WILMORE, Ky. – Kentucky State baseball drops a close one against Asbury 9-6 Tuesday evening in Wilmore, Kentucky. 
 
The Eagles scored five runs in the first and second innings to take an early 5-0 lead. 
 
Preston Jones reached on a fielder's choice to advance to second on an error by Asbury that allowed both Treyvon Fletcher and Jace Wilson to score and close on the 5-2 Asbury lead after four innings.
 
Joseph Esparza led the scoring run by Kentucky State with a homerun into left field. Antonio Chambers followed with a double to bat in Wilson. A single by Fletcher sent Chambers home and tied the game at 5-5 at the top of the fifth. 
 
Asbury matched Kentucky State with a three-run home run to take an 8-5 lead after five innings. 
 
The Eagles added one more run in the sixth inning to extend their lead to 9-5.
 
Kentucky State kept fighting as Daniel Moore doubled down the left field line to bat in one runner. The Thorobreds would go on to fall 9-6 to the Eagles. 
 
Up Next 
Kentucky State will host Savannah State for a three-game series beginning at noon on Saturday, March 4, inside Alumni Field in Frankfort, Kentucky.