Box Score

CLINTON, S.C. – Eastern Kentucky overcame a 5-run deficit in the top of the ninth inning to beat Presbyterian College 10-9 on Friday at the PC Baseball Complex in Clinton, South Carolina.
 
The Colonels trailed 9-4 with one out and no runners on base in the top of the ninth inning.  Daniel Harris IV started the rally with a tripled to right field and scored on a double by Michael Brewer.  With two outs and Brewer at third base, Nick Howie singled to right center to make it 9-6.  After Chris Botsoe drew a walk, A.J. Lewis doubled to right to bring home two more runs and make it a one-run game.  After a pitching change, Charlie Ludwick was hit by a pitch and Chance Bodine drew a walk to load the bases.
 
Logan Thomason drew a walk to force home the tying run.  Harris, who got the rally started with a triple, drew a walk to bring in the go-ahead run, 10-9.  The Blue Hose walked five batters in the ninth inning.
 
Jacob Abbott got the save after tossing a perfect bottom of the ninth with two strike outs.
 
Lewis staked the Colonels to a 1-0 lead with a two-out home run in the top of the first inning.  Newcomer Caleb Upshaw made it 2-0 with a home run to lead off the second inning.
 
With two outs in the bottom of the second, Presbyterian's Landon Shaw hit a three-run home run to give the home team the lead.  After EKU tied it 3-3 on a run scoring single through the left side by Lewis, PC plated four in the bottom of the inning to pull ahead 7-3.  The Blue Hose scored twice on bases loaded walks.
 
Presbyterian scored one run in the fourth and one in the fifth to extend its lead to 9-4.
 
Lewis went 3-for-5 with two runs and four RBIs.  Harris was 2-for-4 with a walk, two runs and an RBI.  Upshaw was 2-for-2 with a run and an RBI.
 
Nate Beavers earned the win after pitching two innings of scoreless relief.  He allowed one hit, walked one and struck out one.
 
Shaw's only hit was the three-run home run.  He also had a sacrifice fly and finished with four RBIs.  Eric Miles started for Presbyterian and allowed four runs, on eight hits in seven innings.  He struck out eight and walked two.
 
The three-game series continues on Saturday with game two at 2 p.m.