Late Rally Leads to Fall Win at Cincinnati
10/17/2021 7:33:00 PM | Baseball
CINCINNATI – It was 14 innings of work and the Indiana baseball program managed 24 hits and 11 pitchers piled up 17 strikeouts in an 18-16 victory over Cincinnati on Sunday (Oct. 17) at the UC Baseball Stadium to wrap up its second fall scrimmage.
A steady stream of offense helped IU rally for a victory over Cincinnati and the trio of Joe Moran, Jack Walker and Reese Sharp all tossed scoreless innings to close out the contest and afford the Hoosier offense the chance to rally for the win. Cincinnati scored 15 of its 16 runs over the first eight innings, but IU held the Bearcats just one run over the final six frames.
IU scored four times in the 14th inning to earn the win, as five straight Hoosiers reached base with one out and two scored to knot the game at 16 a piece. Bobby Whalen's RBI base hit go the scoring started and the sophomore promptly stole second and third base before he scored on an Evan Goforth base hit to tie the game. Morgan Colopy delivered the go-ahead run with a bases loaded walk and Matthew Ellis added an another RBI base hit.
Offensively for IU, Kip Fougerousse drove in three RBIs and led the team with four hits. Colopy had a game-high four runs and four RBIs on a pair of hits and three walks. Goforth chipped in three hits, scored one run and drove in a pair of RBIs and Carter Mathison added three hits in the contest.
Peter Serruto chipped in two hits and scored four runs in the game, while Whalen singled, scored one run, drove in one RBI, walked twice and stole two bases. The top of the order in Tyler Doanes and Phillip Glasser each had two hits in the game, with Glasser scoring two runs and Doanes adding one runs scored.
On the mound, nine of 11 Hoosier pitchers struck out at least one batter, as Jackson Perkins posted a game-high four punchouts in three innings of work. Braydon Tucker and Ty Bothwell each fanned three batters.
Scoring Recap
Top First
Phillip Glasser singled with one out and moved to second on an error by the first baseman, which allowed Morgan Colopy to reach first. After a walk to Matthew Ellis and a strikeout loaded the bases with two outs, Kip Fougerousse plated the first two runs of the game with two-RBI single.
Indiana 2, Cincinnati 0
Bottom First
Top First
Luke Hayden issued a leadoff walk and with one out Griffin Merrit hit a two-run home run to tie the game.
Indiana 2, Cincinnati 2
Top Fourth
After his leadoff walk, Jake Skrine went first to third on a Fougerousse base hit and scored on batter later on a double play.
Indiana 3, Cincinnati 2
Top Fifth
Ten different Hoosiers came to the plate and five of them scored, as Colopy knocked in two runs with a base hit and Ellis followed with a single to score another. Fougerousse drove in his third run of the day with a single and Carter Mathison's sacrifice fly capped the scoring.
Indiana 8, Cincinnati 2
Bottom Fifth
Paul Komistek started the inning with a base hit against reliever Bradley Brehmer and Joe Powell followed with an RBI double.
Indiana 8, Cincinnati 3
Bottom Sixth
Cincinnati sent 12 hitters to the plate and scored seven runs to take its first lead of the game. Brehmer allowed the seven runs in the inning, with a three-run home run by Boston Smith ending his outing and capping the scoring for the Bearcats. Four other Cincinnati hitters plated RBIs before Smith's three-run blast.
Cincinnati 10, Indiana 8
Bottom Seventh
The Bearcats added two more as Powell and Smith each plated RBIs in the inning.
Cincinnati 12, Indiana 8
Bottom Seventh
The Bearcats added two more as Powell and Smith each plated RBIs in the inning.
Cincinnati 12, Indiana 8
Top Eighth
Mathison ripped a two-out double down the right field line and Colopy followed with a hit-by-pitch. Mathison then stole third base and scored when the Bearcats misplayed a rundown between first and second. Fougerousse then brought home the second run of the frame when his popup was lost in the sun by the shortstop.
Cincinnati 12, Indiana 10
Bottom Eighth
Cincinnati used three hits and four wild pitches to score three times in the inning. The first two batters reached base, before Jackson Perkins recorded the first out via strikeout. Two wild pitches followed to score the first two runs and Jake Hansen added an RBI single to cap the scoring.
Cincinnati 15, Indiana 10
Top 11th
Peter Serruto tripled to start the inning and scored on an Evan Goforth sacrifice fly.
Cincinnati 15, Indiana 11
Bottom 11th
A sacrifice fly by Smith with one out plated the lone run of the inning.
Cincinnati 16, Indiana 11
Top 12th
Colopy singled and Ellis doubled to put runners on second and third with no outs. After a pair of strikeouts, Bobby Whalen reached on an error by the shortstop that allowed both runners to score.
Cincinnati 16, Indiana 13
Top 13th
After a strikeout started the frame, the next five Hoosier batters reached base and two scored to knot the game at 16 a piece. Brock Tibbits singled and came in to score on a Whalen base hit to get things started. After Whalen stole second and third base then scored on a Goforth base hit to tie the score. Two more Hoosier runs gave IU the lead, as Colopy delivered the go-ahead run with a bases loaded walk and Ellis added an insurance run with another base hit.
Indiana 18, Cincinnati 16
A steady stream of offense helped IU rally for a victory over Cincinnati and the trio of Joe Moran, Jack Walker and Reese Sharp all tossed scoreless innings to close out the contest and afford the Hoosier offense the chance to rally for the win. Cincinnati scored 15 of its 16 runs over the first eight innings, but IU held the Bearcats just one run over the final six frames.
IU scored four times in the 14th inning to earn the win, as five straight Hoosiers reached base with one out and two scored to knot the game at 16 a piece. Bobby Whalen's RBI base hit go the scoring started and the sophomore promptly stole second and third base before he scored on an Evan Goforth base hit to tie the game. Morgan Colopy delivered the go-ahead run with a bases loaded walk and Matthew Ellis added an another RBI base hit.
Offensively for IU, Kip Fougerousse drove in three RBIs and led the team with four hits. Colopy had a game-high four runs and four RBIs on a pair of hits and three walks. Goforth chipped in three hits, scored one run and drove in a pair of RBIs and Carter Mathison added three hits in the contest.
Peter Serruto chipped in two hits and scored four runs in the game, while Whalen singled, scored one run, drove in one RBI, walked twice and stole two bases. The top of the order in Tyler Doanes and Phillip Glasser each had two hits in the game, with Glasser scoring two runs and Doanes adding one runs scored.
On the mound, nine of 11 Hoosier pitchers struck out at least one batter, as Jackson Perkins posted a game-high four punchouts in three innings of work. Braydon Tucker and Ty Bothwell each fanned three batters.
Scoring Recap
Top First
Phillip Glasser singled with one out and moved to second on an error by the first baseman, which allowed Morgan Colopy to reach first. After a walk to Matthew Ellis and a strikeout loaded the bases with two outs, Kip Fougerousse plated the first two runs of the game with two-RBI single.
Indiana 2, Cincinnati 0
Bottom First
Top First
Luke Hayden issued a leadoff walk and with one out Griffin Merrit hit a two-run home run to tie the game.
Indiana 2, Cincinnati 2
Top Fourth
After his leadoff walk, Jake Skrine went first to third on a Fougerousse base hit and scored on batter later on a double play.
Indiana 3, Cincinnati 2
Top Fifth
Ten different Hoosiers came to the plate and five of them scored, as Colopy knocked in two runs with a base hit and Ellis followed with a single to score another. Fougerousse drove in his third run of the day with a single and Carter Mathison's sacrifice fly capped the scoring.
Indiana 8, Cincinnati 2
Bottom Fifth
Paul Komistek started the inning with a base hit against reliever Bradley Brehmer and Joe Powell followed with an RBI double.
Indiana 8, Cincinnati 3
Bottom Sixth
Cincinnati sent 12 hitters to the plate and scored seven runs to take its first lead of the game. Brehmer allowed the seven runs in the inning, with a three-run home run by Boston Smith ending his outing and capping the scoring for the Bearcats. Four other Cincinnati hitters plated RBIs before Smith's three-run blast.
Cincinnati 10, Indiana 8
Bottom Seventh
The Bearcats added two more as Powell and Smith each plated RBIs in the inning.
Cincinnati 12, Indiana 8
Bottom Seventh
The Bearcats added two more as Powell and Smith each plated RBIs in the inning.
Cincinnati 12, Indiana 8
Top Eighth
Mathison ripped a two-out double down the right field line and Colopy followed with a hit-by-pitch. Mathison then stole third base and scored when the Bearcats misplayed a rundown between first and second. Fougerousse then brought home the second run of the frame when his popup was lost in the sun by the shortstop.
Cincinnati 12, Indiana 10
Bottom Eighth
Cincinnati used three hits and four wild pitches to score three times in the inning. The first two batters reached base, before Jackson Perkins recorded the first out via strikeout. Two wild pitches followed to score the first two runs and Jake Hansen added an RBI single to cap the scoring.
Cincinnati 15, Indiana 10
Top 11th
Peter Serruto tripled to start the inning and scored on an Evan Goforth sacrifice fly.
Cincinnati 15, Indiana 11
Bottom 11th
A sacrifice fly by Smith with one out plated the lone run of the inning.
Cincinnati 16, Indiana 11
Top 12th
Colopy singled and Ellis doubled to put runners on second and third with no outs. After a pair of strikeouts, Bobby Whalen reached on an error by the shortstop that allowed both runners to score.
Cincinnati 16, Indiana 13
Top 13th
After a strikeout started the frame, the next five Hoosier batters reached base and two scored to knot the game at 16 a piece. Brock Tibbits singled and came in to score on a Whalen base hit to get things started. After Whalen stole second and third base then scored on a Goforth base hit to tie the score. Two more Hoosier runs gave IU the lead, as Colopy delivered the go-ahead run with a bases loaded walk and Ellis added an insurance run with another base hit.
Indiana 18, Cincinnati 16
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