ATHENS, Ohio – The Ohio baseball team (12-24, 7-14 MAC) took down Morehead State (23-18, 8-7 OVC) 4-2 on Tuesday, April 23 at Bob Wren Stadium.
 
Junior Adam Beery (Ravenna, Ohio) earned her first start of the season and the win after pitching four innings for Ohio. Beery only allowed two runs, six hits on 18 batters faced and recorded two strikeouts. Senior Luke Olson (Granville, Ill.) earned his first save after throwing six strikeouts in two innings pitched. Olson only allowed one hit on seven batters faced.
 
Offensively, senior Gideon Antle (Licking, Mo.) led Ohio with a home run, three RBI's and finished two-for-four at the plate. Freshman JR Nelson (Vernon Hills, Ill.) also recorded two hits on four at bats in addition to scoring one run.
 
The first two innings were scoreless before Morehead State scored the first run of the game in the top of the third. In the bottom of the third, Nelson and fifth year Alex Finney (Oxford, Mich.) got on base with back-to-back singles. Antle hit a three-run home run and helped the Bobcats take a 3-1 lead.
 
Both teams scored one run a piece in the fourth inning. After the fourth inning, neither team scored another run. Olson's three strikeouts in the top of the ninth helped Ohio secure the 4-2 victory.
 
The Bobcats will be back in action at Bob Wren Stadium as they host Toledo on Friday, April 26. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. ET.
 
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