Big Ten Baseball Tourney - Game 5 #6 IND 5, #2 MICH 4 (Mich eliminated, 13 innings)

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Indiana is the home team this morning.

No rain right now. There was rain until about 15 minutes ago, and there will be rain again soon.

Note while this is the 4th game to be played, it is "Game 5" on the bracket. Last night's postponed Iowa-Maryland game will be played after Indiana-Michigan.

 

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STRONG west wind heading out to right. Flags are fully extended.

Rusty Shields on the National Anthem.

 

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Crowd size is comparable to last night's Nebraska-Purdue game.

 

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A pair are stranded.

Scoreless, mid 1.

 

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Long out #1 in B1 to LF. Catch made over the short wall (4 maybe 4.5 feet tall) at the home bullpen. LF lost his hat into the bullpen.

K and P9 end the inning.

Scoreless after 1.

 

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Light rain is back.

Lead off single, stolen base, sac fly, and RBI single scores the first run.

1-0 UM, T2, 1 out

 

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F9
BB puts runners on 1 and 2, 2 out
Ground-rule double scores 1
2-0 UM, 2 out, runners in 2 and 3

 

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G5 for the 3rd out

2-0 UM, mid 2

 

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Rain has subsided.

 

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B2: Indiana goes down 1-2-3

2-0 UM after 2

 

[RobsterMobster]

I heard they have confirmed the 9am start for us tomorrow which stinks. I have meetings in the morning so no baseball for me.

 

[saluno22]

Light drizzle now. Nuisance.

 

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Wind out to right is very strong now.

 

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T3:
K swinging
G3
Infield single up the middle (SS took too long to make the throw, was a very sharply hit ball)
G5

2-0 UM, mid 3

 

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B3:
P4
F8 to left-center. CF on a dead sprint to make the play
K swinging

2-0 UM, end 3

 

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T4: 2-out single gets stranded.

2-0 UM, mid 4

 

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Loudest cheers of the day from Indiana fans have come just now when the UM catcher failed in a backwards falling attempt to catch a foul ball.

 

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B4:
Single up the middle (first hit of the day for Indiana)
G4 moves the runner to 2nd
K swinging after a long battle, including what imo should have been ruled a fair ball at 3rd base (runner wouldn't have advanced, but batter would have made it safely)
F9 at the wall

2-0 UM after 4

 

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T5:
Single to right-center
Runner picked off
K swinging
G3

2-0 UM, mid 5

No rain right now.

 

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B5:
K
P6
K looking

Quick inning

2-0 UM end 5

 

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Pitching change for IU
Lefty

 

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T6:
Full-count walk
K swinging
FC 6-4
F7

2-0 UM, mid 6

Umps keep warning the UM coach to get back in the dugout when he gives instructions to his batters. Indiana fans are getting restless.

 

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B6:
Single laced to CF
<<pinch runner>>
Sac bunt down 1B line advances the lead runner
G6 holds the runner at 2nd
K swinging

2-0 UM end 6

Rain still holding off, but wind is now going toward the RF foul pole instead of straight out to right.

 

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Yesterday's starting catcher for Indiana enters the game. He almost make a catch around the edge of the screen in yesterday's game, was entertaining and likely a SC Top 10 moment had it been successful and not on a competing network.

 

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Pitchers warming in the UM bullpen

 

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T7:
P8
K swinging
F8

2-0 UM, mid 7

They turned the lights off for the first time this tournament.

 

[sklarbodds]

2-2

 

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B7:
4-pitch walk
TOWERING HR inside the RF foul pole TIES THE GAME AT 2-2.
K swinging
Bloop single to CF
F8 holds the runner at first
K swinging

2-2 after 7

 

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Pitching change for Indiana
Another lefty

 

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Lights are coming back on

 

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A Michigan player appears to be eating a salad in the dugout. Looks like iceberg lettuce from here.

 

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T8:
Single lines to RF
Controversial foul ball call on the first pitch of the 2nd batter. I think the ump is wrong.
K swinging
Passed ball advances the runner to 2nd
Texas leaguer to the LF/CF/SS Bermuda Triangle followed by a midfielding by LF allows the batter and runner to trade places. UM REGAINS THE LEAD, 3-2, 1 out.
F7 diving catch in foul territory, runner stays at 2nd
<<pitching change, righty>>
Runner steals 3rd, defensive indifference
G6

3-2 UM, mid 8

Still no rain.
Wind is back to straight out to RF.

 

[k9_r]

A Michigan player appears to be eating a salad in the dugout. Looks like iceberg lettuce from here.

It's little things like this which earn you the big money.

 

[saluno22]

It's little things like this which earn you the big money.

I like to provide value where I can, even if it is rare.

 

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Lozier in to pitch for UM, righty.

 

[k9_r]

Chased Lozer. Indiana takes the late lead. Do they close well?

 

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B8:
Double lined to deep left-center, beat the tag at 2nd.
Sac bunt moves the runner to 3rd
<mound meeting>
G6 scores the runner, TIES THE GAME AT 3
Single through the left side on a heavy shift by 3B and SS (would have been right at the 3B in normal alignment)
Single up the middle puts runners on the corners
Opposite way single scores another, INDIANA TAKES A 4-3 LEAD
<pitching change, righty>
K

4-3 Indiana, end 8

The sun is peaking out. I wasn't sure that was allowed during this tournament.

 

[RobsterMobster]

These Michigan games have been pretty dang entertaining

 

[k9_r]

Chased Lozer. Indiana takes the late lead. Do they close well?

Not today, I guess. Two out RBI single ties the game.

 

[saluno22]

T9:
G6
HBP
K swinging
Single through the right side
<medical trip to the mound, the current pitcher is also DH for Indiana, think he had a bad hangnail, but I'm no doctor>
Single through the left side TIES THE GAME AT 4, LF had trouble fielding the ball allowing the runner on 1st to advance to 3rd. Runners on the corners, 2 out.
Runner in first takes 2nd on defensive indifference to hold the runner at 3rd
K swinging strands 2

4-4, mid 9