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IU Kokomo IU KOKOM 26-21
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Winner Indiana Southeast INDIANA 37-13
IU Kokomo IU KOKOM
26-21
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Final
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Indiana Southeast INDIANA
37-13
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
IU Kokomo IU KOKOM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Indiana Southeast INDIANA 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 X 4 9 1

W: T. Yotkewich (7-1) L: Holton, JT (5-2) S: C. Fries (4)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Jared Heard Goes 4-4 in Cougars 4-0 Season Ending Loss to IU Southeast

CHILLICOTHE, Ohio – The Indiana University Kokomo baseball team saw their season end Saturday afternoon with a 4-0 loss to #1 seed IU Southeast in the River States Conference Championship. The 2022 campaign saw the Cougars finish with a 26-22 overall record and 16-7 conference mark in Drew Brantley's first year at the helm.
 
Freshman Second Team All-Conference pitcher JT Holton impressed Saturday and kept the Cougars within striking distance but IUK was only able to manage one hit outside of fifth-year senior Jared Heard's four hits. The Cougars struck out just twice on the day but had 18 groundouts.
 
Key Moments
  • Heard tallied his first hit of the game in the top of the first but nothing came of it.
  • JT Holton posted three consecutive zeroes to begin the game, retiring the Grenadiers in order in the second and third.
  • RSC Player of the Year Trevor Campbell walked to open the IU Southeast half of the fourth inning before Brody Tanksley went yard to left field, giving the Grenadiers a 2-0 lead.
  • The Cougars threatened in the fifth after Dylan Steele reached on an error to open the frame. Steele stole second and advanced to third on a Cody Bible fielder's choice, but IUK couldn't push him across with two outs.
  • The Grenadiers threatened in the fifth with runners at first and third but Ryan Beck entered the game with two outs and induced a flyout to end the inning.
  • Heard singled for the third time in the sixth and advanced to second on a wild pitch where he would be stranded.
  • Beck struck John Ullom out looking to end another Grenadier threat in the sixth and then struck Trevor Campbell out with two outs and a runner at third in the seventh.
  • Mills reached via walk with two outs in the eighth and Heard followed with his fourth hit, but Hurlock lined out to right field to end the Cougar threat.
  • IU Southeast manufactured two insurance runs in the bottom of the eighth on three hits to extend their lead to 4-0.
  • Jack Leverenz led off the top of the ninth with a double to right-center but he would not advance as the Cougs grounded out three straight times to end the game.
 
Pitching
  • JT Holton took the loss going 4.2 innings and striking out three while allowing just three hits and two earned runs.
  • Fifth-year senior Ryan Beck threw the final 3.1 innings scattering six hits and giving up two earned runs while striking out three.
 
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