2020 Indiana Hoosiers baseball team explained

Year:2020
Team:Indiana Hoosiers
Sport:baseball
Conference:Big Ten Conference
Short Conf:Big Ten
Record:9–6
Conf Record:0–0
Head Coach:Jeff Mercer
Hc Year:2nd
Pitch Coach:Justin Parker
Pc Year:2nd
Stadium:Bart Kaufman Field
(Capacity: 2,500)

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.[1]

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.[2]

MLB Draft

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 2nd Signed[3]
Andrew Saalfrank Junior LHP 6th Signed
Tanner Gordon Junior RHP 6th Signed
Matt Lloyd Senior INF 15th Signed*
Pauly Milto Senior RHP 23rd Signed*
Scotty Bradley Junior INF 36th Signed
Cam Beauchamp Sophomore LHP 36th Signed
Cole BarrJunior INF 37th Returned
Junior OF Pittsburgh Pirates 40th Returned
Cade Bunnell Senior INF Atlanta Braves 40th Signed*

Preseason

On September 5, 2019, the Hoosiers announced the hiring of Derek Simmons as the team's newest assistant coach.[4]

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.[5]

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.[6] [7] [8] The Hoosiers received votes for rankings in other major preseason polls, to include NCBWA, USA Today Coaches and Collegiate Baseball.[9] [10] [11]

Schedule

Legend
 Indiana win
 Indiana loss
 Postponement

! style="" | Regular season|- valign="top" |- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 1 || February 14 || at No. 11 LSU || || Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, Louisiana || 1–8[12] |11,421|| 0–1 || –|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 2 || || at No. 11 LSU || || Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, Louisiana || 4–7[13] |10,859|| 0–2 || –|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 3 || || at No. 11 LSU || || Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, Louisiana || 7–2[13] |10,508|| 1–2 || –|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 4 || February 21 || vs || || Mobile, Alabama
(South Alabama Tournament) || 3–2[14] | 1,304|| 2–2 || –|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 5 || February 22 || vs No. 30 South Alabama || || Mobile, Alabama
(South Alabama Tournament) || 4–2[15] |1,318|| 3–2 || –|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 6 || February 23 || vs || || Mobile, Alabama
(South Alabama Tournament) || 12–3[16] |1,250|| 4–2 || –|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| 7 || February 26 || || || Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana || Cancelled[17] | || 4–2 || –|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 8 || February 28 || vs No. 17 || || Greenville, North Carolina
(Keith LeClaire Classic) || 11–5[18] |3,275|| 5–2 || –|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 9 || February 29 || vs || || Greenville, North Carolina
(Keith LeClaire Classic) || 5–1[19] | -|| 6–2 || –|-|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 10 || March 1 || vs No. 13 Ole Miss || || Greenville, North Carolina
(Keith LeClaire Classic) || 5–9[20] | -|| 6–3 || –|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 11 || March 4 || Purdue || || Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana || 17–2[21] |1,668|| 7–3 || –|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| || March 6 || || || Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana || Cancelled[22] | || – || –|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 12 || || || || Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana || 9–2[23] |1,875|| 8–3 || –|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 13 || || San Diego || || Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana || 2–6[24] |1,875|| 8–4 || –|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 14 || March 8 || San Diego || || Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana || 5–13[25] |1,818|| 8–5 || –|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 15 || March 10 || at || || Charles H. Braun Stadium • Evansville, Indiana || 4–5[26] |1,067|| 8–6 || –|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 16 || March 11 || || || Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana || 6-2 |1,234|| 9-6 || –|- align="center" bgcolor=| 17 || March 13 || || || Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana || – | || – || –|- align="center" bgcolor=| 18 || March 14 || Memphis || || Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana || – | || – || –|- align="center" bgcolor=| 19 || March 15 || Memphis || || Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana || – | || – || –|- align="center" bgcolor=| 20 || March 17 || Kentucky || || Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana || – | || – || –|- align="center" bgcolor=| 21 || March 20 || || || Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana || – | || – || –|- align="center" bgcolor=| 22 || March 21 || Illinois State || || Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana || – | || – || –|- align="center" bgcolor=| 23 || March 22 || Illinois State || || Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana || – | || – || –|- align="center" bgcolor=| 24 || March 27 || || || Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana || – | || – || –|- align="center" bgcolor=| 25 || March 28 || Ohio State || || Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana || – | || – || –|- align="center" bgcolor=| 26 || March 29 || Ohio State || || Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana || – | || – || –|- align="center" bgcolor=| 27 || March 31 || at || || Ball Diamond • Muncie, Indiana || – | || – || –|-|- align="center" bgcolor=| 28 || April 3 || at || || Medlar Field • University Park, Pennsylvania || – || – || –|- align="center" bgcolor=| 29 || April 4 || at Penn State || || Medlar Field • University Park, Pennsylvania || – || – || –|- align="center" bgcolor=| 30 || April 5 || at Penn State || || Medlar Field • University Park, Pennsylvania || – || – || –|- align="center" bgcolor=| 31 || April 7 || || || Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana || – || – || –|- align="center" bgcolor=| 32 || April 10 || at || || Rocky Miller Park • Evanston, Illinois || –|| – || –|- align="center" bgcolor=| 33 || April 11 || at Northwestern || || Rocky Miller Park • Evanston, Illinois || – || – || –|- align="center" bgcolor=| 34 || April 12 || at Northwestern || || Rocky Miller Park • Evanston, Illinois || – || – || –|- align="center" bgcolor=| 35 || April 15 || || || Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana || – || – || –|- align="center" bgcolor=| 36 || April 17 || || || Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana || – || – || –|- align="center" bgcolor=| 37 || April 18 || Michigan State || || Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana || – || – || –|- align="center" bgcolor=| 38 || April 19 || Michigan State || || Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana || – || – || –|- align="center" bgcolor=| 39 || April 21 || at Indiana State || || Bob Warn Field at Sycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, Indiana || – || – || –|- align="center" bgcolor=| 40 || April 24 || at || || Bainton Field • Piscataway, New Jersey || – || – || –|- align="center" bgcolor=| 41 || April 25 || at Rutgers || || Bainton Field • Piscataway, New Jersey || – || – || –|- align="center" bgcolor=| 42 || April 26 || at Rutgers || || Bainton Field • Piscataway, New Jersey || – || – || –|- align="center" bgcolor=| 43 || April 28 || vs || || Victory Field • Indianapolis, Indiana || – || – || –|-|-| style="font-size:88%" | "#" 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[27] |-On March 12, it was announced that the remainder of the 2020 season would be cancelled, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[28]

Ranking movements

See also: 2020 NCAA Division I baseball rankings.

Awards and honors

Pre-season awards / Watch list

Awards
PlayerAwardDate AwardedRef.
Cole BarrBig Ten Preseason HonorsFebruary 12, 2020
Elijah Dunham
Tommy Sommer

Regular season awards / Watch lists

Weekly Awards
PlayerAwardDate AwardedRef.
Grant RichardsonBig Ten Co-Player of the WeekFebruary 17, 2020[29]
Elijah DunhamBig Ten Player of the WeekFebruary 24, 2020[30]

Award watch lists

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Big Ten Cancels All Events for Remainder of 2019-20 Athletic Season. IUHoosiers.com. March 12, 2020. March 16, 2020.
  2. Web site: Hoosiers Bow Out Battling, Heads Held High. Indiana University Athletics. February 4, 2020.
  3. Web site: School record ten Hoosiers selected in 2019 MLB Draft. IDSNews.com. 2019. February 4, 2020.
  4. Web site: Derek Simmons Joins Indiana Baseball Staff. IUHoosiers.com. September 5, 2019. February 4, 2020.
  5. Web site: Indiana’s Mercer Announces Baseball Staff Title Changes. IUHoosiers.com. October 29, 2019. February 4, 2020.
  6. Web site: 2020 Big Ten Preview: Mighty Michigan Leads The Way. D1Baseball.com. January 24, 2020. February 4, 2020.
  7. Web site: 2020 Big Ten Conference College Baseball Preview. BaseballAmerica.com. February 4, 2020. February 6, 2020.
  8. Web site: Michigan Tabbed Big Ten Baseball Favorite. https://web.archive.org/web/20200218010336/https://bigten.org/news/2020/2/12/michigan-tabbed-big-ten-baseball-favorite.aspx. dead. February 18, 2020. BigTen.org. February 12, 2020. February 17, 2020.
  9. Web site: VANDERBILT TOPS 2020 PRESEASON NCBWA POLL. sportswriters.net. February 3, 2020. February 4, 2020.
  10. Web site: Baseball Coaches Poll - Preseason Results. USA Today. January 23, 2020. February 6, 2020.
  11. Web site: Collegiate Baseball Div 1 Poll (12-16-19). Baseballnews.com. December 16, 2019. February 6, 2020.
  12. Web site: Hoosiers Drop Season Opener at No. 11 LSU, 8-1. February 14, 2020. Indiana University Athletics. February 16, 2020.
  13. Web site: Hoosiers Split Saturday Doubleheader at No. 11 LSU. February 15, 2020. Indiana University Athletics. February 16, 2020.
  14. Web site: Indiana Takes Down UT Martin, 3-2. February 21, 2020. Indiana University Athletics. February 22, 2020.
  15. Web site: Bierman’s Career Day Leads Hoosiers Past No. 30 South Alabama. February 22, 2020. Indiana University Athletics. February 22, 2020.
  16. Web site: Indiana Wins Fourth-Straight, Blasts Siena, 12-3. February 23, 2020. Indiana University Athletics. February 23, 2020.
  17. Web site: Indiana Baseball: Wednesday's Game Against Butler Cancelled. February 25, 2020. SI.com. February 27, 2020.
  18. Web site: Indiana Earns 11-5 Win at No. 17 East Carolina. February 28, 2020. Indiana University Athletics. February 29, 2020.
  19. Web site: Hoosiers Push Winning Streak to Six Games with 5-1 Win Over High Point. February 29, 2020. Indiana University Athletics. March 1, 2020.
  20. Web site: Hoosiers Winning Streak Snapped by No. 13 Ole Miss. March 1, 2020. Indiana University Athletics. March 1, 2020.
  21. Web site: Hoosiers Pummel Purdue in Seven Innings, 17-2. March 4, 2020. Indiana University Athletics. March 4, 2020.
  22. Web site: Schedule Changes Announced for Indiana-San Diego Baseball Series. March 5, 2020. Indiana University Athletics. March 6, 2020.
  23. Web site: Hoosiers Open Doubleheader with 9-2 Win over San Diego. March 7, 2020. Indiana University Athletics. March 9, 2020.
  24. Web site: Hoosiers Fall to San Diego, 6-2. March 7, 2020. Indiana University Athletics. March 9, 2020.
  25. Web site: Indiana Drops Series Finale to San Diego. March 8, 2020. Indiana University Athletics. March 9, 2020.
  26. Web site: IU Falls at Evansville, 5-4. March 10, 2020. Indiana University Athletics. March 11, 2020.
  27. Web site: Baseball – 2020 Schedule. Indiana University Athletics. February 6, 2020.
  28. Web site: NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships. NCAA.org. March 13, 2020.
  29. Web site: Indiana, Michigan and Michigan State Earn Baseball Weekly Honors. https://web.archive.org/web/20200218005918/https://bigten.org/news/2020/2/17/indiana-michigan-and-michigan-state-earn-baseball-weekly-honors.aspx. dead. February 18, 2020. February 17, 2020. BigTen.org. February 17, 2020.
  30. Web site: Indiana, Iowa and Northwestern Earn Baseball Weekly Honors. https://web.archive.org/web/20200229144655/https://bigten.org/news/2020/2/24/indiana-iowa-and-northwestern-earn-baseball-weekly-honors.aspx. dead. February 29, 2020. February 24, 2020. BigTen.org. February 29, 2020.

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