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6
Winner South Dakota State SDSU 3-17
3
Western Illinois WIU 3-14
Winner
South Dakota State SDSU
3-17
6
Final
3
Western Illinois WIU
3-14
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
South Dakota State SDSU 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 6 13 1
Western Illinois WIU 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 7 4

W: Austin Suhr (2-4) L: Minella, Pete (0-2) S: Brett Mogen (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball’s Twelfth Inning Rally Concludes with Loaded Bases

Down to their last out, the Leathernecks loaded the bases with two batters hit by a pitch and a single up the middle, before dropping the ballgame, 6-3.

MACOMB, Ill. – Western Illinois' baseball team hasn't played a 12-inning game since the 2015 season. The outing resulted in a 9-4 victory over South Dakota State, and ironically enough, Friday's (March 23) Summit League opener between the two also went the distance.
 
Down to their last out, the Leathernecks loaded the bases with two batters hit by a pitch and a single up the middle, before dropping the ballgame, 6-3.
 
Western tied things at 3-all in the bottom of the eighth on an RBI-single by CJ Schaeffer and a wild pitch, and the score remained locked for the next 3.1 innings until a 3-RBI triple by Landon Badger.
 
Ian Koch received the starting nod for the Leathernecks and pitched 6.1 innings with seven hits, one earned run and a career-high eight strikeouts. In relief, Alex Dorethy and Colan Borchers combined for 2.2 innings and allowed just three hits while striking out four.
 
SDSU's starting pitcher Brady Moxham retired 18 straight before Deion Thompson's leadoff single in the eighth. He recorded a one-out double in the next inning and was left standing at third base to force extras. 
 
Both Thompson and Schaeffer recorded two hits on the day.
 
With snow in the forecast, Western moved Saturday's game to a Sunday doubleheader. Action begins at 12 p.m.
 
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