Ashley Dickerson

GoSycamores.com

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State Baseball (13-10, 0-0 MVC) hosted in-state rival Indiana (11-6, 0-0 Big Ten) on Friday night under the lights at Bob Warn Field. The Sycamores led after six innings, but would fall to the Hoosiers by a final score of 7-5.

The Sycamores struck first, scoring one in the bottom of the first inning as senior Kaden Moore singled to score senior Andy DeJesus. The lead would not last long as the Hoosiers then loaded the bases and cleared them with a grand slam, putting them up 4-1.

Indiana State scored three more in the bottom of the third after juniors Tony Rosselli and Cody Gardner hit back-to-back singles to plate junior Hunter Owen and senior Kaden Moore, while Rosselli made his way around to third off of Hoosier miscues and eventually scoring on Gardner's single, putting Indiana State on top, 5-4.

Answering in the top of the sixth and seventh innings, the Hoosiers put up three more runs to go ahead of the Sycamores, and would hold on to win 7-5.

In the loss for Indiana State, Gardner led the offense with a perfect 4-for-4 performance at the plate and knocking in one run. Rosselli hit his second homer of the season, and finished 2-for-3 at the plate with two runs scored, two RBIs, and a walk. The Sycamores left eight runners stranded, as the Hoosiers only stranded three.

The Sycamores return to action Saturday and Sunday as they finish the series with Indiana in Bloomington. Saturday's game will begin at 3:00 p.m. ET and will air on BTN2Go. Sunday's game will begin at 1:00 p.m. ET and can also be viewed on BTN2Go.