Errors Hurt Hoosiers’ Midweek Opportunity

Tuesday, April 1

Bloomington, Ind.

6:00 PM

Indiana University

15-14

#18 Louisville

21-7

Louisville

Indiana

4/1/2025 10:00:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score Box Score (PDF)

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – It was a night to forget defensively for the Indiana Baseball team (15-14, 6-6 B1G) on Tuesday (April 1st) evening at Bart Kaufman Field. Two late defensive errors – part of five in total – helped lead to four unearned runs in the eighth inning of a 6-4 loss to No. 18 Louisville.

The Hoosiers led 4-2 heading into the eighth inning with veteran reliever Pete Haas (L, 1-2) cruising on the mound. A throwing error from sophomore catcher T.J. Schuyler allowed the Cardinals to trim the lead to just one. Haas induced a ground ball that should've ended the inning but freshman shortstop Cooper Malamazian threw wide of the bag. In the next at-bat, Haas left a pitch over the plate that was crushed by Louisville's Eddie King Jr. for a go-ahead, two-run home run.

IU threatened in the bottom of the ninth but left the tying and go-ahead runs on base. Junior outfielder Devin Taylor struck out with two runners on before freshman first baseman Jake Hanley stranded the bases loaded on a game-ending strikeout. The Hoosiers didn't score past the fourth inning for the second-straight game. IU's four hits were the second fewest in a contest this year (1 – vs. Oregon State, Feb. 16).

After a tough loss on Saturday, IU's bullpen responded in an impressive manner. The Hoosiers used seven pitchers to record 27 outs. The pitching staff only allowed six hits and two earned runs. Only one of Louisville's hits – the eighth-inning home run – was for extra bases. Junior right-hander Aydan Decker-Petty tossed two scoreless frames in his best outing of the year.

A weekend series with Michigan State awaits this weekend at Bart Kaufman Field. Inclement weather in the area is fully expected to alter the three-game set in some fashion. Stay tuned to social media and iuhoosiers.com for potential updates to times and dates for IU's series with the Spartans.

Scoring Recap
Top First
The visitors got an early run when Zion Rose reached on an error from the second baseman. Alex Alicea came around to score on the play.
Louisville 1, Indiana 0

Bottom Fourth
IU scored all four of its runs in the fourth inning. Devin Taylor and Korbyn Dickerson each scored on wild pitches. Joey Brenczewski pinch hit and drove in Jake Hanley to score from second base. With the bases loaded, Andrew Wiggins walked and scored a fourth run.
Indiana 4, Louisville 1

Top Sixth
Rose continued his damage for Louisville with a single into right field. He was thrown out trying to advance to second but he scored the runner from third.
Indiana 4, Louisville 2

Top Eighth
Louisville struck for four in the eighth inning to take the lead for good. Lucas Moore advanced to third on a double steal and came into score on a throwing error from IU's catcher T.J. Schuyler. With a chance to end the inning, IU shortstop Cooper Malamazian made a throwing error to allow the tying run to score. Eddie King Jr. took advantage of the free out with a two-run blast off the scoreboard.
Louisville 6, Indiana 4

Top Hoosier Performers
#20 Dickerson, Korbyn
1-3, 2B, 2 BB

#55 Decker-Petty, Aydan
2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 K

#23 Brenczewski, Joey
1-3, 1 R

Inside the Box Score
• 13 different position players and seven pitchers appeared for the Hoosiers.
• IU's pitching staff allowed just six hits and two earned runs.
• Freshman third baseman Will Moore had the only multi-hit game for IU.
• The Hoosier bullpen conceded one earned run in seven innings of work.

Notes to Know
• IU's defense committed five errors in the defeat to Louisville – helping to lead to four unearned runs for Louisville. It's the most errors made by the Hoosiers in a single game since May 8, 2021 (5 – vs. Nebraska).

• Redshirt sophomore right-handed pitcher Jacob Vogel made his longest appearance of the season after returning from injury last weekend. He recorded the final four outs of the game while allowing just one hit and striking out the final batter he saw. He's gone 11-straight regular season outings – dating back to last year – without giving up a run.

• Senior left-handed pitcher Ryan Kraft made his 72nd career appearance for IU on Tuesday evening. He's already seventh in appearances in program history and needs just four more outings to move alone into the top five in IU history. He's now just six strikeouts away from the top-25 on the IU all-time list.

Up Next
IU welcomes Michigan State to town this weekend for a three-game Big Ten set. All three games will be streamed on B1G+ and can also be heard on the Indiana Sports Radio Network via IUHoosiers.com/Audio.