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MOREHEAD, Ky. -- Right-handed freshman
Aaron Goe tossed his first collegiate complete game as he led Morehead State past UT Martin 8-2 Thursday at Allen Field.
Goe threw 103 pitches en route to his sixth Eagle victory. He fanned a season-high nine batters in the contest. The Dry Ridge, Ky., native is the second pitcher this season to go the distance. Sophomore
Noah Smallwood accomplished the feat April 21 against Eastern Illinois.
“Aaron was able to command and then expand the strike zone tonight,” said Head Coach Jay Sorg. “I am so impressed with the poise he showed as a freshman in such an important game for us.”
MSU (26-25, 11-14 OVC) fell behind 1-0 in the second inning, but scored five runs in the third. The inning was highlighted by a two-run homer to right-centerfield from sophomore designated hitter
Nick Duff, his sixth long ball of the season. He finished the game with three hits; a home run, double and single.
Duff was one of four Eagles to record multiple hits versus the Skyhawks. Juniors
Taylor Pickens and
Chase Greenwell notched more than one hit, and senior catcher
Eric Bainer reached base five times on three hits and a pair of free passes.
Junior righty Alec Mills got the start for UT Martin (13-39, 7-18 OVC) and suffered his sixth loss. He pitched 6.1 innings, allowed six earned runs and 11 hits, despite fanning seven.
The Eagles added a run to their 5-1 lead in the sixth on a Duff single up the middle and two more came home in the eighth to extend MSU’s lead to seven.
The Skyhawks managed just five hits in the series opener and no batter recorded a multi-hit game. Left fielder Grant Glasser added UT Martin’s second run in the eighth on a sacrifice fly. He notched a double in the third.
MSU continues the home series Friday versus the Skyhawks beginning at 2 p.m. ET.
