EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Baseball lost game two of the series with Eastern Illinois University, 12-3, Saturday afternoon at the USI Baseball Field. USI is 20-23 overall and 9-8 in the OVC, while EIU is 22-18, 10-6 OVC.
The Screaming Eagles fell behind 2-0 when EIU scored a tally in the second and third innings. USI got one of the runs back in the third on a base hit by sophomore rightfielder Cameron Boyd to trail 2-1 after three frames.
The Panthers would build the lead to 4-1 with a pair of runs in the fourth, while the Eagles scratched a run across in the sixth on a double by junior shortstop Clayton Slack to make the score, 4-2.
EIU would explode for eight runs in the final three frames to pull away for the 12-3 final score.
Offensively, USI, which had 14 hits as a team, was led by the three-hit performances of Boyd and junior designated hitter Cole Kitchens. Boyd finished the day three-for-four and is hitting .632 for the week (12-19).
USI junior left-hander Jake Porter started and took the loss. Porter (2-4) allowed four runs, one earned, on four hits and three walks. He also struck out three in five innings of work.
