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rivera
4
Indiana State INS 45-17
6
Winner TCU TCU 42-22
Indiana State INS
45-17
4
Final
6
TCU TCU
42-22
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Indiana State INS 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 10 2
TCU TCU 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 X 6 6 0

W: Stoutenborough, Sam (5-0) L: Fenlong, Connor (11-3) S: Wright, Garrett (5)

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

Indiana State’s season comes to an end at the Fort Worth Super Regionals

FORT WORTH, Texas – No. 14 seed Indiana State's season came to an end at the Fort Worth Super Regional round as the Sycamores were unable to rally back against host TCU on Saturday evening at Lupton Field in the 6-4 loss.
 
Indiana State (45-17) struck first with two runs in the opening frame as the Sycamores scored first for the first time in the 2023 NCAA postseason. Keegan Watson and Miguel Rivera both had early RBIs for the Sycamores to stake ISU to the 2-0 lead.
 
TCU (42-22) rallied back with a five-run fourth inning and Cole Fontenelle added a solo home run in the sixth to give the Horned Frogs the 6-2 advantage midway through the contest.
 
The Sycamores rallied late as Rivera drove in a second RBI with a double in the top of the sixth and came around to score in the same frame to cut the TCU lead down to 6-4. However, TCU reliever Ben Abeldt was able to halt the ISU rally late and Garrett Wright (S, 5) prevented a Sycamore rally in top of the ninth to give the host Horned Frogs the clinching win.
 
Rivera had three of ISU's 10 hits in the game including his RBI double in the sixth inning as the Sycamores continually put runners on base against the TCU staff on Saturday night. Randal Diaz added a pair of singles in the loss, while Adam Pottinger doubled for the ISU offense.
 
Connor Fenlong (11-3) took the loss in his final start in the Sycamore Blue & White. The redshirt senior allowed five hits and six runs (four earned) over 6.2 innings while striking out six. The ISU bullpen of Jared Spencer, Simon Gregersen, and Zach Davidson held TCU scoreless the rest of the way.
 
Fontenelle homered and doubled to highlight the Horned Frogs offense in the win. Luke Boyers added a double at the plate as the Sycamores limited the high-powered TCU offense to just six hits on Saturday.
 
Sam Stoutenborough (5-0) went 5.1 innings allowing five hits and three runs in taking the win. Abeldt went 2.2 innings allowing a lone Sycamore run while Wright worked the ninth in recording his fifth save of the year.
 
How They Scored
  • Indiana State took the early 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning as Keegan Watson singled home Randal Diaz and Miguel Rivera brought home Adam Pottinger with an RBI base hit to give the Sycamores the early lead.
  • TCU took advantage of an ISU error as a part of a five-run inning in the bottom of the fourth as the Horned Frogs went ahead 5-2. Tre Richardson, Kurtis Byrne, Anthony Silva, Luke Boyers, and Austin Davis all brought home runs in the frame.
  • Cole Fontenelle made it a 6-2 TCU lead with a solo home run in the bottom of the fifth inning.
  • Miguel Rivera sparked a two-run Sycamore sixth inning with an RBI double to right center and the Sycamore first baseman came around to score on Grant Magill's RBI groundout to provide the final 6-4 margin.
 
News & Notes                                                                                                                                    
  • Indiana State closes out the 2023 season with a 45-17 record following the Super Regionals loss.
  • Indiana State was playing in the first Super Regionals round in program history following their sweep of the Terre Haute Regional last weekend.
  • ISU's 45 wins in 2023 season marked a new high in the Mitch Hannahs coaching era.
  • The Sycamores added new highs in MVC wins (24) and conference series wins (9) in a single season in 2023.
  • Randal Diaz became the fourth Sycamore to post a 20-game on-base streak in 2023 after his 2-for-5 day at the plate. He joined Adam Pottinger (36), Luis Hernandez (26), and Mike Sears (23) with significant streaks on the season.
  • Saturday's game marked the final game in the Sycamore Blue & White for seniors Connor Fenlong, Seth Gergely, Miguel Rivera, Lane Miller, and Keegan Watson.
Postgame Press Conference

Up Next
Indiana State returns home to Terre Haute tomorrow afternoon as the Sycamore fly into Terre Haute Regional Airport. The plane is expected to arrive around 2 p.m. ET.
 
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