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RICHMOND, Ky. – Eastern Kentucky took a 7-4 lead in the third, but Austin Peay scored 11 unanswered on its way to beating the Colonels, 15-9, in the opener of an Ohio Valley Conference series on Friday.
 
The series will conclude on Saturday with a doubleheader beginning at noon.  Both games will air live on ESPN3.
 
An RBI single by Daniel Harris IV and a two-run home run by Caleb Upshaw in the bottom of the first inning staked Eastern (8-16, 3-7 OVC) to an early 3-0 lead. 
 
Down 4-3 going into the bottom of the third, EKU pushed across four to take back the lead.  Three straight singles to start the frame loaded the bases.  After two strike outs nearly got the Governors out of the jam, Kendal Ewell singled to center field.  Two runs would have scored, but an error on the play brought home a third and allowed Ewell to go to third base.  He scored on a double by Brent Lovell to make it a 7-4 game.
 
APSU (8-15, 5-5 OVC) came right back and scored four in the top of the fourth.  Ty DeLancey capped it with a two-run home run.  The Govs pulled away from there, scoring two in the fifth, four in the seventh and one in the eighth.

  Eastern Kentucky freshman Manny Jackson hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth to set the final score.
 
Cam Ridley was 3-for-4 with two runs scored.  Harris finished 2-for-4 with two runs and an RBI.
 
DeLancey went 3-for-6 with three runs and four RBIs.  Garrett Spain had a 2-for-4 day with two runs and four driven in.