Indiana University
12-7
Morehead State
9-9
Indiana Bats Come to Life in 23-5 Victory over Morehead State
3/16/2023 5:30:00 PM | Baseball
After having to claw its way back in the series opener, IU jumped all over the visitors early to the tune of nine runs in the opening two innings. Morehead State scored five unanswered before fourth-inning home runs from sophomore Brock Tibbitts, sophomore Carter Mathison, redshirt senior Matthew Ellis, sophomore Josh Pyne and freshman Devin Taylor broke open the game for good.
Ellis went 4-of-6 from the plate with 5 RBIs, one run and a double, finishing just a triple short of the cycle. Pyne and freshman Tyler Cerny each drove in four runs on the afternoon.
Freshman Connor Foley earned the victory (2-0) after tossing two innings of one-run ball in relief of fellow freshman and starting pitcher Brayden Risedorph. Senior Ben Seiler threw four innings of shutout baseball to record the save, striking out seven and walking just one.
Scoring Recap
Bottom First
Redshirt senior Phillip Glasser reached on a throwing error by the pitcher and worked his way to third before a fielder's choice groundball off the bat of Josh Pyne drove in the game's opening run.
Indiana 1, Morehead State 0
Bottom Second
The Hoosiers batted around in the inning, adding eight runs to the tally in the second. Matthew Ellis' bases-clearing triple down the right field line did the heavy lifting to break open the scoring. He would eventually come home to score on a wild pitch.
Indiana 9, Morehead State 0
Top Third
With the rain coming down, the Eagles chipped into the lead. A walk, a pair of singles and a wild pitch brought four runners around to score.
Indiana 9, Morehead State 4
Top Fourth
Junior Ryley Preece welcomed Connor Foley to the game with a solo home run over the wall in right field to bring the Eagles within four.
Indiana 9, Morehead State 5
Bottom Fourth
IU found the sweet spot on the ball in the bottom of the fourth, scoring seven runs on five bombs including back-to-back shots from Pyne and Carter Mathison. Ellis and Pyne both hit two-run home runs while Taylor deposited his third solo home run of the series into the Hoosier bullpen in left field.
Indiana 16, Morehead State 5
Bottom Sixth
The Hoosiers' third inning of five-or-more runs came in the bottom of the sixth as IU eclipsed the 20-run mark for the first time this season. Singles from Glasser and Taylor as well as a sacrifice fly from Cerny opened the door for a two-run double from junior Morgan Colopy. His rocket down the right field line brought Mathison and Tibbits home to score.
Indiana 21, Morehead State 5
Bottom Seventh
Cerny did the final damage of the afternoon, tripling to the gap in right field. Sophomore Jorge De Goti and senior Ethan Vecrumba both came around to score the game's final runs.
Indiana 23, Morehead State 5
Up Next
Indiana will go for its second-consecutive series sweep tomorrow afternoon at Bart Kaufman Field. First pitch is set for 4:00 PM with Morehead State. The game can be seen on B1G+ and heard on the Indiana Sports Radio Network via IUHoosiers.com/Audio.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Foley, Connor (2-0)
L: BAKKE, John (1-2)
S: Seiler, Ben (1)
Batting:
HR: PREECE, Ryley 1
RBI: PREECE, Ryley 1 ; BECKER, Colton 1 ; KUNTZ, Roman 1 ; VINSON, Chase 1
Base Running:
RUNS: PREECE, Ryley 2 ; FELTNER, Jackson 1 ; BECKER, Colton 1 ; POWER, Max 1
Batting:
2B: De Goti, Jorge 1 ; Ellis, Matthew 1 ; Colopy, Morgan 1 ; Whalen, Bobby 1
3B: Cerny, Tyler 1
HR: Pyne, Josh 1 ; Taylor, Devin 1 ; Tibbitts, Brock 1 ; Mathison, Carter 1 ; Ellis, Matthew 1
RBI: Glasser, Phillip 2 ; Pyne, Josh 4 ; Taylor, Devin 2 ; Tibbitts, Brock 2 ; Mathison, Carter 1 ; Cerny, Tyler 4 ; Ellis, Matthew 5 ; Colopy, Morgan 2
SF: Cerny, Tyler 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Glasser, Phillip 4 ; Pyne, Josh 3 ; De Goti, Jorge 1 ; Taylor, Devin 1 ; Vecrumba, Ethan 1 ; Tibbitts, Brock 3 ; Mathison, Carter 3 ; Cerny, Tyler 2 ; Ellis, Matthew 2 ; Colopy, Morgan 1 ; Whalen, Bobby 2
SB: Glasser, Phillip 2
HBP: Mathison, Carter 1
