Hey folks,
My internet went haywire on me at the worst possible moment, and I abandoned you on the precipice of IU's come-from-behind win over the Boilermakers. After Means' home run, Crawford singled, stole second and came home on Phegley's 3-2 single (the main question we asked ourselves here in the press box on that pitch was why in the world Purdue reliever Chris Ivanic gave Phegley anything to hit with first base open).
I'll edit this post with some postgame from Means and Smith, though my Internet is rather spotty, so live-blogging might be hit-or-miss. But I'll definitely keep you updated as best I can, and I'll dump my notes tonight before I go to bed, since our summer deadline means my wrap tomorrow will only cover the first two games of the series.
Andrew Means
On the seventh-inning home run: "I've been hitting the ball well. I just found a hole over the fence. A big hole over the fence."
On his mentality heading into the final inning: "I knew when we started the bottom of the seventh inning that we were gonna get some runs. We were gonna hit the ball around the yard a little bit."
Tracy Smith
On Bashore getting his command back after a rough start: "I thought Bashore did a good job after inning two of just settling in and just keeping it close, because offensively, we hit some balls hard and made some outs. It was just a matter of time."For the record, Smith called the come-from-behind win over Purdue in game two a "sweet one."
