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Vanderburgh County Treasurer Now Accepting Applications For Indiana Homeowner Assistance Fund

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The Indiana Homeowner Assistance Fund Is Available For Homeowners Who Are Behind On Their Mortgage And Property Taxes Because Of The COVID-19 Pandemic.  If You Have Any Questions Pertaining To This Program Please Contact the Vanderburgh County Treasurer-DOTTIE THOMAS AT 812-435-5257.   

INDIANAPOLIS (March 28, 2022) – Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA) recently announced the state’s mortgage assistance program, the Indiana Homeowner Assistance Fund (IHAF). The portal is accepting applications for mortgage assistance for Hoosiers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

As part of the American Rescue Plan Act, the U.S. Department of Treasury awarded Indiana $167,921,663 to be used for assistance with the mortgage payments, property taxes, homeowners insurance, and homeowner/condominium fees of eligible Hoosiers.

“The Indiana Homeowner Assistance Fund (IHAF) is designed to promote housing stability and prevent foreclosures across the Hoosier state,” Crouch said. “We are pleased to work with our network of program partners and participating lenders to provide this assistance.”

Applications are accepted through 877gethope.org. Accommodations can be made for homeowners who would prefer non-electronic applications or who would prefer assistance in completing their online application by calling 877-GET-HOPE or the Vanderburgh County Treasurer-DOTTIE THOMAS AT 812-435-5257.

To qualify for IHAF, as determined by the U.S. Treasury, at the time of application you must:

  • Be a homeowner who is defined as the owner-occupant of a single-family home, condominium, 2-, 3-, or 4-family dwelling, or manufactured homes permanently affixed to real property. The home must be located in Indiana and be the homeowner’s primary residence
  • Have an income equal to or less than 150% of Area Median Income, adjusted for household size or 100% of the National Median Income, whichever is greater
  • Have experienced financial hardship after January 21, 2020, associated with the COVID-19 pandemic

The maximum per household IHAF assistance amount is capped at $35,000 and is limited to one time per household. This assistance is paid directly to the mortgage lender and is not considered taxable income.

“IHCDA remains committed to allocating funds from the federal government to Hoosiers in need,” said Jacob Sipe, Executive Director of IHCDA. “Housing stability continues to be one of our top priorities as we recover from the pandemic. We look forward to administering this mortgage assistance to Hoosiers across the state.”

The following documents may be required in the application:

  • Income documents:
  • Acceptable income documents may include paystubs or other wage statements, depository institution (or bank) statements demonstrating regular income, or a statement of income from an employer
  • IRS Form 1099s and tax filings (for self-employed applicants only)
  • Social security, child support, unemployment, and other income statements as applicable
  • Mortgage statements or other mortgage documents
  • Property tax statements from your city, town or county
  • Homeowner’s Insurance statements
  • Homeowner or Condo Association fee statements

In addition to the IHAF program, IHCDA has additional resources for Hoosiers in need of assistance:

Statement by EPA Administrator Regan on the President’s Fiscal Year 2023 Budget

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The President’s Fiscal Year 2023 budget requests $11.881 billion for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s essential work to protect people from pollution.

WASHINGTON (March 28, 2022) –The Biden-Harris Administration today submitted to Congress the President’s Budget for fiscal year 2023. The President’s Budget details his vision to expand on the historic progress our country has made over the last year and deliver the agenda he laid out in his State of the Union address—to build a better America, reduce the deficit, reduce costs for families, and grow the economy from the bottom up and middle out.

The Budget makes historic investments to advance key priorities in the FY 2022-2026 EPA Strategic Plan, including tackling the climate crisis, advancing environmental justice, protecting air quality, upgrading the Nation’s aging water infrastructure, and rebuilding core functions at the Agency.

“The President’s budget request for EPA reflects this Administration’s unwavering commitment to protect people from pollution, especially those living in overburdened and underserved communities across America. It funds a broad suite of transformational programs enacted by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and it will enable us to implement the President’s historic Justice40 commitment, among other key priorities,” said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan. “Almost half of the Budget announced today, $5.7 billion, will support Tribes, states, and localities, reaffirming EPA’s commitment to work in concert with our partners and local communities to tackle the climate crisis and ensure that no American family has to worry about the air they breathe, the water they drink, or the environmental safety of their homes and workplaces.”

The Budget makes critical investments in the American people that will help lay a stronger foundation for shared growth and prosperity for generations to come. At the EPA, the Budget invests in:

  • Upgrading Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Nationwide. The Budget provides approximately $4 billion to advance efforts to upgrade drinking water and wastewater infrastructure nationwide, with a focus on underserved communities. The Budget funds 20 new targeted water grant programs authorized in the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act (DWWIA). In total, more than $940 million in new resources are provided to implement DWWIA in FY 2023. The Budget also supports water infrastructure with an increase of $160 million in grants to reduce lead in drinking water and an increase of $240 million for the Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse grant program. The Budget proposes a new $25 million water sector cybersecurity grant program. The Budget also maintains funding for the State Revolving Funds, which will complement the $23.4 billion provided for the traditional SRF programs over five years in the recently enacted Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
  • Ensuring Clean and Healthy Air for All Communities. The Budget allocates $1.1 billion to improve air quality and reduce localized pollution, reduce exposure to radiation, and improve indoor air for communities across the country. This includes $152 million to support the development and implementation of national emission standards to reduce air pollution from vehicles, engines and fuels. The Budget also supports $299 million to assist air pollution control agencies in the development, implementation, and evaluation of programs for the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) and to establish standards for reducing air toxics.
  • Tackling the Climate Crisis. The Budget prioritizes funding for tackling the climate crisis and invests an additional $100 million in grants to Tribes and states that will support on-the-ground efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase resiliency in the Nation’s infrastructure. The Budget proposes an additional $35 million to implement the American Innovation in Manufacturing Act to continue phasing out potent greenhouse gases known as hydrofluorocarbons and invests an additional $13 million in wildfire prevention and readiness.
  • Advancing Environmental Justice. The Administration is committed to increasing efforts to deliver environmental justice in communities across the Nation. The Budget supports the President’s Justice40 commitment to ensure at least 40 percent of the benefits of federal investments in climate and clean energy reach historically overburdened and underserved communities. The Budget invests more than $1.45 billion across the Agency’s programs that will help create good-paying jobs, clean up pollution, advance racial equity, and secure environmental justice for all communities. To elevate environmental justice as a top Agency priority, EPA has proposed a new national environmental justice program office, to coordinate and maximize the benefits of the Agency’s programs and activities for underserved communities.
  • Protecting Communities from Hazardous Waste and Environmental Damage. Preventing and cleaning up environmental damage that harms communities and poses a risk to public health and safety continues to be a top priority for the Administration. The Budget provides $1.15 billion for EPA’s Superfund programs to continue cleaning up some of the Nation’s most contaminated land and respond to environmental emergencies. The Budget also includes $215 million for EPA’s Brownfields programs to provide technical assistance and grants to communities, including overburdened and underserved communities, so they can safely clean up and reuse once contaminated properties. The Budget supports additional Community Development Specialists to manage land revitalization projects and works with Tribal, rural, and overburdened and underserved communities to address brownfields.
  • Strengthening Our Commitment and Ability to Successfully Implement Toxic Substances and Control Act (TSCA). The Budget provides $124 million and 449 FTE for TSCA efforts to deliver on the promises made to the American people by the bipartisan Lautenberg Act. These resources will support EPA-initiated chemical risk evaluations and protective regulations in accordance with statutory timelines.
  • Tackling Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Pollution. PFAS are a group of man-made chemicals that threaten the health and safety of communities across the Nation. As part of the President’s commitment to tackling PFAS pollution, the Budget provides approximately $126 million in FY 2023 for EPA to increase its understanding of human health and ecological effects of PFAS, restrict uses to prevent PFAS from entering the air, land, and water, and remediate PFAS that have been released into the environment. EPA will continue to act on the Agency’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap to safeguard communities from PFAS contamination.
  • Enforcing and Assuring Compliance with the Nation’s Environmental Laws. The Budget provides $213 million for civil enforcement efforts, which includes increasing enforcement efforts in communities with high pollution exposure and to prevent the illegal importations and use of hydrofluorocarbons in the U. S. The Budget also includes $7 million to operate a coal combustion residuals compliance program, $148 million for compliance monitoring efforts, and $69 million for criminal enforcement efforts, including the development of a specialized criminal enforcement task force to address environmental justice issues in partnership with the Department of Justice.
  • Restoring Critical Capacity to Carry Out EPA’s Core Mission. The Budget includes more than 1,900 new Full Time Equivalents (FTEs) relative to current levels, for a total of more than 16,200 FTEs, to help rebuild the Agency’s capacity. Restoring staffing capacity across the Agency will facilitate and expedite EPA’s work to reduce air, water, and climate pollution and advance environmental justice. The Budget continues to strengthen the Agency’s ability to recruit, hire, develop, promote, and retain top talent and remove barriers to equal opportunity at the management and staff levels in order to strengthen and advance diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility.

The Budget makes these smart investments while also reducing deficits and improving our country’s long-term fiscal outlook.

     Evansville’s Spring Yard Waste Service Begins April 4, Ends April 29

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Evansville’s Spring Yard Waste Service Begins April 4, Ends April 29

EVANSVILLE, IND. – The Evansville Water and Sewer Utility’s annual Spring Yard Waste Service will begin Monday, April 4, 2022, and continue through Friday, April 29, 2022. Unlimited bags, containers, or bundles of yard waste will be accepted from customers eligible for the service. The service is provided to assist City residents with extra yard waste generated while cleaning their yards in the spring. There is no extra charge for the service.

How it Works

  • Republic Services, the contractor for the City’s trash and recycling services, will pick up unlimited bags, containers, or bundles of yard waste on the day of your regular trash collection.
  • Yard waste must be placed next to your City trash cart.
  • Yard waste must be properly contained in plastic bags or tied in bundles no more than 4 feet long and 2 feet in diameter weighing less than 50 pounds, or loose in containers weighing less than 50 pounds.
  • No special bags are required because the waste will be taken to the landfill.

What’s Allowed

  • Spring Yard Waste Service is for organic yard waste like grass clippings, hedge and tree trimmings, garden plants and garden trimmings.

Who’s Eligible

  • Spring Yard Waste Service is available to City residents who pay for trash service with their EWSU water and sewer bill. Apartment complexes, mobile home communities, businesses, commercial customers and County residents are not eligible.

Remember, extra materials outside of the City trash and recycling carts will only be picked up during the annual Spring Yard Waste four (4) week period April 4 – 29. Yard waste may also be placed inside the regular 96-gallon City trash cart throughout the year.

More information on the Spring Yard Waste Service is available at ewsu.com. Click Trash & Recycling for a link to Seasonal Yard Care Collection.

About EWSU

Evansville Water and Sewer Utility (EWSU) provides high-quality, safe and dependable water and sewer services to more than 63,000 customers in Vanderburgh County and parts of Gibson, Posey and Warrick counties. EWSU maintains more than 1,000 miles of water lines, 800 miles of sewer lines, 15,000 hydrants, seven water storage facilities, two wastewater treatment plants and one water filtration plant. The utility also manages the City’s street sweeping and trash and recycling contracts. EWSU meets or exceeds all state and federal Safe Drinking Water Act standards while protecting land and water resources for future generations.

UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE CERTIFICATIONS AND RANKINGS

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Certifications and Rankings

Accreditations

The University of Evansville is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.

The Higher Learning Commission
230 South LaSalle Street, Suite 7-500
Chicago, Illinois, 60604-1411
800-621-7440
hlcommission.org

In addition, specific programs offered by the University of Evansville are accredited by their appropriate specialized professional organizations. Accreditation by professional organizations informs the public that the specific program has met standards of quality established by that profession.

  • Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
  • Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET
  • Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET
  • National Association of Schools of Music Commission on Accreditation
  • Indiana Department of Education*
  • Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing
  • Indiana State Board of Nursing
  • National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
  • Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education
  • Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education
  • The Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant has granted Accreditation – Provisional status to the University of Evansville Physician Assistant Program sponsored by the University of Evansville.

*By virtue of specialized program accreditation in engineering, nursing, education, physical therapy, and athletic training programs at the University of Evansville, students meet the minimum standards to sit for professional licensure examinations in these professional disciplines.

Approved by:

  • University Senate of the United Methodist Church
  • American Chemical Society
  • American Music Therapy Association
  • National Council State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA)
  • State of Indiana

Current Rankings

  • Ashoka Designation – The University of Evansville has been designated as a Changemaker Campus by Ashoka U for its role as a leader in social innovation and changemaking in higher education. UE is the first Changemaker Campus in Indiana and one of fewer than 50 in the world.
  • Recognized as one of America’s Top Colleges by Forbes
  • Top 30 in the Nation for Financial Aid ( LendEDU)
  • Recognized for having one of the lowest student loan default rates not only in the state of Indiana, but also in the entire country ( LendEDU)
  • Ranked as one of the nation’s Best Colleges for your Money by Time’s Money Magazine
  • Study Abroad Program Ranked #1 in America by BestCollegeReviews.org
  • The Wall Street Journal has ranked UE in the Top 20 best colleges for student engagement in 2020 and 2021.
  • Top 5 percent among master’s granting universities according to Washington Monthly
  • Ranked 7th as the most affordable bachelor’s in data science for 2020 by Data Science Degree Programs Guide
  • Consistently ranked in the top 20 nationally among master’s institutions for percentage of undergraduates studying abroad by the Institute of International Education.
  • Named one of the nation’s most “Military Friendly Schools” by Victory Media/ G.I. Jobs
  • Ranked a Top 50 Best Affordable College for Music Therapy by Affordable Colleges
  • Named to the President’s 2014 Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, recognizing exemplary commitment to service and volunteering
  • UE Ranked a Top 100 Best College for Veterans by College Consensus

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Aces fall in narrow Sunday twin bill at Indiana

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Generating opportunities to win each game, the University of Evansville baseball team was unable to get timely hits when it needed it, falling by twin 6-5 scores in a Sunday doubleheader at Indiana in Bloomington, Ind.
“We battled today and had chances to win both games. Really competed but didn’t do enough to win,” said Aces head baseball coach Wes Carroll. “Proud of how we battled in the elements but we didn’t capture the opportunity. Ready to get back home for a good stretch.”

Game One: Indiana 6, Evansville 5

Much like Friday night, the runs came early, but they only were marked on the home half of the scoreboard. The Hoosiers struck for four in the opening inning, magnified by a pair of Evansville errors. Following the opening inning, Aces starter Shane Gray settled in, firing five-straight strikeouts split between the third and fourth innings, holding Indiana to just a 4-0 lead.

Evansville’s offense created opportunities, but did so without a hit. After Indiana added two more runs in the fourth, Evansville would mount a comeback, beginning with its first hit of the contest in the sixth with a double down the left field line that broke the seal for later innings.

In the eighth, the Aces began their comeback, scoring five in the penultimate inning. It began with a two-run homer by Tanner Craig that ricocheted off the scoreboard for his 39th career blast. Three batters later and with two more runners on base, Evan Berkey smashed the second home run of the inning, slicing on down the right-field line that got out and pushed the Aces within one at 6-5 heading into the ninth.

The Aces brought their three, four, and five batters to the plate in the ninth, but Indiana reliever Grant Holderfield ended Evansville’s threat to secure the 6-5 win for the Hoosiers.

Game Two: Indiana 6, Evansville 5

Evansville’s offense got going much sooner in the second game of the doubleheader as the Aces scored their first run of the game on aa fielder’s choice in the top of the first. Indiana quickly answered, scoring a run on a groundout to tie the game at one.

An RBI base hit from Shallenberger gave the Aces the lead back in the top of the second as the junior scored Hord. The lead was owned by the Aces until the bottom of the third when the Hoosiers tallied an RBI single of their own to re-tie the game.

A key moment in the contest occurred in the fifth as Evansville looked poised to limit Indiana to just one run, but an error allowed two runs to score, handing the Hoosiers a 5-2 lead.

As has been true of the Aces all season, Evansville mounted a comeback, beginning with a solo home run from Shallenberger in the sixth and followed by an RBI single from Simon Scherry in the seventh to get within a run. Later in the seventh, a wild pitch tied the game as Ty Rumsey came home.

In the next half inning, Indiana retook the lead, doing so for good with an RBI base hit of their own by Glasser. The key to the night was Evansville’s inability to score runners on base as the Aces stranded 16 runners in game two of the doubleheader, falling to Indiana by a 6-5 score.

The Aces will return home for the first time in nearly a month, beginning an eight-game homestand on Tuesday when Evansville hosts Austin Peay at German American Bank Field at 6 PM.

VU Track and Field dominates Bill Smith Invitational to begin outdoor season

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VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University men’s and women’s track and field teams had an outstanding showing Saturday afternoon at the annual VU Bill Smith Invitational, named after former VU Track and Field coach and 2021-22 NJCAA Cross Country and Track & Field Coaches Association Hall of Fame inductee Bill Smith.

The conditions were tough Saturday to begin the outdoor track season, with temperatures hovering around the mid-30’s and 25 mile per hour wind all afternoon.

The VU athletes braved the cold weather to pick up first-place finishes in 16 different events Saturday.

Vincennes University’s men’s team was led out of the blocks by freshman sprinter Jalen Bowman, who picked up a pair of first-place finishes in the 100 meter and 200 meter races.

Sophomore Kyle Stewart (Evansville, Ind.) placed third in the 100 meter sprint, before taking the top spot in the long jump with a distance of 7.07 meters.

Freshman Collin Sutton (New Albany, Ind.) placed third in the 200 meter race, while also taking second place in the 400 meters and as part of the 4×400 meter relay team.

Sutton was joined in the 400 meter race by freshman Yamar Lyons (Kalamazoo, Mich.) who finished sixth and sophomore James Nzoyikorera (Indianapolis, Ind.) who placed seventh.

VU continues their trend of dominating the 800 meter race from the indoor season, as the Trailblazers had three of the first four finishers Saturday.

Sophomore Manamanya Opiew (Indianapolis, Ind.) took the top spot by two hundredths of a second.

Opiew was followed by freshmen Mathew Keitany (Kenya) who placed third and Ernest Momodu (Indianapolis, Ind.) who finished fourth.

Opiew would also take the top spot in the 1500 meter race, with Keitany again placing third, sophomore Trenton Faulkner (Vincennes, Ind.) coming in fifth and Momodu taking eighth.

Sophomore Ian Boit (Eldoret, Kenya) and Walter Tanui (Eldoret, Kenya) placed fifth and sixth respectively in the men’s 5k.

Sophomore Damian Ross (East St. Louis, Ill.) began his outdoor season strong with a win in the 400 meter hurdles, finishing just over a minute at 1:00.76.

Freshman Trey Browne placed third in the 3000 meter steeplechase, which began after a short delay to refill water pit after a leak.

The VU 4×400 relay team of Lyons, Sutton, Bowman and Ross took second place, while the team of Faulkner, Keitany, Momodu and Opiew placed fourth.

Vincennes continued their strong day in the field events, with sophomore Matthew Frazier (Franklin, Ind.) taking the top spot in the pole vault at 3.65 meters.

Freshman Nicholas Stanislaus (Grenada) placed third in the pole vault before taking the top spot in the triple jump with a distance of 13.55 meters.

Sophomore Mason Harmes (Borden, Ind.) came away with three, top-three finishes on the day, earning the top spot in the shot put at 12.49 meters, second place in the discus at 44.29 meters and third in the hammer throw at 34.59 meters.

Freshman David Beadle (Jamaica) took the first place finish in the discus and hammer throw with a distance of 53.13 meters in the discus and 36.16 meters in the hammer. Beadle also placed fifth in the shot put at 10.56 meters.

Sophomore Jaylen Rush (Palos Heights, Ill.) rounded out the VU men’s team finishers taking fourth place in the hammer throw at 26.13 meters and winning the javelin at 34.11 meters.

“It was a brutal day with winds blowing at 25 miles per hour and cold,” VU Track and Field Head Coach Marty Rogier said. “But everyone competed very well and not one person ever complained about the conditions. It ended up being a really fun meet, even though we did end up losing our team tent in the wind. We had so many good efforts today.”

“Jalen won the sprints, Mason won the discus and shot, David won the hammer and Jaylen won the javelin, giving us a sweep of the men’s throws,” Rogier added. “Manny had a great effort winning the 800 and 1500. We did well in the jumps with Kyle winning with a very good jump in those conditions and Nicholas having a good effort in the triple jump.”

“Matthew won the pole vault where just clearing the bar was a major accomplishment. Damian had a very good effort in the 400 hurdles. Collin Sutton had a very good day, with three really nice runs along with his brother Asuis Miles (New Albany, Ind.) who competed unattached. Those two could really help our sprint groups for the future.”

The Vincennes women’s team also had an impressive showing Saturday, with sophomore Chloe Knepp (Montgomery, Ind.) being the only VU athlete to take first place in three different events.

Knepp won the 200 meter race at 26.90 seconds, the 400 meter race at 1:05.49 and was part of the 4×400 meter relay team with freshman Brittany Page (Bicknell, Ind.), sophomore Kyra Young (South Bend, Ind.) and freshman Hope Laughlin (Olney, Ill.) who finished with a time of 4:47.76.

Sophomore Asia McLemore (Michigan City, Ind.) took fifth place in the 200 meter race and finished sixth in the 100 meter sprint at 13.75 seconds.

Page, Young and Laughlin all ran together in the 800 meter race, with Page taking fifth at 2:38.20, Young placing sixth at 2:41.59 and Laughlin ending eighth at 2:52.96.

Young would also go on to take second in the 1500 meter race at 5:15.44 and Laughlin would place fifth at 5:39.61.

Sophomore Kaitlyn Koenig (Terre Haute, Ind.) ended the day with a second-place finish in the 3000 meter steeplechase at 13:32.01.

Freshman Abyela Cruz (French Lick, Ind.) placed second in the discus and fourth in the javelin with a distance of 28.65 meter in the discus and 22.19 in the javelin.

Freshman Giorgia Fino (Italy) took home the top spot in the javelin throw with a final distance of 29.87 meters.

“The women’s team had very good efforts with really tough conditions to run into,” Rogier said. “Kyra ran well as did Brittany and Hope. Giorgia won the javelin in her first opportunity since coming to America.”

“We started a new tradition Saturday of giving out the Trailblazer Willie Award to the meets outstanding performer,” Rogier added. “Saturday that was Chloe Knepp, our only triple winner of the day. This is meant to be a fun, goofy thing that we can celebrate every week.”

“The funniest event was the steeplechase, where we had to postpone the event until we could fill the water pit because it leaks. For some reason, everyone likes to cheer for those who are going to take a polar plunge and it was a fun, great event. Kaitlyn and Trey both ran well and handled the obstacles very well.”

“I also want to give a huge shoutout to VU Facilities Coordinator Michael Taylor and his team for handling moving all the hurdles, blocks and steeple barriers,” Rogier said. “That crew kept the meet moving and were willing troopers for being out there all day.”

The Trailblazers will look to continue to build on this strong showing next weekend when VU travels to Upland, Ind. to take part in the George Glass Invitational, hosted by Taylor University Saturday, April 2.

 

Trailblazers split series with No. 14 Lincoln Land after one-hit outing by Harbuck

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VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University Trailblazer baseball team finished their four-game Mid-West Athletic Conference (MWAC) weekend series with NJCAA Division II No. 14-ranked Lincoln Land College Sunday afternoon.

The Loggers picked up the first win of the day, taking game three of the series 13-2 before VU rallied back to finish the weekend by taking game four 4-2 with Vincennes starter sophomore Kestler Harbuck (Brooksville, Fla.) threw seven innings allowing only one hit.

Lincoln Land began the day with a bang Sunday afternoon, jumping out to an early lead after scoring three runs in the first inning and two in the second.

Vincennes would get on the board in the second as sophomore Connor VanLannen (Clinton, Ind.) scored on a groundout by freshman Kaden Elliott (New Albany, Ind.) to cut the deficit to 5-1.

The Loggers completely took control of the game in the third, scoring seven runs in the inning to grow their lead to 11.

VU would get a run back in the bottom of the inning when an RBI single by sophomore Colin Long (Evansville, Ind.) drove home freshman Will Egger (Terre Haute, Ind.).

Lincoln Land would score a run in the fourth and hold on to pick up the 13-2 win over the Trailblazers in five innings.

Freshman Kobe Bartlett (Rockport, Ind.) got the start on the mound for VU in game three. Lasting two innings and allowing seven runs on three hits with one strikeout.

Vincennes got a solid outing out of the bullpen from sophomore Camden Greer (Boonville, Ind.) who threw the final one and one-third innings, only allowing one hit and striking out one.

The Trailblazers look to split the series with the highly-rated Logger baseball team in game four, sending sophomore Kestler Harbuck to the mound.

VU was the first team to get on the scoreboard in game four after sophomore Josiah Sizemore (Cambridge City, Ind.) and Ethan Burdette (Linton, Ind.) walked to begin the third inning.

The next four VU batters, sophomores Colin Long, Peyton Lane (New Paris, Ohio), Connor VanLannen and freshman Colton Evans (Henderson, Ky.) all came through with RBI singles, giving the Blazers a 4-0 lead.

Harbuck lasted three innings without giving up a hit, giving up a single to lead-off the fourth before retiring 12 of the next 14 batters he faced.

Harbuck pitched into the eighth inning, allowing one run on one hit and striking out seven.

Sophomore Braedon Nichols (Sullivan, Ind.) came in to finish out the eighth inning, throwing an inning and a third, allowing one run on three hits and striking out the final batter he faced to lead-off the ninth inning.

Sophomore Luke Osborn (Perryville, Ind.) entered the game to get the final two outs to pick up his fourth save of the season, as Vincennes came away with the day two split and split the four-game series with Lincoln Land, winning game four 4-2.

USI Women’s Tennis falters against UMSL, 5-2

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ST. LOUIS, Mo. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Tennis (5-3) ends its three-match winning streak against Great Lakes Valley Conference opponent University of Missouri St. Louis (4-4) after falling to the Tritons 5-2 in a non-conference match Sunday. The Screaming Eagles have now lost 12 straight against UMSL since 2000.
 
DOUBLES: USI found no success in doubles competition against the Tritons losing the first point of the match.

SINGLES: The Eagles tallied a pair of wins in the singles contest for their only victories of the day. Sophomore Rachel McCorkle (Tulsa, Oklahoma) and junior Chloe McIsaac (Fairview Heights, Illinois) each collected tiebreaker victories for USI. McCorkle nabbed her victory in the two slot (6-3, 1-6, 6-3) while McIsaac recorded the second victory in comeback fashion in the four hole (3-6, 7-5, 1-0). McCorkle and McIsaac were the final two singles matches of the competition.
 
COMING UP FOR THE EAGLES:
The Eagles will have an eventful next weekend as regional opponent, Tiffin University, and conference foe, Quincy University come to town. USI will face the Dragons of Tiffin Friday April 1 with a 2 p.m. start at Wesselman Park. The Eagles are 0-1 against the Dragons with the latest match being in March 2021.
 

USI welcomes a familiar foe of Quincy to Wesselman Park Sunday April 3 at 10 a.m for a non-conference affair. The Eagles have dominated the Hawks in past matches with a controlling 11-1 all-time series lead.

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