Jose Briseno, USU Eastern Athletics

Photo courtesy of Jeff Barrett

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Utah State University Eastern took game one of Saturday’s doubleheader in dramatic fashion, with  a 3-2 walk-off victory over the College of Southern Nevada Coyotes.  The game was tied at two with USU Eastern batting in the bottom of the eighth when Tyler Nelson doubled on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring one run.

The Eagles opened up scoring in the first inning, when Nelson tripled on a 0-1 count, scoring two runs. Nelson recorded all three RBIs for USUE.

CSN knotted the game up at two in the top of the seventh inning to send the game into extra innings.

Ky Decker was given the start on the mound for the Eagles. The pitcher allowed two hits and zero runs over four innings, striking out four.

The Eastern bats totaled seven hits.  Nelson and Vaughn Deming each had two hits in the game to lead USU Eastern.

In game two, Eastern fell behind early and couldn’t come back in a 7-2 loss to the Coyotes.

Westin Corless got the start on the bump for USU Eastern in game two. Corless went two innings, allowing four runs on five hits, striking out one and walking one.  Aiden Taylor, Troy Connell, and Tyler Harris each contributed in relief for the Eagles.

Kaden Davis, Creed Mogle, Seth Nate, and Tyler Nelson each managed one hit for Eastern.

The Eagles will return to the field on Friday and Saturday to take on the College of Southern Idaho Golden Eagles. The games will take place at Colosimo-Carlson field in Price, Utah.