Indiana University Athletics
Hoosiers Spotted at No. 23 in D1Baseball.com Preseason Top 25
1/16/2018 1:24:00 PM | Baseball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana baseball earned the No. 23 spot in the D1Baseball.com Preseason Top 25, it was announced on Tuesday. This comes a week after the Hoosiers were slated in the No. 17 spot of Perfect Game's Top 25.
With a 34-24-2 overall record and a 14-9-1 mark in Big Ten play, Indiana was selected to the 2017 NCAA Baseball Tournament field. Head coach Chris Lemonis and the No. 2-seeded Hoosiers earned a berth into the Lexington Regional. With the NCAA appearance, Lemonis became the first coach in program history to make two regionals in his first three seasons as IU's skipper.
The Hoosiers finished the regular season just one game out of third place in the Big Ten and only two games out of first place in the conference. IU played 18 games against Big Ten teams that qualified for the conference tournament, more than any other team participating in the field. Indiana finished as the highest rated RPI team in the league (34th) and ranked 16 nationally in strongest non-conference strength of schedule (33rd overall).
A total of seven Indiana players garnered All-Big Ten honors during the 2017 campaign, the most for a Lemonis coached team at IU. Sophomore Matt Lloyd (utility) and junior Logan Sowers (outfield) each earned second team honors, while senior Craig Dedelow (outfield) and sophomore Pauly Milto (starting pitcher) picked up third team recognition. Additionally, freshmen Matt Gorski (first base), Jeremy Houston (shortstop) and Cal Krueger (starting pitcher) earned freshman team honors. Lloyd additionally picked up ABCA All-Region honors.
Lemonis' squad additionally posted a school record fielding percentage of .979 in 2017. In three seasons at IU, Lemonis coached teams own three of the top four fielding percentages ever in the history of the program.
With a 34-24-2 overall record and a 14-9-1 mark in Big Ten play, Indiana was selected to the 2017 NCAA Baseball Tournament field. Head coach Chris Lemonis and the No. 2-seeded Hoosiers earned a berth into the Lexington Regional. With the NCAA appearance, Lemonis became the first coach in program history to make two regionals in his first three seasons as IU's skipper.
The Hoosiers finished the regular season just one game out of third place in the Big Ten and only two games out of first place in the conference. IU played 18 games against Big Ten teams that qualified for the conference tournament, more than any other team participating in the field. Indiana finished as the highest rated RPI team in the league (34th) and ranked 16 nationally in strongest non-conference strength of schedule (33rd overall).
A total of seven Indiana players garnered All-Big Ten honors during the 2017 campaign, the most for a Lemonis coached team at IU. Sophomore Matt Lloyd (utility) and junior Logan Sowers (outfield) each earned second team honors, while senior Craig Dedelow (outfield) and sophomore Pauly Milto (starting pitcher) picked up third team recognition. Additionally, freshmen Matt Gorski (first base), Jeremy Houston (shortstop) and Cal Krueger (starting pitcher) earned freshman team honors. Lloyd additionally picked up ABCA All-Region honors.
Lemonis' squad additionally posted a school record fielding percentage of .979 in 2017. In three seasons at IU, Lemonis coached teams own three of the top four fielding percentages ever in the history of the program.
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