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Indiana Routs Rutgers to Secure Series Sweep
4/28/2024 3:00:00 PM | Baseball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana Baseball team (25-18-1, 10-5 B1G) rode the backs of two massive innings at the plate to a comfortable 18-6 (F/7) victory on Sunday (April 28) afternoon at Bart Kaufman Field. The Hoosiers hung nine in the second inning behind three home runs and added eight in the sixth as the Scarlet Knights bullpen began to wear thin.
IU capped off the weekend sweep of Rutgers in style, scoring 18 runs in its second-straight series finale (18 at Minnesota). Over the course of three games, IU outscored Rutgers 38-15 and needed just seven pitchers to complete 25 innings.
The Hoosiers mashed 11 home runs on the weekend led by three from sophomore outfielder Devin Taylor and two from junior outfielders Carter Mathison and Nick Mitchell and freshman designated hitter Cal Sefcik. IU only had 35 hits compared to 38 runs but took advantage of 14 walks, six hit-by-pitches and a string of wild pitches.
Sophomore righty Aydan Decker-Petty (W, 1-1) was phenomenal in relief once again. He held Rutgers hitless over the final 4.2 innings of the game to pick up his first win of the season. He was the only pitcher to throw two innings on Wednesday at Ball State (no runs) and held the Scarlet Knights at bay on Sunday afternoon.
The month of April comes to an end with a 10-4-1 record for IU. The Hoosiers won all four Big Ten series and went 9-3 in the conference to climb right back into the title race. Mitchell (.418) and redshirt freshman first baseman Joey Brenczewski (.410) each hit above .400 in the month. The pitching staff has held opponents under six runs a game in the past 15 contests.
Next week's series at Purdue will perhaps be the biggest between the two teams in the past 25 years. IU and Purdue will be either tied or separated by a game in the standings, based on the Boilermakers' Sunday result, and within striking distance of Illinois.
Scoring Recap
Top Second
Rutgers scored the first run of the game on Sunday. With a pair of runners in scoring position, Pablo Santos grounded out to the second baseman to bring home Tony Santa Maria.
Rutgers 1, Indiana 0
Bottom Second
After Cal Sefcik worked a walk with two strikes on him, Carter Mathison mashed a 440-foot home run to dead center field, the 40th of his IU career. With the bases loaded later in the inning, Nick Mitchell walked to score another run. Tyler Cerny made the Scarlet Knights pay, hitting a no-doubt grand slam to left field. The inning continued with Sefcik returning to the plate and mashing his second long ball of the weekend. In total, IU scored nine in the inning, the most in a single frame this year.
Indiana 9, Rutgers 1
Top Third
It quickly became a ballgame again as Rutgers hit three home runs in the third. Johnny Volpe and Josh Kuroda-Grauer hit back-to-back solo shots. Santa Maria made it a four-run game with a two-run blast to left field.
Indiana 9, Rutgers 5
Bottom Fifth
Devin Taylor got a run back in the fifth with a solo blast, his third long ball of the weekend.
Indiana 10, Rutgers 5
Top Sixth
IU worked into trouble in the sixth but escaped with just one run allowed. Trevor Cohen's groundout to second base was enough to score Santa Maria, a run that was unearned because of an error.
Indiana 10, Rutgers 6
Bottom Sixth
The Hoosiers hung another crooked number on the board in the sixth to bring the 10-run rule into effect. Back-to-back singles from Joey Brenczewski and Brandon Burckel handed IU a pair of runs. Mathison walked with the bases loaded before Rutgers threw a trio of wild pitches to bring home Brenczewski, Burckel and Sefcik. Taylor hit into a double play but scored Mathison. Mitchell put the nail in the coffin with a two-run blast to go up 12.
Indiana 18, Rutgers 6
Top Hoosier Performers
#8 Cerny, Tyler
2-4, 2 R, 1 HR, 4 RBI
#20 Mitchell, Nick
2-3, 2 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 BB
#55 Decker-Petty, Aydan
4.2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 K, W
Notes to Know
• Junior outfielder Carter Mathison mashed the 40th home run of his career on a two-run blast in the second inning. He moves into a tie for sixth in program history with Kyle Schwarber (2012-14). Along with Schwarber and Alex Dickerson (2009-11), Mathison is one of three players with 40+ home runs in his first three years of college baseball.
• Sophomore pitcher Aydan Decker-Petty pitched in two games this week. Across his 6.2 innings of work, he allowed just two hits and zero earned runs. He struck out three batters and had two assists and two putouts. He threw 95 combined pitches in the two games and allowed just four runners to reach.
• The Hoosiers hit 11 home runs in the weekend sweep of Rutgers. It's the most home runs in a three-game set since hitting 13 in a sweep of Purdue last year. The Hoosiers pounded out 35 hits and scored 38 runs in just 24 offensive innings. Junior Devin Taylor, junior Nick Mitchell and redshirt freshman Joey Brenczewski each had six hits in the three-game series.
Up Next
The Hoosiers will have the week off to focus on finals but will head to West Lafayette next weekend for a massive in-state series. Purdue will be ahead of IU by one game in the Big Ten standings heading into the weekend. Friday's contest will begin at 6:00 PM. The game will be streamed on BTN+ and can be heard on the Indiana Sports Radio Network via IUHoosiers.com/Audio.
IU capped off the weekend sweep of Rutgers in style, scoring 18 runs in its second-straight series finale (18 at Minnesota). Over the course of three games, IU outscored Rutgers 38-15 and needed just seven pitchers to complete 25 innings.
The Hoosiers mashed 11 home runs on the weekend led by three from sophomore outfielder Devin Taylor and two from junior outfielders Carter Mathison and Nick Mitchell and freshman designated hitter Cal Sefcik. IU only had 35 hits compared to 38 runs but took advantage of 14 walks, six hit-by-pitches and a string of wild pitches.
Sophomore righty Aydan Decker-Petty (W, 1-1) was phenomenal in relief once again. He held Rutgers hitless over the final 4.2 innings of the game to pick up his first win of the season. He was the only pitcher to throw two innings on Wednesday at Ball State (no runs) and held the Scarlet Knights at bay on Sunday afternoon.
The month of April comes to an end with a 10-4-1 record for IU. The Hoosiers won all four Big Ten series and went 9-3 in the conference to climb right back into the title race. Mitchell (.418) and redshirt freshman first baseman Joey Brenczewski (.410) each hit above .400 in the month. The pitching staff has held opponents under six runs a game in the past 15 contests.
Next week's series at Purdue will perhaps be the biggest between the two teams in the past 25 years. IU and Purdue will be either tied or separated by a game in the standings, based on the Boilermakers' Sunday result, and within striking distance of Illinois.
Scoring Recap
Top Second
Rutgers scored the first run of the game on Sunday. With a pair of runners in scoring position, Pablo Santos grounded out to the second baseman to bring home Tony Santa Maria.
Rutgers 1, Indiana 0
Bottom Second
After Cal Sefcik worked a walk with two strikes on him, Carter Mathison mashed a 440-foot home run to dead center field, the 40th of his IU career. With the bases loaded later in the inning, Nick Mitchell walked to score another run. Tyler Cerny made the Scarlet Knights pay, hitting a no-doubt grand slam to left field. The inning continued with Sefcik returning to the plate and mashing his second long ball of the weekend. In total, IU scored nine in the inning, the most in a single frame this year.
Indiana 9, Rutgers 1
Top Third
It quickly became a ballgame again as Rutgers hit three home runs in the third. Johnny Volpe and Josh Kuroda-Grauer hit back-to-back solo shots. Santa Maria made it a four-run game with a two-run blast to left field.
Indiana 9, Rutgers 5
Bottom Fifth
Devin Taylor got a run back in the fifth with a solo blast, his third long ball of the weekend.
Indiana 10, Rutgers 5
Top Sixth
IU worked into trouble in the sixth but escaped with just one run allowed. Trevor Cohen's groundout to second base was enough to score Santa Maria, a run that was unearned because of an error.
Indiana 10, Rutgers 6
Bottom Sixth
The Hoosiers hung another crooked number on the board in the sixth to bring the 10-run rule into effect. Back-to-back singles from Joey Brenczewski and Brandon Burckel handed IU a pair of runs. Mathison walked with the bases loaded before Rutgers threw a trio of wild pitches to bring home Brenczewski, Burckel and Sefcik. Taylor hit into a double play but scored Mathison. Mitchell put the nail in the coffin with a two-run blast to go up 12.
Indiana 18, Rutgers 6
Top Hoosier Performers
#8 Cerny, Tyler
2-4, 2 R, 1 HR, 4 RBI
#20 Mitchell, Nick
2-3, 2 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 BB
#55 Decker-Petty, Aydan
4.2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 K, W
Notes to Know
• Junior outfielder Carter Mathison mashed the 40th home run of his career on a two-run blast in the second inning. He moves into a tie for sixth in program history with Kyle Schwarber (2012-14). Along with Schwarber and Alex Dickerson (2009-11), Mathison is one of three players with 40+ home runs in his first three years of college baseball.
• Sophomore pitcher Aydan Decker-Petty pitched in two games this week. Across his 6.2 innings of work, he allowed just two hits and zero earned runs. He struck out three batters and had two assists and two putouts. He threw 95 combined pitches in the two games and allowed just four runners to reach.
• The Hoosiers hit 11 home runs in the weekend sweep of Rutgers. It's the most home runs in a three-game set since hitting 13 in a sweep of Purdue last year. The Hoosiers pounded out 35 hits and scored 38 runs in just 24 offensive innings. Junior Devin Taylor, junior Nick Mitchell and redshirt freshman Joey Brenczewski each had six hits in the three-game series.
Up Next
The Hoosiers will have the week off to focus on finals but will head to West Lafayette next weekend for a massive in-state series. Purdue will be ahead of IU by one game in the Big Ten standings heading into the weekend. Friday's contest will begin at 6:00 PM. The game will be streamed on BTN+ and can be heard on the Indiana Sports Radio Network via IUHoosiers.com/Audio.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Decker-Petty, Aydan (1-1)
L: Christian Coppola (4-5)
Batting:
HR: Johnny Volpe 1 ; Josh Kuroda-Grauer 1 ; Tony Santa Maria 1
RBI: Johnny Volpe 1 ; Josh Kuroda-Grauer 1 ; Tony Santa Maria 2 ; Trevor Cohen 1 ; Pablo Santos 1
SH: Trevor Cohen 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Johnny Volpe 1 ; Josh Kuroda-Grauer 1 ; Ty Doucette 1 ; Tony Santa Maria 3
SB: Tony Santa Maria 1
HBP: Pablo Santos 1
Batting:
2B: Taylor, Devin 1 ; Mitchell, Nick 1 ; Stadler, Jake 1
HR: Taylor, Devin 1 ; Mitchell, Nick 1 ; Cerny, Tyler 1 ; Sefcik, Cal 1 ; Mathison, Carter 1
RBI: Taylor, Devin 1 ; Mitchell, Nick 3 ; Cerny, Tyler 4 ; Brenczewski, Joey 1 ; Burckel, Brandon 1 ; Sefcik, Cal 2 ; Mathison, Carter 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Taylor, Devin 2 ; Pyne, Josh 2 ; Mitchell, Nick 3 ; Cerny, Tyler 2 ; Brenczewski, Joey 1 ; Stadler, Jake 1 ; Burckel, Brandon 1 ; Sefcik, Cal 3 ; Mathison, Carter 2 ; Oliver, Jasen 1
SB: Pyne, Josh 1
HBP: Taylor, Devin 1 ; Pyne, Josh 2 ; Mitchell, Nick 1
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