COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Indiana baseball faces 20th-ranked Maryland on the road in a three-game series, May 1-3, beginning Friday evening at 6:30 p.m. ET.
With its second-to-last Big Ten series looming, IUHoosiers.com's Sam Beishuizen writes about the opportunity in front of Indiana.
Sunday's series finale, scheduled for 11 a.m. ET, will be televised on the Big Ten Network with Andy Masur and Danan Hughes on the call.
A LOOK AT MARYLAND
••• Indiana and Maryland have met just once, an 8-5 win in favor of the Hoosiers back on March 17, 1987.
••• IU & UM will meet as Big Ten opponents for the first time. Maryland is 11-4 in conference play while IU swept its series with the B1G's other newest member, Rutgers.
••• Maryland: Home | Roster | Results | Stats | Twitter
ON THE ROAD AGAIN
••• Indiana is 5-11 in true road games and 11-12 in games away from Bart Kaufman Field overall. The Hoosiers have lost four straight road contests.
••• IU's road losses have been by an average margin of just over three runs.
••• Indiana is 38-27 in true road games over the last two seasons, including an 18-8 mark in 2014.
A LOOK AT THE HOOSIERS
••• In the Big Ten, IU ranks second in strikeouts (354), tied for third in triples (13), third in walks allowed (97), fifth in runs allowed (179) and sixth in team ERA (3.45).
••• Twenty-six of Indiana's 42 games have been decided by three runs or less, including 16 by one run. IU is 9-7 in one-run games and 15-11 in three-run contests.
••• Scott Donley leads IU with a .342 batting average (11th in Big Ten) 55 hits and 24 RBI, while Craig Dedelow is second with a .297 average and 51 hits, pacing the Hoosiers with 75 total bases. Casey Rodrigue leads IU with 32 runs scored. Four Hoosiers have at least 10 extra-base hits, led by 16 from Rodrigue and Logan Sowers, who also has a team-high 24 RBI.
••• Luke Harrison leads IU with 49 strikeouts and a 0.92 ERA, while Jake Kelzer has pitched a team-high 53.1 innings.
••• IU players have been honored six times this season by the Big Ten with Nick Ramos (Feb. 16) and Austin Cangelosi (March 16) earning Big Ten Player of the Week and Logan Sowers (March 2 and 9, April 14) and Brian Hobbie (March 16) picking up Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors.
••• IU has recorded 10 or more hits on 21 occasions and has struck out 10+ batters 14 times. The Hoosiers have nine or more strikeouts in five of the last six outings.
Go Hoosiers!
Open link for starters, coverage, etc:
http://www.iuhoosiers.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/050115aaa.html
With its second-to-last Big Ten series looming, IUHoosiers.com's Sam Beishuizen writes about the opportunity in front of Indiana.
Sunday's series finale, scheduled for 11 a.m. ET, will be televised on the Big Ten Network with Andy Masur and Danan Hughes on the call.
A LOOK AT MARYLAND
••• Indiana and Maryland have met just once, an 8-5 win in favor of the Hoosiers back on March 17, 1987.
••• IU & UM will meet as Big Ten opponents for the first time. Maryland is 11-4 in conference play while IU swept its series with the B1G's other newest member, Rutgers.
••• Maryland: Home | Roster | Results | Stats | Twitter
ON THE ROAD AGAIN
••• Indiana is 5-11 in true road games and 11-12 in games away from Bart Kaufman Field overall. The Hoosiers have lost four straight road contests.
••• IU's road losses have been by an average margin of just over three runs.
••• Indiana is 38-27 in true road games over the last two seasons, including an 18-8 mark in 2014.
A LOOK AT THE HOOSIERS
••• In the Big Ten, IU ranks second in strikeouts (354), tied for third in triples (13), third in walks allowed (97), fifth in runs allowed (179) and sixth in team ERA (3.45).
••• Twenty-six of Indiana's 42 games have been decided by three runs or less, including 16 by one run. IU is 9-7 in one-run games and 15-11 in three-run contests.
••• Scott Donley leads IU with a .342 batting average (11th in Big Ten) 55 hits and 24 RBI, while Craig Dedelow is second with a .297 average and 51 hits, pacing the Hoosiers with 75 total bases. Casey Rodrigue leads IU with 32 runs scored. Four Hoosiers have at least 10 extra-base hits, led by 16 from Rodrigue and Logan Sowers, who also has a team-high 24 RBI.
••• Luke Harrison leads IU with 49 strikeouts and a 0.92 ERA, while Jake Kelzer has pitched a team-high 53.1 innings.
••• IU players have been honored six times this season by the Big Ten with Nick Ramos (Feb. 16) and Austin Cangelosi (March 16) earning Big Ten Player of the Week and Logan Sowers (March 2 and 9, April 14) and Brian Hobbie (March 16) picking up Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors.
••• IU has recorded 10 or more hits on 21 occasions and has struck out 10+ batters 14 times. The Hoosiers have nine or more strikeouts in five of the last six outings.
Go Hoosiers!
Open link for starters, coverage, etc:
http://www.iuhoosiers.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/050115aaa.html
