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4 hours ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Carl James -

 

Initial list of players transferring out as of opening day of the standard window include:

1. Seth Benes
2. Joey Brenczewski
3. Grant Hollister
4. Michael Lorenzetti
5. Evan Macintyre
6. Jasen Oliver
7. Josh Pyne
8. Ryan Rushing
9. Deron Swanson

 

Cerny too 

2 of the kids on this list have already transferred and one didnt make the roster. 

[Aaron]

20 hours ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Carl James -

 

Initial list of players transferring out as of opening day of the standard window include:

1. Seth Benes
2. Joey Brenczewski
3. Grant Hollister
4. Michael Lorenzetti
5. Evan Macintyre
6. Jasen Oliver
7. Josh Pyne
8. Ryan Rushing
9. Deron Swanson

 

On that list, only Brenczewski, and maybe Swanson were likely to every contribute here. Others are the typical transfers that were either injured or near bottom of roster who enter portal at every other program.

Cerny is interesting since I assumed he would be drafted and not spend anymore time in college, so was already mentally not factoring him into future. It's the four elite freshman on offense that will tell us a lot and who you hope to keep.

As we know, offense is likely to always be elite and question will be if they can find enough good starting pitchers and bullpen guys with defined roles. If Glant is still here and the same issues happen in 2026 which causes team to miss postseason again, then the entire staff needs to be fired. 

I have defended Mercer and think he gets to much flack. However, if Mercer holds on to a guy in Glant who clearly is not doing his job well similar to Tom Allen and Darren Hiller, and it fails, then everyone needs to be gone regardless.

Staff loyalty is a factor and Teri Moren did what was best for the program getting rid of her recruiting coach recently who was not getting job done for someone who likely can. If Mercer is blindly loyal to failing staff as Allen was, unfortunately I can say he is not cut out for the job no matter how well he recruits and develops players. 

[Aaron]

First massive transfer portal get for offseason adding Aiden Stewart from Delaware who will play in Cerny's place and fill in seemlessly. While it was at a mid-major level on a decent team (Delaware), I would be shocked if most of his .326 average and 9 home runs don't translate to Big Ten. This is a case of a player who outplayed his lower school and rightly wanted to move up a level and IU pounced.   

Assuming the four elite freshman come back, the offense should hum again, and it will be about the pitching as usual which will make or break team and this Mercer era at this point as he has clearly hitched his wagon to Glant and will sink or swim with him (which is a huge risk).

So far, a couple portal guys here with not great numbers but really hard to know how that translates. IU has had anywhere from guys with great numbers previously struggling here (Seebold is an example of this), to a guy with not great numbers at last stop thriving (Giley is example of this).

While offensive numbers are easy to read and will almost always translate between every NCAA team good or bad (and in Stewart's case very good), transfer pitchers are really hard to predict regardless of their stats.   

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3 hours ago, Aaron said:

First massive transfer portal get for offseason adding Aiden Stewart from Delaware who will play in Cerny's place and fill in seemlessly. While it was at a mid-major level on a decent team (Delaware), I would be shocked if most of his .326 average and 9 home runs don't translate to Big Ten. This is a case of a player who outplayed his lower school and rightly wanted to move up a level and IU pounced.   

Assuming the four elite freshman come back, the offense should hum again, and it will be about the pitching as usual which will make or break team and this Mercer era at this point as he has clearly hitched his wagon to Glant and will sink or swim with him (which is a huge risk).

So far, a couple portal guys here with not great numbers but really hard to know how that translates. IU has had anywhere from guys with great numbers previously struggling here (Seebold is an example of this), to a guy with not great numbers at last stop thriving (Giley is example of this).

While offensive numbers are easy to read and will almost always translate between every NCAA team good or bad (and in Stewart's case very good), transfer pitchers are really hard to predict regardless of their stats.   

2nd big addition bat wise... Crouse JUCO CF with absurd numbers .391/.468/.570 28 BB 25K 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

#48 draft pick - Devin Taylor.  Highest drafted outfielder in program history.

https://www.on3.com/teams/indiana-hoosiers/news/devin-taylor-goes-no-48-in-2025-mlb-draft-caps-historic-indiana-career/

https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/indianas-devin-taylor-is-the-highest-drafted-outfielder-in-program-history/?fbclid=IwY2xjawLh3oxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHoWKGF0maOYMrsvnb5WiGW-hIhla5npvzFOeWM39scUO_j5At91zaiXsghU4_aem_JeW_KWs4ZRUL5hx3RX9cTQ

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

[Hoosierfan1901]

IU Commit Matthew Fisher was drafted too in the 7th round by the Phillies. Even though he has kept the door opened, he is most likely going to sign with the Phillies. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Zach Browning -

Indiana RHP Gavin Seebold is expected to be granted an additional year of eligibility to return to Indiana for the 2026 season, a source confirms to @TheHoosierOn3

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[CSP]

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

Zach Browning -

Indiana RHP Gavin Seebold is expected to be granted an additional year of eligibility to return to Indiana for the 2026 season, a source confirms to @TheHoosierOn3

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Hell yeah!!

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Peak Events, LLC, is excited to announce the field for the third annual Live Like Lou Jax College Baseball Classic at VyStar Ballpark on Feb. 20-22, 2026. The participating teams include defending College World Series champion LSU, as well as UCF, Indiana, and Notre Dame.  

https://www.peak.events/post/2026-jax-teams

[Aaron]

Glant is gone, finally! Don't let the door hit you on the way out. Best thing for the program ever!

 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

[Aaron]

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

The fact that he jumped at the first opportunity to get out of town tells me he knew his status in his current job was tenuous.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

UNCONFIRMED reports our new pitching coach will be Matt Myers.  

 

• current @MiLB PC
• 7 yrs PC at mid-majors
• 6 yrs head coach at mid-majors
• 4 yrs asst coach in the SEC
• 2-way player at Tennessee

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Batter up.