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Goodin, Newman flirt with no-hitters as Eagles sweep Cardinals

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EVANSVILLE, Ind.—Junior pitcher Allie Goodin (Evansville, Indiana) and freshman pitcher Josie Newman (Indianapolis, Indiana) each took a no-hitter into the sixth inning of their respective starts Sunday as University of Southern Indiana Softball swept a Great Lakes Valley Conference doubleheader from visiting William Jewell College Sunday afternoon at the USI Softball Field. The Screaming Eagles won the opener, 7-1, before taking the nightcap, 5-0.

Goodin (6-0) dominated the Cardinals’ hitters, allowing just two base runners through the first five innings of game one before a two-out walk and a run-scoring double broke up the no hitter and the shutout in the top f the sixth inning. Goodin, who allowed just one hit, finished the game with eight strikeouts.

At the plate, the Eagles got a two-run single from Goodin in the bottom of the first inning to take a quick 2-0 lead. The Eagles tacked on two more runs in the third inning on an RBI-single by senior designated player Katie Back (Indianapolis, Indiana) and a run-scoring double by junior shortstop Jordan Rager (Fishers, Indiana).

USI (26-8, 12-0 GLVC), which has won 14 straight games, scored three more times in the fourth to take a commanding seven-run lead. Sophomore outfielder Mackenzie Bedrick (Brownsburg, Indiana) had an RBI-triple and scored on a wild pitch to aid the Eagles in the fourth frame. Bedrick went a combined 3-of-6 at the plate with an RBI to lead the Eagles at the dish, while Goodin drove in a team-high three runs, including one in the bottom of the first inning of game two that capped off a two-run opening frame.

Sophomore first baseman Lexi Fair (Greenwood, Indiana) started the scoring in the second game with an RBI on a sacrifice bunt, while Goodin’s single two batters later put USI in front, 2-0.

The Eagles tacked onto that lead in the second inning as Newman’s first career collegiate hit left the playing area for a solo home run. USI tacked on two more tallies in the fifth when Goodin’s two-out hit was mishandled by the William Jewell second baseman, allowing a pair of Eagles to cross the plate.

Like Goodin, Newman (8-3) took a no-hitter into the sixth inning, but a walk, followed by a lead-off single spoiled her bid. Newman finished the day by allowing just two hits in her second complete-game shutout of the season. She finished with nine strikeouts en route to her fifth consecutive win.

William Jewell fell to 10-22 overall and 4-12 in GLVC play with the losses.

USI returns to action Saturday at noon when it travels to Springfield, Missouri, for a GLVC doubleheader against Drury University. The Panthers (26-9, 12-2 GLVC) are coming off a doubleheader sweep over host Lindenwood University Sunday and are currently second in the GLVC standings behind USI.

Borisova paces UE women at Indiana State

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Aces are in second place

 TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Magdalena Borisova shot a 2-over 74 to lead the University of Evansville women’s golf team in the opening round of the Indiana State Invitational at the Country Club of Terre Haute.

 

Borisova has been on a roll as of late and continued that on Sunday.  Her score is tied for third place, just one off the lead.  Her 2-over trails the duo of Ashley Kulka and Caylie Kotlowski of Green Bay, who sit atop the leaderboard with 1-over rounds of 73.

 

Caitlin O’Donnell was second for the Purple Aces.  She opened the tournament with a 5-over 77.  She is solidly in the top ten, ranking solidly in the to0p ten in a 7th place tie.  One behind her was Allison Enchelmayer.  She is tied for the 10th position.  Enchelmayer wrapped up Sunday’s round with a 78.

 

Alyssa McMinn and Mallory Russell are also right in the thick of the battle.  Both carded scores of 79 in round one.  They are tied for 16th.  Individual Carly Frazier scored an 81 in Sunday’s round.  As a team, Evansville trails leader Green Bay by seven strokes.  The Phoenix finished Sunday at a 301 with the Aces checking in at a 308.

 

Monday will mark the second and final round of the tournament with play getting under way at 10 a.m. ET.

 

Softball sweeps Ramblers in Sunday doubleheader

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Aces go for series sweep on Monday

CHICAGO – Trailing 2-1 with two outs in the top of the seventh, the University of Evansville softball team rallied to score three times to take a 4-2 win over Loyola.  Riding their momentum, the Purple Aces shut down the Ramblers in game two by a 4-0 final to sweep Sunday’s doubleheader.  Monday’s third and final game is slated for a 12 p.m. first pitch.

 

Game One – UE 4, Loyola 2

Evansville made a furious rally with two outs in the seventh to open the series with a 4-2 victory.  UE appeared to have the upper hand early, loading the bases in the first before Rambler pitcher Peyton Pepkowski got out of the inning unscathed.  The Rambler offense got it going in the second inning when Abbey Jacobsen hit a 2-run home run to put Loyola up 2-0.  Evansville got one of the runs back in the fourth when Alyssa Barela hit a leadoff double before coming home on an error.

 

Limited to just two hits in the opening six frames, the Purple Aces were down to their final out stilling trailing by one.  With Hannah Hood on second and Mackenzie McFeron at the plate, McFeron singled to tie the game.  Jessica Fehr followed with a double that proved to be the game-winner before Sydney Weatherford added an RBI single to make it a 4-2 game.  Izzy Vetter took care of it from there, clinching her 14th win of the season.  In another complete game, Vetter struck out 11 batters and allowed just three hits.  Pepkowski also struck out 11 for LUC.

 

Game Two – UE 4, Loyola 0

Sydney Weatherford had her best start of the season, tossing a complete game shut out to give the Aces a 4-0 win in game two.  Haley Woolf put the Aces on the board with a solo home run to open the second inning.  It was her first long ball of 2022.  Alyssa Barela came up with a clutch hit in the third.  With two outs, Jessica Fehr walked and Weatherford reached on a single.  That brought Barela to the plate and she came through with a 2-RBI double to make it a 3-0 game.

 

Barela capped off the scoring in the fifth, hitting a solo home run to extend the lead to 4-0.  Weatherford continued her stellar day, completing the contest throwing just 68 pitches.  She allowed just two hits and walked one batter.

 

Eagles Use Dominate Day to Get Back in Win Column

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Tennis earned a dominate victory over Quincy University on Sunday, 7-0. The Screaming Eagles won every match on the day to improve to 9-4 on the season. The Hawks fall to 2-11.
 
DOUBLES: USI had a clean sweep of the doubles matches. The number two doubles pairing of junior Lucas Sakamaki (Floyds Knobs, Indiana) and senior Marvin Kromer (Germany) made quick work of their opponent with a dominate win, 6-0. The number three doubles of junior Yahor Bahdanovich (Belarus) and freshman Quinten Gillespie (Whiteland, Indiana) took care of their opponent swiftly to claim the point, 6-2. The Eagles finished off the doubles matches with a win from the 44th nationally ranked number one doubles pairing of graduate Spencer Blandford (Louisville, Kentucky) and junior Preston Cameron (Floyds Knobs, Indiana) who took care of their opponent after a tough match, 6-4.
 
SINGLES: USI continued to dominate in the singles matches. Sakamaki continued his momentum in the number three singles, easily taking care of his opponent, 6-1 6-3. Blandford followed in the number four singles, quickly taking down his opponent, 6-3 6-1. The Eagles claimed the match victory after a win from the number six singles sophomore Dylan Brown (Evansville, Indiana) who took care of his opponent in straight sets, 6-4 6-3. After securing the match victory, USI continued to soar with a win from the number five singles Kromer, who took down his opponent in the third set, 4-6 7-5 6-2. The Eagles earned their eighth match win on the day from the number one singles Bahdanovich who won his tough match, 7-6 (7-5) 6-4. USI finished off the day with a win from the number two singles senior Parker Collignon (Owensboro, Kentucky) who held off his opponent from making a comeback and securing the win the third set tiebreaker, 7-6 (7-5) 2-6 1-0 (10-6).
 
UP NEXT FOR USI: The Eagles start a long week which features them playing five matches over six days. The week starts on April 5 as they play host to Indiana University Southeast at the USI Tennis Courts at 3 p.m. USI then travels to Cedarville, Ohio on April 6 for a matchup with Cedarville University at 2 p.m. (CST).

Eagles soar past Hawks, 4-3

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Tennis (6-4) used a crucial doubles’ point to defeat Quincy University (5-9), 4-3, in a non-conference affair Sunday afternoon at Wesselman Park. The Screaming Eagles have now won 12 out of 13 matches against the Hawks since 2000.
 
DOUBLES: USI had two wins in doubles competition to claim the game-deciding point. Freshman Abby Brown (Evansville, Indiana)/junior Chloe McIsaac (Fairview Heights, Illinois) combination recorded the first victory (6-1) for the Eagles in the doubles contest. The sophomore duo of Lauren Rowe (Terre Haute, Indiana)/Rachel McCorkle (Tulsa, Oklahoma) tallied the second win (7-5) to capitalize doubles competition.

SINGLES: The Eagles netted three wins in singles competition to defeat the Hawks. Freshman Madison Windham (Clarksville, Tennessee) started off with a 6-1, 6-0 win in the six slot before McIsaac secured the 6-2, 6-4 victory playing in the five spot. With the score tied a three a piece, McCorkle defeated her opponent (6-4, 7-6) in the two hole to walk-off against the Hawks.
 
COMING UP FOR THE EAGLES:
The Eagles travel to Cedarville, Ohio for a rescheduled match against Cedarville University Wednesday at 2 p.m. before the conference schedule begins. USI makes a trip to the St. Louis area for the Great Lakes Valley Conference opener against Maryville University Friday at 2 p.m. and Lindenwood University Saturday at 11 a.m. The Eagles will welcome Ashland University back to Wesselman Park in Evansville for a regional match starting at 10 a.m.

The Eagles have won six straight against the Yellowjackets of Cedarville prior to Wednesday. Maryville holds the all-time series lead over USI, 4-0, while the Eagles have the 4-3 all-time lead over Lindenwood prior to the weekend. USI and Ashland have met once in February 2020 which ended in a 5-2 loss for USI.

USI rallies to earn a series split with Quincy

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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.   
 
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.
 
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).
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
 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).
 
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.
 

Vanderbuegh County Arrest Warrants

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Vanderbuegh County Arrest Warrants

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Shabazz: Score One For Journalism And The Good Guys

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Shabazz: Score One For Journalism And The Good Guys

  • By Abdul-Hakim Shabazz, IndyPolitics.org
  • APRIL 2,  2022 

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.’”

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.”

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.

Ensuring Parents’ Voices Are Heard

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