Indiana Baseball Begins Big Ten Play With Home Series Against Ohio State

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana baseball has changed the schedule for its first Big Ten weekend series. 

Due to inclement weather, the Hoosiers will begin their series against Ohio State on Saturday at 1 p.m. ET, followed by a doubleheader beginning at 11 a.m. ET on Sunday. All games will be played at Bart Kaufman Field in Bloomington, Ind. 

The Hoosiers hold a 14-7 record this season, with wins in nine of their last 10 games. Senior shortstop Phillip Glasser, Indiana's leadoff man, leads the Hoosiers with a .442 batting average, and Josh Pyne, Carter Mathison and Brock Tibbitts are looking to build off All-Big Ten freshman seasons at the plate in 2022. 

Sophomore Luke Sinnard, a 6-foot-8 right-handed pitcher who transferred from Western Kentucky, has been Indiana's ace this season, posting a 3.33 ERA with 39 strikeouts across 27 innings of work.

Coach Jeff Mercer is in his fifth season at Indiana, where he's coached a Big Ten-best 19 MLB Draft picks across the previous four seasons. Mercer was named Big Ten Coach of the Year in 2019 when the Hoosiers won the Big Ten regular season title during his first season.

Mercer and the Hoosiers will look to stay undefeated at home when Ohio State (12-7) arrives at Bart Kaufman Field for Saturday's first pitch. Here's the full weekend schedule, plus notable hitting and pitching stats for both teams and Indiana's season-long schedule.

Full weekend schedule:

(All games at Bart Kaufman Field in Bloomington, Ind.)

• Saturday: 1 p.m. ET on BTN-plus
• Sunday (doubleheader): 11 a.m. ET on BTN-plus

Indiana stats

Hitters

• Phillip Glasser: .442 AVG, .510 OBP, .640 SLG, 38 H, 23 R, 2 HR, 20 RBI, 10 SB
• Tyler Cerny: .338 AVG, .408 OBP, .462 SLG, 22 H, 18 R, 0 HR, 11 RBI, 4 SB
• Brock Tibbitts: .308 AVG, .438 OBP, .487 SLG, 24 H, 17 R, 2 HR, 21 RBI 1 SB
• Hunter Jessee: .304 AVG, .402 OBP, .493 SLG, 21 H, 12 R, 3 HR, 13 RBI, 4 SB
• Josh Pyne: .272 AVG, .347 OBP, .370 SLG, 22 H, 18 R, 1 HR, 15 RBI, 0 SB
• Carter Mathison: .253 AVG, .383 OBP, .480 SLG, 19 H, 15 R, 3 HR, 16 RBI, 2 SB

Pitchers

• Luke Sinnard: 27.0 IP, 3.33 ERA, 39 K, 21 H, 6 BB, 3-0 W-L
• Ryan Kraft: 16.2 IP, 1.62 ERA, 19 K, 13 H, 5 BB, 5 SV, 1-1 W-L
• Ben Seiler: 16.1 IP, 6.06 ERA, 15 K, 19 H, 12 BB, 1 SV, 0-2 W-L
• Seti Manase: 15.1 IP, 1.17 ERA, 13 K, 11 H, 7 BB, 2-1 W-L
• Evan Whiteaker: 13.0 IP, 1.38 ERA, 13 K, 6 H, 4 BB, 1-0 W-L
• Brayden Risedorph: 12.0 IP, 3.75 ERA, 15 K, 11 H, 6 BB, 0-0 W-L

Ohio State stats

Hitters

• Cole Andrews: .391 AVG, .525 OBP, .696 SLG, 18 H, 9 R, 2 HR, 18 RBI, 0 SB
• Matthew Graveline: .370 AVG, .443 OBP, .574 SLG, 20 H, 14 R, 2 HR, 18 RBI, 3 SB
• Kade Kern: .324 AVG, .467 OBP, .477 SLG, 23 H, 20 R, 4 HR, 17 RBI, 7 SB
• Nick Erwin: .306 AVG, .387 OBP, .403 SLG, 19 H, 11 R, 1 HR, 13 RBI, 2 SB
• Marcus Ernst: .293 AVG, .391 OBP, .507 SLG, 22 H, 21 R, 5 HR, 15 RBI, 0 SB
• Tyler Pettorini: .291 AVG, .316 OBP, .491 SLG, 16 H, 8 R, 1 HR, 10 RBI, 2 SB

Pitchers

• Isaiah Coupet: 25.0 IP, 1.08 ERA, 38 K, 12 H, 8 BB, 3-1 W-L
• Justin Eckhardt: 20.2 IP, 7.40 ERA, 11 K, 25 H, 3 BB, 1-2 W-L
• Gavin Bruni: 18.1 IP, 3.44 ERA, 18 K, 14 H, 15 BB, 0-0 W-L
• Jonah Jenkins: 17.2 IP, 2.55 ERA, 15 K, 15 H, 5 BB, 3-1 W-L
• Nolan Clegg: 14.0 IP, 3.21 ERA, 14 K, 11 H, 4 BB, 1 SV 0-0 W-L
• George Eisenhardt: 13.2 IP, 1.98 ERA, 6 K, 9 H, 6 BB, 1-0 W-L
• Landon Deidelschies: 13.0 IP, 2.77 ERA, 20 K, 11 H, 13 BB, 3 SV

Records heading into Big Ten play

1. Iowa (16-3)
2. Penn State (12-5)
3. Indiana (14-7)
4. Ohio State (12-7)
5. Michigan State (11-7)
6. Nebraska (11-7-1)
7. Maryland (12-8)
8. Rutgers (12-8)
9. Illinois (10-7)
10. Purdue (9-10)
11. Michigan (9-11)
12. Minnesota (4-18)
13. Northwestern (1-14)

Indiana's full schedule

• L, 8-4: at Auburn, Feb. 17
• L, 6-1: at Auburn, Feb. 18
• W, 11-2: at Auburn, Feb. 19
• W, 13-5: vs. Miami (OH), Feb. 21
• L, 4-2: at Texas, Feb. 24
• L, 5-2: at Texas, Feb. 25
• W, 4-2: at Texas, Feb. 26
• W, 13-2: vs. Butler, Feb. 28
• L, 17-4: at East Carolina, March 3
• W, 4-3: vs. Georgetown in Greenville, N.C, March 4
• L, 10-4: vs. Long Beach State in Greenville, N.C. March 5
• W, 15-1: vs. Purdue Fort Wayne, March 8
• W, 5-3: vs. Bellarmine, March 9
• W, 9-7: vs. Bellarmine, March 10
• W, 13-3: vs. Bellarmine, March 11
• W, 3-2: vs. Bellarmine, March 12
• L, 12-2: at Kentucky, March 14
• W, 6-5: vs. Morehead State, March 15
• W, 23-5: vs. Morehead State, March 16
• W, 5-4: vs. Morehead State, March 17
• W, 15-5: vs. Indiana State, March 21
• March 25, 1 p.m. ET vs. Ohio State, Bart Kaufman Field, BTN-plus
• March 26 (doubleheader), 11 a.m. ET vs. Ohio State, Bart Kaufman Field, BTN-plus
• March 28, 6 p.m. ET vs. Kent State, Bart Kaufman Field, BTN-plus
• March 31, 6 p.m. ET at Penn State, Medlar Field at Lubrano Park, BTN-plus
• April 1, 1 p.m. ET at Penn State, Medlar Field at Lubrano Park, BTN-plus
• April 2, Noon ET at Penn State, Medlar Field at Lubrano Park, BTN-plus
• April 4, 6 p.m. ET at Indiana State, Bob Warn Field at Sycamore Stadium
• April 7, 6 p.m. ET vs. Iowa, Bart Kaufman Field, BTN-plus
• April 8, 1 p.m. ET vs. Iowa, Bart Kaufman Field, BTN-plus
• April 9, Noon ET vs. Iowa, Bart Kaufman Field, BTN-plus
• April 11, 6 p.m. ET vs. Ball State, Bart Kaufman Field, BTN-plus
• April 14, 7 p.m. ET at Illinois, Illinois Field, BTN
• April 15, 4 p.m. ET at Illinois, Illinois Field, BTN-plus
• April 16, 2 p.m. ET at Illinois, Illinois Field, BTN-plus
• April 18, 6 p.m. ET vs. Illinois, Bart Kaufman Field, ESPNU
• April 19, 6 p.m. ET at Cincinnati, UC Baseball Stadium, ESPN-plus
• April 21, 6 p.m. ET vs. Ohio, Bart Kaufman Field, BTN-plus
• April 22, 1 p.m. ET vs. Ohio, Bart Kaufman Field, BTN-plus
• April 23, Noon ET vs. Ohio, Bart Kaufman Field, BTN-plus
• April 25, 5 p.m. ET at Ball State, Ball Diamond at First Merchants Ballpark Complex
• April 28, 6 p.m. ET vs. Maryland, Bart Kaufman Field, BTN-plus
• April 29, 1 p.m. ET vs. Maryland, Bart Kaufman Field, BTN-plus
• April 30, Noon ET vs. Maryland, Bart Kaufman Field, BTN-plus
• May 5, 4 p.m. ET at Northwestern, Rocky and Bernice Miller Park, BTN-plus
• May 6, 2 p.m. ET at Northwestern, Rocky and Bernice Miller Park, BTN-plus
• May 7, 2 p.m. ET at Northwestern, Rocky and Bernice Miller Park, BTN-plus
• May 9, 6 p.m. ET vs. Southern Indiana, Bart Kaufman Field, BTN-plus
• May 12, 6 p.m. ET vs. Purdue, Bart Kaufman Field, BTN-plus
• May 13, 1 p.m. ET vs. Purdue, Bart Kaufman Field, BTN-plus
• May 14, Noon ET vs. Purdue, Bart Kaufman Field, BTN-plus
• May 16, 6 p.m. ET vs. Evansville, Bart Kaufman Field, BTN
• May 18, 6 p.m. ET at Michigan State, McLane Baseball Stadium at Kobs Field, BTN-plus
• May 19, 6 p.m. ET at Michigan State, McLane Baseball Stadium at Kobs Field, BTN-plus
• May 20, 1 p.m. ET at Michigan State, McLane Baseball Stadium at Kobs Field, BTN-plus
• May 24-28, Big Ten Tournament at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Neb., BTN/BTN-plus