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Media talks with Coach Mercer about solid defense, too many free passes, and struggles at the plate

By Carl James @jovian34 October 6th, 2024

Indiana had some positives, but overall struggled in 18 inning of exhibition ball against Big 12 up-and-coming program Cincinnati at Bart Kaufman Field on Saturday. Media including IUBASE.com's Zach Horwitz and Carl James met with head coach Jeff Mercer following the game.

Indiana has concluded playing against other programs this fall. The Hoosiers will play a three-game intrasquad "Fall World Series" later this month. We will pass along dates and times when they are available. See You at the Bart!

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Chris and Carl talk about what they saw as the Hoosiers opened up the fall season

By Carl James @jovian34 September 27th, 2024

Indiana put a lot of new faces on display in a 16-inning fall exhibition at Jim Patterson Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky, on Sunday. IUBASE.com's Chris Feeny and Carl James discuss their reactions to the match-up.

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Chris Feeny talks with Coach Mercer about how the team is developing so far this fall

By Carl James @jovian34 September 22nd, 2024

Indiana put a lot of new faces on display in a 16-inning fall exhibition at Jim Patterson Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky, on Sunday. IUBASE.com's Chris Feeny met with head coach Jeff Mercer following the game.

Indiana next plays Saturday October 5th at 1pm, hosting Big 12 program Cincinnati in the final exhibition against an outside opponent this season. The game is free and open to the public. See You at the Bart!

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Media meets with Decker-Petty, Oliver, and Mercer following 8-4 to clinch the Michigan series in the season finale

By Carl James @jovian34 May 18th, 2024

Indiana pitchers struck out 17 Wolverines and the bats ripped five homers on the way to 8-4 victory on Friday night. Righty sophomore Aydan Decker-Petty struck out 8 in 3.1 innings of work and freshman second baseman Jasen Oliver hit two long balls. The media met with Decker-Petty, Oliver, and head coach Jeff Mercer following the game.

Aydan Decker-Petty and Jasen Oliver

Indiana next plays Tuesday at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska in the B1G Tournament. The Hoosiers are the number 3-seed in the tournament and will face the 6-seed, either Purdue or Ohio State, depending on the results of Saturday's action. The game will be at 11am ET on Big Ten Network. See You at the Bart!

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Media meets with Tonghini, Tibbitts, and Mercer following double header split to open the Michigan series.

By Carl James @jovian34 May 16th, 2024

Indiana scored just two runs in its third consecutive game on Thursday afternoon before exploding for 11 runs in a nightcap they ran away with to start the Michigan series with a doubleheader split. In the second game Julian Tonghini pitched 4 innings striking out 8 Wolverines. Brock Tibbitts got on base four times, including two hits and driving in a run. The media met with Tonghini, Tibbitts, and head coach Jeff Mercer following the double header.

Brock Tibbitts

Julian Tonghini

Indiana concludes the regular season on Saturday at 2pm with a senior day game against Michigan to decide the series and which team will be higher seeded in next week's B1G Tournament. See You at the Bart!

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Carl and Chris discuss a series loss at Nebraska plus preview Michigan and discuss Seniors in advance of senior day.

By Carl James @jovian34 May 15th, 2024

The Indiana University Baseball team competed hard in a tough road series, pitching really well, but fell short dropping the series to Nebraska two games to one.

Seniors to be recognized:

Sam Murrison

Morgan Colopy

Ty Rybarczyk

Drew Buhr

Nate Ball (manager)

Ty Bothwell (recognized in 2023)

Seti Manase

Jack Moffitt

Carter Mathison (junior graduating in the summer)

For information on the Hoosier Ticket Project that Chris discussed, you can visit the Hoosier Ticket Project website or email [email protected]

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Carl, Cass, and Chris discuss a crazy comeback series win in West Lafayette

By Carl James @jovian34 May 6th, 2024; WIUX radio call intro by Ben Haller; Probability overlay from 6-4-3 Charts and D1Baseball.com

The Indiana University Baseball team accomplished something that has eluded the program since 2002 - they won a weekend series in West Lafayette. It is also the first road series victory in the series for either team since the opening of Alexander and Bart Kaufman Fields in 2013.

It sure wasn’t easy for the Hoosiers. Indiana made four errors and two costly base running mistakes on the way to a 7-4 Friday night defeat. On Saturday and Sunday the Hoosiers failed to score at all in the first six innings of either game.

On Saturday, Purdue starter Luke Wagner was excellent, giving up only one hit and facing the minimum, thanks to a double play through six innings. The Hoosiers ran him after two hits in the seventh and scored 6 in that inning including a Carter Mathison three-run blast. The pitching duo of Connor Foley and Ty Bothwell were back and held Purdue to just two runs on the day as the Hoosiers ran away with the game 10-2.

On Sunday the Hoosiers again scored in only the seventh and ninth innings, but it was much closer. Indiana was crushing the ball all day but couldn’t seem to find outfield grass. Brock Tibbitts and Carter Mathison finally broke through with back to back hits in the ninth, opening the flood gates of three walks, and infield hit and an error to take the lead. Redshirt freshman pitcher Jacob Vogel pitched the final 4.0 scoreless innings to seal the win.

For information on the Hoosier Ticket Project that Chris discussed, you can visit the Hoosier Ticket Project website or email [email protected]

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Carl, Cass, and Chris discuss a home series sweep over the Scarlet Knights

By Carl James @jovian34 May 3rd, 2024

The Indiana University Baseball team went 3-0, sweeping Rutgers at the Bart this past weekend. This is the second series sweep for the Hoosiers this season, the first at home and the first in conference play. Oh.. and the Hoosiers did this all without the services of ace starter Connor Foley or Brock Tibbitts.

Friday the Hoosiers threw a trio of bullpen arms for three innings each who held a very potent Rutgers offense to three runs. Brandon Keyster, Julian Tonghini, and Brayden Risedorph held the Scarlet Knights at bay while Joey Brenczewski, Cal Sefcik, and Nick Mitchell did damage at the plate against a legit Friday night starter to give the Hoosiers an 8-3 win.

Saturday the Hoosiers clinched their fourth straight conference series win. Devin Taylor racked up 11 total bases and the Hoosier offense kept the Hoosiers ahead when Ty Bothwell handed the ball to Drew Buhr who was lights out for 5 innings.

Sunday, the Hoosiers swept the series in run-rule fashion needing only two pitchers with Aydan Decker-Petty carrying a bulk of the workload in the win. Taylor, Sefcik, and Mitchell all hit long balls along with Tyler Cerny hitting a grand slam and Carter Mathison hitting his 40th home run as a Hoosier.

For information on the Hoosier Ticket Project that Chris discussed, you can visit the Hoosier Ticket Project website or email [email protected]

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Media meets with Taylor, Decker-Petty, and Mercer following 18-6 win at home on Sunday to sweep the Rutgers series

By Carl James @jovian34 April 28th, 2024

Indiana did the one thing that they struggled with on Saturday, they did damage right after a mid-inning pitching change and cashed in big on RBI opportunities. Devin Taylor continued his torrid weekend going 2 for 4 with a double and a homer. Aydan Decker-Petty earned the win in 4.2 innings allowing no hits, earned runs, or walks. The media met with Taylor, Decker-Petty, and head coach Jeff Mercer following the game.

Aydan Decker-Petty and Devin Taylor

Indiana travels to West Lafayette to face Big Ten leading Purdue. The Hoosiers only trail Purdue and Illinois by one game, but Nebraska and Michigan are also within just one game with three weeks to go. See you at the Bart!

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Media meets with Buhr, Mitchell, and Mercer following 12-6 series clinching win at home on Saturday

By Carl James @jovian34 April 28th, 2024

Indiana bats came alive against a quintet of Rutgers pitchers to clinch a fourth straight B1G series victory on Saturday. Drew Buhr got the win on the mound with 5.0 innings of scoreless relief. Devin Taylor had two home runs and a triple from the lead-off spot. Both teams played stellar defense, including right fielder Nick Mitchell who made a leaping grab up against the right field wall in the top of the seventh inning. The media met with Buhr, Mitchell, and head coach Jeff Mercer following the game.

Drew Buhr and Nick Mitchell

The Hoosiers and Scarlet Knights are back at it today, Sunday 11am on BTN. See you at the Bart!

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