Indiana University Athletics
Hoosiers Head to East Lansing for Series with MSU
4/18/2019 10:53:00 PM | Baseball
• Indiana carries an eight-game winning streak into this weekend's three-game series with the Michigan State Spartans in East Lansing.
• Friday will be the 194th ever meeting between IU and Michigan State. The two squads last met in the Big Ten Tournament last season, with the Hoosiers earning a 6-5 victory.
• Michigan State leads the all-time series between the two schools, 104-89.
• 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 102-60 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.
• Michigan State head coach Jake Boss Jr. is in his 11th season with the Spartans. He has guided MSU to 30-win seasons in seven of the last 10 years, as well as the Big Ten regular-season championship in 2011 and the NCAA Tournament in 2012.
• Indiana is coming off a 14-3 victory over the Ball State Cardinals Tuesday and a four-game weekend sweep over Evansville last weekend.
• The Hoosiers enter this weekend with 66 home runs, leading the nation by four.
• Aditionally, Indiana entered the week first in the Big Ten in slugging percentage (.472, 16th) and runs (247, 35th nationally), second in hit by pitch (46) and third in doubles (68).
• The IU pitching staff came into the week second in hits allowed per nine innings (7.39, 19th nationally) and WHIP (1.24, 19th), third in ERA (3.36, 22nd nationally), shutouts (3, 34th), strikeouts per nine innings (9.2), and walks per nine innings (3.78), and fourth in strikeout to walk ratio (2.42, 50th).
• Senior utility player Matt Lloyd enters the week first in the Big Ten in home runs (12, 12th nationally) slugging percentage (.680, 31st) and RBI (37), is second in total bases (87, 43rd), and third in sacrifice flies (4).
• Lloyd is tied for second in school history in saves (20) and saves in Big Ten games (11).
• Sophomore Cole Barr paces the Big Ten in home runs (12, 12th nationally), is fourth in slugging percentage (.614), and is fifth in total bases (78).
• Junior Matt Gorski is second in the Big Ten in stolen bses (13) and fourth in runs (33).
• Senior Pauly Milto is second in the Big Ten in strikeout-to-walk ratio (6.89, 20th nationally), second in WHIP (0.88, 26th) and walks allowed per nine innings (1.27, 28th), and is third in strikeouts (62) and wins (5).
• Junior Andrew Saalfrank struck out 14 hitters in Saturday's win over Evansville, marking his fourth double-digit strikeout start in his last five starts. He has now struck out 54 batters over his last 29.2 innings.
• Since the start of the 2008 season, Indiana leads the Big Ten in wins (410) and conference wins (169). The Hoosiers have made six NCAA Regionals over that span, the most out of any current Big Ten team.
• Friday will be the 194th ever meeting between IU and Michigan State. The two squads last met in the Big Ten Tournament last season, with the Hoosiers earning a 6-5 victory.
• Michigan State leads the all-time series between the two schools, 104-89.
• 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 102-60 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.
• Michigan State head coach Jake Boss Jr. is in his 11th season with the Spartans. He has guided MSU to 30-win seasons in seven of the last 10 years, as well as the Big Ten regular-season championship in 2011 and the NCAA Tournament in 2012.
• Indiana is coming off a 14-3 victory over the Ball State Cardinals Tuesday and a four-game weekend sweep over Evansville last weekend.
• The Hoosiers enter this weekend with 66 home runs, leading the nation by four.
• Aditionally, Indiana entered the week first in the Big Ten in slugging percentage (.472, 16th) and runs (247, 35th nationally), second in hit by pitch (46) and third in doubles (68).
• The IU pitching staff came into the week second in hits allowed per nine innings (7.39, 19th nationally) and WHIP (1.24, 19th), third in ERA (3.36, 22nd nationally), shutouts (3, 34th), strikeouts per nine innings (9.2), and walks per nine innings (3.78), and fourth in strikeout to walk ratio (2.42, 50th).
• Senior utility player Matt Lloyd enters the week first in the Big Ten in home runs (12, 12th nationally) slugging percentage (.680, 31st) and RBI (37), is second in total bases (87, 43rd), and third in sacrifice flies (4).
• Lloyd is tied for second in school history in saves (20) and saves in Big Ten games (11).
• Sophomore Cole Barr paces the Big Ten in home runs (12, 12th nationally), is fourth in slugging percentage (.614), and is fifth in total bases (78).
• Junior Matt Gorski is second in the Big Ten in stolen bses (13) and fourth in runs (33).
• Senior Pauly Milto is second in the Big Ten in strikeout-to-walk ratio (6.89, 20th nationally), second in WHIP (0.88, 26th) and walks allowed per nine innings (1.27, 28th), and is third in strikeouts (62) and wins (5).
• Junior Andrew Saalfrank struck out 14 hitters in Saturday's win over Evansville, marking his fourth double-digit strikeout start in his last five starts. He has now struck out 54 batters over his last 29.2 innings.
• Since the start of the 2008 season, Indiana leads the Big Ten in wins (410) and conference wins (169). The Hoosiers have made six NCAA Regionals over that span, the most out of any current Big Ten team.
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