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urdaneta
1
Quinnipiac QUI 0-2
6
Winner Indiana State INS 1-1
Quinnipiac QUI
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Final
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Indiana State INS
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Quinnipiac QUI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1
Indiana State INS 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 X 6 4 0

W: Lybarger, Brayden (1-0) L: Blaisdell, Tim (0-1)

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

Big seventh inning leads Sycamores past Quinnipiac on Saturday

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – Indiana State broke the game open late with a five-run seventh inning as the Sycamores topped Quinnipiac on field C-10 on Saturday afternoon at the Snowbird Baseball Classic.
 
The Sycamores (1-1) sent 11 batters to the plate in the five-run inning with ISU taking advantage of Quinnipiac's pitching in drawing four walks and getting hit by three pitches to break open a 1-0 game. Miguel Rivera, Adam Pottinger, and Mike Sears all recorded RBI hit-by-pitches in the inning, while Seth Gergely and Josue Urdaneta also scored in the inning to provide the Sycamores all the run support they would need.
 
Five ISU pitchers combined to limit Quinnipiac to four hits while striking out 14 Bobcats in picking up the Sycamores' first win of the season. Zach Davidson went 3.0 innings in his ISU debut allowing one hit while striking out five. Brayden Lybarger (1-0) picked up his first win in a 3.0-inning relief stint allowing one hit and a walk while retiring five on strikes. Cam Edmonson, Jared Spencer, and Simon Gregerson went the final three innings in closing out the win.
 
Josue Urdaneta recorded two of Indiana State's four hits in the win as the redshirt junior second baseman continues his success in the Sunshine State. Urdaneta has hit safely in his last nine games in Florida dating to the start of the 2022 season. Miguel Rivera and Grant Magill also added singles in the win.
 
Kyle Maves had two of Quinnipiac's four hits in the contest including the lone extra-base hit in the game, a triple in the top of the ninth inning. Anthony Donofrio provided QU's lone RBI on a sacrifice fly.
 
Tim Blaisdell (0-1) took the loss for the Bobcats allowing all four ISU hits and one run while striking out six. Matt Alduino, Sam Favieri, and Ryan Hutchinson went the final three innings to close out the contest.
 
How They Scored
  • Indiana State was first on the scoreboard in the bottom of the fifth inning as Josue Urdaneta singled home Seth Gergely with a base hit up the middle to give ISU the 1-0 lead.
  • The Sycamores plated five runs in the bottom of the seventh to break the game open. ISU sent 11 batters to the plate with Gergely, Urdaneta, Jackson Taylor, Randal Diaz, and Luis Hernandez all scoring in the frame to give ISU the 6-0 lead.
  • Anthony Donofrio drove in Quinnipiac's lone run of the game in the top of the ninth inning scoring Kyle Maves to provide the final margin.
News & Notes
  • Josue Urdaneta's two-hit game marked the 37th multi-hit game of his collegiate career and his second multi-hit game of the 2023 season.
  • Indiana State and Quinnipiac's contest marked the first competition between the two programs in their respective histories.
  • Jackson Taylor drew his first start in the 2023 season at designated hitter, while Luis Hernandez made his first start in right field.
  • Zach Davidson, Brayden Lybarger, and Simon Gregersen all made their ISU debuts on the pitching mound on Saturday afternoon.
  • The Sycamores boast an incredible 23:3 strikeout-to-walk ratio through the first two games of the year after posting a 14:2 line on Saturday. 
Up Next
Indiana State is back in action on Tuesday afternoon as the Sycamores take on Florida Gulf Coast at the Snowbird Baseball Classic in Port Charlotte. First pitch is set for 1 p.m. Live Stats will be available at FGCUAthletics.com, while video will be available on FloSports Baseball ($).
 
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