SPRINGFIELD, MO. — UIndy edged Washburn, 4-3, after a 12-inning pitchers dual at Mark Worley Field on Sunday. UIndy secured the win with a decisive run in the 12th inning on a bases loaded walk after two runs in the seventh and eighth innings sent the game to extras.

Ayden Tran delivered a solid performance for UIndy, pitching seven innings while allowing three earned runs on four hits. Tran demonstrated control, issuing just one walk and throwing 47 strikes out of 70 pitches. Griffin Hallahan provided effective relief, securing the win with five innings of scoreless baseball, allowing no hits, and recording one strikeout.

INS & OUTS
UIndy and Washburn battled through a tightly contested game, with each team trading blows throughout the innings. The fourth inning saw both teams scoring, as Washburn's Ian Luce scored on a groundout by Jack Borgmann, but UIndy responded with a solo home run by Solen Munson to tie the game at 1-1.

In the seventh inning, Washburn took a 3-1 lead when Trenton Barry hit a two-run homer. But the Greyhounds cut the lead to 3-2 when Gavin Duran drove in Austin Bode with a single to right field.

The eighth inning saw the Greyhounds tying the game again at 3-3, as Luke Smock scored on a single by Chase Mason. The teams remained deadlocked until the 12th inning, when the Greyhounds broke through when Bode scored the winning run on a bases-loaded walk, sealing a 4-3 victory for UIndy.

INSIDE THE BOX
- Garrett Rusch posted a strong performance with four hits and added four assists from third base.
- Austin Bode contributed two hits and scored twice in today's game.
- Solen Munson delivered the game tying  home run, and contributed one RBI and one run.

UP NEXT
The Greyhounds will open GLVC play next weekend with a four-game series against McKendree on the road, with the first of the four-game series beginning on Friday Mar. 5.