Box Score

RICHMOND, Ky. – The NCAA leader in home runs, Eastern Kentucky University's Ben Fisher, hit his 15th of the season to help the Colonels complete a three-game sweep of the University of Tennessee at Martin with a 3-0 victory on Sunday at Earle Combs Stadium.
 
It was Eastern's first shutout of an Ohio Valley Conference team since blanking Tennessee Tech, 4-0, on May 12, 2012. 
 
Fisher was also the national leader in RBIs and runs coming into the weekend.  He finished 1-for-3 with a walk, a run and an RBI on Sunday.
 
Eric Nerl started for Eastern (17-12, 4-5 OVC) and pitched three innings of shutout baseball.  He allowed four hits, did not walk a batter and struck out four.  Alex Hamilton (4-0) earned the win after tossing two innings of hitless relief.
 
Fisher staked the Colonels to a 1-0 lead with a solo shot in the bottom of the fourth.  Cole Warrenfeltz doubled the lead with an RBI double to left center.  Nick Howie continued to have a strong weekend, driving in a run in the fifth to make it 3-0.
 
Caleb Johnson pitched the final two and two-thirds innings to earn his sixth save of the season.  He allowed just one hit, walked one and struck out four.
 
Alex Holderbach had two hits in four at bats for Eastern Kentucky.  Ryland Kerr also had a pair of hits and scored a run.

"Great job today by our pitching staff, they really executed the game plan," said EKU Head Coach Edwin Thompson. "Getting our third shutout this season, and the first OVC one since 2012 is huge. It was really awesome for us to respond from last weekend in conference play to come back and get a sweep and just excited to see us continue to get better each day."
 
Tyler Albright led the Skyhawks (9-15, 1-11 OVC) with a 2-for-4 day.
 
EKU will play at Northern Kentucky on Tuesday at 3 p.m.