Series Sweep Caps Off Five-Win Week

Sunday, April 23

Bloomington, Ind.

Noon

Indiana University

30-11

Ohio

15-20

Ohio

Indiana

4/23/2023 4:00:00 PM | Baseball

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – With a 9-2 victory over Ohio on Sunday (April 23) the Indiana baseball program won its 22nd game of the season at Bart Kaufman Field to set a venue record and became the first Big Ten team to reach the 30-win plateau on the season.

The 22 victories at Bart Kaufman Field topped the 21 wins by the 2018 and 2019 squads and are the fifth most victories at home in program history. The 1985 team won 32 contests at Sembower Field, while the 1987 (25 wins), 1991 (25 wins) and 1986 (23 wins) all posted more than 22 wins at home in their respective seasons.

With its fourth series sweep of the season, Indiana won its seventh straight weekend series, which includes five home series wins in a row. The three non-conference wins make IU 21-8 in out of conference contests, with six straight wins in such games.

Indiana (30-11) opened the scoring with a single run in the first inning, but Ohio (15-20) grabbed the lead in the top of the third inning with a pair of runs. IU would score the final eight runs of the contest with two runs in each of the third, fifth, sixth and seventh innings.

Seven of the nine starters collected hits in the game and sophomore Josh Pyne lead the way with three hits and two runs scored. Senior Phillip Glasser added his 22nd multi-hit game of the season and his eighth multi-RBI contest with a pair of runs batted in. Glasser and Pyne each extended hitting streaks to nine games, as Glasser moved his reached base streak to 40.

Junior Bobby Whalen and freshman Devin Taylor each moved hitting streaks to 10 games with two-run home runs in the contest, as Whalen scored three times on the afternoon. For Taylor, his two-run blast was No. 11 on the season and moved his reached base streak to 30 games.

For the sixth straight game, sophomore Brock Tibbitts drove in at least on RBI with a first inning RBI base hit. Freshman Tyler Cerny plated a pair of RBIs with a double and sophomore Carter Mathison doubled twice and scored one run.

Freshman Ethan Phillips (3-0) picked up the victory in relief and freshman Brayden Risedorph (2) earn a three-inning save. Phillips tossed 3 2/3 hitless innings with just one walk allowed in the scoreless outing. He hit two batters and struck out five. Risedorph fanned three batters and allowed a single and hit batter in three scoreless frames.

Mason Minzey drove in the lone RBI of the game for Ohio with a third inning RBI single, while Billy Adams abd AJ Rausch each singled and scored a run for OU. Zach Weber (1-5) took the loss with three runs allowed on six hits over four innings of work.

Scoring Recap
Bottom First
Bobby Whalen walked with one out and moved to second on a ground out. Brock Tibbitts singled through the right side to score Whalen from second.
Indiana 1, Ohio 0

Top Third
A pair of singled started the inning and a ground out moved the runners to second and third. An RBI single from Mason Minzey got Ohio on the scoreboard and an errant pickoff attempt allowed the second run to score.
Ohio 2, Indiana 1

Bottom Third
Bobby Whalen beat the throw on a fielder's choice with two outs and Devin Taylor followed with his 11th home run of the season.
Indiana 3, Ohio 2

Bottom Fifth
Phillip Glasser led off the inning with a hit-by-pitch and Bobby Whalen hit a two-run home run in the next at-bat.
Indiana 5, Ohio 2

Bottom Sixth
A double from Josh Pyne started the inning and Tyler Cerny reach on a hit-by-pitch. After two outs were recorded, Glasser singled through the right side and scored both runners.
Indiana 7, Ohio 2

Bottom Seventh
Carter Mathison doubled with two outs and Pyne reached on a fielding error by the shortstop. Cerny then doubled down the left field line to push both runners across.
Indiana 9, Ohio 2

Up Next
Indiana will hit the road for a midweek game at Ball State on Tuesday (April 25) before hosting Maryland in a matchup of the top two teams in the Big Ten standings starting on Friday (April 28). All four games can be heard on the Indiana Sports Radio Network via IUHoosiers.com/Audio. The weekend series with Maryland will be carried on the B1G+.