Hoosiers Drop Series Finale at Michigan State, 5-1

Sunday, March 28

East Lansing, Mich.

1:05 PM

Indiana University

11-3, 11-3

Michigan State

7-8, 7-8

Indiana

Michigan State

Hoosiers Drop Series Finale at Michigan State, 5-1

3/28/2021 3:44:00 PM | Baseball

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EAST LANSING, Mich. – The Indiana University baseball team fell in the series finale at Michigan State on a blustery, cloudy afternoon in East Lansing, Mich. on Sunday, 5-1.

With the loss, the Hoosiers fall to 11-3 on the season overall and in Big Ten conference play. The Spartans improve to 7-8 on the year and in league action.

KEY MOMENTS
• The Spartans seized control of the game with two runs in the bottom of the second inning, one in the third and two in the sixth.
• INF Jeremy Houston got the Hoosiers on the board with an RBI single in the top of the seventh.
• RHP Gabe Bierman (1-2) took the loss after allowing three earned runs over four innings of work, striking out three.
• LHP Ty Bothwell tossed four innings of relief, allowing two unearned runs on three hits while striking out four.
• The Hoosiers tried to rally in the ninth inning, but stranded a pair of runners to end the game.

NOTABLES
• Despite the loss, Indiana has won all of the team's Big Ten series this year.
• INF Drew Ashley extended his on-base streak to 39-games dating back to the 2019 season with a walk in the seventh inning.
• Ashley and INF Paul Toetz both saw their 13-game hitting streaks come to an end.

UP NEXT
• The Indiana Hoosiers will travel to Columbus, Ohio for a four-game, Big Ten series with Ohio State starting on Friday, Apr. 2.

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