Rutgers @ IU, Game 3: IU gets the sweep with an 18-6 run-rule win...

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This game is on BTN.

It's RHP Ty Rybarczk on the mound for IU with and ERA of 5.19 in 17.1 IP and a WHIP of 1.44 with an OB of .274. The batting order is the same as yesterday with the exception of Oliver at the No. 9 spot and Sefcik at the No. 7 spot as the DH.

RHP Christian Coppola is on the mound for Rutgers with an ERA of 6.80 in 42.1 IP and a WHIP of 1.72 with an OBA of .255.

It's 73 with a breeze out to CF at 10 to 15 mph.

1st inning:
T1st:

Rybarczk walked the leadoff hitter to start the game on a 3-1 count. He then got a DP ball for two outs, and then a K to retire the side.


B1st:

Taylor led off and he flied out, and Pyne then flied out for two outs.

A pitch which would have been ball 4 to Mitchell, hit him in the foot to put him on with two outs and Cerny up.

Cerny reached on an infield hit with Mitchell taking 3rd and two outs with Brenczewski up, and he grounded out to end the inning.

End of 1st: IU 0 RU 0

 

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2nd inning:

T2nd:
Rybarczk faced the middle of the order. A single put the leadoff hitter on for the 2nd inning in a row.

Rybarczk walked the next batter on four pitches to put runners on 1st and 2nd with no outs.

A SAC bunt moved the runners to 2nd and 3rd and one out.

A groundout scored a run with a runner a 3rd and two outs. Another groundout retired the side with Rutgers taking the lead 1-0.

B2nd:

It's the 6 thru 8 hitters up with Stadler leading off. Stadler fouled out for the 1st out. After being down 0-2 Sefcik walked to put a runner on with one out.

Mathison clubbed a two-run homer that went 450 ft with one out.

Oliver walked on a 3-1 count and the top of the order up with Taylor at the plate.

Taylor was hit by a pitch to put runners at 1st and 2nd with one out and Pyne up.

Pyne was hit by a pitch to load the bases and one out with Mitchell up.

Rutgers went to the bullpen to bring in RHP Ethan Bowen with an ERA of 7.71 in 16.1 IP and a WHIP of 1.78.

Bowen walked Mitchell on a 3-1 count to bring in Oliver for an RBI.

Cerny clubbed a GS to LF to make it 7-1 IU.

Brenczewski grounded out for the 2nd out and the bases empty.

Stadler doubled to put a runner in scoring position and two outs with Sefcik up.

Sefcik clubbed a two-run homer to dead CF that just cleared the wall to give IU a 9-1 lead.

Mathison lined out to CF to end the inning.

End of 2nd: IU 9 RU 1

 

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3rd inning:
T3rd:

Rybarczk faced the 9 thru 2 hitters and he Kd the leadoff hitter. A ball that didn't look to be hit that hard just cleared the LF wall for a one-out solo homer.

Rybarczk then gave up a no-doubt solo homer to LF to make it 9-3 IU with one out.

Rybarczk then gave up a single for the third consecutive hit and he is not long for this game with there being one out.

Rybarczk then gave up another homer which again was to LF for two more runs and that was it for Rybarczk as Rutgers was teeing off on him.

IU brought in RHP Aydan Decker-Petty with an ERA of 7.64 in 17.2 IP and a WHIP of 1.93, and he faced the No. 5 hitter. D-P got a flyout for the 2nd out. A groundout to D-P retired the side with a comfortable lead not so comfortable right now.

B3rd:

With the 9 thru 2 hitters up for IU, Rutgers went to the bullpen again and brought in RHP Jake Marshall with an ERA of 7.13 in 35.1 IP and a WHIP of 1.59.

Oliver flied out to RF for the first out and the top of the order up in Taylor.

Taylor hit a standup double to put a runner in scoring position with Pyne up and one out.

Pyne grounded out for the 2nd out with Taylor taking 3rd and Mitchell up. Mitchell Kd to end the inning.

End of 3rd: IU 9 Rutgers 5

 

[TomEric4756]

9 run innings don’t happen often … don’t let up on the gas … throw strikes, no walks.

 

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4th inning:

T4th:

D-P was back out there to face the bottom of the order. D-P put them down in order to include a K.

B4th:

It's the middle of the order up with Cerny leading off. Cerny Kd to lead off and Brenczewski then singled to put a runner on with one out.

Stadler grounded out for two outs with Brenczewski taking 2nd. Sefcik Kd to end the inning.

End of 4th: IU 9 Rutgers 5

 

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5th inning:

T5th:

D-P was back out there to face the top of the order. D-P put them down in order to include a K and he had back-to-back clean innings.

B5th:

It was the 8 thru 1 hitters up with Mathison leading off. Mathison flied out to the wall in CF, and Oliver then lined out to 2B for two outs.

Taylor clubbed a homer to left CF to make it 10-5 IU with two outs. Pyne flied out to end the inning.

End of 5th: IU 10 RU 5

 

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6th inning:

T6th:

D-P faced the middle of the order and the leadoff batter reached on a throwing error on Pyne which pulled Brenczewski off the bag.

A grounder got the first out with the runner at 1st moving to 2nd. The runner on 2nd stole 3rd with one out.

A grounder got the 2nd out with a run scored which was unearned, and the error and stolen base cost IU.

D-P then hit a batter to put a runner on with two outs. Another error in the inning with a bad pickoff throw by D-P moved the runner to 2nd. A groundout retired the side.

B6th:

It's the 3 thru 5 hitters up with Mitchell leading off. Mitchell got a leadoff standup double.

A WP moved Mitchell to 3rd and no outs. Cerny walked on a full count to put runners on the corners with no outs and Brenczewski up.

Rutgers went to the bullpen and brought in LHP Joey DeChiaro with an ERA of 2.35 in 15.1 IP and a WHIP of 1.50.

Brenczewski singled to score Mitchell to make it 11-6 IU with runners on the corners with no outs and Burckel pinch hitted for Stadler. We will see the Schuyler behind the plate in the 7th.

Cerny scored on a suicide sqeeze play with Burckel reaching 1st on the bunt, and runners at 1st and 2nd and no outs.

Sefcik walked on four pitches to load the bases with no outs and Mathison up. There was some kind of injury problem with DeChiaro and he had to leave the game with Rutgers bringing in RHP Gavin Stellpflug with an ERA of 8.22 in 7.2 IP and a WHIP of 2.09.

Mathison had a 2-0 count when the new pitcher came in and he walked on a 3-1 count to score
Brenczewski to make it 13-6 IU.

Back-to-back WPs scored Burckel and Sefcik to make it 15-6 IU with Mathison at 3rd and no outs.

Oliver walked on a 3-1 count with runners now on the corners with no outs and Taylor up.

Taylor hit into a DP with Mathison scoring and two outs and the bases empty.

Pyne was hit by a pitch to put a runner on with two outs.

We are seeing yet another pitcher with RHP Jordan Falco coming in with an ERA of 3.98 in 31.2 and a WHIP of 1.26. Pyne stole 2nd with Mitchell at the plate.

Mitchell clubbed a two-run homer to RF to make it 18-6 with two outs and Cerny up.

Cerny flied out to end the inning.

End of 6th: IU 18 Rutgers 6

 

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7th inning:

T7th:

D-P was back out there to face the 9 thru 2 hitters and with it being a Sunday travel day, the 10-run rule was in effect and this could be the end of the game.

D-P got the leadoff hitter on a grounder and we were at the top of the order. A flyout to the wall in CF was caught by Mathison for the 2nd out. A grounder ended the game with D-P putting them down in order.

Final: IU 18 Rutgers 6

 

[Bucket Getter]

Ok, I give up. Where has THIS team been all season??? What an absolute butt-kicking of those jokers from NJ!!

 

[TomEric4756]

🧹🧹🧹 Rutgers had a higher RPI and impressive nonconference schedule performance.
Getting the sweep was big.

Maryland won the split series v. Illinois in College Park.

Let’s hope the Wildcats find a way to knock off the Boilers this PM.

IU now has 25 wins for the season.

 

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It was IU's second series sweep of the season with Baylor being the other, and IU's first in the conference after three straight series wins. It was a wild 2nd and 3rd inning and it looked like a home run derby with IU hitting 3 homers in the B2nd and Rutgers hitting 3 homers in the T3rd. Seventeen of IU's 18 runs came in two innings (2nd and 6th), and IU outhit Rutgers 12 to 5 with 8 of IU's hits being for extra bases to include 3 doubles and 5 homers. IU was 12 for 29 for a team average of .414, while Rutgers was 5 for 25 for .200.

Cerny - 2 for 4 and a GS homer for 4 RBIs.

Mitchell - 2 for 3 with a double and homer and 3 RBIs.

Mathison - 1 for 3 with a homer and 3 RBIs.

Sefcik - 1 for 2 with a homer and 2 RBIs.

Taylor - 2 for 4 with a double and homer and an RBI.

Brenczewski - 2 for 4 with an RBI.

Burckel also had a pinch hit RBI with Stadler contributing a double.

IU added two more errors to the season total with one error contributing to an unearned run, while Rutgers had no errors.

The pitching was strikingly similar to yesterday's game when IU also used just two pitchers like today. Yesterday, Bothwell ran into problems in the 4 and 5th innings with Buhr coming in to pitch 5 innings without being charged with a run. Today, Rybarcyk ran into all kinds of problems in the 3rd with Decker-Petty coming in to pitch 4.2 IP and not being charged with an earned run with only an unearned run scored because of an error.

IU used just seven pitchers total over the three-game series, and with no midweek game next week leading up to the Purdue series, we will have several pitchers with a lot of downtime between appearances.

Rybarcyk - 2.1 IP, 5 hits to include 3 homers and 5 earned runs, 2 Ks, and 2 BBs.

Decker-Petty - 4.2 IP, no hits or earned runs with an unearned run scored, 2 Ks, no BBs, and a hit batter.

 

[TomEric4756]

IU used just seven pitchers total over the three-game series, and with no midweek game next week leading up to the Purdue series, we will have several pitchers with a lot of downtime between appearances

Perhaps an intra squad scrimmage is in order, say Tuesday, to give a number of pitchers say 3 or 4 batters.
Put runners on base and practice situations. Keep the backup catchers sharp too.

Decker-Petty - 4.2 IP, no hits or earned runs with an unearned run scored, 2 Ks, no BBs, and a hit batter.

Yes Decker Petty had a good game. Helped himself on defense a couple times.
After the early innings home run derby, He had a mini pitcher’s dual …
Until IU broke the game open to threaten the 10-run rule.
It was good to see the game on BTN.