Box Score PEORIA, ILL. – Carson Husmann's three-run home run in the bottom of the seventh inning proved to be the difference in Sunday's series finale as Indiana State fell to host Bradley on Sunday afternoon at Dozer Park, 5-3.
 
Every time Indiana State (23-16, 8-7 MVC) scored, Bradley (16-25, 7-8 MVC) had a response as the Sycamores and Braves battled through another close ballgame on Sunday.
 
Parker Stinson scored two runs for the Sycamores, while Josue Urdaneta broke up Bradley starter Nick King's no-hit bit in the top of the seventh inning with a RBI single to give Indiana State a 2-1 lead late in the contest. Bradley responded in the bottom of the seventh with Connor O'Brien's two-out double sparking the three-run inning highlighted by Husmann's home run to left center to give the Braves a lead they would not relinquish the rest of the way.
 
Luke Patzner (3-2) took the loss in a strong outing as the redshirt sophomore went 6.2 innings allowing nine hits and four runs, while striking out a career-high 11. Raine Richter went the final 1.1 innings for the Sycamores picking up a pair of strikeouts.
 
Husmann and Ryan Vogel both homered to pace Bradley's offense on Sunday as the Braves took the series win over the Sycamores. O'Brien and Keaton Rice both doubled as the Braves finished with 10 hits in the win.
 
King surrendered just one hit and two runs (one earned), while striking out 11 in the no-decision. Eli Campbell (1-4) picked up his first win as the Braves took the lead with him on the mound. Troy Hickey (S, 2) went the final 1.1 innings to pick up his second save.
 
How They Scored

• Indiana State took the 1-0 lead midway through the contest as Parker Stinson crossed the plate on a Bradley error in the top of the fifth inning.
• Ryan Vogel evened the score with a one-out solo home run to left field in the bottom of the fifth inning to tie the game back up at 1-1.
• Josue Urdaneta connected on Indiana State's first hit of the game in the top of the seventh inning as his two-out single up the middle scored Parker Stinson to put the Sycamores ahead 2-1.
• Carson Husmann put Bradley back in the lead in the bottom of the seventh with a two-out, three-run home run to left centerfield scoring Keaton Rice and Connor O'Brien to give the Braves the 4-2 lead.
• Grant Magill drew a two-out, bases-loaded walk in the top of the eighth inning scoring Luis Hernandez to draw Indiana State back to within one run at 4-3.
• Bradley added an insurance run in the bottom of the eighth inning as Jackson Chatterton scored on Carl Valk's RBI single to right field to put the Braves ahead 5-3 late in the contest.

News & Notes

• Jordan Schaffer was hit by a pitch in the top of the third inning to give him a Missouri Valley leading 19 HBPs this season.
• Schaffer was one of three Sycamores hit by a pitch in the contest marking the 10th game this season at least three Indiana State players have been plunked in the same game in the 2022 season.
• Luke Patzner became the fourth Indiana State pitcher to record at least 10 strikeouts in a game and second this weekend and finished with a career-high 11 strikeouts in 6.2 innings of work.
• Patzner and Matt Jachec (10, at Bradley – May 7) both picked up 10-K performances against Bradley joining Jack Parisi (13 vs. Merrimack – February 25) and Brennyn Cutts (10 vs. Indiana – April 12) to hit the mark this year.
• The Indiana State pitching staff recorded double-digit strikeouts for the 13th time in the 2022 season with the combination of Patzner (11) and Raine Richter (2) combining for 13 strikeouts on Sunday.

Up Next
Indiana State remains on its road trip this upcoming week as the Sycamores head to Nashville, Tenn. and Hawkins Field to take on Vanderbilt University on Tuesday, May 10. First pitch between the Sycamores and Commodores is set for 7 p.m. ET and will be carried live on SEC+ and 105.5 The Legend.
 
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