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Emerich
5
Indiana State INS 5-6
6
Winner Kent State KENT 3-6
Indiana State INS
5-6
5
Final
6
Kent State KENT
3-6
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Indiana State INS 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 5 11 2
Kent State KENT 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 7 0

W: Bean,Jacob (1-2) L: Brooks, Ty (1-1) S: Cariaco,Peyton (3)

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

Indiana State late-inning rally falls short against Kent State

GREENVILLE, N.C. – Indiana State's seventh-inning rally fell just short as the Sycamores fell to Kent State in the final game of the LeClair Classic, 6-5, on Sunday afternoon at Clark-LeClair Stadium.
 
The Sycamores (5-6) fell behind 6-1 early in the contest as Kent State's (3-6) Hayden Jatczak drove in three early RBIs with a run-scoring single in the first and a two-run triple in the third. Indiana State rallied back in the seventh inning as the Sycamores plated four runs thanks to Eli Gipson (RBI single), Carter Beck (RBI double), and Carlos Pena (two-run single), but the two-out rally was quelled by the Golden Flashes.
 
Indiana State put the tying run on base in the top of the eighth on Thomas Emerich's one-out single, but KSU reliever Peyton Cariaco (S, 3) retired the final four Sycamore batters, including retiring the side in the top of the ninth, to close out the Kent State win.
 
Emerich paced the Sycamores at the plate going 4-for-4 with a double and run scored. Beck added a multi-hit game including his RBI double in the seventh, while Carlos Pena posted a multi-hit game in the loss.
 
Ty Brooks (1-1) took his first loss of the season on the mound as the freshman went 4.0 innings allowing seven hits and six runs (five earned), while striking out three. Colby Morse worked three scoreless innings with a pair of strikeouts in relief, while Gavin Morris worked a perfect eighth inning to give the Sycamores the chance to come back in the final frames.
 
Luke Matthews and Jatczak both had multi-hit contests as the Sycamore pitching staff limited Kent State to seven hits in the contest. Hunter Klotz added a triple for KSU in the win.
 
Jacob Bean (1-2) went 6.0 innings allowing six hits and a run while striking out four in the win. Evan Holewinski, Ciaran Caughey, and Cariaco went the final three innings in closing out the contest.
 
How They Scored
  • Hayden Jatczak and Brody Williams each delivered RBI singles in the bottom of the first inning, giving Kent State an early 2-0 lead.
  • Alex Nevils responded with an RBI single to left center scoring Keegan Garis in the top of the second inning to cut the lead down to 2-1.
  • The Golden Flashes added four runs in the bottom of the third highlighted by Jatczak's two-run triple down the right field line, while Micah Rienstra-Kiracofe added an RBI double in the frame to give Kent State the 6-1 lead.
  • The Sycamores rallied back with four runs in the top of the seventh inning to cut the Kent State lead down to 6-5. Eli Gipson started the rally with an RBI single scoring Thomas Emerich. Carter Beck added an RBI double bringing home Alex Nevils, while Carlos Pena drove in two more with a two-run single to right to provide the final 6-5 margin in the loss.
News & Notes
  • Thomas Emerich posted a season-high four hits in Sunday afternoon's loss. It marked the Sycamores' third player to post a four-hit game in 2025 joining Keegan Garis and Jeremy Martinez to achieve the feat.
  • Eli Gipson and Carlos Pena have both tied on-base career-highs as the Sycamore duo ended the weekend having reached base in each of their last five games.
  • Gipson's on-base streak is highlighted by a season-best five-game hitting streak extended by his RBI single in the seventh inning.
  • Sunday's LeClair Classic finale ends the season-opening 19-day, 11-game road trip to open the 2025 season. The Sycamores were on the road from February 12 and will arrive back in Terre Haute on Monday afternoon to prepare for Tuesday's home opener against Purdue.
Up Next
Indiana State makes its home debut at Bob Warn Field on Tuesday, March 4, as the Sycamores welcome Purdue to Terre Haute with first pitch set for 4 p.m. ET. The game will be streamed live on both ESPN+ and 105.5 The Legend, while live stats will be available on GoSycamores.com.
 
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