entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 5:18 p.m.:

Abilene Christian lineup

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 5:28 p.m.:

IU Lineup

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 5:31 p.m.:

Pitching match-up

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 5:34 p.m.:

Hogan Denny returns to the IU lineup leading off as the designated hitter. Aydan Crouse stays in right batting 5th and Brayden Ricketts will catch batting ninth.

Top of inning 1 with 1 outs:

Team Totals:

• Wildcats: 0 runs | 0 hits | 0 errors

• Hoosiers: 0 runs | 0 hits | 0 errors

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 6:11 p.m.:

Tony Neubeck is pounding the zone with fastballs and gets a pulled ground ball on a cutter for the first out.

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 6:13 p.m.:

A fastball at 91 mph is ripped to right over the shift for a 1-out single.

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 6:15 p.m.:

A strikeout on a high 92mph fastball is Neubeck's first strikeout of the game.

End of top of inning 1 :

Team Totals:

• Wildcats: 0 runs | 1 hits | 0 errors

• Hoosiers: 0 runs | 0 hits | 0 errors

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 6:17 p.m.:

Neubeck freezes the batter with an 83mph slider for a looking striekout to strand the runner.

Bottom of inning 1 with 1 outs:

Team Totals:

• Wildcats: 0 runs | 1 hits | 0 errors

• Hoosiers: 1 runs | 1 hits | 0 errors

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 6:23 p.m.:

Hogan Denny seems fine. After three days off due to a wall collision in College Park, Denny homers to straightaway center. Jake Hanley grounds out thanks to a diving play by his counterpart at first base.

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 6:24 p.m.:

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 6:28 p.m.:

Cooper Malamazian walks and steals second on an 0-2 pitch.

Bottom of inning 1 with 2 outs:

Team Totals:

• Wildcats: 0 runs | 1 hits | 0 errors

• Hoosiers: 2 runs | 2 hits | 0 errors

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 6:29 p.m.:

Cole Decker drops an opposite field blooper in for an RBI single!

End of bottom of inning 1 :

Team Totals:

• Wildcats: 0 runs | 1 hits | 0 errors

• Hoosiers: 2 runs | 2 hits | 0 errors

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 6:31 p.m.:

Decker attempts a delayed steal on a pitch in the turf and is thrown out to end the inning. Hoosiers put up a crooked number in the first.

Top of inning 2 with 1 outs:

Team Totals:

• Wildcats: 1 runs | 2 hits | 0 errors

• Hoosiers: 2 runs | 2 hits | 0 errors

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 6:34 p.m.:

The Wildcats strike back driving in a lead-off walk with an RBI double.

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 6:36 p.m.:

Single to left puts runners on the corners. Half of the batters Neubeck have faced so far have reached base.

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 6:38 p.m.:

Neubeck fields a bunt and tosses to Brayden Ricketts to get the runner they were trying squeeze home.

End of top of inning 2 :

Team Totals:

• Wildcats: 1 runs | 3 hits | 0 errors

• Hoosiers: 2 runs | 2 hits | 0 errors

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 6:39 p.m.:

A flyout strands two and Neubeck manages the trouble and the Hoosiers are still leading.

End of bottom of inning 2 :

Team Totals:

• Wildcats: 1 runs | 3 hits | 0 errors

• Hoosiers: 2 runs | 2 hits | 0 errors

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 6:45 p.m.:

Hoosiers go down in order. Landen Fry makes good contact but the ball is caught on the right-center warning track.

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 6:48 p.m.:

Neubeck gets some chase to record a strikeout on the first batter of the third.

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 6:55 p.m.:

Back to back full counts lead to back to back walks. Two on and one out prompts a Matt Myers mound visit. Neubeck has 59 pitches with one out in the third.

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 6:58 p.m.:

Neubeck falls behind 3-1, but comes back to get a strikeout with a 90mph fastball on the upper portion of the zone.

Top of inning 3 with 2 outs:

Team Totals:

• Wildcats: 2 runs | 4 hits | 0 errors

• Hoosiers: 2 runs | 2 hits | 0 errors

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 7 p.m.:

An RBI single is ripped to center tying the game.

End of top of inning 3 :

Team Totals:

• Wildcats: 2 runs | 4 hits | 0 errors

• Hoosiers: 2 runs | 2 hits | 0 errors

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 7:02 p.m.:

Neubeck strands two in scoring position with a strikeout. The grad student has labored through this one so far with 73 pitches but he's avoided allowing the Wildcats a big inning.

Bottom of inning 3 with 0 outs:

Team Totals:

• Wildcats: 2 runs | 4 hits | 0 errors

• Hoosiers: 3 runs | 3 hits | 0 errors

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 7:07 p.m.:

Brayden Ricketts punches a ball just down the left field line and it lands in the Hoosier bullpen for an oppo 🌮! Indiana takes the lead.

Bottom of inning 3 with 0 outs:

Team Totals:

• Wildcats: 2 runs | 4 hits | 0 errors

• Hoosiers: 4 runs | 4 hits | 0 errors

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 7:08 p.m.:

Denny makes up for lost time. Back-to-back jacks and Denny has back-to-back in his first two plate appearances since returning from injury.

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 7:08 p.m.:

Jake Hanley draws a walk on a 3-1 pitch.

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 7:10 p.m.:

Aidan Coleman falls behind 1-0 to Caleb Koskie which prompts a Wildcat mound visit.

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 7:12 p.m.:

Caleb Koskie extends his hitting streak with a single. Two on, no outs for Cooper Malamazian.

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 7:13 p.m.:

Malamazian flies out to right center, moving Hanley to third with just one out. Decker has an RBI opportunity here.

Bottom of inning 3 with 1 outs:

Team Totals:

• Wildcats: 2 runs | 4 hits | 0 errors

• Hoosiers: 5 runs | 5 hits | 0 errors

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 7:15 p.m.:

Jake Hanley scores on a wild pitch. Koskie now in scoring position.

Bottom of inning 3 with 1 outs:

Team Totals:

• Wildcats: 2 runs | 4 hits | 0 errors

• Hoosiers: 6 runs | 6 hits | 0 errors

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 7:16 p.m.:

Decker drives in Koskie with hard hit ball the touched the pitcher before getting into centerfield. That's six Hoosier hits so far.

Bottom of inning 3 with 2 outs:

Team Totals:

• Wildcats: 2 runs | 4 hits | 0 errors

• Hoosiers: 7 runs | 7 hits | 0 errors

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 7:20 p.m.:

Decker steals second and Will Moore drives him in with a single. A barrage of hits continues. Moore steals second.

Bottom of inning 3 with 2 outs:

Team Totals:

• Wildcats: 2 runs | 4 hits | 0 errors

• Hoosiers: 8 runs | 8 hits | 0 errors

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 7:22 p.m.:

⚪️🔴⚾️ EVERYBODY HITS ⚪️🔴⚾️ EVERYBODY SCORES

Landen Fry drops a single into center, plating another run and running the starter after just 2.2 innings of work.

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 7:24 p.m.:

New Wildcat pitcher

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 7:25 p.m.:

Ricketts welcomes the new pitcher with a single.

End of bottom of inning 3 :

Team Totals:

• Wildcats: 2 runs | 4 hits | 0 errors

• Hoosiers: 8 runs | 9 hits | 0 errors

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 7:28 p.m.:

Denny looks at strike three, but was not happy with the call. Never mind, he's 2-for-3 with two 💣 and the Hoosiers lead by 6 runs.

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 7:29 p.m.:

At 74 pitches, Neubeck might be limited to just one more inning. He does get ahead of his first batter in the fourth.

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 7:30 p.m.:

A 90mph fastball is foul-tipped for a strikeout. Neubeck's 6th K of the game.

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 7:31 p.m.:

Quick groundout makes it two outs.

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 7:32 p.m.:

A cutter is hit back up the middle for a two-out single.

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 7:33 p.m.:

Freshman righty Kellen English has started stretching in the Hoosier bullpen.

End of top of inning 4 :

Team Totals:

• Wildcats: 2 runs | 5 hits | 0 errors

• Hoosiers: 8 runs | 9 hits | 0 errors

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 7:34 p.m.:

Koskie tracks down a high flyout to foul territory near deep left field to end the inning. At 86 pitches, that might or might not be all for Tony Neubeck.

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 7:35 p.m.:

English has moved from stretching to throwing a football.

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 7:37 p.m.:

Hanley waits on the sidewinder to throw a pitch over the plate and rips it into right center for a lead-off single.

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 7:39 p.m.:

A payoff pitch clips Koskie and he takes first base moving Hanley to scoring position.

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 7:39 p.m.:

Malamazian lines the first pitch right at the shortstop. Hanley dives back to second just in time to avoid being doubled off.

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 7:41 p.m.:

Decker is the second straight Hoosier to get hit by ball four. That's a mean way to save your WHIP.

Bottom of inning 4 with 2 outs:

Team Totals:

• Wildcats: 2 runs | 5 hits | 0 errors

• Hoosiers: 9 runs | 10 hits | 0 errors

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 7:44 p.m.:

An RBI chopper by Crouse plates Hanley.

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 7:50 p.m.:

Will Moore gets down 0-2 and fouls off a ton of pitches to earn a 12-pitch walk to load the bases with two outs.

Bottom of inning 4 with 2 outs:

Team Totals:

• Wildcats: 2 runs | 5 hits | 0 errors

• Hoosiers: 10 runs | 10 hits | 0 errors

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 7:51 p.m.:

Landen Fry takes one in the back for an RBI. Jeon's day comes to a close.

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 7:53 p.m.:

New Abilene Lefty

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 7:54 p.m.:

Wallace has an 18% walk rate and Ricketts takes a first pitch low.

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 7:55 p.m.:

Michael Sarhatt is now tossing (a baseball) in the Hoosier bullpen.

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 7:55 p.m.:

Ricketts walks to drive in another run.

End of bottom of inning 4 :

Team Totals:

• Wildcats: 2 runs | 5 hits | 0 errors

• Hoosiers: 10 runs | 10 hits | 0 errors

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 7:57 p.m.:

Denny pops up behind the plate. Hoosiers lead by 9.

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 7:58 p.m.:

Tony Neubeck will start the 5th, but Sarhatt is still working, so expect Neubeck to have a pitch limit. He's 14 pitches away from 100.

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 8 p.m.:

Malamazian collects a high pop-up in shallow left field.

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 8 p.m.:

Neubeck's 90th pitch is an 89mph fastball for a called strike.

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 8:02 p.m.:

Neubeck allows a one-out walk. He couldn't get the back-door slider to get over the plate. Jeff Mercer is out to make a pitching change.

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 8:03 p.m.:

Sarhatt the new righty for the Hoosiers

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 8:06 p.m.:

Sarhatt locates the 90mph high for a swing-and-miss strikeout.

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 8:07 p.m.:

Then Sarhatt walks a runner into scoring position on 4 pitches.

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 8:09 p.m.:

Two 4-pitch walks now. Matt Myers is out for a conversation with Sarhatt.

End of top of inning 5 :

Team Totals:

• Wildcats: 2 runs | 5 hits | 0 errors

• Hoosiers: 11 runs | 10 hits | 0 errors

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 8:11 p.m.:

A groundout strands the bases loaded.

End of bottom of inning 5 :

Team Totals:

• Wildcats: 2 runs | 5 hits | 0 errors

• Hoosiers: 12 runs | 11 hits | 0 errors

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 8:23 p.m.:

Hoosier’s add one!

End of top of inning 6 :

Team Totals:

• Wildcats: 3 runs | 6 hits | 0 errors

• Hoosiers: 12 runs | 11 hits | 0 errors

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 8:31 p.m.:

After two great strikeouts, freshman righty Kellen English allows a solo homer on a 93mph fastball.

English was having more success missing up with his fastball and tunneling it with a curveball for looking strikeouts.

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 8:32 p.m.:

Hoosiers need one more this frame to get the game back into run-rule eligibilty before the seventh inning.

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 8:33 p.m.:

Fry pops up to third to start the inning.

End of bottom of inning 6 :

Team Totals:

• Wildcats: 3 runs | 6 hits | 0 errors

• Hoosiers: 12 runs | 11 hits | 0 errors

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 8:37 p.m.:

Hoosiers go down 1-2-3 only the 2nd scoreless frame for IU hitters so far this game. Indiana hasn't had back to back scoreless frames in games Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday.

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 8:38 p.m.:

English is back out for a second frame of work.

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 8:41 p.m.:

English is locating a 92 mph fastball a bit better this inning. Then he introduces a mid-velocity pitch we haven't seen yet.

End of top of inning 7 :

Team Totals:

• Wildcats: 3 runs | 6 hits | 0 errors

• Hoosiers: 12 runs | 11 hits | 0 errors

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 8:44 p.m.:

1-2-3 inning for English. That was huge outing for the freshman. 4 of his six outs were by strikeout. He's commanded pretty well in two innings tonight plus a single frame on Tuesday.

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 8:46 p.m.:

Hoosiers need one run to walk-off with a run-rule win here.

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 8:47 p.m.:

Hanley chases a ball in the turf and goes down on strikes.

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 8:50 p.m.:

Cooper Malamazian joins the Indiana 100-hit club!

Run rule qualifier in scoring position.

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 8:51 p.m.:

Decker bunt single! Bases loaded for Aydan Crouse. Sacrifice fly will end this game.

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 8:53 p.m.:

New Wildcat righty

Bottom of inning 7 with 1 outs:

Team Totals:

• Wildcats: 3 runs | 6 hits | 0 errors

• Hoosiers: 13 runs | 13 hits | 0 errors

entry by Carl - April 17, 2026, 8:55 p.m.:

Wild pitch scores Koskie. Hoosiers win in a run-rule!