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Indiana baseball lands in Perfect Game’s top 25 poll

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The Indiana baseball program sneaks into the Perfect Game's top 25 rankings after another series win over the weekend. (Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen-USA TODAY NETWORK)

The Indiana baseball program has landed in Perfect Game’s top 25 rankings this week. The Hoosiers won two of three games against Iowa this weekend moving them to No. 24 in the latest poll.

Indiana baseball moves to 22-10 overall and 7-2 in Big Ten play. Currently, Indiana is atop the Big Ten standings and are the only program from the conference ranked in the top 25.

This weekend’s series win was the fifth straight weekend series win for the Hoosiers and the third in Big Ten play.

The Hoosiers are now 17-1 at home in 2023 and have won 15-straight. That is the second-longest home streak in program history.

Part of the success for Indiana this season has been its pitching staff — something head coach Jeff Mercer preached heading into this season.

“The focal point that we’ve we’ve really tried to institute in the last couple years and we’ve talked about is the ability to pitch and play great defense,” Mercer said over the weekend.

The Hoosiers rank second in the Big Ten with a 4.51 era and third in opposing batting average at just .245.

Indiana baseball faces Ball State at home on Tuesday before traveling to Illinois this upcoming weekend.

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Alec Lasley is the owner of Hoosier Illustrated, a comprehensive site covering news, updates and recruiting for Indiana University athletics. Alec has covered Indiana for six years and is a credentialed media member. He has previously worked for both Rivals and 247Sports.

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