Freshman Matt Bayes (0-1) suffered the loss for the Sycamores, as he lasted just one inning and gave up five earned runs on four hits.  Senior Chris Dougherty did not fare much better in relief, as he surrendered four earned runs on three hits while walking three in 2.1 innings of work.  Jack Snodgrass (1-0) earned the win for the Governors, as he held ISU to just one run on six hits in 6.2 innings of work.

“They jumped out on us early and we never really recovered,” head coach Lindsay Meggs said.  “But, I told the guys to just forget about this one and to get back to doing the things that helped us start 9-1.  We will start over and forget this one and get mentally and physically prepared for three tough games this weekend.”

The Governors put five runs on the scoreboard in the bottom of the first inning to take the early lead.  Greg Bachman started the barrage with a two-run double and Brooks Hunton followed with a two-run home run to make the score 4-0.  Daniel Baggett capped off the inning with a sacrifice fly to widen the APSU lead to 5-0.

ISU answered with a run in the top of the fourth inning, as junior Nick Ciolli launched his second home run of the year to cut the lead to 5-1.  However, the Governors answered back with four runs on three hits in the bottom half of the inning to make the score 9-1 after four innings of play.  Adam Browett struck the big blow in the inning for APSU with a two run single.

Browett added another RBI single and Baggett chipped in with another sacrifice fly to push two more runs across the plate in the bottom of the sixth inning to make the score 11-1.  APSU then tacked on its final run of the day in the bottom of the seventh inning on a RBI single by Josh Purcell to make the score 12-1 after seven innings of play.

The Sycamores did not go away and fought back with three runs in the top of the ninth inning.  With runners on second and third and one out, freshman Joe Meggs picked up a RBI single to score freshman Jeff King and advance junior Luke Fieser to third base.  Fieser then scored on a wild pitch for the second run of the inning as Meggs went to second base.  Meggs then advanced to third on a ground out by freshman Koby Kraemer for junior Ben Caple, who ripped a RBI single to score Meggs for the third run of the inning and bring the score to its final at 12-1.

The Sycamores return to action on Friday, when they travel to Lexington, Ky., for the first of three games against the No. 29 ranked Kentucky Wildcats.  First pitch in game one is set for 4 p.m. EST at Cliff Hagen Stadium.

“I've explained to the guys that we can't get caught up in the fact that this team is one of the tops in the country,” Meggs said.  “We've played good teams from the SEC before and we have competed well against them.  If we focus on what we can control and play the way we are capable of, then we will get better from this experience and continue to improve against an awfully good team.”