IUHoosiers.com
BLOOMINGTON, IND. – Confident.
But with a chip on the shoulder.
"Yeah," junior centerfielder Matt Gorski acknowledged with a smile Monday. "Exactly."
That seems a good characterization of Indiana's No. 24-ranked Hoosiers as they begin NCAA baseball tournament play at this weekend's Louisville regional.
The Hoosiers are both buoyed by steadfastly earning the Big Ten regular-season championship and more than a bit miffed by an 0-2 showing in last weekend's Big Ten Tournament.
Indiana (36-21) opens regional play against Missouri Valley Conference co-champ Illinois State (34-24) at 2 p.