May 8, 2007
Baseball
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SYCAMORES GET BATS GOING IN 12-4 VICTORY OVER BALL STATE

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State broke out its bats once again for a mid-week game as they pounded out 15 hits in notching a 12-4 victory over Ball State tonight (May 8) at Sycamore Field. ISU improves to 22-23 on the season while the Cardinals fall to 16-31.

ISU received strong offensive production up and down the lineup with five different Sycamores achieving multi-hit games. Leading the way was the play of senior Ryan Bond who went 3-for-3 on the day with a pair of runs scored and a run driven in. Bond hit a pair of doubles on the day. His younger bother, Wayne (a former Sycamore), recorded a 3-for-4 day at the plate with a pair of runs scored and driven in. He notched his fourth homer of the year as well as his first triple as the Bond brothers battled one another.

Ryan Strausborger, Chris Schmidt, Nick Ciolli and Josh Abercrombie each added a pair of hits in the game. Casey Martin and Brett Siegmund each added home runs in the victorious effort.

On the mound, Skyler Pearson tossed 6.0 innings, allowing five hits and three runs (only one of which was earned). He walked a pair and struck out five as he improved to a perfect 4-0 on the season.

Matt Shelton worked the seventh, giving up one hit and a run while Adam Lindsay struck out two over the final two innings of shutout relief.

After falling behind 1-0 in the top of the first, ISU knotted the score with a two-out RBI single by Dave Brumagin.

In the second, ISU received RBI from Bond and Strausborger for the 3-1 lead and then Nick Ciolli’s single to centerfield score a pair for the 5-1 advantage.

The lead reached 8-1 in the third before Casey Martin’s fourth home run of the season gave the Sycamores a 10-3 lead in the fourth.

After Ball State cut the lead to 10-4, ISU added a pair of runs in the eighth for the 12-4 victory.

ISU returns to action tomorrow, May 9 when they travel to Purdue for its final game of the year against the Big Ten. The Sycamores are a perfect 3-0 against the Big Ten heading into Wednesday’s battle with the Boilermakers. First pitch is set for 4:00 p.m. (ET).

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