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Valparaiso VALPO 16-32
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Winner Indiana State INS 26-20-1
Valparaiso VALPO
16-32
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Final
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Indiana State INS
26-20-1
Winner
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Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Valparaiso VALPO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
Indiana State INS 1 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 X 8 8 0

W: Jachec, Matt (9-2) L: Fields, Colin (4-7)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Seth Montgomery | GoSycamores.com

Jachec’s brilliance leads Sycamores to tournament-opening win over Valparaiso

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Matt Jachec carried a perfect game into the ninth inning, while Keegan Watson and Luis Hernandez both homered as No. 5 Indiana State topped No. 8 Valparaiso in an elimination game in the first round of the 2022 Missouri Valley Baseball Championship.
 
Up Next: With the win, Indiana State advances to the double-elimination portion of the bracket and will face No. 2 Evansville this evening at Hammons Field. First pitch between the Sycamores and the Purple Aces is projected to start at approximately 10:30 p.m. ET. The game will be carried live on ESPN+ and 105.5 The Legend.
 
Jachec (9-2) showcased why he was selected to the All-MVC First Team as the redshirt sophomore right-hander turned in arguably his most dominant performance of the 2022 season. The Hampshire, Ill. native needed just 82 pitches to get through the first eight innings, before his 83rd pitch was driven out to right field for a Jeremy Drudge single snapping the perfect game. Jachec finished the contest tying his season high with 10 strikeouts.
   
The Sycamores (26-20-1) turned the ball over Joey Hurth who closed out the contest getting a double play and a groundout to Randall Diaz at first base to close out the 8-0 win.
 
Watson and Hernandez both homered in the bottom of the fourth inning, while Josue Urdaneta scored twice to lead the Sycamores' offense in the opening win. Urdaneta, Diaz, and Hernandez all doubles as five of ISU's eight hits in the contest went for extra bases.
 
Drudge connected on Valparaiso's (16-32) lone hit in the contest with his ninth-inning single. Colin Fields (4-7) took the loss after allowing five runs (four earned) over 4.0 innings of work.
 
How They Scored
  • Indiana State took advantage of a Valparaiso error in the bottom of the first inning and Randall Diaz made the Beacons pay with an RBI single to right field scoring Josue Urdaneta and giving ISU the 1-0 lead.
  • The Sycamores added four runs in the bottom of the fourth with Keegan Watson's three-run home run clipping the right field foul pole, while Luis Hernandez drilled a solo shot to left centerfield to give ISU the 5-0 advantage.
  • Josue Urdaneta connected on the run-scoring double off the right field wall scoring Joe Kido in the bottom of the fifth and the redshirt sophomore came around to score on a passed ball to give the Sycamores the 7-0 lead.
  • Luis Hernandez kept up the hot bat on the day with an RBI double down the left field line scoring Keegan Watson and putting the Sycamores ahead 8-0 after the sixth inning.
News & Notes
  • Matt Jachec posted his one of his longest outings in the 2022 season going 8.0+-innings in picking up his ninth win of the season.
  • Jachec added his second double-digit strikeout effort of 2022 with 10 strikeouts, equaling his season high set at Bradley on May 7.
  • Jachec added his team-leading seventh quality start of 2022 and ISU improved to 11-3 overall on the year when the redshirt-sophomore drew the start on the mound.
  • It marked Jachec's team-leading 14th game pitching at least 5.2 innings.
  • Jachec also topped Valparaiso for the second time in the 2022 season after previously defeating Valpo back on April 9.
  • Keegan Watson homered for the third time in the last four games and picked up his seventh multi-RBI game following his three-run home run in the fourth.
  • Luis Hernandez added his fourth home run of the 2022 season and first since May 7 against Bradley in the fourth inning.
  • Randall Diaz connected on his 16th multi-hit game of the season in the win.
  • Keegan Watson added his seventh multi-hit game, while Luis Hernandez recorded his ninth multi-hit game of the year.
  • Indiana State has won its last 19 games against Valparaiso dating back to the 2007 season.
  • Wednesday's win was the first postseason contest between ISU and the Beacons in their respective histories.
  • Indiana State's win on Wednesday continued the Sycamores' streak of winning at least one tournament game every season dating back to 2014. 
Up Next
No. 5 Indiana State advances into the double-elimination portion of the 2022 MVC Baseball Championships with the win. The Sycamores will take on No. 2 Evansville this evening at Hammons Field in Springfield, Mo. with first pitch projected to be approximately 10:30 p.m. ET. The game will be carried live on ESPN+ and 105.5 The Legend.
 
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