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Sydney Young
13
Southern Indiana USI 23-21, 6-12 OVC
17
Winner Morehead State MSU 22-21, 8-10 OVC
Southern Indiana USI
23-21, 6-12 OVC
13
Final
17
Morehead State MSU
22-21, 8-10 OVC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Southern Indiana USI 0 2 3 0 4 1 0 0 3 13 14 1
Morehead State MSU 8 2 0 0 1 2 0 4 X 17 17 2

W: Devin Costa (4-1) L: Porter, Jake (1-1) S: Alex Miller (2)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Ray Simmons, USI Athletic Communications

Screaming Eagles’ comeback falls short

MOREHEAD, Ky. – University of Southern Indiana Baseball could not get enough runs across the plate to complete a comeback and lost to Morehead State University, 17-13, Saturday afternoon at Allen Field in Morehead, Kentucky. USI is 23-21 overall and 6-12 in the Ohio Valley Conference, while MSU goes to 22-21, 8-10 OVC.
 
The Screaming Eagles fell behind early as the MSU Eagles scored eight times in the opening frame and had an eight-run 10-2 lead after two innings. USI began to chip away at the deficit in the second inning with two runs and in the third with a trio of tallies to cut the margin to 10-5.
 
The rally in the second inning was highlighted by a home run by the first home run of the season by senior rightfielder Hunter Miller. Senior catcher/first baseman Micajah Wall capped off the three-run third inning with a two-run blast, his team-high fifth of the season, to get the score to 10-5.
 
USI scored four times in the top of the fifth to close the gap to one run, 10-9, with Miller and Wall striking again with a RBI-double and a RBI-single, respectively. Morehead would re-extend its advantage to 11-9 with a tally in the bottom half of the frame before USI closed the gap one last time, 11-10, on a RBI-single by graduate leftfielder Jesse Velders.
 
The MSU Eagles would seal the decision with a two-run sixth and a four-run eighth. USI rallied with three runs in the top of the ninth before Morehead closed the 17-13 final.
 
Wall led the USI hitters with three RBIs and three hits, while Miller had three hits, four runs scored, and two RBIs.
 
On the bump, senior lefthander Jake Porter had a rough start to the game and took the loss. Porter (1-1), who was the first of nine USI hurlers, allowed seven runs on four hits and two walks, while striking out one in two-thirds of a frame.
 
Up Next for the Screaming Eagles:
 
The Screaming Eagles finish their four-game road swing Wednesday when they make a trip to West Lafayette, Indiana, to play Purdue University. The Boilermakers are 28-15 overall and 15-9 in the Big Ten after losing three-straight at the University of Southern California. Purdue has lost its last four games.
 
The Boilermakers lead the all-time series with USI, 2-0. Purdue won both of the games in West Lafayette in 1976.
 
Fans are encouraged to watch social media and USIScreamingEagles.com for any schedule changes due to weather. Links to follow the Screaming Eagles during 2026 can be found on USIScreamingEagles.com and the USI Baseball Schedule.  
 
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