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Griff Gordon had five hits on Friday at Morehead State
Gamecocks Rally for 11-9 Win over Morehead State on Friday
5/16/2014 9:30:00 PM | Baseball
BOX SCORE
MOREHEAD, Ky. – Jacksonville State rallied from six runs down to claim an 11-9 win over Morehead State in 13 innings as the Gamecocks moved into sole possession of second place in the Ohio Valley Conference on Friday.
Jacksonville State improved to 30-23 and 18-11 in the league to move into second in the OVC after Belmont defeated Tennessee Tech, 2-1, to give the Gamecocks a one-game lead over TTU for a bye in next week's Ohio Valley Conference Tournament.
Morehead State held a 9-3 lead after five innings, before the Gamecocks scored one in the sixth, three in the eighth and two in the ninth to force extra innings. Michael Bishop scored on a sacrifice fly in the sixth to cut the lead to 9-4, before Paschal Petrongolo had a RBI double and Andrew Bishop hit a two-run home run to make the score 9-7 in the eighth inning.
After Michael Bishop walked in the ninth inning, the Eagles were able to get the next two outs, before Petrongolo slugged a two-run home run to tie the game 9-9 and force extra innings.
The Gamecocks scored the go-ahead run in the 13th after Chase Silvani drew a one-out walk and Eddie Mora-Loera followed with a two-out single to right field as Silvani moved to third. The throw from right field sailed over the catchers head and Silvani scored to give the Gamecocks a 10-9 lead. Griff Gordon followed with a RBI single up the middle to score Mora-Loera for the final margin.
Travis Stout (3-0) picked up the win in relief after tossing 4 1/3 innings with four strikeouts, while Graham Officer recorded the final two outs to pick up the save after coming in with bases loaded in the bottom of the 13th inning. Tyler Keele (5-2) got stuck with the loss after giving up two runs in four innings of relief for Morehead State.
Gordon finished with a career-high five hits, while Mora-Loera, Petrongolo and Andrew Bishop each added three hits, while Gordon, Petrongolo and Bishop each also finished with a home run. Kane Swinney led Morehead State with four hits.
The Eagles jumped out to an early lead after scoring four runs in the first, two in the second and one more in the third to chase JSU starter Taylor Shields from the game after he gave up nine hits and seven runs in just 2 2/3 inning. Bradley Raulston then pitched the next 2 1/3 innings and allowed two runs, before Michael Mason allowed just one hit over the next three innings for the Gamecocks.
The two teams will play the rubber game of the three-game series on Saturday afternoon. Game time is set for noon as Casey Antley is scheduled to take the mound for the Gamecocks in the final regular-season game of the year. The game will be carried on the JSU radio network and live stats are also available at JSUGamecockSports.com.
MOREHEAD, Ky. – Jacksonville State rallied from six runs down to claim an 11-9 win over Morehead State in 13 innings as the Gamecocks moved into sole possession of second place in the Ohio Valley Conference on Friday.
Jacksonville State improved to 30-23 and 18-11 in the league to move into second in the OVC after Belmont defeated Tennessee Tech, 2-1, to give the Gamecocks a one-game lead over TTU for a bye in next week's Ohio Valley Conference Tournament.
Morehead State held a 9-3 lead after five innings, before the Gamecocks scored one in the sixth, three in the eighth and two in the ninth to force extra innings. Michael Bishop scored on a sacrifice fly in the sixth to cut the lead to 9-4, before Paschal Petrongolo had a RBI double and Andrew Bishop hit a two-run home run to make the score 9-7 in the eighth inning.
After Michael Bishop walked in the ninth inning, the Eagles were able to get the next two outs, before Petrongolo slugged a two-run home run to tie the game 9-9 and force extra innings.
The Gamecocks scored the go-ahead run in the 13th after Chase Silvani drew a one-out walk and Eddie Mora-Loera followed with a two-out single to right field as Silvani moved to third. The throw from right field sailed over the catchers head and Silvani scored to give the Gamecocks a 10-9 lead. Griff Gordon followed with a RBI single up the middle to score Mora-Loera for the final margin.
Travis Stout (3-0) picked up the win in relief after tossing 4 1/3 innings with four strikeouts, while Graham Officer recorded the final two outs to pick up the save after coming in with bases loaded in the bottom of the 13th inning. Tyler Keele (5-2) got stuck with the loss after giving up two runs in four innings of relief for Morehead State.
Gordon finished with a career-high five hits, while Mora-Loera, Petrongolo and Andrew Bishop each added three hits, while Gordon, Petrongolo and Bishop each also finished with a home run. Kane Swinney led Morehead State with four hits.
The Eagles jumped out to an early lead after scoring four runs in the first, two in the second and one more in the third to chase JSU starter Taylor Shields from the game after he gave up nine hits and seven runs in just 2 2/3 inning. Bradley Raulston then pitched the next 2 1/3 innings and allowed two runs, before Michael Mason allowed just one hit over the next three innings for the Gamecocks.
The two teams will play the rubber game of the three-game series on Saturday afternoon. Game time is set for noon as Casey Antley is scheduled to take the mound for the Gamecocks in the final regular-season game of the year. The game will be carried on the JSU radio network and live stats are also available at JSUGamecockSports.com.
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