Belmont series preview and weather for the weekend...

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RHP Jack Moffitt will get his first start and will be on the mound on Friday. His ERA is 1.93 in 9.1 IP and a WHIP of 0.96 with an OBA of .200.
Belmont will start RHP Will Prior with an ERA of 4.09 in 22 IP and a WHIP of 1.18 with an OBA of .234.

Weather for Friday: They are expecting morning showers with a temp of 58 at game time (5 p.m. ET) and the chance of rain at game time to be around 20 pct. Winds N 10 mph.

RHP Connor Foley will start on Saturday and he has an ERA of 2.95 in 18.1 IP and a WHIP of 1.20 with an OBA of .127.
Belmont will start LHP Dominic Baratta with an ERA of 3.52 in 15.1 IP and a WHIP of 1.43 with an OBA of .237

Weather for Saturday: Temp of 58 at game time (2 p.m. ET) and mostly sunny with almost no chance of precip. Winds will be SW 13 mph and gusting to 22 mph.

The IU starter for Sunday is a TBD.
Belmont will start RHP Joe Ruzicka with an ERA of 3.43 in 21 IP and a WHIP of 1.05 with an OBA of .176.

Weather for Sunday: Temp of 50 at game time (1 p.m. ET) and mostly cloudy with little chance of precip. Wind is expected to be WNW 10 mph.

Baseball Central: Belmont - Indiana University Athletics

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana Baseball team (9-8) will look to snap a three-game losing streak as it welcomes Belmont to Bart Kaufman Field this weekend...

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If these guys don’t come around in a hurry, I’m afraid you’ll be reporting only to yourself ptrich. 9-8 is not gonna get it done. And have we already set the school record for most 10-run rule losses in a season?

 

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If you haven't already read it, here's a piece on IU's pitching by iubase.com's Carl James that pretty much puts the situation in a nut shell.

State of Indiana pitching after yet another run-rule loss – iubase.com

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