Well, we don't know if Foley will be available for the series since he is not listed as a starter over the weekend with Bothwell being the only announced starter. They said last weekend that they thought he might be back for the Rutgers series.
Game 1 (Fri, 6 p.m. ET):
IU's starter is a TBD.
LHP Justin Sinibaldi will be on the mound for Rutgers with an ERA of 2.55 in 67.0 IP and a WHIP 0.97 with an OBA of .211. Sinibaldi has given up just two homers in his 67 innings pitched and his ERA ranks 2nd among B1G starting pitchers.
Game 2 (Sat, 2 p.m. ET):
LHP Ty Bothwell will be on the mound for IU with an ERA of 5.37 in 52.0 IP and a WHIP of 1.27 with an OBA of .245.
Rutgers starting pitcher is a TBD.
Game 3 (Sun, 11 a.m. ET):
The starting pitcher is a TBD for both teams. I assume the early start to this game was because of Rutgers' travel arrangements.
Team stat numbers:
Batting - IU is 5th in the B1G with a team average of .298. Rutgers leads the B1G in batting with a .315 average.
Pitching - IU is 12th with a team ERA of 6.79, while Rutgers is 4th with an ERA of 5.23. IU has given up 73 homers in 41 games, while Rutgers has given up 29 homers in 40 games.
Fielding - IU's fielding average is .965 with 50 errors in 41 games, while Rutgers average is .978 with 33 errors in 40 games.
Weather forecast:
Fri - It is expected to be 64 degrees at game time (6 p.m. ET) and cloudy with a 27 pct chance of precip. Wind is expected to be out of the SE at 12 mph.
Sat - It is expected to be 79 degrees at game time (2 p.m. ET) and intermittent clouds with just a 7 pct chance of precip. It is expected to be windy with the wind out of the SSW at 16 mph and gusts to 28 mph.
Sun - It's an 11 a.m. ET game start with the high that day expected to be 83 and mostly sunny with a 24 pct chance of precip. Wind is expected out of the S at 14 mph.
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Game 1 (Fri, 6 p.m. ET):
IU's starter is a TBD.
LHP Justin Sinibaldi will be on the mound for Rutgers with an ERA of 2.55 in 67.0 IP and a WHIP 0.97 with an OBA of .211. Sinibaldi has given up just two homers in his 67 innings pitched and his ERA ranks 2nd among B1G starting pitchers.
Game 2 (Sat, 2 p.m. ET):
LHP Ty Bothwell will be on the mound for IU with an ERA of 5.37 in 52.0 IP and a WHIP of 1.27 with an OBA of .245.
Rutgers starting pitcher is a TBD.
Game 3 (Sun, 11 a.m. ET):
The starting pitcher is a TBD for both teams. I assume the early start to this game was because of Rutgers' travel arrangements.
Team stat numbers:
Batting - IU is 5th in the B1G with a team average of .298. Rutgers leads the B1G in batting with a .315 average.
Pitching - IU is 12th with a team ERA of 6.79, while Rutgers is 4th with an ERA of 5.23. IU has given up 73 homers in 41 games, while Rutgers has given up 29 homers in 40 games.
Fielding - IU's fielding average is .965 with 50 errors in 41 games, while Rutgers average is .978 with 33 errors in 40 games.
Weather forecast:
Fri - It is expected to be 64 degrees at game time (6 p.m. ET) and cloudy with a 27 pct chance of precip. Wind is expected to be out of the SE at 12 mph.
Sat - It is expected to be 79 degrees at game time (2 p.m. ET) and intermittent clouds with just a 7 pct chance of precip. It is expected to be windy with the wind out of the SSW at 16 mph and gusts to 28 mph.
Sun - It's an 11 a.m. ET game start with the high that day expected to be 83 and mostly sunny with a 24 pct chance of precip. Wind is expected out of the S at 14 mph.
Baseball Central: Rutgers - Indiana University Athletics
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana Baseball team (22-18-1, 7-5 B1G) will begin the final four weeks of Big Ten play this weekend with a crucial, season-defin...
