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April 29, 2007

Box Score

WATERLOO, Iowa -

            The University of Northern Iowa baseball team scored seven runs on seven hits in the bottom of the ninth, but it was not enough to overcome a nine-run deficit, falling 15-13 to Indiana State on Sunday at Riverfront Stadium. Brandon Douglas and Jamie Ballesteros each finished with three hits in the game, and they each hit their third home run of the season, Douglas hitting a two-run shot in first and Ballesteros keeping the game alive with a solo home run in the eighth.

            Taylor Sinclair (2-4) took the loss for the Panthers (18-21, 4-11), giving up six runs on eight hits through 2.1 innings. Chad Dawson (2-1) earned the win for Indiana State (21-20, 4-11).

            Ryan Bond led off the game with a double into the right field corner. He moved to third on a ground out and scored on a ground out to second by Chris Schmidt to put Indiana State in front 1-0.

            In the bottom half of the inning, Deric Manrique drew a lead-off walk, and Brandon Douglas hit a one-out home run over the center field wall to put the Panthers in front, 2-1. Dane Embury was hit by a pitch and advanced to second when Nick Cameron followed with a walk. Jamie Ballesteros hit single up the middle to bring home Embury and give UNI a 3-1 lead.

            Casey Martin singled and Sean Osborne reached on a fielder's choice to put men on first and second with two out in the top of the second. A home run from Bond put the Sycamores in front, 4-3.

            Manrique tripled off the center field wall in the bottom half of the inning, and Hoffmann sacrificed to deep center field to bring Manrique across the plate and tie the game, 4-4.

            Indiana State strung together four straight hits before collecting an out, scoring two in the process and building a 6-4 lead. Guido Fonseca came in relief with one out and two on, and Martin hit into a 4-6-3 double play to end the inning.

            The Sycamores added another run in the top of the fourth when Josh Abercrombie hit a two-out single, advanced to second after a walk, and scored on a single by Dave Brumagin.

            In the top of the fifth, Martin singled to score Brett Siegmund from third. Osborne laid down a sacrifice bunt to bring in Ryan Strausborger, who reached on a double. A single from Abercrombie scored Martin and gave ISU a 10-4 advantage.

            The Panthers got one run back in the bottom of the fifth. Douglas hit a one-out double into right and moved to third on a wild pitch. A balk by the ISU pitcher scored the run.

Indiana State put runners on second and third with one out in the top of the sixth, but a slow grounder to first recorded the second out and Fonseca struck out Martin to end the inning.

            In the top of the seventh, Bond walked and Abercrombie reached on a fielder's choice. Both runners advanced on a ground out, and a single into right by Brugamin scored both runs and put ISU in front 12-5. Brugamin and Nick Ciolli scored on a single by Strausborger to give the Sycamores a 14-5 lead at the end of seven.

            Bond led off the top of the eighth with a single, and Abercrombie doubled to bring him home and give ISU a 10-run advantage, 15-5.         

            Ballesteros hit a solo home run in the bottom of eighth to bring the score to 15-6 and avoid ending the game due to the league's 10-run rule.

            Jeremy Weih led off the bottom of the ninth with a double, and Manrique followed with a double. Hoffmann reached on an error, scoring Weih and moving Manrique to third. Douglas drew a full-count walk to load the bases with nobody out. Embury singled up the middle to score Manrique, making the score 15-8. Nick Cameron hit a bases-loaded double down the left-field line to score two, cutting the UNI deficit to 15-10. Ballesteros hit a single up the middle to score Embury, and Hendrix followed with a single through the left side to score Cameron. With one out, Manrique grounded out, scoring one and bringing Hoffmann to the plate representing the go-ahead run. A ground out cut the Panther rally short an ended the game.

            The Panthers return to action on Friday when they host No. 7 Wichita State at 6:30 p.m.