Box Score

MURRAY, Ky. – Eastern Kentucky lost 7-3 to Murray State in the series finale of the three-game set on Saturday.
 
The Racers scored in the bottom of the first and never trailed.  EKU was down 3-0 when Charlie Ludwick hit his seventh home run of the season in the top of the fifth inning.  The solo shot made it a two-run game. 
 
Murray State answered with a run in the bottom half of the frame.
 
With two outs in the seventh, Ludwick singled and Logan Thomason drew a walk.  Will King followed with a RBI single to right center to get the visitors back within two, 4-2.  MSU's Ryan Perkins had a two-run triple to fuel a three-run bottom half of the seventh that put the game away.
 
Ludwick had a 2-for-4 day with two runs and an RBI.  Kendal Ewell had three hits in five at bats.  Sophomore right-hander Julian Jackson made his season debut and pitched a perfect eighth inning with a pair of strike outs.
 
Bryson Bloomer finished 2-for-5 with a run and an RBI for Murray State (21-16, 11-7 OVC).
 
The Colonels (13-25, 7-14 OVC) will play at Kentucky on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.  The game will air live on the SEC Network Plus.