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Kido
9
Winner Indiana State INS 24-7
3
Purdue PUR 20-13
Winner
Indiana State INS
24-7
9
Final
3
Purdue PUR
20-13
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Indiana State INS 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 4 9 10 2
Purdue PUR 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 5 2

W: Holycross, Cameron (2-1) L: COOK, Avery (0-1)

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

Sycamores rally late to secure season sweep over Purdue with 9-3 Tuesday night win

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Indiana State rallied late scoring seven runs over the final two innings to secure the season sweep over Purdue on Tuesday night with the Sycamores' 9-3 win at Alexander Field.
 
ISU (24-7) and Purdue (20-13) were knotted up at 2-2 after the fifth inning with bullpens trading zeroes on the scoreboard until the Sycamores broke the game open in the eighth.
 
Luis Hernandez started the rally with a leadoff single against Purdue's Avery Cook (0-1) and Parker Stinson was hit by a pitch to put two on base with none out. Reliever Cal Lambert entered the game and overthrew first base in a failed pickoff attempt allowing both Indiana State runners to advance into scoring position. Adam Pottinger coaxed a walk to load the bases and setting the stage for Mike Sears at the plate.
 
The Sycamore third baseman connected on the first pitch he saw from reliever Aaron Suval driving the offering to the center field wall for a two-run double scoring Hernandez and Stinson to give Indiana State the 4-2 lead. Joe Kido followed with a sacrifice fly to right scoring Pottinger to give ISU the 5-2 lead.
 
Zach Davidson entered in relief of Cameron Holycross (2-1) in the bottom of the eighth inning and the ISU left-hander set the Boilermakers down in order. The Sycamore bats took over again in the ninth with Pottinger singling home Dominic Listi, while Kido connected on a two-run single and Josue Urdaneta scored on a wild pitch to give ISU the 9-2 lead.
 
Purdue scored a late run in the ninth before Simon Gregersen closed out the contest to secure ISU's ninth consecutive win in West Lafayette dating back to the 2013 season.
 
The Sycamores scored early on Carter Murphy (RBI groundout) and Grant Magill (RBI double)'s at-bats in the top of the fourth inning, while Purdue's Keenan Taylor scored a run in the second and drove in a run in the fifth to keep the game tied.
 
Listi posted a three-hit game including a double in the ninth inning to highlight Indiana State's 10-hit game on Tuesday afternoon. Pottinger added two hits and was on base in four of his five plate appearances while scoring three runs in the win. Stinson drew a walk and was hit by two pitches in scoring two runs, while Sears also scored twice on the night. Kido finished with three RBIs in the contest.
 
Jacob Pruitt took the mound first on Tuesday night as Indiana State utilized six pitchers overall in the contest. The sophomore right-hander allowed one hit and one run while striking out four in his first appearance since March 1 against Southern Miss.
Cole Gilley, Cam Edmonson, Holycross, Davidson, and Gregersen combined to go the final 7.0 innings on the mound as the Sycamore staff limited Purdue to just five hits and two earned runs while striking out 10.
 
Luke Gaffney posted three of Purdue's five hits in the loss, while Jo Stevens and Mike Bolton Jr. also singled for the Boilermakers.
 
Cole Van Assen went the first 3.2 innings allowing five hits and two unearned runs while striking out four batters to pace eight Purdue pitchers on the mound in the game.
 
How They Scored
  • Purdue took the 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning as Keenan Taylor scored on Thomas Green's squeeze bunt down the first base line to give the Boilermakers the early edge.
  • The Sycamores took the lead in the top of the fourth inning as Carter Murphy brought home Adam Pottinger with an RBI groundout, while Grant Magill doubled down the left field line scoring Mike Sears to give ISU the 2-1 advantage.
  • Purdue evened the game back up in the bottom of the fifth as Taylor's sacrifice fly to center scored Mike Bolton Jr. to make it a 2-2 ballgame.
  • The Sycamores brook the game open with three runs in the top of the eighth inning highlighted by Mike Sears' bases-loaded, two-run double to the wall in center field, while Joe Kido singled home Pottinger to make it a 5-2 Indiana State lead.
  • ISU added four insurance runs in the top of the ninth with Pottinger singling home Dominic Listi, Kido bringing home both Pottinger and Parker Stinson on a base hit up the middle, while Sears capped the scoring crossing the plate on a wild pitch to give the Sycamores the 9-2 lead.
  • Purdue pushed across the final run of the game in the bottom of the ninth as Corbin Malott scored on Luke Gaffney's RBI single to close out the 9-3 game.
News & Notes
  • Josue Urdaneta became the third Indiana State player to post a 20-game on-base streak in the 2024 season as the redshirt senior drew a walk in the ninth inning. He joined Listi (28 games) and Hernandez (26 games) and marked the second consecutive season the Sycamores have had three players post 20-plus game on-base streaks.
  • The Sycamores picked up their ninth consecutive win over Purdue in West Lafayette dating back to the 2013 season following Tuesday's victory.
  • Indiana State improved to 5-1 against the Big Ten on the year with the win.
  • Jacob Pruitt made hit return to the mound with Tuesday night's start, marking his first appearance after exiting the game against Southern Miss on March 1. Pruitt struck out the first batter he faced and finished with four over 2.0 innings giving him 35 strikeouts through 19.0 frames on the year.
  • The Sycamore pitching staff posted its ninth game in the 2024 season allowing five or fewer hits on the year, and third in a row after limiting Murray State to four and five hits over the final two games of the weekend series.
  • It marks the longest streak by the ISU pitching staff allowing five or fewer hits in consecutive games since the Sycamores went six consecutive games in the 2021 season from April 16-24 over series against Valparaiso (four games) and Dallas Baptist (two games).
Up Next
Indiana State returns to Bob Warn Field this weekend as the Sycamores host Bradley in Missouri Valley play for a three-game series in Terre Haute over April 12-14. First pitch in Friday's opener is set for 6:30 p.m. ET with all three games set to be carried live on ESPN+ and 105.5 The Legend.
 
Friday's promotional giveaway includes set No. 3 of the ISU Baseball Trading Card Giveaway (Sponsored by Refreshment Services Pepsi) to the first 100 fans.
 
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