#IUBase Central: IU Hosts Valparaiso
3/16/2015 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
| No. 21 Indiana vs. Valparaiso | March 17 | Bloomington, Ind. | Bart Kaufman Field | ||
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| Tuesday, March 17 4:05 p.m. ET |
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- No. 21 Indiana completes a six-game homestand on Tuesday, March 17, vs. Valparaiso at 4:05 p.m. ET at Bart Kaufman Field, where Indiana is 5-0 in 2015.
IU is 13-4 overall and has won 10 consecutive games, tying for the ninth-longest streak in school history. IU's 10-game win streak is the 11th such spurt of 10 games or more all-time at IU and is currently tied for the third-longest in the nation.
Indiana is coming off a weekend sweep of then-No. 12 Cal State Fullerton (5-4 [10], 2-0, 10-4) at Bart Kaufman Field.
BACK IN THE RANKINGS
••• For the second time in 2015, the Hoosiers are ranked in at least one of the NCAA's five recognized polls. The Hoosiers were ranked as high as No. 22 on Feb. 16 by Collegiate Baseball.
••• Indiana has achieved its highest ranking of the season, tabbed 21st by D1Baseball. Below are IU's current rankings:
D1Baseball: 21 | Collegiate Baseball: 23 | Baseball America: 24 | NCBWA: 28 | USA Today Coaches' Poll: 31
TUESDAY'S PROMOTIONS
••• It's Dollar Hot Dog Tuesday! Delicious hot dogs are available at Bart Kaufman Field for just $1!
••• The first 500 fans in attendance will receive a coupon for a free frosted lemonade at Chick-fil-A.
HOME SWEET HOME
••• The Hoosiers are 44-8 (.846) at Bart Kaufman Field since the facility opened in 2013 and are 5-0 this season at home. IU was 20-5 at home last season and a 19-3 record in the first year.
••• Indiana will play a Bart Kaufman Field regular-season record 25 home games in 2015, including eight games against NCAA Tournament teams from 2014 and two series vs. teams from California.
••• Indiana won its first seven games at the ballpark in 2013 and the first five in 2014.
••• Single-game and season tickets are available: CLICK HERE
••• For a look at Indiana's new concession items and promotions in 2015: CLICK HERE
A LOOK AT THE HOOSIERS
••• In the Big Ten, IU ranks first with 29 walks allowed and nine triples, tied for second with 11 home runs and third in batting average (.290), team ERA (2.50), strikeouts (139), total bases (246), hits (172), runs scored (104) and RBI (98).
••• Thirteen of Indiana's 17 games have been decided by three runs or less. The other four have been wins of six runs or more for the Hoosiers, including Sunday's 10-4 victory.
••• Casey Rodrigue leads Indiana with 38 total bases and 16 RBI, which rank tied for first and fifth, respectively, in the Big Ten. Craig Dedelow leads IU with a .338 batting average and 22 hits. Three Hoosiers have at least seven extra-base hits, led by Rodrigue's eight. Austin Cangelosi and Logan Sowers each have seven.
••• Christian Morris (2-0) has pitched a team-high 26.2 innings, Thomas Belcher leads IU with 20 strikeouts and Luke Harrison and Ryan Halstead each own three saves.
••• IU players have been honored five times this season by the Big Ten, with Nick Ramos (Feb. 16) and Austin Cangelosi (March 16) earning Big Ten Player of the Week and Logan Sowers (March 2 and 9) and Brian Hobbie (March 16) picking up Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors.
••• Indiana has recorded 10 or more hits in 11 of its last 13 games.
A LOOK VALPARAISO...
••• Indiana is 35-12-1 all-time vs. Valparaiso dating back to 1918.
••• The last meeting with Valpo was Indiana's 5-4 win at Bart Kaufman Field in IU's first-ever NCAA Regional game in Bloomington. Indiana trailed 4-1 in the bottom of the ninth before Chad Clark's 3-run walk-off home run gave Indiana the win: FULL RECAP
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