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“I had all these wonderful experiences – opportunities have come my way. And now, when somebody gets up to introduce me, I don’t feel like I’m the person that they are talking about. I’m just the lady next door.” – – – Margaret Ray Ringenberg (1921-2008) Did You Know?  It was March 17, 1865. John Wilkes Booth had been devising plans to kidnap President Abraham Lincoln and hold him in exchange for Confederate soldiers locked up in Union prisons. Booth had received word that the President that afternoon was going to attend the play, “Still Waters Run Deep.” It was being staged at Campbell Hospital near the Old Soldiers’ Home on the Seventh Street Road on the outskirts of Washington. The road ran through an isolated area, perfect for carrying out the kidnap plot.  Booth quickly decided to act. He and three fellow conspirators saddled up and rode out to a lonely spot along the road. Another man was to bring Booth’s carriage, loaded with weapons. Their plans were well-founded.  Lincoln, indeed, had planned to attend the play. However, at the last minute, he had decided to go to the National Hotel to present a battle flag to Indiana Governor Morton. Booth and his men waited in vain. The Presidential carriage did not come down the road that day.
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HOOSIER HISTORY: President Lincoln Presents A Battle Flag To Governor Morton
1877   The Indiana Legislature authorized $2,000,000 for the construction of a new State House. The new structure would replace the existing building (pictured) in Indianapolis. Governor James D. Williams began the job of appointing commissioners for the project. According to the Indianapolis Daily News, the new State House was “the hearty desire of fully nine-tenths of the people of the state.”
1890   Fire destroyed the Bowen-Merrill bookstore on West Washington Street in Indianapolis. What began as a small blaze became an inferno when all flour floors of the frame building collapsed, trapping many firemen. Thirteen died in the disaster. It was the deadliest fire in history for city firefighters.
1923   Movie Actor Rudolph Valentino was married to actress Winifred Hudnut in the office of the Justice of the Peace in Crown Point, Indiana. According to the press, they arrived there after “leading newspapermen on a merry chase since they left the Blackstone Hotel in Chicago.” The happy couple “rambled up and down the main street, hunting souvenir postal cards and dining in a little country restaurant.”
1962   The Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame was launched with a dinner in the Riley Room of the Claypool Hotel in Indianapolis. The first inductees were John R. Wooden, Robert P. “Fuzzy” Vandivier, Homer Stonebraker, Ernest B. “Griz” Wagner, and Ward “Piggy” Lambert. The first annual Silver Medallion was awarded to William F. Fox, sports editor of the Indianapolis News. He had covered high school basketball since 1925.
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Evansville earns doubleheader split against WMU
Teams meet up for rubber match on Sunday
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An exciting doubleheader saw each game come down to the final at-bat with the University of Evansville softball team splitting a pair of contests against Western Michigan at Cooper Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
The Broncos (4-8) hit a 3-run home run in the top of the seventh in game one to give them a 4-3 victory while the second contest saw the Purple Aces (10-6) break a 4-4 tie in the bottom of the sixth when Hannah Hood drew a bases-loaded walk to score the winning run.
Game 1
Izzy Vetter faced an early test with the first two WMU runners reaching base in the top of the first. After a sacrifice advanced them to second and third, Vetter recorded the final two outs to keep the Broncos off the board. In the top of the fourth, they were able to push across the opening run of the game. After putting runners on second and third to lead off the frame, a groundout by Jordyn Swinehart gave the Broncos a 1-0 lead.
Evansville stranded two runners in each of the first three innings but could not bring the run home. That changed in the bottom of the fifth when Marah Wood drew her third walk of the game with two outs. Next up was Haley Woolf, who doubled to deep center field to tie the game at 1-1. In the bottom of the sixth, the Aces took their first lead of the game. A successful suicide squeeze saw Hannah Hood score from third on a bunt by Jenna Lis. Halie Fain would also score in the inning.
Heading to the top of the seventh, UE appeared to be in good shape, but Western Michigan struck fast. A hit and an error set the table for Sydney Stefanick, who hit a home run to left field to put WMU back on top at 4-3. Evansville was unable to tie it up in the seventh with the Broncos clinching the win. Haley Woolf had two of the Aces five hits and one RBI. Samantha Coffel recorded three hits for WMU while Stefanick had three RBI. Izzy Vetter suffered her second loss of the season, allowing four runs, two earned, on ten hits.
Game 2
Evansville’s offense wasted little time getting on the board in game two. Eryn Gould led the game off with a double before Marah Wood posted her fifth home run of the season to give the Aces a 2-0 lead in the first. UE threatened again in the second, putting runners on second and third with no outs, but this time, WMU was able to pitch out of the jam.
In the third, it was Hannah Hood coming through with a big 2-out hit. She laced a single to right field that scored Woolf, who reached on a double with one out. Another run scored when Jessica Fehr recorded a bases loaded walk.
Western Michigan got on the board in the fourth inning, scoring three times on three hits to get within one before tying it up in the fifth. The Aces took advantage of a prime opportunity in the sixth, loading the bases with one out. A patient at-bat by Hannah Hood resulted in a walk that sent in the go-ahead run.
Just as they did in the opening contest, the Broncos did their best to come back in the seventh. A leadoff double got things started, but Erin Kleffman was able to record the final three outs to earn her first win of the season while giving the Aces a 5-4 victory. She threw the final three frames, allowing one run on four hits. Jaime Nurrenbern made the start, going the first four innings where she gave up three runs with just one being earned.  The Aces had seven hits with Hood and Woolf posting two apiece.
The series wraps up tomorrow when the Aces and Broncos meet for a single game at 11 a.m.
Men’s golf travels to Sevierville, Tennessee
Aces set for Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate
Another tournament is on tap for the University of Evansville men’s golf team with the Purple Aces set to travel to Sevierville, Tennessee for the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate.
The River Course of the Sevierville Golf Club is the site of the tournament, which is being hosted by Tennessee Tech. A total of 54 holes will be played with 18 taking place each day between Sunday and Tuesday. Par is set for 72 and the yardage is 6,891.
A full slate of teams is set to participate including Austin Peay, Carson-Newman, Detroit Mercy, Eastern Kentucky, Evansville, Findlay, Morehead State, Murray State, Northern Kentucky, Roane State CC, Tennessee Tech, Tusculum, UNI, UT Martin and Walters State CC.
It is a quick turnaround for the Aces, who wrapped up the Don Benbow Invitational earlier this week in Jacksonville Beach, Fla. Evansville was led by Isaac Rohleder, who tied for 7th place with a 152. Following a 74 in the opening round, Rohleder carded a 78 on Tuesday. Henry Kiel wrapped up the event with a 153, one shot behind Rohleder. Kiel opened the tournament with a 78 before completing the final round with a 75. He tied for 11th with a 153.
Spencer Wagner had UE’s low round of the tournament, posting a 2-over 73 to finish the tournament tied for 16th place with a 156. Teammate Michael Ikejiani posted identical scores of 78 in the 2-round event to tie Wagner’s tally.
Dallas Koth came home in a tie for 25th place with a 159. Koth’s rounds checked in at 78 and 81. Caleb Wassmer tied Koth for 25th.  Seeing time as an individual, Wassmer posted rounds of 81 and 78.
With a score of 612, the Aces finished third on the team side. Rounds of 308 and 304 put UE solidly in the top three, eight strokes in front of 4th place Murray State. Drexel had the low round of the tournament on Tuesday, shooting a 285. The Dragons total was 17 shots lower than any other squad in the final round. Their tally of 585 saw them defeat Butler by 24 strokes with Evansville coming in third.
Eagles roll over Hawks for third straight win
University of Southern Indiana Women’s Soccer got goals from three different players as it rolled to a 3-0 Great Lakes Valley Conference victory over visiting Quincy University at the Goebel Soccer Complex.
Senior defender Madelyne Juenger (Columbia, Illinois) put the Eagles on the scoreboard with an unassisted goal in the 21st minute. Sophomore goalkeeper Maya Etienne (Midland, Michigan) picked up four of her game-high five stops in the first half as the Eagles took a 1-0 lead into the break.
USI (3-1) tacked on another tally early in the second half as junior midfielder Madison Cady (West Chicago, Illinois) found the back of the net in the 47th minute. Fellow classmate Katlyn Andres (Louisville, Kentucky) capped off the Eagles’ scoring with a goal in the 55th minute as USI cruised to its third straight victory.
Senior forward/midfielder Taylor McCormick (Rapid City, South Dakota) had assists on both of USI’s second-half goals, while Etienne kept Eagles’ opponent off the scoreboard for the third straight match to lower her goals-against-average to 0.50 on the year.
USI returns to action Sunday at 2:30 p.m. when it hosts Truman State University in the second half of a men’s and women’s doubleheader at Strassweg Field. Sunday’s match is slated to be aired on the GLVC Sports Network.
USI Athletic Communications Barton lifts Eagles to comeback win over Quincy
Sophomore forward Zach Barton (St. Louis, Missouri) scored a pair of second-half goals to lead University of Southern Indiana Men’s Soccer to a 2-1, come-from-behind Great Lakes Valley Conference victory over visiting Quincy University Friday evening at Goebel Soccer Complex.
Barton used a pass from senior defender Justin Brooks (Fishers, Indiana) to tie the score at 1-1 in the 63rd minute of the contest. He used a feed from junior defender Colten Walsh (St. Louis, Missouri) to find the back of the net in the 86th minute to give the Screaming Eagles a lead they would not relinquish. Both of Barton’s shots were the only two shots on goal for the Eagles throughout the 90-minute affair.
Quincy (3-2, 3-2 GLVC), which had won three straight matches, kept the pressure on USI’s defense throughout the contest, firing off 17 shots including six on goal. The Hawks took a 1-0 lead in the opening half as Jack Rhead scored in the 30th minute.
USI (2-2, 2-2 GLVC), however, got a strong effort from senior goalkeeper Justin Faas (Carmel, Indiana), who had five stops between the posts to pick up his 22nd career win.
The Eagles, winners of two straight, return to action Sunday at noon when they take on Truman State University in the first half of a men’s and women’s doubleheader at Strassweg Field.
Fifth inning spoils Aces solid start in loss at No. 25 SIU
Evansville leads early, but 10-run SIU fifth hands UE loss
Despite a strong start, the University of Evansville baseball team dropped its MVC opener to No 25 SIU, 14-5, on Friday at Itchy Jones Stadium in Carbondale, Ill.
“Giving up a 10 spot in one inning during a Friday game is rare. Too much for our offense to overcome,” said Aces head coach Wes Carroll. “You have to credit their team for the offensive approach at the plate creating many extra base hits and hitting with runners in scoring position. We need to bounce back and combat their team approach tomorrow.”
It was the Salukis who found the scoreboard first in the bottom of the opening inning with a run off a sacrifice fly. Evansville answered in the top of the second as junior Eric Roberts opened the Aces ledger with a double down the left field line that scored freshman Simon Scherry. The Aces continued their scoring in the second as redshirt senior Kenton Crews hit a single up the middle to score Roberts and give UE the lead.
After the early run, sophomore righty Shane Gray settled-in on the mound for the Aces, pitching three clean innings from the second to the fourth including a pair of strikeouts.
Evansville padded its advantage in the third with a run on a base hit by freshman Mark Shallenberger and added two more in the fourth with a two-run single by sophomore Danny Borgstrom that put the Aces in front, 5-1.
The bottom half of the fifth was unkind to Evansville and shaped the outcome of the ballgame. SIU opened the inning loading the bases with no outs. The Salukis trimmed into the Aces lead with a two-run single that moved SIU within a pair at 5-3. The following three at bats changed the complexion of the game as SIU belted three-straight home runs and followed it up with another homer later in the inning to take an 11-5 lead.
The Salukis would go on to score three more runs with one in the seventh and two in the eighth as SIU secured the 14-5 win.
Evansville and SIU will continue their four-game series with a Saturday twin-bill beginning at 2 PM.
Baseball Snaps Three-Game Skid, Hands UIS First Loss of Season
University of Southern Indiana Baseball broke out the bats to snap a three-game losing streak and open its GLVCÂ season with a 4-1 victory over Illinois Springfield. With the victory, the Screaming Eagles improved to 3-4 on the season while UIS dropped its first game of the season, moving to 4-1.
The Screaming Eagles got on top early following a double by freshman infielder Michael Conner, his third of the season. The freshman Conner brought in fellow freshman, outfielder Steven Molinet, who reached base on a walk, for the first run of the game. Conner gathered three hits in four at-bats on the day along with his one RBI.
Senior outfielder Manny Lopez came through with a big game to help get the Screaming Eagles back on track, amassing three hits on four plate appearances. Lopez crushed his first home run of the season while dropping in two singles and an RBI.
USI extended its lead to 3-0 in the top of the fourth with Lopez’s homerun and Wyatt Daly’s single, which brought in Lucas McNew. Daly went one-of-three at the plate with his single, also drawing a walk. The Screaming Eagles capped off the game with a fourth run in the eighth inning off a hit by Lopez, bringing Trent Robinson, who was pinch-running for Conner, around to home.
The USI defense held up through the bottom of the ninth when the Stars pushed their one and only run through on a wild pitch. Austin Grossman tossed eight innings with three strikeouts to hold off the Prarie Stars, allowing only four hits and one run. Paul Perez entered in the ninth to finish off UIS and struck out one during the inning.
UP NEXT:
USI returns on Saturday, March 13, for day two against Illinois Springfield with a double-header scheduled for 11 A.M. and 2 P.M.