Box score
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Even a 30-minute power outage could not stop the Tennessee Tech baseball team from scoring two runs in the fifth inning to regain the lead, and the Golden Eagles cruised to a 13-2 victory over Northern Kentucky University at Bush Stadium on Tuesday evening.
Tennessee Tech (9-6) scored one run before the interruption and added 10 more after the break, including an eight-run eighth inning, to seal the win.
The Norse struck in the first inning to take an early 1-0 advantage.
Hunter Morey started the game with a single up the middle but was picked off for the first out.
Quint Heady followed with the second NKU (2-13) hit of the game and advanced to third on an error by the pitcher.
A sacrifice fly by
Brad Clement brought Heady home to put the first run on the board.
Tennessee Tech added a run in the next two innings to take a 2-1 lead, but the Norse evened the game in the top of the fourth. Clement began the inning with a single up the middle to extend his on-base streak to 15 games. He advanced to third on a single by
Cody Kuzniczci and scored when
Josh Myers singled to right field for the final NKU run of the game.
Brandon Thomasson went 4-for-6 with three RBIs and two runs to lead the Tennessee Tech offense, while Austin Wulf finished 3-for-6 with three RBIs and a run scored.
Garrett Baugh (2-1) only allowed two runs on five hits over five innings of work to earn the win for the Golden Eagles. He struck out three batters and only walked one.
Myers went 2-for-4 with an RBI, and Clement collected an RBI and a run for the Norse offense.
NKU and Tennessee Tech return to the field Wednesday for a 3 p.m. contest.
(Photos courtesy of Tennessee Tech Sports Information)
