IU wins second of Jacksonville series

The offense came alive today for the IU baseball team as they beat the Jacksonville Dolphins 9-2, improving to 6-6 on the season.
   
Behind 13 hits, including three each from junior second baseman Casey Rodrigue and senior third baseman Dustin DeMuth. Junior catcher Kyle Schwarber and senior designated hitter Scott Donley both had two hits.
   
Donley knocked a double and had three RBIs, while Rodrigue, junior first baseman Sam Travis, freshman outfielder Craig Dedelow, and junior outfielder Will Nolden all had one RBI.
   
Sophomore Will Coursen-Carr was the starting pitcher for the Hoosiers and went 3 2/3 innings and gave up two earned runs on five hits. Sophomore Scott Effross pitched 4 1/3 innings in relief giving up no runs on four hits and got the win. Freshman Thomas Belcher, a Jacksonville native, got his first collegiate action when he closed out the Dolphins in the ninth.
   
IU will play Jacksonville again tomorrow at noon to determine the winner of the series.

Andrew Vailliencourt