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Softball remains unbeaten with two Friday wins

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Aces defeat St. Thomas and Eastern Kentucky

ROSEMONT, Ill. – Contributions continued to come from all parts of the lineup as the University of Evansville softball team improved to 3-0 with two more victories on Friday in the DePaul Dome Classic.

UE began the day with a 6-2 victory over St. Thomas before improving to 3-0 with a 10-5 triumph over Eastern Kentucky.

GAME 1 – UE 6, St. Thomas 2

Brooke McCorkle recorded two of the Purple Aces’ seven hits in a 6-2 win over the Tommies.  Mikayla Jolly scattered just two hits over a scoreless six innings of work with Elle Jarrett coming in for the 7th.  UE scored six runs on seven hits with Zoe Frossard crossing the plate twice.

Wasting little time in getting on the board, Evansville plated four runs in the bottom of the first.  Taylor Howe led with a walk while Frossard reached on a single.  After Marah Wood walked to load the bases, Jess Willsey flew out to left to score Howe.  Alexa Davis drew the second free pass of the inning and Hannah Hood was hit by a pitch to bring home the second run.  Next up was Brooke McCorkle, who delivered a 2-run single to make it a 4-0 game.

Things remained that way until the bottom of the sixth when the Aces added two more to the tally.  Frossard recorded her second RBI of the day when she grounded into a fielder’s choice while a triple by Wood plated the sixth run of the game.  St. Thomas scored twice in the seventh, but Evansville fended off the challenge to finish with the 6-2 decision.

GAME 2 – UE 10, Eastern Kentucky 5

It was Zoe Frossard coming through once again, going 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI and a walk to help the Aces defeat the Colonels.  Taylor Howe also picked up two hits.  Jess Willsey and Alexa Davis scored two runs apiece.  Sydney Weatherford made the start, allowing two runs in four innings.  Paige McAllister pitched two innings to earn the win while Megan Brenton tossed a scoreless 7th frame.

Another nice start saw Evansville pick up two runs in the bottom of the first.  Howe hit a leadoff double and would score on a home run by Willsey.  After EKU scored twice in the top of the second, UE countered immediately.

Alexa Davis led the second off with a home run to right to put the Aces back in front.  Hannah Hood doubled to bring up Sydney Kalonihea.  Kalonihea doubled to left to bring in Hood before scoring a run of her own on a hit by Frossard.  Evansville held a 5-2 lead until the top half of the fifth when the Colonels scored three runs to knot the score once again.

Just as they did earlier in the game, UE had the immediate response.  Howe hit a leadoff single and was pinch run for by Dori Brown.  Frossard came to the plate and put her team in front, hitting a homer to left.  Alexa Davis added an RBI triple in the frame and would later cross the plate on a passed ball to solidify a 9-5 lead.  Lacy Smith completed the scoring in the seventh with a solo shot.

On Saturday, the Aces complete the opening weekend with games against Detroit Mercy (2:30 p.m.) and DePaul (5 p.m.).

Trailblazer baseball season starts with split at Cleveland State

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CLEVELAND, Tenn. – The 2023 Vincennes University baseball season got underway with a bang Friday afternoon with the Trailblazers taking game one of the doubleheader 7-4 before falling in game two 3-0.

The VU season started quickly with sophomore second baseman Ethan Burdette (Linton, Ind.) leading off game one of the day with a bunt single.

Burdette would later score on an RBI single by sophomore Colton Evans (Henderson, Ky.). Evans would also come around to score after executing a delayed double steal with sophomore Will Egger (Terre Haute, Ind.).

Egger would score the third run of the opening inning of the season on an RBI single by sophomore Dale Coy (Evansville, Ind.).

The Cougars would get on the board as well in the bottom of the first on a solo home run, which was quickly answered by a solo home run by freshman Kade Hinton (Fort Wayne, Ind.) in the second to give the Blazers a 4-1 lead.

The pitching would settle in for both teams before VU struck again with another solo home run, this time from Colton Evans.

Sophomore Kobe Bartlett (Rockport, Ind.) led off the sixth inning with a single and later scored on a fielding error to extend the VU lead and Ethan Burdette would give VU a six-run lead after scoring on a wild pitch.

The Cougars would attempt a late comeback and rallied late with three runs in the sixth inning to cut the Trailblazers lead to 7-4, but were unable to get any closer as VU closed out the opening day win at Cleveland State.

“Hitting wise, I’m extremely pleased with game one,” VU Head Baseball Coach Chris Barney said. “Burdette got on three times with a walk, a hit by pitch and a bunt single. Colton Evans finishing with two RBI’s on a home run and a single. Then Kade Hinton swung it really well and ends up hitting a solo shot home run. Dale Coy steps up with a big RBI.”

“It was a great way to start the season with us swinging the bats like that,” Barney added.

Vincennes got an excellent start on the mound by sophomore Dawson Blaylock (Eaton, Ohio) who finished off five strong innings, surrendering one run on two hits and striking out seven batters.

Freshman Xavier Hart (Jeffersonville, Ind.) entered the game from the bullpen in the sixth and picked up the final four outs of the game to close out the win.

VANDERBURGH COUNTY RECENT BOOKING RECORDS

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Ivy Tech Emerging Developer Selection Committee: Lenore Mason

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IHCDA partnered with Ivy Tech Community College of Muncie-Henry County to select two emerging developers to undertake their first tax credit development.  The selection committee was comprised of four single parent students participating in the Ivy Parents Achieve Success With Support (I.PASS) Program.

Lenore Mason is currently working as a dialysis technician.  She plans to remain working in the Muncie community helping people.  Her goal is to continue her love for helping others by becoming a nurse.  Being an advocate for others is important as well; she speaks up for those around her who cannot.  Lenore serves her community by pastoring at a new church, volunteering at the YMCA and leading members and employees in prayer meetings.

LETTING GO

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GAVEL GAMUT

By Jim Redwine

www.jamesmredwine.com

(Week of 13 February 2023)

LETTING GO

About 4:30 a.m. on February 06 in the country of Georgia Peg and I were awakened by a strange squeaking/creaking sound as if a giant was rolling around on bare bed springs. The sound appeared to come from above us and all around us. We checked through our small apartment and even ventured out on our 17th floor open air balcony and into the indoor hallway.

Peg advised we should exit our apartment but I said, “max nix, let’s go back to sleep; it is probably just a neighbor moving furniture.” These two reactions pretty much sum up how Peg and I address most situations. It turned out it was a neighbor, but the neighbor was the neighboring country of Turkey that was dealing with another kind of giant, giant 7.8 and 7.6 earthquakes. Our apartment in Batumi, Georgia is only 12 miles from the Turkish border and as it turns out, a little less that 400 miles from the epicenter of the quakes.

When we turned on CNN at 7:00 a.m. we learned about the devastation caused by Mother Nature. As we had just spent a week in Istanbul, Turkey the middle of January we were anxious about how the people of Turkey and its bordering countries, Georgia and Syria, had fared. Georgia came through unscathed, but Turkey and Syria have lost over 16,000 people to death and many more thousands to injuries, loss of homes, water, food, power and shelter from the bitter cold.

The large Radisson Hotel building across the street from our apartment building had some internal shaking and furniture movement but our only effects, as far as we know, were the sounds caused by the barely swaying internal girders. We did have friends in other parts of our city who felt strong tremors and swaying structures. One of our friends told us she wanted to run out of her 10th floor apartment with her 3 year old daughter, but her husband said, no, he was going back to sleep, besides, it was cold outside. I guess the differing reactions Peg and I had to the quivering earth may be universal for wives versus husbands.

We were gratified that several friends and family members were so concerned about us we received emails and messages. They know our six-month mission to work with Georgian judges will soon come to an end and they want us to be safely home. As for us, we are beginning to feel our tour among our new friends, “getting short”. Of course, some folks reacted just as I did, that is, no reaction.

As we watched the relief and recovery efforts on TV we couldn’t help feeling as though we had been shot at and missed. Unfortunately, thousands of our fellow human beings were not so lucky. The videos are hard to look at and the feelings they raise are visceral. The entire catastrophic tragedy is summed up for me with one image, a father sitting in shocked disbelief, haunted by his inability to remove his young daughter from her tomb beneath huge slabs of concrete. He was just able to grasp part of her arm she managed to slip through a crack. The father held her hand as her life ebbed from her. He undoubtedly will always fault himself for being unable to do the impossible.

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Men’s basketball back home Sunday afternoon

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Aces and Bears meet up at 1 p.m.

 EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Looking to build on its win over Northern Iowa, the University of Evansville men’s basketball team is back at the Ford Center on Sunday afternoon to face Missouri State.  Tip is set for 1 p.m. CT with the Purple Aces Radio Network and ESPN+ having the coverage.

Setting the Scene

– January’s series opener saw the Bears defeat the Purple Aces by a final score of 85-62 in Springfield

– Marvin Coleman II was the bright spot for UE, recording 22 points and 8 rebounds

– Four MSU players reached double figures, led by Chance Moore’s 19-point effort

– UE is 8-5 in the last 13 home games against the Bears dating back to February of 2011

Last Time Out

– Evansville ended a 12-game losing streak on Wednesday with a 71-59 win over UNI

– After jumping out to an 11-4 lead, the Aces led by as many as 19 points before taking the win by 12

– Four UE players reached double figures including Yacine Toumi (15), Kenny Strawbridge Jr. (14), Gage Bobe (12) and Preston Phillips, who finished with a career-high 10 points

So What Changed?

– Two statistics stand out when looking at UE’s victory over UNI

– For the first time this season, the Aces shot 50% over the entirety of the game, hitting 28 out of 56 attempts

– Forcing 19 turnovers, UE turned them into 24 points on the other end while holding UNI to just 6 to finish at +18 in that category, another season-best

First in Double Figures

– In a game that his teammates said was the best they saw him play, Preston Phillips recorded 10 points on 4-for-4 shooting in the win over UNI while adding 3 steals, 3 rebounds and a pair of assists

– The scoring effort was the first double figure contest of his college career, surpassing his 9-point game at Saint Louis and Ball State

– Throughout the season, Phillips has been given the green light to shoot more and has delivered in the last two games, posting 8.5 points while hitting 6 of his 8 attempts

Continuing to Impress

– For the fourth time this season, Gage Bobe reached double figures as he tallied 12 in the win over UNI

– His top career game came at Valpo as he scored 22 points while draining six of his 11 3-point tries and seeing 36:49 of work

– Over the last four games, Bobe has knocked down 11 of his 25 3-point tries

– He is a 36.8% outside shooter on the season but after starting the season hitting 3 of his first 22 attempts (13.6%), he has knocked down 25 of the last 55 (45.5%) since Dec. 21

Scouting the Opponent

– Fresh off a 61-59 victory over Belmont, Missouri State comes into Sunday’s game with a 13-12 record and a 9-6 Valley mark

– The Bears have won five of their last eight games but have struggled on the road as of late, dropping four of the last five

– Donovan Clay and Chance Moore lead MSU with 11.1 points per game

– Clay is a 47.6% shooter who has recorded a team-best 883 assists while Moore paces MSU with 39 triples

– Alston Mason is averaging 9.0 PPG while Jonathan Mogbo comes in with 8.5 PPG and a team-high 7.3 rebounds per game

EVANSVILLE POLICE MERIT COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA

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EVANSVILLE POLICE MERIT COMMISSION

MEETING AGENDA

Monday, February 13th, 2023

4:00 p.m.  Room 307, Civic Center Complex

  1. EXECUTIVE SESSION:
  1. An executive session will be held prior to the open session.
  1. The executive session is closed as provided by:
  1. I.C. 5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(5): To receive information about and interview prospective employees.
  2. I.C. 5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(6)(A): With respect to any individual over whom the governing body has jurisdiction to receive information concerning the individual’s alleged misconduct.
  3. I.C. 5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(9): To discuss a job performance evaluation of individual employees.  This subdivision does not apply to a discussion of the salary, compensation, or benefits of employees during a budget process.
  1. OPEN SESSION:
  1. CALL TO ORDER:
  1. ACKNOWLEDGE GUESTS:
  1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
    1. January 23rd, 2023 (Cook, Sutton, Johnson-Kincaid)
  1. APPROVAL OF CLAIMS:
  1. PROBATIONARY OFFICER UPDATE:
    1. Officers in the Field Training Program
    2. Officers in the Southwest Indiana Law Enforcement Academy
  1. PENDING DISCIPLINE:
    1. 22-PO-24 – Sergeant Donald J. Thompson, Badge Number 5142 – 1 Day Suspension – Hearing Set for 03/13/2023. 
  1. PROMOTIONAL PROCESS:
    1. Discussion on the Promotional Process to include, but not limited to, the rank of Captain. (Tabled from previous meetings.)
  1. APPLICANT PROCESS:
    1. Certify the final results of the applicant scores from the January 2023 hiring process for the police applicant eligibility list. 
  1. APPLICANTS:
    1. 22-130
    2. 22-187
    3. 22-172
    4. 22-164
  1. RETIREMENTS:
    1. Sergeant Donald James Thompson II, Badge Number 5142, retiring effective February 1st, 2023 after serving thirty-three years, six months, and fifteen days.
    2. Officer Kent William Walker, Badge Number 1070, retiring effective February 1st, 2023 after serving thirty-five years, nine months, and twenty-three days.
    3. Officer Karin Lynn Montgomery, Badge Number 1107, retiring effective February 10th, 2023 after serving thirty-three years and twenty-five days. 
  1. REMINDERS:  
    1. The next scheduled meeting is Monday, February 27th, 2023 at 4:00pm. 
  1. ADJOURNMENT:

Evansville Vanderburgh County Convention & Visitors Commission Marketing Committee Meeting Notice

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Evansville, IN – February 10, 2023 – The Evansville-Vanderburgh County Convention & Visitors Commission Marketing Committee will hold a meeting on Tuesday, February 14, 2023, at 2:00 p.m.  
The meeting will be at the Visit Evansville Office located at 20 NW 3rd Street, Suite 410, Evansville, IN.  

 Evansville Vanderburgh County Convention & Visitors Commission Meeting Notice 

Evansville, IN – February 10, 2023 – Meetings of the Evansville-Vanderburgh County Convention & Visitors Commission, Evansville Convention & Visitors Bureau, Inc., Evansville Visitors Center, Inc., Evansville Events, Inc., Evansville-Vanderburgh County Convention & Visitors Commission 

Building Corporation, and Evansville-Vanderburgh Convention & Visitors Commission Sports Complex Operations Corporation (collectively “Commission”), will hold their regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at 3:30 p.m. The meeting will be held in Room 301 of the Evansville Civic Center Complex, 1 NW Martin King Jr. Blvd., Evansville, IN. 

Hoosier History Highlights: Ida Husted Harper Born in Fairfield

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This session, I co-authored legislation that would increase the penalty for killing a police K-9 and other law enforcement animals risking their lives in the line of duty. These K-9s are vital for police officers who work tirelessly to protect our community. Not only do they serve alongside their handlers, but they also fearlessly pursue suspects and take on dangerous tasks.

House Bill 1306 would raise the penalty for killing a police K-9 from a Level 6 to a Level 5 felony, carrying a sentence of between 1 to 6 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000.

This legislation is inspired by the 2019 killing of Harlej, a K-9 with the Fishers Police Department shot by a fleeing suspect. With the current maximum sentence for the crime standing at six months, the penalty is too low and criminals who take the lives of police K-9s like Harlej need to face stiffer penalties.
Our law enforcement officers work hard every day and put their lives on the line to serve communities across Indiana. I’m committed to supporting our police in their mission to help Hoosiers, and will continue to back the blue now and in the future.

EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT

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FOOTNOTE:  EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT  information was provided by the EPD and posted by the City-County-County Observer without opinion, bias, or editing.

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