Indiana University Athletics

Indiana Takes Down No. 25 Maryland, 7-3
5/30/2021 1:55:00 PM | Baseball
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The Indiana University baseball team defeated the No. 25-ranked Maryland Terrapins, 7-3, on Sunday afternoon at Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium in College Park, Md.
With the victory, the Hoosiers end the regular season with an overall and Big Ten record of 26-18. Maryland ends the regular season with a mark of 28-16 on the year and in conference action.
KEY MOMENTS
• Trailing 2-0 after four innings, the Hoosiers rallied to tie the game in the top of the fifth. OF Drew Ashley got IU on the board first with a sacrifice fly to left field, scoring INF Kip Fougerousse from third base.
• OF Grant Richardson followed with an RBI single through the left side of the infield, plating OF Morgan Colopy from second to tie that game at 2-2.
• In the top of the sixth, Indiana jumped out to the lead thanks to a pair of home runs. With a runner on, DH Jordan Fucci blasted a two-run shot over the left-field fence for his fourth homer of the year.
• Fougerousse followed, hitting a no-doubt long-ball over the fence in left field for his second home run of the season.
• IU tacked on another run in the frame four batters later, when Ashley scored INF Jeremy Houston from second base on a double down the left-field line, making the Hoosier lead 6-2.
• In the top of the seventh, Fucci was at it again. On a 2-0 count, the redshirt senior launched his second homer of the game over the fence in left, giving him five on the season.
NOTABLES
• Out of the bullpen, RHP Nathan Stahl (3-0) earned the win for Indiana, pitching three innings. He allowed just one run on three hits and struck out three.
• LHP Braden Scott pitched two scoreless innings of relief, allowing just one hit while striking out four.
• Fucci and Fougerousse's back-to-back home runs were the first for the Hoosiers since Drew Ashley and Matt Lloyd accomplished the feat at Maryland on March 31, 2019.
• RHP John Modugno had a solid start for the Hoosiers with four innings of work. The right-hander allowed two runs, one earned on three hits and struck out four.
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With the victory, the Hoosiers end the regular season with an overall and Big Ten record of 26-18. Maryland ends the regular season with a mark of 28-16 on the year and in conference action.
KEY MOMENTS
• Trailing 2-0 after four innings, the Hoosiers rallied to tie the game in the top of the fifth. OF Drew Ashley got IU on the board first with a sacrifice fly to left field, scoring INF Kip Fougerousse from third base.
• OF Grant Richardson followed with an RBI single through the left side of the infield, plating OF Morgan Colopy from second to tie that game at 2-2.
• In the top of the sixth, Indiana jumped out to the lead thanks to a pair of home runs. With a runner on, DH Jordan Fucci blasted a two-run shot over the left-field fence for his fourth homer of the year.
• Fougerousse followed, hitting a no-doubt long-ball over the fence in left field for his second home run of the season.
• IU tacked on another run in the frame four batters later, when Ashley scored INF Jeremy Houston from second base on a double down the left-field line, making the Hoosier lead 6-2.
• In the top of the seventh, Fucci was at it again. On a 2-0 count, the redshirt senior launched his second homer of the game over the fence in left, giving him five on the season.
NOTABLES
• Out of the bullpen, RHP Nathan Stahl (3-0) earned the win for Indiana, pitching three innings. He allowed just one run on three hits and struck out three.
• LHP Braden Scott pitched two scoreless innings of relief, allowing just one hit while striking out four.
• Fucci and Fougerousse's back-to-back home runs were the first for the Hoosiers since Drew Ashley and Matt Lloyd accomplished the feat at Maryland on March 31, 2019.
• RHP John Modugno had a solid start for the Hoosiers with four innings of work. The right-hander allowed two runs, one earned on three hits and struck out four.
@INDIANABASE
For all the latest on Indiana University baseball, be sure to follow the team at @IndianaBase on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
#GoIU
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