2018 Indiana Hoosiers baseball team

The 2018 Indiana Hoosiers baseball team is a college baseball team that represented Indiana University in the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Hoosiers are members of the Big Ten Conference (B1G) and played their home games at Bart Kaufman Field in Bloomington, Indiana. They were led by fourth-year head coach Chris Lemonis.

2018 Indiana Hoosiers baseball
Austin Regional, L 2–3 vs. Texas
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	40–19 (14–9 Big Ten)
Head coach	Chris Lemonis (4th season)
Pitching coach	Kyle Bunn (4th season)
Captains	Ryan Fineman Pauly Milto
Home stadium	Bart Kaufman Field (Capacity: 2,500)
Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

2018 Big Ten Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 15 Minnesota  ‍†‍‡‍	18	–	4		.818			44	–	13		.772
No. 27 Purdue  ‍‍‍	17	–	6		.739			38	–	21		.644
Michigan  ‍‍‍	15	–	8		.652			33	–	21		.611
Illinois  ‍‍‍	15	–	9		.625			33	–	20		.623
Indiana  ‍‍‍	14	–	9		.609			40	–	19		.678
Iowa  ‍‍‍	13	–	9		.591			33	–	20		.623
Ohio State  ‍‍‍	14	–	10		.583			36	–	24		.600
Michigan State  ‍‍‍	11	–	12		.478			20	–	32		.385
Maryland  ‍‍‍	9	–	14		.391			24	–	30		.444
Nebraska  ‍‍‍	8	–	14		.364			24	–	28		.462
Rutgers  ‍‍‍	7	–	16		.304			25	–	25		.500
Northwestern  ‍‍‍	6	–	18		.250			17	–	32		.347
Penn State  ‍‍‍	3	–	21		.125			15	–	34		.306
‡ – Tournament champion As of June 24, 2023[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Following the conclusion of the regular season, the Hoosiers were selected to play in the 2018 NCAA tournament, beginning in the Austin Regional.^[2] The Hoosiers would eventually lose in the final round of the Austin Regional to Texas by a score of 2–3.^[3]

Previous season

The Hoosiers finished the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball season 34–24–2 overall (14–9–1 conference) and sixth place in conference standings. The Hoosiers were selected to play in the 2017 NCAA tournament, beginning in the Lexington Regional.^[4] The Hoosiers would eventually lose in the second round of the Lexington Regional to Kentucky by a score of 9–14.^[5]

MLB draft

The following Hoosiers on the 2017 roster were selected in the 2017 Major League Baseball draft:

List of Drafted Players
Name	2017 Class	Pos.	Team	Round	Signed/Returned
Craig Dedelow	Senior	OF	Chicago White Sox	9th	Signed*[6]
Luke Miller	Sophomore	INF	Minnesota Twins	31st	Signed[7]

* indicates draftee had no more college eligibility

Preseason

On July 13, 2017, head coach Lemonis added former East Tennessee State Buccaneers assistant coach Zach Lucas to the same position for the Hoosiers.^[8] On December 12, 2017, Lemonis named junior catcher Ryan Fineman and junior right-handed pitcher Pauly Milto to Captain status for the 2018 year.^[9]

On December 19, 2017, Indiana University Athletics announced plans to install an LED video scoreboard, beyond the outfield wall. The size of the new scoreboard is estimated to be 26.8 feet (8.16 m) high by 48.7 (14.84 m) feet wide. Installation of the new scoreboard was completed prior to the start of the season.^[10]

Season projections

Coming off of an NCAA Regional appearance in 2017, the 2018 Hoosiers were projected to finish first in conference play by B1G coaches and projected to receive the conference's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.^[11] The Hoosiers were ranked in four of the six major preseason polls and rankings, while receiving votes for ranking in the two others. The Hoosiers were ranked #17 by Perfect Game,^[12] #24 in the NCBWA Poll,^[13] #23 by D1 Baseball^[14] and #20 by Baseball America.^[15]

Roster

2018 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) 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 6 RHP Kade Kryzsko R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Kentwood Kent, Washington 7 INF Matt Gorski R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Hamilton Southeastern Fishers, Indiana 8 INF Luke Miller R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Jr Cowen Muncie, Indiana 9 LHP Tim Herrin L/L 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Jr South Vigo Terre Haute, Indiana 10 INF Justin Walker S/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Lafayette Jefferson Lafayette, Indiana 12 LHP B.J. Sabol L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Lake Country Lutheran 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 17 OF Laren Eustace L/L 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Batavia Batavia, Illinois 19 LHP Tommy Sommer L/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Fr Carmel Carmel, 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 26 OF Chris Lowe R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Sr Poway Poway, California 27 RHP Connor Manous R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Fr Munster Munster, Indiana 28 INF Pat Loeffler L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Stevenson Vernon Hills, Illinois 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 C Drew Ashley R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Evansville Memorial Chandler, Indiana 33 C Wyatt Cross L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Jr Legacy Broomfield, Colorado 34 RHP Jonathan Stiever R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Jr Cedarburg Cedarburg, Wisconsin 35 RHP Matt Litwicki R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Fr Lake Central Dyer, Indiana 36 INF Colby Stratten R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Bloomington North Bloomington, Indiana 37 LHP Nick Eaton L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Cathedral McCordsville, Indiana 39 OF Sam Crail L/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Fr Sheridan Sheridan, Indiana 40 RHP Brian Hobbie R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 227 lb (103 kg) Sr Glenwood Springfield, Illinois 41 INF Caleb Balgaard R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Fr Howell Fenton Michigan 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 OF Logan Sowers R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr 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: February 14, 2018

Schedule

Legend
	Indiana win
	Indiana loss
	Postponement

2018 Indiana Hoosiers baseball game log
Regular season
February # Date Opponent Rank Venue Score Overall record B1G record 1 February 16 vs Oklahoma Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (Brittain Resorts Baseball at the Beach) 3–6[16] 0–1 – 2 February 17 vs Kansas State Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (Brittain Resorts Baseball at the Beach) 5–0[17] 1–1 – 3 February 18 vs South Alabama Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (Brittain Resorts Baseball at the Beach) 8–4[18] 2–1 – 4 February 19 vs Coastal Carolina Conway, South Carolina (Brittain Resorts Baseball at the Beach) 6–5[19] 3–1 – 5 February 23 vs Rutgers Port Charlotte, Florida, (Snowbird Baseball Classic) 8–4[20] 4–1 – 6 February 24 vs Boston College Port Charlotte, Florida (Snowbird Baseball Classic) 4–0[21] 5–1 – 7 February 25 vs Chicago State Port Charlotte, Florida (Snowbird Baseball Classic) 7–2[22] 6–1 –
March # Date Opponent Rank Venue Score Overall record B1G record 8 March 2 at San Diego #22 Fowler Park • San Diego, California 10–4[23] 7–1 – 9 March 3 at San Diego #22 Fowler Park • San Diego, California 5–6[24] 7–2 – 10 March 3 at San Diego #22 Fowler Park • San Diego, California 6–5[24] 8–2 – 11 March 4 at San Diego #22 Fowler Park • San Diego, California 8–4[25] 9–2 – 12 March 6 Cincinnati #12 Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana 3–8[26] 9–3 – 13 March 9 Pacific #12 Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana 1–2[27] 9–4 – 14 March 10 Pacific #12 Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana 3–1[28] 10–4 – 15 March 11 Pacific #12 Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana 4–2[29] 11–4 – 16 March 13 Western Illinois #15 Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana Cancelled[30] 11–4 – 17 March 14 Western Illinois #15 Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana 11–1[31] 12–4 – 18 March 16 Northern Illinois #15 Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana 18–0[32] 13–4 – 19 March 17 Northern Illinois #15 Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana 4–3[33] 14–4 – 20 March 18 Northern Illinois #15 Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana 4–3[34] 15–4 – 21 March 21 Wright State #14 Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana Cancelled[35] 15–4 – 22 March 23 at Iowa #14 Duane Banks Field • Iowa City, Iowa 4–2[36] 16–4 1–0 23 March 23 at Iowa #14 Duane Banks Field • Iowa City, Iowa 1–5[36] 16–5 1–1 24 March 25 at Iowa #14 Duane Banks Field • Iowa City, Iowa Cancelled[37] 16–5 1–1 25 March 28 at Indiana State #17 Bob Warn Field at Sycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, Indiana 5–3[38] 17–5 1–1 25 March 30 Butler #17 Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana 6–5[39] 18–5 1–1 25 March 30 Butler #17 Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana 13–0[39] 19–5 1–1 25 March 31 Butler #17 Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana 10–3[40] 20–5 1–1
April # Date Opponent Rank Venue Score Overall record B1G record 26 April 3 at Ball State #13 Ball Diamond • Muncie, Indiana Cancelled[41] 20–5 1–1 27 April 6 Purdue #13 Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana 2–4[42] 20–6 1–2 28 April 7 Purdue #13 Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana 14–1[43] 21–6 2–2 29 April 8 Purdue #13 Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana 7–5[44] 22–6 3–2 30 April 10 Indiana State #15 Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana 6–1[45] 23–6 3–2 31 April 13 Northwestern #15 Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana 12–0[46] 24–6 4–2 32 April 13 Northwestern #15 Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana 6–3[46] 25–6 5–2 33 April 15 Northwestern #15 Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana 22–1[47] 26–6 6–2 34 April 17 vs Notre Dame #16 Victory Field • Indianapolis, Indiana 3–0[48] 27–6 6–2 35 April 18 Ball State #16 Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana 9–8[49] 28–6 6–2 36 April 20 at Ohio State #16 Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio, 4–0[50] 29–6 7–2 37 April 21 at Ohio State #16 Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio 4–5[51] 29–7 7–3 38 April 22 at Ohio State #16 Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio 5–6[52] 29–8 7–4 39 April 25 at Purdue #27 Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana 3–5[53] 29–9 7–4 40 April 27 Illinois #27 Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana 2–3[54] 29–10 7–5 41 April 28 Illinois #27 Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana 2–1[55] 30–10 8–5 42 April 29 Illinois #27 Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana 9–2[56] 31–10 9–5
May # Date Opponent Rank Venue Score Overall record B1G record 44 May 4 at Minnesota Siebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1–4[57] 31–11 9–6 45 May 5 at Minnesota Siebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota 1–9[58] 31–12 9–7 46 May 6 at Minnesota Siebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota 6–7[59] 31–13 9–8 47 May 8 Kentucky Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana 6–7[60] 31–14 9–8 48 May 11 at Nebraska Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska, 2–5[61] 31–15 9–9 49 May 12 at Nebraska Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska 6–3[62] 32–15 10–9 50 May 13 at Nebraska Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska 8–6[63] 33–15 11–9 51 May 15 Louisville Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky, 9–5[64] 34–15 11–9 52 May 17 Maryland Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana 6–5[65] 35–15 12–9 53 May 18 Maryland Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana 5–1[66] 36–15 13–9 54 May 19 Maryland Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana 5–1[67] 37–15 14–9
Post-season
B1G Tournament # Date Opponent Venue Score Overall record B1G record 55 May 23 Illinois TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, Nebraska, 1–7[68] 37–16 14–9 56 May 24 Michigan State TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, Nebraska 6–5[69] 38–16 14–9 57 May 25 Illinois TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, Nebraska 4–5[70] 38–17 14–9
NCAA tournament # Date Opponent Venue Score Overall record B1G record 58 June 1 Texas A&M UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, Texas, 3–10[71] 38–18 14–9 59 June 2 Texas Southern UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, Texas 6–0[72] 39–18 14–9 60 June 3 Texas A&M UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, Texas 9–7[3] 40–18 14–9 61 June 3 Texas UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, Texas 2–3[3] 40–19 14–9
"#" 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.
Schedule Source[73]

Austin Regional

Austin Regional Teams
(1) Texas Longhorns	(2) Indiana Hoosiers	(3) Texas A&M Aggies	(4) Texas Southern Tigers

	First round					Regional semifinals					Regional final
	1	Texas	10
	4	Texas Southern	0
						1	Texas	8
						3	Texas A&M	3
	3	Texas A&M	10
	2	Indiana	3
											1	Texas	3
											2	Indiana	2
	Lower round 1					Lower final
						3	Texas A&M	7
	4	Texas Southern	0			2	Indiana	9
	2	Indiana	6

• Austin Regional Scores Source^[74]

Ranking movements

See also: 2018 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
Coaches'[75]	RV	RV*	RV*	17	18	16	16	11	13	10	16	17	RV	RV	RV	RV	—
Baseball America[76][77]	20	20	20	18	18	19	18	16	16	12	18	18	—	—	—	—
Collegiate Baseball^[78]	RV	RV	22	12	15	14	17	13	15	16	27	RV	—	—	—	—
NCBWA†[79][80]	24	23	16	15	17	15	15	11	12	10	15	17	27	RV	28	—

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A 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

Awards

Player	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
Matt Lloyd	Second team Pre-season All-American	February 5, 2018	[81]
Ryan Fineman	Johnny Bench Award Watch List	March 7, 2018	[82]

Regular season awards

Weekly Awards

Player	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
Pauly Milto	Big Ten Baseball Pitcher of the Week	February 26, 2018	[83]
Matt Gorski	Big Ten Baseball Co-Players of the Week	March 6, 2018	[84]
Elijah Dunham	Big Ten Freshman of the Week	March 6, 2018
Jonathan Stiever	Big Ten Baseball Pitcher of the Week	March 19, 2018	[85]
Luke Miller	Big Ten Player of the Week	May 21, 2018	[86]

Conference awards

Awards

Player	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
Matt Gorski	First team All-Big Ten	May 22, 2018	[87]
Jonathan Stiever
Matt Lloyd
Pauly Milto	Second team All-Big Ten
Scott Bradley
Luke Miller	Third team All-Big Ten
Logan Sowers
Drew Ashley	Freshman Team All-Big Ten

See also

• 2018 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament
• 2018 NCAA Division I baseball tournament