Luke Sinnard at Indiana State

Live Blog – at Northwestern Friday

Indiana looks to get back on track in with a B1G road series

By Carl James @jovian34 May 5th, 2023

Bottom 9th: Hoosiers 4, Wildcats 0 (FINAL)

A ground ball double play helps get Yoho out of a jam. A strikeout seals the shutout. HOOSIERS WIN!!!

Top 9th: Hoosiers 4, Wildcats 0

The Hoosiers are just looking worse at the plate all the time.

Bottom 8th: Hoosiers 4, Wildcats 0

Yoho works out of a two base jam to keep the shutout intact.

Top 8th: Hoosiers 4, Wildcats 0

Taylor walks and Tibbitts gets an infield single to finally force Northwestern to go to the bullpen. Mathison drives in his fourth run of the day with a single.

Bottom 7th: Hoosiers 3, Wildcats 0

Two-on, two out jam and at 107 pitches, Sinnard’s day is done. Craig Yoho on the bump now to the get the last out of the inning.

Bottom 6th: Hoosiers 3, Wildcats 0

Sinnard allows a single but strands him with a strikeout.

Top 6th: Hoosiers 3, Wildcats 0

Another series of weak contact and Indiana is still just hanging on to the earlier lead.

Bottom 5th: Hoosiers 3, Wildcats 0

1-2-3 inning for Sinnard. To everyone’s surprise, Northwestern has review as an option and a close play at first is upheld. Craig Yoho is now throwing in the Indiana bullpen.

Top 5th: Hoosiers 3, Wildcats 0

Hoosier bats have gone cold.

Bottom 4th: Hoosiers 3, Wildcats 0

Sinnard was justing missing with two outs walking Griffin Arnone and giving up a single to Marty Kaplan.

Top 4th: Hoosiers 3, Wildcats 0

Mathison is awarded a hit on a misplayed pop up in shallow left field. Tyler Cerny replaces him with a fielder’s choice. Cerny steals second base but is stranded by a Jessee groundout.

Bottom 3rd: Hoosiers 3, Wildcats 0

Devin Taylor was playing shallow with two outs when Evan Minarovich hit a 2-out fly ball opposite to the warning track for a double. Sinnard stranded him with a flyout to Hunter Jessee in right field.

Top 3rd: Hoosiers 3, Wildcats 0

Hoosiers make a couple of loud outs, but go down 1-2-3.

Bottom 2nd: Hoosiers 3, Wildcats 0

Sinnard works around a lead-off single, a balk, and a walk to keep Northwestern off the board.

Top 2nd: Hoosiers 3, Wildcats 0

Peter Serruto gets a two-out single but is left stranded.

Bottom 1st: Hoosiers 3, Wildcats 0

Luke Sinnard goes 1-2-3 with two strikeouts.

Top 1st: Hoosiers 3, Wildcats 0

Devin Taylor kicked off a two-out rally with a single. Brock Tibbitts had a Texas League single and everyone came home on a monster 3-run shot to right field into the wind off the bat of Carter Mathison.

Starters

Indiana ace Luke Sinnard will be on the bump for the Hoosiers. Otherwise, pretty much the same we’ve seen recently. Hunter Jessee back in the 8-hole after getting on base multiple times from the 9-hole Sunday.

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