SETTING THE SCENE
• The Indiana Hoosiers will open up the home portion of the team's 2021 schedule this weekend when the team plays host to Penn State in a four-game series. The teams will play one game each on Friday, Mar. 12 and Sunday, Mar. 14, with a doubleheader scheduled for Saturday, Mar. 13.
• After a season-opening setback to Rutgers, the Hoosiers reeled off three-straight victories last weekend, beating Minnesota twice and the Scarlet Knights once at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn.
• Jeff Mercer is in his third season at the helm of the Indiana baseball program.