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BASEBALL ACES HIT THE ROAD TUESDAY TO WESTERN KENTUCKY

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville baseball team will put the nation’s longest road winning streak on the line on Tuesday night, as the Purple Aces will travel to Bowling Green, Kentucky to take on the Western Kentucky University Hilltoppers.  First-pitch is set for 6 p.m. and Tuesday’s game can be heard live in the Tri-State area on 107.1 FM-WJPS and the Old National Bank/Purple Aces Sports Network from Learfield.

Evansville will bring a 19-12 overall record into Tuesday night’s game.  The Purple Aces have won eight-straight road contests dating back to a 2-0 loss at Middle Tennessee State on March 10.  The eight-game road winning streak is the longest active road winning streak in Division I baseball.

Evansville will also be looking for its third-straight win overall, after the Purple Aces got a walk-off home run by graduate outfielder Eric Roberts in the bottom of the ninth inning on Sunday to post a 4-3 victory over Valparaiso.  For Roberts, it was his Missouri Valley Conference-leading 13th home run of the year, as he continues to lead the Valley in both home runs (13) and RBI (38).  It also marked the fourth-straight Sunday in which Roberts has homered, and overall, he has eight of his 13 home runs on Sundays this year.

Fifth-year first baseman Chase Hug continues to lead UE in hitting, as he will bring a .397 average into Tuesday night’s game.  Hug has excelled in mid-week action this year, as he has hit a team-best .448, while posting a .600 on-base percentage in UE’s seven mid-week games this year.  Junior shortstop Simon Scherry also bats above .300 this season for UE, as he will bring a .311 average into Tuesday’s game.  He has reached base safely in 12-straight games.

Western Kentucky will bring a 16-17 overall record into Tuesday’s action, after getting swept in a three-game Conference USA series by Middle Tennessee State over the weekend.  The Hilltoppers will be trying to snap an eight-game losing streak on Tuesday.  Offensively, WKU ranks third in C-USA with a .290 team batting average, and they rank 20th in the country with 72 doubles.  Grad transfer infielder Drew Reckart currently paces the WKU attack with a .360 average, 13 doubles and 24 RBI.

Roberts will actually make his first career start on the mound for UE on Tuesday.  He has not pitched this year, after appearing in eight games on the mound last season.  He is expected to be opposed by sophomore LHP Cal Higgins (0-1, 11.12 ERA) for WKU.  Evansville won a wild 9-8 game in Bowling Green last March, as Hug capped a five-run ninth-inning rally by UE with a game-winning three-run home run.

Biden-⁠Harris Administration Tackles Racial and Ethnic Bias in Home Valuations

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In June 2021, President Joe Biden announced the creation of the Interagency Task Force on Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity (PAVE) to root out racial and ethnic bias in home valuations after a report from the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation found that appraisals for home purchases in majority-Black and majority-Latino neighborhoods were roughly twice as likely to result in a value below the actual contract price compared to appraisals in predominantly white neighborhoods. 

The following March, the task force released the PAVE Action Plan, the most wide-ranging set of commitments ever announced to advance equity in the home appraisal process. A year later, on March 23, 2023, the White House Domestic Policy Council, HUD, and PAVE Taskforce Members marked the anniversary of the release of the Action Plan with a factsheet with information on the PAVE Task Force’s progress. The factsheet also highlights what PAVE has accomplished over the last year to ensure that every American who buys a home has the same opportunities to build generational wealth through homeownership. 

As an engaged member of the PAVE Task Force, USDA is working to reduce barriers to homeownership and erode the influence of bias on the U.S. economy. We know that bias in home valuations limits the ability of Black and brown families to enjoy the financial returns associated with homeownership, thereby contributing to the already sprawling racial wealth gap. 

“For too long, rural communities of color have faced racial bias during the home appraisal process,” said Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. “The PAVE Action Plan allows USDA and our partnering federal agencies to evaluate home appraisal data in a way that supports our commitment to serving the many and not just the few.” 

USDA has taken several steps to support PAVE, such as updating our handbooks to reinforce that the Equal Credit Opportunity Actapplies to all parties in the homebuying transaction, including appraisers. We are also working with the Federal Housing Finance Agency on a mutual appraisal data sharing agreement. These are just some of the ways we are ensuring home appraisals are fair and unbiased for all. 

Learn more about PAVE and how it affects you at pave.hud.gov.

USI Historic New Harmony Heritage Artisans Days return in person in 2023

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The University of Southern Indiana’s Historic New Harmony will host the 39th annual Heritage Artisans Days Wednesday through Friday, April 12-14. Artisans will demonstrate their professions and roles as they were in the 19th century. Students from the Tri-state area will hear and see how these artisans lived and worked in the early days of New Harmony. 

This year’s artisans include a weaver, candle dipper, an 1800’s ship captain, rope maker and more. Attendees will also receive lesson plans and classroom activities.  

“We are so excited to once again be offering Heritage Artisan Days in person,” says Leslie Townsend, Director of Community Engagement and Historic New Harmony, part of the University’s Outreach and Engagement division at USI. “This is the first in person event since 2019, and it provides a wonderful opportunity for students to engage in New Harmony’s rich cultural heritage and see history come to life.”  

Historic New Harmony tours will not run at the scheduled 1 p.m. time on these days, but the public is invited to enjoy the artisans as well between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m., preferably in the afternoons. 

For more information on Heritage Artisan Days, visit USI.edu/heritage.  

Historic New Harmony is a program of the University of Southern Indiana. By preserving its utopian legacy, Historic New Harmony inspires innovation and progressive thought through its programs & collections. Its office is a part of USI’s Outreach and Engagement.  

THUNDERBOLTS SET TO TAKE ON ROANOKE IN SPHL PLAYOFFS’ FIRST ROUND 

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Evansville, In.: After splitting their final weekend of regular season action against Birmingham, including their 20th win in 28 regular season games on Ford Center ice on Friday, the Evansville Thunderbolts prepare for the first round of the President’s Cup Playoffs, beginning with a best-of-three series against the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs, starting this Thursday, April 13th at Ford Center.

Week In Review: 

Last Friday, the Thunderbolts came back from an early 1-0 deficit to defeat the Birmingham Bulls 2-1, behind a tying goal in the first period from Scott Kirton and a third period go-ahead goal from Felix Sasser.  Tough bounces saw Evansville trail 3-0 on Saturday in Birmingham, but a strong third period saw goals from Kirton and Brendan Harrogate, finishing strong in a 3-2 loss to the 2nd-Place Bulls, who needed all 10 meetings this season to win the regular season series.

The Week Ahead: 

The Thunderbolts host the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs this Thursday, April 13th for Game One of the best-of-three President’s Cup Quarterfinal, opening face-off at 7:00pm CT.  Fans are encouraged to wear white to help create a whiteout atmosphere.  The first 500 fans in attendance will receive a pair of thunder sticks. Games Two and Three* will be at Roanoke’s Berglund Center on Saturday, April 15th at 6:05pm CT and Sunday, April 16th* at 2:05pm CT.  For tickets to Thursday’s game at Ford Center, call (812) 422-BOLT (2658), go to EvansvilleThunderbolts.com, or visit the Ford Center ticket office.  Saturday and Sunday’s* games can be viewed on SPHL TV with a paid subscription through HockeyTV or can be listened to for free on the Thunderbolts Radio Network via the Thunderbolts MixLr Channel or at EvansvilleThunderbolts.com/fan-center/live . (*: Sunday, April 16th game in Roanoke to be played only if necessary)

Scouting the Opponent: 

Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs: 
    • Record: 32-19-5, 69 Points, .616 Win Percentage, 4th Place
    • Leading Goal Scorer: Billy Vizzo, Mac Jansen (19 Goals Each)
    • Leading Point Scorer: Nick Ford (54 Points)
    • Primary Goaltender: Austyn Roudebush (24-12-4, .906 Save %)
    • Thunderbolts 22-23 Record vs RNK: 0-0
                Roanoke will travel to Evansville following a three game weekend that began with a 6-5 comeback shootout win against the Macon Mayhem at home on Thursday night.  Down 3-0 in the second period, Gehrett Sargis and Nick Ford scored to pull Roanoke to within a goal early in the third period.  After Macon reasserted the three-goal lead to 5-2, Mac Jansen, Sargis, and Alex DiCarlo all scored within a 5-minute span to tie the game.  In a shootout, Jordan Xavier scored the lone goal to win the game for Roanoke.  On Friday in Knoxville, Xavier and CJ Stubbs gave Roanoke a 2-1 lead in the first period before Knoxville rallied with 5 unanswered goals to take a 6-2 lead in the second period.  Stubbs and Sargis scored to make it a 6-4 game, before Knoxville scored an empty net goal to put the game out of reach.  In the final seconds, Sargis scored again to make it a 7-5 final.  Roanoke trailed 2-0 at home on Saturday, before scoring three unanswered goals from Matt O’Dea, Sargis, and Josh Nenedal to catapult in front 3-2, which turned into the final score as Roanoke clinched the 4th seed.
Call-up Report 
                 – Chase Perry – Allen Americans (Prev. Greenville) – ECHL
                                – Greenville: 2 GP, 1-0-1, 1.93 GAA, .944 Save %
                                – Allen: 21 GP, 14-6-1, 3.11 GAA, .919 Save %

– Trevor Gorsuch – Wichita Thunder – ECHL
– 3 GP, 2-1-0, 2.98 GAA, .931 Save %

– Matthew Barron – Trois-Rivieres Lions (Prev. Indy) – ECHL
– Indy: 4 GP, 2 G, 1 A, 3 P, 0 PIM
– Trois-Rivieres: 37 GP, 6 G, 3 A, 9 P, 10 PIM

                – Mike Ferraro – Savannah Ghost Pirates – ECHL
                                – 7 GP, 2 G, 2 A, 4 P, 6 PIM
Transactions:     

Sun. 4/9: LW Riley MacRae added to playoff roster
Fri. 4/7: D Jeremy Masella placed on 21-Day Injured Reserve
Fri. 4/7: C Brett Radford activated from Injured Reserve
Fri. 4/7: G Lucas Fitzpatrick signed to contract

Men’s golf right in the mix at TSU Big Blue Intercollegiate

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Aces are in third place with two rounds complete

 OLD HICKORY, Tenn. – With two out of three rounds complete at the TSU Big Blue Intercollegiate, the University of Evansville men’s golf team is in a tie for third place with 18 holes remaining.

UE is just two strokes off the lead at Hermitage Golf Club with a score of 567.  UT Martin leads the pack with a 565 while Longwood is in second place with a score of 566.  The Purple Aces are tied with Belmont for third.

Evansville had a consistent performance across the board with Nicholas Gushrowski pacing the team following Monday’s rounds.  Gushrowski carded identical rounds of 70, one under par, to post a 140.  He is tied for the 10th position.

Two strokes behind Gushrowski is the duo of Michael Ikejiani and Daniil Romashkin.  Both are tied for the 17th spot with scores of 142.  Ikejiani opened the day with a 2-under 69 before carding a 73 in round two.  Romashkin scored a 73 to begin the tournament before posting a 2-under 69 in the second 18.

Carson Parker had a solid effort on Monday.  He tallied an even 71 in the first round while totaling 73 strokes in the second round.  His 144 is tied for 25th.  Isaac Rohleder is fifth on the team and tied for 47th in the individual standings with a 147.  He began the event with an even 71 and registered a 75 in round two.

Renato Filho of Lindenwood paces the individual leaderboard.  He posted a 74 in the opening round before storming back with a 9-under 62 to complete the day.  His 136 leads Belmont’s Jack Schoenberger by one stroke.

Tuesday marks the final round of the tournament.

Ivy Tech’s First Day of Giving to Support Next Generation of Hoosier Leaders

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Nation’s largest singly-accredited community college holding statewide Ivy Tech Day on April 11

EVANSVILLE Ind. – For students carving out a career, a day can mean everything. On April 11, Ivy Tech alumni, friends, and people across Indiana can help the College develop the next generation of Hoosier healthcare professionals, manufacturing specialists, entrepreneurs, and others by participating in Ivy Tech Day, the College’s first-ever Day of Giving.

Starting at midnight – and for 24 hours – alumni and friends everywhere can support the College’s 19 campuses and 173,000 students who are building brighter futures for themselves and for those around them. The Ivy Tech Foundation, which is organizing the statewide day, wants to reach 600 gifts in recognition of the College’s 60th anniversary.

At the Evansville campus students and staff will celebrate from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Koch Student Center with food, games, music, as well as students crafting thank you messages and videos to donors.

Go Green
Evansville area businesses are encouraged to “Go Green” on April 11, allowing employees to wear green or an Ivy Tech shirt. Businesses can also allow employees to wear jeans for $5 that can be donated to Ivy Tech at giveday.ivytech.edu/evansville. Watch for lots of green streetlights on Main Street celebrating the day.

Individuals are encouraged to share their pictures on social media and share their thoughts about why Ivy Tech is important to the community. Alumni and friends can use the hashtags #give2ivy and #growivygrow to show their support. Supporters will be able to follow the Foundation all day long on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.

“Ivy Tech Day is a big moment for our entire College family,” said Sue Ellspermann, president, Ivy Tech Community College. “As Indiana’s community college, we want to create a fun, memorable way to come together and demonstrate our collective passion for our students, the college, and our communities. I believe our donors, alumni, students, employer partners, faculty and staff, and friends in the community will rally in celebration of Ivy Tech’s impact and 60th anniversary.”

Evansville Chancellor Daniela Vidal loves that Ivy Tech is celebrating its first Ivy Tech Day in recognition of its 60 years of creating opportunities in our communities. “We hope everyone will take a moment to donate $6, $60, or even $600 during Ivy Tech’s Day of Giving, so that Ivy Tech can reach even more potential students – from employers who want to skill up their workforce by co-creating a pipeline with Ivy Tech, to employees looking to gain new skillsets, to the high school student looking to earn a degree or credential and transfer their credits or get to work in two years or less.”

Ivy Tech was founded 60 years ago on March 15, 1963. Today, Ivy Tech contributes $3.9 billion annually to Indiana’s economy, including a net impact of $3.6 billion from alumni working in the state. Eight of ten students who graduate from Ivy Tech do so without student debt. Additionally, Ivy Tech:

  • graduates more nurses with 2-year degrees than any college in the nation, and most stay in Indiana to pursue their careers.
  • contributes to 1 of every 70 jobs across Indiana.
  • awards more than 40,000 credentials and certifications each year, and nearly all who graduate – 93 percent – stay in the Hoosier State.

Ivy Tech Day is part of the Foundation’s 5-year, $285 million campaign.

“Our graduates are making a real impact in communities across the state, and the possibilities ahead are exciting,” said Courtney Roberts, Ivy Tech Foundation president. “From nurses to manufacturers to the culinary arts, Ivy Tech graduates are making a real difference in the lives of people across Indiana.

“Our environment requires solutions to problems faced by industries everywhere,” Roberts said. “Our community of students, alumni, faculty, and partners are making it happen.”

EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT

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ROBERTS’ WALK-OFF BLAST SENDS UE PAST VALPARAISO, 4-3

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Evansville graduate outfielder Eric Roberts blasted a two-out, solo walk-off home run to right field in the bottom of the ninth inning on Sunday to power the UE baseball team to a Missouri Valley Conference series victory over the Valparaiso Beacons with a 4-3 win at German American Bank Field at Charles H. Braun Stadium.

“Big-time players do big-time things, and Eric Roberts is a big-time player!” said UE head coach Wes Carroll.  “It was great to have a walk-off Valley series win on Easter!  This is a big spark for this program.”

Roberts crushed the first pitch he saw from Valparaiso reliever Grant Jablonski (0-3) over the right-field wall for his MVC-leading 13th home run of the year.  It marked the third-straight Valley Sunday in which Roberts has homered, as he has crushed five home runs on Sundays in league play so far.

Evansville jumped to an early 3-0 lead in the third inning, as Roberts began UE’s scoring with a sacrifice fly to right field.  Fifth-year first baseman Chase Hug followed with an RBI single to right, and junior catcher Brendan Hord followed two batters later with an RBI single to center field to give UE a 3-0 lead.

The Beacons would not be extinguished easily though.  Valpo got a sacrifice fly from emergency starter Spencer Warfield in the fourth inning to cut the UE lead to 3-1.  Second baseman Nolan Tucker then came through with an RBI single in the seventh inning to trim the lead to 3-2.  Things could have been vastly different in that frame, as Tucker was thrown out at second base trying to stretch the play into a double.  Then, Valparaiso tied the game in the eighth inning on a suicide squeeze bunt base hit by Warfield.  Warfield originally was not in the starting lineup, but was added after Matt Olive was injured in pre-game warm-ups.

UE threatened with two men on in the eighth inning, but came up empty.  UE closer Nate Hardman (1-1) then worked a perfect top of the ninth inning to keep the score tied at 3-3.  Jablonski got the first two UE batters of the inning to pop up to begin the frame, before Roberts ended the afternoon with the walk-off blast on the first pitch.

Offensively, sophomore designated hitter Evan Waggoner led all UE players by going 2-for-4.  Roberts drove in two of UE’s four runs, while adding the walk-off home run and going 1-for-3.  Tucker led Valparaiso with a 3-for-5 day at the plate.

With the victory, Evansville improves to 19-12 overall and 5-4 in the MVC.  Valparaiso, meanwhile, falls to 10-14 overall and 2-7 in the Valley.  Evansville will now hit the road for four-straight road games this week, beginning on Tuesday night, as the Purple Aces will travel to Bowling Green, Kentucky to take on the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers.  Tuesday’s game is set for a 6 p.m. first-pitch, and can be heard live in the Tri-State area on 107.1 FM-WJPS and the Old National Bank/Purple Aces Sports Network from Learfield.

Aces softball ready for second trip to Terre Haute

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UE faces Indiana State on Tuesday
 
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – One week after dropping a 3-2 extra-inning game at Indiana State, the University of Evansville softball team looks to even the season series with a 3 p.m. CT game on Tuesday in Terre Haute.
 
Last Tuesday, the Purple Aces and Sycamores went into extra innings with the game knotted at 1-1.  In the top of the ninth, Jess Willsey hit a solo home run to give her squad the lead, but the bottom of the frame saw the Sycamores hit a 2-run shot to pick up the 3-2 win.
 
Friday’s series against Southern Illinois was a struggle for the Purple Aces as the Salukis took a 17-1 victory in five innings.  In those five frames, SIU accumulated 17 runs on 14 hits.  Following the performance, the Aces made sure it would not happen again.  Over the ensuing 14 innings of the series, Evansville held the Salukis to just three runs on 16 hits.  After averaging 3.4 runs per inning on Friday, SIU was held to just 0.21 runs/frame in the final two games.  UE responded with two clutch performances to take the series and deal SIU just their sixth and seventh losses of 2023.
 
Highlighted by one of the most impressive performances of her career, Jess Willsey batted .444 over the last week while leading the Aces to a series victory over Southern Illinois.  The freshman registered four hits in nine at-bats while picking up five RBI, two runs, two walks, two doubles and a home run.  In the opener for the week at Indiana State, Willsey went 1-3 with a walk and home run.  Her homer in the top of the ninth inning temporarily gave UE the lead.  
 
Saturday’s game against the Salukis was arguably her top collegiate performance.  She was a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI and two doubles in a 4-3 win over SIU.  Willsey drove in all four runs in the win.  On Sunday, she reached on a walk and scored what would be the game-winning run to clinch the series.
 
The Missouri Valley Conference leader in saves and ERA put together another solid week as she made appearances in three of the Purple Aces’ four contests.  Brenton tossed a total of eight innings and accumulated eight strike outs and two saves.  Brenton opened the week with four innings of relief at Indiana State. 
 
She allowed two earned runs.  In the two victories over Southern Illinois, Brenton recorded a save in each one. Saturday saw her throw two frames while striking out two batters.  She gave up just one hit.  Sunday’s series-clinching victory saw Brenton throw two more scoreless innings while allowing one hit and fanning two batters.
 
Following their win last Tuesday, Indiana State dropped two out of three games in their home series versus Northern Iowa.

Weatherford and Brenton shut down Salukis to win series

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Aces take 2-0 victory
 
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Sydney Weatherford and Megan Brenton combined to earn a 2-0 shut out victory over Southern Illinois at Tri-State Orthopaedics Field at James and Dorothy Cooper Stadium on Sunday.
Weatherford picked up her fourth win of the season with five innings of work.  She allowed seven hits and struck out a pair.  Brenton threw the final two innings, allowing just one hit while striking out two.  Neither pitcher gave up a walk.
The tone was set for a pitcher’s duel in the early going as Sydney Weatherford retired the Salukis in order to begin the game.  Taylor Howe picked up a hit in the first while Alexa Davis added one in the second.  Davis also got the job done on the defensive side, making a diving catch in center field to prevent a sure double.
In the bottom of the fourth, the scoreless tie was broken when the Purple Aces plated two runs.  Jess Willsey, Davis and Karlee Frobeter all walked to load the bases with one out.  Willsey scored on a wild pitch before Hannah Hood hit a bloop single into left to make it a 2-0 game.
Highlighted by a pair of defensive gems from Zoe Frossard, the Salukis were held scoreless in the top of the fifth.  Her diving catch in right field prevented a base hit to record the first out while an even better play cemented the second out.  With a runner on first, the Salukis picked up a base hit, which Frossard grabbed and threw out the runner a third.
Brenton entered in the top of the sixth and took care of business, allowing just one hit to secure the shut out victory.  UE recorded three hits on the day while the Salukis had eight.  Elizabeth Warwick and Emma Austin registered two hits apiece.
For the second week in a row, the Aces will travel to Terre Haute as they will face the Sycamores on Tuesday at 3 p.m. CT.
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