Losma qualifies for the men’s mile final in the first day of the MVC Indoor Championships

03/03/2025

Losma qualifies for the men’s mile final in the first day of the MVC Indoor Championships

The Purple Aces ended the first day 10th and 11th in the standings

CHICAGO – Sophomore mid-distance runner Tomasso Losma (Lombardia, Italy) qualified for the men’s mile final for the University of Evansville track and field team on the first day of the Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Championships.

Losma was the only Purple Aces runner to qualify for a separate final on Sunday afternoon running a 4:11.64 mile for ninth place. But two of UE’s women runners set PRs in their events on Sunday as well. Sophomore sprinter Taylor Johnson (Evansville, Ind. / Reitz HS) and sophomore distance runner Avery Stephens (Newburg, Ind. / Castle HS) had personal records in the 200-meter and the 5,000-meter races.

Sunday was dominated by preliminary sprint and mid-distance races for Evansville. In sprints, Johnson set a PR of 25 seconds in the 200-meters while sophomore Raymond Felton III (Houston / Clear Brook HS) finished just outside of qualifying range in the men’s 200 at 21.84 seconds for 10th place. Johnson, Felton, and freshman Myles Terry (Evansville, Ind. / North HS) also ran in the 400-meter races with Felton having the fastest time at 49.28 seconds for 11th.

Also competing in a shorter preliminary race was hurdler Kate Walke (Batesville, Ind. / Oldenburg Academy) in the 60-meter hurdles. Walke came two-tenths of a second shy of her PR in the event finishing in 9.49 seconds.

In the mid-distance races the Aces had three runners in the men’s 800-meters and one in the women’s race. Senior Adam Oulgout (St. Paul, Minn. / Central HS) was the closest to qualifying for UE in 12th place with a time of 1:55.35. He was closely followed by sophomores Jakub Nowicki (Poznan, Poland) and Owen Cuplin (Hampshire, Ill. / Hampshire HS) at 1:58.10 and 1:58.44 finishes. In the women’s race sophomore Chase Hayes (Noblesville, Ind. / Western HS) finished in 2:24.26.

Along with Losma qualifying for the mile with a time of 4:11.64, sophomore Rafael Rodriguez (Sergovia, Spain) finished the mile in 4:16.67 for 13th place. Evansville also had two runners in the men’s and women’s 5,000-meter races. Sophomore Samuel Lea (Worchester, England) finished the men’s in 15:04.16 while Stephens set a PR in the women’s at 18:27.23.

In the field, the Aces had three participants in the men’s and women’s weight throw. Sophomore Tyler Cherne (Boardman, Ohio / Boardman HS) had the highest finish at 14th with a throw of 14.48 meters. Freshman Beau Baldwin (Mt. Vernon, Ind. / Mt. Vernon HS) also competed on the men’s side with a throw of 12.42 meters. Junior Gwen Darrah (Cleveland, Ohio / Orange HS) was UE’s only women’s thrower, placing 19th with a throw of 13.56 meters.

Evansville ended the first day of the Indoor Championships with the distance medley relays. The men’s team of Losma, Terry, Oulgout, and Rodriguez had the best finish at seventh with a time of 10:16.69. The women’s team of freshman Rebekah Sachs (Milwaukee / Milwaukee School of Languages), Johnson, Hayes, and sophomore Kyndall Anthis (Patoka, Ind. / Princeton Community HS) finished 12th with a time of 13:21.86.

The Aces will close out the MVC Indoor Championships on Monday with seven events. UE will have athletes participating in the men’s mile final, the men’s 3,000 race, the men’s high jump, the men’s triple jump, the women’s shot put, and both the men’s and women’s 4×400 meter relays. The second day of the Indoor Championships is set to begin at 11:15 a.m. on Monday.

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Aces baseball evens series at Missouri with a 9-5 win

03/03/2025

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Aces baseball evens series at Missouri with a 9-5 win

The Purple Aces scored a run for every hit they made on Sunday

COLUMBIA, Mo. – In the final of four games this weekend the University of Evansville baseball team evened its series with the Missouri Tigers in a 9-5 victory.

The Purple Aces led from the third inning on in their final game at Taylor Stadium. Senior outfielders Harrison Taubert (Casper, Wyo. / Northeast CC) and Ty Rumsey (Evansville, Ind. / North HS) and designated hitter Jake McGhee (Fenton, Mo. / Christian Brothers College HS) powered the offense with multi-hit days. Taubert went 3-of-5 at the plate with a home run, a double, and a single with five RBIs for his fifth career three-hit game. Starting pitcher Kevin Reed had another big performance on the mound for UE as he picked up his second win of the season through six innings of work with only two runs allowed on 10 hits.

“It was a great team effort today as we played a complete baseball game,” said Head Coach Wes Carroll after the conclusion of the series. “It started on the mound with an outstanding performance from Kevin Reed. We took care of the baseball on defense with multiple double-play balls and a couple of great catches. Taubert had a huge day at the plate and the rest of the lineup really competed today.”

It was a pitchers’ dual early at Taylor Field as only one hitter per team put a ball in play in the first two innings. Reed was dialed in early striking out three of four Missouri batters in the bottom of the second. After two innings with little offense, Evansville’s bats began to come alive in the top of the third.

The Aces’ first two batters didn’t get to first base, but Rumsey connected for a single to center field during his second time up. And Rumsey wouldn’t stay at first for long as just a pitch later Taubert launched a home run into left field to give UE an early 2-0 lead. The Tigers answered with a solo home run of their own in the bottom of the third cutting Evansville’s lead in half.

But the Aces’ offense was ready in the top of the fourth as lead-off batter shortstop Drew McConnell (Blue Springs, Mo. / Blue Springs HS) walked to first. UE then got two singles in a row from infielders Kevin McCormick (Orland Park, Ill. / St. Laurence HS) and Drew Howard (Ferdinand, Ind. / Forest Park HS) scoring McConnell. Evansville wasn’t done there as second baseman Mason McCue (Bourbonnais, Ill. / Bishop MacNamara HS) and Rumsey was hit by pitches to walk in a fourth run.

Missouri didn’t get a chance to respond in the bottom of the fourth as the Aces turned their second double play of the day, taking the Tigers down in order. Both teams went three up and three down in the fifth. UE got two runners on in the sixth with a walk and another hit by pitch to Rumsey, but no hits left two Evansville players stranded on base.

In the bottom of the sixth Missouri cut the Aces lead in half scoring the teams second run after a double, a wild pitch, and a single. UE continued to get runners on base over the next two innings as McGhee doubled and Rumsey added a single. But Evansville stranded five runners in the seventh and eighth.

The Tigers had a big offensive start to the bottom of the eighth with two straight singles. Missouri scored one run on the two hits as a ground out to third brought the Tigers’ first batter of the inning home. The Aces were able to keep the other Mizzou runner at third as RHP Kellen Roberts (Monroe, Mich. / Monroe HS) made his second appearance of the weekend and struck out the second batter he faced.

Evansville went into the ninth hoping to find some insurance for its one-run lead. And insurance the Aces found with a two-out rally in the top of the ninth. UE loaded the bases without connecting on a hit as the Tigers pitcher threw three walks. The pitcher then hit Rumsey for the third time in the game, scoring Evansville’s fifth run of the game.

But it was Taubert who found the big hit for the Aces as he smacked a bases-clearing double into left field, making it an 8-3 game. UE added one more run in the top of the ninth as McGhee followed up Taubert’s double with a long single to center, scoring the right fielder. Evansville headed into the final frame of the game leading Missouri by six runs.

After a lead-off ground out to start the bottom of the ninth, the Aces defense had to try and quiet a Tiger rally. Mizzou connected on three singles in four at-bats scoring a fourth run on the third single. The Tigers were able to add another run on a wild pitch by Roberts as he faced his seventh batter of the inning. Roberts was able to lock in after the wild pitch, striking out the batter to close the door on a potential Missouri comeback with the third out.

Pitching 1.2 innings Roberts earned his second save of the season and second save of the weekend on Sunday. The Aces benefited from nine hits and almost as many walks on offense to score nine runs while only seven UE batters struck out in 35 at-bats.

Evansville visits its last SEC opponent of non-conference play in its next game. The Aces travel south to Nashville to play at #14 Vanderbilt. First pitch from Hawkins Field is set for 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 4.

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USI finishes weekend with 5-0 loss Screaming Eagles continue road swing next week

03/03/2025

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USI finishes weekend with 5-0 loss
Screaming Eagles continue road swing next week

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CARBONDALE, Ill. – University of Southern Indiana Baseball finished its weekend and the first half of the road swing with a 5-0 loss to Southern Illinois University Sunday afternoon at Itchy Jones Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois. USI ends the day 6-5 overall in 2025, while SIU goes to 7-3.

USI and senior starting right-hander Hiroyuki Yamada held SIU scoreless for the first three frames before the Salukis scored in the fourth to lead 1-0. The Salukis would continue to build their lead with a four-run sixth to lead 5-0.

SIU would add two more runs in the seventh to seal the 7-0 decision. USI was held to four hits and stranded five men on base.

Yamada (0-1) picked up the loss for his efforts on the bump. He allowed four runs, three earned on five hits and four walks, while striking out four in five-plus innings of work and 23 batters faced.

Up Next for the Eagles:
USI continues its eight-game road swing Wednesday when it visits Saint Louis University in St. Louis, Missouri. The Billikens are 5-6 after their three-game series at Loyola Marymount University and will play Missouri State University Tuesday before hosting USI Wednesday.

The Eagles finish the road swing March 7-9 with a visit to Oral Roberts University.

Due to the ever-changing weather in March, USI encourages fans to watch for potential schedule changes on USIScreamingEagles.com, X, and Facebook.

Penguins’ seven-run fourth inning hurts Screaming Eagles on Sunday

03/03/2025

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Penguins’ seven-run fourth inning hurts Screaming Eagles on Sunday

ROCK HILL, S.C. – University of Southern Indiana Softball concluded its weekend at the Winthrop University Coach Cooke Memorial Tournament with a 7-4 loss to Youngstown State University on Sunday.

Southern Indiana’s (3-11) weekend finale against Youngstown State (2-13) began well for the Screaming Eagles. Senior pitcher Josie Newman held the Penguins scoreless with five strikeouts through the first two innings.

USI went on to score the game’s first run in the bottom of the second inning on a sac fly by freshman catcher Jordan Mackey, who scored senior third baseman Whitley Hunter. USI scored another run in the third to take a 2-0 lead.

The tides shifted heavily in the Penguins’ favor in the top of the fourth inning. Youngstown State posted a big inning with seven runs to charge ahead, 7-2. Youngstown State walked six times and had a three-RBI double and a two-RBI single to help catapult the Penguins in front.

Southern Indiana did get one run back in the bottom of the fourth on a solo home run to left by sophomore outfielder Kate Satkoski, her second of the tournament and season. USI scored another run for the fourth consecutive inning in the bottom of the fifth to narrow the gap down to three, 7-4, on a sac fly by junior outfielder Olivia Money. However, that was all the scoring could muster for the rest of the game.

Southern Indiana totaled four runs on six hits. Satkoski collected two hits, including the home run, and a run scored in addition to the RBI. The top three in the order each tallied a hit in the game.

Newman (3-5) wound up with the loss, giving up the seven Youngstown State runs – six earned – in the fourth inning. The right-hander went 3.2 innings and struck out nine. In relief, freshman hurler Kylie Witthaus threw 3.1 scoreless innings. The left-hander struck out three.

Youngstown State had four hits toward its seven runs. Sophomore pitcher Autumn Behlke (2-4) was credited with the win, going five innings with two strikeouts and allowing four runs – three earned. Fellow sophomore pitcher Maci Boggess tossed the last two innings to record the save.

Southern Indiana will next set its sights on the start of Ohio Valley Conference play and its home-opening series next weekend against Western Illinois University. Saturday’s doubleheader against the Leathernecks starts at Noon. Sunday’s series finale is also scheduled for a Noon start. The entire series can be seen with a subscription to ESPN+ and heard on The Spin 95.7 FM.

Aces fall to #24 Kentucky in weekend finale

03/03/2025

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Aces fall to #24 Kentucky in weekend finale

Aces drop 8-0 contest to Wildcats

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Sunday’s rematch against #24 Kentucky saw the University of Evansville softball team fall by a final of 8-0 in six innings. The Purple Aces complete the Hilltopper Spring Fling with a 3-2 record.

Evansville looked to capitalize on a Wildcat error in the top half of the first before picking up a scoring chance in the third. With two outs, Brooke Voss doubled to left field but was stranded end the inning.

After taking a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first, Kentucky added two runs in the fourth and three in the fifth to go up 6-0. UE stranded a runner in the fourth and sixth before the Wildcats emerged unscathed on both occasions.

Scoring twice in the bottom of the sixth, Kentucky clinched the 8-0 victory. Kate Ridgway tossed five innings with six runs, five earned, scoring in the appearance. Elle Jarrett gave up two runs while Cassidy Gall recorded the final two outs.

Brooke Voss picked up the hit for UE. Next weekend, UE travels to Louisville, Ky. to play in a tournament hosted by Bellarmine. The Aces are set to take on Stonehill, Ball State, and Bellarmine.

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SCAM ALERT: Don’t Fall for the Phoney Police Chief

03/03/2025

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Detectives have been made aware of a recent scam that is occurring. An unknown individual, identifying themselves as the Chief of Police, has called businesses, attempting to get an employee to count the drawer and tell them how much money is in the drawer. Also, the caller asks about the layout and other information of the store. The employee is then asked to take the money to another location to deposit, due to ‘counterfeit money having been exchanged previously.’

Please be careful if you happen to receive a phone call that does not seem legitimate. This is a scam.

Legislative Update From Wendy McNamara

03/03/2025

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Legislative update from Wendy McNamara.

Protecting taxpayers, funding critical priorities

Indiana House Republicans passed their proposed state budget for the next biennium, which protects taxpayers while funding critical priorities including education and public safety.

House Republicans have worked for over a decade to reduce Hoosiers’ tax burden, cutting taxes every year and saving taxpayers over $20 billion since 2013. The proposed budget allows the state to continue cutting the income tax rate to 2.95% next year and to 2.9% in 2027.

The proposed budget would also increase K-12 education funding by $560 million, or a more than 4% increase over the biennium. The remaining income limit for the Indiana Choice Scholarship Program would be removed to expand school choice to all Hoosier families, and funding would be allocated for Career Scholarship Accounts to expand work-based learning opportunities and Education Scholarship Accounts to support students with special needs.

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To enhance public safety, the proposed budget would create a public prosecution fund to provide needed financial support for county prosecutors (House Republican priority bill, HB 1006) and support the state’s High-Tech Crime Unit and the Commission on Improving the Status of Children.

To support and grow Hoosier communities, the Residential Housing Infrastructure Assistance Program would receive $25 million each year over the next two years to help local governments pay for infrastructure projects for new housing (House Republican priority bill, HB 1005). Key economic development programs like the 21st Century Research and Technology Fund and Manufacturing Readiness Grants would be funded and new tax credits would be enacted to support capital investments in rural areas and upskill more Hoosier workers.

More information on House Bill 1001 is available here. Visit iga.in.gov to follow the legislative session, which must conclude by April 29.

CenterPoint Energy leaders brief Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission on company’s Winter Storm Blair preparation and response efforts

03/03/2025

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CenterPoint Energy leaders brief Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission on company’s Winter Storm Blair preparation and response efforts

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Evansville, Ind. – Feb. 28, 2025 – CenterPoint Energy today provided the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) with an overview of the company’s preparation and response to Winter Storm Blair, the most severe ice storm to impact its southwestern Indiana service area in more than 15 years.

Following the historic storm event, the company worked with the IURC to schedule a briefing on the actions it took in the days leading up to the winter storm and restoration performance during the event. CenterPoint responded safely and as quickly as possible to repair significant damage to its electric system and restore power to tens of thousands impacted by the significant ice event.

“Our goal in providing this overview was to share how our teams prepared for and responded to this historic weather event, the lessons we learned and how we put action behind those lessons to improve our storm response efforts for the next event,” said Mike Roeder, CenterPoint’s Senior Vice President, External Affairs. “We greatly value engaging with the IURC in this manner to demonstrate the tremendous efforts of our operations teams, support employees and mutual assistance partners as well as to listen to feedback the commission shares with us. Additionally, we want to once again extend our gratitude to local elected officials, emergency management teams and first responders for their critical support during Winter Storm Blair response efforts.”

CenterPoint storm response overview: Insights from the IURC presentation

Pre-storm coordination and resource staging – In advance of the storm, CenterPoint communicated with county emergency management agencies and local officials to provide updates on preparation efforts. The company pre-staged 40 line crews and 20 vegetation management crews (approximately 200 personnel) in the Evansville area, with additional resources on standby.
Rapid mobilization of crews and additional mutual aid resources – As restoration progressed, more than 1,000 personnel, including CenterPoint crews, contractors and mutual aid workers, were deployed—ten times the normal daily workforce. The company’s Bergdolt Training Center served as a central staging site for personnel and materials.
Extensive infrastructure repairs – Crews replaced or repaired more than 1,500 spans of wire, 120 utility poles and 75 transformers damaged by ice accumulation and falling trees and tree limbs. More than 1,500 outages required vegetation removal before power could be restored.
Frequent updates to the public, customers and stakeholders – CenterPoint provided real-time, frequent updates through social media, news releases, direct customer emails and outreach to local officials, keeping the community informed on the power restoration progress.
Restoring customers safely and as quickly as possible – More than 61,000 outages occurred at the height of the storm. By Tuesday evening, half of impacted customers had power restored, and by Thursday night, nearly all customers able to receive service had power back, consistent with the company’s restoration estimate.
Support for impacted communities – Recognizing the extended outages and extreme cold, CenterPoint worked with local government agencies, emergency management officials and nonprofits to establish warming centers and overnight shelters. The company also provided daily updates to local and state leaders.

Enhancing future storm response

Following Winter Storm Blair, CenterPoint has reviewed opportunities to further improve its restoration efforts. Key takeaways include:

Enhancing customer outage communications – The company is working to improve its Power Alert Service® notifications and outage map to provide customers with even more precise, real-time restoration updates. As part of these efforts, CenterPoint is preparing to launch a new outage map, which will include new features and improvements, such as being cloud-based and scalable to sudden increases in web traffic, to help customers stay informed during severe weather and unexpected service disruptions.
Educating customers on electrical equipment ownership – Many customers experienced delays due to necessary repairs on customer-owned equipment, such as weatherheads (the connection between their home and the grid). CenterPoint will expand outreach efforts to help customers understand what equipment they own and steps they can take to speed up restoration in future storms.