‘He’s going to get this done.’: Late homer by Peter Serruto lifts IU baseball to NCAA Regional Championship game

“He’s going to get this done”. Confidence has been the mantra for the IU baseball program this season. And, so far it has led them to a NCAA Regional Final appearance.

After a big ninth-inning surge against West Virginia in the opener, the Hoosiers built on that performance and continued its strong play against top-seeded Kentucky on Saturday night.

It was a stalemate for much of the game — tied at one a piece through six innings. Then, things broke loose.

After a two-run top of the frame for the Wildcats to take a 3-1 lead, the Hoosiers had their backs up against the wall.

After the first two batters reached base, it was senior Peter Serruto who sent the game into a frenzy.

Serruto had hit just two home runs this season coming into Saturday — but with one swing of the bat, his third homer of the year was his biggest. It was a three-run home run that gave the Hoosiers a 4-3 lead — something they wouldn’t give up, eventually leading to a 5-3 win.

“That takes the cake,” Serruto said of his homer. “That was a pretty awesome moment.“

“I saw him just looking at his bat and he was cool,” Glasser said. “And I was, like, ‘He’s going to get this done.’ … I knew that he wasn’t going to give that at-bat away because of his emotions.”