Assistant coach Marty Sutherland alerted outfielder Kellen Strohmeyer around the seventh inning that he needed to stay ready for a potential pinch-hit appearance. The redshirt freshman from Dubuque had not seen an at-bat in 20 Big Ten games and was just 2 for 16 (.125) on the year. However, as the game extended into extra innings, the odds of an appearance for Strohmeyer slowly increased. “Marty came up to me and told me to start thinking about it, so for a few innings there, a few at-bats, I was ready,” said Kellen. “That’s kind of been the year for me. Just sitting around a lot, but you’ve g…