BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Playing on the campus of Indiana University, the second-seeded UIndy baseball team used the stage of Bart Kaufman Field to it's advantage, scoring a big 8-5 victory to keep their season alive at the NCAA DII Midwest Regional. The Greyhounds will now face the loser of Maryville and Trevecca in the second elimination game of the bracket tomorrow at 11 a.m.
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The "Miner Brothers" were the driving force behind the victory with
Dakota Sill going 2 for 3 on the day with two RBIs.
Cole Hampton did him one better, demolishing a three-run bomb to left field in the fourth to make it 7-2, a lead the Hounds never gave up.
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Austin Bestul had a career day in relief of
Logan Peterson. The junior out of Elkorn, Wis. went 4 & 2/3 innings, setting a career high in innings pitched, pitches thrown and strikeouts in his domination of the Lakers.Â
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HOW IT HAPPENED
The "host" Greyhounds jumped out to an early lead over their Laker foes, plating a pair in the first. The corner outfielders in
Caleb Vaughn and Sill were the men to do the job as they tallied back-to-back RBI singles, leaving it 2-0 after just a frame.
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Sill later added on another RBI single, lifting a ball into centerfield that allowed Hampton to score.
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After a crooked number by the Lakers in the third, the Hounds responded with their biggest inning of the day, tossing up a four spot in the fourth with the big blow being Hampton's bomb.
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The Lakers chipped away in the bottom of the fourth and sixth, but another insurance run by
Will Spear kept them out of reach.
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E.J. White, who was recently named NCBWA First Team All-Region picked up the save, going 1& 1/3 innings of scoreless baseball to end it.
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UP NEXT
The Hounds will play the loser of Maryville and Trevecca at 11 a.m. at Greyhound Park tomorrow.
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