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Craig delivers walk-off win for Aces to cap ninth-inning rally

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Evansville rallies from three-run ninth-inning deficit to defeat NIU
Trailing 4-1 entering the bottom of the ninth, the University of Evansville baseball team mounted a four-run rally, delivering a 5-4 come-from-behind victory over NIU in the series opener on Friday evening at German American Bank Field at Charles H. Braun Stadium in Evansville.

“Great come from behind win for our guys. We needed a spark offensively and that will hopefully carry over,” said Aces head baseball coach Wes Carroll. “Our offense runs through Tanner Craig so it was great to see him deliver. (Shane) Gray gave us a chance on Friday which is all you can ask. Very proud of the fight from our guys.”

Both offenses got started in the third inning as the Huskies struck first with a run in the top half of the inning off a single by Jake Dunham. The Aces answered in the bottom of the frame as junior first baseman Tanner Craig dropped a double into deep left center that rolled to the wall and scored senior third baseman Craig Shepherd.

Brady Huebbe did the damage for NIU in the seventh and ninth innings, hitting a two-run shot to left field to give the Huskies the 3-1 lead and then adding to NIU’s advantage with an RBI double.

Evansville brought the 7-8-9 batters to the plate in the bottom of the ninth trailing 4-1 as NIU brought in Brandon McPherson to the mound. Freshman second baseman Simon Scherry opened the half inning with a single to right field that got the Aces offense rolling. Following Scherry, redshirt senior Kenton Crews came in as a pinch hitter and was walker. With junior Robbie Wilkes pinch-hitting in the nine spot, a wild pitch aided the Evansville effort, moving Crews and Scherry into scoring position. Wilkes was able to deliver in his opportunity as he struck-out swinging, but reacted quickly as the wild pitch got away from the catcher, reaching first safely as Scherry scored to narrow the deficit to two runs.

After redshirt senior Troy Beilsmith struck out, Shepherd came to the plate and singled to right field, scoring Crews. With the tying run represented at second in freshman Max Malley, who pinch ran for Wilkes, and the winning run at first base in Shepherd, Craig came to the plate. Craig capitalized on the moment, smashing a double down the left field line that scored Malley easily. Shepherd followed closely behind the freshman, sliding in safe and beating the throw to deliver a 5-4 win for the Aces.

Craig led the way on the evening for Evansville, going two-for-four at the plate with a pair of doubles and three RBI, while also earning a walk. Also recording a pair of hits was Scherry, who also went two-for-four.

Junior Shane Gray pitched another impressive performance, lasting five innings, allowing just three hits and one earned run, while striking-out four. The win was credited to sophomore Eric Roberts, who pitched a pair of innings, allowing one run, and striking-out four batters.

Evansville and NIU continue their series on Saturday at 1 PM with their second contest at German American Bank Field at Charles H. Braun Stadium in Evansville.

Jawaun Newton has career game against Missouri State

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Newton recorded 26 points

Jawaun Newton scored a career-high 26 points while Shamar Givance added 21 in Friday evening’s 90-81 loss to Missouri State at the Ford Center.

 

Newton hit 8 of his 16 field goal attempts on the way to his top scoring effort at UE (8-15, 6-11 MVC).  Prior to tonight, his career scoring mark stood at 22 points, which he recorded on January 16 at Bradley.  Shamar Givance finished the evening just one point shy of his career mark.  He posted 21 points with nine of his attempts finding the bottom of the net.  He has reached double figures in each of the last six games.

 

Leading Missouri State (16-5, 12-5 MVC) was the duo of Gaige Prim and Isiaih Mosley.  Prim scored a game-high 33 points while Mosley wrapped up the night with 26.

 

“I am really proud of the way our team competed tonight – our guys kept fighting the entire way,” Aces head coach Todd Lickliter exclaimed after the game.  “I always tell our guys that we are either winning or getting ready to win and the way we are competing every game has been a positive for us.”

 

Both teams made their opening three shots of the game, leading to a 7-7 score.  Missouri State continued its hot start, making its first five tries to take a 13-7 lead.  A jumper by Evan Kuhlman ended a 4-minute scoring drought and helped the Aces begin a 7-0 stretch that was wrapped up when Jax Levitch drilled a triple on the break to put UE back in front by a 14-13 score at the 12:27 mark.

 

The lead changed hands five times before the Bears wrestled away a 30-25 advantage inside of the 5-minute mark.  The Aces recorded five in a row to tie it up with Jawaun Newton connecting from downtown, but Missouri State countered with a 12-2 stretch to open up a 42-32 lead with 1:13 left in the half.  Facing its largest deficit, Evansville was able to cut the gap in half over the final minute with Shamar Givance hitting a triple and a layup to make it a 42-37 MSU lead at halftime.

 

Newton had 12 points in the opening frame with Gaige Prim tallying a game-high 14 points for the Bears.

 

Givance continued his scoring streak in the second half with Newton finding him on consecutive possessions before a shot by Kuhlman put the Aces back in front at 43-42 with 18:11 left in the game.  The Bears wrestled a two-possession lead back over the next stretch, going back up by a 53-47 tally before a 3-point play from Newton was part of a 5-0 stretch to get UE back within one with 14 minutes remaining.

 

Once again, MSU answered with a 10-2 run to take a 9-point edge as the second half moved past the midway point.  The lead for Missouri State extended back to double figures before getting as high as 14 points (80-66) with under three minutes left.  Evansville never relented, knocking down four 3-pointers in the final minutes while getting within six points, but the Bears converted their free throws to win by a final of 90-81.

 

Evan Kuhlman had another strong outing for Evansville, registering 16 points while Samari Curtis added 11.  Givance led all players with seven assists while Newton was credited with a career-high four steals.  MSU shot 69.4% on the night with the Aces finishing at 50.9%.  The Bears also finished with a 30-21 edge in rebounds.

 

Tomorrow night, the Aces and Bears meet up inside the Ford Center for the regular season finale at 6 p.m.

 

Indiana Swimming Remains in Third Heading into Final Day Turak Swims Third-Fastest 50 Freestyle in School History

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MINNEAPOLIS – The No. 21-ranked Indiana swim team held steady in the third spot in the team standings through the fourth day of competition at the 2021 Big Ten Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center.

100 BACKSTROKE

Freshman Anna Freed improved on her seed spot in a career-best swim in the C Final of the 100 Backstroke. She finished 19th overall with a time of 53.93.

 

100 BREASTSTROKE

Junior Noelle Peplowski was the first Hoosier to touch the wall in the Championship Final of the 100 Breaststroke with a time of 59.66. Sophomore Emily Weiss finished just behind her teammate in fifth with a time of 59.79.

 

Junior Abby Kirkpatrick took 13th with a time of 1:00.62 in the Consolation Final. Freshman Catherine Graham set a career-best with a time of 1:01.52 to finish 19th out of the C Final.

 

200 BUTTERFLY

Sophomore Carla Gildersleeve finished in the 11th spot in the 200 Butterfly out of the Consolation Final with an NCAA B Cut time of 1:58.89.

 

200 FREESTYLE RELAY

The Hoosier team of sophomore Ashley Turak, senior Laurel Eiber, freshman Ella Ristic, and freshman Elizabeth Broshears hit an NCAA B Cut time of 1:29.12 to finish fourth overall in the 200 Freestyle Relay.

TEAM SCORES

  1. Ohio State – 1,139.5 pts.
  2. Michigan – 940.5 pts.
  3. INDIANA – 705 pts.
  4. Northwestern – 694.5 pts.
  5. Wisconsin – 511 pts.
  6. Minnesota – 427 pts.
  7. Nebraska – 382 pts.
  8. Iowa – 354.5 pts.

t-9. Penn State – 309 pts.

t-9. Purdue – 309 pts.

  1. Michigan State – 181 pts.
  2. Illinois – 145 pts.
  3. Rutgers – 60 pts.

    NOTABLES

  • Turak led off the 200 Freestyle Relay with a time of 21.99, making her the second-fastest performer in school history. The time is the third-fastest mark ever by a Hoosier.
  • The relay team also posted the fifth-fastest mark in program history.
  • Peplowski matched her career-best finish in the 100 Breaststroke. She has been in the Championship Final in all three of her seasons with a fourth-place finish in 2020 and a sixth-place effort in 2019.
  • Weiss earned her second-straight podium in the 100 Breaststroke after winning silver last season.
  • Freed established career bests in the 100 Backstroke in both the preliminary heat and the C Final. Her time of 53.93 also ranks her as the 20th-best performer in the event in program history.

    FINALS RESULTS

100 BACKSTROKE

  1. Anna Freed – 53.93 (NCAA B Cut, Career Best)

 

100 BREASTSTROKE

  1. Noelle Peplowski – 59.66 (NCAA B Cut)
  2. Emily Weiss – 59.79 (NCAA B Cut)
  3. Abby Kirkpatrick – 1:00.62 (NCAA B Cut)
  4. Catherine Graham 1:01.52 (NCAA B Cut, Career Best)

 

200 BUTTERFLY

  1. Carla Gildersleeve – 1:58.89 (NCAA B Cut)

 

200 FREESTYLE RELAY

  1. Ashley Turak, Laurel Eiber, Ella Ristic, Elizabeth Broshears – 1:29.12 (NCAA B Cut)

 

UP NEXT

The 2021 Big Ten Championships will close out on Saturday, starting in the morning with preliminary rounds of the 100 Freestyle, 200 Backstroke, and 200 Breaststroke. The 1,650 Freestyle and 400 Freestyle Relay will also be contested throughout the day.

 

USI opens 2021 with a victory

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University of Southern Indiana Baseball opened the 2021 campaign with a 9-3 victory over Lake Erie College Friday evening at the USI Baseball Field. The Screaming Eagles start the year 1-0, while Lake Erie begins 0-1.

Lake Erie pushed the first run across the plate with a single tally in the second inning. The Storm would hold the 1-0 lead until the bottom of the fifth.

USI scored all of the runs it would need in the fifth inning off the bats of senior leftfielder Bryce Krizan and sophomore rightfielder Austin Moody. Krizan got the rally going by doubling in junior second baseman Ethan Hunter for the first run of the season for the Eagles and knot the game at 1-1.

After senior shortstop Kobe Stephens reached on an error that advanced Krizan to third, Moody tripled down the right field line to clear the bases and give USI a 3-1 advantage.

USI extended its lead to 5-1 in the bottom of the seventh, plating a pair of runs off of RBI-walks by sophomore first baseman Lucas McNew and senior catcher Wyatt Daly. The eighth inning would see the Eagles seal the victory with four more tallies on two hits that extended the margin to 9-1.

The Storm scratched across a pair of runs in the top of the ninth before the Eagles closed out a 9-3 victory.

The Eagles had struggled at the plate to start the game as Lake Erie right-hander Ryan Middendorf limited USI to one hit and two base runners through the first four frames. Middendorf (0-1) also struck out nine of the first 15 batters and fanned 12 in the game before the Eagle bats came to life.

USI pitching would make the late offensive surge stand up for the victory. Senior right-hander Austin Gossman (1-0) picked up the win with six-strong inning, allowing one run on two hits, while striking out four.

USI senior right-hander Tyler Hagedorn finished the game for the Eagles to pick up his first save of season. Hagedorn was credited with the save after going the last three frames, allowing two runs on five hits. He also struck out four batters.

The Eagles and Storm continue the series Saturday with a 2 p.m. first pitch, while the series concludes Sunday at noon.

VANDERBURGH COUNTY RECENT BOOKING RECORDS

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COVID-19 Crisis Response Fund Announces 13th Round of Allocations

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 The COVID-19 Crisis Response Fund of the Greater Evansville Region has awarded a thirteenth round of allocations, granting nearly $300,000 to all eight nonprofit applicants who applied. In total, the Response Fund has distributed more than $2.9 million to nonprofits in our five-county region who are responding to critical needs related to the pandemic and our region’s recovery. 

This round of allocations will help provide funding for an emergency domestic violence shelter, recruitment of mentors for vulnerable children impacted by COVID-related stress, transportation for chemo patients, food for children in foster care, mental health medication assistance, and building a resilient and diverse downtown. 

As part of round thirteen, the Salvation Army Evansville was awarded $125,000 to continue providing COVID-19 emergency financial assistance focusing on rent/mortgage, utilities, and other critical living needs. In addition, the Salvation Army Evansville received a commitment from the Divisional Office to match up to $125,000. The grant received from the COVID-19 Response Fund will allow them to receive the full match. The organization did not apply for the Paycheck Protection Program. 

Thirteenth Round Funding Recipients: 

Organization: Albion Fellows Bacon Center – Evansville, Indiana 

Awarded $35,000 

Organization: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwestern Indiana – Evansville, Indiana 

Awarded $47,000 

Organization: Chemo Buddies – Evansville, Indiana 

Awarded $21,500 

Organization: Downtown Evansville Community Development Corp. – Evansville, Indiana 

Awarded $34,000 

Organization: Isaiah 117 House – Evansville, Indiana 

Awarded $5,000 

Organization: Mental Health America of Vanderburgh County – Evansville, Indiana 

Awarded $17,200 

Organization: New Harmony Ministry Association, Inc. – New Harmony, Indiana 

Awarded $15,000 

Organization: The Salvation Army – Evansville, Indiana 

Awarded $125,000 

Donations to the fund may be made by debit/credit card or PayPal at covidresponsefund.com. Checks will also be accepted at all Old National Bank and Heritage Federal Credit Union branches. Checks should be made payable to United Way of Southwestern Indiana and all donations should reference “COVID-19 Crisis Response Fund of the Greater Evansville Region (or GERF)” in the memo. Contributions may also be mailed to: United Way of Southwestern Indiana, 318 Main Street, Suite 504, Evansville, IN 47708. For stock or ACH transactions, please call 812-421-7476. 

HEALTH DEPARTMENT UPDATES STATEWIDE COVID-19 CASE COUNTS

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SOUR GRAPES

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SOUR GRAPES

GAVEL GAMUT By Jim Redwine

www.jamesmredwine.com

Aesop (620-564 B.C.) was a slave in ancient Greece who told amusing stories that contained a moral. In the fable of The Fox and the Grapes a fox is frustrated in his attempt to obtain some high hanging grapes, so to ease his bruised ego he declares the grapes were probably sour anyway. This pretty well sums up life. We can be happy because of what we receive or we can adjust our goals. My friends Edna and Travis Finley awakened me to this method of handling fate when they attended the showing of a short film Peg and I entered in the Ben Johnson Film Festival held at the Constantine Theatre on June 11, 2011 in Pawhuska, Oklahoma. Pawhuska is where Travis and I grew up. Edna grew up in Stillwater, Oklahoma but spent her summers in Pawhuska with her grandparents, the Cunninghams, who lived by Booker T. Washington school in the area we then called Colored Town.

The film gave an overview of a book I wrote about the 1878 murders of several Black men on the courthouse campus in Mt. Vernon, Posey County, Indiana. The lynchings were unfortunately real and were described via historical fiction. As a subtle tribute to Travis, I used his name, with his permission, for a character in the book. When the Pawhuska Chamber of Commerce, the Osage County Historical Museum and the Constantine Center invited Peg and me to include our film in the festival, I called Edna and Travis and invited them to the showing. It was good to see them after the half century that had transpired since we had grown up separately in the segregated society of the 1940’s, 50’s and 60’s.

Peg and I met up with Edna and Travis out in front of the Constantine Theatre that beautiful Saturday afternoon and got to reminisce briefly before the program was to begin. When we entered the Constantine that had been called the Kihekah Theater when we were kids, we separated and Peg and I went up on the stage to introduce the film. I looked out in the crowd that was seated on the main floor of the old movie theater but did not see Edna and Travis. I had planned to ask Travis to stand so I could explain his part in the book.

I had to have the technician in the booth in the balcony start the film, so I left the stage and went to the balcony. There, sitting by themselves, were Edna and Travis. I went to them and asked why they were not on the main floor. They said, “We weren’t allowed to sit down there before so we just naturally came on up to the balcony for now”. Then they both said at once, “Besides, you can see better from up here”.

Edna, Travis and I remember integration of the Pawhuska schools in 1957 as a rather seamless experience. We could not recall even one instance of violence or upheaval. Travis made Oklahoma All-State in basketball in 1958 and went on to make junior college All-American in basketball at Pratt Junior College in Kansas. Then, when he returned to Pawhuska several years later, he served on the Pawhuska City Council for several years while also serving as a Baptist Associate Minister. These facts might lead us down a halcyon path but, as Edna said to me last week, “A lot of it we try not to remember”. Or for people such as myself who may have lived through the Jim Crow era blissfully unaware, it might be better if we do try to remember.

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VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES

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 Evansville, IN – Below are the felony cases to be filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office today.

Ronald Fernandez Darrett: Battery resulting in bodily injury to a public safety official (Level 5 Felony), Attempt resisting law enforcement (Level 6 Felony), Operating a motor vehicle without ever receiving a license (Class C misdemeanor)

Marcus Jermaine Jenkins: Domestic battery (Level 6 Felony)

Jaylyn Page-Wade: Criminal confinement (Level 6 Felony), Resisting law enforcement (Level 6 Felony), Domestic battery (Class A misdemeanor), Possession of marijuana (Class B misdemeanor)

Joshua A. Ramsey: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony)

Brian Kelly Brown: Unlawful possession of syringe (Level 6 Felony)

Amanda J. Seaver: Possession of a narcotic drug (Level 6 Felony)

Darius Donnell Stewart: Possession of a narcotic drug (Level 6 Felony), Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony)

Lowry Makes History During Day One of the MVC Indoor Championship

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Lowry Makes History During Day One of the MVC Indoor Championship

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – Anna Lowry solidifies her name in the University of Evansville track and field program’s history books after her performance at day one of the Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Championship.

Lowry crushed the 5,000-meter final, taking first in the event by nine seconds. Lowry’s 17:06.02 performance earned her the honor of being the first Evansville track and field athlete to win a MVC Conference Championship. Lowry’s finish at the top of the podium earned her all-MVC honors for the second straight year.

Also competing for the Aces on Friday where Taiza Alexander, taking 15th place in the long jump at 5.16-meters, in the same event on the men’s side Brendon Smith took 15th at 5.96-meters. Zach Dove (13.99m) and Michael Boots (13.87m) took 19th and 20th respectively in the weight throw, while Timmy Miller finished in 13th in the men’s 5,000-meters.

Day two of the Missouri Valley Conference Championship will start at 9:30 a.m. CT with the men’s multi-events.

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