Saturday, April 25
JACKSONVILLE
1 p.m.
Jax State
13
vs
3
Eastern Kentucky
Steven Leach had three hits in JSU's 13-3 win over the Colonels
4/25/2009 3:50:11 PM | Baseball
GAME ONE FINAL STATS GAME TWO FINAL STATS
JACKSONVILLE – Daniel Adamson had four hits, including two three-run home runs, to lead Jacksonville State to a 14-3 win in the second game of Saturday's Ohio Valley Conference series against Eastern Kentucky.
Steven Leach went 3-for-4 and drove in five runs to lead Jacksonville State to a 13-3 win in the opener as the Gamecocks won their fifth straight game.
In the opener, Daniel Watts (4-2) scattered four hits and had three strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings on the mound to earn his fourth win of the year. EKU's Matt Fyffe (3-4) gave up nine runs on seven hits to suffer the loss.
Jax State took a 1-0 lead in the first inning when Leach drove in his first run of the game on a single up the middle and JSU extended the lead to 4-0 in the third inning when Leach drove in a pair of runs and Cunningham had a RBI single.
Eastern Kentucky scored a run in the fourth on a RBI single by Tyler Rehmel and the Colonels added another run in the fifth on a solo home run by Michael Garcia.
EKU cut the lead to 4-3 in the top of the seventh inning on a RBI single by Anthony Ottrando, but the Gamecocks blew open the game in the home half of the seventh.
Jax State scored nine runs on just six hits and took advantage of a pair of EKU errors to put the game out of reach. Daniel Adamson, Sam Eberle and Leach each drove in a pair of runs, while Cunningham and Bluestein each drove in another run. Eberle also slugged his eighth homer of the season with a two-run shot over the left field fence during the Gamecocks' second-biggest scoring inning of the year.
Cunningham, Bluestein and Eberle each added two hits to go along with Leach's three hits as the Gamecocks finished the game with 11 total hits in the opener.
Jayson Langfels had two hits to lead the Colonels, who finished with just five hits in game one.
In the second game, Austin Lucas (5-1) allowed just two runs and had five strikeouts to earn his fifth win of the season. EKU's Matt Harris gave up 11 runs, but had five strikeouts to get stuck with the loss.
The Colonels took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on a sacrifice fly by Tyler Rehmel, but the Gamecocks tied the game in the second inning on a RBI single by Jake Sharrock.
Eastern Kentucky took a 2-1 lead in the third inning on a RBI single by Aaron Barrows, but the Gamecocks battled back to take the lead for good in the home half of the third inning.
After Blake Seguin scored Cunningham to tie the game at 2-2, Adamson blasted his first home run of the day to centerfield to give the Gamecocks a 5-2 lead.
Jax State then pushed across four more runs in the fourth inning, thanks to Adamson's second three-run blast as the Gamecocks built a 9-3 lead.
The Gamecocks added two more runs in the fifth on a two-run home run by Cunningham, and three runs in the sixth inning for the final margin.
Cunningham and Seguin each added a pair of hits to go with Adamson's four hits as the Gamecocks finished with 14 against two EKU pitchers. Cunningham extended his hitting streak to 15 games, a career best for the sophomore outfielder.
Anthony Ottrando and Rehmel each had two hits to lead Eastern at the plate.
The two teams will play the final game of the OVC series on Sunday. Game time is set for 1 p.m. at Rudy Abbott Field.
JACKSONVILLE – Daniel Adamson had four hits, including two three-run home runs, to lead Jacksonville State to a 14-3 win in the second game of Saturday's Ohio Valley Conference series against Eastern Kentucky.
Steven Leach went 3-for-4 and drove in five runs to lead Jacksonville State to a 13-3 win in the opener as the Gamecocks won their fifth straight game.
In the opener, Daniel Watts (4-2) scattered four hits and had three strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings on the mound to earn his fourth win of the year. EKU's Matt Fyffe (3-4) gave up nine runs on seven hits to suffer the loss.
Jax State took a 1-0 lead in the first inning when Leach drove in his first run of the game on a single up the middle and JSU extended the lead to 4-0 in the third inning when Leach drove in a pair of runs and Cunningham had a RBI single.
Eastern Kentucky scored a run in the fourth on a RBI single by Tyler Rehmel and the Colonels added another run in the fifth on a solo home run by Michael Garcia.
EKU cut the lead to 4-3 in the top of the seventh inning on a RBI single by Anthony Ottrando, but the Gamecocks blew open the game in the home half of the seventh.
Jax State scored nine runs on just six hits and took advantage of a pair of EKU errors to put the game out of reach. Daniel Adamson, Sam Eberle and Leach each drove in a pair of runs, while Cunningham and Bluestein each drove in another run. Eberle also slugged his eighth homer of the season with a two-run shot over the left field fence during the Gamecocks' second-biggest scoring inning of the year.
Cunningham, Bluestein and Eberle each added two hits to go along with Leach's three hits as the Gamecocks finished the game with 11 total hits in the opener.
Jayson Langfels had two hits to lead the Colonels, who finished with just five hits in game one.
In the second game, Austin Lucas (5-1) allowed just two runs and had five strikeouts to earn his fifth win of the season. EKU's Matt Harris gave up 11 runs, but had five strikeouts to get stuck with the loss.
The Colonels took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on a sacrifice fly by Tyler Rehmel, but the Gamecocks tied the game in the second inning on a RBI single by Jake Sharrock.
Eastern Kentucky took a 2-1 lead in the third inning on a RBI single by Aaron Barrows, but the Gamecocks battled back to take the lead for good in the home half of the third inning.
After Blake Seguin scored Cunningham to tie the game at 2-2, Adamson blasted his first home run of the day to centerfield to give the Gamecocks a 5-2 lead.
Jax State then pushed across four more runs in the fourth inning, thanks to Adamson's second three-run blast as the Gamecocks built a 9-3 lead.
The Gamecocks added two more runs in the fifth on a two-run home run by Cunningham, and three runs in the sixth inning for the final margin.
Cunningham and Seguin each added a pair of hits to go with Adamson's four hits as the Gamecocks finished with 14 against two EKU pitchers. Cunningham extended his hitting streak to 15 games, a career best for the sophomore outfielder.
Anthony Ottrando and Rehmel each had two hits to lead Eastern at the plate.
The two teams will play the final game of the OVC series on Sunday. Game time is set for 1 p.m. at Rudy Abbott Field.
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