Cookeville, Tennessee — logan castleman On Friday, he had four RBIs to help the Morehead State University baseball team defeat the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles, 9-2. Luke Helton (5-2) Morehead State won (17-12, 4-3). The right-hander pitched eight innings, allowing two runs, no walks, and five strikeouts.
Castleman went 3-for-4 with a home run in addition to four RBIs for the Eagles. roman kuntz He also showed remarkable performance with 1 hit in 4 at-bats, 1 walk, and 2 RBIs. Isaias Guzman He also chipped in at Morehead State, recording one hit in four innings at the plate, adding a walk and two RBIs.
how did it happen
The Eagles quickly picked up their game and took a two-run lead in the top of the first inning.Kuntz hit a two-run homer for Morehead State, scoring as a senior. Riley Preece and senior colton becker.
After the Golden Eagles tied the score at two, the Eagles came back in the fifth inning to take the lead. Morehead State's offense had a standout five-point outburst with Castleman's two-run hit off the bat and Guzman's two-run homer to give the Eagles a 7-2 lead.
Morehead State held Tennessee Tech scoreless and built a 9-2 lead into the seventh inning. The Eagles added two points on Castleman's two-run homer over the left field. The score remained 9-2 for the rest of the game, giving Morehead State a strong win.
game memo
» Castleman tripled in the Morehead State game.
» Helton struck out five Golden Eagles batters.
» Castleman had four RBIs for Morehead State.
» All of Morehead State's starters reached base safely in the win.
» Morehead State's highest scoring inning was the fifth, when they pushed for five runs.
» Morehead State took a 2-0 lead in the top half of the first half and didn't relinquish that lead for the rest of the game.
» Helton put together eight innings of two-run ball for the Eagles.
» The Eagles defeated the Golden Eagles, 10-8.
» Morehead State went 4-for-9 (.444) with runners in scoring position.
» Morehead State's pitchers held Tennessee Tech to just 1-for-7 (.143) with runners in scoring position.
» Morehead State's pitcher faced 35 Tennessee Tech batters in the game, allowing 13 ground balls, six fly balls, and had six strikeouts.
MSU will look for a series win tomorrow at 3 p.m.
