RICHMOND, Ky. –
Four runs within the backside of the seventh inning erased a 3-run deficit and propelled Eastern Kentucky University staff to a 6-5 victory over Central Arkansas within the Atlantic Sun Conference sequence finale on Sunday at Earle Combs Stadium.
The Bears received the sequence opener on Friday (16-12) earlier than the Colonels received the ultimate two video games, together with a 16-3 victory on Saturday.
Ricco Longo began the underside of the seventh with a double to left heart and Kobe Benson adopted with a stroll. Pedro Moreno despatched a 2-0 pitch into proper heart for a 2-run triple, getting the house staff inside one, 5-4. After Jay Douglas walked and stole second base, a floor ball to second off the bat of David Alvarez was sufficient to carry dwelling Moreno and tie the rating.
Khaleel Pratt capped the late rally with a single into proper discipline to plate Douglas and put EKU forward 6-5.
Griffin Howell retired the aspect so as within the prime of the eighth on 9 pitches. The Colonels (7-13, 2-1 ASUN) went down so as within the backside half of the eighth to ship it to the ninth with a 1-run lead.
The first two batters reached base for the Bears within the prime of the ninth and moved into scoring place on a sacrifice bunt. EKU turned to Jack Bell with two on and one out. In an try and carry dwelling the tying run, Jack Runsick popped as much as first base on a bunt. Landon Carter then hit the primary pitch he noticed on the fly into heart discipline. Douglas gloved it to protect the win.
Moreno completed 3-for-5 with two runs and two RBIs. Longo completed 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI. Douglas had a 2-for-3 sport with a stroll, a run and an RBI.
Parker Gwyn had two hits in 4 at bats with a run and an RBI for Central Arkansas (11-9, 1-2 ASUN).
The Colonels scored the primary two runs of the sport. Longo drove within the one within the backside of the second with a single to left heart. An RBI single by way of the left aspect from Douglas within the third made it 2-0.
The Bears scored two within the fourth, two within the fifth and one within the sixth to maneuver forward 5-2.
EKU will play at Tennessee on Tuesday at 5 p.m. on the SEC Network+.