Saturday, March 29
Charleston, Ill.
2 p.m.
Jacksonville State University
23
at
15
Eastern Illinois
Eddie Mora-Loera was just a double away from hitting for the cycle on Saturday
Gamecocks Win Wild Game 23-15 at Eastern Illinois on Saturday
3/29/2014 7:01:00 PM | Baseball
BOX SCORE
CHARLESTON, Ill. – Jacksonville State tied a school record by scoring 13 runs in the seventh inning as the Gamecocks rallied for a 23-15 win over Eastern Illinois to secure the Ohio Valley Conference series against the Panthers.
Jacksonville State improves to 16-10 overall and 8-3 in the OVC, while Eastern Illinois drops to 7-19 overall and 2-6 in the league.
The Gamecocks trailed 11-7 entering the seventh inning, but sent 17 batters to the plate and scored 13 runs on nine hits – all with two outs – to take a 20-7 lead over the Panthers in the record-tying inning. JSU also scored 13 runs against Alabama State in an inning in a 26-6 win in 2009. The 23 runs were also the most against an OVC opponent for the Gamecocks, passing the record of 22 set against Morehead State.
Michael Bishop, Eddie Mora-Loera, Griff Gordon and Daniel Gaither each had three hits as the Gamecocks pounded out a season-high 19 hits. Mora-Loera, Gordon and Paschal Petrongolo each drove in four runs, while Gordon and Stephen Bartlett each extended their hitting streaks to nine games.
Mora-Loera was a double away from hitting for the cycle after hitting a home run in the first, a triple in the seventh and a single in the ninth inning. Gordon also hit a home run in the fourth inning.
Graham Officer (1-0) pitched the final four innings to earn his first win of the season for the Gamecocks, while Lee Greenfield (3-2) got stuck with the loss for the Panthers.
EIU built a 7-2 lead entering the fifth inning, but the Gamecocks scored five runs to tie the game. Petrongolo drove in two runs, while Petrongolo and Michael Bishop each added another run to help the Gamecocks tie the game at 7-7.
The Panthers answered in the sixth inning with four runs, before the Gamecocks exploded for the record-setting inning in the top of the seventh inning.
EIU scored a run in the seventh, before JSU added three more runs in the ninth and EIU matched with three runs in the home half of the ninth for the final margin.
The two teams will play the final game of the three-game series on Sunday at 1 p.m. as the Gamecocks look for the OVC sweep.
CHARLESTON, Ill. – Jacksonville State tied a school record by scoring 13 runs in the seventh inning as the Gamecocks rallied for a 23-15 win over Eastern Illinois to secure the Ohio Valley Conference series against the Panthers.
Jacksonville State improves to 16-10 overall and 8-3 in the OVC, while Eastern Illinois drops to 7-19 overall and 2-6 in the league.
The Gamecocks trailed 11-7 entering the seventh inning, but sent 17 batters to the plate and scored 13 runs on nine hits – all with two outs – to take a 20-7 lead over the Panthers in the record-tying inning. JSU also scored 13 runs against Alabama State in an inning in a 26-6 win in 2009. The 23 runs were also the most against an OVC opponent for the Gamecocks, passing the record of 22 set against Morehead State.
Michael Bishop, Eddie Mora-Loera, Griff Gordon and Daniel Gaither each had three hits as the Gamecocks pounded out a season-high 19 hits. Mora-Loera, Gordon and Paschal Petrongolo each drove in four runs, while Gordon and Stephen Bartlett each extended their hitting streaks to nine games.
Mora-Loera was a double away from hitting for the cycle after hitting a home run in the first, a triple in the seventh and a single in the ninth inning. Gordon also hit a home run in the fourth inning.
Graham Officer (1-0) pitched the final four innings to earn his first win of the season for the Gamecocks, while Lee Greenfield (3-2) got stuck with the loss for the Panthers.
EIU built a 7-2 lead entering the fifth inning, but the Gamecocks scored five runs to tie the game. Petrongolo drove in two runs, while Petrongolo and Michael Bishop each added another run to help the Gamecocks tie the game at 7-7.
The Panthers answered in the sixth inning with four runs, before the Gamecocks exploded for the record-setting inning in the top of the seventh inning.
EIU scored a run in the seventh, before JSU added three more runs in the ninth and EIU matched with three runs in the home half of the ninth for the final margin.
The two teams will play the final game of the three-game series on Sunday at 1 p.m. as the Gamecocks look for the OVC sweep.
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