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Garis
8
Winner Indiana State INS 3-1
5
FGCU FGCU 1-3
Winner
Indiana State INS
3-1
8
Final
5
FGCU FGCU
1-3
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Indiana State INS 0 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 9 2
FGCU FGCU 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 9 3

W: McEwen, Max (1-0) L: Vera,Jordan (0-1) S: Morris, Gavin (1)

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

Beck, Garis homer as Sycamores top Florida Gulf Coast on Tuesday night

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Indiana State utilized a six-run second inning aided by a trio of Florida Gulf Coast errors, and the Sycamore bullpen shut down the late Florida Gulf Coast rally in the seventh and ninth innings in the 8-5 win at Swanson Stadium on Tuesday night.
 
Carter Beck and Keegan Garis both homered for the Sycamores (3-1) as the Indiana State offense picked up where they left off from the weekend in taking control of Tuesday's game against FGCU (1-3) early. Max McEwen (1-0) went 3.2 innings in solid relief, while Zac Laird and Gavin Morris kept the Eagles off the board by escaping runners on base situations late to secure Indiana State's third consecutive win.
 
The Sycamores scored six runs in the second inning highlighted by Garis' RBI double down the left field line, before Beck connected on his second home run of the 2025 season scoring Thomas Emerich to cap the frame and give Indiana State the 6-0 lead.
 
Florida Gulf Coast rallied back with four runs in the bottom of the second inning before Indiana State starting pitcher Jacob Spencer quelled the rally with a pair of outs to keep the Sycamores' ahead 6-4.
 
Garis added a solo home run, his first at Indiana State, in the third inning to swing the momentum back to the Sycamores.
 
Spencer posted a 1-2-3 inning in the bottom of the third inning before handing the ball off to McEwen to start the fourth. The redshirt sophomore right-hander surrendered just one run off a wild pitch in the bottom of the fifth on his way to posting 3.2 innings in relief on his way to picking up his first win of the 2025 season.
 
The Sycamore offense added late insurance in the top of the seventh inning with a two-out rally against FGCU reliever Ryland Bozenhard. Pena connected on a one-out single and advanced to second after Beck was hit by a pitch. Two batters later, Nick Sutherlin lined a 1-1 offering down the right field line allowing Pena to score and give Indiana State the 8-5 lead.
 
Florida Gulf Coast mounted a rally in the bottom of the seventh as the Eagles loaded the bases as Mac Moise drew a two-out walk. Laird entered the game and was able to retire Nathan Gagnon on a swinging strike three to keep the Indiana State lead intact.
 
The Sycamores turned to Gavin Morris to close out the ninth and the senior right-hander pitched his way out of trouble, relying on the Indiana State defense on his way to getting his first save of the 2025 season. Indiana State's defense turned an early double play, before FGCU mounted one final rally. With the tying run at the plate, Morris was able to force Gagnon into a groundout to Jackson Taylor at second for the final out of the game.
 
Beck and Garis had two hits and two RBIs apiece on their way to leading Indiana State's hitting efforts in the game. Garis scored twice in the game, while Pena, Sutherlin, Martinez, and Emerich all had RBIs in the win.
 
Spencer went the first 3.0 innings on the mound allowing five hits and four runs in his first start with the Sycamores. McEwen went 3.2 innings allowing just one unearned run, while Breyllin Suriel, Laird, and Morris combined to go the final 2.1 innings in closing out the win.
 
Gagnon had three of FGCU's nine hits in the contest, while Javier Gorostola added a pair of RBIs in the loss.
 
Jordan Vera (0-1) took the loss allowing seven hits and seven runs (three earned), while striking out four over 5.0 innings. Bozenhard went the final 4.0 innings allowing two hits and a run while striking out five.
 
How They Scored
  • Keegan Garis connected on an RBI double down the left field line just past the glove of the diving FGCU outfielder scoring Jorge Cartagena to give Indiana State the 1-0 lead in the top of the second.
  • The Sycamores added two more runs on a pair of FGCU errors in the inning with Garis and Jeremy Martinez coming around to make it 3-0 in the frame.
  • Carlos Pena connected on a sacrifice fly to center field scoring Eli Gipson, before Carter Beck capped the six-run second inning with a two-run home run to right field giving Indiana State the 6-0 lead.
  • Florida Gulf Coast responded with four runs in the bottom of the second inning as Nathan Gagnon (RBI single), Javier Gorostola (two-run single), and Evan Dempsey (RBI sacrifice fly) drove in runs to cut the Indiana State lead down to 6-4.
  • Keegan Garis put the Sycamores back in the scoring column with a solo home run to right center in the top of the third inning to give Indiana State the 7-4 lead.
  • Robert Moya scored on a wild pitch in the bottom of the fifth inning to cut the Sycamores' lead down to 7-5.
  • The Sycamores added late insurance in the top of the seventh as Nick Sutherlin connected on a two-out RBI single down the right field line scoring Carlos Pena to provide the final 8-5 scoring margin. 
News & Notes
  • Carter Beck connected on his second home run of the 2025 season, while Keegan Garis added his first home run in the Indiana State Blue & White as the Sycamores ran their season home run total to nine through the first four games.
  • Beck has hit safely in all four games in the 2025 season with multi-hit contests in each of the last three after going 2-for-4 with a double and home run on Tuesday evening.
  • Max McEwen went a career-best 3.2 innings in relief on Tuesday evening allowing three hits while striking out a pair.
  • Zac Laird has posted two appearances out of the bullpen in the 2025 season and has yet to allow a hit over 2.1 innings of action. He added a season-best three strikeouts.
  • The Sycamores improve to 4-0 all-time against FGCU with Tuesday's win.
  • Jacob Spencer made his first start on the mound during his time at Indiana State going 3.0 innings and allowing five hits and four runs while striking out one.
  • Gavin Morris picked up his first save in the Indiana State Blue & White after throwing a scoreless ninth inning.
  • Seven of the nine starters in the Indiana State lineup recorded hits on Tuesday night led by Beck and Garis' two-hit games.
Up Next
Indiana State continues the season-opening road trip on Wednesday night as the Sycamores take on Florida Gulf Coast in Fort Myers, Fla. First pitch at Swanson Stadium is set for 6:30 p.m. ET with the game set to be streamed live on ESPN+, while live stats will be available at FGCUAthletics.com.
 
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