Morehead State rallies past Western Illinois 4‑3
HALDEMAN, Ky. (Interstat) — Landon Waugh tossed a complete game and Davis Germann homered as Morehead State edged Western Illinois 4-3 on Saturday in Ohio Valley Conference action at Allen Field.
Waugh (9.0 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 9 K) earned the win. The Eagles (27-22) took an early 2-0 lead in the first inning on RBI singles by Ian McCubbin and Cole Sheridan. Western Illinois (15-31) answered in the third when Wandel Campana hit a two-run homer, scoring Liam Bushey. Germann tied it in the bottom of the third with a solo shot.
The Leathernecks regained the lead in the eighth on a sacrifice fly by Bushey that brought home Joe Connolly. In the ninth, Morehead State’s Jackson Dutton delivered a walk-off single to left center, scoring Garrett Peak unearned.
Jason Buhl started for Western Illinois, allowing no hits but three earned runs over five innings, striking out four. Cade Sonoqui threw 2.2 scoreless innings in relief.
McCubbin finished 3 for 4 with an RBI for Morehead State. Germann was 3 for 4 with a homer and two runs scored.