WILMORE, Ky.--- Brody Bearden went six innings with no runs allowed in his second start as an Eagle to lead Asbury past Wright State Lake Campus, 8-1. Senior shortstop Matthew Johnson powered the Asbury offense with a career-high four hits as Asbury (6-8) clinched the series over WSU (5-5).  

Bearden, the freshman right-hander from Acworth, Ga. had the best start of his young collegiate career, striking out five and allowing only three hits in six innings. Bearden moves to 2-1 on the year with the win. 

Johnson's four-hit and two RBI day led the charge for AU's explosive offense that went for 13 hits overall. Johnson finishes the series 7-14 with three RBIs.

Asbury's bullpen handled the final three innings, allowing only two hits and one run. Jacob Parker, Cameron Crick, and Sam Billing kept the Lakers at bay to give Bearden the win. 

Sophomore Quinn Nobles had another strong day at the plate, going 3-4 with an RBI, run scored, and two stolen bases. Nathaniel Frank led the Eagles in runs scored, crossing the plate twice with a stolen bag. 

AU jumped on the board first with two runs in the first inning, powered by Nathaniel Frank and Quinn Nobles singles. Two more runs came in the third for Asbury, powered by singles from Jackson Cole, Quinn Nobles, and Matthew Johnson. 

Brody Bearden didn't allow a hit from the WSU offense until the third. Matthew Johnson struck again in the fifth, smacking an RBI single to right field to score Kaden Dugle. 

Cameron Crick came on on the top of the eighth with two WSU runners on and two outs. A wild pitch scored one Laker making the game 5-1, but Crick struck out two hitters for outs two and three to end the threat. 

Asbury scored three more insurance runs in the bottom half off RBIs from Ethan Cartwright and Josh Head. 

Freshman righty Sam Billington came on in the ninth to close out Asbury's sixth win of the season. After losing game one of the series AU picked up the next two games to win the series over WSU heading into spring break. 


"This was a great day for our team. Brody threw the ball incredibly which set the tone for us. MJ really had a nice day at the plate and our defense was good all day. We hope to use this to keep moving forward." 
Manny Cervantes | Asbury Head Coach

"It was great to see everything come together for our team today in a crucial game for our season and I hope we can carry it into this busy week."
Brody Bearden | Freshman RHP

"It was a great win to take momentum into spring break for us. Winning a series is always the goal heading into a weekend, and we accomplished that. Brody gave us the start we needed and bats came alive and gave him the support he needed. Time to build on this weekend and keep it going!"
Matthew Johnson | Senior IF


* Asbury pitching staff had 10 K
* Asbury had 13 hits
* AU defense had only two errors


* Brody Bearden | 6.0 IP, 0 ER, 5 K, W
* Matthew Johnson | 4-5, 2 RBI, SB
* Quinn Nobles | 3-4, RBI, R, 2 SB
* Jacob Parker, Cameron Crick, Sam Billington | 3.0 IP Combined, 1 ER, 5 K

Asbury will meet Centre on Tuesday night for a midweek game in Danville, Ky.


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