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Hayden
6
Bradley BRADLEY 10-22, 4-8 MVC
17
Winner Indiana State INS 27-7, 10-2 MVC
Bradley BRADLEY
10-22, 4-8 MVC
6
Final
17
Indiana State INS
27-7, 10-2 MVC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Bradley BRADLEY 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 6 8 1
Indiana State INS 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 10 17 12 0

W: Hayden, Luke (4-1) L: Brayden Marks (1-3) S: Pruitt, Jacob (1)

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

Sycamores homer five times, hit two grand slams in 17-6 Sunday win over Bradley

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The Indiana State power bats came to play in the series finale against Bradley as Adam Pottinger (twice), Luis Hernandez, Mike Sears, and Joe Kido, all homered on Sunday afternoon as the Sycamores completed the sweep of the Braves with the 17-6 win at Bob Warn Field.
 
Pottinger, Sears, and Kido went back-to-back-to-back in the bottom of the first inning to stake Indiana State (27-7, 10-2) to the early 5-0 lead. Pottinger's three-run shot went off the scoreboard in right, while Sears followed six pitches later with a solo shot to right. Kido went deep for the first time in his collegiate career in the next at-bat off Bradley (10-22, 4-8) starter Brayden Marks (1-3) putting the ball into the trees in right field to stake the Sycamores to the early lead.
 
ISU added two more runs in the bottom of the third inning on Josue Urdaneta's two-RBI single scoring Sears and Kido to provide the early run support for Sycamore starter Luke Hayden (4-1). Hayden went 5.2 innings allowing two hits while striking out three to pick up his fourth win of the season.
 
Bradley's bats started to wake up in the top of the seventh inning as Beau Durbin connected on a grand slam off ISU reliever Zach Davidson and Timmy O'Brien followed with a solo shot off Simon Gregersen to cut the Sycamore lead down to 7-5.
 
Tyrese Johnson made it a one-run game in the top of the eighth with a leadoff solo home run to center. The Braves put the go-ahead run on the bases with two outs in the eighth before Jacob Pruitt (S, 1) entered and recorded the final out of the frame to keep the Sycamore lead intact.
 
The Indiana State bats took over from there as the Sycamores loaded the bases on a Randal Diaz double, Hernandez intentional walk, and Parker Stinson hit-by-pitch, before Pottinger connected on his second home run of the game, this one a grand slam over the wall in center to put ISU ahead 11-6. The Sycamores re-loaded the bases with Sears scoring on a passed ball and Dom Listi working a bases-loaded walk scoring Kido, before Hernandez connected on the walk-off grand slam to center field to secure the 17-6 win.
 
Sears paced the Sycamore offense with a three-hit game as Indiana State connected on 12 hits as a team in the contest. Diaz doubled twice in the contest, while Grant Magill added two hits in the win. Pottinger had a career-high seven RBIs in the victory.
 
Durbin, Logan Delgao, and Johnson all finished with multi-hit contests for the Braves as Bradley connected on eight hits overall in the series finale.
 
How They Scored
  • Indiana State connected on back-to-back-to-back home runs with two outs in the bottom of the first inning as Adam Pottinger (3-Run), Mike Sears (Solo), and Joe Kido (Solo) all went deep to give the Sycamores an early 5-0 lead.
  • The Sycamores added to their lead in the bottom of the third as Josue Urdaneta connected on a two-run single to center scoring Sears and Kido to make it a 7-0 ISU lead.
  • Beau Durbin connected on a grand slam in the top of the seventh inning and Timmy O'Brien followed with a solo shot over the left field wall as Bradley cut the Sycamores lead down to 7-5.
  • The Braves continued to chip away in the top of the eighth on Tyrese Johnson's leadoff solo shot to center field to cut the deficit down to 7-6.
  • Adam Pottinger and Luis Hernandez connected on a pair of grand slams in a 10-run bottom of the eighth inning with Hernandez's drive over the left field wall the walk-off winner as the Sycamores closed out the contest on Sunday afternoon.
News & Notes
  • Indiana State connected on back-to-back-to-back home runs in the bottom of the first inning marking the first time the Sycamores achieved the feat since the 2017 season. Dane Tofteland, Dane Giesler, and Tony Rosselli hit three consecutive solo shots back on April 28, 2017, against Bradley at Bob Warn Field in the bottom of the fourth inning in ISU's 5-4 win.
  • It marked the second consecutive game Adam Pottinger and Mike Sears went back-to-back in the first inning with Pottinger connecting on a three-run shot off the scoreboard in right, while Sears put one out over the left field wall.
  • It was the third time ISU has hit back-to-back homers this season with the first coming back on March 19 against Indiana when Luis Hernandez and Parker Stinson went deep in the third inning in the Sycamores' 15-7 win.
  • Indiana State connected on five home runs on Sunday afternoon marking the 15th game of the 2024 season with multiple homers on the year and eighth game with three or more this season.
  • ISU connected on a three-run home run in the first inning in all three games against Bradley this weekend with Luis Hernandez (Friday) and Adam Pottinger (Saturday & Sunday) achieving the feat.
  • Adam Pottinger became the third Sycamore to post two home runs in the same game joining Mike Sears (twice) and Luis Hernandez who have also achieved the feat this season.
  • Pottinger and Hernandez's grand slams in the eighth inning marked ISU's fourth and fifth grand slams of the 2024 season.
  • Josue Urdaneta ran his on-base streak to 23 consecutive games on Sunday afternoon as the second baseman connected on a third-inning two-run single. He finished 1-for-4 with a walk, run scored, and two RBIs.
  • Sunday featured Indiana State's fifth walk-off win of the 2024 season, third in Missouri Valley play, and second of the weekend. ISU walked off the Braves on Friday night with Randal Diaz's three-run home run in the eighth inning of the 14-2 win.
  • Indiana State secured 14th MVC series winning streak yesterday afternoon and completed their ninth sweep over the same time frame following Sunday's win over Bradley. The Sycamores have gone a perfect 13-0-1 in the third game of MVC series play dating back to the end of the 2022 season.
  • Since the start of the final series of the 2022 season, Indiana State has posted a 36-5-1 record in MVC play.
  • ISU recorded its first run-rule sweep in Valley play in the Mitch Hannahs era following Sunday's game as the Sycamores topped the Braves 14-2 (8), 11-1 (7), and 17-6 (8) over the series.
Up Next
Indiana State hits the road next weekend as the Sycamores travel to Normal, Ill. and Duffy Bass Field for a three-game series against Illinois State running from April 19-21. First pitch in Friday's opener is set for 6 p.m. ET with all three games of the series to be carried live on ESPN+ and 105.5 The Legend.
 
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