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Garcia vs Brescia
OG Media
2
Indiana South Bend INDIANA 12-17
22
Winner IU Kokomo IU KOKOM 9-15
Indiana South Bend INDIANA
12-17
2
Final
22
IU Kokomo IU KOKOM
9-15
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Indiana South Bend INDIANA 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 1
IU Kokomo IU KOKOM 3 0 10 0 5 3 0 1 X 22 14 0

W: Christie, Asa (1-4) L: Max Shultz (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Grant Patterson

Garcia Sets Program RBI Record in Rout of IU South Bend

KOKOMO, Ind. – The IU Kokomo baseball team dominated IU South Bend from start to finish in a 22-2 rout Tuesday evening, highlighted by a record-breaking performance from Jedvier Garcia. Garcia set the program's single-game RBI record with eight, while the Cougars also turned a rare 2-3-5 triple play in the eighth inning.

Garcia accounted for his eight RBI in a variety of ways—driving in one on a sacrifice fly, two on a single, three on a double, one on a triple, and another via walk—finishing a home run shy of the cycle.

FAST FACTS - 22-2 win vs IU South Bend
  • LOCATION: Kokomo Municipal Stadium | Kokomo, IN
  • UPDATED RECORDS: IU South Bend - 12-17 | IU Kokomo - 9-15
  • NAIA TOP 25 RANKING: IU South Bend - N/A | IU Kokomo - N/A

THE RUNDOWN
  • IU Kokomo jumped out early in the first inning on a three-RBI double from Jedvier Garcia to take a 3-0 lead.
  • IU South Bend got on the board in the third with a solo home run from Josiah Nelson.
  • The Cougars responded with a massive third inning, scoring 10 runs on six hits and taking advantage of walks and hit-by-pitches to extend the lead to 13-1.
  • Garcia highlighted the inning with an RBI triple and later added a two-RBI single.
  • IU South Bend added a run in the fifth on an RBI single from Nick Turner, but Kokomo answered immediately.
  • The Cougars plated five runs in the bottom of the fifth, with RBI from Nate Montgomery, Garcia, Corbin Napier, Jude Ruddy, and Riley Sands to push the lead to 18-2.
  • IU Kokomo continued to add on in the sixth, scoring three more runs behind a two-RBI double from Payton Hankins and additional RBI from Garcia and Peyton Lear.
  • IU Kokomo turned a rare 2-3-5 triple play in the eighth inning, as a dropped third strike led catcher Jude Ruddy to throw to first, where the runner was out after straying too far off the bag, before the runner from second was caught in no-man's land and thrown out at third to complete the sequence.
  • Lear capped the scoring with a solo home run in the eighth inning.
  • IU Kokomo finished with 22 runs on the night, cruising to a 22-2 victory.

LEADING THE CHARGE
THE ROAD AHEAD
  • Next Game - 3/27 vs Midway | 3:00 PM EST

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