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Rio
12
Winner IU Kokomo IU KOKOM 11-7
8
Rio Grande RIO GRAN 9-17
Winner
IU Kokomo IU KOKOM
11-7
12
Final
8
Rio Grande RIO GRAN
9-17
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
IU Kokomo IU KOKOM 3 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 12 11 3
Rio Grande RIO GRAN 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 1 8 8 4

W: Hinshaw, Sam (2-1) L: B. Choban (1-4) S: Beck, Ryan (2)

7
Winner IU Kokomo IU KOKOM 12-7
1
Rio Grande RIO GRAN 9-18
Winner
IU Kokomo IU KOKOM
12-7
7
Final
1
Rio Grande RIO GRAN
9-18
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
IU Kokomo IU KOKOM 2 1 0 3 0 0 1 7 11 0
Rio Grande RIO GRAN 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 2

W: Holton, JT (3-0) L: C. Surrell (2-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Sweeps Rio Grande to Remain Perfect in Conference Play

RIO GRANDE, Ohio – For the second straight River States Conference series, the Indiana University Kokomo baseball team earned a sweep, this time over the Rio Grande RedStorm. After winning the series opener on Thursday, the Cougars swept the doubleheader yesterday to move to 6-0 in league play and 12-7 overall. 
 
Game One Key Moments
  • Riley Garczynski led the game off with a single and moved up on a Pat Mills double. Dylan Steele put a ball in play that was not handled cleanly by the Rio first basemen, allowing Garczynski and Mills to score. Hurlock singled later in the inning and would eventually score on a sacrifice fly by Dylan Janke. The Cougars led 3-0 after one complete inning. 
  • Hurlock added four more runs to the Cougars' tally in the top of the second when he launched a grand slam over the left centerfield wall, extending the IUK lead to 7-0. 
  • Rio Grande got on the board in the second with a solo homerun.
  • The RedStorm added another run in the third and one in the fourth.
  • In the top of the fourth the Cougars got a run back as Jack Leverenz drove in Steele who reached on a walk earlier in the inning. 
  • Rio added two runs in the fifth and two in the sixth, making it an 8-7 game in favor of the Cougars. 
  • Tahj Borom came on to pinch run for Janke after a single and eventually scored to give the Cougars the 9-7 lead.
  • Mills and Steele led off the Cougars' half of the eighth with back-to-back walks and both would score on another Rio mishap. Jared Heard came on to pinch hit and ripped a double, allowing Hurlock to score, giving IUK a 12-7 advantage. 
  • The RedStorm got another solo homerun in their final at-bat to make the final score, 12-8. 
Game One Pitching
  • Ben Harris got the start for the Cougars and threw 4.2 innings, allowing five runs on five hits while striking out four batters. 
  • Sam Hinshaw earned the win, coming on in relief. 
  • Ryan Beck threw four innings and allowed three runs on three hits while striking out six to earn the save. 
Game On By the Numbers
  • Hurlock finished with four hits, four RBI, and three runs scored.
  • Garczynski recorded two hits.
  • Steele drew four walks
Game Two Key Moments
  • Steele got the Cougars on the board with a two-run blast in the top of first frame.
  •  Luke Hanson started the second inning with a leadoff double and move up 90 feet on a sacrifice bunt by Borom. Garczynski plated Hanson with a sacrifice fly, giving the Cougars a 3-0 lead. 
  • Tucker Platt led off the fourth with a single and later scored on a Garczynski single to make it a 4-0 game. The big blast in the inning came from Mills who launched his third homerun of the year, a two-run shot. 
  • Rio scored its lone run of the game in the bottom of the fifth inning. 
Game Two Pitching
  • JT Holton had his second quality start in a row as the freshman tossed a complete game to earn the win. Holton recorded nine strikeouts while allowing six hits.
Game Two By the Numbers 
  • Three Cougars finished with two hits.
  • The Cougars offense struck out just three times
Up Next 
  • The Cougars will welcome Aquinas to Kokomo Municipal Stadium on Wednesday, March 16. First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m.
 
 
 
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