Indiana Opens Home Slate with Middle Tennessee

Indiana vs. Middle Tennessee \| March 10-12 \| Bloomington, Ind. \| Bart Kaufman Field
Series Schedule	Coverage	Projected Starters
Indiana vs. Middle Tennessee Friday - 3:05 p.m. ET	Watch \| Listen \| Live Stats	IU - LHP Tim Herrin (1-1, 4.72) MT - LHP Jake Wyrick (2-0, 1.76)
Indiana vs. Middle Tennessee Saturday - 2:05 p.m. ET	Watch \| Listen \| Live Stats	IU - RHP Brian Hobbie (0-1, 5.40) MT - RHP Carson Lester (0-2, 9.82)
Indiana vs. Middle Tennessee Sunday - 1:05 p.m. ET	Watch \| Listen \| Live Stats	IU - LHP Andrew Saalfrank (0-1, 6.08) MT - RHP Devin Conn (1-2, 8.56)
Social: Twitter \| Instagram // Notes: Indiana \| Middle Tennessee

• Indiana opens its 2017 home slate with a three-game set with the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders.
• The Hoosiers are second in the Big Ten in triples (4) and tied for second in home runs (12).
• IU's pitching staff is second in the Big Ten in runs allowed (47), ERA (3.78), earned runs allowed (40) and third in fewest walks (35).
• Senior outfielder Craig Dedelow is tied for the Big Ten lead with four home runs and is tied for ninth in total bases (26), and 15th in slugging percentage (.578).
• Dedelow hit .455 last weekend at Samford (5-for-11) with a double, triple and home run. He scored three times while posting a 1.700 OPS. The senior has reached base in 10-straight games.
• The Hoosiers hit six home runs at Florida Atlantic Feb. 24-26, including two from Dedelow and sophomore Luke Miller.
• Indiana has hit 12 home runs through its first 11 games, good for second in the Big Ten. The last time the Hoosiers hit at least 12 through the first 11 contests was the 2009 season, when IU hit 14 through its first 11.
• Sophomore catcher and Johnny Bench Award Watch Lister Ryan Fineman is tied for the team lead with 11 hits. He is tied for second on the team in multi-hit games with three.
• For the weekend at Samford, junior Matt Lloyd collected three hits while hitting his first career home run on Saturday. His five RBI on the weekend were a team-best.
• Also hitting his first home run of the season last weekend against Samford was junior Logan Sowers. The Lafayette, Ind. native hit .333 on the weekend and added a double.
• Junior Laren Eustace has posted a .412 on base percentage through the first three weekends, good for first on the team, while stealing four bases, which ranks tied for ninth in the Big Ten. He tied his career-high with two stolen bases in IU's season opener against No. 7 Oregon State. The Illinois-native has reached base in eight-straight games.
• Sophomore starting pitcher Jonathan Stiever is seventh in the Big Ten in ERA (2.31) and is tied for ninth in opposing batting average (.217).
• Since the start of the 2008 season, Indiana leads the Big Ten in wins (314) and conference wins (135). The Hoosiers have made four NCAA Regionals over that span, the most out of any current Big Ten team.

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Players Mentioned

Craig Dedelow

Laren Eustace

Ryan Fineman

Tim Herrin

Brian Hobbie

Matt Lloyd

Luke Miller

Andrew Saalfrank

Jonathan Stiever