Class of '66 Old Fart

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Hoosiers go 2-0 on the day with a 7-5 win over Ohio U. It was a 7-1 game after 6 complete and we let OU score 4 in the top of the 7th off Montgomery who took over the mound in the 6th. Johnson had pitched 5 innings giving up 1 run on 5 hits and walked 1. Dufek a 2-run HR and Mitchell also with 2 RBIs. Women are now 11-4 on the season with a 7-game winning streak.

11 seed per Delphi Bracketology as of 3:30 p.m. today

Alec Lasley - Trayce Jackson-Davis is now the second player in #iubb history with 1,500 points, 750 rebounds and 150 blocks. Other player is Alan Henderson.

Second day in a row I didn't watch; I didn't listen. Somebody wake me after tomorrow's game.

Bottom of the 7th, tied at 5 apiece; 2 outs; runners on 2nd and 3rd for the Hoosiers; Radcliffe at bat. And she singles to right field to drive in the winning run! Radcliffe and Ford each with 2 RBIs; Bassett 3-4 on the day. Montgomery went 5.1 innings giving up 4 hits and 3 runs. Copeland relieved and couldn't get a batter out and CMU scored 2 more and led 5-4 after 6 complete. Johnson pitched 1.2 innings allowing 3 hits but no runs. Trailing 5-4 entering the bottom of the 7th, Bassett drove in Meeks to tie it up and then it was Radcliffe's time to shine. Scheduled to play Ohio U. at 12:30. Theyll take Saturday off and then play 2 on Sunday.

Tucker's game this afternoon at 5:45 can be watched on: https://www.monumentalsportsnetwork.com/hs-hoops

27p 4r 4a last night in a 56-52 loss in the Baltimore Catholic League Tournament. He made 11 of his last 16 FGA.

We opened as a 3.5-point dog vs. Illinois, o/u 137. Pomeroy puts it at 4 & gives the Hoosiers a 37% chance of victory. Torvik puts it at 2 & gives IU a 41% chance of victory.

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Rothstein reporting Crean is officially out at GA.

The Indiana softball team has won their last five games and will travel to Louisville, Ky., this weekend for the Bluegrass Challenge. Dates: Friday, March 11 & Sunday March 13 Location: Louisville, Ky. Stadium: Ulmer Stadium/Don Dobina Field Participating Teams: Indiana, Louisville, Ohio, Central Michigan, Eastern Kentucky Tournament Schedule Friday, March 11th 9:30 AM: Indiana vs. Central Michigan 12:30 PM: Indiana vs. Ohio Sunday March 13th 11 AM: Indiana vs. Louisville 1:30 PM: Indiana vs. Eastern Kentucky Twitter Updates: @IndianaSB Live Stats Video (IU vs. Louisville game) Series History Central Michigan: The Hoosiers are 11-5 all-time vs. Central Michigan and have won the last three games, the most recent coming in 2013. Ohio: The Hoosiers are 4-4 all-time vs. Ohio. In 2019 the teams split two games. Louisville: Louisville leads the series 19-3 and won a game earlier this year at FAU. The last IU win against Louisville was in 2014. Eastern Kentucky: IU is 1-0 all-time against EKU with a win in 2012. Copeland Freshman of the Week Indiana pitcher/infielder Brianna Copeland was named Co- Freshman of the Week by the Big Ten on March 8. A look at her numbers at the Hoosier Classic March 4-5. Copeland went 2-0 in the circle with an era of 0.82 and 11 strikeouts. She also went 2-for-3 at the plate with her first career home run and three RBI. Big Weekend for Bassett Junior infielder Cora Bassett had a strong weekend March 4-5 against Western Illinois and Valpo. Bassett hit .750 on the weekend going 9-for-12 at the plate with a 1.417 slugging percentage and six RBI. Bassett hit two home runs and stole three bases. Attacking the Next 60 Feet The Hoosiers currently lead all NCAA DI softball teams in stolen bases at 3.15 per game. Tatum Hayes ranks second in the Big Ten in stolen bases with 11 and 11th in the NCAA. The Hoosiers have stolen 42 bases this season compared to six from their opponents. The 2021 Season In the 2021 season the Hoosiers won or split nine of their 12 Big Ten series. They finished fifth in the Big Ten standings and were one game out of fourth. Gabbi Jenkins set the career record for stolen bases with 96 and Emily Goodin finished with 583 career strikeouts, rankings fourth best in program history. Jenkins and Grace Lorsung earned All-Big Ten First Team honors and Goodin and Grayson Radcliffe earned Second Team honors. Four Hoosiers (Jenkins, Goodin, Radcliffe and Bella Norton) earned NFCA All-Region honors. In the classroom the team had a 3.69 GPA, 12 Academic All-Big Ten selections and Jenkins and Radcliffe earned CoSIDA First Team All-District honors. What's Ahead Indiana softball will play a challenging non-conference schedule, highlighted by playing the defending national champion Oklahoma Sooners and runner-up Florida State Seminoles. The Hoosiers will make a return trip to the Sunshine State to play in an event hosted by Florida State Feb. 25-27. The Hoosiers will play at home at Andy Mohr Field for the first time in 2022 when they host Valparaiso and Western Illinois March 4-5. The following weekend the Hoosiers travel to Louisville and play the host Cardinals, Ohio and Eastern Kentucky. The final non-conference trip will see the Hoosiers travel to Oklahoma City, Okla., for the Hall of Fame Classic. In addition to playing No. 1 Oklahoma, the Hoosiers will face Houston, Sam Houston State, Iowa and San Diego. Roster Breakdown The Hoosiers graduated seven seniors from Team 48 and have added seven newcomers to the roster for this season. The 2022 roster features 20 student-athletes with 10 upperclassmen. Grayson Radcliffe returns for her final season. The 2021 All-Big Ten Second Team performer hit .315 with 39 hits, 25 RBI and 16 stolen bases last season. The Hoosiers also return First Team All-Big Ten and All Freshmen Team standout Grace Lorsung. Lorsung tallied 29 hits and 20 RBI in 2021. Fresh Faces in Bloomington The Hoosiers signed four freshmen and added three transfers. Making their collegiate debuts will be Heather Johnson, Kinsey Mitchell, Brianna Copeland, Taylor Minnick and transfer Sarah Stone. Indiana added All-Big Ten student-athlete Cora Bassett from Purdue and Lindsey Warick from Missouri. Jenkins Transitions into Coaching Role The Hoosiers all-time leader in career stolen bases Gabbi Jenkins is out of eligibility, but will still be impacting the Hoosiers this season. Jenkins has stepped into a role as volunteer assistant coach and will continue to mentor the Hoosier student-athletes. In her final playing season, Jenkins earned All-Big Ten First Team honors as she hit .331 with 24 stolen bases and set an Indiana record for single season doubles with 18. Ford Comes Up Big in Opening Weekend Senior Brittany Ford hit .625 over four games for the Hoosiers in their opening weekend of play. In eight at bats she tallied two home runs, two runs, five hits, three extra-base hits, seven RBI, 12 total bases and a 1.500 slugging percentage. In the Hoosiers first game of the season, against Louisville she came off the bench to pinch hit and hit a home run in her only at bat. In game two she got the start and hit a grand slam to help the Hoosiers to an 11-1 win over Florida Atlantic. It is the second straight season she has hit a grand slam. Ford had at least one hit in all four of the Indiana games this past weekend. Ford collected RBI in three of the four games and had multiple RBI in two of the games. Johnson Shines in Florida Freshman Heather Johnson made her first career start on Feb. 26 against No. 3 Florida State. Johnson retired 15 of the 20 batters she faced and had 4 strikeouts. She helped the Hoosiers to a 1-0 lead through five innings. The next day Johnson earned her first victory with a complete game shutout of Hofstra.

Tamar Bates

I will be perfectly honest and admit I did not watch nor did I listen to the game and instead opted for yard work. Truly didn't expect us to win. Shocked doesn't describe my reaction when I came into the house and learned we'd won and with a comeback for the ages no less. Reading through this thread is like reading A Tale of Two Cities. The first 15 pages - the worst of times. Then on page 16, there's an ever so slight shift in the comments and by page 20, some posters are even starting to apologize for comments they made somewhere in the first 15 pages! From Page 22 forward - the best of times. An absolutely great day to be a Hoosier. Let's do it again tomorrow.

IU in second half.

Last night's final sequence.

Centerville escapes 44-42 on a basket by Tom House at the buzzer. Harry Houdini would be proud. Detailed stat lines should be available tomorrow. Cupps 13p 3a 3t Centerville plays again on Saturday. Rolf had 19p and 8r.

After 3, Centerville trails 31-30. Shots not falling for Centerville (36%) and Cupps not having his usual game. Now with 3 TOs.

Don't disagree. He is just a freshman so be important to see how much, if any, improvement his game shows next season.

Good game tonight between Centerville and Fairmont with Fairmont leading 23-21 at halftime. Centerville came out flat to start the game and trailed 15-8 after 1, and the Fairmont lead grew to 21-10 with 5:27 left in the 2nd and then Centerville shifted up a gear especially with its defense. Cupps had 2 TOs in the first half and I think he was just 2-6 FG. Rich Rolf has 10 pts. for Centerville.

Keady paid a visit to RMK in Bloomington today.

FWIW an interesting read about Georgetown from an anonymous former player. Probably some truth and probably some fiction but who knows which there is more of. https://medium.com/@tamers.blurbs-0u/opinion-from-a-former-player-georgetown-mens-basketball-program-reaches-epic-corruption-levels-b053ef58ab5d

Final score 12-1. Hoosiers had 14 hits and were aided by 3 PFW errors. In addition to Pyne's HR, Ellis had 2 HRs and 3 RBIs on the day. Platt, Bothwell and Moran each pitched an inning collectively giving up 1 hit and 1 run. We've now won 4 in a row and our season record is 6-6. We'll be in Troy, AL next weekend.

Calamari called him today! :-(

Per Jon Rothstein -- The ACC has suspended Syracuse's Buddy Boeheim for Thursday's ACC Tournament game against Duke, per release. https://www.on3.com/college/syracuse-orange/news/acc-announces-punishment-buddy-boeheim-after-punch-syracuse-orange-florida-state-seminoles-acc-tournament/