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Illinois Beats Indiana Baseball 3-2 in 10 Innings
Illinois beats Indiana Baseball 3-2 in 10 Innings at Bart Kaufman Field in Bloomington Tuesday Afternoon. Illinois scored 2 runs in the top of the 2nd inning. The Hoosiers scored 1 in the bottom of 3rd inning and the bottom 4th inning to tied up 2-2. Illinois scored in the top of 10th to win the game to go to 19-19 on the season. Jack Crowder got the win for Illini as he improves to 2-0 and Cole Kirschisieper gets his 3rd save of this year. Indiana who had 9 hits in the game drops to 24-13 as Reese Sharp drops to 0-2 on the season. Indiana Hosts Nebraska Friday Night at 8 PM on the Big Ten Network.
Indiana Men’s Golf Tied 9th after 2nd Round of NCAA Regional
Indiana Men’s Golf shot 290 Tuesday at the Seminole Legacy Golf Club in Tallahassee Florida for total score of 580 after day 2 of the NCAA Regional. The Hoosiers are 4 over par and tied with LSU. Florida State is leading with a score of 552 which is 24 under par and leads Liberty by 8 strokes. Mitch Davis is tied for 23rd after shooting a 71 Tuesday for a total score of 143 which is one under par. The Final round gets underway this morning at 8 AM which the Hoosiers going at 9:25 AM.
Indiana Pacers Win Play in Game Against Charlotte Hornets
The 9th seed Indiana Pacers won the first ever NBA Play in Tournament game against the 10th seed Charlotte Hornets 144-117 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis Tuesday Night. The Pacers had 8 players in double figures led by Oshae Brissett with 23 points. Domantas Sabonis had a double-double of 14 points and 23 Rebounds. The Pacers will face the loser of the Boston-Washington Game on Thursday at 8 PM on TNT. Former Indiana University standout Cody Zeller had 17 points and LaMelo Ball had 14 points as the Hornets season ends.
Robert Mathis To Be Inducted into Colts Ring of Honor
Former Indianapolis Colts Defensive End Robert Mathis will be inducted into the Indianapolis Colts Ring of Honor at Lucas Oil Stadium on Sunday November 28th when the Colts host the defending Super Bowl Champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Mathis was scheduled to be inducted in 2020 but that was canceled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Mathis played 14 years from 2003-16 and is the all-time sack leader in franchise history with 123. He was drafted in the 5th round with 138th pick in 2003 NFL Draft out of Alabama A&M and help the Colts win Super Bowl XLI over the Chicago Bears. Mathis become the 17th member of the Colts Ring Of Honor.