IU looks to continue winning streak
No. 17 IU will go for its 16th straight victory as the team travels to Cincinnati to play Xavier University at 3 p.m. today.
No. 17 IU will go for its 16th straight victory as the team travels to Cincinnati to play Xavier University at 3 p.m. today.
No. 24 IU is currently riding a 15-game win streak, the longest active streak in the nation, and is already tied for the longest in IU’s 118-year history.
The Hoosiers extended their winning streak to 15, the highest active streak in the NCAA, and have also won 20 of their last 21 contests.
The No. 24 IU baseball team (19-3, 3-0) has an opportunity to escape March with only one loss as it enters its first Big Ten road series beginning 2:05 p.m. EDT Saturday at Iowa.
No. 19 IU (19-3, 3-0) broke the tie in the bottom of the fourth and went on to win 5-1 Wednesday afternoon at Bart Kaufman Field.
The Hoosiers’ game at 4 p.m. today against the No. 15 University of Louisville Cardinals.
IU Coach Tracy Smith tweeted Monday afternoon that the game, originally scheduled for 7 p.m. today, will instead begin at 4 p.m. Wednesday.
Though the new Bart Kaufman Field has lights, IU’s starting pitchers were lights out in the No. 29 Hoosiers’ (18-3, 3-0) conference-opening series against Penn State.
The Big Ten’s first- and last-place teams will play on Bart Kaufman Field when No. 29 IU (15-3) takes on Penn State (5-11) Friday to begin their three-game series this weekend.
The weekend series against Penn State marks the beginning of the Big Ten season for the Hoosiers, who went 14-7 last year in conference play.
The Hoosiers improved to 15-3 on the year after they beat Miami (Ohio) 15-1 Wednesday night. IU has won eight straight games and 13 of their last 14.
The days of grass and dirt stains are done for IU baseball when the team plays in Bloomington.
New facilities can dramatically affect a team’s growth and success.The IU baseball program starts a new beginning with the opening of Bart Kaufman Field. It is a facility that the baseball team will cherish for a long time.
IU will open brand new Bart Kaufman Field riding a seven-game winning streak after an 11-2 win against the Miami (Ohio) RedHawks Tuesday in Oxford, Ohio. IU Coach Tracy Smith said it is purely coincidence that his squad will face his former team and alma mater in the stadium’s inaugural game Wednesday at 4 p.m.
The baseball team practiced on Bart Kaufman Field for the first time Monday.
The high is an expected 41 degrees with windy conditions when No. 24 IU (13-3) plays Miami of Ohio (7-8).
For the first time in the program’s 118-year history, the IU baseball team is ranked in the top 25 by Baseball America.
Receiving a vote in the USA Today Coaches Poll is a step in the right direction for the IU baseball team (6-2), a step toward a goal they set at the beginning of the season: to enter the national rankings.
Sophomores Kyle Schwarber and Sam Travis played in all 60 games of their freshman campaign and were named Freshmen All-Americans.
The Hoosiers went on to defeat UMBC (Maryland-Baltimore County) 7-1 Sunday afternoon at TicketReturn.com Field in Myrtle Beach, S.C. The victory secured IU’s best start under IU Coach Tracy Smith.