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

## 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. 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* |
| Jake Kelzer | Senior | RHP | Philadelphia Phillies | 18th | Signed* |
| Kyle Hart | Senior | LHP | Boston Red Sox | 19th | Signed* |
| Craig Dedelow | Junior | CF | Pittsburgh Pirates | 34th | Returned |
* indicates draftee had no more college eligibility

## Preseason

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

## Schedule

Legend :
* Indiana win
* Indiana loss
* Postponement
2017 Indiana Hoosiers baseball game log :
Regular season :
February
#DateOpponentVenueScoreOverall recordB1G Record
1February 17vs #5 Oregon StateSurprise Stadium • Surprise, Arizona0–10–1–
2February 18vs GonzagaSurprise Stadium • Surprise, Arizona12–31–1–
3February 18vs GonzagaSurprise Stadium • Surprise, Arizona5–12–1–
4February 19vs #5 Oregon StateSurprise Stadium • Surprise, Arizona1–42–2–
5February 24at Florida AtlanticFAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida,8–43–2–
6February 25at Florida AtlanticFAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida2–63–3–
7February 26at Florida AtlanticFAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida6–63–3–1– :
March
#DateOpponentVenueScoreOverall recordB1G Record
8March 1at CincinnatiMarge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio,1–63–4–1–
9March 3at SamfordJoe Lee Griffin Stadium • Birmingham, Alabama10–54–4–1–
10March 4at SamfordJoe Lee Griffin Stadium • Birmingham, Alabama5–64–5–1–
11March 5at SamfordJoe Lee Griffin Stadium • Birmingham, Alabama3–54–6–1–
12March 7at EvansvilleCharles H. Braun Stadium • Evansville, IndianaCancelled4–6–1–
13March 10Middle TennesseeBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana3–54–7–1–
14March 11Middle TennesseeBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana12–15–7–1–
15March 12Middle TennesseeBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana6–06–7–1–
16March 15at HawaiiLes Murakami Stadium • Honolulu, Hawaii7–67–7–1–
17March 16at HawaiiLes Murakami Stadium • Honolulu, Hawaii4–38–7–1–
18March 17at HawaiiLes Murakami Stadium • Honolulu, Hawaii8–59–7–1–
19March 18at HawaiiLes Murakami Stadium • Honolulu, Hawaii10–119–8–1–
20March 22CincinnatiBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana3–210–8–1–
21March 24at NorthwesternRocky Miller Park • Evanston, Illinois,13–911–8–11–0
22March 25at NorthwesternRocky Miller Park • Evanston, Illinois6–512–8–12–0
23March 26at NorthwesternRocky Miller Park • Evanston, Illinois10–913–8–13–0
24March 28EvansvilleBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana6–314–8–13–0
25March 29Indiana StateBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana3–714–9–13–0
25March 31NebraskaBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana3–714–10–13–1 :
April
#DateOpponentVenueScoreOverall recordB1G Record
26April 1NebraskaBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana1–314–11–13–2
27April 2NebraskaBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana1–114–11–23–2–1
28April 4Ball StateBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana3–215–11–23–2–1
29April 7at PurdueAlexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana5–615–12–23–3–1
30April 8at PurdueAlexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana3–715–13–23–4–1
31April 9at PurdueAlexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana14–916–13–24–4–1
32April 11at Indiana StateBob Warn Field at Sycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, Indiana2–017–13–24–4–1
33April 14MinnesotaBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana0–1117–14–24–5–1
34April 15MinnesotaBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana13–1218–14–25–5–1
35April 16MinnesotaBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana4–019–14–26–5–1
36April 19ButlerBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana5–719–15–26–5–1
37April 21MichiganRay Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan,1–020–15–27–5–1
38April 22MichiganRay Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan12–921–15–28–5–1
39April 23MichiganRay Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan5–1221–16–28–6–1
40April 25vs Ball StateVictory Field • Indianapolis, Indiana4–322–16–28–6–1
41April 28MarylandBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana9–223–16–29–6–1
42April 29MarylandBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana2–923–17–29–7–1
43April 30MarylandBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana6–324–17–210–7–1 :
May
#DateOpponentVenueScoreOverall recordB1G Record
44May 5XavierBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana1–025–17–210–7–1
45May 6XavierBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana14–326–17–210–7–1
46May 7XavierBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana11–727–17–210–7–1
47May 9at KentuckyCliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky,2–527–18–210–7–1
48May 12Penn StateBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana2–527–19–210–8–1
49May 13Penn StateBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana5–228–19–211–8–1
50May 14Penn StateBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana10–229–19–212–8–1
51May 16LouisvilleBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana4–330–19–212–8–1
52May 18at Ohio StateBill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio,4–730–20–212–9–1
53May 19at Ohio StateBill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio8–431–20–213–9–1
54May 20at Ohio StateBill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio4–332–20–214–9–1 :
Post-season :
B1G Tournament
#DateOpponentVenueScoreOverall recordB1G Record
55May 24MinnesotaBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana4–532–21–214–9–1
56May 25MichiganBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana5–4$^{(13)}$33–21–214–9–1
57May 26MinnesotaBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana8–933–22–214–9–1 :
NCAA tournament
#DateOpponentVenueScoreOverall recordB1G Record
58June 2NC StateCliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky,6–733–23–214–9–1
59June 3OhioCliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky,11–234–23–214–9–1
60June 4KentuckyCliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky,9–1434–24–214–9–1 :

## Lexington Regional

Lexington Regional Teams :
| (1) Kentucky Wildcats | (2) Indiana Hoosiers | (3) NC State Wolfpack | (4) Ohio Bobcats |
| First round | First round | First round | Regional semifinals | Regional semifinals | Regional semifinals | Regional finals | Regional finals | Regional finals | Regional finals |
| 1 | Kentucky | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Ohio | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Ohio | 4 | 1 | Kentucky | 4 | | | | |
| | | | 3 | NC State | 5 | | | | |
| 3 | NC State | 7 | 3 | NC State | 5 | | | | |
| 2 | Indiana | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Indiana | 6 | | | | 3 | NC State | 6 | 5 |
| | | | | | | 1 | Kentucky | 8 | 10 |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | 1 | Kentucky | 8 | 10 |
| | | | 1 | Kentucky | 14 | | | | |
| 4 | Ohio | 2 | 2 | Indiana | 9 | | | | |
| 2 | Indiana | 11 | | | | | | | |
* Lexington Regional Scores Source

## Awards and honors
### Regular season awards

Weekly Awards :
| Player | Award | Date awarded |
| Jake Matheny | Big Ten Baseball Freshman of the Week | February 20, 2017 |
| Andrew Saalfrank | Big Ten Baseball Co-Freshman of the Week | March 13, 2017 |
| Alex Krupa | Big Ten Baseball Player of the Week | March 20, 2017 |
| Matt Lloyd | Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week | March 27, 2017 |
| Matt Lloyd | Big Ten Player of the Week | March 27, 2017 |
| Matt Lloyd | National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Hitter of the Week | March 28, 2017 |
| Matt Lloyd | Perfect Game's Player of the Week | March 28, 2017 |
| Cal Krueger | Big Ten Baseball Freshman of the Week | May 15, 2017 |
| Matt Lloyd | Mideast-ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Team | June 14, 2017 |

### Conference awards

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