IU wins the first half of doubleheader against Ohio State

COLUMBUS, Ohio – IU’s 13 hits coupled with a strong relief performance from Will Coursen-Carr allowed the Hoosiers to take game one of the doubleheader 8-2 against Ohio State.

Starting pitcher Kyle Hart went four innings and gave up two earned runs. After coming out in the fifth inning and throwing a few warmup pitches, the coaching and training staff surrounded Hart at the mound. He was removed due to injury. According to the team’s official Twitter account, Hart suffered a “forearm strain.”

Replacing him was the sophomore Coursen-Carr. The Fort Wayne, Ind. native stepped up to the challenge, throwing five scoreless innings of relief.

After not scoring in the first four innings, the Hoosier offense posted three and four runs in the fifth and sixth innings, respectively. Both Kyle Schwarber and Scott Donley homered and Dustin DeMuth went 3-for-5.

IU broke the game open in the sixth when Travis stepped up to the bat with the bases loaded and two outs.

Travis singled and initially scored two. Then Travis tried advancing to second but the Buckeyes caught him in a pickle. This allowed Schwarber to score before Travis was tagged out in the pickle. Three Hoosiers ended up scoring on the play, making it a five-run game.

Game two of the double header will start at 4:00 p.m. as the Hoosiers go for the sweep of the Buckeyes.

Evan Hoopfer