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MURRAY, Ky. – Eastern Kentucky University’s baseball team lost 7-3 to Murray State University in the series finale of the three-game set on Saturday.
The Racers scored in the bottom of the first and never trailed. EKU was down 3-0 when Charlie Ludwick hit his seventh home run of the season in the top of the fifth inning. The solo shot made it a two-run game.
Murray State answered with a run in the bottom half of the frame.
With two outs in the seventh, Ludwick singled and Logan Thomason drew a walk. Will King followed with a RBI single to right center to get the visitors back within two, 4-2. MSU’s Ryan Perkins had a two-run triple to fuel a three-run bottom half of the seventh that put the game away.
Ludwick had a 2-for-4 day with two runs and an RBI. Kendal Ewell had three hits in five at bats. Sophomore left-hander Julian Jackson made his season debut and pitched a perfect eighth inning with a pair of strike outs.
Bryson Bloomer finished 2-for-5 with a run and an RBI for Murray State (21-16, 11-7 OVC).
The Colonels (13-25, 7-14 OVC) will play at Kentucky on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. The game will air live on the SEC Network Plus.
