CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Lake Erie College broke a 10-10 tie in the 9^th inning with three runs to defeat Charleston 13-10 Wednesday afternoon at Triana Field.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE      University of Charleston 10, Lake Erie College 13
                                   
 
LOCATION               Charleston, W.Va. (Triana Field)
RECORDS                Charleston (18-10, 6-6 MEC); Lake Erie (8-17, 2-10 GLIAC)

THE GAME
Both pitching staffs didn't come up with their best efforts on the day, combining for 19 walks and five hit batters but it was Lake Erie who took advantage of those free bases when it mattered.  Charleston held an 8-4 lead heading into the 6^th inning after Lee Carneal plated a pair of Golden Eagles on a single through the left side with UC looking to take command of the nine-inning affair.
 
The Storm responded with a five-run 6^th inning off Charleston reliever Jacob Kaiser to take a 9-8 lead over UC, but the Golden Eagles answered back with a pair of runs driven in by an Austin Hathaway single to right center to put Charleston back on top 10-8 after six innings.  After a scoreless 7^th, Lake Erie came up with a 2-out RBI by Nigel Williams to even the game at 10-10 going into the 9^th inning.
 
Charleston again ran into trouble in the 9^th, as the Storm loaded the bases and plated three runs to take a 13-10 advantage into the final half inning.  UC looked to tie the game on a deep drive by Steven Davis with two runners on but Lake Erie's Reese Rua made a catch at the fence to hand Charleston the loss.
 

UP NEXT
-The Golden Eagles travel to Buckhannon, W.Va. this weekend to take on West Virginia Wesleyan College in a four-game series starting Saturday afternoon.
 
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