Box Score DAYTON, Ohio – Wright State scored seven runs over the final two innings with Julian Greenwell's walk-off RBI double the difference as Indiana State fell in the series finale against the Raiders, 11-10.
Indiana State (7-6) utilized a nine-run sixth inning to take a five-run lead midway through the contest and breaking open a pitching duel between the two programs in the final game of the weekend. The Sycamores utilized eight hits in the rally with both
Randall Diaz (two-run double) and
Josue Urdaneta (two-run single) both driving in multiple RBI to highlight the 13-batter inning as ISU turned a 4-0 deficit into a 9-4 lead.
Wright State (4-9) rallied back with a five-run eighth inning on an Alec Sayre two-run double and Gehrig Anglin's two-run home run to set the stage for the ninth inning.
The Raiders took advantage of a batter reaching on a strikeout-passed ball combination to lead off the bottom of the ninth. Two batters later, Justin Riemer connected on the game-tying RBI single back up the middle to even the score at 10-10. Julian Greenwell followed two batters later with the game-winning double to left centerfield scoring Riemer to end the contest.
Sean Ross added a late RBI double to finish as one of four Sycamores with multi-hit games on Sunday afternoon.
Randall Diaz,
Isaiah Thompson, and
Tyler Nelson added multi-hit contests, while Diaz and
Aaron Beck added doubles in the series finale. Diaz led the team with three runs scored in the game.
Joey Hurth (1-1) took his first loss of the season after allowing two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning.
Jack Parisi went the first 3.2 innings recording five strikeouts while surrendering three runs in the no-decision, while
Lane Miller,
Jared Spencer, and
Connor Fenlong all saw time on the mound.
Sayre, Anglin, Greenwell, and Luikart all recorded multi-hit games to help pace a Wright State offense that picked up six extra-base hits in the loss. Anglin doubled and homered, while Sayre connected on a pair of two-run doubles to highlight WSU in the finale.
Jay Luikart (1-1) picked up his first win of the season after throwing a scoreless ninth in setting the stage for the Wright State comeback. Sebastian Gongora went five innings in the start for the Raiders allowing five hits and three runs while striking out four in the no decision.
How They Scored
- Gehrig Anglin doubled home Sammy Sass with two outs in the third inning to give Wright State the early 1-0 lead.
- Alec Sayre made it a three-run game in the bottom of the fourth with a two-run double scoring Julian Greenwell and Jay Luikart to put the Raiders ahead 3-0.
- Jay Luikart followed Justin McConnell's triple with a RBI single to left field in the bottom of the fifth inning as the Raiders pushed their lead to 4-0.
- Aaron Beck cracked the scoreboard for the Sycamores in the top of the sixth with a double down the left field line scoring Randall Diaz for the first ISU run of the game, sparking a nine-run inning as Indiana State took control of the contest. Diaz and Josue Urdaneta posted two-RBI hits in the sixth inning to highlight 13 different batters that came to the plate as Indiana State went up 9-4.
- Sean Ross drilled a two-out RBI double to left field scoring Randall Diaz in the top of the eighth inning putting the Sycamores ahead 10-4.
- Wright State battled back with a five-run bottom of the eighth as Alec Sayre connected on a two-run double and Gehrig Anglin drilled a two-run home run to highlight the frame as the Sycamores lead was narrowed to 10-9.
- The Raiders walked the game off in the bottom of the ninth as Justin Riemer and Julian Greenwell connected on RBI hits in the frame to secure the 11-10 win.
News & Notes
- Jordan Schaffer's on-base streak hit 25 consecutive games as the redshirt senior infielder was hit by his team-leading eighth pitch of the season in the bottom of the second inning.
- Josue Urdaneta ran his on-base streak to 13 consecutive games after drawing a walk in the top of the sixth inning. He continued his 13-game hitting streak in the top of the sixth inning with a two-run single during Indiana State's nine-run inning
- Jack Parisi finished with five strikeouts over his 3.2 innings of work on Sunday afternoon, giving the graduate student 298 career collegiate strikeouts.
- Diego Gines saw his on-base streak end at 16 games after failing to reach in either of his two plate appearances on Sunday afternoon.
- Isaiah Thompson recorded multiple hits in all three games over the weekend following his 2-for-5 performance in the game.
- Randall Diaz connected on his fourth multi-hit game of the season with his two-hit sixth inning. The freshman finished 2-for-4 for the game.
- Tyler Nelson added his third multi-hit game of the year with a pair of singles in the contest.
- Indiana State's 12 hits in the contest marked the fourth consecutive double-digit hitting effort by the Sycamores, eighth in the last nine, and ninth in the last 11 contests.
- Sean Ross ran his hitting streak to six consecutive games with his 2-for-5 performance from the plate. He also connected on a double for the fourth time in the last five games to tie Diego Gines for the team lead on the year.
- Indiana State's nine-run sixth inning marked the third time ISU has scored at least eight runs in an inning in the 2022 season. ISU previously scored eight runs in the fifth inning on February 26 against Minnesota, and 10 more against the Gophers in the eighth inning on February 27th.
- Indiana State falls to 9-3 in the all-time series against the Raiders with the loss.
Up Next
Indiana State will make its home debut on Tuesday, March 15, as the Sycamores prepare for a five game homestand featuring two games against Southeast Missouri State and a weekend series against Kansas. The Sycamores open the stretch with a 3 p.m. first pitch against SEMO at Bob Warn Field. The game will be carried live on ESPN+, while live stats will be provided via GoSycamores.com.
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