Baseball: IU @ Rutgers - 3 Game Series

[JaybobHoosier 11,977]

Games will be 4/1, 4/2, and 4/3.  IU comes into this series 12-11 overall, and their first Big10 contest of the season.  Rutgers is 9-15 overall, and 0-3 in the Big10.  

Come on Hoosiers, let's get at least 2 out of 3 in this series.

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Let's see if our "Get Out of Jail Free Card" the other night woke us up. This series should be nothing less than a sweep.

Go Hoosiers!

 

[JaybobHoosier 11,977]

0 - 0 going into the 3rd. Hart with 4 K's so far.

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Hoosiers strike first in the 3rd with an RBI single from Dedelow!

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Hart in a jam with bases loaded and no outs in the 4th.

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It's never good when Hart gets clobbered.

RU 4-1, T5.

[WayneFleekHoosier 49,053]

Just. Wow.

[TheWatShot 14,425]

Hate to be talking about next year when it's only the first conference game, but is there any hope for becoming a Big Ten contender again or were we just a 2-year flash in the pan? 

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31 minutes ago, TheWatShot said:

Hate to be talking about next year when it's only the first conference game, but is there any hope for becoming a Big Ten contender again or were we just a 2-year flash in the pan? 

I didn't expect it for a few years before the season started. The Tracy Smith era is prety much gone.

[RBB89 3,497]

Hate to be talking about next year when it's only the first conference game, but is there any hope for becoming a Big Ten contender again or were we just a 2-year flash in the pan? 

You mean like...ever again?

Of course. There's no reason to get silly about this. They lost A TON of talent. But that run we just had over the last few years...that was lightning in a bottle. With that said, we made the tourney last year with a first year head coach. If things don't finish up well this year, I don't think one year without making the tourney is some huge disappointment. I mean, as far as being a "Big Ten contender", we were last year.

This year's team is just too inconsistent. Too many errors in the field.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 86,398]

This season's stats available at:  http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/iuhoosiers.com/documents/2016/2/19/BaseballSeason.pdf?id=20570

On the offensive side, in virtually every category, we're better than our opponent although I'm not sure how much our 27 run game may have skewed the numbers.  Likewise our pitching stats are favorable but we're struggling to put the 2 components together in the same games for more W's.

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

This season's stats available at:  http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/iuhoosiers.com/documents/2016/2/19/BaseballSeason.pdf?id=20570

On the offensive side, in virtually every category, we're better than our opponent although I'm not sure how much our 27 run game may have skewed the numbers.  Likewise our pitching stats are favorable but we're struggling to put the 2 components together in the same games for more W's.

Yeah, our lite schedule this year will show that. We really haven't played anyone besides CSF. Our streak against Louisville ends this year, and it could be real ugly in that one.

Hoosiers fall 7-1. Game 2, tomorrow @ 1 pm ET.

[WayneFleekHoosier 49,053]

Remind me this... Is it bad in baseball to have zero bats and hardly an adequate pitcher?

Just funnin'. But we are very weak it seems.

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I had high hopes that our coach would help keep us as a top baseball program but it sure seems we are descending

[WayneFleekHoosier 49,053]

I had high hopes that our coach would help keep us as a top baseball program but it sure seems we are descending

Feels that way a bit. I'm giving more time to decide.

[colonel06 1,921]

Just scrolling the tube and tried B1G Network just in time to see Rutgers kick that field goal to beat IU 55-52I I didn't need that ugly reminder today!:(