Hoosiers Hold Knights in Check

Tuesday, March 25

Bloomington, Ind.

5:00 PM

Indiana University

14-11

Bellarmine

6-18

Bellarmine

Indiana

3/25/2025 9:00:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score Box Score (PDF)

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Everything clicked for the Indiana Baseball team (14-11, 5-4 B1G) on Tuesday (March 25) evening at Bart Kaufman Field. The offense put up 13 runs on 15 hits while its pitching staff tossed seven scoreless frames in a 13-0, run-rule shutout victory over Bellarmine.

The Hoosiers put up crooked numbers in the first, second and fourth innings enroute to the commanding victory in Bloomington. IU hit four home runs – capped off by a grand slam from freshman third baseman Cooper Malamazian. He had six RBIs on the night, making him the fifth freshman in the Jeff Mercer era (since 2019) with at least six RBIs in a single ballgame.

Graduate student right-handed pitcher Cole Gilley (W, 4-1) was the first of seven pitchers to throw for the Hoosiers on Tuesday night. As a scheduled bullpen day – and with a commanding lead in hand – Gilley picked up his fourth win of the season. IU's pitching staff tossed the first shutout since May of 2023 (4-0 vs. Northwestern).

Bellarmine never got a runner to third base in the whole game. Any threat to score was wiped out in the fifth inning on a double play by freshman third baseman Will Moore. Senior southpaw Ryan Kraft made his 70th career appearance for the Hoosiers on the mound and worked a scoreless frame of his own.

Redshirt sophomore outfielder Korbyn Dickerson recorded three hits and two RBIs, becoming the first Big Ten player to notch 40 RBIs and 40 base hits on the season. He is also the Big Ten co-leader in home runs with 11 long balls. Junior outfielder Devin Taylor hit his 45th career home run with a solo shot in the second inning.

Beginning with a weekend set against conference newcomers USC, the Hoosiers will continue the homestand for eight-straight games. The series against the Trojans will be the first time any of the new west coast programs visits Bloomington for a baseball weekend. First pitch is slated for 6:00 p.m. on Friday.

Scoring Recap
Bottom First
It was quick action in the home half of the first for the Hoosiers. Korbyn Dickerson smoked a double off the wall at 115 miles per hour to score Andrew Wiggins. Jake Hanley followed that up with a two-run blast over the right-center field fence. Tyler Cerny had IU's first inside-the-park home run since 2018 to extend the advantage. T.J. Schuyler singled into left field to score Cooper Malamazian as IU batted around in the first.
Indiana 5, Bellarmine 0

Bottom Second
Devin Taylor hit his 45th career home run with a solo shot to right field. Malamazian added two more with a two-run single before he was thrown out trying to advance to second base.
Indiana 8, Bellarmine 0

Bottom Fourth
Dickerson added a second RBI to his tally with a single through the right side to score Taylor. Malamazian put the game to be with an opposite field grand slam, the first grand slam of his career.
Indiana 13, Bellarmine 0

Top Hoosier Performers
#15 Malamazian, Cooper
3-4, HR, 2B, 6 RBI

#20 Dickerson, Korbyn
3-3, 2 RBI, 2 R

#5 Taylor, Devin
2-4, HR, 2 R, RBI

Inside the Box Score
• IU allowed just three hits as a pitching staff.
• The Hoosiers didn't strikeout at the plate.
• Eight of IU's 15 hits went for extra bases.
• All seven IU pitchers worked one full inning. No one faced more than five batters.

Notes to Know
• Junior outfielder Devin Taylor hit his 45th career home run with a solo blast in the second inning. He bolsters his firm grasp on fourth place in program history and inches closer to the all-time Indiana home run record. He's now two away from tying the all-time mark and three from taking full control of the crown.

• Junior shortstop Tyler Cerny got his fourth home run of the season in unconventional fashion. He hit an inside-the-park home run to center field in the first inning. It was IU's first inside-the-park home run since Matt Gorski did so against Purdue on April 25, 2018.

• IU's offense recorded 32 official at-bats in the seven-inning contest. The Hoosiers never struck out in the entire game. As a team, that is the first game without an offensive strikeout since doing so against Iowa on April 1, 2012.

• Freshman third baseman Cooper Malamazian had six RBIs in the win over Bellarmine – mostly in due part to a fourth-inning grand slam. He's the fifth freshman in the Jeff Mercer era to record at least six RBIs in a game. He's the fourth in the past three seasons to do so.

Six RBIs by a Freshman in One Game (Since 2019)

8 – Oliver, Jasen at Minnesota (4/21/24)
7 – Brenczewski, Joey vs. Penn State (4/14/24)
6 – Cerny, Tyler vs. Ohio (4/22/23)
6 – Malamazian, Cooper vs. Bellarmine (3/25/25)
6 – Richardson, Grant at Maryland (3/30/19)

• The Hoosiers finished off the 13-0 shutout using seven different pitchers against the Knights. It was IU's first team shutout since beating Northwestern, 4-0, on May 5, 2023.

Up Next
Big Ten newcomers USC become the first of the four new west coast programs to make the trip to Bloomington. The two teams will play a three-game set from March 28-30 at Bart Kaufman Field. All three games will be streamed on B1G+ and can be heard on the Indiana Sports Radio Network via IUHoosiers.com/Audio.