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Ricco Longo celebrates after hitting his first home run of the season
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Eastern Kentucky EKU 10-29
8
Winner Central Arkansas UCA 21-18
Eastern Kentucky EKU
10-29
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Final
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Central Arkansas UCA
21-18
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Eastern Kentucky EKU 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 9 2
Central Arkansas UCA 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 1 X 8 11 1

W: JONES, JAKE (3-1) L: Price, Jacob (3-3) S: ALEXANDER, HUNTER (8)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Colonels Fall In Game Two Of Series At UCA

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CONWAY, Ark. – Ricco Longo hit his second home run of the season but Eastern Kentucky University lost, 8-3, at Central Arkansas on Saturday.
 
The game remained scoreless until the Bears manufactured a run in the bottom of the fourth inning.  After two walks and a sacrifice bunt, Jack Runsick drove in the first run with a ground out to second base.
 
UCA scored a run in the fifth and then put two on the board in the sixth when Runsick hit a 2-run home run, pushing the home team in front 4-0.
 
Ricco Longo got the Colonels (10-29, 4-13 ASUN) on the board with a solo home run with one out in the seventh.  An RBI single by Kobe Benson made it a 4-2 game.
 
Central Arkansas (21-18, 9-8 ASUN) answered by scoring four runs combined in the seventh and eighth to put the game away.
 
Khaleel Pratt finished 2-for-4 for EKU.  Longo was 1-for-4 with a run and an RBI.
 
Runsick had a 2-for-4 game with one run and three RBIs for the Bears.
 
The series finale on Sunday will start at 2 p.m. ET and air live on ESPN+.
 
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