LEXINGTON, S.C. -- Junior
JJ Dutton delivered a one-out, walk-off RBI double in the bottom of the seventh Saturday as the Morehead State baseball team won 1-0 to salvage a doubleheader split with St. Bonaventure at Lexington County (S.C.) Stadium. The Eagles' pitchers only allowed three hits in game one but walked nine as the Bonnies claimed that contest 6-3.
Morehead State sits at 3-2 now, while SBU is 4-2. The games were moved south to South Carolina due to the continued snow and winter conditions in Kentucky.
The teams will play the series rubber match on Sunday at 11 a.m. ET.
GAME 2
A pitcher's duel in a seven-inning game came down to the final frame. Junior
Andy Cisneros drew an inning-opening walk. Redshirt freshman
Austyn Peak then saw his first career plate appearance in a pinch-hit role. He laid down a perfect sacrifice bunt to set the stage for Dutton. He crushed a Gabe Watts' offering into the left-field corner to easily allow Cisneros to motor home with the lone and winning run.
Pitching-wise, left-handed starter
Kamden Hawks tossed the first five innings and left without allowing a single hit to the Bonnies from upstate New York. He also struck out five.
Will Grimmett entered to start the sixth and continued the shutout. He picked up the win to move to 2-0.Â
The offense was held to just five hits by Watts and starter Michael Salina, who continuously tossed bullets in the upper 90s.
Hayden Robbins,
Griffin Olson,
Davis Germann, Cisneros and Dutton had the hits.
GAME 1
St. Bonaventure scored all six of its runs in the sixth, seventh and eighth innings after not collecting a hit until the sixth inning. They took a 3-2 lead for good in the seventh off an RBI fielder's choice. The Bonnies added a two-run homer and RBI double in a three-run seventh frame.
Morehead State moved to a 2-0 lead in third inning when catcher
Hunter Thomas belted his second long ball of the year, a two-run job, to left field.Â
Thomas also added an RBI double in the seventh frame, accounting for all three of the Eagles' runs in the game.
Hunter Porter got the start and, just like Hawks' effort, didn't allow a hit in his time on the mound. He left after four frames tossed and five strikeouts recorded, but he did walk five Bonnie batters. Relievers
Josh Furtado (2 runs allowed),
Trevor Callahan (3 runs allowed) and
Jonah Sibley (1 run allowed) were tagged with the opponent tallies. Callahan (0-2) was saddled with the loss. The staff did combine for eight strikeouts.
