Indiana University Athletics
Indiana University
34-21
Iowa
39-16
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
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| Iowa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Indiana | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 10 | 13 | 0 |
IU Eliminates Iowa to Advance in B1G Tourney
5/22/2015 12:25:00 PM | Baseball
Sowers hits second grand slam and Hoosiers hit 13 times in win
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MINNEAPOLIS -- All nine starters recorded a hit, Christian Morris gave up just two runs in six innings and Indiana is moving on in the Big Ten Tournament.
The Hoosiers, who scored nine of their 10 runs in the second, third and fourth innings, will face No. 4 Maryland on Saturday, May 23, at 10 a.m. ET in their third straight elimination game.
Three swings of the bat resulted in eight runs in the aforementioned three-inning stretch and indirectly the ninth on an Iowa error.
Austin Cangelosi got things going in the second inning with a 2-RBI triple, subsequently scoring on Iowa's throwing error that went into the IU dugout for a 3-0 lead.
Freshman outfielder Logan Sowers hit his second grand slam in the last four games, crushing a ball to left field at Target Field in the third to put Indiana ahead, 7-0.
Casey Rodrigue, who led IU with three hits, tripled to lead off that third inning before Brad Hartong walked and Scott Donley reached on catcher's interference to lead the bases.
Rodrigue was again a catalyst in the fourth inning, tallying a double after Brian Wilhite's single to make way for Nick Ramos, who brought in both Hoosiers with a single, putting IU ahead, 9-0.
Christian Morris earned the win, sitting Iowa down in order three times, shutting out the Hawkeyes through the first five frames.
Iowa did its only damage in the sixth, scoring two runs on a double to end Morris' day. But that was all Indiana would give up, adding another run of its own in the bottom of the stanza for good measure and a 10-2 lead.
UP NEXT
Indiana plays No. 4 Maryland on Saturday, May 23, at 10 a.m. ET. Maryland ended top-seeded Illinois' nation-long 27-game winning streak on Thursday evening. Maryland, one of two teams that have yet to lose in the Big Ten Tournament, was swept by the Hoosiers in College Park, May 1-3.
If the Hoosiers win, the two teams will play again at Target Field at 6 p.m. ET.
All remaining tournament games will be televised on the Big Ten Network.
For more on the 2015 Big Ten Tournament, click here.
GAME NOTES
••• After losing its Big Ten Tournament opener, Indiana kept its title hopes alive with wins in each of the last two days, advancing to Saturday's 10 a.m. ET game vs. No. 4 Maryland on the Big Ten Network. A loss would send IU home, while a win would set up a rematch vs. the Terrapins on Saturday evening at 6 p.m. ET.
••• Overall, IU has won eight of its last nine games and 11 of its last 13.
••• IU is 25-17 all-time in the Big Ten Tournament and 3-0 when facing Iowa. The Hoosiers have won seven of their last eight Big Ten Tournament games dating back to 2013.
••• IU's 13 runs today were more than it scored during the entire series at Iowa (seven) earlier this season. IU had as many runs in the first three innings.
••• Indiana is 11-2 in the month of May in 2015 and 35-9 since 2013. IU has won 28 of its last 31 games in the month.
••• Indiana is 24-8 when scoring first and has won eight straight games in such situations.
••• The Hoosiers had their best offensive performance of the Big Ten Tournament, hitting 13 times, marking their 30th game with 10-plus hits this season. IU has hit 10 or more times in nine of its last 15 outings.
••• IU has scored in double figures seven times this season (7-0).
••• Freshman OF Logan Sowers smashed his second grand slam in the last four games, clearing the bases in the third inning to give IU a 7-0 lead. Sowers' sixth home run of the season is tied with Craig Dedelow for the team lead. The freshman standout has half of those HRs in the last six games.
••• Junior RHP Christian Morris earned the win matching a season high with 6.0 innings pitched to improve to 4-1 in 2015. Morris allowed just two runs on five hits and struck out four.
••• In his last five appearances (17.1 + IP), Morris has given up just five total runs.
••• Senior 2B Casey Rodrigue fell just a home run shy of hitting for the cycle. Rodrigue, singled, doubled and tripled to match his career best with a team-high three hits. Rodrigue has a hit in 22 of the last 28 games.
••• Junior SS Nick Ramos had his seventh multi-hit game, hitting twice and matching his season high with a pair of RBI.
••• Senior C Brad Hartong maintained IU's longest current hit streak with a hit in the ninth-straight game. His 15-game reached base streak is the second-longest by a Hoosier this year. Hartong is now hitting .301 this season.
••• Sophomore OF Craig Dedelow registered his team-high 22nd multi-hit game of the season.
••• Junior 3B Brian Wilhite has recorded a hit in six of the last seven games.
••• Sophomore 1B Austin Cangelosi has a hit in eight of his last 11 appearances. Cangelosi's 2-RBI double put IU on the board in the second inning.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Morris, Christian (4-1)
L: Mathews, Calvin (5-3)
Batting:
2B: Peyton, Tyler 1
RBI: Peyton, Tyler 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Toole, Eric 1 ; Mangler, Jake 1
Batting:
2B: Rodrigue, Casey 1
3B: Rodrigue, Casey 1 ; Cangelosi, Austin 1
HR: Sowers, Logan 1
RBI: Ramos, Nick 2 ; Donley, Scott 1 ; Sowers, Logan 4 ; Cangelosi, Austin 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Rodrigue, Casey 2 ; Hartong, Brad 2 ; Donley, Scott 1 ; Sowers, Logan 1 ; Dedelow, Craig 1 ; Nolden, Will 1 ; Cangelosi, Austin 1 ; Wilhite, Brian 1
CS: Rodrigue, Casey 1 ; Ramos, Nick 1
