Western Illinois Drops Sunday’s Rubber Match

MACOMB, IL – The Western Illinois baseball team fell to Morehead State on Sunday afternoon in the rubber match. Eight runs by the Eagles in the first two innings pushed them to a 16-5 win. WIU moves to 7-23 and 3-9 in Ohio Valley play. Western Illinois fell into an early hole as Morehead State struck for five runs in the first inning and three in the second, giving themselves an 8-0 lead. Western Illinois found its way on the scoreboard in the third inning as Cesar Franco hit his first home run of the weekend, and the Leathernecks cut...