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Local Riding Ledgend ‘Cowboy’ Jones Dies At Age 79

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Jockey ‘Cowboy’ Jones Dies At Age 79

by Staff
A local celebrity every time he ventured out to Ellis Park in Henderson, Ky., retired jockey Robert A. “Cowboy” Jones has succumbed to an esophageal tumor at the age of 79.

Jones rode his first winner in 1959 and was a perennial leading rider at both Ellis Park and the now-defunct Miles Park (located in Louisville, Ky.). The jockey won his final race at Ellis Park in 2004, completing a record of winning races during six different decades. He fell just short of becoming the first jockey to win a race across seven different decades when he finished second in a race at Fairmount Park in 2013.

He continued to ride races off-and-on for nearly 10 more years, with his final mount coming in July 2014 at Ellis.  Jones found the winner’s circle at Ellis Park in 2019 as an owner; the filly Matt’s Honey paid $21 to win a $5,000 claiming race.

Jones is an Ellis Park icon as much for being a character as his riding and was immortalized with an Ellis Park bobblehead in 2003.

A book about Jones’ life was published in 2014 by author Angie Karcher, titled: The Legendary R.A. Cowboy Jones: Over 50 Years as a Jockey. According to Amazon:

“This hardcover book tells the story of legendary horse jockey Robert A. Cowboy Jones. Born and raised in Herrin, Illinois, Cowboy knew what he wanted to do with his life at the age of 13 when he saw another child riding a pony. In the1950s he began jockeying at nearby county fairs. After more than 50 years, Cowboy has jockeyed at nearly every Midwest track but is the hero at Ellis Park (Henderson, KY), where he began riding in 1959. Still today the sign Home of R.A. Cowboy Jones still hangs in the jockey’s quarters. Cowboy s career was not without its challenges, having broken over 80 bones in racing accidents, including all of his fingers. He was 5 foot 9 inches when he began riding, but now in his 70s, he is 5 foot 2 inches.”

“He was one of a kind, ”Hall Of Fame Trainer,” Larry Jones (not related) said, “He might’ve been the toughest cowboy I’ve ever known.”

 

 

 

Four Home Runs Push Sycamores To Win Over Lady Aces

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Four Home Runs Push Sycamores To Win Over Softball Aces

Aces are back home this weekend to face Salukis

 EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Solo home runs by Marah Wood and Jenna Nink gave the University of Evansville softball team a 2-0 lead after the second inning, but four homers by Indiana State saw them finish with a 12-4 win on Wednesday evening at Cooper Stadium.

Leading the way for the Purple Aces (23-21, 8-13 MVC) was Marah Wood, who was 2-for-3 with three RBI and her 8th home run of 2022.

Wood opened the scoring with a solo home run to deep left field in the bottom of the first.  It was her 8th of the season.  In the next frame, it was Jenna Nink’s turn.  Her first homer in an Aces uniform put her team up 2-0 after two innings.

A wild sequence of events led to four Sycamore runs in the third.  Evansville committed two errors while ISU added four hits in the inning.  Home runs by Amanda Guercio and Annie Tokarek made it an 8-2 game in the middle of the fourth.  The long balls continued to fly for ISU with Kennedy Shade and Guercio each hitting 2-run shots to push the advantage to 12-2.  In the bottom of the 5th, Wood hit a 2-run double to wrap up the scoring with ISU taking the 12-4 win.

Sydney Weatherford suffered the loss for UE, giving up eight runs, seven earned, in four innings.

UE looks to get back on the winning track with its final home weekend against Southern Illinois.  The Aces and Salukis open the 3-game series on Saturday at 12 p.m. with a doubleheader.  It will also mark Senior Day.  Full details will be released prior to the weekend.

ECVB MEETING

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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 Thursday, April 28th, 2022 at 3:30 p.m.

The meeting will be held at the Old National Events Plaza 715 Locust St, Walnut AB Evansville, IN

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Fielding errors doom Trailblazers in road matchup at Lincoln Trail

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ROBINSON, Ill. – The Vincennes University Trailblazer baseball team took a short trip north to Robinson for another mid-week showdown with the Statesmen Tuesday afternoon.

Vincennes gave up one big inning to host Lincoln Trail, where three fielding errors led to a big six-run inning for the Statesmen.

VU attempted a comeback but ultimately fell short as Lincoln Trail came away with the 12-7 win.

The Statesmen came into the game looking for some revenge against the Blazers after VU picked up the 5-4 win in 10 innings April 19 at Jerry Blemker Field.

Lincoln Trail got started early, scoring a run in each of the first two innings to grab the early 2-0 advantage.

Lincoln Trail grabbed control of the game in the bottom of the third, when the Statesmen scored six runs on three hits in the inning, while VU surrendered three errors and walked one batter.

Vincennes looked to close the gap in the fourth, with sophomore Peyton Lane (New Paris, Ohio) and freshman Colton Evans (Henderson, Ky.) leading off the inning with back-to-back doubles.

Evans would come around to score later in the inning on a ground out to cut the deficit to 8-2.

LTC grew their lead back with a pair of runs in the fourth and a run in the fifth before Vincennes scored again in the seventh.

Sophomore Josiah Sizemore (Cambridge City, Ind.) hit a double and scored on a wild pitch. Freshman Mahkai Pelzer (Douglasville, Ga.) reached on an error and would score on an RBI single by freshman Will Egger (Terre Haute, Ind.)

The Statesmen responded with a run of their own in the bottom of the seventh to take a 12-4 lead.

VU looked to mount a massive late comeback in the ninth, with Pelzer, Egger and sophomore Colin Long (Evansville, Ind.) leading off the inning with three-straight singles.

Colton Evans would drive in a run on an RBI single and freshman Nick Kapostasy (Cincinnati, Ohio) followed him with a sacrifice fly to cut the margin to five.

This would be as close as VU would get though as the comeback attempt fell short with Lincoln Trail picking up the 12-7 win on their home field.

“You give up a big inning and give up six runs, four of them unearned and it’s hard to overcome those crooked numbers,” VU Head Baseball Coach Chris Barney said. “Our guys battled back. We got ourselves back into the game. But we’ve got to do a better job right from the start and not allow so many free bases. A couple free bases and three errors in that inning and all of a sudden you give up six runs in an inning and that’s a tough obstacle to overcome.”

VU had four multi-hit games at the top of their order Tuesday, with Long, Lane and Evans each coming up with two hits, including doubles by Lane and Evans and Evans picking up a pair of RBI’s.

Will Egger entered the game in the seventh to take over behind the plate and recorded two singles in two plate appearances, while also coming away with an RBI.

Aces open homestand with loss to Belmont

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EVANSVILLE – Back at home after two weeks on the road, the University of Evansville baseball team dropped a non-conference midweek contest to Belmont, 8-2, on Tuesday night at German American Bank Field at Charles H. Braun Stadium.
“We got tripped up tonight by a hot club. We didn’t play well from the start, but had a chance towards the end,” said Aces head baseball coach Wes Carroll. “Look forward to the next couple of days of practice to get ready for Bradley.”

Third baseman Brent Widder and outfielders Mark Shallenberger and Eric Roberts powered Evansville’s offense on the night. Widder recorded his 17th multi-hit game of the season, tied for most on the team, while Shallenberger drove in a run with an RBI base-hit in the fifth inning. Roberts helped UE close within one in the seventh with a solo blast, his third home run of the season.

The Aces got out of a jam early in the contest as the Bruins loaded the bases with just one out in the first. Evansville starter Donovan Schultz was able to get out of the situation with a strikeout and a pop-out. After threatening in the first, Belmont added single runs in the second and third to open the scoring.

In the fifth, Evansville got a run back as Mark Shallenberger drove in Danny Borgstrom to halve the Bruins lead. The back-and-forth contest continued in the next half inning as Belmont got a run to go back in front by two runs.

Evansville got a breakthrough in the bottom of the seventh when Eric Roberts launched a homer to right field, getting UE back within one at 3-2.

The Bruins pulled away with a big inning in the top of the eighth, scoring five runs with only one earned, four of which came with two outs, to secure the 8-2 win.

The Aces continue their homestand with a three-game set against Bradley this weekend, beginning with game one on Friday at 6 PM at German American Bank Field.

Eagles grounded by Panthers, 11-7

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Baseball could not hold off Kentucky Wesleyan College Tuesday evening, falling 11-7, at the USI Baseball Field on Tri-State Hot Stove League Night. The Screaming Eagles go to 15-26 overall, while the Panthers are 18-24.
 
USI spotted KWC a 3-0 lead to start the contest before exploding for six unanswered runs for a 6-3 advantage. The Eagles started scoring in their half of the first inning when senior shortstop Ethan Hunter (Terre Haute, Indiana) hit a two-run blast to cut the deficit to 3-2.
 
The round-tripper was Hunter’s third home run of the season and 17th of his career. The 17 home runs is tied for 10th all-time in USI history.
 
The Eagles knotted the game, 3-3, in the bottom of the second on a sacrifice fly by junior centerfielder Evan Kahre (Evansville, Indiana) before taking the lead, 6-3, with a three-run eruption in the third.
 
USI sophomore first baseman Michael Conner (Moline, Illinois) kicked off the scoring in the third with an RBI-single for the Eagles’ fourth tally of the game. Sophomore designated hitter Daniel Lopez (Dominican Republic) highlighted the frame with a two-run triple off the left field wall to post the fifth and sixth runs.
 
After KWC closed the gap with a tally in the fourth, the Eagles regained the three-run advantage, 7-4, with a tally in the fifth when Lopez crossed the plate on an RBI-triple by sophomore third baseman Tyler Wheeler (Sellersburg, Indiana).
 
The Panthers, however, were not done, rallying to close the gap with a pair of runs in the sixth and took the lead for good, 11-7, with a five-run eighth. KWC would strand three Eagles on base in the final two innings to get the win.
 
On the mound, freshman right-hander Tyler Hutson (Villa Hills, Kentucky) took the loss in relief. Hutson (1-2) allowed two runs on one hit and two walks, while striking out one.
 
Up Next for the Eagles:
USI finishes the homestand and the 2022 home schedule April 29-May 1 when it hosts Missouri University of Science & Technology for Alumni Weekend and Senior Day. The 2010 NCAA Division II national championship team will be recognized prior to the April 30 doubleheader. 
 
The Eagles have a 25-8 all-time series lead with Missouri S&T. The two teams have not met since 2019 when they split four games, while USI has won seven of the last nine since 2015.
 
The Miners are 17-19 overall and 5-11 in the GLVC after being swept by the University of Illinois Springfield at home this weekend. Missouri S&T travels to Pittsburg State University Wednesday before visiting USI next weekend.
 

Softball welcomes Indiana State in pivotal midweek contest

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Game time set for 5 p.m. on Wednesday

 

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Missouri Valley Conference seeding and a series victory is on the line on Wednesday when the University of Evansville softball team welcomes Indiana State to Cooper Stadium for a 5 p.m. game.  The teams split a doubleheader last Wednesday in Terre Haute and both have an 8-12 league mark entering the game, which will be carried on ESPN+.

 

Last Time Out

– Things turned around quickly over the course of the weekend for the Purple Aces in their series at Bradley; after dropping the opener by a 10-1 final, UE stormed back to split Saturday’s doubleheader with a 7-3 win before taking a 6-3 decision on Sunday to clinch the series

– Sydney Weatherford recorded both wins in the circle, allowing three earned runs in 14 innings of work

– Alexa Davis paced the offense in the two wins over the Braves, accumulating three RBI in each contest

Three in a Row

– Freshman Sydney Weatherford was a perfect 3-for-3 in the circle last week, earning three conference wins

– After helping UE rebound in game two at Indiana State, Weatherford won the final two contests of the road series at Bradley

– In 21 innings, she accumulated a 1.33 ERA while walking just two batters

– The effort against the Sycamores lowered her season ERA to 2.73, which is 6th in the MVC

– She had the best start of her career at Loyola, throwing a 2-hit shutout while tossing her fourth complete game in the last five starts

Raising the Bar

– Over the course of the last week, Alexa Davis is batting .437 with nine RBI, four doubles and a total of seven hits in 16 at-bats

– Davis recorded three RBI in each of the two UE wins over the Braves

– She provided one of the biggest hits of the season on April 20 at Indiana State, connecting on a 2-run home run in the 5th inning of the 3-2 win

– Davis completed the doubleheader against the Sycamores with four hits in seven at-bats

– In the series finale against UNI, she was 2-3 with two doubles, two runs scored along with a walk and steal to help the Aces take a 6-3 win

– Her season average checks in at .279

Run Rule

– Over the last four games, senior Mackenzie McFeron has posted five hits in 11 at-bats while scoring a total of 10 runs

– Her efforts have been pivotal in UE going 3-1 over that span

– Through the opening 20 games of the MVC slate, she leads the team with a .327 batting average and her efforts in conference have seen her season average rise to .291

– She had the first 3-hit game of her career in the April 10 finale at Illinois State

– McFeron has 12 RBI in her career with nine of them coming in 2022

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