#IUBASE - 4 game series @ San Diego

[Brass Cannon 24,068]

4 minutes ago, ccgeneral said:

Awesome! Home opener on Wednesday @ 3 pm vs Cincinnati and then a 3 game series vs Pacific.

Snow in the forcast

[Aaron 4,147]

9 minutes ago, Brass Cannon said:

What are odds of hosting another super regional you think?

Very low. I think best case scenario we are a border line 1 seed who would host a regional even if we win at a high level rest of year given schedule. To have any chance for a top 8 seed we would probably need to beat UK, UL, ND and have 45-50 wins which I would not count on. I think 40-45 wins and a top 16 seed to host regionals is about our ceiling if we keep this up which would be awesome. 

[LamarCheeks 16,858]

Matt Lloyd with the oppo bomb! 

[Aaron 4,147]

1 minute ago, LamarCheeks said:

Matt Lloyd with the oppo bomb! 

Not opposite field. Lloyd's a lefty and crushed it over the right field wall onto the roof of an apartment building. Lloyd throws R but bats L. 

[LamarCheeks 16,858]

2 minutes ago, Aaron said:

Not opposite field. Lloyd's a lefty and crushed it over the right field wall onto the roof of an apartment building. Lloyd throws R but bats L. 

The home run I just saw went over the left-center field fence. 

[LamarCheeks 16,858]

Dammit. I'm watching the wrong game. I clicked on the wrong link. ... But on the bright side, I learned what an opposite field home run was -- because, you know, I've never seen a baseball game before and didn't know. 

[Brass Cannon 24,068]

12 minutes ago, Aaron said:

Very low. I think best case scenario we are a border line 1 seed who would host a regional even if we win at a high level rest of year given schedule. To have any chance for a top 8 seed we would probably need to beat UK, UL, ND and have 45-50 wins which I would not count on. I think 40-45 wins and a top 16 seed to host regionals is about our ceiling if we keep this up which would be awesome. 

Are we playing a considerably easier schedule than 2014?  We were #4 with 42 wins?

[ccgeneral 38,084]

Love a good start.

@ZainPyarali: 9-2 is the best start for Indiana baseball since going 10-1 in 2003. #iubase

[Aaron 4,147]

4 hours ago, Brass Cannon said:

Are we playing a considerably easier schedule than 2014?  We were #4 with 42 wins?

I think so. We got a game from no. 12 Texas Tech, no. 26 Washington, no. 21 UK, no. 30 Long Beach St., no. 35 Indiana St., 2 from no. 56 Illinois and 3 from no. 18 Louisville. We were also 42-13 that year and ran over a weak Big Ten at 21-3 where only Illinois and Nebraska were even in top 60.

Big Ten is much much stronger now and will have multiple top 100 teams so no chance we go 21-3 and 15-9 or 16-8 will win conference. Iowa and PU have RPI's of 55 and 9 respectively but I don't believe that holds. The only quality RPI wins we will have a chance at where I think teams will hold high all year is no. 52 Minnesota, no. 45 Maryland, no. 29 Notre Dame. Also UK and UL ranked 40th and 99 respectively but fully expect them in top 20 by time we play them. Both have gaudy records against week competition but once they hit conference play and start beating quality teams those will shoot up. Also don't expect Butler, Illinois or Indiana St to hold at the gaudy spots they have but would be great if they did and we beat them. 

[RBB89 3,497]

 

[Napleshoosier 9,808]

Where are we ranked now?


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[btownqb 8,365]

10 hours ago, Napleshoosier said:

Where are we ranked now?


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It's early but our RPI is 2 and SOS is 13.

12 (+10) - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper

14 (+3) - D1Baseball

14 - College Baseball Central

15 - Perfect Game

18 (+2) - Baseball America

This was a post by CC in the baseball rankings thread. 

[btownqb 8,365]

Our offensive numbers have been incredible.. Lloyd and Miller haven't been great avg wise, but their power numbers have been awesome 8 HRs and 22 RBIs combined. 

 

[btownqb 8,365]

6 minutes ago, Fkfootball1 said:

Are we the favorite to win the Big Ten?

 Yes