Hoosiers lose heartbreaker to IUPUI Jaguars

IUPUI scored five times in the top of the ninth inning to defeat IU 7-5 Tuesday at Sembower Field and snap the Hoosier's 14-game win streak against the Jaguars.\nAfter a groundout to start the ninth with the Hoosiers holding a 5-2 lead, IU reliever freshman Adam Pegg gave up a solo home run to junior Dusty Bowling. Junior Mike Mitchell followed with a single and junior Ryan Martin walked to put runners on first and second. Junior Brad Denham sacrificed both runners over before sophomore Jason Rutherford singled up the middle, tying the game at 5-5. Freshman Brad Collins then walked putting two runners back on and Pegg uncorked a wild pitch that put the runners on second and third. Senior Bill Fitzwilson then lined a single over shortstop to give IUPUI (4-13) its final runs of the game.\nPegg (1-2) took the loss going two-thirds of an inning allowing five runs, all earned, on four hits. Collins (1-1) got the win pitching the eighth inning and one-third in the ninth before giving way to senior Nate Robertson, who got his second save of the year.\nIU (15-10-1) started the scoring in the third inning when senior Dan Haegele doubled to lead off and came home two batters later on senior Blake St. Clair's triple. IUPUI tied it in the fourth on senior Mike Kalsek's sacrifice fly, but the Hoosiers responded with one more run in the bottom half on a sacrifice fly by Haegele.\n The Hoosiers extended their lead with two runs in the fifth and a single run in the sixth, which was capped off when freshman Mark Calkins scored on a wild pitch.\nIU used six pitchers on the afternoon and featured the first start at IU for sophomore Jacob Cary. Cary went the first three innings allowing just one hit with one walk and four strikeouts.\n"Most of our pitchers did a pretty good job, but in the last inning they hit our fifth pitcher," baseball coach Bob Morgan said. "Credit them -- they made a good comeback. We went into the last inning up 5-2 and couldn't hold it. IUPUI deserved to win"