Indiana University Athletics
Sunday, March 22
Bloomington, Ind.
12:30 p.m.
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Winning Streak Snapped in Weekend Finale
3/22/2026 4:30:00 PM | Baseball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – With a chance to sweep its first series of the season, the Indiana Baseball team (10-13, 3-6 B1G) got hit early by a determined Minnesota offense. The visitors forced the Hoosiers into the bullpen in the second inning and never looked back. Behind a trio of home runs, Minnesota salvaged the weekend finale – 14-2 (F/8) – on Sunday (March 22) afternoon at Bart Kaufman Field.
Sophomore southpaw Brayton Thomas (L, 1-2) has been fantastic all season but didn't have his best stuff in his sixth start of the campaign. He gave up six runs – five via the home run – and was pulled after recording just five outs in the game. An already stretched IU bullpen used eight total pitchers to make it through the eight innings of action. Redshirt senior right-handed pitcher Eli Walker and senior left-handed pitcher Anthony Gubitosi each made their season debuts.
IU's offense made hard contact against a trio of pitchers but struggled to get runners on base. Minnesota gave up just six hits and walked only one batter. Freshman second baseman Landen Fry drove home the opening run on an RBI groundout in the fifth. Sophomore first baseman Jake Hanley finished out his fantastic week with an RBI single in the eighth inning.
Despite losing the final game of the weekend, IU took its first series of the season after winning on Friday and Saturday. The Hoosiers will close out this four-game homestand with a visit from Indiana State on Tuesday (March 24) evening at 6 p.m. Conference play takes IU to Nebraska for a three-game set next weekend at Haymarket Field.
Scoring Recap
Top First
Minnesota took the lead on a two-run home run from Weber Neels.
Minnesota 2, Indiana 0
Top Second
The visitors broke it open in the second on a three-run blast from Ty Allen. Davis Hamilton walked with the bases loaded later in the inning to score the team's sixth run.
Minnesota 6, Indiana 0
Top Third
Jack Spanier singled to center field to keep the scoring going.
Minnesota 7, Indiana 0
Top Fourth
Jameson Martin singled home a run to put the Golden Gophers on the board in a fourth-straight inning.
Minnesota 8, Indiana 0
Bottom Fifth
Landen Fry got the home team on the board with an RBI groundout.
Minnesota 8, Indiana 1
Top Seventh
Spanier continued his outstanding day with a two-run home run.
Minnesota 10, Indiana 1
Top Eighth
Pinch runner Brayden Hellum scored on a wild pitch in his first action of the weekend. Sam Hunt added a run on a sacrifice fly to center field. Spanier put the final nail in the coffin with a two-run triple to right-center field.
Minnesota 14, Indiana 1
Bottom Eighth
Jake Hanley added an RBI single to IU's tally. Hogan Denny came around to score.
Minnesota 14, Indiana 2
Top Hoosier Performers
#34 Hanley, Jake
2-4, RBI
#2 Denny, Hogan
1-4, R
#35 O'Neill, Evan
1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 K
Notes to Know
• Sophomore first baseman Jake Hanley recorded his ninth multi-hit game of the season and his third in the past five games. Hanley's reached base streak is currently at a team-high nine games after getting on with a pair of singles. He has raised his batting average to .359 on the season with five home runs and 22 RBIs.
• Despite losing the finale to Minnesota, IU took its first series win of the season over the weekend. The Hoosiers have won all five conference series against the Golden Gophers under head coach Jeff Mercer. In his tenure, IU is 23-5 in home Big Ten weekends at Bart Kaufman Field.
Up Next
Indiana State comes to town on Tuesday (March 24) evening for IU's fifth midweek contest of the season. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. on B1G+ and the Indiana Sports Radio Network via IUHoosiers.com/Audio.
Sophomore southpaw Brayton Thomas (L, 1-2) has been fantastic all season but didn't have his best stuff in his sixth start of the campaign. He gave up six runs – five via the home run – and was pulled after recording just five outs in the game. An already stretched IU bullpen used eight total pitchers to make it through the eight innings of action. Redshirt senior right-handed pitcher Eli Walker and senior left-handed pitcher Anthony Gubitosi each made their season debuts.
IU's offense made hard contact against a trio of pitchers but struggled to get runners on base. Minnesota gave up just six hits and walked only one batter. Freshman second baseman Landen Fry drove home the opening run on an RBI groundout in the fifth. Sophomore first baseman Jake Hanley finished out his fantastic week with an RBI single in the eighth inning.
Despite losing the final game of the weekend, IU took its first series of the season after winning on Friday and Saturday. The Hoosiers will close out this four-game homestand with a visit from Indiana State on Tuesday (March 24) evening at 6 p.m. Conference play takes IU to Nebraska for a three-game set next weekend at Haymarket Field.
Scoring Recap
Top First
Minnesota took the lead on a two-run home run from Weber Neels.
Minnesota 2, Indiana 0
Top Second
The visitors broke it open in the second on a three-run blast from Ty Allen. Davis Hamilton walked with the bases loaded later in the inning to score the team's sixth run.
Minnesota 6, Indiana 0
Top Third
Jack Spanier singled to center field to keep the scoring going.
Minnesota 7, Indiana 0
Top Fourth
Jameson Martin singled home a run to put the Golden Gophers on the board in a fourth-straight inning.
Minnesota 8, Indiana 0
Bottom Fifth
Landen Fry got the home team on the board with an RBI groundout.
Minnesota 8, Indiana 1
Top Seventh
Spanier continued his outstanding day with a two-run home run.
Minnesota 10, Indiana 1
Top Eighth
Pinch runner Brayden Hellum scored on a wild pitch in his first action of the weekend. Sam Hunt added a run on a sacrifice fly to center field. Spanier put the final nail in the coffin with a two-run triple to right-center field.
Minnesota 14, Indiana 1
Bottom Eighth
Jake Hanley added an RBI single to IU's tally. Hogan Denny came around to score.
Minnesota 14, Indiana 2
Top Hoosier Performers
#34 Hanley, Jake
2-4, RBI
#2 Denny, Hogan
1-4, R
#35 O'Neill, Evan
1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 K
Notes to Know
• Sophomore first baseman Jake Hanley recorded his ninth multi-hit game of the season and his third in the past five games. Hanley's reached base streak is currently at a team-high nine games after getting on with a pair of singles. He has raised his batting average to .359 on the season with five home runs and 22 RBIs.
• Despite losing the finale to Minnesota, IU took its first series win of the season over the weekend. The Hoosiers have won all five conference series against the Golden Gophers under head coach Jeff Mercer. In his tenure, IU is 23-5 in home Big Ten weekends at Bart Kaufman Field.
Up Next
Indiana State comes to town on Tuesday (March 24) evening for IU's fifth midweek contest of the season. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. on B1G+ and the Indiana Sports Radio Network via IUHoosiers.com/Audio.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Kruzan, Marcus (3-1)
L: Thomas, Brayton (1-2)
S: Gregory, Ben (2)
Batting:
2B: Hamilton, Davis 1
3B: Spanier, Jack 1
HR: Spanier, Jack 1 ; Neels, Weber 1 ; Allen, Ty 1
RBI: Spanier, Jack 5 ; Neels, Weber 2 ; Hamilton, Davis 1 ; Martin, Jameson 1 ; Hunt, Sam 1 ; Allen, Ty 3
SF: Hunt, Sam 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Spanier, Jack 2 ; Richter, Easton 1 ; Neels, Weber 2 ; Hellum, Brayden 1 ; Hamilton, Davis 1 ; Martin, Jameson 2 ; Sutherland, Charlie 3 ; Allen, Ty 2
SB: Spanier, Jack 1 ; Neels, Weber 1 ; Martin, Jameson 2 ; Sutherland, Charlie 2 ; Allen, Ty 1
CS: Hamilton, Davis 1
HBP: Spanier, Jack 1 ; Richter, Easton 2 ; Neels, Weber 1 ; Martin, Jameson 1 ; Sutherland, Charlie 1
Batting:
2B: Koskie, Caleb 1
RBI: Hanley, Jake 1 ; Fry, Landen 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Denny, Hogan 1 ; Decker, Cole 1
Game Leaders
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RBI
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AB
4
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AB
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H
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RBI
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