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Thursday, May 15

Ann Arbor, Mich.

6:00 PM

Indiana University

Michigan

5/15/2025 10:30:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score Box Score (PDF)

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The Indiana Baseball team (30-22) will play in its 12th-straight Big Ten Tournament next week after securing a bid with an 8-7 victory over Michigan on Thursday (May 15) evening at Ray Fisher Stadium. The Hoosiers have the longest active streak of tournaments made (12) by any team in the conference.

It was a tale of two games as the Hoosiers grinded out a win in the first game of the season's final weekend series. IU put up seven runs in the first three innings behind a plethora of good at-bats. Freshman first baseman Jake Hanley had a RBI single and a solo home run as IU jumped out to a 7-2 lead.

The final four innings was all about the pitching for the Hoosiers. Sophomore right-hander Jackson Yarberry (W, 2-0) tossed two important frames, giving up just one run on a fluke bounce. Veteran reliever Gavin Seebold (SV, 3) came on to get the last three outs and pick up the save.

Redshirt senior catcher Jake Stadler had one of the biggest swings of the game. After Michigan scored four in the bottom of the fifth, the veteran bat answered immediately with a solo home run to kick off the sixth. It extended IU's lead back to two runs and ended up making the difference in the ballgame.

IU will go for the series victory tomorrow (May 16) evening in Ann Arbor. The Hoosiers are still searching for their first road series win in Big Ten play this season and are also looking to help boost their seeding in the conference tournament. First pitch is set for 6:00 p.m. ET on B1G+.

Scoring Recap
Top First
IU got to work offensively quickly in Ann Arbor. Korbyn Dickerson had a ground-rule, RBI double before Jake Hanley score Dickerson on a single through the middle.
Indiana 2, Michigan 2

Bottom First
Michigan answered right back with a two-run home run from Mitch Voit.
Indiana 2, Michigan 2

Top Second
Will Moore added an important run with a RBI fielder's choice to take the lead back.
Indiana 3, Michigan 2

Top Third
IU's bats continued to stay hot in the third. Hanley tagged his 14th home run of the season, a solo shot. Hogan Denny added another pair on a two-run double into left field, chasing Michigan starter Kurt Barr from the game. Jake Stadler added one more on a bloop single into left field.
Indiana 7, Michigan 2

Bottom Fifth
Michigan got right back into the game in the fifth inning. Jeter Ybarra and Noah Miller hit back-to-back home runs as the home team cut the lead down to one.
Indiana 7, Michigan 6

Top Sixth
Stadler answered right back with a very important run. His solo home run extended the lead back to two.
Indiana 8, Michigan 6

Bottom Eighth
Michigan got one back in the eighth on a RBI groundout but that was all she wrote for the home team.
Indiana 8, Michigan 7

Top Hoosier Performers
#38 Yarberry, Jackson
2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 3 K

#34 Hanley, Jake
2-5, HR, R, 2 RBI

#12 Denny, Hogan
2-4, 2B, R, 2 RBI

Inside the Box Score
• IU's pitching staff allowed just two walks. It had four free passes in total with a pair of hit-by-pitches.
• The Hoosiers racked up 12 hits with five players having multi-hit contests.
• IU scored seven of its eight runs in the first three innings.
• On the mound, IU allowed just two multi-run innings.

Notes to Know
• For the 12th time in the last 13 seasons, the Indiana Baseball team has won at least 30 games in a season. It's three-straight campaigns for head coach Jeff Mercer with at least 30 regular season victories. It's also the third-straight season with at least 15 Big Ten wins.

• Freshman first baseman Jake Hanley recorded hits No. 69 and 70 on the season. He is the seventh true freshman in program history with at least 70 hits in a season. Hanley is the first to do it since Josh Pyne (2022) and just the second to do it in the Mercer era (since 2019).

• IU clinched a Big Ten Tournament bid with the win and a loss from Michigan State. It's the 12th-consecutive Big Ten Tournament that IU has qualified for, dating back to 2012. There was a two-year gap in there when the conference didn't host a tournament in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19. Mercer hasn't missed a league tournament. The Hoosiers have the longest active streak of tournaments made in the Big Ten.

Up Next
The Hoosiers will look to win its first Big Ten road series of the season when IU plays Michigan on Friday (May 16) evening. The game will be streamed on B1G+ and will be carried on the Indiana Sports Radio Network via IUHoosiers.com/Audio.