Box Score

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. (Feb. 12) -- Kevin Blue smacked three home runs to lead a 17-hit attack that carried Central Oklahoma to a 14-6 rout of Northeastern State here Sunday afternoon.

Blue drove in six runs while going deep in each of his first three at bats and the Bronchos jumped out to a 10-0 lead in bouncing back from Friday's 9-2 loss to the RiverHawks before Saturday's game was cancelled.

UCO, now 4-1 on the season, is scheduled to travel to Durant Tuesday for a single game against Southeastern Oklahoma before making its home debut Friday against Northwest Missouri to open a three-game series.

“We're very proud as a coaching staff in our players today,” head coach Dax Leone said.  “The conditions were obviously tough and we bounced back very nicely today, especially on offense.”

Blue's three-run homer put the Bronchos on top in the top of the first and the senior third baseman added a two-run blast in the third to make it 5-0.   Tucker Brown's RBI double and a sacrifice fly by Cory Proctor pushed the lead to 7-0 in the fourth before Blue's solo shot upped it to 8-0 after five.

Keegan Morrow had a two-run single as UCO made it 10-0 in the sixth, but NSU got three runs in the sixth and seventh innings to pull within 11-6.  The Bronchos put it away with a three-run eighth, getting a two-run homer from Austin Rycroft and an RBI double from Morrow.

Edgar Lopez picked up the pitching win, starting and going the first five innings.  He gave up three hits and a pair of runs while striking out five, with a trio of relievers finishing out the contest.

Brown and J.P. Maples joined Blue with three-hit games and UCO also got two-hit outings from Proctor, Morrow and Jared Wright.