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The No. 21 Indiana Hoosiers fell to the Michigan Wolverines in a weekend series in Ann Arbor, losing two of three games in what was a highly anticipated series. What does this mean for IU going forward? What went wrong and how can it be fixed as the season nears…
Entering Friday, Indiana had lost five straight following a four-game sweep to Ohio State in Columbus. The Hoosiers left-handed ace Tommy Sommer took the mound sporting his 2.88 ERA looking to get the Hoosiers back to their winning ways against Illinois, the best hitting team in the Big Ten. Indiana…
What was one of the more anticipated series in the Indiana Hoosiers’ front half of the season turned out to be a dud, as the Hoosiers lost a series in a sweep to the Ohio State Buckeyes in walk-off fashion. This past weekend was the first time Indiana has been…
It’s almost as if Indiana junior left hand pitcher Tommy Sommer was born to be great. He grew up in a household with his mom Susie, a state champion softball player at Center Grove High School in Greenwood Indiana, while his father, Juergen, had created a legacy during his time…
“We are excited and ready to go,” Indiana baseball head coach Jeff Mercer said a few days before the Hoosiers’ opening day. “I don’t know if we are ready to play.” That rust was apparent at times for Indiana, which looked excited if not overeager on the diamond. The Hoosiers…
Tommy Sommer sat in the locker room with his teammates listening to head coach Jeff Mercer speak in preparation for a series versus Memphis. Mercer addressed rumblings about the spring baseball season getting pushed back or possibly canceled, but Sommer never thought these rumors would come to fruition. Mercer had…
Under the direction of first-year head coach Jeff Mercer in 2019, the Indiana baseball team won the Big Ten regular-season title for the first time since 2014. But with success comes turnover, as 10 Hoosiers were selected in the 2019 MLB Draft. Mercer admits he questions where certain production will…
Indiana Baseball travels to the Volunteer state in back-to-back weekends to face Tennessee after taking two of three to start the season against Memphis last weekend. The Hoosiers were dominant in games one and three of the Memphis series, winning by scores of 6-1 and 6-0, respectively, but fell flat…
A season ago, Indiana baseball thrived off its pitching staff. The Hoosiers led the Big Ten in team ERA and finished second in strikeouts as right-handers Jonathan Stiever (5-6, 3.41 ERA, 97 K’s) and Pauly Milto (8-2, 2.03 ERA) each had career years. As Indiana enters 2019, Stiever is on…
When the first pitch was thrown Wednesday night at 6:08 p.m. between Indiana and Ball State, it was 66 degrees with the sun peeking through scattered clouds and over 1,800 fans in attendance. Five hours and 34 minutes later, in the bitter cold 40 degree night and about 30 bundled…