Eastern Kentucky blanks Lipscomb 2‑0 behind Price’s gem
RICHMOND, Ky. (Interstat) — Jacob Price rebounded from a rough outing to throw seven innings of four-hit shutout baseball, leading Eastern Kentucky to a 2-0 victory over Lipscomb on Saturday afternoon at Turkey Hughes Field in an ASUN matchup.
Price struck out eight and walked none, allowing no earned runs to improve to 11-35 for the Colonels, who evened the weekend series after losing 9-3 on Friday. Lipscomb dropped to 20-23.
Eastern Kentucky took the lead in the bottom of the first when Dylan Littlefield singled to center, scoring David Alvarez. The Colonels added a run in the seventh on an RBI single by Pedro Moreno that plated a runner.
Lipscomb starter Jace Trautner took the loss, surrendering two runs on two hits over 6 2/3 innings with five strikeouts. Kaleb Kantola pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings in relief. Brady Miller led the Bisons with three hits in four at-bats, as Lipscomb outhit Eastern Kentucky 7-6. Griffin Howell tossed two scoreless innings of relief for the Colonels.
Littlefield finished 2 for 3 with an RBI, and Moreno had one hit and one RBI. Kobe Benson went 1 for 3, and David Alvarez was 1 for 4.
The teams conclude the three-game series Sunday.