April 24, 2007
Baseball
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SYCAMORES GET BATS GOING IN 13-2 VICTORY OVER MIAMI (OHIO)

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The Indiana State Sycamores collected 17 hits, including a home run by junior Brett Siegmund to down Miami (Ohio) by a score of 13-2 on Tuesday evening (April 24) at Sycamore Field. ISU improves to 19-19 on the season while the RedHawks fall to 19-16.

Siegmund’s second round tripper of the year proved huge as it erased an early 1-0 deficit as his blast over the left field fence gave the Sycamores a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the second inning. ISU eventually built the lead to 4-1 in the frame on a two RBI single by Josh Abercrombie, which plated Ryan Bond as well as Sean Osborne.

The lead grew to 6-2 in the third on an RBI single by Siegmund, who finished the game with a career-best five RBI, as well as a two-out base hit from Ryan Strausborger.

ISU kept the rally going in the fourth with four more runs as Nick Ciolli drove in a pair with a double to right field and Dave Brumagin recorded an RBI single. Siegmund drove in Brumagin with a sacrifice fly for the 10-2 lead.

In the bottom of the sixth, Siegmund singled home Ciolli for his fifth RBI before Brumagin scored on a bases loaded single to right field by Strausborger. Chris Schmidt scored earlier in the inning on a bobble by the RedHawk right fielder allowing ISU to take a 13-2 lead.

Chad Dawson started for the Sycamores, but lasted just 2.0 innings, allowing four hits and both Miami runs. He walked three and struck out a pair. Matt Shelton took the victory for the Sycamores to improve to 4-1 on the season by tossing 3.0 innings of shut-out, no-hit ball.

For the season series, Shelton pitched 8.2 innings against Miami (Ohio) and allowed just a pair of runs and only a hit. ISU downed the RedHawks on the road 4-2 in 14 innings back on March 20.

Josh Varno worked 3.0 innings in the game, allowing no hits and striking out two.

Siegmund finished off his five RBI night at the plate by tossing the top of the ninth on the mound. He allowed just one hit and walked another in his inning of work. Siegmund finished the night 4-for-4 with five RBI, a run scored, a walk and his second home run of the year.

Brumagin’s 3-for-4 night extended his hitting streak to 12 games while Ciolli’s 3-for-4 night extending his current streak to 10 games and put him over the .300 mark (.303) for the first time this season.

Chris Schmidt as well as Strausborger also added multi-hit games to the winning effort.

Indiana State returns to action on Friday, April 27 when they travel to Northern Iowa for a three-game MVC series versus the Panthers. First pitch on Friday is set for 7:30 p.m. (ET) from Waterloo’s Riverfront Stadium.
 

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