2020 Indiana Hoosiers baseball team

2020 Indiana Hoosiers baseball
2020 Indiana Hoosiers baseball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	9–6 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jeff Mercer (2nd season);
Pitching coach	Justin Parker (2nd season)
Home stadium	Bart Kaufman Field; (Capacity: 2,500)
	Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

The 2020 Indiana Hoosiers baseball team are a college baseball team that represented Indiana University in the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Hoosiers are members of the Big Ten Conference (B1G) and play their home games at Bart Kaufman Field in Bloomington, Indiana. They are led by second-year head coach Jeff Mercer. On March 12, 2020, the Big Ten Conference cancelled the remainder of all winter and spring sports seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2]

2020 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Iowa ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	10	–	5	.667
Maryland ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	10	–	5	.667
Penn State ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	10	–	5	.667
Illinois ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	8	–	5	.615
Indiana ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	9	–	6	.600
Michigan State ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	9	–	6	.600
Michigan ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	8	–	7	.533
Purdue ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	7	–	7	.500
Northwestern ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	6	–	6	.500
Nebraska ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	7	–	8	.467
Minnesota ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	8	–	10	.444
Ohio State ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	6	–	8	.429
Rutgers ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	6	–	9	.400

‡ – Tournament champion As of March 12, 2020^[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

Previous season edit

The Hoosiers finished the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season 37–23 overall (17–7 conference) and first place in conference standings. Following the conclusion of the regular season, the Hoosiers were selected to play in the 2019 NCAA tournament, beginning in the Louisville Regional. The Hoosiers would eventually lose in the semifinal round of the Louisville Regional to College World Series semifinalist Louisville by a score of 7–9.^[3]

MLB Draft edit

The following Hoosiers on the 2019 roster were selected in the 2019 Major League Baseball draft:

List of Drafted Players
Name	2019 Class	Pos.	Team	Round	Signed/Returned
Matt Gorski	Junior	OF	Pittsburgh Pirates	2nd	Signed^[4]
Andrew Saalfrank	Junior	LHP	Arizona Diamondbacks	6th	Signed^[4]
Tanner Gordon	Junior	RHP	Atlanta Braves	6th	Signed^[4]
Matt Lloyd	Senior	INF	Cincinnati Reds	15th	Signed*^[4]
Pauly Milto	Senior	RHP	Chicago White Sox	23rd	Signed*^[4]
Scotty Bradley	Junior	INF	Toronto Blue Jays	36th	Signed^[4]
Cam Beauchamp	Sophomore	LHP	Philadelphia Phillies	36th	Signed^[4]
Cole Barr	Junior	INF	Seattle Mariners	37th	Returned^[4]
Elijah Dunham	Junior	OF	Pittsburgh Pirates	40th	Returned^[4]
Cade Bunnell	Senior	INF	Atlanta Braves	40th	Signed*^[4]

* indicates draftee had no more college eligibility

Preseason edit

On September 5, 2019, the Hoosiers announced the hiring of Derek Simmons as the team's newest assistant coach.^[5]

On October 10, 2019, Indiana's head coach Jeff Mercer announced two title changes to existing coaches; Justin Parker transitioned to Associate head coach/Pitching, while Denton Sagerman was moved to Director of Operations/Pitching Development.^[6]

Season projections edit

Coming off of an NCAA Regional appearance in 2019, the 2020 Hoosiers are projected to finish fourth in conference play by D1Baseball and Baseball America, while Indiana is predicted to finish fifth by B1G coaches.^[7]^[8]^[9] The Hoosiers received votes for rankings in other major preseason polls, to include NCBWA, USA Today Coaches and Collegiate Baseball.^[10]^[11]^[12]

Roster edit

2020 Indiana Hoosiers baseball team

Players

Coaches

#	Pos.	Name	Bats/throws	Height	Weight	Year	High School/Junior College	Home town
1	INF	Jeremy Houston	R/R	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	Sr	Mount Carmel	Chicago, Illinois
2	INF	Cole Barr	R/R	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	Jr	Yorktown	Yorktown, Indiana
3	INF	Drew Ashley	R/R	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Evansville Memorial	Chandler, Indiana
6	OF	Grant Richardson	L/L	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	So	Fishers	Fishers, Indiana
7	OF	Ethan Vecrumba	L/R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Edgewood	Bloomington, Indiana
9	RHP	Alex Franklin	R/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Bloomington South	Bloomington, Indiana
13	RHP	Cal Krueger	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Jasper	Jasper, Indiana
17	OF	Elijah Dunham	L/L	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	Jr	FJ Reitz	Evansville, Indiana
18	LHP	Scott Braden	/	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Shakamak	Jasonville, Indiana
19	LHP	Tommy Sommer	L/L	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	Jr	Carmel	Carmel, Indiana
25	RHP	Connor Manous	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	RS Jr	Munster	Munster, Indiana
32	OF	Tyler Van Pelt	L/R	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Bloomington South	Bloomington, Indiana
34	RHP	Braydon Tucker	L/R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Northview	Brazil, Indiana
35	RHP	Matt Litwicki	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	So	Lake Central	Dyer, Indiana
37	RHP	Gabe Bierman	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Jeffersonville	Jeffersonville, Indiana
38	INF	Jake Skrine	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Mead	Longmont, Colorado
42	RHP	Grant Sloan	R/R	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Sr	Zionsville	Zionsville, Indiana
51	RHP	McCade Brown	R/R	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Normal West	Normal, Illinois

Head coach

Jeff Mercer

Assistant coach(es)

Derek Simmons
Dan Held

Pitching coach(es)

Justin Parker

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 6, 2020

Schedule edit

Legend
	Indiana win
	Indiana loss
	Postponement

2020 Indiana Hoosiers baseball game log

Regular season

February (6–3)

#	Date	Opponent	Venue	Score	Attendance	Overall Record	B1G Record
1	February 14	at No. 11 LSU	Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, Louisiana	1–8^[13]	11,421	0–1	–
2	February 15	at No. 11 LSU	Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, Louisiana	4–7^[14]	10,859	0–2	–
3	February 15	at No. 11 LSU	Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, Louisiana	7–2^[14]	10,508	1–2	–
4	February 21	vs UT Martin	Mobile, Alabama (South Alabama Tournament)	3–2^[15]	1,304	2–2	–
5	February 22	vs No. 30 South Alabama	Mobile, Alabama (South Alabama Tournament)	4–2^[16]	1,318	3–2	–
6	February 23	vs Siena	Mobile, Alabama (South Alabama Tournament)	12–3^[17]	1,250	4–2	–
7	February 26	Butler	Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana	Cancelled^[18]		4–2	–
8	February 28	vs No. 17 East Carolina	Greenville, North Carolina (Keith LeClaire Classic)	11–5^[19]	3,275	5–2	–
9	February 29	vs High Point	Greenville, North Carolina (Keith LeClaire Classic)	5–1^[20]	-	6–2	–

March (2–4)

#	Date	Opponent	Venue	Score	Attendance	Overall Record	B1G Record
10	March 1	vs No. 13 Ole Miss	Greenville, North Carolina (Keith LeClaire Classic)	5–9^[21]	-	6–3	–
11	March 4	Purdue	Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana	17–2^[22]	1,668	7–3	–
	March 6	San Diego	Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana	Cancelled^[23]		–	–
12	March 7	San Diego	Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana	9–2^[24]	1,875	8–3	–
13	March 7	San Diego	Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana	2–6^[25]	1,875	8–4	–
14	March 8	San Diego	Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana	5–13^[26]	1,818	8–5	–
15	March 10	at Evansville	Charles H. Braun Stadium • Evansville, Indiana	4–5^[27]	1,067	8–6	–
16	March 11	Cincinnati	Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana	6-2	1,234	9-6	–
17	March 13	Memphis	Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana	–		–	–
18	March 14	Memphis	Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana	–		–	–
19	March 15	Memphis	Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana	–		–	–
20	March 17	Kentucky	Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana	–		–	–
21	March 20	Illinois State	Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana	–		–	–
22	March 21	Illinois State	Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana	–		–	–
23	March 22	Illinois State	Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana	–		–	–
24	March 27	Ohio State	Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana	–		–	–
25	March 28	Ohio State	Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana	–		–	–
26	March 29	Ohio State	Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana	–		–	–
27	March 31	at Ball State	Ball Diamond • Muncie, Indiana	–		–	–

April

#	Date	Opponent	Venue	Score	Overall Record	B1G Record
28	April 3	at Penn State	Medlar Field • University Park, Pennsylvania	–	–	–
29	April 4	at Penn State	Medlar Field • University Park, Pennsylvania	–	–	–
30	April 5	at Penn State	Medlar Field • University Park, Pennsylvania	–	–	–
31	April 7	Indiana State	Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana	–	–	–
32	April 10	at Northwestern	Rocky Miller Park • Evanston, Illinois	–	–	–
33	April 11	at Northwestern	Rocky Miller Park • Evanston, Illinois	–	–	–
34	April 12	at Northwestern	Rocky Miller Park • Evanston, Illinois	–	–	–
35	April 15	Ball State	Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana	–	–	–
36	April 17	Michigan State	Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana	–	–	–
37	April 18	Michigan State	Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana	–	–	–
38	April 19	Michigan State	Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana	–	–	–
39	April 21	at Indiana State	Bob Warn Field at Sycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, Indiana	–	–	–
40	April 24	at Rutgers	Bainton Field • Piscataway, New Jersey	–	–	–
41	April 25	at Rutgers	Bainton Field • Piscataway, New Jersey	–	–	–
42	April 26	at Rutgers	Bainton Field • Piscataway, New Jersey	–	–	–
43	April 28	vs Notre Dame	Victory Field • Indianapolis, Indiana	–	–	–

"#" 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.

Schedule Source^[28]

On March 12, it was announced that the remainder of the 2020 season would be cancelled, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[29]

Ranking movements edit

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
Coaches'^[30]	RV	RV*	—	RV
Baseball America^[31]	—	—	—	—
Collegiate Baseball^^[32]	RV	—	—	—
NCBWA†^[33]	RV	—	—	RV
D1Baseball	—	—	—	—

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 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 edit

Pre-season awards / Watch list edit

Awards
Player	Award	Date Awarded	Ref.
Cole Barr	Big Ten Preseason Honors	February 12, 2020	^[9]
Elijah Dunham
Tommy Sommer

Regular season awards / Watch lists edit

Weekly Awards
Player	Award	Date Awarded	Ref.
Grant Richardson	Big Ten Co-Player of the Week	February 17, 2020	^[34]
Elijah Dunham	Big Ten Player of the Week	February 24, 2020	^[35]

Conference awards edit

Award watch lists edit

References edit

^ "Big Ten Conference standings". BigTen.org. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
^ "Big Ten Cancels All Events for Remainder of 2019-20 Athletic Season". IUHoosiers.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
^ "Hoosiers Bow Out Battling, Heads Held High". Indiana University Athletics. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "School record ten Hoosiers selected in 2019 MLB Draft". IDSNews.com. 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
^ "Derek Simmons Joins Indiana Baseball Staff". IUHoosiers.com. September 5, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
^ "Indiana's Mercer Announces Baseball Staff Title Changes". IUHoosiers.com. October 29, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
^ "2020 Big Ten Preview: Mighty Michigan Leads The Way". D1Baseball.com. January 24, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
^ "2020 Big Ten Conference College Baseball Preview". BaseballAmerica.com. February 4, 2020. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Michigan Tabbed Big Ten Baseball Favorite". BigTen.org. February 12, 2020. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
^ "VANDERBILT TOPS 2020 PRESEASON NCBWA POLL". sportswriters.net. February 3, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
^ "Baseball Coaches Poll - Preseason Results". USA Today. January 23, 2020. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
^ "Collegiate Baseball Div 1 Poll (12-16-19)". Baseballnews.com. December 16, 2019. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
^ "Hoosiers Drop Season Opener at No. 11 LSU, 8-1". Indiana University Athletics. February 14, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Hoosiers Split Saturday Doubleheader at No. 11 LSU". Indiana University Athletics. February 15, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
^ "Indiana Takes Down UT Martin, 3-2". Indiana University Athletics. February 21, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
^ "Bierman's Career Day Leads Hoosiers Past No. 30 South Alabama". Indiana University Athletics. February 22, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
^ "Indiana Wins Fourth-Straight, Blasts Siena, 12-3". Indiana University Athletics. February 23, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
^ "Indiana Baseball: Wednesday's Game Against Butler Cancelled". SI.com. February 25, 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
^ "Indiana Earns 11-5 Win at No. 17 East Carolina". Indiana University Athletics. February 28, 2020. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
^ "Hoosiers Push Winning Streak to Six Games with 5-1 Win Over High Point". Indiana University Athletics. February 29, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
^ "Hoosiers Winning Streak Snapped by No. 13 Ole Miss". Indiana University Athletics. March 1, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
^ "Hoosiers Pummel Purdue in Seven Innings, 17-2". Indiana University Athletics. March 4, 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
^ "Schedule Changes Announced for Indiana-San Diego Baseball Series". Indiana University Athletics. March 5, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
^ "Hoosiers Open Doubleheader with 9-2 Win over San Diego". Indiana University Athletics. March 7, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
^ "Hoosiers Fall to San Diego, 6-2". Indiana University Athletics. March 7, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
^ "Indiana Drops Series Finale to San Diego". Indiana University Athletics. March 8, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
^ "IU Falls at Evansville, 5-4". Indiana University Athletics. March 10, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
^ "Baseball – 2020 Schedule". Indiana University Athletics. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". NCAA.org. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
^ Baseball Coaches Poll - Preseason Results
^ Baseball America - College Top 25
^ NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
^ NCAA DIV I Baseball Preseason Poll-NCBWA
^ "Indiana, Michigan and Michigan State Earn Baseball Weekly Honors". BigTen.org. February 17, 2020. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
^ "Indiana, Iowa and Northwestern Earn Baseball Weekly Honors". BigTen.org. February 24, 2020. Retrieved February 29, 2020.

[1] "Big Ten Conference standings". BigTen.org. Retrieved April 12, 2020.

[2] "Big Ten Cancels All Events for Remainder of 2019-20 Athletic Season". IUHoosiers.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2020.

[3] "Hoosiers Bow Out Battling, Heads Held High". Indiana University Athletics. Retrieved February 4, 2020.

[SignedMLB2019-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "School record ten Hoosiers selected in 2019 MLB Draft". IDSNews.com. 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2020.

[5] "Derek Simmons Joins Indiana Baseball Staff". IUHoosiers.com. September 5, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2020.

[6] "Indiana's Mercer Announces Baseball Staff Title Changes". IUHoosiers.com. October 29, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2020.

[7] "2020 Big Ten Preview: Mighty Michigan Leads The Way". D1Baseball.com. January 24, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2020.

[8] "2020 Big Ten Conference College Baseball Preview". BaseballAmerica.com. February 4, 2020. Retrieved February 6, 2020.

[B1GPreSeason-9] "Michigan Tabbed Big Ten Baseball Favorite". BigTen.org. February 12, 2020. Retrieved February 17, 2020.

[10] "VANDERBILT TOPS 2020 PRESEASON NCBWA POLL". sportswriters.net. February 3, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2020.

[11] "Baseball Coaches Poll - Preseason Results". USA Today. January 23, 2020. Retrieved February 6, 2020.

[12] "Collegiate Baseball Div 1 Poll (12-16-19)". Baseballnews.com. December 16, 2019. Retrieved February 6, 2020.

[13] "Hoosiers Drop Season Opener at No. 11 LSU, 8-1". Indiana University Athletics. February 14, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2020.

[DoubleHeaderLSU-14] "Hoosiers Split Saturday Doubleheader at No. 11 LSU". Indiana University Athletics. February 15, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2020.

[15] "Indiana Takes Down UT Martin, 3-2". Indiana University Athletics. February 21, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2020.

[16] "Bierman's Career Day Leads Hoosiers Past No. 30 South Alabama". Indiana University Athletics. February 22, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2020.

[17] "Indiana Wins Fourth-Straight, Blasts Siena, 12-3". Indiana University Athletics. February 23, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2020.

[18] "Indiana Baseball: Wednesday's Game Against Butler Cancelled". SI.com. February 25, 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2020.

[19] "Indiana Earns 11-5 Win at No. 17 East Carolina". Indiana University Athletics. February 28, 2020. Retrieved February 29, 2020.

[20] "Hoosiers Push Winning Streak to Six Games with 5-1 Win Over High Point". Indiana University Athletics. February 29, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2020.

[21] "Hoosiers Winning Streak Snapped by No. 13 Ole Miss". Indiana University Athletics. March 1, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2020.

[22] "Hoosiers Pummel Purdue in Seven Innings, 17-2". Indiana University Athletics. March 4, 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2020.

[23] "Schedule Changes Announced for Indiana-San Diego Baseball Series". Indiana University Athletics. March 5, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2020.

[24] "Hoosiers Open Doubleheader with 9-2 Win over San Diego". Indiana University Athletics. March 7, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2020.

[25] "Hoosiers Fall to San Diego, 6-2". Indiana University Athletics. March 7, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2020.

[26] "Indiana Drops Series Finale to San Diego". Indiana University Athletics. March 8, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2020.

[27] "IU Falls at Evansville, 5-4". Indiana University Athletics. March 10, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.

[28] "Baseball – 2020 Schedule". Indiana University Athletics. Retrieved February 6, 2020.

[29] "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". NCAA.org. Retrieved March 13, 2020.

[30] Baseball Coaches Poll - Preseason Results

[31] Baseball America - College Top 25

[32] NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper

[33] NCAA DIV I Baseball Preseason Poll-NCBWA

[34] "Indiana, Michigan and Michigan State Earn Baseball Weekly Honors". BigTen.org. February 17, 2020. Retrieved February 17, 2020.

[35] "Indiana, Iowa and Northwestern Earn Baseball Weekly Honors". BigTen.org. February 24, 2020. Retrieved February 29, 2020.

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