RICHMOND, Ky. — Central Arkansas (11-9, 1-2) suffered a slender 6–5 defeat to Eastern Kentucky University (7-13, 2-1) on Sunday at Turkey Hughes Field at Earle Combs Stadium. The Bears tallied 5 stolen bases throughout the sport, whereas Eastern Kentucky secured the win with a decisive four-run seventh inning.
Eastern Kentucky took an early lead, scoring one run within the second inning after Jackson Cauthron was hit by a pitch and later scored on Ricco Longo’s single. The Colonels prolonged their result in 2-0 within the third inning when Pedro Moreno doubled and scored on Jay Douglas’s RBI single.
Central Arkansas responded within the fourth inning. Landon Carter scored after Parker Gwyn was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, and Zane Denton walked to usher in one other run, tying the sport at 2–2.
In the fifth inning, the Bears took the lead. Jack Runsick scored from third on a wild pitch, and Carter added one other run on Denton’s sacrifice fly, making it 4–2.
Gwyn tripled within the sixth inning and scored on Jayden Sloan’s floor out, extending Central Arkansas’s result in 5–2.
Eastern Kentucky regained momentum within the seventh inning. Moreno’s two-RBI triple and subsequent floor outs allowed each him and Jay Douglas to attain, leading to a four-run inning and a 6–5 lead.
In the ninth, the Bears had runners at second and third with one out, however could not get a runner residence. The Bears left 10 runners on base and went 0-9 with runners in scoring place.
Patrick Fernandez began and had a robust outing for Central Arkansas, pitching 6 innings and permitting 4 earned runs on 6 hits with 6 strikeouts and a couple of walks. Despite going through challenges, Fernandez managed to maintain the sport shut by inducing 6 floor outs and 4 fly outs in his 97-pitch outing. Hunter Alexander entered in aid, pitching 2 innings and giving up 2 earned runs on 2 hits, whereas putting out 2 and strolling 2. Alexander’s 48-pitch effort included securing 3 floor outs and 1 fly out, although he was tagged with the loss.
Parker Gwyn
– 1 run
– 1 double
– 1 triple
Landon Carter
– 2 runs
– 2 stolen bases
Patrick Fernandez
– 6 strikeouts
– 6 innings pitched
In their subsequent sport, Central Arkansas will journey to face Louisiana Tech at 6 p.m. CT Tuesday, March 17 in Ruston, Louisiana.