IU Baseball

[Class of '66 Old Fart 91,841]

Austin Render -

1 win this weekend assures a spot in the Big Ten Tournament. 2 wins assures a top 6 seed.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 91,841]

Hoosiers hang on and get an 8-7 win to open the 3-game series.  Kraft started and pitched 4 strong innings and then fell apart in the 5th when Michigan scored 4 to erase what had been a 7-2 IU lead.  Decker-Patty, Yarberry & Seebold finished the game allowing just one more Michigan run.  We had 12 hits with 5 separate batters getting 2 each.  Hanley, Denny and Stadler each with 2 RBI.  

[Class of '66 Old Fart 91,841]

[Class of '66 Old Fart 91,841]

Men got the job done again last night with an 8-1 win and per Austin Render should assure them of a top 6 seed in the B1G tournament.  Gilley started and allowed just 1 run to score on 3 hits in 6 innings.  Grable pitched the final 3 and didn't give up any hits.  A really good night from our much maligned pitching staff.  We scored our 8 runs on 8 hits with Cerny getting 3 and Denny 2.  Taylor had 3 RBI all on a 3rd inning HR.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 91,841]

Michigan won the Saturday finale 8-3 but the Hoosiers will still be a 6 seed in the B1G tournament when they face #10 seed Rutgers on Tuesday.  Michigan had 12 hits in the game and scored early and often and led 5-0 after just 2 innings.  We had 8 hits with Taylor and Wiggins each with 2.  Taylor had 2 RBI.

https://bigten.org/base/article/blte786cde7a2668699/

[Class of '66 Old Fart 91,841]

Tournament opens on Wednesday vs #10 seed Rutger at 3:00 ET.  Televised on BTN

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On Friday at 3:00 ET we play #3 seed Iowa. Televised on BTN

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[Dave from Dayton 4,073]

Today, Tuesday, at 3 ET on BTN...IU vs Rutted.  https://scarletknights.com/news/2025/5/19/baseball-to-face-indiana-iowa-in-big-ten-tournament.aspx

[Aaron 4,577]

We are in the strange situation of essentially playing for our season today even though the team plays Friday no matter what. With how tiebreakers work, a loss today ends the season for whoever loses after their next game in this thing.

If everyone is 1-1, Iowa advances as highest ranked team in pool. If IU loses today, the winner of Rutgers and Iowa tomorrow wins the pool and advances to the semi's regardless, and the game Friday against the Hawkeyes will take place but is almost like a consolation contest with nothing on the line. If the Hoosiers win today, the Iowa vs. Rutgers game becomes irrelevant and the winner between Hoosiers and Hawkeyes on Friday advances.

The good news is you only need four wins now to win the thing and it is spaced out so you only have to win three games in three days if you get past today instead of playing four days straight. Bad news is double elimination is gone, so unless you are the top seed in the pool every matchup is essentially single elimination (and potentially double elimination if you are top seed in the pool for first two games depending on how things fall). 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 91,841]

No rain but cool with temp in the upper 50's and winds WNW at 20 mph.  GO HOOSIERS.

[Aaron 4,577]

3 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

No rain but cool with temp in the upper 50's and winds WNW at 20 mph.  GO HOOSIERS.

Be prepared for some wind blown home runs today in a park that rarely gives them as gusts will be blowing straight out until Friday. Starting Friday, winds will blow straight in and strategy will need to adjust.

In other words go for power today (and next two after for anyone playing which IU is not) and then the typical small ball will be needed as home runs become nearly impossible again as is typical there.

[CSP 12,133]

omaha just sucks for the conference tourney, tbh 

Being as they'll never let Indy host with it 500 weekend.... this tourney should be played in Columbus OH

[Aaron 4,577]

43 minutes ago, Certified Sunshine Pumper said:

omaha just sucks for the conference tourney, tbh 

Being as they'll never let Indy host with it 500 weekend.... this tourney should be played in Columbus OH

It doesn't suck at all. It is a beautiful ballpark and does a world class job hosting. It is inconvenient for fan bases not named Iowa or Nebraska which is definitely a problem.

A rotation between Omaha and other more centrally located parks would make sense, but having it in Omaha as a rotating site makes all the sense in the world to showcase it.

You are talking as a fan who doesn't like the distance which is understandable and that is why it should rotate to centrally located places. However, having it there some years (not most as conference does) is great for multiple reasons. 

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[CSP 12,133]

30 minutes ago, Aaron said:

It doesn't suck at all. It is a beautiful ballpark and does a world class job hosting. It is inconvenient for fan bases not named Iowa or Nebraska which is definitely a problem.

A rotation between Omaha and other more centrally located parks would make sense, but having it in Omaha as a rotating site makes all the sense in the world to showcase it.

You are talking as a fan who doesn't like the distance which is understandable and that is why it should rotate to centrally located places. However, having it there some years (not most as conference does) is great for multiple reasons. 

It 100% sucks lol ... you can have your opinion. 

[Aaron 4,577]

1 hour ago, Certified Sunshine Pumper said:

It 100% sucks lol ... you can have your opinion. 

Have you been or are you just saying that based on the distance required to travel there and being a pitchers park? Everyone who has played there and have been there who I have talked to (which is a fair few), would disagree with you and say it is an awesome facility in an inconvenient location.

You are entitled to your opinion but understand most people who have been and the team rave about the facility and your views which you are absolutely entitled to are in the minority.   

"Sucks" is not the same as 'world class facility in harder to get to location' which is the prevailing thought by vast majority.

[CSP 12,133]

8 minutes ago, Aaron said:

Have you been or are you just saying that based on the distance required to travel there and being a pitchers park? Everyone who has played there and have been there who I have talked to (which is a fair few), would disagree with you and say it is an awesome facility in an inconvenient location.

You are entitled to your opinion but understand most people who have been and the team rave about the facility and your views which you are absolutely entitled to are in the minority.   

"Sucks" is not the same as 'world class facility in harder to get to location' which is the prevailing thought by vast majority.

Distance and pitchers park. Like have you looked at where Omaha is on a map? 

I didn't say it wasn't a nice facility. I said it sucks for a conference tourney, my opinion won't change on that. 

 

Play it at Wrigley.... heck, Fort Wayne's facility is beautiful.. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 91,841]

First pitch currently scheduled for 3:33 ET per Austin Render.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 91,841]

Conference honors for several IU players.

https://iubase.com/jake-hanley-named-b1g-freshman-of-the-year/

[Dave from Dayton 4,073]

Top of the 5th, Rutroh 1, IU Zip.  Got to win this.

[LIHoosier 27,827]

Now its 5-0 Rutger in the 7th