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Indiana Baseball: Hoosiers sweep Rutgers, win Big Ten title

By Alec Lasley

OMAHA, NE - JUNE 26: A general view of a basket of batting practice balls, during batting practice before game one of the College World Series Championship Series between the Arkansas Razorbacks and the Oregon State Beavers on June 26, 2018 at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty Images)
OMAHA, NE - JUNE 26: A general view of a basket of batting practice balls, during batting practice before game one of the College World Series Championship Series between the Arkansas Razorbacks and the Oregon State Beavers on June 26, 2018 at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty Images) /
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After sweeping Rutgers over the weekend, the Indiana baseball program won the 2019 Big Ten regular season title.

On what was senior day for Indiana baseball, the Hoosiers finished off Rutgers in strong fashion to take home the 2019 Big Ten regular season title.

With a 13-3 win on Saturday, Indiana put a close on a tight battle atop the Big Ten ranks, as they clinched the outright Big Ten regular season title over the Michigan Wolverines.

Positioning themselves after taking the series from Michigan last weekend, Indiana was crowned champs for the first time since 2014.

Just the seventh Big Ten title in program history, first-year head coach Jeff Mercer became the first Big Ten coach to win a conference title in his first season since 1982.

Having lost just one series in Big Ten play, the Hoosiers finished with a 36-19 overall record and 17-7 in Big Ten play.

Turning their attention to the Big Ten Tournament, Indiana will be the No. 1 seed  beginning on Wednesday in Omaha, Nebraska, where they are scheduled to begin play against the No. 8 seed Iowa Hawkeyes at 6 p.m.

With a good showing in the Big Ten Tournament, there is the possibility of Indiana earning the right to host one of the NCAA Tournament Regionals the week after.

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Led by the home run hitting and strong pitching, the Hoosiers have one of the best overall teams in the country and will look to call on that, and their experience come tournament time.

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