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EVANSVILLE OTTERS 2021 SCHEDULE
HOOSIER HISTORY: Benjamin Harrison Heads To The White House
February 21 – February 27The Week in Indiana History |
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Indiana Quick QuizThe Father of our Country 1. In front of which building in Indianapolis will you see the above statue of George Washington?   a/ Federal Building  b/ Post Office  c/ Statehouse 2. The city of Washington, Indiana, is in which county? a/ Daviess  b/ Adams  c/ Madison 3. What city serves as the seat of Washington County? a/ Peru    b/ Salem  c/ Princeton Answers Below
“I don’t think I could have played the part if I hadn’t lived on a farm in Indiana.” Commenting on her role as Ma Kettle – – – Marjorie Main (1890-1975)
Did You Know?February is Black History Month    An historic African American community in Indiana was Lyles Station, about five miles west of Princeton in Gibson County. It was founded by two brothers, Joshua and Sanford Lyles, in the early 1840s. Their families worked the land along with others who began to move to the community. They reportedly offered safe haven to fugitive slaves escaping from the South. The town flourished after the Civil War. By 1900, there was a post office, railroad station, two general stores, a lumber mill, two churches, and an elementary school. The school produced many outstanding students, including Alonzo Fields, chief butler for Presidents Hoover, Roosevelt, Truman, and Eisenhower. The community began to decline after widespread flooding in 1913. The school building (pictured) was restored through the efforts of the Lyles Station Historic Preservation Corporation and Indiana Landmarks. Take an “Armchair Tour” of the Indiana Statehouse
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1889   Benjamin Harrison left his home in Indianapolis to go to Washington, D. C., to take the oath as the 23rd President of the United States. Indiana Governor Alvin Hovey and Indianapolis Mayor Caleb Denny led the large crowd which gathered to send him off. The parade to Union Station included prominent citizens and members of the state legislature as well as hundreds of school children who had been given a long recess to allow them to witness the history-making event. Speaking to the assembly, Harrison said, “I love this city. It has been my one cherished home.” The Indiana Sentinel reported that, through the excitement, Harrison’s “ever cool and collected manner manifested itself.” (Pictured: The Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site at 13th and Delaware in Indianapolis.)
1890   Mary Tomlinson was born in Acton, Indiana. After attending local schools and Franklin College, she became interested in theater. She ended up in Hollywood where, under the name Marjorie Main, she was hired by the MGM Studio. Her filmography includes over 80 films, including “Meet Me in St. Louis” and “Friendly Persuasion.” She is best known as “Ma” in the popular “Ma and Pa Kettle” series.
1922   24-year-old Marian Anderson was the featured singer in a program at the Simpson Methodist Episcopal Church in Indianapolis. She was at the beginning of a long career in which she gained international fame and broke down racial barriers in the arts. She was the first African American to perform at the New York Metropolitan Opera and the White House.
1932   The 200th Anniversary of George Washington’s birth was celebrated in cities all around the state. Pageants, plays, and speeches were on the programs in Greensburg, Anderson, Connersville, Greencastle, and Martinsville. In Columbus, flowers were placed on the grave of Jonathan Moore, a Revolutionary War soldier and bodyguard for Washington.
1932   British Diplomat Winston Churchill was the featured speaker in a program at the Murat Theater in Indianapolis. Accompanied by his 22-year-old daughter Diana, he was in the city under the auspices of the Council on International Relations. A reporter wrote, “Most of Mr. Churchill’s carefully prepared address was made with the assurance and deliberation with which he would have addressed the House of Parliament.”
Eagles rally for opening day split
Sophomore catcher/infielder Sammie Kihega (Greenfield, Indiana) went 3-of-6 at the plate with a pair of doubles and a run scored to pace USI offensively, while sophomore pitcher/first baseman Allie Goodin (Evansville, Indiana) went 1-1 in the circle with a 1.00 ERA and seven strikeouts.
Game 1: Wingate 2, USI 1
Wingate (5-3) capitalized on a pair of USI errors in the last half of the first inning to take an early 1-0 lead. The Eagles, who struggled at the plate throughout the first five innings, rallied in the sixth frame as a lead-off walk, coupled with a Kihega single and an RBI-double by Goodin tied the game at 1-1.
USI (1-1) had a chance to take the lead in the sixth frame, as it had runners at second and third with one out, but Wingate was able to get out of the jam to preserve the tie. The Eagles also got a two-out double from senior outfielder Alicia Webb (Elberfeld, Indiana) in the seventh frame, but could not push across the go-ahead run.
The Bulldogs took advantage of a lead-off walk in the home half of the seventh to win the game. After a sacrifice bunt and a strikeout, Wingate third baseman Sam Hogan singled through the right side of the USI infield to push across the game-winning run.
Goodin took the loss in the opener after giving up two runs, one earned, off six hits in 6.2 innings of work.
Game 2: USI 8, Wingate 7
After giving up four runs in the top of the fourth inning to fall behind, 7-3, the Eagles scored four times in the home half of the fifth inning to tie the score at 7-7. Webb pushed across the first run with an RBI-single, while the second run was scored off of a pair of Wingate errors two batters later. Sophomore shortstop Jordan Rager (Fishers, Indiana) followed with a two-run double down the leftfield line to pull the Eagle into the tie.
Wingate threatened in the top of the seventh inning, but Goodin came into the circle to get USI out of a jam and keep the game tied up at 7-7.
Kihega’s two-out double in the last half of the seventh inning got the Eagles’ in position to win in walk-off style. Senior outfielder Jessica Tucker (Georgetown, Kentucky) pinch-ran for Kihega and, after advancing to third base on a wild pitch, scored when Goodin reached first base on an error in the next at-bat.
Goodin picked up the win for the Eagles, but it was junior pitcher Elissa Brown (Brownsburg, Indiana) who was outstanding in the circle for a better part of four relief innings. Brown limited the Bulldogs to just one hit while striking out seven batters in 3.2 innings of work.
Wingate began the game by scoring runs in the first, second and third innings before erupting for four runs in the fourth frame to take the 7-3 lead. Goodin put the Eagles on the board with an RBI-single in the second inning, while an RBI-triple by sophomore second baseman Rachel Martinez (Chicago, Illinois) and a sacrifice fly by Webb in the bottom of the third pulled the Eagles into a 3-3 tie.
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HEALTH DEPARTMENT UPDATES STATEWIDE COVID-19 CASE COUNTS
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