RICHMOND, Ky. (Interstat) — Brady Miller’s three-run homer in the second inning propelled Lipscomb to a 10-5 victory over Eastern Kentucky on Sunday afternoon at Turkey Hughes Field, clinching the ASUN series two games to one.

The Bisons improved to 21-23 overall while the Colonels fell to 11-36. Lipscomb outhit Eastern Kentucky 12-8 and overcame an early 1-0 deficit with a four-run second inning.

Miller’s blast to left field, his second of the season, followed a pair of unearned runs. After Jordan Thomas singled and Kai Holm walked to start the inning, Danny Ramirez sacrificed both runners into scoring position. Damion Kenealy Jr. then reached on a fielding error by Eastern Kentucky pitcher Hayden Collins that allowed Thomas to score. Keaton Mahan followed with a bunt single that plated Holm, and Mahan and Kenealy stole second and third before Miller drove them both home with his homer.

Lipscomb extended the lead to 5-1 in the third inning when Thomas hit his ninth home run of the year to right-center field. The Bisons added another run in the fourth on Miller’s RBI single through the left side, pushing the advantage to 6-1.

Eastern Kentucky chipped away in the fifth inning. Boone Shevey singled and advanced on a wild pitch, and Kobe Benson singled to put runners on the corners. Pedro Moreno was hit by a pitch to load the bases. David Alvarez walked to force in a run, and Khaleel Pratt grounded out to first base to drive in a second run, cutting the deficit to 6-3.

Lipscomb broke the game open in the eighth inning. Holm singled, and after a sacrifice bunt moved him to second, Kenealy singled to load the bases. Blake Carter then lifted a sacrifice fly to deep center, scoring Holm. Eric Harper, pinch-hitting, doubled to right-center, scoring Kenealy and pinch-runner Cole Pippenger to make it 10-3.

Eastern Kentucky mounted a final rally in the ninth. Owen Barger walked with one out, and then Alvarez crushed his sixth homer of the season to right field, cutting the margin to 10-5. Pratt followed with a double and advanced to third on a steal, but Jackson Cauthron walked and Ricco Longo fouled out to third base to end the game.

Collin Bosley-Smith started for Lipscomb and threw five innings, allowing three runs on four hits while striking out four. Jackson Lee earned the win in relief, tossing three scoreless innings with three strikeouts. Jack Briese took the loss for Eastern Kentucky, surrendering one run on three hits in 3 1/3 innings. Brock Blanton allowed two runs in relief.

Miller finished with two hits and four RBIs. Thomas had two hits including his homer, and Harper drove in two runs with his double. For Eastern Kentucky, Alvarez had two RBIs on his ninth-inning homer, and Pratt had two hits.

The game was the third meeting of the weekend between the two teams. Lipscomb lost 2-0 on Saturday but won 9-3 on Friday and 3-2 in 12 innings on March 27 at home. Eastern Kentucky’s only win in the series came Saturday.

Interstat’s game simulator projected a final score of Lipscomb 5, Eastern Kentucky 2, and its ELO system gave the Bisons a 66.10 percent probability to win.