Seebold Slams Door on Comeback Win

Friday, March 20

Bloomington, Ind.

6 p.m.

Indiana University

9-12, 0

Minnesota

15-7, 0

Minnesota

Indiana

3/20/2026 10:00:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score Box Score (PDF)

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Toughness wins on Friday night in the Big Ten.

The Indiana Baseball team (9-12, 2-5) needed big efforts across the board as it erased a four-run deficit to win the series opener, 8-6, over Minnesota (15-7, 1-3 B1G) at Bart Kaufman Field. The Hoosiers blanked Minnesota in the final seven innings to complete the comeback victory. It's the second time this year that IU has won the first game of a Big Ten weekend.

IU's offense jumped over Minnesota starter Cole Selvig, not allowing him to get out of the third inning. The top five guys in the order combined for 10 hits – led by four from sophomore first baseman Jake Hanley and three from sophomore shortstop Cooper Malamazian.

Trailing 6-2 entering the bottom of the third, IU scored three runs in the frame to trim the lead. Hanley homered to center field in the fifth to tie the game at 6-all. Sophomore outfielder Caleb Koskie score the go-ahead run on a wild pitch before freshman outfielder Davian Carrera added insurance on an RBI groundout in the same inning.

Graduate student right-handed pitcher Gavin Seebold (SV, 1) was absolutely nails out of the bullpen. Graduate student right-handed pitcher Kaden Jacobi (W, 1-1) worked a scoreless fifth inning before handing the ball to Seebold with the two-run lead. Seebold ran the game out, picking up the 12-out save in the process. He allowed just one hit over four innings and struck out six batters. IU's bullpen allowed just two runs over eight innings.

In what turned into a duel of both team's best bullpen arms, IU came out on the right side of an important victory. The Hoosiers will now turn the ball over to veteran southpaw Tony Neubeck on Saturday (March 21) with a chance to win their first series of the year. First pitch is set for 2 p.m. in Bloomington.

Scoring Recap
Top First
The first inning got away from Indiana. After loading the bases on a pair of walks and a hit-by-pitch, Ty Allen singled to center field to get the first run on the board. Davis Hamilton doubled down the left field line to add two more runs. An RBI groundout from Michael Lippe made it 4-0 in the first inning.
Minnesota 4, Indiana 0

Bottom First
A nice response in the home half of the inning netted IU a pair of runs. Cooper Malamazian tripled to right field to cut the deficit in half.
Minnesota 4, Indiana 2

Top Second
The visitors would get those runs right back in the second inning. Charlie Sutherland homered to straightaway center field to push the lead back to four.
Minnesota 6, Indiana 2

Bottom Third
IU closed the gap in the third inning with a big offensive showing. Hogan Denny doubled to the wall in right-center field to score Will Moore. Jake Hanley singled up the middle to score Denny. Malamazian added more damage with an RBI single of his own.
Minnesota 6, Indiana 5

Bottom Fifth
The Hoosiers did the remainder of their scoring in the fifth inning. Hanley slugged a home run to center field to tie the game at 6-all. A wild pitch scored Caleb Koskie later in the inning. An insurance run came in the form of an RBI groundout from Davian Carrera.
Indiana 8, Minnesota 6

Top Hoosier Performers
#34 Hanley, Jake
4-5, HR, 2 RBI, 3 R, 2B

#15 Malamazian, Cooper
3-4, R, 2B, 2B, 3B, 3 RBI

#40 Seebold, Gavin
4.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 6 K

Inside the Box Score
• The Hoosiers recorded 10+ hits in consecutive games for the third time this season.
• IU allowed just two runs after the first inning and no runs in the final seven frames.
• The top five guys in IU's order all had base hits.
• IU's pitching staff racked up double-digit strikeouts for the seventh time on the campaign.

Notes to Know
• Sophomore first baseman Jake Hanley had the second four-hit day of his career and the first against a Big Ten opponent. He's the third member of the sophomore class in the last six games (Will Moore, Hogan Denny) to record a four-hit effort. On the night, Hanley racked up his 100th career base knock – now at 103 – in just 77 games of baseball for the Hoosiers.

• Graduate student right-handed pitcher Gavin Seebold was brilliant out of the bullpen again for the Hoosiers. He provided four scoreless innings and racked up a season-high six strikeouts. It's the eighth time in his IU career that he's had a scoreless outing that lasted at least two innings. It's the sixth time in eight appearances this season that Seebold has done so.

• Seebold's 12-out save was the longest by an IU reliever since Aydan Decker-Petty's 14-out save against Penn State two years ago (April 14, 2024). Graduate student right-handed pitcher Kaden Jacobi picked up his first win in an IU uniform after working a scoreless fifth. IU's bullpen has allowed just three earned runs in 13.1 innings of work over the last two games.

• Friday's comeback victory was the biggest (down four) by the IU program since a 7-6 win over Maryland on April 18, 2025. The Hoosiers trailed 6-1 in the eighth inning against the Terrapins before a Will Moore walk-off single in the ninth inning won the game. Tonight, IU trailed by four on multiple occasions before tying the game and taking the lead in the fifth inning.

Up Next
The middle game of this weekend's series is set for Saturday (March 21) afternoon at Bart Kaufman Field. First pitch will be at 2 p.m. on B1G+ and the Indiana Sports Radio Network via IUHoosiers.com/Audio.