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Winner Indiana State INS 28-13, 16-2 MVC
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Univ. of Evansville UE 25-18, 9-9 MVC
Winner
Indiana State INS
28-13, 16-2 MVC
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Final
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Univ. of Evansville UE
25-18, 9-9 MVC
Score By Periods
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Indiana State INS 2 0 2 1 0 2 2 0 1 10 15 0
Univ. of Evansville UE 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 4 10 2

W: Miller, Lane (5-0) L: Michael Parks (2-2)

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

Sycamores claim sixth MVC series win with 10-4 Sunday victory at Evansville

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Luis Hernandez drove in four runs over his first two at-bats and Lane Miller went into the seventh inning on a windy day at German American Bank Field at Charles H. Braun Stadium as Indiana State took the weekend series over Evansville with the 10-4 Sunday win.
 
The No. 14 Sycamores (28-13, 16-2 MVC) jumped ahead on Hernandez's two-run home run to right field in the top of the first inning to give Indiana State the early lead following a 1:45 lightning delay prior to first pitch. The sophomore designated hitter added a two-run single in the top of the third highlighting his three-hit day as the ISU never trailed in the rubber match against the Purple Aces (25-18, 9-9 MVC).
 
Josue Urdaneta drove in three runs and Keegan Watson also homered for Indiana State as the Sycamores pounded out 15 hits to secure their sixth consecutive Missouri Valley series win. The series win streak equaled ISU's best start to MVC play since the 2012 season as ISU improved to 16-2 in conference action.
 
Randal Diaz, Hernandez, Urdaneta, Watson, and Henry Brown all had multi-hit games as the ISU offense broke open for their first double-digit team hitting effort of the weekend. Brown added a two-run single, while Grant Magill picked up his second stolen base of the season to lead the Sycamore offense.
 
Miller (5-0) remained undefeated on the mound this season as the redshirt senior went 6.1 innings on Sunday afternoon. The Boonville, Ind. native allowed seven hits and two runs while striking out five in the win.
 
Cam Edmonson went the final 2.2 innings in relief to close out the game. The redshirt junior left-hander entered the game with bases-loaded, one-out in the bottom of the seventh and promptly retired Chase Hug on strikes and got a pop-up to right field to keep Evansville off the scoreboard. Edmonson allowed three hits and two runs while striking out four in his first outing since Purdue (Apr. 11).
 
Kip Fougerousse, Adam Euler, and Ty Rumsey all homered for Evansville with Fougerousse driving in two runs in the loss.
 
Michael Parks (2-2) took the loss after allowing seven hits and five runs (three earned), while striking out one over 4.0 innings. Max Hansmann, Shane Harris, and Nate Hardman closed out the contest on the mound.
 
How They Scored
  • Luis Hernandez went opposite field with his two-run home run clearing the right field wall and scoring Seth Gergely to put Indiana State ahead 2-0 in the top of the first.
  • Hernandez added a two-run single in the top of the third scoring Henry Brown and Randal Diaz to put ISU ahead 4-0.
  • Adam Euler connected on a solo home run to right center to put Evansville on the board in the bottom of the third and cut the lead down to 4-1.
  • Keegan Watson responded with a solo home run off the camera platform in center field in the top of the fourth inning giving ISU the 5-1 lead.
  • Henry Brown added to the Sycamore lead in the top of the sixth with a two-run single up the middle scoring Josue Urdaneta and Grant Magill to put ISU ahead 7-1.
  • Kip Fougerousse doubled home Simon Scherry in the bottom of the sixth inning to cut the ISU lead down to 7-2.
  • Josue Urdaneta brought home a pair of runs in the top of the seventh inning as the Sycamore second baseman sliced a double down the left field line scoring Diaz and Adam Pottinger to put ISU ahead 9-2.
  • Fougerousse connected on a solo home run to right center in the bottom of the eighth making it a 9-3 game.
  • Hernandez scored ISU's final run of the ballgame in the top of the ninth inning scoring on an Evansville error to put the Sycamores ahead 10-3.
  • Ty Rumsey's solo home run in the bottom of the ninth put the final margin on the scoreboard as ISU closed out the 10-4 win.
News & Notes                                                                                                                                    
  • Indiana State improved to 16-2 in Missouri Valley play on Saturday afternoon and retain a two-game lead over Missouri State (14-4) for the conference lead.
  • The 16 wins in conference play this season are the most by the Sycamores since the 2002 season.
  • Indiana State closed out April with a 16-1 record throughout the month. The Sycamores' 16 wins in April mark the most since the Sycamores went 18-3 in March 2012.
  • Indiana State ran their conference series winning streak to six consecutive series equaling the most by a Sycamore ball club to start the season since 2012.
  • All 10 Indiana State runs were scored with two outs on Sunday afternoon.
  • The series quirk between Indiana State and Evansville continued in 2023. The team that won the opening game of the series has gone on to lose the next two games dating back to the 2018 season.
  • Adam Pottinger ran his on-base streak to a season-best 17 consecutive games and the hitting streak reached 13 games following his 1-for-4 day at the plate. Pottinger also drew a walk in the contest.
  • Henry Brown was hit by a pitch in the contest running ISU's Missouri Valley leading total to 72 through 41 games. At least one Sycamore has been hit by a pitch in each of the last nine games.
  • Josue Urdaneta, Seth Gergely, and Randal Diaz all extended their on-base streaks to nine consecutive games on Sunday.
  • Lane Miller improved to 4-0 in Missouri Valley play with the win.
  • Miller picked up two wins in the same week for the second time in 2023 including his victory in Monday's 7-2 win over Southern Illinois. He previous picked up wins against both Purdue (Mar. 28) and UIC (Apr. 2).
  • ISU's 15 hits tied for the third-most by the team in 2023 with Valparaiso (Mar. 25) and UIC (Apr. 2).
  • Luis Hernandez's four RBIs on Sunday afternoon marked a new career-high for the sophomore and surpassed his previous mark of three RBIs previously accomplished three separate times over his time at ISU.
  • Lane Miller's five strikeouts equaled his season and career-high in the category. Miller has posted five strikeouts in each of his last three starts.
  • Cam Edmonson's four strikeouts were a season-high for the redshirt junior surpassing his previous mark of three strikeouts accomplished four separate times this year.
  • Hernandez's first inning home run was his fourth of the season and first since April 22 against Southern Illinois.
  • Watson's fourth inning home run was his fourth of the season and first since April 15 against Belmont.
Up Next
Indiana State returns home for a Tuesday night contest against the University of Illinois at Bob Warn Field as the Sycamores and Fighting Illini close out the home-and-home series. First pitch for the May 2 contest is set for 6 p.m. ET and will be streamed live on both ESPN+ and 105.5 The Legend.
 
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