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#IUBase Central: Indiana at Ball State
5/11/2015 11:27:00 AM | Baseball
May 12, 2015 | 3 p.m. ET | Muncie, Ind.
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MID-WEEK GAMES
••• Indiana is 6-5 in mid-week contests, including a 5-2 mark on Tuesdays.
••• Since 2013, the Hoosiers are 24-9 in mid-week tilts (11-4 on Tuesday). IU's 24-9 mark in such contests includes a record of 6-5 on the road.
SCOUTING BALL STATE
••• The matchup with the Cardinals marks the in-state rivals' 55th all-time meeting and second of two in 2015.
••• IU defeated Ball State, 16-1, in Port Charlotte, Fla., on March 8 while competing in the Snowbird Baseball Classic. IU's 16 runs were its most this season and the 15-run margin of victory is its largest in 2015. The win was IU's second-largest ever vs. Ball State and its eighth double-digit victory vs. the Cardinals all-time.
••• Indiana is 28-26 all-time vs. Ball State.
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LEADING INDIANA
••• Scott Donley leads IU with a .344 batting average and 64 hits, while Craig Dedelow is second with a .303 average.. Casey Rodrigue leads IU with 43 runs scored and is tied for second with 60 hits, 31 runs batted in, 14 doubles and four triples. Seven Hoosiers have at least 10 extra-base hits, led by Rodrigue's 22.
••• Luke Harrison leads IU with 50 strikeouts and a 0.90 ERA, while Jake Kelzer has pitched a team-high 61.2 innings.
••• Three of the four most experienced pitchers in Indiana history are currently on the roster. Ryan Halstead's 100 career appearances are first while Luke Harrison is third with 84. Scott Effross has played in 76 games, which is fourth.
MISC.
••• Indiana has limited its error total to one or less 32 times this season and has only committed more than one twice since April 17. The Hoosiers have been errorless on 13 occasions.
••• Nick Ramos and Casey Rodrigue each extended their hit streaks to eight games, tied for IU's longest current spurt.
••• Casey Rodrigue has hit three times in three of the last eight games and owns a double in four of the last five contests.
••• Scott Donley owns a hit in 21 of the last 24 outings.
••• Craig Dedelow has reached base in 11 consecutive games for IU's longest current streak.
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