EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana freshman rightfielder Cameron Boyd (Villa Hills, Kentucky) hit a three-run bomb in the bottom of the ninth to rally the Screaming Eagles by Tennessee Tech University, 7-5, Saturday afternoon at the USI Baseball Field. USI is 10-12 overall and 1-1 in the OVC, while TTU goes to 13-10, 1-1 OVC.
The Screaming Eagles fell behind early after the Golden Eagles scored five times in the third and held the lead until the final frame. USI started its comeback in the eighth when Boyd scored on a sacrifice fly by senior third baseman Ricardo Van Grieken (Venezuela) to make the score, 5-1.
The USI rally continued into the ninth when it scored six runs for the 7-6 victory. The Screaming Eagles began the ninth with a pair of singles and a walk to load the bases. USI cut the deficit with its first run of the ninth when sophomore shortstop Caleb Niehaus (Newburgh, Indiana) scored on a RBI-single by junior catcher Logan Mock (Livermore, California) to shrink the deficit to 5-2.
Following a TTU pitching change and a walk to senior pinch hitter Trent Robinson (Louisville, Kentucky) to load the bases again, junior second baseman Lane Crowden (Jackson, Missouri) moved the runners up with a two-run single to close the gap to 5-4 and set the stage for Boyd. Boyd sent the Screaming Eagles out with a win by smacking a 1-0 pitch over the center field fence for a three-run walk off winner.
On the mound, junior right-hander Gavin Seebold (Jeffersonville, Indiana) picked up the win for the Screaming Eagles in relief. Seebold (3-2) blanked the Golden Eagles for the final six innings on three hits and striking out a career-high tying six TTU batters.
