Friday, March 1
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Photo by: Abby Harris
Recap | Salukis Rally to Take Series Opener Over Appalachian State, 7-5
03/01/2024 | 9:09:00 | Baseball
CARBONDALE, Ill. – Easton Dermody pitched four shutout innings of relief work and Hesston Gray drove in five runs with a pair of home runs as Southern Illinois baseball rallied back to take the series opener against Appalachian State, 7-5, Friday night at Itchy Jones Stadium.
Trailing 5-0 in the fifth inning, the Salukis (6-3) put together a two-hit inning that included a three-run home run off the bat of Gray – his first of the season – to put the Salukis on the board.
With two outs against Southern Illinois in the seventh, Gray would connect on his second home run of the game to left field – a two-run blast to tie the game.
After the first two batters reached for the Mountaineers in the top of the eighth, Dermody would come back to record three straight outs to end the threat.
The Salukis put together another strong inning in the eighth that would be the difference in the ballgame. Jordan Bach picked up a one-out single before Steven Loden went down the line in left for an RBI double that put the Salukis ahead 6-5.
The Salukis would get an insurance run after Mathieu Vallee beat out an infield single and Loden came around to score from second.
App State (7-2) made it interesting in the ninth with two runners on base before Dermody (1-0) got the final punchout – one of his six – to finish the game and earn the victory.
The Salukis got 4.2 innings from Aidan Foeller. The right-hander struck out nine of the 27 batters he faced.
Vallee paced the Saluki offense with three of the teams eight base hits. Gray was 2-for-3 with five RBIs.
App State starter Bradley Wilson went six complete striking out five while allowing three runs.
Austin St. Laurent and Drew Holderbach finished with two hits each to lead the Mountaineers.
UP NEXT
The Salukis and Mountaineers will continue their series Saturday at Itchy Jones Stadium with first pitch set for 2 p.m.
FOLLOW THE SALUKIS
Keep up with all the latest news and information on the Salukis by following the team on Twitter at @SIU_Baseball, on Facebook at Facebook.com/SalukiBaseball, and on Instagram at @SIU_Baseball. Fans can also download the "Salukis" Mobile App on the App Store or Google Play Store.
Trailing 5-0 in the fifth inning, the Salukis (6-3) put together a two-hit inning that included a three-run home run off the bat of Gray – his first of the season – to put the Salukis on the board.
With two outs against Southern Illinois in the seventh, Gray would connect on his second home run of the game to left field – a two-run blast to tie the game.
After the first two batters reached for the Mountaineers in the top of the eighth, Dermody would come back to record three straight outs to end the threat.
The Salukis put together another strong inning in the eighth that would be the difference in the ballgame. Jordan Bach picked up a one-out single before Steven Loden went down the line in left for an RBI double that put the Salukis ahead 6-5.
The Salukis would get an insurance run after Mathieu Vallee beat out an infield single and Loden came around to score from second.
App State (7-2) made it interesting in the ninth with two runners on base before Dermody (1-0) got the final punchout – one of his six – to finish the game and earn the victory.
The Salukis got 4.2 innings from Aidan Foeller. The right-hander struck out nine of the 27 batters he faced.
Vallee paced the Saluki offense with three of the teams eight base hits. Gray was 2-for-3 with five RBIs.
App State starter Bradley Wilson went six complete striking out five while allowing three runs.
Austin St. Laurent and Drew Holderbach finished with two hits each to lead the Mountaineers.
UP NEXT
The Salukis and Mountaineers will continue their series Saturday at Itchy Jones Stadium with first pitch set for 2 p.m.
FOLLOW THE SALUKIS
Keep up with all the latest news and information on the Salukis by following the team on Twitter at @SIU_Baseball, on Facebook at Facebook.com/SalukiBaseball, and on Instagram at @SIU_Baseball. Fans can also download the "Salukis" Mobile App on the App Store or Google Play Store.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Dermody, Easton (1-0)
L: Little, Cody (1-1)
Batting:
2B: Holderbach, Drew 1
HR: St. Laurent, Austin 1
RBI: St. Laurent, Austin 1 ; Holderbach, Drew 2 ; Quintero, Adam 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Boyd, CJ 1 ; St. Laurent, Austin 2 ; Church, Braxton 1 ; Holderbach, Drew 1
SB: Smiley, Graham 1
CS: Boyd, CJ 1
HBP: Holderbach, Drew 1
Batting:
2B: Loden, Steven 1
HR: Gray, Hesston 2
RBI: Loden, Steven 1 ; Vallee, Mathieu 1 ; Gray, Hesston 5
Base Running:
RUNS: Bach, Jordan 1 ; Loden, Steven 1 ; Vallee, Mathieu 1 ; Kodama, Anthony 2 ; Gray, Hesston 2
Game Leaders
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RBI
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1
H
1
RBI
1
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