntz drove in two runs for Morehead State with a single, that scored senior Ryley Preece and senior Colton Becker.
After the Golden Eagles rallied to tie the ballgame at two, the Eagles came back to retake the lead in the fifth inning. The Morehead State offense exploded for five runs, highlighted by a two-run single off the bat of Castleman and a two-run single from Guzman, which brought the Eagles lead to 7-2.
Morehead State held Tennessee Tech without a run before building their lead to 9-2 in the seventh inning. The Eagles added two to their tally on Castleman's two-run homer to left. The score remained 9-2 for the rest of the game, as Morehead State coasted to the win.
GAME NOTES
» Castleman had three base knocks in the game for Morehead State.
» Helton struck out five Golden Eagles hitters.
» Castleman 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 fifth, when it pushed five runs across.
» Morehead State grabbed a 2-0 lead in the top half of the first and didn't surrender that lead for the remainder of the game.
» Helton put together eight innings of two-run ball for the Eagles.
» The Eagles out-hit the Golden Eagles at a 10-8 clip.
» Morehead State went 4-for-9 (.444) with runners in scoring position.
» Morehead State pitchers limited Tennessee Tech to just 1-for-7 (.143) with runners in scoring position.
» Morehead State pitchers faced 35 Tennessee Tech hitters in the game, allowing 13 ground balls and six fly balls while striking out six.
MSU goes for the series win tomorrow at 3:00 PM.
