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Southern Illinois SIU 23-17, 10-5 MVC
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Winner Indiana State INS 26-12, 14-1 MVC
Southern Illinois SIU
23-17, 10-5 MVC
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Indiana State INS
26-12, 14-1 MVC
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Southern Illinois SIU 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 2
Indiana State INS 0 0 1 0 2 3 0 1 X 7 14 2

W: Miller, Lane (4-0) L: Matthew Steidl (2-6)

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

Sycamores complete weekend sweep over Salukis; Improve to 14-1 in Missouri Valley play

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Adam Pottinger and Henry Brown both homered on Monday afternoon as No. 14 Indiana State powered past Southern Illinois to complete the weekend sweep of the Salukis at Bob Warn Field with the 7-2 victory.
 
Pottinger connected on a two-run home run in the bottom of the fifth inning to give the Sycamores (26-12, 14-1 MVC) a 3-1 lead and Brown added insurance in the bottom of the eighth with a leadoff solo shot to left field as Indiana State completed their fourth Missouri Valley sweep of the season.
 
Lane Miller (4-0) remained undefeated on the season going into the seventh inning against the SIU (23-17, 10-5 MVC) offense, while Jared Spencer retired the final eight batters in a row to close out the win.
 
The Sycamores extended their winning streak to 14 consecutive games on Monday afternoon with the 7-2 win. The streak sits tied with Dallas Baptist (14) for the second-longest active streak in the NCAA Division I trailing just Army (15) nationally. ISU's 11 consecutive wins at Bob Warn Field is the longest active home winning streak in Division I.
 
Pottinger drove in the first three ISU runs with an RBI single in the third prior to his two-run home run in the fifth. He added his fourth RBI of the game in the three-run sixth inning with a run-scoring single bringing home Seth Gergely.
 
Keegan Watson added a three-hit game with a double and run scored, while Josue Urdaneta and Brown both had multi-hit efforts in the win. The Sycamores connected on 14 hits in the contest with all nine starters reaching base in the game.
 
Miller cruised through a majority of the contest as the redshirt senior surrendered just four hits and two runs over 6.1 innings of work. He tied a career-high with five strikeouts while allowing just one walk.
 
Spencer went the final 2.2 innings in his first appearance out of the bullpen on the weekend. The sophomore left-hander struck out four and retired all eight hitters he faced to close out the game.
 
Nathan Bandy had a two-hit day for Southern Illinois and Steven Loden homered to highlight the Salukis offense.
 
Matthew Steidl (2-6) took the loss after allowing three hits and three runs in 1.2 innings of relief. Jake Combs went the first 3.1 innings in the no-decision, while Easton Dermody closed out the game.
 
The Sycamores sweep over the Salukis marked the sixth time in program history Indiana State has swept Southern Illinois at Bob Warn Field and first since 2019. ISU continued the best start in MVC play in program history with a 14-1 mark through the first five conference series surpassing the mark set back in 1998 (12-1).
 
How They Scored
  • Southern Illinois put the opening run across the plate in the game as Nathan Bandy singled home Mattieu Vallee in the top of the third inning to take the 1-0 lead.
  • Indiana State evened the game in the bottom of the inning as Randal Diaz came around to scoring on Adam Pottinger's two-out RBI single to left center putting the score at 1-1.
  • Pottinger gave the Sycamores the lead for good in the bottom of the fifth inning as the junior right fielder connected on a 2-0 pitch driving the ball over the wall to the left of the scoreboard in right center and scoring Grant Magill to make it a 3-1 ballgame.
  • The Sycamores added three runs in the bottom of the sixth as Henry Brown and Pottinger both recorded RBI singles, while Josue Urdaneta scored on Seth Gergely's fielder's choice to make it a 6-1 game.
  • Steven Loden led off the top of the seventh with a solo home run to right field to cut the ISU lead down to 6-2.
  • Brown put Indiana State's final run across the plate in the bottom of the eighth inning as the freshman connected on the first pitch of the inning driving the ball over the left field wall for his first collegiate home run to cap the 7-2 win.
News & Notes                                                                                                                                    
  • Indiana State's winning streak reached 14 consecutive games on Monday afternoon continuing the longest winning streak in the Mitch Hannahs coaching era.
  • The 14-game winning streak is Indiana State's fourth-longest winning streak in program history and longest since ISU won 16 consecutive games from March 17-31, 1987.
  • ISU's 14-1 record to start Missouri Valley play continues the Sycamores' best start to Missouri Valley play in program history.
  • The Sycamores 14-game winning streak is currently tied for the second-longest active winning streak in the country with Dallas Baptist.
  • Indiana State's 11-game winning streak at Bob Warn Field is the longest current home streak in the NCAA Division I.
  • Indiana State won their first five MVC series for the first time since 2012 (six series) and just the third time in program history (1998, five series).
  • Sunday's win also marked Coach Hannahs' 400th career win as a head coach.
  • The Sycamores have swept Southern Illinois at Bob Warn Field six times in program history (1985, 1993, 2009, 2013, 2019, 2023).
  • Adam Pottinger homered for the seventh time in 2023 and for the second consecutive game with his fifth-inning blast.
  • Henry Brown's solo home run in the eighth was the first home run of his collegiate career in the Sycamore Blue & White.
  • The pair of home runs gives Indiana State 24 home runs in MVC play through 15 games.
  • The Sycamores have 46 home runs on the season surpassing last season's total (45).
  • Pottinger ran his on-base streak to a season-best 14 consecutive games and the hitting streak reached double-digits following his 3-for-4 day at the plate.
  • ISU's 14 hits on Monday afternoon marked the sixth consecutive game the Sycamores have posted double-digit hits continuing their longest stretch of the season.
  • Keegan Watson and Adam Pottinger were both hit by pitches in the game running ISU's Missouri Valley leading total to 66 through 38 games.
  • Henry Brown's two-hit game marked his first collegiate multi-hit game.
  • Adam Pottinger's four-RBI were a season-high for the Sycamore junior.
  • Seth Gergely (Player) and Connor Fenlong (Pitcher) were both honored with the Missouri Valley Baseball's weekly honors as announced by the conference office prior to the game.
  • The Sycamores were ranked No. 14 in the Collegiate Baseball News poll, No. 21 in the Perfect Game poll, and received votes in both USA Today and the NCBWA polls as announced by the respective organizations on Monday.
Up Next
Indiana State is back on the road this week as the Sycamores remain in Missouri Valley play with a three-game series at Evansville running from April 28-30 in Evansville, Ind. at German American Bank Field at Charles H. Braun Stadium. Friday night's opener is set for 7 p.m. ET. All three games will be streamed live on 105.5 The Legend.
 
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