Northwestern University Athletics
Northwestern
8-34, 3-15
Indiana
34-14, 12-6
Arnone and Calarco Show Out in Northwestern's 11-9 Loss to Indiana
5/7/2023 3:38:00โฏPM | Baseball
EVANSTON, Ill. --ย Senior Griffin Arnone and sophomore Alex Calarco each racked up two extra base hits, but the Northwestern Wildcats fell to the Indiana Hoosiers 11-9 on Sunday.
Junior Luke Benneche (0-7) started and took the loss on the mound for Northwestern (8-34, 3-15). Sophomore Grant Comstock was a bright spot out of the bullpen, going 1.1 shutout innings without allowing a hit, walking one and striking out one.
Arnone's two extra base hits were the highlight of a 3-for-5 day, and included two doubles. Calarco made his contribution with a double, a home run, a walk and two RBI, part of a 2-for-4 performance at the plate. Senior Evan Minarovic also helped out for the Wildcats off the bench, putting together one hit in two trips to the plate while adding a home run and two RBI.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Hoosiers jumped out to an early 5-0 lead in the top of the first, but the Wildcats had an answer in their half. Arnone's RBI double was the key hit in Northwestern's three-run firstย inning.
The 'Cats kept the Hoosiers off the board before narrowing the gap further in the third. Northwestern pushed across a run onย Owen McElfatrick's two-out RBI double, which made it a one-run ballgame.
Indiana built their lead again to 9-4 before the Northwestern offense got going, reducing that lead to 9-6 in the fourth. The Wildcats added two to their tally on Calarco's two-run homer to right.
The Hoosiers once again expanded their lead to 11-6 before Northwestern got back to work. Sophomore Bennett Markinson and senior Cooper Foard each scored a run for the Wildcats in the seventhย inning, tightening the Indiana lead to 11-8.
The Wildcats picked up one moreย run on Minarovic's two-out solo home run in the ninth, butย were unable to get any closer, and the Hoosiers took the finale by a final score of 11-9.
GAME NOTES
ยป Arnone's three-hit game was his second of the season and his first in conference play.
ยป Northwestern got multiple extra-base hits from both Arnone and Calarco.
ยป Four Northwestern hitters had multiple base knocks in the ballgame.
ยป The Wildcats out-hit the Hoosiers at a 12-10 clip.
ยป Northwestern pitchers faced 44 Indiana hitters in the game, allowing 13 ground balls and seven fly balls while striking out five.
ยป Senior Ben Seiler led the Hoosiers pitching staff, throwing three innings of two-run ball to pick up the win.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Seiler, Ben (1-3)
L: Benneche, Luke (0-7)
S: Risedorph, Brayden (4)
Batting:
2B: Glasser, Phillip 1 ; Tibbitts, Brock 1 ; Serruto, Peter 1
3B: Pyne, Josh 1 ; Cerny, Tyler 1
RBI: Glasser, Phillip 1 ; Taylor, Devin 1 ; Tibbitts, Brock 2 ; Mathison, Carter 1 ; Pyne, Josh 1 ; Serruto, Peter 3 ; Cerny, Tyler 1
SH: Mathison, Carter 1
SF: Tibbitts, Brock 1 ; Mathison, Carter 1 ; Serruto, Peter 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Glasser, Phillip 2 ; Whalen, Bobby 2 ; Taylor, Devin 1 ; Tibbitts, Brock 1 ; Pyne, Josh 2 ; Jessee, Hunter 1 ; Serruto, Peter 1 ; Cerny, Tyler 1
SB: Pyne, Josh 1
Batting:
2B: Livermore, Tony 1 ; Calarco, Alex 1 ; Arnone, Griffin 2 ; McElfatrick, Owen 1
HR: Calarco, Alex 1 ; Minarovic, Evan 1
RBI: Livermore, Tony 1 ; Hrustich, Stephen 1 ; Calarco, Alex 2 ; Markinson, Bennett 1 ; Minarovic, Evan 2 ; McElfatrick, Owen 1
SH: Kaplan, Marty 1
SF: Livermore, Tony 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Livermore, Tony 1 ; Hrustich, Stephen 1 ; Calarco, Alex 2 ; Markinson, Bennett 2 ; Arnone, Griffin 1 ; Foard, Cooper 1 ; Minarovic, Evan 1
HBP: Kaplan, Marty 1 ; Hrustich, Stephen 2 ; Foard, Cooper 1
