IU ‘O’ looks to beat Louisville ‘D’
After taking the series against Big Ten rival Northwestern last weekend, the Hoosiers face the Louisville Cardinals at 2 p.m. today at the IU Softball Field.
After taking the series against Big Ten rival Northwestern last weekend, the Hoosiers face the Louisville Cardinals at 2 p.m. today at the IU Softball Field.
Despite a three-run ninth inning rally, IU committed two crucial errors to lose the first game of a home-and-home series with the Miami (Ohio) RedHawks 8-7 Tuesday at Sembower Field.
After IU Coach Tracy Smith’s team lost catcher Wes Wilson to graduation after the 2011 season, Smith thought Ty Downing would step in to the starter’s role this season. But Downing, a Bowling Green, Ky., native, felt homesick and decided to transfer during the semester break.
Dozens of IU student-athletes ditched cleats and jerseys for loafers and dresses Monday night during the second annual Spirit of Indiana Showcase at the IU Auditorium. The awards show honors student-athletes for accomplishments on and off the field during the 2011-12 sports seasons. Student-athletes voted on some awards, while the Athletics Department selected others.
The skid continued for No. 47 Indiana, as the team lost to Illinois and Northwestern this weekend and extended its losing streak to five matches.
The Hoosiers took two of the three Big Ten Conference weekly awards this past week for performances during their home stand against Northwestern.
The Hoosiers took the series this weekend, winning two of three games this weekend against Big Ten rival Northwestern.
After a weekend series victory against Georgia Southern, the IU baseball team will begin a midweek home-and-home series Tuesday against Miami (Ohio).
Delta Gamma won the 25th running of the women's Little 500 Friday.
Delta Tau Delta won its first-ever Little 500 Saturday.
Delta Gamma, Kappa Alpha Theta, Teter, Wing It, Kappa Kappa Gamma and Delta Sigma Pi had been battling back and forth all night with no team taking a commanding lead. As the 100th and final lap began, the six teams found themselves in an all-out, one-lap sprint to decide the winner of the 25th women’s Little 500 at Bill Armstrong Stadium.
Six years ago, Delta Tau Delta finished the Little 500 in 31st place after qualifying in 33rd. After Saturday’s race, Delt is on top of the world.
As the sun set Friday on a gloomy evening and most corners of Bloomington turned their attention to the animated festivities surrounding Little 500, one enclave of Hoosiers joined the rest of the student body in celebration — but its elation was of a different nature.
Jim Kirkham coached riders back from crashes before. He’s coached the Cutters to wins the past five years straight.
In the first home meet for the IU track and field squads, the Hoosiers posted a number of top finishes.
After falling behind 2-0 early in the second half against Notre Dame on Saturday night at Parkview Field in Fort Wayne, the IU men’s soccer team fought back to win 5-4 in overtime after a second half full of goals.
A five-run seventh inning for Georgia Southern broke a 1-1 tie, and the Eagles won 9-1 to avoid a series sweep at the hands of the Hoosiers Sunday at Sembower Field.
Led by a breakaway effort from RJ Stuart, Delta Tau Delta won its first-ever Little 500 in front of a packed Bill Armstrong Stadium, ending the Cutters’ five-year winning streak.
Delta Gamma, Kappa Alpha Theta, Teter, Wing It, Kappa Kappa Gamma, and Delta Sigma Pi had been battling back-and-forth all night with no one team ever taking a commanding lead. As the 100th and final lap began, the six teams found themselves in an all-out, one lap spring to decide the 25th Women’s Little 500 at Bill Armstrong Stadium.
The weather forecast for Saturday predicts rain, which would create adverse conditions for the riders. Junior Tyler Dennis of the Black Key Bulls, another top team that placed third in Qualifications, isn’t worried about the rain.“It rains on everybody,” he said. “I don’t think it will affect (the race) at all. I think the top teams will stay the top teams, and everybody else will fall in line. Maybe mental toughness will be more of a factor.”If the Cutters do, indeed, extend their record to six in a row, they will have to overcome more than just the weather. This year, the team is without Eric Young, who landed the best ITT time from 2009-11 and won the USA Cycling Professional Criterium National Championship just four months after his final Little 500 appearance.