Hoosiers Shut Out Wildcats Saturday

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – A pair of Indiana pitchers combined for a two-hit shutout of K-State, as the 17^th-ranked Hoosiers defeated the Wildcats 5-0 on the second day of the Brittain Resorts Baseball at the Beach Saturday at TicketReturn.com Field.

K-State (0-2) ended Indiana (1-1) starter Pauly Milto's no-hit bid in the sixth inning, when senior Jake Biller singled to center field. Sophomore left fielder Will Brennan accounted for the Wildcats' second hit in the eighth inning with a single, extending his career-long on-base streak to 25 games.

Biller's single snapped a string of 14 straight Wildcat batters that Milto set down. IU's junior right-hander ended the game going six full innings with five strikeouts and yielded two walks in earning the victory. Freshman left Tommy Sommer tossed the game's final three innings, giving up one hit and one walk with two punch outs for the save.

Indiana broke the game open with a four-run fourth inning, sparked by Logan Sowers' homer on the first pitch he saw in the inning. The first four IU batters reached base safely, as Elijah Dunham doubled down the right field line and Matt Gorski followed that with an RBI single.

The Hoosiers opened the scoring with Dunham's RBI single in the second inning, that scored Sowers, off K-State starter Gabe Littlejim. Littlejim, who took the loss in his Wildcat debut, went five innings, picking up four strikeouts without a walk.

Caleb Littlejim, the younger brother of Gabe, came on in the sixth and tossed two scoreless frames for the Cats. He, along with Jaxon Passino, held Indiana scoreless over the game's final three innings.

In the game, K-State went 0-for-13 with runners on base and 0-3 with runners in scoring position. Indiana was 4-for-17 with runners on base while hitting .250 (2-for-8) with runners in scoring position.

K-State continues the 19^th Annual Brittain Resorts Baseball at the Beach on Sunday as it heads to Conway, South Carolina, to challenge host Coastal Carolina at 1:30 p.m. CT, taking on No. 17 Indiana at 11 a.m. CT. Senior righty Justin Heskett will get the ball for the Wildcats and the matchup with the Chanticleers can be heard live on KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) and streamed free at k-statesports.com.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

K-State scored no runs on two hits and committed one error and left six runners on base. Indian scored five runs on nine hits and with one error while stranding six baserunners.
Brennan extended his career-best on-base streak to 25 games, dating back to last season.
Both K-State base hits came from the top two spots in the lineup, Brennan and Biller, respectively.
Milto retired 14 straight Wildcat batters from the second to sixth innings before surrendering his first hit.
Four Hoosier batters picked up a pair of hits, including Sowers' second homer of the season in the fourth inning.
Wildcat relievers Caleb Littlejim and Jaxon Passino combined for three scoreless frames to go with three strikeouts and one walk.

NOTES

This was the first meeting between K-State and Indiana since 1998, and IU now leads the all-time series 3-2.
K-State opened its season with two consecutive ranked opponents for the first time under head coach Brad Hill.
K-State opens 0-2 for the first time since 2014.

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Team Stats

Will Brennan

Jake Biller

Cameron Thompson

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Players Mentioned

Jake Biller

Will Brennan

Justin Heskett

Caleb Littlejim

Gabe Littlejim

Jaxon Passino

Players Mentioned

Jake Biller

Will Brennan

Justin Heskett

Caleb Littlejim

Gabe Littlejim

Jaxon Passino

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