Indy 500 Pole Day Press Conferences
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Indy 500 Pole Day press conferences
Following Saturday’s Pole Day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Ed Carpenter, Marco Andretti and Carlos Munoz addressed the media. Carpenter, an Indianapolis native who graduated from Butler University, won the pole.
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Hoosiers capture first outright Big Ten title since 1932
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A night after needing a late-inning comeback to beat Ohio State and capture a share of the Big Ten regular season title, the IU baseball team wanted to leave no doubt who the best team in the conference was.
The normally-potent Hoosier offense looked vulnerable through the first 17 innings of the series, scoring just one run, but broke out in a big way Sunday to help IU to do something it hadn’t done in more than eight decades.
IU jumped all over Buckeye starter Jaron Long, scoring six runs through the first three innings to beat Ohio State 8-1 and capture its first outright Big Ten regular season title since 1932 with an 8-1 victory Saturday at Nick Swisher Field at Bill Davis Stadium.
Senior shortstop Michael Basil continued his hot hitting in the first, ripping a double into the left center field gap that scored Sam Travis and Scott Donley, who both singled with two outs.
The Hoosiers (40-13, 17-7 Big Ten) added three runs in the second. Kyle Schwarber knocked a base hit up the middle to score Justin Cureton. Following a Will Nolden walk, Sam Travis sliced a ball down deep the right field line that rattled around in the corner, plating Nolden and Travis.
Casey Smith got IU’s sixth run in the third with a single through the right side that scored Basil, who led off the inning with a walk.
Sophomore left-hander starter Kyle Hart did the rest, his only blemish an RBI double by Kirby Pellant that knocked in Joe Ciumacco, who led off the bottom of the first with a walk.
Hart (8-2) did look a little shaky at the start, allowing two hits and two walks through the first two innings, along with some hard-hit outs.
He settled into a grove after that, though, retiring 12 straight Buckeyes. Ohio State (34-21, 15-9) threatened with back-to-back two out singles in the sixth, but Jacob Bosiokovic hit a chopper to DeMuth. DeMuth’s throw was low but Travis made a beautiful pick at first to save his third basemen and end the inning.
Hart got the first out in the ninth before being pulled in favor of freshman righty Scott Effross. Hart allowed one run on four hits with two strikeouts and two walks in 8.1 innings pitched.
Schwarber added his Big-Ten leading 14th home run in the ninth, an opposite-field shot to left with one out that made it 8-1 IU.
Long (6-6) last eight innings, allowing eight runs on 11 hits with six strikeouts and three walks.
The Hoosiers will head to Minneapolis for the Big Ten Tournament as the No. 1 seed for the first time. Ohio State, who was trying to capture a share of the Big Ten title, is the No. 2 seed.
2012-13 IU women’s tennis season in review in quotes
“Everyone in the Big Ten is better this year and it’s a very tough conference. We need to win more of the close matches this year.”—IU Coach Lin Loring on the state of the Big Ten in 2012-13
“I finished my sophomore year in Texas and I decided that I needed a change. I really liked the coaches here so I decided to take a visit to see how Indiana University was and I really liked it.”—Senior Jithmie Jayawickrema on transferring to Indiana
“I like how our practices are structured and our coaches do a really good job with our practice sessions. It’s very professional and there’s always something new to do.”—Junior Gabrielle Rubenstein on practices after transferring to IU
“We’ve already made a lot more changes and worked on a lot more things this year than we did their freshman year. They’ve all worked really hard. They worked hard over the summer and have definitely all improved.”—Loring on the improvement of the sophomore class
Indy 500 2013 Pole Day qualifications
As drivers prepare for the 2013 Indianapolis 500, here is a live update as Pole Day goes on of who has a chance at the pole and what the field will look like for next Sunday’s 97th Indianapolis 500. Only the top 24 drivers will be locked in after today before Bump Day tomorrow.
POSITION, DRIVER, FOUR-LAP AVERAGE, TEAM
1. Ed Carpenter, 228.762, Ed Carpenter Racing
2. Carlos Munoz, 228.342, Andretti Autosport
3. Marco Andretti, 228.261, Andretti Autosport
4. EJ Viso, 228.150, Andretti Autosport
5. AJ Allmendinger, 228.099, Penske Racing
6. Will Power, 228.087, Penske Racing
7. Ryan Hunter-Reay, 227.904, Andretti Autosport
8. Helio Castroneves, 227.762, Penske Racing
9. James Hinchcliffe, 227.070, Andretti Autosport
10. JR Hildebrand, 227.441, Panther Racing
11. Alex Tagliani, 227.386, Barracuda Racing
12. Tony Kanaan, 226.949, KV Racing Technology
13. Oriol Servia, 226.814, Panther DRR
14. Justin Wilson, 226.370, Dale Coyne Racing
15. Sebastien Bourdais, 226.196, Dragon Racing
16. Scott Dixon, 226.158, Target Chip Ganassi Racing
17. Dario Franchitti, 226.069, Target Chip Ganassi Racing
18. Takuma Sato, 225.892, A.J. Foyt Enterprises
19. Charlie Kimball, 225.880, Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi Racing
20. James Jakes, 225.809, Rahal Letterman Lanigan
21. Simon Pagenaud, 225.674, Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports
22. Townsend Bell, 225.643, Panther Racing
23. Ryan Briscoe, 225.265, Chip Ganassi Racing
24. Simona De Silvestro, 225.226, KV Racing Technology
Team Penske excels in morning practice on Indy 500 Pole Day
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.–A day after thunder storms forced Indianapolis 500 Fast Friday action to end early, the drivers returned to that track at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for Pole Day Qualifications on Saturday.
With temperatures in the mid-60’s and fog surrounding the IMS, the drivers were able to nearly reach 230 miles per hour for the second day in a row.
The morning started with two half-hour practice sessions that allowed the 33 drivers to compete with fewer cars on the track. From 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., there was an open practice that provided the final opportunity for tune-ups before qualifying.
EJ Viso set the bar high for the best speed of the week with a 229.537 on Friday and it didn’t take long for the rest of the field to catch up and surpass him on Saturday. Will Power, whose car caught fire in his last race at the Sao Paulo Indy 300 on May 5, drove around the two and a half mile track in 229.808 during the open practice.
Team Penske, which is comprised of Power, Chase Rookie of the Year candidate AJ Allmendinger, and three-time Indy 500 winner Helio Castroneves, dominated the morning practice sessions. Allmendinger posted the second fastest speed of the morning with a 229.086. Castroneves was sixth in the standings with a speed of 227.978.
IU women’s tennis to add a pair of international freshmen in the fall
After suffering a season-ending loss to No. 19 Vanderbilt in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, the IU women’s tennis team shifted gears to focus on next season. On Thursday, the team announced that freshmen Paula Gutierrez and Kim Schmider will attend IU and join the Hoosiers for the 2013-14 season.
IU Coach Lin Loring said that he is excited for the women to join the team next fall.
“They are both excellent students and tennis players,” he said. “Both girls have claimed their country’s No. 1 national ranking in their age group, which is quite an accomplishment in any sport. They will be an outstanding addition to our team.”
IU to play Virginia Tech in Big Ten/ACC Challenge
The IU women’s basketball team will play Virginia Tech Dec. 4 at Assembly Hall in the seventh annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge, the team announced today.
Virginia Tech and IU have never played each other in women’s basketball. This is the second straight year the Hoosiers will play at home for the challenge.
“We are excited about hosting Virginia Tech in the annual challenge,” IU Coach Curt Miller said in a press release. “I have great respect for their coaching staff and the program they are building. They are coming off an excellent year defensively as they held 20 opponents to 60 points or less during the 2012-13 season. The game will be a good measuring stick for our young team as we enter the 2013-14 season with ten freshmen and sophomores on the roster.”
The Hoosiers are 3-3 all time in the challenge but have won their last three. IU topped Clemson 52-49 at Assembly Hall last season while the Hokies beat Wisconsin 47-38.
The Big Ten went 5-7 against the ACC in last season’s challenge. The ACC leads the all-time series 41-27.
2014 Big Ten schedule released
The Big Ten released the 2014 football conference schedule today, as the Hoosiers will open the 2014 Big Ten season against Maryland at home.
Below is IU’s 2014 Big Ten schedule:
Sept. 27: vs. Maryland
Oct. 4: Bye
Oct. 11: at Iowa
Oct. 18: vs. Michigan State
Oct. 25: Bye
Nov. 1: at Michigan
Nov. 8: vs. Penn State
Nov. 15: at Rutgers
Nov. 22: at Ohio State
Nov. 29: vs. Purdue
The Iowa (Oct. 11) and Purdue (Nov. 29) games are IU’s two cross-division opponents from the West Division. IU will play the Boilermakers at home for the second straight year.
Kyle Schwarber named to Team USA
Sophomore catcher Kyle Schwarber has been named to USA Baseball’s 2013 Collegiate National Team, IU baseball announced in a press release today.
“I just think that speaks to how good that guy is,” IU Coach Tracy Smith said. “We talk about all the players across the country and the many great players across the country — that he has the honor of wearing the stars and stripes across his chest is something I think he’ll never forget.”
Schwarber is the fourth Hoosier to be selected by Team USA, and the second since Smith took over in 2006. Alex Dickerson earned a spot via a tryout in 2010.
“The best part about him is our best players are our hardest workers,” Smith said. “When you have that you have something special, and he truly is something special — not just talent-wise but they type of person he is and his work ethic.”
Schwarber is hitting .384 with 13 home runs, 41 RBIs and 48 runs scored. The 13 homers lead the Big Ten while his runs and RBIs rank second and third in the Big Ten, respectively. Schwarber also leads the conference in slugging (.680) and is second in on base percentage (.474).
“Seeing some of these wonderful opportunities he gets — playing on a good baseball team and being a big part of that but playing on Team USA this summer— I think his confidence level coming back next year is even gonna be greater because these are some of the best players in the country, and I think he’s going to fit in very, very well with that group,” Smith said.
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