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Diaz
10
Winner Southern Illinois SIU 33-25
9
Indiana State INS 39-12
Winner
Southern Illinois SIU
33-25
10
Final
9
Indiana State INS
39-12
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Southern Illinois SIU 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 10 12 2
Indiana State INS 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 9 16 1

W: Anthony Pron (3-2) L: Gregersen, Simon (1-1) S: Ben Riffe (1)

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

Sycamores' late comeback falls short on Wednesday evening; ISU to face either Murray State or UIC in elimination game Thursday

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – No. 1 Indiana State's comeback attempt in the bottom of the 11th inning fell just short as the Sycamores fell to No. 6 Southern Illinois in the final game of day two of the MVC Championships in extra innings, 10-9.
 
The loss puts the Sycamores in an elimination game on Thursday afternoon as Indiana State will take on the loser of the 12:30 p.m. CT contest between No. 2 Murray State and No. 5 UIC. First pitch at German American Bank Field is set for 4 p.m. CT with the game to be carried live on ESPN+ and 105.5 The Legend.
 
Southern Illinois (33-25) rallied for five runs in the top of the 11th inning as the Salukis loaded the bases against Indiana State (39-12) reliever Simon Gregersen (1-1) after Jake Allgeyer connected on the go-ahead RBI single scoring Mathieu Vallee to put SIU ahead 6-5. Jordan Bach worked a bases-loaded walk to score Allgeyer, before Nathan Bandy greeted ISU reliever Max McEwen with a three-run triple to left center clearing the bases to give the Salukis the 10-5 lead.
 
Indiana State nearly brought the game all the way back in the bottom of the inning. Grant Magill started the Sycamore rally with a single to right center and advanced to second as Joe Kido drew a walk against Cole Koonce. Two batters later, Randal Diaz's single to left field was misplayed by the outfielder allowing both runners to score to cut the deficit down to 10-7. Dominic Listi was hit by a pitch, before Koonce retired Luis Hernandez on strikes to put two on with two out and Parker Stinson at the plate.
 
The All-Conference right fielder delivered with a deep shot to left center that the night air kept inside the ballpark for a two-run double to cut the SIU lead down to 10-9. However, the rally stalled there as SIU reliever Ben Riffe (S, 1) was able to retire Mike Sears on strikes to end the contest and secure the Southern Illinois win.
 
The Sycamores had their chances throughout the contest as Indiana State took the lead in the bottom of the eighth inning on Sears' sacrifice fly to left field scoring Listi to give ISU the 5-4 edge. However, SIU answered with Steven Loden connecting on a solo home run in the top of the ninth, while Salukis' reliever Anthony Pron (3-2) pitched out a two-on, none-out jam in the bottom of the ninth to send the game into extra innings.
 
Randal Diaz extended his hitting streak to 24 consecutive games going 3-for-5 from the plate and reached base for the 30th consecutive game after reaching in five of his six plate appearances. Listi, Stinson, Sears, and Kido all connected on doubles in the contest as Indiana State connected on 16 hits overall in the game with 10 different players recording hits in the loss.
 
Jared Spencer went the first 1.2 innings in a lightning-delay shortened outing that kept both teams off the field for 1:45. Cam Edmonson worked 3.0 innings in relief allowing five hits and two runs, while Jacob Pruitt added a 3.1-inning relief stint on the mound. Gregersen went 2.2 innings striking out five while allowing five runs while McEwen retired the final out on strikes in the contest.
 
Vallee, Loden, and Allgeyer provided the majority of Southern Illinois' offense in the game as the trio combined for eight of SIU's 12 hits and six RBIs. The Salukis drew eight walks overall in the win.
 
Al Holguin went the first inning before the rain delay, while the bullpen of Jake Combs, Easton Dermody, Pron, Koonce, and Riffe went the remaining 10 innings. Pron went 4.0-innings to take the win allowing six hits and three runs (two earned) while striking out one.
 
How They Scored
  • ­Jake Allgeyer brought home Mathieu Vallee with an RBI groundout in the top of the first inning to give Southern Illinois the early 1-0 lead.
  • The Sycamores answered in the bottom of the first as Adam Pottinger was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to tie the game up at 1-1.
  • Vallee put SIU back in the lead in the top of the second inning with an RBI single scoring Nathan Bandy to give the Salukis a 2-1 advantage.
  • Indiana State responded in the bottom of the frame with Luis Hernandez lining an RBI single to right center scoring Josue Urdaneta to tie it up at 2-2.
  • The Sycamores took the lead in the bottom of the third inning on Grant Magill's RBI single scoring Mike Sears putting ISU ahead 3-2.
  • Vallee and Allgeyer connected on a pair of RBI singles in the top of the fifth inning to put SIU back in the lead to give the Salukis the 4-3 edge.
  • Luis Hernandez tied it back up in the bottom of the sixth inning with an RBI sacrifice fly scoring Joe Kido to even the score at 4-4.
  • Mike Sears gave the Sycamores the lead in the bottom of the eighth as the redshirt senior third baseman connected on a sacrifice fly to left field scoring Dominic Listi to give ISU the 5-4 lead.
  • Steven Loden tied the game on the first pitch in the top of the ninth inning with a solo home run down the left field line to knot the score back up at 5-5.
  • SIU broke the game open with a five-run top of the 11th inning as Allgeyer singled home Vallee and Jordan Bach drew a bases-loaded walk, before Nathan Bandy cleared the bases with a three-run triple to put the Salukis ahead 10-5.
  • The Sycamores nearly came all the way back in the bottom of the inning as Randal Diaz brought home two runs with an RBI single through the left side scoring Kido and Magill, while Stinson one-hopped the wall in left center for a two-run double scoring Diaz and Listi, before SIU secured the final out to take the win.
News & Notes
  • Josue Urdaneta extended his on-base streak to 40 consecutive games after drawing a walk in the bottom of the second inning. He finished the day 1-for-4 with a run scored and two walks drawn.
  • Adam Pottinger extended his on-base streak to 23 consecutive games on Wednesday following his bases-loaded hit-by-pitch in the top of the first. He finished the day 2-for-5 with and RBI and hit by pitch.
  • Randal Diaz extended his hitting streak to 24 consecutive games and on-base streak to 30 games following his leadoff single in the bottom of the first. He finished the day 3-for-5 with two runs scored, an RBI, two walks, and a stolen base.
  • The game featured a 1:45 lighting delay forcing both teams to go to their bullpen midway through the top of the second inning.
  • Indiana State falls to 15-6 all-time in the MVC Tournament against Southern Illinois with the loss.
Up Next
Indiana State continues the Missouri Valley Championships on Thursday afternoon as the top-seeded Sycamores await their opponent in the 5 p.m. ET game time at German American Bank Field at Charles H. Braun Stadium. Indiana State will play the loser of the 12:30 contest between UIC and Murray State in an elimination game. The contest will be carried live on ESPN+ and 105.5 The Legend.
 
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