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Hopkins' Walk-Off Home Run Gives Indiana a 6-4 Friday Night Victory
4/9/2021 10:16:00 PM | Baseball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – In a weather-delayed night, the Indiana University baseball team won a dramatic, 6-4 game over Illinois on Friday evening to open up the three-game weekend series at Bart Kaufman Field. C Collin Hopkins' ninth-inning two-run home run sent the Hoosiers home with their second walk-off victory of the season.
With the win, the Hoosiers improve to 12-7 on the season overall and in Big Ten play, while the Fighting Illini fall to 8-11 on the year and in league action.
KEY MOMENTS
• INF Kip Fougerousse homered on a rope to left field in the bottom of the third inning to give IU the lead, 1-0.
• Illinois fought back and took the lead off of three runs in the top of the fifth inning.
• DH Drew Ashley went deep in the bottom of the fifth inning to tie the game after Illinois took the lead in the top of the inning. His two-run shot was his third of the season.
• INF Cole Barr struck a solo shot over the center field wall to give IU back the 4-3 lead in the bottom of the sixth inning.
• Illinois hit a solo homerun in the top of the eighth inning to bring the game level.
• Friday afternoon's contest featured a nearly two-hour long weather delay in the top of the eighth inning with the scored tied 4-4.
• Hopkins sent IU home with a walk-off two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning, blasting a two-run bomb over the left-center field fence for his second homer of the year.
NOTABLES
• Fougerousse's third-inning home run was the first of his career.
• Sommer struck out five while allowing three runs in five innings of work.
• RHP John Modugno pitched two innings in relief, striking out two while allowing just one hit.
• Stahl went two innings and allowed just three hits in relief following the weather delay.
• Barr earned his third home run of the season.
• Hopkins' walk-off was the first of his Hoosier career.
• RHP Nathan Stahl (2-0) was awarded the win after tossing two scoreless frames.
UP NEXT
• IU will return to Bart Kaufman Field on Saturday afternoon at 6:00 p.m. ET for the second of a three-game set.
@INDIANABASE
• For all the latest on Indiana University baseball, be sure to follow the team at @IndianaBase on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
#GoIU
With the win, the Hoosiers improve to 12-7 on the season overall and in Big Ten play, while the Fighting Illini fall to 8-11 on the year and in league action.
KEY MOMENTS
• INF Kip Fougerousse homered on a rope to left field in the bottom of the third inning to give IU the lead, 1-0.
• Illinois fought back and took the lead off of three runs in the top of the fifth inning.
• DH Drew Ashley went deep in the bottom of the fifth inning to tie the game after Illinois took the lead in the top of the inning. His two-run shot was his third of the season.
• INF Cole Barr struck a solo shot over the center field wall to give IU back the 4-3 lead in the bottom of the sixth inning.
• Illinois hit a solo homerun in the top of the eighth inning to bring the game level.
• Friday afternoon's contest featured a nearly two-hour long weather delay in the top of the eighth inning with the scored tied 4-4.
• Hopkins sent IU home with a walk-off two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning, blasting a two-run bomb over the left-center field fence for his second homer of the year.
NOTABLES
• Fougerousse's third-inning home run was the first of his career.
• Sommer struck out five while allowing three runs in five innings of work.
• RHP John Modugno pitched two innings in relief, striking out two while allowing just one hit.
• Stahl went two innings and allowed just three hits in relief following the weather delay.
• Barr earned his third home run of the season.
• Hopkins' walk-off was the first of his Hoosier career.
• RHP Nathan Stahl (2-0) was awarded the win after tossing two scoreless frames.
UP NEXT
• IU will return to Bart Kaufman Field on Saturday afternoon at 6:00 p.m. ET for the second of a three-game set.
@INDIANABASE
• For all the latest on Indiana University baseball, be sure to follow the team at @IndianaBase on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
#GoIU
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Stahl, Nathan (2-0)
L: Kutt,Ryan (0-3)
Batting:
2B: Comia,Branden 1 ; Campbell,Jacob 1
3B: Janas,Justin 1
HR: Raper,Jackson 1
RBI: Janas,Justin 1 ; McDonald,Cam 1 ; Raper,Jackson 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Jackson,Taylor 1 ; Janas,Justin 1 ; McDonald,Cam 1 ; Raper,Jackson 1
SB: Jackson,Taylor 1
HBP: Janas,Justin 1
Batting:
HR: Ashley, Drew 1 ; Barr, Cole 1 ; Fougerousse, Kip 1 ; Hopkins, Collin 1
RBI: Ashley, Drew 2 ; Barr, Cole 1 ; Fougerousse, Kip 1 ; Hopkins, Collin 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Ashley, Drew 1 ; Barr, Cole 1 ; Macciocchi, Grant 1 ; Fougerousse, Kip 2 ; Hopkins, Collin 1
Game Leaders
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2
RBI
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AB
4
R
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H
2
RBI
1
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