LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Jack Crowder pitched 8 innings, given up only one run on 3 hits with 5 strikeouts as Illinois beat Indiana Shape 4-1 on Friday within the Lexington Regional.
The Preventing Illini (35-19) accrued its first NCAA Match win since 2015 and can walk on to stand Kentucky (41-14), seeded 2d nationally, within the winner’s bracket on Saturday. Indiana Shape (42-14) will play games Western Michigan (32-22) in an removing recreation.
Drake Westcott opened the scoring with a two-run unmarried within the lead of the 3rd. Randal Diaz homered ailing the left grassland layout to tug Indiana Shape to 2-1 within the base of the fourth.
Brody Harding singled to score Westcott within the lead of the 8th. The Illini added yet another run within the lead of the 9th when Westcott scored on a handed ball.
Joseph Glassey retired the aspect within the 9th and picked up his 9th save.
Zach Davidson (5-2) pitched 4 innings, given up two runs on 4 hits with 3 strikeouts for the Sycamores.
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