Sunday, April 26
JACKSONVILLE
1 p.m.
Jax State
3
vs
9
Eastern Kentucky
Todd Cunningham extended his hitting streak to 16 games with his double on Sunday versus EKU
4/26/2009 4:17:33 PM | Baseball
Box Score
JACKSONVILLE –Eastern Kentucky (21-19, 7-10 OVC) had three players with two RBI apiece to snap Jacksonville State's (25-15, 9-6 OVC) five-game winning streak with a 9-3 win at Rudy Abbott Field on Sunday.
The Colonels jumped out to a 7-0 lead, scoring one run in the top of the first and four runs in the second and two in the fourth.
Matt Davis led off the first with a double and later scored on a Jayson Langfels ground out. Richie Rodriguez drew a bases loaded walk and Davis got a run home with a sac-fly before Tyler Rehmel doubled home two more runs in the second.
Langfels had an RBI double and Rehmel scored another run on a ground out in the fourth.
The Gamecocks got a run in the sixth to cut the lead to 7-1 when Todd Cunningham led off the inning with a double to extend his hitting streak to 16 games and later scored on a Blake Seguin double.
Jacob Daniel hit a solo home run to left field in the seventh to give EKU an 8-1 lead.
The Gamecocks answered with two runs in the bottom of the seventh on an Andrew Edge two-run blast to centerfield to trim the lead to 8-3.
EKU added the final run of the afternoon in the eighth for a 9-3 lead. Davis doubled to start the inning and stole third before scoring on a Barrows sac-fly.
Paul Duncan (5-5), who had a one-hit shutout through six innings, was the pitcher of record for EKU. Duncan finished the day with three strikeouts while allowing three runs on five hits in seven innings.
JSU starter Ben Tootle (3-2) returned to the mound for the first time in nine days took the loss for the Gamecocks. Tootle gave up five runs on three hits with two strikeouts and four walks in two innings.
Tanner Freshour worked four innings, allowing two runs on four hits and Jordan Beistline gave up two runs on five hits with a strikeout in three innings.
Jacksonville State goes on the road for a midweek contest against the University of Georgia on Wednesday at 4 p.m. (Central) before returning home for an OVC series against Morehead State next weekend.
JACKSONVILLE –Eastern Kentucky (21-19, 7-10 OVC) had three players with two RBI apiece to snap Jacksonville State's (25-15, 9-6 OVC) five-game winning streak with a 9-3 win at Rudy Abbott Field on Sunday.
The Colonels jumped out to a 7-0 lead, scoring one run in the top of the first and four runs in the second and two in the fourth.
Matt Davis led off the first with a double and later scored on a Jayson Langfels ground out. Richie Rodriguez drew a bases loaded walk and Davis got a run home with a sac-fly before Tyler Rehmel doubled home two more runs in the second.
Langfels had an RBI double and Rehmel scored another run on a ground out in the fourth.
The Gamecocks got a run in the sixth to cut the lead to 7-1 when Todd Cunningham led off the inning with a double to extend his hitting streak to 16 games and later scored on a Blake Seguin double.
Jacob Daniel hit a solo home run to left field in the seventh to give EKU an 8-1 lead.
The Gamecocks answered with two runs in the bottom of the seventh on an Andrew Edge two-run blast to centerfield to trim the lead to 8-3.
EKU added the final run of the afternoon in the eighth for a 9-3 lead. Davis doubled to start the inning and stole third before scoring on a Barrows sac-fly.
Paul Duncan (5-5), who had a one-hit shutout through six innings, was the pitcher of record for EKU. Duncan finished the day with three strikeouts while allowing three runs on five hits in seven innings.
JSU starter Ben Tootle (3-2) returned to the mound for the first time in nine days took the loss for the Gamecocks. Tootle gave up five runs on three hits with two strikeouts and four walks in two innings.
Tanner Freshour worked four innings, allowing two runs on four hits and Jordan Beistline gave up two runs on five hits with a strikeout in three innings.
Jacksonville State goes on the road for a midweek contest against the University of Georgia on Wednesday at 4 p.m. (Central) before returning home for an OVC series against Morehead State next weekend.
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