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Indiana State INS 26-13, 14-2 MVC
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Winner Univ. of Evansville UE 25-16, 9-7 MVC
Indiana State INS
26-13, 14-2 MVC
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Final
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Univ. of Evansville UE
25-16, 9-7 MVC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Indiana State INS 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 0
Univ. of Evansville UE 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 X 2 8 2

W: Shane Harris (4-2) L: Holycross, Cameron (4-1) S: Nate Hardman (5)

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

Sycamores fall in Friday night opener at Evansville, 2-1

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Indiana State's 14-game winning streak was snapped on Friday night as Evansville held off the visiting Sycamores at German American Bank Field at Charles H. Braun Stadium, 2-1.
 
The No. 14-ranked Sycamores (26-13, 14-2 MVC) had their chances throughout the contest, but were unable to put together an extended rally on Friday night in falling for the first time in the month of April. Evansville (25-16, 9-7 MVC) utilized Nick Smith's strong start on the mound and timely hitting from Simon Scherry, Chase Hug, and Kip Fougerousse to take the win.
 
Evansville took the lead in the bottom of the fourth inning to break open a scoreless pitching duel between two of the top pitchers in the Missouri Valley Conference. Both ISU's Matt Jachec and UE's Nick Smith were preseason All-Conference selections with Smith returning as the reigning MVC Pitcher of the Year.
 
Scherry connected on a leadoff double to left centerfield in the bottom of the fourth inning. He scored two batters later on Fougerousse's RBI single to left to give the Purple Aces the 1-0 lead.
 
The Sycamores nearly tied the game in the sixth inning as Seth Gergely led off the frame with a double down the left field line and Randal Diaz was hit by a pitch to put runners on the corners with none out. However Smith retired the side to keep the score intact with a pair of shallow fly balls and a fielder's choice to end the inning.
 
ISU tied it up 1-1 with one out in the top of the seventh. A throwing error on Josue Urdaneta's infield single put two runners in scoring position and Grant Magill delivered an RBI double to centerfield scoring Keegan Watson to knot the game up heading into the stretch.
 
Hug greeted ISU reliever Cameron Holycross (4-1) with a ground-rule double to right field in the bottom of the eighth inning and advanced to third on a wild pitch to give Evansville their final scoring chance of the night. Scherry delivered with an RBI groundout to second base scoring Hug and providing the final 2-1 margin.
 
The Sycamores connected on five hits on Friday night with Gergely and Magill's doubles the highlights from the plate. Adam Pottinger, Josue Urdaneta, and Keegan Watson all singled in the loss.
 
Matt Jachec went 7.0 innings allowing seven hits and one run while striking out eight in the no-decision. Holycross took the loss after going 0.2 innings in relief, while Zach Davidson struck out the only batter he faced to end the bottom of the eighth inning.
 
Shane Harris (4-2) was the pitcher of record to take the win for Evansville on Friday night. Smith went 7.0 innings allowing five hits and an unearned run while striking out four. Harris pitched a scoreless eighth with a pair of strikeouts, while Nate Hardman (S, 5) went 1-2-3 in the ninth to close out the win.
 
How They Scored
  • Kip Fougerousse singled home Simon Scherry with one out in the bottom of the fourth inning to put Evansville ahead 1-0 in a pitcher's duel early.
  • Indiana State evened the game in the top of the seventh inning as Grant Magill's double to shallow centerfield scored Keegan Watson to tie the game at 1-1.
  • Scherry drove in the go-ahead run in the bottom of the eighth with an RBI groundout scoring Chase Hug to provide the final 2-1 margin.
News & Notes                                                                                                                                    
  • Indiana State's season-best 14-game winning streak was snapped with Friday night's loss, ending the longest winning stretch in the Mitch Hannahs coaching era.
  • The 14-game winning streak was Indiana State's fourth-longest winning streak in program history and longest since ISU won 16 consecutive games from March 17-31, 1987.
  • The Sycamore loss was ISU's first defeat in April 2023. ISU's 14-game winning streak started on April 2 with a doubleheader win over UIC.
  • Indiana State's six-game double-digit hits streak ended on Friday as the Sycamores were limited to five in the contest.
  • Pottinger ran his on-base streak to a season-best 15 consecutive games and the hitting streak reached 11 games following his 1-for-4 day at the plate.
  • Keegan Watson and Randal Diaz were both hit by pitches in the game running ISU's Missouri Valley leading total to 68 through 39 games.
  • Josue Urdaneta, Seth Gergely, and Randal Diaz all extended their on-base streaks to seven consecutive games on Friday.
  • Matt Jachec recorded his fifth quality start of the season and lowered his ERA to 3.43 in the no-decision.
Up Next
Indiana State and Evansville are back on the field tomorrow for game two of the weekend series at German American Bank Field at Charles H. Braun Stadium. First pitch is set for 3 p.m. ET and will be streamed live on 105.5 The Legend.
 
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