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No. 15 Indiana Splits Doubleheader with No. 13 San Diego
3/4/2018 12:32:00 AM | Baseball
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – No. 15 Indiana baseball (8-2) split its double header with the No. 13 San Diego Toreros on Saturday. The Hoosiers dropped the first contest, 6-5, on a play at the plate, and followed that up with a 6-5 victory in the night cap.
Game 1 – San Diego 6, Indiana 5
Indiana's comeback bid fell just short as the Hoosiers dropped the first contest, 6-5, on Saturday afternoon.
Senior Logan Sowers tallied his second three-hit game of the season, while junior Luke Miller and sophomore Matt Gorski each added two-hit performances. Junior Matt Lloyd knocked in two RBI to lead the Hoosiers, with Miller, Gorski and freshman Elijah Dunham accounting for Indiana's other three runs.
Junior Pauly Milto (2-1) was hit with his first loss this season as he went 4.2 innings. Sophomore Andrew Saalfrank and freshman Connor Manous combined for 3.1 scoreless innings in relief.
San Diego set itself up with a three-spot in the top of the first. Indiana struggled to manufacture anything until the fourth inning when Gorski's triple to right center scored Dunham, who reached on a fielder's choice following Sowers leadoff single.
Indiana's pitching was able to silence the Toreros until the fifth inning, when San Diego added three more runs for a 6-1 lead. Following two RBI singles and a sacrifice fly, Saalfrank entered the game and picked up a swinging strikeout that stranded two runners.
The Hoosiers slowly began chipping away at its deficit with one run in the sixth. Sowers led off with a single down the left field line and scored on Dunham's RBI single to right field. From there, Miller knocked a solo home run to left center field to bring Indiana within three, 6-3.
An eventful ninth inning saw Indiana nearly pull off its comeback bid. Fineman singled with one out and advanced to second on freshman Drew Ashley's pinch hit single to right field for his first collegiate hit. Down to the team's final out, junior Logan Kaletha got hit to load the bases. Lloyd launched a pitch to left center field for a double, which scored two. On the relay, Kaletha was thrown out at the plate to end the game.
Game 2 – Indiana 6, San Diego 5
The Hoosiers faced an early three-run deficit, but rallied to pick up the 6-5 victory.
Kaletha led the Hoosiers' offense with a three-hit night that included a team-high four RBI, including the game-winning RBI. Joining him with a multi-hit effort was Miller. Lloyd provided an RBI in the effort off his second home run this year, while freshman Sam Crail provided the game-tying RBI.
Freshman Tommy Sommer made the start on the mound and had a four-inning showing that included three strikeouts and two earned runs.
After falling behind 1-0 in first inning, Indiana spun a leadoff walk into its first run. Ashely used a free pass to get on base and advanced two bases on a wild pitch. He came around to score on Kaletha's RBI single to center field. The Toreros climbed back on top in the bottom of the third for a 2-1 lead.
A leadoff home run was the first of two runs the Toreros would score in the fifth, upping San Diego's lead to 4-1. Lloyd responded with a long ball in the sixth to cut Indiana's deficit to 4-2.
Two out magic ensued in the seventh, as Kaletha's two RBI triple down the right field line scored two. Gorski singled to lead off the frame before a fielder's choice from Ashley eliminated him. Ashely pushed up to second on sophomore Jeremy Houston's single before both Hoosiers game around to score, cutting San Diego's lead to 5-4.
The ninth inning rally started with a leadoff walk from senior Laren Eustace, who then advanced to second on Ashley's sacrifice bunt. After Dunham looped a pinch-hit single to gie IU runners on the corners, Crail provided the game-tying run on a pinch-hit single to score Eustace. Kaletha then followed with an RBI single to score Dunham, the game-winning run.
Indiana looks to pick up the 3-1 series win as it closes out its four game West Coast set at 2 p.m. ET on Sunday.
Game 1 – San Diego 6, Indiana 5
Indiana's comeback bid fell just short as the Hoosiers dropped the first contest, 6-5, on Saturday afternoon.
Senior Logan Sowers tallied his second three-hit game of the season, while junior Luke Miller and sophomore Matt Gorski each added two-hit performances. Junior Matt Lloyd knocked in two RBI to lead the Hoosiers, with Miller, Gorski and freshman Elijah Dunham accounting for Indiana's other three runs.
Junior Pauly Milto (2-1) was hit with his first loss this season as he went 4.2 innings. Sophomore Andrew Saalfrank and freshman Connor Manous combined for 3.1 scoreless innings in relief.
San Diego set itself up with a three-spot in the top of the first. Indiana struggled to manufacture anything until the fourth inning when Gorski's triple to right center scored Dunham, who reached on a fielder's choice following Sowers leadoff single.
Indiana's pitching was able to silence the Toreros until the fifth inning, when San Diego added three more runs for a 6-1 lead. Following two RBI singles and a sacrifice fly, Saalfrank entered the game and picked up a swinging strikeout that stranded two runners.
The Hoosiers slowly began chipping away at its deficit with one run in the sixth. Sowers led off with a single down the left field line and scored on Dunham's RBI single to right field. From there, Miller knocked a solo home run to left center field to bring Indiana within three, 6-3.
An eventful ninth inning saw Indiana nearly pull off its comeback bid. Fineman singled with one out and advanced to second on freshman Drew Ashley's pinch hit single to right field for his first collegiate hit. Down to the team's final out, junior Logan Kaletha got hit to load the bases. Lloyd launched a pitch to left center field for a double, which scored two. On the relay, Kaletha was thrown out at the plate to end the game.
Game 2 – Indiana 6, San Diego 5
The Hoosiers faced an early three-run deficit, but rallied to pick up the 6-5 victory.
Kaletha led the Hoosiers' offense with a three-hit night that included a team-high four RBI, including the game-winning RBI. Joining him with a multi-hit effort was Miller. Lloyd provided an RBI in the effort off his second home run this year, while freshman Sam Crail provided the game-tying RBI.
Freshman Tommy Sommer made the start on the mound and had a four-inning showing that included three strikeouts and two earned runs.
After falling behind 1-0 in first inning, Indiana spun a leadoff walk into its first run. Ashely used a free pass to get on base and advanced two bases on a wild pitch. He came around to score on Kaletha's RBI single to center field. The Toreros climbed back on top in the bottom of the third for a 2-1 lead.
A leadoff home run was the first of two runs the Toreros would score in the fifth, upping San Diego's lead to 4-1. Lloyd responded with a long ball in the sixth to cut Indiana's deficit to 4-2.
Two out magic ensued in the seventh, as Kaletha's two RBI triple down the right field line scored two. Gorski singled to lead off the frame before a fielder's choice from Ashley eliminated him. Ashely pushed up to second on sophomore Jeremy Houston's single before both Hoosiers game around to score, cutting San Diego's lead to 5-4.
The ninth inning rally started with a leadoff walk from senior Laren Eustace, who then advanced to second on Ashley's sacrifice bunt. After Dunham looped a pinch-hit single to gie IU runners on the corners, Crail provided the game-tying run on a pinch-hit single to score Eustace. Kaletha then followed with an RBI single to score Dunham, the game-winning run.
Indiana looks to pick up the 3-1 series win as it closes out its four game West Coast set at 2 p.m. ET on Sunday.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: MURPHY, Chris (1-0)
L: Milto, Pauly (2-1)
S: CROW, Louie (2)
Batting:
2B: Lloyd, Matt 1 ; Sowers, Logan 1
3B: Gorski, Matt 1
HR: Miller, Luke 1
RBI: Lloyd, Matt 2 ; Miller, Luke 1 ; Dunham, Elijah 1 ; Gorski, Matt 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Miller, Luke 1 ; Sowers, Logan 1 ; Dunham, Elijah 1 ; Fineman , Ryan 1 ; Ashley, Drew 1
HBP: Kaletha, Logan 2 ; Eustace, Laren 1
Batting:
2B: KERNER, Adam 1
RBI: KUNST, Paul 1 ; OTSUKA, Tora 1 ; SCHUYLER, Jay 1 ; KERNER, Adam 1 ; CALVERT, Garrett 1 ; HOUGHTBY, Jeff 1
SH: KUNST, Paul 1
SF: HOUGHTBY, Jeff 1
Base Running:
RUNS: KUNST, Paul 1 ; McGUIRE, Shane 1 ; GARDNER, Daniel 2 ; BEWLEY, Brhet 1 ; KERNER, Adam 1
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