Haldeman, Ky. (Interstat) — Morehead State scored eight runs in the first two innings and held off a late Western Illinois rally to win 10-8 on Friday at Allen Field.

Davis Germann homered to lead off the bottom of the first and Caden Sheridan added a three-run homer. Ian McCubbin contributed two RBI singles as the Eagles built an 8-0 lead.

Liam Bushey tied the game with a three-run homer in the fifth and doubled in a run in the seventh to put the Leathernecks ahead. Kamryn Link hit a two-run homer in the ninth, but Morehead State had already reclaimed the lead on Noah Kearns’ RBI single and Brayden Griffith’s sacrifice fly in the eighth.

Western Illinois finished with 12 hits, Morehead State 11. Bushey had three hits, including a homer and a double, driving in four. Link added two hits and two RBIs. Callum McGill struck out five over 6.1 innings for the win. Sheridan was 1-for-3 with three RBIs. Morehead State improved to 26-22; the Leathernecks fell to 15-30.