Josh Pyne storms out of slump, knocks go-ahead homer in Indiana’s win over Indiana State

“I asked Grady, why did you pick Josh?” Mercer said after Indiana’s 16-7 win over Indiana State University on Tuesday night at Bart Kaufman Field. “He said because Josh is my friend, and he took me fishing.” To Mercer, that’s the Pyne he came to love and establish a tight bond with. On the field, the Bloomfield, Indiana, native has starred since his arrival in Bloomington, just under an hour away from Linton-Stockton, his high school. Pyne blossomed in 2022 as part of a brilliant freshman trio including now-juniors Carter...