IU left a runner on 2nd in the top of the 1st, and Bierman got into a small jam in the bottom of the inning by walking the first two batters on a full count, before striking out a batter on another full count. He got the next two batters on flyouts to end the inning.
Game 1: Rutgers 2 IU 1 , Final...
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Just bought the annual plan to watch whatever baseball games they show. It still ticks me off that I have to pay full price to listen to kids practice announcing. And crappy camera operators miss 2/3 of the action. SEC schools take baseball so much more seriously. Always a pleasure to watch IU play those schools.
Pitch count is starting to get up there for both pitchers. The Rutgers pitcher's count is up to 71, while Bierman is approaching 70. I don't know how long they are going to go with these guys since it's opening day. We may get to see what kind of bullpen each team has fairly early.
A really good start for the freshman right-hander. He got two Ks and a FO to retire the side in order in the 5th.
His pitch count is up to 97 as I type this, so he won't be around much longer.
IU outhit Rutgers, 5 to 3, but RU made the most of their 3 hits to win a disappointing season-opening game for us. Hopefully, we have better luck in the nightcap. We got just one hit out of the top of the order and we have to do much better than that. Freshman Sam Murrison went 2 for 4 at the plate which was a bright spot. Game summary:
IND 1 RU 2 Top 9 2 Outs (scarletknights.com)
IND 1 RU 2 Top 9 2 Outs (scarletknights.com)
When I had to leave, Modugno had gotten off on the right foot. He must have done decently - or a series of relievers did well enough to keep the game winnable.
Yeah, it was the case of almost no clutch hitting when we had the chance to drive someone in. That's how it goes. There were several new faces out there heading into this season.
Yeah, the K’s continued in the first inning against UM, too, though we pushed in a run. Three strikeouts and two doubles.
