PDF StatsRICHMOND, Ky. – One night after a walk-off home run from Taylor Blair, the Eastern Kentucky University baseball team continued its hot-hitting Friday afternoon in a 12-10 win against the Golden Eagles of Tennessee Tech.
Luke Wurzelbacher put the Colonels (21-28, 12-16 OVC) on the scoreboard first with an RBI double in the first inning. Wurzelbacher added on to his day with a home run in the third inning. Overall, he went 5-for-5 on the day with a team high of three RBIs.
Eastern broke its season high in hits with 20. Six of the Colonel starters chipped in with multiple hits.
Ben Fisher added four hits while
Kyle Nowlin posted three base knocks. EKU's previous season high was 19 hits against Jacksonville State on May 3.
Kenny Hostrander hit his third home run of the season in the fourth inning to give the Colonels a 5-2 lead.
The Golden Eagles (24-27, 15-14) put together a two-out charge in the fifth inning, scoring six runs and briefly taking the lead, 8-7.
The Colonels responded in the bottom of the sixth with a four-run outburst to take the lead for good. A Wurzelbacher single scored
Mandy Alvarez to make the score, 9-8. Fisher and Logan Starnes added RBIs later in the inning.
Ryan Flick led the Golden Eagles in offense by going 4-for-5 with six runs batted in.
Logan Hershenow (5-7) received the win and
Cody Creamer added on with his first save of the year.
The Colonels conclude the regular season against Tennessee Tech tomorrow, Saturday at 1 p.m. at Turkey Hughes Field.
