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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dane Tofteland hit a two-run home run in the fifth inning and second-seeded Indiana State edged McNeese 6-5 on Friday in the Nashville regional opener for the Sycamores' first win in the NCAA Tournament since 1995.
Indiana State (42-16) will play top-seeded Vanderbilt or No. 4 seed Ohio State on Saturday night.
McNeese (35-25) led 1-0 on an RBI single by Jeff Dickerson in the first, and the Southland Conference Tournament champs held the lead until the bottom of the third in the Cowboys' first regional since 2003.
Indiana State took a 3-1 lead in the third on a two-run double by Jake Means, and Roby Enriquez doubled to drive in Means. Clay Dungan added an RBI single in the fourth.
McNeese tied it at 4 in the fifth on a two-run triple by Nate Fisbeck, and he scored on Clayton Rasbeary's sacrifice fly. Tofteland put Indiana State ahead to stay with his homer, though the Cowboys pulled within 6-5 on a bases-loaded groundout by Reid Bourque in the sixth.
Triston Polley (8-1) got the victory despite giving up five runs in five innings pitched.
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