INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT
Class 4A
1. Munster (8) | Bracket
East Chicago Central, Gary West Side, Hammond Central, Hammond Morton, Hobart, Lake Central, Merrillville, Munster
2. Crown Point (6) | Bracket
Chesterton, Crown Point, Kankakee Valley, Lowell, Portage, Valparaiso
3. Plymouth (5) | Bracket
LaPorte, Michigan City, Mishawaka, Plymouth, South Bend Adams
4. Penn (6) | Bracket
Concord, Elkhart, Goshen, Northridge, Penn, Warsaw Community
5. DeKalb (5) | Bracket
Carroll (Fort Wayne), DeKalb, Fort Wayne North Side, Fort Wayne Northrop, Fort Wayne Snider
6. Columbia City (6) | Bracket
Columbia City, Fort Wayne South Side, Fort Wayne Wayne, Homestead, Huntington North, New Haven
7. Lafayette Jeff (6) | Bracket
Harrison (West Lafayette), Kokomo, Lafayette Jefferson, Logansport, Marion, McCutcheon
8. Noblesville (6) | Bracket
Carmel, Fishers, Hamilton Southeastern, Noblesville, Westfield, Zionsville
9. New Palestine (7) | Bracket
Anderson, Greenfield-Central, Mt. Vernon (Fortville), Muncie Central, New Palestine, Pendleton Heights, Richmond
10. Lawrence North (7) | Bracket
Ben Davis, Indianapolis Cathedral, Indianapolis Crispus Attucks, Lawrence Central, Lawrence North, North Central (Indianapolis), Pike
11. Roncalli (6) | Bracket
Franklin Central, Indianapolis Arsenal Technical, Perry Meridian, Roncalli, Southport, Warren Central
12. Decatur Central (6) | Bracket
Avon, Brownsburg, Decatur Central, Plainfield, Terre Haute North Vigo, Terre Haute South Vigo
13. Bloomington North (6) | Bracket
Bloomington North, Bloomington South, Center Grove, Greenwood Community, Martinsville, Mooresville,
14. Shelbyville (6) | Bracket
Columbus East, Columbus North, East Central, Franklin Community, Shelbyville, Whiteland Community
15. Seymour (6) | Bracket
Bedford North Lawrence, Floyd Central, Jeffersonville, Jennings County, New Albany, Seymour
16. Evansville F.J. Reitz (5) | Bracket
Castle, Evansville Central, Evansville F.J. Reitz, Evansville Harrison, Evansville North
Class 3A
17. Highland (8) | Bracket
Andrean,Boone Grove, Calumet, Griffith, Hanover Central, Highland, Rensselaer Central, River Forest
18. Glenn @ Newton Park (5) | Bracket
Culver Academies, Glenn, Knox, New Prairie, Tippecanoe Valley
19. Mishawaka Marian (6) | Bracket
Jimtown,Mishawaka Marian, South Bend Clay, South Bend Riley, South Bend Saint Joseph, South Bend Washington
20. Northwestern (6) | Bracket
Frankfort, North Montgomery, Northwestern, Twin Lakes, West Lafayette, Western
21. Angola (7) | Bracket
Angola, Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran, Garrett, Heritage, Leo, Woodlan
22. Fairfield (6) | Bracket
East Noble, Fairfield, Lakeland, NorthWood, Wawasee, West Noble
23. Norwell (6) | Bracket
Bellmont, Maconaquah, Mississinewa, Norwell, Oak Hill, Peru
24. Yorktown (5) | Bracket
Centerville, Delta, Jay County, New Castle, Yorktown
25. Danville (6) | Bracket
Crawfordsville, Danville Community, Lebanon, Monrovia, Tri-West Hendricks, Western Boone
26. Edgewood (6) | Bracket
Edgewood, Indian Creek, Northview, Owen Valley, South Vermillion, West Vigo
27. Brebeuf Jesuit (5) | Bracket
Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory, Guerin Catholic, Hamilton Heights, Indianapolis Bishop Chatard, Indianapolis Shortridge
28. Beech Grove (6) | Bracket
Beech Grove, Christel House, Herron, Indianapolis George Washington, Purdue Polytechnic – Downtown, Speedway
29. Lawrenceburg (7) | Bracket
Batesville, Connersville, Franklin County, Greensburg, Lawrenceburg, Rushville Consolidated, South Dearborn
30. North Harrison (7) | Bracket
Charlestown, Corydon Central, Madison Consolidated, North Harrison, Salem, Scottsburg, Silver Creek
31. Jasper (6) | Bracket
Heritage Hills, Jasper, Pike Central, Southridge, Vincennes Lincoln, Washington
32. Princeton Community (6) | Bracket
Boonville, Evansville Bosse, Evansville Reitz Memorial, Gibson Southern, Mt. Vernon, Princeton Community,
Class 2A
33. Whiting (6) | Bracket
21st Century Charter-Gary, Hammond Bishop Noll, Illiana Christian, Lake Station Edison, North Newton, Whiting
34. North Judson-San Pierre (6) | Bracket
Hebron, North Judson-San Pierre, South Central (Union Mills), South Bend Career Academy, Wheeler, Winamac Community
35. Delphi (6) | Bracket
Benton Central, Carroll (Flora), Clinton Prairie, Delphi Community, Lewis Cass, Seeger
36. Wabash (6) | Bracket
Bremen, LaVille, Manchester, Pioneer, Rochester Community, Wabash
37. South Adams (6) | Bracket
Adams Central,Blackford, Bluffton, Eastbrook, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, South Adams
38. Eastside (6) | Bracket
Central Noble, Churubusco, Eastside, Prairie Heights, Westview, Whitko,
39. Eastern (Greentown) (6) | Bracket
Alexandria Monroe, Eastern (Greentown), Elwood Community, Madison-Grant, Taylor, Tipton
40. Frankton (6) | Bracket
Frankton, Lapel, Monroe Central, Muncie Burris, Wapahani, Winchester Community
41. Shenandoah (6) | Bracket
Eastern Hancock, Hagerstown, Knightstown, Northeastern, Shenandoah, Union County
42. Park Tudor (5) | Bracket
Heritage Christian, Indianapolis Scecina Memorial, Irvington Preparatory Academy, Park Tudor, Triton Central
43. Sheridan (6) | Bracket
Cascade, Covenant Christian (Indpls), Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter, Riverside, Sheridan, University
44. Greencastle (6) | Bracket
Cloverdale, Greencastle, North Putnam, Parke Heritage, South Putnam, Southmont
45. South Ripley (8) | Bracket
Austin, Brown County, Brownstown Central, Hauser, Milan, South Ripley, Southwestern (Hanover), Switzerland County
46. Clarksville (5) | Bracket
Clarksville, Crawford County, Eastern (Pekin), Paoli, Providence
47. Sullivan (6) | Bracket
Eastern Greene, Linton-Stockton, Mitchell, North Knox, South Knox, Sullivan
48. South Spencer (6) | Bracket
Evansville Mater Dei, Forest Park, North Posey, Perry Central, South Spencer, Tell City
Class 1A
49. Morgan Township (6) | Bracket
Bowman Leadership Academy, DeMotte Christian, Hammond Academy of Science & Technology, Kouts, Morgan Township, Washington Township
50. Tri-Township (7) | Bracket
Argos, Culver Community, Marquette Catholic, Oregon-Davis, Triton, Tri-Township, Westville
51. Fremont (7) | Bracket
Bethany Christian, Elkhart Christian Academy, Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian, Fort Wayne Canterbury, Fremont, Hamilton, Lakewood Park Christian
52. North White (6) | Bracket
Caston, North Miami, North White, Northfield, Southwood, West Central
53. Frontier (6) | Bracket
Clinton Central, Faith Christian, Frontier, Rossville, South Newton, Tri-County
54. Lafayette Central Catholic (6) | Bracket
Attica, Covington, Fountain Central, Lafayette Central Catholic, North Vermillion, Riverton Parke
55. Wes-Del (7) | Bracket
Anderson Preparatory Academy, Cowan, Daleville, Liberty Christian, Southern Wells, Tri-Central, Wes-Del
56. Seton Catholic (6) | Bracket
Blue River Valley, Cambridge City Lincoln, Randolph Southern, Seton Catholic, Tri, Union City
57. Shakamak (6) | Bracket
Bloomfield, Clay City, Dugger Union, North Central (Farmersburg), Shakamak, White River Valley
58. Bethesda Christian (5) | Bracket
Bethesda Christian, Indiana School for the Deaf, Purdue Polytechnic – Broad Ripple, Providence Cristo Rey, Tindley
59. Morristown (5) | Bracket
Edinburgh, Greenwood Christian Academy, Indianapolis Lutheran, Indianapolis Metropolitan, Morristown
60. Jac-Cen-Del (6) | Bracket
Jac-Cen-Del, North Decatur, Oldenburg Academy, South Decatur, Southwestern (Shelbyville), Waldron
61. South Central (Elizabeth) (6) | Bracket
Borden, Christian Academy of Indiana, Lanesville, Rock Creek Academy, South Central (Elizabeth), West Washington
62. Shawe Memorial (6) | Bracket
Crothersville, Henryville, New Washington, Rising Sun, Shawe Memorial, Trinity Lutheran
63. Loogootee (6) | Bracket
Barr-Reeve, Loogootee, North Daviess, Orleans, Shoals, Vincennes Rivet
64. Northeast Dubois (6) | Bracket
Cannelton, Evansville Christian, Northeast Dubois, Springs Valley, Tecumseh, Wood Memorial
CENTRAL INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL SCORES MONDAY
SHENANDOAH 10 CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN 0
MONROE CENTRAL 11 TRI 3
TERRE HAUTE NORTH 3 S. VERMILLION 2
HAUSER 8 INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN 7
WALDRON 9 LIBERTY CHRISTIAN 6
TRITON CENTRAL 12 BETHESDA CHRISTIAN 1
COVENANT CHRISTIAN 10 INDIANAPOLIS KINGS 0
IRVINGTON PREP 13 CRISPUS ATTUCKS 3
PARK TUDOR 10 PIKE 0
BISHOP CHATARD 10 INDY GENESIS HOMESCHOOL 8
WES DEL 8 EASTERN HANCOCK 7
GREENSBURG 8 UNION COUNTY 1
NORTH MONTGOMERY 8 GREENCASTLE 2
BREBEUF 11 YORKTOWN 3
SOUTHPORT 6 COLUMBUS EAST 4
BLOOMINGTON SOUTH 10 MOORESVILLE 9
AVON 6 GREENWOOD 3
CARMEL 6 MOUNT VERNON 2
MITCHELL 3 BEECH GROVE 0
STATE SCOREBOARD: HTTPS://WWW.MAXPREPS.COM/IN/BASEBALL/SCORES/?DATE=5/20/2024
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL RANKINGS
4A
1 CENTER GROVE
2 NOBLESVILLE
3 MOORESVILLE
4 FLOYD CENTRAL
5 VALPARAISO
6 ZIONSVILLE
7 MCCUTCHEON
8 FISHERS
9 LAWRENCE NORTH
10 EVANSVILLE NORTH
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: COLUMBUS NORTH, PALESTINE, CARMEL, PENN, MOUNT VERNON, CROWN POINT
3A
1 ANDREAN
2 HANOVER CENTRAL
3 GUERIN CATHOLIC/JASPER
5 NEW PRAIRIE
6 SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH
7 WESTERN
8 TWIN LAKES
9 PRINCETON/INDIAN CREEK
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: MISHAWAKA MARIAN, EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL, BREBEUF, EDGEWOOD, HERITAGE, THEN SENDS LINCOLN, PERU, SILVER CREEK, FORT WAYNE DWENGER
2A
1 NORTH POSEY
2 TRITON CENTRAL
3 HAGERSTOWN
4 CASCADE
5 FOREST PARK
6 SEEGER
7 PARK TUDOR
8 MANCHESTER
9 PROVIDENCE
10 EVANSVILLE MATER DEI/LAPEL
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: EASTERN GREENTOWN, ILLIANA CHRISTIAN, SOUTHWESTERN HANOVER, WINCHESTER, MITCHELL, IRVINGTON PREP, AUSTIN, NORTH NEWTON, SOUTH-CENTRAL UNION MILLS
1A
1 LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC
2 BARR REEVE
3 SHAKAMAK
4 KOUTS
5 ROSSVILLE
6 UNION CITY
7 SOUTH DECATUR
8 NORTHEAST DUBOIS
9 TRI-COUNTY
10 NORTH DAVIESS
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: WALDRON, INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN, BLOOMFIELD, WEST WASHINGTON, GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY, CASTON, FRONTIER, EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN, LOOGOOTEE
INDIANA SOFTBALL SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT
CLASS 4A
1. LAKE CENTRAL (7) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL, GARY WEST SIDE, HAMMOND CENTRAL, HAMMOND MORTON, LAKE CENTRAL, MERRILLVILLE, MUNSTER.
2. CHESTERSON (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
CHESTERTON, CROWN POINT, HOBART, LOWELL, PORTAGE, VALPARAISO.
3. SOUTH BEND ADAMS (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
LAPORTE, MICHIGAN CITY, MISHAWAKA, PLYMOUTH, SOUTH BEND ADAMS, SOUTH BEND SAINT JOSEPH.
4. NORTHRIDGE (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
CONCORD, ELKHART, GOSHEN, NORTHRIDGE, PENN, WARSAW COMMUNITY.
5. CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) (5) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
CARROLL (FORT WAYNE), DEKALB, FORT WAYNE NORTH SIDE, FORT WAYNE NORTHROP, FORT WAYNE SNIDER.
6. COLUMBIA CITY (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
COLUMBIA CITY, FORT WAYNE SOUTH SIDE, FORT WAYNE WAYNE, HOMESTEAD, HUNTINGTON NORTH, NEW HAVEN.
7. KOKOMO (5) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE), KOKOMO, LAFAYETTE JEFFERSON, LOGANSPORT, MCCUTCHEON.
8. CARMEL (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
CARMEL, FISHERS, HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN, NOBLESVILLE, WESTFIELD, ZIONSVILLE.
9. PENDLETON HEIGHTS (7) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
ANDERSON, GREENFIELD-CENTRAL, MT. VERNON (FORTVILLE), MUNCIE CENTRAL, NEW PALESTINE, PENDLETON HEIGHTS, RICHMOND.
10. LAWRENCE CENTRAL (7) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
BEN DAVIS, INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL, INDIANAPOLIS CRISPUS ATTUCKS, LAWRENCE CENTRAL, LAWRENCE NORTH, NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS), PIKE.
11. FRANKLIN CENTRAL (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
FRANKLIN CENTRAL, INDIANAPOLIS ARSENAL TECHNICAL, PERRY MERIDIAN, RONCALLI, SOUTHPORT, WARREN CENTRAL.
12. TERRE HAUTE NORTH (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
AVON, BROWNSBURG, DECATUR CENTRAL, PLAINFIELD, TERRE HAUTE NORTH VIGO, TERRE HAUTE SOUTH VIGO.
13. CENTER GROVE (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
BLOOMINGTON NORTH, BLOOMINGTON SOUTH, CENTER GROVE, GREENWOOD COMMUNITY, MARTINSVILLE, MOORESVILLE.
14. COLUMBUS EAST (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
COLUMBUS EAST, COLUMBUS NORTH, EAST CENTRAL, FRANKLIN COMMUNITY, SHELBYVILLE, WHITELAND COMMUNITY.
15. NEW ALBANY (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE, FLOYD CENTRAL, JEFFERSONVILLE, JENNINGS COUNTY, NEW ALBANY, SEYMOUR.
16. EVANSVILLE NORTH (5) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
CASTLE, EVANSVILLE CENTRAL, EVANSVILLE F.J. REITZ, EVANSVILLE HARRISON, EVANSVILLE NORTH.
CLASS 3A
17. GRIFFITH (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
BOONE GROVE, CALUMET, GRIFFITH, HANOVER CENTRAL, HIGHLAND, RIVER FOREST.
18. TWIN LAKES (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
FRANKFORT, NORTH MONTGOMERY, NORTHWESTERN, TWIN LAKES, WEST LAFAYETTE, WESTERN.
19. MISHAWAKA MARIAN (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
JIMTOWN, MISHAWAKA MARIAN, NEW PRAIRIE, SOUTH BEND CLAY, SOUTH BEND RILEY, SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON.
20. KANKAKEE VALLEY (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
CULVER ACADEMIES, GLENN, KANKAKEE VALLEY, KNOX, RENSSELAER CENTRAL, TIPPECANOE VALLEY.
21. FAIRFIELD (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
EAST NOBLE, FAIRFIELD, LAKELAND, NORTHWOOD, WAWASEE, WEST NOBLE.
22. LEO (7) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
ANGOLA, FORT WAYNE BISHOP DWENGER, FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA LUTHERAN, GARRETT, HERITAGE, LEO, WOODLAN.
23. OAK HILL (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
BELLMONT, MACONAQUAH, MARION, NORWELL, OAK HILL, PERU.
24. DELTA (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
CENTERVILLE, DELTA, JAY COUNTY, MISSISSINEWA, NEW CASTLE, YORKTOWN.
25. LEBANON (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
CRAWFORDSVILLE, DANVILLE, LEBANON, MONROVIA, TRI-WEST HENDRICKS, WESTERN BOONE.
26. OWEN VALLEY (5) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
EDGEWOOD, INDIAN CREEK, NORTHVIEW, OWEN VALLEY, WEST VIGO.
27. INDIANAPOLIS BISHOP CHATARD (5) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
BREBEUF JESUIT, GUERIN CATHOLIC, HAMILTON HEIGHTS, INDIANAPOLIS BISHOP CHATARD, INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE.
28. BEECH GROVE (5) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
BEECH GROVE, HERRON, PURDUE POLYTECHNIC, SPEEDWAY.
29. RUSHVILLE (7) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
BATESVILLE, CONNERSVILLE, FRANKLIN COUNTY, GREENSBURG, LAWRENCEBURG, RUSHVILLE CONSOLIDATED, SOUTH DEARBORN.
30. SILVER CREEK (7) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
CHARLESTOWN, CORYDON CENTRAL, MADISON CONSOLIDATED, NORTH HARRISON, SALEM, SCOTTSBURG, SILVER CREEK.
31. SOUTHRIDGE (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
HERITAGE HILLS, JASPER, PIKE CENTRAL, SOUTHRIDGE, VINCENNES LINCOLN, WASHINGTON.
32. BOONVILLE (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
BOONVILLE, EVANSVILLE BOSSE, EVANSVILLE REITZ MEMORIAL, GIBSON SOUTHERN, MT. VERNON, PRINCETON.
CLASS 2A
33. ANDREAN (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
ANDREAN, HAMMOND BISHOP NOLL, ILLIANA CHRISTIAN, LAKE STATION EDISON, NORTH NEWTON, WHITING.
34. SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS) (5) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
BREMEN, HEBRON, LAVILLE, SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS), WHEELER.
35. CENTRAL NOBLE (5) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
CENTRAL NOBLE, CHURUBUSCO, EASTSIDE, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS, WESTVIEW.
36. SOUTH ADAMS (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
ADAMS CENTRAL, BLUFFTON, FORT WAYNE BISHOP LUERS, MANCHESTER, SOUTH ADAMS, WHITKO.
37. ROCHESTER (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
LEWIS CASS, NORTH JUDSON-SAN PIERRE, PIONEER, ROCHESTER COMMUNITY, WABASH, WINAMAC COMMUNITY.
38. DELPHI COMMUNITY (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
BENTON CENTRAL, CARROLL (FLORA), CLINTON PRAIRIE, DELPHI COMMUNITY, SEEGER, TIPTON.
39. MADISON-GRANT (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
BLACKFORD, EASTBROOK, EASTERN (GREENTOWN), ELWOOD COMMUNITY, MADISON-GRANT, TAYLOR.
40. LAPEL (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
ALEXANDRIA MONROE, FRANKTON, LAPEL, MONROE CENTRAL, WAPAHANI, WINCHESTER COMMUNITY.
41. KNIGHTSTOWN (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
EASTERN HANCOCK, HAGERSTOWN, KNIGHTSTOWN, NORTHEASTERN, SHENANDOAH, UNION COUNTY.
42. HERITAGE CHRISTIAN (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
CHRISTEL HOUSE, HERITAGE CHRISTIAN, INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA, IRVINGTON PREPARATORY, PARK TUDOR, TRITON CENTRAL.
43. CASCADE (5) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
CASCADE, COVENANT CHRISTIAN, INDIANAPOLIS CARDINAL RITTER, RIVERSIDE, SHERIDAN.
44. SOUTHMONT (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
GREENCASTLE, NORTH PUTNAM, PARKE HERITAGE, SOUTH PUTNAM, SOUTH VERMILLION, SOUTHMONT.
45. MILAN (7) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
BROWN COUNTY, BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL, HAUSER, MILAN, SOUTH RIPLEY, SOUTHWESTERN (HANOVER), SWITZERLAND COUNTY.
46. PROVIDENCE (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
AUSTIN, CLARKSVILLE, CRAWFORD COUNTY, EASTERN (PEKIN), PAOLI, PROVIDENCE.
47. SOUTH KNOX (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
EASTERN GREENE, LINTON-STOCKTON, MITCHELL, NORTH KNOX, SOUTH KNOX, SULLIVAN.
48. FOREST PARK (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
EVANSVILLE MATER DEI, FOREST PARK, NORTH POSEY, PERRY CENTRAL, SOUTH SPENCER, TELL CITY.
CLASS 1A
49. TRI-TOWNSHIP (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
DEMOTTE CHRISTIAN, HAMMOND ACADEMY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, KOUTS, MORGAN TOWNSHIP, TRI-TOWNSHIP, WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP.
50. WESTVILLE (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
ARGOS, CULVER COMMUNITY, MARQUETTE CATHOLIC, OREGON-DAVIS, TRITON, WESTVILLE.
51. FREMONT (4) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
ELKHART CHRISTIAN, FREMONT, HAMILTON, LAKEWOOD PARK CHRISTIAN.
52. NORTH MIAMI (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
CASTON, NORTH MIAMI, NORTH WHITE, NORTHFIELD, SOUTHWOOD, WEST CENTRAL.
53. ROSSVILLE (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
CLINTON CENTRAL, FAITH CHRISTIAN, FRONTIER, ROSSVILLE, SOUTH NEWTON, TRI-COUNTY.
54. RIVERTON PARKE (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
ATTICA, COVINGTON, FOUNTAIN CENTRAL, LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC, NORTH VERMILLION, RIVERTON PARKE.
55. SOUTHERN WELLS (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
ANDERSON PREPARATORY, COWAN, DALEVILLE, LIBERTY CHRISTIAN, SOUTHERN WELLS, TRI-CENTRAL, WES-DEL.
56. TRI (4) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN, RANDOLPH SOUTHERN, TRI, UNION CITY.
57. WHITE RIVER VALLEY (7) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
BLOOMFIELD, CLAY CITY, CLOVERDALE, DUGGER UNION, NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG), SHAKAMAK, WHITE RIVER VALLEY.
58. INDIANA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (4) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
BETHESDA CHRISTIAN, EMINENCE, INDIANA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF, PROVIDENCE CRISTO REY.
59. INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN (4) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
EDINBURGH, GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN, INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN, MORRISTOWN.
60. NORTH DECATUR (5) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
JAC-CEN-DEL, NORTH DECATUR, OLDENBURG, SOUTH DECATUR, WALDRON.
61. LANESVILLE (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
BORDEN, CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF INDIANA, LANESVILLE, ROCK CREEK, SOUTH CENTRAL (ELIZABETH), WEST WASHINGTON.
62. NEW WASHINGTON (5) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
CROTHERSVILLE, HENRYVILLE, NEW WASHINGTON, RISING SUN, TRINITY LUTHERAN.
63. NORTH DAVIESS (5) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
BARR-REEVE, LOOGOOTEE, NORTH DAVIESS, ORLEANS, SHOALS.
64. NORTHEAST DUBOIS (5) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
CANNELTON, NORTHEAST DUBOIS, SPRINGS VALLEY, TECUMSEH, WOOD MEMORIAL.
CENTRAL INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL SCORES
SOUTHERN WELLS 15 LIBERTY CHRISTIAN 0
HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 7 PARK TUDOR 0
GREENCASTLE 9 N. PUTNAM 0
TIPTON 10 SEEGER 5
BISHOP CHATARD 17 SHORTRIDGE 0
SPEEDWAY 12 HERON 4
FISHERS 12 CARMEL 2
BROWNSBURG 16 DECATUR CENTRAL 10
SOUTHPORT 81 CENTRAL ONE
EASTERN HANCOCK 4 HAGERSTOWN 0
FLOYD CENTRAL 5 BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE 3
LEBANON 3 MONROVIA 1
FRANKTON 19 WINCHESTER 0
BLOOMINGTON SOUTH 6 GREENWOOD 0
FRANKLIN COUNTY 11 BATESVILLE 1
MOUNT VERNON 13 RICHMOND 0
RITTER 27 RIVERSIDE 6
FRANKLIN 5 COLUMBUS EAST 3
SCECINA 21 CHRISTEL HOUSE 2
HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 6 WESTFIELD 0
COLUMBUS NORTH 4 SHELBYVILLE 0
NORTH DECATUR 16 S. DECATUR 0
TRI-WEST 4 DANVILLE 2
WAPAHANI 6 MONROE CENTRAL 2
PLAINFIELD 6 TERRE HAUTE SOUTH 2
RONCALLI 6 FRANKLIN CENTRAL 3
MOORESVILLE 14 MARTINSVILLE 0
STATE SCOREBOARD: HTTPS://WWW.MAXPREPS.COM/IN/SOFTBALL/SCORES/?DATE=5/20/2024
FINAL INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL RANKINGS
4A
1 CASTLE
2 LAKE CENTRAL
3 CATHEDRAL
4 NEW PALESTINE
5 CENTER GROVE
6 HARRISON
7 FLOYD CENTRAL
8 MOORESVILLE
9 PENN
10 CROWN POINT
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: RONCALLI, HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN, SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH’S, BROWNSBURG, PENDLETON HEIGHTS
3A
1 GIBSON SOUTHERN
2 WESTERN
3 NEW PRAIRIE/ TRI-WEST
5 SILVER CREEK
6 LEO
7 YORKTOWN
8 SOUTH BEND RILEY
9 CHARLESTOWN
10 SCOTTSBURG
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: HERITAGE HILLS, BOONE GROVE, HANOVER CENTRAL, BEECH GROVE, FAIRFIELD
2A
1 CASCADE
2 ANDREAN
3 EASTERN HANCOCK
4 SOUTH ADAMS
5 SULLIVAN
6 LAPEL
7 EASTSIDE
8 ILLIANA CHRISTIAN
9 SOUTH CENTRAL
10 FRANKTON
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NBA PLAYOFFS
EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS
• GAME 1: PACERS VS. CELTICS, TUESDAY, MAY 21 (8:00 ET, ESPN)
• GAME 2: PACERS VS. CELTICS, THURSDAY, MAY 23 (8:00 ET, ESPN)
• GAME 3: CELTICS VS. PACERS, SATURDAY, MAY 25 (8:30 ET, ABC)
• GAME 4: CELTICS VS. PACERS, MONDAY, MAY 27 (8:00 ET, ESPN)
• GAME 5: PACERS VS. CELTICS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 29 (8:00 ET, ESPN)*
• GAME 6: CELTICS VS. PACERS, FRIDAY, MAY 31 (8:00 ET, ESPN)*
• GAME 7: PACERS VS. CELTICS, SUNDAY, JUNE 2 (8:00 ET, ESPN)*
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WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS
• GAME 1: MAVERICKS VS. TIMBERWOLVES, WEDNESDAY, MAY 22 (8:30 ET, TNT)
• GAME 2: MAVERICKS VS. TIMBERWOLVES, FRIDAY, MAY 24 (8:30 ET, TNT)
• GAME 3: TIMBERWOLVES VS. MAVERICKS, SUNDAY, MAY 26 (8:00 ET, TNT)
• GAME 4: TIMBERWOLVES VS. MAVERICKS, TUESDAY, MAY 28 (8:30 ET, TNT)
• GAME 5: MAVERICKS VS. TIMBERWOLVES, THURSDAY, MAY 30 (8:30 ET, TNT)*
• GAME 6: TIMBERWOLVES VS. MAVERICKS, SATURDAY, JUNE 1 (8:30 ET, TNT)*
• GAME 7: MAVERICKS VS. TIMBERWOLVES, MONDAY, JUNE 3 (8:30 ET, TNT)*
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- GAME 1: THURSDAY, JUNE 6 (8:30 ET)
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EASTERN CONFERENCE
FLORIDA PANTHERS (1A) VS. BOSTON BRUINS (2A)
FLORIDA WINS SERIES 4-2
GAME 1: BRUINS 5, PANTHERS 1
GAME 2: PANTHERS 6, BRUINS 1
GAME 3: PANTHERS 6, BRUINS 2
GAME 4: PANTHERS 3, BRUINS 2
GAME 5: BRUINS 2, PANTHERS 1
GAME 6: PANTHERS 2, BRUINS 1
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NEW YORK RANGERS (1M) VS. CAROLINA HURRICANES (2M)
NEW YORK WINS SERIES 4-2
GAME 1: RANGERS 4, HURRICANES 3
GAME 2: RANGERS 4, HURRICANES 3 (2OT)
GAME 3: RANGERS 3, HURRICANES 2 (OT)
GAME 4: HURRICANES 4, RANGERS 3
GAME 5: HURRICANES 4, RANGERS 1
GAME 6: RANGERS 5, HURRICANES 3
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WESTERN CONFERENCE
DALLAS STARS (1C) VS. COLORADO AVALANCHE (3C)
DALLAS WINS SERIES 4-2
GAME 1: AVALANCHE 4, STARS 3 (OT)
GAME 2: STARS 5, AVALANCHE 3
GAME 3: STARS 4, AVALANCHE 1
GAME 4: STARS 5, AVALANCHE 1
GAME 5: AVALANCHE 5, STARS 3
GAME 6: STARS 2, AVALANCHE 1 (2OT)
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VANCOUVER CANUCKS (1P) VS. EDMONTON OILERS (2P)
EDMONTON WINS SERIES 4-3
GAME 1: CANUCKS 5, OILERS 4
GAME 2: OILERS 4, CANUCKS 3 (OT)
GAME 3: CANUCKS 4, OILERS 3
GAME 4: OILERS 3, CANUCKS 2
GAME 5: CANUCKS 3, OILERS 2
GAME 6: OILERS 5, CANUCKS 1
GAME 7: OILERS 3, CANUCKS 2
COMPLETE CANUCKS-OILERS SERIES COVERAGE
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ATLANTA 3 SAN DIEGO 0
MIAMI 3 MILWAUKEE 2 (10)
WASHINGTON 12 MINNESOTA 3
BOSTON 5 TAMPA BAY 0
SEATTLE 5 NY YANKEES 4
KANSAS CITY 8 DETROIT 3
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LA ANGELS 9 HOUSTON 7
LA DODGERS 6 ARIZONA 4
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GAME 3: #8 PENN STATE VS. #1 ILLINOIS, 8 P.M.
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GAME 4: #5 IOWA VS. #4 MICHIGAN, 3 P.M.
GAME 5: LOSERS OF GAMES 1 & 2, 8 P.M.
THURSDAY, MAY 23
GAME 6: LOSERS OF GAME 3 & 4, 11 A.M.
GAME 7: WINNERS OF GAMES 1 & 2, 3 P.M.
GAME 8: WINNERS OF GAME 3 & 4, 8 P.M.
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GAME 9: WINNER OF GAME 5 VS. LOSER OF GAME 7, 3 P.M.
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CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, 3 P.M. (WINNER TAKE ALL)
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GAME 8: LOSER OF GAME 5 VS. LOSER OF GAME 6, 12:30 PM
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GAME 11: TBD, 11 AM
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SATURDAY, MAY 25TH
GAME 9 – G7 WINNER VS. G8 LOSER, 12:30 PM ET
GAME 10 – G8 WINNER VS. G9 WINNER, 6 PM ET
SUNDAY, MAY 26TH
GAME 11 (IF NECESSARY) – REPLAY OF G10, NOON ET
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MAY 22
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MAY 23
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GAME #5 NO. 2 SEED NORTHERN KENTUCKY VS. WINNER GAME 1/2-HIGHEST SEED 3 P.M. ET ESPN+ LIVE STATS
GAME #6 WINNER GAME 3 VS. LOSER GAME 4/5-LOWEST SEED 7 P.M. ET ESPN+ LIVE STATS
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GAME #7 WINNER GAME 4 VS. WINNER GAME 5 11 A.M. ET ESPN+ LIVE STATS
GAME #8 WINNER GAME 6 VS. LOSER GAME 4/5-HIGHEST SEED 3 P.M. ET ESPN+ LIVE STATS
GAME #9 WINNER GAME 8 VS. LOSER GAME 7 7 P.M. ET ESPN+ LIVE STATS
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ANALYSIS: WHEN THE 2024 NBA CHAMPION IS CROWNED, A YOUNG STAR WILL LIKELY LEAD THE WAY
LeBron James will turn 40 in December. Stephen Curry is 36. Kevin Durant will turn 36 and Jimmy Butler will turn 35 by the time training camps start in the fall.
They have been stars of the playoffs for years, players who come up biggest at the biggest times.
But not this year. The next wave isn’t waiting its turn anymore. They’re here — a bunch of 20somethings, with one of them set to be the best player on the team that will be crowned the best in the NBA about a month from now.
It’ll be either Boston, Dallas, Indiana or Minnesota as the last team standing when the NBA Finals end next month. The best players on those teams — Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown for the Celtics, Luka Doncic for the Mavericks, Tyrese Haliburton for the Pacers and Anthony Edwards for the Timberwolves — are all in their 20s.
Brown is 27. Tatum is 26. Doncic is 25. Haliburton is 24. Edwards is only 22. James, Curry, Durant and Butler are still considered greats, but some of the NBA’s star torches sure seem like they’ve already been passed down to the next generation.
“They have no fear,” Dallas guard Kyrie Irving said of the young stars. “They don’t see the O.G. superstars as guys that they look up to as much anymore. They want to kill our records. They want to kill us every time they get on the court. That was the first thing I noticed about Luka, that he just had no fear going against the best in the world. He always walks around like he’s the best player in the world. I think that’s the confidence of a champion. That’s where it starts.”
Out of the 21 regular starters used in the playoffs by the four teams left, only six have turned 30: Boston has 37-year-old Al Horford and 33-year-old Jrue Holiday, the Mavericks have the 32-year-old Irving, the Timberwolves have 36-year-old Mike Conley and 31-year-old Rudy Gobert, and the Pacers have 30-year-old Pascal Siakam.
“Thanks for calling me old,” Siakam said to Haliburton on Sunday, after Haliburton tried explaining how the Pacers have a bunch of players who are basically new to this stage and one in Siakam who has a championship from his time in Toronto.
To be fair, in these playoffs, 30 might seem old.
“It’s high-stakes games and it’s going to be crazier as we go,” Siakam said of playing at this time of year. “But I think as long as we stay together, we have a great group of guys … I think that we can lean on each other. They can lean on me for experience, I can lean on them just continuing to learn how to play with them. We’ve just got to go out there and play and believe that it’s possible.”
Experience, right now, surely favors Boston.
The Celtics have five players (Brown, Tatum, Horford, Holiday and Derrick White) with more than 200 career points in the conference finals and the NBA Finals; the other three teams still in these playoffs have two such players, combined (Irving and Siakam).
“It feels like it’s been a long time coming, just being back in this position, getting back to the finals or the conference finals,” Irving said. “It’s just a long way back.”
Irving is truly a rarity in this NBA final four: He has a ring, won with Cleveland in 2016. Almost everyone else left in these playoffs does not. Siakam was on the Raptors team in 2019 that won it all, Dallas’ Markieff Morris was on the Lakers team that won in 2020 and Holiday was on the Bucks’ title team in 2021.
The pressure ramps up now. It’ll ramp up again on June 6 when the NBA Finals start. It shall be seen which of the young stars are ready to take the last — and biggest — step.
“It showed us who we are,” Edwards said after Minnesota ousted Denver in Game 7 on Sunday.
The Celtics were supposed to be here; they were the favorites entering the season and are bigger (-150) favorites now. Dallas was +4500 to win the title at one point this season; the Mavericks are +500 now, according to BetMGM Sportsbook. Minnesota started the year at +6600; the Wolves are now +260. And it seems like nobody saw Indiana coming; the Pacers’ championship line was +25000 entering the season. They’re +3000 now.
“We’re the uninvited guest,” Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said. “So here we are.”
He’s right. The youngsters from Indiana – along with the young stars from Boston, Dallas and Minnesota — have crashed the party. In fact, they have taken over the whole party. One of those clubs will be the newly crowned NBA champions, the sixth different one in the last six years, matching the longest run of parity in league history.
The old guard of the NBA isn’t done yet. But the new class sure seems like it’s ready for prime time.
RANKING THE 4 POTENTIAL NBA FINALS MATCHUPS
The Eastern and Western Conference finals were set in stone Sunday after the Indiana Pacers and Minnesota Timberwolves punched their tickets with respective Game 7 wins over the New York Knicks and the defending champion Denver Nuggets.
With all the possible NBA Finals combinations now known, here’s how we rank the four potential championship series.
PACERS VS. TIMBERWOLVES
Matchup: Pascal Siakam versus Karl-Anthony Towns
No potential championship series would foreshadow a new generation in the NBA like the Timberwolves meeting the Pacers. Tyrese Haliburton (24) and Anthony Edwards (22) are among the most prominent under-25 stars in the league, and either of them leading their franchises to their first NBA title would be unforgettable.
However, it’s unlikely the two would go toe-to-toe. Instead, Siakam going up against Towns might define the hypothetical series. The Pacers forward’s defensive mobility and crafty offensive game could be an issue for Towns, who’s occasionally struggled to stay on the floor due to foul trouble. The two also just missed competing against one another after Siakam landed in Indiana, with Towns’ meniscus injury sidelining him for 18 consecutive games – the first of which was against the Pacers in March.
Though Indiana has been one of the worst defensive teams during these playoffs, their sky-high 121.7 offensive rating would arguably face its stiffest test with Minnesota’s methodical two-big system.
PACERS VS. MAVERICKS
Matchup: Pascal Siakam versus Luka Doncic
As the lowest remaining seeds, a Pacers-Mavs matchup is arguably the most unlikely outcome of the four possible scenarios. But that says little – if anything – about the entertainment factor.
Although Kyrie Irving taking on Haliburton is scintillating on its own, the most important battle would arguably be Doncic versus Siakam. The Slovenian star is a handful regardless of who Rick Carlisle elects to put on him, but Siakam is a perfect 3-0 against him this season – and two of those wins were after Siakam’s January arrival in Indiana. Despite Doncic going off for 30-plus points in both losses, Siakam and the Pacers won by 22 at home and then by 17 in Dallas a week later.
Whatever Indiana’s strategy, it worked. And it may be something the team revisits if the two clubs meet again in June.
CELTICS VS. MAVERICKS
Matchup: Jayson Tatum versus Luka Doncic
This matchup would feature two high-octane offenses powered by a superstar. The Celtics and Mavericks are both championship-ready squads looking to win their first titles with their core’s current iteration.
There’s some familiarity on both sides, as Irving once played for the Celtics. The crafty guard went through very public growing pains while learning how to become a team’s No. 1 option for the first time since LeBron James returned to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Now, the 32-year-old has comfortably slid behind Doncic as the second option in Dallas’ potent offense.
Even during Irving’s tenure in Beantown, Tatum and Jaylen Brown had the makings of stars – especially while the former missed the Celtics’ run to the 2018 Eastern Conference finals behind big-time play from the young forward tandem. Since then, Boston’s lost in all four rounds of the postseason, including its trip to the 2022 Finals. The Celtics fortified their rotation with more star power, bringing in former Maverick Kristaps Porzingis at the center spot and Jrue Holiday as another dependable defender along the perimeter.
The Celtics took both regular-season matchups, including a 28-point blowout in March. But with the Mavs’ balanced attack around the Doncic-Irving one-two punch, Dallas has a real shot.
CELTICS VS. TIMBERWOLVES
Matchup: Anthony Edwards versus Jaylen Brown
Featuring team that’s exceeded expectations in the postseason and a verified contender for the championship, a Boston Celtics versus Minnesota Timberwolves Finals would provide a lot of intrigue.
Edwards is dominating these playoffs, but his natural defender, Brown, seems to be a good athletic matchup. Could the three-time All-Star use his size to make him a deterrent as a perimeter defender? Moving down the lineup, Porzingis (if healthy) would presumably guard Minnesota’s best big-man option, Towns. It would be worth monitoring whoever Boston hides on Rudy Gobert to see if the 7-footer can unlock something offensively and punish that matchup. Al Horford could get increased minutes or a promotion to the starting lineup to deal with the Timberwolves’ twin towers. Gobert and Towns should give them an advantage on the glass; however, Boston is third in the playoffs in rebounds per game (44.9).
A Finals appearance or victory for the Timberwolves would be massive for a franchise that hadn’t reached the second round of the playoffs since 2004. On the other side, a championship would be the culmination of the Celtics’ unsuccessful playoff runs over the last 10 seasons with Boston finally capturing title No. 18.
VICTOR WEMBANYAMA AND CHET HOLMGREN HEADLINE NBA ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
NEW YORK (AP) — San Antonio’s Victor Wembanyama was a unanimous selection for the NBA’s All-Rookie team this season, the league revealed Monday.
It was no surprise, given that Wembanyama also was the unanimous choice for rookie of the year from the same panel of 99 voters who cast ballots for the league’s awards this season.
Joining Wembanyama on the first team were Oklahoma City’s Chet Holmgren, Charlotte’s Brandon Miller, Miami’s Jaime Jaquez Jr. and Golden State’s Brandin Podziemski.
Holmgren — the runner-up to Wembanyama in the rookie of the year race — was also a unanimous first-team choice.
Miller, Jaquez and Podziemski were third, fourth and fifth, respectively, in the rookie of the year balloting that was announced earlier this month. That was also the order they finished the All-Rookie team voting in, with Jaquez joining Wembanyama and Holmgren as the only players to appear on all 99 ballots.
Dallas’ Dereck Lively II was a second-team All-Rookie selection, along with Houston’s Amen Thompson, Utah’s Keyonte George, Oklahoma City’s Cason Wallace and Memphis’ GG Jackson II. Jackson got the last spot by one vote over Golden State’s Trayce Jackson-Davis.
The All-Defensive team selections will be revealed Tuesday, and the All-NBA team will be unveiled Wednesday. Wembanyama is a likely first-team All-Defense player — he was No. 2 in the defensive player of the year race to Minnesota’s Rudy Gobert — and surely got All-NBA consideration as well.
If Wembanyama makes either the All-Defense or All-NBA team, or both, he would be the first rookie to do so since two other San Antonio centers who, like him, were No. 1 overall draft picks, those being Tim Duncan in 1998 and David Robinson in 1990.
Only five rookies have made All-Defense: Duncan, Robinson, Washington’s Manute Bol (1986), Houston’s Hakeem Olajuwon (1985) and Milwaukee’s Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1970).
And if Wembanyama makes All-NBA, he would be the 22nd rookie to do so in NBA history. Of those, only four have done it in the last 45 seasons: Duncan, Robinson, Chicago’s Michael Jordan (1985) and Boston’s Larry Bird (1980).
WNBA NEWS
CAITLIN CLARK HURTS LEFT ANKLE, EXITS FEVER-SUN GAME
Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark limped off the court with an apparent left ankle injury in the second quarter of Monday’s game against the visiting Connecticut Sun.
While on defense, Clark appeared to fold the ankle under her as she approached a Connecticut player who was setting a screen. Without making contact with the defender, she went down to the court for a few moments before heading back to the locker room when play was halted with 5:29 left in the second quarter and Connecticut leading 36-34.
Clark, a rookie who began the night averaging a team-best 17 points per game, returned to the bench moments later but did not return to the game in the first half. The Fever led 44-41 at halftime.
ESPN reported during intermission that Clark could return during the second half.
She had eight points, two rebounds and two turnovers in the first half.
Clark experienced tightness in the ankle during warmups but didn’t think it was serious, according to the ESPN broadcast.
FEVER COMPETITIVE BUT LOSE TO SUN TO REMAIN WINLESS
Tyasha Harris scored 13 of her 16 points in the fourth quarter, including two critical free throws with 11.3 seconds left, as the Connecticut Sun defeated the Indiana Fever 88-84 in Indianapolis on Monday night.
The Sun’s Alyssa Thomas, who scored a game-high 24 points, had the ball and was looking for a screen from Harris, who was hit by the Fever’s Temi Fagbenle. The call was confirmed after a lengthy video review, and Harris’ free throws broke an 84-84 tie.
Thomas, who put up 14 rebounds and nine assists, grabbed the rebound of an Indiana missed layup and was fouled with 5.1 seconds to play. She also hit both free throws. DeWanna Bonner added 22 points, 16 in the second half, for the Sun (3-0).
Caitlin Clark shook off a second-quarter injury scare and scored 17 points, and Kelsey Mitchell also netted 17 for the Fever (0-4), who were playing Connecticut for the second time this season.
The game had 10 ties and 10 lead changes, including four and six, respectively, in the fourth quarter.
A 3-pointer by Harris gave the Sun an 82-78 lead, Mitchell’s finger roll layup cut the deficit to two, and Clark’s layup tied the game with 1:04 remaining. Bonner gave the Sun an 84-82 lead with 41.4 seconds to play but Boston’s 8-foot pullup tied it again with 30.2 seconds left, setting the stage for the game-winning free throws.
The Fever outshot the Sun 47.8 percent to 40.5 percent and made 6 of 20 from 3-point range vs. 4 of 19 by the visitors. But Indiana had 17 turnovers to only eight for Connecticut.
Bonner and Thomas led a charge as the Sun scored the first eight points of the third quarter to take a 49-44 lead. Bonner had 11 points and Thomas had four points and three assists as the margin grew to 60-51 with just under five minutes left in the period.
However, Fagbenle netted six straight points for the Fever and Clark scored on a finger roll as Indiana cut its deficit to 64-61 heading into the fourth quarter.
The Sun led by nine midway through the first quarter, but Mitchell and Erica Wheeler combined to score the Fever’s last eight points of the quarter to forge a 26-26 tie.
Clark had eight before leaving after stumbling to the floor and appearing to hurt her left ankle with 5:29 left in the second quarter. The rookie, who began the night averaging a team-best 17 points per game, went to the locker room but returned to the bench shortly afterward. She sat out the rest of the half but was back in the game to start the third quarter.
SABRINA IONESCU, LIBERTY GET BY STORM TO MOVE TO 4-0
Sabrina Ionescu scored a game-high 20 points and dished out eight assists Monday night as the unbeaten New York Liberty never trailed in a 74-63 win over the visiting Seattle Storm.
Breanna Stewart netted 16 points, 11 rebounds and three steals for New York (4-0), while Jonquel Jones added 16 points and eight rebounds. Betnijah Laney-Hamilton chipped in 13 points.
Jewell Loyd scored 13 points to lead Seattle (1-3) but made only 5 of 17 shots from the field. Ezi Magbegor added 12 points for the Storm, who played without star Nneka Ogwumike (ankle) for the second straight game.
For most of the game, Seattle looked like a team playing for the second time in as many days. The Storm struggled to make shots, hitting only 24 of 70 attempts from the field (34.3 percent) and 6 of 22 3-pointers, and committed 23 fouls.
The Liberty didn’t shoot well, hitting just 41.3 percent from the field and 3 of 23 on 3-pointers, but made 19 of 20 at the foul line and earned a 36-34 advantage on the boards. They also outscored Seattle 42-24 in the paint.
New York established its working margin for the night pretty quickly. A 9-2 burst that Stewart capped with a layup off a feed by Laney-Hamilton made it 13-6 at the 5:08 mark. Ionescu made the margin 10 with a pullup in the last minute of the first quarter and the Liberty led 27-15 after 10 minutes.
The second quarter was rough for both teams. New York went nearly four minutes without scoring but the Storm couldn’t make inroads into the deficit. Even though they got a buzzer-beater from Mercedes Russell to end the half, the Storm still trailed 36-24.
Seattle got within 10 on a couple of occasions in the third quarter before the Liberty rattled off seven straight points. Ionescu drained a 3-pointer to end the run and make it 57-40.
New York led 60-45 after three and pushed the margin as high as 18 in the fourth quarter.
NHL NEWS
OILERS SURVIVE CANUCKS IN GAME 7 TO REACH WCF
The Edmonton Oilers staved off a third-period comeback attempt by the Vancouver Canucks to win 3-2 in Monday’s Game 7 of their second-round series and set up a clash with the Dallas Stars in the Western Conference Final.
The Oilers appeared to be in cruise control after three consecutive second-period goals, but the Canucks struck twice in four minutes midway through the final frame to set up a frenetic finish.
“We know how to make it stressful,” Oilers captain Connor McDavid told Sportsnet postgame.
McDavid, who was held off the scoresheet Monday but had nine points in the previous six games, credited his teammates’ perseverance after trailing 3-2 in the series.
“I thought we defended well,” McDavid said. “We played two really good games. Backs were against the wall, and we responded. Really proud of the group.”
Edmonton shined in its own zone in Game 7 before Vancouver broke through with Conor Garland’s goal, limiting the Canucks to 12 shots through 40 minutes. The Oilers blocked 22 shots in the contest and started generating momentum after a four-minute penalty kill in the first period in which Vancouver failed to register an attempt on goal.
Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner had to make only 15 saves but expressed his gratitude toward being between the pipes again after sitting out Games 4 and 5 following poor performances.
“It’s everything, being able to have the support of your teammates,” Skinner said. “You’re with them for potentially years on end, and you’re with them every single day throughout the season. They’re your best friends, they’re your brothers, right? So, being able to hear that from them and have that support from them means the world.”
The Canucks have now lost three consecutive Game 7s dating back to the 2011 Stanley Cup Final. Vancouver took a huge leap forward this season, winning the Pacific Division with 109 points after missing the playoffs three straight years.
Rick Tocchet’s crew ran into major injury trouble as the playoffs progressed, with first- and second-string netminders Thatcher Demko and Casey DeSmith getting hurt in the first round. Vancouver ruled leading goal-scorer Brock Boeser out of Game 7 on Sunday night due to a blood clotting issue.
The Oilers are in the conference final for the second time in three years. The Colorado Avalanche swept them in the third round in 2022.
Edmonton and Dallas met three times in the regular season, with the Stars winning twice.
The series begins Thursday night in Texas.
REPORT: CANUCKS F BROCK BOESER (BLOOD CLOT) OUT FOR PLAYOFFS
Vancouver Canucks forward Brock Boeser will miss the rest of the postseason after developing a blood clot in his leg, Sportsnet reported Monday.
The Canucks’ leading goal-scorer is unavailable for Game 7 of their second-round series against the visiting Edmonton Oilers on Monday night, per the report.
Boeser, 27, was placed on blood-thinning medication after the clot was discovered by team medical staff following Vancouver’s 5-1 loss in Edmonton on Saturday.
Boeser leads the Canucks with seven goals and is tied for the team lead with 12 points in 12 games this postseason.
He established career bests for goals (40) and points (73) while playing in 81 regular-season games. He has 179 goals and 384 points in seven-plus NHL seasons, all with the Canucks.
The winner of Monday’s contest will advance to the Western Conference finals and play the Dallas Stars.
BASEBALL NEWS
MLB ROUNDUP: RAFAEL DEVERS PUSHES HR STREAK TO 6, RED SOX TOP RAYS
Rafael Devers set a Red Sox franchise record for consecutive games with a home run in Boston’s series-opening 5-0 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night in St. Petersburg, Fla.
In the fourth inning, the third baseman wrote himself into the Red Sox record book with an opposite-field, two-run shot to left on a 97-mph four-seam fastball from Taj Bradley (1-2) for a 3-0 lead.
It was his sixth straight game going deep, eclipsing the high mark most recently matched by Bobby Dalbec in 2020.
Boston starter Tanner Houck (4-5) used 94 pitches over seven innings to shut down the Rays. The right-hander allowed two hits, fanned five and issued one walk via a defensive alignment violation.
Yandy Diaz, Josh Lowe and Jose Caballero had singles as the Rays were blanked for the second time this season. Bradley fanned a season-high 10 batters without issuing a walk, but he surrendered five runs on six hits over seven innings.
Mariners 5, Yankees 4
Ty France hit a tiebreaking RBI single to cap a four-run ninth inning off Clay Holmes as Seattle rallied for a victory over host New York.
The Mariners stopped New York’s seven-game winning streak by scoring four times off Holmes (1-1), who blew his second save in 15 chances and surrendered earned runs for the first time this season.
Eduard Bazardo (1-0) allowed an RBI single by Jon Berti that pushed the Yankees’ lead to 4-1 in the eighth, but he earned the win as Seattle prevailed for the fifth time in its past eight games.
Marlins 3, Brewers 2 (10 innings)
Josh Bell hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th inning as host Miami edged Milwaukee.
Miami’s Otto Lopez blooped an RBI single into right with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to send the game to extra innings. Tanner Scott (4-4) came away with the win.
The Brewers’ bullpen had to shoulder most of the load, as starter Joe Ross left after one inning because of a low back strain. The first five relievers out of the Milwaukee bullpen combined for seven scoreless innings. However, Trevor Megill blew a save in the ninth, and Mitch White (1-1) took the loss.
Padres 6, Braves 5 (Game 1)
Manny Machado’s two-run double completed a four-run eighth inning and helped visiting San Diego overcome a five-run deficit to beat Atlanta in the first game of a doubleheader.
The winning pitcher was Jhony Brito (1-2). Jeremiah Estrada pitched a scoreless eighth and Robert Suarez worked a perfect ninth to earn his 13th save. Joe Jimenez (1-1) was pinned with the loss.
The Braves sent nine batters to the plate and made it 5-0 in the third inning, when Marcell Ozuna and Matt Olson delivered back-to-back solo home runs. The other run came on an infield single by Ronald Acuna Jr. with the bases loaded.
Blue Jays 9, White Sox 3
Danny Jansen went 3-for-5 with a two-run home run and five RBIs, Daulton Varsho also had a two-run homer and Toronto defeated visiting Chicago.
Bo Bichette was 4-for-4 with three doubles and an RBI for the Blue Jays in the opener of a three-game series. Toronto right-hander Jose Berrios (5-3) allowed three runs and eight hits in six-plus innings.
Paul DeJong went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and an RBI single for the White Sox, who have lost four straight. Nicky Lopez also went 3-for-4. Chicago right-hander Erick Fedde (4-1) allowed five runs on seven hits in six innings.
Guardians 3, Mets 1
David Fry drove in two runs and scored the other as host Cleveland beat New York for its fourth straight victory.
Fry delivered a two-run single in the first inning and came home on rookie Kyle Manzardo’s fourth-inning double, and Cleveland starter Ben Lively (3-2) allowed one run and struck out seven through 5 2/3 innings. He yielded a third-inning home run to Tomas Nido and five other hits but didn’t walk a batter. Emmanuel Clase picked up his 14th save.
Tylor Megill (0-2) returned from a shoulder issue suffered in his season debut on March 31 to give New York five decent innings. Megill allowed three runs (two earned) to go with four hits and two walks while striking out seven.
Braves 3, Padres 0 (Game 2)
Chris Sale threw seven shutout innings to log his third straight scoreless start and host Atlanta downed San Diego to earn a split of a doubleheader while ending a four-game losing streak.
Sale (7-1) allowed five hits, did not walk a batter and struck out nine in winning for the sixth straight time. He has covered 20 innings over his past three outings. Pierce Johnson pitched a scoreless eighth and Raisel Iglesias worked a perfect ninth to earn his 11th save.
The losing pitcher was Randy Vasquez (0-3). He pitched a season-high six innings and allowed three runs on 10 hits.
Nationals 12, Twins 3
Jesse Winker and Luis Garcia Jr. homered and Washington snapped a five-game losing streak with a blowout win over visiting Minnesota.
Eddie Rosario had two hits and drove in three runs for Washington, which has scored 17 runs over its past two games after totaling five in its previous four. Rookie Mitchell Parker (3-2) went six innings for the win, allowing three runs on seven hits.
Carlos Correa went deep and Willi Castro had two hits for the Twins, who have lost seven straight. Minnesota starter Pablo Lopez (4-4) gave up seven runs on eight hits in five innings.
Royals 8, Tigers 3
Michael Massey went 3-for-4 with an RBI and two runs and host Kansas City scored six times in the sixth inning to pick up a win over Detroit in the opener of a three-game series.
Royals starter Michael Wacha (4-4) went seven frames, allowing two runs on six hits. Chris Stratton didn’t allow a hit in 1 1/3 scoreless innings for his third save.
Kansas City blew the game open in the sixth off reliever Joey Wentz, who allowed five runs on five hits without recording an out. Salvador Perez led off the inning with a home run and then struck out to end the frame.
Cardinals 6, Orioles 3
Michael Siani drove in four runs to power St. Louis past visiting Baltimore.
Siani hit his first career homer, a three-run shot, and an RBI single as the Cardinals won for the sixth time in eight games. Masyn Winn drove in two runs for St. Louis while extending his hitting streak to 11 games. Cardinals starter Sonny Gray (6-2) allowed three runs (one earned) on three hits in 5 2/3 innings.
Gunnar Henderson hit a three-run home run for the Orioles, running his homer streak to four games. Baltimore starter Dean Kremer (3-4) allowed five runs on six hits and three walks in four innings.
Angels 9, Astros 7
Nolan Schanuel and Logan O’Hoppe slugged three-run home runs as part of a seven-run fifth inning as Los Angeles overcame a five-run deficit to earn a win against host Houston.
Schanuel, O’Hoppe and Jo Adell — who went back-to-back with O’Hoppe with two outs in the fifth — all homered on the first pitch as the Angels dramatically erased a five-run deficit against Astros starter Framber Valdez (3-2).
Angels starter Reid Detmers allowed six runs on eight hits over four innings. Jose Suarez (1-0) worked two hitless innings to earn the win.
Dodgers 6, Diamondbacks 4
Freddie Freeman hit a grand slam, one of three homers in a six-run third inning, and host Los Angeles defeated Arizona.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto (5-1) gave up two runs over 6 1/3 innings as the Dodgers won their fourth consecutive game and improved to 3-1 against the Diamondbacks this season. Arizona swept National League West rival Los Angeles out of the playoffs last season.
Enrique Hernandez and Will Smith also hit homers as Los Angeles improved its NL-best long-ball total to 66. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and Jake McCarthy hit back-to-back home runs in the eighth inning for the Diamondbacks, who are 4-6 since May 10.
REPORT: MLB INVESTIGATING INF DAVID FLETCHER FOR GAMBLING
Major League Baseball opened an investigation Monday to look into allegations that former Los Angeles Angels infielder David Fletcher placed bets through an illegal bookie, ESPN reported.
Fletcher reportedly wagered through Matthew Bowyer, the same Southern California bookmaker who took bets from Ippei Mizuhara, the longtime interpreter for Shohei Ohtani.
Fletcher and Ohtani were close friends while playing for the Angels. Fletcher is now with the Atlanta Braves’ Triple-A team and Ohtani plays for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
According to ESPN, MLB will need government cooperation during its investigation due to a lack of evidence.
MLB investigators are expected to request a meeting with Fletcher, who can turn down the interview if he proves he could possibly be the subject of a criminal investigation.
ESPN reported that former minor leaguer Colby Schultz, a close friend of Fletcher, wagered on baseball through Bowyer, including games that Fletcher played in for the Angels.
Fletcher is batting .244 with 16 RBIs in 31 games for Gwinnett. He is 2-for-8 in five games with the Braves this season.
Fletcher, who turns 30 on May 31, has a .276 career average with 16 homers and 170 RBIs in 539 games. He played for the Angels from 2018-23.
Mizuhara recently pleaded not guilty to bank and tax fraud, doing so as a formality with negotiations with federal prosecutors looming as both sides attempt to reach a plea deal.
According to authorities, Mizuhara stole almost $17 million from Ohtani to pay off sports gambling debts.
The Dodgers fired Mizuhara, 39, on March 21 after news broke that Ohtani accused him of “massive theft.” The money reportedly was wired from the Ohtani’s bank accounts to Bowyer.
Mizuhara had been working with Ohtani in the United States since 2018, but Mizuhara was also by Ohtani’s side when the two-way star played professionally in Japan.
FOOTBALL NEWS
AUBURN RB BRIAN BATTIE CRITICAL AFTER SHOOTING; BROTHER KILLED
Auburn kick returner and running back Brian Battie remains in critical condition after a shooting early Saturday morning in Florida that claimed the life of his brother, Tommie Battie IV.
Tigers head coach Hugh Freeze said Monday that Brian Battie had a “setback” Sunday night and that he remains on a ventilator.
The shooting occurred in Sarasota. Police said there were multiple shooting victims when they arrived at a plaza. Tommie Battie IV was pronounced dead at the scene. Four others were transported to area hospitals.
Brian Battie averaged 23.0 yards on 28 kickoff returns in 2023, his first season at Auburn. He was also fourth on the team in rushing yards (227), scoring a touchdown. He played his first three seasons at South Florida, rushing for 1,185 yards during the 2022 season.
REPORT: BRONCOS LB DREW SANDERS HAS TORN ACHILLES
The Denver Broncos won’t have second-year linebacker Drew Sanders until late in the 2024 season, if then, due to a torn Achilles that he sustained last month, ESPN reported Monday.
News of the injury was first reported by 9News in Denver. Sanders’ recovery time is expected to be six to nine months, and the injury occurred in mid-April. Sanders has since undergone surgery.
The third-round pick in the 2023 draft played in all 17 games last season, with four starts.
The team had not acknowledged the injury, and last month, Broncos general manager George Paton mentioned Sanders among the players under consideration for playing time at outside linebacker.
In this year’s draft, however, Denver took Utah outside linebacker Jonah Elliss in the third round.
WR DEVANTE PARKER RETIRES 2 MONTHS AFTER SIGNING WITH EAGLES
Wide receiver DeVante Parker has retired after nine seasons in the NFL — and just two months after joining a new team.
The Philadelphia Eagles signed Parker to a one-year deal in March, but Parker told ESPN on Monday that he has other priorities in mind right now.
“I want to see my kids, spend quality time with them,” Parker said. “I want to be there for them whenever I can.”
Parker, 31, spent the past two seasons with the New England Patriots after playing seven for the Miami Dolphins, who drafted him 14th overall in 2015. Parker had 33 catches for 394 yards without a touchdown in 13 games last season.
Across 119 career games (88 starts) for Miami and New England, Parker hauled in 402 receptions for 5,660 yards and 27 touchdowns.
Parker was expected to be an option at WR3 for the Eagles behind stars A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith. Philadelphia also signed Parris Campbell and added two wide receivers in the draft.
EAGLES SIGN SECOND-ROUND PICK CB COOPER DEJEAN
The Philadelphia Eagles signed cornerback Cooper DeJean to his four-year rookie contract on Monday.
The deal for the second-round pick is worth $9.28 million over four seasons, according to multiple reports.
DeJean was the 40th overall selection of the 2024 draft.
DeJean had seven interceptions in 30 college games over three seasons at Iowa and returned three of the picks for touchdowns.
He was limited to 10 games last season after sustaining a broken fibula in practice in mid-November. DeJean had 41 tackles and two interceptions and also returned a punt for a touchdown while averaging 11.5 yards per return.
“The guy has every tool in his body,” Eagles general manager Howie Roseman said. “He is an elite athlete, elite competitor. You know, he’s done really everything on the football field. We haven’t even talked about his ability to return and make key plays.
“You know, you get a chance, and you talk to people at Iowa, and they talk about how legendary of a player, of a career that this guy has had, his ability to make big plays in big moments of a game.”
Philadelphia has signed eight of its nine draft picks. First-round cornerback Quinyon Mitchell of Toledo, who was selected 22th overall, is the club’s lone unsigned pick.
GOLF NEWS
SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER’S LOUISVILLE COURT DATE POSTPONED AFTER ARREST DURING PGA CHAMPIONSHIP
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky court has postponed pro golfer Scottie Scheffler’s appearance on charges he injured a police officer and disobeyed commands outside the gates of Valhalla Golf Club as the venue hosted this year’s PGA Championship.
Scheffler, who was handcuffed and briefly jailed on Friday, had been due in court Tuesday, two days after finishing in the top ten at the PGA. But a judge postponed the court date until June 3, according to a statement Monday from Jefferson County Attorney Mike O’Connell.
“Today, over the objection of Jefferson County Attorney Mike O’Connell, the District Judge presiding in the case of Mr. Scheffler granted the defendant’s attorney’s motion to continue Mr. Scheffler’s arraignment from May 21 to June 3 at 9 a.m.,” the statement said. “Our office continues to gather information in the case.”
Scheffler faces four charges, including felony assault over injuries a Louisville police officer suffered during the encounter.
Officers at the scene were investigating a tournament volunteer’s death after he was hit by a bus outside the golf course when Scheffler arrived.
He was driving a credentialed PGA courtesy car when an officer said he “refused to comply and accelerated forward, dragging” the officer to the ground, according to an arrest report. Video at the scene showed Scheffler in handcuffs, a surreal image for the best male golfer in the world and the winner of last month’s Master’s tournament.
Scheffler’s attorney, Steve Romines, has said the case is a misunderstanding and the golfer never disobeyed any officer’s orders. A telephone message seeking comment was left for Romines on Monday.
Scheffler got out of jail and to the course in time to play the second round and shot a 66. He fell out of contention for the tournament with a 73 on Saturday — his first round over par since last August. He closed with a 65, tying for eighth place.
XANDER SCHAUFFELE NO. 2 IN WORLD; BRYSON DECHAMBEAU VAULTS 89 SPOTS
Along with winning his first major at the PGA Championship and taking home the $3.33 million prize, Xander Schauffele moved up to No. 2 in the latest Official World Golf Rankings on Monday.
Schauffele, 30, won on Sunday at Valhalla Country Club in Louisville, Ky., birdieing the final hole to defeat Bryson DeChambeau by one stroke.
Schauffele, who now has the highest ranking of his career, bumped Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland to the third spot while Scottie Scheffler remained at No. 1.
The 30-year-old DeChambeau, who plays for LIV Golf, leapt 89 spots from 124th to 35th in the world.
Because golfers do not earn ranking points for LIV events, DeChambeau began the year at No. 155 and was No. 210 before he tied for sixth at the Masters.
With their strong performances at the PGA, Thomas Detry of Belgium and Justin Rose of England moved into the top 60 and earned spots in the next major, the U.S. Open, which will be held June 13-16 at Pinehurst No. 2 in Pinehurst, N.C.
Detry rose from 71st to 54th after tying for fourth, while Rose’s T-6 moved him from 68th to 56th. Rose won the 2013 U.S. Open at Merion, but his 10-year exemption expired after last year’s championship.
Players who crack the Top 60 following the Memorial Tournament (June 6-9 at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio) can earn their spots at the U.S. Open.
AUTO RACING NEWS
RICKY STENHOUSE COULD FACE SUSPENSION AFTER THROWING PUNCH AT KYLE BUSCH AFTER ALL-STAR RACE
NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. (AP) — Ricky Stenhouse Jr. threw a right hook at Kyle Busch, and suddenly, an otherwise boring All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway had NASCAR fans buzzing heading into next weekend’s marquee Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte.
Busch had wrecked Stenhouse on the second lap of the $1 million race Sunday night in a move that looked like retaliation for how Stenhouse had raced him earlier. Stenhouse drove his damaged Chevrolet to Busch’s pit stall and parked it, and with no way to get out of the track while the race was going on, stewed in street clothes for hours until Busch arrived at his hauler.
That’s when Stenhouse, after a brief conversation, threw a right hook at the driver of the No. 8 Chevrolet, setting off a brief melee that involved members of each driver’s crew — and Stenhouse’s father. The brawl was eventually broken up, but not before more words were exchanged from both sides and Stenhouse vowed, “I’m going to wreck you at Charlotte.”
“Bring it,” Busch replied. “I suck as bad as you,” implying that both drivers are not having great seasons.
The antics could result in a suspension for Stenhouse, the 2023 Daytona 500 champion, other crew members and possibly his father. Busch also could face a penalty if NASCAR determines that he deliberately caused the wreck.
Stenhouse’s fury was evident the moment he parked in Busch’s pit stall, then climbed the pit stand ladder and had words with members of his crew. As Stenhouse climbed down and walked away, his car had to be towed from pit road.
“I parked it there because I figured Kyle would do something similar,” Stenhouse said.
Later, during an interview with Fox Sports, Stenhouse indicated he would confront Busch after the race.
And then he did.
Stenhouse, dressed in yellow shorts and a gray T-shirt, waited for Busch in the infield and confronted him face-to-face before unleashing a punch. Security jumped in and pulled Stenhouse away, falling backward over a tire, while Busch likewise wound up on the ground. Stenhouse’s father, Ricky Sr., got into the fracas and appeared to take at least one of Busch’s punches.
Stenhouse could be heard yelling “Dad!” numerous times, but he couldn’t get to his father.
“First lap of the race, we don’t even have water temp in the car yet and we’re wrecking each other,” Busch said. “I am tired of getting run over by everybody. But that’s what everybody does: everybody runs over everybody to pass everybody.”
Stenhouse clapped back at Busch: “Go back and watch the replay. I didn’t touch you. Not once.”
Stenhouse took another shot at Busch after the fight, saying he had bad-mouthed him ever since Stenhouse once wrecked him at Daytona, and then went on to say that Busch is just frustrated because “he doesn’t run as well as he used to.”
Busch, a two-time Cup Series champion, is 13th in points and has yet to win a race this season.
The All-Star Race itself lacked any drama once Kyle Larson arrived by helicopter from Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where the 2021 Cup Series champion had qualified fifth for his Indy 500 debut earlier in the day.
Pole sitter Joey Logano led all but one of the 200 laps to take home $1 million. It was yet another example of NASCAR’s struggles to find the right short track setup despite allowing the use of multiple variations of tires at North Wilkesboro.
“You couldn’t pass,” runner-up Denny Hamlin said. “I would lose a little bit of air there, and I would try to give my car a break and then run at (Logano) again. Hats off to the track, NASCAR and Goodyear for giving it a try. Hopefully, we learned something here for future short tracks.”
Then he smirked and added, “But at least we had an exciting fight in the end. That’s something to talk about.”
NCAA ATHLETICS
POWER CONFERENCES, NCAA TO VOTE ON LANDMARK $2.7 BILLION SETTLEMENT AS SMALLER LEAGUES BALK AT TERMS
University presidents around the country are scheduled to meet this week to vote on whether to accept a proposed settlement of an antitrust lawsuit that would cost the NCAA nearly $3 billion and create a landmark revenue-sharing system with college athletes.
The terms of the agreement have met some pushback from Division I conferences that do not compete in major college football. Leaders of those leagues say they are being asked to bear an undue financial burden on the damages portion of the settlement.
Attorneys for the defendants in House vs. NCAA gave college sports leaders until Thursday to agree to terms of a deal. The defendants are the NCAA and the Power Five conferences — the Atlantic Coast, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and Southeastern.
The presidential boards of the NCAA and the five conferences must individually vote to accept the settlement. That includes the full current Pac-12 membership before that league shrinks to two schools later this summer.
The NCAA is expected to cover some $2.7 billion in damages over 10 years to current and former college athletes, dating to 2016, who were denied by NCAA rules the ability to earn money from sponsorship and endorsement deals.
About $1.6 billion of that will be from withheld distributions to member schools — money that would normally be sent to the schools by the NCAA, according to several people with direct knowledge of the proposal. They spoke with The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because settlement details were not being discussed publicly.
Withheld distributions from the Power Five conferences — currently comprised of 69 schools — are slated to cover 40% of that $1.6 billion. The other 27 Division I conferences, currently comprised of 283 schools, will cover the other 60%.
While the Power Five annually receive the largest total distributions from the NCAA — and their per school deduction would be larger under the model proposed by the NCAA — schools in conferences that do not play big-time football rely far more on those distributions to support much smaller budgets.
“Basketball-centric leagues are really getting hit,” said an administrator from a conference that does not compete in the highest tier of Division I football, known as the Bowl Subdivision.
The NCAA annually distributes about $700 million to its members. NCAA revenues were nearly $1.3 billion last year, most of which comes from its television rights contract for the men’s Division I basketball tournament with CBS and Warner Bros. Discovery.
Under the proposed settlement, each conference’s obligation will be equal to its percentage of the total NCAA distribution to its members from 2016-2024, two of the people knowledge of the agreement told AP. The NCAA has some 1,100 member schools with more than 500,000 athletes across three divisions; Division I, the highest level of competition and by far the most lucrative, has about 352 schools and 190,000 athletes.
The administrator who spoke with the AP said that in some smaller Division I conferences, NCAA distributions account for more than 50% of a school’s athletic revenue; the distributions account for less than 10% of athletic revenue at most power conference schools.
Leaders of the smaller conferences have sent multiple memos to the NCAA to raise concerns. In one letter, obtained by AP on Monday, the non-Bowl Subdivision conferences said they support the need for a settlement.
“However, as commissioners of non-defendant Division I conferences, we do not support the current model proposed by the NCAA for allocating back damages, which unreasonably impacts our conferences,” the commissioners wrote. “We have not been involved in the settlement negotiations or damage allocation modeling, and learned of the settlement status two weeks ago.”
The memo proposed having the Power Five conferences covering close to 60% of the $1.6 billion, essentially flipping the plan’s 60-40 share.
“It hits us harder. We’re dependent on NCAA distributions,” said another administrator from a non-FBS football conference.
Steve Berman, one of the lead attorneys for the plaintiffs, told AP last week he believed both sides were progressing toward a settlement in the case. NCAA President Charlie Baker has said he was “hopeful” an agreement would be reached.
ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips said his board of presidents and chancellors would be meeting this week to vote on the proposal, with a simple majority needed to approve. Big 12 presidents are scheduled to meet Tuesday and the SEC presidents have a meeting planned for Thursday, people familiar with those meetings told AP.
Big Ten officials are gathering in Los Angeles this week for their spring meetings.
The NCAA Division I Board of Directors and Board of Governors also must sign off on the agreement, which will cover the House case and at least two other antitrust suits: Hubbard vs. the NCAA and Carter vs. the NCAA. It was unclear if another lawsuit, Fontenot vs. the NCAA, will be part of the settlement.
TENNIS NEWS
WTA ROUNDUP: TOP TWO SEEDS GO DOWN IN RABAT
Italian qualifier Camilla Rosatello dug deep to pull out an upset of No. 1 seed Yue Yuan of China, winning 7-6 (7), 1-6, 6-4 in the first round of the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem on Monday in Rabat, Morocco.
Rosatello trailed 5-3, 40-30 in the first set before saving 12 set points across the next four games and the ensuing tiebreaker. That tired her out for the second set, but the World No. 294 came back from a 3-2 third-set deficit to pull off the stunner.
No. 2 seed Anna Blinkova of Russia was also shown the door early when Germany’s Laura Siegemund defeated her 6-1, 7-6 (4). No. 6 seed Xiyu Wang of China escaped Italy’s Nuria Brancaccio 7-6 (5), 7-5, while seventh seed Elisabetta Cocciaretto beat Morocco’s Yasmine Kabbaj 6-3, 6-4.
American Peyton Stearns rallied to a 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 victory over Serbia’s Aleksandra Krunic. Camila Osorio of Colombia, China’s Zhuoxuan Bai and Argentina’s Nadia Podoroska also advanced.
Internationaux de Strasbourg
No. 5 seed Liudmila Samsonova of Russia survived a three-hour match to dispatch Czech opponent Barbora Krejcikova 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-4 in the first round in France.
Samsonova hit eight aces and 11 double faults while capitalizing on Krejcikova’s 16 double faults. Krejcikova saved a match point in the second set before forcing and winning the tiebreaker, but Samsonova finally vanquished her on her third match point of the match.
Sixth seed Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia had an easier time in a 6-0, 7-5 win over Spain’s Cristina Bucsa. Poland’s Magdalena Frech eliminated Sloane Stephens 6-3, 6-3, while another American, Emma Navarro, advanced with a 6-4, 6-1 triumph over France’s Alize Cornet.
Fiona Ferro of France, Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic, Magda Linette of Poland and Xinyu Wang of China also won their matches. No. 7 seed Elina Sviotlina of Ukraine completed a 6-3, 6-4 win over France’s Diane Parry in a match suspended from Sunday night.
ATP ROUNDUP: ALEXANDER SHEVCHENKO EARNS UPSET IN GENEVA
Alexander Shevchenko of Kazakhstan eliminated No. 7 seed Fabian Marozsan of Hungary 6-4, 7-6 (4) in opening-round action at the Gonet Geneva Open on Monday in Switzerland.
Shevchenko led the second set 5-2 when Marozsan charged back. The Hungarian saved a match point in the 10th game before tying the set 5-5. Once they reached the tiebreaker, Shevchenko took a 5-0 lead but nearly squandered it before finishing off his opponent.
Shevchenko, who hit six aces Monday, next will face Finland’s Emil Ruusuvuori, who defeated Marcos Giron 6-3, 6-3. Austrian qualifier Sebastian Ofner rallied past Australia’s Rinky Hijikata 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, while Italy’s Flavio Cobolli beat Russia’s Aslan Karatsev 7-5, 6-1.
Germany’s Yannick Hanfmann led Great Britain’s Andy Murray 7-5, 4-1 when rain interrupted the match and postponed it until Tuesday.
Open Parc
No. 6 seed Tomas Martin Etcheverry of Argentina bounced back from a slow start to beat Spanish qualifier Nikolas Sanchez Izquierdo 1-6, 6-2, 6-2 in the first round in Lyon, France.
Etcheverry saved 7 of 11 break points while converting 6 of 10 opportunities to break his opponent’s serve. Meanwhile, Dominik Koepfer of Germany and Arthur Rinderknech of France moved on in three sets, while Russia’s Pavel Kotov beat Argetina’s Pedro Cachin 6-1, 6-4.
Two other matches were suspended until Tuesday due to rain: Frenchman Hugo Gaston led Colombia’s Daniel Elahi Galan 7-6 (2), 6-6 (0), and No. 5 seed Frances Tiafoe had a 4-3 edge on Spaniard Jaume Munar.
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GAME PREVIEW: PACERS AT CELTICS (GAME 1)
Game Preview
For the first time in 10 years, the Pacers are in the Eastern Conference Finals. After knocking off third-seeded Milwaukee and second-seeded New York in the first two rounds of the playoffs, the sixth-seeded Pacers will now square off with the top-seeded Boston Celtics in a best-of-seven series, with the winner advancing to the NBA Finals.
Indiana is coming off an all-time great performance on Sunday in Game 7 at Madison Square Garden, where they set an NBA playoff record for field goal percentage, making 67.1 percent of their shots in a 130-109 win over the Knicks.
Six players scored in double figures in the victory, with All-Star guard Tyrese Haliburton leading the way with 26 points and six assists. Indiana got big contributions from its veterans, as Pascal Siakam scored 20 points, Myles Turner had 17 and blocked four shots, and T.J. McConnell tallied 12 points and seven assists of the bench. The Blue & Gold’s young defensive-minded duo of Andrew Nembhard and Aaron Nesmith, meanwhile, combined for 39 points on 16-of-18 shooting.
“We have a historic offense, obviously, but this guy (Haliburton) got things rolling and just everybody kind of followed suit,” Turner said. “To do that on the road, here in the Garden, in Game 7, is phenomenal, but this is what we’ve been doing all season long and we were able to do it on the biggest stage.”
As great as the Pacers played to close out the series with the Knicks, they will face an even stiffer test this round against the Celtics. Boston was far away the top team in the East in the regular season, compiling a 64-18 record and finishing 14 games ahead of second-place New York. The Celtics ranked second in the NBA in the regular season in offensive rating (118.9 points per 100 possessions), third in defensive rating (106.1) and first in net rating (outscoring opponents by 12.8 points per 100 possessions).
Boston has a strong claim to the best starting five in the league. All-Star forwards Jayson Tatum (26.9 points, 8.1 rebounds, and 4.9 assists per game in the regular season) and Jaylen Brown (23 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 3.6 assists) lead the way, but the Celtics all have three more All-Star caliber players in center Kristaps Porzingis (20.1 points, 7.2 rebounds, 1.9 blocks), and guards Derrick White (15.2 points, 4.2 rebounds, 5.2 assists) and Jrue Holiday (12.5 points, 5.4 rebounds, 4.8 assists).
The Celtics won each of their first two series in five games, defeating Miami in the first round Cleveland in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. Porzingis sustained a calf injury in Game 4 against the Heat and has not played since. He may return at some point in the Eastern Conference Finals, but is expected to miss at least the first two games of the series.
As good as the Celtics were in the regular season, the Pacers did beat them twice, including in the In-Season Tournament Quarterfinals on Dec. 4. Both those victories came at home and prior to Indiana’s mid-season trade for Siakam.
While the Pacers flew directly to Boston on Sunday night, the Celtics have been off since closing out their series with the Cavaliers on Wednesday. As good as Boston looked in the first two rounds, it did drop one of the first two games of each series at home against both Miami and Cleveland.
One storyline in this series will be Nesmith returning to Boston to face his former team. The Celtics drafted the 6-6 forward out of Vanderbilt with the 14th pick in the 2020 NBA Draft. Nesmith spent his first two years in Boston and was part of the team that reached the 2022 NBA Finals, but he had a limited role playing behind Tatum and Brown.
The Celtics traded Nesmith to Indiana in the summer of 2022 and he has flourished in his two seasons with the Blue & Gold, where he has been a two-year starter who takes on the toughest defensive assignments and knocks down shots on the offensive end. Nesmith averaged a career-best 12.1 points and 3.8 rebounds this season while shooting 49.6 percent from the field and 41.1 percent from 3-point range.
The deal worked out well for both sides, as Boston acquired Malcolm Brogdon from Indiana. Brogdon was the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year in 2022-23, then was used as one of the centerpieces in the traded that brought Holiday to the Celtics last offseason.
Projected Starters
Pacers: G – Tyrese Haliburton, G – Andrew Nembhard, F – Aaron Nesmith, F – Pascal Siakam, C – Myles Turner
Celtics: G – Jrue Holiday, G – Derrick White, F – Jaylen Brown, F – Jayson Tatum, C – Al Horford
Injury Report
Pacers: Bennedict Mathurin – out (right shoulder labral tear)
Celtics: Xavier Tillman – questionable (personal reasons), Kristaps Porzingis – out (right soleus strain)
Last Meeting
Jan. 30, 2024: The Pacers withstood a scorching-hot first half from the Celtics, battled back from a 20-point deficit, and even briefly retook the lead for one possession in the third quarter. But they didn’t have quite enough to pull off the comeback, as the Celtics held on for a 129-124 win in Boston.
Seven Pacers finished in double figures, led by Aaron Nesmith, who tallied 26 points on 11-of-17 shooting (4-of-7 from 3-point range), 12 rebounds, and seven assists against the team that drafted him.
Pascal Siakam added 23 points and six rebounds, while Myles Turner scored 17 for the Blue & Gold.
All-Star point guard Tyrese Haliburton returned to the lineup after missing the past five games and 10 of the last 11 contests with a strained left hamstring. Haliburton played 22 minutes and recorded a double-double with 13 points and 10 assists while going 5-for-16 from the field (1-for-5 from 3-point range). On a minutes restriction, Haliburton did not play in the fourth quarter, subbing out for the final time with 4:42 remaining in the third.
Jayson Tatum led all scorers with 30 points to go along with seven rebounds and seven assists, going 12-for-19 from the field and 4-for-9 from 3-point range. Jaylen Brown added 25 points and six rebounds, Derrick White tallied 24 points and five assists, while Jrue Holiday stuffed the stat sheet with 17 points, five boards, four assists, three blocks, and a steal. Kristaps Porzingis recorded a double-double for the Celtics with 17 points and 12 rebounds.
Noteworthy
The Pacers and Celtics have met in the postseason six times, but all of their previous meetings occurred in the first round. Indiana won in 2004 and 2005, while Boston took the other four series in 1991, 1992, 2003, and 2019.
This is Indiana’s ninth appearance in the Eastern Conference Finals, with all those appearance coming in the last 30 years. Only four teams have more conference finals appearances over that span: the Spurs with 11 and the Lakers, Heat, and Celtics with 10 each.
Celtics forward Oshae Brissett signed with Boston last summer after spending two-and-a-half seasons in Indiana from 2021-23. The 6-7 forward out of Syracuse averaged 8.1 points and 4.5 rebounds in 153 games (43 starts) with the Blue & Gold. He averaged 3.7 points and 2.9 rebounds in 55 games (one start) this season for the Celtics and has appeared in five games in the playoffs.
The Pacers have lost 10 of their last 11 games at TD Garden, including two playoff games in 2019. Indiana’s lone win in Boston in that span was a 117-112 victory on Dec. 21, 2022.
Broadcast Information (TV and Radio Listings >>)
TV: ESPN/ESPN2 – Mike Breen (play-by-play), Doris Burke (analyst), JJ Redick (analyst), Lisa Salters (sideline reporter)
Radio: 93.5/107.5 The Fan – Mark Boyle (play-by-play), Eddie Gill (analyst), Jeremiah Johnson (studio host)
INDIANA FEVER BASKETBALL
GAME RECAP: FEVER FALL IN CLOSE MATCHUP AGAINST SUN ON MONDAY NIGHT
INDIANAPOLIS – Five Indiana Fever players finished the night scoring in double figures as the Indiana Fever dropped a second game this season to the Connecticut Sun, 88-84, on Monday night in front of another sold out Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Indiana (0-4) outscored Connecticut in bench points (25-4), points in the paint (48-42) and owned a four-point lead with under five minutes to play before the Sun finished the game on a 16-8 run to close out the win.
In their second meeting of the year and first at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Fever guards Kelsey Mitchell and Caitlin Clark led the Fever with 17 points and five assists each. Clark’s five assists all came in the fourth quarter, and she also recorded three rebounds and two blocks. On Monday, Mitchell moved into a tie with Fever legend and current video associate, Tully Bevilaqua, for the fifth most games played in an Indiana Fever uniform at 197 career games.
Indiana forward NaLyssa Smith finished with 13 points, six rebounds and two steals, while center Aliyah Boston posted 11 points, eight rebounds and a game-high three blocks. Off the bench, Fever center Temi Fagbenle recorded her first double-double of her WNBA career with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Kristy Wallace added eight points, three assists and two rebounds, while guard Erica Wheeler recorded eight points and three assists in a reserve role as well.
Connecticut (3-0) never owned a lead larger than nine points as the Sun ultimately prevailed with forward Alyssa Thomas and forward DeWanna Bonner at the helm with 24 and 22 points respectively. Thomas played the entire game and paired her 22 points with 14 rebounds on Monday night, marking her second double-double of the season. Guards Tyasha Harris and Dijonai Carrington also scored in double figures with 16 and 14 points respectively.
UP NEXT
Indiana will tip off a three-game trip to the west coast starting with the Seattle Storm (1-3) for their first meeting of the season on Wednesday at 10 p.m. ET. The Fever will then meet the Los Angeles Sparks (0-2) and the Las Vegas Aces (2-0) on Friday and Saturday this week. Indiana’s game against the Storm will broadcast on WTHR Channel 13.
INDY 500 NEWS
HALL OF FAME OUTFIELDER KEN GRIFFEY JR. TO LEAD INDIANAPOLIS 500 FIELD IN CORVETTE PACE CAR
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Hall of Fame outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. will drive the pace car for the 108th running of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday.
Griffey has attended “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” in his second career as a photographer, but now his job will be much more visible. He’ll be behind the wheel of the 2024 Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray that brings the field of 33 cars — led by record-setting pole sitter Scott McLaughlin — to the green flag at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
“Driving the Pace Car and leading the field to start the Indy 500 is one of the coolest experiences,” Griffey said Monday. “I came to the track a few years ago as a photographer and look forward to seeing the race from a different perspective.”
The pace car driver has been a coveted job among athletes, actors and other celebrities since the 1970s, when actor James Garner and singer Marty Robbins handled it. Others that have driven the car include Jay Leno, Morgan Freeman and Patrick Dempsey and, in more recent years, NBA players Victor Oladipo and Tyrese Haliburton.
Griffey was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2016 after a 22-year big league career spent mostly with the Seattle Mariners and Cincinnati Reds. He was a 13-time All-Star and hit 630 home runs, which still ranks seventh on the career list. He also was one of the best defensive players in the game, winning the Gold Glove award 10 times.
He will join a celebrity cast at the Indianapolis 500 that includes national anthem singer Jordin Sparks and Phillip Phillips, who will perform “God Bless America.” The speedway also plans to announce its honorary starters on Tuesday.
“Every baseball fan knows Ken Griffey Jr.,” Indianapolis Motor Speedway president J. Douglas Boles said. “Two legends will come together as Griffey hops into the Corvette E-Ray to lead the field at the Racing Capital of the World.”
INDIANA FOOTBALL NEWS
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – With the spring transfer portal window winding down, Indiana head football coach Curt Cignetti added eight scholarship student-athletes into the mix of his first recruiting class at the helm of the program. In all, Indiana will have 46 student-athletes join the fold in 2024.
Sixteen signed National Letters of Intent, while 30 transfer student-athletes arrive in Bloomington for summer workouts. Of the 46 signess, 28 arrived on campus for spring practice. Along with the 22 transfers, freshmen Tyler Cherry (Greenwood, Ind.), Dontrae Henderson (Charlotte, N.C.), Brody Kosin (Davisburg, Mich.), Mario Landino (Macungie, Pa.), Daniel Ndukwe (Lithonia, Ga.) and Josh Philostin (Palm Beach, Fla.) have enrolled in classes and participated in spring practice.
IU signed 23 players on offense, 21 on defense and two specialists. Indiana’s defense added seven defensive linemen, eight defensive backs and six linebackers, while the Hoosier offense on boarded seven offensive linemen, six running backs, five wide receivers, three quarterbacks and two tight ends. The special teams unit added one long snapper and one kicker.
The signees arrive in Bloomington from 13 different states and one from Canada. In all, 11 from Virginia signed with the Hoosiers and six more come from Georgia. Five join the roster from Florida, while four each from the Hoosier State and Pennsylvania are among the newcomers. Three each came from Maryland and Wisconsin, while two signed from Illinois and Texas. IU signed one each from Alabama, Michigan, North Carolina, New York and Tennessee. Kurtis Rourke joins the program from Oakville, Ontario, via Ohio University.
INDIANA BASEBALL NEWS
OMAHA, Neb. – The Big Ten Tournament Presented by IFS.ai gets underway at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Neb. as the league’s best eight teams gather with a chance at a title and an automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament.
For the 11th-straight tournament, the Indiana Baseball team (30-22-1, 15-9 B1G) will be part of the bracket and will kick start the week as the No. 3 seed against No. 6 Purdue at 11:00 AM ET/10:00 AM CT on Tuesday (May 21) morning on the Big Ten Network.
IU and Purdue haven’t met in the conference tournament since 2012, a tournament that the Boilermaker went on to win. The Hoosiers would win the ensuing two tournaments in 2013 and 2014. The winner of Tuesday’s game will meet No. 2 Nebraska or No. 7 Ohio State in the winner’s bracket on Thursday. The loser will play the loser of the contest between the Huskers and Buckeyes on Wednesday night in an elimination game.
Sixth-year senior Ty Bothwell, who is winding down his collegiate career, has at least one more start in him as he gets the ball on Tuesday morning. If the Hoosiers advance throughout the week, there’s a strong chance that Bothwell will come into another game as a reliever or starter.
Sophomore outfielder Devin Taylor is red-hot at the plate (7-11, .636 vs. Michigan) and will need to continue that as the Hoosiers go for their first Big Ten Tournament title since 2014. At 59 in the RPI heading into the weekend, IU will likely need to win the whole tournament or advance far into the week for a chance at the NCAA Tournament.
Gameday Info
vs. Purdue (Tuesday, May 21st – 11:00 AM ET/10:00 AM CT)
vs. Ohio State/Nebraska (TBD)
Probable Starters
Indiana vs. Purdue
• Tuesday – Ty Bothwell, LHP (IU) vs. Jordan Morales, LHP (PU)
Indiana vs. Nebraska/Ohio State
• Wednesday/Thursday – TBD (IU) vs. TBD (TBD)
Player and Stat Trends
Tibbitts Chases 200
• Brock Tibbitts made his return to the lineup after missing a month with a lower-leg injury. He had four hits in the weekend series win over Purdue including the hit that kickstarted an amazing ninth-inning rally. He had two more in the series at Nebraska. Tibbitts now has 190 for his career and is 10 away from becoming the 25th member of the 200-hit club at Indiana.
Notable
Big Ten Tournament Regulars
• The Indiana Baseball team will be featured in the bracket for the 11th-consecutive Big Ten Baseball Tournament. The event was not held in 2020 and 2021 but dating back to 2012, the Hoosiers have been every edition of the conference tournament.
• It is the longest streak in the conference, just beating out Michigan’s 10-year active streak. The Hoosiers won the tournament title in 2009, 2013 and 2014 but haven’t won it since. This might be IU’s best opportunity to claim the crown and the automatic bid since that 2014 season.
Pitching Shines in Regular Season Finale
• Since the last weekend in April, the IU pitching staff has been nothing short of phenomenal. A group that took its lumps and criticism in the month of March, due to some injuries, has completely flipped the script and given the Hoosiers plenty of momentum.
• A group of 9-10 pitchers, including the likes of Drew Buhr, Aydan Decker-Petty and Julian Tonghini, has combined to not allow more than seven runs in a game since the second game of a doubleheader at Minnesota on April 21. IU has gone eight-straight games without giving up more than five runs.
Rivalry Renewed on Opening Day in Omaha
• For the first time since 2012, Indiana and Purdue will meet each other in the Big Ten Baseball Tournament. The two teams met in a tightly-contested weekend series in early May that saw IU win two of three games in enemy territory.
• Purdue has lost seven of eight conference games since winning the weekend opener 7-4 over IU. The Hoosiers made four errors in that Friday game but bounced back to win the next two. The bats will need to be good against Purdue’s ace, Jordan Morales, on Tuesday morning.
DT is Scorching Hot
• There is simply no one hitting the ball better than Devin Taylor in the Big Ten. Over his past 10 games, he’s hitting .429. He went 7-for 11 (.636) with six runs, three home runs and seven RBIs in the series victory over Michigan.
• He ranks second in the league in home runs (17), first in runs (61), sixth in hits (77) and ninth in average (.362), all while teams give him very few fastballs to hit this season. His time in the leadoff role has been a revelation for IU’s lineup.
Back to 30 Wins
• The Indiana program has reached 30-or-more regular seasons in 11 of the past 12 completed campaigns. Only in 2022, while playing lots of freshmen, did the Hoosiers fail to reach to the 30-win mark in the regular season. The Hoosiers won 15+ games in Big Ten play in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2013-14.
Can the Hoosiers Make a Run?
• Well, that’s why they make the bracket. Indiana likely needs to win the whole thing to punch a ticket to the NCAA Tournament. IU’s lined up its pitching and will roll out Ty Bothwell (LHP) to start Tuesday’s game. Win the opener and you get an extra day off with the chance to potentially bring out Connor Foley in the second round.
Scouting the Opponent
Purdue (33-22, 13-11 B1G)
• Purdue has built an identity on small ball, baserunning and manufacturing runs. In between all that are big bats in Luke Gaffney and Connor Caskenette that can stack up extra-base hits in a hurry. Gaffney leads the team with a .368 batting average and is the likely Big Ten Freshman of the Year.
• On the mound, Purdue has ridden a veteran trio of Jordan Morales, Luke Wagner and Kyle Iwinski to a strong team earned run average of 5.06. Avery Cook (25 app.) and Aaron Suval (21 app.) are the main options out of the bullpen for the Boilermakers.
• Camden Gasser and Mike Bolton Jr. kickstart the Purdue offense and are on-base merchants. Gasser has an on-base percentage of .512 while he and Bolton Jr. have combined for 40 stolen bases this year.
Inside the Series
Purdue vs. Indiana
• These two teams played earlier in the year with IU winning the final two games of the series. The Sunday contest featured a wild four-run comeback in the ninth to secure the weekend victory. Jacob Vogel and Aydan Decker-Petty were phenomenal in relief that day.
• IU and Purdue haven’t played in the Big Ten Tournament since 2012. The Hoosiers are 2-4 all-time in the league tournament against their in-state rivals. Purdue has lost seven of its last eight league games this year since beating IU on the Friday night. The Hoosiers made four errors in that series-opening defeat.
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ROSEMONT, Ill. – Sophomore outfielder Devin Taylor enjoyed one of the best weekends that any Indiana Baseball player has seen this season, helping to lead the Hoosiers to a series victory over Michigan to cap off the regular season. For his efforts, he was named Big Ten Player of the Week on Monday (May 20) afternoon.
The Cincinnati, Ohio native tore the cover off the ball against the Wolverines, hitting .636 (7-11) in three games with six runs scored, one double, three home runs and seven RBIs. He had 17 total bases and recorded an OPS of 2.259. He slugged 1.545 with a home run in each of the three games.
Taylor has been on an incredible run of form in the past three weeks, hitting .429 (18-42) in his past 10 games with home runs in seven of those contests. His 41 total bases are 17 better than the next best player (Tyler Cerny) on the roster in that time frame. Since being inserted into the leadoff role before the Rutgers series, IU has gone 7-5 without losing a game by more than three runs.
A surefire choice for First Team All-Big Ten honors, the sophomore leads the Big Ten in runs (61), is second in home runs (17), fifth in hits (77) and top-10 in the league in batting average (.362). One of the most feared hitters, the game plan against Taylor is to throw nearly all off-speed pitches, which he’s still hitting at a high rate.
The Hoosiers begin the Big Ten Tournament this week in Omaha on Tuesday morning (11:00 AM ET) in a matchup with in-state rival Purdue. The winner of the game moves into the winner’s bracket on Thursday while the loser plays an elimination game on Wednesday night at Charles Schwab Field.
This is Taylor’s second Big Ten Player of the Week award. It’s the sixth weekly award for a Hoosier this season.
Big Ten Weekly Awards (May 20)
Player: Devin Taylor (#5), So., OF, IND
Pitcher: Cade Obermueller (#33), Fr., S-LHP, IOWA
Freshman: Mason Horwat (#27), Fr., R-RHP, PSU
INDIANA TRACK
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana track and field will send 16 entries to the NCAA East First Round in Lexington, Kent., from May 22-25.
The top-48 athletes in each individual event, and the top-24 relay teams, from each region are entered into the preliminary rounds. Competitors will be paired down from 48 to a group of 12 that advances from each region to comprise a field of 24 athletes at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in June.
MEET INFO
NCAA East First Rounds (All times ET)
Location: Lexington, Kent.
Host: Kentucky
Venue: Kentucky Outdoor Track & Field Complex
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NEWS AND NOTES
The Hoosiers will compete across 12 events in the four-day regional meet.
Kenisha Phillips will run the 400 meters after she earned a spot in the top-20. Her time of 52.31 is ranked 14th in the east region.
The women will compete in the 4×400 meters after qualifying with a time of 3:37.44. They are ranked in the top-25 in the east region. Phillips, Maddie Russin, Morgan Snow and Ryann Parrish earned the qualifying spot with a third-place finish at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 3:37.44.
Antonio Laidler and Micah Camble will represent the men’s sprint squad. Laidler will run both the 100 and the 200-meter dash. He ranks 32nd in the 100m after he tied his personal best time of 10.19 at the Big Ten Championships. He ranks 27th in the 200m with a time of 20.56. Camble qualified for the 400 meter-hurdles with a time of 51.15 at the Billy Hayes Invitational and sits at No. 29 in the region.
Camden Marshall and Nico Colchico will compete in the 800 meters. Marshall holds the fifth-fastest time in the east region with a time of 1:46.23 this season. Colchico is ranked in the top-25 (No. 23) in the event posting a time of 1:47.59.
On the distance side, Skylar Stidam will race in the 10,000 meters. He is ranked No. 13 in the region with a time of 28:32.41. Stidam will also run in the 5,000m race alongside Austin Haskett. Haskett is currently ranked 40th with Stidam rounding out the qualifiers at 47th.
The Hoosiers will have six Hoosiers competing in the field. Mahogany Jenkins will compete in the Triple Jump event with a qualifying mark of 12.75m for the women.
Grayson Rolen qualified for the men’s high jump with a season-best jump of 2.11m.
The men’s pole vault group sends a trio of athletes in Nathan Stone, Tyler Carrel and Riley Johnston. Stone and Carrell sit just outside the top-10 at the 12 and 13th after clearing a bar of 5.45m this season. Johnston rounds out the entries at 5.12m in 47th. Stone earned All-American honors in 2021 and 2023, placing 13th in both appearances.
Sean Mockler holds a top-10 mark in the region. His school record throw of 68.82m ranks fifth. Mockler earned Second Team All-American honors in 2022.
LAST TIME OUT
The Hoosiers picked up eight medals in five events and 19 podium finishes at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships.
Phillips earned her second Big Ten silver medal in the 400 meters. She crossed the finish line with a personal best time of 52.35, the second-fastest time in program history.
On the men’s side, Laidler tied his personal best of 10.19 for a runner-up finish in the 100 meters. He added points in the 200 meters with a fifth-place finish in the 4×100 meter relay and an eighth-place finish in the 4×400 meter relay. Camble finished sixth in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 52.92.
Skylar Stidam won gold in the 5,000-meter race and landed on the podium again with a fourth-place finish in a competitive 10,000-meter race. He crossed the line with a time of 29:34.32. Marshall finished runner-up in the 800 meters in a battle in the final stretch. He ran a time of 1:48.17 for the silver medal.
In the field, Mockler scored six points with a third-place finish in the Hammer throw. He won his second bronze medal in his career with a throw of 66.78m/219-1 in the finals.
Tyler Carrell finished fifth in the pole vault (5.16m/16-11) while Riley Johnston placed seventh (5.01m/16-5.25).
Rolen landed on the podium with a seventh-place finish and a season-best in the High Jump of 2.11m.
The Hoosiers will begin the first round of competition on Wednesday starting with the men’s hammer throw at 10 a.m. ET.
HOOSIER LINEUP
NCAA East First Round: Wednesday, May 22
Time: Dates Event: Athletes
10:00 AM Men’s Hammer: Sean Mockler
6:30 PM Men’s Pole Vault: Nathan Stone, Tyler Carrel, Riley Johnston
7:00 PM Men’s 100m Antonio Laidler
7:50 PM Men’s 800m: Camden Marshall, Nico Colchico
8:20 PM Men’s 400mH: Micah Camble
8:45 PM Men’s 200m: Antonio Laidler
9:10 PM Men’s 10,000m: Skylar Stidam
NCAA East First Round: Thursday, May 23
Time: Dates Event: Athletes
7:25 PM Women’s 400m: Kenisha Phillips
NCAA East First Round: Friday, May 24
Time: Dates Event: Athletes
2:00 PM Men’s High Jump: Grayson Rolen
6:35 PM Men’s 100m Quarterfinals: TBD
7:05 PM Men’s 800m Quarterfinals: TBD
7:25 PM Men’s 400mH Quarterfinals: TBD
7:50 PM Men’s 200m Quarterfinals: TBD
8:10 PM Men’s 5,000m Semifinals: Skylar Stidam, Austin Haskett
NCAA East First Round: Saturday, May 25
Time: Dates Event: Athletes
6:00 PM Women’s Triple Jump: Mahogany Jenkins
6:50 PM Women’s 400m Quarterfinals: TBD
8:45 PM Women’s 4x400m Relay Quarterfinals: Indiana
PURDUE MEN’S GOLF NEWS
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Coming off its best NCAA Regionals finish in 22 years, the Purdue men’s golf team earned the No. 19 seed in this week’s NCAA Championships.
Making Purdue’s first appearance since 2017 and fourth under Rob Bradley, the Boilermakers’ seed is its highest under the new match-play championship format that was started in 2009. The Boilermakers are paired with No. 20 seed Stanford and No. 21 seed Wake Forest in the first two rounds on Friday and Saturday at the Omni La Costa Resort and Spa’s North Course in Carlsbad, California.
Purdue’s previous high seed was No. 26, coming in the 2017 and 2016 National Championships.
In Friday’s first round, Purdue will be part of the first group off the No. 1 tee, starting at 7:02 a.m. PT / 10:02 a.m. ET. In Saturday’s second round, Purdue will start off No. 10, beginning at 12:22 p.m. PT / 3:22 p.m. ET.
After three rounds of stroke play, the field will be whittled down to the top-15 teams from the three rounds of stroke play. A fourth round on Memorial Day will be played to narrow the field to eight teams for match play. The quarterfinal and semifinal rounds will be played on Tuesday, May 28, with the National Championship being played on Wednesday, May 29.
The Boilermakers enter the tournament with a 17-21-1 record in head-to-head competition against the championship field. Purdue is 0-8-0 against teams seeded in the single-digits (Auburn, Vanderbilt, North Carolina, Tennessee, Florida State, Texas, Virginia, Oklahoma), but is 17-13-1 against teams seeded 10 through 30.
Purdue will be making its 30th trip to the National Championships and is looking to become the 17th school to win multiple National Championships, and the first Big Ten school to win a National Championship since Minnesota in 2002. The Boilermakers won a national title in 1961.
Purdue will have a practice round on Thursday morning at Omni La Costa.
PURDUE BASEBALL
CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
#6 Purdue (33-22, 13-11 Big Ten) vs. #3 Indiana (30-22-1, 15-9 Big Ten)
Tuesday, May 21 at 11 a.m. ET / Big Ten Network
Probable Pitching Matchup: Jordan Morales (Grad, LHP) vs. IU’s Ty Bothwell (Grad, LHP)
ROUND 2
Purdue vs. #2 Nebraska (34-19, 16-8 Big Ten) or #7 Ohio State (28-24, 12-12 Big Ten)
Wednesday, May 22 at 8 p.m. ET or Thursday, May 23 at 3 p.m. ET / BTN
Double-Elimination Tournament Continues Through Sunday, May 26
Charles Schwab Field / Omaha Nebraska
SERIES HISTORY VS. INDIANA
All-Time: Indiana leads 161-138-2
All-Time at the Big Ten Tournament; Purdue leads 4-2
Last Tournament Meeting: Purdue 5, Indiana 4 (2012 Championship Game in Columbus)
2024: Indiana won 2 of 3 (May 3-5 in West Lafayette)
First Meeting: Purdue 3, Indiana 2 (May 1888 in Bloomington)
SERIES HISTORY VS. NEBRASKA/OHIO STATE
All-Time vs. Nebraska: Nebraska leads 20-11
All-Time at the Big Ten Tournament: Nebraska leads 1-0
Previous Meeting at the Tournament: Nebraska 15, Purdue 9 (2017 Opening Round in Bloomington)
2024: Have Not Played
All-Time vs. Ohio State: OSU leads 154-68-1
All-Time at the Big Ten Tournament: OSU leads 6-3
Last Meeting at the Tournament: Purdue 8, OSU 2 (2018 Opening Round in Omaha)
2024: OSU won 2 of 3 (March 29-31 in Columbus)
OMAHA, Neb. – Purdue Baseball is back in Omaha for Big Ten Tournament action, beginning the weeklong event with the fourth meeting of the season with rival Indiana on Tuesday morning in the opening game of the double-elimination showcase.
First pitch at Charles Schwab Field, the home of the College World Series, is set for 11 a.m. ET. The Boilermakers are 8-2 in neutral-site games this year and 17-9 away from West Lafayette. That’s the program’s most wins away from home since 2018 (23).
Purdue and Indiana have not played in the Big Ten Tournament since the Boilers won both meetings as the 2012 tournament champion. Purdue also won four of the five tournament meetings from 2008 to 2012. The Hoosiers won the previous 3-6 matchup in 2009 en route to winning the tournament.
Nebraska and Ohio State are also in the top half of the bracket, which has a very red flavor to it except for the Boilermakers. Round 2 games for the top of the bracket are set for Wednesday at 8 p.m. (elimination game) and Thursday at 3 p.m. (winner’s bracket).
The Big Ten tweaked the tournament format last year to avoid having four games in one day. The tournament now starts on Tuesday instead of Wednesday and the teams that win their first two games no longer play the loser’s bracket survivor from the other half of the bracket.
Purdue is 3-3 in Omaha dating back to 2018, all six games coming against a different opponent – Ohio State, Michigan, Illinois and Minnesota in 2018; Rutgers and Iowa in 2022.
As the Boilers’ starting pitchers for the first two games of every weekend dating back to March 1-3, Jordan Morales and Luke Wagner will take the ball for the first two games. Both have experience starting games at a conference tournament. Morales worked 4 2/3 shutout innings of two-hit ball for Penn State against a 42-win Rutgers team in a 2022 second-round matchup that went 10 innings. Wagner started a game for Georgia at the Southeastern Conference Tournament in 2021 and 2022. He gave UGA 3 1/3 innings of one-run ball against LSU as a freshman in 2021, helping the Bulldogs advance in a play in-round elimination game.
After defeating IU behind Morales on May 3 at Alexander Field, Purdue was alone in first place in the Big Ten standings as the night came to a close. It was the Boilers’ 11th consecutive conference win at the time. Wagner faced the minimum through six innings the following day, but the Hoosiers rallied to win with Bothwell getting the victory in relief. Purdue went on to drop seven of its final eight conference games to slip to sixth place. The opposition outscored the Boilers 41-17 from the sixth through ninth innings over that eight-game stretch.
The Boilermakers are on the cusp of setting team records for runs (and runs per game), home runs, hit by pitch and on-base percentage after already taking down the RBI benchmark on May 11. Individually, Connor Caskenette and Luke Gaffney have the single-season RBI and runs scored records in their sights, respectively. Mike Bolton Jr. is at 97 career stolen bases and Morales has 248 strikeouts in his college career.
CAREER AT THE BIG TEN TOURNAMENT (from 2022)
•Jordan Morales (for Penn State): 4 2/3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, BB, 5 K (starter vs. Rutgers)
• CJ Backer: 4 1/3 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 0 BB, 3 K (starter vs. Iowa)
• Mike Bolton Jr.: 1-for-7, SB
• Griffin Lohman: 2/3 IP, 0 H, 2 R, 2 BB, K
ACTIVE STREAKS
• Couper Cornblum – 12-game on-base streak; 10-game hit streak in all games; 10-game hit streak in Big Ten play; 108 consecutive games started (since start of 2023)
• Luke Gaffney – 8-game on-base streak; 7-game on-base streak in Big Ten play
TOP 10 IN THE BIG TEN ENTERING THE TOURNAMENT
• Connor Caskenette – 1st in RBI (69)
• Camden Gasser – 1st in Walks (51), 1st in OBP (.512), 5th in Steals (17)
• Luke Gaffney – 2nd in RBI (63), 2nd in Total Bases (131), 2nd in Runs (60), 3rd in OPS (1.109), 3rd in Slugging (.652), T-3rd in Triples (3), T-7th in Hits (74), 8th in Batting Avg (.368),
• Jordan Morales – T-3rd in Wins (8), 5th in Innings (80 1/3), T-6th in Fewest Walks per 9 IP (2.5), T-8th in Strikeouts (72)
• Luke Wagner – T-3rd in Wins (8), T-6th in Fewest Walks per 9 IP (2.5)
• Mike Bolton Jr. – 3rd in Steals (23)
• Couper Cornblum – T-3rd in Triples (3), T-8th in At-Bats (217)
• Ty Gill – T-3rd in Triples (3)
• Jackson Dannelley – T-4th in Saves (5)
• Logan Sutter – 7th in Slugging (.621), 8th in OPS (1.073), T-9th in Doubles (16)
• Keenan Spence – 10th in Slugging (.604)
RECENT TRENDS IN THE INDIANA-PURDUE SERIES– PART 1 (Since 2007)
• Games Played in Bloomington: 24 – Indiana leads 19-5
• Games Played in West Lafayette: 20 – Purdue leads 14-6
• Neutral-Site Games: 5 – Purdue leads 4-1
• Games Played AWAY from Bloomington: 25 – Purdue leads 18-7
• Games Played AWAY from West Lafayette: 29 – Indiana leads 20-9
• All Games: 49 – Indiana leads 26-23
RECENT TRENDS IN THE INDIANA-PURDUE SERIES – PART 2 (Since 2013)
Alexander Field & Bart Kaufman Field both opened in 2013
• Games Played in Bloomington: 17 – Indiana leads 15-2
• Games Played in West Lafayette: 10 – Purdue leads 6-4
• Neutral-Site Games: None
• All Games: 27 – Indiana leads 18-9
PURDUE TEAMS TO WIN MULTIPLE GAMES AT THE BIG TEN TOURNAMENT (Since 1981)
• 2018: 3-1 as a Finalist in Omaha
• 2012: 3-0 as the Tournament Winner in Columbus (Huntington Park)
• 2010: 2-2 in Columbus (Bill Davis Stadium)
• 2008: 2-2 as a Finalist in Ann Arbor
• 2005: 2-2 in Champaign
• 1987: 2-2 as a Finalist in Ann Arbor
BALL STATE BASEBALL NEWS
Blake Bevis has been named the Mid-American Conference Co-Player of the Week, the league office announced Monday.
The sophomore first baseman out of Brentwood, Tenn., went 9-for-14 with two doubles, two home runs, eight RBI and three runs scored in last weekend’s series win at Kent State.
Bevis hit home runs in the second inning in Thursday’s 11-9 win and Friday’s 11-1 win to get the Cardinals off to good starts.
The sophomore’s biggest performance came on Thursday when he went 4-for-5 with five RBI.
This is Ball State’s sixth weekly conference recognition of the year and second for position players after Hunter Dobbins was named MAC Player of the Week on April 15.
Bevis and the Cardinals enter the MAC Tournament as the No. 3 seed and play No. 6 seed Toledo at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday in the opening game of the tournament at Crushers Stadium in Avon, Ohio.
INDIANA STATE SOFTBALL
LOUISVILLE, Ky.- Indiana State’s senior second baseman, Abi Chipps was named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Mideast All-Region Third Team, as announced by the organization last week.
The National Fastpitch Coaches Association has announced 376 student-athletes from 160 programs have received 2024 NFCA Division I All-Region accolades. The awards honor softball student-athletes from the Association’s 10 regions with first, second and third-team selections. NFCA member head coaches from each respective region nominated student-athletes (eight maximum) and voted for the teams. All awarded student-athletes now become eligible for the 2024 NFCA Division I All-America squads.
The Festus, Mo. native received numerous accolades throughout the 2024 season such as All-MVC Defensive team for the third straight year, All-MVC First-Team, and MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team. In her junior season, Chipps finished first in NCAA for toughest to strikeout with just one strikeout in 112 at-bats, while also being named to the MVC All-Tournament Team, MVC Honor Roll and is a prior recipient of the MVC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award. Chipps finished 2024 batting .344 with a team-high 56 hits and 32 runs scored, while recording 12 stolen bases. An elementary education major, Chipps has a 4.0 GPA.
INDIANA STATE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Indiana State’s Mike Sears was named this week’s Missouri Valley Baseball Player of the Week as the Sycamore slugging third baseman claimed the honor for the second time in the last three weeks.
Sears claimed Indiana State’s ninth Missouri Valley weekly honor over the course of the 2024 season and third Player of the Week nod after previously being recognized back on May 6 following the weekend series against Belmont. Luis Hernandez (Mar. 25) also earned MVC Player of the Week recognition, while
Jacob Pruitt (Feb. 19), Brennyn Cutts (Mar. 11 & Apr. 15), Cam Edmonson (Mar. 25), Luke Hayden (Apr. 22), and Zach Davidson (May 13) all earned MVC Pitcher of the Week recognition in 2024.
Sears wasted little time in claiming the Missouri Valley home run title as the redshirt senior third baseman posted a pair of two-homer games while driving in 10 RBIs as Indiana State completed the weekend series sweep over Valparaiso. The Cincinnati, Ohio native hit .462 from the plate with four home runs and six runs scored, while posting a 1.462 slugging percentage over the three-game series.
Sears connected on a two-run home run in the top of the fourth inning in the first game of the series to give Indiana State the 4-1 lead, and then added his second two-run shot of the day in the top of the ninth to highlight ISU’s 13-4 opening win over the Beacons.
He followed up the second game of the series with the key RBI double off the left field wall to tie the game up against Valparaiso sparking a stretch where ISU outscored the Beacons 7-1 in the 11-9 series clinching win on Saturday.
With Valparaiso rallying back in the Saturday finale, Sears made a 5-4 lead into an 8-4 lead with a three-run home run to right center in the top of the fifth inning. He added a solo shot in the sixth to cap his fifth multi-homer game of the 2024 season and added a double and a sacrifice fly to highlight a 3-for-3 performance at the plate with three runs scored and five RBIs.
He wrapped up the 2024 season leading the MVC with 23 home runs over the course of the year setting a new Indiana State single-season record in the process. His final home run over the weekend series against Valparaiso also established a new ISU all-time career mark with 49 home runs surpassing the previous total set by Boi Rodriguez (48, 1985-87).
Sears finished the regular season with a .287 batting average over 48 games played with 50 hits including 23 home runs and 15 doubles. He finished second in the MVC with 67 RBIs, while sitting among the conference leaders in slugging percentage (.782).
Indiana State opens the Missouri Valley Championships next week on Wednesday afternoon as the top-seeded Sycamores await their opponent in the 5 p.m. ET game time at German American Bank Field at Charles H. Braun Stadium. The contest will be carried live on ESPN+ and 105.5 The Legend.
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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Ten Indiana State players were honored on the Missouri Valley Conference’s postseason Baseball All-Conference team, while four additional players were named to the All-Defensive squad as the conference office announced the annual awards on Monday night.
Grant Magill (C), Brennyn Cutts (SP), and Head Coach Mitch Hannahs were honored as the conference’s Defensive Player, Pitcher, and Dan Callahan Coach of the Year as voted on by the league’s head coaches, SIDs, and media members.
Luis Hernandez (1B), Randal Diaz (SS), Cutts (SP), and Zach Davidson (RP) were all honored on the MVC First Team, while Mike Sears (3B), Magill (C), Parker Stinson (OF), Dominic Listi (OF), Luke Hayden (SP), and Cam Edmonson (RP) were all named to the Second Team. Hernandez, Josue Urdaneta (2B), Magill, and Adam Pottinger (OF) were all named to the Valley’s All-Defensive team.
Hernandez earned MVC First Team for the first time in his career at Indiana State after making the shift to first base in the 2024 season. The Gurabo, Puerto Rico native led the Sycamores with a .373 batting average and led the Missouri Valley in both hits (79) and RBIs (68). Hernandez added a career-high 21 home runs for the season and added 11 doubles while scoring 53 runs. Defensively, Hernandez posted a .993 fielding percentage over 300 chances in the 2024 season. He posted 274 putouts and 24 assists against just two errors to earn the All-Defensive nod.
Diaz earned First Team recognition for the second consecutive season as the junior shortstop paced the Indiana State offense at the leadoff position in the batting order. Diaz hit .341 overall on the season with a career-high 15 home runs and 47 RBIs, while finishing among the Valley leaders with 73 hits. He added 14 doubles and posted a pair of multi-homer games in conference competition while tying for the team lead with six stolen bases.
Cutts earned First Team recognition for the first time in his ISU career and finished the regular season with a 6-1 overall mark with a 3.80 ERA over a team-leading 68.2 innings pitched. He was a part of two shutouts on the mound in 2024 and added his first collegiate complete game going the distance in Indiana State’s 11-1 win over Bradley. He finished fifth in the Valley in ERA (3.49), second in opponent batting average (.190), fourth in strikeouts looking (18) and fifth in Valley wins (4), while not taking a loss on the mound as Indiana State went a perfect 9-0 in Cutts’ weekend starts in conference play.
Davidson earned First Team recognition for the first time in the 2024 season after a standout campaign out of the bullpen for the Sycamores in 2024. The Hartsburg, Mo. native posted a 2.60 ERA over 21 appearances on the season and led the MVC in conference play with a 1.98 ERA on the year. He posted a 4-1 record on the mound with a 66:16 strikeout-to-walk ratio over 45.0 innings pitched, while allowing opponents to hit just .170 from the plate. He highlighted his year with a 4.1-inning, 10-strikeout relief outing against Evansville, while adding two eight-strikeout contests against Belmont and Valparaiso.
Sears earned Second Team All-Conference honors as the Cincinnati, Ohio native set new Indiana State single-season home run record and established a new career home run mark over the course of the 2024 season. Sears hit multiple home runs in five separate games over the course of the season and was a two-time MVC Player of the Week while hitting .287 from the plate with a .782 slugging percentage. He finished second overall in the Valley this year with 67 RBIs.
Magill earned Second Team All-Conference honors at catcher in addition to his nod as the Valley Defensive Player of the Year. The Highlands Ranch, Colo. native hit .285 from the plate over 49 games played while adding a career-high six home runs and 42 RBIs among his 55 hits on the season. Behind the plate, Magill threw out 12 attempted base stealers in the 2024 season and added three additional pickoffs to keep opponents moving from station to station around the base paths.
Stinson established himself as one of the premier left-handed power bats in the Missouri Valley this season as the redshirt junior took over the starting role in right field early on the year on his way to earning Second Team honors. He finished fourth on the team with a .322 batting average while adding 15 home runs and 43 RBIs as the team’s primary cleanup batter. He finished fourth in the conference in Valley play with a .472 on-base percentage, was third in runs scored with 30, and second in walks drawn with 24. He connected on two grand slams for the Sycamores in 2024 coming at Southern Miss and Illinois.
Listi earned the starting role in left field after transferring in from North Central College on his way to earning Second Team All-Conference recognition. The Crystal Lake, Ill. native reached base in the first 28 games of the 2024 season on his way to posting a .335 batting average on his way to recording 59 hits and scoring 47 runs scored. He led Indiana State and finished among the Valley leaders with .487 on-base percentage, while homering three times in conference play coming against Illinois State, Belmont, and Evansville.
Hayden started the season in the weekend rotation and quickly became one of the power arms in the Missouri Valley on his way to earning Second Team recognition. The Bloomington, Ind. native served as Indiana State’s primary Sunday starter on the season on his way to posting a 6-2 record with a 3.99 ERA over 67.2 innings. Hayden paced the Sycamores with 75 strikeouts, including a career-high 11 in the series-clinching complete game win over Illinois State, while allowing opponents to hit just .258 from the plate on the season.
Edmonson earned MVC Second Team honors for the first time in his collegiate career as the redshirt senior left-hander posted 19 appearances including two starts on the season. The Rochester, Ill. native posted a 5-1 record with a 4.01 ERA over 42.2 innings pitched, while posting a 45:17 strikeout-to-walk ratio. He was even more dominant in conference competition posting a 2.33 ERA in Valley play while sitting fourth overall in hits allowed (26) and second in runs allowed (9) in conference competition. He highlighted his season making multiple appearances in the UIC, Southern Illinois, Belmont, and Evansville series and went at least 2.0 innings in 13 different games.
Urdaneta was named to the MVC All-Defensive team for the second consecutive season. A 2023 ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove finalist, Urdaneta again flashed his range and arm strength throughout the entirety of the 2024 campaign finishing with a .979 fielding percentage over 195 chances. He finished second on the team with 116 assists and was a part of 19 total double plays on the season.
Pottinger was named to the MVC All-Defensive team for the first time in his ISU career. The Sycamore centerfielder was perfect in Valley competition with a 1.000 fielding percentage and made the difficult plays look routine throughout the 2024 season. He finished the year with a .992 fielding percentage over 128 chances and highlighted the year with a pair of sliding catches over the weekend series at Southern Illinois.
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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Indiana State Head Coach Mitch Hannahs was honored as the 2024 Missouri Valley Conference Dan Callahan Coach of the Year as awarded by the conference office at the MVC’s annual baseball specialty awards ceremony on Monday night.
Hannahs was voted the MVC Dan Callahan Coach of the Year for the second consecutive season and second time during his tenure at Indiana State. It marked the seventh time an ISU coach has been honored with the annual award as voted on by the league’s head coachs, SIDs, and select media members.
The Sycamores were voted as the league’s preseason favorites in the 2024 MVC Preseason poll prior to the start of the regular season. Indiana State lived up to its billing as ISU finished the regular season with a 39-11 mark, 22-5 in Missouri Valley play to clinch their second consecutive regular season title. It is the first time in program history ISU has claimed back-to-back outright regular season titles.
Under Hannahs’ guidance, the Sycamores started off the season strong in Florida winning its first seven games of the 2024 season including neutral site victories over UConn, Louisville, Florida Gulf Coast, Michigan State, and Marshall. The run of success continued in the non-conference slate as ISU picked up a key series win at Xavier, as well as posting a 5-2 record overall against the Big Ten Conference with a season sweep over Purdue.
Indiana State opened Missouri Valley play in mid-March and continued one of the longest series winning streaks in program history. The Sycamores won all nine conference series for the second consecutive season extending their streak to 19 consecutive conference series wins dating back to 2022 on their way to posting 22 conference wins.
It marked just the third time Indiana State has won 20-plus conference games, and just the first time since Wichita State won 20-plus MVC games every season from 1995-2002. Indiana State remains the only team to win 20-plus conference games since Wichita State (20-4) in 2007.
The Sycamores have been ranked by every major Division I baseball poll since mid-April climbing as high as No. 20 in D1Baseball, while sitting No. 23 in Baseball America, No. 18 in USA Today, No. 17 in NCBWA, and No. 14 in Perfect Game. Indiana State has also been inside the top-10 in the NCAA RPI Rankings for a majority of the season finishing the regular season at No. 9 overall.
The Sycamores featured a whole team approach to the field in the 2024 season with ISU wrapping up the regular season leading the Missouri Valley in conference play in nearly every single major team statistical category including batting average (.314), hits (296), slugging (.588), on-base percentage (.419), fielding percentage (.986), ERA (3.77), strikeouts (288), and opponent batting average (.224). Additionally, Indiana State finished second in runs scored (220), second in home runs (66), and second in RBIs (209).
Hannahs becomes just the second Indiana State baseball coach to receive the Coach of the Year award multiple times joining ISU Hall of Fame Coach Bob Warn (1979, 1983, 1984) to achieve the feat.
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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State baseball remained ranked in all five national Division I polls for the fifth consecutive week as the various organizations announced their Top 25 rankings on Monday ahead of this week’s baseball conference tournaments.
Indiana State (39-11, 22-5) remained No. 14 in Perfect Game, No. 20 in D1Baseball, No. 17 in NCBWA, No. 23 in Baseball America, and No. 20 in the USA Today Coaches Poll. The Sycamores also remained inside the top-10 in the NCAA Rating Percentage Index (RPI) standings sitting at No. 9 overall boasting the No. 16 non-conference strength of schedule and No. 77 overall strength of schedule through 50 games.
The Sycamores boast a 23-9 record in road or neutral site game sitting as the lone team ranked in the top 25 in the RPI to post at least 23 wins away from their home venue in 2024.
ISU opens the 2024 MVC Baseball Championships on Wednesday afternoon at German American Bank Field at Charles H. Braun Stadium on the campus of the University of Evansville. First pitch against a TBD opponent is set for 5 p.m. ET and will be carried live on ESPN+ and 105.5 The Legend.
EVANSVILLE BASEBALL
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Evansville freshman pitcher Kenton Deverman headlined a quartet of Purple Aces who earned all-Missouri Valley Conference honors on Monday night at the MVC Tournament banquet, as Deverman captured the league’s Freshman of the Year Award. He is the second Purple Ace to earn the honor, joining former UE standout Eric Stamets.
Deverman captured the MVC Freshman of the Year award and earned first-team all-Valley honors. He was joined on the MVC’s all-conference first team by graduate outfielder Mark Shallenberger. Senior outfielder Kip Fougerousse and senior pitcher Shane Harris both captured honorable mention all-MVC honors as well.
Deverman was named the Valley’s Freshman of the Year after going ranking fourth in the nation in victories among freshmen with seven, while leading the league in both ERA (3.53) and innings pitched (89.1). He went a perfect 5-0 in Valley play, and he left the mound with the lead in all nine MVC starts this year.
Shallenberger, meanwhile, earned first team all-Valley honors and was tied for second in the voting for MVC Player of the Year after ranking among the Valley’s top 10 in ten different offensive categories. Shallenberger will bring a team-best .382 batting average, 15 home runs and 55 RBI into this week’s MVC Tournament, which will be hosted at UE’s German American Bank Field at Charles H. Braun Stadium.
Fougerousse captured honorable mention all-MVC honors for a year in which he hit .336 with 18 doubles, 14 home runs and 49 RBI. It marks the second-straight year in which he was named all-MVC, as he earned first-team all-Valley honors last year at second base. Harris garnered honorable mention all-Valley honors after tying for third in the league with six victories, and ranking fourth overall with a 3.84 ERA. Harris held opposing batters to just a .236 batting average against, while striking out a career-high 60 men.
Evansville will bring a 31-23 overall record into this week’s MVC Tournament. The tournament will officially begin on Tuesday afternoon at German American Bank Field, as No. 5 UIC will battle No. 8 Missouri State at 2:30 p.m. and No. 6 Southern Illinois will square off with No. 7 Belmont at 6 p.m. UE’s MVC Tournament trek will begin on Wednesday morning at 9 a.m. against No. 4 Illinois State. Tickets for the MVC Tournament are available on-line at GoPurpleAces.com under the ticket link, or by phone by calling Logan Belz in the UE Athletic Ticket Office by phone at 812-488-2623.
SOUTHERN INDIANA BASEBALL
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — University of Southern Indiana junior right-handed pitcher Peyton Brown (Clemmons, North Carolina) was named the Ohio Valley Conference co-Pitcher of the Week after leading the Screaming Eagles to a victory over Western Illinois University last Thursday. Brown is the second Eagles’ pitcher to earn the honor this season and since USI made the transition to Division I last year.
Brown was dominating in his longest start of the season, blanking the Leathernecks over six innings and allowing two hits and two walks. He also struck out four batters and held WIU hitless through 4.2 innings on his way to earning his second win of the season.
In 2024, Brown is 2-2 overall and has a 6.30 ERA in 40.0 innings of work. He also has struck out 36 batters and held the opposing teams to a .256 batting average in 18 appearances and nine starts this spring.
Brown and the Eagle start post-season action Wednesday at 4 p.m. in the OVC Baseball Championship, scheduled to run May 22-25 at Mountain Dew Park in Marion, Illinois. USI, which is the fourth seed in the tournament and received a first-round bye, will play the winner of the fifth-seeded Tennessee Tech University and eighth-seeded University of Tennessee at Martin. TTU and UTM are set to play at 9 a.m. Wednesday morning.
Also on Wednesday, third-seeded Morehead State University will play the winner of the first-round game between sixth-seeded Eastern Illinois University and fifth-seeded Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville at 7:30 p.m. EIU and SIUE play their first-round game at 12:30 p.m.
The four first-round games on Wednesday’s games are single-elimination contests. Top-seeded University of Arkansas at Little Rock and second-seeded Southeast Missouri State University start play in the double-elimination part of the playoff that begins Thursday.
Links to follow the Eagles during the 2024 post-season can be found on USIScreamingEagles.com and on the USI Baseball Schedule.
USI Baseball OVC Championship Notes:
USI lost tough game to open tournament last year: The USI Screaming Eagles earned a trip to the OVC Baseball Championship during its first season of transitioning to NCAA Division I. The Eagles lost a tough opening game, 5-4, to the eventual OVC Baseball Championship winner, Eastern Illinois University. EIU scored four times in the seventh to get the victory.
Eagles get 4th with sweep: The USI Eagles clinched the fourth-seed in the OVC Baseball Championship with a sweep of Western Illinois University. Junior third baseman Ricardo Van Grieken led the hitters by batting .600 (6-10) and driving in five RBIs during the series. Junior right-handed pitcher Peyton Brown led USI’s hurlers with six shutouts innings, holding WIU hitless for 4.2 innings in his longest start of the season.
USI has won seven series this year. USI has won seven series this season, including four in OVC play. The Eagles won only four series all of last season.
Comes down to pitching. USI’s 25 wins in 2024 (year two of the Division I transition) are eight victories better than last season and pitching has been a major factor. The Eagles have a 5.79 ERA, 1.91 better than last season’s 7.70 ERA and the lowest since 2021.
Tough one run games. The Eagles have had their problems with one-run games in 2024. USI is just 2-9 in one run games.
USI in the OVC tournament field. USI is 10-11 against the OVC Baseball Championship field in 2024. USI hit .291 as a team versus the field and was led by junior infielder/outfielder Thomas Emerich and senior outfielder Ren Tachioka, who hit .424 (14-33) and .412 (28-68), respectively. The Eagles, on the bump, have a 6.24 ERA versus the field.
Season leaders at the plate in 2024. Senior outfielder Ren Tachioka is hitting a team best .377 (66-175) in 45 of the 55 games, while senior infielder/designated hitter Tucker Ebest has hit a team-high nine home runs and driven in a team-best 51 RBIs.
Leaders on the mound in 2024. USI junior right-handers Gavin Seebold has recorded a team-best six wins this season (6-2). Junior right-hander Gavin Morris, junior right-hander Carson Seeman, freshman right-hander Grant Parson follow with four wins each, while Parson has a team-high 60 strikeouts. Junior right-hander Tyler Hutson has a team-best five saves, while freshman right-hander Clayton Weisheit follows with three.
Tachioka in the USI record book. Senior outfielder Ren Tachioka ranks 11th in triples (7) and stolen bases, 19th in runs scored (126), 21st in total bases (226), and 22nd in hits (181).
USI in the last 10 games. USI was 6-4 in the last 10 games and was led by junior infielder/outfielder Thomas Emerich, who batted .394 average (13-33), and junior third baseman Ricardo Van Grieken, who had 12 RBIs. Junior right-hander Peyton Brown led the hurlers with two wins while junior left-hander Will Kiesel had a 2.57 ERA in four appearances.
At a neutral site in 2024. USI was 0-2 at a neutral site in 2024, losing to Lamar University and the University of North Alabama to start the year. Senior first baseman/designated hitter Tucker Ebest led the way at the plate with a .714 average (5-7) and two RBIs.
Multi-hit/Multi-RBI Games. USI junior centerfielder Terrick Thompson-Allen leads the Eagles with 25 multi-hit games (23 with 2; 2 with 3), followed by senior outfielder Ren Tachioka has 21 (14 with 2; 6 with 3; 1 with 4). Senior first baseman/designated hitter Tucker Ebest has a team-high 14 multi-RBI games. Sophomore infielder Caleb Niehaus has the top RBI game of the season with five versus Southeast Missouri State University.
In the OVC statistically. USI, as a team, is fourth in the OVC in pitching with a team 5.79 ERA and sixth in the league in hitting with a .280 team batting average. Senior outfielder Ren Tachioka is second in the OVC with a .377 batting average, while freshman right-hander Grant Parson and junior right-hander Gavin Seebold are fourth and fifth in the league with 3.90 and 4.14 ERAs. Parson also is sixth in the league with 60 strikeouts.
In OVC Games Only. USI is fourth in the league with a .297 team batting average and a 5.69 team ERA in OVC games only. Senior outfielder Ren Tachioka is tied for second in the OVC only games with a .396 batting average, while junior right-hander Gavin Seebold is fifth in the league with a 3.88 ERA.
VALPO BASEBALL
Valparaiso University baseball senior third baseman Kaleb Hannahs (West Terre Haute, Ind. / West Vigo) was named to the All-Missouri Valley Conference Second Team as the league announced its awards and honors at Monday evening’s postseason banquet in Evansville, Ind.
Hannahs posted a team-best .330 batting average in 24 Missouri Valley Conference contests this season, recording nine extra-base hits in league play including three home runs. One of those home runs came in his final collegiate game on Saturday vs. No. 20 Indiana State. He reached base at a .400 clip in league games, ranking second on the team, and slugged .485 in MVC play.
Hannahs became a two-time all-league honoree as he was previously named to the All-MVC Second Team as a freshman in 2021. Following that season, he also earned the 2021 MVC Freshman of the Year Award and was named a Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Freshman All-American. In addition, Hannahs earned a spot on the 2022 MVC All-Defensive Team.
2024 All-Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Teams
First Team Yr. Pos. Hometown (Previous School)
Luis Hernandez, Indiana State Jr. 1B Gurabo, Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico Baseball Academy)
Nick Rodriguez, Missouri State Jr. 2B Tampa, Fla. (Charleston Southern)
Mason Landers, Belmont % Sr. 3B Shelbyville, Tenn. (Shelbyville HS)
Drew Vogel, Murray State % R-Jr. SS White House, Tenn. (White House HS)
Randal Diaz, Indiana State ^ Jr. SS Toa Alta, Puerto Rico (Leadership Christian Academy)
Zane Zielinski, UIC Sr. SS Chicago, Ill. (Northeast CC)
Dylan Leach, Missouri State Sr. C Carthage, Texas (Missouri)
Kendal Ewell, UIC Gr. OF Calumet City, Ill. (Kentucky)
Mark Shallenberger, Evansville Gr. OF St. Louis, Mo. (St. Louis Priory)
Daniel Pacella, Illinois State # So. OF Mundelein, Ill. (Mundelein HS)
Brennyn Cutts, Indiana State Jr. SP Greenup, Ill. (Toledo Cumberland HS)
Kenton Deverman, Evansville Fr. SP Dardenne Prairie, Mo. (Fort Zumwalt West HS)
Brandt Thompson, Missouri State ^ Sr. SP Eden Prairie, Minn. (North Iowa Area CC)
Zach Davidson, Indiana State Sr. RP Hartsburg, Mo. (Lincoln Trail College)
Reece Lawler, UIC R-Jr. RP Gurnee, Ill. (Iowa)
^ 2023 First Team; % 2023 Second Team; # 2023 Honorable Mention
Second Team Yr. Pos. Hometown (Previous School)
Brodey Heaton, Belmont Gr. 1B Newburgh, Ind. (Castle HS)
Steven Loden, Southern Illinois % Sr. 2B Lower Gwynedd, Pa. (Florida Atlantic)
Mike Sears, Indiana State # R-Sr. 3B Cincinnati, Ohio (Sinclair CC)
Carson Garner, Murray State Jr. 3B Franklin, Tenn. (Franklin HS)
Kaleb Hannahs, Valparaiso Sr. 3B West Terre Haute, Ind. (West Vigo HS)
Grant Magill, Indiana State ^ R-Sr. C Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Mountain Vista HS)
Jackson Bessette, UIC So. C Bartlett, Ill. (South Elgin HS)
Zack Stewart, Missouri State % So. OF Lebanon, Mo. (Lebanon HS)
Parker Stinson, Indiana State Sr. OF Yorktown, Ind. (Yorktown HS)
Dominic Listi, Indiana State R-Sr. OF Crystal Lake, Ill. (North Central CC)
Cade Vernon, Murray State Sr. SP Bowling Green, Ky. (South Warren HS)
Luke Hayden, Indiana State Jr. SP Bloomington, Ind. (Indiana)
Aidan Foeller, Southern Illinois Jr. SP Nesbit, Miss. (Northeast Mississippi CC)
Cam Edmonson, Indiana State R-Sr. RP Rochester, Ill. (Rochester HS)
Nathan Holler, Murray State Sr. RP Lake Barrington, Ill. (Kennesaw State)
^ 2023 First Team; % 2023 Second Team; # 2023 Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention Yr. Pos. Hometown (Previous School)
Judah Morris, Illinois State R-Jr. 1B Mather, Calif. (Cosumnes River College)
Beau Durbin, Bradley So. 2B Morton, Ill. (Illinois Central College)
Jack Rando, Belmont Sr. 2B Brentwood, Tenn. (Brentwood HS)
Cole Christman, Southern Illinois % Sr. C St. Louis, Mo. (John A. Logan College)
Caden Bogenpohl, Missouri State Fr. OF Jackson, Mo. (Jackson HS)
Mathieu Vallee, Southern Illinois Sr. OF Saint-Joseph-Du-Lac, Québec (Dallas Baptist)
Auggie Rasmussen, Illinois State Sr. OF Blair, Neb. (Iowa Western CC)
Kip Fougerousse, Evansville ^ Sr. OF Linton, Ind. (Indiana)
Jonathan Hogart, Murray State R-Jr. OF Madisonville, Ky. (Louisiana Tech)
Brandon Bak, UIC So. SP Plainfield, Ill. (Plainfield North HS)
Jacob Pennington, Murray State Gr. SP Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Tennessee)
Joe Ruzicka, Belmont So. SP Webster Groves, Mo. (Webster Groves HS)
Dillon Schueler, UIC So. SP Rock Falls, Ill. (Sauk Valley CC)
Anthony Pron, Southern Illinois Sr. RP Mullica Hill, N.J. (Stevens Institute of Technology)
Shane Harris, Evansville R-Sr. RP Poseyville, Ind. (Louisville)
Joe Husak, Illinois State Jr. RP Cambridge, Iowa (Des Moines Area CC)
Easton Dermody, Southern Illinois Sr. RP Council Bluffs, Iowa (Iowa Central CC)
^ 2023 First Team; % 2023 Second Team; # 2023 Honorable Mention
All-Defensive Team^ Yr. Pos. Hometown (Previous School)
Luis Hernandez, Indiana State Jr. 1B Gurabo, Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico Baseball Academy)
Josue Urdaneta, Indiana State R-Sr. 2B Maracaibo, Venezuela (Avant Garde Academic)
Mason Landers, Belmont Sr. 3B Shelbyville, Tenn. (Shelbyville HS)
Zane Zielinski, UIC Sr. SS Chicago, Ill. (Northeast CC)
Grant Magill, Indiana State R-Sr. C Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Mountain Vista HS)
Adam Pottinger, Indiana State Sr. OF Deerfield, Ill. (Deerfield HS)
Ryan Vogel, Bradley Sr. OF Metamora, Ill. (Metamora HS)
Dustin Mercer, Murray State R-Jr. OF Weddington, N.C. (Virginia Tech)
J.T. Sokolove, Illinois State Jr. OF Hudsonville, Mich. (Hudsonville HS)
Cameron Mabee, Illinois State Sr. SP Temecula, Calif. (Cal Poly Pomona)
^Four outfielders were named to the All-Defensive Team due to a three-way tie for second in the voting, making it a 10-member team.
MAJOR AWARDS
JOE CARTER PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Kendal Ewell, UIC
PITCHER OF THE YEAR
Brennyn Cutts, Indiana State
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
Kendal Ewell, UIC
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Kenton Deverman, Evansville
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Grant Magill, Indiana State
DAN CALLAHAN COACH OF THE YEAR
Mitch Hannahs, Indiana State
UINDY BASEBALL
INDIANAPOLIS – The No. 2-seeded University of Indianapolis baseball team has punched their ticket to their second-straight NCAA Midwest Super Regional, defeating the Maryville Saints 9-3 in the Monday afternoon finale of the NCAA Midwest Regional II bracket. The Hounds, after dropping the first contest of their journey, rattled off four-straight victories, including two against the Saints to punch their tickets.
Diego Cardenas and Payton Plym combined for nine-innings of excellence from the mound in the Hounds victory. Cardenas went 5 & 2/3 giving up just one earned run for the win in the contest. Plym, in relief, kept that dominance alive, picking up the save after 3 & 1/3 innings of work.
UINDY SOFTBALL
ORLANDO, Fla. – The No. 2 UIndy softball team kept rolling at the 2024 NCAA Division II Championship Monday, earning a 1-0 win versus Lenoir-Rhyne—the Southeast Region champs. Pitcher of the Year candidate Kenzee Smith took a no-hitter into the seventh before recording her sixth complete-game shutout in the NCAA Tournament.
Additionally, this Greyhounds club becomes the first team in program history to hit the 60-win mark.
The Hounds are the only unbeaten team left in the top half of the bracket. They earned a day off tomorrow and await the losers’ bracket survivor on Wednesday. First pitch is set for 11 a.m. ET.
Held at Boombah-Soldiers Creek Park in Orlando, Fla., the eight-team, double-elimination championship continues through Saturday, May 25 when the national champion will be crowned.
INS & OUTS
Facing one of the best hitting lineups in the nation, Smith was impeccable in the circle. She had a prefecto working until a two-out walk in the bottom of the fifth, and it was seventh inning before the Bears managed their one and only base hit.
Smith is in the midst of one of the all-time postseason pitching runs. The Indianapolis native has tossed 52 1/3 innings since surrendering an earned run—a span that covers the entire NCAA Tournament.
UIndy scratched across the game’s only run in the top of the third. With two outs and nobody on, Emily O’Connor and Lexy Rees went for back-to-back singles, moving the former to third base. Braxton Downs hit a slow roller to short but beat it out for an RBI single.
INSIDE THE BOX
-Lenoir-Rhyne entered the day ranked third in Division II in both hits and home runs and ninth in slugging percentage. They finished the game 1-for-22 (.045) at the plate.
– UIndy amassed six hits, a pair of walks and a hit by pitch. O’Connor was the lone Hound with two knocks.
-Smith (39-3) is now one win shy of matching the program’s single-season record.
MORE NOTES
The Hounds are making their first World Series appearance in nine years … Today marked the first-ever matchup between UIndy and Lenoir-Rhyne.
UINDY WOMEN’S TENNIS
CASSELBERRY, Fla. – The 29th-ranked and sixth-seeded UIndy women’s tennis team ended its season on Monday with a 4-1 defeat at the hands of No. 28 Academy of Art in the opening round of the NCAA DII Championships. The Greyhounds finished the season with a 14-6 record, defeating Grand Valley State in the Midwest Regional to earn a spot at nationals.
The women’s tennis championships are being held as part of the 2024 NCAA DII Festival in greater Orlando.
Tyffaine Pais and Ana Hollweg earned the lone doubles win on the afternoon for the Greyhounds, with the 11th-seeded Knights earning the point prior to singles action. Winning at No. 5 singles was Maria Fiacan (6-1, 7-6), while both Valentine Colin and Hollweg were each leading in their respective third sets before halted.
UIndy recently won its fifth consecutive GLVC title, earning head coach Malik Tabet his seventh league Coach of the Year honor. Tabet was also announced last week as the ITA Midwest Region Coach of the Year, while Maissane Aik was selected as ITA Senior Player of the Year and Pais as the ITA Player to Watch.
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NUMBERS IN SPORTS
3 – 5 – 26
May 21, 1926 – Chicago White Sox first baseman, Earl Sheely hit a record 6th consecutive double! Sheely hit three doubles the game priot to this and in this contest hit three more 2-basers plus a home run. Talk about a hot bat.
May 21, 1930 – New Yankees legend Number 3, Babe Ruth hit three Home Runs in a single game against the Philadelphia Athletics. It get even more interesting to learn that despite Ruth’s offensive explosion the Yanks blew 6-0 lead in the 4th inning to go on to lose the game by a large margin, 15-7. The A’s weren’t just a bunch of bums, not they had some high caliber people themselves. Connie Mack was the manager of the team that included stars Jimmie Foxx, Jimmy Dykes and Mule Haas. In fact the Athletics finished with the best record in baseball that season and won the World Series 4 games to 2 over the St Louis Cardinals!
May 21, 1968 – Chicago Cubs player, Billy Williams, Number 26 set a record for MLB outfielders with participating in 695 straight games.
FOOTBALL HISTORY
Football History Headlines for May 21
May 21, 1949 – The Newspapers.com Football History Headline of the day is from the Republican and Herald from Pottsville, Pennsylvania when they printed off; “Mich. State Returns to West Conference!” This was in reference to the Spartans having rejoined the Big Nine Conference to again make it the Big 10. The Spartans were eligible to compete in their new Conference in every sport except football in the 1950-51 season. Football would have to wait until the 1953 season to have a standing in the Big 10 Conference because the gridiron schedules had already been finalized for the nine member teams for the next three seasons in December 1948.
Hall of Fame Birthdays for May 21
Here are some bios on birthday boys that are either in the College Football Hall of Fame or the Pro Football Hall of Fame that were born on this day. There is plenty more about them to read by either clicking their high-lighted name or at the top of this page clicking the “On This Day in Football History” and going to May 21 Football History.
May 21, 1935 – Lynchburg, Tennessee – Johnny Majors the 1954 through 1956 season star halfback of the Tennessee Volunteers football program was born. The National Football Foundation selected Johnny Majors for entrance into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1987. His contributions of coaching up winning football was not over though as he returned to coach at the University of Pittsburgh in 1993, the same school Majors won a national title with in 1976.
May 21, 1940 – Bryan, Texas – James Saxton Jr. the great university of Texas halfback from 1959 to 1961, arrived via stork delivery. James Saxton Jr. was honored with induction into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1996 after the National Football Foundation tabulated their votes.
May 21, 1943 – Dornsife, Pennsylvania – Penn State defensive tackle Glenn Ressler was born. According to the National Football Foundation’s bio on him Glenn was the center for Penn State and he also played middle guard on defense. His excellence at his assignments won him the Maxwell Award in 1964 which is the award that is given to the nation’s best player. The award was 28 years old in 1964, and Ressler was the fifth lineman to win it. He was all east twice and consensus All-American in 1964. In 1963 he had 15 unassisted tackles when Penn State upset # 1-ranked Ohio State 26-0. The Associated Press and Sports Illustrated named him Lineman of the Week. Glenn Ressler received the great honor of being selected for inclusion into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2001.
May 21, 1943 – Corpus Christi, Texas – Johnny Roland the Missouri two way running back / defensive back from 1962 and 1964 to 1965 arrived into this life. The FootballFoundation.org says s a sophomore in 1962, he was a running back. He rushed for 830 yards, seventh best total in the nation, and scored 78 points, ninth in the nation. He rushed for 155 yards against Oklahoma State, 104 against Iowa State. When he returned for his junior year in 1964, Coach Dan Devine moved him to defensive back. He made All-America at this position in 1965. Roland stood 6-2, weighed 198, and was a power runner. In 1965, Roland also returned 42 punts and kickoffs for 690 yards, averaging 16.4 yards on each. Missouri retired his jersey, No. 23. Johnny Roland’s collegiate football records are celebrated in the College Football Hall of Fame after his induction in 1998. He had an 8-year playing career in the pros with St. Louis and the New York Giants. Then came a career as assistant coach — with the Green Bay Packers 1974, Notre Dame 1975, and various pro teams after that.
May 21, 1958 – Berea, Ohio – Jim Ritcher the North Carolina State center from 1976 to 1979 was born. According to the National Football Foundation in 1979 Jim was the very first player at the center position to take home the Outland Trophy, which was named for the nation’s best interior lineman! The award had been in existence 33 years and had never been won by the center, the most interior lineman there is! Ritcher was a two-time All-America and two-time winner of the Jacobs Trophy as the best blocker at his position in the ACC. Jim Ritcher’s collegiate football records are celebrated in the College Football Hall of Fame after his induction in 1998. Ritcher had a nice long pro career as he played 16 years in the National Football League with Buffalo and Atlanta.
May 21, 1977 – San Diego, California – Texas running back Ricky Williams arrived to claim his date of birth. Ricky wore the Longhorn burnt orange from 1995 to 1998 and completed his collegiate career as the NCAA’s all-time leading rusher with 6,279 yards per the NFF. Ricky was a unanimous First Team All-American in both his junior and senior seasons taking home the 1998 Maxwell Award and Walter Camp Player of the Year Award, and he was the first-ever two-time recipient of the Doak Walker Award. The two-time Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year won back-to-back NCAA rushing titles in 1997 and 1998, and he set 21 NCAA records, including all-purpose yards (7,206) and rushing touchdowns (72). The powerhouse back reached a milestone reached by only a very few talented players as he posted three straight 1000 yard seasons on the ground. Williams won the Heisman Trophy in 1998 following his All-America career at Texas. The College Football Hall of Fame proudly placed a display in honor of Ricky Williams into their legendary museum in 2015. with the fifth overall pick in the 1999 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints, Williams would go on to spend eleven seasons in the NFL with the Saints, Miami Dolphins and Baltimore Ravens and one season with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. He also holds a Miami Dolphin record with (24) 100 yard games!
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
May 21
1926 — Earl Sheely of the Chicago White Sox hit three doubles and a home run against the Boston Red Sox. Sheely doubled in each of his last three at-bats the previous day to give him seven consecutive extra-base hits, tying a major league record. The six doubles in the two games also tied a major league record.
1930 — Babe Ruth hits three consecutive home runs in the first game of a doubleheader against the A’s.
1943 — In the fastest nine-inning night game in American League history, the Chicago White Sox beat the Washington Senators 1-0, in 1 hour, 29 minutes.
1948 — Joe DiMaggio had two home runs, a triple, double and single to lead the New York Yankees to a 13-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
1952 — Duke Snider’s home run highlighted a 15-run first inning in the Dodgers’ 19-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds in Brooklyn. Snider, Pee Wee Reese and Billy Cox each made three plate appearances in the first inning.
1986 — Rafael Ramirez of Atlanta had four doubles in seven at-bats as the Braves beat the Chicago Cubs 9-8 in 13 innings.
1996 — Larry Walker drove in a career-high six runs, hitting a pair of two-run homers, a triple and a double in the Colorado Rockies’ 12-10 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. His 13 total bases set a club record.
1996 — At Fenway Park, Seattle pounds out 19 hits to beat Boston, 13-7. Ken Griffey, Jr. becomes the 7th-youngest player to collect 200 homers when he connects in the M’s six-run 4th inning. Jay Buhner hits a two-run shot in the inning, the 5th game in a row he’s connected, and Edgar Martinez adds four hits in the game.
1997 — Roger Clemens earned his 200th career victory, leading the Toronto Blue Jays to a 4-1 win over the New York Yankees.
2000 — For the first time in baseball history, there were six grand slams in a single day. Anaheim’s Garret Anderson hit the record-breaker off Kansas City’s Chris Fussell. J.T. Snow of San Francisco, Brian Hunter of Philadelphia, Jason Giambi of Oakland, and Los Angeles’ Adrian Beltre and Shawn Green connected with the bases loaded before Anderson. The old mark of five was set in 1999.
2002 — The Diamondbacks set down the Giants, 9-4, behind Randy Johnson. Johnson notches the 3,500th strikeout of his big league career in the contest.
2004 — In his return to Texas, Alex Rodriguez is roundly booed by fans at the Ballpark in Arlington. The fans continue to show their displeasure as the Yankees third baseman drives a 2-1 pitch over the fence during his 1st-inning at-bat.
2004 — Jose Cruz Jr. went 4-for-4 with a homer and three doubles, leading Tampa Bay to a 5-3 victory over Cleveland.
2005 — The Texas Rangers set two club records in an 18-3 rout of the Houston Astros. Texas got home runs from Rod Barajas, Hank Blalock, Laynce Nix and Mark Teixeira in an eight-run, four-homer second inning. Texas slugged a team-record eight homers total on the day, also receiving blasts from Kevin Mench, Richard Hidalgo and two from David Dellucci.
2009 — Albert Pujols of St. Louis hit a homer in the first inning that knocked out the “I” on the Big Mac Land sign located in Busch Stadium’s left field. The Cardinals won 3-1.
2009 — Joe Mauer hit a grand slam, two doubles and drove in a career-high six runs as Minnesota routed the Chicago White Sox 20-1.
2010 — Dan Haren doubled twice, drove in three runs and pitched eight strong innings, offsetting Edwin Encarnacion’s three home runs for Toronto, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Blue Jays 8-6. Haren allowed four runs on nine hits and two of Encarnacion’s three homers.
2013 — Mike Trout hit for the cycle and drove in five runs to lead the Los Angeles Angels in a 12-0 rout of Seattle Mariners.
2015 — The Brewers’ Will Smith is ejected for having rosin and sunscreen on his forearm in the 7th inning of Milwaukee’s 10-1 loss to the Braves. Smith explains that he simply forgot to wipe off his arm before leaving the bullpen when called into the game. He will receive an eight-game suspension as well.
2018 — Baseball has a new phenom as 19-year-old Juan Soto of the Nationals, making his first start ever in the outfield after striking out as a pinch-hitter in his debut the day before, crushes the first pitch he sees from Robbie Erlin of the Padres for a three-run homer. He goes 2-for-4 in 10-2 win by Washington. He is the first teenager to homer since teammate Bryce Harper did so in his rookie year in 2012.
TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
May 21
1881 — A small group of tennis club members meets at the Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York City to form the world’s first national governing body for tennis: the United States National Lawn Tennis Association. The new organization is created to standardize tennis rules and regulations and to encourage and develop the sport.
1891 — Australian boxer Peter Jackson and future world heavyweight champion Jim Corbett fight a No Contest in 61 rounds at California Athletic Club, San Francisco.
1932 — 1st Curtis Cup for Women’s team amateur golf: US wins, 5½-3½ at Wentworth Club (Wentworth, England).
1966 — Muhammad Ali TKOs Henry Cooper in 6 for heavyweight boxing title.
1966 — Kauai King, the Kentucky Derby winner ridden by Don Brumfield, wins the Preakness Stakes by 1 3/4 lengths over Stupendous.
1971 — Chelsea win 11th European Cup Winner’s Cup against Real Madrid 2-1 in Athens (replay).
1977 — Heavily favored Seattle Slew, ridden by Jean Cruguet, wins the Preakness Stakes by 1 1/2 lengths over Iron Constitution, a 31-1 shot.
1979 — The Montreal Canadiens win their 21st Stanley Cup by beating the New York Rangers 4-1 in Game 5.
1981 — The New York Islanders win the Stanley Cup in five games with a 5-1 triumph over the Minnesota North Stars.
1988 — Risen Star, ridden by Eddie Delahoussaye, spoils Winning Colors’ bid to become the first filly to win the Triple Crown by capturing the Preakness Stakes.
1989 — LPGA Championship Women’s Golf, Jack Nicklaus GC: Nancy Lopez wins her 3rd LPGA C’ship by 3 strokes from Ayako Okamoto of Japan.
1995 — The Penske Racing Team is shut out of the 33-car Indianapolis 500 field when two-time winners Al Unser Jr. and Emerson Fittipaldi fail to qualify. Unser is the first Indianapolis 500 winner to fail to qualify the next year.
1996 — Ken Griffey Jr, 26, is 8th youngest to hit 200 home runs.
1997 — Blue Jays pitcher Roger Clemens beats the Yankees for his 200th win.
2001 — Barry Bonds ties the major league record with his eighth home run in five games, but San Francisco loses to the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-2. The homer, off Arizona’s Curt Schilling, equals the mark set by Frank Howard, who did it twice in 1968 with Washington.
2005 — Afleet Alex, ridden by Jeremy Rose, regains his footing and his drive after being cut off by Scrappy T in a frightening collision and breezes home to win the Preakness Stakes. Kentucky Derby winner Giacomo finishes third.
2005 — English FA Cup Final, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (71,876): Arsenal beats Manchester United, 5-4 on penalties after 0 – 0 (a.e.t.); Gunners’ 10th title.
2006 — Detroit holds Cleveland to the lowest point total in a Game 7 in NBA history and advances to its fourth straight Eastern Conference final with a 79-61 win over the Cavaliers.
2006 — The Swedish ice hockey team Tre Kronor takes gold in the World Championship, becoming the first nation to hold both the World and Olympic titles separately in the same year.
2008 — UEFA Champions League Final, Moscow: Manchester United beats Chelsea, 6-5 on penalties after scores tied at 1-1 after extra time; first all-English final in the competition’s history.
2009 — Evgeni Malkin scores three goals — two in the third period — for his first NHL playoff hat trick and leads Pittsburgh to a 7-4 win over Carolina and a 2-0 advantage in the NHL Eastern Conference finals. Teammate Sidney Crosby scores the first goal of the game for a record-tying sixth goal to start a playoff game. Bobby Hull of the Blackhawks (1962) and Edmonton’s Fernando Pisani in 2006 also had six game-opening goals in a playoff year.
2011 — Shackleford wins the Preakness, holding off a late charge from Animal Kingdom to win as a 12-1 underdog. Ridden by Jesus Lopez Castanon and trained by Dale Romans, Shackleford wins by three-quarters of a length in 1:56.21.
2011 — Bernard Hopkins, at age 46, becomes the oldest fighter to win a major world championship, taking the WBC light heavyweight title from Jean Pascal in Montreal. He takes the WBC, IBO and The Ring magazine titles from the 28-year-old Pascal (26-2-1), the Canadian fighter who was making his fifth defense. Hopkins (52-5-2) broke the age record set by George Foreman in a heavyweight title victory over Michael Moorer in 1994.
2016 — English FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London: Manchester United beats Crystal Palace, 2-1 (a.e.t.); Jesse Lingard scores 110′ winner.
2016 — On same card, American boxer Jermell Charlo KOs John Jackson in 8th to claim vacant WBC super welterweight title, and Jermall Charlo beats Austin Trout on points to retain IBF version; first twins to hold world championships in same weight division.
2017 — The Tradition Senior Men’s Golf, Greystone G&CC: Defending champion Berhard Langer wins by 5 strokes from Scott Parel & Scott McCarron.
TV SPORTS TUESDAY
| MLB REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| NY Mets at Cleveland | 6:10pm | SNY Bally Sports-Great Lakes MLB.TV Fubo |
| Milwuakee at Miami | 6:40pm | Bally Sports-Wisconsin Bally Sports-Florida MLB.TV Fubo |
| San Francisco at Pittsburgh | 6:40pm | NBC Sports-Bay Area ATTSN-Pittsburgh MLB.TV Fubo |
| San Diego at Cincinnati | 6:40pm | Padres.TV Bally Sports-Ohio MLB.TV Fubo |
| Texas at Philadelphia | 6:40pm | Bally Sports-Southwest NBC Sports-Philadelphia MLB.TV Fubo |
| Minnesota at Washington | 6:45pm | Bally Sports-North MASN MLB.TV Fubo |
| Boston at Tampa Bay | 6:50pm | NESN Bally Sports-Sun MLB.TV Fubo |
| Seattle at NY Yankees | 7:05pm | Root Sports YES MLB.TV Fubo |
| Chi. White Sox at Toronto | 7:07pm | NBC Sports-Chicago Sportsnet MLB.TV Fubo |
| Atlanta at Chi. Cubs | 7:40pm | TBS Bally Sports-South MARQ MLB.TV Fubo |
| Detroit at Kansas City | 7:40pm | Bally Sports-Detroit Bally Sports-Kansas City MLB.TV Fubo |
| Baltimore at St. Louis | 7:45pm | MASN2 Bally Sports-Midwest MLB.TV Fubo |
| LA Angels at Houston | 8:10pm | Bally Sports-West SCHN MLB.TV Fubo |
| Colorado at Oakland | 9:40pm | MLBN Rockies.TV NBC Sports-California MLB.TV Fubo |
| Arizona at LA Dodgers | 10:10pm | MLBN YurView SNLA MLB.TV Fubo |
| NBA PLAYOFFS | TIME ET | TV |
| East Finals Game 1: TBA at Boston | 8:00pm | ESPN |
| SOCCER | TIME ET | TV |
| US Open Cup: Charleston Battery vs Atlanta United | 7:00pm | MLSsoccer.com |
| Argentina Primera División: Girona vs Villarreal | 7:00pm | Paramount+ Fubo |
| Canadian Championship: Toronto FC vs Saint-Laurent | 7:00pm | FS2 Fubo |
| US Open Cup: New York City II vs New Mexico United | 7:30pm | MLSsoccer.com |
| US Open Cup: Sporting KC vs FC Tulsa | 8:30pm | MLSsoccer.com |
| US Open Cup: Sacramento Republic vs SJ Earthquakes | 10:00pm | MLSsoccer.com |
| Canadian Championship: Vancouver Whitecaps vs Cavalry | 10:30pm | FS2 Fubo |
| US Open Cup: Los Angeles FC vs Loudoun United | 10:30pm | MLSsoccer.com |
| WNBA | TIME ET | TV |
| Dallas vs Atlanta | 7:30pm | PeactreeTV Bally Sports Southwest Extra |
| Phoenix vs Las Vegas | 10:00pm | AFSN Silver State Sports |
| Washington vs Los Angeles | 10:00pm | Spectrum Sportsnet MNMT Stream |
| COLLEGE BASEBALL | TIME ET | TV |
| AAC Baseball Championship | 9:00am | ESPN+ |
| SEC Baseball Tournament | 10:30am | SECN |
| Big Ten Tournament | 11:00am | BTN |
| ACC Baseball Championship | 11:00am | ACCN |
| PAC-12 Baseball Tournament | 1:00pm | PAC12N |
| SEC Baseball Tournament | 2:00pm | SECN |
| ACC Baseball Championship | 3:00pm | ACCN |
| Big Ten Baseball Championship | 3:00pm | BTN |
| MWC Baseball Championship | 3:30pm | ESPN+ |
| PAC-12 Baseball Championship | 5:30pm | PAC12N |
| SEC Baseball Tournament | 5:30pm | SECN |
| WAC Baseball Championship | 6:00pm | ESPN+ |
| ACC Baseball Championship | 7:00pm | ACCN |
| Big Ten Baseball Championship | 7:00pm | BTN |
| Sun Belt Baseball Championship | 7:30pm | ESPN+ |
| AAC Baseball Championship | 7:30pm | ESPN+ |
| SEC Baseball Championship | 9:00pm | SECN |
| PAC-12 Baseball Championship | 10:00pm | PAC12N |
| TENNIS | TIME ET | TV |
| Geneva-ATP, Lyon-ATP, Strasbourg-WTA & Rabat-WTA Early Rounds; Roland Garros Qualifying Round | 5:00am | TENNIS |
| Geneva-ATP, Lyon-ATP, Strasbourg-WTA & Rabat-WTA Early Rounds; Roland Garros Qualifying Round | 1:00pm | TENNIS |
TV SPORTS WEDNESDAY
| MLB REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| Minnesota at Washington | 1:05pm | Bally Sports-North MASN MLB.TV Fubo |
| NY Mets at Cleveland | 1:10pm | MLBN SNY Bally Sports-Great Lakes MLB.TV Fubo |
| Baltimore at St. Louis | 1:15pm | MLBN MASN2 Bally Sports-Midwest MLB.TV Fubo |
| LA Angels at Houston | 2:10pm | MLBN Bally Sports-West SCHN MLB.TV Fubo |
| Detroit at Kansas City | 2:10pm | MLBN Bally Sports-Detroit Bally Sports-Kansas City MLB.TV Fubo |
| Milwuakee at Miami | 6:40pm | Bally Sports-Wisconsin Bally Sports-Florida MLB.TV Fubo |
| San Francisco at Pittsburgh | 6:40pm | NBC Sports-Bay Area ATTSN-Pittsburgh MLB.TV Fubo |
| San Diego at Cincinnati | 6:40pm | Padres.TV Bally Sports-Ohio MLB.TV Fubo |
| Texas at Philadelphia | 6:40pm | MLBN Bally Sports-Southwest NBC Sports-Philadelphia MLB.TV Fubo |
| Boston at Tampa Bay | 6:50pm | MLBN NESN Bally Sports-Sun MLB.TV Fubo |
| Seattle at NY Yankees | 7:05pm | Prime Root Sports YES MLB.TV Fubo |
| Chi. White Sox at Toronto | 7:07pm | NBC Sports-Chicago Sportsnet MLB.TV Fubo |
| Atlanta at Chi. Cubs | 7:40pm | Bally Sports-South MARQ MLB.TV Fubo |
| Colorado at Oakland | 9:40pm | MLBN Rockies.TV NBC Sports-California MLB.TV Fubo |
| Arizona at LA Dodgers | 10:10pm | MLBN YurView SNLA MLB.TV Fubo |
| NBA PLAYOFFS | TIME ET | TV |
| West Finals Game 1: Dallas at TBA | 8:30pm | TNT Fubo |
| NHL PLAYOFFS | TIME ET | TV |
| Florida at NY Rangers | 8:00pm | ESPN |
| SOCCER | TIME ET | TV |
| UEFA Europa League: Atalanta vs Bayer Leverkusen | 3:00pm | Paramount+ Fubo |
| US Open Cup: Indy Eleven vs Detroit City | 7:00pm | MLSsoocer.com Fubo |
| US Open Cup: Tampa Bay Rowdies vs Dallas | 7:30pm | MLSsoocer.com Fubo |
| Canadian Championship: CF Montréal vs Forge | 7:30pm | FS2 Fubo |
| US Open Cup: Seattle Sounders FC vs Phoenix Rising | 10:30pm | MLSsoocer.com Fubo |
| COLLEGE BASEBALL | TIME ET | TV |
| George Washington vs Virginia | 1:00pm | ACCNX |
| Wright State vs Pittsburgh | 4:00pm | ACCNX |
| Milwaukee vs Northwestern | 4:30pm | B1G+ |
| Florida International vs Miami | 6:00pm | ACCNX |
| North Carolina A&T vs Wake Forest | 6:00pm | ACCNX |
| Youngstown State vs Ohio State | 6:00pm | B1G+ |
| Penn State vs West Virginia | 7:00pm | ESPN2 |
| South Dakota State vs Nebraska | 7:00pm | B1G+ |
| WNBA | TIME ET | TV |
| Indiana vs Seattle | 10:00pm | FOX 13+ Prime – Seattle NBA League Pass |
| COLLEGE BASEBALL | TIME ET | TV |
| Big 12 Baseball Championship | 10:00am | ESPNU, |
| OVC Baseball Championship | 10:00am | ESPN+ |
| MVC Baseball Championship | 10:00am | ESPN+ |
| Sun Belt Baseball Championship | 10:00am | ESPN+ |
| C USA Baseball Championship | 10:00am | ESPN+ |
| OVC Baseball Championship | 10:00am | ESPN+ |
| MVC Baseball Championship | 10:00am | ESPN+ |
| Big 12 Baseball Championship | 10:00am | ESPN+ |
| CUSA Baseball Championship | 10:00am | ESPN+ |
| SEC Baseball Tournament Presented by Regions | 10:30am | SECN |
| Horizon Baseball Championship | 11:00am | ESPN+ |
| ACC Baseball Championship | 11:00am | ACCN |
| Pac-12 Tournament | 1:00pm | PAC12N |
| MVC Baseball Championship | 1:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Sun Belt Baseball Championship | 1:30pm | ESPN+ |
| CUSA Baseball Championship | 1:30pm | ESPN+ |
| OVC Baseball Championship | 1:30pm | ESPN+ |
| MVC Baseball Championship | 1:30pm | ESPN+ |
| OVC Baseball Championship | 1:30pm | ESPN+ |
| C USA Baseball Championship | 1:30pm | ESPN+ |
| SEC Baseball Tournament Presented by Regions | 2:00pm | SECN |
| WAC Baseball Championship | 2:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Big Ten Tournament | 3:00pm | BTN |
| ACC Baseball Championship | 3:00pm | ACCN |
| SoCon Baseball Championship | 3:00pm | ESPN+ |
| AAC Baseball Championship | 4:30pm | ESPN+ |
| MVC Baseball Championship | 5:00pm | ESPN+ |
| America East Baseball Championship | 5:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Sun Belt Baseball Championship | 5:00pm | ESPN+ |
| OVC Baseball Championship | 5:00pm | ESPN+ |
| MVC Baseball Championship | 5:00pm | ESPN+ |
| OVC Baseball Championship | 5:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Pac-12 Tournament | 5:30pm | PAC12N |
| SEC Baseball Tournament Presented by Regions | 5:30pm | SECN |
| WAC Baseball Championship | 6:30pm | ESPN+ |
| TBD conference tournament | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Horizon Baseball Championship | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| ACC Baseball Championship | 7:00pm | ACCN |
| Big Ten Tournament | 8:00pm | BTN |
| OVC Baseball Championship | 8:30pm | ESPN+ |
| MVC Baseball Championship | 8:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Sun Belt Baseball Championship | 8:30pm | ESPN+ |
| OVC Baseball Championship | 8:30pm | ESPN+ |
| MVC Baseball Championship | 8:30pm | ESPN+ |
| SEC Baseball Tournament Presented by Regions | 9:00pm | SECN |
| Pac-12 Tournament | 10:00pm | PAC12N |
| TENNIS | TIME ET | TV |
| Geneva-ATP, Lyon-ATP, Strasbourg-WTA & Rabat-WTA Early Rounds; Roland Garros Qualifying Round | 5:00am | TENNIS |
| Geneva-ATP, Lyon-ATP, Strasbourg-WTA & Rabat-WTA Early Rounds; Roland Garros Qualifying Round | 1:00pm | TENNIS |