Hoosiers roll Michigan in first Big Ten series
As the IU baseball team (18-9, 2-1) left Ann Arbor, Mich., on Saturday after taking two out of three games from the Michigan Wolverines (7-18, 1-2), skipper Tracy Smith saw a different Hoosiers team.
As the IU baseball team (18-9, 2-1) left Ann Arbor, Mich., on Saturday after taking two out of three games from the Michigan Wolverines (7-18, 1-2), skipper Tracy Smith saw a different Hoosiers team.
Six days after defeating then-No. 18 Michigan — the highest-ranked opponent to lose to the Hoosiers since April 2008 — IU beat No. 13 Illinois 4-3 Saturday by winning three consecutive matches to clinch the victory.
The Hoosiers split a doubleheader against No. 3 Michigan, earning their first win against a ranked team this season and their first against the Wolverines since 1996 to improve their record to 20-14 (2-2).
The top six riders from Saturday's Miss-N-Out event.
Walking in the front door of his home, it’s evident. Junior Brad Murrell lives in a jungle. A 6-foot long stuffed animal boa constrictor guards the top of the couch. Two spotlights with green bulbs cast an earthy look to the room while a laser-printed sign greets those who enter, “Welcome to the Jungle.”
On April 2, Little 500 riders will compete in Miss-N-Out — the third of four Spring Series Events before the races.
The IU baseball team leads the Big Ten in team fielding and stands third in the conference in team pitching.
The No. 29 IU men’s tennis team will try to knock off another conference power when No. 13 Illinois visits Bloomington at noon Saturday.
When sophomore Eric Ress won six of his first eight races of the 2010-2011 season and Big Ten Swimmer of the Week, he erased any doubt that he wasn’t ready to claim a spot as one of the premier swimmers in the conference.
The IU women’s tennis team will try to break its conference losing streak this weekend against Iowa and Illinois.
Since coming over from the University of Nevada in June 2008, Gardner’s Hoosiers compiled a 22-72 record in her first two years, but this year the team has made great strides with a 19-13 record.
As soon as Mike Ekeler’s linebackers heard his name, they couldn’t help but smile. They were excited about what the new linebackers coach and co-defensive coordinator is trying to build.
Individual Time Trials is the first event of the Spring Series after Qualifications. It’s one of the events Teter’s Caitlin Van Kooten won last year. This year wasn’t any different, with Van Kooten finishing at the top with a time of 2:39.41. Like Van Kooten, Cutters’ Eric Young repeated his work from last year, also defending his title finish first with a time of 2:22.
Josh MacTaggart has always had a knack for frustrating his opponents. The IU sophomore brought a Big Ten opponent to tears last year.
IU junior high jumper Derek Drouin will sit out the remainder of the outdoor track and field season due to a foot injury.
The IU baseball team scheduled Wednesday’s game against Shawnee State to get in some extra work before opening Big Ten play. However, the Hoosiers got a lot more than they bargained for.
IU’s Little 500 cyclists will be living life in the fast lane Wednesday, as they compete in the second spring series event of the year — the Individual Time Trials.
The IU softball team will finish up its 11-game home stand with a non conference duel against Indiana State University today in Bloomington before continuing Big Ten play in Michigan this weekend.
Getting off to fast starts is one of the points of emphasis for the IU baseball team, as it stands two days away from its Big Ten opener against Michigan. The Hoosiers (15-8) took a step in that direction Tuesday with a four-run, four-hit opening frame in a 7-3 win against Division II Northern Kentucky (12-9) at Sembower Field.
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