BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana State utilized a four-run rally in the fifth inning to take the lead over host Indiana and the pitching staff took it the rest of the way as the Sycamores topped the Hoosiers at Bart Kaufman Field, 7-5, on Tuesday night.
 
Indiana State (19-17) avenged an earlier 9-4 loss to the Hoosiers (20-17) back on March 11 in Terre Haute with the Tuesday evening victory. It marked the Sycamores' first win in Bloomington since 2017, snapping a three-game road losing streak to IU over the stretch.
 
The Sycamores trailed 2-0 early as IU's Jasen Oliver gave the Hoosiers the early lead with a two-run second-inning home run off Indiana State starter Jacob Spencer. Spencer worked 3.0 strong innings limiting the Hoosiers to just the two runs in his second outing since returning from injury a week ago.
 
Indiana State rallied back in the fifth inning as the Sycamores sent all nine batters to the plate in taking the lead. Zack Henderson sparked the inning with a leadoff single, and Carter Beck and Nomar Garcia (RBI) added base hits to push the first Indiana State run across the plate. Two batters later, Keegan Garis connected on a bases-loaded, two-run single through the right side of the infield giving Indiana State the 3-2 lead.
 
The Sycamore bats continued to press the rally as Jeremy Martinez drew a walk, before Mason Roell chopped down on an infield single allowing Carlos Pena to score on the play and making it a 4-2 ballgame.
 
The Indiana State pitching staff took over from there as Ryan Karst (1-1) worked two scoreless innings facing the minimum six batters, while Jack Armstrong worked around a Devin Taylor solo home run to strike out the side in the seventh inning.
 
The Sycamores added insurance runs on a Beck RBI double, Pena RBI single, and Garcia RBI ground out in building a 7-3 lead heading into the ninth inning.
 
IU mounted one final rally in the bottom of the ninth sparked by Tyler Cerny's leadoff solo home run off Sycamore reliever Colby Morse. Carson Seeman (S, 1) retired three of the final four batters he faced, allowing just Tyler DeMartino's RBI double cutting the Sycamores' lead to 7-5 on his way to closing out his first save of the 2025 season.
 
Beck, Pena, Roell, and Henderson all had multi-hit games as Indiana State connected on 11 hits overall in the contest. The Sycamores drew eight walks overall with Beck and Henderson combining to score five runs apiece on the base paths in the win.
 
The Hoosiers combined for seven hits overall in the game with Taylor and Cerny both homering in the loss.
 
Ryan Rushing (0-1) took the loss allowing five hits and four runs while walking two over 1.1 innings.
 
How They Scored

• Indiana took the 2-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning as Jasen Oliver connected on a two-run home run over the left center wall scoring Hogan Denny.
• The Sycamores responded with four runs in the top of the fifth inning to take the lead. Nomar Garcia's bunt single plated Zack Henderson for the first run, before Keegan Garis singled home Carter Beck and Garcia to make it a 3-2 game.
• Mason Roell beat out an infield single to the shortstop scoring Carlos Pena to make it a 4-2 Sycamore lead in the fifth inning.
• The Sycamores added to the lead with two more runs in the top of the sixth as Beck short-hopped the wall in center field for a double scoring Henderson, while Garcia's grounder to first scored Beck to make it a 6-2 game.
• Devin Taylor put the Hoosiers back on the board in the bottom of the sixth with a solo home run over the left field wall and into the IU bullpen making it a 6-3 margin.
• Indiana State added insurance in the top of the eighth inning as Pena singled through a drawn-in infield scoring Beck on the play to make it a 7-3 score.
• IU mounted a rally in the bottom of the ninth as Tyler Cerny homered over the wall in left center and Tyler DeMartino doubled home Caleb Koskie, before Carson Seeman retired the final out of the ninth to secure the 7-5 win. 

News & Notes

• Indiana State picked up its second road win against the Big Ten Conference in as many weeks following their 7-5 win over the Hoosiers. It followed Indiana State's 10-9 (10) win at Purdue on April 8.
• The Sycamores snapped a three-game road losing streak to Hoosiers dating back to the 2017 season with the Tuesday win. The last Indiana State win in Bloomington came back on Mar. 29, 2017, with a 7-3 win over the Hoosiers.
• Carlos Pena ran his on-base streak to 30 consecutive games marking the second consecutive season a Sycamore has recorded a 30-game on-base streak. He finished the night 2-for-4 with a run, an RBI, and a walk.
• Carter Beck was on base in four of his five plate appearances on his way to scoring three runs. He went 2-for-3 with three runs scored, a double, RBI, and two walks.
• Zack Henderson ran his on-base streak to seven consecutive plate appearances dating back to this past weekend after reaching base safely after singling twice and walking. The streak ended in the top of the seventh.
• Ryan Karst picked up his first win at Indiana State after throwing 2.0 scoreless innings in the contest. It marked his first appearance on the mound since Feb. 22, 2025, against Northeastern after he was lifted due to injury.
• Carson Seeman recorded his first save of the 2025 season marking the fourth Indiana State pitcher to record a save on the season. He joins Gavin Morris (2), Colby Morse, and Breyllin Suriel in the category.

Up Next
Indiana State remains on the road this weekend as the Sycamores continue Missouri Valley play over April 17-19 in Evansville, Ind. against the University of Evansville. The first two games will be carried live on ESPN+, while Saturday's finale is set for a 6 p.m. ET first pitch on ESPNU. All three games will be carried live on 105.5 The Legend.
 
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