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May 4, 2007 BRADLEY RALLIES LATE TO DOWN SYCAMORES, 5-3 TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The Indiana State baseball team scored a trio of runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to claim a 3-2 lead, but Bradley answered with three of their own in the seventh to squeeze out a close, 5-3 victory over the Sycamores in the MVC series opener tonight (May 4) at Sycamore Field. ISU falls to 21-21, 4-12 MVC while Bradley improves to 25-16, 8-8 MVC. Bradley jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the second inning when Justin Carr led off the frame with a double, moved over to third on a single and then scored on a squeeze play bunt by Mike McMillan. The Braves added another in the third when Dan Brewer led off with a double and scored on a Carr single for the 2-0 advantage. ISU came roaring back in the fourth when Chris Schmidt posted the first of his two hits in the game with a single. Nick Ciolli reached on a fielder’s choice, but Schmidt was also safe on a throwing error by McMillan. Schmidt moved over to third as the wild throw bounded into center field. With runners at the corners and no one out, Dave Brumagin singled to center field allowing Schmidt to score to make the score 2-1. The ball got away from center fielder Brad Jones, which also allowed Ciolli to come around and knot the score. After Brumagin moved over to third, Marcus Artner’s sacrifice fly drove him in to give the Sycamores a 3-2 lead. Junior right-hander Ryan Tatusko pitched 6.2 innings, allowing eight hits and five runs, all of them earned. He walked a pair and struck out three. He cruised through most of the first six innings, but ran into trouble in the seventh. Bradley scored three times in the frame for the 5-3 lead and the eventual win. Tatusko was saddled with the loss to fall to 3-8 on the season. Bradley starter Michael Christl went eight innings, giving up four hits and three runs (only one of which was earned). He walked three and struck out three others as he improved to 4-5 on the season. Schmidt finished the game 2-for-4 with a run scored while Josh Abercrombie and Brumagin collected ISU’s other two hits in the game. Nick Ciolli went 0-of-2 in the game to end his hitting streak at 13 games. He came to the plate in the ninth with the chance to extend the streak, but used that final at-bat by taking a much-needed leadoff walk. He was later erased on a double-play, one of four that the Braves turned in the game. Indiana State and Bradley return to action tomorrow, May 5, at Sycamore Field in the second game of this weekend’s series. First pitch is set for 1:00 p.m. (ET).
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