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Hoosiers Split Doubleheader with Western Carolina; Win Series, 2-1
3/12/2016 7:18:00 PM | Baseball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana Baseball (5-8) split a doubleheader with the Western Carolina Catamounts on Saturday afternoon, first dropping a 4-1 decision before posting nine runs for a convincing 9-1 nightcap victory.
Game 1 - Western Carolina 4, IU 1
After the Catamounts put up a quick run in the top of first, the Hoosiers used a pair of two-out doubles to even the score. Junior Craig Dedelow took two bases off a hit to right field to get into scoring position for freshman Luke Miller, who roped a double to center.
Senior Evan Bell (0-1) needed just six pitches to silence Western Carolina in the top of the second, before the Catamounts took advantage of an IU miscue in the fourth to push across the eventual game-winning unearned run.
A two-run top of the fifth provided the game's final dose of offense. Western Carolina used three-straight hits to take a two-run lead. With two outs, freshman Jonathan Stiever replaced Bell and inherited a bases loaded situation. After plating one final run, Stiever stopped the Catamounts' threat with a punch out.
IU threatened in the bottom of the sixth and worked the bases loaded but came up empty. Back-to-back singles by juniors Alex Krupa and Tony Butler put two on, while a wild pitch pushed the duo into scoring position. Miller loaded the bases with a hit-by-pitch but a grounder back to the pitcher ended the frame.
Game 2 - Indiana 9, Western Carolina 1
Senior Caleb Baragar (1-1) picked up his first win of the season in a six inning effort that included four strikeouts. He surrendered just four hits and gave no free passes.
Two-RBI performances by senior Brian Wilhite, freshmen Ryan Fineman and Miller provided the bulk of the offense for the Hoosiers, with Wilhite and Fineman also collecting two hits apiece.
Baragar needed just nine pitches to work through the first frame. The lefty continued his success with the Catamounts' batting order throughout the first three innings before the Hoosiers padded him with run support in the bottom half. Wilhite led off with an infield single and moved up 90 feet with a sacrifice bunt by Krupa. After Dedelow singled to put runners on the corners, Miller sent a ball deep enough to right field for Wilhite to tag up and score.
The Hoosiers continued to cushion Baragar in the fourth, posting a three-spot, which was highlighted by sophomore Colby Stratten's double to right-center, which plated junior Austin Cangelosi. Sophomore Isaiah Pasteur worked a one-out walk to put two Hoosiers on the base paths, while a throwing error on Wilhite's bunt back to the pitcher granted another IU run to score. The Hoosiers went on the score once more in the inning.
Baragar ran into his only dose of trouble in the sixth inning, as Western Carolina worked the bases loaded but the lefty was able to freeze the Catamounts to leave three stranded.
The Hoosiers put up a four-run bottom half of the sixth with the help of a two-run double by Wilhite, which scored Butler and Stratten, who singled and was hit by a pitch, respectively. Fineman added two more runs in the frame with a two-run single to center.
Western Carolina avoided the shutout with one run in the top of the eighth, but a double by Miller scored Krupa, who singled, to make it a 9-1 ballgame.
Indiana will now travel to Evansville for a midweek matchup on March 15 with the Purple Aces. First pitch is slated for 6 p.m.
Game 1 - Western Carolina 4, IU 1
After the Catamounts put up a quick run in the top of first, the Hoosiers used a pair of two-out doubles to even the score. Junior Craig Dedelow took two bases off a hit to right field to get into scoring position for freshman Luke Miller, who roped a double to center.
Senior Evan Bell (0-1) needed just six pitches to silence Western Carolina in the top of the second, before the Catamounts took advantage of an IU miscue in the fourth to push across the eventual game-winning unearned run.
A two-run top of the fifth provided the game's final dose of offense. Western Carolina used three-straight hits to take a two-run lead. With two outs, freshman Jonathan Stiever replaced Bell and inherited a bases loaded situation. After plating one final run, Stiever stopped the Catamounts' threat with a punch out.
IU threatened in the bottom of the sixth and worked the bases loaded but came up empty. Back-to-back singles by juniors Alex Krupa and Tony Butler put two on, while a wild pitch pushed the duo into scoring position. Miller loaded the bases with a hit-by-pitch but a grounder back to the pitcher ended the frame.
Game 2 - Indiana 9, Western Carolina 1
Senior Caleb Baragar (1-1) picked up his first win of the season in a six inning effort that included four strikeouts. He surrendered just four hits and gave no free passes.
Two-RBI performances by senior Brian Wilhite, freshmen Ryan Fineman and Miller provided the bulk of the offense for the Hoosiers, with Wilhite and Fineman also collecting two hits apiece.
Baragar needed just nine pitches to work through the first frame. The lefty continued his success with the Catamounts' batting order throughout the first three innings before the Hoosiers padded him with run support in the bottom half. Wilhite led off with an infield single and moved up 90 feet with a sacrifice bunt by Krupa. After Dedelow singled to put runners on the corners, Miller sent a ball deep enough to right field for Wilhite to tag up and score.
The Hoosiers continued to cushion Baragar in the fourth, posting a three-spot, which was highlighted by sophomore Colby Stratten's double to right-center, which plated junior Austin Cangelosi. Sophomore Isaiah Pasteur worked a one-out walk to put two Hoosiers on the base paths, while a throwing error on Wilhite's bunt back to the pitcher granted another IU run to score. The Hoosiers went on the score once more in the inning.
Baragar ran into his only dose of trouble in the sixth inning, as Western Carolina worked the bases loaded but the lefty was able to freeze the Catamounts to leave three stranded.
The Hoosiers put up a four-run bottom half of the sixth with the help of a two-run double by Wilhite, which scored Butler and Stratten, who singled and was hit by a pitch, respectively. Fineman added two more runs in the frame with a two-run single to center.
Western Carolina avoided the shutout with one run in the top of the eighth, but a double by Miller scored Krupa, who singled, to make it a 9-1 ballgame.
Indiana will now travel to Evansville for a midweek matchup on March 15 with the Purple Aces. First pitch is slated for 6 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Bryan Sammons (2-1)
L: Bell, Evan (0-1)
S: B.J. Nobles (1)
Batting:
2B: Garrett Brown 1 ; Bryson Bowman 1
3B: Matt Smith 1
RBI: Matt Smith 1 ; Bryson Bowman 1 ; Caleb Robinson 1
SH: Garrett Brown 1
SF: Caleb Robinson 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Brett Pope 1 ; Garrett Brown 1 ; Danny Bermudez 1 ; Caleb Robinson 1
HBP: Nobu Suzuki 1
Batting:
2B: Dedelow, Craig 1 ; Miller, Luke 1 ; Cangelosi, Austin 1
RBI: Miller, Luke 1
SH: Cangelosi, Austin 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Dedelow, Craig 1
CS: Cangelosi, Austin 2
HBP: Miller, Luke 1
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R
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H
1
RBI
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