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Eagles erupt for combined 14 runs in DH sweep of Quincy
University of Southern Indiana Softball erupted for a combined 14 runs off 22 hits in a Great Lakes Valley Conference doubleheader sweep of visiting Quincy University Saturday afternoon at the USI Softball Field.
The Screaming Eagles (4-9, 2-4 GLVC), who hit a combined eight doubles on the day, won the opener, 9-1, in five innings. They completed the sweep with a 5-0 victory in the nightcap.
Sophomore pitcher Allie Goodin (Evansville, Indiana) went a combined 4-of-7 at the plate with a pair of doubles and four RBI to lead the Eagles on the day, while senior leftfielder Alicia Webb (Elberfeld, Indiana) and freshman centerfielder Mackenzie Bedrick(Brownsburg, Indiana) each extended their respective hitting streaks to 17 and 10 games.
Game 1: USI 9, QU 1 (5 inn.)
Playing at home for the first time since April 13, 2019, the Eagles exploded for four runs in their first turn at the plate in the last half of the first inning. The Eagles had four hits in the opening frame, three of which were of the extra-base variety, as they jumped out to a commanding 4-0 advantage.
Webb and Goodin each had RBI-doubles in the first inning, while sophomore second baseman Rachel Martinez (Chicago, Illinois) drove in two runners with a double to leftfield.
USI tacked on two more tallies in the second inning to extend its advantage to 6-0. Sophomore shortstop Jordan Rager (Fishers, Indiana) had an RBI-double to push across the first run, while sophomore designated player/catcher Sammie Kihega (Greenfield, Indiana) drove in the second run with an RBI-single.
USI tacked on three more tallies in the fourth frame as Goodin and junior third baseman Mary Bean (Schaumburg, Illinois) each had RBI-singles.
Quincy (8-16, 3-8 GLVC) capitalized on a lead-off triple to score a tally in the top of the fifth inning, but junior pitcher/infielder Maddie Duncan (Lynnville, Indiana) was able to hold the Hawks to the single tally and give the Eagles the win via the eight-run rule.
Goodin (2-4) got the win for the Eagles as she surrendered just one hit while striking out five batters in four scoreless innings inside the circle.
Game 2: USI 5, QU 0
Junior pitcher Katie Back (Indianapolis, Indiana) recorded her second-career shutout as USI turned out another strong effort at the plate in the second game.
The Eagles got a two-run double from Goodin in the bottom of the first inning to take a 2-0 lead; then got solo tallies in the fourth, fifth and sixth frames to win going away. Webb posted her second double in as many innings to push across USI’s run in the fourth inning, while Back hit a solo home run in the fifth to put the Eagles up, 4-0.
Martinez had an RBI-single in the sixth to cap off the Eagles’ offensive output.
Back (2-4), meanwhile, was sharp in the circle, allowing just four hits and one walk, while fanning three batters. She retired 12 straight batters before giving up a two-out single in the top of the seventh inning.
Up Next
The Eagles host Truman State University in a GLVC doubleheader Sunday at noon at the USI Softball Field. The Bulldogs (7-13, 4-6 GLVC) suffered a pair of road losses to McKendree University (7-1 and 4-3) Saturday in Lebanon, Illinois.
Notes
Kihega drew four walks in the second game, tying the program record for walks in a single game, which had been done six times by five different players prior to Kihega’s four-walk performance Saturday…Kihega enters Sunday’s twinbill with Truman State having drawn a walk in five straight at-bats after she was issued a free pass in her final at-bat of the opening game.
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Softball sweeps Saturday doubleheader over Valpo
Aces win 16th game of the season
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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Four University of Evansville players belted home runs on Saturday when the Purple Aces softball team earned a doubleheader sweep over Valparaiso at Cooper Stadium.
Game one saw the Aces (16-7, 4-1 MVC) finish with a close 2-1 victory before UE rallied from a 4-3 deficit to post the final five runs in an 8-4 win over Valpo (5-14, 1-4 MVC).
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Game 1
Valparaiso stranded the bases loaded in the top of the first and Eryn Gould wasted little time in taking advantage, leading off the bottom of the first with a solo home run to deep center field. Evansville added a second run in the frame on a Jessica Fehr single. Valpo cut the lead in half when Taylor Tonoian homered to left field in the top of the fourth.
The Aces had a chance to add some insurance in the bottom half of the sixth when pinch runner Mackenzie McFeron stole second before reaching third with one out, but Valpo escaped the jam unscathed to keep it a 1-run game. It would not make a difference in the end with Izzy Vetter sitting VU down in order in the seventh co clinch her seventh win of the season. Valpo had three hits while the Aces posted two, both being RBI knocks in the first. UE did reach base with six walks; Gould and Jenna Lis registered two apiece.
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Game 2
In the second contest, Valpo once again had early baserunners but took advantage when they got on the board in the top of the second. Three hits, including an RBI from Lauren Kehlenbrink, saw them take a 1-0 lead. It did not take long for the Aces to respond. A Lis walk was followed by a Jessica Fehr single. That is when Lindsay Renneisen belted her fifth home run of the season to give UE a 3-1 lead.
Valpo continued to put runners on base as the first three batters in the third would reach before scoring their second run on another Kehlenbrink single. Jaime Nurrenbern limited the damage to just one run to keep UE in front at 3-2, but Valparaiso continued to battle and would go back in front in the fifth when Alexis Johnson tripled to right-center.
Evansville answered in the bottom of the frame when a 2-run home run by Katie McLean, her first of the season, put Evansville back on top. Also scoring on the play was Eryn Gould, who walked earlier in the inning. Following a Haley Woolf base hit, Marah Wood added the Aces third homer of the game to push the lead to 7-4 before Gould added an RBI single in the sixth. That was all the insurance the Aces would need as Erin Kleffman picked up her third win of the year in an 8-4 final.
Picking up two hits apiece for UE were Haley Woolf, Fehr and Wood while Renneisen paced the team with three RBI. In total, the Aces registered nine hits while Valpo checked in with 11. Jaina Westphal had a team-high three hits.
Tomorrow morning, the teams meet up for the third and final game of the season at 11 a.m. inside Cooper Stadium.
USI bashes way to DH sweep
University of Southern Indiana Baseball exploded for 20 total runs in a doubleheader sweep at Maryville University Saturday afternoon in St. Louis, Missouri. USI took the opener, 10-5, and the nightcap, 10-4.
The Screaming Eagles go to 6-11 overall and 4-7 in the GLVC, after today’s action, while Maryville is 7-9 overall, 5-4 GLVC.
GAME 1:
USI blasted four home runs in the opener to defeat Maryville, 10-5, to begin the doubleheader.
Eagles’ junior third baseman Michael Conner started the scoring in the first inning with a two-run shot to give USI a 2-0 lead. The advantage did not last long as the Saints scored four times in the bottom half of the opening frame to put the Eagles in a 4-2 hole.
USI started to take control in the second inning when sophomore centerfielder Austin Moody narrowed the deficit to 4-3 with a round-tripper to left field. Moody’s home run ignited eight unanswered runs putting the Eagles in command.
The Eagles moved into the lead for good, 7-4, with a four-run fourth, highlighted by a two-run single up the middle by junior leftfielder Bryce Krizan. USI pushed the margin to 9-4 in the fifth when senior rightfielder Manny Lopez and junior designated hitter Aaron Euler hit back-to-back blasts before the Eagles finished its eight-run surge with a tally in the sixth.
The Saints would add a tally in the bottom of the seventh to conclude USI’s 10-5 victory.
On the mound, junior right-hander Brady Bowling picked up the win in relief. Bowling allowed one run on one hit, while striking out four in 3.2 frames of work.
Game 2:
The Eagles completed the doubleheader sweep behind the hot hitting of the top of the lineup and a strong start from senior right-hander Jacob Bowles in a 10-4 victory
The one through four hitters in the USI line-up combined for seven hits, five runs scored, and nine of the 10 RBI as the Eagles scored one in the first and second; two in the third; one in the fourth; and five in the sixth for the victory.
USI junior second baseman Ethan Hunter let the way, going three-for-four with two runs scored and a pair of RBIs. Freshman first baseman Adam Wildeman led way in run in production with a three RBIs, while senior rightfielder Manny Lopez hit his second home run of the doubleheader.
Bowles (1-2) posted his first win of the season, allowing four runs on nine hits, while striking out five in 6.1 innings of work. USI sophomore left-hander Sammy Barnett got the final two outs for Bowles to close out the victory.
No. 9 Indiana Closes Out Final Day of Prelims Burns Makes Second Championship Final Â
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The No. 9-ranked Indiana University men’s swimming and diving team advanced five individuals (one Championship Final) and a relay to the evening finals at the 2021 NCAA Championships on Saturday morning at the Greensboro Aquatic Center. IU will also have two swimmers competing in the timed finals of the 1,650 Freestyle throughout the afternoon.
200 BACKSTROKE
Senior Jacob Steele finished 10th with a career-best time of 1:40.49 out of the preliminary heats of the 200 Backstroke. The time makes him the fifth-fastest performer in program history in the event. Senior Gabriel Fantoni touched 15th with a time of 1:41.07.
Both Fantoni and Steele earned a second swim in the 200 Backstroke Consolation Final in the evening after being seeded 24th and 27th, respectively, heading into the prelims.
200 BREASTSTROKE
Junior Zane Backes took 35th place in the 200 Breaststroke with a time of 1:56.40.
200 BUTTERFLY
Sophomore Brendan Burns shot out to an early lead in the final heat of the 200 Butterfly preliminary rounds before taking sixth overall with a time of 1:40.83, the ninth-fastest time in program history in the event. He will swim for gold in the evening finals.
Freshman Tomer Frankel popped the ninth-fastest time of the prelims out of the second heat with a career-best time of 1:41.73 to make him the third-fastest performer in the history of the event. Frankel will be the top seed in the Consolation Final tonight.
Senior Corey Gambardella will serve as the first alternate after taking 17th with a time of 1:42.64. Junior Van Mathias finished 35th overall with a mark of 1:44.85.
PLATFORM DIVING
Redshirt junior Andrew Capobianco, just a day removed from winning the NCAA title in the 3-Meter, scored 356.05 points in the prelims of the Platform Dive to earn a spot in his third final in as many events. He will be seeded second (10th overall) in the event Consolation Final.
Junior Cole VanDevender finished 35th with a score of 262.20 on the platform to close out his first-career trip to the NCAA Championships.
PRELIM RESULTS
200 BACKSTROKE
Jacob Steele – 1:40.49 (Consolation Final, Career Best)
Gabriel Fantoni – 1:41.07 (Consolation Final)
200 BREASTSTROKE
- Zane Backes – 1:56.40
200 BUTTERFLY
Brendan Burns – 1:40.83 (Championship Final)
Tomer Frankel – 1:41.73 (Consolation Final, Career Best)
- Corey Gambardella – 1:42.64
- Van Mathias – 1:44.85
PLATFORM DIVE
- Andrew Capobianco – 356.05 (Consolation Final)
- Cole VanDevender – 262.20
The 2021 NCAA Championships will conclude with Hoosier representation on Saturday evening with the finals of the 1,650 Freestyle, 200 Backstroke, 200 Butterfly, Platform Dive, and the 400 Freestyle Relay. The action gets underway at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN3.
CAVUTO | Senator Braun On What He Saw At The Border
March 27, 2021
CAVUTO | Senator Braun On What He Saw At The Border
JASPER, IN – On Fox News today, Senator Mike Braun gave Neil Cavuto an update on the crisis at the border and why the “welcome sign” that the Biden administration put up through their policies has led to the humanitarian, national security, and health crisis he witnessed on his trip to the U.S.-Mexico border
https://pressofficeofsenatormikebraunin.cmail19.com/t/t-i-miyhho-l-y/
HEALTH DEPARTMENT UPDATES STATEWIDE COVID-19 CASE COUNTS
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Shooting Fielding Court Apts
 On Friday, March 26th, around 8:00 p.m. officers were dispatched to the area of Fielding Court Apartments reference shots fired. Officers arrived and were directed to an apartment and found a male with a gunshot wound to his abdomen. While attempting to provide medical care to the victim, a witness began interfering with officers and was detained.Â
The victim was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. The witness was transported to EPD headquarters to be interviewed and was later arrested on outstanding warrants unrelated to this incident. A search warrant was applied for and granted for the apartment the victim was located in. During the course of the investigation, it became apparent the shooting was self-inflicted.Â
Pitchers’ duel falls Xavier’s way in series opener
Gray throws career-high eight strikeouts in Friday start
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EVANSVILLE – In the opening game of the weekend, the University of Evansville baseball team dropped a pitchers’ duel to Xavier, 6-1, in game one of the four-game series at German American Bank Field at Charles H. Braun Stadium on Friday night in Evansville.
“Typical Friday night kind of baseball game. Shane Gray gave us a chance on the mound, unfortunately we just didn’t compete well enough against their starter,” said Evansville head baseball coach Wes Carroll. “(Jared) Olson overmatched our offense throughout. Big day tomorrow for 16 innings.”
The two starters for each squad were the stars of the show on the night and they brought it early. Both Xavier’s Jared Olson and Evansville’s Shane Gray sat their opponents down in order in the opening inning.
Xavier struck first in the top of the second, scoring a run following a walk and a base-hit, eventually pushing one across the plate on an error to take a 1-0 lead. The Aces answered in the bottom half of the inning, as a pair of walks by juniors Tanner Craig and Mason Brinkley helped power the offense. With two on and one out, senior Craig Shepherd ripped a base-hit to right center to score Craig and tie the game.
The Musketeers regained the lead in the third, getting a solo home run from Andrew Walker to take a 2-1 lead. Following Xavier’s homer, Olson locked down on the mound, striking-out three in the third to end the Evansville threat.
After both sides went quietly in the fourth, the Aces threatened to tie the match in the fifth. Evansville led off the inning with a walk by senior Ben Komonosky and would advance him to third with two outs. With an opportunity to tie the match, Olson ended the inning for the Aces with a strikeout.
Evansville showcased its defensive strength in the top of the sixth. With two outs, the Musketeers got a single to right field and the runner on second attempted to score. Redshirt senior Troy Beilsmith gathered the ball and fired a strike to home plate as Komonosky tagged the runner, who tried to hurdle him to end the inning and keep the Aces within a run.
As the game waned, Xavier added two runs in both the seventh and ninth innings to secure the 6-1 win.
Gray pitched six innings in the loss, allowing three earned runs on five hits, while striking-out a career-high eight batters.
Evansville and Xavier meet for a doubleheader beginning at 1 PM on Saturday at German American Bank Field at Charles H. Braun Stadium in Evansville.