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Hoosiers Take Down Minnesota, 5-2
3/5/2021 10:26:00 PM | Baseball
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The Indiana University baseball team defeated the Minnesota Golden Gophers, 5-2, on Friday night at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn. With the win, the Hoosiers move to 1-1 on the season, while the Golden Gophers fall to 0-1.
KEY MOMENTS
• With two outs in the top of the first inning, the Hoosiers staged a rally. After a double to right field off the bat of INF Cole Barr, INF Jordan Fucci plated him with an RBI double down the right-field line to give IU a 1-0 lead.
• Fucci was back at it again with two outs and a man on, this time in the third inning. On a 1-1 offering, Fucci launched a two-run homer deep into right-center field stands of U.S. Bank Stadium to give the Hoosiers a 3-0 advantage.
• LHP Tommy Sommer (1-0) was dominant for the Hoosiers, tossing eight shutout innings. Sommer allowed just two hits and matched his career-high with 10 strikeouts.
• Sommer didn't allow his first hit until a bunt single in the bottom of the fifth inning.
• In the top of the sixth, DH Drew Ashley plated another run on an RBI single through the left side of the infield.
• OF Hunter Jessee clobbered his first career home run in the top of eighth for the Hoosiers, a solo shot deep over the right-field fence.
NOTABLES
• Indiana was 6-for-15 (.400) as a team with two outs.
• IU had four players tally two hits each – Ashley, Barr, Fucci and C Jacob Southern.
• Ashley extended his on-base streak to 17-games dating back to last season.
• Southern notched his first hit as a Hoosier with a single in the second inning.
UP NEXT
• The Indiana Hoosiers will face Rutgers at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Saturday, Mar. 6, with first pitch scheduled for 9:00 p.m. ET.
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KEY MOMENTS
• With two outs in the top of the first inning, the Hoosiers staged a rally. After a double to right field off the bat of INF Cole Barr, INF Jordan Fucci plated him with an RBI double down the right-field line to give IU a 1-0 lead.
• Fucci was back at it again with two outs and a man on, this time in the third inning. On a 1-1 offering, Fucci launched a two-run homer deep into right-center field stands of U.S. Bank Stadium to give the Hoosiers a 3-0 advantage.
• LHP Tommy Sommer (1-0) was dominant for the Hoosiers, tossing eight shutout innings. Sommer allowed just two hits and matched his career-high with 10 strikeouts.
• Sommer didn't allow his first hit until a bunt single in the bottom of the fifth inning.
• In the top of the sixth, DH Drew Ashley plated another run on an RBI single through the left side of the infield.
• OF Hunter Jessee clobbered his first career home run in the top of eighth for the Hoosiers, a solo shot deep over the right-field fence.
NOTABLES
• Indiana was 6-for-15 (.400) as a team with two outs.
• IU had four players tally two hits each – Ashley, Barr, Fucci and C Jacob Southern.
• Ashley extended his on-base streak to 17-games dating back to last season.
• Southern notched his first hit as a Hoosier with a single in the second inning.
UP NEXT
• The Indiana Hoosiers will face Rutgers at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Saturday, Mar. 6, with first pitch scheduled for 9:00 p.m. ET.
@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: Sommer, Tommy (1-0)
L: Ireland (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Barr, Cole 2 ; Fucci, Jordan 1 ; Toetz, Paul 1 ; Southern, Jacob 1
HR: Fucci, Jordan 1 ; Jessee, Hunter 1
RBI: Ashley, Drew 1 ; Fucci, Jordan 3 ; Jessee, Hunter 1
SH: Houston, Jeremy 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Richardson, Grant 1 ; Barr, Cole 1 ; Fucci, Jordan 1 ; Jessee, Hunter 1 ; Southern, Jacob 1
HBP: Southern, Jacob 1
Batting:
2B: Wassel 1 ; Stanke 1
HR: Raabe 1
RBI: Raabe 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Wilhite 1 ; Raabe 1
PO: Bertrand 3
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