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Team Parenteau
3
Southern Illinois SIU 33-27
7
Winner Indiana State INS 42-12
Southern Illinois SIU
33-27
3
Final
7
Indiana State INS
42-12
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Southern Illinois SIU 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 10 3
Indiana State INS 0 0 3 0 0 4 0 0 X 7 7 0

W: Parenteau, Matt (1-0) L: E. Dermody (4-3)

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

Sycamores eliminate Southern Illinois to advance to Saturday night contest against Evansville

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – No. 1 Indiana State avenged an early loss in the 2024 Missouri Valley Championships to No. 6 Southern Illinois in Saturday afternoon's elimination game as the Sycamores topped the Salukis, 7-3, to advance to Saturday night.
 
The Sycamores (42-12) will play No. 3 Evansville in either an elimination game or a potential championship game pending the result of the Evansville/Illinois State game in progress now. An Evansville win eliminates Illinois State, while an Illinois State win advances the Redbirds to Sunday's winner-take-all final contest.
 
Indiana State rallied back from an early 2-0 deficit in the bottom of the third inning to take their first lead of the contest. The Sycamores plated three runs against SIU (33-27) starter Aidan Foeller courtesy of a trio of Saluki errors in the frame leading to Joe Kido, Grant Magill, and Dominic Listi all scoring in the inning. Listi provided the key hit with an RBI single to right with Magill sliding into the plate ahead of the throw to tie the game up at 2-2.
 
The Salukis rallied back against the Indiana State bullpen as Jordan Bach connected on an RBI double against Max McEwen before the ISU redshirt freshman escaped the jam in the top of the fifth getting Nathan Bandy to ground out to short to make it a 3-3 game.
 
Indiana State took the lead in the bottom of the sixth against SIU reliever Easton Dermody (4-3) as the Sycamores sent 10 batters to the plate while scoring four runs to take the 7-3 lead. Listi started the rally with a leadoff single before Luis Hernandez connected on a double off the wall in right center to put two in scoring position. Two batters later, Adam Pottinger singled home Listi to put ISU ahead 4-3.
 
Mike Sears followed the Pottinger RBI single with a two-run double to the left center gap scoring Hernandez and Pottinger and extending the lead to 6-3. Grant Magill added an RBI single to right scoring Sears later in the frame to provide the 7-3 lead.
 
McEwen gave way to Matt Parenteau (1-0) in the top of the sixth inning and the junior right-hander delivered in just his second outing on the mound in the 2024 season. Parenteau retired the first six batters he faced prior to allowing a two-out single in the top of the eighth, before running into trouble in the top of the ninth.
 
Simon Gregersen entered the game in the non-save situation and was able to get Bach to pop out to short to end the contest and send the Sycamores into the Saturday evening contest.
 
Listi recorded a two-hit game on Saturday afternoon while eight of ISU's nine batters in the lineup reached base. Hernandez and Sears both doubled in the win.
 
Jared Spencer went the first 3.0 innings in his second start of the week allowing four hits and two runs while striking out three. McEwen added a 2.2-inning outing allowing four hits and one run, before Parenteau and Gregersen closed out the game.
 
Vallee went 4-for-5 from the plate on his way to leading SIU's offense to a 10-hit game from the plate. Loden and Bach both doubled in the loss.
 
How They Scored
  • ­Mathieu Vallee singled home Bennett Eltoft in the top of the third inning and Steven Loden added an RBI double bringing home Vallee to put Southern Illinois ahead 2-0 early.
  • The Sycamores responded with three runs in the bottom of the third taking advantage of three SIU errors in the frame with Randal Diaz, Dominic Listi, and Luis Hernandez all bringing home runs to take the 3-2 lead.
  • Jordan Bach tied the game up in the top of the fifth as the SIU outfielder doubled home Trey Cutchen to make it a 3-3 game.
  • The Sycamores scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth to secure the win as Adam Pottinger singled home Dominic Listi, Mike Sears added a two-run double, and Grant Magill singled home Sears to provide the final 7-3 margin.
News & Notes
  • Josue Urdaneta's on-base streak came to an end on Saturday afternoon as the redshirt senior was not able to reach over his four at-bats. His 42-game on-base streak is the longest in the Mitch Hannahs coaching era.
  • Adam Pottinger extended his on-base streak to 26 consecutive games on Saturday afternoon following his one-out RBI single in the bottom of the sixth. He finished the day 1-for-4 with a run scored, RBI, and a stolen base.
  • Randal Diaz extended his hitting streak to 27 consecutive games and on-base streak to 33 games following his leadoff single in the bottom of the first. He finished the day 1-for-3 with a walk and RBI.
  • Eight of Indiana State nine in the starting lineup reached base safely in Saturday afternoon's contest against Southern Illinois. 
Up Next
Indiana State continues the Missouri Valley Championships on Saturday night as the top-seeded Sycamores face No. 3 Evansville at 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT. The contest will be carried live on ESPN+ and 105.5 The Legend.
 
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