# 2021 Indiana Hoosiers baseball team

The 2021 Indiana Hoosiers baseball team is a college baseball team that represents Indiana University in the 2021 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 third-year head coach Jeff Mercer.

## Previous season

The Hoosiers finished the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season 9–6 overall (0–0 conference) and fifth place in conference standings. On March 12, 2020, the Big Ten Conference cancelled the remainder of all winter and spring sports seasons due to the coronavirus pandemic.

### MLB draft

The following Hoosiers on the 2020 roster were selected in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft or signed in free agency:
List of Drafted Players :
| Name | 2020 Class | Pos. | Team | Round | Signed/Returned |
| Elijah Dunham | Junior | OF | New York Yankees | Free Agency | Signed |

## Preseason

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the B1G Conference delayed setting a season schedule, before releasing a truncated, all-conference schedule on February 17, 2021. In addition to the release of the schedule, the Big Ten also stated that the games will be played without fans this season.

### Season projections

Coming off of a shortened season in 2020, the 2021 Hoosiers are projected to finish first in conference play by Perfect Game and second in conference play by D1Baseball. On March 4, the Big Ten Coaches voted the Hoosiers to finish second in the conference. The Hoosiers received preseason vote for rankings by Collegiate Baseball.

## Schedule

Legend :
* Indiana win
* Indiana loss
* Postponement
2021 Indiana Hoosiers baseball game log :
Regular season :
March (11–3)
#DateOpponentRankVenueScoreAttendanceOverall recordB1G record
1March 5vs RutgersU.S. Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota,1–2900–10–1
2March 5at MinnesotaU.S. Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota5–21501–11–1
3March 6vs RutgersU.S. Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota4–2502–12–1
4March 7vs MinnesotaU.S. Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota8–11463–13–1
5March 12Penn StateBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, IndianaPostponed3–13–1
6March 12Penn StateBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, IndianaPostponed–3–13–1
7March 13Penn StateBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana7–21504–14–1
8March 13Penn StateBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana8–01505–15–1
9March 14Penn StateBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana6–51506–16–1
10March 14Penn StateBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana2–11507–17–1
11March 19PurdueBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana2–12258–18–1
12March 20PurdueBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana5–81508–28–2
13March 21PurdueBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana9–41509–29–2
14March 26at Michigan StateDrayton McLane Baseball Stadium at John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan,8–213610–210–2
15March 27at Michigan StateDrayton McLane Baseball Stadium at John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan10–414411–211–2
16March 28at Michigan StateDrayton McLane Baseball Stadium at John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan1–511511–311–3 :
April (7–6)
#DateOpponentRankVenueScoreAttendanceOverall recordB1G record
17April 2at Ohio StateBill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio,2–317111–411–4
18April 3at Ohio StateBill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio0–628611–511–5
19April 3at Ohio StateBill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio2–528611–611–6
20April 4at Ohio StateBill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio3–421511–711–7
21April 9IllinoisBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana6–415012–712–7
22April 10IllinoisBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana8–015013–713–7
23April 11IllinoisBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, IndianaPostponed–13–713–7
24April 16at NorthwesternRocky Miller Park • Evanston, Illinois,5–45714–714–7
25April 17at NorthwesternRocky Miller Park • Evanston, Illinois5–86314–814–8
26April 18at NorthwesternRocky Miller Park • Evanston, Illinois4–0–15–815–8
27April 23MinnesotaBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana9–315016–816–8
28April 23MinnesotaBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana7–115017–817–8
29April 25MinnesotaBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana23–115018–818–8
30April 30IowaBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana5–615018–918–9 :
May (7–7)
#DateOpponentRankVenueScoreAttendanceOverall recordB1G record
31May 1IowaBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana12–615019–919–9
32May 2IowaBart Kaufman Field • Bloomingtonn, Indiana12–815020–920–9
33May 7at RutgersBainton Field • Piscataway, New Jersey,8–322521–921–9
34May 8at RutgersBainton Field • Piscataway, New Jersey5–322522–922–9
35May 8vs NebraskaBainton Field • Piscataway, New Jersey6–715022–1022–10
36May 9vs NebraskaBainton Field • Piscataway, New Jersey4–215023–1023–10
37May 14at MichiganRay Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan,3–1025023–1123–11
38May 15at MichiganRay Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan13–825024–1124–11
39May 16at MichiganRay Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan1–625024–1224–12
40May 18IllinoisBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana2–315024–1324–13
41May 21NebraskaBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana5–815024–1424–14
42May 22NebraskaBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana1–315024–1524–15
43May 23Ohio StateBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana1–315024–1624–16
44May 24Ohio StateBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana2-015025–1625-16
45May 29at MarylandBob "Turtle" Smith Stadium • College Park, Maryland3-425025–1725-17
46May 29at MarylandBob "Turtle" Smith Stadium • College Park, Maryland2-525025–1825-18
47May 30at MarylandBob "Turtle" Smith Stadium • College Park, Maryland7-350026–1826-18 :
Schedule Source :
"#" 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 — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| Coaches' | — | —* | — | — | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | RV | 23 | — | — | | | | | |
| Baseball America | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 21 | — | — | | | | | |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | 39 | — | — | — | 30 | 28 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | |
| NCBWA† | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | RV | 29 | 27 | — | — | | | | | |
| D1Baseball | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 21 | — | — | | | | | |
^ 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. |

### Regular season awards / Watch lists

Weekly Awards :
| Player | Award | Date awarded |
| Tommy Sommer | Big Ten Pitcher of the Week | March 10, 2021 |
| McCade Brown | Big Ten Pitcher of the Week | March 16, 2021 |
| McCade Brown | Perfect Game / Rawlings Pitcher of the Week | March 16, 2021 |
| McCade Brown | D1Baseball / AstroTurf Player of the Week | March 16, 2021 |
| Braydon Tucker | Big Ten Pitcher of the Week | April 13, 2021 |
| Morgan Colopy | Big Ten Freshman of the Week | April 27, 2021 |
| Cole Barr | Big Ten Player of the Week | May 4, 2021 |

### Conference awards

Weekly Awards :
| Player | Award | Date awarded |
| Grant Richardson | All-Big Ten First Team | May 30, 2021 |
| Gabe Bierman | All-Big Ten Second Team | May 30, 2021 |
| McCade Brown | All-Big Ten Second Team | May 30, 2021 |
| Cole Barr | All-Big Ten Third Team | May 30, 2021 |
| Paul Toetz | All-Big Ten Freshman Team | May 30, 2021 |
| Morgan Colopy | All-Big Ten Freshman Team | May 30, 2021 |
| John Modugno | All-Big Ten Freshman Team | May 30, 2021 |

### Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released
| Award | Player | Position | Year | Date awarded | Ref |

## 2021 MLB draft

The Hoosiers had six players selected in the 2021 MLB draft, most in the Big Ten.
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
| McCade Brown | RHP | 3 | 79 | Colorado Rockies |
| Gabe Bierman | RHP | 7 | 209 | Miami Marlins |
| Matt Litwicki | RHP | 10 | 286 | Boston Red Sox |
| Tommy Sommer | LHP | 10 | 305 | Chicago White Sox |
| Cole Barr | 3B | 15 | 444 | Seattle Mariners |
| Grant Richardson | OF | 17 | 513 | New York Yankees |