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RICHMOND, Ky. – Eastern Kentucky scored the first three runs, but Eastern Illinois scored the next 15 on its way to a 15-3 victory on Saturday. The Panthers clinched the Ohio Valley Conference series with the win.
The Colonels hit three solo home runs in the second to take a 3-0 lead.
Sean Hagen led off the inning with his ninth of the season.
Ben Fisher made it back-to-back jacks with his third of the season. Two batters later
Kenny Hostrander ripped a shot over the wall in left for his first home run of 2014.
Hagen finished the day 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI. Hostrander had two hits in three at bats, walked once, scored once and drove in one.
The Panthers got on the board in the fifth and then took the lead in the sixth on a three-run home run by Tyler Schweigert. Caleb Howell capped the four-run inning with an RBI double for a 5-3 lead. Frankie Perrone's sacrifice fly and Dane Sauer's RBI single in the seventh extended the lead to 7-3.
Demetre Taylor led off the eight with a solo home run for Eastern Illinois. Schweigert added an RBI double later in the inning. Schweigert went 4-for-6 with three runs scored and five driven in. Howell had three hits in six at bats and drove in three. Brant Valach finished 3-for-6 with three runs scored and one RBI.
Ben Kennedy (2-1) earned the win after pitching three and one-third innings of scoreless relief. He allowed two hits, walked two and struck out one.
Brent Cobb (3-5) suffered the loss after allowing six runs, four of which were earned, on nine hits in six and one-third innings. He walked three and struck out four.
The two teams will conclude the series on Sunday at Turkey Hughes Field. The game is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.
