NEW PALESTINE, IN – The No. 5 UIndy baseball team fell 31-8 to Grand Valley in the first game of their four game weekend series.

The Lakers used 18 runs in the final two innings to extend the final deficit to 23. This is the first time in program history that UIndy has allowed 30 plus runs in a game.

Friday's game was moved to New Palestine High School due to field conditions at Greyhound Park.

GAME 1 | UIndy 8, Grand Valley State 31
This one was tied 8-8 after four innings, with a handful of Hounds getting Uindy on the board. Chase Mason, Armen Torosian, Luke Smock, Tré Hondras, Easton Good and Cole Hampton all brought in runs for UIndy in those first four innings.

Chase Mason led the way for UIndy with two RBIs, while the rest of those who recorded an RBI only had one a piece.

But the Lakers used four players who recorded four plus RBIs, to extend the lead in the eighth and ninth innings to a 23 point deficit. The Hounds were forced to make six pitching changes after Diego Cardenas went 3.1 innings. Brady Linkel made his season debut today in the ninth inning.

Grand Valley secured themselves the 31-8 win over UIndy, and the first time since stats were kept for the Lakers in 2015 that the team has scored 30 plus runs in a game.

UP NEXT
UIndy will look to bounce back tomorrow at 2 p.m. on Saturday March 1 when they take on the Lakers again in game two of this weekend's series.