Golden Eagles dealt 3-2 loss by Morehead State in OVC action
Morehead State pitchers Aaron Goe and Matt Duncan combined to stifle Tennessee Tech's offense, and a solid effort by Golden Eagles Tristan Archer and Garrett Baugh on the hill lacked run support as the visiting Eagles took a 3-2 win Friday in the opening game of their OVC series.
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
|
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Morehead State starter Aaron Goe held
Tennessee Tech in check for eight innings and closer Matt Duncan
wrapped things up with his school-record 11th save of
the season as the visiting Eagles claimed a 3-2 win Friday evening
in the first game of a three-game Ohio Valley Conference
series.
The lack of run support by the Golden Eagle offense wasted a
strong pitching performance by Tech starter Tristan Archer and
reliever Garrett Baugh. The two combined to strike out 10 MSU
batters.
Morehead State (25-19/10-9 OVC) got a couple of home runs in the
first three innings to stake Goe to a 3-0 lead, but after that were
shut out by Archer and Baugh.
Tech (17-27/7-12 OVC) rallied with two runs on four hits in the
sixth inning, but that was it. The MSU duo struck out nine batters,
walked one and allowed just seven hits.
Goe, a freshman cruised through five innings allowing just two
hits and three base runners. The Golden Eagles got back-to-back,
two-out singles through the infield in the fifth by Dylan Bosheers
and Tevis Sherfield but Goe worked out of the jam.
Luke Bainer knocked one over the left field fence in the first
inning for his fifth of the year, a solo shot to put Morehead State
up, 1-0.
In the third with a runner aboard and one out, Morehead’s
leading hitter, Andrew Deeds hit a towering fly ball to right that
just eluded the glove of the leaping Zephan Guyear and cleared the
fence for his sixth home run of the year.
After getting just three hits through the first five innings, the
Golden Eagles had four hits in the sixth. James Abraham led off the
sixth with a single up the middle and Zach Stephens lined his first
offering to left. With one out, Ben Burgess gave Tech its first run
with a sharp single into the right field corner. Bosheers got his
second hit, an RBI bloop single to right that scored Stephens to
make it 3-2.
Goe worked out of the inning with a strike out and fly ball.
MSU threatened in the eighth when Baugh replaced Archer on the
mound. Two singles and a hit batter loaded the bases with one out,
but Baugh struck out the next two batters to keep it a one-run
contest.
Baugh also got two big strikeouts in the top of the ninth with two
runners aboard, setting the stage for Duncan’s
appearance.
He struck out the first two batters he faced, one looking and one
swinging, before Sherfield worked him for a walk. Guyear flied to
medium-deep right field to end the game.
Deeds and Chase Greenwell each had two of MSU’s 10 hits. For
Tech, Bosheers had a multi-hit game, getting two of Tech’s
seven safeties.
Goe (5-4) worked eight innings, allowed two runs on seven hits,
struck out seven and didn’t walk a batter. Duncan (S-11)
tossed one inning, walked one and struck out two.
Archer (3-4) threw 7.1 innings and allowed three runs on seven
hits. He walked one and struck out six. Baugh pitched 1.2 scoreless
innings and gave up three hits and one walk while fanning four.
The three-game series continues Saturday with a 2 p.m. start, then
concludes Sunday at 1 p.m.
Admission to all regular season Golden Eagle home games is
free.
