CARBONDALE, Ill. – The Illinois State baseball team trailed after the top on an inning four times in Tuesday's MVC Tournament play-in game against Evansville. The Redbirds tied, or in the case of the 12th inning, took the lead on all four occasions en route to a 10-9 victory over the Purples Aces at Itchy Jones Stadium.
Fifth-year junior Jeremy Gaines provided a bases-loaded single for the walk-off winner for the sixth-seeded Redbirds (23-32 overall, 12-15 MVC), which will face second-seeded Indiana State at 2:30 p.m. CT on Wednesday in the tournament's double elimination bracket.
Fourth-year sophomore Jake McCaw reached base five times while fifth-year senior Jordan Libman, fifth-year junior Aidan Huggins, fourth-year junior Tyson Hays, second-year freshman Ryan Cermak all hit home runs.
Purple Aces' season ends at 28-27 overall and 11-16 in the MVC after outhitting Illinois State, 17-13.
HOW IT HAPPENED
UE hit a three-run homer in the 1st inning, but Huggins and Hays responded with virtually identical, deep blasts down the left field line to tie it at 3-3.
Libman hit a three-run shot in the 2nd inning before Evansville tied the game in the 5th inning and ultimately led, 7-6, after seven and a half innings.
Huggins reached on an infield single to tie it at 7-7 after seven innings.
Evansville struck first in the 10th inning but double off the wall in left-center by fourth-year junior Kyle Soberano tied the game at 8-8 through 10 innings.
UE scored a run in the 12th prior to Cermak blasting a home run to left-center to tie the game once more. After two walks and a hitter batter, Gaines delivered a single up the middle to plate the winning run.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- This was the longest game for ISU since 4/9/2019, when Joe Aeilts hit a walk-off double to top Illinois, 7-6, in the 13th inning.
- McCaw has 40 hits in his last 81 at-bats.
- Three runs is ISU's biggest comeback win of the season
UP NEXT
Illinois State is scheduled to face second-seeded Indiana State at 2:30 p.m. CT on Wednesday. The game is on ESPN+
For the latest updates on Illinois State Baseball, stay tuned at GoRedbirds.com, follow the Redbirds on Twitter (@RedbirdBaseball) and Instagram (isuredbirdbaseball), and like the team on Facebook (Illinois State Baseball).
GoRedbirds.com and the Illinois State Redbirds App: Your sources for Illinois State tickets, Weisbecker Scholarship Fund gifts, multimedia, Redbird merchandise, photos and more.
"four" - Google News
May 26, 2021 at 11:52AM
https://ift.tt/3hVtP4y
Redbirds Trail Four Times, Advance to Double-Elimination Bracket with Thrilling 12th-Inning Victory in MVC Tournament - Illinois State University Athletics - Illinois State Athletics
"four" - Google News
https://ift.tt/2ZSDCx7
https://ift.tt/3fdGID3
No comments:
Post a Comment