Mismatch at Sembower Field as IU wins blowout

Sometimes teams just don't match up. And that was the case Tuesday at Sembower Field as IU ran up, over and around Taylor University in an 18-0 win.\nIU (26-11, 9-7 Big Ten) took advantage of 10 Taylor errors and stole eight bases on its way to the blowout victory while only surrendering two hits.\nIU threw two young pitchers, and both performed admirably. Freshman Troy Ragle (1-1) pitched five innings of one-hit ball and earned the first victory of his young career. Sophomore Dan Pezley replaced Ragle and pitched four innings and also only surrendered one hit.\nRagle usually starts the mid-week nonconference games and has shown marked improvement from earlier in the season. Ragle showed excellent control in getting his breaking ball and his fastball over and struck out six Trojan batters.\nCoach Bob Morgan said Ragle has a lot of potential for the future.\n"I thought Ragle threw the ball real well," Morgan said. "He was able to throw the ball inside and he was effective with his curveball. And he was able to get some strikeouts which was good to see. He is going to be a very, very good player before he leaves Indiana."\nOffensively, Morgan's club played small ball, utilizing nine walks by Taylor pitchers to go along with the 10 errors and eight stolen bases. The Hoosiers did have twelve hits, and a pair of Hoosier youngsters also showed promise.\nOne Hoosier rookie that hit well was freshman Steven Head. Head didn't start the game, but replaced the usual starting shortstop junior Seth Bynum. And Head impressed as the 6-1, 175 pounder went 3-3 with two RBIs.\nFreshman Ryan Parker also continued his hot hitting against Taylor. Parker went 3-5 with a pair of doubles and a single and scored four runs Tuesday.\nParker said he's just been concentrating and taking one at-bat at a time.\n"I just put some good swings on the ball," Parker said. "That's what today was for. We wanted to get some momentum going into this weekend. We've got a big series with Minnesota this weekend and we're going to need everybody coming down the stretch in the Big Ten."\nBut before the Hoosiers think about Minnesota, they're going to have to deal with Miami of Ohio first. IU travels to Oxford, Ohio for a 3 p.m start today against the Redhawks.\nSophomore Austin Rhoads will get the start for IU. So far this season Rhoads has been very successful. After ten appearances, Rhoads boasts a 2-0 record with a 1.60 earned run average. Wednesday's start will be his second of the season.\nMiami is 21-16-1 on the season, and Morgan said his team better be prepared for a good ball club.\n"We're going to have a tough game tomorrow on the road against Miami," Morgan said. "So hopefully we'll go and play well, get some pitching, and hopefully get a win"