Indiana Strikes Out 14 in 3-2 Win

Saturday, March 7

Port Charlotte, Fla.

2:30 PM

Indiana University

7-4

Saint Joseph's

1-7

Indiana

St. Joseph's

3/7/2015 12:00:00 AM | Baseball

Box Score

March 7, 2015

Box Score

Game 11	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Indiana	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	3	10	1
St. Joseph's	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	5	2

 Site: North Charlotte Regional Park (Port Charlotte, Fla.)
 Score: Indiana 3, St. Joseph's 2
 Records: Indiana (7-4), St. Joseph's (1-7)
 Next IU Game: Sunday, March 8 -- vs. Ball State (Port Charlotte, Fla.), 10 a.m. ET

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Pitching	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
W - Williams (1-0)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
L - Stover (0-1)	1.1	1	1	0	0	1
S - Harrison (2)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1

Snowbird Baseball Classic
When: Sunday, March 8 \| 10.m. ET Who: Ball State Where: North Charlotte Regional Park Coverage: Listen \| Stats \| Twitter

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Christopher Lowe's first career at bat for Indiana is one he'll never forget.

Pinch-hitting in the seventh inning, Lowe crushed an RBI single to right field to drive Austin Cangelosi home from third in what was ultimately the game-winning run for the Hoosiers.

Caleb Baragar struck out nine batters in his first career start and Indiana recorded 10 hits for the sixth time in seven games as IU earned its fourth consecutive win Saturday afternoon, topping St. Joseph's, 3-2, at North Charlotte Regional Park.

SJU's second error was a costly one, allowing Cangelosi to reach second base on a throw from the mound to first. Will Nolden's fly out put Cangelosi in prime position to score the winning run.

The Hoosiers, winners of five of six overall, took a 2-0 lead in the fifth inning. Casey Rodrigue's team-high 12th RBI of the season came on his first double, allowing Cangelosi to also score IU's first run from third. Craig Dedelow's sacrifice fly brought in Ricky Alfonso, who singled earlier in the inning.

Baragar's nine strikeouts were the most by an IU pitcher this season as the team totaled 14, also the most in 2015 for the Hoosiers. Baragar pitched five scoreless innings, giving up just two hits.

Kent Williams (1-0) picked up the win for IU, retiring the last batter in the sixth inning after SJU knotted the game at two with a two-run home run to right field. Luke Harrison earned his second consecutive save, allowing zero hits in the final frame. Ryan Halstead also gave Indiana two solid innings of work, allowing zero runs on one hit and striking out a season-high three batters.

Indiana concludes play at the Snowbird Baseball Classic on Sunday, March 8, at 10 a.m. ET vs. in-state rival Ball State.

NOTABLE
 Caleb Baragar's nine strikeouts were the most by a Hoosier this season while Indiana had a season-high 14 overall.

 Indiana has recorded 10 or more hits in six of the last seven outings, going 4-2 in such contests.

 Luke Harrison earned the save for IU, his second overall this season and fifth of his career. He is now tied with Ryan Halstead for the team lead in 2015.

 Casey Rodrigue leads Indiana with 12 RBI this season, including eight in the last four games.

 With two hits, Rodrigue tied Sowers for the team lead this season with four multi-hit games.

 Indiana is 4-1 in neutral site games this season and is 25-7 since 2013.

 Ten of Indiana's 11 games have been decided by three runs or less, including six contests by one run (4-2).

 The Hoosiers are 5-0 when leading after the seventh inning.