WEDNESDAY'S SCORES
@Little Rock 9, Memphis 8 (10)
@Arkansas State 7,
Southeast Missouri 5
@#23 Kentucky 8,
Morehead State 2
@Southern Indiana 11, Saint Louis 4
LITTLE ROCK 9, MEMPHIS 8 (10)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Those fans who stuck it out for a 3 ½ hour game on a Wednesday evening were treated to the best kind of ending, as Ryan Geck laced a ball down the third base line to score Zach Henry and give Little Rock a 9-8 win over Memphis in 10 innings at Gary Hogan Field. The Trojans (5-3) erased a five-run deficit to remain perfect at home with Murray State coming to town for a weekend series starting Friday afternoon.
Memphis (5-3) took advantage early while Trojan pitchers struggled to find their location, as the Tigers scored three runs in the second and two more in the fourth while managing just one total hit in the two frames. The Tigers took advantage of four walks and three hit batters during those frames to put runners on.
The Trojans responded in the fourth, tying the game on Zach Henry's three-run triple in an inning that also included singles from Geck and Cooper Chaplain, while Trey Hill, Jackson Rains, and Reed Willbanks all drew walks. Chaplain and Geck scored on those walks before Henry cleared the bags to tie the game.
The Trojans went on to take the lead in the sixth on a sacrifice bunt from Alex Seguine and a single from Geck. Little Rock wiped out Memphis' early lead with eight straight runs of their own.
Memphis tied the contest in the top half of the ninth, but after Henry took a pitch to the back, then advanced to second on Seguine's perfectly placed bunt, Memphis elected to intentionally-walk Chaplain to set up a double play opportunity. Unfortunately for the Tigers, Geck was on deck for the game-winner.
Zach Busick, Blake Van Cleve, Hunter Royal, and Josh Beezley all took the mound for the Trojans, and the win was credited to Beezley (1-1), who pitched his way out of a jam in the 10th. Busick went three innings as the starter and Van Cleve put in 3.2 innings of relief. Royal went 2.1 innings to set up Beezley in the extra frame.
ARKANSAS STATE 7, SOUTHEAST MISSOURI 5
JONESBORO, Ark. - Southeast Missouri Baseball (3-4) dropped the first midweek contest of the season to Arkansas State (3-6) by a final score of 7-5 from Tomlinson Family Stadium on Wednesday night.
Second baseman Brooks Kettering and designated hitter Carson Schrack led the SEMO offense who recorded seven hits on the afternoon. Kettering finished 2-5 at the plate, Schrack finished 2-3 as the only Redhawks with a multi-hit day.
Trailing 7-5 entering the ninth inning, left fielder Ty Stauss drew a two out walk to extend the inning. Third baseman Caleb Corbin legged out an infield single to put Redhawks on first and second with the go-ahead run coming to the plate.
A fly ball to center field halted the scoring threat as the Red Wolves held on for the 7-5 victory.
Kettering led off the ball game with a single to left field off ASU's RHP Kole Turner to get the first baserunner of the afternoon. Center fielder Michael Mugan moved him over to second base with his first-of-two sacrifice bunts in the contest.
After a groundout by Stauss moved Kettering to third, a balk was called on Turner to deliver the first run of the game for the Redhawks as Kettering came across to score in the first inning.
A two-run home run in the second inning from ASU gave them a one run lead as Cross Jumper homered to left field off RHP Matthew Lorenzano. Lorenzano pitched 2.2 innings allowing four runs in his first start of the season.
SEMO would respond in the third inning with an RBI fielder's choice from Ty Stauss that scored Andrew Ramirez from third base. Another error by ASU allowed Kettering to come across to score his second run as the Redhawks led 3-2 after 2.5 innings.
The Red Wolves would add two more runs in the bottom half of the third with a two RBI double down the right field line by ASU's Daedrick Cali to make it 4-3 Red Wolves after the third inning.
A fifth inning sacrifice fly from Corbin and an eighth inning solo home run by Cole Warehime were the final runs of the ball game for the Redhawks. Warehime's blast was his first homer and first RBI of the season.
LHP Jackson Kranawetter relieved Lorenzano in the third inning. Making his third appearance of the season, Kranawetter pitched a flawless 2.1 innings allowing just two hits and punched out two Red Wolves in his outing.
#23 KENTUCKY 8, MOREHEAD STATE 2
LEXINGTON, Ky. - A big first inning for Kentucky proved to be too much to overcome, and Morehead State was beaten 8-2 Wednesday at Kentucky Proud Park.
Kentucky (6-1) sent 12 batters to the plate in the bottom of the first, plating six runs on two hits, three walks and three hit batsmen. The Wildcats added a run in the second when shortstop Tyler Bell led off with double and scored.
Morehead State (4-3) broke through in the fifth. With one out Eagle center fielder Hayden Robbins was hit by a Nile Adcock pitch. MSU third baseman Griffin Olson singled to right. After a ground out to advance the runners, freshman catcher Caden Sheridan lined a single to center to score both runners and make it 7-2. Sheridan finished two for four on the day.
Olson and second baseman Aubrey Kearns both had two hits apiece for Morehead State.
Kentucky added another run in the bottom of the fifth when right fielder Shaun Montoya led off with a single and scored on a Luke Lawrence sacrifice fly.
Kentucky starter Leighton Harris (1-0) threw four innings, scattering five hits. He issued one walk and struck out four Eagle batters.
MSU starter Andre Wojtarowicz (0-1) took the loss. Morehead State pitchers Trevor Callahan, Josh Furtado and Landon Waugh combined over the last six innings allowing one run on five hits. They struck out four and walked four.
SOUTHERN INDIANA 11, SAINT LOUIS 4
EVANSVILLE, Ind. - University of Southern Indiana Baseball opened the 2025 home schedule with a dominating 11-4 win over Saint Louis University Wednesday afternoon at the USI Baseball Field. USI ends the day 5-2 overall in 2025, while SLU is 3-5 to begin its season.
The USI offense set the tone for the contest, scoring four in the first, and one in the third to take a 5-2 lead. USI junior first baseman Kannon Coakley started the scoring with a RBI double, while sophomore designated hitter Cameron Boyd highlighted the four-run frame with a RBI triple. Boyd would strike again in the third with a RBI single to produce the fifth run of the contest.
After a scoreless fourth for USI, the Eagles put the game out of reach with three runs in the fifth and three in the sixth to lead 11-2. Junior shortstop Clayton Slack had the big RBI triple in the fifth and junior leftfielder BJ Banyon had a two-run single in the sixth to lead the rallies.
The Billikens would get an unearned run in the seventh and a final tally in the ninth before USI closed the door on the 11-4 victory.
Overall at the plate, Banyon, Coakley, and sophomore third baseman Parker Martin had three hits each, while Boyd had a team-high three RBIs.
On the mound, freshman right-hander Sage Stout picked up his second win of the season in relief. Stout (2-0) threw 1.2 innings of scoreless baseball and allowed a walk in facing five batters.
Senior right-hander Hiroyuki Yamada started for the Eagles and picked up the no-decision. Yamada allowed two runs on two hits and four walks, while striking out four in four innings of work.
USI sent a total of six hurlers to the mound and finished with a combined nine strikeouts.