Category: Hoosiers

Omaha Report: DeNato shines, Hoosiers prepare for Miss. St.

By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent A dominant pitching performance allowed Indiana to overcome an off-night by their hitters, and the Hoosiers beat Louisville 2-0 on Saturday night in the College World Series. Josie Janavicius, who regularly covers Hoosiers baseball for IU Student Television, checks in with us from Omaha, Neb., where Indiana is set to face Mississippi […]

Omaha Report: Five Questions on IU’s trip to the CWS

By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Indiana fans are accustomed to their national championship hopes revolving around basketball, soccer and swimming and diving. Now, for baseball, the time is finally here. The Hoosiers are one of eight teams left standing in the College World Series. They begin play tonight at 8 p.m. in the double-elimination tournament. […]

Dragash: Observations from the NCAA baseball Bloomington regional

By CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Correspondent BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — There was a walkoff home run, a Sportscenter-worthy catch, even an entertaining ball boy.  These are just a few of the things I witnessed as I watched the Indiana Hoosiers win the Bloomington regional this past weekend.  To encapsulate everything that happened over the weekend, here are some of […]

Clark makes amends with walkoff home run for Hoosiers

By CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Correspondent BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The Valparaiso Crusaders had seized control of their game with the host Indiana Hoosiers for eight innings on Friday. Cole Webb pitched seven innings allowing only one Hoosier run, and he left the game with a 2-1 lead.  Ben Mahar then pitched a scoreless 8th inning, and […]

Dragash: Will the Road to Omaha go through Bloomington?

By CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Correspondent Last year, the Purdue baseball team had the hopes of fans in West Lafayette high after earning the right to host a regional in the NCAA baseball tournament.  As it turns out, the Boilermakers weren’t able to provide their home field for use due to the fact that Alexander Field, the […]

Purdue to host Boston College in Big Ten/ACC Challenge

From Purdue Athletics, the Big Ten and the ACC: WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Purdue men’s basketball team will host Boston College on Wednesday, Dec. 4, as part of the 15th-annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge presented by Dick’s Sporting Goods. ESPN announced the lineup on Wednesday in a joint release with both conferences. The Boilermakers won […]

Samples: Big Ten realignment makes sense

By CHUCK SAMPLES ISL Correspondent Well, then. No more Legends and Leaders in college football. I’m among a lot of college football fans relieved to see the naming changes to the Big Ten conference. Now, we  move to the simple, yet effective titles of East and West. Being a fan of the newest guy in town […]

Indiana’s college players get opportunities with NFL squads

By PAUL SIEGFRIED ISL Correspondent A total of seven college players from the state of Indiana were chosen in the 2013 NFL Draft, which concluded Saturday with the final four rounds of the seven-round draft. Notre Dame had six of those players drafted, led by tight end Tyler Eifert, chosen 21st overall by the Cincinnati […]

Five Indiana signees show well in Derby Festival Classic

By COLLIN O’CONNOR ISL Correspondent With the departures of Victor Oladipo, Cody Zeller and Remy Abell all occurring within a week-and-a-half span, it has been a sad off-season for Indiana fans up to this point as they have watched the core from its 2012-13 Big Ten Championship team all decide to explore opportunities outside of Bloomington. However, Friday night […]

Report: Blackmon and sons heading to Marion

By PAUL SIEGFRIED ISL Correspondent James Blackmon, Sr., will leave Fort Wayne Bishop Luers to take the boys basketball head coaching job at his alma mater Marion High School, Indiana’s News Center in Fort Wayne has reported, citing multiple sources. The report also said Blackmon would take his two sons with him to Marion. James […]