COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Tech baseball team returns home to host Ohio Valley Conference opponent Eastern Kentucky for a three-game weekend series. The Golden Eagles and Colonels are scheduled for a doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m. Friday, and a single game starting at 1 p.m. Saturday.

Tech (13-12, 1-7) is coming off a three-game series against Morehead State in which the Golden Eagles got their first OVC win in the series opener, beating the Eagles 17-16 in 10 innings, before dropping the final two games.

Tech set a season-high in runs scored in two consecutive games last week, beating East Tennessee State 15-7 before topping Morehead State 17-16 in the series opener. With the 10-inning win over MSU, the Golden Eagles improve to 3-0 in extra-inning games, and 5-0 when scoring 10 or more runs.

The Colonels enter the week at 18-9 and 6-3 in the OVC, and are one of the conference's best offensive teams. EKU is leading the conference in team batting average, hitting .374 as a team, and boasts the leagues RBI and triples leader in Jayson Langfels (43 RBIs, 5 triples), and stolen base and runs scored leader in Matt Davis (16 stolen bases, 51 runs scored).

Looking ahead, Tech is slated for six games next week, starting with a home doubleheader against Covenant on April 14, beginning at 4 p.m. The Golden Eagles will then travel for a return game at ETSU on April 15. On the weekend, Tech will travel to Austin Peay for a three-game Ohio Valley Conference series, with a doubleheader starting at 1 p.m. Saturday, and a single game starting at 1 p.m. Sunday. Admission to all Tech home baseball games is free.