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AJ Lewis-01 (2020_03-08 vs Norfolk State)
7
Norfolk State NSU 2-13
13
Winner Eastern Kentucky EKU 11-2
Norfolk State NSU
2-13
7
Final
13
Eastern Kentucky EKU
11-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Norfolk State NSU 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 7 15 1
Eastern Kentucky EKU 1 3 1 2 0 0 6 0 X 13 14 2

W: Jackson, Julian (2-0) L: HOCKETT,Seth (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Colonels Complete Sweep Of Norfolk State, Run Winning Streak To Seven Straight

Box Score

RICHMOND, Ky. –
Eastern Kentucky won its seventh straight game and completed a three-game sweep of visiting Norfolk State with a 13-7 win on Sunday at Earle Combs Stadium.
 
EKU's seven-game winning streak matches the longest since the 2005 team won 10 in a row.  The 2012 and 2018 squads also won seven straight.  Eastern beat Norfolk State 14-2 on Friday and 6-0 on Saturday.
 
The Colonels (11-2) scored the first four runs of the game, including a 3-run second inning highlighted by a 2-run triple off the bat of A.J. Lewis.  It was Lewis' second triple in his first two trips to the plate. 
 
After the Spartans (2-13) cut the deficit to one with three runs in the top of the third, Marcus Hill pushed the EKU lead back to two, 5-3, with a run scoring single in the bottom half.
 
Nick Howie and Lewis hit solo home runs in the bottom of the fourth to stretch the lead to four, 7-3.  It was Howie's second round tripper of the season and the third for Lewis.
 
Eastern Kentucky pulled away with six runs in the bottom of the seventh.  Caleb Upshaw had a 2-run single and Logan Thomason made it 13-3 with a 2-run double in the inning.
 
Lewis finished the day 3-for-4 with a walk, two runs and three RBIs.  Howie also went 3-for-4 with a walk.  He scored three times and drove in two.  Charlie Ludwick was 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI.  Upshaw went 1-for-2 with a walk, two runs and two RBIs.  Eight of Eastern's nine starters had at least one hit and all nine scored at least one run.
 
Korey Singh was 4-for-4 with two runs and an RBI for Norfolk State.  Ty Hanchey finished 2-for-5 with a run and two RBIs.
 
The Colonels will play at Northern Kentucky on Wednesday at 3 p.m.

 
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