Wednesday, March 13
Cincinnati, Ohio
4 p.m.
Indiana University
at
Cincinnati
Hoosiers Head to Cincinnati for Midweek Game
3/12/2019 5:27:00 PM | Baseball
• Indiana baseball returns to the Midwest this week begining with a midweek contest at the Cincinnati Bearcats on Wednesday at 4 p.m.
• Tuesday will be the 31st ever meeting between IU and Cincinnati, as the two squads last met on February 26 this season, a 7-1 victory for the Hoosiers.
• Indiana leads the all-time series between the two schools, 19-11.
• Indiana Head Coach Jeff Mercer is in his first season with the Hoosiers and his 10th overall year in coaching collegiately. He has posted an 84-55 career record after leading Wright State to winning seasons in each of his two years with the Raiders, including a 2018 Horizon League title and NCAA Regional appearance.
• Cincinnati head coach Scott Googins enters his second season at the helm of the Bearcat baseball program. He guided UC to its best finish since 2011 as the Bearcats finished at 28-28 overall and an even 12-12 in American Athletic Conference play.
• The Hoosiers pitching staff begins this week second in the Big Ten in ERA (3.14, 36th nationally), tied for second in shutouts (2, T-16th nationally), and is third in hits allowed per nine innings (7.11, 34th) and WHIP (1.28).
• Indiana's offense enters this week first in the Big Ten with 17 home runs (T-17th nationally).
• Senior starting pitcher Pauly Milto was named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week for his performance in the 1-0 victory over Washington. It was his second career weekly honor, as he threw a no-hitter for the first 7.2 innings, finishing with eight innings allowing just one hit.
• The Greenwood, Ind.-native is tied for second in the Big Ten in wins (3, T-23rd nationally), is second in strkieouts (29) and is third in WHIP (0.69).
• Junior outfielder Matt Gorski is tied for second in the Big Ten in home runs (4), is tied for third in RBI (12), fourth in slugging percentage (.689) and is tied for fifth in stolen bases (5). This includes missing the entire Tennessee series with an injury.
• He currently holds a nine-game htting streak entering Wednesday's game.
• Sophomore third baseman Cole Barr paces the Hoosiers and the Big Ten with five home runs (T-23rd nationally) and is second in the league with a .689 slugging percentage.
• The sophomore has reached base in his last 11 games, which includes a six-game hit streak.
• Since the start of the 2008 season, Indiana leads the Big Ten in wins (391) and conference wins (161). The Hoosiers have made six NCAA Regionals over that span, the most out of any current Big Ten team.
• For the fifth time in six years, Indiana was selected to the 2018 NCAA Baseball Tournament field. The No. 2-seeded Hoosiers played in the Austin Regional and reached the Regional final, eventually falling to Texas, 3-2.
• Gorski, Lloyd and, sophomore Tanner Gordon were named Indiana's Preseason Players to Watch by the Big Ten and the Hoosiers were picked to finish fourth in the league by the conference coaches.
• Tuesday will be the 31st ever meeting between IU and Cincinnati, as the two squads last met on February 26 this season, a 7-1 victory for the Hoosiers.
• Indiana leads the all-time series between the two schools, 19-11.
• Indiana Head Coach Jeff Mercer is in his first season with the Hoosiers and his 10th overall year in coaching collegiately. He has posted an 84-55 career record after leading Wright State to winning seasons in each of his two years with the Raiders, including a 2018 Horizon League title and NCAA Regional appearance.
• Cincinnati head coach Scott Googins enters his second season at the helm of the Bearcat baseball program. He guided UC to its best finish since 2011 as the Bearcats finished at 28-28 overall and an even 12-12 in American Athletic Conference play.
• The Hoosiers pitching staff begins this week second in the Big Ten in ERA (3.14, 36th nationally), tied for second in shutouts (2, T-16th nationally), and is third in hits allowed per nine innings (7.11, 34th) and WHIP (1.28).
• Indiana's offense enters this week first in the Big Ten with 17 home runs (T-17th nationally).
• Senior starting pitcher Pauly Milto was named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week for his performance in the 1-0 victory over Washington. It was his second career weekly honor, as he threw a no-hitter for the first 7.2 innings, finishing with eight innings allowing just one hit.
• The Greenwood, Ind.-native is tied for second in the Big Ten in wins (3, T-23rd nationally), is second in strkieouts (29) and is third in WHIP (0.69).
• Junior outfielder Matt Gorski is tied for second in the Big Ten in home runs (4), is tied for third in RBI (12), fourth in slugging percentage (.689) and is tied for fifth in stolen bases (5). This includes missing the entire Tennessee series with an injury.
• He currently holds a nine-game htting streak entering Wednesday's game.
• Sophomore third baseman Cole Barr paces the Hoosiers and the Big Ten with five home runs (T-23rd nationally) and is second in the league with a .689 slugging percentage.
• The sophomore has reached base in his last 11 games, which includes a six-game hit streak.
• Since the start of the 2008 season, Indiana leads the Big Ten in wins (391) and conference wins (161). The Hoosiers have made six NCAA Regionals over that span, the most out of any current Big Ten team.
• For the fifth time in six years, Indiana was selected to the 2018 NCAA Baseball Tournament field. The No. 2-seeded Hoosiers played in the Austin Regional and reached the Regional final, eventually falling to Texas, 3-2.
• Gorski, Lloyd and, sophomore Tanner Gordon were named Indiana's Preseason Players to Watch by the Big Ten and the Hoosiers were picked to finish fourth in the league by the conference coaches.
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