2020 Indiana Hoosiers baseball team

The 2020 Indiana Hoosiers baseball team are a college baseball team that represented Indiana University in the 2020 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 are led by second-year head coach Jeff Mercer. On March 12, 2020, the Big Ten Conference cancelled the remainder of all winter and spring sports seasons due to the coronavirus pandemic.[2]

2020 Indiana Hoosiers baseball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2020 record9–6 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach
Pitching coachJustin Parker (2nd season)
Home stadiumBart Kaufman Field
(Capacity: 2,500)
2020 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Iowa   00   105 .667
Maryland   00   105 .667
Penn State   00   105 .667
Illinois   00   85 .615
Indiana   00   96 .600
Michigan State   00   96 .600
Michigan   00   87 .533
Purdue   00   77 .500
Northwestern   00   66 .500
Nebraska   00   78 .467
Minnesota   00   810 .444
Ohio State   00   68 .429
Rutgers   00   69 .400
Tournament champion
As of March 12, 2020[1]; Rankings from D1Baseball

Previous season

The Hoosiers finished the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season 37–23 overall (17–7 conference) and first place in conference standings. Following the conclusion of the regular season, the Hoosiers were selected to play in the 2019 NCAA Tournament, beginning in the Louisville Regional. The Hoosiers would eventually lose in the semifinal round of the Louisville Regional to College World Series semifinalist Louisville by a score of 7–9.[3]

MLB Draft

The following Hoosiers on the 2019 roster were selected in the 2019 Major League Baseball draft:

List of Drafted Players
Name2019 ClassPos.TeamRoundSigned/Returned
Matt GorskiJuniorOFPittsburgh Pirates2ndSigned[4]
Andrew SaalfrankJuniorLHPArizona Diamondbacks6thSigned[4]
Tanner GordonJuniorRHPAtlanta Braves6thSigned[4]
Matt LloydSeniorINFCincinnati Reds15thSigned*[4]
Pauly MiltoSeniorRHPChicago White Sox23rdSigned*[4]
Scotty BradleyJuniorINFToronto Blue Jays36thSigned[4]
Cam BeauchampSophomoreLHPPhiladelphia Phillies36thSigned[4]
Cole BarrJuniorINFSeattle Mariners37thReturned[4]
Elijah DunhamJuniorOFPittsburgh Pirates40thReturned[4]
Cade BunnellSeniorINFAtlanta Braves40thSigned*[4]

* indicates draftee had no more college eligibility

Preseason

On September 5, 2019, the Hoosiers announced the hiring of Derek Simmons as the team's newest assistant coach.[5]

On October 10, 2019, Indiana's head coach Jeff Mercer announced two title changes to existing coaches; Justin Parker transitioned to Associate Head Coach/Pitching, while Denton Sagerman was moved to Director of Operations/Pitching Development.[6]

Season projections

Coming off of an NCAA Regional appearance in 2019, the 2020 Hoosiers are projected to finish fourth in conference play by D1Baseball and Baseball America, while Indiana is predicted to finish fifth by B1G coaches.[7][8][9] The Hoosiers received votes for rankings in other major preseason polls, to include NCBWA, USA Today Coaches and Collegiate Baseball.[10][11][12]

Roster

2020 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) 177 lb (80 kg) Sr Mount Carmel Chicago, Illinois
2 INF Cole Barr R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Jr Yorktown Yorktown, Indiana
3 INF Drew Ashley R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Evansville Memorial Chandler, Indiana
6 OF Grant Richardson L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 186 lb (84 kg) So Fishers Fishers, Indiana
7 OF Ethan Vecrumba L/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Edgewood Bloomington, Indiana
9 RHP Alex Franklin R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Bloomington South Bloomington, Indiana
13 RHP Cal Krueger R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Sr Jasper Jasper, Indiana
17 OF Elijah Dunham L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Jr FJ Reitz Evansville, Indiana
18 LHP Scott Braden / 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Shakamak Jasonville, Indiana
19 LHP Tommy Sommer L/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Jr Carmel Carmel, Indiana
25 RHP Connor Manous R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 181 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Munster Munster, Indiana
32 OF Tyler Van Pelt L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Bloomington South Bloomington, Indiana
34 RHP Braydon Tucker L/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Northview Brazil, Indiana
35 RHP Matt Litwicki R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 201 lb (91 kg) So Lake Central Dyer, Indiana
37 RHP Gabe Bierman R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Jeffersonville Jeffersonville, Indiana
38 INF Jake Skrine R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Mead Longmont, Colorado
42 RHP Grant Sloan R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Zionsville Zionsville, Indiana
51 RHP McCade Brown R/R 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Normal West Normal, Illinois
Head coach

Jeff Mercer

Assistant coach(es)

Derek Simmons
Dan Held

Pitching coach(es)

Justin Parker


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

Roster
Last update: February 6, 2020

Schedule

Legend
 Indiana win
 Indiana loss
 Postponement
2020 Indiana Hoosiers Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
  • Schedule Source[28]
  • On March 12, it was announced that the remainder of the 2020 season would be cancelled, due to the COVID-19 virus outbreak.[29]

"#" 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.

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'[30] RV RV* RV* RV  
Baseball America[31] NR NR NR NR  
Collegiate Baseball^[32] RV NR NR NR  
NCBWA[33] RV NR NR RV  
D1Baseball NR NR NR NR

^ 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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