RHP Braydon Tucker is on the mound with an ERA of 6.25 in 40.1 IP, while RHP Adam Mazur is on the mound for Iowa with a stingy ERA of 2.18 and a WHIP of just 0.837 in 86.2 IP, and his numbers are even better in recent games.
On a side note, both PSU and Purdue are losing big right now to Illinois and MD, respectively, as I post this.
In the T1st, Whalen leads off with a walk. Jessee then shocks the Iowa crowd with a two-run homer down the RF line on a pitcher that just doesn't give up runs like this. Mathison then doubles to put a runner in scoring position with no outs. Pyne strikes out for the first out and the runner still on 2nd. Glasser then hits a two-run homer to make it 4-0 against the B1G's top pitcher in many categories. There's wind blowing out at about 20 mph today. Ellis grounds out for two outs and no one on. Tibbetts flies out to end a highly productive first inning for IU.
In the B1st, Tucker really struggles in the 1st to find the plate and when we he wasn't throwing balls and giving up a WP which scored a run, he was giving up base hits as Iowa cuts into the lead at 4-2 with runners on 1 and 2nd and one out. Tucker gets a K for the 2nd out with runners still on 1st and 2nd. Tucker then ends the inning on a K and it could have been worse, but Tucker seemed to settle down to limit the damage.
On a side note, both PSU and Purdue are losing big right now to Illinois and MD, respectively, as I post this.
In the T1st, Whalen leads off with a walk. Jessee then shocks the Iowa crowd with a two-run homer down the RF line on a pitcher that just doesn't give up runs like this. Mathison then doubles to put a runner in scoring position with no outs. Pyne strikes out for the first out and the runner still on 2nd. Glasser then hits a two-run homer to make it 4-0 against the B1G's top pitcher in many categories. There's wind blowing out at about 20 mph today. Ellis grounds out for two outs and no one on. Tibbetts flies out to end a highly productive first inning for IU.
In the B1st, Tucker really struggles in the 1st to find the plate and when we he wasn't throwing balls and giving up a WP which scored a run, he was giving up base hits as Iowa cuts into the lead at 4-2 with runners on 1 and 2nd and one out. Tucker gets a K for the 2nd out with runners still on 1st and 2nd. Tucker then ends the inning on a K and it could have been worse, but Tucker seemed to settle down to limit the damage.
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