There's been a shake-up of the starting rotation with Braydon Tucker on the mound for Thursday, and Perkins starting the Friday game with the usual TBA for game three on Saturday. There is absolutely no mention of Bradley Brehmer in the preview article, so I don't know if this was a coach's decision or maybe he has some kind of injury. Brehmer pitched the first two innings of the 2nd game with the Gophers last Saturday before it was suspended to Sunday with Bothwell finishing the game. Here's some team comparisons:
Hitting: IU - 5th, .283 avg., Iowa - 8th, .275 avg.
Pitching: IU - 12th with a team ERA of 6.88 and OBA of .267, Iowa - 1st with a team ERA of 3.46 and OBA of .203
Fielding: IU - 7th with a fielding pct of 0.973 and 49 errors (52 games), Iowa - 5th with a fielding pct of .0973 and 46 errors (47 games)
Note: I thought IU was pretty much a lock to finish last in pitching in the conference, but they have lowered their team ERA down enough to pass up 13th place Michigan in that category going into the regular season-ending series.
Weather forecast looks good with all three games being night affairs. Thursday and Friday night are expected to be dry and warm, while a front will be moving through on Saturday with rain expected during the day, but clearing up at night with the temps expected to be a high of 60 that day and a low of 45.
Saturday's game will be on national TV on ESPNU at 9 p.m. (ET).
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Hitting: IU - 5th, .283 avg., Iowa - 8th, .275 avg.
Pitching: IU - 12th with a team ERA of 6.88 and OBA of .267, Iowa - 1st with a team ERA of 3.46 and OBA of .203
Fielding: IU - 7th with a fielding pct of 0.973 and 49 errors (52 games), Iowa - 5th with a fielding pct of .0973 and 46 errors (47 games)
Note: I thought IU was pretty much a lock to finish last in pitching in the conference, but they have lowered their team ERA down enough to pass up 13th place Michigan in that category going into the regular season-ending series.
Weather forecast looks good with all three games being night affairs. Thursday and Friday night are expected to be dry and warm, while a front will be moving through on Saturday with rain expected during the day, but clearing up at night with the temps expected to be a high of 60 that day and a low of 45.
Saturday's game will be on national TV on ESPNU at 9 p.m. (ET).
Baseball Gameday: at Iowa - Indiana University Athletics
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