Indiana University Athletics
Super Regionals Information
6/7/2013 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
June 7, 2013
| Indiana (46-14) vs. Florida State (47-15) |
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| When | Sat. (June 8), 12:05 PM | Sun. (June 9), 1:05 PM | Mon. (June 10), 1:05 PM |
| Where | Tallahassee, Fla. | Dick Howser Field |
| Watch | ESPNU (G1) (online) | ESPNU (G2) (online) | ESPN2 (G3) (online) |
| Listen | WHCC 105.1 FM (online) |
| Live Stats | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
| @IUBaseballNews (in-game updates) | @HoosierBaseball (Coach Smith) | |
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The eighth-ranked Indiana University baseball team (46-14) is headed south to take on the Seminoles of Florida State in one of eight NCAA Super Regionals around the country. FSU (47-15) is the #7-seed overall in the NCAA Tournament. The Hoosiers face Florida State in a best-two-out-three series for the right to compete at the College World Series next week (June 15-26) in Omaha.
Tickets to the CWS will be punched on Sunday (June 9) or Monday (June 10) as the three-game set gets started noon on Saturday (June 8). Game 2 and Game 3 (if necessary) are slated for 1 pm ET first pitches. ESPNU covers Game 1 & 2 with ESPN2 taking over for a potential Game 3.
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCH-UPS
Saturday, June 8 - Noon ET
Jr., LHP Joey DeNato (9-2, 2.65) vs. So., RHP Luke Weaver (7-2, 1.95)
Sunday, June 9 - 1 pm ET
r-So., RHP Aaron Slegers (9-1, 1.94) vs. Sr., RHP Scott Sitz (10-1, 1.59)
Monday, June 10 - 1 pm ET (if necessary)
TBD vs. So., Brandon Leibrandt (10-4, 3.44)
Mike Morgan is on the call for ESPNU/ESPN2, providing the play-by-play for all the action in Tallahassee. He will be joined by nine-year Major League Baseball player and analyst Doug Glanville. In addition, the games can be heard on WHCC 105.1 FM as Assistant Athletic Director for Broadcast Services Jeremy Gray hits the airwaves live from Dick Howser Field.
GameTracker live stats will also be available for all tournament games. For in-game updates straight to your mobile device, make sure to follow the official IU Baseball twitter account (@IUBaseballNews).
BULLET POINT BONANZA
• The Hoosiers won their first Big Ten regular season title since 1949 and first outright crown in 81 years (1932)
• Indiana made it a conference clean sweep by taking the Big Ten Tournament title as well
• Indiana's 46 wins are the most ever over Division-I opponents in school history (previous record was 33)
• Indiana strung together a school-record 18-game winning streak from March 10-April 6
• IU has recorded a +208 run margin through 60 games (+3.5/game), outscoring the competition 407-199
• Aaron Slegers was voted the Big Ten Pitcher of the Year
• Tracy Smith was unanimously selected by his peers as the Big Ten Coach of the Year
• Scott Donley is batting .476 (40-for-84) with runners in scoring position (7-for-14 with bases loaded)
• Ricky Alfonso leads the team with seven pinch-hit base knocks; 7-for-20 (.350) with 7 RBI as a pinch hitter
HOOSIERS ENTER UNCHARTED WATERS
A drama-filled NCAA Regional in Bloomington ended with the Hoosiers advancing to the school's first ever Super Regional. The wild weekend began when Chad Clark's 3-run walk-off homerun completed a four-run bottom of the ninth rally to defeat Valparaiso in the opening game. Clark's bomb was the first walk-off homer for Indiana since Jerrud Sabourin did so versus Michigan State in 2009.
Centerfielder Justin Cureton made a memorable play as well in the Regional-clinching win over Austin Peay. Indiana was leading 3-0 when a potentially game-tying 3-run homerun for APSU was robbed by Cureton in a dead sprint, scaling the 8-foot wall in centerfield and bringing the ball back into the yard.
ESPN's SPORTSCENTER TAKES NOTICE
Both highlight-reel-worthy plays caught the eye of national media, most notably making SportsCenter's Top-10 Plays. Clark's long-ball came in at #6 Friday night while Cureton's homerun thievery was the #3 play of the entire weekend in sports.
HOT START HOOSIERS
Indiana has scored in the first inning in 27 of 60 games, owning a 55-24 run margin in the opening frame.
BIG TEN'S ELITE, STATISTICALLY SPEAKING AND RECORD WISE
The Hoosier lineup is potent and deep, leading to Indiana sitting atop of every major offensive statistical category, sans triples, in the Big Ten. Don't sleep on the pitching, however, as the Hoosier hurlers' 2.56 team earned run average is also tops in the conference. For the "only thing that matters is wins and losses" crowd, don't fret. Indiana's 46-14 record (.767) is also the B1G's best.
HOW THE HOOSIERS STACK UP ON THE NATIONAL LEVEL
Indiana is posting numbers worthy of top-25 NCAA rankings as well. Entering Super Regionals, IU staff's 2.56 ERA is the sixth-lowest in the country. In addition, IU is slotted 11th in winning percentage (.767), 13th in doubles (124), 14th in slugging percentage (.448), 19th in homeruns (50), 21st in batting average (.306) and 24th in runs scored (407). Defensively, the Hoosiers have turned 66 double plays, good for the sixth-most twin killings in D-I baseball.
Individually, Kyle Schwarber is slotted fifth with 17 homeruns, eighth with a .665 slugging percentage and 23rd with 143 total bases. Meanwhile, Dustin DeMuth's .396 batting clip and 22 doubles places him 12th and 17th nationally, respectively.
SCHWARBER TO DON STARS & STRIPES
Sophomore catcher Kyle Schwarber has been selected to join USA Baseball's 2013 Collegiate National Team. He will be one of 24 college players to don the Stars and Stripes this summer. He becomes the fourth Hoosier to be selected to Team USA, and second under the tutelage of Head Coach Tracy Smith. Alex Dickerson (2010) was the other Coach Smith product to earn a spot on Team USA, joining Mickey Morandini (1988) and Bob Scafa (1993).
NATIONALLY RANKED HOOSIERS
Baseball America tabbed the Hoosiers as the 24th-best team in the country on March 11, marking the first time in school history Indiana had been nationally ranked. IU is currently slotted #8 by Baseball America and Perfect Game, the highest ascent.
HALSTEAD BECOMES IU'S ALL-TIME SAVES KING
Junior RHP Ryan Halstead earned the 21st save of his career after closing out Indiana's opening-round victory over Minnesota at the Big Ten Tournament (tallied 22nd save in Regional). That total marks the most in school history, surpassing the previous record holder Chris Squires (2007-10) and his 20 career saves.
HOME SWEET HOME
Bart Kaufman Field opened with a bang, as Indiana blew up Miami (OH) 15-runs-to-1 in the facility debut. After completing a 3-0 sweep of the NCAA Regional last week, Indiana finished the inagural season 19-3 in their new digs, outscoring the competition 148-61.
