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Davidson
5
Belmont BEL 22-24, 9-11 MVC
8
Winner Indiana State INS 33-10, 16-4 MVC
Belmont BEL
22-24, 9-11 MVC
5
Final
8
Indiana State INS
33-10, 16-4 MVC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Belmont BEL 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 10 0
Indiana State INS 0 1 0 0 0 2 5 0 X 8 8 0

W: Davidson, Zach (2-1) L: GRANZOW, Cade (4-2)

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

Sycamores homer five times, Davidson shuts the door as Indiana State secures series win

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Luis Hernandez homered twice to pace five Indiana State home runs over the sixth and seventh innings and Zach Davidson worked 4.1 innings of scoreless relief on Saturday afternoon as the Sycamores secured the series win over Belmont with the 8-5 victory.
 
Belmont (22-24, 9-11) carried a 5-1 lead through the fifth inning as the Bruins connected against Indiana State (33-10, 16-4) starter Brennyn Cutts early in the contest. Mason Landers and Brodey Heaton both homered as the Bruins recorded nine hits against the Sycamore starting pitcher to hold the edge midway through the game.
 
Indiana State struggled against Belmont starter Dominic Barratta early in the contest as the Bruins' left-hander carried a one-hitter through the fourth inning, before the Sycamores started to connect in the bottom of the sixth.
 
Hernandez connected on his 14th home run of the 2024 season to lead off the sixth inning and cut the Belmont lead down to 5-2. Three batters later, Adam Pottinger drilled a ball off the top of the scoreboard in right center to make it a 5-3 game and chasing Barratta from the contest.
 
After Davidson (2-1) struck out the side in the top of the seventh, the Sycamores teed off on Belmont reliever Cade Granzow (4-2) with Dominic Listi hammering a two-run home run down the right field line to tie the game. Hernandez followed two pitches later with a solo shot to left field to put Indiana State ahead 6-5. Mike Sears added to the lead with a two-run shot over the left field wall in the frame to give ISU the 8-5 advantage after the seventh inning.
 
Davidson continued to cruise in the contest as the senior left-hander retired the first 11 batters he faced before surrendering a one-out single to Jack Rando in the top of the ninth inning. He proceeded to pick up his eighth strikeout of the game against Landers, before Parker Stinson tracked down Heaton's line drive to right center for the final out to secure ISU's 17th consecutive Missouri Valley series win.
 
Hernandez posted his second multi-homer game of the season to highlight eight Sycamore hits on the contest, while Randal Diaz extended his 16-game hitting streak with a base hit in the first inning. Josue Urdaneta went 1-for-2 with a pair of hit-by-pitches to extend his on-base streak to 32 consecutive games.
 
Cutts went 4.2 innings surrendering a season-high nine hits and five runs while striking out three in the no-decision. Davidson struck out seven of the first eight batters he faced in going 4.1 innings in his second win of the year.
 
Sam Slaughter, Landers, and Heaton all recorded two hits apiece as the Bruins connected on 10 hits overall in the loss.
 
Barratta went 5.2 innings on the mound allowing four hits and three runs while striking out one. Granzow went 0.2 innings allowing four hits and five runs, while Bill Duby retired all five batters he faced to close out the contest.
 
How They Scored
  • Mason Landers put Belmont ahead 1-0 in the top of the first inning with a two-out solo home run to left field to give the Bruins the early lead.
  • Parker Stinson crossed the plate on a double play ball in the bottom of the second inning as the Sycamores took advantage of a trio of walks to tie the game up at 1-1.
  • Belmont scored three in the top of the third inning to take a 4-1 lead highlighted by Max Blessinger's two-run single, while Landon Godsey drew a bases-loaded walk to add to the Bruins lead.
  • Brodey Heaton connected on a solo home run in the top of the fifth inning to extend Belmont's lead to 5-1.
  • Luis Hernandez and Adam Pottinger connected on a pair of solo home runs for Indiana State in the bottom of the sixth inning to cut the Belmont lead down to 5-3.
  • Dominic Listi connected on a two-run home run to tie the game, while Luis Hernandez (solo HR) and Mike Sears (two-run HR) also homered in the bottom of the seventh inning in a five-run frame that propelled Indiana State to the 8-5 win.
News & Notes
  • Randal Diaz extended his hitting streak to 16 consecutive games and on-base streak to 22 games following his leadoff single in the first inning. He finished the day 1-for-5 from the plate.
  • Josue Urdaneta extended his on-base streak to 32 consecutive games after getting hit by a pitch in the bottom of the third inning. He finished the day 1-for-2 with a run scored and was hit by two pitches.
  • Parker Stinson extended his on-base streak to 22 consecutive games after drawing walks in both the second and seventh innings.
  • Luis Hernandez homered in the sixth and seventh innings on Saturday afternoon marking his second multi-homer game of the season, ISU's third of the weekend, and the team's eighth individual multi-homer game of 2024.
  • Dominic Listi, Luis Hernandez, and Mike Sears all homered in bottom of the seventh inning marking the third time in 2024 three Sycamores have homered in the same inning. ISU homered three times in the first inning against Bradley on April 14, and the fourth inning on April 19 at Illinois State.
  • The Sycamores connected on five home runs in a single game for the fourth time this season and second time in as many games.
  • Zach Davidson tied a career-high with eight strikeouts in relief over 4.1 innings. He equaled his mark of eight strikeouts set on May 2, 2023, in a relief outing against Illinois.
  • Davidson's 4.1 innings in relief equaled his career-high set back on February 24, 2024, against Marshall.
  • Indiana State moved to 17-0 in game two in Missouri Valley series dating back to the end of the 2022 season, including a 7-0 mark in the second game of the conference series in the 2024 season.
  • The Sycamores are 42-7-1 over their last 50 Missouri Valley conference games.
Up Next
Indiana State closes out the weekend series on Sunday afternoon against Belmont with first pitch set for 1 p.m. ET. The game will be carried live on ESPN+ and 105.5 The Legend.
 
Among Sunday's game day festivities include a Kid's Club Carnival taking place starting at noon on the concourse at Bob Warn Field featuring appearances by the Indiana State Spirit Squad and Sycamore Sam.
 
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