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Winner Belmont BEL 21-34
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Indiana St. INS 30-25
Winner
Belmont BEL
21-34
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Final
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Indiana St. INS
30-25
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Belmont BEL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 11 2
Indiana St. INS 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 6 0

W: Aubrey Moraitakis (1-0) L: Hoff, Justin (1-2)

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

Sycamores fall on Senior Day to Belmont, 5-2; Indiana State secures No. 2 overall seed at MVC Baseball Championships

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Charlie Davis' three-run home run in the top of the ninth inning helped visiting Belmont spoil Indiana State's Senior Day at Bob Warn Field as the Sycamores fell to the Bruins on Saturday afternoon at Bob Warn Field, 5-2.
 
Indiana State looks ahead to next week's MVC Baseball Championships held in Murray, Ky. at Johnny Reagan Field. The Sycamores earned the No. 2 overall seed courtesy of their 15-9 mark in Missouri Valley play and held the tiebreaker over Murray State (15-9) to claim the first-round bye. Indiana State will take on the winner of No. 3 Murray State/No. 6 Illinois State on Thursday, May 21, with first pitch set for 4 p.m. ET.
 
Indiana State (30-25, 15-9) recognized its 13-man 2026 Senior Class in a brief ceremony prior to first pitch as the Sycamores honored Zeb Brewer, Colby Morse, Breyllin Suriel, Nomar Garcia, Nick Sutherlin, Caleb Niehaus, Hunter Small, Emil Estrella, Carson Seeman, Aaron Moss, Ryan Karst, Joey Valentine, and Jack Armstrong in their final game at Bob Warn Field.
 
From there, the teams settled into a duel on the mound with the pitching staff on both teams continually frustrating the opposing offenses into leaving a combined 29 runners left on base in the contest.
 
Belmont (21-34, 11-13) took the 1-0 lead as Landon Godsey doubled before coming around to score on Cavan McMeans' RBI grounder. The Sycamores answered in the bottom of the seventh as Caleb Niehaus reached on a throwing error, advanced to second on a balk, and then scored on Mason Roell's RBI double down the left field line to tie the game up at 1-1.
 
The Bruins retook the lead in the top of the eighth as Mike Sprockett worked a bases-loaded walk against reliever Justin Hoff (1-2) allowing Brody Langlotz to score. The next inning, Belmont added insurance as Charlie Davis launched a three-run home run over the wall in left center, just over the glove of Carter Beck at the wall to make it a 5-1 contest.
 
The Sycamores loaded the bases with none out in the bottom of the ninth and Nick Sutherlin brought an Indiana State run across the plate after getting hit by a pitch allowing Mason Roell to score. However, Tate Marland retired the final two batters to limit the Indiana State rally and secure the series win for the Bruins.
 
Emil Estrella recorded a multi-hit game and added his team-leading 20th stolen base in leading four Indiana State players with steals in the game. Mason Roell added a double and was hit by two pitches.
 
Spencer Johnsen worked 4.1 innings allowing four hits and a run while striking out three in the start. Carson Seeman, Colby Morse, Jack Armstrong, Justin Hoff, and Breyllin Suriel all saw time on the mound in the contest.
 
How They Scored
  • Belmont took the 1-0 lead in the top of the third inning as Cavan McMeans' grounder to short brought home Landon Godsey.
  • Indiana State tied the game up at 1-1 in the bottom of the seventh as Mason Roell connected on the game-tying double down the left field line scoring Caleb Niehaus.
  • Belmont went back up 2-1 in the top of the eighth as Mike Sprockett drew a bases loaded walk scoring Brody Langlotz.
  • Charlie Davis connected on the one-out, three-run home run over the wall in left center in the top of the ninth inning to put Belmont up 5-1.
  • The Sycamores loaded the bases in the bottom of the ninth with Nick Sutherlin bringing in a run after getting hit by a pitch to score Mason Roell and provide the final 5-2 scoring margin.
News & Notes
  • Emil Estrella's first-inning stolen base marked his team-leading 20th stolen base of the 2026 season. It marked the first time a Sycamore recorded at least 20 steals in a single season since Ryan Strausborger recorded 41 in the 2010 season.
  • Carter Beck extended his on-base streak to 39 consecutive games following a one-out walk in the seventh inning. He finished the day 0-for-3 with a pair of walks. Beck reached base in 54 of the 55 games played by the Sycamores this season.
  • The Sycamores' streak of seven consecutive Missouri Valley Conference series wins came to an end on Saturday afternoon as Belmont took the series from Indiana State.
  • Indiana State (15-9) finished one game back of UIC (16-8) for the Missouri Valley regular season title and tied with Murray State (15-9) for second in the conference standings. With Indiana State's 2-1 series win over the Racers, the Sycamores claim the No. 2 seed and a first-round bye at next week's MVC Baseball Championships. 
Up Next
Indiana State earned a first-round bye at next week's Missouri Valley Conference Championships held at Johnny Reagan Field in Murray, Ky. over March 20-23. The Sycamores will play the winner of No. 3 Murray State and No. 6 Illinois State on Thursday, March 21 with game time set for 4 p.m. ET. The games will be carried live on ESPN+ and 105.5 The Legend.
 
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