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HOT JOBS
 
Easily applySI opens 2024 with four on the road Eagles play Lamar, North Alabama, South Alabama​​​​​​​
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — University of Southern Indiana Baseball opens the 2024 campaign with a four-games away from home when it visits Mobile, Alabama, February 16-19. The Screaming Eagles are scheduled to play Lamar University Friday and the University of North Alabama Saturday in neutral site contests before taking on University of South Alabama, the host, Sunday and Monday.
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Links to follow the Eagles during the opening weekend of 2024 can be found on USIScreamingEagles.com and on the USI Baseball Schedule.   Â
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USI Baseball Notes:
USI predicted 8th in 2024 OVC. The USI Screaming Eagles are predicted to place eighth in the Ohio Valley Conference in 2024. Â
USI reached OVC Championship during 1st Division I season: The Eagles earned a trip to the OVC Championship during its first season of transitioning to NCAA Division I. The Eagles lost in the opening round of the tournament.
USI in 2023. The Eagles were 17-38 a year ago, 8-15 in the OVC and 9-23 in the non-conference contests. USI also was 8-16 at home, 6-20 on the road, and 3-2 on a neutral field.
Top returning hitter from 2023: Senior first baseman Tucker Ebest (Austin, Texas) is USI top returning hitter from 2023 after hitting .321 with a team-best 53 RBI, 12 home runs, and 12 multi-RBI games. Senior outfielder Ren Tachioka (Japan) follows with a 2023 batting average of .296 with a team-best 15 stolen bases. Tachioka also finished 2023 by reaching base in 21-straight games.
Looking for a full season: Junior infielder Lane Crowden (Jackson, Missouri) is looking for a full season after missing nearly all of 2023 after breaking his collar bone in the opening game. He was three-for-three with a triple and three RBIs before being injured.
On the mound: Senior right-hander Carter Stamm (Jasper, Indiana) and junior right-hander Tyler Hutson (Villa Hills, Kentucky) are USI’s top returning winning pitchers with two victories each last season. USI had 17 wins distributed amongst 11 hurlers in 2023.
USI under Archuleta: The Eagles are in their 18th season under Head Coach Tracy Archuleta, who has led the Eagles to two NCAA Division II national championships (2010, 2014) in his 17 years at the helm. He also has been recognized as the Division II ABCA National Coach of the Year twice (2010, 2014); the ABCA Midwest Region Coach of the Year five times (2007, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018) and the GLVC Coach of the Year twice (2011, 2014) since taking over the program in 2007. He also is the winningest coach in the history of the program with 544 victories in 17 years.
New opponents on the 2024 Schedule. The Eagles are playing 15 of the first 19 games against opponents who are making their first appearance on a USI baseball schedule.
Long road coming up. In March, the Eagles will have a long road to go, playing 14 of 17 games away from the USI Baseball Field. Â
USI vs. Lamar, UNA, USA. USI will be playing Lamar, North Alabama, and South Alabama for the first time in the history of the program. Lamar was 32-23 a year ago, while North Alabama and South Alabama were 14-37 and 23-31, respectively.
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USI Volleyball hires Cramer as next assistant coachEVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Volleyball has announced the hiring of assistant coach Julianna Cramer to help lead the Screaming Eagles in 2024. “We are excited to welcome Julianna to our USI family,” says USI Volleyball Head Coach, Jeffrey Aucoin. “Julianna came highly recommended by many colleagues whom I have a great deal of respect for in our sport. Julianna’s experience as a player and a coach, along with her character, will be a great addition to our program.” Cramer comes out of Ball State University’s coaching staff as Director of Operations during the 2023 season. Prior to her hiring at Ball State, Cramer played for the Cardinals’ women’s volleyball program and led them to the 2022 Mid-American Conference regular season championship and an at-large berth into the NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship. Cramer, who played four seasons at Arkansas State University before transferring to Ball State in 2022, finished her five-year playing career with 1,290 assists over 98 career matches as a setter. In her lone season at Ball State, Cramer helped guide the offense to a league-best .250 attack percentage, boasting a 24-9 overall record and a 15-3 league ledger. Over her four-year career at Arkansas State, the Harrison, Arkansas native played in 301 total sets, handing out 1,283 assists and registering 25 career double-doubles. Cramer will join the Eagles staff after USI’s impressive 2023 campaign where the program made its first Ohio Valley Conference Championship berth and earned its first tournament victory while going 15-16 overall and 10-8 in conference play.
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Volleyball has announced the hiring of assistant coach Julianna Cramer to help lead the Screaming Eagles in 2024.
“We are excited to welcome Julianna to our USI family,” says USI Volleyball Head Coach, Jeffrey Aucoin. “Julianna came highly recommended by many colleagues whom I have a great deal of respect for in our sport. Julianna’s experience as a player and a coach, along with her character, will be a great addition to our program.”
Cramer comes out of Ball State University’s coaching staff as Director of Operations during the 2023 season. Prior to her hiring at Ball State, Cramer played for the Cardinals’ women’s volleyball program and led them to the 2022 Mid-American Conference regular season championship and an at-large berth into the NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship.
Cramer, who played four seasons at Arkansas State University before transferring to Ball State in 2022, finished her five-year playing career with 1,290 assists over 98 career matches as a setter. In her lone season at Ball State, Cramer helped guide the offense to a league-best .250 attack percentage, boasting a 24-9 overall record and a 15-3 league ledger.
Over her four-year career at Arkansas State, the Harrison, Arkansas native played in 301 total sets, handing out 1,283 assists and registering 25 career double-doubles.
Cramer will join the Eagles staff after USI’s impressive 2023 campaign where the program made its first Ohio Valley Conference Championship berth and earned its first tournament victory while going 15-16 overall and 10-8 in conference play.
Mackenzie Holmes breaks Indiana women’s basketball’s all-time scoring record against Purdue
Holmes needed at least 17 points Sunday to break the record.
Graduate student forward Mackenzie Holmes runs down the court against Purdue on Feb. 11, 2024, at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Holmes broke Indiana’s all-time scoring record Sunday as she surpassed Tyra Buss.
With 5:15 left in the fourth quarter, graduate student forward Mackenzie Holmes laid the ball into the basket to score the 2,365th point of her career, breaking the program’s all-time scoring record held by Tyra Buss since 2018.
Entering Sunday, Holmes had 2,348 points, needing 17 against Purdue to pass Buss’ 2,364 points. The Gorham, Maine, native previously became just the second Hoosier to score 2,000 points in her career.Â
Although she is in her fifth season in Bloomington, Holmes broke the record in her 138th game in the cream and crimson while Buss played 135 games as a Hoosier.Â
While breaking the record was in reach, Holmes said her focus would be on the bigger picture Sunday.Â
“The main focus is beating Purdue,†Holmes said after defeating Michigan State on Feb. 8. “I want to beat Purdue. I want to sweep Purdue for my career. [I] don’t want to lose to them in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.â€Â
The Hoosiers did just that — sweep Purdue during Holmes’ career. While the Big Ten Tournament looms next month, there’s a possibility the two squads could face off again this season.Â
In the first matchup between the two Jan. 21 in West Lafayette, Holmes scored just 15 points in the matchup. Â
And while she scored just 6 points in the first half Sunday, she scored 11 in the second half with her final bucket of the day being the record-breaking one.Â
“Going into the season, I knew it was within reach for me,†Holmes said postgame. “I didn’t come back for a fifth year to break the all-time scoring record. I came back to win a Big Ten championship, win a national championship and so that’s kind of what I’ve had to continue to remind myself throughout this process.â€Â
While Holmes etched her name into the record books Sunday afternoon, her family was in attendance to witness history inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.Â
“On a day like today where she could get it in front of a crowd of 13,000 — that’s really special and I’m sure something that she and her family will always remember,†Indiana head coach Teri Moren said postgame.Â
With Holmes breaking Buss’ record, Moren was proud of her star forward. Moren said postgame that she knew it would only be a matter of time before Holmes eclipsed the record. While Holmes may have set an impressive record, Moren is proud of how far Holmes has come since she arrived on campus ahead of the 2019-20 season.Â
“I’m really proud because she came in here very shy,†Moren said. “Couldn’t give you eye contact. Was not confident. Now I look at her, I’ve seen her grow, I’ve seen her talk not just the media but people and represent our program. And has no problem with eye contact, no problem with articulating thoughts and representing us. That’s what I’m so proud of.”
MARSHALL CHARLOFF PURPLE XPERIENCE PERFORMS AT THE VICTORY THEATRE OCT 26TH!
Marshall Charloff & Purple xPeRIeNCE is the most celebrated tribute to Prince in the world. The group was co-founded by Marshall and Matt “Doctor†Fink (keyboardist from Prince & The Revolution) in 2011, an era where Prince closely monitored the use of his art. Their vision was to deliver Prince’s music on the highest level, played live and untracked by skilled musicians, while paying respectful visual homage through costuming and likeness. Immediately met with success and adoration from discerning Prince devotees, the band has now been touring for over a decade, nationwide and internationally, and has performed for over 500,000fans. In 2019, they were officially licensed by the Prince Estate, and in 2021, Marshall Charloff & The Purple xPeRIeNCE were selected by the US Department of State to be featured in the USA Pavilion of the World Expo in Dubai. Minneapolis-native Marshall was raised in the epicenter of 1980’s music production, and cut his musical teeth working with Superproducers John Fields and Steven “Funkytown†Greenberg. At age 19, Marshall, like Prince, was discovered and signed by producer Pepe Willie. Marshall is featured on 94 East albums with Prince, where he plays guitar and Prince is on vocals. A multi-instrumentalist, composer, and producer in his own right, Marshall has written for, produced, and recorded for the multi-Platinum and Grammy award-winning Commodores and for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s Little Anthony & The Imperials. Marshall’s second original album, “Unperfect†achieved the distinction of “Top 100 Albums of 2020†on global smooth jazz charts. Marshall has also played keys for the Atlanta Rhythm Section, and has played bass guitar with Bobby “Zâ€, Matt “Dr. Finkâ€, and Andre Cymone (all Prince alumni players). In addition to his work with The Purple xPeRIeNCE, Marshall has had the honor of fronting 25 of the finest symphonies in North America, performing the music of Prince to great acclaim. He has been the feature of two full-length PBS Broadcasts; fronting the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and fronting The Purple xPeRIeNCE in the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, Colorado. Marshall completed a Las Vegas residency, where he headlined starring in “Purple Piano: The World’s Only One-Man Tribute to Prince‖a highly-engaging show in the style of Prince’s final tour, “Piano and a Microphoneâ€. This production continues to tour nationwide, interspersed with full band performances. In all of his avenues of honoring Prince, Marshall’s vocals are uncannily accurate, his guitar and piano skills are masterful, and his endearing stage presence is irresistible in its paradox of finesse and reverence. Marshall Charloff’s all-star band, Purple Xperience, hosts a number of world-class players, including Tracey Blake on lead guitar (played with New Power generation, Sons of Almighty featuring members of NPG, Tracey Blake Project, Westside: inducted in the Midwest hall of fame), Ron Long on bass guitar (played with Christina Aguilera, The Backstreet Boys, 98°, also recorded with John L., Larry Blackman of Cameo, and Spike Lee), Ron Caron on drums (played with the Rembrandts, Tina and the B sides, The Melismatics). Cory Eischen on keys (played with New Power Generation, Prince’s protégé group: Mazarati, Soul Asylum’s Dave Pirner and Dan Wilson from Semisonic)
Addition of New Affordable Flights
Good morning! I’m Cheryl Musgrave, President of the Vanderburgh County Commission. Today we celebrate an exciting milestone by welcoming Allegiant’s new Tampa/St. Pete service.Â
The addition of new affordable flights opens doors to new travel, offering greater convenience for everyone who lives right here in Vanderburgh County.
Strong infrastructure is fundamental to our economic growth. It’s through the airport’s success as a regional economic engine that our community grows its economic base. Congratulations to the Airport Board and staff for their success in expanding our travel options and building a better foundation for our regional economy.
It is important to note that airlines invest where travelers are actually flying. So, let’s get behind this new route and all EVV’s flight options, because the more success you have, the more success you have. We want all our airlines to find Vanderburgh County an impactful place to do business, by expanding their routes right here at EVV.
Together, we can elevate our county’s connectivity and prosperity. Let’s continue to go to new places with EVV!
FORMER STATE REP. RYAN HATFIELD HONORED BY MEMBERS OF THE INDIANA HOUSE
Two lawmakers transitioning to careers outside the Indiana General Assembly received tributes from their colleagues Monday in sessions otherwise largely devoted to housekeeping matters.
Former Sen. Jon Ford, R-Terre Haute, received the Sagamore of the Wabash award during the Senate’s afternoon meeting.
The Sagamore of the Wabash is considered Indiana’s highest honor—“a personal tribute usually given to those who have rendered a distinguished service to the state or to the governor,†according to IN.gov.
Ford represented Senate District 38, which includes Vigo County and the upper portion of Clay County, from his election in 2014 to 2023. Sen. Greg Goode, R-Terre Haute, has replaced Ford, who resigned to lead the trade association Reliable Energy.
Several colleagues rose to praise Ford, who served on several key committees, including Elections, Family and Children’s Services, and Homeland Security.
“Indiana State University [in Terre Haute] serves predominantly first-generation college students, many of whom are taking advantage of this one wonderful, generous program, the 21st Century Scholars Program and Ford never lost sight of that and always saw something in every one of those Sycamores, who he believed had something great to offer,†said Goode.
Over in the House, members of the Democratic caucus shared stories about Rep. Ryan Hatfield, D-Evansville, who has served since 2016. Hatfield is not running for re-election for his House seat, instead running for circuit court judge of Vanderburgh County this fall.
“He knows issues deeply. The word genius gets used far too often today, and Ryan assures me it’s OK to do it today,†said Rep. Blake Johnson, D-Indianapolis. “He’s brilliant but still curious. He’s willing to be wrong, willing to be convinced to have the debate in the argument, which is pretty rare, especially in our line of work.â€
Rep. Gregory Porter, D-Indianapolis, said he has a nickname for Hatfield when he agrees and disagrees with him on issues.
“When I agree with him, I call him Matlock. When I don’t agree with him, I call him Rep. Hatfield. Most of the time, he’s Matlock,†Porter said.
Hatfield serves as assistant leader for the House Democrats and ranking minority member of the House Judiciary and Employment Committee and Labor and Pensions Committee.
FOOTNOTE: DeMarion Newell and John Asplund are reporters for TheStatehouseFile.com, a news website powered by Franklin College journalism students.
INDOT, ISP Encourage Drivers to Plan Ahead for Upcoming Total Solar Eclipse
(Indianapolis, IN) —Indiana will play a pivotal role in hosting eclipse enthusiasts as they flock to the Hoosier State to catch a glimpse of the first total solar eclipse in seven years on Monday, April 8. The eclipse will be visible over a large portion of the state, with the path of totalityspanning from Evansville to the outskirts of Fort Wayne, entering southwest Indiana at 3:01 p.m. EDT/2:01 p.m. CDT and exiting to the northeast at 3:12 p.m. EDT/2:12 p.m. CDT. Other parts of the state will experience a partial eclipse of at least 90 percent totality from approximately 1:30 p.m. EDT/12:30 p.m. CDT to 4:30 EDT/3:30 CDT.
Nearly 4 million Hoosiers live within the path of totality, with hundreds of thousands of people expected to visit Indiana for the event. Increased traffic and congestion are also expected as residents and tourists alike make their way to viewing destinations. Areas near the eclipse centerline are anticipated to see the greatest influx of visitors, including Vincennes, Bloomington, Franklin and just north of Richmond. Indianapolis and Evansville are also included in the path.
To ensure a smooth trip, the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) and the Indiana State Police (ISP) urges drivers to plan ahead and prepare for potential travel impacts before, during and after the eclipse.
Before the eclipse
- Research your viewing site, considering accessibility, parking and crowd size. Check INDOT TrafficWise on the mobile app or at org to plan your route and monitor traffic conditions. Plan to arrive to your destination early.
- Anticipate increased traffic and congestion, especially in areas in or near the path of totality.
- Reach your destination safely — buckle up and put your phone down while driving.
- Pack plenty of snacks and water, as well as charging cables for electronics and mobile devices, in the event you or your group become stranded.
- Make sure your vehicle has a full tank of gas and top off fluids before you head out in case you’re stuck in traffic for a long period of time. Use this eclipse-ready checklist for more road trip essentials.
- Don’t forget your solar eclipse viewing glasses! You will need specially designed glasses to avoid damage to your eyes.
During the eclipse
- Avoid travel during the eclipse or in the main path if possible.
- Exit the roadway to stop and view the solar eclipse. Do not stop along highways or park on the shoulder for viewing.
- Do not take photos or videos while driving. Indiana is a hands-free state. Holding mobile devices such as smartphones or tablets while driving is prohibited by state law.
- Do not wear eclipse glasses while driving.
- Turn on your headlights. Do not rely on automatic lights.
- Watch for pedestrians, especially along secondary roads.
After the eclipse
- Plan your post-event transportation method well in advance. If celebrating, ensure everyone has a safe and sober way to return home. Designate a sober driver or arrange for alternate transportation.
- Exercise patience when leaving your viewing location as traffic may be heavy. Follow instructions from law enforcement or emergency personnel and be considerate of fellow drivers. Stay put and stick around to avoid the post-event rush.
- Clean up after yourself and dispose of trash in designated receptacles or take it with you.
- Once again, check INDOT TrafficWise on the mobile app or at 511in.org to plan your route and monitor traffic conditions.
INDOT will limit road closures and restrictions where possible on state routes to help with traffic flow surrounding the eclipse. Oversize and overweight permits will also be temporarily suspended during this time. View current construction and maintenance activities on INDOT TrafficWise or the free mobile app.
Visit the sites below and follow INDOT and ISP on social media for more information regarding the total solar eclipse in Indiana.