FT. MYERS, Fla. – It took until the eighth inning, but Indiana State's offense erupted for the third time this weekend as the Sycamores utilized a 10-run inning to come from behind and top host Minnesota on Sunday afternoon at Hammond Stadium, 14-8.
 
Trailing 6-3 and struggling to connect against the Minnesota (2-6) pitching staff at that point of the game, the Sycamores (5-2) sent 14 batters to the plate in the top of the eighth inning with Luis Hernandez providing the big hit to swing the momentum to Indiana State. Hernandez's two-out, three-run single scored Parker Stinson, Daunte Majors, and Diego Gines and gave the Sycamores the 7-6 lead in the inning.
 
Before the inning let out, the Sycamores add a two-run Aaron Beck single and a pair of RBI doubles from Josue Urdaneta and Isaiah Thompson to firmly seize control of the game with the 13-6 lead. Overall, eight consecutive Sycamores reached base during the two-out rally in the decisive frame.
 
Stinson connected on his first home run of the 2022 season to lead the Sycamores hitters as three different Indiana State players finished with multi-hit contests. Urdaneta and Gines both scored three times, while Beck, Thompson, Stinson, and Hernandez all finished with multi-RBI contests.
 
Joey Hurth (1-0) picked up his first win of the season as the sophomore right-hander went 2.2 shutout innings in relief. The Hopkins, Minn. native struck out five and surrendered two walks in the scoreless outing.
 
Luke Patzner took the no-decision in the start after allowing six hits and four earned runs over the opening inning. Jared Spencer struck out four in 3.1 innings of relief, while Connor Fenlong went the final two frames to complete the contest.
 
Kyle Bork and Jack Kelly both homered for Minnesota as the Gophers suffered their second loss of the weekend to the Sycamores. Bork finished 3-for-4 from the plate with three RBI and two runs, while Kelly's three-run home run in the bottom of the first sparked the Gophers offense.
 
Will Semb (0-1) took the loss after allowing five runs in 0.1 innings. J.P. Massey went 5.1 innings in effective relief for Minnesota as the Gophers sent six pitchers to the mound in the contest.
 
How They Scored

• Josue Urdaneta scored on a wild pitch to start the scoring in the contest as the Sycamores went up 1-0 in the top of the first.
• Jack Kelly connected on a three-run home run, while Kyle Bork added a RBI single as Minnesota responded with a four-run bottom of the first to take the early lead.
• The Gophers added to the lead in the bottom of the third as Bork's two-run home run to right center scored Easton Bertrand and gave Minnesota the 6-1 lead.
• The Sycamores chipped away at the lead with Diego Gines scoring on a wild pitch in the top of the fourth to put the margin at 6-2.
• Parker Stinson halved the Minnesota lead in the top of the seventh with a solo home run to right field putting the score at 6-3.
• The Sycamores recorded six hits and took advantage of four walks and two wild pitches on their way to a 10-run inning in the top of the eighth to take the 13-6 lead. Stinson started the rally with a two-out bases-loaded walk, while Luis Hernandez, Aaron Beck, Urdaneta, and Isaiah Thompson all drove in runs over the two-out rally.
• Minnesota scored two runs in the bottom of the eighth with Andrew Wilhite and Chase Stanke bringing home runs to narrow the ISU lead down to 13-8.
• Grant Magill scored the final run of the contest in the top of the ninth as the redshirt sophomore catcher scored on a Minnesota throwing error to put the final margin at 14-8.

 
News & Notes

• Indiana State scored 44 runs over the three-game weekend as the Sycamores scored 14 runs in the opener against Merrimack, 16 on Saturday against Minnesota, and 14 more in the win over the Gophers.
• The 44 runs over the three-game stretch was last accomplished by the Sycamores back in the 2001 season when ISU topped Illinois (W,12-8, April 11), fell to Wichita State (L, 16-9, April 13), and topped the Shockers (W, 23-7, April 14).
• Indiana State's double-digit scoring streak also extended to three games with the team last achieving the feat over May 24-25 at the Missouri Valley Championships against Illinois State (W, 10-6) and Dallas Baptist (W, 10-6; W, 16-3).
• The Sycamores improved to 5-1 all-time against the Gophers with the win.
• Jordan Schaffer's infield single in the top of the ninth inning extending his career-best 19-game hitting streak. Schaffer reached on a fielder's choice in the fifth inning to also extend his on-base streak to 19 games.
• Diego Gines also extended his hitting and on-base streaks to 11 games in the contest with a single in the eighth inning, while also reaching on an error and drawing a pair of walks.
• Parker Stinson extended Indiana State's home run streak to five consecutive games the team has connected on a home run. The Sycamores hit home runs in at least five consecutive games twice last season with five from April 1-9, while adding an eight-game streak covering games from May 21-June 4.
• Josue Urdaneta joins Gines and Schaffer as the lone Sycamores to hit safely in all seven games in the 2022 season.
• Altogether, the Sycamores trio of Urdaneta, Gines, and Schaffer has combined to hit .393 (35-of-89) from the plate with 33 runs scored, seven doubles, and a home run.
• Indiana State closes out the Florida swing of the 2022 schedule with a 5-2 record overall.

Up Next
The Sycamores are back on the road next weekend as Indiana State makes the trip to East Carolina University and Clark-LeClair Stadium for the LeClair Classic on March 4-6. The Sycamores will take on host ECU on Friday with first pitch set for 4 p.m. ISU will also take on Maryland (Saturday) and Michigan (Sunday) over the three-day tournament.
 
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