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No. 23 Indiana Earns Road Win at Rutgers, 8-3
5/7/2021 5:29:00 PM | Baseball
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – The No. 23-ranked Indiana University baseball team earned a road win at Rutgers on Friday afternoon, 8-3, in Piscataway, N.J.
With the victory, the Hoosiers improve to 21-9 on the season overall and in Big Ten conference play. The Scarlet Knights fall to 17-14 on the year and in league action.
KEY MOMENTS
• Indiana jumped out to an early lead, plating a pair of runs in the top of the first. With runners on second and third with no outs, OF Grant Richardson brought across a run with an RBI groundout to first base. OF Cole Barr followed, scoring another run with a sacrifice fly to left field.
• Rutgers clawed back to tie the game, only to see the Hoosiers score six runs in the top of the eighth. C Collin Hopkins started the scoring with a two-run single, while INF James Espalin also plated a pair with a single to left-center field.
• INF Paul Toetz scored another on his second double of the afternoon, while OF Morgan Colopy earned an RBI with a bases-loaded walk.
• Out of the bullpen, LHP Ty Bothwell (2-1) earned the win for the Hoosiers, pitching 2.1 innings and allowing just one run. He scattered four hits and had a pair of strikeouts.
NOTABLES
• Toetz's two doubles on the afternoon gives him a Big Ten-leading 16 on the season. His 16 two-baggers are an Indiana school record for doubles in Big Ten contests.
• Hopkins had two more hits for IU on Friday, making him 14-for-22 (.636) in the last six games with nine doubles, two home runs, eight RBI and seven runs scored.
• LHP Tommy Sommer posted his fourth quality start of the season, pitching 6.2 innings while allowing just two runs, one earned. He allowed just five hits while striking out six.
UP NEXT
• The No. 23 Hoosiers will play a doubleheader on Saturday, May 8 in Piscataway, N.J. IU will face Rutgers at 11:00 a.m. ET before facing Nebraska at 3:00 p.m. ET.
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With the victory, the Hoosiers improve to 21-9 on the season overall and in Big Ten conference play. The Scarlet Knights fall to 17-14 on the year and in league action.
KEY MOMENTS
• Indiana jumped out to an early lead, plating a pair of runs in the top of the first. With runners on second and third with no outs, OF Grant Richardson brought across a run with an RBI groundout to first base. OF Cole Barr followed, scoring another run with a sacrifice fly to left field.
• Rutgers clawed back to tie the game, only to see the Hoosiers score six runs in the top of the eighth. C Collin Hopkins started the scoring with a two-run single, while INF James Espalin also plated a pair with a single to left-center field.
• INF Paul Toetz scored another on his second double of the afternoon, while OF Morgan Colopy earned an RBI with a bases-loaded walk.
• Out of the bullpen, LHP Ty Bothwell (2-1) earned the win for the Hoosiers, pitching 2.1 innings and allowing just one run. He scattered four hits and had a pair of strikeouts.
NOTABLES
• Toetz's two doubles on the afternoon gives him a Big Ten-leading 16 on the season. His 16 two-baggers are an Indiana school record for doubles in Big Ten contests.
• Hopkins had two more hits for IU on Friday, making him 14-for-22 (.636) in the last six games with nine doubles, two home runs, eight RBI and seven runs scored.
• LHP Tommy Sommer posted his fourth quality start of the season, pitching 6.2 innings while allowing just two runs, one earned. He allowed just five hits while striking out six.
UP NEXT
• The No. 23 Hoosiers will play a doubleheader on Saturday, May 8 in Piscataway, N.J. IU will face Rutgers at 11:00 a.m. ET before facing Nebraska at 3:00 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: Bothwell, Ty (2-1)
L: Muller (2-3)
Batting:
2B: Toetz, Paul 2
RBI: Toetz, Paul 1 ; Richardson, Grant 1 ; Barr, Cole 1 ; Colopy, Morgan 1 ; Hopkins, Collin 2 ; Espalin, James 2
SF: Barr, Cole 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ashley, Drew 2 ; Toetz, Paul 1 ; Barr, Cole 1 ; Colopy, Morgan 1 ; Hopkins, Collin 1 ; Murrison, Sam 1 ; Espalin, James 1
SB: Espalin, James 1
HBP: Barr, Cole 1 ; Colopy, Morgan 1
Batting:
2B: Schiekofer 1 ; Brito 1 ; Welsh 1 ; Rodriguez 1
RBI: Schiekofer 2 ; Brito 1
SH: Serruto 1
Base Running:
RUNS: DiGeorgio 1 ; Welsh 1 ; Rodriguez 1
HBP: Schiekofer 1
Game Leaders
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RBI
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RBI
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AB
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R
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H
2
RBI
2
Players Mentioned
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