Former Indiana University Baseball Player Kyle Schwarber plays in MLB All Star Game
Former Indiana University Baseball Player Kyle Schwarber will represent the Philadelphia Phillies as he is a reserve outfielder for the National League in tonight’s Major League Baseball All Star Game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles California which will be televised on Fox at 8pm. The 29-year-old from Middletown Ohio will make his second consecutive All Star Game but was unable to play to due injury. Schwarber competed in his second home run derby Monday Night falling 20-19 to St Louis Cardinal’s First Baseman Albert Pujols who is competing in his final season. Schwarber was runner up to Bryce Harper in the 2018 Home Run Derby 19-18.
In his career, Schwarber is hitting .233 with 182 Home Runs and 440 Runs Batted In. He has played for the Chicago Cubs from 2015-2020, the Washington Nationals and The Boston Red Sox in the 2021 season and signed in the offseason with the Philadelphia Phillies. Schwarber won the 2016 World Series with the Chicago Cubs and was the 4th overall pick of the Cubs in the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft.
Indiana University Baseball Pitcher Jack Perkins selected by Oakland Athletics in the MLB Draft
The Indiana University baseball program heard its first name called in the 2022 Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft, as right-handed pitcher Jack Perkins came off the board in the sixth-round pick of the Oakland Athletics. Indiana has seen nine pitchers drafted under head coach Jeff Mercer, with seven of those being picked in the top 10 rounds. Perkins is the 101st Hoosier drafted all-time for a total of 112 total draft picks. He is the 30th right-handed pitcher picked (34 overall selections) and the fifth Hoosier picked by the Oakland Athletics organization. The last IU pitcher selected by the A’s was Don Lohse with the first overall pick in the January Phase of the 1966 draft.
Perkins began the season as the No. 2 starter in the rotation, but when the calendar turned to Big Ten play, he had pushed himself into the top spot in the rotation. The right-hander led the team with 83 innings of work and became the 11th pitcher in Indiana history to reach the 90-strikeout mark, which finished No. 10 on the IU single season charts with 91 strikeouts. He led qualifying IU pitchers in ERA (5.10), batting average against (.240), innings pitched (83.0), strikeouts (91) and games started (15). After making his IU debut in the second game of the 2022 season, Perkins appeared in 16 games with 15 starts on the mound. Perkins picked up his first of three wins – and first as a Hoosier – versus Louisiana-Lafayette (2/26) at the Round Rock Classic and owned six quality starts. He held opponents to three-or-fewer earned runs in 10 of 15 starts and struck out seven-plus batters in seven outings.
Three Indiana University Football Players to represent program at Big Ten Football Media Days
Each year Indiana University Football chooses the players who will represent the program at the Big Ten’s media day in late July. This year two defenders and one offensive player will be the face of IU football along with head coach Tom Allen in Indianapolis on July 26.
Senior cornerback Tiawan Mullen will be one of the two defensive players at the event. He is looking for a bounce-back season after an injury-riddled 2021 campaign. He was named first-team All-American in 2020 by multiple outlets. He has 86 tackles, three interceptions, eight tackles for loss, 23 passes defended, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries for his career. Mullen will be joined in the defensive backfield by his freshman brother Trevell this fall.
Joining Mullen from the defense will be senior linebacker Cam Jones, who is back in Bloomington for a fifth year. Jones was a captain in 2021 and the winner of Indiana’s Howard Brown “Dedication to IU Football” Award. Jones totaled 64 tackles, 43 solo, one sack, two for loss, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, and two pass breakups in 2021. He finished third on the team in stops and tied for second in solos. Jones played in 11 games, all starts, at stinger (weak-side linebacker).
Indiana’s offensive representative at the Big Ten’s media day will be tight end A.J. Barner, who is expected to a breakout performer in 2022. The junior from Ohio hasn’t had a major role so far, but he appeared in 12 games and had 14 catches in 2021 as a backup to Peyton Hendershot. The 6-foot-6 Barner was recognized as IU’s Terry P. Cole Award winner as the MVP of the Old Oaken Bucket game.
Indiana University Volleyball Players Camryn Haworth and Paula Cerame to represent team at Big Ten Media Days
Indiana University Volleyball Players Camryn Haworth and Paula Cerame along with head coach Steve Aird will attend the first ever Big Ten Media Volleyball days to be held the Big Ten Network studios in Chicago August 1st and 2nd. All 14 teams all have 2 players and head coach and will be split into 7 teams each day. Joining Indiana on Day 1 will be Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State and Purdue. Day 2 will be Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota, Penn State Rutgers and Wisconsin. 8 Teams made the NCAA tournament a season ago Wisconsin beating the Nebraska in the National Championship Game.
Cerame a Senior from San Juan Puerto Rico started all 32 games and had 492 digs in first season as a Hoosier after playing her first three seasons at the University of Florida. Haworth is Sophomore from Fishers and made an instant impact for the Hoosiers playing every match. Haworth saw action in 106 sets, recording a team high 42 sets, 504 assists, 155 digs and 37 Kills. The Hoosiers went 10-22 overall and 4-14 in the Big Ten Conference a season ago.
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Indians Hit the All-Star Break
The Indianapolis Indians have hit the all-star break with a 41-46 record after dropping 4 straight at Columbus last week. The Indians will return to action Friday night at 7:05 pm when the host the Saint Paul Saints in a three-game series at Victory Field. From 1988 to 2019 there was a Triple AAA All Star Game that took place but will not be an all-star this game this year and it’s unclear about the future of the all-star games. There was no season in 2020 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and 2021 was canceled due to season starting later than normal.
The Indians have hosted on all-star game at Victory Field on July 11, 2001, before a crowd of 15,868 fans as the Pacific Coast League All Stars beat the International League All Stars. From 1988 to 1997 it was American League vs National League with the National League winning 6 games to four for the American League. From 1998 to 2019 it was the International League against the Pacific Coast League and the International League won 12 games to 10 for the Pacific Coast League.
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