IU baseball breaks records, hits walk-off in weekend sweep over Penn State
Despite missing head coach Jeff Mercer with a positive COVID-19 test Friday, IU baseball won four games in two days and dusted off the record book against Penn State.
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Despite missing head coach Jeff Mercer with a positive COVID-19 test Friday, IU baseball won four games in two days and dusted off the record book against Penn State.
IU baseball’s Friday doubleheader with Penn State was postponed after head coach Jeff Mercer tested positive for COVID-19, according to an IU press release.
IU baseball’s hitting got off to a slow start in a 2-1 defeat against Rutgers last Friday. The Hoosiers tallied only five hits and two walks, leaving a lot of pressure on their pitching and defense. As the weekend progressed, however, the hitting improved and IU left Minneapolis with a 3-1 record.
Heading into the season, there was a lot of buzz surrounding the strong bats in IU baseball’s lineup. The Hoosiers returned some of their most impactful hitters from last season in sophomore outfielder Grant Richardson and redshirt senior infielder Jordan Fucci.
After losing its first game in 359 days, the IU baseball team won three straight games against Minnesota and Rutgers to cap off a successful opening weekend in Minneapolis, going 3-1 to start the season.
After nearly one year removed from playing its last regular season game, IU baseball is back in action this weekend in Minneapolis.
IU junior outfielder Grant Richardson, junior pitcher Gabe Bierman and redshirt senior pitcher Connor Manous earned preseason all-conference honors from Perfect Game last week. Richardson was also picked to win Big Ten player of the year and the Hoosiers were selected to win the Big Ten.
According to D1 Baseball, the Big Ten will be prohibiting all nonconference games for all member baseball and softball programs for the 2021 season.
Game 6 of the 2020 World Series was full of confusion, celebration and shock. Social media exploded. Rob Manfred got booed. Justin Turner tested positive for COVID-19.
One thing almost everyone who watches sports enjoys is the fights that break out among people on the field. Go watch a compilation of MLB managers throwing their hats on the ground, kicking dirt over home plate or physically stealing first base and I promise you won’t be disappointed.
Four former Hoosiers got to experience the MLB postseason this season making the 2020 Wild Card Series, with one advancing to the American League Division Series.
No players wore the IU uniform at the Grand Park Summer College League All-Star game Thursday at Victory Field in Indianapolis, but you could tell who belonged to the IU baseball team from their batting helmets.
Former IU baseball pitcher Jonathan Stiever was selected Tuesday to the Chicago White Sox’s 60-man player pool, according to the organization.
Ten IU baseball players were announced as All-Stars in the College Summer League at Grand Park, the league announced last week.
Former IU baseball left-handed pitcher Caleb Baragar solidified a spot on the San Francisco Giants’ 60-man roster for the 2020 season, the organization announced Wednesday. It will open the opportunity for Baragar’s first appearance in the majors.
The crack of the bat and resounding pop of baseball gloves have been somewhat rare over the last few months. Big league stadiums have mostly gone untouched, and college fields have been silent since the season’s cancellation in March. Even local sandlots don’t have their usual hum.
At the beginning of last week, IU baseball’s 2020 recruiting class looked to be complete with nine commitments. But on Saturday afternoon, the Hoosiers bolstered its incoming freshman class by adding highly touted middle infielder Tank Espalin.
One word was typed next to 39 games of IU baseball’s regular season schedule: canceled.
After going undrafted in last week’s 2020 MLB draft, junior outfielder Elijah Dunham announced his decision to sign an undrafted free agent contract with the New York Yankees on Wednesday via Twitter.
When Aydan Decker-Petty looks back on attending IU baseball games at Bart Kaufman Field a few years ago, one specific thought pops into his mind.