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 Dallas Baptist’s Daniel Salters hit a two-out, walk-off single to
right field off ISU reliever Ryan Koziol in the bottom of the ninth
to score Tagg Duce and give the hosts a 6-5 win.
“We almost have to play a perfect game against a team like that to
beat them,” said Illinois State head coach Bo Durkac. “We didn’t and
that’s why we lost 6-5 today.”
Illinois State (11-12, 0-2 MVC) scored two runs in the top of the
first inning for the second day in a row when Jared Hendren was hit
by a pitch with the bases loaded and Sean Beesley followed with a
run-scoring fielder’s choice.
The Redbirds doubled their run total in the fourth with a two-run
home run from Daniel Dwyer, after Dennis Colon led off the inning
with a single.
Illinois State starter Jacob Hendren did not allow a run until
Dallas Baptist’s David Martinelli hit a two-run home run in the
sixth inning. The hosts then tied it the following inning with a
two-out, two-run double from Duce.
Illinois State reclaimed the lead in the eighth inning after loading
the bases with no outs. Jared Hendren drew a bases-loaded walk to
push the Redbirds back ahead, but they were unable to get anything
more as Beesley lined into an inning-ending double play.
Dallas Baptist (21-3, 4-1) came back to tie it again in the bottom
half of the inning, with a two-out, RBI single from Drew Turbin. The
Patriots then won it in the ninth after Duce reached on an error and
advanced to second on a wild pitch. Trooper Reynolds was
intentionally walked, setting up Salters’ game-winning single.
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Jacob Hendren allowed seven hits and two runs over six innings of
work for his sixth-straight quality start. Hendren walked two and
struck out five. He was relieved by Steve Heilenbach, who allowed
two runs over two-thirds of an inning. Jake Sale allowed one run
over 1.1 innings of work before giving way to Koziol, who suffered
the pitching loss after allowing the unearned run in the ninth
inning.
Dwyer led the Redbird offense, going 2-for-4 with a single, two
walks and his first home run of the season. He drove in two runs and
scored three. Jean Ramirez and Colon collected two hits each. Jared
Hendren drove in two runs without the benefit of a hit.
The Redbirds return to Joan & Andy Horner Ballpark Sunday for the
finale of the three-game series with Dallas Baptist. First pitch is
at 1 p.m.
[Matt Wing, Illinois State
University]
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