Box Score

MOREHEAD, Ky. – Tait Nunnally hit a 2-run home run and Justin Carinci had four hits, including his first home run of the season, as Eastern Kentucky University beat Morehead State, 14-5, on Tuesday.
 
The Colonels got off to a quick start.  Carinci began the game with a double to right center and moved to third on a fly out to center.  The senior second baseman then scored on a sacrifice fly from Conner Davis.  After a single through the left side off the bat of Max Williams, Nunnally, a freshman outfielder, launched his 11th home run of the season over the wall in right field for a 3-0 advantage.
 
EKU added to its lead in the second.  After loading the bases with no outs, DJ Sullivan scored when Carinci was hit by a pitch.  Miguel Larreal made it 5-0 with an RBI single to center field.  Davis drove in two more with a single to right field.
 
The Eagles (30-22) got on the board in the bottom of the third.  With two outs and two on, Morehead State received helped from a bad bounce on a ground ball up the middle that could have ended the inning, but loaded the bases instead.  Nick Gooden followed with a 2-run single to center.  Hunter Thomas drove in a run with another infield single to close the gap to 7-3.
 
The Colonels (19-34) responded in the top half of the fourth by scoring four runs.  Carinci's 2-run single to left highlighted another big inning for the visitors and made it 11-3.
 
Carinci's first homer of the season came in the top of the ninth.  Later in the inning, Nunnally drove in two more with a double down the right field line, pushing the visitors out in front 14-5.  Carinci finished 4-for-5 with three runs and four RBIs.  Nunnally was 3-for-6 with two runs and four driven in.  Davis went 1-for-1 with three RBIs.
 
EKU starter Jack Watters struck out six in three innings of work.  He allowed three runs on five hits and walked two.
 
Gooden went 2-for-4 with a walk and two RBIs.  Roman Kuntz had a 2-for-5 day with two runs scored for Morehead State.
 
The Colonels will close out the regular season with a 3-game series at home against Jacksonville starting on Thursday.