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Owen's Grand Slam Sends Sycamores To 13-9 Victory Over Butler In 14 Inning Duel

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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The Indiana State baseball team (16-11, 0-0 MVC) battled in-state rival, Butler (8-17, 0-0 Big East) on Friday night for 14 innings before saying good night with a grand slam, walk-off home run from junior Hunter Owen to earn the 13-9 victory.

The Sycamores took an early lead, scoring two in the first inning, before Butler battled back to sneak across one in the top half of the second inning, cutting the Sycamores’ lead to 2-1.

Indiana State answered in the bottom of the fourth as they put up four runs on four hits to cushion the lead to a comfortable 6-1.