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Aces split second day of Racer Classic

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UE defeats Oakland in the second game of the day

MURRAY, Ky. – In day two of the Racer Classic, the University of Evansville softball team split games against Kent State and Oakland.  The Purple Aces fell to Kent State by a 6-3 final in game one before earning a 9-6 triumph over Oakland on Saturday evening.

“I thought we pitched really well in both games today,” UE head coach Mat Mundell said.  “We were able to really execute offensively in the second game.  We have been waiting for our offense to turn the corner, hopefully that was it.”

Highlighting game one was a 3-run home run by Morgan Florey, which gave the Aces (7-15) the lead before KSU rallied back.  In game two, the offense erupted for nine runs with the difference being a 4-run sixth inning.

Evansville fell behind by a 2-0 score in game one to Kent State.  The Golden Flashes plated a pair of runs in the opening frame.  UE starter Emily Lockhart kept Kent State off balance and the offense was able to take advantage in the top half of the fifth.

Elyse Hickey hit a 1-out single before Brittany Hay was hit by a pitch.  With two outs, Morgan Florey came to the plate and delivered her second home run in as many weekends to put Evansville on top for the first time at 3-2.

The lead was short-lived, however, as KSU added two runs in both the 5th and 6th frames to finish the contest with a 6-3 victory.  Pacing their offense was Emily Dobbin, who went 3-4 with three RBI and two runs scored.  Evansville racked up eight hits with Florey picking up three and Hickey notching two.

Florey took the ball in game two versus Oakland and got the job done in the circle and at the plate.  She kept the Golden Grizzlies off the board over the first three innings while her offense took a 2-0 lead.  Allison Daggett led the bottom of the third off with a single before Eryn Gould was hit by a pitch.  With one out, Florey came to the plate and delivered an RBI double to center to score Daggett.  Gould would later score on an error.

After Oakland tied it up with a pair of runs in the fourth, the Aces struck back with two more in the bottom of the frame.  Lindsay Renneisen led off with a single and scored the go-ahead run on a double by Ashleigh Downing.  Downing came home on a 2-out single from Gould.

Another run scored in the fifth when Renneisen’s second hit of the day brought home Brittany Hay, who reached on a fielder’s choice earlier in the inning.  Evansville put the icing on the cake with four runs in the sixth.  Two came off the bat of Hay, who hit a 2-run single before McKenzie Johnson notched a 2-run double to give UE a 9-3 lead.  Oakland rallied in the seventh with three runs, but Florey was able to close out the 9-6 win.

UE notched nine runs on ten hits in the game with Gould, Johnson and Renneisen posting two apiece.  Daggett, Hay and Gould each recorded two runs.  Florey threw all seven innings in the start on the way to her fourth win of the season.

the Aces play Murray State at 4:30 p.m.

 

Evansville 2, Florida Gulf Coast 4

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The University of Evansville baseball team showed signs of life at the plate, rallying back against Florida Gulf Coast in the late innings, however the Purple Aces ran out of outs, falling 4-2 on a rainy Saturday afternoon at Swanson Stadium in Fort Myers.

UE sent out junior left hander pitcher Alex Weigand to the hill to start, who was coming off his best start of the season against Western Illinois. However, the momentum didn’t carry over, as he fell into a deep hole early. The Eagles opened the bottom of the first with a single and a throwing error, putting two on with no outs. Two batters later, Richie Garcia lifted a double to left-center, driving in a pair. Later in the opening frame, Jay Hayes launched a sacrifice fly to right, putting FGCU up 3-0 at the end of one.

“We didn’t come out ready to play”, said University of Evansville baseball head coach Wes Carroll. “Our starter on the mound gave up a two strike hit, muffs a bunt, gets crossed up and gave away too many freebies at the start of the game. Defensively, we didn’t play good enough behind him.”

After getting out of the second inning unscathed, Weigand would get in trouble again, as a double, a hit batter and a walk loaded up the bases with no one out, ending Weigand’s day. Sophomore reliever Adam Lukas would come in and put out the fire with minimal damage, allowing a single tally on a double play.Weigand’s line on the day was four runs, three earned on three hits, getting one strike out and one walk in two innings of work. Lukas and senior set-up man Ryan Brady and reliever Jimmy Ward would combine to keep Florida Gulf Coast off the scoreboard the rest of the way.

The Aces bats were held silent through the first six innings, as Eagles junior southpaw Josh Dye held them scoreless on just three hits. Dye would pile up a career-high nine strikeouts across the first six frames.

“Our bats, against a really good pitcher in Dye”, said Carroll. “He did a really good job keeping us off balanced through six innings.”

However, UE would finally catch up to Dye in the seventh. Matt Jones got the ball rolling for the Aces with an RBI single to center, driving in senior outfielder Dalton Horstmeier. Cooper Trinkle would follow that up with a single to left, putting two aboard for sophomore outfielder Kenton Crews. Crews would proceed to groove an RBI single, cutting the Florida Gulf Coast lead to 4-2.

“In winning time, what we got out of our bullpen in Lukas and Brady, giving us a chance, where we showed some life”, said Carroll. “We got a couple of runs back.”

That would be as close as the Aces would get, as they dropped to 5-7 on the season. The Eagles are now 12-2.

“Against a good opponent, we’re just not ready to play”, said Carroll. “We still haven’t played a solid nine innings of baseball, from pitching to defense to timely hitting. I feel like we haven;t done that against a good opponent. Here we are, playing a Florida Gulf Coast team, a (Missouri) Valley type of team, a team we’re going to have to face in the next couple of weeks. We did not absorb any pressure and reapply it. How poorly we played, we still had an opportunity to win this game, and that’s something we’re going to continue to work on.”

Evansville would look to avoid the sweep Sunday morning, when they send sophomore starting pitcher David Ellis out to face FGCU.  First pitch from Fort Myers has been moved up to 9:30 a.m. Central Time.Evansville 2, Florida Gulf Coast 4

EPD ACTIVITY REPORT

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EPD REPORT

Leonhardt fans 10 as Eagles forge split with Saints

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University of Southern Indiana Softball sophomore pitcher Jennifer Leonhardt (Louisville, Kentucky) struck out 10 batters as the No. 14 Screaming Eagles forged a doubleheader split with visiting Maryville University in their Great Lakes Valley Conference opener Saturday at the USI Softball Field.

After suffering a 5-3 setback in the first game, the Eagles earned a 3-0 triumph in the second contest to come away with the split. Sophomore shortstop Taylor Ricketts (Georgetown, Kentucky) went a combined 4-of-6 with an RBI to lead the Eagles at the plate.

USI (12-9, 1-1 GLVC) returns to action Saturday at noon when it hosts Bellarmine University in a GLVC doubleheader at the USI Softball Field.

Game 1: Maryville 5, at USI 3 (Box Score)
Maryville (12-6, 1-1 GLVC) scored three times on a three-run double by sophomore pitcher Alyssa Callans in the in the top of the first inning and had a solo home run by sophomore shortstop Jaclyn Pasakarnis in the third to take a 4-0 advantage.

Sophomore outfielder Allison Schubert (Nicholasville, Kentucky) put the Eagles on the board with a solo home run in the last half of the fourth frame, while Leonhardt drove in a pair of runs on a two-out error in the fifth to bring the Eagles to within a single tally.

The Saints, however, got an insurance run in the top of the seventh inning and set the Eagles down in order in the last halves of the sixth and seventh frames to preserve the win.

Junior pitcher Courtney Atkisson (Bringhurst, Indiana) was charged with the loss after giving up five runs, two earned, off eight hits in 6 1/3 innings of work. Atkisson (4-2) had a pair of strikeouts in the loss.

Game 2: at USI 3, Maryville 0 (Box Score)
A solo home run by junior outfielder/pitcher Caitlyn Bradley (Forest, Indiana) put the Eagles up 1-0 in the bottom of the fourth inning, while RBI-singles by Leonhardt and Ricketts in the fifth and sixth frames, respectively, gave USI a commanding three-run cushion.

Leonhardt (5-5) was masterful in the circle, surrendering just four hits while fanning 10 batters, just one off her season high, to pick up the victory. She allowed just five base runners in total and did not allow a runner past second base.

USI also was aided by the efforts of senior third baseman Mena Fulton (Bloomington, Indiana) and senior outfielder Olivia Clark-Kittleson (Carbondale, Illinois), both of whom went 2-for-3 at the plate. Clark-Kittleson’s lead-off single in the fifth frame led to a USI tally, while Fulton’s lead-off double in the sixth led to the Eagles’ third run of the contest.

 

Hoosier Divers Earn Three More Spots on Final Day of NCAA Zone C Championships

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The Indiana University men’s and women’s diving teams earned three more spots at the NCAA Zone C Diving Championships on Saturday afternoon in Columbus, Ohio.

Both Jessica Parratto and Andrew Capobianco ended their great weeks on a high note, earning a third individual berth to the NCAA Championships. Both divers will compete in all three diving events at the NCAA’s. Freshman Mya Kraeger earned her first NCAA berth with a great performance in the platform dive.

In total, the Hoosier men qualified three divers that earned a total of seven NCAA spots, while the women had two divers earn four berths. Along with Parratto, Capobianco and Kraeger, both Michael Hixon and James Connor will dive in the 1-meter and 3-meter dives at the NCAA Championships.

In the women’s platform, Parratto was terrific, placing third overall in the final with a total of 604.65. Kraeger had a great showing, earning her spot at the NCAA Championships in the event with a score of 484.05.

Capobianco capped his week with another stellar outing, placing third overall with a total of 769.00 to earn his place at the NCAA’s. Capobianco is the only freshman in the nation to earn a place in all three diving events at the NCAA Championships.

Next up for the Indiana University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams will be the NCAA Championships. The women’s NCAA’s run from March 14-17 in Columbus, Ohio, while the men’s NCAA Championships will take place from March 21-24 in Minneapolis, Minn.

 

Wanted Violent Felon Rams a Patrol Car, Crashes Truck During Pursuit

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An Evansville man wanted for Aggravated Battery is in custody and facing new charges after leading sheriff’s deputies and police officers on a vehicle pursuit Friday night.

On Friday, March 09, 2018 a 10:42 PM sheriff’s deputies attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a grey 1994 Dodge Ram 1500 pick-up truck driven by Mr. Shane Hunter. Mr. Hunter was being sought on an active warrant for Aggravated Battery with a Knife as a Level 3 Felony.

Mr. Hunter fled from deputies, but lost control of his vehicle and struck a Vectren utility pole in a parking lot north of Campground Road and Stringtown Road. Mr. Hunter then reversed his vehicle, turned around and rammed a stationary Sheriff’s Office vehicle before continuing to flee west on Campground Road. During the pursuit, Mr. Hunter turned off all the lights on his truck in an attempt to evade pursuing deputies. Mr. Hunter lost control of his vehicle once again while on Kratzville Road, crashing into a wooded area just south of W. Buena Vista Road.

Mr. Hunter then fled on foot and was tracked by both a Sheriff’s Office K-9 team and a Evansville Police Department K-9 team. The Evansville Police K-9 located and apprehended Mr. Hunter hiding in a pile of sand in the driveway of a nearby residential address.

Deputies located a small amount of methamphetamine and marijuana in Mr. Hunter’s truck. Mr. Hunter was arrested and transported to Deaconess Hospital for treatment of a dog bite sustained during his apprehension. He was later discharged from the hospital and booked in at the Jail.

ARRESTED

 

Shane Ryan Hunter (pictured above), 24, of Evansville. Resisting Law Enforcement as a Level 6 Felony, Resisting Law Enforcement as a Class A Misdemeanor, Hit and Run as a Class B Misdemeanor (2 counts), Possession of Methamphetamine as a Level 6 Felony, Possession of Marijuana as a Class B Misdemeanor, Reckless Driving as a Class C Misdemeanor, Driving while License Suspended as a Class A Misdemeanor

VANDERBURGH COUNTY RECENT BOOKING RECORDS

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Senate Democrats Calling For Gun Safety Study

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Staff Report
TheStatehouseFile.com

INDIANAPOLIS—Senate Democrats, who are outnumbered 41-9, are summer study committee to look into the issue of gun safety across the state.

Just three weeks ago, a gunman entered a Florida high school and opened fire, killing 17 people and injuring dozens more. The events have sparked debate at both the state and federal level about the availability of guns and whether they should be more tightly regulated.

“We can’t accept these tragedies as a part of everyday American life,” Senate Minority Leader Tim Lanane, D-Anderson, said in a press release Wednesday. “We need to create common-sense legislation to secure the safety of our children while balancing the Second Amendment rights of responsible firearm owners as well as those rights guaranteed under the Indiana Constitution.”

Senate Resolution 49 would create a summer study committee that would look topics ranging from Indiana’s background checks laws, banning assault weapons, raising the minimum age to purchase an assault weapon from 18 to 21, and banning bump stocks.

This resolution comes after legislation that would have allowed guns in a church with a school on the property and another that would have dropped licensing fees for lifetime gun permits appeared to die. The language in either or both bills could be resurrected in conference committee before the session ends March 14.

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Time change Is This Weekend: It’s Time To ‘Spring Forward’ 1 Hour

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Time Change Is This Weekend

Daylight Saving Time starts this weekend, meaning it’s time for people around the U.S. to set their clocks ahead one hour before going to bed Saturday night (March 10).

Daylight Saving Time officially start 2 a.m. Sunday, when clocks are moved ahead one hour to 3 a.m.

The good news is most electronic devices – cell phones, computers, some car clocks, etc. – are programmed to advance automatically. The bad news is most clocks and watches are not, meaning you will have to make the change yourself.

More Light In The Evening Hours

Sunrise and sunset will be about one hour later on March 11 than the day before, meaning more light in the evening hours. The time will change again on Nov. 4 when clocks will move back one hour.
The idea dates to Benjamin Franklin, who first proposed the idea as a way to conserve energy.  DST – then known as “fast time” – was instituted in World War I in several countries, including the U.S., but abandoned shortly after the war ended. It was revived in 1942 by President Franklin Roosevelt and utilized during World War II.

President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Uniform Time Act in 1966, establishing schedules for daylight saving time and eliminating the problem of local governments setting their own. In 2005, President George W. Bush extended daylight saving time for an extra four weeks, setting the start date each year as the second Sunday of March with an ending day on the first Sunday of November.

The time-change idea is not without controversy. Hawaii and Arizona don’t observe Daylight Saving Time and just this year, Florida legislators passed a measure that would allow the Sunshine State to remain on DST year-round. The measure is awaiting Gov. Rick Scott’s signature and would require Congressional approval before it could be instituted.

Internationally, only about 40 percent of the world’s countries observe DST.

The beginning of DST doesn’t signal the official start of spring, however. The vernal (or spring) equinox will be on March 20 at 11:15 a.m. this year.

MEET BRENDA BERGWITZ PATRIOT, FRIEND AND VETERANS RIGHTS CRUSADER

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MEET BRENDA BERGWITZ, PATRIOT, FRIEND AND VETERANS RIGHTS CRUSADER

Brenda had been a life long Democrat until at the age of 65 in 2008 she looked around, didn’t recognize her country got scared turned on the radio and listened to Glenn Beck and the rest was history.

She is now an Republican conservative  that fights for disadvanatged people. She also attempts to force our elected officials to practice transparency, accounability and fiscal responsibility

Brenda grew up in poverty in West Virginia. To escape her disadvantaged enviourment, she joined the Marine Corps during the Viet Nam era. She served two years as a secretary in Washington DC, then was forced out of the military by a policy that didn’t allow married enlisted female marines to served in the military. She married fellow Marine, John Bergwitz and they had five children.  One son is in the Marines today and another died at the Drury Inn plane crash.

Brenda and John were married 51 years. She started her working carreer as a nurse at St. Mary’s Hosipital, Evansville.  After her nursing carreer she worked and retired from Sterling Brewery. She is known for being extremely generous with her time figting for conservative causes.

Brenda is presently experiencing majpr health issues.  She just returned from Vanderbilt Medical Center and is presently doing rehab at a local healthcare facility. We encourage you to pray for Brenda health to improve.

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