4/17/2023
By: Lucas Kingsbury
This was a hard game for IU. The final score was 7-5 with Illinois winning. Even though IU lost they still put up a fight. With IU losing there wins and losses are 23-11. Illinois had some really catches and IU and some really good catches but in the end IU couldn’t come back for the win.
This is Jack Wenninger pitching.
Now in the bottom of the third inning Bobby Whalen hits it to left field but Illinois misses it and Whalen gets a double. Then Ryan Moerman on illinois hits a ground ball to third who catches it and makes the throw to first getting them there third out. So now we are in the fourth inning where Brock Tibbitts hits it to right field and Danny Doligale on Illinois slides to get it but misses the catch. Then Brayden Risedorph on IU struck out Branden Comia on illinois. Now we are in the 5th inning and nothing really exciting happens until Brayden Risedorph goes for a pick off on 1st and Brock Tibbitts misses the catch and Brody Harding on Illinois makes it to 2nd.
Now nothing else really exciting happens after that until the 6th inning when Danny Doligale hits a line drive to second who blocks it but doesn’t catch it and makes the play to first. Then in the 7th inning Peter Serruto on IU hits a bomb to right field but Danny Doligale catches it. Then still in the seven inning Bobby Whalen also hits a bomb to right field but yet again Danny Doligale catches it. IU stats: RUNS: Whalen, Bobby 1; Taylor, Devin 2; Tibbitts, Brock 1; Pyne, Josh 1. Illinois stats: RUNS: Doligale, Danny 1; Janik, Camden 1; Westcott, Drake 1; Milton, Connor 1; Moerman, Ryan 1; Schroeder, Jacob 1; Harding, Brody 1.
This is Devin Taylor who hit 2 homeruns.
Fun fact: 34 IU baseball players have gone to the MLB.In conference postseason play, Indiana has won four Big Ten Conference baseball tournaments and made eight NCAA Regionals appearances, including one College World Series appearance in 2013. In regular season play, the Hoosiers have won seven Big Ten Conference titles.
Contributor Bio: Lucas kingsbury is a 12 year old boy who likes baseball and hanging out with his friends.