Three Things: Hoosiers get the sweep they needed
Indiana took all three games against Minnesota this weekend, leaving little doubt in the process
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Auston Matricardi
With last-place Minnesota in town, Indiana needed a three-game sweep for positioning, for pride, for a lot of reasons.
After three convincing finishes at Bart Kaufman Field, a weekend sweep of the Golden Gophers is exactly what the Hoosiers got. IU took the series with a 9-3 win in Game 1 of Friday’s doubleheader, a 7-1 victory in Game 2, and a no-doubt-about-it, 23-1 triumph in the finale.
Here are Three Things:
Oh my god, the offense
Bierman starting to get back to form
Notes ahead of this weekend’s series against Minnesota
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Indiana is back at Bart Kaufman Field on Friday for a three-game set with Minnesota. Here’s what you need to know heading into the weekend.
Bierman finding his groove
There were a couple of reasons for that.
Tendinitis forced the sophomore right-hander to miss the entirety of IU’s fall ball period in late 2020. It wasn’t anything too serious, but the inflammation in his arm was enough to cause Bierman to fall behind his peers on the throwing schedule and make the early part of the spring more about catch-up, than preparation.
Mercer still looking for regular lineup as 2nd half of season unfolds
The IU coach has experimented with several different looks this season, particularly as he tries to get his talented group of freshmen up to speed
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Auston Matricardi
Had steady rain not washed away Indiana’s series finale with Illinois last Sunday, the Hoosiers would have trotted out a lineup with five freshmen. Paul Toetz would have batted fourth and played second base, Kip Fougerousse would have hit fifth and manned first, Morgan Colopy would have filled the six slot and covered right field, Ethan Vecrumba would have batted seventh and fulfilled the designated hitter duties and Tank Espalin would have batted eighth and gone to work at shortstop.
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Ready for a rebound? Mercer thinks so
IU coach says he likes how his Hoosiers have responded behind the scenes this week
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Auston Matricardi
Two days after getting swept at Ohio State, Indiana had its best practice of the year on Tuesday afternoon at Bart Kaufman Field.
Yeah, yeah. Jeff Mercer knows what you’re thinking.
“That’s super cliche and every coach says that after they get their butt kicked,” the IU coach said. “I know how it sounds, but it really was. It was kind of a reckoning.”
And the Hoosiers are indeed in need of a reckoning.