Indiana University Athletics
Friday, March 19
Bloomington, Ind.
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Sommer’s Gem Helps Lead Hoosiers Past Purdue, 2-1
3/19/2021 6:48:00 PM | Baseball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana University baseball team defeated Purdue, 2-1, on Friday afternoon at Bart Kaufman Field in Bloomington, Ind.
With the team's eighth-straight win, the Hoosiers improve to 8-1 on the season and in Big Ten play. With the loss, the Boilermakers fall to 1-8 on the year and in league play.
KEY MOMENTS
• LHP Tommy Sommer was again outstanding for the Hoosiers, tossing 6.2 innings, striking out a career-high 12 batters. He allowed just one earned run on two hits.
• Trailing 1-0 in the bottom of the eighth inning, the Hoosiers staged a rally. After a single from OF Grant Richardson and a strikeout, freshman INF Paul Toetz lined a double down the left-field line, scoring Richardson from first base to tie the game.
• Three batters later, C Jacob Southern played hero, slapping a single to right field to scoring Toetz from second to give Indiana a 2-1 lead.
• In the top of the ninth, RHP Matt Litwicki notched two strikeouts around a pair of walks to earn his third save of the year.
• RHP Nathan Stahl (1-0) tossed a scoreless eighth inning for the Hoosiers to earn the win, striking out two.
NOTABLES
• Indiana's eight-game Big Ten winning-streak is the longest for the team since winning 10-consecutive from Mar. 28 to Apr. 25, 2014.
• IU's 8-1 start to the season is the best for the program since starting 10-1 in 2003.
• Indiana's 8-1 start in Big Ten play is the team's best since starting 12-1 in 2014.
• OF Drew Ashley had a pair of hits to extend his on-base streak to 34-games dating back to the 2019 season.
• Ashley and Toetz have at least one hit in all nine games this season for the Hoosiers.
UP NEXT
• The Hoosiers will continue their series with Purdue on Saturday, Mar. 20 at 2:00 p.m. ET at Bart Kaufman Field in Bloomington, Ind.
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With the team's eighth-straight win, the Hoosiers improve to 8-1 on the season and in Big Ten play. With the loss, the Boilermakers fall to 1-8 on the year and in league play.
KEY MOMENTS
• LHP Tommy Sommer was again outstanding for the Hoosiers, tossing 6.2 innings, striking out a career-high 12 batters. He allowed just one earned run on two hits.
• Trailing 1-0 in the bottom of the eighth inning, the Hoosiers staged a rally. After a single from OF Grant Richardson and a strikeout, freshman INF Paul Toetz lined a double down the left-field line, scoring Richardson from first base to tie the game.
• Three batters later, C Jacob Southern played hero, slapping a single to right field to scoring Toetz from second to give Indiana a 2-1 lead.
• In the top of the ninth, RHP Matt Litwicki notched two strikeouts around a pair of walks to earn his third save of the year.
• RHP Nathan Stahl (1-0) tossed a scoreless eighth inning for the Hoosiers to earn the win, striking out two.
NOTABLES
• Indiana's eight-game Big Ten winning-streak is the longest for the team since winning 10-consecutive from Mar. 28 to Apr. 25, 2014.
• IU's 8-1 start to the season is the best for the program since starting 10-1 in 2003.
• Indiana's 8-1 start in Big Ten play is the team's best since starting 12-1 in 2014.
• OF Drew Ashley had a pair of hits to extend his on-base streak to 34-games dating back to the 2019 season.
• Ashley and Toetz have at least one hit in all nine games this season for the Hoosiers.
UP NEXT
• The Hoosiers will continue their series with Purdue on Saturday, Mar. 20 at 2:00 p.m. ET at Bart Kaufman Field in Bloomington, Ind.
@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: Stahl, Nathan (1-0)
L: BROOKS, Cory (0-1)
S: Litwicki, Matt (3)
Batting:
RBI: LaPLANTE, Kyle 1
SH: LaPLANTE, Kyle 1
Base Running:
RUNS: HUNTER, Skyler 1
HBP: LaPLANTE, Kyle 1 ; THOMPSON, Cam 1
Batting:
2B: Richardson, Grant 1 ; Toetz, Paul 1
RBI: Toetz, Paul 1 ; Southern, Jacob 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Richardson, Grant 1 ; Toetz, Paul 1
Game Leaders
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