Indiana Hoosiers: Quick Recaps for Games 23 thru 28

Game 23: #1 Indiana at Illinois (B1G: Game 10)

• Loss, 77-73 (20-3) (8-2)
• Zeller: 14 pts, 9 rebs, 2 asts, 1 stl
• Watford: 12 pts, 8 rebs, 1 stl, 1 blk, 6 turnovers
• Sheehey: 13 pts, 2 rebs, 1 ast, 1 stl
• Oladipo: 9 pts, 4 rebs, 5 asts, 2 blks

Game 24: #1 Indiana at #10 Ohio State (B1G: Game 11)

• Loss, 64-59 (21-3) (9-2)
• Oladipo: 26 pts, 8 rebs, 3 asts, 2 stls, 8-for-10 FG, 9-for-10 FT
• Zeller: 24 pts, 8 rebs, 1 blk, 8-for-11 FG
• Watford: 20 pts, 6 rebs, 1 ast, 1 stl, 4-for-5 3FG

Game 25: #1 Indiana vs Nebraska (B1G: Game 12)

• Win, 76-47 (22-3) (10-2)
• Watford: 13 pts, 11 rebs, 1 ast, 1 blk
• Oladipo: 13 pts, 8 rebs (4 off rebs), 3 stls, 1 ast, 1 blk
• Zeller: 16 pts, 5 rebs (4 off rebs), 1 stl, 1 blk 

Game 26: #1 Indiana vs. Purdue (B1G: Game 13)

• Win, 83-55 (23-3) (11-2)
• Sheehey: 22 pts, 3 rebs, 2 asts, 1 stl, 9-for-9 FG*** (New IU record for 100% FG in a game)
• Zeller: 19 pts, 9 rebs (4 off rebs), 2 asts, 2 blks, 1 stl
• Watford: 14 pts, 4 rebs, 3 stls, 2 asts, 2 blks
• Hulls: 11 pts, 5 asts, 2 stls
• Ferrell: 4 pts, 6 rebs, 5 asts, 2 stls

Game 27: #1 Indiana at #4 Michigan State (B1G: Game 14)

• Win, 72-68 (24-3) (12-2)
• Oladipo: 19 pts, 9 rebs, 5 stls, 1 blk
• Zeller: 17 pts, 5 rebs, 2 blks, 1 ast
• Hulls: 12 pts, 3 rebs, 3 asts
• Watford: 12 pts, 3 rebs, 2 asts, 1 stl

Game 28: #1 Indiana at Minnesota (B1G: Game 15)

• Loss, 77-73 (24-4) (12-3)
• Zeller: 9 pts, 7 rebs, 3 stls, 1 ast, 1 blk
• Oladipo: 16 pts, 5 rebs, 2 asts, 1 blk
• Hulls: 17 pts, 1 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 5-for-7 3FG
• Ferrell: 10 pts, 4 rebs, 5 asts, 1 stl
• Sheehey: 8 pts, 3 rebs, 2 asts, 2 blks, 1 stl

Coming Up:
Saturday, March 2nd - 7:30pm ET - BTN - #1 Indiana vs. Iowa  
Tuesday, March 5th - 9:00pm ET - ESPN - #1 Indiana vs. #16 Ohio State
Sunday, March 10th - 4:00pm ET - CBS - #1 Indiana at #4 Michigan

Cincinnati Reds: Upcoming Season, Part III: Pitching By the Numbers

2013 Reds Pitching: Statistically Speaking

Player Name
Games Played/Innings Pitched
Wins-Losses (Saves/Sv Opps)/Earned Run Avg.
Walks+Hits per Inning Pitched/Batting Avg Against/Earned Run Avg. Plus

Johnny Cueto
33 G/217.0 IP
19-9/2.78
1.17/.252/152

Mat Latos
33 G/209.1 IP
14-4/3.48
1.16/.230/122

Homer Bailey
33 G/208.0 IP
13-10/3.68
1.24/.256/115

Bronson Arroyo
32 G/202.0 IP
12-10/3.74
1.21/.267/113

Mike Leake
30 G/179.0 IP
8-9/4.58
1.35/.287/93

Aroldis Chapman
68 G/71.2 IP
5-5(38/43)/1.51
0.81/.141/282

Manny Parra
62 G/58.2 IP
2-3(0/2)/5.06
1.65/.265/82

Jose Arredondo
66 G/61.0 IP
6-2(1/1)/2.95
1.38/.225/144

Alfredo Simon
36 G/61.0 IP
3-2(1/1)/2,66
1.43/.275/160

Logan Ondrusek
63 G/54.2 IP
5-2(2/4)/3.46
1.50/.246/123

Sam LeCure
48 G/57.1 IP
3-3(0/1)/3.14
1.20/.221/136

J.J. Hoover
28 G/30.2 IP
1-0(1/2)/2.05
0.98/.160/208

Nick Masset (2011)
75 G/70.1 IP
3-6(1/7)/3.71
1.52/.273/107

Sean Marshall
73 G/61.0 IP
5-5(9/13)/2.51
1.16/.232/170

Jonathan Broxton
60 G/58.0 IP
4-5(27/33)/2.48
1.26/.260/169

Cincinnati Reds: Upcoming Season, Part II: Offense By the Numbers

2013 Reds Offense: Statistically Speaking


Player Name
Games Played/At Bats
Batting Average/On Base Percentage/On Base + Slugging Percentage
Home Runs, Runs Batted In, Stolen Bases
Doubles, Triples, Strike Outs/Walks

Shin-Soo Choo - CF
155 G/598 AB
.283/.373/.815
16 HR, 67 RBI, 21 SB
43 2B, 2 3B, 150/73 K/BB

Brandon Phillips - 2B 
147 G/580 AB
.281/.321/.750
18 HR, 77 RBI, 15 SB
30 2B, 1 3B, 86 R, 79/28 K/BB

Joey Votto - 1B
111 G/374 AB
.337/.474/1.041
14 HR, 56 RBI, 5 SB
44 2B, 0 3B, 59 R, 85/94 K/BB

Ryan Ludwick - LF
125 G/422 AB
.275/.346/.877
26 HR, 80 RBI, 0 SB
28 2B, 1 3B, 53 R, 97/42 K/BB

Jay Bruce - RF
155 G/560 AB
.252/.327/.841
34 HR, 99 RBI, 9 SB
35 2B, 5 3B, 89 R, 155/62 K/BB

Todd Frazier - 3B
128 G/422 AB
.273/.331/.829
19 HR, 67 RBI, 3 SB
26 2B, 6 3B, 55 R, 103/36 K/BB

Zack Cozart - SS
138 G/561 AB
.246/.288/.687
15 HR, 35 RBI, 4 SB
33 2B, 4 3B, 72 R, 113/31 K/BB

Ryan Hanigan - C
112 G/317 AB
.274/.365/.703
2 HR, 24 RBI, 0 SB
14 2B, 0 3B, 25 R, 37/44 K/BB

Jack Hannahan - 3B/1B
105 G/287 AB
.244/.312/.654
4 HR, 29 RBI, 0 SB
16 2B, 0 3B, 23 R, 63/27 K/BB

Jason Donald - SS/IF
43 G/124 AB
.202/.246/.529
2 HR, 11 RBI, 4 SB
2 2B, 1 3B, 18 R, 40/5

Cesar Izturis - SS/IF
62 G/166 AB
.241/.254/.597
2 HR, 11 RBI, 1 SB
7 2B, 2 3B, 13 R, 13/3 K/B

Xavier Paul - OF
55 G/86 AB
.314/.379/.844
2 HR, 7 RBI, 4 SB
5 2B, 1 3B, 8 R, 18/9 K/BB

Chris Heisey - OF
120 G/347 AB
.265/.315/.715
7 HR, 31 RBI, 6 SB
16 2B, 5 3B, 44 R, 81/18 K/BB

Devin Mesoraco  - C
54 G/165 AB
.212/.288/.640
5 HR, 14 RBI, 1 SB
8 2B, 0 3B, 17 R, 33/17 K/BB

Miguel Olivo - C
87 G/315 AB
.222/.239/.620
12 HR, 29 RBI, 3 SB
14 2B, 0 3B, 27 R, 85/7 K/BB

Cincinnati Reds: Upcoming Season, Part I: The Roster

Spring Training is Just Around the Corner!

By Ryan Bramwell

Who's Gone?
CF Drew Stubbs, 3B Scott Rolen, RP Ryan Madson, RP Bill Bray,
SS Wilson Valdez, IF Miguel Cairo, C Dioner Navarro, SS Didi Gregorious

Who's New?
OF Shin-Soo Choo, 3B Jack Hannahan, IF Jason Donald,
SS Cesar Izturis, C Miguel Olivo, LHP Manny Parra, RHP Armando Galarraga


Depth Chart

Starting Pitching
Johnny Cueto
Mat Latos
Homer Bailey
Bronson Arroyo
Aroldis Chapman
----------------------
Mike Leake
Tony Cingrani
Daniel Corcino

Bullpen
Sam LeCure
Logan Ondrusek
Manny Parra
J.J. Hoover
Jose Arredondo
Sean Marshall
Jonathan Broxton
----------------------
Nick Masset
Alfredo Simon

Catcher
Ryan Hanigan
Devin Mesoraco
Miguel Olivo

1st Base
Joey Votto
Neftali Soto
Todd Frazier

2nd Base
Brandon Phillips
Jason Donald
Cesar Izturis

3rd Base
Todd Frazier
Jack Hannahan

Shortstop
Zack Cozart
Jason Donald
Cesar Izturis

Left Field
Ryan Ludwick
Chris Heisey
Xavier Paul

Center Field
Shin-Soo Choo
Chris Heisey
Billy Hamilton

Right Field
Jay Bruce
Xavier Paul
Chris Heisey
Shin-Soo Choo

Projected Lineup/Defensive Positioning
1. Shin-Soo Choo * - CF
2. Brandon Phillips - 2B
3. Joey Votto * - 1B
4. Ryan Ludwick - LF
5. Jay Bruce * - RF
6. Todd Frazier - 3B
7. Zack Cozart - SS
8. Ryan Hanigan - C
--------------------------------
Jack Hannahan * (3B/1B)
Jason Donald (2B/SS/3B)
Cesar Izturis # (SS/3B/2B)
Xavier Paul * (OF)
Chris Heisey (OF)
Devin Mesoraco (C)

* indicates left-handed batter
# indicates switch hitter

Indiana Hoosiers: Quick Recaps for Games 16 thru 22

• Game 16: #5 Indiana vs. #8 Minnesota (B1G: Game 3)
• Win, 88-81 (15-1) (3-0)
• Oladipo: 20 pts, 6 rebs (4 offensive rebs), 2 asts, 3 stls, 8-for-10 FG
• Hulls: 19 pts, 4 rebs, 2 asts, 1 stl
• Zeller: 18 pts, 6 rebs, 2 asts, 2 stls, 3 blks
• Watford: 15 pts, 9 rebs
• Ferrell: 13 pts, 8 asts, 1 reb
• Game 17: #2 Indiana vs. Wisconsin (B1G: Game 4)
• Loss, 64-59 (15-2) (3-1)
• Zeller: 23 pts, 10 rebs, 1 stl
• Oladipo: 10 pts, 5 rebs (4 offensive rebs), 1 stl
• Watford: 11 pts, 5 rebs
• Game 18: #2 Indiana at Northwestern (B1G: Game 5)
• Win, 67-59 (16-2) (4-1)
• Zeller: 21 pts, 13 rebs, 1 ast, 2 stls, 1 blk, 9-for-10 FT
• Oladipo: 7 pts, 6 rebs (5 offensive rebs), 5 asts, 1 stl, 1 blk
• Watford: 14 pts, 6 rebs
• Hulls: 15 pts, 1 ast
• Game 19: #7 Indiana vs. Penn State (B1G: Game 6)
• Win, 72-49 (17-2) (5-1)
• Oladipo: 19 pts, 6 rebs, 5 asts, 3 stls, 9-for-12 FT
• Watford: 10 pts, 9 rebs
• Ferrell: 15 pts, 2 rebs, 2 asts, 1 stl, 6-for-7 FG (3-for-4 3FG)
• Game 20: #7 Indiana vs. #13 Michigan State (B1G: Game 7)
• Win, 75-70 (18-2) (6-1)
• Oladipo: 21 pts, 7 rebs (4 offensive rebs), 6 stls, 3 blks, 1 ast, 8-for-12 FG
• Zeller: 9 pts, 7 rebs, 1 ast, 1 blk, 5-for-6 FT
• Watford: 12 pts, 6 rebs
• Game 21: #3 Indiana at Purdue (B1G: Game 8)
• Win, 97-60 (19-2) (7-1)
• Zeller: 19 pts, 11 rebs (7 offensive rebs), 2 asts, 2 stls, 7-for-7 FT
• Oladipo: 17 pts, 6 rebs, 2 asts, 3 stls, 1 blk
• Watford: 17 pts, 4 rebs, 1 ast, 1 stl, 4-for-5 3FG
• Ferrell: 11 pts, 3 rebs, 3 asts, 1 stl, 1 blk, 3-for-4 3FG
• Sheehey: 7 pts, 7 asts, 2 rebs, 1 stl
• Game 22: #3 Indiana vs. #1 Michigan (B1G: Game 9)
• Win, 81-73 (20-2) (8-1)
• Zeller: 19 pts, 10 rebs, 2 blks, 8-for-10 FG
• Watford: 14 pts, 10 rebs, 2 asts, 1 stl
• Oladipo: 15 pts, 2 rebs, 2 asts, 2 stls
• Ferrell: 14 pts, 2 rebs, 5 asts, 1 stl, 8-for-8 FT
• Hollowell: 4 pts, 4 rebs, 3 blks, 1 ast

Coming Up:
Thursday, February 7th - 7:00pm ET - ESPN - #1 Indiana at Illinois  
Sunday, February 10th - 1:00pm ET - CBS - #1 Indiana at #10 Ohio State

Catching Up: Indiana Hoosiers

Ok, Where Did We Leave Off?

What was the last game I recapped:  Game 7: Indiana vs. North Carolina (W, 83-59)

What has happened since?: Eight games have been played.  Games 8 thru 15...

Quick Recaps:

• Game 8: Indiana vs. Coppin State
• Win, 87-51 (8-0)
• Sheehey/Oladipo scored 14 apiece (Oladipo: 14 pts, 6 rebs, 6 asts, 3 stls, 1 blk)
• Watford/Abell scored 10 apiece (Watford: 10 pts, 7 rebs, 2 stls)
• Zeller had 9 points and 7 rebounds
• Oladipo had a Crean-era record of 20 deflections
• IU opened the game terribly: shot 0-for-9, committed 8 turnovers in the first 10+ minutes
• Coppin State gave the Hoosiers fits with their 2-3 zone
• IU played a 1-2-2 three-quarter-court zone for the majority of the second half
• Game 9: Indiana vs. Central Connecticut State
• Win, 100-69 (9-0)
• CODY: 19 points, 19 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks.  Gettin' it done.
• Watford: 21 points, 5 rebounds, 8-for-12 FG, 3-for-4 3FG.
• Oladipo: 15 points, 9 rebounds, 5 steals, 3 blocks, 2 assists, 7-for-9 FG
• Austin Etherington suffered season-ending knee injury
• Game 10: Indiana vs. Butler (Crossroads Classic, Banker's Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN)
• Loss, 88-86 OT (9-1)
• First loss of the season. At least it was to an Indiana school.  Still, though...ugh
• I was at my wedding so I didn't see this game and relied only on updates via my groomsmen and their cellphones
• Zeller: 18 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 1 block
• Oladipo: 18 points, 4 assists, 4 steals, 3 assists, 2 blocks
• Yogi: 12 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals
• Vic/Yogi: 6 turnovers/apiece
• Mosquera-Perea made his official college basketball debut: 2pts, 1 reb (3 Min)
• No undefeated season this year, fellas.
• Game 11: Indiana vs. Mount St. Mary's
• Win, 93-54 (10-1)
• Sheehey put up 16 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 assist in 24 minutes off the bench
• Oladipo had 14 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals.  That's fillin' up the stat sheet.
• Abell finished with 12 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists in 22 minutes of action.
• Zeller finished with 16 points and 6 boards.
• Watford had 15 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists and a block
• Yogi dished out a season-high 9 assists to go along with 8 points and 4 rebounds
• Shooting display: IU shot 70.6% from the field for the entire game; 36-for-51 FG and 9-for-12 from 3FG (75%)
• The Hoosiers' best team mark for field goal shooting in a single game came back in 1988 against Michigan State when they hit 71.2% of their shots.
• Good news: Derek Elston returned to action.  He played 9 minutes, scored 2, had a pair of boards and a block.
• Hanner was on the floor for 10 minutes but didn't come up with much.  He missed a couple inside shots and two free throws as well.  He also managed to foul a shooter on a three-point shot.  HMP is learning and will continue to be in the learning process for the remainder of the season due to such a late start.  However, I am sure we will see many glimpses of his potential and various snippets of super-athletic plays before the season is over.
• Game 12: Indiana vs. Florida Atlantic
• Win, 88-52 (11-1)
• Big Handsome scored 24 points and hit 12 of his 13 FT attempts along the way.  He also grabbed 6 rebounds and accumulated a steal, an assist, and a block
• Oladipo: 16 points, 8 rebounds (5 offensive), 1 steal
• C-Wat: 17 points, 2 assists, 2 blocks
• Yogi: 4 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, and a steal
• 26-for-27:  That was IU's free throw stat line. 
• 11 offensive rebounds, 39 total
• HMP: 10 rebounds in 13 minutes!  Also, he had his first dunk.
• Jurkin:  He played!
• Hollowell:  Sat out for the 2nd consecutive game for unknown reasons.  However, it was disclosed that the reason has nothing to do with academics or disciplinary action.
• Game 13: Indiana vs. Jacksonville
• Win, 93-59 (12-1)
• Jordy: 20 points on 6-for-9 shooting from downtown.  He also notched 4 rebounds and 2 assists.
• Oladipo: 14 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks.  Another full stat line from Vic.  Emerging as a national spotlight player.
• Zeller: 16 points, 6 rebounds, 2 blocks.  Played just 19 minutes due to foul trouble and uncharacteristic turnovers.
• Sheehey: 14 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks
• Yogi: 6 points, 10 assists (new high), 2 steals
• Assists:  Hoosiers racked up 21 assists on 29 made field goals.  This has been a delicious common theme thus far.
• HMP played 12 minutes and scored 6 points including going 4-for-4 from the stripe.
• Game 14: Indiana @ Iowa (B1G: Game 1) 
• Win, 69-65 (13-1) (1-0)
• Zeller: 19 points, 10 rebounds (5 offensive), steal, block assist.  Solid Big Ten season debut for Cody.  Saw 33 minutes of action and shot 5-for-5 from the line as well.
• Oladipo: 14 points, 10 rebounds (3 offensive), 2 assists, 1 steal.  Vic is amazing...
• C-Wat: 11 points, 8 rebounds.
• Sheehey: 13 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.
• Yogi:  9 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal.  Terrific play from the freshman.  Showed his IQ and athleticism in this game. 
• The Hoosiers didn't play well in this one, but Iowa faltered in many areas as well which helped the cause considerably
• Shooting: 26-for-65 (40%).  Jordy Hulls: 0-for-10 (0%).   Poor night for the Hoosiers in the shooting category.  Jordy, however, still played a great game despite his 0-fer.  He finished with 3 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and not one turnover.
• Defense:  IU held the Hawkeyes to 33.3% shooting (21-63) and outrebounded them by 9 (45-to-36)
• Outplayed?: Hawkeyes bested the Hoosiers in several categories including FT made and attempted, steals, blocks, turnovers, fouls committed.
• Conference Road Win:  Perhaps The MOST important stat of the night.  IU will begin the Big Ten season with a 1-0 record coming off a road game.
• Game 15: Indiana @ Penn State (B1G: Game 2)
• Win, 74-51 (14-1) (2-0)
• C-Wat: 16 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists
• Zeller: 15 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 4 steals, 2 blocks
• Jordy: 14 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists
• Oladipo: 10 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 6 turnovers
• Sheehey: 8 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal
• 1st Half vs. 2nd Half
• 1st Half: 44 points, 8 assists/14 field goals, 52% FG and 6-for-11 (54.5%) from 3-point land, 10-for-13 from the line, 5 turnovers.
• 2nd Half: 30 points, 6 assists/8 field goals, 12-for-21 from the line, 12 turnovers
• Noticeable difference.  Although the Hoosiers shot 53% in the 2nd half, they only made 8 total field goals.  Aside from a very stagnant offense, Indiana commited a dozen turnovers and made plenty of mental mistakes and miscues.
• Luckily, Penn State went 19-for-60 for the game (31.7%)
• 2-0 record in Big Ten play.  2-0 record in Big Ten road games.
• Game 16: #5 Indiana (15-1, 2-0)vs. #8 Minnesota (B1G: Game 3)
• Saturday, January 12, 2013
• Assembly Hall, Bloomington, Indiana

Catching Up: Cincinnati Reds

Here is some Reds news and notes of late:

ESPN has ranked all teams in baseball in several categories for the upcoming 2013 season. (According to articles written by Buster Olney)

2013 Pre-Season Rankings

Top Teams
Reds - 4th

Top 10
1.SFG   2.WAS   3.DET   4.CIN   5.OAK
6.LAD   7.STL   8.TOR   9.ATL   10.NYY

Top Lineups
Reds - 9th

Top Infields
Reds - 3rd

Top Outfields
Reds - 6th

Top Rotations
Reds - 5th

Top Bullpens
Reds - 8th

Other Reds News:

• Long-term deals for Bailey and Latos?  - Link
• The World Baseball Classic: Four Reds in Three nations to play in event?
• Votto (CAN), Phillips/Bruce (USA), Cueto (DR) - Link

Terrific story on why the Reds will be even better in 2013