Class of '66 Old Fart

That’s the ballgame from Not-A-Victory Field in Indianapolis as the Hoosiers go down to ND by a score of 5 – 0; Luke Stephenson taking the loss. Hopefully NoahW35 didn’t get too wet. Despite less than ideal weather, the announced crowd was 6,607. Next up for IU is a home game Wed. evening with Xavier scheduled for a 6:05 start. Then a 3-game weekend home stand against Northwestern scheduled for 6:05 on Friday night, 2:05 on Saturday and 3:00 on Sunday.

7:05 scheduled first pitch at Victory Field in Indpls. for our Hoosiers vs. Notre Dame. Radio: http://whcc105.com/ Stats: http://www.sidearmstats.com/indiana/baseball/ Notables • Indiana pitching ranks first in the Big Ten in fewest walks allowed (93), second in team ERA (2.84), second in fewest earned runs allowed (110), third in fewest runs allowed (145), third in opponent batting average (.233), fourth in batters struck out (290), and fourth in fewest hits allowed (302). • Indiana's pitching staff enters this week ranked third nationally in walks allowed per nine innings (2.40), seventh in strikeout to walk ratio (3.12), seventh in WHIP (1.13), 11th in team ERA (2.84), and 23rd in hits allowed per nine innings (7.8). • Indiana's starting pitching has been strong through the first seven weekends of action. In 30 combined starts from LHP Kyle Hart, RHP Evan Bell and LHP Caleb Baragar, the trio has posted a 2.74 ERA, allowing just 151 hits over 184.0 innings of work, striking out 132 batters while walking only 41. Teams are hitting a combined .224 off Hart, Bell and Baragar so far. • Hoosier pitchers have given up one earned run or less 13 times this season, all of which have happened in a 28-game span. • Indiana pitching has posted double-figure strikeouts in 11 games this season. • The Hoosiers have given up two walks or less in 23 games this season, including 14 of the last 23 games. • Entering this weekend, IU is ranked fourth in the Big Ten in home runs (30), sixth in slugging percentage (.396) and tied for fourth in triples (9). • In conference games only, the Hoosiers are first in home runs (10), tied for second in triples (3), third in stolen bases (12), fifth in slugging percentage (.393), fifth in on base percentage (.358), sixthin RBI (58), • Heading into the week, Indiana is 64th in the country in home runs per game (0.79), and 65th in home runs (30). • As a team, IU has recorded at least one home run in six of the last nine games, including three against Iowa on April 15. In its first 18 games of the season, Indiana tallied nine home runs (0.5 average), but in the last 20 contests, the Hoosiers have slugged 21 home runs (1.1 average). • The Hoosiers strung together 27 runs on 23 hits and five home runs to earn a 27-1 victory over the Butler Bulldogs on March 23 at Bart Kaufman Field. The 27 runs for the Hoosiers are a Bart Kaufman Field record and the most since March 24, 2004 when IU scored 29 against Chicago State. • The 26-run margin of victory is the second largest in NCAA Division I Baseball this season, while the 27 runs scored are currently tied for the seventh most in the nation this year. • Heading into the weekend, the Hoosiers stand first in the Big Ten in fielding double plays (32), tied for fourth in fewest stolen bases against (24), and tied for fourth in fielding percentage (.971).

Time for the 7th inning stretch and our Hoosiers trail 5 - 0, only mustering 5 hits against ND pitching. The Irish also only have 5 hits, but 2 of their 5 were 2-run HR's.

This is the game ccg referenced above. If he doesn't play in this game, his wrist situation might be a little more serious than expected.

Jordan Tucker took an unofficial visit to Indiana following the Nike EYBL stop this past weekend in Indianapolis, and will now trip to Syracuse this coming weekend along with several other elite recruits. "I loved the atmosphere and the resources that were available to the student athletes [at Indiana]," the 6-foot-7 Tucker told SNY.tv Monday evening. Tucker is a Class of 2017 wing who plays for White Plains (N.Y.) Archbishop Stepinac and runs with the NY Rens on the Nike circuit. He is ranked the No. 7 small forward in the class by 247Sports.com. Indiana is recruiting him hard along with schools like St. John's and Syracuse. "Coach [Tom] Crean said that I would fit perfectly in their system because of the shooting ability I have and being able to do other things like handling and passing the ball," Tucker said.

Be still my beating heart if only that would be the case. Sadly, it's probably wishful thinking, but...........!

We started out winning only 5 of our first 15 games and our record today is 23 -15. We had a 4-game winning streak in March and an 8-game streak earlier this month. Took awhile to get the wheels rolling.

Game is being televised locally on HTSN. I'm in northcentral Indiana and Comcast is carrying the game.

So. Cal. offered today.

Interesting tweet. Steve Risley ‏@srisley34 8h8 hours ago Fishers, IN Interesting about Blackmon and NBA. Great talent for IU but great chemistry? If he stays which championship is he playing for? NBA or NCAA

Hoosier Hills Hoops ‏@HoosierHills Mar 30 Indiana 2017 commit Al Durham will play in Kentuckiana this December with his @BerkmarHoops team in the @KingofBluegrass tourney.

Notre Dame offered today.

Why not give it a go? If he listens to the feedback he gets it might be the best thing for him.

Isn't that sorta what was said last year about Bryant, OG and Juwann - at least about the latter 2? Not super duper; just good. All 3 looked awfully damn good to me this past season.

Recap of Al Durham at EYBL in Indy: 4/22 – So. Stampede lost to CA Supreme 94 – 71. 12 pts. on 4 of 22 from the field 0 for 4 on 3’s; 3 reb.; 1 steal 2 TO’s. Collin Sexton: 37 pts. on 12 of 25 from the field; 0 for 3 on 3’s; 13 of 19 on FT’s; 9 reb; 4/23 – So. Stampede lost to Team CP3 78 – 67. 5 pts. on 2 of 13 from the field 0 for 5 on 3’s; 5 reb; 2 assists; 2 TO’s. Collin Sexton: 29 pts. on 9 of 24 from the field; 0 for 4 on 3’s; 11 of 12 on FT’s; 5 reb. 4/23- So. Stampede lost to CIA Bounce 100 – 76. 29 pts. on 7 of 13 from the field 3 of 6 on 3’s; 12 of 18 FT’s; 3 reb; 4 assists; 2 TO’s. Collin Sexton: 17 pts. on 5 of 15 from the field; 0 for 3 on 3’s; 7 of 8 on FT’s; 4 reb. 4/24- So. Stampede beat We All Can Go 88 – 71. 10 pts. on 4 of 7 from the field; 1 of 3 on 3’s; 6 reb; 7 assists; 4 TO’s. Collin Sexton: 36 pts. on 11 of 15 from the field; 1 of 2 on 3’s; 13 of 14 on FT’s; 3 reb. I threw in Sexton because he had quite a weekend.

Recap of Trendon Watford at EYBL in Indy: 4/22 – Alabama Challenge lost to MoKan 83 – 67. 21 pts on 6 of 12 from the field; 5 of 7 on 3’s; 5 reb; 2 assists; 1 TO. 4/23 – Alabama Challenge lost to NY Lightning 69 – 66. 17 pts. on 6 of 16 from the field; 3 of 9 on 3’s; 4 reb.; 1 assist; 4 TO’s. 4/23 – Alabama Challenge lost to Oakland 77 – 73. 14 pts. on 6 of 15 from the field; 1 of 3 on 3’s; 10 reb; 3 assists; 4 TO’s. 4/24 – Alabama Challenge beat LV Prospects 68 – 65. 18 pts. on 9 of 17 from the field; 0 for 4 on 3’s; 6 reb; 2 assists; 2 TO’s.

Recap of Jaren Jackson at EYBL in Indy: 4/22 – Spiece lost to St. Louis Eagles 84 – 76. 22 pts. on 6 of 8 from the field; 3 of 4 on 3’s; 7 of 7 on FT’s; 10 reb; 3 blks; 2 TO’s. 4/23 – Spiece beat Team Final 92 – 85. 20 pts. on 6 of 13 from the field; 3 of 6 on 3’s; 5 of 7 on FT’s; 2 reb; 2 assists; 2 stls; 4 TO’s. 4/24 – Spiece beat LV Prospects 73 – 59. 5 pts. on 2 of 8 from the field 1 of 4 on 3’s; 0 for 2 on FT’s; 7 reb; 1 assist; 2 stls; 3 TO’s. 4/25 – Spiece beat The RENS 94 – 80. 12 pts. on 4 of 11 from the field; 0 for 3 on 3’s; 4 of 6 on FT’s; 13 reb; 5 assists; 2 stls; 1 TO.

Recap of Michael Porter Jr. at EYBL in Indy: 4/22 – MoKan defeats Alabama Challenge 83 – 67. 22 pts. on 10 of 16 from the field; 1 of 3 on 3’s; 15 reb.; 2 assists; 3 TO’s. 4/23 – MoKan defeats Arkansas Wings 96 – 71. 22 pts. on 7 of 16 from the field; 0 for 7 on 3’s; 15 reb.; 1 TO; 2 steals. 4/23 – MoKan loses to Proscholars 76 – 66. 17 pts. on 6 of 13 from the field; 0 for 4 on 3’s; 11 reb; 6 assists; 5 steals; 2 TO’s. 4/24 – MoKan defeats Expressions Elite 69 – 53. 9 pts. on 3 of 9 from the field; 0 for 2 on 3’s; 8 reb; 1 assist; 2 TO’s.

Recap of Darius Garland at EYBL in Indy: 4/22 – St. Louis Eagles beat Spiece Indy 84 – 79. 16 pts. on 6 of 11 from the field 2 of 5 on 3’s; -0- reb; 1 TO. 4/23 – St. Louis Eagles beat Elfrid Payton 73 -53. Did Not Play 4/23 – St. Louis Eagles lost to The RENS 74 – 74. 14 pts. on 5 of 17 from the field; 4 of 12 on 3’s; 2 reb; 2 assists; 1 TO. 4/24 – St. Louis Eagles beat BABC 76 – 51. 21 pts. on 8 of 15 from the field; 4 of 7 on 3’s; 2 reb; 2 assists; 2 TO’s.

Recap of Jordan Goodwin at EYBL in Indy: 4/22 – St. Louis Eagles beat Spiece Indy 84 – 79. 22 pts. on 7 of 12 from the field; 0 for 1 on 3’s; 7 reb; 4 assists 2 stls; 4 TO’s. 4/23 – St. Louis Eagles beat Elfrid Payton 73 -53. 14 pts. on 4 of 8 from the field; 1 of 2 on 3’s; 3 reb; 4 assists; 2 stls; 1 TO. 4/23 – St. Louis Eagles lost to The RENS 74 – 74. 25 pts. on 9 of 20 from the field; 1 of 5 on 3’s; 18 reb; 2 assists; 2 stls; 2 TO’s. 4/24 – St. Louis Eagles beat BABC 76 – 51. 20 pts. on 9 of 19 from the field; 1 of 1 on 3’s; 14 reb; 4 assists; 2 TO’s.

Recap of Tucker's weekend in Indy. 4/22 – The RENS defeat Oakland 86 – 85. 14 pts. on 4 of 13 from the field; 1 of 4 on 3’s; 5 reb.; 1 TO. 4/23 – The RENS defeat R5S Elite 77 – 67. 19 pts. on 5 of 17 from the field; 4 of 11 on 3’s; 8 reb.; 4 assists; 3 TO’s. 4/23 – The RENS defeat St. Louis Eagles 75 – 74. 7 pts. on 3 of 10 from the field; 1 of 5 on 3’s; 4 reb; -0- TO. 4/24 – The RENS lost to Spiece Indy 94 – 80. 14 pts. on 6 of 15 from the field; 2 of 6 on 3’s; 4 reb.; 1 TO.

Recap of Smith's performance this past weekend in Indy: 4/22 – Mac Irvin loses to All Ohio Red 81 -57. Smith with 20 pts. on 8 of 9 from the field; 3 of 4 on 3’s; 5 reb; 4 TO’s. 4/23 – Mac Irvin loses to Cal. Supreme 74 – 49. No stats provided 4/23 – Mac Irvin loses to Boo Williams 75 – 69. Smith with 16 pts. on 5 of 14 from the field; 1 of 5 on 3’s; 6 reb; -0- TO’s. 4/24 – Mac Irvin defeats Team Griffin 65 – 62. Smith with 9 pts. on 4 of 10 from the field; 1 of 5 on 3’s; 4 reb; 1 TO.

Received offer today from Oklahoma State.

Not a typical CTC coaching maneuver but certainly a possibility.