Two more Army runners crossed the plate in the eighth, but Shaun Ball hit his first home run of the season in the bottom half. After Army shaved two runs off the lead in the top of the seventh, Luke Wurzelbacher drove in a run in the bottom half. An Army error in the sixth allowed two more runs to come home for a 6-2 lead.Īrmy mounted a comeback bid in the seventh and eighth innings, but the Colonels answered each time. Sean Hagen followed with a run scoring single to left for a 3-0 Colonel lead.Īfter Army (0-3) scored a run in the second and third innings, EKU added to its lead in the fifth and sixth innings. The Colonels (2-3) were also scheduled to face Delaware State today, but that game was cancelled because delays in starting today’s games.Īlex Hughes got Eastern on the board in the bottom of the first with a two-out, two-run double to left field. Eastern Kentucky jumped out to a 3-0 lead in an 8-6 victory over Army today at the Coca-Cola Classic hosted by Winthrop.
North Dakota State 9, Missouri Tech 9, Niagara Martin 5, IPFW 4 Southern Illinois 12, State State 2, Bowling Green 1 Eastern Kentucky 8, Army 6 (Rock Hill, S.C.)Įastern Illinois 2, Alcorn State 0 (Hattiesburg, 7-3, Morehead State 2-10, Belmont Rock 2-2, SIUE Peay 9, Illinois State 6
