IU Baseball

[Hardwood83 4,771]

IU has definitely won the press conference and off-season so far. I'm very pleased with the staff and direction of the baseball program. 

[iuhoosierfan90 30]

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Edited July 19, 2018 by iuhoosierfan90
changed my mind

[brtjohns 711]

insight into mercer's coaching philosophy

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,628]

Big Ten baseball coaches pick Indiana to finish 4th in the league this season under new coach Jeff Mercer. Minnesota is the favorite, followed by Michigan and Illinois.

[Aaron 4,291]

I am very excited. As I said before I think Mercer will fix the issues Lemonis had with developing talent and that we take next step much like Butler did with Brad Stevens after Todd Lickliter left and program went from really solid to top level.

For this yr. given we have everyone back almost, postseason and making NCAA tourney again is a must or right away Mercer is a red flag (I don't think this will happen and I know I just said he should be great but just saying). We are picked 4th in conference and traveling to a regional. To me this is minimum expectations for season to be success. I don't think winning conference and hosting Regional is out of question with right breaks and better development of players.

Right away I am watching how Fineman, Lloyd, Houston and some of the veterans do who are good players but always felt like never reached their potential under previous staff and should probably already be in pro's. To me if they finally become the top level players they should be that is a great sign. The only guy who developed to his full potential under last staff was Gorski and I am hoping this staff gets that kind of development out of more players like the above and in future.   

[Alford Bailey 12,373]

Looks promising

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,628]

 Indiana baseball's scheduled game against Indiana State on Tuesday has been postponed to a date to be determined. The Hoosiers next will travel to Seattle this weekend to take on Washington, Oregon State and San Diego. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,628]

Matt Gorski of @IndianaBase is the #B1GBaseball Player of the Week after hitting .400 on the week with 8 hits, 9 RBI, 3 home runs, 3 stolen bases and 4 walks.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,628]

Grant Richardson of @IndianaBase is the #B1GBaseball Freshman of the Week after hitting .316 on the week with 3 home runs, 6 RBI and 6 runs scored, helping the Hoosiers to a pair of wins against Big Ten foe Maryland.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,628]

This Week: • 5 HR, 11 RBI, 2 2B, 8 R • 1.957 OPS • 21-Game Reached Base Streak

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,628]

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,628]

Fineman on the Buster Posey National Collegiate Cather of the Year watch list.

[Aaron 4,291]

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

Fineman on the Buster Posey National Collegiate Cather of the Year watch list.

Right now he is injured and expected to miss at least a couple more weeks so I am not sure how likely he is to win the award missing 10-20 games. With that said it's nice to see him receive this honor and get recognized. 

[Walking Boot of Doom 18,170]

Wait. Wasn’t Buster Posey already an All-Star catcher in the MLB? Am I losing my mind?


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[Aaron 4,291]

1 hour ago, Walking Boot of Doom said:

Wait. Wasn’t Buster Posey already an All-Star catcher in the MLB? Am I losing my mind?


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Yes been an all-star catcher for Giants for years. The award is named after him.

Posey is also responsible for players no longer being able to cause collisions with catcher and railroad them at plate as a serious injury to him several years ago kept him out for a while and opened people's eyes to the danger.  

[Walking Boot of Doom 18,170]

Yes been an all-star catcher for Giants for years. The award is named after him.
Posey is also responsible for players no longer being able to cause collisions with catcher and railroad them at plate as a serious injury to him several years ago kept him out for a while and opened people's eyes to the danger.  

Oh, I see. The graphic was confusing. Didn’t even see the IU player’s name.


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[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,628]

Hoosiers playing in summer leagues.

http://iubase.com/hoosier-baseball-in-the-summer-leagues/

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,628]

We're losing Logan Kaletha.

https://www.crimsonquarry.com/2019/7/6/20684431/logan-kaletha-will-not-return-in-2020-indiana-hoosiers-baseball-news-rumors

[Aaron 4,291]

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

We're losing Logan Kaletha.

https://www.crimsonquarry.com/2019/7/6/20684431/logan-kaletha-will-not-return-in-2020-indiana-hoosiers-baseball-news-rumors

That was obvious. He was a senior so unless he got a medical red-shirt (which I did not expect) he exhausted his eligibility. Never projected him onto next year's team and the red-shirt was a Hail Mary he did not get. 

[Certified Sunshine Pumper 9,093]

5 hours ago, Aaron said:

That was obvious. He was a senior so unless he got a medical red-shirt (which I did not expect) he exhausted his eligibility. Never projected him onto next year's team and the red-shirt was a Hail Mary he did not get. 

Pretty sure he was granted the RS, but he declined it.