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Box Score

RICHMOND, Ky. – Eastern Kentucky cut a 6-run deficit to two, but West Virginia scored eight runs in the final three innings to pull away for a 16-9 win.

The Colonels (5-15) cut the Mountaineers 6-0 lead in half on Shaun Ball’s three-run home run in the third inning.  It was his third homer of the season.  Trailing 8-4 in the bottom of the sixth, EKU plated two to close the gap to two runs.  John Wilson’s RBI double accounted for one of the runs.

West Virginia (11-13) scored one in the seventh before exploding for five in the eighth and two more in the ninth.  Ryan Tuntland had an RBI double and Alan Filauro a two-run single in the 5-run eighth inning. 

Kyle Nowlin and Kenny Hostrander had back-to-back triples in the bottom of the eighth.  Wilson’s sacrifice fly capped the two-run inning for the Colonels.

Ball finished 2-for-5 with a run and three RBIs.  Hostrander went 2-for-2 with three runs, an RBI and a pair of walks.  Wilson had two hits in four at bats, three RBIs and a run scored.

Tuntland led the Mountaineer attack with a 4-for-6 performance.  He scored four times and drove in two.  Filauro also went 4-for-6 with four RBIs and a run scored.

The Colonels take to the road for a three-game non-conference series at Southern Illinois University beginning on Thursday.  First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m. ET.