Illinois @ IU, Game 2: Foley dominates the Illini in an 8-1 win...

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It's RHP Connor Foley on the mound for IU with an ERA of 4.63 and a WHIP of 1.37 with an OBA of .167. Tibbitts is behind the plate with Brenczewski at 1st. Mitchell in in RF and Sefcik is the DH.

It's LHP Cooper Omans on the mound for the Illini with an ERA of 1.45 in 18.2 IP and a WHIP of 1.07 with an OBA of .194.

1st inning:

T1st:

Foley gave up a double to the leadoff hitter. Foley then got a K on three pitches for the first out.

A flyout kept the runner at 2nd with two outs. A K retired the side.

B1st:

There was a change to the top of the order with Mathison leading off and he grounded out. Cerny lined out to LF.

Taylor hit a two-out double to put a runner in scoring position with Tibbitts up. Tibbitts flied out to end the inning:

End of 1st IU 0 Illini 0

 

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2nd inning:

T2nd:

It's the 5 thru 7 hitters up for the Illini.

Foley got the first two batters on flyouts. Foley then gave up a two-out walk on four pitches with a pitch clock violation for the final ball. Foley got a K to retire the side.

B2nd:

It was the 5 thru 7 hitters up and Mitchell walked on a full count.

Pyne reached on a FC with Mitchell out at 2nd.

Brenczweski flied out. Oliver singled and took 2nd on an error with Pyne taking 3rd.

Sefcik walked to load the bases, but Mathison grounded out and IU came up empty leaving three on.

End of 2nd: IU 0 Illini 0

 

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3rd inning:

T3rd:

It's the 9 thru 2 hitters up and Foley put them down in order.

B3rd:

It's the 2 thru 4 hitters up with Cerny leading off. Cerny grounded out for the first out.

Taylor walked on a 3-1 count. Tibbitts Kd looking.

Mitchell hit a two-out single to put runners on the corners.

Pyne hit a clutch double to score two runs and a runner in scoring position and two outs with Brenczewski up.

Brenczewski grounded out to end the inning.

End of 3rd: IU 2 Illini 0

 

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4th inning:

T4th:

Foley faced the 3 thru 5 hitters and he put them down in order.

B4th:

It's the 8 thru 1 hitters up for IU with Oliver leading off.

Oliver flied out for the first out. Sefcik Kd swinging for the 2nd out and it was the top of the order up in Mathison. Mathison Kd to end the inning.

End of 4th: IU 2 Illini 0

 

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5th inning:

T5th:

Foley faced the 6 thru 8 hitters. Foley Kd the first two batters and then gave up a two-out single.

Foley then picked off the runner at 1st to retire the side. Foley's PC is at 70 through five innings.

B5th:

It was the 2 thru 4 hitters up for IU and both Cerny and Taylor grounded out for two outs. Tibbitts flied out to end the inning.

End of 5th: IU 2 Illini 0

 

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6th inning:

T6th:

Foley faced the 9 thru 2 hitters. Foley put them down in order to include 2 Ks and he is in a real groove.

B6th:

It's the 5 thru 7 hitters up and Mitchell reached on an infield single.

Illinois went to the bullpen to replace their starting pitcher Omans and they brought in RHP Ben Plumley with an ERA of 10.80 in 8.1 IP and a WHIP of 1.44.

Pyne grounded out moving Mitchell to 2nd.

Brenczewski singled to score Mitchell from 2nd.

Oliver reached on a FC with Brenczewski reaching 2nd safely with one out.

Wiggins came in to pinch hit for Sefcik and he Kd for the 2nd out and the top of the order was up in Mathison.

Mathison Kd looking to end the inning.

End of 6th: IU 3 Illini 0

 

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7th inning:

T7th:

Foley was back out there to face the 3 thru 5 hitters and his PC was at 82. He got the leadoff hitter on a flyout. Foley then gave up a walk on a 3-1 count.

Foley Kd the next two batters to retire the side with a runner stranded at 1st. Foley has gone over 100 pitches so he probably won't be out there for the 8th.

B7th:

It the 2 thru 4 hitters up for IU with Cerny leading off. Cerny walked on a full count to lead off.

Risedorph is warming up in the bullpen.

Taylor flied out to LF with Cerny taking 2nd and one out.

Tibbitts singled to put runners on the corners with one out.

Mitchell hit a SAC fly to score Cerny and there was a runner on 1st and two outs.

Pyne grounded out to end the inning.

End of 7th: IU 4 Illini 0

 

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8th inning:

T8th:

RHP Brayden Risedorph relieved Foley and he had an ERA of 10.80 in 16.2 IP and a WHIP of 1.74 and he would face the bottom of the order.

Risedorph walked the leadoff hitter on a full count. Risedorph then got a groundout with the runner on 1st taking 2nd and one out.

A single scored the runner from 2nd and there is a runner on 1st and one out.

Against the weak hitting bottom of the order, Risedorph has given up a walk, a groundout, and a single to score the walk, and we are now at the top of the order. Hopefully, we are not going to blow our lead which took us 7 innings to build up.

A FC got the runner at 2nd with two outs and a runner on 1st. Risedorph then got a K to retire the side, and after having a shaky start to the inning, he recovered to limit the damage.

B8th:

It's the bottom of the order up for IU and Illinois went to the bullpen again and brought in RHP Will Lavin with an ERA of 7.56 in 8.1 Ip and a WHIP of 1.80.

Brenczewski singled to lead off the inning. Murrison pinch ran for Brenczewski.

Oliver singled to CF to put runners on 1st and 2nd and no outs, and the Illini went to the bullpen again to bring in RHP Kory Bunselmeyer with an ERA of 4.70 in 7.2 IP and a WHIP of 1.03.

Burckel came in to pinch hit for Wiggins and on a SAC bunt a bad throw by the 3rd baseman both Oliver and Murrison scored two unearned runs.

Mathison walked on four pitches.

A SAC bunt by Cerny scored Burckel which was also ruled unearned to make it 7-1 IU with one out with Mathison taking 2nd.

Taylor walked to put runners on 1st and 2nd with one out and the Illini went to the bullpen again.

The Illini brought in LHP Evan Clark with an ERA of 2.45 in 3.2 IP and a WHIP of 2.19, and he faced Tibbitts.

Tibbitts Kd on a full count. Both Taylor and Mathison stole 2nd and 3rd with two outs.

Mathison stole home with Taylor moving to 3rd on a balk. Mitchell Kd to end the inning.

End of 8th: IU 8 Illini 1

 

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9th inning:

T9th:

Risedorph was back out there to try and close it out and he would face the 3 thru 5 hitters.

Risedorph had a much better inning and he put them down in order to include a K to end the game.

Final: IU 8 Illinois 1

 

[Orford]

Much better but Risedorph did not pitch great and struggled from behind at first. Illinois boards must look a lot like this one did last night as they handed us the game. Not out of the woods but you have to start somewhere

 

[Seyton]

Man, much needed pitching performance today.

 

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IU got a tremendous game out of Foley today and he held down the Illini hitters through 7 innings, giving IU a chance to build a lead after another slow start at the plate. We had a somewhat rare no-error game which was an improvement even if it was just for one game, while the Illini had three errors. Of the eight runs scored by IU today, we were credited with just five RBIs.

IU outhit the Illini 9-3 and we were 9 of 32 for a team average of .281. The Illini were 3 of 29 for .103.

Mitchell, Brenczewski, and Oliver were the only multi-hit players today with two apiece. Pyne was the only player with multiple RBIs and he had two. There were no homers today by either team and the only extra base hits that IU had were two doubles with Taylor and Pyne have one apiece.

Foley had a huge game and just may be the B1G Pitcher of the Week. In 7 IP, he gave up just two hits and they were a double to the very first batter he faced in the game and he stranded him at 2nd in the 1st inning, and he then gave up a two-out single in the 5th inning and that was it. He Kd 10.

Risedorph got off to a shaky start in the 8th in relief of Foley and gave up the only run the Illini would get in the game, but he settled down and was able to limit the damage to the one run. He pitched well in the 9th in putting them down in order.

Foley (W) - 7.0 IP, two hits to include the game opening double and no earned runs, 10 Ks, and 2 BBs. The rest of his slate was clean.

Risedorph - 2.0 IP, 1 hit and 1 earned run, 2 Ks, and 1 BB. The rest of his slate was clean.

 

[TomEric4756]

Hoping we get the weekend 2-1 tomorrow