I don't know what to expect with this series with this team being unpredictable with both pitching and hitting running hot/cold. IU will be seeing some frigid conditions for this time of the year and especially on Friday. You would think that they might want to consider pushing the Friday game back to Saturday with a DH where it will be just a little bit better. John Anderson, the Gopher coach, is retiring after this season after being at the helm of the Gopher program for over four decades.
Game 1:
LHP Ty Bothwell will be on the mound for IU with an ERA of 9.00 in 45.0 IP and a WHIP of 1.33 with an OBA of .162. After two straight good starts, he was hit hard against PSU in his last start.
For Minnesota (15-16, 3-6), RHP Will Semb will be on the mound with an ERA of 8.49 in 41.1 IP and a WHIP of 1.72 with an OBA of .287.
Game 2 and 3 starters are both TBD for both teams.
B1G rankings in the three main categories:
Hitting: IU is 4th with a team average of .297, while the Gophers are 11th with an average of .268.
Pitching: IU is 12th with a team ERA of 6.80, while the Gophers are 3rd with team ERA of 4.97. IU has given up the most homers in the B1G with 66 in 37 games, while the Gophers have given up 18 homers in 31 games.
Fielding: IU is 12th with a fielding pct of .964, while the Gophers are 13th (last) with a fielding pct of .963. IU has 46 errors in 37 games, while the Gophers have 42 errors in 31 games. Both IU and Maryland (46 errors in 38 games) are tied for lead in the B1G with the most errors at 46 with the Terps having played one more game.
Weather forecast:
Fri - It will be cold with the temp at game time (7 p.m. ET) expected to be 41 with intermittent clouds and almost no chance of precip, with the wind WNW at 16 mph with gusts to 33 mph. The wind chill is going to be brutal.
Sat - The temp at game time (3 p.m. ET) is expected to be 45 with intermittent clouds with no chance of precip, with the wind NW at 14 mph and gusts to 22 mph. Wind chill is going to be bad also.
Sun - The temp at game time (2 p.m. ET) is expected to be 60 and sunny, and the wind W at 12 mph.
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Game 1:
LHP Ty Bothwell will be on the mound for IU with an ERA of 9.00 in 45.0 IP and a WHIP of 1.33 with an OBA of .162. After two straight good starts, he was hit hard against PSU in his last start.
For Minnesota (15-16, 3-6), RHP Will Semb will be on the mound with an ERA of 8.49 in 41.1 IP and a WHIP of 1.72 with an OBA of .287.
Game 2 and 3 starters are both TBD for both teams.
B1G rankings in the three main categories:
Hitting: IU is 4th with a team average of .297, while the Gophers are 11th with an average of .268.
Pitching: IU is 12th with a team ERA of 6.80, while the Gophers are 3rd with team ERA of 4.97. IU has given up the most homers in the B1G with 66 in 37 games, while the Gophers have given up 18 homers in 31 games.
Fielding: IU is 12th with a fielding pct of .964, while the Gophers are 13th (last) with a fielding pct of .963. IU has 46 errors in 37 games, while the Gophers have 42 errors in 31 games. Both IU and Maryland (46 errors in 38 games) are tied for lead in the B1G with the most errors at 46 with the Terps having played one more game.
Weather forecast:
Fri - It will be cold with the temp at game time (7 p.m. ET) expected to be 41 with intermittent clouds and almost no chance of precip, with the wind WNW at 16 mph with gusts to 33 mph. The wind chill is going to be brutal.
Sat - The temp at game time (3 p.m. ET) is expected to be 45 with intermittent clouds with no chance of precip, with the wind NW at 14 mph and gusts to 22 mph. Wind chill is going to be bad also.
Sun - The temp at game time (2 p.m. ET) is expected to be 60 and sunny, and the wind W at 12 mph.
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