Late Rally Lifts Eagles Past Southern 8-7

Morehead, Ky. -- Morehead State Baseball rallied with four runs in the last three innings to earn an 8-7 victory over Southern in Lee-Hines Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana Sunday.
 
With the Eagles down 7-4 in the top of the seventh inning, Eagle left fielder Davis Germann shot a one-out single through the left side to reach first base. Eagle second baseman Aubrey Kearns shot a double into the right center gap to score Germann.
 
In the eighth, Eagle center fielder Austyn Peak hit a one-out triple to left. Luke Hayes, who entered the game in the bottom of the seventh to pitch, walked. Jack Taylor scored Peak on a ground out. Caden Sheridan then ripped a single through the left side to plate Hayes and tie the game at 7-7.
 
Morehead State (4-7) continued the rally in the ninth. Nick Griffith drew a two-out walk and advanced to second on a wild pitch. He scored when Peak shot a single up the middle for the game-winner.
 
Hayes (2-2) got the win, pitching the final three innings allowing just one walk while recording three strikeouts. 
 
Southern reliever Myles Dismute (1-1) took the loss.
 
Morehead State got on the board in the top of the second inning, after giving up two in the first, when Griffith drilled a two-out double down the left field line and scored on Peak's single through the right side.
 
After the Eagles gave up another two runs in the second inning, MSU cut into the Jaguar lead in the fourth inning. Kearns led off with a single up the middle and scored on Ian McCubbin's triple in left field. MSU catcher Will Bomersbach lifted a sacrifice fly to center field to get Morehead State to within one at 4-3.
 
After giving up a run in the fifth, the Eagles threatened in the sixth. McCubbin drew a one-out walk, and Griffth singled through the right side. Peak walked to load the bases - and Bomersbach scored McCubbin on a ground out - and the Eagles couldn't push another run across.
 
Southern answered with two runs of its own in the bottom of the sixth. MSU reliever Josh Furtado got the final out of the inning with two Jaguars aboard.
 
Morehead State will return to the Bluegrass but extend its long road trip when the Eagles visit Louisville Tuesday.  First pitch is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. ET. The game can be seen on  ACCNX.
 
NOTABLE

• Austyn Peak went three for four at the plate with a walk, a double and two runs batted in, and scored a run.
• Nick Griffth went two for three at the plate with two walks and scored twice. It was his third multiple-hit game of the season.  One of those hits was his third double of the season, which leads the club.
• Ian McCubbin was two of four with a triple and two runs scored.
• Aubrey Kearns got two hits in five at-bats, with a double and a RBI. He now has 11 runs batted in, leading the Eagles.
• Eagle pitching allowed seven earned runs on 11 hits. They walked five and struck out five.