Indiana scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 12-2 margin over the Highlands Golden Rams. Considering Indiana has won six games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Indiana got a great performance from Ryan Okopal as he struck out eight batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Mark Collinger, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Kodman, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On Highlands' side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kyle Krason, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Even though they lost, Highlands didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with five strikeouts. This was only their 11th loss (out of 13 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
The victory made it two in a row for Indiana and bumps their season record up to 9-7. As for Highlands, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost 11 of their last 12 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-14 record this season.
Indiana will square off against Somerset at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Highlands, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Freeport at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Highlands is facing Freeport at the right time seeing as Freeport is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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