Southern Miss vs IU: IU hitting and pitching come together in 10-4 win...

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IU has at least two more games left in their season.

LHP Ty Bothwell is on the mound for IU with an ERA of 4.90 in 79.0 IP and a WHIP of 1.30 with an OBA of .254. Bothwell has 82 Ks and 23 BBs on the season. The batting order is Taylor (DH), Pyne and Mitchell at the top of the order, Tibbitts, Cerny and Mathison in the middle of the order, while Oliver, Stadler, and Colopy are at the bottom of the order. IU is the "visiting" team.

RHP Billy Oldham is on the mound for USM with an ERA of 3.97 in 90.2 IP and a WHIP of 1.10 with an OBA of .219. Oldham has 96 Ks and 26 BBs on the season.

It's 74 and partly sunny with no chance of rain. The wind is out of the NNE at 6 mph with gusts to 14 mph and it's blowing out to right center.

1st inning:

T1st:

Taylor popped out to RF on the very first pitch of the game. Pyne flied out hard to RF for the 2nd out.

Mitchell reached on an infield single with Tibbitts up and two outs.

Tibbitts clubbed a no-doubt two-out, two run homer to make it 2-0 IU.

Cerny lined out to 3B to retire the side.

B1st:

Bothwell gave up a leadoff single in which the batter was jammed but managed to get the ball through the infield. He then got popped foul to 3B for the first out. A flyout got the 2nd out. Bothwell got a K to end the inning.

End of 1st: IU 2 USM 0

 

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2nd inning:

T2nd:

It's the 6 thru 8 hitters up for IU with Mathison leading off. Mathison reached on an infield hit.

Oliver fouled out to 3B, and with the fielder falling to the ground on the catch, Mathison took 2nd base with one out.

Stadler singled and there were runners on the corners with one out.

Colopy doubled to score Mathison and runners at 2nd and 3rd.

Taylor flied out for the 2nd out with the runners holding.

Pyne singled scoring two runs and there was a challenge on the play at home on Stadler's slide and the call was upheld to give IU a 5-0 lead.

Mitchell walked to to put runners at 1st and 2nd. Tibbitts Kd to retire the side.

B2nd:

Bothwell faced the 5 thru 7 hitters. Bothwell got the lead off hitter on a groundout. A single put a man on with one out.

Bothwell then walked the next batter on four pitches to put runners at 1st and 2nd and one out.

Bothwell then got back-to-back Ks to end the inning.

End of 2nd: IU 5 USM 0

 

[WhyisIUBBcursed]

Hell of a start. Keep rolling

 

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3rd inning:

T3rd:

It's the 5 thru 7 hitters up with Cerny leading off.

Cerny reached on an infield hit with Mathison up. Cerny stole 2nd.

Mathison singled to put runners on the corners with no outs. Oliver reached on a FC with Mathison out at 2nd and runners on the corners with Cerny having to hold.

Stadler and Colopy both popped out to retire the side. The USM starter was at 61 pitches.

B3rd:

Bothwell faced the top of the order. Bothwell Kd the leadoff hitter.

Bothwell then gave up a single to put a man on with one out. A DP ended the inning.

End of 3rd: IU 5 USM 0

 

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4th inning:

T4th:

It was the top of the order up for IU with Taylor leading off. Taylor singled to leadoff and it was the 3rd straight inning that the leadoff hitter has reached, all on singles.

Pyne popped up to 3B with Taylor still at 1st. Taylor stole 2nd.

Mitchell walked on a full count to put runners at 1st and 2nd and one out and Tibbitts up.

Tibbitts doubled down the LF line to score both Taylor and Mitchell. Cerny grounded out with Tibbitts holding at 2nd and two outs.

USM went to the bullpen and IU had chased their No. 1 pitcher. They brought in LHP Kros Sivley with an ERA of 4.50 in 58 IP and a WHIP of 1.34, and he faced Mathison with two outs and Tibbitts at 2nd.

Mathison Kd to retire the side.

B4th:

Bothwell was at 46 pitches and he faced the middle of the order. Bothwell got the leadoff hitter on a K for his 5th K of the game.

A single put a runner on with one out and all four hits by USM have been singles so far.

Bothwell then got another K for the 2nd out and the runner still at 1st.

Bothwell got another K and he struck out the side, giving up the lone single.

End of 4th: IU 7 USM 0

 

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5th inning:

T5th:

It was the bottom of the order up for IU with Oliver leading off. Oliver singled and IU got another leadoff hitter on and everyone in the batting order had at least one hit at this point.

Stadler Kd for the 1st out and a man on.

Colopy reached on an error at SS with Oliver taking 3rd on the error and there were runners on the corners with one out.

Taylor singled to score Oliver to make it 8-0 IU and there were runners on the corners and one out with Pyne up.

Taylor stole 2nd to put runners at 2nd and 3rd and one out. Pyne flied out for the 2nd out and the runners holding with Mitchell up.

On a full count, Mitchell was hit by a pitch to load the bases with Tibbitts up and two outs. IU had the chance to really blow this game open.

Tibbitts Kd looking to retire the side.

B5th:

Bothwell's PC was at 63 and he faced the 8 thru 1 hitters. Bothwell Kd the leadoff hitter for his 8th strikeout of the game.

Bothwell walked the next batter on a full count with one out and a runner on. A FC to the runner at 2nd and two outs with a runner at 1st. A flyout to RF ended the inning.

End of 5th: IU 8 USM 0

 

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6th inning:

T6th:

It was the 5 thru 7 hitters up with Cerny leading off. Cerny grounded out for the first out.

Mathison Kd looking for the 2nd out with Oliver up. Oliver Kd looking and IU went down in order for the first time today.

B6th:

Bothwell was at 79 pitches and he faced the 3 thru 5 hitters. The leadoff hitter singled. A flyout to CF got the first out with the runner holding at 1st.

A two-run homer with one out made it 8-2 IU. The ball wasn't hit that hard, but the Vols have a small park and it just barely carried out.

A single put a runner on with one out and Bothwell was at 95 pitches. Bothwell then got a K swinging for the 2nd out and the Golden Eagles brought in a pinch hitter.

Bothwell clipped the next batter to put runners at 1st and 2nd and two outs and the No. 9 hitter up.

IU went to the bullpen after a superb game by Bothwell with the lone mistake this inning.

IU brought in RHP Drew Buhr with an ERA of 3.35 in 45.2 IP and a WHIP of 1.18, and he entered with two outs and runners at 1st and 2nd.

Buhr walked the first batter he faced on a full count to load the bases and the top or the order up. The batter at the top of the order led the Sun Belt Conference in hitting.

A grounder to Oliver was bobbled and an unearned run scored on the error and the bases still loaded with two outs.

A pop up in the infield ended the inning.

End of 6th: IU 8 USM 3

 

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7th inning:

T7th:

It's the 8 thru 1 hitters up for IU and Stadler singled to lead off and Colopy up.

A ball to dead CF by Colopy was hit hard, but hung up for the 1st out and Stadler still at 1st. Taylor and Pyne both flied out to retire the side.

B7th:

Buhr faced the 3 thru 5 hitters, and Buhr got the leadoff hitter on a flyout. A lineout to Cerny got the 2nd out. A pop up to Cerny ended the inning as Buhr put them down in order.

End of 7th: IU 8 USM 3

 

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8th inning:

T8th:

It was the 3 thru 5 hitters up with Mitchell leading off. Mitchell popped up in the infield for the first out.

Tibbitts singled to put a man on with one out and Cerny up. Cerny hit into a DP to retire the side.

B8th:

Buhr faced the 6 thru 8 hitters and he Kd the leadoff hitter. The next batter singled to right center to put a man on with one out.

A DP ended the inning.

End of 8th: IU 8 USM 3

 

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9th inning:

T9th:

It's the 6 thru 8 hitters up with Mathison leading off and he Kd swinging. Oliver grounded out for the 2nd out.

Stadler reached on an infield hit to put a runner on with two outs and Colopy up.

Colopy hit a two-out, two-run homer to make it 10-3.

Taylor reached on a two-out single with Pyne up. Pyne reached on a FC to retire the side.

B9th:

Buhr faced the 9 thru 2 hitters, and he got the leadoff hitter on a flyout.

A single put a man on with one out. A flyout got the 2nd out with the runner still at 1st.

Another single put runners at 1st and 2nd and two outs. A double scored a run with runners at 2nd and 3rd.

Buhr got a K to end the game.

Final: IU 10 Southern Miss 4

 

[Orford]

Big win top my head that may have been best pitching hitting combo for IU this year. Not surprised to see Bothwell be strong as could be last college pitching.

 

[Army88]

When do we play again?

 

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When do we play again?

I believe they meet the winner of Tenn/N. KY game at 7 p.m. tomorrow night.

 

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All of the talk going into this regional was about a showdown between the Vols and So. Miss. IU threw a little monkey wrench into that on day one with a win in which they never were really challenged in the game with the Golden Eagles scoring their runs after IU had already taken a commanding lead in the game.

So. Miss came into the game as one the hottest teams in the country having won 14 for their last 15 games and their starting pitcher, Billy Oldham, considered one of the top pitchers in the regional, who is expected to go fairly high in the draft. IU chased him in the 4th inning.

IU outhit USM 17 to 11, and IU was 17 for 44 for a team average of .386, while USM was 11 for 37 for .297. IU had five multi-hit players with Taylor, Tibbitts and Stadler each having 3 hits, and the bottom of the order came up big by going 6 for 15 on the game.

Tibbitts - 3 for 5 with a double and homer and 4 RBIs.

Colopy - 2 for 5 with a double and homer and 3 RBIs.

Taylor - 3 for 6 with an RBI.

Stadler - 3 for 5 and he scored 2 runs.

Mathison - 2 for 5 with a run scored.

Mitchell - 1 for 2 with two walks and he was hit by a pitch, and scored two runs.

Pyne had a hit with 2 RBIs.

Both teams had one error with an unearned run scoring on both of the errors.
Added: In my 6th inning summary, I had Cerny with the error when it was actually Oliver who committed the error and I corrected that.

The pitching was great with Bothwell and Buhr giving up just a combined 3 earned runs with a 4th run being unearned. It certainly helped IU going forward that they used just two pitchers in the game.

Bothwell (W) - 5.2 IP, 7 hits to include a homer and 2 earned runs, 9 Ks, 2 BBs, and a hit batter.

Buhr (S) - 3.1 IP, 4 hits to include a double and 1 earned run, 2 Ks, and 1 BB.

 

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In other action involving B1G teams, 2-seed Nebraska lost to 3-seed Florida in the Stillwater Regional, 5-2. Sears went 5.0 IP for the Huskers and gave up 10 hits to include 4 doubles and a homer and three earned runs in getting the loss. The Huskers had the bases loaded with one out in the 8th and they failed to score.

Illinois plays Indiana State tonight in the Lexington Regional.

 

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In other action involving B1G teams, 2-seed Nebraska lost to 3-seed Florida in the Stillwater Regional, 5-2. Sears went 5.0 IP for the Huskers and gave up 10 hits to include 4 doubles and a homer and three earned runs in getting the loss. The Huskers had the bases loaded with one out in the 8th and they failed to score.

Illinois plays Indiana State tonight in the Lexington Regional.

Illinois beat Indiana State in the Lexington Regional, 4-1, and Illinois starter, Jack Crowder, went 8.0 IP and gave up just 3 hits with the lone run given up being a solo homer in the 4th inning. Both of the B1G's 3-seeds won today, with 2-seed Nebraska falling.

As I post this, the Vols lead NKU 7-3 with the Vols batting in the bottom of the 8th, so there will be no upset there barring a 9th inning rally by NKU.

 

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Illinois beat Indiana State in the Lexington Regional, 4-1, and Illinois starter, Jack Crowder, went 8.0 IP and gave up just 3 hits with the lone run given up being a solo homer in the 4th inning. Both of the B1G's 3-seeds won today, with 2-seed Nebraska falling.

As I post this, the Vols lead NKU 7-3 with the Vols batting in the bottom of the 8th, so there will be no upset there barring a 9th inning rally by NKU.

The Vols beat NKU, 9-3, and they added to their lead with a two-out, two-run homer in the bottom of the 8th. The Vols outhit NKU, 9 to 6, and 3 of their 9 hits were homers.

 

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I believe they meet the winner of Tenn/N. KY game at 7 p.m. tomorrow night.

They will play the Vols at 6 p.m. ET on Saturday.

 

[SRIV94]

I believe they meet the winner of Tenn/N. KY game at 7 p.m. tomorrow night.

IND/TENN will be on ESPNU, so we can all see it without the paywall.

 

[TomEric4756]

All of the talk going into this regional was about a showdown between the Vols and So. Miss. IU threw a little monkey wrench into that on day one with a win in which they never were really challenged in the game with the Golden Eagles scoring their runs after IU had already taken a commanding lead in the game.

So. Miss came into the game as one the hottest teams in the country having won 14 for their last 15 games and their starting pitcher, Billy Oldham, considered one of the top pitchers in the regional, who is expected to go fairly high in the draft. IU chased him in the 4th inning.

IU outhit USM 17 to 11, and IU was 17 for 44 for a team average of .386, while USM was 11 for 37 for .297. IU had five multi-hit players with Taylor, Tibbitts and Stadler each having 3 hits, and the bottom of the order came up big by going 6 for 15 on the game.

Tibbitts - 3 for 5 with a double and homer and 4 RBIs.

Colopy - 2 for 5 with a double and homer and 3 RBIs.

Taylor - 3 for 6 with an RBI.

Stadler - 3 for 5 and he scored 2 runs.

Mathison - 2 for 5 with a run scored.

Mitchell - 1 for 2 with two walks and he was hit by a pitch, and scored two runs.

Pyne had a hit with 2 RBIs.

Both teams had one error with an unearned run scoring on both of the errors.
Added: In my 6th inning summary, I had Cerny with the error when it was actually Oliver who committed the error and I corrected that.

The pitching was great with Bothwell and Buhr giving up just a combined 3 earned runs with a 4th run being unearned. It certainly helped IU going forward that they used just two pitchers in the game.

Bothwell (W) - 5.2 IP, 7 hits to include a homer and 2 earned runs, 9 Ks, 2 BBs, and a hit batter.

Buhr (S) - 3.1 IP, 4 hits to include a double and 1 earned run, 2 Ks, and 1 BB.

2 walks and 9 Ks is a great performance for Bothwell … I also saw 2 double plays in the box score.
Buhr 1 run in 3 relief innings got it done too.
Bats woke up after going quiet in the last two games of the BTT. Let’s jump on the Vols too.
Vs. Tenn at 6pm on ESPNU

 

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So. Miss knocked off N. Kentucky, 6-0, in an elimination game and they will play the loser of the Tenn/IU game tomorrow at noon ET.

In other B1G action, as I post this, Nebraska trails Niagara, 4-3, in the 4th inning in an elimination game. Illinois plays Kentucky tonight in a winners bracket game.

In other action of interest, Indiana State stayed alive by beating Western Michigan, 6-4, in an elimination game in the Lexington Regional. Luke Hayden started and went 4.1 IP in a no-decision, and threw 97 pitches while giving up 3 hits and 3 earned runs.

 

[WhyisIUBBcursed]

If we can pull off the miracle tonight tomorrow will be a blast to watch. Those top SEC/ACC teams just have so much freaking firepower