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Eastern Kentucky University Athletics

Daniel McFarland
Corey Rush
7
Winner Eastern Kentucky EKU 6-11
5
Western Kentucky WKU 9-8
Winner
Eastern Kentucky EKU
6-11
7
Final
5
Western Kentucky WKU
9-8
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Eastern Kentucky EKU 0 0 1 5 0 0 1 0 0 7 8 0
Western Kentucky WKU 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 5 11 2

W: Brian, Will (2-1) L: Evan Acosta (0-1) S: Ochsenbein, Aaron (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Colonels Pick Up Road Win At Western Kentucky

Box Score

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – In the baseball version of the Battle of the Bluegrass, Eastern Kentucky beat Western Kentucky, 7-5, on Tuesday at Nick Denes Field in Bowling Green.

The Colonels (6-11) grabbed a 1-0 lead on an RBI ground out from Cornell Nixon in the third and then broke a 1-1 tie with five runs in the top of the fourth.  All five runs were scored with two outs in the inning.  Daniel Harris IV drew a bases load walk to score Alex Holderbach.  Daniel McFarland followed with a two-run single to left center.  Nixon capped the inning with a double down the left field line that scored two more runs and made it a 6-1 game.
 
The Hilltoppers (9-8) cut into the deficit with two runs in the bottom of the fourth to get within three, 6-3.
 
Chris Botsoe put Eastern in front 7-3 with a solo home run in the top of the seventh.  It was his first home run of the season and team-best 15th RBI.
 
McFarland, batting in the nine-hole, finished 3-for-4 with a run and two RBIs.  Nixon was 1-for-4 with three RBIs.  Harris scored twice and drove in a run.
 
Will Brian (2-1) earned the win after tossing three innings, allowing one run on three hits and walking two batters.  After giving up two runs in his first inning of relief, Darren Williams kept WKU off the board in the fifth and sixth innings.  He allowed one earned run on four hits, walked one and struck out two over three innings.
 
Aaron Ochsenbein retired the side in order in the ninth, including two strike outs, to pick up his first save of the season.
 
"It was a great team win," EKU Head Coach Edwin Thompson said.  "Everyone did their job.  Danny McFarland gave us three hits.  That one in the fourth was big.  The home run late by Chris was big.  Aaron Ochsenbein was really dominate in the ninth inning to close the deal.  I'm really happy for our guys."
 
Jacob Rhinesmith, Western's top hitter and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) National Hitter of the Week, went 0-for-4 with a sacrifice fly.  He entered the game with a .412 batting average, seven home runs and 18 RBIs.
 
Colin Butkiewicz had a 3-for-4 day with a run and two RBIs for Western Kentucky.
 
The Colonels will play at No. 11 Vanderbilt on Wednesday in Nashville.  First pitch is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET.
 
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