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[Class of '66 Old Fart 93,246]

2024 roster.

https://iuhoosiers.com/sports/baseball/roster

[Class of '66 Old Fart 93,246]

Position review

https://www.si.com/college/indiana/baseball/indiana-baseball-2024-position-preview

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On 2/5/2024 at 5:37 PM, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

2024 roster.

https://iuhoosiers.com/sports/baseball/roster

Some notes I had--- the FR class is some well-put-together dudes--

Andrew Wiggins- 6'4 225

TJ Schuyler- 6'2 225

 Sal Sefcik- 6' 225

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FR Top 150 FR Jasen Oliver appears like he is only going to be a position player. He could win the 2B job, for sure. 

My guy Jacob Vogel is a RS FR- 6'7 260

Cerny put on 15-20lbs

Holderfield 15lbs

Bohnert+Bakes are out for the year. 

We probably have, on average, the biggest/tallest pitching staff in the country. Never seen so many 6'4 230lbs+ dudes. 

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I'll take Whiteaker as my "under the radar" guy this year. I think he gives us big innings. 

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Joey Brenczewski RS FR 6'3 195, Brandon Burckel, Cal Sefcik, Oliver will be the guys to look for to be palying 1B/2B/DH... lots of options there. Brock won't catch every game. I would think AJ Sheppard would catch the games that Brock doesn't---but you have TJ Schuyler, Bode, and the transfer from Purdue, as well.

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Sinnard is a huge loss. Undeniable... I can get down with what Mercer said--we have a lot of depth on the mound. Kraft, Risedorph, Foley, Bothwell, Manase, Whiteaker, Phillips, Holderfield, Ey, Decker-Petty, Vogel, Rushing, Benes--- then the 6 transfers-- Keyster, Moffitt, Buhr, Grable, Rybarczyk, Tongihini.... Mercer and staff created a lot of competition. 

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Gorgeous day for our home opener vs. Miami (OH) at 4:00.  Televised on BTN+.

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

Gorgeous day for our home opener vs. Miami (OH) at 4:00.  Televised on BTN+.

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Nice! I should be driving by there about 4:10 :)  

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After 3 complete, Hoosiers lead winless Miami (OH) 4-2.

A sac fly in the 2nd from Andrew Wiggins accounted for our first run.  In our 3rd, we put our first 2 batters on base and then Josh Pyne flexed his bat for a 3-run HR.

Freshman Seth Benes got the start on the mound and gave up a solo HR in the 1st.  He struck out 2.  Cooper Katskee pitched the 2nd and opened the 3rd giving up a solo HR.  Grant Holderfield came on and pitched the 3rd and gave up a double but no runs.  This was Holderfield's first appearance since 2022 as he sat out all of last year with an injury.

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8-4 Hoosier lead at the end of 6.

Jack Moffitt pitched a 1-2-3 4th inning throwing just 5 pitches and stayed on the mound for the 5th where he hit a batter, gave up 2 hits and allowed 2 runs aided by an IU error from Pyne that tied the score at 4-4 after 4 and a half.  Evan Whitetaker took over to open the 6th; put 2 runners on but nobody scored.

Consecutive walks with 2 outs in our 4th but we couldn't bring them in.  Leadoff walk to Pyne in our 5th advanced to 3rd on a single and scored on a Tibbits sac fly to make it 5-4 IU.  Cerny base hit and a stolen base and we had runners on 2nd and 3rd with 1 out who scored on Joey Brenczewski's double to make it 7-4.  In the 6th a Taylor RBI single made it 8-4.

 

 

 

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8-6 B8

[Class of '66 Old Fart 93,246]

12-6 final score.

Brandon Keyster took the mound in the 7th and went 1.1 innings giving up 2 runs and was replaced by Drew Buhr and later Jacob Vogel who got the final out in the 9th.  8 Hoosier pitchers allowed 9 hits, 1BB, 2 HBP and struckout 12.

We picked up 4 more runs in the 8th.  Hoosiers with 13 hits on the day.  Cerny goes 4-5; Taylor 3-4 and Mathison and Pyne 2 hits apiece.  Pyne 4 RBI and Tibbits, Cerny & Brenczewski each had 2. 

This weekend we'll be in Waco, TX for a 3-game series with Baylor.  All 3 games will be televised on ESPN+.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 93,246]

Jeff Mercer says that AJ Shepard will be OUT for significant time. Shepard—who got injured in Sunday’s game in the collision with an opposing runner—was wearing cast on his non-throwing arm today.

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1 hour ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Jeff Mercer says that AJ Shepard will be OUT for significant time. Shepard—who got injured in Sunday’s game in the collision with an opposing runner—was wearing cast on his non-throwing arm today.

He added in his postgame presser it will likely be 4-8 weeks.

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CORRECTION FROM @ashifron

IU Baseball games against @MastodonBSB Feb. 27 and @TroyTrojansBSB on Sunday Mar. 10 at Bart Kaufman Field are free and will not need a ticket per IU Athletics. All others will require a GA Ticket which cost $10. Reserved seating behind home plate is sold out via season tickets.

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@LamarCheeks and @btownqb I hid your posts to try to avoid further confusion on the free tickets.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 93,246]

Big weekend coming up.

 

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Tuesday at 4:00, we're scheduled to host Purdue Fort Wayne with the game televised on BTN+.  Per release, Indiana freshman right-hander Seth Benes will be on the mound.  Mother Nature may be a factor.  Currently, there's a dry window from 4:00 to 7:00 but scattered thunderstorms for several hours on both sides of that window.  With luck, they'll get the game completed just in time to catch the IUWBB game at 7:00.

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