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.
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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. 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. 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. The Hoosiers would eventually lose 1-0 to Oregon State in the second round. Consequently, the 2013 roster would also include future-Chicago Cubs player Kyle Schwarber and his eventual selection in the 2014 Major League Baseball draft.
Following the conclusion of the 2014 season, then-head coach Tracy Smith was hired by Arizona State to the same position. The Indiana Hoosier's Athletic Department hired former Louisville assistant coach Chris Lemonis on July 24, 2015 to replace Smith as head coach.
Conference affiliations
- Independent (1895-1905, 1943)
- Big Ten Conference (1906-1942, 1944-present)
- Known as the Big Nine Conference from 1906-1917
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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.
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. Construction of Bart Kaufman Field was completed in March 2013 and formally dedicated on April 26. Bart Kaufman Field hosted its first Big Ten Baseball Tournament from May 24-28, 2017.
Notable players
Current MLB players
- Alex Dickerson, San Diego Padres
- Jake Dunning, San Francisco Giants
- Josh Phegley, Oakland Athletics
- Kyle Schwarber, Chicago Cubs
- Micah Johnson, Atlanta Braves
- Sam Travis, Boston Red Sox
Drafted players
Year-by-year results
Below is a table of the program's yearly records.
Championships
Conference Regular Season Championships
Conference Tournament Championships
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
See also
- Indiana Hoosiers
- List of Indiana University professional athletes
References
External links
- Official website
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