Pitt Take Series Over Indiana State with 10-1 Win

Sunday, February 21

Port Charlotte, Fla.

12 PM

Pitt

2-1

Indiana State

1-2

Indiana State

Pitt

Photo by: Simone Amaduzzi

Pitt Take Series Over Indiana State with 10-1 Win

2/21/2021 5:55:00 PM | Baseball

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PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – Pitt baseball (2-1) picked up its first series victory of the season with a 10-1 win over Indiana State (1-2) in the Snowbird Classic Sunday afternoon at Centennial Park. Six Panthers had RBIs, including three each by Kyle Hess and Bryce Hulett.

"I thought we did a great job of putting ourselves in hitter's counts by laying off pitches out of the zone early in the count today," said head coach Mike Bell. "This allowed us to create some big innings with quality at-bats by handing it to the next guy and attacking pitches in the zone with runners in scoring position."

The Panther scored the game's first run in the third inning. After Nico Popa reached base on a throwing error by the third baseman, Hess knocked him in on a double to left field.

B3| Pitt 1, Indiana State 0

On the board first! @Hessy21Kyle smacks a double to the LF fence to bring home @nicopopa3 from first!

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— Pitt Baseball (@Pitt_BASE) February 21, 2021

Pitt scored three runs in the next inning. Brock Franks led off with a walk and advanced on a sac bunt by Jordan Anderson. With two outs, the bases became loaded on a single by Popa and walk from Hess. Ron Washington, Jr. brought home Franks with a single through the left side. David Yanni was hit by a pitch for an RBI, and the final run came on an RBI-single to right field by Hulett.

In the following inning, the Panthers added two more runs. Ramon Padilla led off with a single to third base. With two outs, Sky Duff walked. After wild pitches advanced both, they scored on a single through the left side by Hess.

B5| Pitt 6, Indiana State 0

Once again with the bases loaded and 2 outs, we get another clutch hit! This time by @Hessy21Kyle with a 2-run single, his second RBI-hit of the game!

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— Pitt Baseball (@Pitt_BASE) February 21, 2021

Pitt had two more runs in the sixth inning with four-straight singles by Padilla, Franks, Anderson and Duff, all with two outs.

B6| Pitt 8, Indiana State 1

Hitting with 2 outs has been ?? today. This time it's @Sky_Duff3 with a one-run single that knocks in Franks!

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— Pitt Baseball (@Pitt_BASE) February 21, 2021

The last two Panthers' runs came in the next inning. Hess led off with a double to left center and went to third after a fielding error by the center fielder on a deep fly ball by Jackson Phinney. Hulett knocked in both with a single to left field.

Pitt continues its season-opening trip in Florida with Jacksonville Tuesday at 6 p.m.

NOTES

Billy Corcoran threw four scoreless innings in the start, allowing no runs, one walk and two hits with five strikeouts.
Chris Pouliot (1-0) picked up the win in relief, giving up one run, two hits and one walk with a strikeout in two innings.
Corey Sawyer, Chase Smith and Jordan McCrum all had an inning of scoreless relief. Smith struck out the side in the eighth inning, McCrum retired the side afterwards with a strikeout and Sawyer only allowed one baserunner with a walk and strikeout.
Pitt had almost had as many walks (nine) as hits (10).
The Panthers went 8-15 with two outs, producing seven of their 10 runs in the situation.
Washington, Jr. was the other Panther who racked up multiple hits, going 2-5 with a game-high two runs.
The Panthers had a total of 10 hits and six walks.
Hess had a game-high three hits with two doubles, two runs and a walk.
Duff collected two hits and a walk.
Yanni and Hulett both had two walks.
Padilla went 2-4 with two runs and a walk.
Dom Popa, Phinney and Pouliot made their collegiate debuts while Padilla, Sawyer and McCrum played their first game as Panthers.