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 3:38:00 PM | Baseball
EVANSTON, Ill. -- 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 first inning.
The 'Cats kept the Hoosiers off the board before narrowing the gap further in the third. Northwestern pushed across a run on 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 seventh inning, tightening the Indiana lead to 11-8.
The Wildcats picked up one more run on Minarovic's two-out solo home run in the ninth, but were unable to get any closer, and the Hoosiers took the finale by a final score of 11-9.
GAME NOTES
» Arnone's three-hit game was his second of the season and his first in conference play.
» Northwestern got multiple extra-base hits from both Arnone and Calarco.
» Four Northwestern hitters had multiple base knocks in the ballgame.
» The Wildcats out-hit the Hoosiers at a 12-10 clip.
» Northwestern pitchers faced 44 Indiana hitters in the game, allowing 13 ground balls and seven fly balls while striking out five.
» 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
