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Winner Northeastern NU 5-1
7
Indiana State INS 2-5
Winner
Northeastern NU
5-1
8
Final
7
Indiana State INS
2-5
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Northeastern NU 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 8 9 1
Indiana State INS 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 7 13 1

W: Harrington,Patrick (1-0) L: Spencer, Jared (0-1)

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

Sycamores fall to Northeastern in extra innings to close out Snowbird Baseball Classic

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – Northeastern's Danny Crossen connected on the game-winning RBI triple in the top of the 11th inning as Indiana State fell in the series finale in the Sycamores' final game at the Snowbird Baseball Classic, 8-7.
 
Indiana State (2-5) took the 7-6 lead in the bottom of the eighth following Alex Marx's first home run as a Sycamore, while Randal Diaz connected on the go-ahead RBI triple scoring Seth Gergely to put ISU ahead late. The Huskies (5-1) responded with Spenser Smith's solo home run in the top of the ninth to tie the game up and send it into extra innings.
 
After Crossen's RBI triple scored Alex Lane in the top of the 11th, the Sycamores had their chance to tie the game up in the bottom half of the frame. Gergely and Diaz led off ISU's final at-bats with back-to-back singles to put runners on the corners with none out. Northeastern reliever Patrick Harrington (1-0) was able to keep the Sycamores off the board getting a strikeout and the game-ending double play to close out the Huskies' win.
 
Diaz and Hernandez both posted their first three-hit games of the 2023 campaign to lead the Sycamore batters in the contest. Marx added two hits including his first home run in the ISU Blue & White, while he and Adam Pottinger both drove in two RBI in the loss.
 
Connor Fenlong went a season-best 6.0 innings in his first start of the season. The redshirt senior surrendered six hits and six runs while striking out five in the no-decision. Jared Spencer (0-1) took the loss after going the final 1.1 innings in relief, while Brayden Lybarger (1.0 IP, 1 K), and Brennyn Cutts (2.2 IP, 4 K) also saw time on the mound in the game.
 
Mike Sirota, Crossen, and Spenser Smith all homered to lead the Huskies' offense on the day, while Alex Lane and Crossen both posted multi-hit contests. Crossen added a team-high four RBI in the win.
 
Matt Downing earned the start in leading six Northeastern pitchers on the mound on Sunday. Downing went the first 2.0 innings, while Jake Gigliotti, Brett Dunham, Nick Davis, and Griffin Young all saw time on the mound before turning the ball over to Harrington. Harrington went the final 3.0 innings allowing two hits while striking out five in taking the win.
 
How They Scored
  • Indiana State took the early 3-0 lead in the bottom of the third as Jorge Pereira (RBI double), Adam Pottinger (RBI sacrifice fly), and Alex Marx (RBI single) all drove in runs in the frame.
  • Harrison Feinberg cut into the Sycamore lead in the top of the fourth as his RBI single scored Alex Lane to make it a 3-1 game. The Northeastern rally was cut short as Adam Pottinger threw out Jimmy Sullivan at the plate to limit the Huskies.
  • Pottinger put the Sycamores ahead 4-1 in the bottom of the fourth with a two-out RBI single to right center scoring Luis Hernandez.
  • The Huskies took their first lead of the game in the top of the fifth inning as Mike Sirota connected on a two-run home run, while Danny Crossen added a three-run shot in the inning to put Northeastern ahead 6-4.
  • The Sycamores battled back in the bottom of the seventh as Hernandez cut the NU lead down to 6-5 with a one-out RBI single scoring Randal Diaz.
  • Alex Marx tied the game up in the bottom of the eighth with a solo home run, while Randal Diaz added an RBI triple to give Indiana State the 7-6 lead heading into the ninth.
  • Northeastern tied the game up in the top of the ninth inning as Spenser Smith connected on a leadoff solo home run to knot the game at 7-7.
  • Danny Crossen put the Huskies back in the lead in the top of the 11th with the game-winning RBI triple scoring Alex Lane to provide the final margin.
News & Notes
  • Alex Marx became the fifth Sycamore to homer in the 2023 season as the freshman connected on the game-tying blast in the bottom of the eighth inning.
  • The Sycamores have hit at least one home run in each of the last five games dating back to February 21 against Florida Gulf Coast.
  • A season-high five Indiana State hitters were plunked on Sunday including Randal Diaz getting hit by two pitches in the contest.
  • Luis Hernandez and Adam Pottinger both recorded their first stolen bases of the season improving the Sycamores to a perfect 5-for-5 in stolen base attempts.
  • Randal Diaz connected on his team-leading second triple of the 2023 season in the bottom of the eighth inning.
  • All nine Sycamore starters in the lineup reached base in the game on Sunday. 
Up Next
Indiana State continues their season opening road trip next weekend as the Sycamores travel to Lexington, Ky. to take on the University of Kentucky on March 3-5 at Kentucky Proud Park. All three games will be carried live on the SEC Network Plus.
 
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