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Hoosiers Get Saturday Sweep with Wins over No. 21 UConn, Northeastern
3/2/2019 5:38:00 PM | Baseball
CONWAY, S.C. – Indiana baseball (6-4) extended its winning streak to four games with a pair of wins over No. 21 UConn and Northeastern on Saturday. The Hoosiers picked up a 6-4 victory over Northeastern in the first game, followed by a 9-6 win over UConn.
In the first game, the Hoosiers got another strong start from senior Pauly Milto, who tossed eight innings allowing three runs. Senior Logan Kaletha homered in the game as the Hoosiers tallied a then season-high 10 hits.
IU came back in the second contest and bested that season-high with 11 hits. Junior Matt Gorski hit a grand slam and senior Wyatt Cross also homered in the win.
GAME 1: Indiana 6, Northeastern 4
KEY MOMENTS
• In the bottom of the first, sophomore Drew Ashley worked a one-out walk, which was then followed by Kaletha's two-run home run to right center.
• Later in the inning, sophomore Cole Barr had a productive at-bat, as he drove in senior Matt Lloyd, who singled, from third on an RBI groundout.
• Sophomore Justin Walker reached third in the top of the second after he doubled off the wall and advanced on junior Jeremy Houston's ground out. From there, he scored on Gorski's single up the middle.
• After Ashley reached on an infield single later in the inning, he and Gorski completed a double steal. Kaletha singled up the middle to score Gorski, which was followed by a wild pitch, which allowed Ashley to score, making it a 6-0 game.
• In the top of the eighth inning with two outs, Milto surrendered a three-run home run to Corey DiLoreto to cut the lead in half.
• Northeastern tried to creep closer in the top of the ninth, but was only able to get one run off of sophomore Connor Manous.
NOTES
• Milto, went eight innings, allowing six hits and three earned runs, struck out seven and walked two, marking the 18th quality start of his career.
• From the third inning through the seventh inning, Milto retired 12-straight hitters he faced.
• Kaletha's first inning home run marked his third long ball of the year and the 11th of his career.
• The senior's two-hit game marked his third multi-hit game of the season and the 19th of his career. He additionally has three multi-RBI games this season and nine on his career.
• Gorski's two-hit performance gave him 41 multi-hit games on his career and three for the year.
• With Ashley and Barr each recording hits, they extended their reached base streaks to eight and six games, respectively.
• Manous picked up the first save of his career.
GAME 2: Indiana 9, No. 21 UConn 6
KEY MOMENTS
• A single, double, wild pitch and sacrifice fly led to two runs in the bottom of the first inning for the Huskies.
• UConn added on to the lead in the bottom of the third inning as Michael Woodworth hit a leadoff solo home run to make it a 3-0 game.
• Indiana got its scoring started in the top of the fourth. Ashley hit a one-out single, Kaletha was hit by pitch and Lloyd singled to load the bases. From there, Barr walked and sophomore Sam Crail hit a sacrifice fly to plate two runs.
• The Hoosiers took the lead in the top of the fifth inning. Cross led off with a home run to left center. Then, singles by Houston and Gorski led to an RBI double by Kaletha to make it a 4-3 game. Lloyd followed with a sacfice fly to increase the lead to two runs.
• Gorski's grand slam came in the sixth inning. Crail (HBP), Walker (walk) and Houston (single) all scored to give IU a 9-3 advantage.
• A pair of Indiana errors allowed UConn to score a run in the bottom half of the sixth to cut the lead to five.
NOTES
• The grand slam for Gorski was the first grand slam of his career. He now has four home runs on the season and 16 in his career. He has homered in four of his last five games.
• It marked Gorski's fourth multi-hit game of the season and the 42nd of his career.
• Cross' home run marked the second of his career at IU and the first since April 15, 2018 against Northwestern.
• Ashley, who has now reached base in nine-straight games, tallied his second multi-hit game of the year and the 10th of his career.
• Barr also extended his reached base streak to seven games with a base knock.
• Houston recorded his second multi-hit game of the season and the 19th of his career.
• Over the last five games, Indiana's bullpen has surrendered just 13 hits and two earned runs in 21.2 innings.
UP NEXT
Indiana closes out its time in Conway with a matchup against No. 11 Coastal Carolina at noon on Sunday.
In the first game, the Hoosiers got another strong start from senior Pauly Milto, who tossed eight innings allowing three runs. Senior Logan Kaletha homered in the game as the Hoosiers tallied a then season-high 10 hits.
IU came back in the second contest and bested that season-high with 11 hits. Junior Matt Gorski hit a grand slam and senior Wyatt Cross also homered in the win.
GAME 1: Indiana 6, Northeastern 4
KEY MOMENTS
• In the bottom of the first, sophomore Drew Ashley worked a one-out walk, which was then followed by Kaletha's two-run home run to right center.
• Later in the inning, sophomore Cole Barr had a productive at-bat, as he drove in senior Matt Lloyd, who singled, from third on an RBI groundout.
• Sophomore Justin Walker reached third in the top of the second after he doubled off the wall and advanced on junior Jeremy Houston's ground out. From there, he scored on Gorski's single up the middle.
• After Ashley reached on an infield single later in the inning, he and Gorski completed a double steal. Kaletha singled up the middle to score Gorski, which was followed by a wild pitch, which allowed Ashley to score, making it a 6-0 game.
• In the top of the eighth inning with two outs, Milto surrendered a three-run home run to Corey DiLoreto to cut the lead in half.
• Northeastern tried to creep closer in the top of the ninth, but was only able to get one run off of sophomore Connor Manous.
NOTES
• Milto, went eight innings, allowing six hits and three earned runs, struck out seven and walked two, marking the 18th quality start of his career.
• From the third inning through the seventh inning, Milto retired 12-straight hitters he faced.
• Kaletha's first inning home run marked his third long ball of the year and the 11th of his career.
• The senior's two-hit game marked his third multi-hit game of the season and the 19th of his career. He additionally has three multi-RBI games this season and nine on his career.
• Gorski's two-hit performance gave him 41 multi-hit games on his career and three for the year.
• With Ashley and Barr each recording hits, they extended their reached base streaks to eight and six games, respectively.
• Manous picked up the first save of his career.
GAME 2: Indiana 9, No. 21 UConn 6
KEY MOMENTS
• A single, double, wild pitch and sacrifice fly led to two runs in the bottom of the first inning for the Huskies.
• UConn added on to the lead in the bottom of the third inning as Michael Woodworth hit a leadoff solo home run to make it a 3-0 game.
• Indiana got its scoring started in the top of the fourth. Ashley hit a one-out single, Kaletha was hit by pitch and Lloyd singled to load the bases. From there, Barr walked and sophomore Sam Crail hit a sacrifice fly to plate two runs.
• The Hoosiers took the lead in the top of the fifth inning. Cross led off with a home run to left center. Then, singles by Houston and Gorski led to an RBI double by Kaletha to make it a 4-3 game. Lloyd followed with a sacfice fly to increase the lead to two runs.
• Gorski's grand slam came in the sixth inning. Crail (HBP), Walker (walk) and Houston (single) all scored to give IU a 9-3 advantage.
• A pair of Indiana errors allowed UConn to score a run in the bottom half of the sixth to cut the lead to five.
NOTES
• The grand slam for Gorski was the first grand slam of his career. He now has four home runs on the season and 16 in his career. He has homered in four of his last five games.
• It marked Gorski's fourth multi-hit game of the season and the 42nd of his career.
• Cross' home run marked the second of his career at IU and the first since April 15, 2018 against Northwestern.
• Ashley, who has now reached base in nine-straight games, tallied his second multi-hit game of the year and the 10th of his career.
• Barr also extended his reached base streak to seven games with a base knock.
• Houston recorded his second multi-hit game of the season and the 19th of his career.
• Over the last five games, Indiana's bullpen has surrendered just 13 hits and two earned runs in 21.2 innings.
UP NEXT
Indiana closes out its time in Conway with a matchup against No. 11 Coastal Carolina at noon on Sunday.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Milto, Pauly (2-1)
L: Brown (0-2)
S: Manous, Connor (1)
Batting:
HR: Farrell 1
RBI: Farrell 3 ; Dupere 1
SF: Dupere 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Costello 1 ; Farrell 1 ; Walsh 1 ; Rosen 1
HBP: Costello 1
PO: Walsh 1
Batting:
2B: Gorski, Matt 1 ; Barr, Cole 1 ; Walker, Justin 1
HR: Kaletha, Logan 1
RBI: Gorski, Matt 1 ; Kaletha, Logan 3 ; Barr, Cole 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Gorski, Matt 1 ; Ashley, Drew 2 ; Kaletha, Logan 1 ; Lloyd, Matt 1 ; Walker, Justin 1
SB: Gorski, Matt 1 ; Ashley, Drew 2 ; Lloyd, Matt 1
CS: Crail, Sam 1
HBP: Ashley, Drew 1
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