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Baseball Drops Series Finale to Northwestern
4/3/2022 5:00:00 PM | Baseball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – A Sunday (April 3) slugfest escaped the Indiana baseball program at Bart Kaufman Field in a 13-6 loss to Northwestern in the rubber game of the series.
Northwestern (11-12, 2-1 B1G) took an early lead with four runs in the second inning, before Indiana (11-15, 1-2 B1G) closed the gap with single runs in the second and third innings. The Wildcats put up seven runs between the fourth and seventh innings and capped their scoring with a two-run ninth inning. IU scored two in the sixth inning, one in the seventh and one in the ninth to account for their output.
Redshirt-junior Matthew Ellis posted the only multi-hit game of the day for IU with a 2-for-5 effort at the plate. He hit his 12th home run of the season and scored two runs in the game. Freshman Carter Mathison reached base three times in the game with his sixth home run of the season and a pair of walks. He scored twice and drove in one RBI.
Freshman Josh Pyne saw his 15-game hitting streak come to an end, but he reached base twice with two walks. His 15-game hitting streak is tied for the third longest since 2012, just behind a 17-game streak from Sam Travis (2012) and 16-gamers by Dustin DeMuth and Brad Hartong in 2016.
Junior Nathan Stahl (0-1) got the start for Indiana and cruised through the first inning before running into trouble in the second in the loss.
For Northwestern, Ethan O'Donnell went 3-for-4 with one hit-by-pitch, three runs scored and four RBIs. he doubled and hit his sixth home run of the season in the finale. JC Santini was on base four times with three walks and a grand slam. He scored three times and totaled four RBIs.
Scoring Recap
Top Second
Vincent Bianchina, Andrew Pinkston, and Stephen Hrustich all walked to load the bases and JC Santini hit a grand slam.
Northwestern 4, Indiana 0
Bottom Second
Josh Pyne started the inning with a walk and scored on a double by Brock Tibbitts.
Northwestern 4, Indiana 1
Bottom Third
With two outs, Matthew Ellis hit a solo home run.
Northwestern 4, Indiana 2
Top Fourth
Pinkston and Tony Livermore were both hit-by-pitch and Santini walked to load the bases. Another hit-by-pitch from Ethan O'Donnell plated one.
Northwestern 5, Indiana 2
Top Fifth
After Bianchina reached on a fielder's choice and Pinkston singled, Hrustich doubled to bring in two runs.
Northwestern 7, Indiana 2
Top Sixth
Santini led off the inning with a walk and O'Donnell followed with a single before Alex Calarco doubled to score two runs.
Northwestern 9, Indiana 2
Bottom Sixth
Carter Mathison, Hunter Jessee, and Samuel Murrison all walked to lead off the inning. Tyler Doanes and Phillip Glasser followed with a pair of RBI groundouts.
Northwestern 9, Indiana 4
Top Seventh
Following Hrustich's leadoff walk, O'Donnell doubled to left-center field to score the runner from second. Calarco's single added the second run of the frame.
Northwestern 11, Indiana 4
Bottom Seventh
Ellis singled and Tibbitts was hit-by-pitch with one out. Jessee delivered an RBI base hit with two outs.
Northwestern 11, Indiana 5
Top Ninth
After Santini walked with two outs, O'Donnell hit a two-run home run.
Northwestern 13, Indiana 5
Bottom Ninth
Mathison homered to right field.
Northwestern 13, Indiana 6
Up Next
Indiana and Evansville will play a midweek contest on Tuesday, April 5 at 7 p.m. ET.
Northwestern (11-12, 2-1 B1G) took an early lead with four runs in the second inning, before Indiana (11-15, 1-2 B1G) closed the gap with single runs in the second and third innings. The Wildcats put up seven runs between the fourth and seventh innings and capped their scoring with a two-run ninth inning. IU scored two in the sixth inning, one in the seventh and one in the ninth to account for their output.
Redshirt-junior Matthew Ellis posted the only multi-hit game of the day for IU with a 2-for-5 effort at the plate. He hit his 12th home run of the season and scored two runs in the game. Freshman Carter Mathison reached base three times in the game with his sixth home run of the season and a pair of walks. He scored twice and drove in one RBI.
Freshman Josh Pyne saw his 15-game hitting streak come to an end, but he reached base twice with two walks. His 15-game hitting streak is tied for the third longest since 2012, just behind a 17-game streak from Sam Travis (2012) and 16-gamers by Dustin DeMuth and Brad Hartong in 2016.
Junior Nathan Stahl (0-1) got the start for Indiana and cruised through the first inning before running into trouble in the second in the loss.
For Northwestern, Ethan O'Donnell went 3-for-4 with one hit-by-pitch, three runs scored and four RBIs. he doubled and hit his sixth home run of the season in the finale. JC Santini was on base four times with three walks and a grand slam. He scored three times and totaled four RBIs.
Scoring Recap
Top Second
Vincent Bianchina, Andrew Pinkston, and Stephen Hrustich all walked to load the bases and JC Santini hit a grand slam.
Northwestern 4, Indiana 0
Bottom Second
Josh Pyne started the inning with a walk and scored on a double by Brock Tibbitts.
Northwestern 4, Indiana 1
Bottom Third
With two outs, Matthew Ellis hit a solo home run.
Northwestern 4, Indiana 2
Top Fourth
Pinkston and Tony Livermore were both hit-by-pitch and Santini walked to load the bases. Another hit-by-pitch from Ethan O'Donnell plated one.
Northwestern 5, Indiana 2
Top Fifth
After Bianchina reached on a fielder's choice and Pinkston singled, Hrustich doubled to bring in two runs.
Northwestern 7, Indiana 2
Top Sixth
Santini led off the inning with a walk and O'Donnell followed with a single before Alex Calarco doubled to score two runs.
Northwestern 9, Indiana 2
Bottom Sixth
Carter Mathison, Hunter Jessee, and Samuel Murrison all walked to lead off the inning. Tyler Doanes and Phillip Glasser followed with a pair of RBI groundouts.
Northwestern 9, Indiana 4
Top Seventh
Following Hrustich's leadoff walk, O'Donnell doubled to left-center field to score the runner from second. Calarco's single added the second run of the frame.
Northwestern 11, Indiana 4
Bottom Seventh
Ellis singled and Tibbitts was hit-by-pitch with one out. Jessee delivered an RBI base hit with two outs.
Northwestern 11, Indiana 5
Top Ninth
After Santini walked with two outs, O'Donnell hit a two-run home run.
Northwestern 13, Indiana 5
Bottom Ninth
Mathison homered to right field.
Northwestern 13, Indiana 6
Up Next
Indiana and Evansville will play a midweek contest on Tuesday, April 5 at 7 p.m. ET.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Jack Sauser (1-0)
L: Stahl, Nathan (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Ethan O'Donnell 1 ; Anthony Calarco 1 ; Stephen Hrustich 1
HR: Ethan O'Donnell 1 ; JC Santini 1
RBI: Ethan O'Donnell 4 ; Anthony Calarco 3 ; Stephen Hrustich 2 ; JC Santini 4
SH: Tony Livermore 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ethan O'Donnell 3 ; Vincent Bianchina 2 ; Andrew Pinkston 3 ; Stephen Hrustich 2 ; JC Santini 3
HBP: Ethan O'Donnell 1 ; Vincent Bianchina 1 ; Andrew Pinkston 1 ; Tony Livermore 1
Batting:
2B: Tibbitts, Brock 1
HR: Ellis, Matthew 1 ; Mathison, Carter 1
RBI: Doanes, Tyler 1 ; Glasser, Phillip 1 ; Ellis, Matthew 1 ; Tibbitts, Brock 1 ; Mathison, Carter 1 ; Jessee, Hunter 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ellis, Matthew 2 ; Pyne, Josh 1 ; Mathison, Carter 2 ; Jessee, Hunter 1
SB: Whalen, Bobby 1
HBP: Tibbitts, Brock 1
PO: Mathison, Carter 1
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