University of Southern Indiana Men’s Golf snagged its second-consecutive second-place finish at the UIS Spring Invitational on Saturday evening.

The invitational, hosted by the University of Illinois Springfield at the Piper Glen Golf Club, was shortened due to weather concerns in the area for Sunday.

The Screaming Eagles posted a 303 first-round score, behind only Lewis University’s 288, and seven strokes ahead of the host Prairie Stars.

Juniors Zach Breault (Bridgeport, Illinois) and K.O. Taylor (Madisonville, Kentucky) led USI with round scores of 74 each, good for a tie at sixth. Taylor’s round represents the fourth-straight round under 75, dating back to the Parkside Spring Invitational. Breault has improved his score in each of his last four rounds, with 74 tying his second-best performance this season.

Sophomore Nate Caudle (Wayne City, Illinois) posted a 76 for a t-13 finish. Caudle has posted sub-80 rounds in each of his last five, and has posted just one round over 80 dating back to the start of the season in September.

USI Men’s Golf closed the regular season on Saturday, and now begin preparations for the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament, beginning April 21 at the Panther Creek Country Club, also in Springfield, Illinois.

The Screaming Eagles (30-14, 16-4 GLVC) earned an 8-0 win in five innings over the Miners in game one; then rallied for a 3-2 victory over Missouri S&T in the nightcap.

Game 1
Sophomore outfielder Alicia Webb (Elberfeld, Indiana) had an RBI-single in the bottom of the first inning to get the scoring going for the Eagles. USI scored three more times in the third and four times in the fifth to secure the victory via the eight-run rule.

Webb and junior pitcher Jennifer Leonhardt (Louisville, Kentucky) each drove in runs in the third frame, while an RBI-double by sophomore first baseman Haley Shouse (Borden, Indiana) put USI up, 4-0.

The Eagles took advantage of four S&T errors in the fifth inning to score their four runs. Senior outfielder/pitcher Caitlyn Bradley (Forest, Indiana) had an RBI-double, while Shouse and senior catcher Lindsey Barr (Whitesville, Kentucky) each had RBIs in the inning.

Leonhardt (18-5) earned the win in the circle for the Eagles after scattering four hits throughout five innings of work. She struck out eight batters en route to her 11th complete-game shutout of the season.

Game 2
Missouri S&T (13-27, 7-11 GLVC) scored twice in the top of the second inning to take a 2-0 lead over the Eagles.

USI, however, got a run back in the bottom of the fourth on an RBI-double by senior second baseman Claire Johnson (Pittsboro, Indiana), while a two-out, two-run single by Leonhardt in the bottom of the sixth inning put the Eagles in front, 3-2.

Senior pitcher Haylee Smith (Florence, Kentucky) got the start for the Eagles as she gave up the two runs off six hits in three-and-a-third innings of work. Bradley (6-5) picked up the win after blanking the Miners on two hits in three-and-two-thirds inning of relief ball.

Seniors honored
USI’s senior class—Barr, Bradley, Johnson and Smith—were honored following the conclusion of game two. The quartet has helped lead USI to a 152-72 overall record, 74-33 in GLVC play, throughout the last four years and have been a part of two Midwest Region championship teams as well as the 2018 national championship squad.

University of Southern Indiana Baseball dropped both ends of a doubleheader to fourth-ranked Quincy University, 5-3 and 13-2, Saturday afternoon in Evansville, Indiana. USI moves its record to 21-14 overall and 14-9 in the GLVC, while Quincy goes to 27-7, 19-4 GLVC.

Game 1: 
The Screaming Eagles left of runners on base in five of the nine innings before coming up short in the opener with the Hawks, 5-3.

After spotting Quincy a run in the first, USI rebounded to knot the game, 1-1, with a tally in the bottom of the second when junior third baseman Kobe Stephens(Dale, Indiana) knocked in sophomore leftfielder Aaron Euler (Evansville, Indiana) with a single.

The Hawks regained the advantage in the fifth with a pair of runs and sealed the victory with two more in the sixth for the 5-1 lead. The Eagles bounced back with a pair of runs in the bottom of the seventh to cut the deficit to 5-3 after Stephens crossed the plate on a passed ball and sophomore designated hitter Bryce Krizan (Mt. Vernon, Indiana) scored on a RBI-single by freshman catcher Lucas McNew (Floyds Knobs, Indiana).

USI would strand a runner in the eighth and ninth, but could not close the gap before the last out of the 5-3 final.

Eagles’ senior right-hander Austin Krizan (Mt. Vernon, Indiana) took the loss on the mound for the first time this season. Austin Krizan (4-1) allowed five runs on six hits and five walks, while striking out eight in six innings of work.

Game 2: 
The Eagles allowed 13 runs between the fourth and eighth innings before dropping a 13-2 decision in the nightcap. .

USI had the first inning lead, 1-0, when sophomore leftfielder Aaron Euler knocked in the run after being hit by a pitch to score senior second baseman Jacob Fleming (Evansville, Indiana ). The Eagles held onto the 1-0 lead until the Hawks posted four-spots in the fourth and fifth to lead 8-1.

Quincy would go on to score one in the sixth and seventh and sealed USI’s fate with a three spot in the eight. USI got one run back in the bottom of the sixth when junior rightfielder Manny Lopez (Santo Domingo, D.R.) hit his sixth round tripper of the season.

On the mound, junior left-hander Paul Perez (Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela) took the loss in his second start of the spring. Perez (2-2) allowed six runs, three earned, on six hits and three walks, in addition to striking out three in 4.1 innings of work.

Weekend finale set for Sunday at 11 a.m.

In a pair of close games, the University of Evansville softball team fell in both ends of Saturday’s doubleheader against Bradley at Cooper Stadium.  The Braves (22-15, 9-5 MVC) took the opener by a 3-1 score before topping the Purple Aces (13-25, 3-12 MVC) by a 4-2 tally in game two.

In game one, Toni Galas helped the Aces take a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second.  She forced a walk on a stellar at-bat that saw her battle through nine pitches.  She stole second before coming home on a BU error.  Bradley wasted no time in taking their first lead of the day, plating two runs in the third on a 2-run double by Taise Thompson.

Emily Lockhart made the start for UE and did nice job of keeping her team in the game.  The Braves put runners on the corners with one out in the fourth, but she was able to keep them off the board.  BU added another runner in the fifth before she forced an inning-ending double play.

While the Aces had several baserunners in the game, Eryn Gould got UE’s first hit in the fifth with a 2-out double, but was stranded by BU starter Grace French.  The Braves pushed an insurance run across in the sixth on a sacrifice fly and the score would finish at 3-1.  UE was limited to one hit, which came from Gould.  The Aces left eight runners on base.  Lockhart pitched extremely well, going the full seven innings and giving up three runs, two earned, on six hits.

Bradley registered the first threat of game two, putting two runners on to lead off the second inning.  Aces starter Izzy Vetter got out of the jam, but the Braves struck first an inning later when Lucy Mead laced a home run to right field to make it a 1-0 game. A second run would score in the frame thanks to an Allison Apke double.

Jessica Fehr and Mackenzie McFeron led the bottom of the third off with back-to-back hits before Mea Adams drew a walk to load the bases with no outs.  That brought Eryn Gould to the plate, who turned a 0-2 count into a 2-RBI single that tied the game.

Mead struck again with an RBI double in the top half of the fourth that put Bradley back in front by a 3-2 tally.  They added another in the fifth.  Evansville rallied in the bottom of the seventh when Mea Adams and Gould hit singles to move to second and third with two outs, but BU starter Julie Kestas got the final out to record the win.

Vetter went the distance for UE, allowing four runs, three of which we