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May 5, 2007 INDIANA STATE FALLS LATE TO BRADLEY TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – For the second consecutive day the Indiana State Sycamores held a late lead against Bradley, but for the second time this weekend Bradley used a rally to down ISU. The Braves overcame a 1-0 Sycamore advantage in the eighth inning to plate three runs in each of the eighth and ninth in taking a 6-1 decision. ISU falls to 21-22, 4-13 MVC while the Braves improved to 26-16, 9-8 MVC. Indiana State scored its run in the bottom of the third inning when Ryan Stausborger reached with a leadoff walk. After John Feltner moved Strausborger over to third on a sacrifice bunt, Ryan Bond reached on an error to put runners at the corners with no one out. Josh Abercrombie came up with a big hit up the middle to plate Strausborger for a 1-0 lead. The Sycamores would hold the lead for most of the game as sophomore Matt Shelton proved to be impressive on the mound. In the no decision, Shelton tossed 6.2 innings, allowing five hits and no runs. Josh Varno came on in the top of the seventh to get him out of a mini-jam and preserve the 1-0 lead. The eighth inning was a different story for the Sycamores with senior Adam Lindsay on the hill in relief. Lindsay tossed just one inning, giving up three hits and three runs, two of which were earned. He took the loss for Indiana State to drop to 2-5 on the season. On the day, of Bradley’s six runs, only two were earned. Bradley tied the game in quick order in the eighth with a home run by their first batter, Dan Brewer, which made the score 1-1. After getting Rice to ground out, Curry singled through the left side. Carr hit a deep ball to right field, which just missed being a home run by an eye lash as the ball grazed off the top of the wall and came back into the park for a triple. With Bradley now leading 2-1, Carr later scored on a passed ball to make it 3-1. The Braves added three unearned runs in the top of the ninth for the 6-1 victory. Bradley starter Jon Goebel earned a no decision as well despite going 6.1 innings, allowing four hits and the lone Sycamore run of the game in the third. Tyler Thornton came on to get the final two outs in the bottom of the seventh as he improved to 5-0 on the season with the victory. Bradley’s Brad Altbach allowed just one hit over the final two innings as he recorded his fourth save of the season. Abercrombie went 3-for-5 for the Sycamores, driving in ISU’s lone run. Schmidt, Ciolli and Strausborger all also picked up hits during the day. Indiana State and Bradley return to action for the final game of the series on Sunday at Sycamore Field. First pitch is set for 1:00 p.m. (ET).
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