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Hoosiers Drop Season Opener at No. 11 LSU, 8-1
2/15/2020 12:46:00 AM | Baseball
BATON ROUGE, La. – The Indiana University baseball team dropped an 8-1 decision on Opening Day at No. 11-ranked LSU on Friday night in Baton Rouge, La.
KEY MOMENTS
• LSU (1-0) took the lead over the Hoosiers (0-1) thanks to a two-run home run in the first from Cade Doughty and a three-run shot off the bat of Saul Garza in the third inning.
• In the top of the fifth, IU scored the team's first run of the season on an RBI groundout from Grant Richardson, who plated freshman OF Ethan Vecrumba.
• The Tigers added two unearned runs in the bottom of the sixth and an earned run in the eighth.
NOTABLES
• Sophomore OF Grant Richardson notched Indiana's first hit of the season in the top of the first, laying down a bunt to third base to beat the shift.
• Junior John A. Logan College transfer INF Cooper Trinkle collected his first hit as a Hoosier with an infield single in the third.
• Freshman RHP Nathan Stahl pitched 1.1 innings of relief, allowing two unearned runs and one hit, while senior RHP Cal Krueger tossed 0.2 innings of scoreless relief.
• True freshmen Vecrumba, Stahl, RHP David Platt, C Brant Voth and OF Hunter Jessee all made their collegiate debuts.
• INF Grant Macciocchi, INF Jordan Fucci, C Collin Hopkins and Trinkle also made their Indiana debuts.
• Junior LHP Tommy Sommer (0-1) pitched four innings in the start for IU, allowing five runs on five hits with five strikeouts.
UP NEXT
The Indiana Hoosiers will play a doubleheader on Saturday, Feb. 15 to wrap up the three-game set at No. 11 LSU. The first game will get started at 2:00 p.m. ET, with the third beginning approximately an hour following the conclusion of the first.
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KEY MOMENTS
• LSU (1-0) took the lead over the Hoosiers (0-1) thanks to a two-run home run in the first from Cade Doughty and a three-run shot off the bat of Saul Garza in the third inning.
• In the top of the fifth, IU scored the team's first run of the season on an RBI groundout from Grant Richardson, who plated freshman OF Ethan Vecrumba.
• The Tigers added two unearned runs in the bottom of the sixth and an earned run in the eighth.
NOTABLES
• Sophomore OF Grant Richardson notched Indiana's first hit of the season in the top of the first, laying down a bunt to third base to beat the shift.
• Junior John A. Logan College transfer INF Cooper Trinkle collected his first hit as a Hoosier with an infield single in the third.
• Freshman RHP Nathan Stahl pitched 1.1 innings of relief, allowing two unearned runs and one hit, while senior RHP Cal Krueger tossed 0.2 innings of scoreless relief.
• True freshmen Vecrumba, Stahl, RHP David Platt, C Brant Voth and OF Hunter Jessee all made their collegiate debuts.
• INF Grant Macciocchi, INF Jordan Fucci, C Collin Hopkins and Trinkle also made their Indiana debuts.
• Junior LHP Tommy Sommer (0-1) pitched four innings in the start for IU, allowing five runs on five hits with five strikeouts.
UP NEXT
The Indiana Hoosiers will play a doubleheader on Saturday, Feb. 15 to wrap up the three-game set at No. 11 LSU. The first game will get started at 2:00 p.m. ET, with the third beginning approximately an hour following the conclusion of the first.
@IndianaBase
For all the latest on Indiana University baseball, be sure to follow the team at @IndianaBase on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
#GoIU
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Henry (1-0)
L: Sommer, Tommy (0-1)
Batting:
RBI: Richardson, Grant 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Vecrumba, Ethan 1
CS: Vecrumba, Ethan 1
HBP: Dunham, Elijah 1 ; Fucci, Jordan 1
Batting:
2B: Cabrera 1
HR: Doughty, C. 1 ; Garza 1
RBI: Doughty, C. 2 ; Mathis 2 ; Garza 3
SF: Mathis 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Cabrera 1 ; Sanford 1 ; Doughty, C. 2 ; Mathis 1 ; Garza 1 ; Bianco 1 ; Hughes 1
SB: Cabrera 1
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