BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (Interstat) — Indiana State held off a late rally to defeat Indiana 5-4 on Tuesday at Bart Kaufman Field. The Sycamores, who had seven hits, scored two unearned runs in the fifth and added three more in the eighth.

The Hoosiers, who out-hit Indiana State nine to seven, plated a run in the first, another in the fourth and two in the late innings, including a sacrifice fly by Jake Hanley in the ninth. Indiana relievers Conner Linn, Reagan Rivera and Jacob Vogel combined for five scoreless innings. Indiana State’s bullpen, led by Hunter Small’s four strikeouts in 1 2/3 innings, allowed just one run over the final 4 2/3 frames.

Indiana State improved to 11-13, while Indiana fell to 10-14.