Author: Mike Schumann

The Big Ten office announced its postseason baseball awards on Tuesday afternoon, and in total, seven Hoosiers were honored by the league, led by Big Ten Freshman of the Year – Jake Hanley. Junior outfielder Devin Taylor was named First Team All-Big Ten for the third time in his career, becoming the first IU player since Mickey Morandini (1986-88) to accomplish the feat. The Cincinnati, Ohio native hit .366 with 16 home runs and a career high 60 RBIs. He had 75 hits and finished top three in the Big Ten with 51 walks. The likely first round draft pick…

Indiana has offered class of 2027 national top-10 wing Bruce Branch III, his AAU program announced. The 6-foot-7 Branch attends Perry H.S. in Gilbert Ariz.  As a sophomore he averaged 11.2 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.9 assists per contest to help the Pumas (27-2) capture their fourth consecutive state championship. According to the average of the national recruiting sites, Branch is a 4-star prospect, the No. 8 overall player in the 2027 class, and the No. 4 small forward.  He’s rated a 5-star by ESPN and right on the cusp at the other outlets. For spring and summer basketball, Branch…

Kyle Schwarber sent his 300th career home run out of the park in classic Kyle Schwarber style. The former Hoosier baseball star crushed his milestone homer off the facing of the upper deck at Coors Field in Colorado Monday evening. The distance of Schwarber’s 300th was estimated to be 466 feet, with an exit velocity of 109.3. The solo home run came in the top of the ninth inning and gave the Phillies an insurance run on their way to a 9-3 win. KYLE HIGH CITY! pic.twitter.com/8yhi9fQRbP — Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) May 20, 2025 Schwarber is just the 163rd MLB…

The Indiana coaching staff looked West this week and offered Arizona big man Cameron Williams. The 6-foot-10 power forward attends St. Mary’s H.S. in Phoenix, Ariz.  There he averaged 18 points, 11.2 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 2.6 blocks, and 1.8 steals per game.  He shot 51% from the field and 36% from three and his team won the state title. According to the industry average of the national recruiting sites, Williams is a 4-star prospect, the No. 98 overall player, and the No. 16 power forward.  He’s being touted this spring as a prospect who is likely to make a major…

Based on recent reports, Indiana is starting to schedule some June visits with class of 2026 prospects. The visits are all with prospects the new staff has offered over the last month. This is what has been reported thus far, all appear to have been first via 247Sports: (click the name for more background) Latrell Allmond:  June 17-18 The 6-foot-8 Allmond is from Richmond, Va. where he attends John Marshall H.S. Allmond is a consensus 4-star prospect at the national recruiting sites. On average he is the No. 41 overall player in the 2026 class, and the No. 6 power…

Indiana offered Tennessee forward Trey Thompson on Monday, he announced on his social media pages. Thompson reported the offer came via a phone call with new assistant coach Kenny Johnson.  He’s also connected to new assistant Rod Clark, who offered and recruited him when Clark was an assistant coach at Tennessee. Multiple reports indicated the IU staff was watching Thompson this weekend during the live period. According to the industry average of the national recruiting sites, Thompson is a 3-star, the No. 136 overall player in the class, and the No. 22 power forward. Thompson helped lead Greeneville H.S. (Greeneville,…

IU football coach Curt Cignetti has been asked multiple times since the 2024 season whether his team’s success has introduced the opportunity to recruit higher caliber players. Cignetti has won everywhere he’s been, so if young players were only evaluating him and his staff, not much would need to change. But there’s also the stigma at Indiana, the college football program with the most all-time losses. Young players want to be part of winning programs and play in important games and moments.  That provides a better experience, and a better proving ground for the next level. One 11-win season and…

No. 3 seed Indiana’s season came to a close on Saturday night at Bogle Park in Fayetteville, Ark. as the Hoosiers fell to No. 2 Seed Oklahoma State, 16-8 in six innings. Oklahoma State used a 12-run inning in the bottom of the third to pull ahead, 13-2.  With the loss, the Hoosiers finished the season at 34-20. Indiana competed in three-straight NCAA Tournaments for the first time in program history. Earlier in the day Saturday, Indiana edged No. 4 Seed Saint Louis, 4-2, in the day’s first elimination game at the NCAA Fayetteville Regional. The elimination games were set…

The Big Ten Conference announced Saturday the bracket for the 2025 Big Ten Baseball Tournament. After finishing the regular season with a 31-23 (16-14 B1G) record, Indiana is the No. 6 seed. IU finished the regular season tied for sixth in the Big Ten standings with Michigan but earned the tie-breaker after winning the final series of the season against the Wolverines. The tournament is scheduled for May 20-25 at Charles Schwab Field Omaha. Omaha will be hosting the tournament for the eighth time since 2014. The 12-team tournament will determine the conference’s automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament. Oregon…

Class of 2026 4-star defensive lineman Gabe Hill announced his commitment to Indiana Saturday on his Instagram page. The 6-foot-2 and 295-pound Hill is a 4-star, the No. 261 overall player in the 2026 class, and the No. 26 defensive lineman according to the average of the national recruiting outlets.  He projects to play defensive tackle but should be a versatile college defensive lineman. Based on the 247Sports Composite, Hill is one of the 15 highest-rated players to ever commit to Indiana in the rankings era. Hill attends Naperville North H.S. in Naperville, Ill.  His teammate, quarterback Jacob Bell, signed…