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5/8/2015 11:08:00 AM | Baseball
May 8-10, 2015 | Bart Kaufman Field
| Indiana vs. Long Beach State | May 8-10, 2015 | Bart Kaufman Field | Bloomington, Ind. | ||
| Series Schedule | Coverage | Projected Starters |
| Friday, May 8 6:05 p.m. ET | IU Radio Network | Stats | Twitter | IU - RHP Jake Kelzer (4-3) LBSU - RHP Kyle Friedrichs (5-3) |
| Saturday, May 9 6:05 p.m. ET | Listen | Stats | Twitter | IU - LHP Kyle Hart (2-0) LBSU - RHP Chris Mathewson (5-4) |
| Sunday, May 10 1:05 p.m. ET |  Watch | Listen | Stats | Twitter | IU - LHP Caleb Baragar (1-4) LBSU - RHP Tanner Brown (4-3) |
| BUY TICKETS | Social: Twitter | Instagram | ||
In the event of schedule changes due to weather, information will be provided as soon as possible via Twitter and here on IUHoosiers.com.
HOME SWEET HOME
••• Indiana is 50-14 (.781) at Bart Kaufman Field since it opened in 2013, including a 25-6 mark in non-conference games.
••• Indiana has swept a three-game series six times at Bart Kaufman Field.
••• IU's seven home losses have come by an average margin of 2.3 runs per outing, while five of those losses have been by one run.
••• IU's record at Bart Kaufman Field by day: Friday (14-1), Saturday (15-2), Sunday (7-6).
••• Single-game tickets are available: CLICK HERE
WEEKEND PROMOTIONS
••• Friday: The one millionth fan to attend an IU athletics event in 2014-15 will walk through the gates of Bart Kaufman Field on Friday! That fan will win season tickets to baseball, men's basketball, football, men's soccer, volleyball and women's basketball, and VIP trips to an away football game and men's basketball road trip. For more details, click here.
••• Saturday: Bark in the Park! For more information on bringing your dog to Bart Kaufman Field on Saturday, click here.
••• Sunday: Think Pink Game! The first 200 fans will receive a free pink T-Shirt and the Hoosiers will debut pink jerseys to promote breast cancer awareness and in honor of Mother's Day.
SCOUTING LONG BEACH STATE
••• Indiana and Long Beach State have met just three times, all coming in a March 2014 weekend series in California. The Dirtbags won the series, 2-1.
••• All three meetings were decided by one run last season. LBSU won last season's series opener (4-3) and finale (2-1), while IU took a 2-1 decision in between.
••• Scott Donley tied for IU's lead with a .333 batting average in the series. Luke Harrison threw 6.1 scoreless innings in IU's win.
••• Long Beach State: Home | Roster | Results | Stats | Twitter
A LOOK AT THE HOOSIERS
••• Indiana is 26-19 overall and 9-10 in Big Ten play after sweeping No. 20 Maryland last weekend to move up to seventh in the Big Ten standings, which would contend for the Big Ten Tournament in Minneapolis (May 20-24).
••• Indiana owns seven wins over 2014 NCAA Super Regional teams and 10 vs. ranked opponents (10-3 record).
••• In the B1G, IU ranks third in strikeouts (379), tied for third in triples (13), third in walks allowed (111) and fifth in team ERA (3.38) and runs allowed (188).
••• Twenty-seven of Indiana's 45 games have been decided by three runs or less, including 17 by one run. IU is 10-7 in one-run games and 16-11 in three-run contests.
••• Indiana has recorded 10 or more hits on 23 occasions and has struck out 10+ batters 15 times. The Hoosiers have nine or more strikeouts in seven of the last nine outings.
LEADING INDIANA
••• Scott Donley leads IU with a .347 batting average (ninth in Big Ten), 60 hits and 28 RBI (tied), while Craig Dedelow is second with a .292 average. Casey Rodrigue leads IU with 32 runs scored, 83 total bases and is tied with Donley with 28 RBI. Seven Hoosiers have at least 10 extra-base hits, led by 18 from Rodrigue.
••• Luke Harrison leads IU with 50 strikeouts and a 0.90 ERA, while Jake Kelzer has pitched a team-high 58.1 innings.
••• Three of the five most experienced pitchers in Indiana history are currently on the roster, including two of the top three. Ryan Halstead's 99 career appearances are first while Luke Harrison is third with 84. Scott Effross has played in 75 games, which is tied for fourth.
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