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Fields Walk-Off HR
6
Kentucky State KSUBB 4-12
7
Winner Charleston UC 4-3
Kentucky State KSUBB
4-12
6
Final
7
Charleston UC
4-3
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kentucky State KSUBB 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 6 7 4
Charleston UC 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 3 7 12 2

W: Harris, Brandon (0-0) L: Justin Stinson (0-0)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Fields' Walk-Off HR Gives UC 7-6 Win Over Thorobreds

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Tristan Fields's 3-run walk-off HR secured a series win for the Golden Eagles at Triana Field on Sunday afternoon, defeating Kentucky State University 7-6 in 9 innings.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORES      Game 3 University of Charleston 7, Kentucky State Univ. 6
                       
LOCATION               Charleston, W.Va.
RECORDS                Charleston (4-3, 0-0 MEC); Kentucky State (4-12, 0-0 SIAC)
Game 1
-For the third time in three games Charleston fell behind the Thorobreds as Kentucky State plated 3 runs in the 3rd inning off UC starter Jonathan Carr to take a 3-0 lead.
-KSU added a run in the 5th to extend their lead to 4-0 before Charleston finally got on the board in the bottom of the inning after a lead-off triple by Tristan Fields to start the frame who later scored on a sacrifice fly by Austin Hathaway.
-Trailing 4-1 in the 7th Charleston cut the deficit in half when Taylor Itnyre drove in Gianfranco Morello on an infield single to make it a 4-2 game heading to the 8th.
-Charleston finally got to a tiring Connor Kelley in the 8th plating 2 runs to tie the ballgame at 4-4 entering the final frame.
-The Thorobreds were able to reclaim a 6-4 lead after plating a pair of runs in the top half of the inning after Charleston reliever Robert Fultineer ran into trouble before being relieved by Brandon Harris.
-Charleston's rally started after a double by Steven Davis to center followed by Jack Brunetti reaching base after getting struck by a Justin Stinson fastball to set the stage for Tristan Fields heroics.
-Fields drove a Stinson fastball over the left field fence to empty the bases and clear the bench as the Golden Eagles celebrated a come from behind 7-6 win over Kentucky State to take the series 2-1.

CHARLESTON INDIVIDUAL LEADERS 
-Tristan Fields went 2-for-4, scoring 2 runs and driving in 3 while providing the game-clinching 3-run HR in the 9th inning.
-Catcher Nick Wilson went 3-for-4 on the afternoon, scoring a run in the process.
-Robert Fultineer worked a solid 4 1/3 innings in relief for UC, allowing just 2 earned runs.

KENTUCKY STATE INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
-Brandon Story and Jay Poullard each drove in 2 runs for the Thorobreds in the loss.
-Connor Kelley went 7 2/3 innings in the no decision for KSU, allowing only 2 earned runs.



UP NEXT
-The Golden Eagles welcome Pitt-Johnstown to Charleston next weekend for another 3-game series, starting Saturday afternoon at 12:00 p.m with a doubleheader at Triana Field.
 
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