Box Score PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – Joe Kido scored the game-winning run on a bases-loaded passed ball in the bottom of the 10th inning as Indiana State topped Michigan State, 7-6, on the Sycamores' first day at the Snowbird Baseball Classic.
 
Tied 6-6 after Randal Diaz scored on a wild pitch in the bottom of the eighth inning, the Sycamores (5-0) opened the 10th inning with Kido pinch-hitting and drawing a leadoff walk. He advanced to second on a passed ball and took third on a wild pitch to give ISU a runner 90 feet from the plate with none out. Intentional walks were issued to both Mike Sears and Josue Urdaneta to set up the force out at the plate, but Michigan State (1-4) reliever Logan Pikur's pitch to the plate was mishandled and rolled to the backstop allowing Kido to score and set off an Indiana State celebration.
 
Jared Spencer (1-0) took the win on the mound for Indiana State as the relief ace entered the game in the top of the ninth and retired six of the seven batters he faced to keep Michigan State off the scoreboard. The Centreville, Mich. native surrendered just a single and struck out three in the win.
 
Luis Hernandez homered for the first time in the 2024 season and added two RBIs for the Sycamore offense, while Randal Diaz added a three-hit game as Indiana State connected on nine hits in the game. Mike Sears added an RBI double for ISU in the win.
 
Cam Edmonson went the first two innings in the Friday start. The Sycamore left-hander allowed two hits and three runs while striking out two, before turning the ball over to Simon Gregersen and Brayden Lybarger in relief. Gregersen went 3.2 innings posting a season-high six strikeouts, while Lybarger went 2.1 innings in his 2024 debut before handing the ball to Spencer in the ninth.
 
Sam Busch posted three hits, including a go-ahead solo home run in the top of the eighth inning to pace the Michigan State offense. Christian Williams added a two-run home run in the loss.
 
Ryan Szczepaniak (0-1) took the loss going 1.1 innings in relief, walking three while striking out one. Joseph Dzierwa went the first 5.0 innings in the no-decision, while Nolan Higgins and Logan Pikur both made appearances.
 
How They Scored

• Luis Hernandez opened the scoring with a solo home run down the right field line in the bottom of the first inning to give Indiana State the early 1-0 lead.
• Michigan State scored three in the top of the second highlighted by Sam Busch's RBI single, Jake Dresselhouse's RBI double, and Sam Thompson's sacrifice fly to go ahead 3-1.
• The Spartans added two more runs in the top of the third with Christian Williams' two-run shot to left center giving Michigan State the 5-1 lead.
• The Sycamores started to chip away at the lead with an RBI single in the bottom of the third inning scoring Mike Sears to make it 5-2.
• ISU added another run in the bottom of the fifth as Josue Urdaneta scored on a Michigan State throwing error on Dominic Listi's grounder to make it a 5-3 ballgame.
• The Sycamores tied it up at 5-5 in the bottom of the sixth with Mike Sears' RBI double to left scoring Henry Brown, while Randal Diaz singled home Sears to tie the game up.
• Sam Busch connected on a solo home run in the top of the eighth inning to put the Spartans back ahead 6-5.
• The Sycamores tied it up in the bottom of the eighth with Urdaneta scoring on a wild pitch to knot the game up at 6-6.
• Indiana State took the walk-off win in the bottom of the 10th as Joe Kido scored on a passed ball to cap the 7-6 win.

News & Notes

• Randal Diaz (25) extended his on-base streak on Friday afternoon with his first three-hit game of 2024 continuing a double-digit streak dating back to the 2023 season.
• Dominic Listi continued his hot streak to start the 2024 season as the redshirt senior outfielder reached base for the fifth consecutive game to start his ISU career.
• Luis Hernandez posted his third consecutive multi-RBI contest giving him a team-leading eight runs batted in over the first five games of the season.
• Hernandez joined Henry Brown (Louisville) and Parker Stinson (South Florida) in the home run category on Friday afternoon following his first-inning solo shot.
• Two Sycamores made their 2024 debuts on Friday with Brayden Lybarger going 2.1 innings on the mound, while Joe Kido drew a walk in the 10th inning in his first plate appearance of the year.
• Jared Spencer made his second appearance on the mound and earned his first win in the 2024 season following a 2.0-inning, one-hit relief outing against the Spartans. 

Up Next
Indiana State continues the Sunshine State swing on Saturday afternoon as the Sycamores take on Marshall in Port Charlotte, Fla. and Centennial Park (Field C-10) as a part of the Snowbird Baseball Classic. First pitch between the Sycamores and the Thundering Herd is set for Noon ET. The game is set to be streamed live via FloBaseball.
 
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