Doubleheader Sweep in Happy Valley

Sunday, April 2

University Park, Pa.

11 A.M.

Indiana University

19-8, 4-1

Penn State (Game 1)

14-9, 1-4

Indiana

Penn State

4/2/2023 7:54:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score 1 Box Score 2 Game One Box Score (PDF)Game Two Box Score (PDF)

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – After winning a 4-1 decision in the first game of the day, the Indiana baseball program exploded for a 22-11 victory at Penn State in the nightcap to win its second straight series to start Big Ten play. The Hoosiers left Medlar Field at Lubrano Park sitting tied atop the Big Ten standings.

Indiana (20-8, 5-1 B1G) opened the scoring in game one with one run in the first inning and three in the second, while Penn State (14-10, 1-5 B1G) got its only run in the fourth.

The second game of the day was a stark contrast, as the two teams combined to score 33 runs in the second highest scoring game in series history (40 runs; 1998). Indiana scored in seven of nine innings, including multiple runs in five of those frames. Penn State scored six in the third inning and five in the seventh to account for its scoring.

Indiana's 22 runs are tied for No. 5 in a Big Ten game all-time at Indiana and are the most scored in a true road contest versus a Big Ten opponent. It also marked just the 13th time in 1,869 all-time Big Ten games that Indiana eclipsed the 20-run plateau and the first since the 2021 season against Minnesota (23).

In the first game, redshirt junior Bobby Whalen reached base twice with a single and a hit-by-pitch and scored a pair of runs, while freshman Devin Taylor was on base three times with a base hit and two walks. Sophomore Brock Tibbitts drove in a pair of RBIs as part of a 1-for-3 game at the plate.

Sophomore Ryan Kraft (2-1) earned his second win of the season with a career-high 5 1/3 innings of work in relief. He allowed one hit, walked two and struck out one. Junior Seti Manase made the start and worked 3 2/3 innings with one run allowed on three hits and one walk. Manase struck out four batters in the no decision.

After no multi-hit games in the first game of the day, seven Hoosiers posted at least two hits and five drove in multiple RBIs in the nightcap. Freshmen Tyler Cerny and Taylor each homered, scored three runs and drove in four RBIs in the game, and each reached base four times. Sophomore Josh Pyne had a career-high four hits to go along with three runs scored and three RBIs. Glasser homered in the game and scored twice, while senior Peter Serruto had two hits, scored two runs, and drove in two RBIs.

On the mound, redshirt senior Craig Yoho (4-0) picked up the win with three innings of scoreless work. He scattered two hits and two walks to go along with three strikeouts. Graduate student Wes Burton (1) threw the final 2 1/3 innings scoreless with five strikeouts. He allowed just one hit and one walk.

Game One Scoring Recap
Top First
Indiana loaded the bases with a Bobby Whalen single, Devin Taylor walk, and Brock Tibbitts hit-by-pitch. Matthew Ellis drove in the first run of the game with a sacrifice fly.
Indiana 1, at Penn State 0

Top Second
Josh Pyne and Hunter Jessee both walked and Peter Serruto moved the runners up with a sacrifice bunt. Phillip Glasser pushed the first run of the inning across on a fielder's choice. After Whalen was hit-by-pitch and Taylor walked, Tibbitts singled up the middle to score two more.
Indiana 4, at Penn State 0

Bottom Fourth
Johnny Piacentino tripled with one out and scored on a Grant Norris double to right field.
Indiana 4, at Penn State 1

Game Two Scoring Recap
Top First
Brock Tibbitts doubled to start the inning and came around to score on a Tyler Cerny base hit with two outs.
Indiana 1, at Penn State 0

Top Third
After three pitches and two outs, Indiana worked three straight walks to load the bases. Josh Pyne singled up the middle to score a pair of runs and Carter Mathison followed with an RBI single.
Indiana 4, at Penn State 0

Bottom Third
The inning started with a base hit and Kyle Hannon homered to right-center field against Luke Hayden. After a pitching change, Thomas Bramley homered to right-center field, which was followed by a pair of singles. Bobby Marsh doubled to right field for an RBI. Another pitching change was followed by a groundout and a walk before Josh Spiegel gave Penn State the lead with a two-RBI base hit.
at Penn State 6, Indiana 4

Top Fourth
Hunter Jessee walked to start the inning and moved up a base on a base hit from Peter Serruto. Bobby Whalen doubled to score one and Devin Taylor grounded out to tie the game.
Indiana 6, at Penn State 6

Top Fifth
The first two batters of the inning reached base and Cerny delivered his second career home run. The next two hitters were retired, before Phillip Glasser reached via error. Whalen followed with a single and Taylor doubled to drive in two more runs.
Indiana 11, at Penn State 6

Top Sixth
Pye singled to start the inning and Cerny was hit-by-pitch with one out. Jessee followed with a single that scored Cerny and an error by the right fielder allowed Pyne to come all the way around and score.
Indiana 13, at Penn State 6

Top Seventh
Taylor hit a solo home run to lead off the inning.
Indiana 14, at Penn State 6

Bottom Seventh
Three different Indiana pitchers were used as Penn State scored five runs with two outs. There were two runners on base with two outs before seven straight batters reached base. Spiegal started the scoring with a two-RBI double and Tayven Kelley followed with an RBI single. After a walk, Bramley drove in a run with a base hit. A wild pitch allowed the fifth run of the inning to score.
Indiana 14, at Penn State 11

Top Ninth
Glasser started the inning with a solo home run to right field and a walk and hit-by-pitch followed. Tibbitts, Pyne and Mathison all followed with RBI singles. Cerny was hit-by-pitch to load the bases before the first out was recorded. Serruto delivered a two-RBI base hit with a third run scored thanks to an error on the play. After the second out, Whalen reached on an error, which allowed Serruto to score the final run of the inning.
Indiana 22, at Penn State 11

Up Next
A road trip to Terre Haute for a matchup with Indiana State on Tuesday (April 4) for a 5 p.m. first pitch. The game can be seen on ESPN.com/watch and heard on the Indiana Sports Radio Network via IUHoosiers.com/Audio.