In another rare February home game at Bart Kaufman Field, Indiana baseball defeated in-state opponent Butler 9-3 Wednesday. The win propels the Hoosiers record back to .500 and 4-4 overall after defeating Cincinnati the day before 7-1. Indiana’s offense started slow, as Butler starting pitcher, sophomore John McCauley, struck out…
First year Indiana baseball head coach Jeff Mercer is doing things his way in Bloomington. And so far, the Hoosiers have responded to the challenge presented from the 33-year-old man in charge. After two very successful seasons at Wright State, including a NCAA Regional appearance, Mercer is focused on building…
After a crushing loss in the series opener Friday night against Purdue, it looked like Indiana baseball’s struggles were going to continue in game two of the series. Then, the Hoosier offense woke up. Back to back home runs from junior catcher Ryan Fineman and sophomore left fielder Matt Gorski…
Indiana junior catcher Ryan Fineman hit .239 a season ago, now entering this weekends three game series vs Purdue, he leads the team with a .342 batting average. What changed for Fineman? Last offseason he watched film on his own teammates and major leaguers with Cody Bellinger specifically being the…
Indiana baseball swept Friday’s doubleheader against Butler in two very different fashions. A walk-off passed ball plated the winning run for the Hoosiers in the bottom of the ninth in game one to beat the Bulldogs 6-5. Then in game two the IU offense erupted for five first inning runs…
Indiana baseball started its 2018 campaign with a 3-1 weekend in South Carolina. After dropping the season opener to Oklahoma 6-3, the Hoosiers rallied off three straight wins. A 5-0 shutout against Kansas State put Indiana in the win column for the first time this season, followed up by a…
As with the majority of positions throughout College Baseball, roster turnaround has also changed the depth at catcher for Indiana. A familiar face, however, will play behind the plate when the Hoosiers open their 2018 campaign on Friday against Oklahoma. With Jake Matheny transferring to Missouri after one season with…