Presbyterian College (2-7) led on five separate occasions in the game which very nearly would have gone down as a loss without a two-run base hit in the ninth by Kenny Bryant.

Eastern Kentucky (2-3) smashed two home runs in the game and scored twice in three innings.  But it was late defensive miscues that ultimately cost the Colonels the victory.  Errors in the ninth and tenth innings opened the door for PC to grab the win.

Freshman Nate Chong opened the scoring when he was plated by Bryant after his leadoff double.  The double was the fifth of the season for Chong.  EKU answered with a lone run in the second to level the scores at 1-1.

In the bottom of the frame, PC re-took the lead when Nate Horton was brought around.  Horton reached on PC's second leadoff double in as many innings.  However, it was EKU who equalized with a home run to open the third inning.  A pair of singles followed by a walk and a fielder's choice plated Jayson Langfels and gave the Colonels their first lead of the game at 3-2. 

The Blue Hose came alive in the bottom of the third when Jesse Harmon sent Mack Hite and Bryant home on a single through the left side to re-take the lead at 4-3.

After PC starter Jordan Pace worked a scoreless fourth inning.  The Colonels tacked two more on the board in the fifth thanks to a two-run bomb from Michael Garcia.  The home run was his second in as many games after he stroked a game-winning grand slam to lift EKU over Tennessee in the midweek.

Horton opened the fifth inning in style as he sent his first home run of the season over the right field fence to once again knot the teams at 5-5.

Pace made it through an out in the sixth before being lifted in favor of Andrew Foushee with runners on first and second.  A wild pitch followed by a sacrifice fly sent one run in and the second crossed thanks to a double by Langfels.  Pace was accountable for all seven EKU runs as he surrendered ten hits and issued three walks while striking out two.

Eastern Kentucky lifted their starter, Matt Harris, to open the bottom of the sixth.

Foushee settled in the seventh to work a scoreless frame and end a string of two consecutive two-run EKU innings.  The hurler made way for Rodney Scruggs to open the eighth inning after PC went scoreless in the bottom of the seventh. 

After blanking EKU in the top of the eighth, seventh and eighth hitters Alex Loftin and Carl Della Torre both registered two out hits.  However, the side was retired on strikes to end the threat in the eighth. 

Chris Powell came on at the bump for the ninth to try and keep the lead at two runs.  EKU leadoff batter Anthrony Ottrando singled to left but was gunned down by Harmon at second base.   The PC left fielder recorded his first outfield assist of the season.  A two-out single put a runner on first but for the third time in the game, a Colonel runner was picked off, the "1-3-4-1-6" pickoff play.

In the bottom of the ninth, Chong opened the inning with a single to left field which found a hole between the two outfielders.  Hite scorched a screamer to third which was momentarily misplayed but the fielder was able to recover and retire the PC designated hitter.  Horton reached on a two-base error by the left fielder which put runners at second and third with one out.  Bryant stepped up and scorched a ball down the right field line to score both runners and tie the game up.  The Blue Hose wanted more in the inning, but Gabe Grammer grounded into PC's first double play of the season for the final outs of the inning.

In the 10^th, Eastern Kentucky went quietly except for an error by PC's third baseman, Matt Hill.  The runner was stranded at first as the EKU offense couldn't respond to PC's runs in the ninth.

Going into the bottom of the 10^th, Harmon reached on an error by the second baseman.  The ground ball by the outfielder went through Dustin Dunlop's five-hole and into right field.  Alex Loftin dropped a bunt down the third base line to advance Harmon.  The sacrifice play was answered by an intentional walk to Carl Della Torre to put the force in order.  It was no matter as Hill's bloop single over the second baseman's head ended the game when Harmon beat the throw at the plate to win the game for the Blue Hose.

PC will look to stay perfect against EKU on Saturday in the second game of the series.  The game starts at Noon from the PC Baseball Stadium.