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Carl, Cass, and Chris discuss a home series sweep over the Scarlet Knights







By Carl James @jovian34 May 3rd, 2024







The Indiana University Baseball team went 3-0, sweeping Rutgers at the Bart this past weekend. This is the second series sweep for the Hoosiers this season, the first at home and the first in conference play. Oh.. and the Hoosiers did this all without the services of ace starter Connor Foley or Brock Tibbitts.







Friday the Hoosiers threw a trio of bullpen arms for three innings each who held a very potent Rutgers offense to three runs. Brandon Keyster, Julian Tonghini, and Brayden Risedorph held the Scarlet Knights at bay while Joey Brenczewski, Cal Sefcik, and Nick Mitchell did damage at the plate against a legit Friday night starter to give the Hoosiers an 8-3 win.







Saturday the Hoosiers clinched their fourth straight conference series win. Devin Taylor racked up 11 total bases and the Hoosier offense kept the Hoosiers ahead when Ty Bothwell handed the ball to Drew Buhr who was lights out for 5 innings.







Sunday, the Hoosiers swept the series in run-rule fashion needing only two pitchers with Aydan Decker-Petty carrying a bulk of the workload in the win. Taylor, Sefcik, and Mitchell all hit long balls along with Tyler Cerny hitting a grand slam and Carter Mathison hitting his 40th home run as a Hoosier.







For information on the Hoosier Ticket Project that Chris discussed, you can visit the Hoosier Ticket Project website or email info@hoosierticketproject.org







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Media meets with Taylor, Decker-Petty, and Mercer following 18-6 win at home on Sunday to sweep the Rutgers series







By Carl James @jovian34 April 28th, 2024







Indiana did the one thing that they struggled with on Saturday, they did damage right after a mid-inning pitching change and cashed in big on RBI opportunities. Devin Taylor continued his torrid weekend going 2 for 4 with a double and a homer. Aydan Decker-Petty earned the win in 4.2 innings allowing no hits, earned runs, or walks. The media met with Taylor, Decker-Petty, and head coach Jeff Mercer following the game.







Aydan Decker-Petty and Devin Taylor







Indiana travels to West Lafayette to face Big Ten leading Purdue. The Hoosiers only trail Purdue and Illinois by one game, but Nebraska and Michigan are also within just one game with three weeks to go. See you at the Bart!







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Media meets with Buhr, Mitchell, and Mercer following 12-6 series clinching win at home on Saturday







By Carl James @jovian34 April 28th, 2024







Indiana bats came alive against a quintet of Rutgers pitchers to clinch a fourth straight B1G series victory on Saturday. Drew Buhr got the win on the mound with 5.0 innings of scoreless relief. Devin Taylor had two home runs and a triple from the lead-off spot. Both teams played stellar defense, including right fielder Nick Mitchell who made a leaping grab up against the right field wall in the top of the seventh inning. The media met with Buhr, Mitchell, and head coach Jeff Mercer following the game.







Drew Buhr and Nick Mitchell







The Hoosiers and Scarlet Knights are back at it today, Sunday 11am on BTN. See you at the Bart!







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Media meets with Brenczewski, Tonghini, and Mercer following 8-3 win at home on Friday







By Carl James @jovian34 April 27th, 2024







With Connor Foley still not ready to go from injury, Indiana had a bullpen day against Rutgers ace Justin Sinibaldi. A trio of bullpen arms put combined to put up ace numbers with 3.0 innings of work each, while the Hoosier hitters worked Sinibaldi, lead by Joey Brenczewski who went 2 for 4 with a three-run homer in the first inning. Julian Tonghini allowed no runs in his three innings of work, and that includes not allowing an inherited runner to score from third with no one out in the fourth inning. The media spoke with Brenczewski, Tonghini, and head coach Jeff Mercer following the game.









Joey Brenczewski







Julian Tonghini









The Hoosiers and Scarlet Knights are back at it Saturday at 2pm. See you at the Bart!







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Carl, Cass, and Chris discuss a road series win over Minnesota and a midweek tie







By Carl James @jovian34 April 25th, 2024







The Indiana University Baseball team won it’s third straight B1G series this past weekend in Minneapolis. Ty Bothwell was electric as Indiana cruised to victory in the series opener on Saturday. Friday’s freeze-out turned Sunday into a double header. The first game was a disaster for the Hoosiers who struggled in most facets of the game and suffered their 4th run-rule style loss of the season.  The Hoosiers had very short memories as they jumped out to a three-run lead on the third batter of the second game and controlled the game the rest of the way.







Tuesday’s anticipated in-state matchup on the big stage of Victory Field in Indianapolis was unfortunately washed out by rain. The game moved to Wednesday in Muncie. The Hoosiers were down 7-1 top of the 8th. 3 runs in the 8th and 9th forced extra innings. No one scored the rest of the way and the game was called a tie for darkness after 12 innings. Hoosier bullpen arms held the Cardinals scoreless for the last 5 innings.







For information on the Hoosier Ticket Project that Chris discussed, you can visit the Hoosier Ticket Project website or email info@hoosierticketproject.org







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Carl, Cass, and Chris discuss comeback series win over Penn State







By Carl James @jovian34 April 17th, 2024







The Indiana University Baseball team was staring another home series defeat in the eyes in the middle of the second inning on Saturday. Having been blown out on Friday, the Nittany Lions had just lit up Connor Foley for 8 runs and the Hoosier ace was already out of the game. Then a historic comeback ensued capped with Devin Taylor taking home on a wild pitch to give the Hoosiers a 10-9 victory. A dominant win on Sunday clinched the series. However a mid-week setback against Evansville has the Hoosier RPI down to 80th in the country.







For information on the Hoosier Ticket Project that Chris discussed, you can visit the Hoosier Ticket Project website or email info@hoosierticketproject.org







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