2018 Indiana Hoosiers baseball team

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The 2018 Indiana Hoosiers baseball team is a college baseball team that represented Indiana University in the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Hoosiers are members of the Big Ten Conference (B1G) and played their home games at Bart Kaufman Field in Bloomington, Indiana. They were led by fourth-year head coach Chris Lemonis.

ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record40–19 (14–9 Big Ten)
Headcoach
PitchingcoachKyle Bunn (4th season)
Quick facts Indiana Hoosiers baseball, Austin Regional, L 2–3 vs. Texas ...
2018 Indiana Hoosiers baseball
Austin Regional, L 2–3 vs. Texas
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record40–19 (14–9 Big Ten)
Head coach
Pitching coachKyle Bunn (4th season)
Captains
  • Ryan Fineman
  • Pauly Milto
Home stadiumBart Kaufman Field
(Capacity: 2,500)
Seasons
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2018 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 15 Minnesota  ‍†‍‡‍ 18–4 .81844–13 .772
No. 27 Purdue  ‍‍‍ 17–6 .73938–21 .644
Michigan  ‍‍‍ 15–8 .65233–21 .611
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 15–9 .62533–20 .623
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 14–9 .60940–19 .678
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 13–9 .59133–20 .623
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 14–10 .58336–24 .600
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 11–12 .47820–32 .385
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 9–14 .39124–30 .444
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 8–14 .36424–28 .462
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 7–16 .30425–25 .500
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 6–18 .25017–32 .347
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 3–21 .12515–34 .306
‡ – Tournament champion
As of June 24, 2023[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
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Following the conclusion of the regular season, the Hoosiers were selected to play in the 2018 NCAA tournament, beginning in the Austin Regional.[2] The Hoosiers would eventually lose in the final round of the Austin Regional to Texas by a score of 2–3.[3]

Previous season

The Hoosiers finished the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball season 34–24–2 overall (14–9–1 conference) and sixth place in conference standings. The Hoosiers were selected to play in the 2017 NCAA tournament, beginning in the Lexington Regional.[4] The Hoosiers would eventually lose in the second round of the Lexington Regional to Kentucky by a score of 9–14.[5]

MLB draft

The following Hoosiers on the 2017 roster were selected in the 2017 Major League Baseball draft:

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List of Drafted Players
Name2017 ClassPos.TeamRoundSigned/Returned
Craig DedelowSeniorOFChicago White Sox9thSigned*[6]
Luke MillerSophomoreINFMinnesota Twins31stSigned[7]
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* indicates draftee had no more college eligibility

Preseason

On July 13, 2017, head coach Lemonis added former East Tennessee State Buccaneers assistant coach Zach Lucas to the same position for the Hoosiers.[8] On December 12, 2017, Lemonis named junior catcher Ryan Fineman and junior right-handed pitcher Pauly Milto to Captain status for the 2018 year.[9]

On December 19, 2017, Indiana University Athletics announced plans to install an LED video scoreboard, beyond the outfield wall. The size of the new scoreboard is estimated to be 26.8 feet (8.16 m) high by 48.7 (14.84 m) feet wide. Installation of the new scoreboard was completed prior to the start of the season.[10]

Season projections

Coming off of an NCAA Regional appearance in 2017, the 2018 Hoosiers were projected to finish first in conference play by B1G coaches and projected to receive the conference's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[11] The Hoosiers were ranked in four of the six major preseason polls and rankings, while receiving votes for ranking in the two others. The Hoosiers were ranked #17 by Perfect Game,[12] #24 in the NCBWA Poll,[13] #23 by D1 Baseball[14] and #20 by Baseball America.[15]

Roster

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2018 Indiana Hoosiers baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameB/THeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHome town
1 INF Jeremy Houston R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Mount Carmel Chicago, Illinois
2 INF Cole Barr R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Fr Yorktown High School Yorktown, Indiana
4 INF Cade Bunnell L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Jr Stoughton High School Stoughton, Wisconsin
6 RHP Kade Kryzsko R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Kentwood Kent, Washington
7 INF Matt Gorski R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Hamilton Southeastern Fishers, Indiana
8 INF Luke Miller R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Jr Cowen Muncie, Indiana
9 LHP Tim Herrin L/L 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Jr South Vigo Terre Haute, Indiana
10 INF Justin Walker S/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Lafayette Jefferson Lafayette, Indiana
12 LHP B.J. Sabol L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Lake Country Lutheran Hartland, Wisconsin
13 RHP Cal Krueger R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Jasper Jasper, Indiana
14 INF Matt Lloyd L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Foothills Composite Okotoks, Alberta, Canada
15 RHP Pauly Milto R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Roncalli Greenwood, Indiana
16 RHP Austin Long R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Bedford North Lawrence Bedford, Indiana
17 OF Laren Eustace L/L 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Batavia Batavia, Illinois
19 LHP Tommy Sommer L/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Fr Carmel Carmel, Indiana
21 OF Elijah Dunham L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Fr FJ Ritz Evansville, Indiana
23 LHP Andrew Saalfrank L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Heritage Hoagland, Indiana
26 OF Chris Lowe R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Sr Poway Poway, California
27 RHP Connor Manous R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Fr Munster Munster, Indiana
28 INF Pat Loeffler L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Stevenson Vernon Hills, Illinois
29 C Ryan Fineman R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Agoura Westlake Village, California
30 INF Scotty Bradley L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 221 lb (100 kg) So Hopewell Valley Central Pennington, New Jersey
31 C Drew Ashley R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Evansville Memorial Chandler, Indiana
33 C Wyatt Cross L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Jr Legacy Broomfield, Colorado
34 RHP Jonathan Stiever R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Jr Cedarburg Cedarburg, Wisconsin
35 RHP Matt Litwicki R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Fr Lake Central Dyer, Indiana
36 INF Colby Stratten R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Bloomington North Bloomington, Indiana
37 LHP Nick Eaton L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Cathedral McCordsville, Indiana
39 OF Sam Crail L/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Fr Sheridan Sheridan, Indiana
40 RHP Brian Hobbie R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 227 lb (103 kg) Sr Glenwood Springfield, Illinois
41 INF Caleb Balgaard R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Fr Howell Fenton Michigan
42 RHP Grant Sloan R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Zionsville Community High School Zionsville, Indiana
44 LHP Cameron Beauchamp L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Peru High School Peru, Indiana
51 OF Logan Sowers R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr McCutcheon Lafayette, Indiana
Head coach

Chris Lemonis

Assistant coach(es)

Kyle Bunn

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 14, 2018

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Schedule

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Legend
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2018 Indiana Hoosiers baseball game log
Regular season
February
#DateOpponentRankVenueScoreOverall recordB1G record
1February 16vs OklahomaMyrtle Beach, South Carolina
(Brittain Resorts Baseball at the Beach)		3–6[16]0–1–
2February 17vs Kansas StateMyrtle Beach, South Carolina
(Brittain Resorts Baseball at the Beach)		5–0[17]1–1–
3February 18vs South AlabamaMyrtle Beach, South Carolina
(Brittain Resorts Baseball at the Beach)		8–4[18]2–1–
4February 19vs Coastal CarolinaConway, South Carolina
(Brittain Resorts Baseball at the Beach)		6–5[19]3–1–
5February 23vs RutgersPort Charlotte, Florida, (Snowbird Baseball Classic)8–4[20]4–1–
6February 24vs Boston CollegePort Charlotte, Florida (Snowbird Baseball Classic)4–0[21]5–1–
7February 25vs Chicago StatePort Charlotte, Florida (Snowbird Baseball Classic)7–2[22]6–1–
March
#DateOpponentRankVenueScoreOverall recordB1G record
8March 2at San Diego#22Fowler Park • San Diego, California10–4[23]7–1–
9March 3at San Diego#22Fowler Park • San Diego, California5–6[24]7–2–
10March 3at San Diego#22Fowler Park • San Diego, California6–5[24]8–2–
11March 4at San Diego#22Fowler Park • San Diego, California8–4[25]9–2–
12March 6Cincinnati#12Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana3–8[26]9–3–
13March 9Pacific#12Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana1–2[27]9–4–
14March 10Pacific#12Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana3–1[28]10–4–
15March 11Pacific#12Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana4–2[29]11–4–
16March 13Western Illinois#15Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, IndianaCancelled[30]11–4–
17March 14Western Illinois#15Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana11–1[31]12–4–
18March 16Northern Illinois#15Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana18–0[32]13–4–
19March 17Northern Illinois#15Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana4–3[33]14–4–
20March 18Northern Illinois#15Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana4–3[34]15–4–
21March 21Wright State#14Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, IndianaCancelled[35]15–4–
22March 23at Iowa#14Duane Banks Field • Iowa City, Iowa4–2[36]16–41–0
23March 23at Iowa#14Duane Banks Field • Iowa City, Iowa1–5[36]16–51–1
24March 25at Iowa#14Duane Banks Field • Iowa City, IowaCancelled[37]16–51–1
25March 28at Indiana State#17Bob Warn Field at Sycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, Indiana5–3[38]17–51–1
25March 30Butler#17Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana6–5[39]18–51–1
25March 30Butler#17Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana13–0[39]19–51–1
25March 31Butler#17Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana10–3[40]20–51–1
April
#DateOpponentRankVenueScoreOverall recordB1G record
26April 3at Ball State#13Ball Diamond • Muncie, IndianaCancelled[41]20–51–1
27April 6Purdue#13Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana2–4[42]20–61–2
28April 7Purdue#13Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana14–1[43]21–62–2
29April 8Purdue#13Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana7–5[44]22–63–2
30April 10Indiana State#15Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana6–1[45]23–63–2
31April 13Northwestern#15Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana12–0[46]24–64–2
32April 13Northwestern#15Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana6–3[46]25–65–2
33April 15Northwestern#15Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana22–1[47]26–66–2
34April 17vs Notre Dame#16Victory Field • Indianapolis, Indiana3–0[48]27–66–2
35April 18Ball State#16Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana9–8[49]28–66–2
36April 20at Ohio State#16Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio,4–0[50]29–67–2
37April 21at Ohio State#16Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio4–5[51]29–77–3
38April 22at Ohio State#16Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio5–6[52]29–87–4
39April 25at Purdue#27Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana3–5[53]29–97–4
40April 27Illinois#27Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana2–3[54]29–107–5
41April 28Illinois#27Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana2–1[55]30–108–5
42April 29Illinois#27Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana9–2[56]31–109–5
May
#DateOpponentRankVenueScoreOverall recordB1G record
44May 4at MinnesotaSiebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota,1–4[57]31–119–6
45May 5at MinnesotaSiebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota1–9[58]31–129–7
46May 6at MinnesotaSiebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota6–7[59]31–139–8
47May 8KentuckyBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana6–7[60]31–149–8
48May 11at NebraskaHaymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska,2–5[61]31–159–9
49May 12at NebraskaHaymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska6–3[62]32–1510–9
50May 13at NebraskaHaymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska8–6[63]33–1511–9
51May 15LouisvilleJim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky,9–5[64]34–1511–9
52May 17MarylandBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana6–5[65]35–1512–9
53May 18MarylandBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana5–1[66]36–1513–9
54May 19MarylandBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana5–1[67]37–1514–9
Post-season
#DateOpponentVenueScoreOverall recordB1G record
55May 23IllinoisTD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, Nebraska,1–7[68]37–1614–9
56May 24Michigan StateTD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, Nebraska6–5[69]38–1614–9
57May 25IllinoisTD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, Nebraska4–5[70]38–1714–9
#DateOpponentVenueScoreOverall recordB1G record
58June 1Texas A&MUFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, Texas,3–10[71]38–1814–9
59June 2Texas SouthernUFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, Texas6–0[72]39–1814–9
60June 3Texas A&MUFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, Texas9–7[3]40–1814–9
61June 3TexasUFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, Texas2–3[3]40–1914–9
"#" represents ranking. All rankings from Collegiate Baseball on the date of the contest.
"()" represents postseason seeding in the Big 10 Tournament or NCAA Regional, respectively.
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Austin Regional

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Austin Regional Teams
(1) Texas Longhorns (2) Indiana Hoosiers (3) Texas A&M Aggies (4) Texas Southern Tigers
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First roundRegional semifinalsRegional final
1Texas10
4Texas Southern0
1Texas8
3Texas A&M3
3Texas A&M10
2Indiana3
1Texas3
2Indiana2
Lower round 1Lower final
3Texas A&M7
4Texas Southern02Indiana9
2Indiana6
  • Austin Regional Scores Source[74]

Ranking movements

See also: 2018 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
Coaches'[75]RVRV*RV*171816161113101617RVRVRVRV—
Baseball America[76][77]202020181819181616121818————
Collegiate Baseball^[78]RVRV221215141713151627RV————
NCBWA†[79][80]24231615171515111210151727RV28—
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^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 30 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 25 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

Awards and honors

Pre-season awards / Watch list

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Awards
Player Award Date awarded Ref.
Matt Lloyd Second team Pre-season All-American February 5, 2018 [81]
Ryan Fineman Johnny Bench Award Watch List March 7, 2018 [82]
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Regular season awards

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Weekly Awards
Player Award Date awarded Ref.
Pauly Milto Big Ten Baseball Pitcher of the Week February 26, 2018 [83]
Matt Gorski Big Ten Baseball Co-Players of the Week March 6, 2018 [84]
Elijah Dunham Big Ten Freshman of the Week March 6, 2018
Jonathan Stiever Big Ten Baseball Pitcher of the Week March 19, 2018 [85]
Luke Miller Big Ten Player of the Week May 21, 2018 [86]
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Conference awards

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Awards
Player Award Date awarded Ref.
Matt Gorski First team All-Big Ten May 22, 2018 [87]
Jonathan Stiever
Matt Lloyd
Pauly Milto Second team All-Big Ten
Scott Bradley
Luke Miller Third team All-Big Ten
Logan Sowers
Drew Ashley Freshman Team All-Big Ten
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