May 23rd, 2013 at 11:38 PM
By Evan RellerThe Indiana Hoosiers will advance to the next round of the Big Ten Tournament. The Hoosiers beat Minnesota 4-2 in the double-elimination tourney.
Aaron Slegers shut down the Golden Gophers. The left-handed pitcher gave up just five hits and struck out seven batters in seven innings.
DH Scott Donely got it done on offense for IU. He had two hits, two runs batted in, and a run himself.
IU got a little help from two errors committed by the Gophers.
Indiana will be back in action Friday at 8:05 pm EST when they face Ohio State.
Read more... Join the Conversation... May 22nd, 2013 at 11:24 AM
By Evan RellerThe Indiana Hoosiers won their first outright share of the Big Ten Title in 81 years. IU also earned the top seed in the Big Ten Tournament.
The Hoosiers baseball team heads into the post season with a plethora of conference awards.
Sophomore Aaron Slegers takes home Pitcher of the Year. Head coach Tracy Smith is the Big Ten Coach of the Year.
Four Hoosiers made the All-Big Ten First Team. Sophomore catcher Kyle Schwarber and Slegers were both unanimous selections. Junior third baseman Dustin DeMuth and sophomore designated hitter Scott Donley were also selected.
Sophomore first baseman Sam Travis and pitchers Scott Effross and Joey DeNato were selected to the All-Big Ten Second Team.
Shortstop Michael Basil and pitcher Ryan Halstead made the All-Big Ten Third Team.
The All-Freshman team includes Effross, pitcher Will Coursen-Carr, and second baseman Nick Ramos.
The Big Ten Tournament starts today. The Hoosiers have a first round bye and will have to wait until this evening to find out who they will play.
Link to the Bracket
Seeding:
No. 1 Indiana
No. 2 Ohio State
No. 3 Nebraska
No. 4 Minnesota
No. 5 Illinois
No. 6 Michigan
Read more... Join the Conversation... May 20th, 2013 at 3:24 PM
By Evan RellerThe last time Indiana won a Big Ten title in baseball was 1932. The Hoosiers finally won it again after defeating Ohio State, 8-1, on Saturday.
The win also ensured that the Hoosiers would have the number one seed in the Big Ten Tournament. The Hoosiers won the tournament in 2009 and have participated in the tourney five of the past six years.
This is just the fifth time that IU has won the title. They were outright champions in 1925, 1932, and now in 2013. The Hoosiers were co-champions in 1938 and 1949.
IU finishes the regular season with a 40-13 record, and 17-7 in the conference. The 40 wins mark the best record against Division-I opponent in school history.
Senior shortstop Michael Basil was named Big Ten Player of the Week today. In the three game series against Ohio State, Basil posted a .500 batting average (5-for-10), he had four doubles, and batted in five runs. He had at least one RBI in each game against the Buckeyes.
Basil is the fourth Hoosier to earn player of the week honors this season.
Read more... Join the Conversation... May 17th, 2013 at 3:04 PM
By Evan RellerIndiana was well represented at the NBA Draft Combine today. Cody Zeller and Victor Oladipo were both equally impressive.
It's a testament to the hard work of both players and the training staff in Bloomington.
Both players were kept out of the drills section of the event by their agents. This isn't uncommon and many other headliners and projected lottery picks were held out of this portion of the combine.
Measurements:
Oladipo
Height - 6' 4.25'' with shoes (no idea why they even bother to measure without shoes, there is no barefoot basketball league)
Weight - 213.2 lbs
Wingspan - 6' 9.25''
Reach - 9' 4.5''
Body Fat – 6.6 percent
Zeller
Height - 7' .25'' with shoes
Weight - 230 lbs
Wingspan - 6' 10.75''
Reach - 8' 10''
Body Fat – 4.75 percent
The takeaways from these numbers are interesting. Oladipo is shorter than he was listed at all season, 6-5, which isn't that surprising. His large wingspan and reach more than makes up for this slightly shorter stature, and explains his expertise on defense. Coach Tom Crean recently stated on twitter that he recorded a deflection every 2.3 minutes.
Read more... Join the Conversation... May 15th, 2013 at 4:22 PM
By Evan RellerEvan Gordon has signed up to play with Indiana for his final year of eligibility. Gordon is transferring from Arizona State and will enroll in the Sports Administration masters program in Bloomington.
We talk a bit about the prospect of Gordon coming to IU over the weekend. Gordon is the younger brother of former Big Ten Freshman of the Year Eric Gordon, who is now playing for New Orleans in the NBA.
Gordon will help to shore up a depleted back court and give the Hoosiers some much needed experience. There is a good chance he will start alongside Yogi Ferrell and one of the incoming freshmen this fall.
Even if he doesn't start he will be a leader on the team and probably one of the first players off the bench. He adds another experienced ball handler who can play from the point and shooting guard positions. He is at the very least an improvement over Remy Abell, who is transferring away from IU.
Gordon was also considering Butler and took to twitter to say how difficult the decision was Tuesday evening. Gordon said his decision boiled down to the masters program, the mystic of IU, and the exceptional coaching of Tom Crean.
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