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Spencer
2
Indiana State INS 21-23
5
Winner Vanderbilt VU 32-13
Indiana State INS
21-23
2
Final
5
Vanderbilt VU
32-13
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Indiana State INS 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 9 2
Vanderbilt VU 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 X 5 7 2

W: Austin Nye (2-0) L: Spencer, Jacob (0-2) S: Alex Kranzler (3)

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

Sycamores unable to keep pace in midweek loss at Vanderbilt

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Mac Rose broke a scoreless tie in the bottom of the second inning with a two-run home run and the No. 15 Vanderbilt pitching staff outdueled the Indiana State staff on Tuesday night at Charles Hawkins Field as the Sycamores fell to the Commodores, 5-2.
 
Indiana State (21-23) kept the midweek contest against Vanderbilt (32-13) within striking distance throughout the game as six Sycamore pitchers limited the Commodores' offense to just seven hits on Tuesday night.
 
Rose's two-run home run in the second inning and Rustan Rigdon's RBI ground out in the third gave Vanderbilt an early 3-0 lead and Commodore starting pitcher Austin Nye (2-0) made it count as the right-hander went 5.0 innings allowing three hits while striking out six before turning the game over to the bullpen.
 
Carter Beck and Nick Sutherlin tagged doubles that led to Indiana State runs in the sixth and seventh innings with Jackson Taylor (RBI single) and Beck (run-scoring grounder) providing run support to cut the deficit down to 4-2.
 
Vanderbilt added a late run on a Mike Mancini bunt attempt that led to an errant Indiana State throw scoring insurance as Jonathan Vastine crossed the plate to make it a 5-2 Commodore lead in the seventh.
 
The Sycamores were unable to bridge the gap over the final two innings with Vanderbilt reliever Alex Kranzler (S, 3) allowing a Thomas Emerich single in the ninth inning before retiring the final two batters to close out the contest.
 
Nick Sutherlin and Emerich had two hits apiece in the contest as Indiana State out-hit the Commodores 9-7 in the game. Sutherlin and Beck both doubled in the loss.
 
Jacob Spencer (0-2) took the loss on the mound allowing two hits and two runs while striking out three over 2.0 innings of work. Ty Brooks went 2.0 innings allowing a hit and a run while striking out three, while Emil Estrella added two strikeouts over 1.1 innings on the mound. Breyllin Suriel, Zac Laird, and Carson Seeman went the final 2.2 innings to close out the game.
 
Braden Holcomb recorded two of Vanderbilt's seven hits in the game with Holcomb and Vastine both doubling in the win.
 
Miller Green, Luke Guth, Ethan McElvain, and Kranzler all went 1.0 innings apiece in support of Nye to close out the game.
 
How They Scored
  • Mac Rose connected on a one-out, two-run home run over the left field wall in the bottom of the second inning with the Vanderbilt catcher bringing home Braden Holcomb to make it a 2-0 Commodores lead.
  • Rustan Rigdon brought home Mike Mancini with an RBI ground out in the bottom of the third inning to stretch the lead to 3-0.
  • The Sycamores took one back in the top of the sixth inning as Jackson Taylor followed Carter Beck's leadoff double with an RBI single down the left field line to cut the deficit down to 3-1.
  • Brodie Johnston connected on an RBI single to center field scoring Riley Nelson in the bottom of the sixth inning to push the Vanderbilt lead to 4-1.
  • The Sycamores added to their total in the top of the seventh inning as Nick Sutherlin doubled and advanced to third on Nomar Garcia's bunt single, before scoring on a Carter Beck grounder to make it a 4-2 ballgame.
  • Jonathan Vastine scored the final run of the contest coming across on an Indiana State errant throw on Mancini's bunt attempt in the bottom of the seventh inning to provide the final 5-2 scoring margin.
News & Notes
  • Carter Beck extended his team-leading hitting streak to 14 consecutive games with his leadoff double in the top of the sixth inning. He finished 1-for-4 from the plate with a run scored.
  • Nick Sutherlin went 2-for-4 from the plate in his return to the lineup for the first time since he suffered a hamate injury on March 4 against Purdue. It marked Sutherlin's third multi-hit game of the 2025 season and fifth double on the year.
  • Indiana State falls to 4-11 all-time against Vanderbilt with Tuesday's loss.
Up Next
Indiana State continues the road trip this weekend with a three-game series against Bradley held at Mountain Dew Park in Marian, Ill. over May 2-4. The games will be carried live on 105.5 The Legend.
 
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