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Box Score

CHILLICOTHE, Ohio – Eastern Kentucky lost to Marshall, 7-4, on Wednesday at V.A. Memorial Stadium in Chillicothe, Ohio.

Marshall (18-26) took the early lead when Alfredo Brito scored on a wild pitch and Sergio Leon drove in a run with a double to right center in the second inning.  Eastern (15-27) got one back in the top of the third on Luke Wurzlebacher’s sacrifice fly.

Eric Escobedo’s RBI single in the third pushed the lead back to two, 3-1, for Marshall.  The Thundering Herd built a 5-run cushion with three runs in the fourth.  Gray Stafford had a two-run double in the inning.

Austin Grisham drove in Bryan Soloman with a single to center in the fifth inning to close the gap to 6-2.  Alex Hughes made it 6-3 in the sixth with an RBI triple off the wall in center field.  A sacrifice fly by Doug Teegarden in the seventh cut the deficit to two, 6-4, and made it three straight innings with a run for the Colonels.

Stafford scored on a throwing error in the bottom of the eighth to seal the victory for Marshall.  Stafford had three hits in four at bats, two runs scored and two RBIs.  Brito finished 3-for-5 with a run and an RBI.

Grisham finished 2-for-5 with an RBI.  Kenny Hostrander went 2-for-4 with two runs scored. 

Matt Lynch (0-5) started and suffered the loss.  He allowed three runs on five hits in three innings.  The junior walked three and struck out one.  Alex Thackston (1-3) picked up his first win of the season after allowing two runs on five hits over five and two-thirds innings.  He walked one and struck out two.  Josh King earned the save after pitching a scoreless ninth inning.

The Colonels return to Ohio Valley Conference play this weekend at Eastern Illinois.  The three-game series begins Friday at 4 p.m. ET.