IU vs. Ball State
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Top First:
Tim Herrin strikes out Roman Baisa to start the game. Alex Maloney flies out to deep center. Caleb Stayton then grounds out to Colby Stratten, who nearly throws the ball away.
Scoreless.
Tim Herrin strikes out Roman Baisa to start the game. Alex Maloney flies out to deep center. Caleb Stayton then grounds out to Colby Stratten, who nearly throws the ball away.
Scoreless.
Bottom first:
Alex Krupa rips a double down the right field line to start the game. He dabs when he gets to second base. That's a thing they do. Matt Gorski is unable to advance the runner as he grounds out to the shortstop, and then Craig Dedelow strikes out. Not great. Luke Miller walks on four pitches. Matt Lloyd singles up the middle to plate a run, scoring Kyupa. Miller moved to second. Then Sowers singled up the middle (that's nice for him to break out of the slump he's been in) and Lloyd moves to third and Miller scores. Then Lloyd is caught stealing on a wild pitch.
Indiana 2, Ball State 0
Alex Krupa rips a double down the right field line to start the game. He dabs when he gets to second base. That's a thing they do. Matt Gorski is unable to advance the runner as he grounds out to the shortstop, and then Craig Dedelow strikes out. Not great. Luke Miller walks on four pitches. Matt Lloyd singles up the middle to plate a run, scoring Kyupa. Miller moved to second. Then Sowers singled up the middle (that's nice for him to break out of the slump he's been in) and Lloyd moves to third and Miller scores. Then Lloyd is caught stealing on a wild pitch.
Indiana 2, Ball State 0
Top 2
Sean Kennedy walks to start the inning, and Colin Brockhouse singles up the middle to put runners on first and second right away. Seth Freed strikes out. Matt Eppers flies out. Riedel grounds out to third.
Sean Kennedy walks to start the inning, and Colin Brockhouse singles up the middle to put runners on first and second right away. Seth Freed strikes out. Matt Eppers flies out. Riedel grounds out to third.
Bottom 2
Fineman grounds out to the third base side and then Butler flied out to right field. Then Stratten strikes out.
Indiana 2, Ball State 0
Fineman grounds out to the third base side and then Butler flied out to right field. Then Stratten strikes out.
Indiana 2, Ball State 0
Top 3
Tim Herrin gets Erek Bolton down swinging. That's his third strikeout of the day. Roman Baisa then strikes out. That's No. 4. Alex Maloney hits a sharply hit ball down the third base side. Luke Miller dives to make the stop. He bounces the throw to first. Honestly, that saved a double. Stayton Walks. Kennedy pops out.
Indiana 2, Ball State 0
Tim Herrin gets Erek Bolton down swinging. That's his third strikeout of the day. Roman Baisa then strikes out. That's No. 4. Alex Maloney hits a sharply hit ball down the third base side. Luke Miller dives to make the stop. He bounces the throw to first. Honestly, that saved a double. Stayton Walks. Kennedy pops out.
Indiana 2, Ball State 0
Bottom 3
Krupa grounds out to second base. Gorski strikes out on a check swing. He threw the bat away thinking it was a walk. First base ump says he went. Awkward. Dedelow chops out to second.
Indiana 2, Ball State 0
Krupa grounds out to second base. Gorski strikes out on a check swing. He threw the bat away thinking it was a walk. First base ump says he went. Awkward. Dedelow chops out to second.
Indiana 2, Ball State 0
Top 4
Tim Herrin walks Colin Brockhouse to start the inning. Nice little pop from Seth Freed, but it's warning track power. Matt Eppers advances the runner with a swinging bunt. Jeff Riedel triples in a run to cut Indiana's lead in half, 2-1 here in the top of the fourth. Slides in on that one. Close play. Griffin Hulecki flies out to Dedelow in center.
Indiana 2, Ball State 1
Tim Herrin walks Colin Brockhouse to start the inning. Nice little pop from Seth Freed, but it's warning track power. Matt Eppers advances the runner with a swinging bunt. Jeff Riedel triples in a run to cut Indiana's lead in half, 2-1 here in the top of the fourth. Slides in on that one. Close play. Griffin Hulecki flies out to Dedelow in center.
Indiana 2, Ball State 1
Bottom 4
Luke Miller goes down swinging. Matt Lloyd grounds out to the pitcher. Logan Sowers goes down striking.
Indiana 2, Ball State 1
Luke Miller goes down swinging. Matt Lloyd grounds out to the pitcher. Logan Sowers goes down striking.
Indiana 2, Ball State 1
Top 5
Luke Stephenson into the game now.
Roman Baisa flies out to center. Dedelow was slow to break on it but got it. Alex Maloney strikes out. Caleb Stayton flies out.
Luke Stephenson into the game now.
Roman Baisa flies out to center. Dedelow was slow to break on it but got it. Alex Maloney strikes out. Caleb Stayton flies out.
Bottom 5
Ryan Fineman grounds out to second to start the inning. Tony Butler goes down looking. Colby Stratten grounds out.
Indiana 2, Ball State 1
Ryan Fineman grounds out to second to start the inning. Tony Butler goes down looking. Colby Stratten grounds out.
Indiana 2, Ball State 1
Top 6
Warning track power for Sean Kennedy. Colin Brockhouse strikes out on a full count. That's free chicken for people in attendance. Seth Freed flies out.
Warning track power for Sean Kennedy. Colin Brockhouse strikes out on a full count. That's free chicken for people in attendance. Seth Freed flies out.
Bottom 6
Krupa grounds out to second and Gorski grounds out to short. Dedelow walks and Miller flies out.
Indiana 2, Ball State 1
Krupa grounds out to second and Gorski grounds out to short. Dedelow walks and Miller flies out.
Indiana 2, Ball State 1
Top 7
Eppers flies out to right. Logan Sowers made a grab over the wall to keep it in play. Riedel then flies out again to right. Hulecki singled to right, meaning Sowers has a magnet in his glove or something. Baisa flies out to end the inning.
2-1 Hoosiers
Eppers flies out to right. Logan Sowers made a grab over the wall to keep it in play. Riedel then flies out again to right. Hulecki singled to right, meaning Sowers has a magnet in his glove or something. Baisa flies out to end the inning.
2-1 Hoosiers
Bottom 7
Matt Lloyd singles to left-center. Logan Sowers single. Now first and second. Fineman strikes out swinging. Tony Butler flies out to center. Stratten strikes out. Check swing.
Matt Lloyd singles to left-center. Logan Sowers single. Now first and second. Fineman strikes out swinging. Tony Butler flies out to center. Stratten strikes out. Check swing.
Top 8
Cal Krueger into the game for Indiana. He gets Maloney to fly out to center to start this one. Stayton singles to center, and Kennedy reaches on an error by Stratten. Not great. Colin Brockhouse walks and now the bases are juiced. Cal Krueger in a full count now. First pitch against Seth Freed is fouled off straight back. Then the second pitch into the BSU dugout. He hits Freed. Matt Lloyd immediately gets a double play his way to avoid big damage out of the pen. Alright. Bouncer up the middle.
Tied 2-2
Cal Krueger into the game for Indiana. He gets Maloney to fly out to center to start this one. Stayton singles to center, and Kennedy reaches on an error by Stratten. Not great. Colin Brockhouse walks and now the bases are juiced. Cal Krueger in a full count now. First pitch against Seth Freed is fouled off straight back. Then the second pitch into the BSU dugout. He hits Freed. Matt Lloyd immediately gets a double play his way to avoid big damage out of the pen. Alright. Bouncer up the middle.
Tied 2-2
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Bottom 8
Alex Krupa starts the inning with a slide-in double to right. Matt Gorski strikes out. Wild pitch gets Krupa to third, but then Dedelow strikes out after drawing a full count. Luke Miller flies out and slams his helmet.
Still tied 2-2
Alex Krupa starts the inning with a slide-in double to right. Matt Gorski strikes out. Wild pitch gets Krupa to third, but then Dedelow strikes out after drawing a full count. Luke Miller flies out and slams his helmet.
Still tied 2-2
Top 9
Theisen strikes out swinging, Hulecki walks. Baisa grounds out to the pitcher. Maloney grounds out unassisted to the catcher.
Theisen strikes out swinging, Hulecki walks. Baisa grounds out to the pitcher. Maloney grounds out unassisted to the catcher.
Bottom 9
BSU pretty clearly pitches around Matt Lloyd. He walks. Logan Sowers grounds out into a double play. Logan Sowers flies out.
FREE BASEBALL
BSU pretty clearly pitches around Matt Lloyd. He walks. Logan Sowers grounds out into a double play. Logan Sowers flies out.
FREE BASEBALL
Bottom 10
Tony Butler strikes out. Colby Stratten grounds out to the pitcher. Krupa hit by a pitch. PH Cangelosi lines out off the pitcher's glove and into the second baseman's mitt. Weird.
Still 2-2
Tony Butler strikes out. Colby Stratten grounds out to the pitcher. Krupa hit by a pitch. PH Cangelosi lines out off the pitcher's glove and into the second baseman's mitt. Weird.
Still 2-2
Top 11
Freed strikes down swinging. Eppers flies out to left. Masotto strikes out swinging.
Still 2-2
Freed strikes down swinging. Eppers flies out to left. Masotto strikes out swinging.
Still 2-2
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IU wins in walk-off fashion
by Spencer Davis
Sophomore utility player Matt Lloyd had gone five games without driving in a run for the Hoosiers.
He didn’t let it get to six.
Lloyd had an RBI in two separate at-bats tonight, but his second decided the game.
With two balls, two strikes and two outs in the bottom of the 11th inning, Lloyd smacked a walk-off home run to right field and proceeded to flip his bat, trot around the bases and jump into a sea of teammates surrounding home plate to celebrate IU’s 3-2 extra-innings victory against Ball State.
Perched next to the opening of the dugout, sophomore starting pitcher Tim Herrin was eager for IU, 15-11-2, to pick up the victory against Ball State, 11-18, and end the Hoosiers' four-game winless streak.
“I was in the dugout where the opening is so I could run out if something happened and that was awesome,” said Herrin, who gave up one run on three hits in four innings Tuesday night. “That’s just great baseball. Matt Lloyd has been the guy for us the last couple weeks. It’s just awesome to see. It was a long game that tested us. Baseball’s going to test you, but it’s how you respond, and we did a good job.”
The offense for both teams was silent for the majority of the game. IU only recorded seven hits, and Ball State had five. Neither team recorded a hit after the eighth inning until Lloyd’s home run three innings later.
Lloyd’s previous RBI occurred in the first inning, when the Okotoks, Canada, native stepped up to the plate with two outs and ripped a single up the middle to knock in senior left fielder Alex Krupa and advance sophomore third baseman Luke Miller to second base.
The very next batter, junior right fielder Logan Sowers, followed suit and served up a two-out RBI single up the middle to plate Miller and give IU an early 2-0 lead.
The Hoosiers wouldn’t push another run across until Lloyd’s home run in the 11th, his third hit of the ballgame.
“That was an impressive swing,” IU Coach Chris Lemonis said of Lloyd’s homer. “We’ve been struggling a little bit. To come up and get a clutch swing like that is huge.”
With bases loaded in the top of the eighth, Lloyd was called to the mound and delivered with a one-pitch double play to keep the score tied and IU’s chances alive.
“It’s unbelievable,” Lloyd said. “I think this is going to be a little jumpstart for us, and it’s great to get another W. We use all of our guys and are going to need everybody this year so to be that guy feels really good, but it’s going to be a team effort.”
http://www.idsnews.com/article/2017/04/iu-wins-in-walk-off-fashion
Go Hoosiers!
by Spencer Davis
Sophomore utility player Matt Lloyd had gone five games without driving in a run for the Hoosiers.
He didn’t let it get to six.
Lloyd had an RBI in two separate at-bats tonight, but his second decided the game.
With two balls, two strikes and two outs in the bottom of the 11th inning, Lloyd smacked a walk-off home run to right field and proceeded to flip his bat, trot around the bases and jump into a sea of teammates surrounding home plate to celebrate IU’s 3-2 extra-innings victory against Ball State.
Perched next to the opening of the dugout, sophomore starting pitcher Tim Herrin was eager for IU, 15-11-2, to pick up the victory against Ball State, 11-18, and end the Hoosiers' four-game winless streak.
“I was in the dugout where the opening is so I could run out if something happened and that was awesome,” said Herrin, who gave up one run on three hits in four innings Tuesday night. “That’s just great baseball. Matt Lloyd has been the guy for us the last couple weeks. It’s just awesome to see. It was a long game that tested us. Baseball’s going to test you, but it’s how you respond, and we did a good job.”
The offense for both teams was silent for the majority of the game. IU only recorded seven hits, and Ball State had five. Neither team recorded a hit after the eighth inning until Lloyd’s home run three innings later.
Lloyd’s previous RBI occurred in the first inning, when the Okotoks, Canada, native stepped up to the plate with two outs and ripped a single up the middle to knock in senior left fielder Alex Krupa and advance sophomore third baseman Luke Miller to second base.
The very next batter, junior right fielder Logan Sowers, followed suit and served up a two-out RBI single up the middle to plate Miller and give IU an early 2-0 lead.
The Hoosiers wouldn’t push another run across until Lloyd’s home run in the 11th, his third hit of the ballgame.
“That was an impressive swing,” IU Coach Chris Lemonis said of Lloyd’s homer. “We’ve been struggling a little bit. To come up and get a clutch swing like that is huge.”
With bases loaded in the top of the eighth, Lloyd was called to the mound and delivered with a one-pitch double play to keep the score tied and IU’s chances alive.
“It’s unbelievable,” Lloyd said. “I think this is going to be a little jumpstart for us, and it’s great to get another W. We use all of our guys and are going to need everybody this year so to be that guy feels really good, but it’s going to be a team effort.”
http://www.idsnews.com/article/2017/04/iu-wins-in-walk-off-fashion
Go Hoosiers!
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Lloyd's Walk-Off Homer Gives IU 3-2 Victory over Ball State
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana Baseball (15-11-2) walked off against the Ball State Cardinals, 3-2 on Tuesday night at Bart Kaufman. Sophomore Matt Lloyd's solo home run in the 11th inning gave the Hoosiers the win.
Lloyd went 3-for-4 with two RBI including his walk-off homer. Senior Alex Krupa and junior Logan Sowers each had two hits on the night, as Krupa scored a run and Sowers notched an RBI.
Sophomore Tim Herrin started and pitched four innings, gave up an earned run on three hits and struck out four. Senior Luke Stephenson relieved Herrin and pitched three innings only allowing one hit and striking out three Ball State hitters. Before his heroics, Lloyd pitched an inning and two-thirds, allowing no hits and no runs. Junior Austin Foote was rewarded with his first win of the season after his two innings of scoreless ball that included three strikeouts.
Indiana wasted no time in putting runs on the board as it tallied two in the first inning. Krupa took his second pitch for a double to right. Two outs later, sophomore Luke Miller walked and Lloyd singled up the middle scoring Krupa. The next batter in Sowers laced a single on a 2-2 pitch scoring Miller and making it 2-0.
The Cardinals made it 2-1 in the fourth with a run-scoring triple. Herrin stranded the runner at third and kept the Hoosiers in the lead.
In the eighth, Ball State loaded the bases with one out. A run would come across on a walk to tie the game but the Hoosiers avoided more damage as Lloyd got a double play behind him to end the inning.
Knotted at 2-2 in the 11th inning, Lloyd came up with two outs and a 2-2 count, sent a blast to right field for the walk-off homer and sixth home run of the season.
Friday, the Hoosiers will visit West Lafayette for a three-game series with the Purdue Boilermakers.
Boxscore within:
http://iuhoosiers.com/news/2017/4/4/baseball-hoosiers-defeat-ball-state-in-walk-off-fashion-3-2.aspx
Go Hoosiers!
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana Baseball (15-11-2) walked off against the Ball State Cardinals, 3-2 on Tuesday night at Bart Kaufman. Sophomore Matt Lloyd's solo home run in the 11th inning gave the Hoosiers the win.
Lloyd went 3-for-4 with two RBI including his walk-off homer. Senior Alex Krupa and junior Logan Sowers each had two hits on the night, as Krupa scored a run and Sowers notched an RBI.
Sophomore Tim Herrin started and pitched four innings, gave up an earned run on three hits and struck out four. Senior Luke Stephenson relieved Herrin and pitched three innings only allowing one hit and striking out three Ball State hitters. Before his heroics, Lloyd pitched an inning and two-thirds, allowing no hits and no runs. Junior Austin Foote was rewarded with his first win of the season after his two innings of scoreless ball that included three strikeouts.
Indiana wasted no time in putting runs on the board as it tallied two in the first inning. Krupa took his second pitch for a double to right. Two outs later, sophomore Luke Miller walked and Lloyd singled up the middle scoring Krupa. The next batter in Sowers laced a single on a 2-2 pitch scoring Miller and making it 2-0.
The Cardinals made it 2-1 in the fourth with a run-scoring triple. Herrin stranded the runner at third and kept the Hoosiers in the lead.
In the eighth, Ball State loaded the bases with one out. A run would come across on a walk to tie the game but the Hoosiers avoided more damage as Lloyd got a double play behind him to end the inning.
Knotted at 2-2 in the 11th inning, Lloyd came up with two outs and a 2-2 count, sent a blast to right field for the walk-off homer and sixth home run of the season.
Friday, the Hoosiers will visit West Lafayette for a three-game series with the Purdue Boilermakers.
Boxscore within:
http://iuhoosiers.com/news/2017/4/4/baseball-hoosiers-defeat-ball-state-in-walk-off-fashion-3-2.aspx
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IU leans on sophomore starter to earn another mid-week win
by Taylor Lehman
In three of IU’s last four mid-week games, there’s been one starting pitcher the Hoosiers have been able to lean on the most — sophomore Tim Herrin.
It was much of the same from IU Coach Chris Lemonis, who trotted out his latest mid-week arm Tuesday evening against in-state foe Ball State. Herrin pitched four strong innings and allowed three hits and one earned run and struck out four batters.
Freshman Cal Krueger surrendered a 1-run lead in the eighth inning, but sophomore designated hitter Matt Lloyd picked up the Hoosier staff and knocked an 11th-inning walk-off home run over the right field wall to notch IU’s first win in five games, 3-2.
“I thought he was good,” Lemonis said about Herrin. “It wasn’t as clean as I’d like, but we’ve been talking all year — he’s a work in progress. He’s going to be really, really good.”
Considering his start against Cincinnati was after relieving sophomore ace Jonathan Stiever on a scheduled one-inning outing for the ace, Herrin has started three mid-week games in the last three weeks and averages 4.1 innings pitched, three hits allowed and just more than one run scored per game.
Not only did he stay true to those numbers in his start Tuesday night, but the sophomore struck out his second-most batters in a start this season with four. He didn’t make many batters miss on swings. They just didn’t make solid contact.
He didn’t allow a home run, nor has he since Feb. 25 against Florida Atlantic. However, the sophomore’s walks are what Lemonis said he’d like to see Herrin reduce.
The starter walked three Cardinals on Tuesday. Two of those walks were leadoff batters that eventually made their way into scoring position, and the third advanced a runner into scoring position. None of them scored, but the jams increased Herrin’s pitch count, which has commonly forced Lemonis to turn to his bullpen earlier than he’d like when Herrin starts.
“He’s just figuring out how to put away hitters and how not to mess around sometimes,” Lemonis said. “I thought we pitched well all the way through tonight.”
Tuesday the Hoosiers were able to turn to their bullpen, an aspect of the team that has provided mixed results. Senior Luke Stephenson came in after Herrin to pitch three innings of one-hit ball, and the rest of the bullpen combined for four innings and allowed one hit and one earned run.
A week ago, IU was relying on its bats to keep up with offenses. Now, Lemonis said the key for the Hoosiers to keep the game close against the Cardinals was their pitching.
“We just pounded the strike zone for the most part,” Lemonis said. “We haven’t been swinging very well but we’ve been pitching it well lately. It’s been tough on us the last week, so it was nice to see the guys celebrate a little.”
http://www.idsnews.com/article/2017/04/iu-leans-on-sophomore-starter-to-earn-another-mid-week-win
Go Hoosiers!
by Taylor Lehman
In three of IU’s last four mid-week games, there’s been one starting pitcher the Hoosiers have been able to lean on the most — sophomore Tim Herrin.
It was much of the same from IU Coach Chris Lemonis, who trotted out his latest mid-week arm Tuesday evening against in-state foe Ball State. Herrin pitched four strong innings and allowed three hits and one earned run and struck out four batters.
Freshman Cal Krueger surrendered a 1-run lead in the eighth inning, but sophomore designated hitter Matt Lloyd picked up the Hoosier staff and knocked an 11th-inning walk-off home run over the right field wall to notch IU’s first win in five games, 3-2.
“I thought he was good,” Lemonis said about Herrin. “It wasn’t as clean as I’d like, but we’ve been talking all year — he’s a work in progress. He’s going to be really, really good.”
Considering his start against Cincinnati was after relieving sophomore ace Jonathan Stiever on a scheduled one-inning outing for the ace, Herrin has started three mid-week games in the last three weeks and averages 4.1 innings pitched, three hits allowed and just more than one run scored per game.
Not only did he stay true to those numbers in his start Tuesday night, but the sophomore struck out his second-most batters in a start this season with four. He didn’t make many batters miss on swings. They just didn’t make solid contact.
He didn’t allow a home run, nor has he since Feb. 25 against Florida Atlantic. However, the sophomore’s walks are what Lemonis said he’d like to see Herrin reduce.
The starter walked three Cardinals on Tuesday. Two of those walks were leadoff batters that eventually made their way into scoring position, and the third advanced a runner into scoring position. None of them scored, but the jams increased Herrin’s pitch count, which has commonly forced Lemonis to turn to his bullpen earlier than he’d like when Herrin starts.
“He’s just figuring out how to put away hitters and how not to mess around sometimes,” Lemonis said. “I thought we pitched well all the way through tonight.”
Tuesday the Hoosiers were able to turn to their bullpen, an aspect of the team that has provided mixed results. Senior Luke Stephenson came in after Herrin to pitch three innings of one-hit ball, and the rest of the bullpen combined for four innings and allowed one hit and one earned run.
A week ago, IU was relying on its bats to keep up with offenses. Now, Lemonis said the key for the Hoosiers to keep the game close against the Cardinals was their pitching.
“We just pounded the strike zone for the most part,” Lemonis said. “We haven’t been swinging very well but we’ve been pitching it well lately. It’s been tough on us the last week, so it was nice to see the guys celebrate a little.”
http://www.idsnews.com/article/2017/04/iu-leans-on-sophomore-starter-to-earn-another-mid-week-win
Go Hoosiers!
I saw that our weekend opponent, like us, lost a midweek game to Indiana St. last night. Hopefully, our pitching and hitting will get back on the same page this weekend. When we were knocking the cover off the ball, our pitching was slumping, and now the roles have been reversed. It's a good thing for us that Lloyd continues to hit the ball well.
