CHARLESTON, Ill. (Interstat) — Bryce Riggs tossed six scoreless innings and Quade Peters drove in two runs as Eastern Illinois held off Bellarmine 4-2 on Saturday in the first game of a doubleheader at Coaches Stadium.

Riggs allowed just two hits and struck out seven. Peters went 3 for 3, delivering an RBI double in the second inning and a sacrifice fly in the eighth. Bellarmine’s Chase Carver took the loss despite not allowing a hit over four innings; he walked six and yielded two earned runs.

The Knights, held to five hits, rallied with back-to-back solo home runs by Cole Huett and Logan Murphy in the seventh to pull within a run. James Geshel recorded four strikeouts over 1 1/3 innings of relief to secure the win for Eastern Illinois (6-6). Bellarmine fell to 2-11.