Eagle Baseball to Take on Northern Kentucky Wednesday

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Morehead, Ky. -- Morehead State Baseball returns to action Wednesday when the Eagles travel to Highland Heights, Kentucky, to take on the Northern Kentucky Norse. First pitch is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. ET.
 
Morehead State is looking to get back on track after dropping a 4-3 decision at Winthrop Sunday in the final game of a three-game set. Sophomore Aubrey Kearns provided a spark when he tied the game up with a three-run home run in the eighth inning. Morehead State ended up giving up a run in the bottom of the ninth to take the loss.
 
Northern Kentucky is coming off an 8-5 win over Alabama A&M in a multi-team event in New Orleans. Starting pitcher senior Eli Green allowed just two hits in five innings pitched. He walked two and struck out three.
 
RECORDS/ STREAK
 
Morehead State        3-4/ L 3
Northern Kentucky    3-4/ W 1
 
DIAMOND NOTES
 

• Sophomore infielder Aubrey Kearns leads MSU hitting 14-28 (.500, t-3^rd in the OVC) with three home runs and nine runs batted in. Through the first seven games of the season, he has posted a 1.374 OPS (5^th in the OVC).
• Kearns' 14 hits ranks second in the OVC through the first two weeks of the season.
• Freshman outfielder Kyle Krupp is hitting .375 (9-24) in six games played. He has hit safely in five of the six games he's played. He's rapped out two hits in four of those games.
• Sophomore catcher Caden Sheridan ranks third on the team hitting .318 through the first seven games of the season, posting home runs and two doubles with five runs batted in.
• Sheridan has thrown out six would-be base stealers this season. Opponents are seven of 15 in stolen base attempts against the Eagles this season.