MOREHEAD, Ky. – After a rough start and five early errors, the Morehead State baseball team overcame a six-run deficit to beat Murray State 8-7 on Saturday at Allen Field. The Eagles (8-14) claimed their first win of the series over the Racers (14-7) in the second game of the series to set up a rubber match at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday.
Murray State threatened early in the game, but starter Alex Kafka struck out two Racers and stranded two to end the first. The Racers then put up a five-spot in the second inning, thanks in part to three errors in the field from Morehead State, and a solo homer from Bryson Bloomer.
Morehead State threatened that lead in the third and fifth, but an inning-ending double-play and a line-out left two Eagles stranded in each frame. Murray State tacked on another run in the fifth, but Matt Bettio came on in the sixth and shut down the visitors over two and a third.
In the bottom of the seventh, Morehead State loaded the bases with one out thanks to singles from Nick Gooden, Chase Vinson, and Ashton Roy, before Mik Aoki called on pinch-hitter Bryce Ray, who smacked a grand slam to right-center field (his first hit of the season) that cut the Murray State lead to two, 6-4.
Ryley Preece then doubled as the lineup turned over before Jackson Feltner hit a two-run shot to the deepest part of the yard to tie the game at six. That homer was Feltner's fifth of the season, tying him with Preece for the team lead.
Murray State pushed a run across in the the top of the eighth, but Jarrett Miller stopped the scoring there. In the bottom half, a two-out single from Roman Kuntz tied the game at seven before Alex Jacobs hit a line-drive to shortstop that Murray State was unable to fully handle, resulting in a failed fielder's choice that scored Feltner from third to give the Eagles an 8-7 lead they wouldn't lose.
Closer John Bakke came on in the ninth to record his fourth save of the season, striking out the first batter of the inning, getting the second to fly out to center, before catching a rocket line drive hit right back at him by Drew Vogel to end the game. Bakke's save gave him sole possession of third place in saves in the OVC.
Feltner and Kuntz totaled three hits apiece as the Eagles finished with 14 hits, including seven in the six-run outburst in the seventh. Jacobs had a hit to move his reached-base streak to 20 games and hit string to 12 in a row.
Morehead State snapped a six-game slide with the win, setting up a rubber match where it will look to take the series and move to 2-1 in conference play. Sunday's first pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET. The game will not be broadcasted on ESPN+, but live stats will be available.
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