Box Score

RICHMOND, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University softball team fell in extra innings to rival Jacksonville State, 5-4, on Sunday at Gertrude Hood Field.

Eastern Kentucky (14-7, 6-3 OVC) again struck first in the bottom of the first.
 
Sammi Miller got things started with a double to left field. Carly Robinson followed suit with a double off the center field wall to bring home Miller and give Eastern the early 1-0 lead.
 
Jacksonville State (5-13, 4-5 OVC) answered back in the top of the second after a solo home run by Karsen Mosely to left field to tie the game at 1-1 after an inning and a half.   
The Gamecocks used the long ball again in the third inning to take their first lead of the game. Savannah Sudduth singled up the middle to get things started with one out. With two outs in the inning, Jada Terry took a 1-2 pitch over the left field wall to give Jacksonville State a 3-1 lead.
 
That lead did not last very long.
 
Jaelyn Sanders walked to get things started in the bottom half of the inning. After the next two players got out, Robinson delivered again in a big way taking a 2-2 pitch over the right center field fence to tie the game at 3-3.
 
In the bottom of the fourth, Vianna Barron led the inning off with a walk. Lou Bowers came into pinch hit and doubled down the right field line to put runners on second and third with no one out. Kara Gunter came in to pinch hit and brought home Barron with a sacrifice fly to give Eastern a 4-3 lead over Jacksonville State.
 
Sudduth got things started for the Gamecocks in the top of the seventh. After advancing to second on a ground ball, two wild pitches allowed Sudduth to tie the game in the top of the seventh.
 
The Colonels loaded the bases in the bottom of the eighth with two outs and the winning run at third base, but a fly out ended the Colonel threat sending the game to the ninth inning.
 
With two outs in the top of the ninth and runners on first and second, Terry delivered again for Jacksonville State with a single to left field to bring home the go ahead run and give Jacksonville State a 5-4 lead.
 
Eastern again loaded the bases in the bottom of the ninth inning this time with one out. But a fielder's choice and a strikeout ended the Colonel threat and the game.
 
Robinson went 2-for-4 with one home run and three RBIs. Miranda went 2-for-5 on the contest.
 
Tori Peterson (6-1) picked up her first loss of the season in the circle tossing five innings, allowing two runs on three hits.
 
Eastern travels to take on in-state rival Morehead State in a doubleheader on Wednesday in Morehead. First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m.