#IUBASE - 3 game series vs Ohio State

[Kyleweberiu 386]

turned on BTN this afternoon, and saw IU OSU. Thought "WOW, is it dark in Bloomington this early." Then realized they were showing last night's game! :lol:

did the same exact thing

[ccgeneral 38,084]

OSU 1-0, T3.

[ccgeneral 38,084]

Boom! Sowers with a grand slam! IU 4-1

[djsalway 4,161]

Boom! Sowers with a grand slam! IU 4-1

It was a dandy.

[djsalway 4,161]

Storms coming. Need to get through the fifth.

[djsalway 4,161]

Hey, we won 6-4.

[LockdownD 2,238]

Sweet sweep. Should provide some momentum going into the conference tourney next week. Has the bracket been posted?

[ccgeneral 38,084]

Sweet sweep. Should provide some momentum going into the conference tourney next week. Has the bracket been posted?

Still a few games to finish up today then all the brackets will be out later, but we got a 6 seed and take on #3 Michigan Wednesday @ 10 am ET. #2 Iowa vs #7 Ohio State are the other two in our bracket. 

[Diadem 430]

RPI 45 and climbing. Do we need a tourney win or two or are we in the NCAA tourney already? [Seems like a familiar situation with this years basketball team].

http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/baseball/d1

[brtjohns 711]

btt seeds are set: 1-8 illinois, iowa, michigan, maryland, msu, indiana, osu, nebraska.

one hell of a clutch finish despite the schedule's unforgiving final stretch.  not a disappointing season at all.  when a program that rose to prominence in just the past few years loses the all-american core largely responsible for it and looks to play regional ball the following year, you have to call that a solid season.  hell season isnt over -- do the cinderella dance in the postseason and upgrade solid to fangoddamntastic.

lost some games we shouldnt have and the beginning of the conference season was rough, but check out the below wins marked with d1baseball's rpi rank as of today.  overall, we came to play for most of the big games and caught fire when we needed to.  finished 8-2 vs teams currently in d1b's 26-50 rpi.

 

beat louisville, 13 rpi

split @college of charleston, 17

swept osu, 30

beat notre dame, 31

swept cal state fullerton, 33

beat @kentucky, 56

swept @maryland, 61

won long beach st series, 84

won @stanford opening series, 105

 

17-3 vs those nine good-great teams.  hurts that we went 2-14 vs the six remaining good-greats on the schedule (illinois, iowa, msu, michigan, evansville, indiana st).  above .500 though.  makes for a good resume.

big ten could get 5 or 6 teams in, which would be the most ever.  think the record is 3.  illinois and their 26-game win streak will likely be the only team to host, and they have a nice case to land a national seed, especially if they do well in the btt.  d1b gave them the 4-seed and included 6 b1g teams (ill, iowa, osu, msu, maryland, iu) in their most recent field of 64 projection.

 

tracy smith's sun devils are 31-19 right now vs what will be a top 10 sos after they wrap up at usc.  their fans couldnt be happier with him.

 

and one last update on next year's leadoff hitter (if he doesnt go pro) whose #3 nationally ranked team is on the verge of advancing to the njcaa world series...

in 53 games:  .464/.514/.719 with 4 hr, 38 rbi, 17 dbl, 10 trpl, 18/21 sb

[Diadem 430]

btt seeds are set: 1-8 illinois, iowa, michigan, maryland, msu, indiana, osu, nebraska.
one hell of a clutch finish despite the schedule's unforgiving final stretch.  not a disappointing season at all.  when a program that rose to prominence in just the past few years loses the all-american core largely responsible for it and looks to play regional ball the following year, you have to call that a solid season.  hell season's not over -- do the cinderella dance in the postseason and upgrade solid to fangoddamntastic.
lost some games we shouldnt have and the beginning of the conference season was rough, but check out the below wins marked with d1baseball's rpi rank as of today.  overall, we came to play for most of the big games and caught fire when we needed to.  finished 8-2 vs teams currently in d1b's 26-50 rpi.
 
beat louisville, 13 rpi
split @college of charleston, 17
swept osu, 30
beat notre dame, 31
swept cal state fullerton, 33
beat @kentucky, 56
swept @maryland, 61
won long beach st series, 84
won @stanford opening series, 105
 
17-3 vs those nine good-great teams.  hurts that we went 2-14 vs the six remaining good-greats on the schedule (illinois, iowa, msu, michigan, evansville, indiana st).  above .500 though.  makes for a good resume.
big ten could get 5 or 6 teams in, which would be the most ever.  think the record is 3.  illinois and their 26-game win streak will likely be the only team to host, and they have a nice case to land a national seed, especially if they do well in the btt.  d1b gave them the 4-seed and included 6 b1g teams (ill, iowa, osu, msu, maryland, iu) in their most recent field of 64 projection.
 
tracy smith's sun devils are 31-19 right now vs what will be a top 10 sos after they wrap up at usc.  their fans couldnt be happier with him.
 
and one last update on next year's leadoff hitter (if he doesnt go pro) whose #3 nationally ranked team is on the verge of advancing to the njcaa world series...
in 53 games:  .464/.514/.719 with 4 hr, 38 rbi, 17 dbl, 10 trpl, 18/21 sb

Great stuff! Thanks for posting this!