Wilkes’ extra inning double fuels Evansville to series win
“Really proud of this club showing a lot of fight throughout the entire day,” remarked Evansville head baseball coach Wes Carroll on the Aces Sunday win. “Tough to win on the road in the Valley and having the type of 10th inning shows a lot about this team.”
Coming-on as a pinch hitter in the 10th, junior Robbie Wilkes delivered what would be the game-winning double with the bases loaded, driving in three runs and lifting the Aces lead to 11-7. Valpo would score two runs in the bottom half of the 10th and threaten for more, but Drew Dominik slammed the store to secure the 11-9 win for Evansville.
Mark Shallenberger posted strong numbers to power Evansville in the series finale. The St. Louis native belted his fifth home run of the season in the first, a three-run shot to right, before adding another RBI on a sacrifice fly in the third. Shallenberger finished the day 1-for-2 at the plate with four RBI, three runs scored, and a pair of walks.
Following a five-hit performance in Saturday’s doubleheader, Simon Scherry got the offense started with a triple to lead-off the game. During Brent Widder’s at-bat, Scherry scored on a passed ball as the Aces tallied four runs in the first and two more runs in the third to grab a 6-0 advantage.
Valpo clawed back, scoring four runs in the fifth, narrowing Evansville’s lead to just two at 6-4. The Aces added a run in the sixth as Shallenberger scored following a Valpo error.
Leading 7-4 heading into the bottom of the ninth, Evansville ran into trouble as the home side loaded the bases with no outs. Jakob Meyer would work his way out of the inning, With the bases still loaded and one out and the game tied at seven, Meyer got a strikeout and groundout to end the inning and send the game to extras.
Junior Caleb Reinhardt got the start on the mound for Evansville, pitching 4.2 innings, allowing four runs on six hits. Evansville’s relievers came in and held Valpo scoreless across 3.1 innings up until the ninth as Eric Roberts, Michael Parks, and Shane Harris combined to allow just two hits, while striking-out three.
Evansville heads into the final weekend of the regular season having won four of its last five games and will face Indiana State in a four-game set, beginning on Thursday at 6 PM at German American Bank Field at Charles H. Braun Stadium in Evansville.
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HEALTH DEPARTMENT UPDATES STATEWIDE COVID-19 CASE COUNTS
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Shooting in the 1100 block of N. Boeke
On May 15, around 7:00 p.m., the Evansville Police Department (E.P.D.) was called to the 1100 block of N.Boeke for a person with a gun. The caller, who lived at the address, advised Central Dispatch that a male was in his residence with a gun. Dispatch could hear yelling and screaming in the background while speaking with the caller.
The caller then dropped the phone, but the line was still open. The dispatcher could hear a gunshot in the background along with a scuffle.
When officers arrived they found a male that had been shot in the abdomen. He was quickly rushed to a local hospital to receive treatment for his wounds. They also were able to locate the shooter, Kristian Isaiah Clay(30), who was still on scene outside the residence.
After separating all the involved parties E.P.D. Detectives were able to figure out that Clay was with a group of people who had been making threats to the victim over a money dispute. They had been sending threateningtext messages for non-payment of a washing machine.
When Clay, along with two carloads of people, showed up at the victim’s address he immediately knew they were going to assault him. Fearing for his life, the victim ran inside his duplex and grabbed a long kitchen knife for protection then called 911.
While speaking with the 911 operator, Clay drew his weapon on the victim and told him to drop the knife.After he dropped the knife, Clay began to strike the victim. A third party, who lived in an adjoining duplex,heard the struggle and attempted to stop Clay. In doing so, he was shot in the abdomen.
Despite his claims of self-defense, Clay was arrested and transported to the Vanderburgh County Corrections Center. He is being charged with Battery with a Deadly Weapon.
The third party victim who was shot in the abdomen is expected to survive his injuries. The intended victim suffered a broken nose.
Aces drive in 12 runs to earn split in doubleheader
“Taking the first two of three games in the series puts us in great position tomorrow with Caleb Reinhardt on the mound,” said Aces head baseball coach Wes Carroll. ” In game one, pitchers for Valpo did a great job keeping our hitters off balance. Really proud of our offensive adjustment in game two against a very talented arm. Simon Scherry had a big game and three home runs provided us enough to hold on.”
Game One: Valparaiso 5, Evansville 1
After an impressive first two innings from starting pitcher Donovan Schultz, Evansville ran into trouble in the third inning. Following a pair of walks, Valpo recorded two base hits that scored three runs and handed the home side a 3-0 advantage.
It was Jonathan Temple who added two more runs in the fifth and sixth, recording a solo home run to left center in the fifth, followed by an RBI double down the left field line as Valpo saw its lead bolstered to 5-0.
The Aces attempted to fuel a late comeback as Evansville got on the board in the top of the seventh on a sacrifice fly by Troy Beilsmith scored Danny Borgstrom, trimming Valpo’s lead to four at 5-1. Evansville would not be able to draw any closer in the seventh as Valpo captured the 5-1 win in the day’s doubleheader opener.
Game Two: Evansville 12, Valparaiso 9
Evansville’s offense got going early in game two. The Aces scored first on an RBI base hit by Eric Roberts that scored Simon Scherry. Later in the inning with the bases loaded. Kenton Crews took a walk, scoring Widder as Evansville led 2-0 after the first.
Two solo home runs in the bottom half of the second helped Valpo tie the game at two as the home side held the game at a tie until the fifth.
The fifth inning was the beginning of Evansville’s offensive explosion. The Aces went back in front with an RBI single by Troy Beilsmith, scoring Widder for the second time on the day. Mark Shallenberger followed the redshirt senior with a two-run shot down the left-field line, followed by a solo home run by Tanner Craig to close the inning with a 6-2 Evansville lead.
Evansville starter Jake McMahill turned in another strong effort on the mound for the Aces in the second game of the doubleheader, pitching six innings, allowing just two earned runs.
Four more runs came across for Evansville in the sixth with Scherry, Beilsmith, and Roberts each driving in runs as the Aces saw their lead blossom to eight runs at 10-2. One inning later, Evansville gained a nine-run advantage as Danny Borgstrom belted a solo shot to center.
Valpo began to battle back in the bottom of the eighth, scoring five runs to chip the Aces lead down to 11-7. After Scherry ripped a double down the line to give Evansville 12 runs on the afternoon, Valpo found itself down to its last three outs.
After the bases were loaded, Valpo walked in a run to get back within four runs. A key moment unfolded in the next at bat as Valpo had the bases loaded with no outs. Evansville closer Jakob Meyer got Temple to ground into a double play and kept the momentum rolling with a fly out to end the threat and secure a 12-9 win for the Aces.
Evansville and Valpo will close-out their series with a final game at 1 PM on Sunday at Emory G. Bauer Field in Valparaiso, Ind.
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Senators Braun, Coons Introduce New Members To The Senate ALS Caucus
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Mike Braun (R-IN) and Chris Coons (D-DE) reintroduced the bipartisan Senate ALS Caucus with new members: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Ed Markey (D-MA), Tina Smith (D-MN), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD).
Current members:Â U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO), Â Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), John Boozman (R-AR), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), John Thune (R-SD), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI).
“I am happy to join Senator Coons in announcing six new members to the bipartisan Senate ALS Caucus,â€Â said Senator Mike Braun. “I look forward to working with members new and old to find real solutions in aiding individuals suffering with ALS.â€
“Each May, we lift up the many courageous people battling ALS and their families, and bring special awareness to the work needed to end this disease,â€Â said Senator Coons. “This ALS Awareness Month, I’m glad to announce that six new members have joined the Senate ALS Caucus – a bipartisan group working to expand resources to support research, new treatment options, and one day, a cure. I look forward to more progress in the months and years ahead.â€
“Since the launch of the Congressional ALS Caucus two short years ago, we have seen 165 members of the House and Senate come together to drive forward ALS research funding, introduce innovative legislation to improve patient access to therapies and deliver financial dignity for those impacted by ALS” said Danielle Carnival, Ph.D., CEO of I AM ALS. “Under the leadership of Senator Coons and Senator Braun, the Senate ALS caucus has already delivered real impact for people living with ALS and their families and we look forward to continuing to work with them to realize the hope felt by so many by turning the hope of scientific progress into the reality of effective treatments and cures.”
“The ALS Caucus provides an important voice for people with ALS and their loved ones, ensuring the ALS community is at the table when policies that impact their lives are debated,â€Â said Calaneet Balas, president and CEO of The ALS Association. “Together, we have achieved important policy changes: passing legislation providing people with ALS immediate access to SSDI and Medicare, increasing funding for ALS research, and making progress to accelerate drug development, approval and access. We look forward to working with the ALS Caucus during the 117th Congress to help expedite effective treatments and cures as soon as possible.â€
The bipartisan Senate ALS Caucus brings together Senators from both sides of the aisle who share a commitment to working collaboratively to advocate on behalf of ALS patients and their families. The mission of the Senate ALS Caucus is to:
- Raise awareness about the difficulties faced by ALS patients and their families;
- Advance policies that improve the quality of life for ALS patients;
- Expand the network of support for those suffering from ALS; and,
- Advocate for investments in research that will enhance our understanding of the causes of ALS, identify effective treatments, and eventually discover a cure.
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease that destroys the body’s ability to control muscle movement. There is no effective treatment for the disease, no known cause, and currently no cure.
THE EMPEROR’S CLOTHES
THE EMPEROR’S CLOTHES
GAVEL GAMUTÂ By Jim Redwine
The past few weeks you, Gentle Reader, and I have been cogitating on the volatile issues of how bias might affect cases in court. Thank you for your interest. Now I would like to lightly examine a case or two where my own objectivity might be questioned. The first involves my two-word name and the fact I was born on the Osage Indian Nation in Oklahoma. While I grew up with numerous peers who were Osage, I can make no claim to that proud heritage. But as my father was born in Indian Territory in 1905 before Oklahoma became a state and because my mother’s family, the Berryhill’s, included undocumented members of both the Creek and Cherokee nations our family does have a slight Native American tradition of which we are proud; although our name was an amalgamation from Prussian/German lineage prior to migration to America in the 17th century, kind of the way Toni Morrison described how African American names were assigned by immigration clerks. The original Prussian spelling of Raedwine meant “counsel-friendâ€. Regardless, when I served as a deputy prosecuting attorney in Vanderburgh County, Indiana some of the folks I prosecuted knew I was from Oklahoma and had an “Indian sounding†name. And though Indiana might have been an Indian country when the Mississippi River marked “America’s†western border, when I lived in Indiana, Hoosiers were quite a ways removed from Native American culture. In fact, Osage County, Oklahoma was more the stuff of Hollywood than reality to most people in Vanderburgh County, Indiana. Anyway, the criminal element I came into frequent contact with as a prosecuting attorney often put me into the paid gunfighter genre.
It will not surprise you that when I was vigorously seeking jail time for some of those misguided souls they took umbrage at my efforts and me. One of those habitual backsliders was a young African American man whom I prosecuted more than once. He was not amused at my repeated attempts to remove him from polite society and often referred to me to my face as, “Red Skin†not Redwine.
The culmination of my uncomfortable and frequent contact with Mr. Politically Incorrect occurred during a jury trial where Mr. Miscreant, who had about as much court experience as his young court-appointed attorney, overruled his lawyer’s advice and demanded to testify in his own defense. As I had a list of several convictions of impeachable offenses by Mr. _____ that I could bring out before the jury on cross-examination, I was eager to get a chance at him. Well, as the saying goes, “Be careful what you wish for.â€
This particular charge of about forty years ago occurred out of one of those situations we in today’s media market would call a Black Lives Matter fact pattern. George Willie _____ was seen beside a broken window to a business. A concerned citizen called the Evansville, Indiana police department and a squad car with two officers was dispatched. The police saw G.W. __?__ at the scene and chased him for several blocks. George’s story was he had done nothing wrong but was afraid the white cops would never believe him and might harm him. As he told his story I grew ever more excited for the chance to bring him down.
The heavily tattooed, long dreadlocked, dashiki wearing multiple ears ringed very dark defendant sullenly answered my cross-examination questions for several minutes then when I brought out his most recent prior conviction he loudly said as he glanced at the jury and then stared me in the eye:
“Redwine, why is you always after me. We Black folks and you Indians should be on the same side, after all, the white man stole your land!â€
The jury tittered, the judge laughed, the defense attorney knocked his fist on his counsel table and I was struck dumb. And, yes, if you must know, Mr. Repeat Offender was found not guilty by the jury. I avoided ever going up against Mr. Eloquent again by claiming I did not think it would be fair for me to do so. In reality, I just didn’t want to give him another chance.
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Hoosier History Highlights
May 16 – May 22The Week in Indiana History |
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“But you do not think much about the stars. They are always there. Look at them when you have a moment.” – – – Mary Jane Ward (1905 – 1981) Born in Fairmount, Indiana, she became a novelist whose book TheSnake Pit was made into an Oscar-winning motion picture. Did You Know?Pay for the Commissioners    In January of 1820, the Indiana General Assembly in the capital city of Corydon passed an act which called for the appointment of a commission of ten members “to select and locate a site for the permanent seat of government for Indiana.”  Those chosen were George Hunt (Wayne County,) John Conner (Fayette County,) Stephen Ludlow (Dearborn County,) John Galleland (Switzerland County,) Joseph Bartholomew (Clark County,) Jesse B. Durham (Jackson County,) John Tipton (Harrison County,) Frederick Rapp (Posey County,) William Prince (Gibson County,) and Thomas Emmerson (Knox County.) Each member of the Commission would receive an allowance of “two dollars each, per day, for their services, and also the sum of two dollars for every twenty-five miles each may travel.” Take an “Armchair Tour” of the Indiana Statehouse
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1920   United States Vice President Thomas Marshall gave the keynote address at the Democratic State Convention in Indianapolis. Speaking at the Denison Hotel, the former Indiana Governor praised President Woodrow Wilson and his policies during World War I. Former Indiana Governor Samuel Ralston was cheered by the crowd when he encouraged Marshall to run for President.
1932   Dan Wakefield was born in Indianapolis. He attended Shortridge High School where he was a sports writer for the school’s newspaper, The Shortridge DailyEcho. He graduated from Columbia University and went on to become a journalist, novelist, and screenwriter. Two of his novels, Going All the Way and Starting Over, were made into movies.
1986   At commencement ceremonies for Indiana Central University, school president Gene E. Sease announced that the name of the institution would be changed to The University of Indianapolis. He and Mayor William H. Hudnut said the change had already been authorized by the Indiana Secretary of State and would take place immediately. At the same time, a $25 million “Focus on the Future” fund drive was launched.
1991   Willy T. Ribbs became the first African American to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race. He qualified again in 1993 and also competed in many other forms of auto racing, including Indy Car, NASCAR, and the Trans-Am Series. He was raised on a ranch in California where he became interested in racing at an early age.
