Everything that could go right in the first two innings did for the Hoosiers on Saturday night in Nashville. But seven innings and two (or maybe three) strategic blunders later, Indiana found itself facing elimination and the daunting task of winning three straight elimination games in order to keep the season alive for another week.
There was something about the news of Christian Morris starting that felt surprisingly good. It was probably the combination of a few factors -- Morris's late-season improvement, a fully available bullpen, and Vanderbilt not throwing one of its studs -- that provided the hope.