2/22/2018 baseball Edit

TheHoosier.com Preview: IU Baseball At Snowbird Baseball Classic

Stu Jackson • TheHoosier

Staff Writer

Stu Jackson covers Indiana University basketball, football and recruiting for TheHoosier.com. He also hosts Heard on The Hoosier, the site's official podcast.

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Schedule

• Friday, Feb. 23 vs. Rutgers at 3 p.m. ET (North Charlotte Regional Park No. 9, Port Charlotte, Fla.).

• Saturday, Feb. 24 vs. Boston College at noon ET (North Charlotte Regional Park No. 10, Port Charlotte, Fla.).

• Sunday, Feb. 25 vs. Chicago State at 10:30 a.m. ET (North Charlotte Regional Park No. 10, Port Charlotte, Fla.).

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Probable Starters

• Friday: Junior right-hander Jonathan Stiever (0-1, 10.80 ERA with seven strikeouts, six earned runs, two walks and eight hits allowed in one start this season (5.0 innings)).

• Saturday: Junior right-hander Pauly Milto (1-0, 0.00 ERA with five strikeouts and one hit allowed in one start this season (6.0 innings)).

• Sunday: To be determined as of Thursday.

BY THE NUMBERS - RANKINGS

Team	D1Baseball.com	NCBWA*	Baseball America	Coaches	RPI
Indiana	20	23	20	--	34
Rutgers	--	--	--	--	139
Boston College	--	--	--	--	84
Chicago State	--	--	--	j--	284

*NCBWA = National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. D1Baseball.com, Baseball America and the USA TODAY coaches poll rank the top 25 teams, NCBWA the top 35. Indiana received 47 votes in the coaches poll.

Notes

• Right-handed pitcher Pauly Milto and infielder Logan Kaletha helped power IU three wins in four games at Baseball at the Beach in South Carolina last weekend and will look to continue their strong play heading into this weekend's Snowbird Classic in Port Charlotte, Fla. ICYMI, our recap from IU's season-opening weekend.

• While the Friday and Saturday starter spots appear solidified, Indiana head coach Chris Lemonis is still working on finding a Sunday starter. Timmy Herrin and Andrew Saalfrank combined to pitch 6.0 innings and allowed 10 hits, six earned runs and four walks last weekend, with Saalfrank starting on Sunday and Herrin getting the nod on Monday.

• Boston College opened its season with a 2-1 series victory over South Santa Clara this weekend. The Eagles excel at running the base paths, tied for 23rd nationally in stolen bases per game with two.

• Rutgers dropped a three-game series to Miami (Fla.) 1-2 over its opening weekend. However, it was a good test for the Knights, as the Hurricanes ranked No. 43 in the NCAA's Division I RPI.

• Chicago State has a low RPI but a high-powered offense, tied for 19th nationally with 9.0 runs per contest. The Cougars opened their season with a 2-1 series victory over LIU Brooklyn in South Carolina.