Indiana University Athletics
Baseball Gameday: host Ball State
4/10/2023 5:00:00 PM | Baseball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Another midweek test arrives for the Indiana baseball program, this time in the form of a visit to Bart Kaufman Field by Ball State on Tuesday (April 11). First pitch between the in-state foes is slated for 6 p.m.
Indiana (22-10, 7-2 B1G) claimed a series win over Iowa at home last weekend to move into sole possession of first place in the Big Ten. It was the fifth straight weekend series win for the Hoosiers, third in Big Ten play. Ball State (23-8, 10-2 MAC) is also along atop its conference standings but took a step out of Mid-American Conference play to face off with The Citadel last weekend with a 2-1 series win.
Gameday Info
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
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Promotions
Quick Hitter
Scouting the Opponent
Inside the Series
Indiana (22-10, 7-2 B1G) claimed a series win over Iowa at home last weekend to move into sole possession of first place in the Big Ten. It was the fifth straight weekend series win for the Hoosiers, third in Big Ten play. Ball State (23-8, 10-2 MAC) is also along atop its conference standings but took a step out of Mid-American Conference play to face off with The Citadel last weekend with a 2-1 series win.
Gameday Info
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
Live Video: bit.ly/40XoRHU
Live Audio: bit.ly/IUAudio
Live Stats: bit.ly/IUStatbroadcast
Promotions
- Buck at The Bart - $1 admission for all fans at the gate. Reminder that Bart Kaufman Field is cashless.
- Pink Night – Fans are encouraged to join Indiana Baseball in wearing pink to the game in the support of the fight against breast cancer and all other forms of cancer.
- Script IU T-Shirt Giveaway – The first 250 fans will receive a pink Script Indiana t-shirt.
- IUSF/SAB Food Drive – The IU Student Foundation and Student Athletic Board (SAB) will collect non-perishable food items at the entrance to Bart Kaufman Field.
Quick Hitter
- Indiana and Ball State meet for the 62nd time in program history and 30th time in Bloomington. The Hoosiers are riding a nine-game winning streak in the series entering Tuesday.
MORE ON PAGE 3 - The Hoosiers have won 17 of 18 home games in 2023, including 15-straight to start 2023. That marks the longest home winning streak in Bart Kaufman Field history and the second-longest streak in program history.
MORE ON PAGE 3 - Freshman Devin Taylor began his 21-game reached base streak in his first career start at Texas (2/25) and had 25 hits, 19 walks and four hit-by-pitch in that span for a .505 on-base percentage.
- Sophomore Luke Sinnard struck out 12 Iowa batters over six scoreless innings for his second career double-digit strikeout game of the season.
MORE ON PAGE 8 - Senior Hunter Jessee carried a 34-game reached base streak between the 2022 and 2023 seasons, which marked a career long for the left-handed hitter and the second longest such streak since at least 2005.
MORE ON PAGE 7 - Senior Phillip Glasser enters the weekend with a 32-game reached base and has 15 multi-hit games in that span.
MORE ON PAGE 6 - Glasser is also among the top-50 active hitters in a bevy of categories, including No. 7 with 237 career hits.
MORE ON PAGE 6 - After its first Big Ten series sweep since 2021, sophomore Brock Tibbitts and freshman Devin Taylor were honored by the Big Ten with Player and Co-Freshman of the Week accolades, respectively.
MORE ON PAGE 8 - Head coach Jeff Mercer became the eighth IU skipper to reach 100 victories in the cream and crimson with a series finale win at Auburn on February 19, 2023.
FULL BIO ON PAGE 18
Scouting the Opponent
- Ball State has posted a winning record in seven of eight tries, including a 2-1 series win at The Citadel last weekend to move its record to 23-8 overall. The Cardinals are also 10-2 in Mid-American Conference play.
- Entering its fifth midweek game of the season, Ball State is a perfect 4-0 in midweek tilts, its last win a 12-3 victory over Bellarmine in Muncie, Indiana.
- The pitching staff ranks No. 21 nationally in hits per nine inning (7.7) and No. 30 strikeouts per nine innings (10.3), while the Cardinals field at a .980 clip to sit No. 17 in the NCAA on the season.
- Ryan Peltier is among the national leaders in a bevy of offensive categories, including batting average (No. 28; .413), Hits (No. 24; 50), runs scored (No. 8; 43) and doubles (No. 26; 13).
- In the Ball State bullpen, Sam Klein leads the way with a 0.66 ERA in 13 2/3 innings of work, while every pitcher to log at least 20 innings has 24-plus strikeouts.
Inside the Series
- Indiana is 35-26 all-time against Ball State entering the 62nd all-time meeting between the two programs.
- Tuesday's meeting will mark the 30th all-time between the two programs in Bloomington, with IU leading 17-12 in the previous 29 meetings.
- Indiana has posted nine straight wins in the series dating back to 2014 and won 12 of the last 13 meetings going all the way back to 2010.
- Ball State won the first meeting at Bart Kaufman Field between the two teams, 5-3 decision on April 17, 2013, but Indiana has not lost a game in the series since that contest (9-0) with five of those coming at home.
- Of the 61 previous meetings, the two teams have played 18 one-run games and just 10 of them have been decided by double figures.
- Over half of the 61 all-time meetings have been decided by three-or-fewer runs.
- The current nine-game winning streak for IU is the longest streak in the series, while Ball State has won five straight games twice (1976-80 & 1998-2009).
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