LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Despite Hanover College's best attempts to steal a win, Spalding baseball took home a 14-13 walk-off victory on Tuesday night.

The Golden Eagles sit at 11-3 after the win as they head into St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) play over the weekend.

TURNING POINT
Spalding was down 3-0 after a strong first inning for the Panthers, but quickly made up the difference and then some. A balk scored the first Golden Eagle. Following the balk, four doubles, one each from Marcus Collins, Michael Newsom, Matthew McDowell, and Hunter Strong, brought a total of five SU runners home.

The scoring slowed down until the top of the fourth when five Hanover runs were put on the board. Spalding pulled ahead 9-8 in the bottom of the fifth courtesy of a Newsom double and a sacrifice fly from Strong.

A Panther single tied the game in the top of the sixth, but the Golden Eagles pulled ahead by two in the bottom of the eighth thanks to two singles.

Hanover seemed primed to pull off the upset after tacking on three runs in the top of the ninth frame to build a 13-11 lead. Spalding came to the plate in the bottom of the ninth needing three runs.

Newsom came to the plate first and walked. McDowell followed and reached on the fielders choice that sent Newsom to second. A Strong single scored one runner and was followed by Jacob Spanyer being intentionally walked. After a fielder's choice put on out on the scoreboard, Dryden Schroeder hit a single that scored the game's winning runs.

The Golden Eagles won the game 14-13 in thrilling fashion.

GOLDEN EAGLE NOTES

• Michael Newsom went 4-for-5 with a game-leading four RBI. The junior also scored four runs.
• Hunter Strong added three RBI and three hits to the Spalding effort.
• Eight pitchers saw action on the mound for the Golden Eagles. Garrett Mathews got the start and pitched one inning. Other pitchers who pitched a total of one inning were Caden Krystofiak, Wesley Clark, Brady Rutherford, Ethan Murphy, Eric Wigginton, and Zach Vogt.
• Jake Mueller bucked the one-inning trend and was on the mound for two frames.
• Vogt earned the win for Spalding to move to 2-0 on the year.

NEXT FOR SPALDING
The Golden Eagles begin SLIAC action with a trip to the league's preseason No. 1 Webster University. The teams face off in a doubleheader on Saturday starting at 2 p.m. and a single game on Sunday at 2 p.m.