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Fulk
12
Winner Indiana State INS 14-14
5
SIUE SIUE 12-15
Winner
Indiana State INS
14-14
12
Final
5
SIUE SIUE
12-15
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Indiana State INS 0 1 3 4 0 2 0 2 0 12 11 0
SIUE SIUE 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 5 7 1

W: Armstrong, Jack (2-0) L: NUTTER, Gabriel (0-1) S: Morse, Colby (1)

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

Sycamores top SIUE, 12-5, in midweek road contest

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – Indiana State utilized timely hitting, patience at the plate, and strong relief outings from Jack Armstrong and Colby Morse to take Tuesday night's midweek contest at SIUE, 12-5.
 
The Sycamores (14-14) seized control of the contest early as Indiana State had runners on base often over the opening frames. Jeremy Martinez, Jackson Taylor, and Keegan Garis all drove in runs over the first three innings, before the Indiana State hitters started to work the count against the SIUE (12-15) pitching staff.
 
Indiana State drew five bases-loaded walks over the course of the contest on their way to drawing 14 walks overall in the game against the Cougars. Eli Gipson drew a season-high four walks in the contest, while four additional Sycamores had multiple walks in the game as Indiana State steadily built a commanding lead in the game.
 
Emil Estrella drew his first collegiate start on the mound and went 2.0 innings allowing one hit and one run, while walking three and strikeout out two. He turned the ball over to Jack Armstrong (2-0) in the bottom of the third inning and the junior right-hander delivered another standout performance on the mound.
 
Armstrong went 3.0 innings allowing two hits and two runs while striking out two as he kept the Cougars off-balance over the middle innings. Aaron Moss bridged the sixth inning to Morse (S, 1) and the Sycamore senior went the rest of the way allowing two hits, while striking out six in his first save with the Sycamores.
 
Pena, Weston Fulk, Garis, and Garcia all had multi-hit games on Tuesday night as the Sycamores connected on 11 hits in the win. Fulk added a pair of doubles, while four different Indiana State players recorded a stolen base.
 
Kyle Hepburn had two of SIUE's seven hits to highlight the Cougars' offense. Ethan Willoughby doubled and Chase Bloomer added a two-run home run for SIUE's extra-base hits in the game.
 
Gabriel Nutter (0-1) took the loss allowing five hits and four runs (three earned) over 2.1 innings in his first start of the season. The Cougars utilized seven different pitchers overall in the game and combined for 14 walks and 11 strikeouts on the mound.
 
How They Scored
  • Indiana State took the 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning as Eli Gipson took advantage of an error by the SIUE left fielder on Jeremy Martinez's single to come around and score on the play for the first run of the game.
  • The Sycamores added three runs in the top of the third inning as Jackson Taylor (RBI single) and Keegan Garis (RBI bunt single) singled in runs, while Gipson worked a bases-loaded walk to make it a 4-0 contest.
  • SIUE took one back in the third inning as Ryan Niedzwiedz connected on an RBI ground out bringing home Daniel Gierer to make it a 4-1 ballgame.
  • Carlos Pena added two more to the Sycamore lead in the top of the fourth with an RBI single back up the middle plating Jordan Austin and Jackson Taylor. Two more runs came across as Gipson and Martinez drew back-to-back bases-loaded walks to make it an 8-1 game.
  • Chase Bloomer put two on the scoreboard for SIUE in the bottom of the fifth with a two-run home run over the wall in left center driving in Kyle Hepburn to put the score at 8-3.
  • The Sycamores added two more runs on bases-loaded walks in the top of the sixth inning as Taylor and Nomar Garcia brought in Weston Fulk and Keegan Garis to make it a 10-3 contest.
  • Hepburn and Gierer connected on RBI singles for SIUE in the bottom of the sixth inning to cut the Sycamore lead down to 10-5.
  • Pena added an RBI single in the top of the eighth inning scoring Garcia, before Taylor crossed the plate later in the inning for the final run of the contest to provide the final 12-5 scoring margin. 
News & Notes
  • All nine Sycamores in the starting lineup reached base in the Sycamores' midweek win over SIUE.
  • Seven of the nine batters recorded hits, while six Sycamores drove in RBIs.
  • Overall, eight different Indiana State players crossed the plate at least one time in the win.
  • Weston Fulk recorded his first multi-double game on Tuesday evening, marking the seventh time in the 2025 season the Sycamores have had a player hit at least two doubles in a contest.
  • Carlos Pena ran his on-base streak to 22 consecutive games after going 2-for-6 with three RBIs from the plate.
  • Eli Gipson drew a team-high four walks in Tuesday's game as Indiana State drew 14 walks overall as a team. It marked the third time this season the Sycamore batters have drawn double-digit walks in 2025.
  • Colby Morse struck out a team-high six batters on the mound on Tuesday as the Sycamores' tied their 2025 season high with 11 SIUE punch-outs on the day. It marked the second consecutive game the Sycamores have struck out 11 batters after previously recording the total on March 29, 2025, at UIC.
Up Next
Indiana State remains on the road for another Missouri Valley Conference weekend series as the Sycamores travel to Nashville, Tenn. and E.S. Rose Park for a three-game series with Belmont over April 4-6. First pitch in Friday's opener is set for 5 p.m. ET with all three games set to be carried live on ESPN+ and 105.5 The Legend.
 
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