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Longball Leads Baseball Past Cincinnati
4/20/2022 8:36:00 PM | Baseball
Hoosiers hit three home runs at Cincinnati in midweek win
CINCINNATI – In its 10th straight road contest, the Indiana baseball program turned an early deficit into an 11-4 victory at Cincinnati on Wednesday (April 20) at UC Baseball Stadium. Three home runs and three freshmen pitchers led the way for IU in the win.
After Cincinnati (16-19) struck first with a solo home run in the first inning, Indiana (14-22) scored the next four runs, all coming via the home run. A two-run shot in the second inning gave IU the lead and two solo home runs in the fourth expanded it. The Bearcats got one run back in the eighth, before IU tacked on three runs in the ninth. A two-run UC home run in the bottom of the ninth accounted for the final margin.
The home run powered the offense for Indiana, as the Hoosiers hit three home runs on the afternoon. Freshmen Carter Mathison and Brock Tibbitts left the yard and graduate student Tyler Doanes added the other long ball. It was the third home run of the season for Doanes. For Mathison and Tibbitts, they hit their ninth and eighth home runs, respectively, to rank No. 1 and 2 among all Big Ten freshmen in that category.
Redshirt-sophomore Bobby Whalen drove in a game-high three runs, while Doanes, Mathison and Tibbitts each plated a pair of RBIs in the game. Doanes, Tibbitts and junior Hunter Jessee each produced two-hits game for IU and freshman Max Johnson walked three times and scored one run in his collegiate debut, as he started at shortstop in his first college appearance.
Freshman Josh Pyne continued to reach base with a single and a walk to move his reached base streak to 26 games. The streak started on March 8 and is the longest by a freshman in program history. It ranks No. 5 overall by a Hoosier hitter since 2005.
In his first collegiate start on the mound, freshman Grant Holderfield tossed two innings and allowed one run on three hits. Freshman Luke Hayden (3-0) picked up the win in relief with four scoreless innings of work. The right-hander allowed one hit, walked three and struck out two. Freshman Ryan Kraft allowed one run over 1 2/3 innings of work. Redshirt-sophomore Reese Sharp stranded the bases loaded in the eighth and finished with two runs allowed on one hit in 1 1/3 innings of work to close out the game.
For Cincinnati, Ryan Nicholson went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and one run scored and Jake Hansen added a two-hit game. Nicholson and Griffin Merritt each homered for UC. Carter Earls (0-1) took the loss with two runs allowed on two hits in 2 1/3 innings of work.
Scoring Recap
Bottom First
Griffin Merritt hit a solo home run to right field with two outs.
at Cincinnati 1, Indiana 0
Top Second
After Matthew Ellis walked to lead off the inning, Brock Tibbitts hit a home run to right field.
Indiana 2, at Cincinnati 1
Top Fourth
Carter Mathison hit a solo home run to lead off the frame and Tyler Doanes' solo shot with one out capped the scoring for the inning.
Indiana 4, at Cincinnati 1
Top Fifth
After Hunter Jessee and Josh Pyne started the inning with singles, Indiana didn't produce another hit, however scored four times. After an Ellis flyout, Tibbitts walked to load the bases. Mathison and Samuel Murrison were each hit-by-pitch to push runs across and Doanes walked to collect an RBI. A throwing error on a failed pickoff allowed the fourth run to score.
Indiana 8, at Cincinnati 1
Bottom Eighth
Cole Harting tripled to left field and came in to score on a Wyatt Stapp single.
Indiana 8, at Cincinnati 2
Top Ninth
Tibbitts doubled, Murrison reached on an error and Max Johnson walked to load the bases with two outs. Bobby Whalen doubled to left-center field to clear the bases.
Indiana 11, at Cincinnati 2
Bottom Ninth
Ryan Nicholson hit a two-run home run to straight-away center field.
Indiana 11, at Cincinnati 4
Up Next
Indiana will return to Bart Kaufman Field for the first time in 19 days to host a Big Ten series with Nebraska. The Hoosiers and Cornhuskers will throw the first pitch in the series at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 22, continue the series at 2 p.m. on Saturday and conclude the three-game set at Noon Sunday on the Big Ten Network.
After Cincinnati (16-19) struck first with a solo home run in the first inning, Indiana (14-22) scored the next four runs, all coming via the home run. A two-run shot in the second inning gave IU the lead and two solo home runs in the fourth expanded it. The Bearcats got one run back in the eighth, before IU tacked on three runs in the ninth. A two-run UC home run in the bottom of the ninth accounted for the final margin.
The home run powered the offense for Indiana, as the Hoosiers hit three home runs on the afternoon. Freshmen Carter Mathison and Brock Tibbitts left the yard and graduate student Tyler Doanes added the other long ball. It was the third home run of the season for Doanes. For Mathison and Tibbitts, they hit their ninth and eighth home runs, respectively, to rank No. 1 and 2 among all Big Ten freshmen in that category.
Redshirt-sophomore Bobby Whalen drove in a game-high three runs, while Doanes, Mathison and Tibbitts each plated a pair of RBIs in the game. Doanes, Tibbitts and junior Hunter Jessee each produced two-hits game for IU and freshman Max Johnson walked three times and scored one run in his collegiate debut, as he started at shortstop in his first college appearance.
Freshman Josh Pyne continued to reach base with a single and a walk to move his reached base streak to 26 games. The streak started on March 8 and is the longest by a freshman in program history. It ranks No. 5 overall by a Hoosier hitter since 2005.
In his first collegiate start on the mound, freshman Grant Holderfield tossed two innings and allowed one run on three hits. Freshman Luke Hayden (3-0) picked up the win in relief with four scoreless innings of work. The right-hander allowed one hit, walked three and struck out two. Freshman Ryan Kraft allowed one run over 1 2/3 innings of work. Redshirt-sophomore Reese Sharp stranded the bases loaded in the eighth and finished with two runs allowed on one hit in 1 1/3 innings of work to close out the game.
For Cincinnati, Ryan Nicholson went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and one run scored and Jake Hansen added a two-hit game. Nicholson and Griffin Merritt each homered for UC. Carter Earls (0-1) took the loss with two runs allowed on two hits in 2 1/3 innings of work.
Scoring Recap
Bottom First
Griffin Merritt hit a solo home run to right field with two outs.
at Cincinnati 1, Indiana 0
Top Second
After Matthew Ellis walked to lead off the inning, Brock Tibbitts hit a home run to right field.
Indiana 2, at Cincinnati 1
Top Fourth
Carter Mathison hit a solo home run to lead off the frame and Tyler Doanes' solo shot with one out capped the scoring for the inning.
Indiana 4, at Cincinnati 1
Top Fifth
After Hunter Jessee and Josh Pyne started the inning with singles, Indiana didn't produce another hit, however scored four times. After an Ellis flyout, Tibbitts walked to load the bases. Mathison and Samuel Murrison were each hit-by-pitch to push runs across and Doanes walked to collect an RBI. A throwing error on a failed pickoff allowed the fourth run to score.
Indiana 8, at Cincinnati 1
Bottom Eighth
Cole Harting tripled to left field and came in to score on a Wyatt Stapp single.
Indiana 8, at Cincinnati 2
Top Ninth
Tibbitts doubled, Murrison reached on an error and Max Johnson walked to load the bases with two outs. Bobby Whalen doubled to left-center field to clear the bases.
Indiana 11, at Cincinnati 2
Bottom Ninth
Ryan Nicholson hit a two-run home run to straight-away center field.
Indiana 11, at Cincinnati 4
Up Next
Indiana will return to Bart Kaufman Field for the first time in 19 days to host a Big Ten series with Nebraska. The Hoosiers and Cornhuskers will throw the first pitch in the series at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 22, continue the series at 2 p.m. on Saturday and conclude the three-game set at Noon Sunday on the Big Ten Network.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Hayden, Luke (3-0)
L: Earls, Carter (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Whalen, Bobby 1 ; Tibbitts, Brock 1
HR: Tibbitts, Brock 1 ; Mathison, Carter 1 ; Doanes, Tyler 1
RBI: Whalen, Bobby 3 ; Tibbitts, Brock 2 ; Mathison, Carter 2 ; Murrison, Sam 1 ; Doanes, Tyler 2
SH: Doanes, Tyler 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Jessee, Hunter 1 ; Pyne, Josh 1 ; Ellis, Matthew 1 ; Tibbitts, Brock 3 ; Mathison, Carter 2 ; Murrison, Sam 1 ; Doanes, Tyler 1 ; Johnson, Max 1
SB: Whalen, Bobby 1 ; Mathison, Carter 1
HBP: Mathison, Carter 1 ; Murrison, Sam 1
Batting:
2B: Komistek, Paul 1
3B: Harting, Cole 1
HR: Merrit, Griffin 1 ; Nicholson, Ryan 1
RBI: Merrit, Griffin 1 ; Nicholson, Ryan 2 ; Stapp, Wyatt 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Cross, Kerrington 1 ; Merrit, Griffin 1 ; Nicholson, Ryan 1 ; Harting, Cole 1
SB: Komistek, Paul 1
CS: Harting, Cole 1
HBP: Hansen, Jake 1
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