Eagle Baseball Back on the Road Again to EKU

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Morehead, Ky. -- Morehead State Baseball gets back to action Tuesday when it takes on long-time foe Eastern Kentucky at Earle Combs Stadium in Richmond, Kentucky. First pitch is scheduled for 6:05 p.m. ET.  The game can be watched on ESPN+.
 
Morehead State heads to Richmond looking to get back in the win column after dropping a wild 28-23 decision in its series finale to SIUE Sunday at Allen Field at Prefontaine Park. The teams combed for 52 hits and left a combined 17 runners left on base in the high-octane affair.
 
Eastern Kentucky is also looking to get back into the win column after getting swept at North Alabama over the weekend. The Colonels lost 7-5 Sunday in Florence, Alabama.
 
RECORDS/STREAK

Morehead State        10-14/ L 6
EKU                           7-17/ L 4
 
SERIES

• Morehead State is 129-152-3 all-time against EKU. The Eagles are 77-61 against the Colonels in Morehead. MSU is 45-81-3 against the Colonels in Richmond and 7-7 at neutral sites.
 
• The schools first met in 1925; Morehead State won 13-3 and 5-0. The last meeting was April 9, 2025, when EKU prevailed 3-1 in Richmond.
 
• Morehead State is 3-7 in the last ten meetings between the two programs.
 
Last 10 games vs. Eastern Kentucky:

March 9, 2025              Lost 3-1 in Richmond
May 13, 2024                Lost 14-5 in Morehead
March 19, 2024            Won 14-7 in Richmond
May 3, 2023                   Lost 13-3 (8 inn.) in Morehead
March 28, 2023            Lost 10-6 in Richmond
April 26, 2022 `            Lost 6-3 in Richmond
April 20, 2021               Lost 13-4 in Richmond
March 13, 2021            Lost 11-0 (7 inn.) in Morehead*
March 13, 2021            Won 14-5 in Morehead*
March 12, 2021            Won 5-2 in Morehead*
*Final OVC series between the two programs
 
 
NOTABLE

• Morehead State ranks second in the OVC in runs scored (191), hits (252), home runs (40) and triples (9).
• Morehead State's .303 team batting average ranks third in the OVC. The Eagles have drawn 102 walks, which is fifth-most in the conference. The Eagles have struck out 231 times this season, the most in the OVC.
• MSU has grounded into 11 double plays this season, the second-fewest in the OVC. Last weekend in the SIUE series, MSU bounced into four DPs, three in Saturday's game.
• Morehead State's 439 total bases are the most in the OVC. (SIUE's 422 total bases rank second in the league)
• MSU pitchers have plunked 54 batters this season, the most in the OVC.
• Morehead State is coming off a wild slugfest Sunday at Allen Field in its series finale with SIUE, a 28-23 loss at Allen Field. The teams combined for 52 hits, including 10 doubles, a triple and 11 home runs.
• The series finale was MSU's longest game of the season, running 5:02. There were two significant delays; one lasting around a half-hour when the home plate umpire was injured and had to be replaced. The other was due to a player injury that lasted some 15 minutes.
• Aubrey Kearns leads the Ohio Valley Conference hitting .436; that ranks 12^th in the nation.  His .518 on-base percentage ranks second in the OVC.
• Kearns' 41 hits so far this season are tied for sixth-most in the nation.
• Kearns has hit safely in 22 of the Eagles' 24 games. He's second in the OVC with nine doubles.
• Kearns' 71 total bases are second-most in the OVC. He ranks t-23 in the country in total bases.
• Kearns had a productive week last week in North Carolina, going 10-19 at the plate with four doubles and six runs batted in. He ended the week Sunday at Western Carolina going 5-5 with a double and a run batted in.
• Kearns leads the club with 28 RBI (4th in the OVC).
• Kyle Krupp leads Morehead State with 14 stolen bases in 21 attempts and ranks tied for third in the OVC in thefts.
• Krupp is second on the club hitting .368. He has hit safely in seven of the Eagles' last eight games. He is hitting .524 (11-21) with runners in scoring position.
• Shortstop Jaden Correa is hitting .310 (4^th on the team). His 26 RBI is second on the team and ranks tied for 5^th in the OVC.
• Outfielder Davis Germann ranks third on the team hitting .326. He is riding a five-game hitting streak and has hit safely in 10 of the Eagles' last 11 games.
• Catcher Caden Sheridan has thrown out 15 would-be base stealers this season, the most in the OVC.
• Sheridan's leads the team and ranks t-4th in the OVC with eight home runs. He has drawn 17 walks, tied with Alex Kean for most on the most and the sixth-most in the Ohio Valley Conference.
• Sheridan had a big game Sunday going 3-7 at the plate with a solo home run, a grand slam and five runs batted in.
• Alex Kean comes into the Ohio game on a 13-game reached base streak, the highest current streak on the team.
• Reliever Devin Costa has a 5.00 strikeouts to walk ratio and averages 5.87 strikeouts per nine innings and comes into the week with a 1.50 WHIP.
• Freshman Luke Hayes has impressed early in his collegiate career, posting a 2-1 record with a save. He's walked 11 batters and struck out 20 while posting an 11.82 K/9 inn. ratio and a 1.78 WHIP. Opponents are hitting .271 against him.