Behind the long ball, Morehead State overpowered Southern Illinois en route to an 11-7 victory Saturday, evening the teams' series at a game apiece. The Eagles (4-5) benefit from a pair of home runs in a five-run eighth inning to put away the Salukis (6-5) in a back-and-forth affair at Allen Field.
Morehead State tallied three total home runs in the game as sophomore pinch hitter Zach Boyd and senior rightfielder Arthur Sells collected their second homers of the season while redshirt junior shortstop Logan Goodnight connected on the first home run of his Morehead State career.
Overall, the Eagles collected their 11 runs on a season-high 13 hits, including a pair of career-high three-hit games for both Goodnight and Sells. On the other side, the Salukis plated their seven runs on 11 total hits.
The two teams return to action tomorrow afternoon for the series' rubber match as first pitch is slated for 1 p.m. ET.
