Road Win Moves Streak to Eight

Tuesday, April 25

Muncie, Ind.

3 P.M.

Indiana University

31-11

Ball State

26-14

Indiana

Ball State

4/25/2023 7:00:00 PM | Baseball

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MUNCIE, Ind. – An eighth straight win came in the form of the seventh one-run victory of the season for the Indiana baseball program on Tuesday (April 25) at Ball State. The Hoosier bullpen came through late to hold on for a 9-8 victory over the Cardinals.

Indiana (31-11) built a 5-0 lead with three runs in the first and two in the third inning, before Ball State (26-14) got four runs back in the bottom of the third. Each team scored one run in the fourth inning and three runs in the seventh inning to account for the final tally.

Each of the top six Hoosiers in the batting order collected hits in the game, with five of them extending double-digit hitting streaks. Sophomore Josh Pyne moved his hitting streak to 10 games with a 2-for-five day at the plate for his third straight multi-hit game. He doubled twice and drove in two RBIs.

Redshirt junior Bobby Whalen was on base three times with a single, double and walk, and scored three runs. His two hits moved his hitting streak to 11 games, and he drove in one RBI in the contest.

Senior Phillip Glasser pushed his hitting streak to 10 games and reached base streak to 42 games with a leadoff single, while freshman Devin Taylor has a hit in 11 straight games and was on base twice, including an RBI double to move his reached base streak to 31 games. He scored two runs and added his 41st RBI of the season in the process.

Sophomore Brock Tibbitts moved his hitting streak to a career-best 10 games with a 1-for-3 game at the plate and three runs scored. He also walked twice. Sophomore Carter Mathison drove in three RBIs on a 1-for-4 day at the plate with one walk.

Sophomore Adrian Vega (1-0) picked up the win in relief with 2 2/3 innings of work and one run allowed on three hits. He walked two and struck out three in the contest. Freshman Connor Foley (2) picked up the save with two scoreless innings of work and a pair of strikeouts.

Blake Bevis led the Ball State attack with a single, home run and four RBIs in the game. Decker Scheffler drove in a pair of runs and scored twice, while Ryan Peltier had two hits, two runs scored and one RBI. The loss went to Casey Bargo (0-1) who allowed five runs on five hits over 2 2/3 innings of work.

Scoring Recap
Top First
Bobby Whalen found himself at first base after a fielder's choice and came all the way around to open the scoring on a Devin Taylor double to left center field. After Brock Tibbitts walked, Carter Mathison singled to score Taylor and move Tibbitts to third. Josh Pyne then plated the third run of the frame on an RBI fielder's choice.
Indiana 3, at Ball State 0

Top Third
A walk for Whalen was followed by a one-out single from Tibbitts to put runners on the corners. Mathison drove in a run with a ground out and Pyne delivered an RBI double with two outs.
Indiana 5, at Ball State 0

Bottom Third
After Ben Seiler retired the first two batters, a walk and a base hit got the inning rolling. Ryan Peltier's RBI base hit stated the scoring started for BSU. Decker Scheffler followed with a two-RBI double, and Blake Bevis capped the scoring with an RBI single. Hunter Jessee cut down a runner at home plate to end the inning.
Indiana 5, at Ball State 4

Top Fourth
Peter Serruto walked with one out and moved to second on a wild pitch. A ground out moved Serruto to third and Whalen drove in the run with a base hit.
Indiana 6, at Ball State 4

Bottom Fourth
A double from Logan Flood was followed by a strikeout and a wild pitch to push the runner to third base. Nick Gregory then made it a one-run game with a sacrifice fly.
Indiana 6, at Ball State 5

Top Seventh
Whalen started the inning with a double and stole third on when Taylor was walked. Tibbitts and Mathison worked walks, with the second pushing a run across. Tyler Cerny then plated the second run of the inning with a sacrifice fly. Jessee then put the next ball in play and an error allowed the third run to come across.
Indiana 9, at Ball State 5

Bottom Seventh
The first two batters of the inning walked, and Blake Bevis hit a three-run home run to make it a one run game, before Gabe Levy got IU out of the inning.
Indiana 9, at Ball State 8

Up Next
Indiana now turns is attention to a weekend series with Maryland in a matchup of the top two teams in the Big Ten standings starting on Friday (April 28). The weekend series will be carries on B1G+ and the Indiana Sports Radio Network via IUHoosiers.com/Audio.