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Mackey’s two-home run game leads USI to series finale win and doubleheader split

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Mackey’s two-home run game leads USI to series finale win and doubleheader split

MOREHEAD, Ky. – University of Southern Indiana Softball split its road doubleheader against Morehead State University on Saturday, capturing a big 14-4 win in the series finale after a 5-1 setback to start the day that gave Morehead State the Ohio Valley Conference series win.

In game one, Southern Indiana quickly got on the scoreboard after a bunt single from junior outfielder Caroline Stapleton and a throwing error by Morehead State that allowed Stapleton to come all the way around to lead off the game and give USI a 1-0 lead.

Just like Friday’s game, Morehead State recorded another crooked number on the scoreboard in the third inning. Morehead State struck for five runs, including three on a bases-clearing double, to surge ahead 5-1 through the bottom of the third.

The Screaming Eagles got runners to second and third in the fifth and sixth innings, but Morehead State kept those runners on base and went on to close out the game.

Stapleton finished with two hits to lead USI, which totaled six hits in the game. Freshman pitcher Kylie Witthaus (2-6) took the loss after a complete game with three strikeouts and allowing five runs – only two earned.

Morehead State tallied five hits. Junior pitcher Rylie Burney (2-12), who recorded Friday’s win in the series opener, went the distance and surrendered only one run.

In the series finale and second game of the day, Southern Indiana wasted no time getting on the scoreboard again. Following a leadoff hit by Stapleton, freshman third baseman Jordan Mackey crushed a pitch to straightaway center for a two-run home run to give USI a 2-0 advantage.

Mackey was not done there, as the Evansville, Indiana native belted another two-run shot in the top of the third inning for her first career multi-home run game and the second such game by a USI player this season. Ahead 4-0, the Screaming Eagles were the ones who got their big third inning by totaling six runs in the frame to carry an 8-0 lead to the fourth.

USI put up another six-spot in the fourth inning to skyrocket ahead 14-0. The fourth inning was highlighted by a two-run double from senior pitcher Josie Newman and a pinch-hit two-RBI single by junior Julianna Hibbs.

Morehead State scored four unanswered in the last two home innings, but Southern Indiana sealed the game in five innings to secure a win in the series finale and avoid the series sweep.

USI registered 10 total hits with multi-hit games from Mackey and Newman. Mackey paced the Screaming Eagles with four RBIs off the two home runs. Mackey’s performance propelled the freshman into the team lead with four home runs and 15 RBIs on the season. Newman accounted for three RBIs in the game. Newman (4-10) also got the winning decision after pitching the five-inning complete with a pair of strikeouts.

Morehead State posted four runs on seven hits. Burney (2-13) suffered the loss after bookending the game for Morehead State. Burney hurled two total innings with two runs allowed. Morehead State used four pitchers in the contest.

The Screaming Eagles will return home next weekend for the start of a six-game homestand. USI will host Tennessee Tech University next weekend. The series opener next Saturday is at 3 p.m. Sunday’s doubleheader to conclude the series begins at Noon. Coverage information can be found online at usiscreamingeagles.com.

Trailblazers drop conference doubleheader at Parkland College

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Trailblazers drop conference doubleheader at Parkland College

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The Vincennes University baseball team closed out their four-game weekend Mid-West Athletic Conference series Saturday afternoon against No. 14-ranked Parkland College.

The Trailblazers dropped the pair of games to close out the series, falling in game one to the Cobras 11-1 before falling in game two 12-2.

Vincennes got the day started in game one, breaking onto the scoreboard in the second inning after sophomore Yancey Edlin (Pekin, Ind.) reached on an error to lead off the inning.

Edlin would later steal third and come in to score on a groundout put in play by sophomore Noble Johnson (Terre Haute, Ind.) to give the Blazers the early 1-0 lead.

Parkland College would respond in their half of the inning, scoring three runs in the second and three more runs in the fourth to take a 6-1 lead over VU.

The Blazers continued to battle down the stretch, getting a runner in scoring position in the fourth inning and runners on second and third in the fifth, but were unable to turn those baserunners into runs.

Parkland put the game away in the sixth with five runs to give the Cobras the 11-1 victory in game one of the day.

Freshman Eastin Whaley (Kokomo, Ind.) got the start on the mound for the Trailblazers in game one, throwing into the fourth inning allowing five runs on three hits and striking out two in the game.

Whaley then turned it over to freshman Jakob Hoyer (Georgetown, Ind.) who threw two solid innings, allowing one run on two hits.

The Blazers looked to bounce back and get the series split with the Cobras in the series finale but quickly found themselves playing from behind after Parkland plated a pair of runs in the first inning.

VU would respond in the second after a lead off walk by Yancey Edlin and a successful sacrifice bunt by sophomore Bryce Gross (Bridgeport, Ill.), followed by a walk by sophomore Damon Kay (Spencer, Ind.) and a single by sophomore Canaan Miller (Indianapolis, Ind.) to load the bases.

Vincennes would get on the scoreboard with an RBI single by sophomore Bradyn Douglas (Frankton, Ind.), followed by a run scoring fielder’s choice put in play by freshman Jevan Andrews (Hobart, Ind.) to even the score at 2-2.

Parkland would again answer back in the bottom half of the inning, plating three runs to regain the lead at 5-2.

Parkland would add on to this lead in the fourth with a run before putting the game away again in the fifth with a big six run inning to take game two of the day 12-2.

Freshman Grayson Reichert (Shepherdsville, Ky.) got the start in game two of the day, throwing two and one-third innings, allowing five runs, four earned runs on four hits and striking out three.

Freshman Jacob Allen (Vincennes, Ind.) was the first out of the bullpen for the Blazers, throwing one and two-thirds innings, allowing one run on two hits and striking out two.

The Trailblazers will look to bounce back and get back in the win column when the Blazers hit the road next week to take on Wabash Valley College Wednesday, March 26 in Mt. Carmel, Ill., with first pitch scheduled for 2 p.m. eastern.

Vincennes will then hit the road over the weekend for another Mid-West Athletic Conference series, taking on Illinois Central College in Peoria, Ill. Saturday, March 29 at 2 p.m. eastern and Sunday, March 30 at 1 p.m. eastern.

VINCENNES BOX SCORE

GAME ONE

VU (12-14, 3-8) – 010   000 – 1

Parkland – 030   305 – 11

VINCENNES HITTING

2B – Gricius. RBI – Johnson. HBP – Gricius. SB – Johnson. Edlin.

GAME TWO

VU (12-15, 3-9) – 020   00 – 2

Parkland – 230   16 – 12

VINCENNES HITTING

RBI – Douglas, Andrews. HBP – Montgomery. SB – Edlin.

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The Vincennes University baseball team drops to 12-15 on the season, with a 3-9 record in MWAC Conference play.

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Check Out These Cute Faces and Give Them a Home

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Jim Redwine Gavel Gamut: HATE SPEECH

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redlineGAVEL GAMUT
By Jim Redwine
www.jamesmredwine.com

HATE SPEECH

Time Magazine’s book, The Making of America, posits Benjamin Franklin’s aversion to
the abuse of arbitrary power was at the root of his philosophy. Ben believed that the surest guard against such abuse was freedom of speech and the unfettered flow of ideas. As Colonial America’s most influential member of the press, Franklin was instrumental in the birth of our nation as one where the otherwise unchecked power of government could be reined in by the free flow of ideas and truth publicly aired.

Without the First Amendment, there would have been no United States of America, such
was the fear of unchained governmental power among our Founders:

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of
religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging
the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the
people peaceably to assemble and to petition the Government
for a redress of grievances.”

While freedom of speech is generally protected throughout government and in the public,
it has always been the pride and guiding principle of America’s institutions of higher learning.

Universities have encouraged, tolerated and protected the free flow of ideas, especially
unpopular ones. Therefore, it has raised alarm throughout academia that students and professors are being summarily silenced and even removed from the United States merely based on their philosophical beliefs.

Freedom of speech is designed to allow unpopular views. We do not need protection of
popular ones. One method of controlling free expression is to label it as hateful to others,
especially if the expression comes from those with whom our government, or the general
population, may disagree. That appears to be the driving force behind allegations that those who oppose Israel’s assault on its neighbors are antisemitic and must be punished.

Neither our government or the national media defines what it means to be antisemitic or
why there is no right to be so, or why one cannot be unprejudiced against any group, say Jews, and still find fault with the government of the country identified with that group, say Israel. As long as prejudice is not displayed in such a way as to cause harm to a group, say Palestinians or Jews, in America one has the right to believe as one wishes and to peaceably express those views.

The grave danger from even repugnant prejudice is not one’s beliefs, but actions. Nazis in
Germany in the 1930’s and 1940’s and Zionists in Israel today may be morally corrupt, but as long as no Jim Crow type prejudice is displayed, they can wallow in their own ignorance without the government becoming involved. No, the true grave danger to our democracy and the unquestioned violation of the First Amendment comes when a government or institution takes the side of those who would deny free speech to others.

For more Gavel Gamut articles go to www.jamesmredwine.com

Local Family Farm Honored with the Hoosier Homestead Award

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At the Indiana Statehouse Friday, Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith and Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) Director Don Lamb presented 56 farming families with a Hoosier Homestead Award in recognition of their commitment to Indiana agriculture.

“Agriculture has always served as the foundation of Indiana’s economy and way of life,” said Lt. Gov. Beckwith, Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development. “It was a privilege to celebrate these longstanding farming families for their enduring legacies during today’s ceremony.”

To be named a Hoosier Homestead, farms must be owned by the same family for more than 100 consecutive years and consist of more than 20 acres. If less than 20 acres, the farm must produce more than $1,000 of agricultural products per year. Indiana farms may qualify for three honors: Centennial Award for 100 years of ownership, Sesquicentennial Award for 150 years of ownership and the Bicentennial Award for 200 years of ownership.

Represented by State Sen. Vaneta Becker (R-Evansville) and State Rep. Tim O’Brien (R-Evansville), the Henry G. Wallis farms in Vanderburgh County received Centennial and Sesquicentennial awards.

The Hoosier Homestead Award Program honors families who have made significant contributions to Indiana agriculture. Instituted in 1976, the program has recognized more than 6,000 family farms that have impacted Indiana’s economic, cultural and social advancement.

“Farmers are the backbone of Indiana’s economic success,” Becker said. “The Henry G. Wallis farms have worked tirelessly for generations to become a long-lasting and respected part of our agricultural community, and I am proud to celebrate all the work they do for our great state.”

“Agriculture is more than just a business, it’s a tradition and a way of life. Our Hoosier farmers are a national treasure,” O’Brien said. “Families who have farmed for generations embody the very best of Indiana, and I’m honored to recognize their contributions.”

Since the program’s inception in 1976, over 6,200 families have received the Hoosier Homestead Award. Often, a Hoosier Homestead farm is easily recognized because most recipients proudly display their awarded sign on their property.

“Each year I look forward to honoring these long-standing farming families during the Hoosier Homestead ceremonies,” said Lamb. “I know firsthand the amount of hard work, and grit required to ensure a family remains in the same family for 100 years or more. I commend each of this year’s awardees and thank them for their dedication to Indiana and our agriculture industry.”

During the ceremonies, two Indiana farms received the Bicentennial Award for 200 years of continuous ownership: the Hamilton Batterton family and the McCoy family, both from Decatur County.

Below is a list of the Hoosier Homestead Award recipients honored during the spring 2025 ceremony:

County Award Name Award Year Award Type
Adams Krueckeberg Family 1902 Centennial
Bartholomew Bonnell 1846 Centennial & Sesquicentennial
Bartholomew Clouse Family Farm, LLC 1854 Centennial & Sesquicentennial
Bartholomew Kobbe 1909 Centennial
Benton Scherer 1870 Sesquicentennial
Boone Bowen 1902 Centennial
Carroll James R. Hodges 1922 Centennial
Clark Pooler 1918 Centennial
Decatur Hamilton Batterton 1821 Bicentennial
Decatur McCoy 1824 Sesquicentennial & Bicentennial
Decatur Miller – Hahn 1874 Sesquicentennial
Decatur Miller 1874 Sesquicentennial
Decatur Schwering 1918 Centennial
DeKalb Hogue/Knott 1900 Centennial
Dubois Neuhoff Family 1922 Centennial
Dubois Bartelt-Klosterman 1851 Centennial & Sesquicentennial
Dubois Bartelt-Klosterman 1853 Centennial & Sesquicentennial
Dubois Bartelt-Klosterman 1851 Centennial & Sesquicentennial
Dubois Vogler 1888 Centennial
Fountain Cunningham 1829 Sesquicentennial
Fountain Hesler & Gooding 1920 Centennial
Franklin Kirschner 1874 Centennial & Sesquicentennial
Fulton Guise 1924 Centennial
Fulton Struckman-Smith – Shriver 1864 Centennial & Sesquicentennial
Greene Reel 1920 Centennial
Hancock Cain 1918 Centennial
Harrison Geswein 1922 Centennial
Harrison Gunther 1883 Centennial
Harrison Kannapel/ Schilmiller 1918 Centennial
Henry Kellam Mercer 1881 Centennial
Huntington Warpup 1915 Centennial
Jackson Everett Duwe 1888 Centennial
Jasper Brusnahan 1875 Centennial & Sesquicentennial
Jasper Kanne 1910 Centennial
Johnson Van Nuys 1847 Sesquicentennial
Johnson Yoke 1841 Sesquicentennial
Kosciusko E & M Hollar 1919 Centennial
Marshall Clindaniel / Clauss 1919 Centennial
Montgomery George W. Deer 1924 Centennial
Montgomery Peebles / Cox 1917 Centennial
Newton Romine 1874 Sesquicentennial
Noble Kimmell 1924 Centennial
Randolph Fisher 1874 Sesquicentennial
Randolph Georgi 1924 Centennial
Shelby Haehl 1887 Centennial
Shelby Wright/Bassett 1860 Sesquicentennial
Starke Charles E. Troike Family 1924 Centennial
Tippecanoe Dave & Donna Scanlon 1873 Centennial & Sesquicentennial
Tipton Guy Kirby 1875 Sesquicentennial
Vanderbugh Henry G. Wallis 1904 Centennial
Vanderbugh Henry G. Wallis 1867 Sesquicentennial
Warren James W. Orr 1910 Centennial
Wayne Smith 1917 Centennial
Wells Hedges (Wisner) 1840 Sesquicentennial
Wells Kennedy 1917 Centennial
Wells Werling 1873 Centennial & Sesquicentennial

Local Postal Workers to Protest on Sunday

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Postal workers plan to gather at the Four Freedoms Monument on Sunday at 2 PM to protest possible changes to the postal service.

The Evansville protest is one of hundreds of gatherings across the nation planned by the unions representing Postal workers. The NALC, members “oppose any plans to eliminate the (United States Postal Service) leadership, abolish regulatory oversight, and carve up postal operations, thereby threatening the universal mandate to deliver everywhere for the same price regardless of zip code,” according to a press release.

At issue is a plan by President Donald Trump to put the postal service under the control of the Department of Commerce.

48th Spirit of Vincennes Rendezvous is May 24 & 25

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Step back in time at the 48th Spirit of Vincennes Rendezvous this Memorial Day Weekend. Celebrate the color, costume, and lifestyle of the 18th century. Browse among 100 authentic merchant and food booths on the grounds of the French Commons located at Second and Willow Streets behind the George Rogers Clark National Historical Park.

The theme for this year’s event will be George Germain Viscount Sackville – Secretary for the Colonies, the name sake of the British fort that was captured by George Rogers Clark in 1779.

Authentic battle re-enactments are an exciting crowd-pleaser and feature the capture of Fort Sackville between the Colonial and British troops. Battles are scheduled for 1:00 and 4:00 p.m. on Saturday and 12:30 Noon and 3:30 p.m. on Sunday.

Vendor booths will give demonstrations of early frontier skills and offer period wares for sale, such as pottery, leather goods, wooden toys, pewter, herbs, wood bowls, baskets, iron works, period clothing, and more.

Adult admission $12 per day at the gate, children (6-12) $2. Buttons good for both days cost $15; advance buttons are available for $12 at the Knox/Vincennes Visitor’s Bureau and all Vincennes area financial institutions. Online purchases can be made through an ON Tap link or by visiting the website www.spiritofvincennes.org. Saturday hours are 9:00 a.m. (EDT) to 6:00 p.m. and Sunday hours are 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Throughout the two-day event, visitors can stroll through the authentic encampment and interact with re-enactor members of the Northwest Territory Alliance. And there will be ongoing entertainment, period music, oxen, children’s games, storytellers, and more.

Food vendors will serve a wide variety of period foods including sausage sandwiches, pork chops, crick fried taters, corn on the cob, homemade pies, bread pudding, and even strawberry shortcake.

Stage entertainment and strolling musicians as well as the traditional Fife and Drum Corps will fill the grounds with the sounds and tales of the period.

Additional Rendezvous activities include Saturday evening candlelight tours of Grouseland – home of 9th U.S. President William Henry Harrison. Free transportation is provided for those wearing a Rendezvous button.

Details are available online at www.spiritofvincennes.org, or by calling 800-886-6443, or on the group’s Facebook page.

UE baseball opens MVC play with 6-5 win over Murray State

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UE baseball opens MVC play with 6-5 win over Murray State
The Purple Aces opened conference play with a win for the first time in two years
MURRAY, Ky. – The University of Evansville baseball team returned to the win column on Friday afternoon with its first Missouri Valley Conference victory of 2025.
The Purple Aces were able to overcome a three-run deficit for their first win in almost two weeks and start MVC play with a 1-0 record. UE’s defense helped power Evansville to the victory by only allowing one runner in scoring position to make it home on 11 chances for the Murray State Racers. At the plate infielder Cal McGinnis (Kimberly, Wis. / Bradley) led the way with his third three-hit game of the season while scoring two runs and adding two RBIs.
For the second game this week it was all defense early at Johnny Reagan Field. Aces starter Kenton Deverman (Dardenne Prairie, Mo. / Fort Zumwalt West HS) didn’t allow a run in his first two innings of work while striking out a Murray State batter and drawing a double play. But it was the Racers who scored first in the bottom of the third with four hits. Murray State scored three in the half inning to put UE down early.
Evansville started to answer in the fourth inning as McGinnis connected on his first hit of the day. The Aces soon had the bases loaded with two singles and a walk and were able to capitalize with a sacrifice fly. UE only brought the one run home in the top of the fourth but held the Racers scoreless in the bottom of the inning to only trail by two runs.
The top of the fifth inning was big for Evansville as its first three batters reached base to load them with no outs. McGinnis added his two RBIs on Friday with the bases loaded, putting the ball into left field on a double and tying the game at three runs each. The Aces took the lead on their next at-bat as sophomore utility Brodie Peart (Markham, Ontario) ground out to short for the fourth run.
Relief pitcher Max Hansmann (Elmhurst, Ill. / York HS) shut down the Racers in the fifth with two strikeouts in four batters. He also worked his way out of a bases-loaded jam in the sixth inning with a strikeout looking and a groundout to the mound. UE added its insurance runs in the top of the seventh with two hits and two walks in four at-bats.
Murray State walked in a run for Evansville making it a 5-3 game. On the next at-bat infielder Drew McConnell (Blue Springs, Mo. / Blue Springs HS) hit a sacrifice fly to left field scoring the Aces’ sixth and final run of the game. The Racers didn’t go down without a fight as they added a run in the eighth and the ninth innings with only a hit. But UE shut the door as Peart moved onto the mound with two outs in the bottom of the eighth. Peart threw a strikeout while also drawing three putouts to earn his first collegiate save and give Evansville a 6-5 win to begin conference play.
Left fielder Charlie Longmeier (Seymour, Ind. / Seymour HS) was the other Ace with multiple hits against Murray State. Longmeier connected in two at-bats and walked twice. Catcher Matt Flaherty (Lake Zurich, Ill. / Bellarmine) brought in two runs on two separate at-bats to help with UE’s six RBIs. Hansmann earned his first win of the season while Peart picked up his first collegiate save in the victory.
Evansville gets right back to work tomorrow afternoon with a doubleheader against the Racers starting at noon.
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RECENT VANDERBURGH COUNTY DEATH REPORT

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RECENT VANDERBURGH COUNTY DEATH REPORT

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