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Emerich
8
Indiana State INS 15-16
10
Winner Belmont BEL 13-20
Indiana State INS
15-16
8
Final
10
Belmont BEL
13-20
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Indiana State INS 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 8 13 2
Belmont BEL 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 10 13 3

W: MARSH, Owen (1-0) L: Morse, Colby (2-2)

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

Belmont walks off the Sycamores in extra innings to claim series finale

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Belmont's Landon Godsey connected on the walk-off two-run home run in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the host Bruins the 10-8 Sunday afternoon win over Indiana State as the Sycamores fell in the series finale at E.S. Rose Park.
 
The Indiana State (15-16, 5-4) loss gave Belmont (13-20, 4-5) the series win and marked the Sycamores' first Missouri Valley Conference series loss since 2022 as Indiana State was unable to rally past an early Bruin lead in the contest.
 
After Carlos Pena homered in the top of the first inning, Belmont rallied with a four-run frame in the bottom of the first aided by a pair of Indiana State errors to take the early 4-1 lead. The Sycamores answered with Thomas Emerich's solo home run and an RBI Eli Gipson sacrifice bunt, but Belmont homers off the bats of Pete Daniel and Godsey in the bottom of the second inning stretched the Bruins' lead to 7-3.
 
Jack Armstrong and Zac Laird provided quality outings out of the bullpen for the Sycamores as the duo combined to go 5.1 innings allowing just two hits and a run while striking out six to keep the game within striking distance.
 
The Sycamores' offense chipped away at the lead as Pena homered (again) and Carter Beck's RBI single in the fourth inning cut the lead down to 7-5.
 
Indiana State brought the game all the way back in the top of the eighth as Emil Estrella sparked a rally by drawing a walk. Nomar Garcia followed with an RBI double down the left field line to make it an 8-6 game. Two batters later, Pena rips a line drive single to right field scoring Garcia and Beck on the play to tie the game up at 8-8.
 
Colby Morse (2-2) worked a scoreless eighth and ninth innings to set the stage for extra innings.
 
Indiana State loaded the bases in the top of the 10th as Carter Beck drew a one-out walk against Belmont reliever Owen Marsh (1-0). Two batters later, Keegan Garis drew an intentional walk after a failed pickoff throw allowed Beck to advance into scoring position. Zack Henderson drew a full-count walk to load the bases, but Marsh rebounded to retire Emerich on strikes to keep it an 8-8 game.
 
Belmont capitalized in the bottom of the inning as Ty Allen went with the outside breaking ball for a single through the right side. Godsey followed and connected on the 2-1 offering from Morse for his second home run of the game to secure the Bruins' win.
 
Pena went 4-for-6 with two home runs, a double, and four RBIs to power the Indiana State offense in the game. Emerich, Garis, and Jackson Taylor all finished with multi-hit games as Indiana State connected on 13 hits in the loss.
 
Breyllin Suriel went the first 1.2 innings in the Sunday start allowing eight hits and seven runs (four earned), while walking two. Armstrong went 3.0 innings to quiet the Belmont offense over the middle frames allowing two hits and a run while striking out four, while Laird worked 2.1 scoreless frames with a pair of strikeouts.
 
Godsey homered twice, while Pete Daniel and Charlie Davis also connected on home runs as the Bruins recorded 13 hits in the game. Five Belmont players posted multi-hit efforts overall in the win.
 
Jake Times went 2.1 innings allowing five hits and four runs (three earned) while striking out two in the start. Andrew Perry worked the majority of the game in relief with a 4.2 inning outing allowing four hits and an unearned run, before Trey Maeker, Ethan Harden, and Marsh went the rest of the way.
 
How They Scored
  • Carlos Pena hammered a solo home run over the right field wall in the top of the first inning to give Indiana State the early 1-0 lead.
  • Belmont rallied back with four runs in the bottom of the frame as a pair of Sycamore errors led to the 4-1 Bruins lead. Landon Godsey drew a bases-loaded walk, while Blake Barton (RBI sacrifice fly) and Michael Lareau also brought home runs in the inning.
  • Thomas Emerich connected on his first home run in the Sycamore Blue & White in the top of the second inning as the graduate student's drive down the left field line hit the foul pole to cut the deficit to 4-2.
  • The Sycamores narrowed the gap to 4-3 as Jackson Taylor scored on Eli Gipson's sacrifice bunt in the second inning.
  • Pete Daniel and Godsey connected on solo home runs, and Jake Maddox added an RBI single scoring Gardner Lawrence as Belmont went ahead 7-3 in the bottom of the second inning.
  • Pena homered for the second time as he drove the ball into the Indiana State bullpen over the left field wall in the top of the third inning to make it a 7-4 ballgame.
  • The Sycamores cut the lead down to 7-5 in the top of the fourth as Carter Beck singled home Gipson.
  • Belmont utilized the long ball again as Charlie Davis connected on a solo home run over the right field wall in the bottom of the fifth to give the Bruins the 8-5 lead.
  • Indiana State rallied back in the top of the eighth inning sparked by Nomar Garcia's RBI double down the left field line scoring Emil Estrella to make it an 8-6 game.
  • Two batters later, Pena singled to right field scoring Beck and Garcia to tie the game up at 8-8.
  • Godsey walked the game off in the bottom of the 10th inning with a two-run home run off the scoreboard beyond the wall in left center to provide the final 10-8 scoring margin.
News & Notes
  • Carlos Pena ran his on-base streak to 25 consecutive games after his solo home run in the top of the first inning. He finished 4-for-6 with a pair of home runs, a double, and four RBIs.
  • Belmont's series win over Indiana State ends one of the longest conference series winning streaks as the Sycamores were unable to take the Sunday win over the Bruins. The loss snapped Indiana State's 21 consecutive conference series wins dating back to May 2022 and spanned both the 2023 and 2024 regular seasons.
  • Pena's pair of home runs marked Indiana State's fourth game this season with a player connecting on two or more home runs in a game. Keegan Garis (2 vs. Pacific – Mar. 14, 3 at UIC – Mar. 28), and Eli Gipson (2 at Illinois – Mar. 18) have also posted multi-homer games in 2025.
  • Thomas Emerich became the 10th Sycamore to homer in the 2025 season with his solo shot in the second inning.
Up Next
Indiana State closes out the road trip on Tuesday evening at Alexander Field as the Sycamores travel to West Lafayette, Ind. for a midweek contest at Purdue. First pitch between the Sycamores and the Boilermakers is set for 6 p.m. ET with the game to be carried live on 105.5 The Legend and ESPN+.
 
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