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.
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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.
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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).
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UP NEXT FOR USI:Â 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 Use Dominate Day to Get Back in Win Column
Eagles soar past Hawks, 4-3
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.
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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.
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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
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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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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