Hoosiers Fall Late in Series Opener

Friday, March 13

Eugene, Ore.

7:05 p.m.

Indiana University

7-10, 1-3

Oregon

15-3, 3-1

Indiana

Oregon

3/13/2026 11:00:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score Box Score (PDF)

EUGENE, Ore. – Despite a great pitching performance from a trio of arms, the Indiana Baseball team (7-10, 1-3 B1G) couldn't find a way to win the series opener on Friday (March 13) evening against Oregon. IU's offense stalled after the fourth inning as Oregon tied the game in the sixth and took the lead in the seventh in a 3-2 victory at PK Park. The Hoosiers were just 1-for-15 with runners on base in the contest.

IU moved its top two starting pitchers back a day, handing graduate student right-handed pitcher Reagan Rivera the ball on Friday evening. The veteran delivered four scoreless innings, allowing just one hit with three strikeouts. Graduate student relievers Conner Linn and Gavin Seebold (L, 1-1) gave up just three runs in the final four frames. It's the 10th time this season that IU has allowed five-or-fewer runs.

Redshirt freshman designated hitter Brayden Ricketts got the scoring started in the first inning. He doubled to dead center and scored after a pair of wild pitches. Freshman second baseman Landen Fry added to the lead in the fourth inning with an RBI single up the middle to score sophomore first baseman Jake Hanley. IU stranded runners on base in each of the final four frames without bringing them home. The tying run was left at second base in the ninth.

The Hoosiers will send graduate student southpaw ace Tony Neubeck to the mound tomorrow (March 14) in hopes of evening the series in Eugene. The game will be carried on B1G+ at 5:05 p.m. ET/2:05 p.m. PT and will be streamed on the radio at iuhoosiers.com/watch.

Scoring Recap
Top First
IU scored early in the game again. Brayden Ricketts doubled off the wall and came home on a pair of wild pitches from the Oregon starter.
Indiana 1, Oregon 0

Top Fourth
Landen Fry delivered a big hit, scoring Jake Hanley on an RBI single up the middle.
Indiana 2, Oregon 0

Bottom Fifth
Oregon answered in the fifth when a slow chopper worked its way up the middle off the bat of Ryan Cooney.
Indiana 2, Oregon 1

Bottom Sixth
Oregon tied the game on a mammoth home run from Maddox Molony.
Indiana 2, Oregon 2

Bottom Seventh
A leadoff double from Burke-Lee Mabeus and a sacrifice bunt gave Oregon a runner in scoring position with one out. Cooney provided his second RBI of the day with a sacrifice fly to center field. It proved to be the winning run.
Oregon 3, Indiana 2

Top Hoosier Performers
#24 Rivera, Reagan
4.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 3 K

#42 Ricketts, Brayden
2-4, R, 2B

#25 Fry, Landen
2-4, RBI

Inside the Box Score
• IU walked just four batters and committed zero errors in the defeat.
• Each team had just five hits – four of Oregon's went for extra bases while just one for IU did.
• Just three players for IU had hits – Brayden Ricketts and Landen Fry each had multi-hit efforts.

Notes to Know
• Graduate student right-handed pitcher Reagan Rivera gave IU a nice start on Friday evening. He went four scoreless innings, allowing just one hit while striking out three batters. It's the second time this season (vs. UCF – Feb. 21, 2026) that he's pitched at least four innings without allowing a run.

• Graduate student right-handed pitcher Gavin Seebold finally gave up his first runs of the season. Still, he limited it to just two runs over three innings. Dating back to last year, he's made 11-consecutive appearances without allowing more than two runs. In that stretch, 10 of the 11 outings have been multiple-inning efforts.

• Redshirt freshman designated hitter Brayden Ricketts and freshman second baseman Landen Fry each had a pair of base knocks in the game. Ricketts' double in the first inning helped open the scoring while Fry produced an RBI single in the fourth. Both guys have five multi-hit efforts on the season.

Up Next
These two sides will play the middle game of the three-game set on Saturday (March 14) afternoon. IU is set to send veteran southpaw Tony Neubeck to the mound. Tomorrow's game will be streamed on B1G+ and will be carried on the Indiana Sports Radio Network via IUHoosiers.com/Audio.