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The 2014 Ohio Valley Conference Baseball Championship is scheduled to get underway on Wednesday with two games.
In the first game of the day No. 5 Morehead State defeated No. 4 SIUE, 11-6, while No. 6 Eastern Illinois beat No. 3 Jacksonville State, 2-1, in the nightcap.
This season marks the 36th time the event has been held and the fifth year in a row it has been held at The Ballpart at Jackson (formerly Pringles Park) in Jackson, Tenn. The venue is home of the Jackson Generals, the AA-affiliate of the Seattle Mariners.
The entire tournament is being streamed live and free of charge on the OVC Digital Network. The games are available in HD and available on any computer, tablet or smart phone.
Game 1: #5 Morehead State 11, #4 SIUE 6
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Game 2: #6 Eastern Illinois 2, #3 Jacksonville State 1
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#5 MOREHEAD STATE 11, #4 SIUE 6
JACKSON, Tenn. - Morehead State scored three times in the first inning on its way to an 11-6 victory over No. 4 seed SIUE in the opening game of the 2014 OVC Baseball Championship.
The victory was the first for Morehead State (29-26) at the OVC Championship since 2009 (snapping a three-game losing streak).
Senior Bobby Burns went 4-for-6 with three RBI while the OVC hit leader Brandon Rawe had three base knocks to increase his season total to 97 (11 away from tying the OVC single-season record).
OVC All-Freshman team selection Luke Humphreys (5-2) picked up the victory, allowing four hits and four runs (three earned) in five innings of work.
Morehead State will now play No. 2 seed Tennessee Tech at 3 p.m. on Thursday while SIUE will face No. 3 seed Jacksonville State in an elimination game at 11 a.m.
#6 EASTERN ILLINOIS 2, #3 JACKSONVILLE STATE 1
JACKSON, Tenn. - Junior Matt Borens allowed just two hits over 8.2 innings to lift No. 6 seed Eastern Illinois to a 2-1 victory over No. 3 seed Jacksonville State on Wednesday at the OVC Baseball Championship.
Eastern Illinois will now face No. 1 seed Southeast Missouri on Thursday night (7 p.m.) while Jacksonville State will take on SIUE in an elimination game on Thursday morning (11 a.m.)
Borens threw 125 pitches and had a shutout going until two outs in the ninth inning when JSU sophomore Paschal Petrongolo doubled home Gavin Golsan. The hit went down the leftfield line and was scored a ground rule double, preventing the game-tying run from scoring.
Following the play Borens (6-4) made way for closer Troy Barton who struck out Ryan Sebra to end the game; Barton picked up his eighth save of the victory with the strikeout.
Mitch Gasbarro's double in the eighth inning proved to be the game-winner. He had one of EIU's three hits on the day while JSU managed two in the pitcher's duel.