Box Score

RICHMOND, Ky. – Eastern Kentucky used a six run first inning to take a lead it would never give up against visiting Northern Kentucky.
 
The scoring started with a single from junior Mandy Alvarez that brought sophomore Shea Sullivan home. The runs kept coming in thanks to doubles from sophomore Ben Fisher and junior Luke Wurzelbacher. 
 
The Colonels (8-16) pilled on more with five runs in the second, highlighted by a bases loaded single from Alvarez that scored Sullivan and junior Kenny Hostrander. Hostrander went 3-for-4 with two runs and two RBIs. Alvarez would finish 2-for-5 with three runs batted in.
 
Junior Doug Teegarden went 2-for-4 and scored three runs. Fisher also went 2-for-4 and had two RBIs.
 
Northern Kentucky (9-15) scored two runs in both the third and fourth innings to shrink the gap to 11-4, but they would not get any closer thanks to a strong performance by Matt Lynch.  The senior right-hander went seven and two-thirds innings and only gave up four runs.  He struck out four and walked only one. 
 
Logan Spurlin was responsible for half of the offensive productivity of the Norse, going 2-for-4 with two RBIs. 
 
Junior TJ Alas would put the icing on the cake in the eighth inning with a double that brought in three runs.
 
EKU begins a three-game conference series on Thursday against UT Martin.  First pitch at Turkey Hughes field is set for 6 p.m.