2020 Indiana Hoosiers baseball team

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2020 Indiana Hoosiers baseball
Indiana Hoosiers logo.svg
Conference Big Ten Conference
Record9–6 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach
Pitching coach Justin Parker (2nd season)
Home stadium Bart Kaufman Field
(Capacity: 2,500)
Seasons
  2019
2021  
2020 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Iowa  00 105 .667
Maryland  00 105 .667
Penn State  00 105 .667
Illinois  00 85 .615
Indiana  00 96 .600
Michigan State  00 96 .600
Michigan  00 87 .533
Purdue  00 77 .500
Northwestern  00 66 .500
Nebraska  00 78 .467
Minnesota  00 810 .444
Ohio State  00 68 .429
Rutgers  00 69 .400
Tournament champion
As of March 12, 2020 [1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

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]

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Previous season

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

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

List of Drafted Players
Name2019 ClassPos.TeamRoundSigned/Returned
Matt GorskiJuniorOF Pittsburgh Pirates 2ndSigned [4]
Andrew SaalfrankJuniorLHP Arizona Diamondbacks 6thSigned [4]
Tanner GordonJuniorRHP Atlanta Braves 6thSigned [4]
Matt LloydSeniorINF Cincinnati Reds 15thSigned* [4]
Pauly MiltoSeniorRHP Chicago White Sox 23rdSigned* [4]
Scotty BradleyJuniorINF Toronto Blue Jays 36thSigned [4]
Cam BeauchampSophomoreLHP Philadelphia Phillies 36thSigned [4]
Cole BarrJuniorINF Seattle Mariners 37thReturned [4]
Elijah Dunham JuniorOFPittsburgh Pirates40thReturned [4]
Cade BunnellSeniorINFAtlanta Braves40thSigned* [4]

* indicates draftee had no more college eligibility

Preseason

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

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

2020 Indiana Hoosiers baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/throwsHeightWeightYearHigh School/Junior CollegeHome town
1 INF Jeremy HoustonR/R5 ft 8 in(1.73 m)177 lb(80 kg)Sr Mount Carmel Chicago, Illinois
2 INF Cole BarrR/R5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)191 lb(87 kg)Jr Yorktown Yorktown, Indiana
3 INF Drew AshleyR/R5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)170 lb(77 kg)Jr Evansville Memorial Chandler, Indiana
6 OF Grant RichardsonL/L6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)186 lb(84 kg)So Fishers Fishers, Indiana
7 OF Ethan VecrumbaL/R6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)205 lb(93 kg)Fr Edgewood Bloomington, Indiana
9 RHP Alex FranklinR/R6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)200 lb(91 kg)So Bloomington South Bloomington, Indiana
13 RHP Cal KruegerR/R6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)193 lb(88 kg)Sr Jasper Jasper, Indiana
17 OF Elijah DunhamL/L6 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 SommerL/L6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)207 lb(94 kg)Jr Carmel Carmel, Indiana
25 RHP Connor ManousR/R6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)181 lb(82 kg)RS Jr Munster Munster, Indiana
32 OF Tyler Van PeltL/R5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)185 lb(84 kg)SoBloomington SouthBloomington, Indiana
34 RHP Braydon TuckerL/R6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)215 lb(98 kg)So Northview Brazil, Indiana
35 RHP Matt LitwickiR/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)201 lb(91 kg)So Lake Central Dyer, Indiana
37 RHP Gabe BiermanR/R6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)170 lb(77 kg)So Jeffersonville Jeffersonville, Indiana
38 INF Jake SkrineR/R6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)200 lb(91 kg)So Mead Longmont, Colorado
42 RHP Grant SloanR/R6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)215 lb(98 kg)RS Sr Zionsville Zionsville, Indiana
51 RHP McCade BrownR/R6 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
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 6, 2020

Schedule

Legend
 Indiana win
 Indiana loss
 Postponement
2020 Indiana Hoosiers baseball game log
Regular season
February (6–3)
#DateOpponentRankVenueScoreAttendanceOverall RecordB1G Record
1February 14at No. 11 LSU Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman FieldBaton Rouge, Louisiana 1–8 [13] 11,4210–1
2February 15at No. 11 LSUAlex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, Louisiana4–7 [14] 10,8590–2
3February 15at No. 11 LSUAlex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, Louisiana7–2 [14] 10,5081–2
4February 21vs UT Martin Mobile, Alabama
(South Alabama Tournament)
3–2 [15] 1,3042–2
5February 22vs No. 30 South Alabama Mobile, Alabama
(South Alabama Tournament)
4–2 [16] 1,3183–2
6February 23vs Siena Mobile, Alabama
(South Alabama Tournament)
12–3 [17] 1,2504–2
7February 26 Butler Bart Kaufman FieldBloomington, Indiana Cancelled [18] 4–2
8February 28vs No. 17 East Carolina Greenville, North Carolina
(Keith LeClaire Classic)
11–5 [19] 3,2755–2
9February 29vs High Point Greenville, North Carolina
(Keith LeClaire Classic)
5–1 [20] -6–2
March (2–4)
#DateOpponentRankVenueScoreAttendanceOverall RecordB1G Record
10March 1vs No. 13 Ole Miss Greenville, North Carolina
(Keith LeClaire Classic)
5–9 [21] -6–3
11March 4 Purdue Bart Kaufman FieldBloomington, Indiana 17–2 [22] 1,6687–3
March 6 San Diego Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, IndianaCancelled [23]
12March 7 San Diego Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana9–2 [24] 1,8758–3
13March 7San DiegoBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana2–6 [25] 1,8758–4
14March 8San DiegoBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana5–13 [26] 1,8188–5
15March 10at Evansville Charles H. Braun StadiumEvansville, Indiana 4–5 [27] 1,0678–6
16March 11 Cincinnati Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana6-21,2349-6
17March 13 Memphis Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana
18March 14MemphisBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana
19March 15MemphisBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana
20March 17 Kentucky Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana
21March 20 Illinois State Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana
22March 21Illinois StateBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana
23March 22Illinois StateBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana
24March 27 Ohio State Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana
25March 28Ohio StateBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana
26March 29Ohio StateBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana
27March 31at Ball State Ball DiamondMuncie, Indiana
April
#DateOpponentRankVenueScoreOverall RecordB1G Record
28April 3at Penn State Medlar FieldUniversity Park, Pennsylvania
29April 4at Penn StateMedlar Field • University Park, Pennsylvania
30April 5at Penn StateMedlar Field • University Park, Pennsylvania
31April 7 Indiana State Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana
32April 10at Northwestern Rocky Miller ParkEvanston, Illinois
33April 11at NorthwesternRocky Miller Park • Evanston, Illinois
34April 12at NorthwesternRocky Miller Park • Evanston, Illinois
35April 15 Ball State Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana
36April 17 Michigan State Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana
37April 18Michigan StateBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana
38April 19Michigan StateBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana
39April 21at Indiana State Bob Warn Field at Sycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, Indiana
40April 24at Rutgers Bainton FieldPiscataway, New Jersey
41April 25at RutgersBainton Field • Piscataway, New Jersey
42April 26at RutgersBainton Field • Piscataway, New Jersey
43April 28vs Notre Dame Victory FieldIndianapolis, 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

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
Coaches' [30] RVRV*RV
Baseball America [31]
Collegiate Baseball^ [32] RV
NCBWA [33] RVRV
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

Pre-season awards / Watch list