Jaylon Brown Earns NABC All-District Honor

Brown Named To Second Team

 KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The honors keep rolling in for University of Evansville senior Jaylon Brown as he was named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-District 16 Second Team.

These selections are voted on by members of the NABC in Division I.

Brown led the Missouri Valley Conference in scoring in 2016-17, posting 20.9 points per game.  He was named to the MVC All-Conference Second Team while also garnering All-Tournament accolades in the 2017 version of Arch Madness.

Over the final stretch of his career, Brown was at his best.  The Fishers, Ind. native recorded 20 or more points in his final six games for the Purple Aces.  He also reached double figures in 32 out of 33 games as a senior.

He completed his career with 1,369 career points, 19^th on the all-time program list.  Brown was also named to the MVC Most Improved Team in consecutive seasons; that is the first time any player has done so.

District 16

First Team

Paris Lee, Illinois State

Jeremy Morgan, Northern Iowa

Markis McDuffie, Wichita State

Alize Johnson, Missouri State

Milton Doyle, Loyola

Second Team

MiKyle McIntosh, Illinois State

Jaylon Brown, Evansville

Landry Shamet, Wichita State

Deontae Hawkins, Illinois State

Sean O’Brien, Southern Illinois

About the National Association of Basketball Coaches

Located in Kansas City, MO, the NABC was founded in 1927 by Phog Allen, the legendary basketball coach at the University of Kansas. Allen, a student of James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, organized coaches into this collective group to serve as Guardians of the Game. The NABC currently has nearly 5,000 members consisting primarily of university and college men’s basketball coaches. All members of the NABC are expected to uphold the core values of being a Guardian of the Game by bringing attention to the positive aspects of the sport of basketball and the role coaches play in the academic and athletic lives of today’s student-athletes. The four core values of being a Guardian of the Game are advocacy, leadership, service and education. Additional information about the NABC, its programs and membership, can be found at www.nabc.com.

University of Southern Indiana Softball senior catcher Haley Hodges (Portage, Indiana) set program records for career RBIs and home runs Wednesday as the No. 14 Screaming Eagles swept a Midwest Region doubleheader from host Trevecca Nazarene University. USI won game one, 4-3, before taking the nightcap, 10-2, in six innings.

Hodges ended the day with 149 career RBIs and 39 career home runs to break a pair of ties with Rachel Bowling.

USI (21-5), which slipped four spots to No. 14 in the latest NFCA Top 25 Coaches’ Poll, returns to Great Lakes Valley play Saturday at noon when it travels to Springfield, Missouri, for a doubleheader against Drury University.

Southern Indiana (21-5) 4, Trevecca Nazarene (10-15) 3

–Box Score

Hodges wasted little time in becoming the Eagles’ all-time RBI leader as her two-run single in the top of the first inning represented her 145^th and 146^th career RBIs, breaking a tie between her and Bowling. More importantly, the hit gave the Eagles an early 2-0 lead over the Trojans.

Trevecca Nazarene (10-15), however, rallied in the last half of the first inning with a two-run home run and an RBI-single to take a 3-2 lead.

Hodges’ RBI-single in the third inning tied the game at 3-3, while junior first baseman Marleah Fossett (Brownsburg, Indiana) broke the tie in the fifth frame with a solo home run.

Freshman pitcher Jennifer Leonhardt (Louisville, Kentucky) shook off the rough first inning to earn the victory. Leonhardt (11-1), who gave up five hits in the first inning, settled down to retire 19 of the final 20 batters she faced. She finished with eight strikeouts and no walks en route to her eighth straight decision.

Southern Indiana 10, Trevecca Nazarene 2

–Box Score (6 inn.)

Hodges’ two-run home run in the top of the first inning was her 39^th career round-tripper, breaking a tie between her and Bowling, as USI took a 2-0 lead.

The Trojans had tallies in both the first and second innings, but a three-run double by senior shortstop Lexi Reese (Lebanon, Indiana) in the top of the second frame put USI up 5-1.

Back-to-back home runs by junior Alex Logan (Carleton, Michigan) and freshman Allison Schubert (Nicholasville, Kentucky) in the fifth inning gave the Eagles an 8-2 lead, while an error and an RBI-single by freshman Taylor Ricketts (Georgetown, Kentucky) in the sixth gave USI a 10-2 advantage. Logan’s home run was a two-run blast, while Schubert’s solo shot was her first career collegiate hit.

Sophomore lefty Courtney Atkisson (Bringhurst, Indiana) earned the win after giving up two runs, one earned, off nine hits in six innings of work. Atkisson (7-3) had a pair of strikeouts and just one walk en route to her seventh win of the year.

Southern Indiana 4, Trevecca Nazarene 3 (Mar 22, 2017 at Nashville, TN) (Game 1)

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Southern Indiana…. 201 010 0 -  4 12  0      (20-5)

Trevecca Nazarene… 300 000 0 -  3  6  0      (10-14)

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Pitchers: Southern Indiana – Leonhardt, Jennifer and Hodges, Haley. Trevecca Nazarene –

HALL, Raygn; CARR, Savannah(4) and COLLINS, Mary.

Win-Leonhardt, Jennifer(11-1)  Loss-CARR, Savannah(2-3)  T-1:55  A-65

HR USI – Fossett, Marleah.

HR TNUSB – ALEXANDER, Bailey.

Weather: 54 Partly Cloudy

Game: 25-TNU

Southern Indiana 10, Trevecca Nazarene 2 (Mar 22, 2017 at Nashville, TN) (Game 2)

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Southern Indiana…. 230 032  – 10 11  1      (21-5)

Trevecca Nazarene… 110 000  -  2  9  1      (10-15)

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Pitchers: Southern Indiana – Atkisson,Courtney and Hodges, Haley. Trevecca Nazarene –

POWELL, Morgan; GREEN, Taylor(3); IVY, Sammie Jo(5) and CRUMPLER, Kaitlin; COLLINS, Mary.

Win-Atkisson,Courtney(7-3)  Loss-POWELL, Morgan(1-4)  T-1:55  A-65

HR USI – Hodges, Haley; Logan, Alex; Schubert, Allison.

Weather: 55 Partly cloudy

Game: 26-TNU

University of Southern Indiana junior first baseman Nathan Kuester (Rockport, Indiana) singled in sophomore shortstop Jacob Fleming (Evansville, Indiana) with the winning run in the ninth to defeat the University of Missouri-St. Louis, 6-5, Wednesday evening at the USI Baseball Field. USI, which has won four of the last five games, watched its record go to 7-9 overall, while UMSL goes to 6-9 in 2017.

With the score tied 5-5 in the bottom of the ninth, Fleming led off with a triple to right center. Following a walk to junior centerfielder Buddy Johnson (Shelbyville, Kentucky) and a one-out intentional walk to junior second baseman Joe Redburn (Newburgh, Indiana) to load the bases, Kuester sent a drive down the left field line to score Fleming with the game-winner.

The Screaming Eagles had the early lead, 4-0, after scoring four runs on two hits and three walks in the second inning. UMSL rallied with two runs the third and fourth frames before taking the lead, 5-4, with a tally in the fifth.

USI bounced back to tie the game, 5-5, in the seventh when Kuester doubled in freshman leftfielder Spenser Deom (Tell City, Indiana) to set the stage for the victory in the bottom of the ninth.

On the mound, senior right-hander Justin Watts (Bryan, Ohio) picked up his first win as an Eagle in relief. Watts (1-1), who followed five USI hurlers on a staff day for the Eagles, allowed a walk and struck out one in a scoreless top of the ninth.

USI hits the road to start the Great Lakes Valley Conference schedule this weekend when it visits Bellarmine University at Knights Field in Louisville, Kentucky. The scheduled dates and first pitch times for the four-game series is still to be determined due to the forecast of rain. For up to date information and coverage of USI Baseball, visit GoUSIEagles.com