
Indiana Hosts Butler in Midweek Contest on Wednesday
4/18/2017 4:38:00 PM | Baseball
Indiana vs. Butler | April 19 | Bloomington, Ind. | Bart Kaufman Field | ||
Series Schedule | Coverage | Projected Starters |
Indiana vs. Butler Wednesday - 6:00 p.m. ET |
Listen | Live Stats | Watch | IU - LHP Cameron Beauchamp (1-1, 2.63) Butler - RHP Sam Hubbe (0-0, 6.00) |
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• Indiana closes out a four-game homestand on Wednesday evening at 6:05 p.m. with a matchup against in state foe Butler.
• Since the start of the 2008 season, Indiana leads the Big Ten in wins (329) and conference wins (141). The Hoosiers have made four NCAA Regionals over that span, the most out of any current Big Ten team.
• Offensively, Indiana is first in the Big Ten in home runs (40), fifth in slugging percentage (.421) and RBI (183), and sixth in runs (193) and hits (320). In conference games only, IU is first in runs (73), hits (119), home runs (19) and RBI (72), second in doubles (22) and walks (41), fourth in slugging percentage (.469) and total bases (198) and sixth in batting average (.282).
• The Hoosiers are one of only two teams in the conference to have three players rank in the top 10 in home runs (Dedelow - 9, T-4th, Lloyd - 8, T-5th, Miller - 6, t-10th). Michigan State is the other team, which has three players tied for 10th.
• Indiana has posted a .977 fielding percentage through its first 35 games this season, ranking fifth in the Big Ten and tied for 33rd nationally.
• Senior outfielder Craig Dedelow is fourth in the Big Ten in home runs (9, 51st nationally) and seventh in total bases (71). In conference games only, he is tied for fifth in home runs (3), tied for 11th in RBI (10), and tied for 13th in total bases (23).
• Since the beginning of Big Ten play on March 24 at Northwestern, junior outfielder Logan Sowers is 22-for-64, batting at a .344 clip with three home runs, seven doubles and 16 RBI in 16 games.
• Sophomore Matt Lloyd is tied for fifth in the Big Ten in home runs (8) and is 14th in RBI (26). In conference games only, he is first in home runs (6) and total bases (40), tied for first in hits (19) and RBI (17), third in slugging percentage (.851), tied for 10th in batting average (.404) and tied for 12th in runs (10).
• The Canada native is hitting .383 with 10 extra-base hits (seven home runs) and 19 RBI in those last 60 at-bats (16 games).
• Sophomore Luke Miller is tied for 10th in the Big Ten in home runs (6), tied for 11th in runs (29), tied for 13th in total bases (65).
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