DAYTON, Ohio – Mason Roell connected on a full-count two-run double in the top of the sixth inning to swing the advantage to the Sycamores and Carter Beck followed with a two-run home run as Indiana State rallied back on Sunday afternoon at Wright State to secure the series sweep over the Raiders with the 11-8 win.
 
Trailing 6-5 after Wright State rallied for two runs in the bottom of the fifth, the Sycamores put two in scoring position with two outs as Jeremy Martinez and Nomar Garcia both walked and stole third and second respectively.
 
Mason Roell worked the full count against Wright State reliever Malachi Paplanus before driving the ball to the left center wall scoring both Martinez and Garcia to put Indiana State back in the lead. Beck followed greeting reliever Brody Papay (0-1) with a line drive home run over the right field wall to put Indiana State ahead 9-6.
 
After the Raiders took two back in the bottom of the eighth off Cy Turner's two-run home run, the Sycamores rallied again in the top of the ninth. Carter Beck and Emil Estrella both walked and Caden Miller was hit by a pitch to load the bases with none out. Nick Sutherlin coaxed a bases-loaded walk scoring Beck, before Colin Sander's sacrifice fly scored Estrella to put the score at 11-8.
 
Justin Hoff (S, 2) made the lead stand as the right-hander retired all six batters he faced in order of the final two innings with the final out setting in Caleb Niehaus' glove in left field to close out the save and secure the Sycamores' first three-game over Wright State since 1980.
 
Indiana State jumped ahead in the top of the first inning as Nick Sutherlin (RBI single) and Jeremy Martinez (two-run double) got the Sycamore offense going early. Wright State took the 4-3 lead in the second aided by an Indiana State throwing error on a play at the plate allowing three runs to score.
 
The lead went back-and-forth as both teams scored twice in the fifth inning with Emil Estrella driving in Nomar Garcia on a sacrifice fly, before Mason Roell scored on a failed pickoff attempt with the ball rolling into the Wright State dugout. The Raiders answered with Andrew Duncan's RBI triple and Braylen Blomquist's RBI single to retake the lead and set up the Indiana State late-game offense.
 
Mason Roell doubled, drove in two RBIs, and scored two runs to pace the Sycamore offense, while Carter Beck, Nick Sutherlin, and Jeremy Martinez all recorded two RBIs in the game. Four different Sycamores scored two runs apiece, while Carter Beck, Jeremy Martinez, and Nomar Garcia all stole bases in the game.
 
Brady Banker (1-0) picked up his first win of the season after going a scoreless inning in the contest. Spencer Johnsen went the first 2.2 innings in the start, while Hunter Small, Jaxon Sparks, Breyllin Suriel, and Justin Hoff closed out the game on the mound.
 
How They Scored

• Indiana State took the lead in the top of the first inning as Nick Sutherlin singled home Emil Estrella before Jeremy Martinez connected on the two-run double down the left field line to put the Sycamores ahead 3-0 in their first at-bats of the game.
• Wright State took the lead back in the bottom of the second as Zac Butler singled in Braylen Blomquist, before three runs scored on Keegan Holmstrom's bases-loaded single thanks to a throwing error to give the Raiders the 4-3 lead.
• Indiana State went back ahead in the top of the fifth as Emil Estrella's sacrifice fly to right field brought home Nomar Garcia, before Mason Roell scored on a throwing error on a pickoff attempt that went into the Wright State dugout to make it a 5-4 Sycamore lead.
• The Raiders added two more runs in the bottom of the fifth to go ahead 6-5 as Andrew Duncan tripled in Gus Gregory, before Braylen Blomquist singled home Duncan to put Wright State back in the lead.
• The Sycamores rallied back in the top of the sixth as Mason Roell connected on a two-run double to the wall in left center bringing home Jeremy Martinez and Nomar Garcia, before Carter Beck took a two-run home run to the scoreboard beyond the right field wall to put Indiana State ahead 9-6.
• Cy Turner connected on a two-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning scoring Zac Butler to pull Wright State back within 9-8.
• The Sycamores loaded the bases in the top of the ninth inning with Nick Sutherlin bringing in the first run on a bases-loaded walk, before Colin Sander's sacrifice fly scored Emil Estrella to provide the final 11-8 scoring margin. 

News and Notes

• Carter Beck extended his on-base streak to 24 games after going 1-for-3 with a home run and two walks on the day.
• Caden Miller's on-base streak reached 19 consecutive games after drawing a walk and getting hit by a pitch on Sunday.
• Emil Estrella's hitting streak reached eight consecutive games after going 1-for-2 with a pair of walks and a sacrifice fly on Sunday.
• Carter Beck connected on his team-leading 11th home run of the 2026 season and added his eighth stolen base on the season.
• Brady Banker recorded his first collegiate win after going 1.0 scoreless inning in the contest.
• Justin Hoff recorded his second save of the season after 2.0 shutout innings in relief.
• The Sycamores recorded 10 stolen bases over the weekend after three more thefts on the base paths on Sunday afternoon.
• Indiana State swept Wright State to improve to 13-3 all-time against the Raiders.

Up Next
Indiana State remains on the road as the Sycamores head to Alexander Field and Purdue University for the second game of the home-and-home series against the Boilermakers on Tuesday, April 21. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. in West Lafayette, Ind. and will be carried live on B1G+ and 105.5 The Legend.
 
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