Baseball alumni Dickerson and Sabourin meet in minors
Former Hoosier baseball stars Jerrud Sabourin and Alex Dickerson’s paths, as different as they are, intersected once again last week.
Former Hoosier baseball stars Jerrud Sabourin and Alex Dickerson’s paths, as different as they are, intersected once again last week.
Outfielder Alex Dickerson, the former Big Ten Player of the Year for IU, signed a professional baseball contract July 15 with the Pittsburgh Pirates, officially foregoing his senior season with the Hoosiers.
One of life’s toughest challenges is coming to grips with the end of something special. This past winter, when Derek Jeter was negotiating his new contract, the Yankees were prepared for this sobering reality. Their hard-line financial stance was a clear indication that they thought Jeter had little left in the tank.
Dickerson, who is tied for the school's all-time home runs lead, was selected in the third round of the MLB First-Year Player Draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates as a first baseman, and left-handed pitcher Monar was taken by the Washington Nationals in the draft's 12th round.
Junior Alex Dickerson and freshman Joey DeNato each were named First Team All-Big Ten. Sophomore Micah Johnson earned Third Team honors, and DeNato and fellow freshman Dustin DeMuth were selected to the conference's All-Freshman squad.
Needing one win to advance to the Big Ten Tournament, IU lost on walkoff home runs twice in the three-game series and lost 13-12 in the other game.
The Hoosiers’ season-ending three losses last weekend at Illinois closed Jerrud Sabourin's record-breaking career. He leaves IU as the school’s all-time hits leader.
Senior Dylan Swift provided some fun and sparked a rally in the Hoosiers' 8-4 loss to Louisville on Tuesday at Sembower Field, but coach Tracy Smith said he believes the team is mentally ready for its final regular-season series this weekend at Illinois.
Fighting to keep its postseason hopes alive, IU won three games, including a 13-12 marathon victory in 15 frames Saturday and Sunday, to claim a crucial series sweep of Big Ten-leading Michigan State at Sembower Field.
The Wildcats outhit the Hoosiers 17-10 with seven of nine Kentucky starters recording multi-hit games and four of them hitting solo home runs.
Freshman pitcher Joey DeNato started a Friday game for the first time in his collegiate career May 6 against Northwestern. His eight shutout innings and seven strikeouts in the Hoosiers’ 5-0 win against the Wildcats earned him the conference’s Pitcher of the Week award.
The IU baseball team entered the weekend with its postseason hopes hanging in the balance. The Hoosiers sure seemed like they recognized it.
The seven straight losses for Tracy Smith’s ballclub account for the most losses since 2008. During that stretch, IU has left 57 runners on base while being outscored 55-19 with 15 of those 55 runs being unearned.
As Dylan Swift and Wes Wilson look back on their years in Bloomington and their growth together as members of the IU baseball team, they believe the Hoosiers will receive solid production from the catcher position no matter who dons the gear in a given game.
The IU baseball team has had little go its way the past few weeks.
In advance of a weekend series with Big Ten-leading Purdue in West Lafayette, IU coach Tracy Smith said his team’s recent skid might have more to do with the nature of baseball than with any shortcomings by the Hoosiers (25-16, 6-6).
Despite recording double-digit hits, the Hoosiers allowed 10 runs on 13 hits in losing the season series to the RedHawks.
Junior Alex Dickerson knows that today’s game against Miami (Ohio) (22-18) only counts for one tally in the win or loss column, but coming off the Hoosiers’ first three-game losing streak this season, this is not an average midweek game.
For the first time since April 2008, the IU baseball team fell victim to being swept in a weekend series.
Alex Dickerson wanted the perfect balance between school and baseball. Drew Leininger wanted change and a new environment. Dillon Dooney wanted a close-knit group like he had in high school.