# 2019 Indiana Hoosiers baseball team

The 2019 Indiana Hoosiers baseball team were a college baseball team that represented Indiana University in the 2019 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 were led by first-year head coach Jeff Mercer.

## Previous season

The Hoosiers finished the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball season 40–19 overall (14–9 conference) and fifth place in conference standings. Following the conclusion of the regular season, the Hoosiers were selected to play in the 2018 NCAA tournament, beginning in the Austin Regional. The Hoosiers would eventually lose in the final round of the Austin Regional to Texas by a score of 2–3.

### MLB draft

The following Hoosiers on the 2018 roster were selected in the 2018 Major League Baseball draft:
List of Drafted Players :
| Name | 2018 Class | Pos. | Team | Round | Signed/Returned |
| Jonathan Steiver | Junior | RHP | Chicago White Sox | 5th | Signed |
| Luke Miller | Junior | INF | Philadelphia Phillies | 22nd | Signed |
| Logan Sowers | Senior | OF | Chicago White Sox | 28th | Signed* |
| Tim Herrin | Junior | LHP | Cleveland Indians | 29th | Signed |
* indicates draftee had no more college eligibility

## Preseason

On June 25, 2018, Mississippi State confirmed that it had hired Chris Lemonis as their new head baseball coach, formally ending Lemonis' tenure with the Hoosiers. Lemonis compiled a 141–91–2 overall record, 55–37-1 conference record and three NCAA tournament appearances, while head coach of the Hoosiers.
On July 2, 2018, Indiana University Athletics announced the hiring of former Wright State head coach Jeff Mercer, to the head coaching position for the Hoosiers.
On July 18, 2018, Mercer made a notable acquisition to the Hoosiers' coaching staff with the hiring of former-MLB third baseman Scott Rolen as Director of Player Development.

### Season projections

Coming off of an NCAA Regional appearance in 2018, the 2019 Hoosiers were projected to finish fourth in conference play by B1G coaches; however, other media outlets predicted the Hoosiers would finish as high as first in the B1G. The Hoosiers were ranked or received votes for rankings in two of the six major preseason polls and rankings. Indiana was ranked #37 in the NCBWA poll and received votes for ranking by Collegiate Baseball.

## Schedule

Legend :
* Indiana win
* Indiana loss
* Postponement
2019 Indiana Hoosiers baseball game log :
Regular season :
February
#DateOpponentRankVenueScoreOverall recordAttendanceB1G record
February 15at MemphisFedExPark • Memphis, Tennessee,Postponed–
1February 16at MemphisFedExPark • Memphis, Tennessee6–11–0
374–
2February 16at MemphisFedExPark • Memphis, Tennessee3–61–1
391–
3February 17at MemphisFedExPark • Memphis, Tennessee6–02–1
407–
4February 22at TennesseeLindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee,1–52–2
1,068–
5February 23at TennesseeLindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee0–112–3
981–
6February 24at TennesseeLindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee3–52–4
1,767–
7February 26CincinnatiBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana7–13–4
1,171–
8February 27ButlerBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana9–34–4
1,087– :
March
#DateOpponentRankVenueScoreOverall recordAttendanceB1G record
March 1vs NortheasternConway, South Carolina (Coastal Carolina Tournament)Postponed–
9March 2vs NortheasternConway, South Carolina (Coastal Carolina Tournament)6–45–4
205–
10March 2vs ConnecticutConway, South Carolina (Coastal Carolina Tournament)9–66–4
275–
11March 3vs No. 11 Coastal CarolinaConway, South Carolina (Coastal Carolina Tournament)5–66–5
1,613–
12March 5Indiana StateBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, IndianaPostponed–
13March 8vs No. 29 WashingtonT-Mobile Park • Seattle, Washington (Safeco Field Tournament)1–07–5
1,250–
14March 9vs No. 3 Oregon StateT-Mobile Park • Seattle, Washington (Safeco Field Tournament)3–87–6
3,000–
15March 10vs San DiegoT-Mobile Park • Seattle, Washington (Safeco Field Tournament)3–57–7
750–
16March 13at CincinnatiMarge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio,5–77–8
1,063–
17March 15CanisiusBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana18–68–8
1,291–
18March 16CanisiusBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana5–29–8
1,501–
19March 16CanisiusBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana16–510–8
1,501–
20March 17CanisiusBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana12–111–8
1,395–
21March 19at Indiana StateBob Warn Field at Sycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, Indiana15–1412–8
1,108–
22March 22IowaBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana3–213–8
1,9421–0
23March 23IowaBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana13–114–8
2,2712–0
24March 24IowaBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana7–115–8
1,3663–0
25March 27Kent StateBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana8–915–9
1,8273–0
26March 29at MarylandShipley Field • College Park, Maryland0–215–10
5713–1
27March 30at MarylandShipley Field • College Park, Maryland20–516–10
8994–1
28March 31at MarylandShipley Field • College Park, Maryland19–417–10
5345–1 :
April
#DateOpponentRankVenueScoreOverall recordAttendanceB1G record
29April 3Wright StateBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana4–1517–11
1,5285–1
30April 5Penn StateBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana0–317–12
1,7845–2
31April 6Penn StateBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana5–318–12
2,9696–2
32April 6Penn StateBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana3–219–12
2,9697–2
33April 10PurdueBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana7–620–12
2,6647–2
34April 12at EvansvilleCharles H. Braun Stadium • Evansville, Indiana5–021–12
1,3677–2
35April 13EvansvilleBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana5–122–12
1,9217–2
36April 13EvansvilleBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana9–323–12
1,9217–2
37April 14EvansvilleBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana6–524–12
2,1977–2
38April 16Ball StateBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana14–325–12
1,9607–2
39April 19at Michigan StateDrayton McLane Baseball Stadium at John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan,13–426–12
1,4168–2
40April 20at Michigan StateDrayton McLane Baseball Stadium at John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan3–526–13
1,8368–3
41April 21at Michigan StateDrayton McLane Baseball Stadium at John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan11–227–13
1,8369–3
42April 23vs Ball StateNo. 24Victory Field • Indianapolis, Indiana9–328–13
2,4419–3
43April 26MinnesotaNo. 24Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana3–728–14
2,3869–4
44April 27MinnesotaNo. 24Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana7–629–14
1,88810–4
45April 28MinnesotaNo. 24Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana7–130–14
2,09611–4 :
May
#DateOpponentRankVenueScoreOverall recordAttendanceB1G record
46May 3at IllinoisNo. 23Illinois Field • Champaign, Illinois,0–430–15
2,37911–5
47May 4at IllinoisNo. 23Illinois Field • Champaign, Illinois1–330–16
2,77911–6
48May 5at IllinoisNo. 23Illinois Field • Champaign, Illinois9–231–16
2,11812–6
49May 7at KentuckyNo. 25Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky,2–531–17
3,16212–6
50May 10at MichiganNo. 25Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan,10–432–17
1,41813–6
51May 11at MichiganNo. 25Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan10–833–17
1,54014–6
52May 12at MichiganNo. 25Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan5–633–18
94514–7
53May 14LouisvilleNo. 21Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana7–833–19
2,62214–7
54May 16RutgersNo. 21Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana7–534–19
1,82915–7
55May 17RutgersNo. 21Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana11–435–19
2,69016–7
56May 18RutgersNo. 21Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana13–336–19
2,67317–7 :
Post-season :
B1G Tournament
#DateOpponentVenueScoreOverall recordB1G record
57May 22IowaTD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, Nebraska,2–436–2017–7
58May 23MinnesotaTD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, Nebraska4–936–2117–7 :
NCAA tournament
#DateOpponentVenueScoreAttendanceOverall record
59May 31Illinois StateJim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky,7–8
1,22736–22
60June 1UICJim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky9–5
75837–22
60June 2LouisvilleJim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky7–9
2,33937–23 :
"#" 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 :

## Louisville Regional

Louisville Regional Teams :
| (1) Louisville Cardinals | (2) Indiana Hoosiers | (3) Illinois State Redbirds | (4) UIC Flames |
| First round | First round | First round | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Louisville | 5 | | | | | |
| 4 | UIC | 3 | | | | | |
| 4 | UIC | 3 | 1 | Louisville | 2 | | |
| | | | 3 | Illinois State | 4 | | |
| 3 | Illinois State | 8 | 3 | Illinois State | 4 | | |
| 2 | Indiana | 7 | | | | | |
| 2 | Indiana | 7 | | | | 3 | Illinois State |
| | | | | | | 1 | Louisville |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | 1 | Louisville |
| | | | 2 | Indiana | 7 | | |
| 4 | UIC | 5 | 1 | Louisville | 9 | | |
| 2 | Indiana | 9 | | | | | |

## 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 | 25 | 22 | — | — | 24 | 24 | | | | |
| Baseball America | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 22 | — | — | 20 | 24 | | | | |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 22 | RV | | | | |
| NCBWA† | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 23 | — | 30 | 25 | 30 | | | | |
| D1Baseball | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 19 | — | 25 | 21 | RV | | | | |
^ 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 |
| Matt Lloyd | Collegiate Baseball Second team Pre-season All-American | December 18, 2018 |
| Matt Gorski | Perfect Game Second team Pre-season All-American | January 8, 2019 |
| Matt Lloyd | Perfect Game Third team Pre-season All-American | January 8, 2019 |
| Matt Gorski | D1 Baseball Second team Pre-season All-American | January 21, 2019 |

### Regular season awards / Watch lists

Weekly Awards :
| Player | Award | Date awarded |
| Matt Gorski | Big Ten Player of the Week | March 3, 2019 |
| Pauly Milto | Big Ten Co-Pitcher of the Week | March 11, 2019 |
| Ryan Fineman | Big Ten Player of the Week | March 18, 2019 |
| Grant Richardson | Big Ten Player of the Week | March 25, 2019 |
| Grant Richardson | Big Ten Freshman of the Week | March 25, 2019 |
| Tanner Gordon | Big Ten Pitcher of the Week | March 25, 2019 |
| Matt Lloyd | Big Ten Player of the Week | April 1, 2019 |
| Grant Richardson | Big Ten Freshman of the Week | April 1, 2019 |
| Matt Gorski | Big Ten Player of the Week | April 22, 2019 |
| Gabe Bierman | Big Ten Freshman of the Week | May 13, 2019 |

### Conference awards

Weekly Awards :
| Player | Award | Date awarded |
| Jeff Mercer | Big Ten Coach of the Year | May 21, 2019 |
| Andrew Saalfrank | Big Ten Pitcher of the year | May 21, 2019 |
| Matt Lloyd | All-Big Ten First Team | May 21, 2019 |
| Andrew Saalfrank | All-Big Ten First Team | May 21, 2019 |
| Scotty Bradley | All-Big Ten Second Team | May 21, 2019 |
| Cole Barr | All-Big Ten Second Team | May 21, 2019 |
| Matt Gorski | All-Big Ten Second Team | May 21, 2019 |
| Elijah Dunham | All-Big Ten Third Team | May 21, 2019 |
| Grant Richardson | All-Big Ten Freshman Team | May 21, 2019 |

### Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released
| Award | Player | Position | Year | Date awarded | Ref |
| Buster Posey National Collegiate Catcher of the Year | Ryan Fineman | Catcher | JR | April 4, 2019 | |