Gehrig Anglin and Andrew Patrick both hit home runs and Boston Smith had two RBIs to lead Wright State, which grabbed the lead in the second inning and led 5-3 heading into the eighth.
The Sycamores got a leadoff single and a one-out double to put runners on second and third off Wright State ace Sebastian Gongora. Indiana State cut the lead to 5-4 on a sacrifice fly off reliever Tristan Haught. Haught then walked two straight to load the bases and Grant Magill blooped an 0-2 pitch into right to drive in two and make it 6-5.
Smith’s one-out double to right off Matt Jachec plated Sammy Sass and Julian Greenwell to put WSU up 2-0 in the second. The Sycamores got a run back in the bottom of the frame, but Anglin’s two-run bomb to left made it 4-1 in the third. ISU made it 4-2 in the bottom of the third, and Patrick hit his 20th homer of the second in the fifth to make it 5-2. Adam Pottinger’s solo home run in the sixth cut WSU’s lead to 5-3.
Anglin, Patrick Fultz and Luke Arnold all finished 2-for-4 for the Raiders. Gongora allowed nine hits and five runs, while striking out seven in 7 1/3. Haught look the loss in relief.
Wright State (39-22) will face No. 3 North Carolina in an elimination game at noon Saturday. ISU (43-15) will play Iowa at 6 p.m. Saturday.
The Raiders are making their third NCAA appearance in a row and 10th overall.
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