YPSILANTI, Mich. (Interstat) — Eastern Michigan scored eight runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to overcome a four-run deficit and defeat Ohio 9-4 on Friday evening in Mid-American Conference action at Oestrike Stadium.

The Bobcats took a 4-0 lead in the fourth inning on solo homers by Cameron Boyd and Will Henson, a sacrifice bunt by Ty Stack that drove in a run, and an unearned run on Rees Harmon’s single in the fifth. Eastern Michigan got one back in the fifth on a groundout.

The Eagles erupted in the eighth. Ty Stecko doubled in a run, Leewood Molessa doubled in two, Nicholas Weaver doubled in a run and later scored on a single, and a fielder’s choice and a two-run single by Stecko capped the inning.

Hunter Winston pitched six scoreless innings with six strikeouts for Ohio. Aiden Cook took the loss. For Eastern Michigan, Thomas Rose and Ethan Davis combined for five scoreless relief innings. Weaver went 3-for-4 with an RBI. Stecko drove in three runs.

Ohio dropped to 10-43, while Eastern Michigan improved to 19-33. The teams play again Saturday.