Harvard vs IU: IU drops Harvard. 14-4...

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It's RHP Cole Gilley on the mound for IU with Schuyler behind the plate. Wiggins gets the start in RF and Moore is at 3rd. The batting order is Brenczewski leading off as the DH, with the rest of the order being Taylor, Dickerson, Wiggins, Cerny, Oliver, Hanley, Moore, and Schuyler in the No 9 spot. Harvard counters with RHP Andrew Abler on the mound.

IU is the visiting team with the temp at 46 degrees and sunny with the wind at 5 mph with a little gust of 7 mph.

T1st:

Brenczewski singled to lead off. Taylor then doubled off the wall to put runners at 2nd and 3rd and no outs. Dickerson popped up to the 3B for the first out.

Wiggins walked on a 3-1 count to load the bases with one out. Cerny Kd swinging after swinging at two straight balls for two outs.

With runners on 2nd and 3rd and no outs, IU failed to plate a run after Oliver reached on a FC.

B1st:

Gilley put them down in order to include a K.

End of 1st: IU 0 Harvard 0

 

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T2nd:

It's the bottom of the order with Hanley leading off and he flied out. Moore walked on a 3-1 count to put a runner on with one out.

Schuyler grounded out with Moore taking 2nd and two outs and the top of the order up in Brenczewski.

Brenczewski singled to CF to drive in Moore for IU's first run. Taylor flied out just in front of the LF wall to retire the side.

B2nd:

Gilley faced the middle of the order. Gilley got the first two batters but then gave up a single to put a runner on with two outs. A groundout ended the inning in another good inning for Gilley.

End of 2nd: IU 1 Harvard 0

 

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T3rd:

It's the 3rd thru 5 hitters up with Dickerson leading off and he walked on a full count. Dickerson stole 2nd.

Wiggins grounded out with Dickerson moving to 3rd and one out. Dickerson scored on a WP to make it 2-0.

Cerny walked on a full count to put a runner on with one out. Oliver walked on a 3-1 count to put runners at 1st and 2nd and one out with the bottom of the order up.

Hanley singled to score Cerny and there are runners on 1st and 2nd and still one out. Moore hit into a DP to retire the side.

B3rd:

Gilley faced the 8 thru 1 hitters. Another throwing error by Cerny put a runner on with two outs. A flyout ended the inning.

End of 3rd: IU 3 Harvard 0

 

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T4th:

It's the 9 thru 2 hitters up with Schuyler leading off and he flied out. Brenczewski singled to put a man on with one out.

Taylor clubbed a 2-run homer to LF to make it 5-0. Dickerson grounded out for the 2nd out.

Wiggins then walked on a full count and that chased the Harvard starter with RHP Cole Cleary coming in out of the bullpen.

Wiggins stole 2nd, but Cerny popped up for the final out.

B4th:

Gilley faced the 3 thru 5 hitters and he Kd the first two baters. He walked the next batter on a full count to put a runner on with two outs. Another K ended the inning.

End of 4th: IU 5 Harvard 0

 

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T5th:

Oliver walked to lead off, but the bottom of the order went down in order with Stadler pinch hitting for Schyuler.

B5th:

Gilley faced the bottom of the order and Kd the leadoff hitter. He then got a pop out for two outs, but gave up a single to put a man on. The runner stole 2nd.

Gilley then gave up a 2-run homer to make it 5-2. Another single put a man on with two outs. A K ended the inning.

End of 5th: IU 5 Harvard 2

 

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T6th:

It's the top of the order up and Brenczewski was hit by a pitch, and he advanced to 2nd on a WP. Taylor walked on four pitches to put runners at 1st and 2nd and no outs.

Another WP advanced the runners to 2nd and 3rd and no outs.

Dickerson singled to score Brenczewski. Another WP scored Taylor with Dickerson moving to 2nd and still no outs.

Wiggins walked to put runners at 1st and 2nd. Cerny flied out which moved the runners to 2nd and 3rd.

Oliver hit a SAC fly which scored Dickerson. Hanley made the final out to retire the side.

B6th:

RHP Seth Benes replaced Gilley and he got the leadoff hitter on a K. He then gave up a walk.

A one out 2-run homer made it 8-4 with all four runs coming on two homers. A K and a groundout ended the inning.

End of the 6th: IU 8 Harvard 4

 

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T7th:

Moore led off and was hit by a pitch and then Stadler walked on four pitches to put runners at 1st and 2nd and no outs

With the top of the order up, Harvard went to the bullpen.

Brenczewski SAC bunted the runners to 2nd and 3rd. A SAC fly by Taylor scored Moore.

Dickerson clubbed a 3-run homer to CF to make it a 12-4 game. Cerny hit into a DP to retire the side.

B7th:

LHP Anthony Gubitosi replaced Benes and he Kd the first two batters before walking a man on a full count. A groundout ended the inning.

End of 7th: IU 12 Harvard 4

 

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T8th:

Oliver walked on a full count. Hanley Kd looking and Oliver then took 2nd on a passed ball. Moore Kd looking for the 2nd out aw well as Stadler with all three outs in the inning on Ks looking.

B8th:

Gubitosi was back out there and he got the first two batters on a K and a flyout. He then walked a batter on a full count. A FC ended the inning.

End of 8th: IU 12 Harvard 4

 

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T9th:

It's the top of the order for IU. Brenczewski walked to leadoff. Taylor tripled to score Brenczewski.

Dickerson singled with Decker scoring as a pinch runner for Taylor.

Denny Kd swinging for the first out. Cerny was hit by a pitch to put two runners on.

Oliver reached on a FC for two outs, and Hanley lined out to retire the side.

B9th:

RHP Jackson Yarberry came in to pitch the 9th. He got a flyout and a K for two outs before giving up a single. Another flyout ended the game.

Final: IU 14 Harvard 4

 

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IU outhit Harvard, 11-6. Taylor almost hit for the cycle with a homer, triple and double, with his other plate appearance a walk, and he had four RBIs. Brenczewski was 4 for 4 at the plate, and Louisville transfer Dickerson was 3 for 5 with a 3-run homer and had five RBIs. Pyne was a scratch for the second straight game in a row with Moore at 3rd.

Gilley had another excellent outing and sailed through 4.2 innings before giving up a two-out, two-run homer to finish the 5th. He gave up 4 hits and 2 earned runs while striking out 7, and had just one BB.

Gubitosi had another excellent two innings pitched out of the bullpen, and that makes five effective innings for him on the season so far out of the pen. He had 3 Ks and 2 BBs over the two innings.

Benes day wasn't as successful as he gave up a 2-run homer in his one inning pitched. Yarberry came in to close out the 9th and he faced just four batters while giving up a harmless two-out single.

It wasn't a clean game fielding-wise as both Cerny and Stadler picked up a throwing error for two errors on the day.