Missouri State University
10-14, 1-4
Illinois State
13-11, 3-2
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 0 |
| Missouri State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
Redbirds Use Late Rally to Top Baseball Bears
March 30, 2024 | Baseball
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The Bears (10-14, 1-4 Missouri Valley Conference) had a big rally of their own two innings earlier with a four-run seventh, but ISU (13-11, 3-2) went through four MSU pitchers in the ninth to get the win.
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Jason Schaaf faced only one batter over the minimum through four innings in the start, but ISU got him for a leadoff homer in the fifth and tacked on three more thanks to a walk, three singles and an error to lead 4-0.
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Caden Bogenpohl led off the bottom of the fifth with his seventh homer of the season, and Nick Rodriguez added a two-out solo shot in the seventh before two walks set up Cody Kelly's three-run go-ahead homer for a 5-4 lead.
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Meanwhile, Jake Syverson tossed a career-best three scoreless innings with three strikeouts and Dalen Stewart fired scoreless eighth before things unraveled in the ninth.
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A one-out single and a walk preceded Luke Lawrence's go-ahead homer that made it 7-5, and ISU scored on a balk later in the frame for the 8-5 final.
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Game three of the series is set for 1 p.m. Sunday.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Harper, Thomas (3-0)
L: Thomas, Kaleb (3-2)
Batting:
2B: Morris, Judah 1
HR: Lawrence, Luke 1 ; Morris, Judah 1
RBI: Lawrence, Luke 3 ; Morris, Judah 1 ; Nichols, Greg 2
SH: Sokolove, J.T. 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Lawrence, Luke 1 ; Sokolove, J.T. 1 ; Morris, Judah 1 ; Rabin, Noah 1 ; Contreras, Daniel 1 ; Smith, Noah 1 ; Nichols, Greg 2
SB: Sokolove, J.T. 2
HBP: Kubo, Shaydon 1
PO: Smith, Noah 1
Batting:
HR: Kelly, Cody 1 ; Bogenpohl, Caden 1 ; Rodriguez, Nick 1
RBI: Kelly, Cody 3 ; Bogenpohl, Caden 1 ; Rodriguez, Nick 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kelly, Cody 1 ; Bogenpohl, Caden 1 ; Rodriguez, Nick 1 ; Rogers, Jahlani 1 ; Epstein, Tyler 1
PO: Bogenpohl, Caden 1
