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VU Track and Field bring home a host of honors and two Championships from NJCAA Outdoor Nationals

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VU Track and Field bring home a host of honors and two Championships from NJCAA Outdoor Nationals

MAY 20, 2024

VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University Men’s and Women’s Track and Field teams represented very well over the weekend at the three-day NJCAA Division I Outdoor National Championships hosted by the University of Louisiana-Monroe.

Vincennes claimed two National Championships, six All-American honors and brought home a bunch of Region honors as well.

VU got off to a good start with freshman Cody Noel (Hebron, Ind.) kicking things off Thursday morning in the 10,000 meters.

Noel finished 24th overall coming in with a final time of 34:34.88.

The VU men’s track team continued to stay busy Thursday, with the 4×100 and 4×800 relay teams having their preliminary races, with the 4×100 team placing 14th at 40.95 seconds and the 4×800 team just missing out on the finals with a 10th place finish at 7:54.07.

Freshman Clinton Laguerre had his preliminary race for the 400 meter hurdles Thursday, qualifying for the final with the sixth fastest time at 53.31 seconds, before coming back even stronger in the finals Saturday to place third at 52.06 seconds, being named an All-American.

Vincennes claimed their first of two National Championships over the weekend on Thursday, with freshman vaulter Sophia Amaral taking the top spot in the women’s pole vault, setting an NJCAA Division I Outdoor Championship meet record after clearing a height of 4.02 meters.

Sophia’s sister and 2023 NJCAA National Champion Julia Amaral also earned All-American honors in the pole vault Thursday, clearing a height of 3.27 meters to place sixth overall.

VU’s second National Championship came in the men’s decathlon where sophomore Olegs Kozjakovs really put on a show.

Kozjakovs got off to a great start Thursday in the first five events, taking the top spot in the shot put with a throw of 14.53 meters and finishing second in the high jump and long jump, putting him second on the leaderboard heading into the final five events.

Kozjakovs really boosted himself up the leaderboard on Friday after claiming back-to-back first place finishes in the discus throw and in the pole vault as Olegs was able to hold off the field and claim the Decathlon National Championship with a total of 6,941 points.

Kozjakovs also competed in the open discus throw Friday, placing 13th overall with a best throw of 43.97 meters.

Friday saw the Blazers get back on the track with the prelims of the 400 meters, 800 meters and 1500 meter races.

Freshmen Tumaini Skinner and Olamipo Ladipo took part in the 400 meter races, with Skinner placing 25th overall with a time of 49.10 seconds and Ladipo placing 28th at 50.65 seconds.

Sophomore Matthew Gray (Washington, Ind.) had a very good showing in the very competitive 800 meter dash, placing 30th overall with a final time of 1:56.79.

Sophomore Isaac Stanford (Flora, Ill.) rounded out the preliminary races by placing 13th with a time of 3:55.99 and qualifying for the finals on Saturday, where he placed seventh with a time of 3:55.39, earning All-American honors.

Freshman Brahym Sakka (Tunisia) had a big day on the track Friday, putting together a very strong finish to take 10th in the 3000 meter steeplechase with a final time of 9:24.05.

On the women’s side, freshman Emilly Barbosa (Sao Paulo, Brazil) came away with All-American honors after qualifying for the final in the 800 meters with an eighth place finish in the prelims with a time of 2:13.83 before improving to seventh place in the finals with a time of 2:15.08.

Freshman Adi Fuller (Evansville, Ind.) rounded out the VU results from over the weekend, pulling double duty at Nationals by taking home 19th place in the 3000 meter steeplechase at 12:21.72 and later taking 27th in the 5000 meters with a time of 20:30.89.

The VU men’s team placed 13th overall with a total of 18 points, while the VU women’s team finished 18th overall with 15 points.

“Another season in the books and another Championship finish,” VU Head Track and Field Coach Marty Rogier said. “Championship meets usually bring some highs and lows and we definitely experienced both this week. Three days of intense competition will test your nerves and your commitment.”

“We got off to a good start Thursday,” Rogier added. “Sophia wrapped up a great season by winning her second National Title in the pole vault. Julia also earned her fourth All-American finish since coming to VU finishing sixth. It was a good competition, Sophia had to jump well to win, clearing 4.02 and once again barely missing at 4.15. She had a very consistent season, clearing over four meters in the majority of her meets but we have some work to do next year if she is to hit the bars I believe she is capable of. Julia will graduate as an Academic All American and has a very bright future ahead of her and has been a pure joy to have as part of the VU community the past two years.”

“Olegs got of to a shaky start in the Decathlon when the 100 meter race did not go as planned but he shook it off and came back to jump really well in the long jump, getting back in the mix,” Rogier said. “As always, he grabbed up some points in the shot put where e is always the leader moving him into first place after three events. The high jump has been kind of an up and down thing this season because he just has not had a lot of time to work on it. But we made a couple of adjustments last week and he jumped a season best 1.92.”

“He finished the first day with a solid 400 meter run and was sitting in second place going into day two,” Rogier added. “Day two started with the 110 hurdles which went about as well as we hoped. Discus went well and things were looking good going into the pole vault. Luckily Olegs cleared his first two bars which gave him a solid lead but the hope was to extend the lead further with some higher bars. But he broke his pole on the first jump at 4.75, which is always a shaky experience. I was ready to accept what he had and move on but he decided to continue jumping. He went to a bigger stick and actually raised the par to 4.95 and barely missed. He makes that bar and the meet is over.”

“The javelin, normally a solid event, really did not go well but he still had enough of a cushion going into the 1500 that he did not have to push too hard to secure the win,” Rogier said. “It was an outstanding finish to a great career for Olegs. He added this National Title to his Indoor Heptathlon title and three other All-American finishes as well as earning National Athlete of the Year for Indoors and we are awaiting the outdoor.”

“Also on Thursday, the 4×100 relay team of Cohen, Olamipo, Tumaini and Desroy attempted to qualify but came up a little short,” Rogier added. “I thought we ran a good race for the conditions and still finished with a very fast 40.8.

“Later Thursday, we had the open 400 meter prelims, with Desroy, Olamipo and Tumaini scheduled to run but weather forced the race to be postponed to early Friday morning,” Rogier said. “Mornings are not normally ideal for sprinters. Tumaini and Olamipo both pulled up and were not able to run what they had hoped to. Desroy ran a nice race, easily qualifying for the final but was disqualified for a lane violation. That was a very big disappointment because I felt like he had a legitimate shot at competing for the top spot.”

“Desroy will go down as the greatest sprinter in VU history,” Rogier said. “He owns the indoor 400 record, second on the 200 list, has both the 200 and 400 outdoor records and is part of the program records for the indoor 4×400, 4×800 and DMR and outdoor 4×100 and 4×400 relays. We will definitely see Desroy running on some very big stages in the future.”

“The injuries to Olamipo and Tumaini caused us to miss out on trying to qualify for the 4×400 final,” Rogier added. “I was very hopeful for this event because I felt we would go 3:08 and be in the mix for a top five finish but that’s the nature of championship meets.”

“Also on Thursday, Clinton ran a season and personal best 53.31 to qualify for the 400 meter hurdle final,” Rogier said. “He took advantage of the opportunity to come back on Saturday to finish third with another personal best of 52.06. I am very proud of Clinton for finishing the season so strong. He had a tough outdoor season, battling weather at every meet but his commitment and determination paid off to become a well deserving All-American.”

“We always tell our kids what a grind our season is, competing almost every weekend from January to the end of May, but I am very proud of how we stuck together and really came into the National Championships with a great group of competitors,” Rogier added. “We ended our season with five National Champions and 11 All-Americans.”

“I am so proud of the job that Tyler is doing with our distance program and the direction that we are going with the overall program,” Rogier said. “I believe our program has been great ambassadors for Vincennes University while competing on the National stage and I am looking forward to working on growing and improving with each coming year.”

“Cody started off the competition for VU on Thursday morning by running a hot and humid 10k,” VU Assistant Coach and Distance Coach Tyler Steigenga said. “He came in seeded last but was able to beat a few runners. It was a good experience for him to race in his first National Championship on the track to prepare him for next year.”

“The men’s 4×800 came in ranked 13th and ended up 10th,” Steigenga said. “In rainy conditions on Thursday evening, Matthew and Tanner kept us close to the pack and Brahym moved from fifth to first after his leg. Isaac held the lead for 600 meters but was passed by two teams before the finish. Coming in, it was a bit of a long shot, but definitely possible for us to score a point but we knew we’d have to win the heat. Everyone needed to have their best day, which didn’t quite happen but I’m proud of their effort as we were in it the whole race.”

“On Friday, Isaac ran the 1500m prelims in the second of three heats,” Steigenga added. “He was in good position to qualify automatically for the final by finishing in the top three but ran out of gas on the home stretch. He ended up sixth in his heat, making him the last time qualifier with one heat left to run. It was a very long four minutes to wait and see if he would make it. He cut it close but Isaac’s time ended up being enough as he finished just over 0.2 seconds ahead of the next two runners.”

“Two hours later, Emilly got her opportunity to qualify for the 800 final,” Steigenga said. “She has shown in workouts that she has the ability to do so but hadn’t quite put it all together in a race up to this point. In her heat, Emilly did a great job of going out fast and holding on to the pack of runners instead of letting a gap open up. She moved up nicely and found herself battling with two other runners for the heat win and automatic qualifier. At the finish, she barely missed getting the win but ended up snagging a time qualifier.”

“Matthew ran in the second heat of the men’s 800 and finished his VU career with a strong run and a new personal best time of 1:56,” Steigenga said. “It’s been awesome to see his progression at the end of the season. A month ago he’d never broken two minutes in the 800 and now he’s done it five times.”

“In the steeplechase, Adi had an off day and finished last in the fast heat,” Steigenga added. “Brahym was also in the fast heat for his steeple and ended up finishing 10th. Coming in, we were hoping t get top eight and score but the fields were fast compared to previous years, especially on the men’s side. Despite just missing out, it was Brahym’s best effort of the season.”

“On Saturday, Isaac got things started in the 1500 final,” Steigenga said. “He ran a smart race, not wasting energy and staying out of trouble after three athletes fell early on. They rejoined the pack quickly, passing Isaac and putting him in last place after two laps. After that, he began to slowly move up and pass four fading runners at the end of the race to finish seventh. It wasn’t quite the improvement that we wanted from last year after finishing fifth but it was awesome to be competing in a final again for an All-American spot after nearly having his achilles sliced during Cross Country season and dealing with mono for the second year in a row during indoor. Isaac has a lot of potential in running and there’s definitely a few things we weren’t able to accomplish together that we wanted to but I’m excited to see what he does in the next few years now hat he has graduated from VU.”

“Not long after Isaac’s race, Emilly got her chance,” Steigenga said. “She employed a similar strategy in the final that she did in the prelim and was able to match Isaac with a seventh-place finish of her own. It took longer than we wanted to get things going after Emilly had a bone bruise in Cross Country as it limited her training leading up to Indoor but she finally got back to her best. I’m proud of how hard she fought to accomplish what she did this weekend.”

This concludes another very strong Trailblazer Track and Field season, claiming five National Championships over the Indoor and Outdoor seasons, 11 All-American honors and both Sophia Amaral and Olegs Kozjakovs being named 2024 Atlantic Region Field Athletes of the Year, with VU Head Coach Marty Rogier taking home Region Coach of the Year honors and Assistant Coach Tyler Steigenga being named Region Assistant Coach of the Year.

The Trailblazers will look to reload over the offseason and come back even stronger next season.

VINCENNES RESULTS

TEAM RESULTS

VU MEN – 13th, 18 points

VU WOMEN – 18th, 15 points

MEN’S RESULTS

400m

Tumaini Skinner – 25, 49.10

Olamipo Ladipo – 28, 50.65

800m

Matthew Gray – 30, 1:56.79

1500m

Isaac Stanford – 7, 3:55.39

10,000m

Cody Noel – 24, 34:34.88

400m Hurdles

Clinton Laguerre – 3, 52.06

3000m Steeplechase

Brahym Sakka – 10, 9:24.05

4×100 Relay

VU – 14, 40.95

4×800 Relay

VU – 10, 7:54.07

Discus

Olegs Kozjakovs – 13, 43.97m

Decathlon

Olegs Kozjakovs – 1, 6941 points

100m – 12, 11.62, 728 pts

Long Jump – 2, 6.98m, 809 pts

Shot Put – 1, 14.53m, 761 pts

High Jump – 2, 1.92m, 731 pts

400m – 9, 52.12, 719 pts

110m Hurdles – 7, 16.23, 707 pts

Discus Throw – 1, 42.89m, 724 pts

Pole Vault – 1, 4.55m, 775 pts

Javelin – 9, 40.55m, 450 pts

1500m – 8, 5:04.04 – 537 pts

WOMEN’S RESULTS

800m

Emilly Barbosa – 7, 2:15.08

5000m

Adi Fuller – 27, 20:30.89

3000m Steeplechase

Adi Fuller – 19, 12:21.72

Pole Vault

Sophia Amaral – 1, 4.02m

Julia Amaral – 6, 3.27

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Important Traffic Advisory For Tuesday Afternoon, May 21 

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Gibson County – Tuesday afternoon, May 21, Indiana State Police will be shutting down portions of US 41 near Warrenton Road and I-64 eastbound at US 41 while several hundred motorcyclists stop at Flying J Travel Center located at US 41 and Warrenton Road. The motorcyclists are traveling from California to Washington D.C. to visit the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. The group left California on May 15 and they are scheduled to arrive in Washington D.C. on May 24.

The motorcyclists are scheduled for a gas stop and brief break at the Flying J Travel Center before continuing east on I-64 to Corydon, IN. The group is expected to arrive at approximately 2:15 p.m. and depart at approximately 3:00 p.m.

Individuals planning to show their support are encouraged to find a safe place off the roadway. Parking along I-64 is prohibited. For more information concerning this event, visit rftw.us.

Approximate Times of Highway Closings (Times are subject to change).

Approximately 2:15 p.m. (CST) – Highways are expected to be closed for no more than 15 minutes.

  • US 41 northbound will be closed just south of I-64 while motorcyclists exit I-64 east to US 41 north.
  • US 41 southbound lanes will be closed at Warrenton Road while motorcyclists turn west onto Warrenton Road to Flying J Travel Center.

Approximately 3:00 p.m. (CST) – Highways expected to be closed for no more than 15 minutes.

  • US 41 southbound lanes at Warrenton Road will be closed while motorcyclists exit Flying J Travel Center.
  • I-64 east just west of US 41 will be closed while motorcyclists enter I-64 east from US 41S.

Want a “Good Republican?” Vote Libertarian.

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Freedom, Indiana – Author Andrew Horning is the Libertarian Party of Indiana’s candidate for Indiana’s US Senate seat in 2024.

As a Libertarian, I’m no part of the Hatfield/McCoy, Republican v Democrat, divide-and-conquer puppet show we’ve been playing since WWII.  So it does me no harm to say that, even here in Indiana, where Republicans are increasingly indistinguishable from Democrats, there are good Republicans, and good Democrats.  None of them are in federal office, of course.  We have nobody like Thomas Massie of KY, or Justin Amash of MI.  Why?  Because through the last several Indiana GOP primaries, all the best GOP candidates (you know, the ones not called RINOs), lose in our embarrassingly expensive, corrupting and pre-scripted primary elections, to candidates approved by the puppet masters we were warned about by our founders, Truman, Eisenhower, JFK, and all the smart people in-between and since.

For example, promising newcomers like Charles Bookwalter, a strong constitutionalist, so good he could even be a Libertarian, lost to the crony establishment.  The only constitutionalist federal officeholder Indiana has had in a hundred years, John Hostettler, also lost to the status quo.  Numerous other, excellent candidates, like nationally-known economist Dr. Eric Schansberg, have been brushed away by rules changes and smoky room shenanigans over the years.  In other words, our best and brightest tend to lose Primary Elections to the politics all voters claim to hate, but keep reelecting nonetheless.

So now, every single member of Indiana’s delegation to DC has voted against individual rights, property, privacy, sane economics, and national interests; and voted to fund, train and arm every side of every conflict on the planet; voted to destabilize foreign governments and create enemies everywhere; and voted to increase the size and cost and Big Brother powers of their military, monetary, NGO, corporate and intelligence agency puppet masters.  They’ve voted us onto the edge of simultaneous societal, economic and moral collapse, as well as the very real potential for WWIII.  Every one of them.  No exceptions.

While my book, “Relighting the Torch” goes into much more detail on the problems, and offers the proven solutions that have always been ours for the taking, the short answer is that We The People have all the power to fix all of this.  But we have to want to.  When we really want to, we will change how we’ve been wielding our weapons of peaceful revolution – our votes.  …If we still have elections.

The most important, actionable words in our once-cherished Declaration of Independence are, “…that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed.  But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.”

I hope we have suffered enough of our government’s long train of abuses and usurpations that we’re ready to invoke our right, and duty, to throw off such government.

It’s time for Hoosiers to vote the way we talk.  That means that anti-war, pro-individual liberty Democrats, as well as sound money, sound economy, small-government Republicans, need to vote Libertarian.  Let’s talk.

Liberty or Bust!
Andy Horning

Lee delivers Otters to first series win

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EVANSVILLE, IN – The Evansville Otters won their first series of the 2024 season Sunday at Bosse Field after defeating the Joliet Slammers 6-1. The Otters (4-6) jumped ahead to an early lead, then put the dagger in the Slammers (3-6) during the later stages.

Patrick Lee led off the game offensively with a walk. He was later brought in on a fielder’s choice RBI from Jomar Reyes to make it 1-0.

The bats added in the fourth frame. Donivan Williams reached on an error before later coming into score on an RBI-double from Lee down the right field line.

Joliet jumped on the board in the top of the fifth with a run, slicing the lead in half.

In the bottom of the sixth inning, Williams led off with a leadoff double. Later, with two outs, Lee walked for the third time, and both runners stole into scoring position. A wild pitch scored Williams on aggressive base running for an important insurance run.

Up 3-1 in the eighth, Lee left no doubt for the Otters, launching a three-run missile over the right-center wall for an opposite field home run.

Pitching was dominant again for Evansville. In a bullpen day, Tristan Harvin pitched 4.0 shutout innings as the starter, racking up 63 pitches. Pat Miner threw the next two frames, allowing the only run (unearned) on an error and earned the win.

Following him, James Krick and Leoni De La Cruz both pitched one-two-three innings. Shutting things down in the ninth, Michael McAvene struck out the side while allowing one walk.

The 13 combined K’s is a season-high for the Otters’ pitching staff in a single-game this season.

Lee led the way with four-RBIs and two hits. He and Williams each scored twice for a multi-run performance.

Evansville will hit the road for the coming week, opening the week day series against Washington before their weekend series against the Florence Y’alls. They begin play on Tuesday against the Wild Things, with a 9:35 AM CT first pitch.

The Evansville Otters

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BASEBALL ACES CRUISE PAST FLAMES, 8-2, ON ‘SENIOR DAY’

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. –  The University of Evansville baseball team used a pair of three-run innings on Saturday to cruise past the visiting UIC Flames, 8-2, on “Senior Day” at German American Bank Field at Charles H. Braun Stadium in Evansville, Indiana.
“What a good way to close out this regular-season!” said UE head coach Wes Carroll.  “On the mound, we had a freshman in Kevin Reed really step up and give us a chance today on ‘Senior Day,’ and then our offense was finally able to put up some crooked numbers there in the middle of the game to take control of things.
“I am really proud of how we have played the last two months of the season, and have captured this momentum going into the conference tournament.”
Reed (5-1) was sharp early, as he held UIC to just one hit through the first four innings, as he was locked in a scoreless pitcher’s duel through four innings.  The Flames would finally score a run on a pair of hits and a sacrifice fly against Reed in the fifth inning, but his teammates would answer right back to give him the run support needed to win.
An infield single by junior outfielder Ty Rumsey, a walk and a double-steal put two men into scoring position to open the fifth inning for UE.  Rumsey would score on a fielder’s choice ground ball to tie the game at 1-1.  Then, two batters later, graduate outfielder Mark Shallenberger doubled off the left-field wall and senior designated hitter Kip Fougerousse launched a two-run home run to left field to give UE a 3-1 lead.
Sophomore reliever Max Hansmann pitched scoreless sixth and seventh innings, while UE tacked on three more runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to take control of the contest.  Junior outfielder Ty Rumsey opened the scoring with a one-out RBI single through the right side of the UIC infield.  Freshman second baseman Brodie Peart then followed with a two-run single to center field to give UE a 6-1 lead.
UE would score two more runs in the seventh inning on a bases-loaded walk by Peart and an RBI single by senior shortstop Simon Scherry to move the advantage to 8-1.  The Flames would get a run back in the eighth inning, but graduate reliever Jace Kressin came out of the UE bullpen to record the final five outs in order to nail down the victory for UE.
Fougerousse, Rumsey and junior outfielder Harrison Taubert all had two-hit performances for UE.  Peart added three RBI, while Scherry drove in a pair of runs as well.
With the victory, Evansville finishes the regular season with a 31-23 overall record and 17-10 Missouri Valley Conference mark.  UE finished in a tie for second-place, and the Purple Aces will be the No. 3 seed in this week’s MVC Tournament which will be hosted at UE’s German American Bank Field at Charles H. Braun Stadium.  The tournament will officially begin on Tuesday with games at 2:30 and 6 p.m., while UE’s first game in the tournament will come at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, as the Purple Aces will face No. 4 seed Illinois State.  Tickets for the MVC Tournament can be purchased on-line at GoPurpleAces.com under the tickets link, or by phone by calling Logan Belz in the UE Athletic Ticket Office at 812-488-2623.

USI completes sweep with 10-3 win

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Next Game: vs. Ohio Valley Conference Baseball Championship | 5/22/2024

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Baseball completed a series sweep of Western Illinois University with a 10-3 win on Senior Day Saturday afternoon at the USI Baseball Field. The Screaming Eagles are 25-30 overall and 14-13 in the OVC, while Leathernecks finish their year 13-37, 8-19 OVC.
 
With the series sweep of WIU, USI is the fourth seed in the upcoming OVC Baseball Championship, presented by SERVPRO, and scheduled for May 22-25 at Mountain Dew Park in Marion, Illinois. The Eagles earned a first-round bye and will play the winner of the first-round game between the to be determined fifth and eighth seeds at 4 p.m. Wednesday.   
 
The first two rounds of OVC Baseball Championship are single elimination on Wednesday, followed by the double elimination portion on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.
 
The series sweep is the third of the year and the seventh series win of the spring for the Eagles.  
 
In the series finale, USI overcame an early 1-0 deficit by scoring six unanswered runs between the second and fifth innings to lead 10-1. USI junior leftfielder Thomas Emerich (Ava, Missouri) scored the Eagles’ first run of the game on a ground out by senior designated hitter Jack Ellis (Jeffersonville, Indian), while junior centerfielder Terrick Thompson-Allen (Sioux City, Iowa) scored to put USI in the lead in the second, 2-1, on a RBI-single by junior second baseman Lane Crowden (Jackson, Missouri).  
 
USI increased the advantage to 3-1 in the third when Emerich drove in junior second Caleb Niehaus (Newburgh, Indiana) with a sacrifice fly. The Eagles exploded for five more runs in the bottom of the fourth to extend the margin five, 6-1, taking advantage of three walks, a hit batter, and a WIU error.
 
The margin was increased to nine, 10-1, when USI scored twice in the fifth on RBI-singles by junior third baseman Ricardo Van Grieken (Venezuela) and senior first baseman Tucker Ebest (Austin, Texas) and two more runs in the fifth. WIU closed the gap with a pair of runs in the eighth before USI sent WIU down in order in the ninth for the 10-3 win.
 
Van Grieken finished the game with a team-high two RBIs and was joined by Crowden with two hits each.
 
On the mound, junior left-hander Will Kiesel (Wadesville, Indiana) posted his first win of the season in his first start of the campaign. Kiesel (1-3), who was the first of five USI hurlers on a staff day, allowed one run on three hits, while striking out three in three innings of work.
 
The OVC Baseball Championship Is Up Next:
The Ohio Valley Conference will officially announce the pairings of the league’s post-season tournament tonight after the final game of the regular season.

USI Softball’s Newman named to NFCA All-Midwest Region Third Team

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Softball junior pitcher Josie Newman (Indianapolis, Indiana) was named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-Midwest Region Third Team for NCAA Division I on Saturday.
 
The awards honor softball student-athletes from the Association’s 10 regions with first, second, and third-team selections. NFCA member head coaches from each respective region nominated student-athletes and voted for the teams. All awarded student-athletes now become eligible for the 2024 NFCA Division I All-America squads. 
 
Saturday’s NFCA All-Region honor is the first in Newman’s career, which adds to her 2024 OVC Pitcher of the Year, All-OVC First Team, and OVC All-Tournament Team accolades.
 
In the regular season, Newman led the pitching staff with a 19-8 record, 1.68 ERA, 210 strikeouts, 195.2 innings pitched, and 27 complete games in 28 starts. The right-hander tossed four shutouts and held the opposition to a .198 batting average. Newman finished top three in the OVC in ERA and wins while ranking first in starts, complete games, innings pitched, strikeouts, and opposing batting average. Newman’s strikeout and innings totals would also rank top 10 in the nation. Newman went 14-4 in conference play with a 1.33 ERA and 141 strikeouts. Plus, the pitcher went the distance in all 18 OVC starts.
 
Newman followed her regular-season performance with a solid stretch at the OVC Tournament. In USI’s five games at the OVC Championship Tournament in Peoria, Illinois last week, Newman totaled 34.1 innings of work in four starts and five total appearances. The right-hander struck out 20 batters while going 3-2 with a 2.24 ERA. Newman tossed three complete games with one shutout. The junior also held the opposition to a .168 batting average.
 
The junior also fared well at the plate this season, hitting over .300 during the regular season. Then at the OVC Tournament, Newman went 7-17 for a .412 batting average with two doubles, a home run, and six RBIs. Newman’s total OPS was 1.150.
 
This season, Newman moved to third in USI history with 560 career strikeouts. The Indianapolis, Indiana native also moved up the USI Softball ranks into the top 10 in innings (535.0), complete games (60), shutouts (17), and wins (55).
 
Southern Indiana ended the season with a 25-22 overall record. The Screaming Eagles went 16-11 to finish fourth in the Ohio Valley Conference regular season. Both win totals surpassed USI’s marks in 2023. Plus, the Screaming Eagles went deeper into the Ohio Valley Conference Softball Championship Tournament compared to last season, as USI fell just short of an appearance in the championship round.

 

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MAY 20, 2024

5:30 P.M.

AGENDA

I. INTRODUCTION

 

05-20-2024 Agenda Attachment:
II. APPROVAL OF MEETING MEMORANDUM

 

05-13-2024 Memo Attachment:
III. REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS

 

IV. SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY

 

V. CONSENT AGENDA:  FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS

 

A. ORDINANCE F-2024-06 An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Evansville Approving the Annual Community Development Plan and Appropriating Community Development Block Grant, Emergency Solutions Grant and Home Investment Partnerships Program Grant Funds Sponsor(s): Burton Discussion Led By:  Finance Chair Burton Discussion Date: 6/10/2024 4:00pm  Notify: Kolbi Jackson, DMD
F-2024-06 Attachment:
B. ORDINANCE F-2024-07 An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Evansville Authorizing Appropriations, Transfer, Re-Appropriations, Repeals and Additional Appropriations of Funds within the Department of Metropolitan Development Sponsor(s): Burton Discussion Led By:  Finance Chair Burton Discussion Date: 6/10/2024 Notify: Kolbi Jackson, DMD
F-2024-07 Attachment:
VI. COMMITTEE REPORTS

 

VII. REGULAR AGENDA:  SECOND READING OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS

 

A. ORDINANCE F-2024-05 AMENDED An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Evansville Authorizing Transfers of Appropriations, Additional Appropriations and Repeal and Re-Appropriation of Funds for Various City Funds Sponsor(s): Burton Discussion Led By:  Finance Chair Burton Discussion Date: 5/20/2024 Notify: Robert Gunter, Controller
F-2024-05 Amended Attachment:
B. ORDINANCE R-2024-16 An Ordinance to Rezone Certain Real Estate in the City of Evansville, State of Indiana, More Commonly Known as 971 E Blackford Ave Owner:Jordan W Milby Requested Change:  R2 to R4 Ward: 4 Burton Representative: Matt Lehman, RLehman & Son Consulting
R-2024-16 Attachment:
VIII. RESOLUTION DOCKET

 

A. RESOLUTION C-2024-08 A Resolution of the Common Council of the City of Evansville, Indiana, Accepting a Conflict of Interest for City Administered HUD Funds Sponsor(s): Burton, Allen, Trockman Discussion Led By:  Vice President Trockman Discussion Date: 5/20/2024 Notify: Kolbi Jackson, DMD
C-2024-08 Attachment:
IX. MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS

 

A. THE NEXT MEETING of the Common Council will be Monday, June 10, 2024 at 5:30 p.m.
B. ADDITIONAL MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
X. COMMITTEE REPORTS

 

A. Finance Committee Meeting:
1. ORDINANCE F-2024-06  An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Evansville Approving the Annual Community Development Plan and Appropriating Community Development Block Grant, Emergency Solutions Grant and Home Investment Partnerships Program Grant Funds Sponsor(s): Burton Discussion Led By:  Finance Chair Burton Discussion Date: 6/10/2024 4:00pm Notify: Kolbi Jackson, DMD
XI. ADJOURNMENT
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