Game Thread: Indiana vs. Illinois (Big Ten Tournament Elimination Game)
- Thread starter Stu Jackson
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On the mound for Indiana: Junior lefty Tim Herrin (5-0, 2.84 ERA).
On the mound for Illinois: Sophomore righty Ty Weber (4-3, 3.62 ERA).
On the mound for Illinois: Sophomore righty Ty Weber (4-3, 3.62 ERA).
Indiana batting order:
1. CF Logan Kaletha
2. DH Matt Lloyd
3. LF Matt Gorski
4. RF Logan Sowers
5. 3b Luke Miller
6. 1b Scotty Bradley
7. 2b Cole Barr
8. C Wyatt Cross
9. SS Jeremy Houston
1. CF Logan Kaletha
2. DH Matt Lloyd
3. LF Matt Gorski
4. RF Logan Sowers
5. 3b Luke Miller
6. 1b Scotty Bradley
7. 2b Cole Barr
8. C Wyatt Cross
9. SS Jeremy Houston
Curious move with Fineman sitting. Ashley to a lesser extent.
I’m thinking they were both benched yesterday after their approaches at the plate with runners on 2nd and 3rd with no one out. They came out right after that.
I’m thinking they were both benched yesterday after their approaches at the plate with runners on 2nd and 3rd with no one out. They came out right after that.
T1: Kaletha reaches first on a fielding error by the third baseman. Lloyd singles to left center, advancing Kaletha to second. Gorski's sac-bunt advances Kaletha to third and Lloyd to second. Sowers flies out to center. Miller strikes out swinging.
Scoreless heading into B1.
Scoreless heading into B1.
They totally F'ed that call up at first wth gorski (how can they not review that in this day and age???), but regardless, how does this team continue to not get runners in from 3rd with less than 2 outs? Ugh....it happens every time I watch them.
B1: Illinois' Zac Taylor singles through the left side. Ben Troike singles to right field, but Taylor trips on his way to third and is tagged out on his way to third. Bren Spillane strikes out swinging. Michael Massey strikes out looking.
End of 1st inning: Indiana and Illinois still scoreless.
End of 1st inning: Indiana and Illinois still scoreless.
Fineman is just getting the night off for rest. Not performance-related.
T2: Bradley doubles down the left field line. Barr singles to left, advancing Bradley to third. During Cross' at-bat, Barr steals second. Cross hits a sac-fly to center to score Bradley and advance Barr to third.
Indiana 1, Illinois 0 with one out
Indiana 1, Illinois 0 with one out
T2 continued: Houston lines out to shortstop. Kaletha hits an RBI double to left, scoring Barr.
Indiana 2, Illinois 0 with two outs
Indiana 2, Illinois 0 with two outs
B2: Illinois' Michael Michalak strikes out swinging. Doran Turchin triples to right. Jeff Korte hits an RBI groundout to shortstop, scoring Turchin.
Indiana 2, Illinois 1 with two outs
Indiana 2, Illinois 1 with two outs
B2 continued: Illinois Grant Van Scoy grounds out to shortstop.
End of 2nd inning: Indiana leads Illinois 2-1
End of 2nd inning: Indiana leads Illinois 2-1
T3: Gorski grounds out to shortstop.
HOME RUN: Sowers with a solo shot to left.
Indiana 3, Illinois 1 with one out.
HOME RUN: Sowers with a solo shot to left.
Indiana 3, Illinois 1 with one out.
T3 continued:
Pitching change for Illinois with Miller at a 1-0 count: Righty Ryan Thompson replaces Weber.
Pitching change for Illinois with Miller at a 1-0 count: Righty Ryan Thompson replaces Weber.
T3 continued: Miller strikes out swinging. Bradley out at first.
Indiana leads 3-1 heading into B3
Indiana leads 3-1 heading into B3
B3: Illinois' Jack Yalowitz hit by pitch. Taylor flies out to center. Troike flies out to right. Spillane strikes out looking.
End of 3rd inning: Indiana leads 3-1
End of 3rd inning: Indiana leads 3-1
T4: Barr doubles down the right field line. Cross strikes out swinging. Houston's sac-fly to right advances Barr to third. Kaletha flies out to right.
Still 3-1 Indiana heading into B4
Still 3-1 Indiana heading into B4
B4: Illinois' Massey reaches on an error by the second baseman. Michalak reaches on a fielder's choice, Massey out at second. Turchin gets hit by pitch, advancing Michalak to second. Korte gets hit by pitch to load the bases. Van Scoy grounds into a double play.
End of 4th inning: Indiana still leads 3-1
End of 4th inning: Indiana still leads 3-1
T5: Lloyd grounds out to shortstop. Gorski singles up the middle. Sowers grounds into a double-play.
Still 3-1 Indiana heading into B5
Still 3-1 Indiana heading into B5
B5: Illinois' Yalowitz walks. Taylor walks, advancing Yalowitz to second. Troike fouls out to catcher on bunt attempt.
HOME RUN: Spillane with a 3-run shot to left center.
Illinois takes the lead 4-3 with one out
HOME RUN: Spillane with a 3-run shot to left center.
Illinois takes the lead 4-3 with one out
B5 continued: Illinois' Massey walks.
Pitching change for Indiana: Sophomore lefty Andrew Saalfrank replaces Herrin.
Pitching change for Indiana: Sophomore lefty Andrew Saalfrank replaces Herrin.
B5 continued: Illinois' Michalak flies out to center. During Turchin's at-bat, Massey picked off at second.
End of 5th inning: Illinois leads 4-3
End of 5th inning: Illinois leads 4-3
T6: Miller reaches on a fielding error by shortstop. Bradley's sac-bunt advances Miller to second. Barr grounds into a double play.
Still 4-3 Illinois heading into B6
Still 4-3 Illinois heading into B6
B6: Illinois' Turchin grounds out to shortstop. Korte flies out to center. Van Scoy singles to right center. Yalowitz grounds out to second.
End of 6th inning: Illinois still leads 4-3.
End of 6th inning: Illinois still leads 4-3.
I'll agree with you there.....also should have taken Herrin out after he walked two......lemonis has stunk it up this game.
T7: Pinch-hitting for Cross, Ryan Fineman flies out to center. Houston strikes out swinging.
HOME RUN: Kaletha with a solo shot to right.
Indiana and Illinois tied 4-4 with two outs
HOME RUN: Kaletha with a solo shot to right.
Indiana and Illinois tied 4-4 with two outs
T7 continued: Lloyd reaches on a fielding error by the first baseman. Gorski reaches on a fielder's choice, but Lloyd is out at second.
Tied 4-4 heading into B7
Tied 4-4 heading into B7
B7: Illinois' Taylor pops out to shortstop. Troike lines out to right. Spillane grounds out to shortstop.
End of 7th inning: Still tied 4-4
End of 7th inning: Still tied 4-4
