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2009 SCHEDULE March 14 • 9 a.m. • Winter Haven Date Opponent Time/Result Indiana vs. Bowling Green February BIG EAST/BIG TEN CHALLENGE (Tampa/St. Pete, Fla.) 20 West Virginia L 4-14 March 15 • 12:30 p.m. • Winter Haven 21 Georgetown W 12-4 Indiana vs. Jacksonville State 22 USF W 9-7 AUSTIN PEAY INVITATIONAL (Clarksville, Tenn.) March 16 • 4 p.m. • Winter Haven 27 Ball State L 4-5 Indiana vs. Northern Iowa March 1 Cleveland State W 9-1 March 17 • 10 a.m. • Lakeland 3 at Indiana State L 2-11 Indiana vs. Eastern Illinois 4 EASTERN MICHIGAN L 6-10 EAGLE INVITATIONAL (Statesboro, Ga.) 6 Georgia Southern L 5-8 March 18 • 6:30 p.m. • Deland 7 East Carolina L 3-5 Indiana at Stetson 8 LeMoyne W 8-3 10 MOREHEAD STATE W 18-3 March 19 • 10 a.m. • Lakeland 11 at Kentucky L 7-8 Indiana vs. Hartford SPRING TRIP (Winter Haven/Lakeland, Fla.) 14 Bowling Green 9 a.m. March 20 • 10 a.m. • Winter Haven 15 Jacksonville State 12:30 p.m. 16 Northern Iowa 4 p.m. Indiana vs. Ohio State 17 Eastern Illinois 10 a.m. 18 at Stetson 6:30 p.m. March 21 • 2:30 p.m. • Winter Haven 19 Hartford 10 a.m. Indiana vs. Central Connecticut State 20 Ohio State 10 a.m. 21 CCSU 2:30 p.m. 25 at Xavier 3 p.m. 27 MINNESOTA* 3 p.m. FIRST PITCH 28 MINNESOTA* 1 p.m. Indiana heads to the Winter Haven area for its annual spring trip as the Hoosiers will play eight 29 MINNESOTA* 1 p.m. 31 CHICAGO STATE 3 p.m. games in eight days in the Florida sun. IU split its midweek contests, throttling Morehead State, 18- April 3, but losing a winnable contest at Kentucky, 8-7. The Hoosiers hit a school-record nine home runs 1 at Cincinnati 6:30 p.m. 3 at Illinois* 7:05 p.m. against the Eagles on Tuesday, with three off the bat of Josh Phegley. IU outhit Kentucky 14-7, but the 4 at Illinois* 4:05 p.m. Wildcats used timely hitting and IU miscues to deliver the one-run win. 5 at Illinois* 2:05 p.m. 7 at Louisville 6 p.m. 8 VALPARAISO 4 p.m. THE LAST TIME... 10 at Iowa* 7 p.m. 11 at Iowa* 2 p.m. Starting off the week, IU will face Bowling Green for the fifth time in school history. The Hoosiers 12 at Iowa* 2 p.m. have had no trouble with the Falcons in the past, sporting a 4-0 series record. Jacksonville State will 15 at Ball State 3 p.m. 17 PENN STATE* 3 p.m. be the second opponent for Indiana for the first meeting of the two schools. Day three of the spring 18 PENN STATE* 1 p.m. trip will pit IU against Northern Iowa, who Indiana sports a 3-1 all-time record against. Eastern Il- 19 PENN STATE* 1 p.m. 21 LOUISVILLE 4 p.m. linois and Indiana will be playing for the lead in their series, where the teams are square at 4-4. The 22 INDIANA STATE 4 p.m. Hoosiers will try to keep the streak going after winning three out of their last four meetings against 24 at Michigan* 6:35 p.m. 25 at Michigan* 1:05 p.m. the Panthers. 26 at Michigan* 1:05 p.m. In the second half of their trip the Hoosiers will face Stetson where they will try to improve their 28 MIAMI 4 p.m. 29 WESTERN ILLINOIS 4 p.m. all-time record of 2-4. The two teams have not met since 1989. Hartford will be next on the list for IU. May After playing three times in 2006, Indiana will look to stay perfect against the Hawks, with their series 1 at Purdue* 4 p.m. 2 at Purdue* 2 p.m. record at 4-0. The Hoosiers will then take on conference rival, Ohio State, who they do not face in 3 at Purdue* 1 p.m. the regular season. IU will try to improve on their record against the Buckeyes where they are trailing 8 NORTHWESTERN* 3 p.m. 9 NORTHWESTERN* 3 p.m. 150-100, but won a decisive extra-inning affair at the Big Ten Tournament last year. Wrapping up the 10 NORTHWESTERN* 1 p.m. week of games will be Central Connecticut State. It will be the first meeting of these two teams in 12 at Evansville 7 p.m. 14 MICHIGAN STATE* 3 p.m. over 15 years, with the Hoosiers leading the series 2-0. 15 MICHIGAN STATE* 1 p.m. 16 MICHIGAN STATE* 1 p.m. 20-23 Big Ten Tournament (Columbus, Ohio) TBA THE COACH 29-Jun 1 NCAA Regionals TBA Indiana is in its fourth year under the direction of Tracy Smith. In his time at the helm of the Hoo- Jun 5-7 NCAA Super Regionals TBA Jun 13-24 College World Series TBA siers, IU is 77-106. In 11 years as a head coach, Smith has a career record of 394-326-1 (.547). The 2008 season was a significant upward turn for the Hoosiers, as Indiana made its first Big Ten Tourna- All times listed are Eastern * Big Ten Opponent ment appearance since 2004 by rallying for a sixth-place finish in the regular season. IU then elimi- Bold indicates home game nated Ohio State, Illinois and Penn State at the conference tournament before falling in the semifinals to Purdue. With a 31-30 record on the season, IU had its finest season in Smith’s tenure. Indiana BASEball SPRING TRIP – MARCH 14-21 • 2
EIGHT ISN’T ENOUGH When the Hoosiers started their game against 2009 LEADERS Morehead State on Tuesday, March 10, IU had hit Batting Average Innings Pitched five home runs as a team – three by Alex Dickerson, Sabourin...... 538 Arnett...... 22.0 one by Josh Phegley and one by Evan Crawford. But with a favorable wind and a hungry Hoosier lineup, Phegley...... 413 Bashore...... 18.1 the home squad lit up Sembower Field to the tune of Rogers...... 371 Monar...... 13.0 a school-record nine home runs – all coming in the first six innings. Runs ERA During Indiana’s 18-3 victory, the Hoosiers hit three Crawford...... 16 Arnett...... 2.05 in the first inning, including Jake Dunning’s grand Phegley...... 11 Monar...... 2.77 slam to cap off the scoring at eight runs in the frame. Dickerson...... 10 Squires...... 4.50 In the second, Phegley and Dickerson went back-to- Sabourin...... 10 back, becoming the first Hoosiers to do that since Jay Batting Avg. Against Brant and Joe Kemp against St. Francis on March 20, 2005. Phegley’s bomb was his second of the day, as Runs Batted In Monar...... 208 he hit a two-run shot as well. Phegley...... 16 Arnett...... 213 In the third, Jerrud Sabourin started things with Dickerson...... 15 Bashore...... 299 a one-out home run, and Phegley disappointed the Dunning...... 9 ravenous crowd by only knocking a double to left Strikeouts center. But Kipp Schutz got into the act that inning, On-Base Percentage Arnett...... 27 bringing Phegley home on a blast to the deepest part Sabourin...... 576 Bashore...... 21 of the park in right center. Phegley...... 525 Monar...... 12 After a scoreless fourth, Phegley delivered a two- Rogers...... 511 run shot in the fifth for his third longball of the game. He is the first Hoosier with three homers since Eric Games Started Blakeley had three against Indiana Wesleyan on Slugging Percentage Bashore...... 4 Feb. 15, 1999. In the sixth, Cody Webber became the Phegley...... 717 Arnett...... 3 seventh starter to go deep, leading off the inning with Dickerson...... 655 Monar...... 2 a solo home run to right. Later in the frame, Sabourin Sabourin...... 615 delivered a sac fly and Phegley had an RBI single to Saves represent the only two runs not scored on homers on Home Runs Dunning...... 1 the day. Dickerson...... 4 Phegley...... 4 Appearances EA IS IN THE GAME Junior Eric Arnett has always possessed the Crawford...... 2 Bashore...... 4 potential to be one of the top arms in the conference Carr...... 4 and the nation, but his first two years produced Stolen Bases O’Gara...... 4 somewhat disappointing results on the mound. So far Crawford...... 6 Squires...... 4 in 2009, the Pataskala, Ohio, native has come through with his potential to post arguably the three most impressive starts by a Hoosier this year. QUIETLY EXCELLENT RIGHT WHERE HE LEFT OFF In his season debut against Georgetown, Arnett Jerrud Sabourin had a stellar freshman year, After a stellar 2008 season, Josh Phegley entered allowed just four hits and two walks, striking out a picking up Freshman All-America honors from 2009 with high expectations. After a quick start in the career-high eight in a 12-4 victory. He followed that several publications after hitting .383 and leading all season opener, Phegley entered a bit of a slump, but by one-upping himself in last Sunday’s start against conference frosh with 53 RBI. The first baseman has has heated up over the last three games. Cleveland State. In his seven innings, Arnett again followed up on that by tearing it up in 2009, as he sits In his first at-bat of 2009, Phegley came up with topped his career high with nine Ks. This time, he atop the conference with a .538 average and 28 hits. runners at the corners and nobody out against West allowed just three hits – two of them infield singles. Sabourin is the only Hoosier to have registered a Virginia, and promptly dumped an RBI single into right Against ECU this weekend, his stat line wasn’t as hit in all 12 games this season for Indiana, and his field for his first hit of the season. He followed that pretty, but he pitched a gutsy performance, going a hitting streak runs to 13 games when including last up with three more singles to go 4-for-5 in the season complete game to up his career-high strikeout total season. In his 12 contests so far in 2009, 10 have been opener for his seventh career game with four hits or for the third time in a row, striking out 10. He limited for more than one hit, and he matched his career high more. the Pirates – a team with a .403 batting average when he delivered a four-hit game against Le Moyne Phegley posted his fourth career five hit game entering the game – to just 10 hits and three earned on March 8. against Morehead State, hitting three home runs runs. He leads the conference with 27 strikeouts in Sabourin went 8-for-12 at the Eagle Invitational, and adding a double and single for six RBI. Over the just 22 innings and has a strong 2.05 ERA. driving in two runs and adding three walks for a .733 last three contests, Phegley is 9-for-13 with four Arnett did not have a typical offseason, as he tried on-base percentage. After starting the season hitting home runs, 10 RBI and a whopping 1.691 slugging out for and made the basketball team, and impressed in the five hole, IU skipper Tracy Smith has moved percentage. With his surge he now is atop the team Tom Crean instantly to earn a roster spot. He served him up to second in the lineup, where he has gone in home runs (4), RBI (16) and slugging percentage as a key post player during practice for the first 2 1/2 12-for-18 (.667) to raise his average 68 points, and (.717). He is also second with 11 runs, a .413 average months of the season. Due to scholarship limitations, he has scored five runs in the four games he has hit and a .525 on-base percentage. he could not play in a game per NCAA rules, but in the two hole. Sabourin hit his first home run of the For more on Josh Phegley and his standout 2008 practiced with the team until early January. season against Morehead State on Tuesday. season, turn to page 5 of these notes. Indiana BASEball SPRING TRIP – MARCH 14-21 • 3
THIRD ACE ALEX THE GREAT CHANGING IT UP Matt Bashore and Eric Arnett came into the While Josh Phegley is the most feared hitter in the After three weeks, Indiana has changed the look preseason as IU’s top two starters, but don’t count Indiana lineup, opposing teams are starting to see of its top three starters heading into the spring trip. Blake Monar out of the running to start on either the potential possessed by the man behind him, Alex Previous Friday starter Matt Bashore pitched on Fridays or Saturdays when Big Ten season starts. Dickerson. The freshman has now belted a home run Wednesday against Kentucky and will now throw Monar will start the second game in Florida and is in each of IU’s three weekend trips and has driven in game three in Florida rather than game one. Eric slated to go against Ohio State in Winter Haven as 13 runs in the Hoosiers’ eight weekend games. Arnett and Blake Monar will now each continue to well. After struggling in the season opener (0-for-5 with pitch Saturday and Sunday, but are moved up in the Monar, a High School All-American and a 26th- three Ks), Dickerson has rallied to raise his average rotation since IU does not have a game on Friday. round selection of the New York Yankees, has been to .364 on he year. The Poway, Calif., native leads the Indiana’s starting pitching is tentatively scheduled incredibly strong in his two starts – and his lone relief Hoosiers with four homers and is second with 15 RBI to go like this over break: appearance – this season. His first start was a strong and a .655 slugging average. debut against USF in the Big Ten/BIG EAST Challenge, In the weekend finale of the Big Ten/BIG EAST 3/14...... Eric Arnett and his second – against Le Moyne on Sunday – was Challenge, the burly lefthander busted out with three 3/15...... Blake Monar even more impressive, Monar scattered four hits and hits, including his first career home run, and four RBI 3/16...... Matt Bashore three walks, striking out six, in seven innings against to lead IU to a 9-7 win. With the Hoosiers up 3-0 in 3/17...... Chris Squires the Dolphins. the fifth and Phegley on second, Dickerson crushed a 3/18...... Wyatt Hoff The win over Le Moyne improved him to 2-0 on 2-0 offering the other way, sending it over the wall in 3/19...... Eric Arnett the season and dropped his ERA to 2.77 for the year. left center to push Indiana’s lead to five runs. 3/20...... Blake Monar He and Eric Arnett are the only two regular pitchers Last weekend at the Holiday Inn Eagle Invitational, 3/21...... Matt Bashore who have allowed fewer than one hit per inning, and Dickerson went just 4-for-13, but his hits were Monar’s .208 batting average against is best on the resounding, as he delivered a bases-clearing double BACK IN BUSINESS team. Also, his 12 strikeouts to three walks has been against Georgia Southern and a solo homer against It certainly has been an eventful 2008-09 for impressive as well. The lone blemish on the stat ECU – both of which brought the Hoosiers within outfielder Kipp Schutz. After a solid fall season, he sheet is his four hit batsmen – all against USF. striking distance of their opposition. He drove in five went with his teammates to a three-point contest of IU’s 16 runs on the weekend. against the Indiana basketball team. In that matchup, he squared off with Hoosier hoopster Devan Dumes, HOOSIERS SIGN FIVE TO NLIS FOR 2009 and bested the junior head-to-head. His performance was enough to catch Head Coach Tom Crean’s eye, Michael Basil • INF Johnson scored 40 runs and stole 14 bases in ad- and Schutz was asked to come in the next day and try 6-1 • 200 • R/R dition to hitting 13 doubles, four triples and eight out. Cincinnati, Ohio/St. Xavier homers as a junior. He played his club baseball Just four days later, Schutz was on the court for IU, Basil will join the Hoosiers after a strong career for with the Indiana Bulls, where he helped the team suiting up against Bemidji State, playing six minutes Bill Slinger at St. Xavier playing at both shortstop finish as the national runner-up and was recently and scoring one point. He went on to play in six and third base. As a junior in 2008, he hit .473 with tabbed as Indiana’s best athlete in the 2009 class regular-season games for the Hoosiers on the court, six home runs, 15 stolen bases and scored 46 runs in by MaxPreps baseball. and was the first man off the bench in IU’s contest being named first team all-Greater Catholic League, against nationally-ranked Wake Forest. first team all-city and second team all-state. He Jerry Kleman • INF When January rolled around, Schutz got back also played summer baseball for the Cincy Flames, 5-11 • 165 • R/R to baseball, and just as he was getting back in the where he was a three-time Travel Ball Select All- Mesa, Ariz./Desert Ridge swing of things, he was diagnosed with appendicitis, American. Basil also comes from a baseball family, Kleman joins the Hoosiers having played the last as two of his older brothers - Jason (Georgia Tech) three years at Desert Ridge, where he will be in which sidelined him for nearly three weeks. Now and Adam (Eastern Kentucky) - played Division I col- his fourth year as a starter in Patrick Herrera’s in- back in the starting lineup, Schutz hasn’t missed a lege baseball. field. Last season, he hit .468 and was 15-for-16 beat, going 8-for-27 (.296) with a pair of doubles and in stealing bases en route to first team all-region a two-run homer. The redshirt sophomore led all Big Jonny Hoffman • RHP honors. He was selected as a captain for a Desert Ten freshmen with six home runs and finished behind 6-1 • 195 • R/R Ridge squad that went 28-8 and was a semi-state only teammate Jerrud Sabourin with 48 RBI last year. Oceanside, Calif./El Camino finalist. He also played for the Arizona Rays at the Schutz is expected to hit fifth for IU this season. Hoffman is a right-handed pitcher from Oceanside, Perfect Game World Wood Bat Association Cham- where he played for Joe Gonzales at El Camino. pionships in Jupiter, Fla., in 2008. CARR-VING THEM UP The righty was named his team’s pitcher of the Indiana has been searching for some excellence year and defensive player of the year in 2008. He Mike McKinley • RHP out of the bullpen, and redshirt sophomore Matt became just the sixth player in greater San Diego 6-1 • 175 • R/R Carr gave the IU fans something to get excited about history to throw two no-hitters in the same season Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley against Kentucky. Carr came on with runners on when he did so during the 2008 campaign for El McKinley joins the Hoosiers after a stellar 2008 second and third and one down and got consecutive Camino. season for Robin Renner at Neuqua Valley. The strikeouts to strand a pair of Wildcat runners in the righty went 14-1 with a sparkling 1.89 ERA and sixth. He proceeded to go two more strong innings, Micah Johnson • INF/OF helped the team to a third place finish in Class 4A. allowing just one hit and one walk, to keep the 5-11 • 188 • S/R He had one of his best performances in a clutch Hoosiers close in the 8-7 affair. Carr finished the Indianapolis, Ind./Park Tudor situation, retiring all six batters he faced in the Johnson is one of the top players in Indiana head- third place game to earn a save and finish off game with a career-best six Ks in the game. ing into the 2009 season. He can play both infield Neuqua’s season at 33-7. In his sophomore cam- Carr was IU’s top reliever down the stratch in 2008, and outfield and was named all state as a junior paign, the squad finished as the AA state cham- shutting down Michigan State and Ohio State out of for Courtney Whitehead at Park Tudor after hitting pions in Illinois. the pen late in the season. He finished his campaign .561 with a .963 slugging percentage. The speedy 3-1 with a 3.12 ERA and 12 strikeouts in 26.0 innings of work. Indiana BASEball SPRING TRIP – MARCH 14-21 • 4
ON THE AIR affair will be broadcast on radio or TV. All of Indiana’s IU RECORD BREAKDOWN The Indiana baseball team will partner with games will also have live streaming audio on WHCC 105.1 FM during the 2009 season. Hoosier IUHoosiers.com, provided by Stretch Internet, with Home...... 1-1 Country 105 will bring listeners “Hoosier Baseball Gray and Brady providing the commentary for every Away...... 0-3 Friday in Bloomington” throughout the season, with IU Baseball contest throughout the year. Neutral...... 4-3 five regular-season contests set to be carried live on the station in addition to providing in-game updates EVAN ALMIGHTY Day...... 5-5 during all the other Friday games. Junior Evan Crawford has also received some Night...... 0-2 Five contests are slated to be carried live on 105.1 national attention. The Reynoldsburg, Ohio, native vs Left...... 1-1 FM. A non-conference affair against Georgia Southern was named a “College Impact Sleeper” by Perfect vs Right...... 4-6 on March 6 kicked off the game coverage of the Game Cross-Checker last week. The publication 1-Run games...... 0-2 Hoosiers. Conference contests against Illinois (April recognized the draft-eligible players who are likely to 2-Run games...... 1-1 3), Iowa (April 10), Michigan (April 24) and Purdue shoot up the 2009 MLB Draft charts with a breakout 5+Run games...... 4-2 (Sunday, May 3) will also be broadcast live over the season. Extra inns...... 0-0 airways. Jeremy Gray, the voice of Indiana women’s Crawford is among the Hoosiers’ leaders with a basketball, and Matt Brady will bring listeners all the .319 average, and mashed his third career home run Scoring 0-2 runs...... 0-1 game action. against Ball State on Feb. 27. He is 6-for-6 on the Scoring 3-5 runs...... 0-4 But listeners will hear more than just game year on the basepaths and his 16 runs scored lead Scoring 6-9 runs...... 3-2 coverage this season. For every Friday game, WHCC the Hoosiers and are among the conference’s top 10. Scoring 10+ runs...... 2-0 will provide live reports from the ballpark every three He has also been strong defensively in the outfield, Opponent 0-2 runs...... 1-0 Opponent 3-5 runs...... 3-2 innings. Additionally, Smith will join Rick Evans every making 24 putouts and covering a tremendous Opponent 6-9 runs...... 1-2 Friday morning in a weekly segment - “From the amount of ground in center. Opponent 10+ runs...... 0-3 Cheap Seats.” His nine-game hitting streak was snapped against Scored in 1st inning...... 2-2 The Hoosiers will also have four regular-season Eastern Michigan last Wednesday, but he had two Scores first...... 4-2 games televised on the Big Ten Network. The hits apiece against Georgia Southern and Le Moyne Opp. scores first...... 0-5 Hoosiers’ Saturday and Sunday games both at Iowa over the weekend. He added his second home run of (April 11 and 12) and at home against Northwestern the year against Morehead State and had two hits Hit 0 home runs...... 1-5 (May 9 and 10) will be carried live on BTN. and two runs against Kentucky. Hit 1 home run...... 3-2 Combined with the five regular-season games that The athletic Crawford is expected to play Hit 2+ home runs...... 1-0 Opponent 0 home runs...... 2-4 will be carried live on Hoosier Country 105, eight centerfield and lead off for the Hoosiers on a regular Opponent 1 home run...... 3-2 of IU’s conference clashes and one non-conference basis. He spent the summer with the Cape League’s Opponent 2+ HRs...... 0-1 Cotuit Kettleers and finished among the league AWARDS/HONORS leaders with his 11 steals. Made 0 errors...... 1-0 Made 1 error...... 1-1 All-Big Ten/BIG EAST Challenge HONORING A LEGEND Made 2+ errors...... 3-6 Josh Phegley Indiana Baseball will pay tribute to one of its Opp. made 0 errors...... 1-2 Alex Dickerson, Honorable Mention legends this season, as IU Hall of Famer Ernie Opp. made 1 error...... 2-3 Andres will be honored on every player’s cap Opp. made 2+ errors...... 2-2 Baseball America Preseason All-America during the 2009 season. IU caps will feature the Josh Phegley, First Team Out-hit opponent...... 5-2 emblem “EA 5” on the back to honor the legend Out-hit by opponent...... 0-3 who passed away in September at the age of 90. Hits are tied...... 0-2 Louisville Slugger Preseason All-America Andres was a recipient of the Balfour Award Josh Phegley, First Team twice in his time at Indiana. He was an All-Big MULTIPLE HIT GAMES Ten and All-America selection in basketball in NCBWA Preseason All-America both 1938 and 1939 and is the lone Hoosier to 2 3 4 5+ Tot Josh Phegley, First Team ever crack the professional ranks in two sports. 35 Jerrud Sabourin 5 4 1 - 10 He was a member of the 1983 Hall of Fame class, 12 Alex Dickerson 5 2 - - 7 Rivals.com Preseason All-America the second group so honored by IU Athletics. 16 Josh Phegley 2 1 1 1 5 Josh Phegley, First Team 7 Evan Crawford 5 - - - 5 As a coach, Andres led the IU baseball program from 18 Cody Webber 2 1 - - 3 Rivals.com Preseason All-Big Ten 1948-73 where he accumulated 402 career victories. 23 Kipp Schutz 3 - - - 3 Josh Phegley, First Team He led the team to the Big Ten regular season title in 15 Chris Hervey 2 - - - 2 Matt Bashore, First Team 1949. As an assistant coach to Branch McCracken, 3 Jake Dunning 2 - - - 2 Andres helped IU to the 1953 NCAA Championship 1 Tyler Rogers 1 1 - - 2 Golden Spikes Award Watch List and four Big Ten titles on the basketball court. MULTIPLE RBI GAMES Josh Phegley WEB GEMS Senior Chris Hervey and junior Michael Earley 2 3 4 5+ Tot College Baseball Foundation 12 Alex Dickerson - 2 1 - 3 were chosen this season to represent IU as bloggers Wallace Award Watch List 16 Josh Phegley 1 1 - 1 3 Josh Phegley for national websites. Hervey is part of the blogging 3 Jake Dunning 1 - 1 - 2 Matt Bashore crew at Ping!Baseball, as the site has selected 24 Ethan Wilson - 1 - - 1 players and coaches alike from across the nation to 1 Tyler Rogers 1 - - - 1 Perfect Game College Impact Sleeper give an insider’s look at what it’s like to be inside the 23 Kipp Schutz 1 - - - 1 Evan Crawford world of college baseball. Earley is spinning his tales 35 Jerrud Sabourin 1 - - - 1 on College Baseball Insider. 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M*A*S*H UNIT O CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN With high expectations this season, Tracy Smith A CLOSER LOOK AT WALLACE The ANDIndiana Baseball GOLDEN staff has namedSPIKES tri-captains has talked about how good his team can be this year AWARD CANDIDATEfor JOSHthe 2009 season. PHEGLEY Seniors Chris Hervey and Joe – “if we can stay healthy.” So far in 2009, health has Catcher Josh Phegley had 2008 - PHEGLEY BY COUNT been a major problem for the Hoosiers with numerous one of the best offensive players missing time. Several of those have returned from their ailments, seasons in IU history in Count Avg. though. Outfielder Kipp Schutz and infielder Vince 2008, arguably the best 0-0 .532 Gonzalez both missed the opening weekend in Florida since Mike Smith became 1-0 .500 due to illness, but both are back to full action. Junior the only player in history to 2-0 .500 Michael Earley (hand) missed the trip to Clarksville win college baseball’s triple 3-0 .000 due to an injury suffered in practice, but pinch-hit crown in 1992. Phegley was in the conference’s 0-1 .375 1-1 .438 against EMU on March 4. After taking a line drive top 10 in nearly every category and set a con- in the face in the season opener, freshman pitcher 2-1 .400 ference record that may never be broken with 3-1 .250 Wyatt Hoff miraculously escaped with just cosmetic 45 RBI in Big Ten contests. Below is a look at damage and returned to the mound on Sunday against 0-2 .417 Le Moyne. where Phegley’s season ranked in school his- 1-2 .429 A couple injuries could be longer lasting, though. tory in addition to where he placed among the 2-2 .393 Infielder Ethan Wilson (ankle) suffered an on-field conference’s and nation’s top hitters. 3-2 .389 injury in the ninth inning against Cleveland State on No strikes .506 March 1, and is out indefinitely for the Hoosiers. Lefty One strike .380 reliever Joe Vicini – who has battled arm injuries all Two strikes .407 of his career – left the Sunday contest against Le PHEGLEY’S 2008 – No balls .471 Moyne with an arm injury, and his status is unknown IN THE IU RECORD BOOK One ball .458 heading forward. Two balls .420 Batting average Three balls .321 1. Mike Smith, 1992...... 490 CODY OF HONOR 2. Josh Phegley, 2008...... 438 Cody Webber has proved strong both at the plate BUT WHO’S COUNTING? and in the field in his early time for Indiana. Webber Home runs: Vicini and junior Matt Bashore will serve as captains had a pinch-hit RBI single against Georgetown and 1. Mike Smith, 1992...... 27 this year.When Vicini breaking is in his down second Phegley’s year as numbers a captain, against Cleveland State the Fountain Valley, Calif., while Hervey and Bashore are both captains for the T7. Josh Phegley, 2008...... 15 by count from 2008, the consistency he native had two hits and scored a run. He added an firstshowed time. no matter the situation is astound- RBI single against Eastern Michigan and played Vicini was named a captain in his sophomore Runs batted in: ing. Phegley was most effective with no at shortstop for the first time in his career. Since season of 2007 in addition to this year. The Rural 1. Mike Smith, 1992...... 95 strikes in the count, hitting .506, but still hit opening his year 1-for-10, Webber has gone 10-for-25 Valley, Pa., native has been a crucial clubhouse (.400) with two doubles and his first career homer. 4. Josh Phegley, 2008...... 80 leadera whopping on and off .407the diamond with two in his strikes. four years He forhad the Webber, a native of Fountain Valley, Calif., missed Hoosiers.his lowest He was average among in IU’s three-ball leaders in counts, appearances hit- most of the 2008 season due to injury, but hit .370 Hits: outting of the .321, bullpen but hein dreweach of34 his walks first and two hit seasons by with two homers, nine doubles and five triples as a 1. Alex Smith, 1985...... 105 beforepitches battling in those injuries counts, to make giving 11 appearances him a .672 in junior. He also posted a .973 fielding percentage and 3. Josh Phegley, 2008...... 98 2008.on-base percentage – the highest of any was a second team all-league performer that year. Herveysituation. has His improved power eachnumbers of his were three remark seasons,- Doubles: bursting onto the scene with a .373 average in 2008. 1. Dan Winters, 1984...... 31 ably consistent throughout the count, as Q HIM UP He hiswas slugging named to percentage the 2008 All-Big was .782Ten Tournament with no After a tough first inning of 2009, Chris “Q” Squires T5. Josh Phegley, 2008...... 20 Team after going 12-for-18 with seven RBI and nine balls, .763 with one ball and .760 with two has been very strong in his last three outings. His most runs. He also set a school record in 2008 by being hit recen performance saw him start against Morehead Runs: by 20balls pitches. in the count. State on a day when the wind was blowing out, and 1. Mickey Morandini, 1986...... 90 Bashore had a breakthrough sophomore season, the junior gave up just five hits and two walks in six 8. Josh Phegley, 2008...... 69 being named First Team All-Big Ten after leading innings, striking out two batters. His lone blemish the conference and posting the fifth-highest total was two wild pitches on the day. The Ft. Wayne native has scattered four hits in 2008 – PHEGLEY IN THE RANKINGS three innings out of the bullpen and has not allowed an earned run in those two appearances. More Category Number Team Rank Big Ten Rank National Rank importantly, he has not allowed a walk and has Batting Average .438 1 1 2 struck out one. He is now 1-0 with a 4.50 ERA on the On-base percentage .507 1 1 21 season. Slugging Percentage .746 1 2 19 Doubles 20 1 3 90 ON THIS DATE... Home Runs 15 1 3 79 3/17/00 – Runs Batted In 80 1 1 15 IU 11, QUINNIPIAC 2 Runs Scored 69 2 2 43 Brad Edwards strikes out an IU-record 16 Hits 98 1 1 19 batters in an 11-2 win over the Bobcats. Total Bases 167 1 1 25 Sac Flies 9 1 1 2 Indiana BASEball SPRING TRIP – MARCH 14-21 • 6 THE LAST TIME Team Individual Had 15+ hits ...... 22 vs. Morehead State, 3/11/09 Had 3+ hits...... Phegley, Sabourin and Rogers, 3 at Kentucky, 3/11/09 Had 20+ hits...... 22 vs. Morehead State, 3/11/09 Had 4+ hits...... Josh Phegley, 5 vs. Morehead State, 3/10/09 Had 25+ hits...... 25 vs. Manhattan, 3/11/02 Had 5+ hits...... Josh Phegley, 5 vs. Morehead State, 3/10/09 Scored 10+ runs...... 18 vs. Morehead State, 3/11/09 Hit 2+ home runs...... Josh Phegley, 3 vs. Morehead State, 3/10/09 Scored 15+ runs...... 18 vs. Morehead State, 3/11/09 Hit 3+ home runs...... Josh Phegley, 3 vs. Morehead State, 3/10/09 Scored 20+ runs...... 24 vs. Shawnee State, 4/2/05 Hit 4+ home runs...... Byron Bradley, 4 vs. Tri-State, 3/5/92 Hit 2+ home runs...... 9 vs. Morehead State, 3/11/09 Had 3+ extra-base hits...... Josh Phegley, 4 vs. Morehead State, 3/10/09 Hit 3+ home runs...... 9 vs. Morehead State, 3/11/09 Hit for the cycle...... Josh Phegley, vs. Valparaiso, 3/2/08 Hit 4+ home runs...... 9 vs. Morehead State, 3/11/09 Scored 3+ runs....Josh Phegley, 4, Jerrud Sabourin, 3 vs. Morehead, 3/10/09 Hit back-to-back home runs... Josh Phegley and Alex Dickerson vs. MSU, 3/11/09 Scored 4+ runs...... Josh Phegley, 4 vs. Morehead State, 3/10/09 Did not strike out...... vs. Illinois, 5/14/06 Scored 5+ runs...... Reggie Watson, 5 vs. Northwestern, 4/3/05 Won after trailing entering the ninth inning...... 13-12, Iowa, 4/11/08 Drove in 4+ runs...... Josh Phegley, 6 vs. Morehead State, 3/10/09 Had a walk-off victory...... 11-8 vs. Penn State, 5/23/08 Drove in 5+ runs...... Josh Phegley, 6 vs. Morehead State, 3/10/09 Had a walk-off home run...... Tyler Cox, vs. Penn State, 5/23/08 Drove in 6+ runs...... Josh Phegley, 6 vs. Morehead State, 3/10/09 Had a walk-off grand slam...... Tyler Cox, vs. Penn State, 5/23/08 Stole 3+ bases...... Andrew Means, 3 at North Florida, 3/14/07 Allowed 5 hits or fewer...... 3 vs. Northwestern, 5/11/08 ...... Evan Crawford, 3 at North Florida, 3/14/07 Allowed 3 hits or fewer...... 3 vs. Northwestern, 5/11/08 Stole 4+ bases...... Reggie Watson, 4 at Minnesota, 5/21/06 Allowed 1 hit or fewer...... 1 vs. Miami (Ohio), 4/25/06 Threw a complete-game shutout...... Doug Fleenor, at Illinois, 5/15/06 Had a no-hitter...... 6-0 vs. Rose-Hulman, 4/25/84 Threw a one-hitter...... Doug Fleenor, vs. Miami (Ohio), 4/25/06 Posted a shutout...... 7-0 vs. Portland, 3/14/08 Threw a no-hitter...... Mark Gramer, vs Rose-Hulman, 4/25/84 Struck out 10+ batters...... 12 at Kentucky, 3/11/09 Struck out 10+ hitters...... Eric Arnett, 10 vs. East Carolina, 3/7/09 Struck out 15+ batters...... 16 at North Florida, 3/13/07 Struck out 12+ hitters...... Matt Bashore, 12 vs. Portland, 3/14/08 Swept a non-conference series...... vs. IPFW, 3/22-23/08 Struck out 15+ hitters...... Brad Edwards, 16 vs. Quinnipiac, 3/17/00 Swept a Big Ten series...... at Michigan State, 5/15-17/08 Caught 2+ runners stealing...... Josh Phegley, 2 vs. USF, 2/22/09 Was swept in a non-conference series...... at Fresno State, 3/8-9/08 Had 10+ putouts...... Jerrud Sabourin, 10 vs. Le Moyne, 3/8/09 Was swept in a Big Ten series...... at Penn State, 4/18-20/08 Had 15+ putouts...... Jerrud Sabourin, 16 vs. Indiana State, 4/23/08 Had 5+ assists... Tyler Rogers and Vince Gonzalez, 5 vs. Le Moyne, 3/8/09 Had 10+ assists...... Tyler Cox, 10 vs. Northwestern, 5/11/08
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Team Rec. Prev. Team Rec. Prev. Team Rec. Prev. Team Rec. Prev. 1. Georgia 12-0 2 1. Texas 12-1 2 1. Georgia 12-0 2 1. North Carolina 10-2 2 2. North Carolina 10-2 3 2. North Carolina 10-2 3 2. North Carolina 10-2 3 2. Georgia 12-0 3 3. Louisiana State 10-2 1 3. Texas A&M 11-3 4 3. Texas 12-1 4 3. Texas 12-1 4 4. Texas 12-1 4 4. Louisiana State 10-2 1 4. Arizona State 11-1 5 4. LSU 10-2 1 5. Arizona State 11-1 5 5. Baylor 10-2 6 5. LSU 10-2 1 5. Arizona State 11-1 5 6. Georgia Tech 9-1 9 6. Cal State Fullerton 9-2 7 6. Texas A&M 11-3 7 6. Miami 10-2 8 7. Cal State Fullerton 9-2 12 7. Arizona State 11-1 8 7. Miami 10-2 9 7. Cal State Fullerton 9-2 10 8. Miami 10-2 10 8. Georgia 12-0 10 8. Georgia Tech 9-1 10 8. Texas A&M 11-3 6 9. Texas A&M 11-3 8 9. Rice 8-4 9 9. Cal State Fullerton 9-2 12 9. Georgia Tech 9-1 11 10. Rice 8-4 7 10. UC Irvine 7-4 5 10. Rice 8-4 8 10. Rice 8-4 7 11. TCU 9-2 11 11. Pepperdine 9-3 12 11. Oklahoma State 9-2 11 11. Baylor 10-2 14 12. Oklahoma State 9-2 13 12. TCU 9-2 13 12. Coastal Carolina 12-1 14 12. Oklahoma State 9-2 13 13. Baylor 10-2 14 13. Miami 10-2 15 13. Baylor 10-2 15 13. Coastal Carolina 12-1 15 14. Coastal Carolina 12-1 16 14. Mississippi 7-3 14 14. Florida State 7-5 6 14. UC Irvine 7-4 12 15. Cal Poly 8-2 17 15. Oklahoma 12-3 16 15. UC Irvine 7-4 13 15. TCU 9-2 18 16. UC Irvine 7-4 15 16. Georgia Tech 9-1 18 16. Pepperdine 9-3 19 16. Oklahoma 12-3 22t 17. South Carolina 8-1 18 17. Coastal Carolina 12-1 20 17. TCU 9-2 21 17. Pepperdine 9-3 19 18. Virginia 12-0 NR 18. Arkansas 9-2 21 18. Florida 9-4 17 18. Florida State 7-5 9 19. Florida 9-4 20 19. Oklahoma State 9-2 23 19. Oklahoma 12-3 22 19. Florida 9-4 20 20. Mississippi 7-3 21 20. San Diego 8-6 11 20. East Carolina 8-2 20 20. Arkansas 9-2 NR 21. Illinois 7-2 NR 21. Kent State 7-2 17 21. Clemson 6-4 18 21. Mississippi 7-3 22t 22. Pepperdine 9-3 22 22. Clemson 6-4 19 22. Mississippi 7-3 25 22. Cal Poly 8-2 25t 23. Lamar 12-2 23 23. Oregon State 7-3 24 23. San Diego 8-6 16 23. Virginia 12-0 NR 24. UC Santa Barbara 9-2 NR 24. Cal Poly 8-2 25 24. Arkansas 9-2 26 24. Clemson 6-4 21 25. San Jose State 9-0 NR 25. UC Santa Barbara 9-2 NR 25. Michigan 10-2 28 25. South Carolina 8-1 25t 26. East Carolina 8-2 24 26. Virginia 12-0 - 27. Oklahoma 12-3 27 27. Fresno State 5-4 24 28. Michigan 10-2 28 28. South Carolina 8-1 - 29. Kentucky 9-2 29 29. Cal Poly 8-2 30 30. Ohio State 9-2 25 30. Louisville 8-4 29 Indiana BASEball SPRING TRIP – MARCH 14-21 • 7 HOOSIER ROSTER NUMERICAL ALPHABETICAL # Name Pos. Yr./Elg. B/T Ht. Wt. Hometown/Last School # Name Pos. 1 Rogers, Tyler INF Jr./Jr. R-R 6-0 185 Lafayette, Ind./Ball State 22 Arnett, Eric RHP 3 Dunning, Jake INF Jr./Jr. R-R 6-4 190 Orange Park, Fla./Florida CC of J’ville 19 Bashore, Matt LHP 4 Ritz, Brian INF Fr./Fr. L-R 6-0 190 Munster, Ind./Munster 27 Caldwell, Jeff INF 5 Wilson, Wes C So./So. R-R 6-0 205 Lexington, Ky./Mississippi State 30 Carr, Matt RHP 6 Glover, Garrett RHP Fr./Fr. R-R 6-6 175 Des Plaines, Ill./Maine West 7 Crawford, Evan OF 7 Crawford, Evan OF Jr./Jr. R-R 6-2 165 Reynoldsburg, Ohio/Reynoldsburg 12 Dickerson, Alex OF 8 Leiendecker, Kyle LHP So./So. L-L 6-3 200 Ft. Wayne, Ind./Homestead 3 Dunning, Jake INF 9 Serfling, Matt OF Fr./Fr. L-R 5-10 170 Bloomington, Ind./Bloomington North 11 Earley, Michael INF 10 Lambert, Brian OF Jr./So. R-R 5-9 175 Pontiac, Ill./Pontiac Township 6 Glover, Garrett RHP 11 Earley, Michael INF Jr./Jr. R-R 6-0 195 Anderson, Ind./University of Cincinnati 26 Gonzalez, Vince INF 12 Dickerson, Alex OF Fr./Fr. L-L 6-3 210 Poway, Calif./Poway 28 Gorham, Marshall LHP 14 Vicini, Joe LHP Sr./Sr. R-L 6-1 205 Rural Valley, Pa./West Shamokin 15 Hervey, Chris OF 15 Hervey, Chris OF Sr./Sr. R-R 6-1 190 St. James, N.Y./Smithtown 29 Hoff, Wyatt RHP 16 Phegley, Josh C Jr./Jr. R-R 5-11 215 Terre Haute, Ind./Terre Haute North 36 Igel, Matt lHP 17 Monar, Blake LHP Fr./Fr. L-L 6-1 195 Rockport, Ind./South Spencer 39 Knipp, T.C. OF 18 Webber, Cody INF Fr./Fr. L-R 5-11 185 Fountain Valley, Calif./Fountain Valley 10 Lambert, Brian OF 19 Bashore, Matt LHP Jr./Jr. L-L 6-3 200 Tipp City, Ohio/Tippecanoe 8 Leiendecker, Kyle LHP 21 Lyon, Josh C Fr./Fr. L-R 6-3 220 Indianapolis, Ind./Heritage Christian 33 Leininger, Drew LHP 22 Arnett, Eric RHP Jr./Jr. R-R 6-5 225 Pataskala, Ohio/Watkins Memorial 21 Lyon, Josh C 23 Schutz, Kipp OF Jr./So. L-L 6-4 195 Evansville, Ind./Harrison 25 Mack, Sterling OF 24 Wilson, Ethan INF So./So. R-R 6-0 195 Pendleton, Ind./Pendleton Heights 17 Monar, Blake LHP 25 Mack, Sterling OF Jr./So. L-R 6-1 185 Powder Springs, Ga./The Lovett School 40 O’Gara, Joey RHP 26 Gonzalez, Vince INF Fr./Fr. R-R 6-3 190 Mission Viejo, Calif./Mission Viejo 16 Phegley, Josh C 27 Caldwell, Jeff INF So./Fr. R-R 6-3 225 Orlando, Fla./Bishop Moore 38 Riggins, Ben RHP 28 Gorham, Marshall LHP Fr./Fr. L-L 6-2 180 San Diego, Calif./Patrick Henry 4 Ritz, Brian INF 29 Hoff, Wyatt RHP Fr./Fr. R-R 6-3 190 San Diego, Calif./La Jolla 1 Rogers, Tyler INF 30 Carr, Matt RHP Jr./So. R-R 6-2 185 Indianapolis, Ind./Bishop Chatard 35 Sabourin, Jerrud INF 31 Swift, Dylan C So./So. R-R 5-10 190 Princeton, Ind./Princeton 23 Schutz, Kipp OF 33 Leininger, Drew LHP Fr./Fr. L-L 6-1 205 Poway, Calif./Poway 9 Serfling, Matt OF 34 Squires, Chris RHP Jr./Jr. R-R 6-2 195 Fort Wayne, Ind./Canterbury 34 Squires, Chris RHP 35 Sabourin, Jerrud INF So./So. L-L 6-2 205 San Diego, Calif./Arizona 31 Swift, Dylan C 36 Igel, Matt lHP Fr./Fr. L-L 6-3 250 Vincennes, Ind./Rivet 14 Vicini, Joe LHP 38 Riggins, Ben RHP Fr./Fr. R-R 6-1 180 Bloomington, Ind./Bloomington South 18 Webber, Cody INF 39 Knipp, T.C. OF So./So. S-L 5-10 175 Carmel, Ind./Carmel 24 Wilson, Ethan INF 40 O’Gara, Joey RHP Jr./So. R-R 6-7 205 Cincinnati, Ohio/Sycamore 5 Wilson, Wes C
Head Coach – 13 Tracy Smith (Fourth season) Assistant Coaches – 32 Ty Neal, 2 Ben Greenspan Volunteer Assistant Coach – 20 Matt Hayes
ROSTER BY CLASS PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Senior (2): Chris Hervey, Joe Vicini ARNETT are-NET MONAR MOH-nahr Junior (8): Eric Arnett, Matt Bashore, Evan Crawford, Jake Dunning, BASHORE BAY-shore O’GARA oh-GARE-uh Michael Earley, Josh Phegley, Tyler Rogers, Chris Squires GORHAM GORE-um PHEGLEY FAY-glee Redshirt Sophomore (5): Matt Carr, Brian Lambert, Sterling Mack, Joey O’Gara, Kipp Schutz IGEL EYE-gull SABOURIN SAY-burr-in Sophomore (6): T.C. Knipp, Kyle Leiendecker, Jerrud Sabourin, Dylan KNIPP NIP SERFLING SURF-ling Swift, Ethan Wilson, Wes Wilson LEIENDECKER LINE-deck-urr SCHUTZ (rhymes with PUTS) Redshirt Freshman (1): Jeff Caldwell LEININGER LEN-in-jurr VICINI vih-SEE-nee Freshman (13): Alex Dickerson, Garrett Glover, Vince Gonzalez, Marshall Gorham, Wyatt Hoff, Matt Igel, Drew Leininger, Josh Lyon, Blake Monar, Ben Riggins, Brian Ritz, Matt Serfling, Cody Webber Indiana BASEball SPRING TRIP – MARCH 14-21 • 8 TRACY SMITH > head coach FourTH year as indiana head coach • 13th year as A COLLEGE head coach 394-326-1 CAREER RECORD • 77-106 RECORD AT IU Tracy Smith is in his fourth season as Indiana Following the season, juniors Means and Tyler Tufts baseball’s head coach. In his three years at the helm of were selected in the MLB First-Year Player Draft, with the Hoosiers, IU is 77-106. In 11 years as a head coach, Means going in the 11th round to the Reds and Tufts Smith has a career record of 394-326-1 (.547). in the 32nd to the Rangers. They became the 22nd and The 2008 season was a significant upward turn for the 23rd players to be drafted under Smith over the last Hoosiers, as Indiana made its first Big Ten Tournament eight seasons. Nine of those players were drafted in appearance since 2004 by rallying for a sixth-place finish the top 10 rounds, including one second-round pick, two in the regular season. IU then eliminated Ohio State, third-round picks, three fifth-round selections, and one Illinois and Penn State at the conference tournament each in the sixth, eighth and ninth rounds. before falling in the semifinals to Purdue. Smith has not shied away from recruiting top talent The Hoosiers went 11-4 over their final 15 conference to Bloomington, as six players that have signed on to games, including a series split with first-place Michigan join the Hoosiers in his tenure have been drafted by the and three wins over third-place Purdue. IU was the only majors out of high school. Four current Hoosiers - Kipp Big Ten team to defeat the Wolverines more than once Schutz (26th round, Baltimore), Kyle Leiendecker (25th, during the 2008 season and the only conference foe to Cleveland), Blake Monar (26th, New York Yankees) and knock off the Boilers three times. Alex Dickerson (48th, Washington) - were drafted by Indiana’s surge was capped off by a four-game MLB teams out of high school before electing to come sweep at Michigan State to eliminate the Spartans and to Bloomington. Northwestern from the playoff hunt. It marked IU’s first In 2007, Smith led one of the youngest teams in sweep of a Big Ten series since a four-game set against the country, with 19 freshmen and six sophomores, to the Wildcats in 1999. The Hoosiers finished 8-8 on the a 19-win season. The Hoosiers scored a 7-9 record at PERsONAL road in conference action, a 6 1/2 game improvement home in Big Ten play, including series splits with two > Date of birth...... February 14, 1966 over the 2007 squad. of the conference’s top three teams, Penn State and > Birthplace...... Kentland, Ind. Indiana had a stellar season individually in 2008 as Minnesota. IU finished the year by taking back-to-back well. Josh Phegley became one of the most lauded contests from the Golden Gophers, who earned an at- > Wife...... Jaime players in school history, as he was a unanimous First large bid to the NCAA Tournament. > Children...... Casey, Ty and Jack Team All-Big Ten selection and garnered second team Smith posted a 22-34 record in his first season in > COLLEGE...... Miami University All-America honors. Phegley finished second in the Bloomington. After a slow start, Indiana came on strong ...... 1989, B.S. Education country with his .438 average, 19th with his 98 hits and toward the end of the season in 2006. IU won 11 of its ...... 1992, M.S. Sport Administration 15th with his 80 RBI. final 18 non-conference games and garnered its best Phegley was one of three Hoosiers to earn first conference record in three seasons. Coaching experience team All-Big Ten honors during the 2008 campaign. Smith has not shied away from facing top competition > Miami university-middletown Sophomore hurler Matt Bashore struck out 86 batters as a head coach. In the 2007 and 2008 seasons, 1990-92...... Head Coach and had a 7-3 record to go along with his 3.59 ERA. the Hoosiers scheduled 28 games against 10 NCAA > MIAMI university Andrew Means earned his second straight All-Big Ten Tournament teams. During non-league play in 2004 and 1993-94...... Assistant Coach mention, being anointed to the first team with a .357 2005, Smith’s final two years at Miami, the RedHawks 1997-05...... Head Coach average and 33 stolen bases. Additionally, first baseman played a total of eight NCAA Tournament teams, > INDIANA UNIVERSITY Jerrud Sabourin earned Freshman All-America honors including taking two of three games from nationally 1995-96...... Assistant Coach after hitting .383 with five homers and 53 RBI. ranked Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala., in 2005. 2006-...... Head Coach
playing experience YEAr-by-year record
> MIAMI UNIVERSITY OVERALL CONFERENCE 1985-88...... Infielder/Pitcher Year W L T Pct. W L T Pct. Finish
> GENEVA CUBS 1988...... Pitcher/Shortstop 1997 27 28 0 .491 17 13 0 .567 4th > PEORIA CHIEFS 1998 33 26 0 .559 17 13 0 .567 3rd East 1989...... Infielder 1999 34 27 0 .557 20 12 0 .625 2nd East > WINSTON-SALEM SPIRIT 2000 40 23 0 .635 16 12 0 .571 3rd East 1989...... Infielder 2001 35 25 0 .583 16 12 0 .571 4th East 2002 31 28 0 .525 16 12 0 .571 3rd East 2003 36 24 1 .598 19 9 0 .679 2nd East 2004 36 21 0 .632 14 8 0 .636 1st East 2005 45 18 0 .714 17 4 0 .810 1st East 2006 22 34 0 .393 11 21 0 .344 10th 2007 19 35 0 .352 8 23 0 .258 10th 2008 31 30 0 .508 15 17 0 .469 6th 2009 5 7 0 .417 0 0 0 .000 Totals 394 326 1 .547 186 156 0 .544 Indiana BASEball SPRING TRIP – MARCH 14-21 • 9 HEAD COACH TRACY SMITH
Smith was no stranger to Bloomington as he spent and advanced to the NCAA Tournament, their second honors, including 2000 & 2001 Verizon Academic All- two seasons (1995-96) as pitching coach at IU. In trip to the postseason under Smith’s tutelage, where Americans Tom Yost and Luke Reinhart. Smith’s final season, the Hoosiers boasted the lowest it set an NCAA Regional record with 35 runs in a 35-8 The 2000 Ohio College Coach of the Year, ERA in the Big Ten, won the Big Ten Tournament and victory over Quinnipiac. Smith directed that season’s squad to its first advanced to the 1996 NCAA Midwest Regional, In 2005, the RedHawks ranked among the nation’s MAC Tournament Championship since 1983. The where they picked up their first-ever win in an NCAA top 20 in ERA (16th, 3.33), triples per game (19th, 0.38) RedHawks also went on to the NCAA Tournament Tournament game. All four of Indiana’s primary and stolen bases per game (16th, 2.08). In addition, for the first time since 1983, playing in the Arizona starters saw significant drops in their ERA from 1995 two-sport athlete and current Carolina Panther Ryne State Regional, where they notched a victory over to 1996, and three of the four saw their ERAs drop Robinson ranked among the top 20 in the nation in Creighton. more than two runs. Three of Smith’s pitchers were triples and stolen bases. Miami finished the season A four-year letterwinner from 1985 through 1988, chosen in the Major League Draft in 1996. with a 16-6 mark on the road, the fifth-best record Smith was a shortstop, third baseman and pitcher for Prior to returning to Bloomington, Smith completely away from home in the NCAA. the RedHawks. In 1988, Smith captained the team to changed the fortunes of Miami University after Smith also played an instrumental part in Miami’s a 37-22 mark, the sixth-highest single-season win inheriting a 12-40 ballclub. The RedHawks reached facility fundraising effort. In 2002, the RedHawks total in Miami baseball history. the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Tournament opened a new chapter in their tradition-rich history After graduation, Smith spent three seasons as nine times, including six championship game with the debut of Stanley G. McKie Field at Joseph P. a minor league pitcher and infielder in the Chicago appearances and the 2000 and 2005 titles. Hayden Jr. Park. McKie Field boasts a fully operational Cubs’ organization from 1988-1990. Smith amassed a 317-220-1 (.590) record with press box, a 12-seat luxury suite, two heated dugouts Smith began his coaching career in 1990 as head Miami and a MAC regular-season mark of 152-95 with bathrooms, the Smokey Alston luxury room, two coach at the Miami University-Middletown campus. (.615). He led the RedHawks to eight straight 30-win separate bullpens from the field, year-round lights and In the fall of 1992, Smith participated in the Major seasons, marking only the second time the program an indoor hitting facility in left-field foul territory. League Scouting Bureau’s Professional Scout School had accomplished that feat, and he finished his After capturing the program’s first outright regular- as a representative of the Chicago Cubs. career in Oxford ranked third on the school’s all-time season title in 22 years, Miami notched a program- Smith, a native of Kentland, Ind., earned his wins list. record eight players on the 2005 all-conference bachelor’s degree in education from Miami in 1989 Smith led the RedHawks to a 45-18 (.714) mark in teams, breaking the record six RedHawks that were and completed a master’s degree in sport organization 2005, his second 40-win season (40 wins in 2000), honored in 2003. Smith added 2005 MAC Coach of from Miami in 1992. and matched the school record for victories in a the Year honors to his impressive resume. During Tracy and his wife, Jaime, reside in Bloomington season. Miami’s .714 mark was the 12th-best winning Smith’s era, Miami players picked up 16 All-MAC first with their three sons, Casey, Ty and Jack. percentage in the nation. The RedHawks captured the team honors and five All-America nods. In addition, MAC regular season and tournament championships 19 student-athletes secured Academic All-MAC
TRACY SMITH VS. ALL OPPONENTS Akron...... 12-10 Florida Atlantic...... 1-1 Memphis...... 0-1 Rollins...... 3-1 Alabama...... 2-4 Florida International...... 0-1 Miami (Fla.)...... 0-3 Rutgers...... 1-0 Arizona...... 1-2 Florida State...... 0-3 Miami (Ohio)...... 2-2 South Florida...... 1-0 Arizona State...... 0-1 Fresno State...... 2-2 Michigan State...... 6-6 Southern Miss...... 0-1 Arkansas...... 0-3 Furman...... 4-2 Minnesota...... 4-8 Spalding...... 1-0 Army...... 1-0 Georgetown...... 1-0 Monmouth...... 1-1 St. Francis...... 1-0 Austin Peay...... 3-0 Georgia Southern...... 1-1 Morehead State...... 1-0 Taylor...... 1-0 Ball State...... 12-19 Georgia State...... 4-2 Muskingum College...... 1-0 Texas...... 0-2 Birmingham Southern...... 3-0 Gonzaga...... 0-1 New Mexico...... 1-0 Texas State...... 0-1 Bowling Green...... 15-11 Hanover...... 1-0 New Mexico State...... 2-0 Thomas More...... 3-0 Bradley...... 0-1 Hartford...... 4-0 North Florida...... 1-1 Toledo...... 9-5 Bucknell...... 1-2 Illinois...... 6-10 Northern Illinois...... 12-3 Troy...... 0-1 Buffalo...... 17-0 Illinois State...... 1-1 Northern Iowa...... 3-0 UNC-Wilmington...... 1-0 Butler...... 6-3 Illinois-Chicago...... 0-1 Northern Kentucky...... 3-0 Utah...... 0-1 Central Florida...... 0-1 Indiana...... 4-4 Northwestern...... 6-8 Valparaiso...... 2-0 Central Michigan...... 8-6 Indiana State...... 4-3 Notre Dame...... 0-1 Vermont...... 2-0 Charlotte...... 0-3 Indiana Tech...... 1-0 Ohio...... 22-18 Villanova...... 0-1 Cincinnati...... 10-6 Iona...... 3-0 Ohio Dominican...... 1-0 Virginia Tech...... 1-1 Cleveland State...... 1-0 Iowa...... 3-9 Ohio State...... 2-10 Wagner...... 0-1 Columbia...... 0-1 IPFW...... 6-1 Ohio Wesleyan...... 1-0 Western Carolina...... 1-5 Creighton...... 1-0 Kent State...... 21-18 Oklahoma State...... 0-3 Western Michigan...... 10-9 Dayton...... 10-5 Kentucky...... 3-4 Otterbein...... 1-0 West Virginia...... 0-1 Detroit...... 5-3 LaSalle...... 1-0 Pace...... 1-1 Wichita State...... 0-3 East Carolina...... 0-1 Le Moyne...... 1-0 Penn State...... 7-10 Wisconsin-Milwaukee...... 1-1 Eastern Illinois...... 1-1 Lehigh...... 0-1 Pennsylvania...... 1-1 Wright State...... 9-4 Eastern Kentucky...... 1-1 Louisiana Lafayette...... 0-1 Portland...... 2-0 Xavier...... 14-3-1 Eastern Michigan...... 8-8 Louisville...... 4-6 Purdue...... 7-15 Yale...... 0-2 Evansville...... 2-3 LSU...... 1-2 Quinnipiac...... 1-0 Youngstown State...... 1-0 Fairfield...... 2-0 Manhattan...... 0-1 Radford...... 1-0 Fairleigh Dickinson...... 1-0 Marist...... 1-2 Rhode Island...... 3-2 2009 Opponents in Bold Italic Florida...... 1-2 Marshall...... 20-9 Rice...... 0-2 Florida A&M...... 3-0 Massachusetts...... 1-1 Rio Grande...... 1-0 Indiana BASEball SPRING TRIP – MARCH 14-21 • 10 HITTER SEASON BIOS AND CAREER HIGHS
#1 TYLER ROGERS #3 JAKE DUNNING #4 BRIAN RITZ #5 WES WILSON Went 2-for-3 and scored three times Had his first hit in an IU uniform with Made his Hoosier debut against In- Went 1-for-1 in his 2009 debut against Georgetown (2/21) … hit a two- a two-run single against Georgetown diana State (3/3). against Georgetown (2/21) … pinch-hit run double against Cleveland State (3/1) (2/21) … had a double and scored twice in the ninth against Georgia Southern … went 1-for-2, walked twice and scored against USF (2/22) … had an RBI dou- (3/6), and was hit by a pitch to put the two runs against Eastern Michigan (3/4) ble against Indiana State (3/3) … went tying run on base. … hit an RBI double and drew two walks 2-for-3 against East Carolina (3/7) … hit against Georgia Southern (3/6) … went his first IU home run – a grand slam – 3-for-4 with two runs against Kentucky against Morehead State (3/10). (3/11).
SEASON HIGHS SEASON HIGHS SEASON HIGHS SEASON HIGHS H...... 3 Kentucky, 3/11/09 H... 2 2x, Last: Morehead, 3/10/09 H...... 0 H...... 1 Georgetown, 2/21/09 AB...4 3x, Last: Kentucky, 3/11/09 AB...... 5 Georgetown, 2/21/09 AB...... 1 vs. Indiana State, 3/3/09 AB...1 4x, Last: Kentucky, 3/11/09 R...... 3 Georgetown, 2/21/09 R... 2 2x, Last: Morehead, 3/10/09 R...... 0 R...... 0 RBI...... 2 Cleveland State, 3/1/09 HR...... 1 Morehead, 3/10/09 RBI...... 0 RBI...... 0 SB...... 0 RBI...... 4 Morehead, 3/10/09 SB...... 0 SB...... 0
CAREER HIGHS CAREER HIGHS CAREER HIGHS CAREER HIGHS H...... 4 2x, Last: NU, 5/11/08 H... 2 2x, Last: Morehead, 3/10/09 H...... 0 H...... 2 Miami, 4/9/08 AB...... 5 4x, Last: MSU, 5/17/08 AB...... 5 Georgetown, 2/21/09 AB...... 1 vs. Indiana State, 3/3/09 AB...... 3 Miami, 4/9/08 R...... 3 3x, Last: G’Town, 2/21/09 R... 2 2x, Last: Morehead, 3/10/09 R...... 0 R...... 1 2x, Last: Miami, 4/9/08 RBI...... 3 3x, Last: UL, 5/6/08 HR...... 1 Morehead, 3/10/09 RBI...... 0 RBI...... 0 SB...... 2 Toledo, 5/5/07 RBI...... 4 Morehead, 3/10/09 SB...... 0 SB...... 0
#7 EVAN CRAWFORD #10 BRIAN LAMBERT #11 MICHAEL EARLEY #12 ALEX DICKERSON Scored a pair of runs and stole a base Played at second base for the first Went 1-for-3 in the opener against Had his first career hit and scored against West Virginia (2/20) … went time in his career against West Virginia West Virginia (2/20) … pinch-hit against twice against Georgetown (2/21) … went 2-for-5 with two runs against George- (2/20) … started in center against USF Eastern Michigan (3/4) and appeared at 3-for-5 with four RBI and his first career town (2/21) … had two hits, scored two (2/22). third base for the first time in an IU unir- homer against USF (2/22) … had two runs and stole a base against Cleveland form … had a single in his only at-bat hits and scored a run against Ball State State (3/1) … walked twice, stole a base against Morehead State (3/10). … went 3-for-5 with a three-run homer and scored two runs against Eastern against Cleveland State (3/1) … had two Michigan (3/4) … had a pair of doubles more hits against Indiana State (3/3) against Georgia Southern (3/6) … had … went 2-for-5 with a bases-clearing two hits and scored two runs against double against Georgia Southern (3/6) … Le Moyne (3/8) … hit a solo home run hit his third homer of the season against against Morehead State (3/10) … had ECU (3/7) … went 2-for-5 with a solo two hits and scored two runs at Kentucky homer against Morehead State (3/10). (3/11).
SEASON HIGHS SEASON HIGHS SEASON HIGHS SEASON HIGHS H...... 2 5x, Last: Kentucky, 3/11/09 H...... 0 H... 1 2x, Last: Morehead: 3/10/09 H...... 3 2x, Last: CSU, 3/1/09 AB.. 5 4x, Last: Morehead, 3/10/09 AB...... 2 USF, 2/22/09 AB...... 3 West Virginia, 2/20/09 AB...5 6x, Last: Kentucky, 3/11/09 R...... 2 5x, Last: Kentucky, 3/11/09 R...... 0 R...... N/A HR.. 1 4x, Last: Morehead, 3/10/09 RBI... 1 5x, Last: Morehead, 3/10/09 RBI...... 0 RBI...... N/A RBI...... 4 USF, 2/22/09 SB... 1 6x, Last: Le Moyne, 3/8/09 SB...... 0 SB...... N/A R...... 2 Georgetown, 2/21/09
CAREER HIGHS CAREER HIGHS CAREER HIGHS CAREER HIGHS H...... 4 3x, Last: NMSU, 3/11/08 H...... 3 Ohio State, 4/20/07 H...... 3 3x, Last: PSU, 4/20/08 H...... 3 2x, Last: CSU, 3/1/09 AB...... 6 3x, Last: FSU, 3/12/08 AB...... 5 Ohio State, 4/22/07 AB...... 5 2x, Last: ILL, 4/5/08 AB...... 5 4x, Last: GSU, 3/4/09 R...... 4 Iowa, 4/11/08 R...... 2 Purdue, 4/14/07 R...... 3 2x, Last: NU, 5/11/08 HR...... 1 3x, Last: ECU, 3/1/09 RBI...... 3 4x, Last: MSU, 5/17/08 RBI...... 1 4x, Last: PSU, 4/28/07 RBI...... 3 Iowa, 4/12/08 RBI...... 4 USF, 2/22/09 SB...... 3 North Florida, 3/14/07 SB...... 1 7x, Last: PSU, 4/28/07 SB...... 1 4x, Last: NU, 5/11/08 R...... 2 Georgetown, 2/21/09 Indiana BASEball SPRING TRIP – MARCH 14-21 • 11 HITTER SEASON BIOS AND CAREER HIGHS
#15 CHRIS HERVEY #16 JOSH PHEGLEY #18 CODY WEBBER #21 JOSH LYON Went 2-for-4 against Georgetown Went 4-for-5 in the season opener Made his Hoosier debut against Had his first career hit against West (2/21) … scored a pair of runs and drove with West Virginia (2/20) … went 2-for- West Virginia (2/20) … had a pinch-hit, Virginia (2/20), stroking an RBI double to in one against USF (2/22) … drew a walk 3 with a pair of runs against USF (2/22) RBI single against Georgetown (2/21) the opposite field … went 3-for-4 in his and was hit by two pitches to score two … walked four times against Ball State … had a pair of hits in four at-bats and first career start, against Eastern Michi- runs against Georgia Southern (3/6) … (2/27) … had two hits and drove in two scored two runs against Cleveland State gan (3/4). went 2-for-4 with an RBI single at Ken- runs against Cleveland State (3/1) … hit a (3/1) … hit an RBI single against Eastern tucky (3/11). three-run homer against Le Moyne (3/8) Michigan (3/4) … went 3-for-4 with two … had his fourth career five-hit game, in- runs against East Carolina (3/7) … went cluding three homers, against Morehead 2-for-4 with his first career home against State (3/10) … became the fourth player Morehead State (3/10). in school history with three or more long- balls in a game, and drove in six runs as well … went 3-for-5 with a run and an RBI at Kentucky (3/11)
SEASON HIGHS SEASON HIGHS SEASON HIGHS SEASON HIGHS H...... 2 2x, Last: Kentucky, 3/11/09 H...... 5 Morehead, 3/10/09 H...... 3 East Carolina, 3/7/09 H...... 3 Eastern Michigan, 3/4/09 AB...... 5 Ball State, 2/27/09 AB...5 3x, Last: Kentucky, 3/11/09 AB...... 5 USF, 2/22/09 AB....4 Eastern Michigan, 3/4/09 R...... 2 2x, Last: GSU, 3/6/09 HR...... 3 Morehead, 3/10/09 R... 2 3x, Last: Morehead, 3/10/09 R...... 0 RBI..1 5x, Last: Kentucky, 3/11/09 RBI...... 6 Morehead, 3/10/09 HR...... 1 Morehead, 3/10/09 RBI...... 1 2x, Last: EMU, 3/4/09 SB...... 0 R...... 4 Morehead, 3/10/09 RBI... 1 3x, Last: Morehead, 3/10/09 SB...... 0
CAREER HIGHS CAREER HIGHS CAREER HIGHS CAREER HIGHS H...... 5 Ohio State, 5/22/08 H... 5 4x, Last: Morehead, 3/10/09 H...... 3 East Carolina, 3/7/09 H...... 3 Eastern Michigan, 3/4/09 AB...... 6 Northwestern, 5/11/08 AB...... 8 North Florida, 3/13/07 AB...... 5 USF, 2/22/09 AB....4 Eastern Michigan, 3/4/09 R...... 4 Illinois, 5/23/08 HR...... 3 Morehead, 3/10/09 R... 2 3x, Last: Morehead, 3/10/09 R...... 0 RBI...... 4 Michigan State, 5/15/08 RBI... 6 2x, Last: Morehead, 3/10/09 HR...... 1 Morehead, 3/10/09 RBI...... 1 2x, Last: EMU, 3/4/09 SB...... 2 IPFW, 3/23/08 R... 4 4x, Last: Morehead, 3/10/09 RBI... 1 3x, Last: Morehead, 3/10/09 SB...... 0
#23 KIPP SCHUTZ #24 ETHAN WILSON #25 STERLING MACK #26 VINCE GONZALEZ Made his season debut against Indi- Went 1-for-3 with three RBI against Pinch hit in the season opener Made his first Hoosier appearance ana State (3/3) and had an RBI single … Georgetown (2/21) … had an RBI single against West Virginia (2/20) … scored as a pinch-hitter against Cleveland State had two hits in five at-bats against EMU against Ball State (2/27) … went 2-for-3 after pinch running against Cleveland (3/1) … made his first start in an IU uni- (3/4) … went 2-for-3 with an RBI against with a run against Cleveland State (3/1). State (3/1) … singled in his only at-bat form against Le Moyne (3/8), scoring a Georgia Southern (3/6) … went 2-for-3 against Morehead State (3/10). run. with his first homer of the year against Morehead State (3/10).
SEASON HIGHS SEASON HIGHS SEASON HIGHS SEASON HIGHS H... 2 3x, Last: Morehead, 3/10/09 H...... 2 Cleveland State, 3/1/09 H...... 1 Morehead, 3/10/09 H...... 0 AB... 5 2x, Last: Le Moyne, 3/8/09 AB...... 3 3x, Last: CSU, 3/1/09 AB.. 1 3x, Last: Morehead, 3/10/09 AB...... 4 Le Moyne, 3/8/09 R...... 2 Morehead, 3/10/09 R...... 1 2x, Last: CSU, 3/1/09 R...... 1 Cleveland State, 3/1/09 R...... 1 Le Moyne, 3/8/09 HR...... 1 Morehead, 3/10/09 RBI...... 3 Georgetown, 2/21/09 RBI...... 0 RBI...... 0 RBI...... 2 Morehead, 3/10/09 SB...... 0 SB...... 0 SB...... 0
CAREER HIGHS CAREER HIGHS CAREER HIGHS CAREER HIGHS H...... 4 Xavier, 3/26/08 H...... 2 7x, Last: CSU, 3/1/09 H...... 2 2x, Last: Illinois, 5/12/07 H...... 0 AB...... 6 Illinois, 4/7/08 AB...... 6 Northwestern, 5/11/08 AB.. 4 4x, Last: N’western, 4/9/07 AB...... 4 Le Moyne, 3/8/09 R...... 2 9x, Last: NU, 5/11/08 R...... 2 2x, Last: NMSU, 3/11/08 R...... 3 Indiana State, 3/6/07 R...... 1 Le Moyne, 3/8/09 HR.. 1 7x, Last: Morehead, 3/10/09 RBI.....3 3x, Last: G’Town, 2/21/09 RBI...... 2 IPFW, 3/24/07 RBI...... 0 RBI...... 4 Purdue, 5/4/08 SB...... 0 SB...... 2 Florida A&M, 3/17/07 SB...... 0 Indiana BASEball SPRING TRIP – MARCH 14-21 • 12 HITTER/PITCHER SEASON BIOS AND CAREER HIGHS
#31 DYLAN SWIFT #35 JERRUD SABOURIN #39 T.C. KNIPP #3 JAKE DUNNING Appeared at second base against Delivered three hits and two runs Had a pair of hits in four at-bats Picked up his first career save with Cleveland State (3/1) … started at catch- against Georgetown (2/21) … had three against USF (2/22) … drove in a run each an inning and a third of strong relief er against Le Moyne (3/8) and scored a more hits against USF (2/22) … had two against Ball State (2/27) and Cleveland against USF (2/22) … pitched a scoreless run on two walks. hits each against Ball State (2/27) and State (3/1) … delivered a pinch-hit single inning against Cleveland State (3/1). Cleveland State (3/1) … went 2-for-5 against Eastern Michigan (3/4) … had a with a run and an RBI against Eastern pinch-hit single and scored a run against Michigan (3/4) … had two hits each Morehead State (3/10). against Georgia Southern (3/6) and East Carolina (3/7) …matched a career high with four hits against Le Moyne (3/8) … went 3-for-4 with three runs and his first homer of the year against Morehead State (3/10) … had a 3-for-5 day against Kentucky (3/11).
SEASON HIGHS SEASON HIGHS SEASON HIGHS SEASON HIGHS H...... 0 H...... 4 Le Moyne, 3/8/09 H...... 2 USF, 2/22/09 AB...... 2 Le Moyne, 3/8/09 AB...5 5x, Last: Kentucky, 3/11/09 AB...... 4 USF, 2/22/09 IP...... 1.1 USF, 2/22/09 R...... 1 Le Moyne, 3/8/09 R...... 3 Morehead, 3/10/09 R... 1 3x, Last: Morehead, 3/10/09 K...... 1 Cleveland State, 3/1/09 RBI...... 0 HR...... 1 Morehead, 3/10/09 RBI...... 1 3x, Last: CSU, 3/1/09 SB...... 0 RBI...... 2 Morehead, 3/10/09 SB...... 0
CAREER HIGHS CAREER HIGHS CAREER HIGHS CAREER HIGHS H...... 2 Butler, 5/13/08 H...... 4 2x, Last: Le Moyne, 3/8/09 H...... 2 USF, 2/22/09 AB...... 4 UL, 5/6/08 AB.. 5 22x, Last: Kentucky, 3/11/09 AB...... 4 2x, Last: USF, 2/22/09 IP...... 1.1 USF, 2/22/09 R...... 2 2x, Last: Butler, 5/13/08 R... 3 2x, Last: Morehead, 3/10/09 R... 1 4x, Last: Morehead, 3/10/09 K...... 1 Cleveland State, 3/1/09 RBI...... 1 2x, Last: Butler, 5/13/08 HR.. 1 5x, Last: Morehead, 3/10/09 RBI...... 1 5x, Last: CSU, 3/1/09 SB...... 0 RBI...... 4 2x, Last: Purdue, 5/4/08 SB...... 0
#8 KYLE LEIENDECKER #14 JOE VICINI #17 BLAKE MONAR #19 MATT BASHORE Pitched an inning of relief and struck Allowed two hits in an inning and a Went five innings in his Hoosier de- Made his season debut against West out two against West Virginia (2/20) … third against USF (2/22) … allowed one but, picking up the win and striking out Virginia (2/20) … went six innings and threw a scoreless inning against More- hit and struck out two in 1 1/3 against six in five innings against USF (2/22) … struck out six against Ball State (2/27) head State (3/11). EMU (3/4). pitched a 1-2-3 inning against Cleveland … struck out five in four innings against State (3/1) … started against Le Moyne Georgia Southern (3/6) … struck out six (3/8) and struck out six in seven innings, in 5 1/3 innings at Kentucky (3/11), giving allowing just four hits and three walks. up just four hits and two walks.
SEASON HIGHS SEASON HIGHS SEASON HIGHS SEASON HIGHS IP...... 1 Morehead, 3/10/09 IP...... 1.1 2x, Last: EMU, 3/4/09 IP...... 7.0 Le Moyne, 3/8/09 IP...... 6.0 Ball State, 2/27/09 K...... 2 West Virginia, 2/20/09 K...... 2 EMU, 3/4/09 K...... 6 2x, Last: Le Moyne, 3/8/09 K...... 6 2x, Last: Kentucky, 3/11/09
CAREER HIGHS CAREER HIGHS CAREER HIGHS CAREER HIGHS IP...... 5.2 Fresno State, 3/12/08 IP...... 6.1 Northwestern, 4/10/06 IP...... 7.0 Le Moyne, 3/8/09 IP...... 8.1 at Florida A&M, 3/17/07 K...... 5 Penn State, 4/19/08 K...... 6 Hartford, 3/25/06 K...... 6 2x, Last: Le Moyne, 3/8/09 K...... 12 Portland, 3/14/08 Indiana BASEball SPRING TRIP – MARCH 14-21 • 13 PITCHER SEASON BIOS AND CAREER HIGHS
#22 ERIC ARNETT #28 MARSHALL GORHAM #29 WYATT HOFF #30 MATT CARR Allowed just four hits and two walks Was strong in his IU debut, allow- Threw four innings of strong relief Threw an inning and a third of score- while striking out a career-high eight ing one hit and striking out one in 1 2/3 before being struck in the face by a line less relief against USF (2/22)… went against Georgetown (2/21) … allowed against Indiana State (3/3) … pitched a drive against West Virginia (2/20) … al- 2.1 innings against Ball State (2/27) … just three hits and struck out nine in scoreless inning against Morehead State lowed three hits and three walks, striking pitched a season-high 3 1/3 against seven innings against Cleveland State (3/10). out two … went an inning and two-thirds Eastern Michigan (3/4) … struck out six (3/1) … pitched a complete game against against Le Moyne (3/8). batters in 2 2/3 innings against Kentucky ECU (3/7) again notching a career high in (3/11). strikeouts with 10.
SEASON HIGHS SEASON HIGHS SEASON HIGHS SEASON HIGHS IP...... 9.0 ECU, 3/7/09 IP...... 1.2 ISU, 3/3/09 IP...... 4.0 West Virginia, 2/20/09 IP:.. 3.1 Eastern Michigan, 3/4/09 K...... 10 ECU, 3/7/09 K...... 1 ISU, 3/3/09 K...... 2 West Virginia, 2/20/09 K...... 6 Kentucky, 3/11/09
CAREER HIGHS CAREER HIGHS CAREER HIGHS CAREER HIGHS IP...... 9.0 ECU, 3/7/09 IP...... 1.2 ISU, 3/3/09 IP...... 4.0 West Virginia, 2/20/09 IP:...... 7.2 Ohio State, 5/22/08 K...... 10 ECU, 3/7/09 K...... 1 ISU, 3/3/09 K...... 2 West Virginia, 2/20/09 K...... 6 Kentucky, 3/11/09
#33 DREW LEININGER #34 CHRIS SQUIRES #36 MATT IGEL #40 JOEY O’GARA Pitched a 1-2-3 inning in his IU debut Threw an inning in the season opener Made his Hoosier debut at Indiana Allowed one hit and struck out two against Georgetown (2/21) … made his against West Virginia (2/20) … pitched a State (3/3), going 1 1/3 … struck out one in two innings of work against George- first career start at Indiana State (3/3) strong 2 1/3 innings at Indiana State (3/3) in a scoreless inning against Morehead town (2/21) … went 4 1/3 innings in relief … retired both batters he faced against State (3/10). against Eastern Michigan (3/3) … pitched Georgia Southern (3/6) … was impres- strong in relief against Georgia Southern sive in a start against Morehead State (3/6) to keep the Hoosiers in the game by (3/10), allowing just five hits and two allowing just two runs in 3 1/3 innings. walks in six innings.
SEASON HIGHS SEASON HIGHS SEASON HIGHS SEASON HIGHS IP...... 2.2 Indiana State, 3/3/09 IP... 6.0 Morehead State, 3/10/09 IP...... 1.1 Indiana State, 3/3/09 IP...4.1 Eastern Michigan, 3/4/09 K...... 1 Indiana State, 3/3/09 K...... 2 Morehead State, 3/10/09 K... 1 2x, Last: Morehead, 3/10/09 K...... 2 Georgetown, 2/21/09
CAREER HIGHS CAREER HIGHS CAREER HIGHS CAREER HIGHS IP...... 2.2 Indiana State, 3/3/09 IP... 6.0 Morehead State, 3/10/09 IP...... 1.1 Indiana State, 3/3/09 IP...... 6.1 2x, Last: NU, 5/11/08 K...... 1 Indiana State, 3/3/09 K...... 4 Ball State, 4/16/08 K... 1 2x, Last: Morehead, 3/10/09 K...... 3 2x, Last: MINN, 3/28/08 Indiana BASEball SPRING TRIP – MARCH 14-21 • 14 2009 Indiana Baseball Overall Statistics for Indiana (as of Mar 12, 2009) 2009(All SEgamesASO SortedN byST BattingATISTICS avg)
Record: 5-7 Home: 1-1 Away: 0-3 Neutral: 4-3 Big Ten: 0-0
Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 35 Sabourin, Jerrud . 5 3 8 12-12 52 10 28 1 0 1 7 32 . 6 1 54252 . 5 7 6 1 0 0-3 100 5 1 . 9 9 1 16 Phegley, Josh . 4 1 3 12-12 46 11 19 2 0 4 16 33 . 7 1 7 9 3 9 0 . 5 2 5 1 0 0-0 79 12 1 . 9 8 9 1 Rogers, Tyler . 3 7 1 11-11 35 9 13 5 0 0 4 18 . 5 1 4 10 1 10 1 . 5 1 1 1 0 0-1 25 29 5 . 9 1 5 12 Dickerson, Alex . 3 6 4 12-12 55 10 20 4 0 4 15 36 . 6 5 5 1 1 11 2 . 3 8 6 0 0 0-1 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 7 Crawford, Evan . 3 1 9 12-11 47 16 15 5 0 2 6 26 . 5 5 3 3 4 12 0 . 3 9 3 2 1 6-6 24 0 1 . 9 6 0 18 Webber, Cody . 3 1 4 11-9 35 8 11 2 0 1 3 16 . 4 5 7 5 0 7 2 . 4 0 0 0 0 0-0 8 18 3 . 8 9 7 23 Schutz, Kipp . 2 9 6 7-7 2738201513 . 4 8 14060 . 3 6 4 2 0 0-0 7001.000 15 Hervey, Chris . 2 6 7 10-9 30 7 8 1 0 0 5 9 . 3 0 0 5 2 4 2 . 4 0 5 0 1 0-0 13 0 2 . 8 6 7 39 Knipp, T.C. . 2 5 0 8-4 203510036 . 3 0 00110 . 2 8 6 0 0 0-0 2001.000 3 Dunning, Jake . 2 2 2 11-10 36 5 8 2 0 1 9 13 . 3 6 1 4 0 8 2 . 3 0 0 0 1 0-0 23 40 7 . 9 0 0 ------24 Wilson, Ethan . 4 0 0 5-4 10 2 4 1 0 0 4 5 . 5 0 0 1 0 2 0 . 4 1 7 1 2 0-0 4 6 1 . 9 0 9 25 Mack, Sterling . 3 3 3 6-0 31100001 . 3 3 31010 . 5 0 0 0 0 0-0 4001.000 21 Lyon, Josh . 3 0 8 8-2 13 0 4 2 0 0 2 6 . 4 6 2 0 2 5 1 . 4 0 0 0 0 0-0 5 0 0 1.000 11 Earley, Michael . 2 8 6 5-2 70200002 . 2 8 60010 . 2 8 6 0 0 0-0 201 . 6 6 7 5 Wilson, Wes . 2 0 0 6-0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 . 2 0 0 0 1 3 1 . 3 3 3 0 0 0-0 3 0 0 1.000 26 Gonzalez, Vince . 0 0 0 5-1 61000000 . 0 0 01030 . 1 4 3 0 0 0-0 161 . 8 7 5 31 Swift, Dylan . 0 0 0 4-1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 . 3 3 3 0 0 0-0 10 0 0 1.000 10 Lambert, Brian . 0 0 0 5-1 40000000 . 0 0 00030 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 301 . 7 5 0 4 Ritz, Brian . 0 0 0 2-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 Totals . 3 3 6 12 437 87 147 28 0 14 79 217 . 4 9 7 50 17 92 14 . 4 1 8 8 5 6-11 313 138 29 . 9 4 0 Opponents . 2 9 0 12 427 79 124 24 1 7 71 171 . 4 0 0 45 18 94 10 . 3 7 9 4 5 12-16 318 121 16 . 9 6 5
LOB - Team (113), Opp (107). DPs turned - Team (12), Opp (16). CI - Team (0), Opp (1). IBB - Team (1), Phegley 1, Opp (2). Picked off - Hervey 1.
(All games Sorted by Earned run avg)
Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha 22 Arnett, Eric 2 . 0 5 2-1 3 3 1 0/0 0 22.0 17 8 5 8 27 4 0 2 . 2 1 30301 0 17 Monar, Blake 2 . 7 7 2-0 3 2 0 0/0 0 13.0 10 5 4 3 12 0 0 0 . 2 0 8 1 4 0 1 0 34 Squires, Chris 4 . 5 0 1-0 4 1 0 0/0 0 10.0 13 6524301 . 3 1 72100 0 40 O'Gara, Joey 5 . 5 9 0-1 4 0 0 0/0 0 9.2 15 9 6 1 4 6 0 0 . 3 2 6 0 1 0 0 1 30 Carr, Matt 5 . 5 9 0-1 4 0 0 0/0 0 9.2 13 9 6 7 11 1 0 2 . 3 2 50101 1 29 Hoff, Wyatt 6 . 3 5 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 5.2 7 4 4 3 3 0 0 1 . 3 1 8 1 0 0 0 1 19 Bashore, Matt 7 . 8 5 0-3 4 4 0 0/0 0 18.1 23 21 16 12 21 6 0 1 . 2 9 93500 1 ------28 Gorham, Marshal 0 . 0 0 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 2.2 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 . 3 6 40100 0 3 Dunning, Jake 0 . 0 0 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 1 2.1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 . 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14 Vicini, Joe 6 . 0 0 0-0 3 0 0 0/0 0 3.0 3 2 2 0 4 1 0 0 . 2 5 00000 0 36 Igel, Matt 11.57 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 2.1 4 3 3 3 2 1 0 0 . 3 6 4 0 1 0 0 0 33 Leininger, Drew 12.27 0-1 2 1 0 0/0 0 3.2 78521210 . 3 6 80000 1 8 Leiendecker, Kyle 18.00 0-0 3 1 0 0/0 0 2.0 5 4 4 4 3 0 0 0 . 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 5 . 1 8 5-7 12 12 1 0/0 1 104.1 124 79 60 45 94 24 1 7 . 2 9 0 7 18 0 4 5 Opponents 6 . 2 8 7-5 12 12 0 0/0 4 106.0 147 87 74 50 92 28 0 14 . 3 3 6 13 17 2 8 5
PB - Team (2), Phegley 2, Opp (2). Pickoffs - Team (1), Arnett 1, Opp (1). SBA/ATT - Phegley (10-13), Bashore (4-6), Monar (2-4), Carr (3-3), Swift (2-2), Arnett (2-2), Leininger (1-1).