Indiana Eliminated From the B10 tournament
Hoosiers commit costly errors in seventh inning, await NCAA Selection Show.
MINNEAPOLIS -- Indiana didn't commit an error through the first 33 innings of the Big Ten Tournament. The Hoosiers made three costly ones in the bottom of the seventh Saturday vs. Maryland, allowing the Terrapins to score four unearned runs and advance to the Big Ten Tournament championship game with a 4-2 win.
Scoreless through 6.5 innings, Maryland put its first two batters on first and second via a wild pitch and a walk. That's when things fell apart for Indiana, which will await Monday's NCAA Selection Show at Noon ET (ESPNU) to hear of its postseason fate.
Maryland scored the first run of the game on a throwing error on its sacrifice bunt attempt. An infield error loaded the bases with zero outs for the Terrapins following that, setting up a pair of fielder's choice RBIs as UM took a 3-0 lead.
An RBI single put the designated home team ahead, 4-0, before consecutive strikeouts by
Scott Effrossfinished off the disastrous seventh frame.
Indiana had its opportunities early, placing its lead-off man on base in four consecutive innings, but the Hoosiers came up empty, including the third and fourth innings when IU advanced a runner to third.
The Hoosiers would, however, respond in the top of the eighth with a pair of runs of their own. Cangelosi walked and
Chris Sujka doubled to put runners in scoring position.
Casey Rodrigue's RBI ground out brought in IU's first run of the game followed by another score on a mishandled hit to first base as
Nick Ramosreached on an error. IU left runners on the corners to end the top of the frame and stranded seven for the game.
Craig Dedelow led IU offensively with his 23rd multi-hit game of the season, clocking a pair of singles and a double for three hits.
Starting LHP
Caleb Baragar pitched five scoreless innings, tossing four strikeouts and holding Maryland to as many hits.
UP NEXT
Indiana awaits Monday's NCAA Selection Show at Noon ET on ESPNU to hear of its postseason fate and potential NCAA Regional destination.
GAME NOTES
••• Indiana lost for just the third time in its last 14 games and was eliminated from the Big Ten Tournament on Saturday. The Hoosiers will find out if they'll play in a third consecutive NCAA Tournament on Monday. The NCAA Selection Show is set for Monday at Noon ET on ESPNU.
••• Despite the loss, IU has won eight of its last 10 games and 11 of its last 14.
••• IU is 25-18 all-time in the Big Ten Tournament and 0-1 when facing Maryland. The Hoosiers have won seven of their last nine Big Ten Tournament games dating back to 2013.
••• Indiana is 11-3 in the month of May in 2015 and 35-10 since 2013. IU has won 28 of its last 32 games in the month.
••• The Hoosiers went a season-long 33 straight innings without an error before committing three in the seventh frame and four total for the game.
••• Junior LHP
Caleb Baragar tossed five scoreless innings, marking his fifth career appearance where he's shut out the opposition. Baragar tossed four strikeouts for the third time in his last four showings and for the seventh time this season.
••• Sophomore OF
Craig Dedelow registered his team-high 23rd multi-hit game of the season, leading IU with three. Dedelow has a hit in 15 of the last 19 contests. The Munster, Ind., native owns seven career three-hit games. Four of them have come in the last 11.
••• Senior C
Brad Hartong maintained IU's longest current hit streak with a hit in the 10th straight game. His 16-game reached base streak is tied for the longest by a Hoosier this year.
••• Sophomore 1B
Austin Cangelosi has a hit in nine of his last 12 appearances.
Go Hoosiers!
Open link for boxscore:
http://www.iuhoosiers.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/052315aaa.html
