Here is D1Baseball's summary of the exhibition.
+ Indiana played 16 innings against Louisville last weekend, and though the Hoosiers were outscored by a combined 10-7 total against the Cardinals, they had to come away feeling fairly good about having played mostly clean baseball throughout the entire day.
+ The star of the day offensively for Indiana was redshirt sophomore outfielder Korbyn Dickerson, who happens to be a Louisville transfer. After striking out in his first at-bat of the exhibition, he hit for the cycle in order in his next four at-bats. The athletic outfielder was a 20th-round draft pick of the Twins out of high school and was a prize recruit in Louisville’s 2022 class. Perhaps the change of scenery will help him reach his potential.
+ It wasn’t necessarily a standout day at the plate for Indiana star outfielder Devin Taylor, but he had his best result against the best arm he saw all day—Louisville ace Patrick Forbes. The Cardinals’ righthander threw a 96-mph fastball on the first pitch of the at-bat, and Taylor lined it the other way for a single.
+ Sophomore second baseman Jasen Oliver barreled the ball up as well as anyone other than Dickerson for Indiana. His first three at-bats ended with barreled balls. The first was a hard lineout to center, the second was a single and the third was a lineout right at the second baseman. He batted .285/.362/.529 with 10 homers as a freshman, and could make another jump as a sophomore.
+ It was mostly a tough day at the plate for freshman third baseman Cooper Malamazian, but along the way it was clear that he’s got a chance to be an instant-impact player for the Hoosiers. The unsigned 17th-round draft pick is a good athlete at 6-foot-1 and 185 pounds, an above-average runner, boasts a strong arm at the hot corner and has plenty of raw power, with more likely to come.
+ Senior Southern Indiana transfer righthander Gavin Seebold got the start for Indiana, and he cruised through two scoreless frames, working with a fastball from 99-93 mph.
+ In terms of raw arm strength, the best the Hoosiers showed last Sunday was junior righthander Will Eldridge, a transfer from NAIA Indiana Wesleyan. Working exclusively from the stretch, he threw his fastball up to 95 mph, though he did struggle to command it and Louisville hitters timed it up when it was in the zone.
+ Freshman righthander Henry Brummel is a name to file away. He looks the part at 6-foot-4 and 200 pounds, and he already has good stuff at present, with a fastball at 93-94 mph and a mid-80s slider.
Note: I assume that was a typo on Seebold's fastball and was supposed to be 89-93.
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