Jared Adkins hit a two-run single to make it a 4-3 contest in the fourth inning, but No. 19 IU Southeast scored the final seven runs of the game to defeat the Taylor Trojans 11-3 on Wednesday night.
The Trojans never led in the game, as IU Southeast scored two runs in the top of the first and tacked on two more run in the top of the third for a 4-1 advantage.
Taylor cut the lead to 4-3 in the fourth inning. After Brett Lawson and Josh Lane reached on walks and Tanner Kolbe advanced them both with a base hit, Adkins hit a one-out single to score Lawson and Lane and cut the deficit to one run.
However, IU Southeast cruised the rest of the way, taking advantage of a couple of TU errors for three runs in the sixth inning and tacking on insurance runs in the final two innings to secure the victory.
The Trojans collected seven hit and six walks, but left 10 men on base in the loss. Along with that, Taylor pitchers combined for 14 strikeouts, but gave up three home runs.
Nathan Targgart, Sam Wiese, and Lawson each recorded two hits, while Wyatt Whitman was walked twice and Adkins had two RBI.
