USA NCAA DIVISION I
IOWA STATE CYCLONES AT SOUTH ILLINOIS SALUKIS
04/14/2062
 
USA NCAA DIVISION I
IOWA STATE CYCLONES AT SOUTH ILLINOIS SALUKIS
GAME ID: 8306 - FRIDAY, APRIL 14TH , 2062 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Iowa State Cyclones (14-8) 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 6 11 0
South Illinois Salukis (13-9) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 0
Salukis Suffer 6-1 Home Defeat
Iowa State pitcher Bob Epperson did his part in helping his team beat the South Illinois Salukis, 6-1. The right-hander kept opposing batters from doing too much damage. The Cyclones move to 14-8 with the win, while the Salukis drop to 13-9.

The Cyclones got a big at-bat from right fielder Billy Esposito. For the game, Esposito was 1-4 with a home run, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. In the top of the fourth, with the bases empty, he stroked a solo home run. His 9th home run of the season gave Iowa State a 1-0 lead.

"I give credit to my teammates for this win. We got it done," Esposito told the Iowa State Today.
IOWA STATE BATTING LINESCORE SOUTH ILLINOIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Esposito RF 4 1 1 2 0 1 5 .286 9 18
S. Richards 3B 5 0 2 2 0 2 0 .377 12 23
W. Whitehead DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .284 10 28
A. Jackson SS 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .350 2 6
S. Jones 1B 3 1 2 0 1 1 2 .408 8 15
E. Cooper LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .275 2 10
M. Clark CF 4 1 1 0 0 3 3 .321 7 21
B. Hester 2B 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 .247 2 8
M. Wiles C 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .176 1 4
Totals 32 6 11 6 4 9 18      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Jones (3, 6th Inning off K. Helle, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Wiles (1, 7th Inning off E. Alspaugh, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Esposito (9, 4th Inning off K. Helle, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Esposito 4 , S. Richards 2 , W. Whitehead , A. Jackson , S. Jones 3 , E. Cooper , M. Clark , B. Hester , M. Wiles 2
2-out RBI: , S. Richards 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Esposito , W. Whitehead , E. Cooper 2
GIDP: A. Jackson , M. Wiles
Sac Bunt: M. Wiles
Sac Fly: B. Esposito
Hit by Pitch: W. Whitehead , B. Hester
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: S. Jones (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hester-Jackson-Jones)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Holmes 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .282 4 15
M. King 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .164 6 21
S. Valentine 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .351 5 16
G. Bolen LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .345 5 24
J. Crawford DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .338 6 26
C. Morris C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .222 2 12
M. Schaefer RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .154 0 4
R. Carter CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .211 5 15
B. Krebsbach SS 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 0 2
   a-T. Ison PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .288 11 25
   b-R. Mulligan SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 2 5
Totals 32 1 6 1 0 7 11      
a - T. Ison pinch hit for B. Krebsbach in the 8th
b - R. Mulligan substituted for T. Ison in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Holmes (6, 3rd Inning off B. Epperson, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Bolen (5, 7th Inning off B. Epperson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Holmes 3 , G. Bolen 4 , J. Crawford 2 , B. Krebsbach
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Valentine , G. Bolen
GIDP: M. Schaefer
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Helle-Krebsbach-King, Valentine-Holmes-King)
OF assists: 1 (Bolen(Richards at 2nd base))
IOWA STATE PITCHING LINESCORE SOUTH ILLINOIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Epperson W (2-0) 6.0 5 1 1 0 4 1 78 5.62   
J. Mallandaine 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 16.88   
D. Michael SV (1) 3.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 37 6.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Epperson 62
Batters Faced: B. Epperson 22, J. Mallandaine 1, D. Michael 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Epperson 6-7, J. Mallandaine 0-0, D. Michael 1-5
Pitches - Strikes: B. Epperson 78-51, J. Mallandaine 3-2, D. Michael 37-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Michael 1-0
WP: B. Epperson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Helle L (2-2) 6.1 6 3 3 1 8 1 84 3.42   
E. Alspaugh 1.0 4 3 3 2 1 0 31 16.88   
A. Parks 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 4.76   
M. Tucker 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Helle 56
Batters Faced: K. Helle 25, E. Alspaugh 9, A. Parks 3, M. Tucker 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Helle 6-2, E. Alspaugh 2-0, A. Parks 1-1, M. Tucker 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Helle 84-51, E. Alspaugh 31-15, A. Parks 11-6, M. Tucker 7-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Parks 3-2
Hit Batsmen: K. Helle 2
Balk: K. Helle
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bob Epperson
Ballpark: Field of the Shield
Weather: Clear skies (48 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 14680
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