Demuth’s move helps IU’s defense
After Iowa’s 4-0 win on Saturday, IU Coach Tracy Smith said he played the defensive lineup that gave his team the best chance to win.
After Iowa’s 4-0 win on Saturday, IU Coach Tracy Smith said he played the defensive lineup that gave his team the best chance to win.
Indiana scored 10 unanswered runs Sunday to rally from a 5-0 deficit and win the game 10-5, taking the series against the Iowa Hawkeyes, 2-1.
One of the biggest questions that IU Coach Tracy Smith and the baseball team are facing entering the second Big Ten series of the year is how to clean up the defensive play. After 25 games, the Hoosiers rank last in the Big Ten in errors with 57.
Freshman Sam Travis’s RBI single in the bottom of the first gave the Hoosiers a 2-0 lead Tuesday against Xavier. The hit also extended his hitting streak to 12 games. But he could have never played a game for IU Coach Tracy Smith in an IU uniform.
Best friends. That’s how IU baseball Coach Tracy Smith described his relationship with Xavier Coach Scott Googins on Tuesday after Xavier defeated the Hoosiers 11-3.
Despite jumping out to an early three-run lead, the IU baseball team allowed the Xavier Musketeers’ offense to score 11 unanswered runs en route to a 11-3 loss at Sembower Field.
The Hoosiers take on the Xavier Musketeers today in their second home game at Sembower Field.
Chris Sujka’s two-run double in the sixth inning provided the Hoosiers all the offense necessary to win the game — and the series — 2-1 in the rubber match against Penn State. IU’s series win was the first foray into conference play for both teams.
IU’s 11-5 win Wednesday against Eastern Kentucky gave them their fourth win in six games. Their stop at Sembower Field was brief, as the team took a bus to State College, Pa. to open Big Ten play this weekend with a three-game series at Penn State.
Behind sophomore third baseman Dustin DeMuth’s four hits, three RBI and three runs, the IU baseball team exploded for 11 runs in the first six innings to win its home opener against Eastern Kentucky, 11-5.
After starting the year with 20 consecutive road games — including a stretch of 12 games in 10 days — the IU baseball team will play its first home game of the season at Sembower Field on Wednesday against Eastern Kentucky.
Despite surrendering early unearned runs, freshman left fielder Chris Sujka and junior short stop Michael Basil combined for four hits, a home run, three RBIs and three runs to rally the IU baseball team past Eastern Kentucky, 6-4.
The home-and-home series today and tomorrow against Eastern Kentucky marks the Hoosiers’ final two opportunities to improve before Big Ten play begins this weekend.
The Hoosiers won game one of their weekend series against Loyola Marymount, 3-1, but LMU swept them in a doubleheader.
The Hoosiers earned three wins in eight games during their spring break trip to Southern California, and sophomore starter Joey DeNato earned two of those wins.
Southern California is well-represented on the IU baseball team’s roster. Of the 35 Hoosiers, nine players hail from the region. IU Coach Tracy Smith said it’s not a coincidence that during spring break, the Hoosiers will play eight games against southern California foes.
Mere inches prevented the Hoosiers from escaping the fourth inning unscathed. Instead, Indiana State scored four runs in the frame on its way to a 13-8 win.
In what will be the 95th meeting of a series that dates back to 1898, the IU baseball team will travel to Bob Warn Field in Terre Haute to play the Indiana State Sycamores.
The Big Ten’s only Pre-season All-American — IU junior second baseman Micah Johnson — will have possible season-ending elbow surgery Wednesday.
Two big innings doomed the Indiana baseball team as they lost to No. 14 Louisville, 13-4, Tuesday at Patterson Stadium in Louisville, Ky.