The Hoosiers are gaining 14 new baseball players for the 2012-13 season. Here is a breakdown of what these players accomplished this season in high school action.
Former IU second baseman Micah Johnson has signed with the Chicago White Sox for $127,600, according to Baseball America.
Former IU second baseman Micah Johnson has signed with the Chicago White Sox for $127,600, according to Baseball America.
After playing college baseball in Btown, Micah Johnson and Chad Martin have a chance to one day play professionally in the Windy City. The IU players were selected Tuesday night in the 2012 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft by Chicago’s crosstown baseball rivals.
Collegiate Baseball newspaper named IU catcher Kyle Schwarber and first baseman Sam Travis to the Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American team Wednesday. Both players ranked in the top 10 of the conference for several major offensive categories.
With the 291st pick of the Major League Baseball first-year player draft, the Chicago White Sox use their ninth round pick on IU junior second baseman Micah Johnson and Indiana senior right-handed pitcher Chad Martin was select in the tenth round (314th overall) by the Chicago Cubs.
Tempers flared as Purdue (44-12) scored the winning run Saturday in the top of the ninth on a Dustin DeMuth throwing error to win the Big Ten Tournament and beat Indiana (32-28) 6-5 in a back-and-forth contest.
It took eleven innings for Indiana to defeat Michigan State for the second time in the Big Ten Tournament and advance to the championship round. Both wins were the result of late inning hits by shortstop Michael Basil.Indiana battles rival Purdue in championship round Saturday night. An IU win will force a final game on Sunday.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Purdue starter Lance Breedlove (8-5) did not allow a runner to reach third base until the eighth inning. He held Indiana’s offense in check and lead the No. 18 Boilermakers to a 3-0 win Friday in game eight of the Big Ten Tournament.
Despite spotting the Michigan State Spartans (36-20, 13-12 in conference) an early 3-0 lead, Indiana (31-26, 17-8 in conference) battled back with a four run eighth inning to stay in the winners’ bracket of the Big Ten Conference Tournament.IU will take on bitter in-state rival and top-seeded Purdue (43-12, 18-7 in conference) at 7:05 pm. Friday. The Boilers beat Ohio State 5-4 Thursday.
The Hoosiers (30-26, 16-8) steamroll into the Big Ten Tournament as the two-seed and the hottest team in the Big Ten. IU heads into the tournament having won six straight games, 12 of its last 15 games overall, 10 of its last 12 conference games and its last four conference series. After a first-round bye, IU will open action against game two winner Michigan State (36-19, 14-11 in conference) in game three. First pitch is 3:35 p.m. Thursday, May 24, at Huntington Park in Columbus, Ohio.
IU first baseman Sam Travis was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year on Tuesday, becoming just the second Hoosier to capture the honor after Alex Dickerson won the award in 2009.
IU catcher Kyle Schwarber was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week for the third time Monday.
The team made its third comeback victory in four games to sweep Ohio State (31-25, 11-13 in conference) on senior day. It was the team’s final game at Sembower Field.
IU found a way to record its second comeback victory in three games and close out a sweep of the Buckeyes and its tenure at Sembower Field in thrilling fashion.
Game two pits IU lefthander Kyle Hart (4-4, 3.52 ERA) against OSU lefty Brian King (4-4, 4.33 ERA). The game will be broadcasted live over BTN.com, with first pitch scheduled for 3:05 p.m.
The final midweek, single-game series played at Sembower Field ended in dramatic fashion Tuesday as the Hoosiers (27-26, 13-8 Big Ten) got a come-from-behind victory against the Evansville Purple Aces (30-23, 9-9 MVC), winning 5-4.
Heading into the final series of the regular season against the Ohio State Buckeyes, the Indiana baseball team might feel a little more pressure than usual. If it wins the series, the team can clinch second place in the Big Ten and, with it, a first-round bye in the conference tournament.
The Hoosiers’ baseball team entered a weekend series with the Northwestern University Wildcats sitting in second place in the Big Ten Conference standings. After the weekend series, the team remains in that second place spot.
The Hoosiers battled the University of Kentucky Wildcats through 12 innings Wednesday, but the Cats came out on top, winning 6-5. Both teams used a combined 13 pitchers.
