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Cerny, Tibbitts Lead Offensive Explosion
3/16/2024 4:00:00 PM | Baseball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Led by home runs from sophomore infielder Tyler Cerny and junior infielder Brock Tibbitts, the Indiana Baseball team (10-9) tallied 15 runs on 14 hits to break a four-game losing streak with a 15-10 victory over Belmont on Saturday (March 16) afternoon.
The Hoosiers reached base 26 times behind 14 hits, five walks, six hit by pitches and a fielding error from the Belmont shortstop. IU left 14 runners on base but scored 15 runs for the second time this season. It took the lead in the fourth inning, the first lead the Hoosiers had held since the final game of the Troy series (over 33 innings).
Belmont made things difficult with some outstanding contributions from Mason Landers and Max Blessinger but Tibbitts put the Hoosiers ahead for good in the seventh inning on a no-doubt two-run home run over the bullpen in left field.
Sophomore Ethan Phillips (W, 2-0) was the pitcher of record after throwing the top of the seventh inning but sophomore Brayden Risedorph shut the door in the final two innings with four strikeouts.
The top five hitters in the IU order had multi-hit games. All but one starter recorded a hit but all nine batters came around to score at least once in the ballgame. Tibbitts, Cerny and fifth-year senior outfielder Morgan Colopy all had three RBIs.
IU will look to win the series on Sunday afternoon in the rubber match between the two teams. The Hoosiers' only series win to date came over Baylor at the end of February.
Scoring Recap
Top First
Belmont opened up a lead in first inning for the second-straight game. Mason Landers singled to right field to score Landon Godsey before Jack Rando caught the wind stream on a two-run blast over the fence in left field.
Belmont 3, Indiana 0
Top Second
Next time up at the plate, Godsey caught a home run into the wind in left field to take a five-run lead through just two innings.
Belmont 5, Indiana 0
Bottom Second
The Hoosiers answered back in the second inning. Morgan Colopy hit a ball just past the reach of the right fielder, doubling to the wall to score both Tyler Cerny and Carter Mathison.
Belmont 5, Indiana 2
Bottom Third
A massive 455-foot three-run home run from Cerny leveled the game at five-all in just three innings of work.
Indiana 5, Belmont 5
Bottom Fourth
IU got lead on a pair of sacrifice flies from Josh Pyne and Mathison. Jasen Oliver and Nick Mitchell scored respectively on the plays.
Indiana 7, Belmont 5
Top Fifth
The two teams began to exchange runs in the middle innings as Landers singled through the left side to score Godsey again.
Indiana 7, Belmont 6
Bottom Fifth
Brock Tibbitts with a hard hit ball which was mishandled by the shortstop, allowing Oliver to score his second run of the afternoon.
Indiana 8, Belmont 6
Top Sixth
Godsey continued his hot day, grounding out to the third baseman and allowing Michael Lareau to score from third.
Indiana 8, Belmont 7
Bottom Sixth
Colopy responded with a double down the left field line, scoring Cerny for the team's ninth run of the contest.
Indiana 9, Belmont 6
Top Seventh
Belmont got a hold of IU's bullpen in the seventh. Landers hit a solo home run to close the gap to one. To follow, Ryan Kraft walked a pair before Ethan Phillips hit a batter to load the bases. Sam Slaughter, the leadoff hitter, laced a two-run single into right field to score Blessinger and Rando and retake the lead.
Belmont 10, Indiana 9
Bottom Seventh
Tibbitts came up clutch in the seventh to hand the Hoosiers the lead for good. After a bloop double from Pyne, Tibbitts hit a breaking ball over the wall in left field for his second home run of the season. Oliver recorded his first-career RBI on a bases-loaded walk before Mitchell singled up the middle to extend the lead to four.
Indiana 14, Belmont 10
Bottom Eighth
Joey Brenczewski got his first of the contest and added some insurance to the scoreboard, sending a first-pitch fastball back up the middle to bring around Mathison.
Indiana 15, Belmont 10
Notes to Know
• Junior infielder Brock Tibbitts is riding an eight-game hitting streak and has had multi-hit games in his past four contests. He's hitting .368 on the season with 10 multi-hit contests.
• He now has 172-career hits and has extended his start streak to 138-consecutive games. He has still never missed a game in his career.
• Junior third baseman Josh Pyne now has 175 in his outstanding IU career. He's also responsible for starting the buzzcut hair trend on the team after Friday's game.
• The IU pitching staff struck out 15 batters on Saturday afternoon. It was the most strikeouts by the staff this season and most since punching out 16 opposing bats at Cincinnati in April of 2023. Sophomores Connor Foley and Brayden Risedorph combined for 12.
Top Hoosier Performers
#9 Tibbitts, Brock
2-6, 2 R, 3 RBI
#10 Colopy, Morgan
2-4, 1 R, 3 RBI, 1 BB
Up Next
IU will look to win the series on Sunday afternoon in the rubber match against Belmont. Tomorrow's game will be streamed on BTN+ or can be heard on the Indiana Sports Radio Network via IUHoosiers.com/Audio.
The Hoosiers reached base 26 times behind 14 hits, five walks, six hit by pitches and a fielding error from the Belmont shortstop. IU left 14 runners on base but scored 15 runs for the second time this season. It took the lead in the fourth inning, the first lead the Hoosiers had held since the final game of the Troy series (over 33 innings).
Belmont made things difficult with some outstanding contributions from Mason Landers and Max Blessinger but Tibbitts put the Hoosiers ahead for good in the seventh inning on a no-doubt two-run home run over the bullpen in left field.
Sophomore Ethan Phillips (W, 2-0) was the pitcher of record after throwing the top of the seventh inning but sophomore Brayden Risedorph shut the door in the final two innings with four strikeouts.
The top five hitters in the IU order had multi-hit games. All but one starter recorded a hit but all nine batters came around to score at least once in the ballgame. Tibbitts, Cerny and fifth-year senior outfielder Morgan Colopy all had three RBIs.
IU will look to win the series on Sunday afternoon in the rubber match between the two teams. The Hoosiers' only series win to date came over Baylor at the end of February.
Scoring Recap
Top First
Belmont opened up a lead in first inning for the second-straight game. Mason Landers singled to right field to score Landon Godsey before Jack Rando caught the wind stream on a two-run blast over the fence in left field.
Belmont 3, Indiana 0
Top Second
Next time up at the plate, Godsey caught a home run into the wind in left field to take a five-run lead through just two innings.
Belmont 5, Indiana 0
Bottom Second
The Hoosiers answered back in the second inning. Morgan Colopy hit a ball just past the reach of the right fielder, doubling to the wall to score both Tyler Cerny and Carter Mathison.
Belmont 5, Indiana 2
Bottom Third
A massive 455-foot three-run home run from Cerny leveled the game at five-all in just three innings of work.
Indiana 5, Belmont 5
Bottom Fourth
IU got lead on a pair of sacrifice flies from Josh Pyne and Mathison. Jasen Oliver and Nick Mitchell scored respectively on the plays.
Indiana 7, Belmont 5
Top Fifth
The two teams began to exchange runs in the middle innings as Landers singled through the left side to score Godsey again.
Indiana 7, Belmont 6
Bottom Fifth
Brock Tibbitts with a hard hit ball which was mishandled by the shortstop, allowing Oliver to score his second run of the afternoon.
Indiana 8, Belmont 6
Top Sixth
Godsey continued his hot day, grounding out to the third baseman and allowing Michael Lareau to score from third.
Indiana 8, Belmont 7
Bottom Sixth
Colopy responded with a double down the left field line, scoring Cerny for the team's ninth run of the contest.
Indiana 9, Belmont 6
Top Seventh
Belmont got a hold of IU's bullpen in the seventh. Landers hit a solo home run to close the gap to one. To follow, Ryan Kraft walked a pair before Ethan Phillips hit a batter to load the bases. Sam Slaughter, the leadoff hitter, laced a two-run single into right field to score Blessinger and Rando and retake the lead.
Belmont 10, Indiana 9
Bottom Seventh
Tibbitts came up clutch in the seventh to hand the Hoosiers the lead for good. After a bloop double from Pyne, Tibbitts hit a breaking ball over the wall in left field for his second home run of the season. Oliver recorded his first-career RBI on a bases-loaded walk before Mitchell singled up the middle to extend the lead to four.
Indiana 14, Belmont 10
Bottom Eighth
Joey Brenczewski got his first of the contest and added some insurance to the scoreboard, sending a first-pitch fastball back up the middle to bring around Mathison.
Indiana 15, Belmont 10
Notes to Know
• Junior infielder Brock Tibbitts is riding an eight-game hitting streak and has had multi-hit games in his past four contests. He's hitting .368 on the season with 10 multi-hit contests.
• He now has 172-career hits and has extended his start streak to 138-consecutive games. He has still never missed a game in his career.
• Junior third baseman Josh Pyne now has 175 in his outstanding IU career. He's also responsible for starting the buzzcut hair trend on the team after Friday's game.
• The IU pitching staff struck out 15 batters on Saturday afternoon. It was the most strikeouts by the staff this season and most since punching out 16 opposing bats at Cincinnati in April of 2023. Sophomores Connor Foley and Brayden Risedorph combined for 12.
Top Hoosier Performers
#9 Tibbitts, Brock
2-6, 2 R, 3 RBI
#10 Colopy, Morgan
2-4, 1 R, 3 RBI, 1 BB
Up Next
IU will look to win the series on Sunday afternoon in the rubber match against Belmont. Tomorrow's game will be streamed on BTN+ or can be heard on the Indiana Sports Radio Network via IUHoosiers.com/Audio.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Phillips, Ethan (2-0)
L: ZUGER, Jordan (0-1)
Batting:
2B: GODSEY, Landon 1 ; BARTON, Blake 1
HR: GODSEY, Landon 1 ; LANDERS, Mason 1 ; RANDO, Jack 1
RBI: SLAUGHTER, Sam 2 ; GODSEY, Landon 3 ; LANDERS, Mason 3 ; RANDO, Jack 2
Base Running:
RUNS: SLAUGHTER, Sam 1 ; GODSEY, Landon 3 ; LANDERS, Mason 2 ; RANDO, Jack 2 ; BLESSINGER, Max 1 ; LAREAU, Michael 1
HBP: DANIEL, Pete 1 ; LAREAU, Michael 1
Batting:
2B: Mitchell, Nick 1 ; Pyne, Josh 1 ; Mathison, Carter 2 ; Colopy, Morgan 2
HR: Tibbitts, Brock 1 ; Cerny, Tyler 1
RBI: Mitchell, Nick 2 ; Pyne, Josh 1 ; Tibbitts, Brock 3 ; Mathison, Carter 1 ; Cerny, Tyler 3 ; Brenczewski, Joey 1 ; Colopy, Morgan 3 ; Oliver, Jasen 1
SF: Pyne, Josh 1 ; Mathison, Carter 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Mitchell, Nick 1 ; Pyne, Josh 2 ; Tibbitts, Brock 2 ; Mathison, Carter 2 ; Cerny, Tyler 3 ; Brenczewski, Joey 1 ; Colopy, Morgan 1 ; Stadler, Jake 1 ; Oliver, Jasen 2
HBP: Mitchell, Nick 1 ; Brenczewski, Joey 1 ; Colopy, Morgan 1 ; Stadler, Jake 2
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