2018 Indiana Hoosiers baseball team
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.
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Austin Regional, L 2–3 vs. Texas | |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
2018 record | 40–19 (14–9 Big Ten) |
Head coach | Chris Lemonis (4th season) |
Pitching coach | Kyle Bunn (4th season) |
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Home stadium | Bart Kaufman Field (Capacity: 2,500) |
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No. 15 Minnesota †‡ | 18 | – | 4 | .818 | 41 | – | 13 | .759 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 27 Purdue | 17 | – | 6 | .739 | 37 | – | 19 | .661 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 15 | – | 8 | .652 | 33 | – | 21 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 15 | – | 9 | .625 | 33 | – | 20 | .623 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 14 | – | 9 | .609 | 38 | – | 17 | .691 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 13 | – | 9 | .591 | 33 | – | 20 | .623 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 14 | – | 10 | .583 | 36 | – | 22 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 11 | – | 12 | .478 | 20 | – | 32 | .385 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 9 | – | 14 | .391 | 24 | – | 30 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 8 | – | 14 | .364 | 24 | – | 28 | .462 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 7 | – | 16 | .304 | 25 | – | 25 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 6 | – | 18 | .250 | 17 | – | 32 | .347 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 3 | – | 21 | .125 | 15 | – | 34 | .306 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
‡ – Tournament champion As of May 27, 2018[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
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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Craig Dedelow | Senior | OF | Chicago White Sox | 9th | Signed*[6] | |
Luke Miller | Sophomore | INF | Minnesota Twins | 31st | Signed[7] |
* 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 a 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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"#" 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.
Ranking movements
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final | |
Coaches'[74] | RV | RV* | RV* | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 17 | RV | RV | RV | RV | NR | ||||
Baseball America[75][76] | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 18 | NR | NR | NR | NR | |||||
Collegiate Baseball^[77] | RV | RV | 22 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 27 | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | |||||
NCBWA†[78][79] | 24 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 27 | RV | 28 | NR | |||||
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^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* 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
Player | Award | Date Awarded | Ref. |
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Matt Lloyd | Second team Pre-season All-American | February 5, 2018 | [80] |
Ryan Fineman | Johnny Bench Award Watch List | March 7, 2018 | [81] |
Regular season awards
Player | Award | Date Awarded | Ref. |
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Pauly Milto | Big Ten Baseball Pitcher of the Week | February 26, 2018 | [82] |
Matt Gorski | Big Ten Baseball Co-Players of the Week | March 6, 2018 | [83] |
Elijah Dunham | Big Ten Freshman of the Week | March 6, 2018 | |
Jonathan Stiever | Big Ten Baseball Pitcher of the Week | March 19, 2018 | [84] |
Luke Miller | Big Ten Player of the Week | May 21, 2018 | [85] |
Conference awards
Player | Award | Date Awarded | Ref. |
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Matt Gorski | First team All-Big Ten | May 22, 2018 | [86] |
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 |
See also
- 2018 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament
- 2018 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
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