Ashley Dickerson

GoSycamores.com

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana State Baseball (14-11, 0-0 MVC) battled with in-state rival Indiana (12-10, 0-0 Big Ten) in a ten-inning match-up on Easter Sunday. The Sycamores had the early lead, but would fall to the Hoosiers 5-3 in extras.

Early in the game, he Sycamores threatened as junior Kyle Moore doubled in the top of the third inning with two outs, but would not score until the top of the next inning as senior Andy Young crushed his second long ball of the season over the center field wall to but Indiana State up 1-0.

The Hoosiers answered, matching with a homer from sophomore Logan Sowers to tie the game at ones.

The tie would not last long, as the Sycamores broke out in the fifth inning, scoring two more to extend the lead 3-1. The scoring campaign began with junior Cody Gardner taking a free pass to first before senior Andrew Gutierrez moved him to third on a double to left field. Gardner would trot home safely on a sacrifice hit from senior Andy DeJesus. Junior Hunter Owen then went to work, doubling to plate another run and putting Indiana State up 3-1.

Indiana's Sowers then struck again as he crushed his second home run of the game, a two-run shot, knotting the score at 3-3.

The Sycamores threatened again in the seventh and eighth innings, but would not score.

The final game of the series went into extras, as the Hoosiers and Sycamores remained knotted at 3-3. In the tenth inning, Indiana would win on a walk-off, two-run homer from junior Tony Butler.

Freshman Tyler Ward threw five complete innings for the Sycamores, giving up only three hits and walking none. Young tallied his second bomb of the season, while Gutierrez went 2-for-4 with two doubles on the day.

The Sycamores continue a Big Ten slate as they host the Fighting Illini of Illinois (10-11, 2-1 Big Ten) on Tuesday at 4:00 p.m. ET. Tuesday's game will feature a “High School Night” promotion where high school teams can receive free admission upon submission of their team roster before Tuesday.