Centerville, IA – The Indian Hills Baseball team erupted for a season-high 18 runs on its way to the team's fifth consecutive win Friday night at Pat Daugherty Field. The Warrior defeated visiting St. Cloud Technical & Community College 18-1 to move to 14-3 on the year.

Friday's contest, the first night game of the year for the Warriors, saw both sides in a pitcher's duel with three scoreless frames to open the matchup before Indian Hills plated three runs in the fourth and two more in the fifth. The Warriors broke things open in the sixth with 13 runs to run away with the three-game series opener.

The 13 runs scored in the sixth innings are the most in a single inning for the Warriors since plating 15 in the second inning against Marshalltown Community College on May 12, 2022 in the Region tournament.

Indian Hills saw a dominant effort on the mound from freshman Cole Huebner (Edmonton, Alberta/Strathcona) who picked up the win to move to 2-1 on the year. Huebner limited the Cyclones to just two hits while striking out a season-high eight batters in five innings of work.

Offensively, sophomore Raul Torres (Caguas, Puerto Rico/Leadership Christian Academy) put together a career-night, going 3-3 at the dish with three extra base hits, including a two-run triple in the fourth that put the Warriors ahead 3-0. Torres finished the night with four RBI and a pair of runs scored.

Sophomore Ciro Benavides (Laredo, TX/Alexander) added three RBI on the night while scoring a team-high three runs. Dylan Sayles (Rockton, IL/Hononegah) went 2-4 with two runs scored and freshman Zachari Pace (Colorado Springs, CO/Vista Ridge) added three runs in the victory.

Freshman Kurtis Smith (Melbourne, Australia/Wantirna) closed out the night on the mound with a scoreless inning of relief for the Warriors. In total, the Indian Hills pitching staff struck out 11 batters on the night.

Indian Hills has now won five consecutive ballgames at Pat Daugherty Field, outscoring the opposition 60-10 along the way.

The two teams are back in action Saturday afternoon for a non-league doubleheader at Pat Daugherty Field. Action gets underway at 12:00 PM.

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