An eight-run ninth inning turned a close game into a blowout for Little Rock at Morehead State Friday night. The Trojans got two home runs in the inning from
Ryan Geck and ran away with an 11-5 win.
Trailing 4-3 going into the ninth, Little Rock (13-19, 3-6 OVC) sent 11 batters to the plate. Geck led off the inning with a solo home run to tie the game 4-4. As the Trojans batted around, Geck, who was 4-for-5 with 3 RBI, hit another solo shot to make it 11-4.
Alex Seguine's triple was a big blow in the inning driving home two runs.
Cade Martin, who was 3-for-4 with 4 RBI, also drove in two runs with a base hit and
Cooper Chaplain added an RBI in the inning.
Jackson Wells started the game on the mound and went four innings. He gave up four hits, walked four and struck out six.
Blake Van Cleve took the win scattering six hits over five innings while striking out six and walking one.
Geck put Little Rock on the board first with an RBI single in the first inning. The Eagles (10-21, 1-9) tied the game in the bottom of the first with a single run and took a 2-1 lead after two innings with another run.
Martin blasted a two-run homer to right center field in the fourth inning to put the Trojans ahead 3-2.Â
A MSU run in the fifth tied the game again and another run gave the Eagles a 4-3 lead in the seventh - an advantage they held until the eight-run Little Rock barrage in the ninth.
Eagles reliever Kamden Hawks takes the loss going to 4.1 innings and giving up three hits with 11 strikeouts.Â
The win is the third straight for the Trojans who play MSU Saturday at 1 p.m., with the finale of the series set for noon Sunday. Both games can be streamed on ESPN+.
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