With one series left, IU baseball is fighting for its season
Less than a month ago, IU baseball was firmly in the race for a Big Ten title, a quest that it controlled its own destiny for.
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Less than a month ago, IU baseball was firmly in the race for a Big Ten title, a quest that it controlled its own destiny for.
Just about all season long, it’s been a three-horse race for the Big Ten. IU, Nebraska and Michigan have flip-flopped spots all year in the top three while managing to maintain distance from the rest of the pack.
Heading into the season, the IU baseball team was considered one of the favorites to win the Big Ten. Now, more than half way through the season, the Hoosiers find themselves in contention for the conference title. IU is in second place at 18-8, behind only Nebraska at 20-7.
IU baseball will take on a familiar foe as it plays its second series of the season against Minnesota this weekend. The Hoosiers beat the Golden Gophers 5-2 and 8-1 last month during opening weekend in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Early in the season, lights out pitching was the story for the IU baseball team and its success. But the past two weekends, it has been the team’s hitting carrying it to victories.
On a weekend full of lightning and weather delays in Bloomington, the action on the baseball diamond at Bart Kaufman Field led the Hoosiers to two wins against Illinois.
It’s been a streaky season thus far for IU baseball, and the team currently finds itself riding one of the bad streaks. After winning eight straight games from March 5 to March 19, IU has since lost five straight, including getting swept in four games by Ohio State last weekend.
On March 19, the IU baseball team had just beaten Purdue and secured its eighth consecutive win, putting the Hoosiers at 8-1 on the season. Now only a few weeks later, IU is 11-7 and has lost five straight games.
For the second straight week, IU baseball won its series 2-1, this time in East Lansing against Michigan State. The Hoosiers won the first two games 8-2 and 10-4 but dropped the series finale Sunday 5-1.
In its opening weekend, IU baseball struggled to create any momentum at the plate as it was playing its first games in about a year. Now, the cobwebs seem to be shaken off, and IU is starting to score runs in bunches.
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 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.
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