In their final road exhibition, the Otters could not overcome the home run ball by the Miners offense, falling by a score of 8-1.

After a scoreless first inning, the Miners were able to get on the board first as Alex Santana smacked an RBI triple deep into the outfield to make the score 1-0. After a wild pitch by Otters pitcher Austin Nicely, Santana stole home safely to extend the Miners lead to two.

The Otters would score their first run of the game in the fifth inning when Rob Calabrese cut the Miners lead in half on an RBI double, scoring Jack Meggs.

Similar to the Jacob’s Village game last week, the Miners were not afraid to show their ability to hit the ball over the fence in Tuesday’s contest.

In the fifth and sixth innings, Andy Cosgrove and Chris Iriart both blasted two-run homers respectively to extend the Miners lead to 7-1.

The Miners would add another run before it was all said and done in the ninth inning, as they would win the game 8-1.

The Otters will come back to Bosse Field Wednesday, May 8 at 10 a.m. for Education Day against the Black Sox, a professional traveling team.

Game updates Wednesday will be available on the Otters’ Facebook and Twitter pages.

The Otters will open the 25th season celebration against the Southern Illinois Miners on May 10 at Bosse Field.

To purchase a season ticket or group outing package, call (812)

University of Southern Indiana Volleyball senior libero Haley Limper (Springfield, Illinois) has been named an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship award winner.

Limper, recently graduated summa cum laude with her degree in health services, is awarded a one-time non-renewable scholarship of $10,000 for part-time or full-time postgraduate study at a university or professional school.

The NCAA awards up to 126 postgraduate scholarships annually. The scholarships are awarded to student-athletes who excel academically and athletically and who are at least in their final year of intercollegiate athletics competition.

Each sports season, there are 21 scholarships available for men and 21 for women for use in an accredited graduate program. All former student-athletes who earned an undergraduate degree from an NCAA member school are eligible to be nominated by that school for an NCAA graduate degree scholarship, regardless of when they received their undergraduate degree.

The NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship was created in 1964 to promote and encourage graduate education by rewarding the Association’s most accomplished student-athletes through their participation in NCAA championship and/or emerging sports. Athletics and academic achievements, campus involvement, community service, volunteer activities and demonstrated leadership are evaluated in the selection process.

An equitable approach is employed in reviewing an applicant’s nomination form to provide all student-athlete nominees an opportunity to receive the graduate award, regardless of sport, division, gender or race. In maintaining the highest broad-based standers in the selection process, the program aims to reward those individuals whose dedication and effort are reflective of those characteristics necessary to succeed and thrive through graduate study.

“Haley has balanced her undergraduate academic life with a comprehensive approach to the major and career development process,” USI Faculty Athletic Representative Brody Broshears said. “She is a strong student and has utilized University Division services throughout her academic career to enhance her academic performance, all the while balancing coursework with participation (and serving as a captain in her senior year) on the USI Women’s Volleyball team. Haley certainly understands the commitment needed to succeed in graduate school, and the sacrifices she will need to make to continue as she moves forward academically to pursue her career goals of becoming an Occupational Therapist.”

Limper played in 113 matches for the Screaming Eagles throughout her four-year career at USI. She finished her career ranked 14th all-time at USI with 950 career digs and was USI’s starting libero as a senior in 2018.

Academically, Limper has excelled in the classroom, where she will finish her career as a four-time Academic All-GLVC honoree.

“Haley has proven herself to be an exceptional student-athlete, with successes both in the classroom and on the volleyball court,” said Dr. Ann White, dean of the USI College of Nursing and Health Professions. “It is quite an honor for her to receive this national scholarship from the NCAA, and we are delighted that her degree in Health Services at USI has prepared her for the next phase of her educational journey.”

The University of Southern Indiana baseball team starts the 2019 post-season with the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament May 9-12 at U.S. Ballpark in Ozark, Missouri. The Screaming Eagles (29-19, 21-12 GLVC), who enter the tournament as the sixth-seed, begin tournament action against Missouri University of Science & Technology (30-15, 22-11 GLVC), the third seed, at 12:30 p.m. Thursday.

In addition to the USI-Missouri S&T match-up on Thursday, the first round of the GLVC Tournament features fourth-seeded University Illinois Springfield (34-14-1, 22-11 GLVC) versus fifth-seeded Drury University (29-19, 20-13 GLVC) at 9 a.m.; second-seeded Maryville University (27-20, 22-11 GLVC) versus fifth Drury University (29-21, 21-12 GLVC) at 4 p.m.; and top-seeded Quincy University (30-16, 22-11 GLVC) versus eighth-seeded Lewis University (27-22, 19-14 GLVC) at 7:30 p.m.

Live coverage of the Screaming Eagles baseball games this week can be found on GoUSIEagles.com, while GLVC Tournament information, including the bracket, ticket information, and directions to U.S. Ballpark, can be found at GLVCSports.com.