Baseball Drops Finale at LeClair Classic

Sunday, March 5

Greenville, N.C.

11 A.M.

Indiana University

5-6

Long Beach State

7-3

Indiana

Long Beach State

3/5/2023 2:30:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score Box Score (PDF)

GREENVILLE, N.C. – An early six run inning was too much for the Indiana baseball program to rebound from versus Long Beach State in a 10-4 loss to close out the LeClair Classic on Sunday (March 5) inside Clark-LeClair Stadium on the campus of East Carolina.

Long Beach State (7-3) struck first with a single run in the second inning and then added six in the third inning to build an early 7-0 lead. Indiana (5-6) struck with one run in the fourth, before LBSU added two in the fifth inning. The Hoosiers answered with three in the sixth, but the Dirtbags got one of those back in the bottom of the frame to make it a 10-4 game and cap the scoring.

Senior Peter Serruto posted his third career three-hit game with a 3-for-4 day at the plate and his first since the 2020 season, when he was at Rutgers. Redshirt senior Matthew Ellis had a pair of hits and drove in two RBIs. Sophomores Carter Mathison and Brock Tibbitts each plated one RBI in the contest.

Starting pitcher Seti Manase (1-1) took the loss with seven runs – one earned – allowed over 2 2/3 innings of work. He allowed six hits, walked one and struck out two. Freshmen Brayden Risedorph and Evan Whiteaker each worked 1 1/3 innings scoreless against the Dirtbags, and classmate Connor Foley threw the final inning scoreless. Sophomore Luke Hayden allowed three runs on four hits in 1 2/3 innings of relief.

Nico Zeglin (1-1) threw 5 2/3 innings and allowed four runs – three earned – on five hits to grab the victory. He walked two and struck out seven. Jack Hammond drove in four RBIs with Joey Walls and Eddie Saldivar each with two runs batted in. Kyle Ashworth was on base four times with a pair of walks two base hits.

Scoring Recap
Bottom Second
Jonathon Long singled to start the inning and moved to second on a fielding error in front of a sacrifice bunt that pushed him to third. Jack Hammond delivered the RBI double.
Long Beach State 1, Indiana 0

Bottom Third
A base hit and a walk put two runners on base with two outs and an IU error allowed the first run of the inning to score. A two-run double, two run home run and solo home run followed to end the afternoon for starting pitcher Seti Manase.
Long Beach State 7, Indiana 0

Top Fourth
Bobby Whalen reached on an error, moved to second on a ground out and came in to score on a Brock Tibbitts singled up the middle.
Long Beach State 7, Indiana 1

Bottom Fifth
With one out, Joey Walls was hit by a pitch and Eddie Saldivar followed with a base hit. A passed ball and wild pitch moved the runners up one base before Hammond drove in a pair of runs with a single up the middle.
Long Beach State 9, Indiana 1

Top Sixth
After two quick out, five straight Hoosier hitters reached base and three came around to score. Hunter Jessee and Josh Pyne singled in front of a Carter Mathison walk to load the bases. Tibbitts drew a full count walk to push the first run across and Matthew Ellis drove in a pair of runs with a base hit.
Long Beach State 9, Indiana 4

Bottom Sixth
Kyle Ashworth walked to start the inning and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt. An infield single put runners on the corners before Rocco Peppi's RBI single plated the lone run of the inning.
Long Beach State 10, Indiana 4

Up Next
Returns home to start a strong of 13 of 14 games at Bart Kaufman Field with a Wednesday, March 8 meeting with Purdue Fort Wayne (2-10). The contest will be available on B1G+ and the Indiana Sports Radio Network via IUHoosiers.com/Audio.