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IU outfielder to return for his senior season

Junior outfielder Craig Dedelow slides into second in the eighth inning of play against Northwestern on Friday night. Dedelow's hit brought Alex Krupa home and brought the score to 3-2 with Northwestern winning, but the Hoosiers got one more run in the eighth and another in the ninth to win.

IU outfielder Craig Dedelow will return to play for the Hoosiers for his senior season after being drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 34th round.

Dedelow has played three seasons for the Hoosiers and was a Third-Team All-Big Ten selection this past season.

A career .303 hitter at IU, Dedelow has 31 doubles, six triples, 12 home runs and 81 RBI.

In 2016, Dedelow finished 11th in the Big Ten with 16 doubles. In Big Ten conference play, Dedelow tied for fourth in total bases with 52, tied for fifth in home runs with four, tied for 10th in hits with 32 and 11th in slugging percentage at .510.

Pitchers Caleb Baragar, Jake Kelzer and Kyle Hart were the three other Hoosiers drafted.

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