Friday, March 17
Bloomington, Ind.
4 P.M.
Indiana University
13-7
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Morehead State
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Hoosiers Complete Series Sweep of Eagles
3/17/2023 9:00:00 PM | Baseball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana baseball team (13-7) used a walk-off single from junior Bobby Whalen in the bottom of the ninth inning to take down Morehead State 6-5 on Friday afternoon at Bart Kaufman Field.
After relinquishing the lead in the top of the ninth, the Hoosiers needed their second walk-off victory of the weekend to down the Eagles. With two outs, freshman Tyler Cerny singled to right field. A wild pitch allowed him to advance to second before Whalen lined a ball down the line in right field to bring Cerny home for the win.
Junior pitcher Seti Manase (2-1) earned the win on the afternoon. Sophomore starter Luke Sinnard tossed a gem, going six innings while punching out a career-high 13 batters.
Scoring Recap
Bottom First
Sophomore Brock Tibbitts got the scoring underway early with an RBI triple into the right-center field gap to bring around freshman Devin Taylor.
Indiana 1, Morehead State 0
Top Third
The only runs allowed by Luke Sinnard on the afternoon came on a two-run home run to right field off the bat of Carter Owens.
Morehead State 2, Indiana 1
Bottom Fifth
IU brought three runs around to score in the inning, all coming via bases loaded walks.
Indiana 4, Morehead State 2
Top Ninth
Jacob Ferry doubled into the gap in right field to score runners from second and third base to tie the game with one out in the ninth.
Indiana 4, Morehead State 4
Bottom Ninth
With two outs in the inning, Tyler Cerny singled to right field and advanced to second on an ensuing wild pitch. Bobby Whalen stepped up and drilled a ball over the head of the first baseman to bring Cerny home for the winning run.
Indiana 5, Morehead STate 4
Up Next
Indiana will continue its homestand this week against Indiana State on Tuesday (March 21) at 5:00 PM. The game can be seen on B1G+ and heard on the Indiana Sports Radio Network via IUHoosiers.com/Audio.
After relinquishing the lead in the top of the ninth, the Hoosiers needed their second walk-off victory of the weekend to down the Eagles. With two outs, freshman Tyler Cerny singled to right field. A wild pitch allowed him to advance to second before Whalen lined a ball down the line in right field to bring Cerny home for the win.
Junior pitcher Seti Manase (2-1) earned the win on the afternoon. Sophomore starter Luke Sinnard tossed a gem, going six innings while punching out a career-high 13 batters.
Scoring Recap
Bottom First
Sophomore Brock Tibbitts got the scoring underway early with an RBI triple into the right-center field gap to bring around freshman Devin Taylor.
Indiana 1, Morehead State 0
Top Third
The only runs allowed by Luke Sinnard on the afternoon came on a two-run home run to right field off the bat of Carter Owens.
Morehead State 2, Indiana 1
Bottom Fifth
IU brought three runs around to score in the inning, all coming via bases loaded walks.
Indiana 4, Morehead State 2
Top Ninth
Jacob Ferry doubled into the gap in right field to score runners from second and third base to tie the game with one out in the ninth.
Indiana 4, Morehead State 4
Bottom Ninth
With two outs in the inning, Tyler Cerny singled to right field and advanced to second on an ensuing wild pitch. Bobby Whalen stepped up and drilled a ball over the head of the first baseman to bring Cerny home for the winning run.
Indiana 5, Morehead STate 4
Up Next
Indiana will continue its homestand this week against Indiana State on Tuesday (March 21) at 5:00 PM. The game can be seen on B1G+ and heard on the Indiana Sports Radio Network via IUHoosiers.com/Audio.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Manase, Seti (2-1)
L: MILLER, Jarrett (0-2)
Batting:
2B: FERRY, Jacob 1
HR: OWENS, Carter 1
RBI: FERRY, Jacob 2 ; OWENS, Carter 2
SH: VINSON, Chase 1
Base Running:
RUNS: KUNTZ, Roman 1 ; GOODEN, Nick 1 ; SAKAMOTO, Carter 1 ; OWENS, Carter 1
Batting:
2B: Glasser, Phillip 1 ; Pyne, Josh 1 ; Cerny, Tyler 1
3B: Tibbitts, Brock 1
RBI: Tibbitts, Brock 1 ; Mathison, Carter 1 ; Ellis, Matthew 1 ; Whalen, Bobby 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Pyne, Josh 1 ; Taylor, Devin 2 ; Tibbitts, Brock 1 ; Cerny, Tyler 1
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