Three Things: Hoosiers take series over Purdue

Auston Matricardi It was another solid weekend for the Hoosier baseball team as it hosted Purdue for a three-game set, taking the series 2-1. IU opened the weekend with a 2-1 win over the Boilermakers, but on Saturday the Hoosiers fell to their rivals, 8-5. On Sunday, they wrapped things up nicely, taking a 9-4 win to finish the weekend on top.

Here are three things from the weekend:

1. Role Players Stepping Up

Usually, we’re all talking about Grant Richardson or Cole Barr or Drew Ashley after a series and those guys did play at their usual level, but the guys around them really stepped up at times this weekend, as well.

On Friday, Jacob Southern was the hero, knocking a single into right field…