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Diaz
10
Winner Indiana State INS 14-3
7
Xavier XAV 8-11
Winner
Indiana State INS
14-3
10
Final
7
Xavier XAV
8-11
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Indiana State INS 0 2 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 10 8 6
Xavier XAV 2 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 7 11 1

W: Spencer, Jared (3-0) L: SCHMIDT (2-2) S: Gregersen, Simon (2)

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

Sycamores score eight in the fifth, hold off Xavier rally in 10-7 win

CINCINNATI, Ohio – Randal Diaz homered and drove in three runs during Indiana State's eight-run fifth inning as the Sycamores topped Xavier on Saturday afternoon, 10-7.
 
The Sycamores (14-3) sent 13 batters to the plate in the decisive fifth inning with Diaz starting the stretch with a two-run home run over the center field wall. Mike Sears and Dom Krupinski both drew bases-loaded walks in the inning before Grant Magill (two RBIs), Josue Urdaneta, and Diaz connected on three consecutive run-scoring singles to give ISU a 10-2 lead in the middle of the fifth.
 
Xavier (8-11) battled back scoring four runs in the bottom of the fifth highlighted by Matt McCormick's two-run home run to right center and added another run in the seventh as Matthew DePrey scored on a double play ball, but the Sycamore bullpen highlighted by Jared Spencer (3-0) and Simon Gregersen (S, 2) held off the Musketeers offense in securing the series win.
 
Mike Sears added a pair of RBIs with a run-scoring triple and RBI single in his first multi-hit game of the season, while Diaz added two hits in the win. Luis Hernandez added his second stolen base of the season to highlight the ISU offense.
 
Brennyn Cutts went the first 4.0 innings allowing seven hits and six runs (three earned) while striking out five in the no-decision. Spencer went 3.1 innings allowing four hits and an unearned run while striking out four, before Gregersen worked a scoreless ninth in his second save of the season.
 
Xavier took advantage of six Indiana State errors in the contest and consistently had runners on base in the loss. Hayden Christiansen had a team-high three hits including a two-run home run in the first inning, while McCormick also homered in the loss.
 
Logan Schmidt (2-2) took the loss on the mound allowing five hits and seven runs over 4.2 innings of work. Connor Bailey, Jake Lambdin, and Nolan Hughes went the final 4.1 innings in relief on the mound.
 
How They Scored
  • Hayden Christiansen put Xavier ahead 2-0 in the bottom of the first inning with a one-out two-run home run over the left center wall.
  • The Sycamores tied the game up in the top of the second on Mike Sears' RBI triple scoring Adam Pottinger and Dom Krupinski's RBI groundout bringing home Sears to knot the score at 2-2.
  • ISU scored eight runs in the top of the fifth inning sparked by Diaz's two-run home run, while Sears, Krupinski, Grant Magill, Josue Urdaneta, and Diaz (again) all drove in RBI as 13 batters came to the plate in giving the Sycamores the 10-2 win.
  • Xavier battled back in the bottom of the fifth with Matt McCormick's two-run home run over the right field wall highlighting the frame, while Jared Cushing's two-run single following an ISU error cut the Indiana State lead down to 10-6.
  • The Musketeers cut the lead down to 10-7 in the bottom of the seventh as Matthew DePrey scored on a double-play ball to provide the final scoring margin.
News & Notes
  • Luis Hernandez extended his hitting streak to 16 consecutive games following his one-out single in the fifth inning.
  • Dominic Listi continued his on-base streak on Saturday after singling in the third inning. He reached base safely three times over his five plate appearances drawing a pair of walks in the win.
  • Jared Spencer is the first Sycamore pitcher to three wins on the season following his fourth multi-inning relief outing of the year.
  • Simon Gregersen posted his team-leading eighth appearance on the mound and earned his second save of the week following a scoreless ninth inning against Xavier.
  • Mike Sears ended a stretch of seven consecutive hits for home runs by tripling and singling on Saturday afternoon. Sears' home run stretch dated back to February 27 against Vanderbilt and carried through his two-run blast yesterday afternoon at Hayden Field.
Up Next
Indiana State closes out the weekend series against Xavier tomorrow afternoon at Hayden Field with first pitch set for 1 p.m. ET. The entire weekend series is scheduled to be broadcast live via FloBaseball.
 
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