Indiana University Athletics
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Bart Ball Bests Butler
2/28/2023 9:04:00 PM | Baseball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana baseball program returned home and used a barrage of offense on its way to a 13-2 victory over Butler on Tuesday (Feb. 28) at Bart Kaufman Field. The Hoosiers used a pair of four-run innings and nine pitchers combined to strike out 16 batters in the victory.
Indiana (4-4) opened the scoring with a four-run first inning, with four doubles doing most of the damage. Butler (2-6) got a single run back in the third inning, before. Indiana put up another four-run inning in the bottom half of the frame. The Hoosiers one run in each of the next three innings, before the Bulldogs added a single run in the top of the sixth. IU closed the scoring with two runs in the bottom of the eighth.
The pitching staff held the Butler offense to just two runs on five hits, with Ty Bothwell (1-1) picking up his first win of the season. Redshirt senior Craig Yoho struck out a trio of Bulldogs in one inning of work, while five other Hoosier pitchers posted a pair of strikeouts in the game. The 16 strikeouts marked the third double-digit strikeout game of the season for IU.
Seven different players picked up a hit for the Hoosiers, with sophomore Carter Mathison leading the way with a 3-for-3 night at the plate. Mathison was on base four times in the game with two doubles, one triple and one hit-by-pitch. He scored three runs and drove in one RBI.
Four other IU hitters posted two-hit games, as senior Phillip Glasser, sophomore Josh Pyne, sophomore Brock Tibbitts and redshirt junior Bobby Whalen all recorded multi-hit games. Pyne had a pair of doubles and drove in three RBIs in the game, while Glasser had a double, single, walked twice and stole two bases in the contest.
Freshman Tyler Cerny went 1-for-2 at the plate with two runs scored and one RBI, but was hit-by-pitch three times and stole three bases in the game. Three hit-by-pitch are the most in a game since Michael Basil was plunked three times at Michigan State on April 14, 2013 and his three stolen bases are the most in a game since Micah Johnson swiped four bases against Evansville on March 27, 2011.
In all, the Hoosiers stole eight bases, its most since taking nine bags in 2007 at North Florida. That total is also a Bart Kaufman Field record in a single game, one more than its six stolen bases against Northwestern on April 15, 2018.
For Butler, Scott Jones posted a pair of hits and scored one run, while three other Bulldogs chipped in one hit apiece. Carter Dorighi and Kyle Van Liere each drove in RBIs in the game and Ian Choi had the other run scored. Defensively, Butler turned three double plays in the game.
Scoring Recap
Bottom First
Bobby Whalen doubled into the right-center field gap, moving Phillip Glasser to third and Josh Pyne bounced a ground rule double into the Hoosiers bullpen to plate the first two runs. Carter Mathison doubled off the left-center field wall to plate Pyne and Brock Tibbitts rounded out the scoring with an RBI double to left center.
at Indiana 4, Butler 0
Top Third
Ian Choi walked and stole second in front of Carter Dorighi's double to left field.
at Indiana 4, Butler 1
Bottom Third
Mathison doubled and Tibbitts walked in front of a double steal. Matthew Ellis lined out to right field to score the first run of the frame and Devin Taylor grounded into a fielder's choice to score Tibbitts. Tyler Cerny lined into center and brought Taylor around to score and Glasser's single bright in the final run of the frame..
at Indiana 8, Butler 1
Bottom Fourth
Mathison led off the inning with a triple to the warning track in right-center and scored on a Tibbitts base hit up the middle.
at Indiana 9, Butler 1
Bottom Fifth
Glasser walked, stole second and scored on a Pyne double to left center.
at Indiana 10, Butler 1
Top Sixth
Scott Jones singled with one out and moved to third on a Xavier Carter single. Kyle Van Liere grounded into a fielder's choice to push the run across.
at Indiana 10, Butler 2
Bottom Sixth
Morgan Colopy walked and eventually scored on a passed ball.
at Indiana 11, Butler 2
Bottom Eighth
Ethan Vecrumba tripled to left center, scoring Cerny, who reached via hit-by-pitch, and came in to score on a Whalen single.
at Indiana 12, Butler 2
Up Next
Indiana travels to Greenville, North Carolina, to take part in the Keith LeClair Classic from March 3-5. Friday's game against East Carolina will be broadcasted on ESPN+ and all three games will be available on the Indiana Sports Radio Network via IUHoosiers.com/Audio.
Indiana (4-4) opened the scoring with a four-run first inning, with four doubles doing most of the damage. Butler (2-6) got a single run back in the third inning, before. Indiana put up another four-run inning in the bottom half of the frame. The Hoosiers one run in each of the next three innings, before the Bulldogs added a single run in the top of the sixth. IU closed the scoring with two runs in the bottom of the eighth.
The pitching staff held the Butler offense to just two runs on five hits, with Ty Bothwell (1-1) picking up his first win of the season. Redshirt senior Craig Yoho struck out a trio of Bulldogs in one inning of work, while five other Hoosier pitchers posted a pair of strikeouts in the game. The 16 strikeouts marked the third double-digit strikeout game of the season for IU.
Seven different players picked up a hit for the Hoosiers, with sophomore Carter Mathison leading the way with a 3-for-3 night at the plate. Mathison was on base four times in the game with two doubles, one triple and one hit-by-pitch. He scored three runs and drove in one RBI.
Four other IU hitters posted two-hit games, as senior Phillip Glasser, sophomore Josh Pyne, sophomore Brock Tibbitts and redshirt junior Bobby Whalen all recorded multi-hit games. Pyne had a pair of doubles and drove in three RBIs in the game, while Glasser had a double, single, walked twice and stole two bases in the contest.
Freshman Tyler Cerny went 1-for-2 at the plate with two runs scored and one RBI, but was hit-by-pitch three times and stole three bases in the game. Three hit-by-pitch are the most in a game since Michael Basil was plunked three times at Michigan State on April 14, 2013 and his three stolen bases are the most in a game since Micah Johnson swiped four bases against Evansville on March 27, 2011.
In all, the Hoosiers stole eight bases, its most since taking nine bags in 2007 at North Florida. That total is also a Bart Kaufman Field record in a single game, one more than its six stolen bases against Northwestern on April 15, 2018.
For Butler, Scott Jones posted a pair of hits and scored one run, while three other Bulldogs chipped in one hit apiece. Carter Dorighi and Kyle Van Liere each drove in RBIs in the game and Ian Choi had the other run scored. Defensively, Butler turned three double plays in the game.
Scoring Recap
Bottom First
Bobby Whalen doubled into the right-center field gap, moving Phillip Glasser to third and Josh Pyne bounced a ground rule double into the Hoosiers bullpen to plate the first two runs. Carter Mathison doubled off the left-center field wall to plate Pyne and Brock Tibbitts rounded out the scoring with an RBI double to left center.
at Indiana 4, Butler 0
Top Third
Ian Choi walked and stole second in front of Carter Dorighi's double to left field.
at Indiana 4, Butler 1
Bottom Third
Mathison doubled and Tibbitts walked in front of a double steal. Matthew Ellis lined out to right field to score the first run of the frame and Devin Taylor grounded into a fielder's choice to score Tibbitts. Tyler Cerny lined into center and brought Taylor around to score and Glasser's single bright in the final run of the frame..
at Indiana 8, Butler 1
Bottom Fourth
Mathison led off the inning with a triple to the warning track in right-center and scored on a Tibbitts base hit up the middle.
at Indiana 9, Butler 1
Bottom Fifth
Glasser walked, stole second and scored on a Pyne double to left center.
at Indiana 10, Butler 1
Top Sixth
Scott Jones singled with one out and moved to third on a Xavier Carter single. Kyle Van Liere grounded into a fielder's choice to push the run across.
at Indiana 10, Butler 2
Bottom Sixth
Morgan Colopy walked and eventually scored on a passed ball.
at Indiana 11, Butler 2
Bottom Eighth
Ethan Vecrumba tripled to left center, scoring Cerny, who reached via hit-by-pitch, and came in to score on a Whalen single.
at Indiana 12, Butler 2
Up Next
Indiana travels to Greenville, North Carolina, to take part in the Keith LeClair Classic from March 3-5. Friday's game against East Carolina will be broadcasted on ESPN+ and all three games will be available on the Indiana Sports Radio Network via IUHoosiers.com/Audio.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Bothwell, Ty (1-1)
L: BROOKS, Grant (0-1)
Batting:
2B: DORIGHI, Carter 1
RBI: DORIGHI, Carter 1 ; VAN LIERE, Kyle 1
Base Running:
RUNS: JONES, Scott 1 ; CHOI, Ian 1
HBP: ALL, Kollyn 1 ; CARTER, Xavier 1
Batting:
2B: Glasser, Phillip 1 ; Whalen, Bobby 1 ; Pyne, Josh 2 ; Mathison, Carter 2 ; Tibbitts, Brock 1
3B: Vecrumba, Ethan 1 ; Mathison, Carter 1
RBI: Glasser, Phillip 1 ; Vecrumba, Ethan 1 ; Whalen, Bobby 1 ; Pyne, Josh 3 ; Mathison, Carter 1 ; Tibbitts, Brock 2 ; Ellis, Matthew 1 ; Taylor, Devin 1 ; Cerny, Tyler 1
SF: Ellis, Matthew 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Glasser, Phillip 2 ; Vecrumba, Ethan 1 ; Whalen, Bobby 1 ; Pyne, Josh 1 ; Mathison, Carter 3 ; Tibbitts, Brock 1 ; Colopy, Morgan 1 ; Taylor, Devin 1 ; Cerny, Tyler 2
SB: Glasser, Phillip 2 ; Mathison, Carter 1 ; Murrison, Sam 1 ; Tibbitts, Brock 1 ; Cerny, Tyler 3
HBP: Mathison, Carter 1 ; Cerny, Tyler 3
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