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3Up 3Down USSSA Baseball Armed Forces Tribute Draws Over 120 Baseball Teams
Evansville, IN – May 3, 2024 – Over 120 youth baseball teams will converge in the Evansville Region May 4-5, 2024. This tournament will span four sports venues across Indiana and Kentucky, with games being played at Deaconess Sports Park (Evansville), Newman Park (Henderson), Panther Creek Park (Owensboro) and Madisonville Youth Athletic Association (Madisonville).
“We’re thrilled to have Deaconess Sports Park as the primary host for the 3 Up 3 Down USSSA Baseball Armed Forces Tribute event. This marks our biggest event of the year, drawing over 120 teams from four states and bringing numerous visitors to the Tri-State area. If you are a fan of great baseball, we invite you to join us!” stated Nick Lynch, Tournament Director.
Explore Evansville, the Convention and Visitors Bureau for Evansville and Vanderburgh County, estimates regional tournaments of this size generate direct business sales of $446,000 across lodging, food and beverage, transportation and retail markets. Deaconess Sports Park is scheduled to host 39 softball and baseball tournaments throughout 2024.
For more information, visit the tournament’s website by following this link: 3Up 3Down USSSA Baseball.
What: 3Up 3Down USSSA Baseball Armed Forces Tribute
When: March 4-5, 2024; Games Begin at 8 AM Saturday & SundayWhere:
Deaconess Sports Park, 4300 Heckel Road, Evansville, IN 47725
Newman Park, 1020 Sane Lane, Henderson, KY 42420
Panther Creek Park, 5160 Wayne Bridge Rd, Owensboro, KY 42301
Madisonville Youth Athletic Association, 1955 Laffoon Trail, Madisonville, KY 42431
Admission:
$15 per day
$20 per weekend pass
Children 10 and under are free
Tickets available onsite
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About Explore Evansville (Evansville-Vanderburgh County Convention & Visitors Bureau)
Explore Evansville (ECVB) is a 501(c)(3) destination management organization that serves as the official sales and marketing agency for tourism in Evansville, Indiana and Vanderburgh County. Explore Evansville is dedicated to marketing and supporting local hotels and attractions and enhancing the area’s economy by selling the region as a premier destination for conventions, meetings, sports events, leisure, and business. Additionally, Explore Evansville operates the Evansville Sports Complex, a state-of-the-art, multi-use sports facility, home to Deaconess Sports Park and Goebel Soccer Complex. For more information, visitexploreevansville.com.
3Up 3Down USSSA Baseball Armed Forces Tribute Draws Over 120 Baseball Teams
Evansville, IN – May 3, 2024 – Over 120 youth baseball teams will converge in the Evansville Region May 4-5, 2024. This tournament will span four sports venues across Indiana and Kentucky, with games being played at Deaconess Sports Park (Evansville), Newman Park (Henderson), Panther Creek Park (Owensboro) and Madisonville Youth Athletic Association (Madisonville).
“We’re thrilled to have Deaconess Sports Park as the primary host for the 3 Up 3 Down USSSA Baseball Armed Forces Tribute event. This marks our biggest event of the year, drawing over 120 teams from four states and bringing numerous visitors to the Tri-State area. If you are a fan of great baseball, we invite you to join us!” stated Nick Lynch, Tournament Director.
Explore Evansville, the Convention and Visitors Bureau for Evansville and Vanderburgh County, estimates regional tournaments of this size generate direct business sales of $446,000 across lodging, food and beverage, transportation and retail markets. Deaconess Sports Park is scheduled to host 39 softball and baseball tournaments throughout 2024.
For more information, visit the tournament’s website by following this link: 3Up 3Down USSSA Baseball.
What: 3Up 3Down USSSA Baseball Armed Forces Tribute
When: March 4-5, 2024; Games Begin at 8 AM Saturday & Sunday
Where:
Deaconess Sports Park, 4300 Heckel Road, Evansville, IN 47725
Newman Park, 1020 Sane Lane, Henderson, KY 42420
Panther Creek Park, 5160 Wayne Bridge Rd, Owensboro, KY 42301
Madisonville Youth Athletic Association, 1955 Laffoon Trail, Madisonville, KY 42431
Admission:
$15 per day
$20 per weekend pass
Children 10 and under are free
Tickets available onsite
USI opens series with 5-1 win
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Baseball opened a three-game set with a 5-1 win over Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Friday evening at the USI Baseball Field. The Screaming Eagles are 20-26 overall and 9-10 OVC, while Cougars go to 18-26-1, 10-9 OVC.
USI senior rightfielder Ren Tachioka (Japan) gave the Eagles the initial 1-0 advantage in the first inning. Tachioka led off the game for the Eagles with a single to center, advanced to third on an error on a failed pick off, and scored on a ground out to short by sophomore shortstop Caleb Niehaus (Newburgh, Indiana).
The Eagles increased the lead to 2-0 in the fourth on a RBI-double by senior designated hitter Jack Ellis (Jeffersonville, Indiana). Ellis knocked in the second USI run of the game after junior centerfielder Terrick Thompson-Allen (Sioux City, Iowa) and junior leftfielder Thomas Emerich (Ava, Missouri) walked to start the frame.
After SIUE cut the USI lead in half with a tally in the sixth, Tachioka and junior third baseman Ricardo Van Grieken (Venezuela) gave the Eagles back control, 4-1, with back-to-back singles to start the scoring in the top of the seventh. Tachioka, who is second in the OVC in hitting with a .390 average, would eventually score the Eagles’ fifth run and the four-run lead on an attempted double steal with Niehaus.
The USI hurlers and defense would hold the Cougars scoreless the rest of the way and rolled to a 5-1 win.
On the mound, freshman right-hander Grant Parson (Owensville, Kentucky) picked up his fourth win of the season. Parson (4-1) went seven innings, allowing one run on five hits and two walks. The freshman right-hander also struck out a season-high nine batters in the victory.
USI freshman right-hander Clayton Weisheit (Ferdinand, Indiana) finished the game for the Eagles on the mound. Weisheit threw a pair of scoreless innings, striking out a pair.
VU All-American Michael Osei-Bonsu to play at Missouri State University
VINCENNES, Ind. – Vincennes University All-American and 2024 NJCAA Central District Tournament MVP Michael Osei-Bonsu (Bolingbrook, Ill.) announced on social media earlier this week that he has committed to playing next season at NCAA Division I Missouri State University in Springfield, Mo.
“I committed to Missouri State University because I developed a bond with the head coach, assistant coach and the rest of the coaching staff,” Osei-Bonsu said. “I loved the campus and I felt like that’s where my heart was telling me to go.”
Osei-Bonsu guided the Trailblazers to a combined 60-10 record over the last two seasons, including two trips to the NJCAA Division I National Tournament and a berth in the Elite Eight as a freshman.
Osei-Bonsu also led the Blazers to the 2024 NJCAA Division I Region 24 regular season and tournament Championships, earning tournament Most Valuable Player honors after a monster 33-point, 15-rebound double-double in VU’s semifinal win over John A. Logan College.
Osei-Bonsu finished out his sophomore campaign by averaging 12.2 points and 9.6 rebounds per game.
Osei-Bonsu ranked 22nd in the country in rebounds per game, while also averaging 4.5 offensive rebounds per game, which was third in the NJCAA this past season.
Osei-Bonsu recorded 11 double-doubles this season for VU and finished his two-years in the Blue and Gold with 17 total double-doubles.
Michael set his career high in points in the previously mentioned Region 24 semifinal when he led the Blazers with 33 points. Osei-Bonsu’s VU career-high in rebounds came against Richard J. Daley earlier this season, when he finished with 19 rebounds, including 11 offensive rebounds.
The honors and accolades came rolling in for Osei-Bonsu as a member of the Trailblazers, being named to the All-Region 24 team twice, earning Region 24 tournament MVP honors and being named a Third-Team NJCAA Division I All-American.
Osei-Bonsu became the 55th NJCAA All American in Vincennes University men’s basketball history and 19th All American under NJCAA Hall of Fame Head Coach Todd Franklin.
“I feel like it is a great honor to be named an NJCAA All American this past season and to have my name on the banner with other VU greats that I look up to,” Osei-Bonsu added. “I have made some great memories at Vincennes University and it feels great to leave on such a great note.”
“I have made so many great memories at VU,” Osei-Bonsu added. “It is hard to just pick one. I would say I really enjoyed bonging and hanging out with the team and the coaching staff.”
Osei-Bonsu will be joining a Missouri State squad coming off of a 17-16 season this past year, including an 8-12 record in Missouri Valley Conference play.
Michael will get the chance to play under Head Coach Cuonzo Martin, who will be beginning his second stint as Head Coach of the Bears, after having previous coaching stops at Tennessee, California and Missouri.
Osei-Bonsu is the second Trailblazer to transfer to Missouri State University, following Loomis Gerring who joined the Bears in 2014.
“I know VU has prepared me to stay on top of my work and to always try my hardest to put my best effort into all of my academic assignments,” Osei-Bonsu said. “I would also say that the coaches at VU taught me to play my absolute best at every game and they have given me so many tips and lessons that I definitely will carry on to Missouri State University.”
The Vincennes University Athletic Department would like to congratulate Michael Osei-Bonsu on his commitment to continuing his education at Missouri State University and wishes him good luck as he continues his basketball career next season.
Aces track and field ends the season at the Billy Hayes Invitational
The Purple Aces earned three top-five finishes during Friday’s meet
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The University of Evansville track and field team ended the outdoor regular season with three more program records.
On Friday the Purple Aces reset two records and broke a third at the Billy Hayes Invitational hosted by the Indiana Hoosiers. The first record set was the men’s hammer throw by graduate thrower Zach Dove (Princeton, Ind. / Princeton Community HS). After teammate Jaden Hayes (Huntingburg, Ind. / Southridge HS) set the record earlier in the season, Dove took back the top spot with a throw of 52.90 meters for 13th in the event. Hayes finished the event in 14th with a throw of 50.20 meters while freshman Cole Johnson (Salem, Ill. / Salem Community HS) had a throw of 35.26 meters.
UE’s other program record that was reset in the 2024 outdoor season came from freshman sprinter Taylor Johnson (Evansville, Ind. / Reitz HS). She became the third runner this season to set a new 400-meter dash program record with a time of 57.70 seconds for sixth place. Teammate Eilen Brenne (Skien, Norway) finished 17th in the event with a time of 59.71 seconds.
Evansville’s only completely new 2024 outdoor season record of the day came from freshman Rafael Rodriguez (Segovia, Spain) in the men’s 800-meter. Rodriguez broke the 2018 record set by Stanley Chepchieng by over a second with a time of 1:52.39 for a fifth-place finish. The Aces also had top 15 placements for freshman Tommaso Losma (Lombardia, Italy) and junior Adam Oulgout (St. Paul, Minn. / Central HS) with times of 1:54.19 and 1:54.35 for 12th and 14th.
UE’s best placement was from freshman mid-distance runner Nicole Prauchner (Neuhofen an der Ybbs, Austria) in the women’s 800-meter. Prauchner adds another podium finish to her early collegiate career taking third in the event finishing in 2:11.49. Evansville also added another top 10 finish in the event from Kalina Urbaniak (Suchy Las, Poland) with a PR of 2:14.12.
The Aces began their day at the Billy Hayes Invitational in the field as junior Preston Riggs (Ft. Branch, Ind. / Gibson Southern HS) placed eighth in the men’s javelin throw with a throw of 45.33 meters. Also, in the field for UE on the men’s side, Hayes and Dove placed 15th and 16th in the shot put with throws of 14.74 and 14.70 meters.
On the women’s side of the field sophomore Gwen Darrah (Cleveland, Ohio / Orange HS) placed 15th in the women’s hammer throw with a PR of 41.84 meters. Senior Hannah Bryant (Evansville, Ind. / Reitz HS) also placed in the event with a throw of 37.04 meters. In the women’s javelin junior Kaitlyn Sansone (Fairfield, Ohio / Mercy McAuley HS) and Bryan earned ninth and 11th place with throws of 28.87 meters and 25.33 meters respectively. Senior thrower Brooke Springer (Henderson, Ky. / Henderson Community HS) set a PR in the women’s discus with a throw of 35.02 meters, while freshman Jillian Miller (Boonville, Ind. / Boonville HS) was the only Ace to throw in the women’s shot put with a throw of 9.20 meters.
On the track, freshman sprinter Raymond Felton III had two Top 10 finishes for Evansville in both the 100 and 200-meter dashes. Felton’s best finish was seventh in the 200-meter dash at 21.73 seconds, while taking 10th in the 100-meter dash at 10.85 seconds. Sophomore José Ocampo (Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico) also ran both events with a 15th finish in the 200-meter dash in 22.55 seconds. The Aces only distance placement of the day came from freshman Samuel Lea (Worchester, England) in the 1500-meter race finishing 11th with a time of 3:56.63.
Sophomore Kate Walke (Batesville, Ind. / Oldenburg Academy) and freshman Woody Burrell (Cedarburg, Wis. / Cedarburg HS) were UE’s two hurdle runners in Bloomington. Walke finished 12th in the women’s 100-meter hurdles with a time of 15.72 seconds. While Burrell finished 17th in the men’s 400-meter hurdles with a time of 58.41 seconds.
Evansville also ran two relays on Saturday in the men’s 4×100 relay and the men’s 4×400 relay. The Aces best finish came in the 4×400 meter relay with a time of 3:23.07 for fourth place. While the 4×100 relay team placed sixth with a season-best time of 43.44 seconds.
UE will head to Terre Haute next weekend for the MVC Outdoor Championship hosted by Indiana State. Evansville looks to improve on its 10th place finishes from the Indoor Championships in February. The MVC Outdoor Championships are set for Friday, May 10 through Sunday, May 12.
Weatherford tosses gem in weekend opener
Aces fall by a 1-0 final
NORMAL, Ill. – Sydney Weatherford allowed just one run on five hits, but Paige McLeod’s no-hitter paced Illinois State to a 1-0 win over the University of Evansville softball team on Friday at Marian Kneer Stadium.
Weatherford’s lone run was unearned, scoring on an error in the bottom of the second. She walked just one batter in the contest. McLeod struck out two Purple Aces batters and did not issue a walk.
Jayden Standish opened the bottom half of the second with a double and would score the lone run of the game on an error.
Evansville’s first baserunner came in the fifth when Jess Willsey reached on a fielding error before the threat was ended on a double play. Brooke Voss reached on an error in the seventh before a strike out ended the game.
Saturday’s game has been moved up to 12 p.m. due to inclement weather in the forecast.
PODCAST OF DR RICHARD MOSS SPEAKS OUT ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF GRASSROOTS INVOLVEMENT IN LOCAL POLITICS
THE PODCAST OF DR RICHARD MOSS SPEAKS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF GRASSROOTS INVOLVEMENT IN LOCAL POLITICS
MAY 4, 2024
Dr. Richard Moss, a candidate for the Eighth Congressional District seat, discusses his background as a doctor and the changes he has witnessed in the medical profession.
He criticizes the loss of independent voices in medicine and the lack of early treatment options during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dr. Moss also shares his views on immigration, the United Nations, and the importance of grassroots involvement in local politics.
He emphasizes the need for strong families and a strong civil society to reduce reliance on government.
BELOW IS THE LINK TO JOHNNY KINCAID’S PODCAST FEATURING DR RICHARD MOSS
FOOTNOTE: THE CITY-COUNTY OBSERVER POSTED THIS PODCAST WITHOUT BIAS OR EDITING.