EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT
Gibson County – Wednesday evening, March 16, at approximately 6:25, Indiana State Police, Fort Branch Police and Gibson County Sheriff’s Office responded to 205 West John Street in Fort Branch after Robert Crawford, 62, allegedly pointed a handgun at two neighbors. When officers arrived, they located Crawford in the alley near the neighbor’s residence. Crawford appeared to be intoxicated and had to be ordered several times to remove his hand from his pocket. After Crawford finally complied, he was placed in handcuffs. During a search, Trooper Roberts discovered a loaded handgun in Crawford’s pocket. During the on-scene investigation, officers were able to determine a female neighbor was picking up trash in the alley when Crawford allegedly approached her and started screaming. The female yelled for her husband who was in a nearby garage. After he appeared, Crawford allegedly pointed a handgun at the couple. The neighbors immediately walked away and called 911. The investigation also revealed Crawford was also under the influence of alcohol. Crawford was arrested and taken to the Gibson County Jail where he is currently being held on bond.
Arrested and Charges:
Arresting Officer: Trooper Doug Roberts, Indiana State Police
Assisting Agencies: Fort Branch Police and Gibson County Sheriff’s Office
“Great team win tonight,” said Aces head baseball coach Wes Carroll. “We kept the bats hot from the weekend with a big 12 run inning. Hope to keep it rolling into the weekend.”
Mere days after a 15-run game on Sunday against No. 18 Tulane, which marked Evansville’s best offensive game in nearly three seasons, the Aces one-upped themselves, dropping 20 runs in the win over the Governors. The 20 runs are most scored by Evansville since a program-high 29 runs against UT Martin on March 8, 2016.
On the night, Evansville generated 20 hits with a team-high five coming from shortstop Simon Scherry, including a pair of doubles, who also recorded a team-best five RBI. Continuing an electric start to his third collegiate season, right fielder Mark Shallenberger finished just a home run shy of the cycle, going three-of-five at the plate and boosting his season average just six points off of .400.
Getting the start on the mound, Caleb Reinhardt pitched four full innings, allowing three runs and striking-out four in the win. In relief, Donovan Schultz, Nate Kujawski, Kieren Hall, and Jac Kressin combined to hold the Govs to just one run and tally 5 Ks.
What was a back-and-forth affair early was started by a two-run homer from Tanner Craig in the top of the first inning. The Aces were not able to build higher than a three-run lead over the first few innings as the Governors continued to keep themselves in it early.
Evansville broke the game wide-open in the sixth inning as the Aces struck for 12 runs as all but two players batted twice in the big inning. The 12 runs in the inning are the most by the Aces since recording 13 runs against Austin Peay more than 10 years ago on April 5, 2011.
Capping-off the contest, Evansville added three more runs in the top of the ninth to secure the 20-4 win.
The Aces go on the road this weekend for a three-game set at Northwestern, beginning with a doubleheader on Saturday at 11 AM in Evanston, Ill.
Evansville, In.: For the third straight game, the Thunderbolts and their opponent would finish regulation tied 3-3 and require overtime, where once again the Thunderbolts came up victorious as they defeated the Macon Mayhem 4-3 on Wednesday night at Ford Center. The Thunderbolts next home game will be on Saturday, March 19th at 7:00pm CST as they host the Quad City Storm. For tickets, call (812)422-BOLT (2658), buy online at EvansvilleThunderbolts.com, or buy tickets in person at the Ford Center Box Office.
Despite being heavily outshot, the Mayhem opened the scoring as Nigel Slade scored at 9:18 on a power play opportunity. In response, Cory Dunn scored at 16:21 to tie the game for Evansville, assisted by Austin Plevy and Connor Chatham. In the second period, Cameron Cook gave the Thunderbolts their first lead of the game as he scored on a breakaway, unassisted at 9:29.  In the third period, Scott Kirton extended the lead to 3-1 with an unassisted shorthanded goal at 1:18, before the Mayhem responded with a power play goal from Caleb Cameron at 3:27 and even-strength goal from Michael Snow at 5:54 to tie the game 3-3. In overtime, Brennan Feasey scored at 1:09 from Mike Ferraro and Dunn to seal the 4-3 victory for Evansville.
Dunn scored one goal and assist, while Cook, Feasey, and Kirton scored one goal each. Evan Moyse finished with 17 saves on 20 shots faced for his 8th win of the season, and his first as a Thunderbolt in his debut.  Tonight was the last meeting of the season between the Thunderbolts and Macon. The Thunderbolts now only need 1 point out of 16 possible remaining to clinch a berth in the SPHL Playoffs and can clinch while idle on Friday with a Birmingham loss of any kind to Fayetteville.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The VU Trailblazer bats had a big day as the Blazers came away with the 16-3 win at Rose-Hulman JV Wednesday night.
The heart of the VU order came through big for Vincennes Wednesday, with the two through six batters in the order coming up with 16 hits and 12 RBI’s in the game.
Vincennes got on the board in the third inning with a two out rally started by a triple by sophomore Colin Long (Evansville, Ind.).
Long would score on an RBI double by sophomore Peyton Lane (New Paris, Ohio), followed by RBI singles by freshman Colton Evans (Henderson, Ky.) and sophomore Connor VanLannen (Clinton, Ind.), giving VU an early 3-0 lead.
Vincennes would add on to their lead in the fifth when Long hit a solo home run. VanLannen would come through with a three-run home run of his own a few batters later, growing the Trailblazer lead to 7-0 midway through the game.
Rose-Hulman would answer back with a pair of runs in the sixth, but VU came back in the seventh to launch their best inning of the season, plating nine runs and sending 15 batters to the plate in the inning.
Freshman Kaden Elliott (New Albany, Ind.) had the big hit of the inning, bringing in two on a double and later drove in another run after being hit by a pitch.
The massive inning gave the Blazers a commanding 16-2 lead over host Rose-Hulman.
Rose-Hulman JV would score a run in the seventh but could not close the margin as the Trailblazers came away with the 16-3 road win.
Colin Long finished the game batting four for four with three-fourths of a cycle. Peyton Lane batted four for five, with a pair of doubles and two RBIs in the game.
Colton Evans and Connor VanLannen each finished with three hits, with Evans driving in two runs and VanLannen plating four before being pulled in the seventh. Kaden Elliott also came away with two hits and three RBIs in the game.
“The hitters two through six did a great job today,†VU Baseball Coach Chris Barney said. “The star of the game was really Colin Long who went four for four with a home run, two singles and a triple and scored three runs. But all five of those guys were really impressive and they just did what they were supposed to.
“Our team did what they were supposed to against a JV club,†Barney added. “I’m pretty pleased with the overall play today, we just have to make sure we get off to good starts to begin games as we start to go into Conference play.â€
Freshman Jake Stuteville (Rockport, Ind.) got the start on the mound in the final tune up before beginning the Conference schedule, throwing three innings, allowing no runs on no hits and punching out four batters.
Stuteville was one of eight pitchers to take the mound Wednesday for the Blazers who limited the baserunners all night, allowing seven hits and three walks on the night.
Vincennes got big innings out of the pen from sophomore Braedon Nichols (Sullivan, Ind.), freshman Konner Thyen (Huntingburg, Ind.) and sophomore Luke Osborn (Perryville, Ind.).
“Our first three guys today threw really, really well,†Barney said. “I thought that Eli Steimel (Sullivan, Ind.) got into a groove, which is tough when you know you are only going to be facing a couple of batters. I thought all our guys did fine, they came in and threw strikes, which is half the battle and then Luke Osborn came in in the ninth and closed it out and did fine. We were just trying to get guys back on the dirt and get them ready for the weekend.â€
Vincennes will begin their pursuit of a Mid-West Athletic Conference (MWAC) Championship this weekend as VU travels to Canton, Ill. to take on Spoon River Community College for a four game set on Sunday, March 20 and Monday, March 21. First pitch scheduled for 2 p.m. eastern both days.
“We’ve just got to play fundamental baseball,†Barney said. “We have to do a good job on the mound and get some quality starts out of our starting pitching and get our bullpen in there when necessary.â€
“Spoon River is feeling pretty good about themselves right now,†Barney added. “They have had a good start to the year and are receiving votes in the polls. They have obviously done some good things to feel good about, but if you compare our schedule to theirs, our competition has been head and shoulders above what they have had to face this year.â€
“Spoon River is feeling good and feeling ready to roll and we’ve got to go onto their home field and compete for four games on an away surface four and a half hours away from home and the biggest thing for us is just getting off to a good start. If we can do that, then hopefully we can sustain it and move forward. We are going to have to play well, play well defensively like we did tonight, as well as get some key hits in the middle part of our order. We have to get quality starts out of our starters and allow our bullpen to not be overused during the four-game series.â€
ATLANTA – The No. 14-ranked Indiana women’s swimming team saw both of its opening night relays earn honorable mention All-America honors Wednesday (March 16) night inside McCauley Aquatic Center.
IU opened the night with a 1:36.07 in the 200 Medley Relay, tying its seed time and placing one spot above its pre-meet ranking in 15th. The quartet of freshman Kacey McKenna, senior Noelle Peplowski, sophomore Elizabeth Broshears and junior Ashley Turak boast the No. 7 time in program history. Indiana has earned All-America honors in the 200 Medley Relay in six straight seasons and eight of the last nine NCAA Championships.
“I was very happy with the medley relay to start off the session,†IU head swimming coach Ray Looze said. “We left some time on the table in the 800 free relay. It’s challenging to be in the last heat with your crew, but we’ve identified some things we can work on to move forward successfully.â€
In the second and final race of the night the Hoosiers again placed 15th, finishing in 7:01.67. IU has shown an All-America 800 Freestyle Relay in 12 of the last 13 seasons.
Through just two events, IU sits tied for 18 in the team standings with eight points.
RESULTS
200 MEDLEY RELAY
15. Kacey McKenna, Noelle Peplowski, Elizabeth Broshears, Ashley Turak – 1:36.07 (All-America Honorable Mention)
800 FREESTYLE RELAY
15. Anna Peplowski, Ella Ristic, Dominika Kossakowska, Mackenzie Looze – 7:01.05 (All-America Honorable Mention)
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HOOSIER ALL-AMERICANS
Elizabeth Broshears (200 Medley Relay*)
Dominika Kossakowska (800 Freestyle Relay*)
Mackenzie Looze (800 Freestyle Relay*)
Kacey McKenna (200 Medley Relay*)
Anna Peplowski (800 Freestyle Relay*)
Noelle Peplowski (200 Medley Relay*)
Ella Ristic (800 Freestyle Relay*)
Ashley Turak (200 Medley Relay*)
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