Northwestern University Athletics
Northwestern
13-23
Illinois State
20-18
'Cats Walk off Redbirds 7-6 in Extra Innings
4/23/2024 7:12:00 PM | Baseball
EVANSTON, Ill. – Northwestern baseball walked off Illinois State, 7-6 in extra innings on Tuesday, April 23 at Rocky and Berenice Miller Park.
After a scoreless first inning, Illinois State (20-18) opened the scoring with a solo home run in the top of the first by Shai Robinson to take a 1-0 lead in the top of the second.
The Wildcats (12-23) responded immediately, putting up four runs in the bottom half of the frame. With runners on second and third, Griffin Arnone singled up the middle, scoring Trent Liolios and Bennett Markinson to put the 'Cats in front.
The 'Cats used productive outs to add on to the lead in the same inning, with a Tony Livermore RBI fielder's choice and Preston Knott driving in a run via a sacrifice fly to take a 4-1 lead..@griffinarnone puts the 'Cats in front pic.twitter.com/w16VjPP6hO
— Northwestern Baseball (@NUCatsBaseball) April 23, 2024
Illinois State scored one run in the top of the fourth to cut into the deficit and three runs in the top of the fifth to take a 5-4 lead.
Northwestern punched back with a two-run home run by Griffin Arnone in the top of the sixth to retake the lead.
Illinois State tied the game at six apiece on an RBI single in the ninth, sending the game into extra innings.Going, Going, GONE!
— Northwestern Baseball (@NUCatsBaseball) April 23, 2024
???? @griffinarnone pic.twitter.com/s3SpWM4MTk
In the bottom of the 10th, Trent Liolios scored Bennett Markinson on a sacrifice fly to right field to give the Wildcats the 7-6 win.
Matt McClure (3-3) earned the win, surrendering one run on three hits in 2.0 innings pitched.Trent Called Game. pic.twitter.com/MPqz3zjudU
— Northwestern Baseball (@NUCatsBaseball) April 24, 2024
Joe Husak (3-3) is credited with the loss, allowing one run on one hit and one walkin 1.1 innings pitched.
Game Notes
- Griffin Arnone went 2-for-4 with a career-high four runs batted in and two runs.
- His two-run go-ahead home run in the top of the sixth marked his fourth of the year and 13th in a Northwestern uniform.
- With two hits, Bennett Markinson recorded his team-leading 17th multi-hit game this season.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: McClure, Matt (3-3)
L: Husak, Joe (3-3)
Batting:
2B: Stulga, Luke 1
HR: Robinson, Shai 1
RBI: Kubo, Shaydon 2 ; Robinson, Shai 1 ; Contreras, Daniel 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Stulga, Luke 2 ; Morris, Judah 1 ; Rabin, Noah 1 ; Robinson, Shai 2
CS: Sokolove, J.T. 1
HBP: Stulga, Luke 1 ; Morris, Judah 1
Batting:
2B: Liolios, Trent 1
3B: Markinson, Bennett 1
HR: Arnone, Griffin 1
RBI: Knott, Preston 1 ; Liolios, Trent 1 ; Arnone, Griffin 4 ; Livermore, Tony 1
SF: Knott, Preston 1 ; Liolios, Trent 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Markinson, Bennett 2 ; Liolios, Trent 2 ; Arnone, Griffin 2 ; Bianchina, Vince 1
SB: Knott, Preston 1 ; Liolios, Trent 1
CS: McElfatrick, Owen 1
HBP: Kaplan, Marty 1
