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Sears
8
Winner Indiana State INS 9-3
4
Florida A&M FAMU 5-9
Winner
Indiana State INS
9-3
8
Final
4
Florida A&M FAMU
5-9
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Indiana State INS 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 8 11 0
Florida A&M FAMU 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 4 6 3

W: Holycross, Cameron (1-0) L: C. Granger (2-1)

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

Sears homers twice to power Sycamores past Florida A&M in Friday opener

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Mike Sears homered twice and Luis Hernandez also went deep as Indiana State topped host Florida A&M 8-4 in the series opener at Moore-Kittles Field on Friday afternoon.
 
Sears' fourth collegiate multi-home run game was highlighted by a solo shot in the second and a two-run blast in the ninth inning as the Sycamores (9-3) utilized the long ball in their first contest against FAMU (5-9) connecting on a season-high three home runs in the contest.
 
ISU set the tone early in the game scoring two runs in both the first and second innings to take the early 4-0 advantage over FAMU and providing Cameron Holycross (1-0) all the run support he'd need in the win. Holycross went 5.0 innings in his first start of the season allowing four hits and one run while striking out six in the game.
 
The Sycamores added runs in the seventh and eighth frames before Sears' two-run shot in the ninth capped the scoring in the ISU win.
 
Sears and Randal Diaz both finished with multi-hit games on Friday afternoon with Diaz and Josue Urdaneta both connecting on doubles in the win. Sears (twice) and Hernandez both homered against the FAMU pitching staff as ISU connected on 11 hits in the win.
 
Holycross went the first five innings retiring nine of the first 11 batters he faced in his first win of the season. Zach Davidson went 2.0 innings in relief allowing one hit and two runs while striking out three. Simon Gregersen closed out the game on the mound going the final 2.0 innings striking out two.
 
Florida A&M's offense was paced by Ty Jackson's multi-hit game, including a key three-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning that cut the Indiana State lead down to 6-4. Jackson and Sebastian Greico added triples in the loss.
 
Caleb Granger (2-1) took the loss allowing five hits and four runs over 6.0-innings of work. Andrew Ginther, Josh Scragg, and Cody Williams all went an inning apiece to close out the game on the mound.
 
How They Scored
  • Indiana State took the early 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning as Parker Stinson's RBI groundout scored Randal Diaz and Dominic Listi scored on a wild pitch to put the Sycamores ahead early.
  • ISU added two more run in the second with Mike Sears connecting on a leadoff solo home run and Listi singling home Josue Urdaneta to make it 4-0 ISU through two innings.
  • Florida A&M scored in the top of the fourth as Joseph Pierini's RBI single brought home Sebastian Greico to cut the margin to 4-1.
  • The Sycamores took one back in the seventh on Luis Hernandez's solo home run putting the score at 5-1.
  • ISU added another run in the top of the eighth as Randal Diaz singled home Jorge Pereira to put the margin at 6-1.
  • Ty Jackson connected on a three-run home run in the bottom of the frame scoring Ben Kim and Jalen Niles to cut the Indiana State lead down to 6-4.
  • Sears came through for the second time with a two-run home run in the top of the ninth inning scoring Adam Pottinger to provide the final 8-4 margin. 
News & Notes
  • Indiana State picked up its first win in the all-time series against Florida A&M in the two teams' inaugural contest. It marked the fifth time Indiana State has lined up against a SWAC school in program history and first since 2015.
  • Mike Sears posted a two-homer game for the fourth time in his collegiate career and first since going deep twice against Ball State back on May 9, 2023, in ISU's 11-1 win over the Cardinals.
  • Sears is now tied with Parker Stinson for the team lead in home runs after hitting his third over the last two games.
  • Cameron Holycross' last start on the mound also came in an Indiana State win in the 2023 season as the redshirt senior went the first 3.0 innings at SEMO back on March 8, 2023, in ISU's 7-4 win.
  • Luis Hernandez continued his 11-game hitting streak on Friday afternoon with his solo home run.
  • Dominic Listi continued his 12-game on-base streak after getting hit by a pitch in the first inning and reached base safely in each of his first three plate appearances.
  • The Sycamore pitching staff recorded double-digit strikeouts on Friday and have accomplished the feat in eight of their last nine games dating back to Florida Gulf Coast (Feb. 19). 
Up Next
Indiana State continues the weekend series in Tallahassee, Fla. with a scheduled doubleheader against Florida A&M at Moore-Kittles Field. First pitch in the Saturday afternoon doubleheader is set for 1 p.m. ET.
 
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