TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – A five-run sixth inning highlighted by a pair of Indiana State errors led to the host Sycamores falling on Tuesday night to visiting Indiana, 9-4, at Bob Warn Field.
 
Indiana State (7-10) rallied back to tie the game up at 2-2 on Carter Beck's solo home run off the scoreboard in right center in the bottom of the fifth inning to even the score against the Hoosiers (8-9). Indiana responded by sending 10 batters to the plate in the top of the sixth as IU took advantage of a pair of Sycamore errors in the frame to plate five runs and take control of the contest.
 
The Sycamores continued to fight their way back into the contest, loading the bases in the seventh inning as Beck (HBP), Keegan Garis (single), and Jeremy Martinez (walk) all reached base with two outs. Miguel Cantu drew a bases-loaded walk to pull Indiana State back within 7-3, before IU reliever Gavin Seebold (S, 1) retired the final batter of the frame.
 
Indiana State added another run in the eighth as Andrew Ortiz connected on a leadoff triple to right center off Seebold and came around to score on Beck's RBI groundout to pull the game back within striking distance. However, IU plated a pair of insurance runs in the top of the ninth and Seebold allowed just a Carlos Pena single in the bottom of the frame in closing out the win.
 
Indiana State starter Breyllin Suriel (0-1) was sharp over his second start of the 2025 season. The Sycamore right-hander went 5.1 innings allowing four hits and three runs, while striking out four. He retired 14 batters in a row from the end of the first through the start of the sixth inning, before leaving the contest after a one-out single from IU's Korbyn Dickerson.
 
Carson Seeman, Aaron Moss, Brady Banker, and Zac Laird went the final 3.2 innings on the mound with Banker hurling 1.2 innings of shutout baseball while striking out one.
 
Beck, Carlos Pena, and Ortiz combined for six of Indiana State's seven hits in the contest. Beck homered and drove in a pair of RBIs, while Ortiz doubled and tripled for his first two collegiate extra-base hits.
 
Pete Haas (1-1) picked up the win going 1.2 innings in relief, allowing one run and three strikeouts. Deron Swanson took the no-decision in the start allowing three hits and a run while striking out five. Will Eldridge, Brayton Thomas, and Matthew Bohnert bridged the gap to Seebold who went the final 2.1 innings in his first save of the 2025 season.
 
Dickerson paced the Hoosiers' offense going 3-for-5 from the plate with a triple and three runs scored. Dickerson and Hanley led IU with two RBIs apiece.
 
How They Scored

• Indiana struck first with two runs in the top of the first inning as Korbyn Dickerson singled home Devin Taylor, while Jake Hanley followed two batters later with an RBI single plating Dickerson to give the Hoosiers the 2-0 lead.
• The Sycamores took one back in the bottom of the second as Andrew Ortiz connected on an RBI double off the wall in right field scoring Jeremy Martinez to cut the lead down to 2-1.
• Carter Beck tied the ballgame up at 2-2 as the sophomore outfielder connected on a solo home run off the scoreboard in right center in the bottom of the fifth inning.
• Jake Stadler put Indiana back in the lead with an RBI double in the top of the sixth inning scoring Dickerson to give IU the 3-2 lead.
• The Hoosiers added to the lead in the sixth as Hogan Denny reached on an Indiana State error allowing Jake Hanley to score to make it a 4-2 ballgame.
• Indiana added three more runs on a second Indiana State error in the sixth as Will Moore beat out a bases-loaded bunt single. The relay to first went down the right field line allowing all three runners to score and Moore ended up on third as IU took the 7-2 lead.
• The Sycamores continued to battle in the bottom of the seventh as Indiana State worked the bases loaded before Miguel Cantu drew a pinch-hit walk scoring Beck to make it a 7-3 ballgame.
• Ortiz connected on a leadoff triple in the bottom of the eighth inning as the freshman drilled the ball off the bottom of the wall in right center, and then came around to score two batters later on Beck's RBI groundout to cut Indiana State's deficit down to 7-4.
• Dickerson put IU back in the scoring column with an RBI triple bringing home Taylor in the top of the ninth, while Hanley's sacrifice fly to left scored Dickerson to provide the final 9-4 margin.

News & Notes

• Carlos Pena ran his on-base streak to 11 consecutive games following his single in the bottom of the first inning. The senior designated hitter added his eighth multi-hit game of the season and sixth in the last seven games.
• Suriel went a season-best 5.1 innings in his second collegiate start with the Sycamores. The senior tied his career-high with four strikeouts, equaling the mark set against Bethune-Cookman back on February 25.
• Carter Beck's third home run of 2025 ties him for the Indiana State lead with both Pena and Keegan Garis. It marked Beck's first home run since February 18 against Florida Gulf Coast.
• Ortiz, making his first collegiate start, also recorded the first two hits of his Indiana State career after doubling and tripling on Tuesday afternoon.
• Ortiz's triple marked Indiana State's fifth triple of the 2025 season and marked the fifth different player in the Sycamore lineup to hit a triple this year.

Up Next
Indiana State continues the homestand this weekend starting on Friday afternoon as the Sycamores welcome Pacific to Bob Warn Field. First pitch in the series opener is set for 4 p.m. and will be carried live on 105.5 The Legend.
 
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