Series Defeat in Bloomington

Saturday, April 25

Bloomington, Ind.

2 p.m.

Indiana University

19-24, 0

Iowa

25-16, 0

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Iowa	3	0	0	2	0	1	0	3	0	9	8	0
Indiana	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	3	2

4/25/2026 5:30:00 PM | Baseball

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana Baseball team (19-24, 6-14 B1G) could never get things going on Saturday (April 25) afternoon. A silent offense and a rocky start from sophomore left-handed pitcher Brayton Thomas (L, 1-4) spelled trouble for the Hoosiers as they dropped the middle game of the series to Iowa (25-16, 9-11 B1G). The visitors scored three in the first inning and never looked back with a runaway 9-2 victory.

IU's offense was held in check for the second day in a row behind a fantastic start from Iowa right-handed pitcher Maddux Frese (7.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 2 K). IU compiled just two runs on three hits. Freshman designated hitter Owen ten Oever launched his second home run of the week – a solo blast in the seventh inning. The top five batters in the IU order finished 0-16 with a trio of walks.

Freshman right-handed pitcher Ivan Mastalski did his best to settle things down out of the bullpen after an Iowa two-run home run opened up a 5-0 lead. The young reliever allowed just one run over 2.2 innings before handing it off to graduate student right-handed pitcher Reagan Rivera. IU's bullpen conceded just one earned run over the final six innings.

It will be an important game on Sunday (April 26) afternoon as IU looks to salvage something from the series. The Hoosiers are two games out of the Big Ten Tournament field with just 10 contests to play. First pitch from Bart Kaufman Field is set for 1 p.m. on B1G+.

Scoring Recap
Top First
Kooper Schulte came around to score on a wild pitch with the bases loaded and no outs. Caleb Wulf grounded out to the second baseman to drive home another run. An RBI single from Carter Geffre put up a third run in the inning.
Iowa 3, Indiana 0

Top Fourth
Kellen Strohmeyer smoked a home run to right field to extend the lead.
Iowa 5, Indiana 0

Top Sixth
Max Burt hit a sacrifice fly to center field.
Iowa 6, Indiana 0

Bottom Seventh
Owen ten Oever got the Hoosiers on the board with a solo home run.
Iowa 6, Indiana 1

Top Eighth
A pair of errors allowed Iowa to add additional damage in the eighth. Wulf came around to score on a throwing error before Burt hit a home run over the bullpen in left field.
Iowa 9, Indiana 1

Bottom Eighth
Cole Decker got one back on an RBI walk with the bases juiced.
Iowa 9, Indiana 2

Top Hoosier Performers
#18 Mastalski, Ivan
2.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 1 K

#26 ten Oever, Owen
1-3, HR, RBI

#25 Fry, Landen
1-3

Inside the Box Score
• IU's bullpen walked just one batter and allowed only one earned run (four total) in six innings of relief.
• The Hoosiers had just one extra-base hit – a solo home run from Owen ten Oever.

Notes to Know
• Freshman right-handed pitcher Ivan Mastalski made his team best 19th appearance of the season. On the week, he's tossed 5.2 innings of baseball with just one earned run allowed. His best attribute has been his command with a 33-14 strikeout-to-walk ratio on the year.

Up Next
IU will look to salvage something from the series on Sunday (April 26) afternoon. First pitch on B1G+ is set for 1 p.m. from Bart Kaufman Field. It will also be carried on the Indiana Sports Radio Network via IUHoosiers.com/Audio.