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.
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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.
Pitching: RHP TV/Streaming: BTN+ The Nebraska baseball team (18-6) kept its hold on the top spot in the Big Ten standings with a three-game sweep at Penn State last weekend. The Huskers will look to continue their winning ways this weekend when they visit East Lansing, Mich., for a three-game series against the Michigan State Spartans (11-15).
The series opener at McLane Stadium is scheduled for Friday at 4 PM (CT) and it will be carried nationally on the Big Ten Network. The series continues on Saturday at 2 PM and wraps up on Sunday at 11 AM.
The Huskers enter the weekend winners in 13 of their last 15 games and continue to hold a 1/2 game lead over the Michigan Wolverines (18-7) for the top spot in the league. Nebraska is 12-5 away from Lincoln this season, including a 7-2 record in true road games.
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Three Things: IU bounces back against Illinois
The Hoosiers and Illini only managed to squeeze in two games this weekend. But it’s all good! IU won them both.
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Auston Matricardi
Inclement weather on Sunday turned what was supposed to be a three-game series into an abbreviated two-game set.
We’ll count it as a sweep all the same.
IU made the most of both of its opportunities to bounce back from last weekend’s forgettable trip to Ohio State, winning back-to-back games against Illinois. The Hoosiers took Friday’s opener, 6-4, before no-hitting the Illini on Saturday, 8-0.