Baseball

Smith shuffles rotation for weekend

By Kevin Bowen · Thursday, March 3,2011 11:57 p.m.

In a season that stretches 56 games over four months, IU baseball coach Tracy Smith said he knew he would be forced to change his weekend pitching rotation at some point during the year.

Lyon roars in replacement role to lead Hoosiers

By Drew Allen · Wednesday, March 2,2011 11:16 p.m.

No Alex Dickerson? No problem for the IU baseball team. That seemed to be the case Wednesday for junior Josh Lyon.

IU bullpen provides early boost for Hoosiers

By Kevin Bowen · Tuesday, March 1,2011 10 p.m.

The IU baseball team will take a Big Ten-leading 2.75 ERA into today’s matchup with Xavier (2-4) in Mason, Ohio. The Hoosiers (3-3) have leaned on their pitching staff during the early part of the 2011 season and have already reaped the benefits of two ranked victories.

Column: Baseball’s bright horizon

By Frank Therber · Tuesday, March 1,2011 9:50 p.m.

This year, the IU Athletics Department could be facing one of those make-or-break years as it relates to its baseball program. New stadium or no new stadium, IU baseball fans have something to be excited about.

IU bats come alive in Texas weekend series

By Kevin Bowen · Monday, Feb. 28,2011 12:27 a.m.

After an opening weekend where IU left 26 runners on base and scored a total of five runs in 34 innings, the IU baseball team wasted no time in using its bats against Texas A&M Corpus Christi.

Hoosier hitters look for more production in second weekend

By Drew Allen · Thursday, Feb. 24,2011 10:06 p.m.

IU coach Tracy Smith and his hitters said a second round of games at the Kleberg Bank College Classic in Corpus Christi, Texas, should see an improved effort at the plate.

IU begins season with 1-2 record

By Drew Allen · Sunday, Feb. 20,2011 11:36 p.m.

The IU baseball team finished the Caravelle Resort Invitational with an upset win against No.18 Coastal Carolina

Hoosier baseball falls in season opener

Friday, Feb. 18,2011 4:25 p.m.

A solid batting effort wasn’t enough for the IU baseball team Friday in its season opener, losing 4-2 to Virginia Tech.

Season opens in South Carolina

By Kevin Bowen · Friday, Feb. 18,2011 12:01 a.m.

More sunny skies will greet the Hoosiers this weekend as they open their 2011 season in Myrtle Beach, S.C., and participate in the Caravelle Resort Invitational.

Hoosier pitchers boast depth heading into season

Thursday, Feb. 10,2011 11:31 p.m.

With a starter returning from an injury-shortened 2010 campaign and an influx of young, versatile talent, the squad is hoping the 2011 season can see significant improvement from a pitching staff that allowed the most earned runs in the Big Ten a year ago.

Dickerson looks to ride success of sophomore year

By Kevin Bowen · Thursday, Feb. 10,2011 11:26 p.m.

The junior from Poway, Calif., leads a potent Hoosier offense into the 2011 season beginning Feb. 18.

Cream team takes lead in IU fall baseball series

By Geoffrey Miller · Thursday, Oct. 14,2010 11:55 p.m.

With two games left in the annual fall Cream & Crimson intrasquad series for the IU baseball team, the Cream team took control of the series with a narrow 2-1 win Thursday at Sembower Field.

Indiana Man: IU baseball coach sticks with program, has no regrets

By Sean Morrison · Friday, Oct. 8,2010 12:01 a.m.

The reason IU baseball coach Tracy Smith still sits in his office might be from a framed image, one of the most important items in the room.The crimson letters read “The Spirit of Indiana: 24 Sports, One Team.” And unlike most mantras he comes across, Smith knows this one works.

New bats concern baseball team as fall practice begins

By Geoffrey Miller · Wednesday, Sept. 15,2010 11:59 p.m.

The IU baseball team enjoys the benefit of depth in the pitching staff and also faces the challenge of new bats as it opens its fall practice schedule.

Famed Yankee owner dies at 80

Tuesday, July 13,2010 9:57 a.m.

A person close to George Steinbrenner tells The Associated Press that the New York Yankees' owner died Tuesday morning.

Hoosiers' Ethan Wilson, Michael Earley, Chris Squires selected in MLB draft

By Geoffrey Miller · Wednesday, June 9,2010 7:37 p.m.

The Chicago White Sox picked sophomore infielder Ethan Wilson in the 25th round and senior outfielder Michael Earley in the 29th round on Tuesday, and the Florida Marlins drafted senior pitcher Chris Squires in the 37th round on Wednesday.

Dickerson reflects on success

By Elizabeth Wain · Wednesday, June 9,2010 7:07 p.m.

Dickerson was the first player in IU history to win Big Ten Freshman of the Year and Big Ten Player of the Year in consecutive seasons. He was also part of the Second Team All-Big Ten, a third team All-Mideast Region selection, and a recipient of Freshman All-America honors from Collegiate Baseball and the National Collegiate Baseball Writer’s Association.

Reward success, not reputation

By Joe Popely · Wednesday, June 2,2010 6:54 p.m.

The best way to keep up the momentum backing the baseball program would be a new stadium. I like the 59-year-old Sembower Field; don’t get me wrong. But I think we can do better than the 2,250 seating capacity, which fills up more often than one might think.

Hoosiers ride Leininger’s complete game shutout to first-round win

By Geoffrey Miller · Wednesday, May 26,2010 7:49 p.m.

The sixth-seeded Hoosiers recorded a first-round tournament win over the third-seeded Northwestern Wildcats 5-0 . IU will now face top-seed Minnesota on Thursday at 7:05 p.m.

Hoosiers beat Illini in must-win game, earn tournament bid

By Geoffrey Miller · Sunday, May 23,2010 8:14 p.m.

The Hoosiers’ strong pitching from junior Matt Carr and senior Chris Squires held the Illini to only 10 hits, and Squires, who entered in relief, needed just 22 pitches to close out the Illini.

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