Saturday, May 2
JACKSONVILLE
1 p.m.
Jax State
2
vs
6
Morehead State
Daniel Adamson hit his 10th home run of the season on Saturday
5/2/2009 6:32:29 PM | Baseball
GAME ONE FINAL STATS GAME TWO FINAL STATS
JACKSONVILLE – Daniel Adamson hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning to lead Jacksonville State to a 3-0 win over Morehead State in the second game of Saturday's Ohio Valley Conference double-header. The Eagles claimed a 6-2 in the opener.
Jax State improves to 27-16 on the season and 10-7 in the OVC, while Morehead State falls to 16-26 and 9-10 in the conference.
In the nightcap, Austin Lucas (6-1) scattered four hits in six solid innings on the mound to earn the win. Bill Henke recorded the final three outs to claim his ninth save of the season. MSU's Tyler Bess (4-5) gave up just four hits, but got stuck with the loss for the Eagles.
The Gamecocks took a 1-0 lead in the second inning after Kyle Bluestein was hit by a pitch and moved to third on a pair of ground balls. He then came around to score on the second Eagle error of the inning to give JSU the early lead.
Bluestein then reached in the sixth inning again after begin hit by a pitch and Adamson followed with his team-high 10th home run of the season for the final margin.
Blake Seguin, Jay Davis, Spencer Brandes and Adamson each had a hit for the Gamecocks in the win.
Drew Lee went 2-for-3 to lead Morehead State at the plate, while Andrew Deeds and Luke Bainer each had a hit.
In the opener, J. D. Ashbrook went 3-for-5 and drove in a pair of runs as Morehead State claimed a 6-2 win.
Quentin Morgan allowed only three hits in six innings on the mound to earn the win, while Michael Bottoms tossed the final three innings to earn his fourth save of the year. JSU's Daniel Watts had five strikeouts, but gave up three runs in five innings to get stuck with the loss.
The Eagles took a 1-0 lead in the first on a RBI single by Lee, but the Gamecocks tied the game at 1-1 in the home half of the first on a sacrifice fly by Steven Leach.
Morehead State took the lead for good in the sixth inning after loading the bases on back-to-back singles and a walk, to chase JSU starter Watts from the game. Michael Bottoms followed with a two-RBI single down the left field line off JSU reliever Jordan Beistline as the Eagles took a 3-1 lead.
Jax State pushed across a run in the bottom of the sixth on a sacrifice fly by Bluestein to cut the lead to 3-2, but the Gamecocks could get no closer.
The Eagles scored three runs in the seventh after Luke Bainer led off with a solo home run and Ashbrook followed with a two-run home run for the final margin. Ashbrook finished the game with a pair of hits.
Jax State had five hits in the opener, one each by Todd Cunningham, Sam Eberle, Seguin, Bluestein and Adamson.
The two teams will play the rubber game of the series on Sunday. Game time is set for 1 p.m. at Rudy Abbott Field.
JACKSONVILLE – Daniel Adamson hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning to lead Jacksonville State to a 3-0 win over Morehead State in the second game of Saturday's Ohio Valley Conference double-header. The Eagles claimed a 6-2 in the opener.
Jax State improves to 27-16 on the season and 10-7 in the OVC, while Morehead State falls to 16-26 and 9-10 in the conference.
In the nightcap, Austin Lucas (6-1) scattered four hits in six solid innings on the mound to earn the win. Bill Henke recorded the final three outs to claim his ninth save of the season. MSU's Tyler Bess (4-5) gave up just four hits, but got stuck with the loss for the Eagles.
The Gamecocks took a 1-0 lead in the second inning after Kyle Bluestein was hit by a pitch and moved to third on a pair of ground balls. He then came around to score on the second Eagle error of the inning to give JSU the early lead.
Bluestein then reached in the sixth inning again after begin hit by a pitch and Adamson followed with his team-high 10th home run of the season for the final margin.
Blake Seguin, Jay Davis, Spencer Brandes and Adamson each had a hit for the Gamecocks in the win.
Drew Lee went 2-for-3 to lead Morehead State at the plate, while Andrew Deeds and Luke Bainer each had a hit.
In the opener, J. D. Ashbrook went 3-for-5 and drove in a pair of runs as Morehead State claimed a 6-2 win.
Quentin Morgan allowed only three hits in six innings on the mound to earn the win, while Michael Bottoms tossed the final three innings to earn his fourth save of the year. JSU's Daniel Watts had five strikeouts, but gave up three runs in five innings to get stuck with the loss.
The Eagles took a 1-0 lead in the first on a RBI single by Lee, but the Gamecocks tied the game at 1-1 in the home half of the first on a sacrifice fly by Steven Leach.
Morehead State took the lead for good in the sixth inning after loading the bases on back-to-back singles and a walk, to chase JSU starter Watts from the game. Michael Bottoms followed with a two-RBI single down the left field line off JSU reliever Jordan Beistline as the Eagles took a 3-1 lead.
Jax State pushed across a run in the bottom of the sixth on a sacrifice fly by Bluestein to cut the lead to 3-2, but the Gamecocks could get no closer.
The Eagles scored three runs in the seventh after Luke Bainer led off with a solo home run and Ashbrook followed with a two-run home run for the final margin. Ashbrook finished the game with a pair of hits.
Jax State had five hits in the opener, one each by Todd Cunningham, Sam Eberle, Seguin, Bluestein and Adamson.
The two teams will play the rubber game of the series on Sunday. Game time is set for 1 p.m. at Rudy Abbott Field.
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