The University of Tennessee at Martin baseball team wrapped up a three-game Ohio Valley Conference series on Friday afternoon in the Bluegrass State with a doubleheader against the Morehead State Eagles, less than 24 hours after a frenetic 10-inning ending the day prior. Concluding in only two days due to a high chance of unsafe weather conditions over the rest of the weekend, MSU finished both of Friday's bouts on top by respective scores of 14-0 and 4-1.
Game 1 – Morehead State def. UT Martin 14-0
Lawson Russell and J. Henry Hobson split time on the mound for the Skyhawks in the first half of today's DH, reaching five K's between the two upon a pitch count of 104 for the former. Offensively, the orange and blue recorded three hits in the contest on a pair of single-base swings by Blaze Bell and Ethan Whitley, as well as the first of two UTM doubles on the day by rightfielder Wil LaFollette in the top of the 8th, the sophomore's 17th extra-base smash of the season.
Bell and lead-off centerfielder Will Smith accounted for four of the team's five walks in the midway point of the three-game set, although the Skyhawks would strand 10 runners in all to take the Game 2 setback.
Game 2 – Morehead State def. UT Martin 4-1
The Eagles' high-powered offense was mostly held in check by the UT Martin pitching duo of Matt Dickey and Blake Davis, the former letting only three runs slide in six full innings of work. The Skyhawks were the ones to strike first in the opening frame of the series closer on an RBI-ground out from Casey Harford, pulling home Smith after the sophomore doubled in his first trip to the plate of Game 3.
A full nine innings from MSU starter John Bakke limited the bats from the visitors in Friday's finale, representing the low-scoring nature of the contest by both parties. The three-run decision moves UTM's overall record to 10-28 with six OVC series in the books, now bringing their focus to a quick non-conference detour this Tuesday.
With an added two days of rest thanks to the sudden finish of the Morehead State series, the Skyhawks will battle the Memphis Tigers from a neutral ballpark in Millington, Tenn. on May 3rd. First pitch from USA Stadium in four days is scheduled for 6:00 p.m.
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