IU Baseball vs Ohio State - March 24-26, 2023

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B1G season opens with a visit from the Bucknuts (12-7).  All 3 games will be televised on B1G+.

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Friday - 4:00

Saturday - 1:00

Sunday - Noon

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Mother Nature causing a scheduling change.

The Indiana baseball program has announced a schedule change for its weekend series against Ohio State at Bart Kaufman Field. The two teams will now play single games starting at 1 p.m. on Saturday (March 25) and a doubleheader on Sunday (March 26).

The new schedule is as follows:
Saturday, March 25 – 1 p.m.
Sunday, March 26 – 11 a.m. (doubleheader)

[Class of '66 Old Fart 81,159]

Whiteaker on the mound and walks the first 4 batters he faces and is yanked for Levy.  O$U 1-0 and the bases loaded with no outs in the first damn inning.

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Disaster pitching start 

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Levy walked the first batter he faced and then gave up 2 hits and a FC before getting out of the inning.  6-0 and we haven't taken a pitch.  Could be a looooooong afternoon.

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Bats have some serious power

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We got 3 back in the 2nd and trail 6-3.

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Got another one back inthe 3rd and trail 6-4.  Levy still on the mound.

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We've kept chipping away and with 4 runs in the 4th we've taken an 8-6 lead.  Levy still on the mound to open the 5th.  Tibbitts has 3 RBI and Taylor 2 RBI.  

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Back-to-back HR in the 5th by Cerny and Ellis with no outs and it's a 10-6 IU lead and brings in a new O$U pitcher.

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Wild game

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IU wins 14-6!

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After that disastrous first inning, Hoosiers didn't quit and roared back for a 14-6 win.  Our 14-hit barrage was led by Tibbitts 3-4; Cerny and Ellis each 2-5 and Taylor 2-3.  Tibbitts 4 RBI, Taylor 3 RBI and Cerny 2 RBI.  Levy pitched 4 solid innings after relieving Whiteaker in the 1st followed by 4 solid innings by Kraft with Vega holding things down in the 9th.  Austin Render indicated this was our 11th consecutive win at The Bart.  Doubleheader tomorrow.

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Excited for the spring to come go hoosiers. Got BTN+ IU pass for $9 a month ready to lock in

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For those that follow more closely than I do- the announcer today remarked something along the lines of “this team is different, has the mojo. Much different than last year’s team….”. Hyperbole or legit observation? 

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Wow, Ellis just hit a monster nuke to take the lead in the 7th

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Hoosiers win the first game, 9-6. 

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Hoosiers take the first game of today's doubleheader 9-6 banging out 12 hits.  Big blow was the monster 3-run HR by Ellis in the 7th.  He then singled in another run in the 8th for a 4 RBI day.  Sinnard started and went 6 innings allowing 8 hits and 4 runs.  He struckout 8 and only walked 1 batter.  Decker-Petty came on but didn't last a complete inning turning the mound over to Yoho who finished the game and gets the credit for the "W".  Game #2 scheduled for a 2:45 start.

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What a catch in right field!

 

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It's a double sweep day as the  men defeat O$U 7-5 to sweep its series and open B1G play with a 3-0 record.

Pyne with 3 RBI  and Taylor with 2 in the game, the latter's coming on a 2-run HR in the 3rd.  Manase started and was relieved by Risedorph who struggled and in turn was replaced by Seiler.  Hayden pitched the last 3.1 innings and gets the save.

Tuesday night we host Kent State for a single game.  Next weekend we're at Penn State for a weekend series.