Moore Magic at the Bart

Friday, April 18

Bloomington, Ind.

6:00 PM

Indiana University

21-17, 0

Maryland

17-22, 0

Maryland

Indiana

4/18/2025 10:00:00 PM | Baseball

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – It's never easy winning on a Friday night in the Big Ten.

The Indiana Baseball team (21-17, 11-8) has faced its fair share of tough left-handed pitchers this season. But maybe none as tough as Maryland southpaw Kyle McCoy. Through seven innings, he was virtually untouchable. That was until IU got him to the eighth inning. From there, it was all Hoosiers.

The comeback on Friday (April 18) night began with back-to-back hits from freshman first baseman Jake Hanley and junior second baseman Tyler Cerny. Freshman outfielder Hogan Denny drove in the first pair of runs. The next set to score came on a two-run blast from freshman shortstop Cooper Malamazian. Redshirt sophomore outfielder Korbyn Dickerson tied the game with a RBI single.

IU called on veteran pitcher Ben Grable (W, 4-1) in the ninth inning to keep the game tied. He was nails with two strikeouts and a flyout to give the home team a chance to win. With two on and two outs, freshman third baseman Will Moore came through with his biggest hit to date. He smoked a 2-2 pitch into left-center field to complete the 7-6 comeback win over Maryland at Bart Kaufman Field.

The late game heroics couldn't have happened without the services of senior southpaw Ryan Kraft and redshirt sophomore Jacob Vogel on the mound. Those two covered six innings of relief while allowing just two runs. Kraft threw a season high 91 pitches and recorded 13 crucial outs. Simply put – the win doesn't happen without him.

It was the third walk-off win of the season in the ninth inning or later for IU this season and the second during the conference slate. Both walk-off wins at Bart Kaufman Field have come via a freshman bat. Moore is the latest to play the hero – his base knock coming after going hitless in his first four at-bats.

The Hoosiers will turn to ace right-hander Cole Gilley for tomorrow's game against the Terrapins. IU will look to win its third Big Ten series of the season and continue its climb up the league table. First pitch is tentatively scheduled for 2:00 p.m. ET.

Scoring Recap
Top Second
Eddie Hacopian did some early damage in the second inning. He hit a line drive into the wind gust that went over the center field wall for a grand slam.
Maryland 4, Indiana 0

Top Third
With IU reliever Ryan Kraft in the game, Jacob Orr singled through left side to score Hollis Porter and Maryland's fifth run of the game.
Maryland 5, Indiana 0

Bottom Third
Jake Hanley got IU on the board in the third inning with a ground ball fielder's choice in the four hole.
Maryland 5, Indiana 1

Top Seventh
The visitors were finally able to get to Kraft in the seventh with a double Alex Calarco getting the Terrapins back in the scoring column.
Maryland 6, Indiana 1

Bottom Eighth
IU's furious rally started in the eighth with back-to-back hits from Hanley and Tyler Cerny. Hogan Denny was able to bring those guys around to score on a RBI single over the shortstop. Cooper Malamazian came through with a massive two-run blast over the bullpen. Korbyn Dickerson was able to tie the game on a hard chopper single to third base.
Maryland 6, Indiana 6

Bottom Ninth
After Ben Grable hung a big zero in the top of the frame, Will Moore delivered a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth inning. It was IU's third walk-off win in the ninth inning or later this year.
Indiana 7, Maryland 6

Top Hoosier Performers
#20 Dickerson, Korbyn
3-5, RBI, 2B

#29 Kraft, Ryan
4.1 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 K

#11 Moore, Will
1-3, R, RBI

Inside the Box Score
• IU's offense had six hits and scored six runs in the final two innings.
• The Hoosiers went without an error in the ballgame.
• The bullpen for IU threw seven innings and allowed just two runs.

Notes to Know
• Senior pitcher Ryan Kraft moved into the top-five in program history with his 76th career appearance on the mound for the Hoosiers. He moved out of a tie for fifth with Chris Wilson (75 – 1997-2000) and into a select group of reliable arms in IU history. He now needs just four appearances to become the fifth Hoosier with at least 80 in school history.

• IU won its third game of the season on a walk-off in the ninth inning or later. Sophomore catcher T.J. Schuyler did it against Northwestern (Single – Feb. 24), freshman outfielder Hogan Denny had the winner against Ohio State (Single – March 14) and freshman third baseman Will Moore had the honors on Friday night against Maryland (Single – April 18).

• The bullpen for the Hoosiers ate seven crucial innings on Friday evening. Kraft, redshirt sophomore Jacob Vogel and graduate student Ben Grable combined to record 21 outs while allowing just two runs. Grable was nails in the ninth with a pair of punchouts in the heart of the Maryland order. IU has allowed more than seven earned runs just one time in the month of April.

• Redshirt sophomore outfielder Korbyn Dickerson had three hits in the win – making him the first player in the Big Ten this season to reach 60 hits. It was his 18th multi-hit game of the season. 10 of those have been games with more than two base knocks.

Up Next
The Hoosiers continue the weekend slate with Maryland tomorrow (April 19th) at a scheduled start of 4:00 p.m. ET. All the games this weekend will be broadcasted on B1G+. The series with Maryland can also be heard on the Indiana Sports Radio Network via IUHoosiers.com/Audio.