Another Midweek Win to the Tally

Tuesday, April 28

Louisville, Ky.

5 p.m.

Indiana University

20-25

Louisville

26-19

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Indiana	1	1	5	0	0	1	1	1	0	10	11	1
Louisville	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	0	6	10	3

4/28/2026 9:00:00 PM | Baseball

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – It's been a magical week for freshman designated hitter Owen ten Oever.

After winning Big Ten Freshman of the Week for his performance against Iowa, the young hitter continued his hot streak at the plate. He smashed his third home run in five days, part of another multi-hit effort for ten Oever. As a team, the Indiana Baseball team (20-25, 6-15 B1G) collected 11 hits in a 10-6 win over Louisville on Tuesday (April 28) evening at Jim Patterson Stadium.

Midweek offense has been a strong suit of IU this season. With the win over Louisville, IU finishes the year with a 9-2 record in Tuesday/Wednesday contests. In six of those games, the Hoosiers racked up double-digit runs. Sophomore outfielder Cole Decker and freshman second baseman Landen Fry drove in a pair of runs as part of a five-run third inning to break the game open.

Graduate student southpaw Conner Linn (W, 4-0) provided another fantastic start in a midweek affair. He tossed five scoreless innings, stifling Louisville's power bats with a mix of fastballs and off-speed pitches. IU's bullpen was hit hard but senior left-handed pitcher Anthony Gubitosi ended things with a scoreless ninth inning. Louisville's slugging first baseman Tague Davis finished 0-4 with a trio of strikeouts.

Late insurance runs from junior catcher T.J. Schuyler (RBI double) and sophomore first baseman Jake Hanley (solo home run) helped extend the lead to a comfortable margin. Sophomore shortstop Cooper Malamazian reached safely in all five trips to the plate in his 100th career game for the Hoosiers.

Big Ten action will consume the remainder of the regular season for head coach Jeff Mercer. Up first is a trip to Northwestern to kick start the month of May. First pitch from Wrigley Field in Chicago will come at 8 p.m. ET on B1G this Friday (May 1) evening.

Scoring Recap
Top First
Cooper Malamazian doubled into the gap to bring home Jake Hanley from first base.
Indiana 1, Louisville 0

Top Second
A sacrifice fly from Hogan Denny scored a second run for the Hoosiers.
Indiana 2, Louisville 0

Top Third
IU broke the game open in the third inning. Cole Decker laced a double down the first base line to score a pair of runs. Landen Fry followed that up with a two-run single to left field. Fry would later come around to score on a wild pitch.
Indiana 7, Louisville 0

Top Sixth
Owen ten Oever laced a home run over the wall in right field.
Indiana 8, Louisville 0

Bottom Sixth
Jimmy Nugent answered right back with a solo home run to left-center field.
Indiana 8, Louisville 1

Top Seventh
T.J. Schuyler came through with an RBI double down the right field line.
Indiana 9, Louisville 1

Bottom Seventh
Zion Rose and Tague Davis produced a pair of sacrifice flies.
Indiana 9, Louisville 3

Top Eighth
Jake Hanley led off the inning with a solo home run.
Indiana 10, Louisville 3

Bottom Eighth
Kade Elam doubled down the line to score Nugent. Ben Slanker grounded out to the shortstop to score an additional run. A triple off the wall from Lucas Moore trimmed the gap even more.
Indiana 10, Louisville 6

Top Hoosier Performers
#26 ten Oever, Owen
2-5, HR, RBI, 2 R

#15 Malamazian, Cooper
3-3, R, RBI, 2 BB

#28 Linn, Conner
5.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 2 K

Inside the Box Score
• IU's two through four hitters combined to go 7-for-12 with three RBIs and two home runs.
• The Hoosiers scored in six of the nine innings – with just one multi-run frame.

Notes to Know
• Graduate student southpaw Conner Linn delivered a fantastic performance in the win over Louisville. It's the fourth time this season that he's gone at least three innings in a start while allowing one or fewer runs. He was tagged as the winning pitcher in four of IU's nine midweek wins on the year.

• Sophomore first baseman Jake Hanley made his 101st-consecutive start in as many games as IU's first baseman. With a start on Friday against Northwestern, he will match Dustin DeMuth (102 – 2011-12) with the longest starting streak to an IU career (since 2010).

• Freshman designated hitter Owen ten Oever continued his hot streak with another home run in the win over Louisville. He's hit safely in five-straight games and is batting .500 (10-20) with a trio of long balls in that stretch. He was moved into the three hole for the first time in his career on Tuesday.

Up Next
IU is back in conference action this weekend with a trip to Northwestern. Friday's (May 1) game will be played at Wrigley Field in Chicago. First pitch is set for 8 p.m. eastern. All games will be carried on B1G+ and the Indiana Sports Radio Network via IUHoosiers.com/Audio.