2019 Indiana Hoosiers baseball team

The 2019 Indiana Hoosiers baseball team were a college baseball team that represented Indiana University in the 2019 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 were led by first-year head coach Jeff Mercer.

2019 Indiana Hoosiers baseball
Big Ten regular season champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2019 record37–23 (17–7 Big Ten)
Head coachJeff Mercer (1st season)
Pitching coachJustin Parker (1st season)
Home stadiumBart Kaufman Field
(Capacity: 2,500)
2019 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Indiana  y 177 .708  3723 .617
No. 2 Michigan  y 167 .696  5022 .694
Illinois  y 159 .625  3621 .632
Nebraska  y 159 .625  3224 .571
Minnesota   159 .625  2927 .518
Ohio State  y 1212 .500  3627 .571
Iowa   1212 .500  3124 .564
Maryland   1212 .500  2929 .500
Northwestern   1113 .458  2427 .471
Rutgers   914 .391  2031 .392
Michigan State   815 .348  2034 .370
Purdue   716 .304  2034 .370
Penn State   418 .182  2227 .449
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of July 4, 2019[1]; Rankings from D1Baseball

Previous season

The Hoosiers finished the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball season 40–19 overall (14–9 conference) and fifth place in conference standings. Following the conclusion of the regular season, the Hoosiers were selected to play in the 2018 NCAA Tournament, beginning in the Austin Regional. The Hoosiers would eventually lose in the final round of the Austin Regional to Texas by a score of 2–3.[2]

MLB Draft

The following Hoosiers on the 2018 roster were selected in the 2018 Major League Baseball draft:

List of Drafted Players
Name2018 ClassPos.TeamRoundSigned/Returned
Jonathan SteiverJuniorRHPChicago White Sox5thSigned[3]
Luke MillerJuniorINFPhiladelphia Phillies22ndSigned[3]
Logan SowersSeniorOFChicago White Sox28thSigned*[3]
Tim HerrinJuniorLHPCleveland Indians29thSigned[3]

* indicates draftee had no more college eligibility

Preseason

On June 25, 2018, Mississippi State confirmed that it had hired Chris Lemonis as their new head baseball coach, formally ending Lemonis' tenure with the Hoosiers.[4][5] 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.[6]

On July 18, 2018, Mercer made a notable acquisition to the Hoosiers' coaching staff with the hiring of former-MLB third baseman Scott Rolen as Director of Player Development.[7]

Season projections

Coming off of a NCAA Regional appearance in 2018, the 2019 Hoosiers were projected to finish fourth in conference play by B1G coaches;[8] however, other media outlets predicted the Hoosiers would finish as high as first in the B1G.[9] The Hoosiers were ranked or received votes for rankings in two of the six major preseason polls and rankings. Indiana was ranked #37 in the NCBWA poll[10] and received votes for ranking by Collegiate Baseball.[11]

Roster

2019 Indiana Hoosiers baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/ThrowsHeightWeightYearHigh School/Junior CollegeHome town
1 INF Jeremy Houston R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Mount Carmel Chicago, Illinois
2 INF Cole Barr R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Fr Yorktown High School Yorktown, Indiana
4 INF Cade Bunnell L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Jr Stoughton High School Stoughton, Wisconsin
5 RHP Tanner Gordon R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr John A. Logan College Champaign, Illinois
6 OF Grant Richardson L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Fr Fishers Fishers, Indiana
7 INF Matt Gorski R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Hamilton Southeastern Fishers, Indiana
8 INF Drew Ashley R/R 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Evansville Memorial Chandler, Indiana
9 RHP Alex Franklin R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Bloomington South Bloomington, Indiana
10 INF Justin Walker S/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Lafayette Jefferson Lafayette, Indiana
11 OF Logan Kaletha R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Michigan City High School Michigan City, Indiana
12 C Jeff Holtz R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Arrowhead Hartland, Wisconsin
13 RHP Cal Krueger R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Jasper Jasper, Indiana
14 INF Matt Lloyd L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Foothills Composite Okotoks, Alberta, Canada
15 RHP Pauly Milto R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Roncalli Greenwood, Indiana
16 RHP Austin Long R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Bedford North Lawrence Bedford, Indiana
18 LHP Braden Scott R/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Olney Central College Jasonville, Indiana
19 LHP Tommy Sommer L/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Fr Carmel Carmel, Indiana
20 LHP Brad Busald L/L 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Lincoln Trail College Rushville, Indiana
21 OF Elijah Dunham L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Fr FJ Ritz Evansville, Indiana
23 LHP Andrew Saalfrank L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Heritage Hoagland, Indiana
25 RHP Connor Manous R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Fr Munster Munster, Indiana
29 C Ryan Fineman R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Agoura Westlake Village, California
30 INF Scotty Bradley L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 221 lb (100 kg) So Hopewell Valley Central Pennington, New Jersey
31 LHP Michael Dunkleberger L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr St. Joseph South Bend, Indiana
32 OF Tyler Van Pelt L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Bloomington South Bloomington, Indiana
33 C Wyatt Cross L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Jr Legacy Broomfield, Colorado
34 RHP Braydon Tucker L/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Northview Brazil, Indiana
35 RHP Matt Litwicki R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Fr Lake Central Dyer, Indiana
37 RHP Gabe Bierman R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Jeffersonville Jeffersonville, Indiana
38 INF Jake Skrine R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Mead Longmont, Colorado
39 OF Sam Crail L/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Fr Sheridan Sheridan, Indiana
40 OF Carter Bridge R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Heartland Community College West Lafayette, Indiana
42 RHP Grant Sloan R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Zionsville Community High School Zionsville, Indiana
44 LHP Cameron Beauchamp L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Peru High School Peru, Indiana
51 RHP McCade Brown R/R 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Normal West Normal, Illinois
Head coach

Jeff Mercer

Assistant coach(es)

Dan Held
Casey Dykes

Pitching coach(es)

Justin Parker


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 17, 2019

Schedule

Legend
 Indiana win
 Indiana loss
 Postponement
2019 Indiana Hoosiers Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
Post-Season
NCAA Tournament
# Date Opponent Venue Score Attendance Overall Record
59May 31Illinois StateJim Patterson StadiumLouisville, Kentucky7–8[67] 1,22736–22
60June 1UICJim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky9–5[68] 75837–22
60June 2LouisvilleJim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky7–9[69] 2,33937–23

"#" 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.

Louisville Regional

Louisville Regional Teams
(1) Louisville Cardinals (2) Indiana Hoosiers (3) Illinois State Redbirds (4) UIC Flames
  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
1 Louisville 5  
4 UIC 3  
  1 Louisville 2  
  3 Illinois State 4  
3 Illinois State 8
2 Indiana 7  
  3 Illinois State 2 3
  1 Louisville 11 4
4 UIC 5  
2 Indiana 9  
  2 Indiana 7
  1 Louisville 9  

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final 
Coaches' * * NR NR NR NR NR NR RV 25 22 NR NR 24 24  
Baseball America NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 25 22 NR NR 20 24  
Collegiate Baseball^[71] RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 24 23 25 21 22 RV  
NCBWA[72] 37 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 26 23 NR 30 25 30  
D1Baseball NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 23 19 NR 25 21 RV

^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

Awards and honors

Pre-season awards / Watch list

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