COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Eastern Illinois softball's offense jumped out early as the Panthers scored in the opening four innings during a 13-4 win over Tennessee Tech on Friday evening.
Lindy Milkowski had the big bat for the Panthers going 3-for-3 with five RBI and two home runs. Milkowski hit a solo home run in the opening inning and then added a three-run home run in the third.
The Panthers jumped out to 3-0 lead in the first as they added one run with
Rachel Kaufman scoring on a wild pitch and
Kendall Grover stealing home on a double steal.
EIU extended its lead to 5-0 in the second as
Denaed Santini stole home as a pinch runner and Grover added an RBI double. Grover was also 3-for-3 at the plate.
Milkowski's three run home run in the third helped EIU increase its lead to 9-0 before adding four more in the fourth to lead 13-0.
Olivia Price (10-3) pitched 4.1 innings of shutout softball to pick up the win. Gracelyn Woollen (0-9) suffered the loss for TTU.
The Golden Eagles would score four unearned runs in the bottom of the fifth as Meaghan Houck delivered a three-run home run. Carmen Betts drove home the other run finishing as one of three TTUplayers with two hits.
EIU improved to 22-15, 10-2 in the OVC. TTU fell to 3-35, 0-13 in the OVC.
