Game 1 Box Score | Game 2 Box Score
EMERSON, Ga. – Four hitless innings by two relievers helped Eastern Kentucky escape with a 5-4 win over Bowling Green in game two of Friday's doubleheader at the LakePoint Sports complex in Emerson, Georgia. BGSU won the first game 13-10.
Trailing 4-3 in the bottom of the fifth inning of game two, EKU pushed across a pair of runs to take the lead.
TJ Alas singled through the right side to score
Kenny Hostrander and tie the game. Later in the inning
Shea Sullivan scored on a balk to put the Colonels (4-5) on top.
Relievers
Matt Lynch and
Aaron Ochsenbein took over from there. Lynch pitched a scoreless sixth inning. He walked three batters, but struck out two. Ochsenbein closed out the game for his first career save. Over the final three innings the freshman right-hander did not allow a hit, walked one and struck out four.
Luke McGee (2-0) started for Eastern Kentucky and gave up four runs, only two of which were earned, on seven hits in five innings of work. He walked one and struck out six. Hostrander finished 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI.
Trey Keegan went 2-for-3 with two walks, a run and an RBI for Bowling Green (2-3).
Bowling Green jumped out to a big lead early in game one, scoring 10 runs in the first three innings. The Colonels trailed 13-1 before attempting a late inning comeback. EKU platted eight runs in the bottom of the eight to get within three. Hostrander had a two-run double in Eastern's big inning.
Newcomer
Mandy Alvarez went 5-for-5 with two runs scored and an RBI. Alas had three hits in four at bats and scored three times.
Logan Hershenow (0-3) started for EKU and allowed 10 runs, six of which were earned, on 13 hits in five and two thirds innings. He walked two and struck out five.
Brian Bien led the Bowling Green attack with a 4-for-5 day. He scored three times and drove in two. Randy Righter went 3-for-5 with three RBIs and a run scored.
The two teams will conclude their three-game series with a single game on Saturday at 6 p.m.
