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OMAHA, Nebraska– It’s not too hard to notice Aaron Slegers out on the field. His 6’10″ frame towers over nearly every one of his competitors as he’s got the frame of a NFL tight end/NBA center and delivery of an MLB pitcher. He’s every coach’s dream, and for Tracy Smith, he is the just the [...]
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OMAHA, Nebraska– Chris Sujka is exploring uncharted territories with the Indiana baseball team as they are making their first ever appearance in Omaha. For the sophomore out of Chicago, playing in the Big Ten while representing Indiana was a dream come true coming out of Mt. Carmel High School (IL) where he was a star [...]
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OMAHA, Nebraska – Before the College World Series began, Baseball America writer Aaron Fitt put together a preview for the tournament. In this preview Fitt rated all 8 teams in various categories including hitting, speed, defense, starting pitching and relief pitching, and combined all these scores into one raw number, essentially ranking all eight teams [...]
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OMAHA, Nebraska– After graduating high school early to come play for his dad at Indiana, Casey Smith would have never imagined spending father’s day weekend four years later alongside his team and family in Omaha competing for the National Championship. In his fourth year at Indiana, Casey could not have picked a better time to [...]
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OMAHA, Nebraska– The road to Omaha was paved with offense, but Saturday evening’s matchup between Indiana (49-14) and Louisville (51-13) showcased just another one of Indiana’s strong suits that at times during the season, seemed to be overshadowed by the Hoosiers power behind the plate- pitching. In their first game in Omaha, Nebraska competing in [...]
Live video from your Android device on Ustream *Embedded media player included on page* For the second straight year, IUSportCom is proud to broadcast the Indiana-Kentucky All-Star Game live at 7:00 p.m from Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The crew from last year returns as Scott Agness – a 2012 Jim Nantz Broadcasting Award Finalist – [...]
The Hoosiers’ first opponent of the 2013 College World Series is a familiar one. Indiana will take on Louisville Saturday night, a team which the Hoosiers took two out of three from earlier in the year. In a way, the two schools are very similar to one another. The Cardinals and the Hoosiers are only [...]
BLOOMINGTON, Indiana– Just like they have all season, fans came out to support the Indiana baseball team at Bart Kaufman Field. This time though, it wasn’t to see a game, but to see the team depart from Bloomington onto their way to Omaha for the College World Series. ‘The Road to Omaha’ was just a [...]
For the first time since 1979, two of the NHL’s founding original six teams will meet in the Stanley Cup Finals. The series will begin on Wednesday at the United Center in Chicago, as the Boston Bruins will take on the Blackhawks in one of most anticipated Stanley Cup Finals in the past few years. [...]
TALLAHASSEE, Florida– Tracy Smith said it best, “I couldn’t have written it any better.” For the first time in program history, Indiana (47-17) is going to Omaha, Nebraska to compete in the College World Series. Tracy Smith, in his eighth season as head coach of Indiana University, hoped this day would come. However, Smith never [...]
TALLAHASSEE, FL. – The Indiana University Hoosiers (48-14) are headed to the College World Series after defeating a tough Florida State Seminoles (47-17) team 11-6 on Saturday, completing a two-game sweep in the best-of-three weekend series at Dick Howser Stadium. The Hoosiers are the first Big Ten team since Michigan in 1984 to play in [...]
TALLAHASSEE, Florida– It wasn’t the prettiest game, but it was good enough. A little help from one of the nation’s top offensive catchers ensured Indiana (47-14) its first win of a three-game series against Florida State (47-16) in Saturday afternoon’s super regional match up. “It wasn’t the most well-played game,” Smith said. “But I do [...]
TALLAHASSEE, Florida– When Indiana head coach Tracy Smith was asked if he foresaw a season like this heading into Indiana’s 2013 campaign, he laughed and said, “No,” with a big grin. Not even Smith could have predicted the type of success Indiana would have this year. It’s tough assessing college baseball teams in the Midwest [...]