Hoosiers Earn Series Win at Memphis with 6-0 Victory

Sunday, February 17

Memphis, TN

2 p.m.

Indiana University

2-1

Memphis

1-2

Indiana

Memphis

Hoosiers Earn Series Win at Memphis with 6-0 Victory

2/17/2019 7:16:00 PM | Baseball

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Indiana baseball (2-1) picked up a 6-0 shutout victory on Sunday afternoon to clinch its season opening series over the Memphis Tigers.

The Hoosiers capped off a strong weekend of starting pitching with a quality start from sophomore Tommy Sommer. The Carmel, Ind.-native tossed six innings, allowing five hits, striking out four and walking one.

Junior Matt Gorski lifted the offense early, as he hit a leadoff home run, while senior Logan Kaletha drove in a team-high three RBI.

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KEY MOMENTS
• Gorski put the Hoosiers on the board in the top of the first, cracking a 1-0 pitch over the left field fence to give IU the early 1-0 edge.
• Memphis provided its first threat in the bottom of the fourth. The first two hitters reached on base hits, but Sommer forced a flyout and two strikeouts to escape the jam.
• After sophomore Drew Ashley led off the top of the sixth with a double down the left field line, junior Jeremy Houston faced an 0-2 count but rallied to draw a walk to give the Hoosiers runners on first and second.
• Sophomore Justin Walker worked a one-out walk later on in the inning, leading to a two-run bases loaded single by senior Logan Kaletha, upping the Hoosier lead to 3-0.
• Houston led off the top of the eighth with a single, followed by Gorski reaching on an error giving IU runners on first and second. That led to a sac bunt RBI by Walker and a pair of sacrifice flies from Kaletha and senior Matt Lloyd to make it 6-0.

NOTES
• Sommer's six innings were a career-high, besting his previous mark of 4.1 innings against Ball State on April 18, 2018.
• Indiana's weekend starting rotation consisting of senior Pauly Milto, junior Tanner Gordon, and Sommer tossed a scoreless inning in 16 of 17 frames.
• Gorski's first inning home run marked the 13^th long ball of his career.
• Kaletha's three RBI game marked the seventh multi-RBI game of his career and his third career game in which he had three or more RBI.
• Ashley was 2-for-4 with a run scored. His two hits were doubles, a career-high for him.
• Houston was effective in in the nine-hole for the Hoosiers, as he was 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored.
• Sophomore Connor Manous threw two scoreless innings of relief, as he finished the weekend with three innings, allowing just one hit and a walk.
• Lloyd made his first appearance on the mound in the bottom of the ninth, tossing a scoreless frame.

UP NEXT
Indiana returns to action next weekend as it travels to the University of Tennessee for a three-game series with the Volunteers. First pitch on Friday is set for 4:30 p.m. ET.