Hoosiers Out-Slug Sycamores in 15-14 Win

Tuesday, March 19

Terre Haute, IN

4 p.m.

Indiana University

12-8

Indiana State

16-2

Indiana

Indiana State

3/19/2019 9:11:00 PM | Baseball

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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – In a game that was tied for the lead changed eight times, 10 total home runs were hit, and there were 15 extra-base hits, Indiana baseball (12-8) picked up its fifth-straight win with a 15-14 victory at Indiana State (16-2) on Tuesday evening.

KEY MOMENTS
• With two outs in the top of the first, senior Matt Lloyd worked a walk to set up a two-run home run for senior Ryan Fineman.
• After the Sycamores plated a run in the bottom of the first, IU got three more in the top of the second on an RBI double from sophomore Drew Ashley and a two-run home run from freshman Grant Richardson.
• A solo home run, RBI double, and a two-run home run for Indiana State trimmed the Hoosier lead to three runs in the bottom of the third, 8-5.
• ISU took the lead in the bottom of the fourth inning. An RBI single and an RBI groundout led to a Romero Harris three-run home run to give the Sycamores a 10-8 lead. A Clay Dungan solo homer in the sixth made it an 11-8 game.
• With one out in the top of the seventh, Ashley was hit by a pitch, Lloyd singled, and Fineman singled to set up an Elijah Dunham grand slam to put the Hoosiers back in front, 12-11.
• The Hoosiers kept the scoring going. After senior Logan Kaletha worked a walk with one out still, sophomore Cole Barr drove him in with an RBI double to make it a 13-11 game.
• After the Sycamores' Max Wright delivered a two-out, game-tying two-run home run in the bottom of the seventh, Ashely led off the top of the eighth with a solo home run to center to give the Hoosiers a 14-13 advantage.
• ISU tied the game up on an RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning, but Barr delivered the final blow with a solo home run to left field, giving IU the 15-14 lead.

NOTES
• Indiana's five home runs were the most since also hitting five at Northwestern on March 24, 2017.
• Fineman went 3-for-5 with the home run, two RBI and three runs scored. In his last five games, he is 12-for-20 (.600) with four home runs, 11 RBI and 13 runs scored.
• The grand slam by Dunham was his first hit of the year, as he missed 18 games with an injury. It was the first home run of his career as well.
• Barr went 2-for-4 with the home run, double and three RBI. He leads the Hoosiers with seven homeruns this season.
• Richardson drove in four runs in a 2-for-5 performance. In the first six starts (and games) of his career, the Fishers, Ind.-native is 9-for-24 (.375) with two home runs, three doubles and 10 RBI.
• Ashley was 2-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored. His home run marked his second of the season and the fifth of his career.
• Lloyd tossed a scoreless ninth inning, to earn his third save of the season and the 18th of his career.

UP NEXT
Indiana hosts the Iowa Hawkeyes to open up Big Ten play beginning this Friday at 6:05 p.m. It will be "Bark in the Park" at Bart Kaufman Field.