Just like in their opening contest against Iowa on Wednesday, Thursday’s elimination game saw almost nothing go right for the Indiana Hoosiers, who saw their tournament title hopes waste away in a 9-4 loss to four-seed Minnesota.
An early defensive blunder by Grant Richardson put Indiana behind the eight ball and despite taking a short-lived 3-2 lead in the 4th inning, the Hoosiers were never able to recover from porous pitching and defense and a stunningly quiet offense.
Three Things
Disclaimer: None of the three things will be about this game in particular. Sorry.