Breds Send Seniors Out in Style in Comeback Fashion

Saturday, May 18

Murray, Ky.

1 p.m.

Murray State

21-33, 9-21

Eastern Kentucky

20-32, 16-13

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Eastern Kentucky	0	0	3	0	0	2	0	3	0	8	12	0
Murray State	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	X	9	12	1

Taylor Mathews delivers the game-winning hit to right field in the 8th inning.

Photo by: Samantha Mohr

5/18/2013 4:53:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

| PHOTO GALLERY | SENIOR DAY

The Murray State seniors will always remember their last collegiate game as the Breds rallied with six runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to rally for a 9-8 victory over Eastern Kentucky Saturday afternoon in 2013 season finale at Reagan Field.

The Colonels had scored three runs in the top of the eighth inning to take what looked to be a commanding 8-3 lead. That would not be the case as command issues greeted the EKU pitching staff in the bottom of the inning.

Taylor Mathews started the inning by being hit by a pitch. A fielder's choice put a runner on first with one out before Rick Linton was hit by a pitch. Paul Ritzheimer delivered an RBI single through the left side to roll the order over. Ty Stetson became the third batter to be hit by a pitch to load the bases. A wild pitch scored one run, and Brandon Elliott followed with an RBI single through the left side. Brandon Eggenschwiler pulled the Breds to within one run with a groundout to first. Mike Kozlowski became the fourth Bred to be hit by a pitch to put runners on the corners. The second wild pitch of the inning tied the game. After a walk to Dylan Wheeler, Mathews stepped to the plate for the second time in the inning and delivered the game-winning single just off the tip of the glove of a leaping first baseman.

Freshman Cody Maerz (3-2) made the lead stand as he gave up a two-out single, but got the next batter to hit into a fielder's choice to short. Maerz finished by allowing two hits over 1.1 innings of shutout relief.

The Breds (21-33, 9-21 OVC) wasted little time in getting on the scoreboard in the first inning. Elliott and Kozlowski each singled up the middle and Wheeler drove in two runs with a double into the right-field corner.

EKU (20-32, 16-13 OVC) took the lead in the third on a Doug Teegarden RBI single and a two-run double by Shaun Ball.

MSU answered back to tied the game in the fourth on a Noah Zipko single off the side of the mound, scoring Kozlowski who doubled to start the frame.

RBI singles from Alex Hughes and Kenny Hostrander gave the Colonels a 5-3 lead in the sixth. The eighth inning saw EKU extend the lead on a bases-loaded walk and a p air of RBI singles from Bryan Soloman and Kenny Wurzelbacher.

Austin Rexroat (0-1) took the loss for the Colonels as he gave up two runs on one hit, one walk, one hit batter and two wild pitches in one-third of an inning.

The Breds collected 12 hits as a team, with the seniors collecting 11 of those hits. Elliott and Kozlowski each collected three hits, while Wheeler and Ritzheimer had two each.