Penn State shortstop Eliot Searer walked to the plate with one out and Luis Montesinos standing on second. He delivered an RBI single, and gave the Nittany Lions a 4-3.
IU junior forward Christian Watford has not come out and said he'll forgo his senior season to enter the NBA Draft.
I wonder if head coach Tracy Smith wishes his team could bottle up a performance like this and save some for later. Behind a seven-run second inning, Indiana's offense exploded for 14 runs to win their Big Ten opener 14-2 against the Penn State Nittany Lions. Sophomore starter Joey DeNato shut down the Nittany Lions, surrendering a lone run on four hits.
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With the heat bearing down on them, the IU football players took to the field earlier this week. Senior safety Alexander Webb said it's starkly different from last year. "It's going to take some getting used to," Webb said.
In the home opener against Eastern Kentucky University, sophomore third baseman Dustin DeMuth went off on the Colonels.
In this video, IU's baseball coach Tracy Smith reacts to the Hoosiers' 11-5 victory over Eastern Kentucky on March 21st, 2012.
After a memorable senior season that culminated in two individual Big Ten titles, two Big Ten records and three top eight finishes at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships, IU senior Allysa Vavra was named the Big Ten Swimmer of the Year by the conference Wednesday afternoon. Heading into the season, Vavra had already compiled an impressive resume, with four All-American honors and three Big Ten titles under her belt.
Yesterday, IU Coach Kevin Wilson said his team is looking a little thin now that last year's seniors have left and the 2012 recruiting class hasn't completely arrived yet. Soon, however, Wilson will evaluate students who look to walk on to the team. Walk-on tryouts will occur in early April, according to IU Athletics, for students enrolled in a minimum of 12 credit hours at IU-Bloomington. IU Athletics encourages students interested in trying out to contact Assistant Athletic Director Mark Deal at mrdeal@indiana.edu before noon on Wednesday, March 28.
During the 2011 season, the Arizona Wildcats, whose offense was headed by current IU Offensive Coordinator Seth Littrell, completed 398 passes, and five receivers had more than 35 catches. The Hoosiers attempted just 378 passes, and rising junior wide receiver Kofi Hughes led the team with 35 receptions. If the opening weeks of spring practice are any indication to wide receivers such as Shane Wynn, the Hoosier offensive attack will produce numbers closer to those of the Wildcats. "I love Coach Littrell," Wynn said.
WHAT HAPPENED: In the final game of the Hoosiers' 20 straight road games to start the season, IU overcame early errors in a 6-4 victory over Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, Ky. HOW IT HAPPENED: Check out the game story here. WHAT IT MEANS: After a disappointing start to the season, the Hoosiers (7-13) got important victory against the Colonels.
After throwing a complete game 3-hitter to lead the Indiana University baseball team (6-13) to a 3-1 victory over Loyola Marymount University on Thursday, sophomore Joey DeNato was named this week's Big Ten Pitcher of the week. In his fifth appearance of the season, DeNato, a native of California, owned the mound at LMU's Page Stadium in Los Angeles.
Note: Men's basketball columnist Avi Zaleon is on a plane from Portland, Ore. at the moment and unable to access the internet.
With Kentucky's 87-71 win over No. 8 seed Iowa State the rematch is now official set for Friday evening in Atlanta. Here are some of the Wildcats thoughts following the Iowa State game on getting another chance at the Hoosiers: -MARQUIS TEAGUE: That was a rough day for us.
Between your heart stopping when Will Sheehey didn't hold for the last shot or when Rob Brandenberg almost went Watford on IU, you probably haven't had time to dissect the box scores of the first two NCAA Tournament games. Luckily for you, I'm a college student in Portland with a messed up sleep schedule and nothing else to do.
