wright state university is set to meet Indiana in a midweek home game Tuesday at Bart Kaufman Stadium in Bloomington, with first pitch scheduled for 5 p. m. ET. Indiana enters the matchup at 6-9 after a series loss last weekend against Washington, and the Hoosiers are now shifting focus quickly to the next opponent. The game arrives with both teams carrying early-season pressure points: Indiana looking for offensive consistency and the Raiders bringing recent proof they can beat highly ranked competition.
Indiana turns fast after weekend series loss
Indiana’s record stands at 6-9, and the Hoosiers are coming off a series loss against Washington, a team that held a 3-9 record before heading to Bloomington. The immediate challenge is execution at the plate, particularly with runners on base, an issue that lingered through the weekend.
There were clear bright spots. Sophomore infielder Will Moore batted a team-best. 400 in 10 at-bats against Washington, while sophomore left-handed pitcher and outfielder Caleb Koskie hit. 333 in nine at-bats over the three-game series. Sophomore infielder Jake Hanley added impact Sunday with three hits and a home run, pushing his career hit total to 93 in only his second season. The 6-foot-6 Mason, Ohio, native has also tallied 17 home runs so far in his collegiate career.
Indiana head coach Jeff Mercer kept the focus on his own lineup’s urgency while acknowledging the quality of the opponent arriving in Bloomington. “I don’t know what happened this weekend, but an upset… good for them [Wright State], ” Mercer said Sunday. “They’ll be ready to go, but we’re going to have to attack it. And, offensively, we’re going to have to play baseball. ”
Wright State University arrives after signature results against top competition
wright state university enters Tuesday’s contest with a 5-8 record, but the Raiders have already posted results that demand attention. Wright State shut out No. 19 University of Tennessee, Knoxville 6-0 on the road Sunday, even after dropping the first two games of the series. Both losses against Tennessee came by one run.
Earlier, the Raiders also beat then-No. 6 University of Georgia 6-3 on Feb. 14 in the second game of a doubleheader in Athens, Georgia, though they lost the prior two games of that series. Taken together, those outcomes paint a team that can absorb setbacks, then respond with a high-end performance.
Offensively, senior infielder and catcher Patrick Fultz, junior infielder JP Peltier, and redshirt sophomore infielder Hunter Warren are identified as leaders for the Raiders. Wright State is averaging 3. 78 runs per game across 13 contests.
Fultz is hitting. 128 in 47 at-bats with 24 strikeouts in 13 games started and played, after producing a. 332 average with a. 914 on-base plus slugging percentage in 59 games last year. Peltier is batting. 234 in 47 at-bats with three home runs and 11 RBIs this year, following a 2025 season in which he hit. 303 with a 1. 019 OPS and. 628 slugging percentage in 60 games. Warren is batting. 340 in 47 at-bats this season after redshirting in 2024 and then starting and appearing in all 61 games last year, when he hit. 328 with a. 831 OPS and drove in 45 runs.
Pitching plans and what comes next at 5 p. m. ET
The starting pitchers for both teams are to be determined. Mercer said after Sunday’s 13-4 loss that Indiana will continue to have younger players pitch during midweek games for the time being. “Those young guys are going to have to go for us and give us some length, ” Mercer said Sunday. “The Saturday group will have to come back, and a guy or two will need to step up. ”
Quick context: Indiana is trying to steady its offense after a weekend series loss, while the Raiders bring momentum from a road shutout of a ranked opponent and an earlier win against another top-ranked program.
What’s next is immediate and measurable. First pitch is scheduled for 5 p. m. ET Tuesday at Bart Kaufman Stadium in Bloomington, with final pitching matchups still undecided as game day approaches and both teams aim to translate recent lessons into a sharper performance.
