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Hicks
7
Purdue PUR 16-10
8
Winner Indiana State INS 18-5
Purdue PUR
16-10
7
Final
8
Indiana State INS
18-5
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Purdue PUR 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 7 9 0
Indiana State INS 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 1 X 8 12 2

W: Spencer, Jared (4-0) L: DANNELLEY, Jackson (0-2) S: Gregersen, Simon (4)

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

Sycamores score go-ahead run late, Gregersen shuts Purdue down in the ninth in 8-7 win

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Dominic Listi scored the go-ahead run on an eighth-inning wild pitch and Simon Gregersen pitched Indiana State out of a bases-loaded, none-out jam in the top of the ninth inning as the Sycamores topped visiting Purdue, 8-7, on Tuesday afternoon at Bob Warn Field.
 
The Sycamores (18-5) loaded the bases with none out in the bottom of the eighth inning after Purdue (16-10) evened the game up in the top of the frame on Keenan Taylor's sacrifice fly scoring Connor Caskenette. Listi drew a leadoff walk to set the table, while back-to-back singles from Luis Hernandez and Joe Kido loaded the bases against Purdue reliever Jackson Dannelley (0-2).
 
Dannelley's first pitch to Parker Stinson went to the backstop and Listi beat the relay home to give the Sycamores the 8-7 lead. Stinson would go on to be issued the intentional walk before Dannelley settled in to retire the next three batters to keep it a one-run game.
 
Purdue rallied in the top of the ninth against ISU reliever Jared Spencer (4-0) as Mike Bolton Jr. reached on a throwing error, while Camden Gasser and Luke Gaffney drew back-to-back walks to load the bases. Simon Gregersen (S, 4) took the mound and proceeded to strike out Logan Sutter for the first out, before getting Caskenette to roll over on a pitch for the game-inning ground ball double play to secure the one-run win for the Sycamores.
 
Indiana State rallied back from an early 5-1 deficit in the bottom of the fifth inning thanks to a six-run frame highlighted by Connor Hicks and Grant Magill home runs. Hicks put one off the scoreboard to make it a 5-4 game bringing home Mike Sears and Stinson, while Magill followed a Josue Urdaneta single with a home run over the right field wall to give the Sycamores their first lead of the game. ISU added a sixth run on Hernandez's RBI single to left scoring Pottinger as all nine ISU batters came to the plate in the inning.
 
Purdue built the early lead thanks to Luke Gaffney's three-run home run in the top of the first inning. Sutter added an RBI double in the third and Ty Gill brought home Jo Stevens with an RBI groundout to give the Boilermakers the 5-1 lead midway through the game.
 
Parker Stinson provided the early fireworks for the Sycamores with a solo home run over the right field wall in the bottom of the second inning.
 
Listi, Hernandez, and Hicks all posted multi-hit games on Tuesday afternoon as the Sycamores connected on 12 hits in the win over the Boilermakers. Listi doubled, while Magill, Stinson, and Hicks homered to highlight the offense on the day.
 
Brayden Lybarger went the first 3.0-innings in his first start of the season. The redshirt sophomore allowed four hits and five runs while striking out four. Adam Berghorst posted a shutout frame in relief, while Cole Gilley highlighted a 3.0-inning relief stint with a trio of strikeouts.
 
Spencer picked up his team-leading fourth win of the season as the Sycamores took the lead during his time on the mound. The junior left-hander allowed two hits and a run while striking out one before turning the ball over to Gregersen for the save opportunity.
 
Gaffney paced the Purdue offense going 2-for-2 with a trio of RBIs, while also walking three times in the midweek matchup. Keenan Spence added a pair of doubles in the loss.
 
Cole Van Assen went the first 3.1-innings on the mound in the no-decision allowing six hits and one run while striking out one. Avery Cook, Carter Doorn, Aaron Suval, and Dannelley went the final 4.2 frames on the mound.
 
How They Scored
  • Purdue took the 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning on Luke Gaffney's three-run home run over the left center wall scoring Mike Bolton Jr. and Camden Gasser to stake the Boilermakers to early edge.
  • Indiana State took one back in the bottom of the second inning as Parker Stinson led off the inning with a solo home run over the tree line in right field to cut the lead down to 3-1.
  • Purdue extended the lead in the top of the third inning as Gaffney scored on Logan Sutter's double down the right field line, but the rally stalled as Sutter was thrown out at third trying to extend the play into a triple to keep it at 4-1.
  • Purdue added another to the lead in the top of the fourth as Ty Gill's groundout to second scored Jo Stevens to make it a 5-1 ballgame.
  • Connor Hicks (three-run) and Grant Magill (two-run) homered as ISU sent nine batters to the plate in the bottom of the fifth inning, while Luis Hernandez added an RBI single to extend his 22-game hitting streak as the Sycamores took the 7-5 lead following the six-run frame.
  • Purdue cut the lead down to 7-6 in the top of the sixth inning as Couper Cornblum's two-out single brought home Keenan Spence.
  • The Boilermakers tied the game up 7-7 in the top of the eighth as Keenan Taylor connected on a sacrifice fly to center field scoring Connor Caskenette.
  • The Sycamores retook the lead in the bottom of the eighth as Dominic Listi scored on a wild pitch to put ISU back on top with the 8-7 lead.
 
News & Notes
  • Dominic Listi extended his on-base streak to 23 games on Tuesday afternoon after doubling in the bottom of the first inning. He finished the game 2-for-4 from the plate with a walk over five plate appearances.
  • Connor Hicks connected on his first home run of the 2024 season becoming the eighth Sycamore to homer this year with his three-run shot in the fifth inning. It marked his first home run since going deep in the 2023 season finale series at Missouri State on May 20.
  • Hicks and Grant Magill both homered during Indiana State's sixth inning marking the second time the Sycamores have had multiple players homer in the same inning. Mike Sears and Magill both homered in the six-run seventh inning back on March 12 against Illinois in ISU's 7-6 win over the Fighting Illini.
  • Luis Hernandez extended his hitting streak to 22 consecutive games following his RBI single in the bottom of the fifth inning. He continues the longest hitting streak in the Mitch Hannahs coaching era dating back to the 2014 season and finished the day 2-for-5 from the plate with an RBI.
  • Parker Stinson reached base in all five plate appearances on Tuesday afternoon as the outfielder homered in the first, before drawing four consecutive walks to finish 1-for-1 on the day.
  • Adam Pottinger was hit by two pitches on Tuesday afternoon raising his season marking the eighth time in 2024 an ISU player has been hit by two or more pitches in the same game.
  • At least one Sycamore player has been hit by a pitch in all 23 games in 2024.
  • Indiana State improves to 4-0 against the Big Ten this season and has won 10 consecutive games against the Big Ten in the last calendar year dating back to March 28, 2023, against Purdue.
Up Next
Indiana State remains at Bob Warn Field this weekend as the Sycamores continued Missouri Valley play with a three-game series against UIC over March 29-31. First pitch in Friday's opener is set for 3 p.m. ET with the game to be carried live on ESPN+ and 105.5 The Legend.
 
Friday's promotional giveaway includes set No. 2 of the ISU Baseball Trading Card Giveaway (Sponsored by Refreshment Services Pepsi) to the first 100 fans.
 
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