Saturday, March 13
Bloomington, Ind.
1:00 PM
Indiana University
vs
Penn State
NOTES: Indiana Baseball Hosts Penn State this Weekend
3/11/2021 10:40:00 AM | Baseball
SETTING THE SCENE
• The Indiana Hoosiers will open up the home portion of the team's 2021 schedule this weekend when the team plays host to Penn State in a four-game series. The teams will play one game each on Friday, Mar. 12 and Sunday, Mar. 14, with a doubleheader scheduled for Saturday, Mar. 13.
• After a season-opening setback to Rutgers, the Hoosiers reeled off three-straight victories last weekend, beating Minnesota twice and the Scarlet Knights once at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn.
• Jeff Mercer is in his third season at the helm of the Indiana baseball program. He led the Hoosiers to a Big Ten regular season title in 2019, earning him Big Ten Coach of the Year honors.
INSIDE #IUBASE
• LHP Tommy Sommer was named the Big Ten Pitcher of the Week on Mar. 9. Sommer was outstanding for the Hoosiers this past weekend, helping the team defeat Minnesota, 5-2, on Mar. 5. The Carmel, Ind. native tossed eight shutout innings to earn the win, allowing just two hits, while matching his career-high with 10 strikeouts.
• The Indiana pitching staff was electric in the first weekend of the season against Rutgers and Minnesota, posting an ERA of 1.80, striking out 50 batters in 35 innings pitched and allowing just seven runs on 15 hits.
• INF/OF Drew Ashley has reached base in 29-straight games dating back to the 2019 season.
• Indiana is ranked No. 14 in the Perfect Game rankings for the second-consecutive week.
• Since the start of the 2008 season, Indiana leads the Big Ten in wins (433) and conference wins (181). The Hoosiers have made seven NCAA Regionals over that span, the most out of any current Big Ten team.
• Indiana OF Grant Richardson was named a First-Team Preseason All-American by both Perfect Game and Collegiate Baseball. He was also named Third-Team Preseason All-American by D1Baseball.
• Before the season, Indiana was tabbed to win the Big Ten in 2021 by Perfect Game. OF Grant Richardson was named the Player of the Year and to the Preseason All-Big Ten team. He was joined on the preseason All-Big Ten team by RHP Gabe Bierman and RHP Connor Manous.
• RHP Gabe Bierman, OF Grant Richardson and LHP Tommy Sommer were all named to the Big Ten Preseason Players to Watch List. IU was picked to finish second in the Big Ten behind Michigan in a preseason poll conducted of the league's coaches.
• After leading the Hoosiers to the 2019 Big Ten regular season championship, Jeff Mercer was named Big Ten Coach of the Year. Mercer became the first Big Ten head coach since 1982 (John Anderson, Minnesota) to win a regular season conference title in his first season as the skipper. He was just the second coach in IU history – in any sport, men's or women's – to win an outright Big Ten championship in his (or her) first year.
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• The Indiana Hoosiers will open up the home portion of the team's 2021 schedule this weekend when the team plays host to Penn State in a four-game series. The teams will play one game each on Friday, Mar. 12 and Sunday, Mar. 14, with a doubleheader scheduled for Saturday, Mar. 13.
• After a season-opening setback to Rutgers, the Hoosiers reeled off three-straight victories last weekend, beating Minnesota twice and the Scarlet Knights once at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn.
• Jeff Mercer is in his third season at the helm of the Indiana baseball program. He led the Hoosiers to a Big Ten regular season title in 2019, earning him Big Ten Coach of the Year honors.
INSIDE #IUBASE
• LHP Tommy Sommer was named the Big Ten Pitcher of the Week on Mar. 9. Sommer was outstanding for the Hoosiers this past weekend, helping the team defeat Minnesota, 5-2, on Mar. 5. The Carmel, Ind. native tossed eight shutout innings to earn the win, allowing just two hits, while matching his career-high with 10 strikeouts.
• The Indiana pitching staff was electric in the first weekend of the season against Rutgers and Minnesota, posting an ERA of 1.80, striking out 50 batters in 35 innings pitched and allowing just seven runs on 15 hits.
• INF/OF Drew Ashley has reached base in 29-straight games dating back to the 2019 season.
• Indiana is ranked No. 14 in the Perfect Game rankings for the second-consecutive week.
• Since the start of the 2008 season, Indiana leads the Big Ten in wins (433) and conference wins (181). The Hoosiers have made seven NCAA Regionals over that span, the most out of any current Big Ten team.
• Indiana OF Grant Richardson was named a First-Team Preseason All-American by both Perfect Game and Collegiate Baseball. He was also named Third-Team Preseason All-American by D1Baseball.
• Before the season, Indiana was tabbed to win the Big Ten in 2021 by Perfect Game. OF Grant Richardson was named the Player of the Year and to the Preseason All-Big Ten team. He was joined on the preseason All-Big Ten team by RHP Gabe Bierman and RHP Connor Manous.
• RHP Gabe Bierman, OF Grant Richardson and LHP Tommy Sommer were all named to the Big Ten Preseason Players to Watch List. IU was picked to finish second in the Big Ten behind Michigan in a preseason poll conducted of the league's coaches.
• After leading the Hoosiers to the 2019 Big Ten regular season championship, Jeff Mercer was named Big Ten Coach of the Year. Mercer became the first Big Ten head coach since 1982 (John Anderson, Minnesota) to win a regular season conference title in his first season as the skipper. He was just the second coach in IU history – in any sport, men's or women's – to win an outright Big Ten championship in his (or her) first year.
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For all the latest on Indiana University baseball, be sure to follow the team at @IndianaBase on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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