ALGOOD, Tenn. (Interstat) — Connor Davis pitched four scoreless innings and the Morehead State Eagles held off a late Tennessee Tech rally for a 7-6 victory Saturday at Bush Stadium at Averitt Express Baseball Complex.

The game, an Ohio Valley Conference matchup, lifted Morehead State to 31-22 overall and 18-37 for Tennessee Tech. The Eagles outhit the Golden Eagles 13-6.

Davis, a right-hander, faced the minimum 12 batters over four innings, allowing no hits, no runs and striking out four. He improved on his previous outing, a win against Western Illinois in which he threw six shutout innings. Morehead State staked him to a lead in the second inning.

After Alex Kean doubled to center field, Nicholas Griffith homered to right center, scoring Kean for a 2-0 lead. Kean homered in the fourth inning, making it 3-0. The Eagles added a run in the fifth on a single by Chandler Olson that scored Taylor, who had walked.

Morehead State led 7-0 after the fifth when Tennessee Tech mounted its comeback. With two outs and the bases loaded in the bottom of the fifth, left fielder Jackson Rooker hit a grand slam to right center, scoring three unearned runs after a fielding error had extended the inning. The blast cut the deficit to 7-4.

Morehead State answered in the seventh when pinch hitter Murray homered to right center, restoring a four-run lead. The Golden Eagles responded again in the eighth. Jorsixt Jimenez hit a two-run homer to deep right field, scoring Rooker, who had singled, and pulling Tennessee Tech within 7-6.

The Eagles added an insurance run in the ninth. With Coomer on third after a double and a wild pitch, Griffith hit a sacrifice fly to center field, scoring Coomer to make it 7-6.

Morehead State’s bullpen held the lead. Josh Furtado pitched 1 1/3 innings of hitless relief with three strikeouts, Bradley Poynter struck out two in a perfect ninth, and Carter Owens earned a hold despite allowing two runs in two innings.

For Tennessee Tech, Rooker finished 2 for 4 with a homer and four RBIs. Jimenez went 2 for 4 with a homer and two RBIs. Braxton Lewis started for the Golden Eagles and allowed five hits and four earned runs over 4 2/3 innings.

Morehead State took two of three in the series, having won 4-3 on Friday and 7-4 on Thursday. The victory continued a strong stretch for the Eagles, who have won nine of their last 11 games.

Tennessee Tech lost for the ninth time in 11 games despite outscoring Morehead State 5-1 over the final four innings.

The most critical sequence occurred in the bottom of the fifth. With Morehead State leading comfortably 7-0, a fielding error by Taylor on a fielder’s choice put two runners on. After a walk loaded the bases, Rooker’s grand slam changed the game’s complexion entirely, turning a blowout into a one-run contest and forcing the Eagles to use their bullpen earlier than planned.

Interstat’s game simulator projected a final score of Morehead State 8, Tennessee Tech 4. Interstat’s ELO system gave Tennessee Tech a 52.70 percent probability to win.