Tibbitts Walks Off Eagles in Series Opener

Wednesday, March 15

Bloomington, Ind.

4:30 P.M.

Indiana University

11-7

Morehead State

9-8

Morehead State

Indiana

3/15/2023 8:30:00 PM | Baseball

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana baseball team walked-off Morehead State, 6-5, in 10 innings on Wednesday afternoon (March 15) to take the opening contest of a three-game series this week at Bart Kaufman Field.

Sophomore Brock Tibbitts took a two-strike pitch up the middle with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 10th inning to bring redshirt senior Phillip Glasser around to score.

The Hoosiers (11-7) clawed their way back into the contest in the final two innings to bring the ballgame to extras.

A Glasser single in the eighth brought the game within one run before freshman Devin Taylor drilled an opposite field homerun into the Hoosier bullpen to bring the score level in the bottom of the ninth.

Sophomore left-handed pitcher Ryan Kraft (1-0) was the winning pitcher after tossing an inning in relief in the top of the 10th inning.

Scoring Recap
Top First
Roman Kuntz singled through the right side to bring home Jackson Felter with two outs in the opening frame.
Morehead State 1, Indiana 0

Bottom First
Devin Taylor responded right back in the bottom of the first, driving a full-count fastball over the wall in right field for the first home run of his career.
Indiana 1, Morehead State 1

Bottom Second
With sophomore Josh Pyne on third and sophomore Carter Mathison on second, redshirt junior Bobby Whalen hit a groundball right at the Eagles' shortstop. He gathered and elected to pick off Mathison who was stranded between second and third. Pyne scored and Whalen ultimately reached on the fielder's choice.
Indiana 2, Morehead State 1

Top Third
Jacob Ferry brought the score level in the third with a solo bomb over the wall in center field on the second pitch of the inning.
Indiana 2, Morehead State 2

Top Fourth
Chase Vinson drove a ball into the Indiana bullpen in left field to hand the Eagles the lead in the fourth inning.
Morehead State 3, Indiana 2

Bottom Fifth
Pyne brought Taylor around to score on a fielder's choice groundball to the shortstop.
Indiana 3, Morehead State 3

Top Eighth
Feltner rocketed a two-run shot over the bullpen in left field to give Morehead State a 5-3 lead in the eighth inning. Ryley Preece stole second right before Feltner took a fastball off of redshirt senior Craig Yoho over the fence.
Morehead State 5, Indiana 3

Bottom Eighth
The Hoosiers chipped into the lead in the bottom of the frame. Pyne singled to lead off the inning before reaching third on an error and a groundout. Redshirt senior Matthew Ellis walked in a pinch-hit appearance before fellow redshirt senior Phillip Glasser singled through the right side with two outs to score Pyne and close the deficit to one.
Morehead State 5, Indiana 4

Bottom Ninth
Taylor hit his second home run of the contest, driving a 2-2 fastball opposite field into the IU bullpen in left field to tie the game.
Morehead State 5, Indiana 5

Bottom Tenth
With the bases juiced and the infielders drawn into the grass, Tibbitts drove a 1-2 pitch up the middle to bring Glasser around to score the winning run.
Indiana 6, Morehead State 5

Up Next
Indiana will return to Bart Kaufman Field tomorrow afternoon for the second game of the series against Morehead State at 1 p.m. The game can be seen on B1G+ and heard on the Indiana Sports Radio Network via IUHoosiers.com/Audio.