Indiana University Baseball takes on top seeded Maryland in Big Ten Tournament
Postseason baseball has arrived, as the Indiana baseball program will take on Maryland in its first game at the Big Ten Tournament. The Hoosiers and Terrapins will play at 10 a.m. tomorrow morning at Charles Schwab Field on the Big Ten Network. This game was scheduled for 6pm this evening but due inclement weather expected today in Omaha it has been pushed back a day. Indiana (25-30) is the #8 seed in the Big Ten Tournament and are one of three teams to advance to the Big Ten Tournament each year since 2014, the first season it was hosted in Omaha. Maryland (44-10) earned the top seed after winning its last six conference games and last seven games overall.
Indiana placed four student-athletes on the All-Big Ten Freshman Team with Josh Pyne, Carter Mathison, Evan Goforth and Brock Tibbitts. Redshirt-Junior Matthew Elliswas named third-team All-B1G by the conference coaches. Freshman Carter Mathison became IU’s freshman home run leader at Michigan and his 17 home runs are the second highest total in B1G history for a freshman. Mathison and fellow freshman Josh Pyne are the top two Big Ten freshmen in RBIs and teammate Brock Tibbitts joined them in the 40 RBI club against Minnesota to form the top freshman trio in program history. Redshirt-Junior Matthew Ellis is No. 4 on the Big Ten home run charts with 18 longballs. Of his 18 home runs, 13 have traveled 400 feet or more. Indiana’s pitching staff ended the regular season as the top strikeout staff in the Big Ten with a school record mark. That mark is currently a B1G single season record. Freshman Grant Holderfield is tied for #9 nationally among rookies in pitching appearances and has not allowed an inherited runner to score on the year. Head coach Jeff Mercer owns 97 victories as the Indiana front man and is poised to become the eighth IU skipper to reach 100 victories in the cream and crimson.
Indiana and Maryland will meet for the fourth time at the Big Ten Tournament in program history and the 20th time overall and 19th as members of the Big Ten Conference. Indiana owns a 12-7 advantage on the all-time ledger; however, Maryland is 3-0 against the Hoosiers in the Big Ten Tournament. Indiana and Maryland met at the Big Ten Tournament in 2015 and 2016 in Minneapolis. It has been a series of spurts for each team, as IU won the first four games, before Maryland evened the series with four straight victories. IU won the next five, before the two teams have split the last six meetings. Three meetings have been decided by one run, while four have been double-digit victories, all by IU. The Hoosiers have outscored the Terps, 130-72, in the 19 previous meetings.
Maryland clinched the Big Ten regular season title by winning six straight games to close out the conference season. The Terrapins finished 44-10 overall on the season and 18-5 in conference play. Maryland won seven straight games overall to close out the regular season. Seven of the nine everyday hitters own a batting average of .300 or better, led by Big Ten Player of the Year Chris Alleyne’s .354 average and Big Ten-best 22 home runs and 73 RBIs. In all, Maryland had six hitters reach the 10-home run mark and four drive in 50-plus RBIs. No Maryland pitcher suffered more than two losses on the season, led by a 10-0 mark from Ryan Ramsey, who tossed a perfect game against Northwestern. Jason Savacool posted an 8-2 mark with a 2.72 ERA and a Big Ten-best 109 strikeouts.
Indiana University Track & Field host NCAA East Preliminary Meet
For the first time in 10 years, Indiana Track & Field plays host to the 2022 NCAA Track & Field East Preliminary Round. The Hoosiers have 27 entries to the meet that starts at 10 am this morning and continues through Saturday. Tomorrow’s first event begins at 10 am, Friday and Saturday. The first event will start at 1 pm. To qualify for the prelims, an individual must be in the top-48 of their respective events. On the relay side, a quartet must be in the top-32 of their relay event. Athletes with the top 12 times/marks and the best 12 relay teams at both the East and West Preliminary Rounds sites will qualify for the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Oregon in June.
INDIANA ENTRIES
100m-Men– Rikkoi Brathwaite, Antonio Laidler 400m- Men-Kenny Benton, Women-Morgan Snow
400m Hurdles- Men-Shaton Vaughn 800m Men-Camden Marshall, Women–Kelly Mindak
1500m Women- Hannah Stoffel 5000m-Men–Ben Veatch Women-Sarah Schmitt
Steeplechase- Men-Jake Gebhardt 4x400m Relay- Men Vaughn, Camble, Laidler, Benton
Pole Vault- Men- Tyler Carrel, Adam Coulon, Nathan Stone , Women- Anna Watson
High Jump-Men-Jyles Etienne, Grayson Rolen, Women-Mahogany Jenkins
Long Jump-Women-Paola Fernandez-Sola Triple Jump- Women-Mahogany Jenkins
Hammer Throw- Men-Sean Mockler Discus-Women-Maddy Pollard, Jayden Ulrich Shot Put- Men-Adam Strouf, Women Maddy Pollard, Jayden Ulrich
Javelin-Women-Makayla Hunter
Indiana Schedule of Events
The men’s hammer throw, and javelin will remain as scheduled. The hammer is set for 10 a.m. while they will contend the javelin at 2 p.m.
All other events will be moved up four hours.
Updated Schedule for Today
Men’s 110m Hurdles (First Round) – 2pm Men’s 1500m (First Round) – 2:30pm Men’s 100m (First Round) – 3pm
Men’s 400m (First Round) – 3:25pm. Men’s 800m (First Round) – 3:50pm Men’s 400m Hurdles (First Round) – 4:20pm
Men’s 200m (First Round) – 4:45pm Men’s 10000m (First Round) – 5:10pm Men’s Hammer Throw (First Round) – 10am
Men’s Javelin (First Round) – 2pm Men’s Long Jump (First Round) – 2pm Men’s Pole Vault (First Round) – 2:30pm
Men’s Shot Put (First Round) – 5pm
Thursday Track Schedule of Events (Women) – Javelin (first round), long jump (first round), pole vault (first round), 1500m (first round), shot put (first round), 400m (first round), and 800m (first round)
Friday Field Schedule of Events (Men) – High jump (first round), steeplechase (semifinal), 100m (quarterfinal), 400m (quarterfinal), 800m (quarterfinal), 400m hurdles (quarterfinal), 5000m (semifinal), and 4x400m relay (quarterfinal)
Saturday Track Schedule of Events (Women) – Discus (first round), high jump (first round), 1500m (quarterfinal), triple jump (first round), 400m (quarterfinal), 800m (quarterfinal), and 5000m (semifinal)
Brian May named Indiana University Women’s Golf Head Coach
IU Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Scott Dolson announced the hiring of Brian May as head coach of the women’s golf program on Tuesday afternoon. May becomes the fifth coach in program history and joins the Hoosiers after spending the previous eight years with the University of Kentucky women’s golf team as an assistant coach.
In eight seasons with the Wildcats, May helped guide the team to four NCAA postseason appearances, a t-18th finish at the 2021 NCAA Championships, two individual NCAA qualifiers and several marks in the school record books. The ’21 appearance in the NCAA Championships was the program’s first in 29 years. UK posted five of the six lowest team scoring averages in program history during May’s tenure in Lexington. In addition, nine of the 10 lowest individual scoring averages in school history came under May’s tutelage. Kentucky won three team championships and eight individual titles over the last eight seasons. UK has won four straight NCAA awards for finishing in the top 10% of all women’s golf teams in the Academic Progress Rate, which measures academic eligibility, retention and graduation. Rikke Svejgård Nielsen won SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2021, Kentucky’s third all-time winner and the first since 2009.
A native of Frankfort, Kentucky, May graduated from the Golf Academy of the South in Orlando, Florida. May received his bachelor’s degree from Eastern Kentucky in 2017. May continued his golf career at the Frankfort Country Club where he served as the assistant golf professional for two years before being promoted to head golf professional in January of 2013. A 2003 graduate of Franklin County High School, May is married to the former Corie Broering. They have two young boys.
NFL Scouting Combine remains in Indianapolis Through 2024
The NFL scouting combine will remain in Indianapolis in 2023 and 2024, the league announced Tuesday from its spring meeting. This marked the first time that the combine host was put up to a bid, a process that the NFL has used for the Super Bowl and the NFL draft. Proposals were due to the NFL by April, and Indianapolis was awarded the event for the next two years.
Dallas and Los Angeles were the other cities that submitted bids to host the combine. Studies showed that the 2022 combine generated an estimated $9.6 million in economic impact for the city. Indianapolis’ successful bid includes a new fan experience outside Lucas Oil Stadium and a legacy program that is focused on mental health, led by Irsay’s “Kicking the Stigma” program. Indianapolis has hosted the scouting combine since 1987. The 2023 combine is scheduled for Feb. 28 through March 6, while the 2024 combine will take place Feb. 27 to March 4.
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Indians Win in Extra Innings
With two outs in the top of the seventh inning, Oneil Cruz launched a two-run home run off the batter’s eye to cap a four-run comeback by the Indianapolis Indians. They went on to beat the St. Paul Saints in 11 innings on Tuesday afternoon, 8-5. The teams will play a doubleheader starting at 6:07 pm this evening. The second game is a make up for the game that was postponed on April 14.
Indians Record: 22-19 WP: Austin Brice (1-1) / St. Paul Record: 16-25 LP: Juan Minaya (0-1)
The Pittsburgh Pirates announced Tuesday that they have selected the contract of their #25 prospect according to MLB Pipeline, outfielder Cal Mitchell. He is the fourth Indianapolis Indian from the 2022 squad to be added to the Pirates’ active roster this season and the first position player, following pitchers Cam Alldred, Yerry De Los Santos and Beau Sulser.
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