IU Baseball vs Maryland - April 28-30, 2023

[Class of '66 Old Fart 90,737]

First start of the year for Kraft.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 90,737]

After 4, Maryland leads 5-3.  Twerps scored 2 in the 2nd, 2 more in the 3rd and 1 in the 4th all charged against Kraft.. He was pulled for Yoho after a leadoff double in the 4th followed by a HBP.  We scored 3 in the 3rd on a 3-run Taylor HR.  Maryland has 8 hits; Hoosiers 3.   

[Class of '66 Old Fart 90,737]

We moved into a lightning delay just as our Hoosiers were to bat in the 6th.  Tied up at 7-7.   Maryland scored another run in its 5th but we answered with 4 in our half of the inning to take a 7-6 lead aided by Taylor with his 2nd HR of the game, this one a 2-run shot and his 3rd multi-HR game of the season.  But Maryland with a solo HR in its 6th tied it at 7.  Foley relieved Yoho in the 6th.  

[Class of '66 Old Fart 90,737]

Play to resume at 2:30.  Hoosiers at bat in the 6th.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 90,737]

Maryland gets the series sweep with a 14-8 win today.  Just a really ugly 3 games for our Hoosiers.

Game was delayed a second time with Maryland batting in the 7th and game tied at 7-7 but the delays didn't help us one bit.  Maryland batters used our staff for batting practice all 3 games.  They had 12 hits Friday night, 20 yesterday and 18 more today.  And to add insult to injury, I saw a report that this was the first time we've been swept at Bart Kauffman field in a 3-game series.

 Hoosiers will be in Evanston next weekend to play Northwestern.

 

[Hardwood83 5,043]

Buzz kill of a series. 

[TheWatShot 15,489]

43 runs on 50 hits in 3 games...last year revisited for the pitching staff. 

[Aaron 4,538]

Maryland just came out and clubbed IU. This same thing happened in 2018 where they were in the Big Ten Title chase and then got clocked by Minnesota in similar fashion to cost themselves hosting a Regional and the Big Ten. However, they picked it right back up and won their last two series in far tougher games to easily slide into a Regional.

This 2023 squad has to do exactly the same against a bit easier of a schedule down the stretch and they to will be playing in June. The RPI is still right around 30 and with the next seven games against struggling competition you need at least six of them. This squad has been good all season taking care of business against the bad teams and as long as they do that this will turn into 2018 all over again which is certainly not a bad thing after the last two season.