2017 Indiana Hoosiers baseball team

The 2017 Indiana Hoosiers baseball team is a baseball team that represented Indiana University in the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Hoosiers are members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Bart Kaufman Field in Bloomington, Indiana. They were led by third-year head coach Chris Lemonis.

2017 Indiana Hoosiers baseball
Lexington Regional, L 9–14 vs. Kentucky
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	34–24–2 (14–9–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Chris Lemonis (3rd season)
Pitching coach	Kyle Bunn (3rd season)
Captains	Tony Butler Luke Stephenson
Home stadium	Bart Kaufman Field (Capacity: 2,500)
Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

2017 Big Ten Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Nebraska  ‍†‍‍y	16	–	7	–	1		.688			35	–	22	–	1		.612
Michigan  ‍‍‍y	16	–	8	–	0		.667			42	–	17	–	0		.712
Minnesota  ‍‍‍	15	–	8	–	0		.652			36	–	21	–	0		.632
Iowa  ‍‍‡‍y	15	–	9	–	0		.625			39	–	22	–	0		.639
Maryland  ‍‍‍y	15	–	9	–	0		.625			38	–	23	–	0		.623
Indiana  ‍‍‍y	14	–	9	–	1		.604			34	–	24	–	2		.583
Northwestern  ‍‍‍	13	–	11	–	0		.542			27	–	30	–	0		.474
Purdue  ‍‍‍	12	–	12	–	0		.500			29	–	27	–	0		.518
Michigan State  ‍‍‍	10	–	14	–	0		.417			29	–	23	–	0		.558
Illinois  ‍‍‍	9	–	15	–	0		.375			23	–	28	–	0		.451
Ohio State  ‍‍‍	8	–	16	–	0		.333			22	–	34	–	0		.393
Rutgers  ‍‍‍	7	–	16	–	0		.304			19	–	34	–	0		.358
Penn State  ‍‍‍	4	–	20	–	0		.167			18	–	37	–	0		.327
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Following the conclusion of the regular season, the Hoosiers were selected to play in the 2017 NCAA tournament, beginning in the Lexington Regional.^[1] The Hoosiers would eventually lose in the second round of the Lexington Regional to Kentucky by a score of 9–14.^[2] Two players from the team (Craig Dedelow and Luke Miller) were selected in the MLB Draft.^[3][4]

Previous season

The Hoosiers finished the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball season 32–24 overall (15–9 conference) and fourth place in conference standings. The Hoosiers would lose in the second round of the 2016 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament to Maryland, 3–0.^[5] Indiana would not be selected to play in the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

MLB Draft

The following Hoosiers on the 2016 roster were selected in the 2016 Major League Baseball draft:

List of Drafted Players
Name	2016 Class	Pos.	Team	Round	Signed/Returned
Caleb Baragar	Senior	LHP	San Francisco Giants	9th	Signed*[6]
Jake Kelzer	Senior	RHP	Philadelphia Phillies	18th	Signed*[7]
Kyle Hart	Senior	LHP	Boston Red Sox	19th	Signed*[8]
Craig Dedelow	Junior	CF	Pittsburgh Pirates	34th	Returned[9]

* indicates draftee had no more college eligibility

Preseason

On August 22, 2016, head coach Lemonis promoted pitching coach Kyle Bunn to Associate head coach.^[10] On December 12, 2016, Lemonis named senior infielder Tony Butler and senior right-handed pitcher Luke Stephenson to Captain status for the 2017 year.^[11] On January 19, 2017, the Big Ten Conference announced that the 2017 Big Ten baseball tournament will be held at Bart Kaufman Field.^[12]

Roster

2017 Indiana Hoosiers baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Previous school Home town 1 INF Jeremy Houston R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Mount Carmel Chicago, Illinois 2 OF Alex Krupa L/L 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Sr Greenwood Greenwood, Indiana 4 INF Tony Butler R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Sr Sun Prairie Sun Prairie, Wisconsin 6 RHP Kade Kryzsko R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Kentwood Kent, Washington 7 INF Matt Gorski R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Hamilton Southeastern Fishers, Indiana 8 INF Luke Miller R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) So Cowen Muncie, Indiana 9 LHP Tim Herrin L/L 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 212 lb (96 kg) So South Vigo Terre Haute, Indiana 12 LHP B.J. Sabol L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Lake Country Lutheran Hartland, Wisconsin 13 RHP Cal Krueger R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Jasper Jasper, Indiana 14 INF Matt Lloyd L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Foothills Composite Okotoks, Alberta, Canada 15 RHP Pauly Milto R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Roncalli Greenwood, Indiana 16 C Eric Hansen R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 182 lb (83 kg) So Marist Homer Glen, Illinois 17 OF Laren Eustace L/L 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Batavia Batavia, Illinois 18 INF Austin Cangelosi R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Sr Carl Sandburg Orland Park, Illinois 19 RHP Brad Littleton R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Coal City Coal City, Illinois 21 C Jake Matheny R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Westminster Christian St. Louis, Missouri 23 LHP Andrew Saalfrank L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Heritage Hoagland, Indiana 24 LHP Matt Petrosino L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Don Bosco Oakland, New Jersey 26 OF Chris Lowe R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Jr Poway Poway, California 28 INF Pat Loeffler L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Stevenson Vernon Hills, Illinois 29 C Ryan Fineman R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So 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 33 LHP Austin Foote L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 179 lb (81 kg) Jr Lake Zurich Lake Zurich, Illinois 34 RHP Jonathan Stiever R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 188 lb (85 kg) So Cedarburg Cedarburg, Wisconsin 35 RHP Brandon Kelley R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Homeschooled Evansville, Indiana 36 INF Colby Stratten R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Bloomington North Bloomington, Indiana 39 OF Craig Dedelow L/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Sr Munster Munster, Indiana 40 RHP Brian Hobbie R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 227 lb (103 kg) Jr Glenwood Springfield, Illinois 42 RHP Grant Sloan R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Zionsville Community High School Zionsville, Indiana 42 RHP Luke Stephenson R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Triton Central Indianapolis, Indiana 44 LHP Cameron Beauchamp L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Peru High School Peru, Indiana 45 RHP Justin Reed R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Lawrence North Lawrence, Indiana 51 OF Logan Sowers R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr McCutcheon Lafayette, Indiana	Head coach Chris Lemonis Assistant coach(es) Kyle Bunn Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: March 2, 2017

Schedule

Legend
	Indiana win
	Indiana loss
	Postponement

2017 Indiana Hoosiers baseball game log
Regular season
February # Date Opponent Venue Score Overall record B1G Record 1 February 17 vs #5 Oregon State Surprise Stadium • Surprise, Arizona 0–1[13] 0–1 – 2 February 18 vs Gonzaga Surprise Stadium • Surprise, Arizona 12–3[14] 1–1 – 3 February 18 vs Gonzaga Surprise Stadium • Surprise, Arizona 5–1[15] 2–1 – 4 February 19 vs #5 Oregon State Surprise Stadium • Surprise, Arizona 1–4[16] 2–2 – 5 February 24 at Florida Atlantic FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida, 8–4[17] 3–2 – 6 February 25 at Florida Atlantic FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida 2–6[18] 3–3 – 7 February 26 at Florida Atlantic FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida 6–6[19] 3–3–1 –
March # Date Opponent Venue Score Overall record B1G Record 8 March 1 at Cincinnati Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio, 1–6[20] 3–4–1 – 9 March 3 at Samford Joe Lee Griffin Stadium • Birmingham, Alabama 10–5[21] 4–4–1 – 10 March 4 at Samford Joe Lee Griffin Stadium • Birmingham, Alabama 5–6[22] 4–5–1 – 11 March 5 at Samford Joe Lee Griffin Stadium • Birmingham, Alabama 3–5[23] 4–6–1 – 12 March 7 at Evansville Charles H. Braun Stadium • Evansville, Indiana Cancelled[24] 4–6–1 – 13 March 10 Middle Tennessee Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana 3–5[25] 4–7–1 – 14 March 11 Middle Tennessee Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana 12–1[26] 5–7–1 – 15 March 12 Middle Tennessee Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana 6–0[27] 6–7–1 – 16 March 15 at Hawaii Les Murakami Stadium • Honolulu, Hawaii 7–6[28] 7–7–1 – 17 March 16 at Hawaii Les Murakami Stadium • Honolulu, Hawaii 4–3[29] 8–7–1 – 18 March 17 at Hawaii Les Murakami Stadium • Honolulu, Hawaii 8–5[30] 9–7–1 – 19 March 18 at Hawaii Les Murakami Stadium • Honolulu, Hawaii 10–11[31] 9–8–1 – 20 March 22 Cincinnati Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana 3–2[32] 10–8–1 – 21 March 24 at Northwestern Rocky Miller Park • Evanston, Illinois, 13–9[33] 11–8–1 1–0 22 March 25 at Northwestern Rocky Miller Park • Evanston, Illinois 6–5[34] 12–8–1 2–0 23 March 26 at Northwestern Rocky Miller Park • Evanston, Illinois 10–9[35] 13–8–1 3–0 24 March 28 Evansville Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana 6–3[36] 14–8–1 3–0 25 March 29 Indiana State Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana 3–7[37] 14–9–1 3–0 25 March 31 Nebraska Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana 3–7[38] 14–10–1 3–1
April # Date Opponent Venue Score Overall record B1G Record 26 April 1 Nebraska Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana 1–3[39] 14–11–1 3–2 27 April 2 Nebraska Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana 1–1[40] 14–11–2 3–2–1 28 April 4 Ball State Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana 3–2[41] 15–11–2 3–2–1 29 April 7 at Purdue Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana 5–6[42] 15–12–2 3–3–1 30 April 8 at Purdue Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana 3–7[43] 15–13–2 3–4–1 31 April 9 at Purdue Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana 14–9[44] 16–13–2 4–4–1 32 April 11 at Indiana State Bob Warn Field at Sycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, Indiana 2–0[45] 17–13–2 4–4–1 33 April 14 Minnesota Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana 0–11[46] 17–14–2 4–5–1 34 April 15 Minnesota Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana 13–12[47] 18–14–2 5–5–1 35 April 16 Minnesota Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana 4–0[48] 19–14–2 6–5–1 36 April 19 Butler Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana 5–7[49] 19–15–2 6–5–1 37 April 21 Michigan Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1–0[50] 20–15–2 7–5–1 38 April 22 Michigan Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 12–9[51] 21–15–2 8–5–1 39 April 23 Michigan Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 5–12[52] 21–16–2 8–6–1 40 April 25 vs Ball State Victory Field • Indianapolis, Indiana 4–3[53] 22–16–2 8–6–1 41 April 28 Maryland Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana 9–2[54] 23–16–2 9–6–1 42 April 29 Maryland Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana 2–9[55] 23–17–2 9–7–1 43 April 30 Maryland Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana 6–3[56] 24–17–2 10–7–1
May # Date Opponent Venue Score Overall record B1G Record 44 May 5 Xavier Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana 1–0[57] 25–17–2 10–7–1 45 May 6 Xavier Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana 14–3[58] 26–17–2 10–7–1 46 May 7 Xavier Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana 11–7[59] 27–17–2 10–7–1 47 May 9 at Kentucky Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky, 2–5[60] 27–18–2 10–7–1 48 May 12 Penn State Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana 2–5[61] 27–19–2 10–8–1 49 May 13 Penn State Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana 5–2[62] 28–19–2 11–8–1 50 May 14 Penn State Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana 10–2[63] 29–19–2 12–8–1 51 May 16 Louisville Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana 4–3[64] 30–19–2 12–8–1 52 May 18 at Ohio State Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio, 4–7[65] 30–20–2 12–9–1 53 May 19 at Ohio State Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio 8–4[66] 31–20–2 13–9–1 54 May 20 at Ohio State Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio 4–3[67] 32–20–2 14–9–1
Post-season
B1G Tournament # Date Opponent Venue Score Overall record B1G Record 55 May 24 Minnesota Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana 4–5[68] 32–21–2 14–9–1 56 May 25 Michigan Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana 5–4(13)[69] 33–21–2 14–9–1 57 May 26 Minnesota Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana 8–9[70] 33–22–2 14–9–1
NCAA tournament # Date Opponent Venue Score Overall record B1G Record 58 June 2 NC State Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky, 6–7[71] 33–23–2 14–9–1 59 June 3 Ohio Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky, 11–2[72] 34–23–2 14–9–1 60 June 4 Kentucky Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky, 9–14[73] 34–24–2 14–9–1
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Lexington Regional

Lexington Regional Teams
(1) Kentucky Wildcats	(2) Indiana Hoosiers	(3) NC State Wolfpack	(4) Ohio Bobcats

	First round					Regional semifinals					Regional finals
	1	Kentucky	6
	4	Ohio	4
						1	Kentucky	4
						3	NC State	5
	3	NC State	7
	2	Indiana	6
											3	NC State	6	5
											1	Kentucky	8	10
	Lower round 1					Lower final
						1	Kentucky	14
	4	Ohio	2			2	Indiana	9
	2	Indiana	11

• Lexington Regional Scores Source^[75]

Awards and honors

Regular season awards

Weekly Awards

Player	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
Jake Matheny	Big Ten Baseball Freshman of the Week	February 20, 2017	[76]
Andrew Saalfrank	Big Ten Baseball Co-Freshman of the Week	March 13, 2017	[77]
Alex Krupa	Big Ten Baseball Player of the Week	March 20, 2017	[78]
Matt Lloyd	Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week	March 27, 2017	[79]
	Big Ten Player of the Week
	National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Hitter of the Week	March 28, 2017	[80]
	Perfect Game's Player of the Week
Cal Krueger	Big Ten Baseball Freshman of the Week	May 15, 2017	[81]
Matt Lloyd	Mideast-ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Team	June 14, 2017	[82]

Conference awards

Awards

Player	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
Matt Lloyd	Second team All-Big Ten	May 23, 2017	[83]
Logan Sowers
Craig Dedelow	Third team All-Big Ten
Pauly Milto
Matt Gorski	Freshman team All-Big Ten
Jeremy Houston
Cal Krueger
Tony Butler	Indiana's Sportsmanship Award

See also

• 2017 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament
• 2017 NCAA Division I baseball tournament