Bierman starting to get back to form

David Woods/IndyStar Indiana is back at Bart Kaufman Field on Friday for a three-game set with Minnesota. Here’s what you need to know heading into the weekend.

Bierman finding his groove

In early March, Gabe Bierman didn’t look like Gabe Bierman.

There were a couple of reasons for that.

Tendinitis forced the sophomore right-hander to miss the entirety of IU’s fall ball period in late 2020. It wasn’t anything too serious, but the inflammation in his arm was enough to cause Bierman to fall behind his peers on the throwing schedule and make the early part of the spring more about catch-up, than preparation.

Then, when Bierman took the mound for his first few starts, Indiana coach Jeff Mercer saw a…