Indiana Hoosiers baseball

Indiana Hoosiers baseball
2018 Indiana Hoosiers baseball team
Overall record 2,143-1,691-23 (.559)
University Indiana University
Head coach Jeff Mercer (1st season)
Conference Big Ten
Home stadium Bart Kaufman Field
(Capacity: 2,500)
Nickname Hoosiers
Colors Crimson and Cream[1]
         
College World Series appearances
2013
NCAA Tournament appearances
1996, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018
Conference tournament champions
1996, 2009, 2013, 2014
Conference champions
1925, 1932, 1938, 1949, 2013, 2014

The Indiana Hoosiers baseball team is the varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Indiana University Bloomington in Bloomington, Indiana, United States. The team competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I and are members of the Big Ten Conference. The team plays at Bart Kaufman Field, which opened for the 2013 season.

In conference postseason play, Indiana has won four Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournaments and made five NCAA Regionals appearances, including one College World Series appearance in 2013. In regular season play, the Hoosiers have won six Big Ten Conference titles.

History

In 1984, Bob Morgan replaced Larry Smith as head coach of the Hoosiers. Morgan would take the Hoosiers to five Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournaments and one appearance in the NCAA Regionals. Indiana would lose in the opening round of the 1996 NCAA Midwest Regional to Witchita State, 4-0.[2] Morgan would finish his career with Indiana in 2005, with an overall record of 782–499–4 in 21 years of managing the team.

On June 23, 2005, Indiana replaced long-time coach Bob Morgan with former Miami (OH) head coach Tracy Smith.[3] Smith would lead the Hoosiers to two Big Ten Baseball Championships and three NCAA Regionals, including one College World Series appearance in 2013.

On June 9, 2013, the Hoosiers completed a sweep of Florida State in the best of 3 Super Regional to advance to their first College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska.[4] The Hoosiers would eventually lose 1-0 to Oregon State in the second round.[5] Consequently, the 2013 roster would also include future-Chicago Cubs player Kyle Schwarber and his eventual selection in the 2014 Major League Baseball draft.[6]

Following the conclusion of the 2014 season, then-head coach Tracy Smith was hired by Arizona State to the same position. Smith would finish his tenure at Indiana with a 287–237 overall record and a 127–111 conference record, in nine years as head coach of the Hoosiers. The Indiana Hoosier's Athletic Department hired former Louisville assistant coach Chris Lemonis on July 24, 2015 to replace Smith as head coach.[7]

On June 25, 2018, Mississippi State confirmed that it had hired Lemonis as their new head baseball coach, formally ending Lemonis' tenure with the Hoosiers.[8][9] Lemonis compiled a 141–91–2 overall record, 55–37-1 conference record and three NCAA Tournament appearances, while head coach of the Hoosiers.

On July 2, 2018, Indiana University Athletics announced the hiring of former Wright State head coach Jeff Mercer, to the head coaching position for the Hoosiers.[10]

Conference affiliations

  • Independent (1895–1905, 1943)
  • Big Ten Conference (1906–1942, 1944–present)
    • Known as the Big Nine Conference from 1906–1917

Home stadiums

Sembower Field

Sembower Field was the main baseball stadium utilized by the Hoosiers from 1951 to 2012. It was named after former Indiana baseball player Charles Sembower. The stadium was located just north of the Foster Quadrangle dormitory on Fee Lane, less than 1 mile southeast of the current Hoosier baseball facility: Bart Kaufman Field. The former site of Sembower Field is presently used as a recreational sports complex for university students.[11]

Bart Kaufman Field - 2017

Bart Kaufman Field

Bart Kaufman Field is the home of the Hoosiers and is located in Bloomington, Indiana, on the campus of Indiana University. Indiana alumnus Bart Kaufman (1960-1962) pledged $2.5 million to start construction on the facility, with the rest of the funding coming from private donations and the university.[12] Construction of Bart Kaufman Field was completed in March 2013 and formally dedicated on April 26.[13] Bart Kaufman Field hosted its first Big Ten Baseball Tournament from May 24–28, 2017.[14]

Notable players

Current MLB players

Kyle Schwarber was drafted in the first round, 4th overall.

Drafted players

Josh Phegley was drafted in the first round, 38th overall.
YearRoundPickNameTeam
19658th154Ron KellerMinnesota Twins
197020th469Bruce MillerChicago White Sox
19843rd69Barry JonesPittsburgh Pirates
19885th120Mickey MorandiniPhiladelphia Phillies
19887th174John WehnerPittsburgh Pirates
19931st29Kevin OrieChicago Cubs
199337th1046Chris PetersPittsburgh Pirates
199635th1050Doug DeVoreCincinnati Reds
20005th134Zach McClellanKansas City Royals
20091st38Josh PhegleyChicago White Sox
200933rd987Jake DunningSan Francisco Giants
20113rd91Alex DickersonWashington Nationals
20129th291Micah JohnsonChicago White Sox
20135th140Aaron SlegersMinnesota Twins
20141st4Kyle SchwarberChicago Cubs
20142nd67Sam TravisBoston Red Sox
20179th267Craig DedelowChicago White Sox
201731st916Luke MillerMinnesota Twins
20185th138Jonathan StieverChicago White Sox
201822nd647Luke MillerPhiladelphia Phillies
201828th828Logan SowersChicago White Sox
201829th883Tim HerrinCleveland Indians

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Year-by-year results

Below is a table of the program's yearly records.[23][24][25]

Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Independent (1895–1905)
1895 11-1
1896 6-3
1897 5-3
1898 3-1
1899 James Horne 7-6
1900 James Horne 3-2
1901 Robert Wicker 3-3
1902 George Moore 7-14
1903 Philip O'Neil 6-6
1904 Philip O'Neil 11-5
1905 Zora G. Clevenger 11-11
Independent: 73-55
Big Nine/Big Ten (1906–1942)
1906 Zora G. Clevenger 5-12-11-5t-6th
1907 Jake Stahl 8-52-13rd
1908 Bob Wicker 7-92-56th
1909 Skel Roach 10-51-56th
1910 Skel Roach 5-34-33rd
1911 Skel Roach 6-73-3t-4th
1912 John J. Corbett 5-90-87th
1913 Arthur Berndt 11-46-33rd
1914 Arthur Berndt 6-64-55th
1915 Arthur Berndt 2-71-79th
1916 Frederick Beebe 8-44-33rd
1917 Roy Whisman 5-9-15-43rd
1918 Guy Rathbun 9-70-58th
1919 Harry Scholler 13-9-12-56th
1920 Harry Scholler 8-73-65th
1921 George Levis 10-145-65th
1922 George Levis 1-21-2t-7th
1923 Roscoe Minton 3-112-69th
1924 Roscoe Minton 8-12-14-57th
1925 Everett Dean 12-69-21st
1926 Everett Dean 6-8-13-68th
1927 Everett Dean 8-12-34-89th
1928 Everett Dean 10-55-45th
1929 Everett Dean 9-7-14-6t-6th
1930 Everett Dean 9-66-43rd
1931 Everett Dean 12-6-14-47th
1932 Everett Dean 13-26-21st
1933 Everett Dean 16-33-2t-4th
1934 Everett Dean 19-5-16-32nd
1935 Everett Dean 10-9-14-67th
1936 Everett Dean 15-76-34th
1937 Everett Dean 19-78-22nd
1938 Everett Dean 14-7-17-3t-1st
1939 Paul Harrell 16-47-32nd
1940 Paul Harrell 11-83-5t-7th
1941 Paul Harrell 15-87-5t-4th
1942 Paul Harrell 12-105-7t-5th
Independent (1943–1943)
1943 Paul Harrell 4-1
Big Ten Conference (1944–present)
1944 Paul Harrell 7-132-89th
1945 Paul Harrell 12-8-25-43rd
1946 Paul Harrell 13-55-35th
1947 Paul Harrell 12-74-67th
1948 Donald Danielson 15-103-98th
1949 Ernie Andres 18-58-4t-1st
1950 Ernie Andres 11-124-46th
1951 Ernie Andres 16-10-16-43rd
1952 Ernie Andres 7-191-1310th
1953 Ernie Andres 4-160-1110th
1954 Ernie Andres 12-144-98th
1955 Ernie Andres 16-113-10t-9th
1956 Ernie Andres 13-155-66th
1957 Ernie Andres 13-153-1010th
1958 Ernie Andres 17-157-8t-6th
1959 Ernie Andres 18-138-7t-4th
1960 Ernie Andres 17-135-99th
1961 Ernie Andres 21-5-111-33rd
1962 Ernie Andres 16-136-86th
1963 Ernie Andres 15-144-1010th
1964 Ernie Andres 23-127-8t-7th
1965 Ernie Andres 20-156-76th
1966 Ernie Andres 17-15-16-55th
1967 Ernie Andres 14-236-128th
1968 Ernie Andres 19125-87th
1969 Ernie Andres 18-1410-85th
1970 Ernie Andres 18-237-118th
1971 Ernie Andres 14-235-11t-8th
1972 Ernie Andres 11-242-1310th
1973 Ernie Andres 20-168-10t-7th
1974 Bob Lawrence 19-219-85th
1975 Bob Lawrence 21-247-117th
1976 Bob Lawrence 23-1710-73rd
1977 Bob Lawrence 21-264-149th
1978 Bob Lawrence 20-235-87th
1979 Bob Lawrence 11-283-139th
1980 Bob Lawrence 17-256-10t-6th
1981 Larry Smith 23-25-15-95th (East)
1982 Larry Smith 25-282-145th (East)
1983 Larry Smith 26-216-73rd (East)
1984 Bob Morgan 44-206-94th (East)
1985 Bob Morgan 57-19-18-8t-2nd (East)
1986 Bob Morgan 43-177-9t-3rd (East)
1987 Bob Morgan 43-177-93rd (East)
1988 Bob Morgan 39-1911-17t-8th
1989 Bob Morgan 34-265-2310th
1990 Bob Morgan 30-27-114-14t-5th
1991 Bob Morgan 38-23-115-12t-3rdBig Ten Tournament
1992 Bob Morgan 35-2014-145th
1993 Bob Morgan 38-2115-124thBig Ten Tournament
1994 Bob Morgan 33-2312-16t-7th
1995 Bob Morgan 33-2312-16t-8th
1996 Bob Morgan 43-1818-82ndNCAA Regional
1997 Bob Morgan 33-228-168th
1998 Bob Morgan 29-2714-145th
1999 Bob Morgan 37-1714-145th
2000 Bob Morgan 29-279-1910th
2001 Bob Morgan 24-31-17-1910th
2002 Bob Morgan 35-2015-144thBig Ten Tournament
2003 Bob Morgan 34-2216-156thBig Ten Tournament
2004 Bob Morgan 25-309-2210th
2005 Bob Morgan 26-309-2310th
2006 Tracy Smith 22-3411-2110th
2007 Tracy Smith 19-358-2310th
2008 Tracy Smith 31-3015-176thBig Ten Tournament
2009 Tracy Smith 32-2716-73rdNCAA Regional
2010 Tracy Smith 28-2712-12t-5thBig Ten Tournament
2011 Tracy Smith 30-2511-137th
2012 Tracy Smith 32-2816-82ndBig Ten Tournament
2013 Tracy Smith 49-1617-71stCollege World Series
2014 Tracy Smith 42-1321-31stNCAA Regional
2015 Chris Lemonis 35-2412-106thNCAA Regional
2016 Chris Lemonis 32-2415-9t-3rdBig Ten Tournament
2017 Chris Lemonis 34-24-214-9-16thNCAA Regional
2018 Chris Lemonis 40-1914-95thNCAA Regional
2019 Jeff Mercer
Big Ten: 2,214-1,734-25786-973-1
Total:2,290-1,775-25

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Championships

Conference Regular Season Championships

Season Conference Coach Overall Conference
1925Big TenEverett Dean12–69–2
1932Big TenEverett Dean13–26–2
1938Big TenEverett Dean14–7–17–3
1949Big TenErnie Andres18–58–4
2013Big TenTracy Smith49–1617–7
2014Big TenTracy Smith42–1321–3
Total Conference Titles 6

Conference Tournament Championships

Season Conference Coach Winning Team Losing Team
1996Big TenBob MorganIndiana 6Illinois 4
2009Big TenTracy SmithIndiana 13Minnesota 2
2013Big TenTracy SmithIndiana 4Nebraska 3
2014Big TenTracy SmithIndiana 8Nebraska 4
Conference Championships 4

Awards

Conference Awards

  • Big Ten Player of the Year – Mike Smith (1992), Kennard Jones (2002), Alex Dickerson (2010), Sam Travis (2014)
  • Big Ten Pitcher of the Year – Eric Arnett (2009), Aaron Slegers (2013), Joey DeNato (2014)
  • Big Ten Coach of the Year – Bob Morgan (1993), Tracy Smith (2013, 2014)
  • Big Ten Freshman of the Year - Alex Dickerson (2009), Sam Travis (2010)

All-Americans

  • Don Ritter
  • Eddie LaDuke
  • Jim DeNeff
  • Ken St. Pierre
  • Mike Smith
  • Vasili Spanos
  • Josh Phegley
  • Eric Arnett
  • Alex Dickerson
  • Dustin DeMuth
  • Kyle Schwarber
  • Aaron Slegers
  • Joey DeNato
  • Sam Travis

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See also

References

  1. ↑ "Colors IU". Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  2. ↑ "1996 CWS Regionals". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Miami (Ohio) Baseball Coach Tracy Smith Was Hired as the New Indiana Baseball Coach". Chicago Tribune. June 23, 2005. Archived from the original on May 28, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  4. ↑ "IU sweeps Florida State to advance to College World Series". SportsMedia101.com. 2013-06-10. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  5. ↑ "IU loses to Oregon State in College World Series". SportsMedia101.com. 2013-06-20. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
  6. ↑ "Catcher Schwarber is Cubs' first pick in 2014". Chicago Cubs. June 5, 2014. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  7. ↑ Zach Osterman (August 1, 2014). "Why is Chris Lemonis the man to maintain IU's baseball success?". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  8. ↑ "IU baseball coach Chris Lemonis hired by Mississippi State". IndyStar.com. 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Mississippi State hires Chris Lemonis as new baseball coach". ESPN.com. 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  10. ↑ "IU baseball tabs Bargersville native Jeff Mercer as head coach". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Sembower Recreational Sports Field Complex". recsports.indiana.edu. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  12. ↑ "IU Baseball Field To Be Named After Donor Bart Kaufman". Indiana Public Media. 2012-02-15. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  13. ↑ "Indiana University dedicating its new softball and baseball fields". IU News Room. 2013-04-16. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  14. ↑ "Bart Kaufman Field to host Big Ten Tournament". Indiana University Athletics. 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
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  22. ↑ "MLB Draft Picks". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  23. ↑ "2013 Indiana Hoosiers Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Indiana Sports Information. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 22, 2013. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
  24. ↑ "2013 Big Ten Conference Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 22, 2013. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
  25. ↑ "2013 Big Ten Conference Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Jeremy and Cynthia Mills. Archived from the original on July 22, 2013. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
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