Dickerson’s Dominance Continues

Sunday, February 23

Cary, N.C.

10:00 AM

Indiana University

2-4

Harvard

0-3

Indiana

Harvard

2/23/2025 3:00:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score Box Score (PDF)

CARY, N.C. – There is no Transfer of the Year award in the Big Ten. But if there was, redshirt sophomore center fielder Korbyn Dickerson would be the front runner through the first two weeks of the season.

The Jeffersonville, Indiana native continued his red-hot start to the season with his first career three-hit afternoon. He mashed a three-run home run to put the game on ice and contributed five RBIs in the Indiana Baseball team's (2-4) dominant 14-4 win over Harvard on Sunday (Feb. 23) at the USA Baseball Complex.

Dickerson was one of three IU players to record at least three hits. Redshirt sophomore designated hitter Joey Brenczewski reached base in all six plate appearances with four base knocks, a walk and a hit-by-pitch. Junior left fielder Devin Taylor had his best game of the season with three hits, a home run and four RBIs.

IU turned 11 hits, 12 walks and five hit-by-pitches into 14 runs on Sunday. The top four hitters in IU's order – which includes sophomore right fielder Andrew Wiggins – did all the damage for the Hoosiers. Wiggins reached base four times in five tries with a trio of walks and a hit-by-pitch.

Graduate student right-handed pitcher Cole Gilley (W, 1-0) picked up his first win of the year with five innings of two-run ball. He had seven strikeouts and just one walk. Sophomore pitchers Seth Benes and Jackson Yarberry, along with junior southpaw Anthony Gubitosi, combined to work the final four innings while allowing just two runs.

The Hoosiers will look to close out the weekend in style with a Monday (Feb. 24) matinee against Northwestern tomorrow morning. The contest will be available on USABaseball.TV and will be broadcasted on iuhoosiers.com and whcc105.com.

Scoring Recap
Top Second
Will Moore worked his way on base with a walk. He advanced to second on a ground ball out from T.J. Schuyler. Moore came around to score on a RBI single from Joey Brenczewski.
Indiana 1, Harvard 0

Top Third
The Hoosiers added another pair in the third inning. Korbyn Dickerson walked and stole second. He advanced to third before coming home to score on a wild pitch. After a pair of walks to Tyler Cerny and Jasen Oliver, Jake Hanley got in on the action with a RBI single into right field.
Indiana 3, Harvard 0

Top Fourth
Devin Taylor finally broke through on Sunday morning. He launched a two-run home run, his first of the season, to extend the lead in the fourth inning.
Indiana 5, Harvard 0

Bottom Fifth
Harvard finally cracked Indiana starting pitcher Cole Gilley in the fifth inning. Gilley got the first two outs but allowed a single to Matt Giberti. He immediately reached third base via a stolen base and a throwing error from IU catcher Jake Stadler. George Cooper got the Crimson on the board with a two-run home run.
Indiana 5, Harvard 2

Top Sixth
IU got those runs right back in the sixth inning. Dickerson continued his hot weekend with a RBI single into right field. Taylor came around to score on a wild pitch before Oliver scored Dickerson on a sacrifice fly to center field.
Indiana 8, Harvard 2

Bottom Sixth
Jordan Kang launched a two-run home run of his own on a ball in the zone from IU reliever Seth Benes.
Indiana 8, Harvard 4

Top Seventh
The Hoosiers got their insurance runs in the seventh inning. Taylor hit a sacrifice fly to make it 9-4. Dickerson then unleashed on his second home run of the weekend, a three-run blast to open the floodgates. He finished the game with a career high five RBIs.
Indiana 12, Harvard 4

Top Ninth
Taylor tripled home Brenczewski with a sharp-hit ball into the right-center field gap. Dickerson finished off his outstanding game with another RBI single.
Indiana 14, Harvard 4

Top Hoosier Performers
#23 Brenczewski, Joey
4-4, 4 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 HBP

#20 Dickerson, Korbyn
3-5, 5 RBI, 1 HR, 3 R, 1 BB

#5 Taylor, Devin
3-4, 2 R, 4 RBI, 1 HR, 1 3B

Inside the Box Score
• The Hoosiers took advantage of 16 free passes (12 walks, four hit-by-pitches).
• IU hitters had only five strikeouts on the afternoon
• The top four hitters in IU's order combined to go 10-for-14 with 10 RBIs, two home runs and six walks.
• Joey Brenczewski reached base in all six plate appearances (four hits, one walk, one hit-by-pitch).
• IU's pitching staff had 13 strikeouts to just four walks. Cole Gilley worked a 7:1 strikeout-to-walk ratio.

Notes to Know
• Freshman first baseman Jake Hanley continued his hitting streak to begin the young season. He's recorded an RBI single to extend the hitting streak to six games. He's the first IU true freshman to record a hit in each of his first six career starts since Paul Toetz (13 starts – 2021).

• IU's offense worked 12 walks on Sunday morning. It was the third-straight game that the Hoosiers have had 10+ walks. It's the first time in the head coach Jeff Mercer era that has occurred and the first time since at least 2004 that the program has done so.

• The Hoosiers stayed patient at the plate and it paid off with even more free bases. IU got hit with four pitches, the first time the program has recorded at least four hit-by-pitches in consecutive games since Feb. 19 (7) and 20 (4), 2016 vs. Middle Tennessee.

• Graduate student right-handed pitcher Cole Gilley recorded seven strikeouts in five innings of work, picking up his first win of the season. He finally relinquished his first walk of the year. But before that, Gilley tallied up 15 strikeouts before his first free pass of the campaign.

• Junior left-handed pitcher Anthony Gubitosi has been an important piece out of the bullpen so far this season. He worked another pair of scoreless innings in relief on Sunday afternoon. So far this season, he's pitched five scoreless innings with five strikeouts.

• Junior outfielder Devin Taylor finished a single short of the cycle, completing the three hardest parts of the achievement. Ironically, it's not the first time he's had a three-hit day in his career without a single. He racked up two home runs and a triple as part of a three-knock afternoon against Rutgers (April 27, 2024) last season.

• Nobody has enjoyed a better three-game stretch than junior center fielder Korbyn Dickerson. His three-run home run in the tenth inning of last Monday's game vs. UNLV may have unlocked a new level for the transfer for Louisville. In the past three contests, Dickerson is 7-for-15 with three home runs, nine runs and 12 RBIs.

Up Next
IU will look to pick up a big win to close out an important bounce back weekend in Cary. The Hoosiers will play Northwestern in a non-conference battle. First pitch is set for 11:00 a.m. and can be heard on the Indiana Sports Radio Network via IUHoosiers.com/Audio.