Indiana Baseball Podcast- HN: Recent Episodes
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The Hoosier Network presents the Indiana Baseball Podcast, a weekly breakdown of all things IU baseball. Join HN's baseball reporters to recap games, preview upcoming opponents, analyze players and key moments and bring on guests throughout the Indiana Baseball season.
Zak and William recap Indiana's recent difficult 4-game stretch with a dissection of the Michigan series and what needs to change for IU. Plus a preview of yet another massive weekend against Nebraska and Ohio State.
Zak and William are joined by Indiana Baseball beat writer Matthew Byrne, who works for TheHoosier.com, and discuss the stellar weekend Indiana had going 3-1 in Piscataway New Jersey. The #21 ranked Hoosiers took two wins from Rutgers and one from Nebraska as they look to stay hot and continue their excellent hitting on the road in Ann Arbor Michigan. Michigan, who is now in third place will be the toughest matchup for Indiana all year.
The crew discusses Indiana's weekend series victory over Iowa and what has led to their recent success as they have been dominant at home. Along with a look ahead to their upcoming matchups with Rutgers and Nebraska in New Jersey.
IU junior left-fielder Drew Ashley joins the HN baseball crew to talk his experience as IU's leadoff hitter, playing for his home state team and his career plans outside of baseball.
Plus the guys discuss the Hoosiers' challenging final stretch of the season starting with a major test this weekend in Bloomington against a streaking Iowa Hawkeyes team.
The crew is joined by Indianas pitcher Gabe Bierman to discuss his recent success and how the team is feeling as a whole. Along with previewing the second half of the season for Indiana, the guys give out some hardware with a mid-season award show.
Griffin, William, and Zak discuss the memorable moments from Indiana's 2-0 series win against Illinois and what it means for the team as a whole. The weekend was headlined by a combined no-hitter and a walk-off home run. Weekend hero and Indiana redshirt Senior catcher Collin Hopkins joins the group to discuss his weekend and dive deeper into who he is as a player, teammate, and person. This weekend could be the turning point in the season for Indiana Baseball.
Griffin, William and Zak are joined by the voice of Indiana Baseball Austin Render to help make sense of a disastrous weekend for the Hoosiers in Columbus.
The guys discuss the causes of Indiana being swept by Ohio State, Jeff Mercer's theory on his team getting caught playing emotional baseball and how the Hoosiers can turn their game around starting with this weekend's series against Illinois.
In the season's first episode, the HN baseball crew of Griffin, William and Zak breakdown IU's 11-3 start as they head into a 4-game series with Ohio State.
Along with analysis of the teams pitching and hitting so far the question is asked, what will it take for IU to continue their early dominance and win the Big Ten?