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urdaneta
8
Winner Indiana St. INDIANA 32-13
3
Bradley BRADLEY 14-28
Winner
Indiana St. INDIANA
32-13
8
Final
3
Bradley BRADLEY
14-28
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Indiana St. INDIANA 0 0 3 0 3 1 0 0 1 8 10 1
Bradley BRADLEY 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 2

W: Edmonson, Cam (1-0) L: T. Lutz (1-3)

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

Sycamores power past Bradley in 8-3 win to complete weekend sweep

PEORIA, Ill. – Josue Urdaneta drove in three runs and Randal Diaz and Seth Gergely both homered to power Indiana State past Bradley on Sunday afternoon at Dozer Park, 8-3.
 
The No. 15-ranked Sycamores (32-13, 19-2 MVC) closed out their second road conference sweep of 2023 with Sunday's win as Indiana State took control of the game in the middle innings to close out the series. ISU scored three runs in the third, three in the fifth, one in the sixth, and one in the ninth to take their first sweep over Bradley since 2017 and first in Peoria since 2002.
 
Bradley (14-28, 5-16 MVC) scored first in the contest on Adam Brian's RBI single in the bottom of the second and evened the game up at 3-3 in the bottom of the third on Jackson Chatterton's two-run double. However, the ISU bullpen headlined by Cam Edmonson (1-0) shut down the Braves over the final six innings to secure the win.
 
Urdaneta was clutch throughout the day as the redshirt junior connected on a two-out, two-run single in the top of the third inning to give ISU their first lead. His go-ahead RBI single to left in the top of the fifth scored Adam Pottinger to give the Sycamores a lead they would not relinquish. Urdaneta finished the day 3-for-3 at the plate with a trio of RBIs, a walk, and a stolen base.
 
Diaz and Gergely provided the power bats for the Sycamores with a pair of home runs to give ISU 31 homers through 21 conference games. Parker Stinson and Mike Sears also doubled in the contest as the Sycamores connected on 10 hits in the win.
 
Lane Miller went the first 3.0-innings in just his second no decision of the season. The redshirt senior surrendered five hits and three runs (one earned) before turning the ball over to the bullpen.
 
Edmonson was effective in relief as the left-hander allowed just one runner on base, a Cal McGinnis two-out single in the fifth, while striking out three in 4.0 innings of work. Cameron Holycross closed out the contest with a pair of shutout innings.
 
McGinnis went 3-for-4 from the plate to lead Bradley's offense on the day, while Chatterton and Mylott both doubled in the loss.
 
Bradley reliever Travis Lutz (1-3) took the loss after allowing three hits and four runs over 2.0-innings of work. Noah Edders worked the first four innings allowing four hits and three unearned runs, while Anthony Potthoff and Connor Langrell both saw time on the mound.
 
How They Scored
  • Bradley cracked the scoreboard first in the contest on Adam Brian's RBI single scoring Michael Mylott in the bottom of the second inning to take the 1-0 lead.
  • The Sycamores put up three in the top of the third as Randal Diaz connected on a solo home run to left, while Josue Urdaneta drove in a pair with a run-scoring single to right field to put ISU ahead 3-1.
  • Bradley responded with Jackson Chatterton's two-run double to right field in the bottom of the third inning to tie the game up at 3-3.
  • The Sycamores scored three more in the top of the fifth inning as Urdaneta connected on an RBI single to left scoring Adam Pottinger, while Mike Sears' two-run double scored Urdaneta and Luis Hernandez to give ISU the 6-3 lead.
  • Seth Gergely added a solo home run in the top of the sixth inning with his shot clearing the wall in right to put the Sycamores ahead 7-3.
  • The final run of the ballgame came in the top of the ninth as a fielding miscue on Miguel Rivera's grounder led to Pottinger crossing the plate to close out the 8-3 margin.
News & Notes                                                                                                                                    
  • Indiana State improved to 19-2 in Missouri Valley play following Sunday's win over Bradley. The Sycamores completed their fifth sweep in conference play in 2023 and second road sweep of the year.
  • The Sycamore sweep over Bradley marked the first time ISU had taken all three games from the Braves since 2017 and ISU's first sweep in Peoria since 2002.
  • ISU improved to 40-38 all-time at Bradley following the three-game series.
  • With Missouri State's loss to Murray State in game two of the weekend series, Indiana State (19-2) holds a three-game lead over the Bears (16-5) for the top spot in the MVC rankings.
  • The Sycamores have clinched at least one of the top two seeds at the MVC Championships with six games to play in the regular season.
  • Randal Diaz and Seth Gergely both homered on Sunday afternoon giving ISU eight homers over the last six games and 54 overall in the 2023 season.
  • Diaz's ninth home run was his first since going deep on April 29 at Evansville.
  • Gergely's fifth home run was his first since April 22 against Southern Illinois.
  • Josue Urdaneta posted his third three-hit game of 2023 on Sunday afternoon after a 3-for-3 performance at the plate. It marked his 52nd career multi-hit game, while his three RBIs tied his season-high set at Evansville on April 30.
  • Adam Pottinger extended his season-best on-base streak to 21 consecutive games following his first inning single. Pottinger finished the game 2-for-3 with three runs scored in the contest.
  • Pottinger (21), Mike Sears (23), and Luis Hernandez (26) are the first ISU teammates to have a 20-game on-base streak in the same season in the Mitch Hannahs coaching era.
  • Seth Gergely and Josue Urdaneta both extended their on-base streaks to 13 games on Sunday afternoon.
  • Three more Sycamores were hit by pitches on Sunday as Miguel Rivera, Luis Hernandez, and Adam Pottinger were all plunked. ISU continues to lead the MVC with 83 HBPs through 45 games.
  • Cam Edmonson picked up his first win of the season and fourth in his collegiate career after a season-best 4.0-inning relief stint. Edmonson's last win came back on March 11, 2021, following a relief outing at Florida Atlantic in ISU's 7-5 win.
  • Cameron Holycross lowered his team-best ERA to 1.26 following his 2.0-innings to close out the game. Holycross has posted seven multi-inning scoreless relief outings in 2023.
  • The Sycamore defense saw their six-game errorless streak come to an end on Sunday afternoon, but ISU's fielding percentage continues to pace the NCAA at .985 on the year.
  • ISU allowed just two earned runs over the weekend series against Bradley to drop the pitching staff's team ERA down to 3.95 on the year.
Up Next
Indiana State opens up its final home stand of the 2023 season on Tuesday evening as the Sycamores welcome Ball State to Bob Warn Field for a midweek matchup against the Cardinals. First pitch of the game is set for 5 p.m. ET and will be carried live on ESPN+ and 105.5 The Legend.
 
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