The Vanderburgh County Coroners Office and the Evansville Police Department are investigating the death of David C. Miller, age 77, of Evansville. Mr. Miller was a pedestrian who was struck by a vehicle as he was crossing Boeke Road. He died at the scene from blunt force trauma at 09:19 Hrs. on todays date. The Evansville Police Department is investigating the collision and can provide updates on the investigation when they become available.
Eagles thrive at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Golf returned to the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate for the second straight year. The Screaming Eagles used massive second and third rounds to finish third in the 15-team intercollegiate with a total three round score of 885 (+33). USI outscored all three of the participating Ohio Valley Conference opponents.
Individually, junior Jason Bannister (Laguna Niguel, California), senior Jace Day (Bloomington, Indiana), and sophomore Carter Goebel (Breese, Illinois) led the Eagles with top ten finishes.
Day 1
The five competitors for the Eagles were senior Trevor Laub (Edwardsville, Illinois), senior Peyton Short (Greenwood, Indiana), Goebel, Day, and Bannister. Freshman Hunter Reynolds (Cadiz, Kentucky) competed in his first spring match as an individual.
The Eagles found themselves tied for seventh place shooting a team score of 299 (+15) after Sunday’s round one. Day got off to a hot start shooting a 71 on Sunday which was tied for seventh among the field.
Day 2
USI jumped four spots to sit in a tie for third place with Tennessee Tech University after day two. The Eagles shot an outstanding 291 team score (+7). Bannister had a round low for the Eagles with a 69 (-2). Day and Bannister were tied for seventh place at two over par. Goebel rose up the standings from 27th to 13th shooting a 71 on the day.
Day 3
The Eagles shot a 295 (+11) on the final day of the intercollegiate. Goebel and Laub helped the Eagles separate themselves from Tennessee Tech both shooting a 73 (+2).
The final score of 885 landed USI only five strokes behind the champion Lee University. Bannister led the way with a final score of 218 (75, 69, 74). Three Eagles finished top ten including Banister (T4), Day (T8), and Goebel (T8).
What’s Next
USI looks forward to a cross-town matchup against the University of Evansville on Saturday, March 29. The match will be at Fendrich Golf Course at 11 a.m.
USI topped WKU, 5-3, to end road swing
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – University of Southern Indiana Baseball finished its nine-game road swing with a 5-3 loss at Western Kentucky University Tuesday afternoon in Bowling Green, Kentucky. USI, who was 5-4 on the road swing, is 9-11 in the non-conference season, while WKU goes to 15-7.
The Screaming Eagles fell behind in the opening frame, 1-0, but rallied to take a 2-1 lead in the top of the second. USI sophomore shortstop Caleb Niehaus (Newburgh, Indiana) put the Eagles into the lead with a two-run single to left center.
After WKU tied the game with a run in the bottom of the third, the Hilltoppers surged into the lead with a tally in the sixth to lead 3-2. WKU would seal the game with a pair of tallies in the eighth to lead 5-2 heading into the final frame.
USI would attempt to rally in the ninth, closing the gap to 5-3 on a two-out RBI-double by freshman leftfielder Cameron Boyd (Villa Hills, Kentucky). WKU would close out the 5-3 decision with the tying run at the plate for USI.
On the mound, freshman left-hander Trevor Geddes (Louisville, Kentucky) took the loss in relief. Geddes (0-1) allowed a run on one hit, while striking out two in 1.1 innings of work.
Senior right-hander Trent Robinson (Louisville, Kentucky) started and got a no-decision for the Eagles. Robinson permitted two runs on four hits and two walks, while striking out one in four innings of work.
Softball wins its 5th in a row with 10-0 victory over SIUE
Nink hits grand slam in the win
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Jenna Nink hit a grand slam in the first inning and the University of Evansville softball team never looked back, defeating SIUE by a final of 10-0 in non-conference action on Tuesday at Tri-State Orthopaedics Field at Cooper Stadium.
Nink finished the game going 1-2 with four RBI and a walk. Alexa Davis was a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs scored while Zoe Frossard went 2-2 with three RBI, three runs and a walk. Megan Brenton was excellent in the circle, tossing a complete game, 3-hit shutout for her 5th win of 2024.
Evansville was strong out of the gate, plating five runs in the bottom of the first. Alexa Davis hit a leadoff single while Zoe Frossard and Jess Willsey walked to load the bases. With one out, Jenna Nink came to the plate and opened the scoring with a grand slam, her first home run of the year. Two batters later, Brooke Voss hit a solo shot to left field, her fourth long ball of the season.
After Brenton retired the Cougars in order to open the second inning, UE added two more runs in the bottom of the frame. Back-to-back doubles from Davis and Frossard made it a 6-0 game before Marah Wood hit a sacrifice fly for the 7th run.
In the bottom of the fourth, a 2-run single from Frossard pushed the lead to 9-0 and Willsey’s RBI single completed the scoring to make it 10-0. SIUE recorded a hit in the top of the 5th, but Brenton was able to secure the win for the Purple Aces.
This weekend, UE will be in Nashville for a 3-game series at Belmont.
Men’s golf ties for 11th at Bobby Nichols
Parker ties for 26th in final standings
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. – Isaac Rohleder and Daniil Romashkin had the low rounds of the day for the Purple Aces while Carson Parker had the top finish for the University of Evansville men’s golf team at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate at the River Course of the Sevierville Golf Club.
Rohleder and Romashkin each registered scores of 73 in Tuesday’s final round. Rohleder completed play with a 229 on his way to a 34th place tie while Romashkin wrapped up the tournament with a 236, tying him for 57th.
Parker picked up the top finish for UE, tying for 26th. His 77 in the third round gave him a 226. Caleb Wassmer tied Romashkin for 57th. His third round tally finished at 83. Andres Rodriguez completed Tuesday with an 81. His 54-hole score checked in at a 239.
Top team honors went to Lee University. With a 299 in the final round, they completed play with an 880. They defeated Belmont by two strokes with USI taking third with an 885. Evansville tied for 11th with Morehead State. Their score was a 920.
Haden Maxwell of Tennessee Tech was the medalist. His 1-under 71 in round three gave him a 214 for the weekend. He bested Jackson Davenport of West Virginia by one shot.
“IS IT TRUE” MARCH 20, 2024
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IS IT TRUE that Johnny Kincaid is doing an outstanding job with the City-County Observer-sponsored podcast?
IS IT TRUE that recently two of three (Commissioner Musgrave voted no) Vanderburgh County Board of Commissioners and members of the Evansville City Council voted unanimously to donate $300,000 of our tax dollars to E-REP without getting an explanation of how the money will be used? …we have been told that in 2023 E-REP also received the same amount of money from both the Evansville City Council and Vanderburgh County Commission without getting an explanation of how the money was spent? …that the above transactions are considered poor public policy because they lack transparency?
IS IT TRUE that we are told that many Vanderburgh County Republicans are extremely perplexed why GOP Chairman Mike Duckworth fired the highly respected and ethical President of the Vanderburgh County election Commission, Joe Harrison, without explaining to the public or Mr Harrison the reason he fired him? …many people are waiting for Chairman Duckworth to make a public statement about why he fired Joe Harrison from the Vanderburgh County election board?
IS IT TRUE we have been told that members of the Vanderburgh County School Board recently received a pay increase without public fanfare?
IS IT TRUE that it looks like some of the backroom shenanigans of a couple of Republican movers and shakers have finally taken a toll on the once proud and powerful Republican Party of Vanderburgh County?
IS IT TRUE that over the years people living in the JIMTOWN area of Evansville say when there is a change of the political guard at the Civic Center the “Names Have Changed but The Political Games Remind the Same”?…this phenomenon is not exclusive to Evansville and was memorialized by Cinderella in their song the more things change, the more they stay the same?
IS IT TRUE that the reason why working-class people believe positive change will never happen within our government is because political patronage and pork barrel shenanigans are commonplace in local politics?
IS IT TRUE that it has been rumored that an elected official didn’t attend an official meeting because of an alleged health issue but he did attend a political fundraising event on his behalf that evening?
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Gov. Holcomb Vetoes HEA 1002 Antisemitism Bill
INDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb today vetoed HEA 1002. He released a statement and a signed proclamation following his veto.
“While I applaud the General Assembly’s effort to address and define antisemitism, I cannot agree with the outcome therefore I vetoed HEA 1002. The language that emerged in the final days of the legislative session fails to incorporate the entire International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition and its important contemporary examples. Additionally, the confusing language included in the bill could be read to exclude those examples therefore I must veto HEA 1002. However, I also refuse to leave a void as to Indiana’s stance on antisemitism. That is why I am happy to share I have also signed a proclamation reiterating that Indiana condemns all forms of antisemitism and ensures we join numerous states and countries by supporting the entire IHRA definition with its inextricable examples.”
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SEVEN-RUN SIXTH POWERS #24 KENTUCKY PAST EVANSVILLE, 11-3
SEVEN-RUN SIXTH POWERS #24 KENTUCKY PAST EVANSVILLE, 11-3
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The nationally-ranked University of Kentucky Wildcats exploded for seven runs in the bottom of the sixth inning on Tuesday night to snap a 3-3 tie and power to an 11-3 victory over the visiting University of Evansville baseball team at Kentucky Pride Park in Lexington, Kentucky.
“One bad inning let things get away from us tonight,” said UE head coach Wes Carroll. “When you play a team like UK, you can’t give up as many freebies as we did in that inning, and then they delivered some barrels and made us pay.
“It’s unfortunate, because I feel like we spoiled a great start from Kevin Reed tonight. It was great to see him get back to his fall, preseason form, as he did a great job of mixing pitches and locations for us, and really kept them off-balance for the most part.”
The first four innings were a pitcher’s duel between Evansville starter Kevin Reed and UK starter Drew Lafferty. Reed held UK scoreless through the first four innings, while allowing just one hit. Evansville finally broke a scoreless tie in the fifth inning with three runs to take a 3-0 lead. Graduate outfielder Mark Shallenberger roped an RBI double off the wall in right field, before graduate third baseman Brent Widder launched his team-leading sixth home run of the year to left-center field to give UE a 3-0 lead.
The lead would be short-lived though, as UK answered with three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to tie the game. Then, the Wildcats sent 11 men to the plate and scored seven runs on just four base hits in the sixth inning to grab a lead it would never lose. The Wildcats added an unearned run in the eighth inning to provide the final margin of victory.
Senior first baseman Kip Fougerousse paced the UE attack by going 2-for-4, while Widder drove in two runs with a home run and Shallenberger extended his on-base streak to 36-straight games dating back to last year by going 1-for-3 with a double, a run scored, an RBI and a hit-by-pitch. UK out-hit Evansville, 9-8, in the contest. UK second baseman Emilien Pitre paced the Wildcat offense by going 3-for-4 with two runs scored and four RBI.
With the victory, UK runs its winning streak to six straight games and improves to 18-3 overall. Evansville, meanwhile, falls to 9-11 overall with the loss. The Purple Aces will return home to German American Bank Field at Charles H. Braun Stadium on Friday night to open Missouri Valley Conference play against Murray State. First-pitch of the series is set for 6 p.m.