Eastern was able to avoid a sweep by salvaging a 10-3 victory Sunday at Allen Field against the the Morehead State Eagles.

Eastern was able to take one victory Sunday as freshman Jared Marshall went eight innings allowing two runs on nine hits while striking out five and earned his third win of the season. Marshall was given proper run support at the beginning of the game. By the bottom of the second inning, the Panthers had a 3-0 lead and Marshall was able to relax.

Catcher Bret Pignatiello was 3-for-3 with three RBIs including his team-leading 11th home run of the season.

Center fielder Pete Stone batted three of five with three RBIs providing an offensive threat at the bottom half of the order.

In the opening game, Eastern ace Damon White (2-2) narrowly lost a pitching duel with Morehead State starter Donnie Schneider (2-0).

Through six innings, White was pitching a shutout by scattering five hits but Eastern’s starter wilted under its lack of run support. In the seventh, freshman shortstop Dustin Miles’ two run single porvided all the offense the Eagles would need.

Eastern definitely had its chances to score runs because the Panthers left nine runners on base but failed to give White any kind of lead while the senior was on the hill.

Morehead State closer Chad Parsons got his first save of the season after pitching a perfect ninth inning.

The heart of the Eastern’s order (Bret Pigantiello, Kirk Walters and Danny Jordan) went two of 8 with no RBI’s.

Pigantiello’s 11-game on base streak ended and Saturday marked the first game this season that Pignatiello and right fielder Kyle Walters both went hitless.

In the second game, senior Matt Tyson (2-2) had one of his worst career performances of his career as the senior got shelled for six runs on four hits in only a 1/3 of an inning picking up the loss.

Fellow senior Micah Gray came into relief for 1 1/3 innings and also struggled to give up six runs on three hits but only two runs were earned due to four walks.

After two innings, the Panthers had already used two pitchers and were down 12-1. Eagles third baseman Kevin Matuszek went 4-5 with three RBIs and tied the school record with three doubles.

Eastern continued its defensive foes by making four errors and made a total of nine erros in this three game series.

Morehead State starting pitcher Casey Campbell picked up his first win this season by alowing four runs on eights in five innings.