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Miller
2
Purdue PUR 10-13
8
Winner Indiana State INS 12-11
Purdue PUR
10-13
2
Final
8
Indiana State INS
12-11
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Purdue PUR 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 10 2
Indiana State INS 1 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 X 8 9 1

W: Miller, Lane (1-0) L: SCHAPIRA, Calvin (1-2)

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

Miller dominant in 2023 debut as Sycamores top Purdue, 8-2

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Lane Miller went eight strong innings in his 2023 debut and Luis Hernandez connected on a pair of RBI doubles as Indiana State topped visiting Purdue on Tuesday night at Bob Warn Field, 8-2.
 
Miller (1-0), making the second start of his collegiate career, needed 100 pitches to go into the ninth inning against Purdue (10-13) in his first appearance of the season. The redshirt senior surrendered eight hits and two runs while striking out five in a dominant display on the mound.
 
Hernandez doubled home runs in the first and third innings, while Miguel Rivera and Keegan Watson also added two RBI in the game as Indiana State (12-11) picked up its fifth consecutive win over the Boilermakers. Randal Diaz added a two-hit game and Josue Urdaneta scored a pair of runs to provide Miller all the support he would need in the contest.
 
Miller posted career-highs in innings (8.0+) and strikeouts (5) in making his first appearance on the mound since May 14, 2022, at Southern Illinois. The win also marked Miller's first victory in the Sycamore Blue & White over 16 career appearances.
 
Cam Edmonson entered the game in the ninth allowing two hits and striking out three to close out the contest.
 
Jake Jarvis went 3-for-4 with a home run to lead the Purdue offense as the Boilermakers connected on 10 hits in the loss. Camden Melvin and Couper Cornblum added multi-hit games at the plate.
 
Calvin Schapira (1-2) took the loss on the mound allowing five hits and five runs (three earned) over 2.0 innings. Jackson Dannelley went 3.1 innings in a relief stint, while Avery Cook, Cal Lambert, and Davis Pratt also saw time on the mound on Tuesday.
 
How They Scored
  • Luis Hernandez drove in the first Indiana State run of the game with an RBI double to centerfield scoring Randal Diaz as the Sycamores jumped ahead 1-0 early in the bottom of the first.
  • Keegan Watson made it a 2-0 game in the bottom of the second with a double to right center scoring Mike Sears.
  • ISU plated four runs in the bottom of the third to go ahead 6-0 as Hernandez and Miguel Rivera both doubled, while Keegan Watson brought home a run on a fielder's choice to give the Sycamores the lead through three innings.
  • Jake Jarvis put Purdue's first run on the board in the top of the fourth with a solo home run to right field putting the score at 6-1.
  • Jorge Pereira put ISU ahead 7-1 in the bottom of the seventh with an RBI sacrifice fly to right field scoring Josue Urdaneta.
  • Seth Gergely singled through a drawn-in infield in the bottom of the eighth inning scoring Parker Stinson to give the Sycamores an 8-1 lead.
  • Purdue's Jo Stevens drove in the final run of the game with an RBI single through the right side of the infield scoring Paul Toetz to put the final margin at 8-2. 
News & Notes
  • Indiana State picked up its fifth consecutive win over Purdue dating back to the 2018 season as the Sycamores improved to 45-31-2 all-time against the Boilermakers.
  • ISU added its second win against a Big Ten opponent in 2023 after previously winning at Illinois back on March 15, 7-3 (10 inn.).
  • The Sycamores moved to 4-2 at Bob Warn Field with the win and extended their home winning streak to four games. It marks ISU's longest home winning streak since the 2021 season when the Sycamores took four games against Valparaiso (Apr. 16-18, 2021) and the opener against Southern Illinois (May 14, 2021).
  • ISU entered the Tuesday game boasting the toughest non-conference schedule in the NCAA Division I and improved to 9-11 in out-of-conference competition on the season with the win.
  • Lane Miller's 8.0 inning start marked ISU's third quality start in the last four games and tied for the third-longest start by a Sycamore pitcher in the 2023 season.
  • ISU's starting pitchers closed out the home stand with a dominant four-game showing featuring 24.1 innings pitched, a 3-0 record, a 2.24 ERA, and a 20:2 strikeout-to-walk ratio over the four games against Valparaiso and Purdue.
  • Mike Sears extended his career best on-base streak to 19 consecutive games following his third inning intentional walk.
  • Luis Hernandez extended his on-base streak to 16 games following his 2-for-3 day at the plate.
  • Keegan Watson ran his on-base streak to 11 consecutive games following his 2-for-3 day at the plate.
  • Seth Gergely and Watson both extended their team-leading hitting streaks to seven games on Tuesday night.
  • Watson was hit by a pitch in the bottom of the sixth inning giving Indiana State a Missouri Valley-leading 48 on the season. An ISU batter has been hit by a pitch in 21 of the 23 games played in 2023. 
Sights, Sounds, and a Dominant Pitching Performance Up Next
Indiana State returns to conference play this weekend as the Sycamores head to conference newcomer UIC for a three-game series held in Chicago, Ill. at Curtis Granderson Stadium over March 31-April 2. First pitch in Friday's opener is set for 5 p.m. ET. All three games will be streamed live via ESPN+ and 105.5 The Legend.
 
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