TERRE HAUTE, Ind. --Â Illinois baseball (5-10) led by as many as five in the contest but would let its lead slip late as they fell to Indiana State (12-3), 7-6, today at Bob Warn Field.
Cooper Omans, who did not factor in the decision, tossed his first quality start of season, allowing one run, unearned, on three hits over 6.0 innings, racking up a career-high 10 strikeouts.
Camden Janik and Brody Harding both went yard, launching solo and three-run blasts, respectively. Coltin Quagliano turned in a three-hit performance and Vytas Valincius tallied two RBI in the contest.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Janik put the Illini on the board in the first, launching his third home run of the season to left center, with two outs in the inning.
Omans went to work then on the mound, allowing just one hit over his first four innings of work, collecting seven punchouts along the way. The Sycamores would eventually push a run across in the fifth, but Omans would pick up strikeouts nine and 10 in the sixth, retiring the side in order to end his outing and earn the quality start.
Illinois added three runs in the fourth thanks to Harding's three-run home run, his first of the season, and then two more in the sixth thanks to Valincius' two-RBI single, making it a 6-1 game.
The Fighting Illini were unable to hold the lead, as Indiana State scored six times in the seventh to grab the 7-6 win.
GAME NOTES
» Coltin Quagliano went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and a double.
    » Three hits mark a career high.
» Camden Janik went 2-for-4 with a run, home run and RBI.
    » Has back-to-back multi-hit games...has three such games in his last four and seven multi-hit efforts overall.
» Brody Harding went 1-for-4 with a run, home run and three RBI.
    » Extended his hitting streak to six games...has gone 10-for-24 (.417) during that span with a double, home run and five RBI.
» Vytas Valincius went 1-for-3 with a run, two RBI and a walk.
    » Has hit safely in six of his last seven games.
» Cooper Omans tossed the first quality start of his Illini career.
    » 6.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 10 SO
    » His 10 strikeouts set a new career high.
    » Third Illini pitcher to record a quality start this season.
    » In his last two starts, has gone 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA (0 ER/11.0 IP) with 16 strikeouts.
» Regan Hall worked 2.0 scoreless innings in relief.
» Illinois went 2-for-5 (.400) with runners in scoring position.
» Illinois pitchers faced 39 Indiana State hitters in the game, allowing eight ground balls and four fly balls while striking out 10.
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