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kentucky series
6
Indiana State INS 2-8
7
Winner Kentucky UK 9-2
Indiana State INS
2-8
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Final
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Kentucky UK
9-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Indiana State INS 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 6 8 0
Kentucky UK 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 7 11 1

W: R. Hagenow (1-0) L: Cutts, Brennyn (0-2)

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

Kentucky walks off Sycamores in series finale on Sunday

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky walked Indiana State off in the bottom of the ninth on Sunday afternoon as the Sycamores fell to the host Wildcats in the series finale at Kentucky Proud Park, 7-6.
 
Indiana State (2-8) rallied for three runs to take a 6-4 lead in the top of the seventh inning. Joe Kido connected on an RBI groundout scoring Seth Gergely, while Luis Hernandez and Parker Stinson both had RBI singles to put the Sycamores ahead late in the contest.
 
The Wildcats (9-2) rallied back over their final three at-bats starting with Jase Felker's RBI single in the bottom of the seventh, while Hunter Gilliam tied the game up with a solo home run in the eighth. Felker delivered the walk-off single in the ninth scoring Ryan Waldschmidt from second base to provide the final margin of the contest.
 
Luis Hernandez and Parker Stinson both posted multi-hit games in the loss. Stinson and Mike Sears both doubled, while Hernandez drove in a season-high three RBI.
 
Connor Fenlong went five innings in the no-decision on the mound. The redshirt senior allowed six hits and four runs while striking out three. Joey Hurth, Jared Spencer, and Brennyn Cutts (0-2) all saw time in relief in the contest.
 
Waldschmidt went a perfect 4-for-4 from the plate with a pair of doubles, three runs scored and two RBI to lead the Kentucky offense on Sunday. Felker and Grant Smith both had multi-hit efforts, while Jackson Gray added two RBI in the win.
 
Zack Lee went the first six innings for Kentucky in taking the no-decision on the mound. The Wildcats utilized four relievers in the contest with Ryan Hagenow (1-0) picked up the win after posting two scoreless innings to close out the game.
 
How They Scored
  • Indiana State jumped out to the 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning as Luis Hernandez connected on a two-run single and Mike Sears added an RBI ground-rule double to put the Sycamores ahead early.
  • Kentucky responded with a four-run bottom of the second to take the lead with Ryan Waldschmidt and Jackson Gray both connecting on two-run doubles in the inning to put UK ahead 4-3.
  • The Sycamores put together their second three-run inning of the game in the top of the seventh inning as Joe Kido, Hernandez, and Parker Stinson all drove in RBI to go ahead 6-4.
  • Kentucky took one run back in the bottom of the seventh as Jase Felker singled home Waldschmidt to cut the gap down to 6-5.
  • Hunter Gilliam tied the game up for UK in the bottom of the eighth with a one-out solo home run to right field knotting the score at 6-6.
  • The Wildcats walked the game off in the bottom of the ninth inning as Felker connected on a two-out base hit up the middle scoring Waldschmidt from second base to provide the final 7-6 margin.
News & Notes
  • Josue Urdaneta and Seth Gergely stretched their season-opening on-base streaks to double-digits as the duo both reached safely on Sunday afternoon against Kentucky.
  • Gergely's streak sits at 17 consecutive games on base dating back to last season after singling and drawing a walk on Sunday.
  • Luis Hernandez posted the third three-RBI game of his ISU career and first of the 2023 season.
  • Randal Diaz hit safely in all three games against the Wildcats to run his hitting streak to six consecutive games.
  • Mike Sears has also hit safely in each of the last six games and seven of his last eight dating back to February 21 against Florida Gulf Coast.
  • Grant Magill continued to showcase why he is one of the best defensive catchers in the game with a pair of pickoffs and two runners caught stealing over the three-game series in Lexington.
Up Next
Indiana State remains on the road as the Sycamores travel to Cape Girardeau, Mo. for a midweek series at Southeast Missouri State on March 7-8. Both games at Capaha Field are set to start at 4 p.m. ET.
 
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