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Edmonson
6
Winner Indiana State INS 42-14
4
Western Michigan WMU 32-23
Winner
Indiana State INS
42-14
6
Final
4
Western Michigan WMU
32-23
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Indiana State INS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 11 0
Western Michigan WMU 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 7 0

W: Edmonson, Cam (6-2) L: VLCEK, Nolan (5-4)

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

Indiana State advances to Sunday in Lexington Regional with 6-4 win over Western Michigan

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Indiana State took down Western Michigan in an elimination game on Saturday afternoon as the Sycamores advanced in the Lexington Regional with the 6-4 win at Kentucky Proud Park.
 
Indiana State (43-14) will take Illinois in an elimination game on Sunday afternoon. First pitch will be carried live on 105.5 The Legend with the television designation still to be determined. Western Michigan's (32-23) season comes to an end with the loss.
 
The Sycamores sent all nine batters to the plate in the top of the first inning setting the offensive tone early in the contest. Randal Diaz connected on a leadoff single and Luis Hernandez drew a one-out walk before Mike Sears brought both home with a double to right center putting ISU ahead 2-0. Sears came around to score on Grant Magill's RBI single and Dominic Listi crossed on Riley Iffrig's sacrifice fly to put the margin at 4-0 early.
 
Indiana State added to the lead in both the second and third innings as Diaz connected on a leadoff second-inning home run off WMU starter Nolan Vlcek (5-4) to put the score at 5-0, while Pottinger connected on his 10th home run of the year in the third inning to stretch the lead to 6-0.
 
The Broncos fought their way back into the contest over the middle innings with Western Michigan scoring in the third, fourth, and fifth frames to halve the Indiana State lead. Jackson Kitchen plated with the first run with an RBI double in the third inning, while Grady Mee drew a bases-loaded walk in the fourth to cut the deficit down to 6-2. Dylan Nevar made it 6-3 with an RBI single in the fifth chasing ISU starter Luke Hayden.
 
Cam Edmonson (6-2) entered the game for the Sycamores and recorded back-to-back strikeouts to end the threat in the fifth and the redshirt senior left-hander took over from there. Edmonson pitched around the WMU lineup getting key strikeouts, while Luis Hernandez snagged a line drive and turned the double play in the seventh inning to highlight the Indiana State defense.
 
WMU cut the ISU lead down to two on Nevar's leadoff solo home run in the bottom of the eighth before Edmonson pitched out of the jam to send the game into the ninth.
 
The Sycamores loaded the bases in the ninth inning but were unable to push across insurance in the inning keeping the two-run lead.
 
Edmonson retired the first two batters of the inning before CJ Richmond connected on a single through the left side looking to spark the WMU offense. However, Richmond's turn around first carried him too far away from the bag and Hernandez applied the tag before he was able to slide back in safely for the final out to secure the Indiana State win.
 
Dominic Listi connected on his first four-hit game at Indiana State in Saturday's win to pace ISU's 11 hits at the plate on the day. Diaz and Pottinger added multi-hit games, while Stinson and Sears both doubled in the win. Hernandez added his fifth stolen base of the season.
 
Edmonson went 4.2 innings in relief on Saturday allowing four hits and a run while walking one and striking out four. Hayden went the first 4.1 innings allowing three hits and three runs while walking four and striking out seven.
 
Richmond and Nevar had two hits apiece for Western Michigan in the loss. Nevar reached base in all four plate appearances drawing a pair of walks in addition to his RBI single and home run.
 
Vlcek went 3.0 innings allowing seven hits and six runs in the loss. DJ Thompson went 3.0 innings of scoreless relief, while Luke Thelen, Hayden Berg, and Turner Doran closed out the contest on the mound.
 
How They Scored
  • ­Indiana State took the 4-0 lead in their first at-bats as Mike Sears connected on a two-run double to right center, while Grant Magill (RBI single) and Riley Iffrig (RBI sacrifice fly) brought home runs to stake ISU to the early edge.
  • Randal Diaz connected on a solo home run to left center to lead off the top of the second inning and give ISU the 5-0 lead.
  • Adam Pottinger added a solo home run over the center field wall in the top of the third inning to stretch the edge to 6-0.
  • Western Michigan put their first runs across the plate in the bottom of the third inning as Jackson Kitchen doubled home Grady Mee to cut the deficit to 6-1.
  • The Broncos took advantage of ISU wildness in the fourth inning with Mee drawing a bases-loaded walk to cut the lead down to 6-2.
  • Dylan Nevar connected on an RBI single to left center scoring CJ Richmond in the bottom of the fifth inning to narrow the gap to 6-3.
  • Nevar added a solo home run to right field in the bottom of the eighth inning to provide the final scoring margin at 6-4.
News & Notes
  • Randal Diaz extended his hitting streak to 30 consecutive games and his on-base streak to 36 contests following his leadoff single in the first inning.
  • Diaz's 30-game hitting streak is the longest in the Mitch Hannahs coaching era at Indiana State.
  • Diaz homered for the second consecutive game after also going deep in Friday's opener against Illinois.
  • Diaz's home run marked his 18th home run of the 2024 season and 34th of his Indiana State career.
  • Adam Pottinger reached double-digit home runs for the second consecutive season after connecting on his 10th homer of the 2024 season in the third inning.
  • He joins Mike Sears (23), Luis Hernandez (22), Randal Diaz (18), and Parker Stinson (15) in double-digits on the year.
  • Three of Adam Pottinger's 21 career home runs have come in the NCAA Regionals including two in the 2023 season against Wright State (June 2, 2023) and Iowa (June 3, 2023).
  • Indiana State has won at least one game in the NCAA Regional round in each of their last four appearances following Saturday's victory against the Broncos.
Postgame Press Conference


Up Next
Indiana State will take on Illinois in an elimination game on Sunday afternoon with a noon ET first pitch at Kentucky Proud Park. The game is set to be carried live on 105.5 The Legend and with the television designation to be determined.
 
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