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Taylor
7
Winner Indiana State INS 6-7
1
Southeast Missouri SEMO 6-6
Winner
Indiana State INS
6-7
7
Final
1
Southeast Missouri SEMO
6-6
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Indiana State INS 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 11 1
Southeast Missouri SEMO 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 0

W: McEwen, Max (2-1) L: Strange, Brian (1-3)

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

McEwen deals, Taylor strikes as Sycamores top SEMO in Friday opener

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Indiana State secured the early lead with a five-run second inning and Max McEwen went into the seventh inning in his second collegiate start as the Sycamores took Friday's series opener at Southeast Missouri State, 7-1.
 
The Sycamores (6-7) seized control of the contest early as Jackson Taylor sparked the scoring with a two-run double in the top of the second inning. Taylor's first extra-base hit as a Sycamore sparked the five-run inning capped by Carlos Pena's two-run double to the wall in right center to provide McEwen (1-1) all the offense he would need in the contest.
 
McEwen carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning in the longest outing of his career, and utilized a number of key defensive plays from shortstop Eli Gipson on the way to picking up his first win of the season. The redshirt sophomore right-hander went a career-long 6.1 innings allowing two hits and a run (unearned), while striking out five. He pitched around four walks and a hit-by-pitch in Indiana State's longest outing by a starting pitcher in 2025.
 
Indiana State added to the lead in the fourth inning as Taylor again sparked the rally with a leadoff triple, while Jeremy Martinez connected on an RBI double to provide the final offense for the Sycamores in the win.
 
Pena went 3-for-5 from the plate with a double and pair of RBIs, while Taylor doubled and tripled, scoring twice and driving in two runs to highlight the offense. Carter Beck added a pair of RBIs and a stolen base in the win.
 
Aaron Moss pitched the Sycamores out of a jam in the seventh inning, while Zac Laird worked the final two innings of scoreless baseball to close out the contest. Laird went 2.0 innings, striking out three, including the final out of the contest to secure the win.
 
The SEMO offense mustered four singles in the loss with Jack Opoien driving in the Redhawks' lone run with a sacrifice fly in the seventh.
 
Brian Strange (1-3) took the loss allowing eight hits and seven runs over 3.2 innings on the mound. Eddie White worked 3.0 scoreless innings in relief, while Ethan Osborne and Matthew Lorenzano worked the eighth and ninth frames.
 
How They Scored
  • Jackson Taylor opened the scoring with a two-run double to right center scoring Mason Roell and Keegan Garis in the top of the second inning to give Indiana State the early 2-0 lead.
  • Carter Beck followed with an infield single scoring Taylor from second base to make it a 3-0 lead.
  • The Sycamores capped the five-run second inning with Carlos Pena's two-run double to the wall in right center scoring Thomas Emerich and Beck to stake Indiana State to the 5-0 lead.
  • Beck and Taylor added to the Indiana State lead in the fourth as Beck followed Taylor's triple to left center with an RBI ground out to put the Sycamores ahead 6-0.
  • Jeremy Martinez capped the Indiana State scoring with an RBI double down the left field line in the top of the fourth inning scoring Pena to make it a 7-0 game.
  • SEMO took advantage of an Indiana State error in the bottom of the seventh inning allowing Andrew Ramirez to score on Jack Opoien's sacrifice fly to provide the final 7-1 score.
News & Notes
  • Mason Roell made his Indiana State debut in the lineup on Friday afternoon and added his first hit in the Sycamore Blue & White with a single in the third inning.
  • Carlos Pena went 3-for-5 from the plate with a pair of RBIs for his team-leading fifth multi-hit game and fifth multi-RBI contest of the 2025 season. Pena's last three games have all been multi-hit, multi-RBI contests.
  • Max McEwen's 6.1-inning start marked Indiana State's longest start by a pitcher in the 2025 season and McEwen's longest outing of his Sycamore career.
  • Jackson Taylor recorded his first multi-hit game with the Sycamores after connecting on a double and triple over his first two at-bats. The double and triple marked the first two extra-base hits of his collegiate career.
  • Zac Laird recorded his second outing that spanned at least 2.0 innings in closing out the game. He tied his season-high with three strikeouts on the day, equaling the mark he set at Florida Gulf Coast (Feb. 18, 2025).
Up Next
Indiana State and SEMO continue the series tomorrow afternoon at Capaha Field as the teams take the field in a scheduled doubleheader starting at 2 p.m. ET.
 
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