EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Baseball rallied to earn a series split with Quincy University by posting a 6-4 win Sunday afternoon at the USI Baseball Field. The Screaming Eagles are 13-13 overall and 2-2 in the GLVC, while Quincy is 14-12, 5-3 in the league.  Â
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USI spotted Quincy a pair of runs in the opening frame before rallying to tie the game in the bottom half to tie the score, 2-2. Sophomore designated hitter Gavin McLarty (Buckner, Kentucky) opened the scoring for USI with an RBI-double to left center before sophomore rightfielder Trent Robinson (Louisville, Kentucky) knocked the tying run across with a single to center.
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The score remained tied, 2-2, until the fifth when the Eagles and Hawks pushed in their third runs of the game. USI junior leftfielder Evan Kahre (Evansvlle, Indiana) started USI’s fifth with a double, moved to third on a sacrifice, and scored on a ground out by junior centerfielder Ren Tachioka (Japan).
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The Eagles evaded a Hawk rally in the sixth and broke the 3-3 tie in the eighth when USI scored three times to take a 6-3 advantage. Junior catcher Lucas McNew (Floyds Knobs, Indiana) broke the tie with a RBI-single to left center and was followed by a RBI-sacrifice fly by McLarty for the eventual game winning run. Robinson sealed the victory with a sacrifice fly for a 6-3 lead.
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The Hawks challenged in the ninth with back-to-back doubles to cut the USI lead to 6-4 before the Eagles closed the door on the win.
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On the mound, sophomore right-hander Carter Stamm (Jasper, Indiana) posted his second win of the year in relief. Stamm (2-1) permitted one run in four innings of work, allowing two hits and three walks, while striking out four.
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USI junior left-hander Sammy Barnett (Sellersburg, Indiana) finished ninth for his first save of the season, setting down both of the batters he faced.
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The Eagles started game with junior right-hander Garrett Welch (New Castle, Indiana), going the first 4.1 innings. Welch allowed three runs, two earned, on four hits and two walks, while striking out four.
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 Up Next for the Eagles:
USI returns to the road for its first road trip of the 2022 GLVC schedule, visiting the University of Illinois Springfield April 8-10 in Springfield, Illinois. The Eagles hold a 23-15 all-time series lead over the Prairie Stars, despite dropping four of five last season (three of four during the regular seaosn; one in the GLVC Tournament).
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Illinois Springfield is 20-6 overall after sweeping a non-conference series with the University of Missouri-St. Louis last week. The Stars have won three of their last four, but are 1-3 in the GLVC.
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USI rallies to earn a series split with Quincy
Shabazz: Score One For Journalism And The Good Guys
Shabazz: Score One For Journalism And The Good Guys
- By Abdul-Hakim Shabazz, IndyPolitics.org
- APRIL 2, Â 2022Â
Indy Politics has reached a settlement with Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokitaover access to the AG’s news conferences and media events.
Back in October, your favorite Indy Politics publisher and editor was not allowed to enter an attorney general news conference on robocalls because the office did not consider me credentialed media.
We filed an informal and formal records request to find out what he considered credentialed but got nowhere, so last month we filed suit in federal court.
In a settlement reached this week, the attorney general’s office stipulated the following:
“The parties stipulate and agree that the plaintiff is not barred from future in-person press conferences held by the defendant and will be allowed admission consistent with terms and conditions utilized for other press or media.”
This is a major victory for yours truly as well as the media as a whole as the attorney general should have never banned me in the first place, especially in light of being labeled a “gossip columnist who promotes disinformation so much so that he must disclaim his work as ‘gossip, rumor, and blatant innuendo.’â€
This is also a total victory as it not only says we can get into future press conferences, but it states that we are “other press or media.â€
And as much as I disagreed with what the attorney general did, I will admit he was right in one area: Fighting the lawsuit would be a waste of taxpayer money. And on that he was right, it was a waste of valuable taxpayer resources and attorneys whose time could have been spent focusing on other matters.
I was asked why the attorney general decided to settle this case. To be honest, I don’t know—especially when you take into account his earlier statements. What I am willing to speculate though is as we got closer to depositions, his lawyers likely told him it was not going to look good for Rokita so his best bet was to go ahead and move for a settlement as quickly as possible.
I want to personally thank the good folks over at the American Civil Liberties Union for taking up this case; they were a good group to work with, and I never questioned their dedication.
I also want to thank everyone who offered their support both inside and outside the Statehouse—and especially to those who aren’t necessarily big fans of yours truly but expressed their support for my First Amendment rights.
And by the way, this was the second victory I had with the AG. The first victory came from public access counselor Luke Britt, who issued an informal opinion telling Rokita that he had to get me the documents I requested regarding how his office determines who credentialed media are. Rokita tried to argue that since I was suing him, I could get the documents in discovery. Luckily, Britt shot that one down.
So what’s next? Well, I wait to get notice of another attorney general’s news conference and show up. I seriously doubt if I’ll be called on; luckily, I tend to get the first questions in Statehouse news conferences. And while the attorney general is under no obligation to answer my questions, at least I will be in the room.
And let me close with this for any government official, not just Rokita: If you want to keep me out of your news conferences, I suggest next time to try kryptonite.
FOOTNOTE: Abdul-Hakim Shabazz is the editor and publisher of Indy Politics. He is also a licensed attorney in both Indiana and Illinois.
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With On My Way Pre-K, which I supported establishing, young Hoosiers can get an early start on developing important life skills like following directions and teamwork, as well as learning their ABCs and 123s. These skills provide students with a strong foundation of learning before they enter kindergarten.
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THUNDERBOLTS’ COMEBACK FALLS SHORT IN LOSS TO ICE FLYERSÂ
Pensacola, Fl.: After falling behind 4-0 in the second period, the Thunderbolts rallied to pull within a pair, but could not complete the comeback in a 4-2 loss in Pensacola on Saturday night. The Thunderbolts next home game will be on Thursday, April 7th at 7:00pm CST as they host the Vermilion County Bobcats. For tickets, call (812)422-BOLT (2658), buy online at EvansvilleThunderbolts.com, or buy tickets in person at the Ford Center Box Office.
Pensacola opened a 2-0 lead in the first period on goals from Andrew Shewfelt and Frederic Letourneau, and further extended the lead to 4-0 in the second period off goals from Malik Johnson and Jan Salak. By no fault of his own, goaltender Chris Janzen was swapped out after the 4th goal and replaced with Evan Moyse, and the Thunderbolts soon found life late in the second period as Scott Kirton got the Thunderbolts on the board at 16:41 from Vincenzo Renda. Evansville’s best period by far was the third period, outshooting the Ice Flyers 15-4 and getting another goal on the board as Kirton scored again from Derek Osik at 16:23, however that would be as close as the Thunderbolts got, losing 4-2
Kirton scored both Evansville goals. Janzen stopped 18 of 22 shots faced, while Moyse stopped all 10 shots faced in relief. The Thunderbolts and Ice Flyers do not meet again this regular season.
USI splits doubleheader with Quincy
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Baseball split a doubleheader with Quincy University Saturday afternoon at the USI Baseball Field. USI took the opening game, 5-1, while Quincy held off the Screaming Eagles in the nightcap, 5-3.
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The Eagles are 12-13 overall and 1-2 in the GLVC, while Quincy is 14-11, 5-2 in the league. Â Â
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Game 1:
In the opening game win, the Eagles struck early and cruised to a 5-1 victory over the Hawks.
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USI opened the scoring in the first inning when freshman catcher Cordell Coburn (Evansville, Indiana) doubled in junior centerfielder Ren Tachioka (Japan) with the first run. The Eagles followed the first inning tally with a four-run second to increase the margin to 5-0.
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Sophomore second baseman Alex Archuleta (Evansville, Indiana) knocked in the second run of the game with a sacrifice fly, while senior shortstop Ethan Hunter (Terre Haute, Indiana) extended the margin to 3-0 with a RBI-bunt single.
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Junior leftfielder Evan Kahre (Evansville, Indiana) scored on an error for the 4-0 lead before Coburn finished up the USI scoring with his second RBI double to put the Eagles up 5-0.
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The Hawks closed the gap to 5-1 in the fifth before USI senior right-hander Brice Stuteville (Rockport, Indiana) finished off his team-best fourth win of the year. Stuteville (4-1) allowed the one run on five hits and a walk, while striking out five in the complete game victory.
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Game 2:
USI missed opportunities in the nightcap and fell to Quincy, 5-3, to end the second day of the series.
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After spotting the Hawks a trio of runs in the opening frame, the Eagles rallied to cut the deficit to 3-2 in the bottom of the first. USI sophomore first baseman Michael Conner (Moline, Illinois) pushed the Eagles first run across with a RBI-single, while sophomore third baseman Nolan Cook (Evansville, Indiana) drove in the second tally with an RBI-walk.
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The Hawks re-extended the lead to three runs, 5-2, with a tally in the third and the fifth, while the Eagles squandered a bases loaded frame in the second and had a runner thrown out at the plate in the fourth, but scratched a run across in the fifth to close the gap to 5-3 when sophomore pinch hitter Gavin McLarty (Buckner, Kentucky) drove in a run with a bases loaded walk.
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Quincy held off USI rallies throughout the remainder of the game as 12 Eagles were stranded on base throughout the seven inning contest.
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Sophomore right-hander Parker Maddox (Columbus, Indiana) took the loss for the Eagles. Maddox (0-2) went 1.1 innings, allowing three runs on one hit and five walks in his third start of the season.
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 Up Next for the Eagles:
USI and Quincy conclude the four-game set Sunday with a noon single game.
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