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Charleston, Ill. -  Eastern Illinois combined for seven home runs in their win Tuesday against Saint Louis University. EIU was able to hold of Saint Louis' comeback efforts winning, 14-11.
 
With the win Eastern Illinois improves to 14-25, while Saint Louis drops to 25-15 on the season.
 
Saint Louis struck the scoring column first in the top of the first inning when Jake Garella drove a double into the right field gap.
 
The Panthers would answer back in the bottom of the first inning hitting three of their seven home runs on the afternoon.  Dougie Parks led off the power surge hitting the first Panther home run to left center. Jimmy Govern connected EIU's second home run of the inning. The home run marked Govern's second consecutive game with a home run. Hunter Beetley powered a three run homer to center field to give the Panthers a 6-1 lead.
 
Eastern Illinois would hit two home runs in both the bottom of the second inning. Jimmy Huber connected on his first of two home runs on the afternoon in the second inning. Huber drove a two run homer to right field. Hunter Morris who currently leads the Panthers in home runs joined the hit parade belting a solo home run to left center.
 
Saint Louis was able to cut the lead down to 9-8 in the top of the fourth inning.  Alex King drove in the Billikins first run of the inning on a sacrifice fly. Parker Sniatynski would drive a three run homer to left field to cut the Panthers lead to one run.
 
The Panthers would hit two home runs in the bottom of the fifth and seventh innings. Huber drove a three run homer to right center for his second home run of the afternoon.
 
Jake Haberer picked up his second save of the season tossing 2.0 innings. Haberer struck out three batters, allowed one hit, one run, and a walk.
 
Carson Haws earned the win on the mound for the Panthers tossing 3.0 innings, with four hits, four strikeouts, and two walks.
 
Huber finished 2-for-4 with five RBIs, two home runs, two runs, and a walk.  Beetley went 2-for-4 with three RBIs, two runs, a home run, and a walk.