IU loses to Minnesota
Mar 27, 2009 11:30 pmIU and Minnesota went play for play through three innings, as each pitcher retired almost every batter they faced. That changed in the fourth inning of the Hoosiers’ 12-5 loss.
IU and Minnesota went play for play through three innings, as each pitcher retired almost every batter they faced. That changed in the fourth inning of the Hoosiers’ 12-5 loss.
By means of a dominant fastball and slider, the Pataskala, Ohio, native has quietly transformed into one of the most feared pitchers in the Big Ten. Arnett currently leads the Hoosiers in wins (4-1), ERA (2.57), strikeouts (35) and innings pitched (35).
Possessing ability within the diamond, even his teammates rave about him, dubbing him “Mr. Hands.” However, it will take more than one man to win games in the Big Ten. No one knows that more than Phegley heading into IU’s 3 p.m. Friday conference opener against Minnesota.
A walk-off home run in the 11th inning was the difference in the Hoosiers’ 7-6 loss to Xavier Wednesday in Cincinnati.
It is IU’s seventh defeat in eight games. The mid-week loss dropped the team’s record to 7-14.
Any 7-13 team would be prone to panic – losing six of your last eight games can only further deplete an already anxiety-filled, partly shattered psyche. IU is relatively calm heading into its 3 p.m. game today against Xavier (10-6), despite the contest’s weight. It is the Hoosiers' final opportunity for improvement before the Big Ten season.
After losing six of its last eight games, IU will attempt to rebound today at 3p.m. against Xavier in Cincinnati. IU coach Tracy Smith will also face off with his former assistant, Xavier coach Scott Googins.
The IU baseball team played in a game for the record books on Monday. The Hoosiers (6-9) lost 28-17 to the University of Northern Iowa (9-9). Both teams had pitching problem, leading to astronomical numbers from the batters.
The Hoosiers will play their first game Saturday against Bowling Green at Chain O’Lakes Stadium in Winter Haven, Fla. They will then compete in a string of contests, which will lead IU into conference play and its toughest portion of the season.
By all accounts, IU (8-7) had the right man in its batter’s box with
two hitters on base in the eighth inning of its 8-7 loss to Kentucky on
Wednesday.
Behind excellent pitching from junior Chris Squires and nine home runs, the Hoosiers did just that in a dominating 18-3 victory. Squires pitched six innings, giving up five hits and only three earned runs on Tuesday.
IU coach Tracy Smith wasn’t happy with his team Sunday night, to say the least.
After
the Hoosiers’ last game at the Eagle Invitational, an 8-3 win against
Le Moyne, Smith was brutally honest when discussing their performance.
After giving up 11 hits and leaving 12 stranded on base, IU lost to Eastern Michigan, 10-6.
The loss drops the Hoosiers to 3-4 on the season and 0-1 at home.
The Hoosiers (3-3) suffered their second-worst loss of the season as Indiana State defeated them, 11-2.
The IU baseball team fell 10-6 to Eastern Michigan during a game Wednesday at Sembower Field.
Indiana State’s Sycamore Field will play host to IU’s first in-state contest, which will begin at 3 p.m. The game provides an IU team, which has had multiple games canceled, an opportunity to head into a game-heavy March with a win.
The IU baseball team's game against IPFW Tuesday has been postponed, while the men's basketball team's last regular season game has its date and time set.
The last time I picked up a baseball bat in competition, I was 7 years
old. We had all moved past hitting off a tee, but we still weren’t
allowed more than one base at a time.
So when IU coach Tracy Smith asked earlier in the fall if my fellow
beat writer Ryan Gregg and I wanted to manage one of his team’s
intrasquad Cream against Crimson fall games, the words “natural fit”
came to mind. After all, those who can’t do, coach, right?
Maybe not.
Never in the past has a summer been so busy for an IU baseball team.
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