Box Score
BATON ROUGE, La. – Eastern Kentucky lost the series finale at No. 11 LSU on Sunday at Alex Box Stadium in Baton Rouge. The Colonels shutout the ranked Tigers 2-0 in the series opener on Friday.
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EKU (4-2) is scheduled to play at Kentucky on Wednesday at 4 p.m. The game will air live online on the SEC Network+.
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Eastern trailed LSU 2-0 before the Tigers pulled away with seven runs in the bottom of the third inning. The first five batters reached base, capped off by a two-run single from Cade Beloso. The final three runs of the inning came on an error and a ground out.
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The Colonels got on the board in the top of the sixth. With two outs and runners at first and second,
A.J. Lewis drove in both with a double down the right field line.
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Nick Howie finished 2-for-4 with a run scored. Lewis was 1-for-3 with two RBIs.
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Beloso had a 3-for-3 day with a run and three RBIs for LSU.
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