Baseball travels to Penn State
No. 9 IU (32-12, 16-2) travels to State College, Pa., to play Penn State (17-26, 5-12) in a three-game weekend stint starting tonight.
No. 9 IU (32-12, 16-2) travels to State College, Pa., to play Penn State (17-26, 5-12) in a three-game weekend stint starting tonight.
IU baseball swept Purdue over the weekend. The Hoosiers took the first game 6-0, the second game 7-3 and the third 12-3.
Before the IU offense recorded an out, the Hoosiers had given enough run support for senior starter Joey DeNato.
This weekend, the Boilermakers (12-29, 5-10) travel to Bloomington where they will face the No. 15 Hoosiers (29-12, 13-2) in a three-game series at Bart Kaufman Field.
Three runs in the top of the first inning were more than enough for the Hoosiers, who excelled both at the plate and on the mound en route to a 16-1 victory.
IU, Coach Tracy Smith’s home for the past nine seasons, takes on Miami (Ohio) today, which is his alma mater.
Junior outfielder and catcher Brad Hartong was named Big Ten Player of the Week on Monday.
After taking 2-of-3 from Illinois IU left Champaign, Ill. with a three-game lead over both Illinois and Nebraska — who are tied for second in the Big Ten.
The top team in the Big Ten will play the second place team this weekend when IU travels to Illinois.
By the end of the sixth, junior catcher Brad Hartong had five RBIs, and IU held a 10-1 lead.
After sweeping Michigan State, the IU baseball team looks to continue its hot play when it plays host to Ball State today.
Senior Joey DeNato won Big Ten Pitcher of the Week after setting another IU pitching record in his start against Michigan State last Friday.
Casey Rodrigue leads the team this year with 10 stolen bases. He has found success by perfecting the art of stealing a base.
The finale of the three-game series was tied at 1-1 in the bottom of the eighth. With a win, IU would complete the sweep of Michigan State.
IU Coach Tracy Smith leaves programs better than he found them. With Indiana baseball, he’s found somewhere he wants to stay.
Second basemen Casey Rodrigue was the hero, as his walk off single in the bottom of the 12th inning gave IU (24-11, 10-1) the 2-1 victory over Michigan State (20-16, 5-6).
IU (23-11, 9-1) beat Michigan State (20-15, 5-5) in game one of their three-game stint Friday night 7-0. The Hoosiers combined timely hitting with another masterful DeNato – 8 innings pitched, 5 hits, 3 walks, 5 strikeouts, 0 runs on 113 pitches.
IU (22-11, 8-1) will get its chance at revenge when Michigan State (20-14, 5-4) comes to Bloomington for a three-game series starting at 7:05 p.m. Friday.
In a pitcher’s duel, IU (22-11, 8-1) was the first to draw blood in its matchup with Western Kentucky (19-18, 7-8 in the Sun Belt conference).
Last year, IU’s midweek starter was a constant staple for the team. That hasn’t been the case this year.