WEDNESDAY'S SCORES
@#4 Louisville 17,
Eastern Kentucky 6
Jacksonville State 7, @UAB 4
@#8 Ole Miss 15,
UT Martin 2
@Southeast Missouri 9, Mid-Continent 1
#4 LOUISVILLE 17, EASTERN KENTUCKY 6
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Eastern Kentucky fell behind No. 4 Louisville 7-0 after three innings in a 17-6 road loss on Wednesday.
A two-run double by Sutton Whiting highlighted a five-run second inning for the Cardinals (3-1). He added an RBI single as part of a two-run third inning.
A UofL error in the fourth opened the door for Demetrius Moorer to score Eastern’s (1-3) first run. The Colonels were down 9-1 when Sean Hagen drove in a pair with a double down the left field line in the sixth. Kyle Nowlin followed with a run scoring single to close the gap to 9-4. Hagen had an RBI single in the eighth as well.
After Louisville added six more in the bottom of the eighth, Bryan Soloman capped the scoring with an RBI single in the ninth.
Alex Hughes went 3-for-5 and scored twice. Hagen finished 2-for-4 with a run and three RBIs. Nowlin also had two hits. Cole Sturgeon had four hits in five at bats for Louisville. Adam Engel went 3-for-5 with three runs scored, four RBIs and three stolen bases.
Chris Cervantes (0-1) suffered the loss after allowing four earned runs in one and two-thirds innings. Dace Kime (1-0) earned the win. He allowed one run on three hits in four innings.
JACKSONVILLE STATE 7, UAB 4
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Griff Gordon had three hits and Stephen Bartlett hit his first home run of the year to lead Jacksonville State to a 7-4 win over UAB as the Gamecocks won their second straight game over the Blazers on Wednesday.
Taylor Shields (1-1) allowed just three hits and had a pair of strikeouts to earn his first win of the year, while Travis Stout picked up his first save of the year after recording the final out. UAB's Ruben Tresqallo (0-1) suffered the loss after allowing three runs in just 1 1/3 innings.
Jax State (2-3) jumped out to the early lead after Michael Bishop walked to lead off the game and scored when Gordon hit a triple to right center to give JSU a 1-0 lead.
Andrew Bishop led off the second inning with a walk and Bartlett followed with a two-run home run to left field as the Gamecocks extended the lead to 3-0.
Jax State pushed across four more runs in the third inning, thanks to a couple of Blazer errors and an Andrew Bishop sacrifice fly that gave the Gamecocks a 7-0 lead.
The Blazers tried to rally in the ninth inning off of Gamecock reliever Bradley Raulston after scoring four runs on three hits, before Stout was brought into the game for the final margin.
Paschal Petrongolo and Bartlett each had two hits to go with the three hits by Gordon to lead the Gamecocks
#8 OLE MISS 15, UT MARTIN 2
OXFORD, Miss. - Senior first baseman Wade Collins reached base three times today at No. 8 Ole Miss, but it wasn’t enough as The University of Tennessee at Martin baseball team dropped a 15-2 decision to the Rebels at Swayze Field.
Collins recorded his second multi-hit game of the young season tonight, going 2-for-3 to go along with a walk and RBI. Freshman Kenny King went 1-for-2 with an RBI and a run scored, while fellow freshman Wes Piersall also scored a run today in his first career start for the Skyhawks (0-5).
The UT Martin pitching staff only issued one free pass today, while a trio of Skyhawk relievers conceded just three earned runs over six innings of work. Chris Ross allowed only one earned run in two innings, while Cody Miller (three frames, two earned runs) and Nick Wilson (one scoreless inning) each had successful season debuts. Starter Carter Smith was charged with the loss after allowing eight runs in two innings.
Ole Miss (4-0) started the game with two runs in each of the first two innings, then followed with a seven-run third inning. Ross then retired the side on just six pitches in a perfect fourth inning.
The Rebels added two runs in the bottom of the fifth but UT Martin fought back with two runs of its own in the top-half of the sixth. Piersall drew a leadoff walk on four pitches, then stole second. King then laced a two-out double to left field, plating Piersall to get the Skyhawks on the scoreboard. Collins then singled to right field, pushing across another run for UT Martin when King crossed home plate.
Miller threw only nine pitches in a scoreless sixth, capped off by an outfield assist by Grant Glasser.
Ole Miss tacked on two more unearned runs in the seventh before Wilson put up a scoreless eighth.
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI 9, MID-CONTINENT 1
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - The Southeast Missouri baseball team scattered double digit hits (12) for the third consecutive game in a 9-1 win over Mid-Continent Wednesday afternoon at Capaha Field.
Junior Hank Williams, Jr. (1-0) picked up the win in his return after missing most of 2012 with an injury. Williams, Jr. went four innings allowing one hit with one strikeout as Redhawk pitching allowed only three hits on the day.
Freshman Clayton Evans led the Redhawks offensively going 2-for-3 with three RBI to go along with two diving defensive plays in right field. Matt Tellor was 2-for-5 in his Southeast debut with two RBI and two runs scored.
The Redhawks added three runs in the opening frame. Evans highlighted the inning with a two-run double to left centerfield that scored Andy Lennington and Derek Gibson.
Southeast added four runs in the second inning on four hits as the Redhawks capitalized on two Mid-Continent errors.
Tellor recorded his first RBI as a Redhawk with a two-run single through the right side to make it 5-0. Lennington followed with an RBI double down the left field line scoring Tellor.
Derek Gibson added an RBI on a single through the right side as he now has an RBI in the first five games of the season.
Southeast added two runs in the fourth inning to cap their offensive day. Evans and Lennington drove in runs to highlight the inning.
Mid-Continent scored their only run of the contest in the sixth inning as Richard Arias drove in a run on a Redhawk error.
Cole Bieser had another solid game at the plate with three runs scored on three hits. Gibson added a pair of hits and a run scored.
Senior Ryan Kendall threw two innings of relief giving up an unearned run.
Trevor Kill, Jason Blum and Michael Patman each threw an inning of scoreless relief out of the Southeast bullpen.