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Three Indiana University Baseball Players earn Freshman All-American Honors <\/strong>
An Indiana University Baseball program-record three student-athletes earned Freshman All-America honors from Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. The trio of outfielder Carter Mathison, third baseman Josh Pyne,\u00a0and first baseman Brock Tibbitts\u00a0each earned the honor the publication. Indiana was one of four programs with three-or-more student-athletes on Collegiate Baseball’s Freshman All-America team, joining Oregon State, Tennessee and UCLA. The Hoosiers were the only program in the nation with three position players named to the list by the publication.
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Previously, Indiana had two Freshman All-America selections in back-to-back seasons during the 2011 and 2012 campaigns.\u00a0Dustin DeMuth\u00a0and\u00a0Joey DeNato\u00a0earned the recognition in 2011, while\u00a0Kyle Schwarber\u00a0and\u00a0Sam Travis\u00a0garnered honors in 2012.
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This trio became the first freshman trio in the history of Indiana baseball to each drive in 40 RBIs in the same season, while Mathison set or tied two IU freshman records and Pyne joined an exclusive freshman group. The trio each earned All-Big Ten Freshman Team honors from the conference coaches.
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The freshman single-season home runs leader at Indiana, Mathison became the first freshman since Travis in 2012 to lead the team in home runs. His 19 long balls rank No. 2 all-time in Big Ten history among freshmen (21 – Brad Carlson, Iowa; 1999), passed\u00a0Alex Dickerson’s freshman mark of 14 (2009) at Indiana and finished tied for No. 5 on Indiana’s single-season charts. The 19 home runs helped the left-handed hitter produce 58 RBIs on the season, which tied the freshman record set by\u00a0Phil Dauphin\u00a0in 1988. The 58 RBIs ranked No. 2 among Power 5 freshmen nationally and led all Big Ten rookies. Along with his team-leading 19 home runs, he also paced the team with 55 runs scored and was second on the team in RBIs.
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Pyne was among the top hitters in the Big Ten with a .327 batting average, which was second among B1G rookies, while his 57 RBIs ranked No. 2 in the Big Ten and No. 7 nationally among rookies \u2013 No. 3 among Power 5 freshmen. That RBI total is also tied for No. 3 on Indiana freshman-only charts with Dickerson (2009) and\u00a0Mike Sabo\u00a0(1985). On the year, the right-handed hitter piled up 74 hits to become the sixth Hoosier freshman to reach the 70-hit mark and the first freshman to lead the team in hits since 2012 (Travis). That total led all Big Ten freshmen. The hit total included 20 doubles, which rank tied for No. 8 on the single season charts, one triple and six home runs.
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Moving from catcher to first base in his first collegiate season, Tibbitts finished his freshman season ranked No. 5 on IU’s freshman-only home runs charts with nine and No. 12 on the freshman-only RBI list with 43. He was third on the team with 38 walks and his .382 on-base percentage was sixth on the squad. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Indiana University Softball to play in Florida tournament to open 2023 season <\/strong>
The Indiana softball team will participate in the TaxAct Clearwater Invitational Presented by EvoShield, February 16-19, 2023, in Clearwater, Florida. The 16-team field for 2023 includes: Indiana, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Duke, Florida State, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi State, Nebraska, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M, UCF, UCLA, USF, and Virginia Tech. \u00a0
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In 2022 four teams that advanced to the NCAA Women’s College World Series participated in the Clearwater Invitational. The 2023 field feature three teams that advanced to the 2022 NCAA Women’s College World Series. The Clearwater Invitational will be played at Eddie Moore Softball Complex in Clearwater, Fla., and will be televised across the ESPN family of networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Indiana University Wrestling Alum Luke Sheridan earns spot USA National Team <\/strong>
Indiana University Wrestling alum Luke Sheridan earned a spot-on USA Wrestling’s National Team Wednesday afternoon. Sheridan, who competes for the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program (WCAP), defeated Hadyn Maley (Beaver Dam RTC) in a True Third National Team Wrestle-off at the 97 kg weight class in the Greco-Roman division. By winning the match, Sheridan clinched a spot on the national team. The match was held prior to Final X New York at the Hulu Theater in Madison Square Garden. Sheridan is currently a soldier-athlete with the United States Army’s WCAP and All Army Wrestling. He graduated from IU in 2015 and was a two-time NCAA qualifier at 184 lbs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n