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UIC Friday
6
UIC UIC 16-8, 2-2 MVC
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Winner Indiana State INS 19-5, 3-1 MVC
UIC UIC
16-8, 2-2 MVC
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Final
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Indiana State INS
19-5, 3-1 MVC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
UIC UIC 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 8 0
Indiana State INS 0 2 1 3 4 0 0 0 X 10 13 1

W: Gilley, Cole (2-0) L: WACHOWIAK, Presley (0-2)

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

Sycamores score 10 unanswered runs to rally back and take Friday opener against UIC

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State scored 10 unanswered runs to overcome an early deficit on Friday afternoon as the Sycamores claimed the series opener over UIC at Bob Warn Field with the 10-6 win.
 
Adam Pottinger, Mike Sears, and Luis Hernandez all homered for Indiana State (19-5, 3-1) as the Sycamores battled back into the ballgame after trailing UIC (16-8, 2-2) 6-0 after the top of the second inning. The Sycamores scored two in the second inning, one in the third, three in the fourth, and four in the fifth inning to rally back against the Flames.
 
The win marked No. 600 for head coach Mitch Hannahs over his 20-year coaching career at both Lincoln Trail College and Indiana State. He posted 270 wins over nine seasons at LTC and recorded his 330th win in the Sycamores' dugout on Friday in hitting the career milestone.
 
UIC took the early lead with a four-run first inning highlighted by James Harris' three-run home run. The Flames added two more runs in the top of the second as AJ Henkle connected on a two-run homer driving in Zane Zielinski to put UIC ahead 6-0.
 
From there, it was all Sycamores as Adam Pottinger started the Sycamore rally with a two-run home run in the bottom of the second inning driving in Connor Hicks. Mike Sears followed with a leadoff solo shot in the third inning, before ISU started to string together hits in the fourth and fifth frames to complete the comeback.
 
The Sycamores loaded the bases in the fourth inning with Dominic Listi, Luis Hernandez, and Parker Stinson all driving in runs to tie the game up against UIC reliever Presley Wachowiak (0-2). Randal Diaz gave Indiana State its first lead of the game drawing a bases loaded walk in the bottom of the fifth inning scoring Adam Pottinger to put ISU ahead 7-6. After a double play brought home another ISU run, Luis Hernandez launched a two-out, two-run home run over the tree line in left center to give ISU the 10-6 lead.
 
ISU's bullpen took over from there with Cole Gilley (2-0) going 2.2 innings scoreless to hold UIC at bay before Cam Edmonson struck out four over the final 2.1 innings to secure the win.
 
Grant Magill went 3-for-4 from the plate with a double and two runs scored to highlight an ISU offense that connected on 13 hits on Friday afternoon. Hernandez and Pottinger added multi-hit days with Pottinger, Magill, and Josue Urdaneta all scoring two runs apiece.
 
Gilley picked up his second win of the season after taking over with a runner on first and none out in the fifth. The redshirt junior right-hander struck out the first two batters he faced and retired eight of 10 in an extended relief outing. Edmonson went the final 2.1 innings on the mound striking out three of the first four batters he faced and didn't allow a ball out of the infield in closing out the game.
 
Cameron Holycross went the first 1.2 innings allowing four hits and five runs while striking out two in taking the no-decision. Jacob Spencer went the next 2.1 innings surrendering Henkle's home run before shutting down the UIC offense allowing the ISU offense to rally back into the game.
 
Zielinski and Rayth Petersen combined for four of UIC's eight hits in the contest, while Henkle and Harris both homered in the Flames' loss.
 
Wachowiak took the loss allowing four hits and four runs over 2.0 innings in relief of starter Zak Gould. Gould went the first 3.0 innings allowing eight hits and six runs while striking out four in the no-decision. Colin Hawkins, Vincent Trapani, and Vincent Gohlke combined to go the final 3.0 innings for UIC.
 
How They Scored
  • UIC took the early 4-0 lead in the top of the first inning thanks to Kendall Ewell's RBI single and James Harris' three-run home run to straightaway center field.
  • The Flames added two more to the lead in the top of the second inning on A.J. Henkle's two-run home run over the left center wall scoring Zane Zielinski to put UIC ahead 6-0.
  • Adam Pottinger put the Sycamores on the scoreboard in the bottom of the second inning as the centerfielder followed Connor Hicks' single with a two-run home run over the wall in right center to cut the deficit down to 6-2.
  • Mike Sears led off the bottom of the third inning with a solo home run on a line drive over the left field wall to cut the UIC lead down to 6-3.
  • ISU tied it up at 6-6 in the bottom of the fourth inning as the Sycamores loaded the bases with Dom Listi (RBI HBP), Luis Hernandez (RBI fielder's choice), and Parker Stinson (RBI single) all driving in runs to make it a brand-new ballgame.
  • The fifth inning remained Indiana State's inning as the Sycamores put up four more runs in the frame to take the 10-6 lead. Randal Diaz drew a bases loaded walk scoring Adam Pottinger, while a second run came across on a double play ball. Luis Hernandez connected on a two-out, two-run home run scoring Josue Urdaneta to cap the four-run inning.
News & Notes
  • Dominic Listi extended his on-base streak to 24 games on Friday afternoon after singling in the bottom of the first inning. He finished the game 1-for-3 from the plate reaching base three times after getting walked and hit by a pitch to raise his on-base percentage to .532
  • Luis Hernandez extended his hitting streak to 23 consecutive games following his single in the bottom of the first 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 a home run and three RBIs.
  • Adam Pottinger connected on his second home run of the season in the bottom of the second inning marking the sixth Sycamore to post multiple homers in 2024. It was his first home run since going deep on March 19 in the sixth inning against Indiana.
  • Mike Sears connected on home run No. 9 in the bottom of the third inning as the redshirt senior third baseman extended his team lead in the category. It marked his first home run since going deep in the fifth inning on March 19 against Indiana.
  • Adam Pottinger extended his on-base streak to 15 consecutive games on Friday afternoon following his two-run home run in the bottom of second inning.
  • Josue Urdaneta extended his on-base streak to 13 consecutive games on Friday afternoon following his bunt single in the bottom of the fourth inning.
  • The Sycamores hit three home runs in the game marking the fifth time in the 2024 season Indiana State has hit three or more homers in the same game and second time this week after Connor Hicks, Grant Magill, and Parker Stinson all homered against Purdue in Tuesday's 8-7 win.
  • The fifth inning remains kind to Indiana State this season as ISU has outscored its opponents 37-11 in the middle frame of the game after today's four-run go-ahead rally against UIC in the inning.
Up Next
Indiana State remains at Bob Warn Field this weekend as the Sycamores continue Missouri Valley play with game two of the three-game series against UIC on Saturday afternoon. First pitch is set for 2 p.m. ET with the game to be carried live on 105.5 The Legend.
 
Saturday's promotional giveaway includes a Bottle Koozie Giveaway (sponsored by Sparkle Pools) to the first 200 fans.
 
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