“THE SCOREBOARD”
CENTRAL INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL
HOMESTEAD 10 CATHEDRAL 5
TERRE HAUTE SOUTH 3 NORTHVIEW 1
JENNINGS COUNTY 7 GREENSBURG 5
ELWOOD 15 ANDERSON PREP 5
WARREN CENTRAL 17 BEECH GROVE 7
TRITON CENTRAL 11 EASTERN HANCOCK 10
WABASH 6 MARIAN 5
SOUTHPORT 10 PERRY MERIDIAN 0
WINCHESTER 13 UNION CITY 0
NEW PALESTINE 6 DANVILLE 2
HARRISON 11 CRAWFORDSVILLE 5
SHELBYVILLE 17 SPEEDWAY 0
KOKOMO 5 FRANKFORT 4
WESTFIELD 9 BROWNSBURG 5
COLUMBUS EAST 11 GREENWOOD 3
MCCUTCHEON 11 TWIN LAKES 5
TERRE HAUTE NORTH 5 PLAINFIELD 4
LEBANON 14 BEN DAVIS 4
ZIONSVILLE 6 HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 2
CRISPUS ATTUCKS 23 PROVIDENCE CR 5
WHITELAND 8 TRI-WEST 4
FISHERS 2 NOBLESVILLE 1
CONNERSVILLE 5 WARREN CENTRAL 4
ALEXANDRIA MONROE 11 ANDERSON 7
BLUE RIVER 11 BLACKFORD 9
CENTRAL INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL
COVINGTON 4 PARKE HERITAGE 1
TIPTON 8 EASTERN 7
SULLIVAN 7 TERRE HAUTE SOUTH 6
SOUTHMONT 10 CLINTON PRAIRIE 9
LAWRENCEBURG 14 S. RIPLEY 0
TERRE HAUTE NORTH 13 SHAKAMAK 3
MCCUTCHEON 18 W. LAFAYETTE 7
YORKTOWN 15 MONROE CENTRAL 5
HAGERSTOWN 15 RUSHVILLE 0
SPEEDWAY 16 HERRON 6
CASCADE 5 EDGEWOOD 2
MOORESVILLE 8 MONROVIA 3
WABASH 5 MARY 4
UNION CITY 8 WINCHESTER 1
MARTINSVILLE 13 BLOOMINGTON NORTH 7
PERRY MERIDIAN 5 SOUTHPORT 3
LAPEL 18 ANDERSON 4
DANVILLE 11 AVON 6
RITTER 16 SHERIDAN 9
GREENSBURG 11 BATESVILLE 0
SHELBYVILLE 18 DELTA 3
GREENFIELD CENTRAL 11 FRANKLIN 6
NOBLESVILLE 11 LAWRENCE NORTH 1
NEW PALESTINE 4 CARMEL 3
CENTERVILLE 19 RICHMOND 0
NEW CASTLE 4 NORTHEASTERN 2
MADISON GRANT 10 PENDLETON HEIGHTS 7
ALEXANDRIA MONROE 6 FRANKTON 2
CENTRAL INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS VOLLEYBALL
IRVINGTON PREP 3 INDIANAPOLIS WASHINGTON 0
MOORESVILLE 3 SHELBYVILLE 0
CARMEL 3 N. CENTRAL 0
CENTRAL INDIANA BOYS HIGH SCHOOL LAX
PARK TUDOR 16 VALPARAISO 2
FRANKLIN 9 HARRISON 8
WESTFIELD 15 N. CENTRAL 9
HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 15 NOBLESVILLE 4
CENTRAL INDIANA GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL LAX
NO SCORES REPORTED
INDIANA COLLEGE BASEBALL SCOREBOARD
NOTRE DAME 9 STANFORD 3
BUTLER 15 GEORGETOWN 11
INDIANA 7 MARYLAND 6
PENN STATE 10 PURDUE 2
NORTHERN KENTUCKY 19 PURDUE FORT WAYNE 14
BALL STATE 23 BOWLING GREEN 18
MURRAY STATE 16 VALPARAISO 2
EVANSVILLE 6 INDIANA STATE 5
SOUTHERN INDIANA 13 SIU EDWARDSVILLE 11
SIU EDWARDSVILLE 11 SOUTHERN INDIANA 5
INDIANA COLLEGE SOFTBALL SCOREBOARD
INDIANA 6 NEBRASKA 2
DUKE 2 NOTRE DAME 1
BUTLER 4 VILLANOVA 1
VILLANOVA 8 BUTLER 0
PURDUE 6 ILLINOIS 2
PURDUE 1 ILLINOIS 0 (12)
OAKLAND 8 IU INDY 6
IU INDY 6 OAKLAND 0
ROBERT MORRIS 6 PURDUE FORT WAYNE 0
ROBERT MORRIS 6 PURDUE FORT WAYNE 4
INDIANA STATE 3 BRADLEY 2
INDIANA STATE 4 BRADLEY 0
VALPARAISO 3 BELMONT 1
MURRAY STATE 6 EVANSVILLE 4
SOUTHERN INDIANA 6 TENNESSEE MARTIN 2
SOUTHERN INDIANA 2 TENNESSEE MARTIN 0
INDIANA COLLEGE MEN’S LAX
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
INDIANA COLLEGE WOMEN’S LAX
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
NBA PLAYOFF SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, APRIL 18
MIAMI 123 ATLANTA 114 OT
MEMPHIS 120 DALLAS 106
ALL TIMES EASTERN STANDARD TIME
(1) CLEVELAND VS. (8) MIAMI
• GAME 1: MIAMI AT CAVALIERS (SUN. APRIL 20, 7 ET, TNT)
• GAME 2: MIAMI AT CAVALIERS (WED. APRIL 23, 7:30 ET, NBA TV)
• GAME 3: CAVALIERS AT MIAMI (SAT. APRIL 26, 1 ET, TNT)
• GAME 4: CAVALIERS AT MIAMI (MON. APRIL 28, TBD)
• GAME 5: MIAMI AT CAVALIERS (WED. APRIL 30, TBD)*
• GAME 6: CAVALIERS AT MIAMI (FRI. MAY 2, TBD)*
• GAME 7: MIAMI AT CAVALIERS (SUN. MAY 4, TBD)*
* IF NECESSARY
SERIES TIED 0-0
(2) BOSTON VS. (7) ORLANDO
• GAME 1: MAGIC AT CELTICS (SUN. APRIL 20, 3:30 ET, ABC)
• GAME 2: MAGIC AT CELTICS (WED. APRIL 23, 7 ET, TNT)
• GAME 3: CELTICS AT MAGIC (FRI. APRIL 25, 7 ET, ESPN)
• GAME 4: CELTICS AT MAGIC (SUN. APRIL 27, 7 ET, TNT)
• GAME 5: MAGIC AT CELTICS (TUE. APRIL 29, TBD)*
• GAME 6: CELTICS AT MAGIC (THU. MAY 1, TBD)*
• GAME 7: MAGIC AT CELTICS (SAT. MAY 3, TBD)*
* IF NECESSARY
SERIES TIED 0-0
(3) NEW YORK VS. (6) DETROIT
• GAME 1: PISTONS AT KNICKS (SAT. APRIL 19, 6 ET, ESPN)
• GAME 2: PISTONS AT KNICKS (MON. APRIL 21, 7:30 ET, TNT)
• GAME 3: KNICKS AT PISTONS (THU. APRIL 24, 7 ET, TNT)
• GAME 4: KNICKS AT PISTONS (SUN. APRIL 27, 1 ET, ABC)
• GAME 5: PISTONS AT KNICKS (TUE. APRIL 29, TBD)*
• GAME 6: KNICKS AT PISTONS (THU. MAY 1, TBD)*
• GAME 7: PISTONS AT KNICKS (SAT. MAY 3, TBD)*
* IF NECESSARY
SERIES TIED 0-0
(4) INDIANA VS. (5) MILWAUKEE
• GAME 1: BUCKS AT PACERS (SAT. APRIL 19, 1 ET, ESPN)
• GAME 2: BUCKS AT PACERS (TUE. APRIL 22, 7 ET, NBA TV)
• GAME 3: PACERS AT BUCKS (FRI. APRIL 25, 8 ET, ESPNU/NBA TV)
• GAME 4: PACERS AT BUCKS (SUN. APRIL 27, 9:30 ET, TNT)
• GAME 5: BUCKS AT PACERS (TUE. APRIL 29, TBD)*
• GAME 6: PACERS AT BUCKS (FRI. MAY 2, TBD)*
• GAME 7: BUCKS AT PACERS (SUN. MAY 4, TBD)*
* IF NECESSARY
SERIES TIED 0-0
WESTERN CONFERENCE
ALL TIMES EASTERN STANDARD TIME
(1) OKLAHOMA CITY VS. (8) MEMPHIS
• GAME 1: MEMPHIS AT THUNDER (SUN. APRIL 20, 1 ET, ABC)
• GAME 2: MEMPHIS AT THUNDER (TUE. APRIL 22, 7:30 ET, TNT)
• GAME 3: THUNDER AT MEMPHIS (THU. APRIL 24, 9:30 ET, TNT)
• GAME 4: THUNDER AT MEMPHIS (SAT. APRIL 26, 3:30 ET, TNT)
• GAME 5: MEMPHIS AT THUNDER (MON. APRIL 28, TBD)*
• GAME 6: THUNDER AT MEMPHIS (THU. MAY 1, TBD)*
• GAME 7: MEMPHIS AT THUNDER (SAT. MAY 3, TBD)*
* IF NECESSARY
SERIES TIED 0-0
(2) HOUSTON VS. (7) GOLDEN STATE
• GAME 1: WARRIORS AT ROCKETS (SUN. APRIL 20, 9:30 ET, TNT)
• GAME 2: WARRIORS AT ROCKETS (WED. APRIL 23, 9:30 ET, TNT)
• GAME 3: ROCKETS AT WARRIORS (SAT. APRIL 26, 8:30 ET, ABC)
• GAME 4: ROCKETS AT WARRIORS (MON. APRIL 28, 10 ET, TNT)
• GAME 5: WARRIORS AT ROCKETS (WED. APRIL 30, TBD)*
• GAME 6: ROCKETS AT WARRIORS (FRI. MAY 2, TBD)*
• GAME 7: WARRIORS AT ROCKETS (SUN. MAY 4, TBD)*
* IF NECESSARY
SERIES TIED 0-0
(3) LOS ANGELES LAKERS VS. (6) MINNESOTA
• GAME 1: TIMBERWOLVES AT LAKERS (SAT. APRIL 19, 8:30 ET, ABC)
• GAME 2: TIMBERWOLVES AT LAKERS (TUE. APRIL 22, 10 ET, TNT)
• GAME 3: LAKERS AT TIMBERWOLVES (FRI. APRIL 25, 9:30 ET, ESPN)
• GAME 4: LAKERS AT TIMBERWOLVES (SUN. APRIL 27, 3:30 ET, ABC)
• GAME 5: TIMBERWOLVES AT LAKERS (WED. APRIL 30, TBD)*
• GAME 6: LAKERS AT TIMBERWOLVES (FRI. MAY 2, TBD)*
• GAME 7: TIMBERWOLVES AT LAKERS (SUN. MAY 4, TBD)*
* IF NECESSARY
SERIES TIED 0-0
(4) DENVER VS. (5) LA CLIPPERS
• GAME 1: CLIPPERS AT NUGGETS (SAT. APRIL 19, 3:30 ET, ESPN)
• GAME 2: CLIPPERS AT NUGGETS (MON. APRIL 21, 10 ET, TNT)
• GAME 3: NUGGETS AT CLIPPERS (THU. APRIL 24, 10 ET, NBA TV)
• GAME 4: NUGGETS AT CLIPPERS (SAT. APRIL 26, 6 ET, TNT)
• GAME 5: CLIPPERS AT NUGGETS (TUE. APRIL 29, TBD)*
• GAME 6: NUGGETS AT CLIPPERS (THU. MAY 1, TBD)*
• GAME 7: CLIPPERS AT NUGGETS (SAT. MAY 3, TBD)*
* IF NECESSARY
SERIES TIED 0-0
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THE CONFERENCE FINALS WILL BEGIN MAY 20-21, BUT CAN MOVE UP TO MAY 18-19.
MAY 20: WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS – GAME 1 ON ESPN, 8:30 P.M. ET (POSSIBLE SERIES MOVE UP TO MAY 18)
MAY 21: EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS – GAME 1 ON TNT, 8 P.M. ET (POSSIBLE SERIES MOVE UP TO MAY 19)
MAY 22: WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS – GAME 2 ON ESPN, 8:30 P.M. ET
MAY 23: EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS – GAME 2 ON TNT, 8 P.M. ET
MAY 24: WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS – GAME 3 ON ABC, 8:30 P.M. ET
MAY 25: EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS – GAME 3 ON TNT, 8 P.M. ET
MAY 26: WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS – GAME 4 ON ESPN, 8:30 P.M. ET
MAY 27: EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS – GAME 4 ON TNT, 8 P.M. ET
MAY 28: WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS – GAME 5 ON ESPN, 8:30 P.M. ET (IF NECESSARY)
MAY 29: EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS – GAME 5 ON TNT, 8 P.M. ET (IF NECESSARY)
MAY 30: WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS – GAME 6 ON ESPN, 8:30 P.M. ET (IF NECESSARY)
MAY 31: EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS – GAME 6 ON TNT, 8 P.M. ET (IF NECESSARY)
JUNE 1: WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS – GAME 7 ON ESPN, 8 P.M. ET (IF NECESSARY)
JUNE 2: EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS – GAME 7 ON TNT, 8 P.M. ET (IF NECESSARY)
> NBA FINALS
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JUNE 5: NBA FINALS 2025 PRESENTED BY YOUTUBE TV – GAME 1 ON ABC
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JUNE 11: NBA FINALS 2025 PRESENTED BY YOUTUBE TV – GAME 3 ON ABC
JUNE 13: NBA FINALS 2025 PRESENTED BY YOUTUBE TV – GAME 4 ON ABC
JUNE 16: NBA FINALS 2025 PRESENTED BY YOUTUBE TV – GAME 5 ON ABC (IF NECESSARY)
JUNE 19: NBA FINALS 2025 PRESENTED BY YOUTUBE TV – GAME 6 ON ABC (IF NECESSARY)
JUNE 22: NBA FINALS 2025 PRESENTED BY YOUTUBE TV – GAME 7 ON ABC (IF NECESSARY)
NHL SCOREBOARD
EASTERN CONFERENCE
OTTAWA SENATORS (WC2) VS. TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (1A)
GAME 1: SENATORS AT MAPLE LEAFS, SUNDAY, APRIL 20, 7 P.M. ET; SN, CBC, TVAS, ESPN2
GAME 2: SENATORS AT MAPLE LEAFS, TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 7:30 P.M. ET; SN, CBC, TVAS, ESPN2
GAME 3: MAPLE LEAFS AT SENATORS, THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 7 P.M. ET; SNE, SNO, SNP, CBC, TVAS, ESPN2
GAME 4: MAPLE LEAFS AT SENATORS, SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 7 P.M. ET; SN, CBC, TVAS, TBS, TRUTV, MAX
GAME 5: SENATORS AT MAPLE LEAFS, TUESDAY, APRIL 29, TBD *
GAME 6: MAPLE LEAFS AT SENATORS, THURSDAY, MAY 1, TBD *
GAME 7: SENATORS AT MAPLE LEAFS, SATURDAY, MAY 3, TBD *
* IF NECESSARY
FLORIDA PANTHERS (3A) VS. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING (2A)
GAME 1: PANTHERS AT LIGHTNING, TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 8:30 P.M. ET; ESPN, SN360, TVAS2, FDSNSUN, SCRIPPS
GAME 2: PANTHERS AT LIGHTNING, THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 6:30 P.M. ET; TBS, TRUTV, MAX, SN360, TVAS2, FDSNSUN, SCRIPPS
GAME 3: LIGHTNING AT PANTHERS, SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 1 P.M. ET; TBS, TRUTV, MAX,, SN, TVAS, FDSNSUN, SCRIPPS
GAME 4: LIGHTNING AT PANTHERS, MONDAY, APRIL 28, TBD
GAME 5: PANTHERS AT LIGHTNING, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, TBD *
GAME 6: LIGHTNING AT PANTHERS, FRIDAY, MAY 2, TBD *
GAME 7: PANTHERS AT LIGHTNING, SUNDAY, MAY 4, TBD *
* IF NECESSARY
MONTREAL CANADIENS (WC2) VS. WASHINGTON CAPITALS (1M)
GAME 1: CANADIENS AT AT CAPITALS, MONDAY, APRIL 21, 7 P.M. ET; ESPN, SN, TVAS, MNMT
GAME 2: CANADIENS AT CAPITALS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 7 P.M. ET; ESPN, SN, CBC, TVAS, MNMT
GAME 3: CAPITALS AT CANADIENS, FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 7 P.M. ET; SN, CBC, TVAS, TNT, TRUTV, MAX, MNMT
GAME 4: CAPITALS AT CANADIENS, SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 6:30 P.M. ET; SN, CBC, TVAS, TBS, TRUTV, MAX, MNMT
GAME 5: CANADIENS AT CAPITALS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, TBD *
GAME 6: CAPITALS AT CANADIENS, FRIDAY, MAY 2, TBD *
GAME 7: CANADIENS/AT CAPITALS, SUNDAY, MAY 4, TBD *
* IF NECESSARY
NEW JERSEY DEVILS (3M) VS. CAROLINA HURRICANES (2M)
GAME 1: DEVILS AT HURRICANES, SUNDAY, APRIL 20, 3 P.M. ET; ESPN, SN, SN360, TVAS, FDSNSO, MSGSN
GAME 2: DEVILS AT HURRICANES, TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 6 P.M. ET; ESPN, SN360, TVAS2, FDSNSO, MSGSN
GAME 3: HURRICANES AT DEVILS, FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 8 P.M. ET; TBS, MAX, SN360, TVAS2, FDSNSO, MSGSN
GAME 4: HURRICANES AT DEVILS, SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 3:30 P.M. ET; TBS, TRUTV, MAX, SN, SN360, TVAS, FDSNSO, MSGSN
GAME 5: DEVILS AT HURRICANES, TUESDAY, APRIL 29, TBD *
GAME 6: HURRICANES AT DEVILS, FRIDAY, MAY 2, TBD *
GAME 7: DEVILS AT HURRICANES, SUNDAY, MAY 4, TBD *
* IF NECESSARY
WESTERN CONFERENCE
ST. LOUIS BLUES (WC2) VS. WINNIPEG JETS (1C)
GAME 1: BLUES AT JETS, SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 6 P.M. ET; SN, CBC, TVAS, TNT, TRUTV, MAX, FDSNMW
GAME 2: BLUES AT JETS, MONDAY, APRIL 21, 7:30 P.M. ET; CBC, TVAS2, ESPN2, FDSNSW
GAME 3: JETS AT BLUES, THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 9:30 P.M. ET; ESPN2, SN, CBC, TVAS, FDSNSW
GAME 4: JETS AT BLUES, SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 1 P.M. ET; TBS, TRUTV, MAX, SN, CBC, TVAS, FDSNMW
GAME 5: BLUES AT JETS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, TBD *
GAME 6: JETS AT BLUES, FRIDAY, MAY 2, TBD *
GAME 7: BLUES AT JETS, SUNDAY, MAY 4, TBD *
* IF NECESSARY
COLORADO AVALANCHE (3C) VS. DALLAS STARS (2C)
GAME 1: AVALANCHE AT STARS, SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 8:30 P.M. ET; TNT, MAX, TRUTV, SN360, SN, TVAS, VICTORY+, ALT
GAME 2: AVALANCHE AT STARS, MONDAY, APRIL 21, 9:30 P.M. ET; ESPN, SN360, TVAS-D, VICTORY+, ALT
GAME 3: STARS AT AVALANCHE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 9:30 P.M. ET; ESPN, SN360, TVAS2, VICTORY+, ALT
GAME 4: STARS AT AVALANCHE, SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 9:30 P.M. ET; TBS, TRUTV, MAX, SN, TVAS, VICTORY+, ALT
GAME 5: AVALANCHE AT STARS, MONDAY, APRIL 28, TBD *
GAME 6: STARS AT AVALANCHE, THURSDAY, MAY 1, TBD *
GAME 7: AVALANCHE AT STARS, SATURDAY, MAY 3, TBD*
* IF NECESSARY
MINNESOTA WILD (WC1) VS. VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS (1P)
GAME 1: WILD AT GOLDEN KNIGHTS, SUNDAY, APRIL 20, 10 P.M. ET; ESPN, SN, SN360, TVAS, FDSNNO, SCRIPPS
GAME 2: WILD AT GOLDEN KNIGHTS, TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 11 P.M. ET; ESPN, SN, SN360, TVAS, FDSNNO, SCRIPPS
GAME 3: GOLDEN KNIGHTS AT WILD, THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 9 P.M. ET; TBS, TRUTV, MAX, SN360, TVAS2, FDSNNO, SCRIPPS
GAME 4: GOLDEN KNIGHTS AT WILD, SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 4 P.M. ET; TBS, TRUTV, MAX, SNW, SNP, SN1, TVAS, FDSNNO, SCRIPPS
GAME 5: WILD AT GOLDEN KNIGHTS, TUESDAY, APRIL 29, TBD *
GAME 6: GOLDEN KNIGHTS AT WILD, THURSDAY, MAY 1, TBD *
GAME 7: WILD AT GOLDEN KNIGHTS, SATURDAY, MAY 3, TBD *
* IF NECESSARY
EDMONTON OILERS (3P) VS. LOS ANGELES KINGS (2P)
GAME 1: OILERS AT KINGS, MONDAY, APRIL 21, 10 P.M. ET; ESPN2, SN, TVAS2, FDSNW
GAME 2: OILERS AT KINGS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 10 P.M. ET; TBS, MAX, SN, CBC, TVAS, FDSNW
GAME 3: KINGS AT OILERS, FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 10 P.M. ET; SN, CBC, TVAS2, TNT, TRUTV, MAX, FDSNW
GAME 4: KINGS AT OILERS, SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 9:30 P.M. ET; SN, CBC, TVAS, TBS, TRUTV, MAX, FDSNW
GAME 5: OILERS AT KINGS, TUESDAY, APRIL 29, TBD *
GAME 6: KINGS AT OILERS, THURSDAY, MAY 1, TBD *
GAME 7: OILERS AT KINGS, SATURDAY, MAY 3, TBD *
* IF NECESSARY
MLB SCOREBOARD
CHICAGO CUBS 13 ARIZONA 11
DETROIT 7 KANSAS CITY 3
CLEVELAND 10 PITTSBURGH 7
PHILADELPHIA 7 MIAMI 2
NY YANKEES 1 TAMPA BAY 0
CINCINNATI 8 BALTIMORE 3
TORONTO 3 SEATTLE 1
NY METS 5 ST. LOUIS 4
BOSTON 10 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 3
ATLANTA 6 MINNESOTA 4
LA DODGERS 3 TEXAS 0
HOUSTON 6 SAN DIEGO 4
MILWAUKEE 5 LAS VEGAS 3
LA ANGELS 2 SAN FRANCISCO 0
WASHINGTON AT COLORADO POSTPONED
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCOREBOARD
INDIANAPOLIS 5 TOLEDO 4
WEST WASHINGTON 6 SOUTH BEND 4
FT. WAYNE 11 LAKE COUNTY 8
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER SCOREBOARD
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
UFL SCOREBOARD
MICHIGAN 27 MEMPHIS 9
INDOOR FOOTBALL LEAGUE SCOREBOARD
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
WOMEN’S PRO VOLLEYBALL ASSOCIATION SCOREBOARD
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
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NBA NEWS
HEAT PULL AWAY FROM HAWKS IN OT, SECURE 6TH STRAIGHT PLAYOFF BERTH
Tyler Herro had a game-high 30 points, Davion Mitchell buried three 3-pointers in overtime and the Miami Heat advanced into the NBA playoffs with a 123-114 road victory over the Atlanta Hawks in the Eastern Conference play-in finale Friday night.
The No. 10 Heat, who began the four-team playoff-qualification tournament needing to win consecutive road games in order to advance, successfully followed up a 109-90 romp at Chicago in order to earn a first-round matchup with the East’s top seed, the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The eighth-place Hawks failed to advance despite needing to win just one of two games. They were coming off a 120-95 shellacking at Orlando.
After Trae Young hit a floater following a Herro 3-pointer to begin the extra session, Mitchell took over, bombing in a pair of threes to give Miami a lead it wouldn’t relinquish.
Andrew Wiggins’ hoop gave Miami a nine-point cushion, after which the Hawks got no closer than three. Three-pointers by Herro and Mitchell in the final 1:41 iced the win, sending the Heat to the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season.
Down by as many as 17 points early on and up by six in the fourth quarter, the Hawks needed two layups from Young in the final 52.1 seconds of regulation to force overtime.
His second basket, a driving layup with 1.3 seconds left, followed a missed free throw by Tyler Herro with 12.0 left when the Heat had a chance to go up by three.
Wiggins misfired from the left corner at the regulation horn, extending the game an extra five minutes.
Half of Herro’s 30 points came on 3-pointers. He hit 5 of 10 from beyond the arc, while Mitchell went 4-for-9 as part of his 16-point effort off the bench.
Bam Adebayo chipped in with 17 points, a team-high 11 rebounds and five blocks, while Wiggins totaled 20 points to go with eight rebounds and a team-high eight assists. Kel’el Ware and Haywood Highsmith added 12 points apiece, with Highsmith completing a double-double with 10 rebounds.
Young had 29 points and a game-high 11 assists for the Hawks. Onyeka Okongwu (28 points, game-high 12 rebounds) and Dyson Daniels (11 points, 10 rebounds) also recorded double-doubles, while Georges Niang went for 20 points off the bench and Caris LeVert had 15.
JA MORANT GUIDES GRIZZLIES PAST MAVS, INTO PLAYOFFS
Ja Morant recorded 22 points, nine assists, seven rebounds and three steals while playing on his sprained right ankle and the Memphis Grizzlies earned the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference playoffs with a convincing 120-106 victory over the visiting Dallas Mavericks in the play-in round on Friday.
Jaren Jackson Jr. had a team-high 24 points to go with seven rebounds and Desmond Bane contributed 22 points and nine assists for the Grizzlies, who will face the top-seeded Thunder in the first round. The best-of-seven series starts Sunday in Oklahoma City.
Dallas star Anthony Davis compiled 40 points and nine rebounds. He hobbled through the second half due to left groin and lower back injuries before exiting for good with 5:22 remaining and the outcome no longer in doubt.
Klay Thompson added 18 points for the Mavericks, who saw their turbulent season end. The campaign will be remembered for the trade that sent Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers, and Kyrie Irving subsequently sustained a season-ending anterior cruciate ligament injury.
Morant was injured Tuesday in Memphis’ play-in loss to the Golden State Warriors, and he was cleared to play about 30 minutes before tipoff on Friday.
Zach Edey produced 15 points and 11 rebounds and Scotty Pippen Jr. scored 13 points for the Grizzlies.
Memphis shot 47 percent from the field, including 13 of 31 (41.9 percent) from 3-point range.
Brandon Williams had 16 points and seven assists for Dallas, which connected on 47.1 percent of its shots and was 12 of 38 (31.6 percent) from behind the arc.
Dallas, which never led, trailed by as many as 25 points in the second quarter but moved within seven in the third quarter. However, when Davis exited with 8:12 left in the fourth, Bane scored five straight points to make it 108-88.
Davis returned with 6:13 remaining and hit a jumper to pull Dallas within 15. He couldn’t move on defense, though, and Edey and Jackson both slammed home dunks and he exited for good 51 seconds later with the Mavericks trailing by 19.
Morant’s presence ignited the Grizzlies to 37 points in the first 10 minutes. Memphis led by 21 before the Mavericks crept within 39-24 at the end of the period.
The Grizzlies scored the first 10 points of the second quarter with a basket by Pippen increasing the margin to 25 with 9:10 left in the half.
Dallas later scored the final eight points to trail 66-49.
Morant had 16 points and Bane scored 15 in the half for the Grizzlies. Davis poured in 22 for the Mavericks.
Dallas moved within 75-68 on a Davis dunk with 6:20 left in the third. Memphis answered with a 10-2 run, taking an 85-70 lead on Jackson’s 3-pointer with 4:10 remaining.
The Grizzlies led 96-78 entering the final stanza.
KAWHI LEONARD IS FRESH IN MIND AND BODY AS THE STREAKING LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS OPEN THE PLAYOFFS
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Kawhi Leonard is fresh in mind and body this year, no longer relegated to watching from the sideline when the Los Angeles Clippers begin the postseason.
After appearing in just two playoff games over the last two years, the 33-year-old two-time Finals MVP is healthy and looking like his old self as the fifth-seeded Clippers take on the fourth-seeded Nuggets in the first round starting Saturday in Denver.
“Just happy that I was able to get here,” he said. “My teammates did a great job down that last stretch.”
The Clippers have been a much different team since Leonard got healthy and found his rhythm. He missed the first 34 games of the season because of lingering issues with his surgically repaired knees.
Los Angeles won 18 of its final 21 games, a stretch in which it had the NBA’s No. 1 offense.
“It feels good for us and him playing at a high level helps our team out tremendously,” coach Tyronn Lue said. “I’m happy for him for all the hard work he’s put in to get to this point and to be healthy at the end of the season.”
Leonard won two NBA championships — one with San Antonio and another with Toronto — but his health has been a major issue during his five years in Los Angeles.
In 2020-21, he hurt his knee in Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals against Utah and missed the rest of the series. The Clippers advanced to the conference finals for the first time in franchise history and lost to Phoenix.
Leonard sat out the entire 2021-22 season while rehabbing his knee. He came back strong in 2022-23 only to tear his meniscus in the first round of the playoffs. Last season, he hurt his right knee and played in just two games as the Clippers lost in the first round to Dallas.
“I love the game and I have a passion for it still,” he said. “I love to compete out there, so that’s pretty much what drives me back. Everything has its ups and downs and you got to go through those in life. You just keep going.”
Leonard has said the Clippers allowed him to seek outside opinions on his health and then blend that information with the team’s medical staff to get healthy.
“The biggest thing is just trusting,” Lue said, crediting medical staff president Maggie Bryant with showing Leonard different ways he could do things to be healthy at the end of the 82-game regular season.
“They didn’t let him shortcut, checked every box before he came back and he’s been feeling good,” Lue said.
All the injury and strife has crystalized Leonard’s focus.
“Just don’t take the opportunity for granted and try to play my best and that’s it,” he said. “Just having fun.”
Leonard has always come to play in the postseason, averaging 29.3 points while shooting 63% in 60 games between 2017 and 2020.
“It’s just leaving it all out on the floor and then just going into the summer knowing that you tried to give it your all,” he said.
The Clippers begin the postseason as the league’s hottest team, having won eight in a row. Leonard scored 33 points on 13 of 20 shooting in an overtime win at Golden State to close out the regular season.
“You can just tell when he’s able to play and be healthy and play the game he loves at the level that he knows he can play at,” teammate Norman Powell said.
NFL NEWS
NFL’S SMALLEST MARKET PREPARES TO HOST LEAGUE’S TOP OFFSEASON SPECTACLE AS DRAFT COMES TO GREEN BAY
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Corey Behnke was a 7-year-old attending a Green Bay Packers preseason game with his grandfather when he pointed to the homes across the street from Lambeau Field and vowed to live there eventually.
Now he has one of the best spots to watch as the NFL’s greatest offseason spectacle takes shape.
The NFL draft’s annual pilgrimage to cities across the league is arriving in Green Bay next week with all the pageantry that comes from operating in the home of the NFL’s only publicly owned franchise.
“I think it’s going to be iconic in a way that other drafts aren’t,” said Behnke, now president of the neighborhood association of the area adjacent to Lambeau Field.
As soon as the NFL started taking its draft around the country nearly a decade ago, Packers officials wondered what it would take to bring the event to Green Bay. They realized they’d never get a Super Bowl because of Green Bay’s small population and frigid February weather.
Hosting a draft would be the next best thing.
The possibility that Packers president/CEO Mark Murphy envisioned so long ago now becomes reality just as he prepares for his retirement this summer. As draft-related construction continues in the area around Lambeau, one of several Packers-themed signs in the yards of homes across the street from the stadium includes this message: “Draft Dreams on Murphy’s Turf.”
“For us, we’d been seeing how the draft has grown and what it’s become, and knew the kind of impact it would have, not just on the local Green Bay community, but the entire state,” Murphy said. “Since we’re a community-owned team, that’s really one of our top priorities, is to give back to the community. It’ll be the largest event ever held in Green Bay.”
Therein lies the challenge.
The Green Bay metro area includes about 320,000 people, according to Discover Green Bay spokesman Nick Meisner. The city itself has a population of under 110,000. Bringing the draft to a town of this size creates obstacles that league officials didn’t have to worry about when this event took place in Chicago, Philadelphia or other major metro areas.
Green Bay has about 5,000 hotel rooms, a figure that gets up to 10,000 when nearby Appleton is included. That means plenty of fans watching the draft may have to stay a couple of hours away in Milwaukee or Madison, though many of them already are accustomed to doing that for Packers home games.
“When people say, can the city handle it, well, what does that mean?” Behnke asked. “Do we have enough hotels? No, but we knew that. Does Wisconsin have enough hotels? Yeah, I think so. I think a lot of people (understand) the fact that it’s going to be a driving event. People are going to drive here. But I also think that’s how games are. … I think people are kind of used to driving an hour-and-a-half or two hours to get to Green Bay.”
The smaller population likely means a smaller number of people at this draft. Murphy said a total attendance of about 250,000 is expected, less than one-third of the record crowd of over 775,000 that attended last year’s draft in Detroit. Crowd figures are measured by adding the attendance numbers for each of the draft’s three days, so one person who attends all three days would be counted three times.
“The beauty of the draft is you can adapt it to any environment you’re in,” said Jon Barker, the NFL’s senior vice president for global event operations. “With each draft, there’s always going to be challenges that you need to overcome, but there’s also great opportunity.”
Those opportunities involve focusing on the tradition and history of a place Behnke calls “the best football town in America.”
For instance, one of the NFL’s greatest training-camp rituals occurs at Green Bay each summer, as players borrow children’s bicycles to ride from the locker room to the practice field. Packers officials referenced this tradition in their draft bid by sending a Packers-themed bike to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s office.
“We had our draft pitch in video form in the basket in the Packer bike,” said Gabrielle Dow, the Packers’ vice president of marketing and fan engagement.
Without giving too much away, Barker said part of Thursday’s draft opening will incorporate that bike tradition. A bike parade for children is planned for Saturday.
There are other local connections as well. When first-round picks hear their names called, they’ll go through a walkway featuring artwork from Milwaukee-based Ike Wynter, who will have made each of his pieces of reclaimed wood from discarded furniture collected across the state. Former Wisconsin Badgers such as Jonathan Taylor, Joe Thomas, Tim Krumrie and James White will be announcing picks on the draft’s second and third days.
Lambeau Field also will play a central role in this draft, though this sprawling event encompasses millions of square feet surrounding the stadium. Admission is free, and television screens all over the area will enable fans to watch the draft even if they’re far from the stage and taking in the NFL Draft Experience, a fan festival featuring games, exhibits, activities and autograph sessions.
When probable first-round selections make their red-carpet entrance Thursday before the draft, they’ll walk onto the field known for its Frozen Tundra nickname. Fans will be able to go into the stadium to watch the draft on the giant scoreboard. The stage on which the picks are announced is in a parking lot just east of Lambeau Field.
“I think it’ll be a three-day commercial not just for Green Bay but for the entire state,” Murphy said. “So many different things that are unique and special to Wisconsin, you’ll see that as a part of it.”
It also will showcase how much growth has taken place in the area around Lambeau Field.
The Resch Expo, a 125,000-square-foot facility just east of the stadium, opened in 2021 and will serve as the green room for draft prospects. The NFL Draft Experience will be at Titletown, a 45-acre development just west of Lambeau Field that features offices, shops, restaurants and apartments.
“If those developments don’t happen, I don’t think we get the draft,” Meisner said.
The draft should have an economic impact of $20 million for Brown County and $90 million for Wisconsin, according to Beth Jones Schnese, Greater Green Bay Chamber vice president of marketing/member engagement. She said that equates to the amount generated by three straight Packers home-game weekends. It also means some inconveniences for local residents with all the road closures and traffic headaches.
Then again, this community is used to expanding for several weekends each football season. This is just a super-sized example.
Behnke knows that as well as anyone. His family has owned Packers’ season tickets since Lambeau Field opened in 1957. He was born in Green Bay, started living across from Lambeau Field full-time about five years ago and co-founded the Cheesehead TV Packers fan site.
He believes the Packers are ingrained in the Green Bay community in a way that’s different from other cities that have multiple pro sports franchises. They’re accustomed to accommodating fans who consider visiting Lambeau Field a bucket-list item.
“I do think as stewards and ambassadors of the city, I think people take that very seriously,” Behnke said. “We’re not just Wisconsin nice or Minnesota nice or Midwestern nice. I think people understand we have an obligation and a responsibility to the people who come here, to show them a good time, which is what you see on gamedays. So I think that will just extend.”
NFL DRAFT TOP 100
Player Position
1 Travis Hunter WR/CB
2 Abdul Carter EDGE
3 Ashton Jeanty RB
4 Mason Graham DL
5 Will Campbell OT
6 Armand Membou OT
7 Tetairoa McMillan WR
8 Will Johnson CB
9 Cam Ward QB
10 Jalon Walker EDGE
11 Josh Simmons OT
12 Colston Loveland TE
13 Tyler Warren TE
14 Jihaad Campbell LB
15 Emeka Egbuka WR
16 Jahdae Barron CB
17 Mike Green EDGE
18 Derrick Harmon DL
19 Luther Burden III WR
20 Malaki Starks S
21 Matthew Golden WR
22 Mykel Williams EDGE
23 Walter Nolen DL
24 Omarion Hampton RB
25 Kenneth Grant DL
26 Shedeur Sanders QB
27 Donovan Ezeiruaku EDGE
28 Shemar Stewart EDGE
29 Kelvin Banks Jr. OT
30 Nick Emmanwori S
31 TreVeyon Henderson RB
32 James Pearce Jr. EDGE
33 Carson Schwesinger LB
34 Trey Amos CB
35 Maxwell Hairston CB
36 Tyler Booker G
37 Josh Conerly Jr. OT
38 Benjamin Morrison CB
39 Shavon Revel Jr. CB
40 Jayden Higgins WR
41 Aireontae Ersery OT
42 Alfred Collins DL
43 Damien Martinez RB
44 Grey Zabel OL
45 Marcus Mbow OL
46 Devin Neal RB
47 Quinshon Judkins RB
48 Donovan Jackson OL
49 Harold Fannin Jr. TE
50 Mason Taylor TE
2025 NFL DRAFT TOP QB’S
CAM WARD
Ward is clearly the top quarterback in this class. He’s a smooth operator in the RPO game, using a quick release and a variety of arm angles to get the ball on his target in a flash. As a drop-back passer, he’s demonstrated the ability to work through progressions. His real bread and butter is making things happen when a play breaks down. He can make some truly game-changing plays with his combination of mobility, playmaking instincts, and arm talent to connect on difficult off-platform throws. The gunslinger mentality will probably lead to more turnovers at the next level, and his unconventional improv acts against pressure are bound to result in some costly sacks. Similar to Jordan Love, though, the unique big-play upside will go a long way toward compensating for the occasional blunder. Ward has a chance to produce at a Pro Bowl level if he can limit the mistakes.
SHEDEUR SANDERS
Sanders is a fascinating prospect. In many ways, he seems like the player Caleb Williams would be if not for Williams’ high-end arm talent and athleticism. The ceiling simply isn’t as high without elite physical traits. But that doesn’t mean he can’t be a long-term starter. Sanders sees and anticipates the game well and is accurate to all areas of the field. He also demonstrated some incredible toughness while taking a beating behind a brutal offensive line at Colorado. While he doesn’t have prototypical size, that’s never impacted his ability or willingness to attack the middle of the field. Sanders occasionally gets himself into trouble against pressure, retreating back in an effort to create and taking some bad sacks. A lack of athleticism will make it even more difficult to improvise in such a way at the next level. He has shown he can extend plays within the pocket, though, and that trait should really shine with the benefit of semi-competent pass protection. Sanders could become a productive starter with the right supporting cast and a system that makes him the point guard of a quick-hit passing game.
JALEN MILROE
Milroe is the upside play in this year’s draft. The Alabama product has NFL-caliber arm talent, and he’ll immediately be one of the league’s best running quarterbacks. Beyond that, there’s a lot of projection required. The accuracy is far too inconsistent at this point in his development, and the decision-making must improve. While a Josh Allen development path should be considered the exception for such shortcomings, there is some reason for optimism. Milroe has demonstrated an ability to work through progressions from the pocket, manipulate coverage defenders, and attack the middle of the field. Making the jump to the next level on a high note would have been far more ideal, but a new coaching staff and a downgrade in offensive line play were surely factors in his frustrating 2024 season. Could a few years as a backup provide the opportunity to put it all together and make good on his potential? Considering the potential payoff, it’s absolutely worth a shot.
TYLER SHOUGH
Shough’s age will be a nonstarter for many – a seven-year college career means he’ll turn 26 in September. Those willing to look past the Brandon Weeden-esque number may find the hidden gem of this quarterback group. Shough, a four-star recruit from Oregon’s 2018 class, enrolled at Louisville for a final year of eligibility after three straight injury-shortened seasons at Texas Tech. Some better luck allowed him to start all 12 games, and he was finally able to demonstrate everything he brings to the table. Shough is a proficient pocket passer with plenty of arm talent, boasts good ball placement to all levels of the field, and has the processing skills to efficiently work through progressions. He manages the pocket well and is far more mobile than you might expect for a player of his size. Developing behind an established veteran is the ideal scenario, as he needs to improve his ability to operate on time to become an effective starter. That may only make the advanced age more worrisome, but the path is there. How many quarterbacks really stick around for 15 years, anyway? Shough could end up being a steal if teams overthink this one.
JAXSON DART
Dart was an exciting player at Ole Miss. Never one to shy away from a deep shot, he was the perfect quarterback to run Lane Kiffin’s explosive offense. There are legitimate questions about how well his game will translate to a pro offense, though, as there weren’t many instances of him working through progressions from the pocket. The end of the Florida game was particularly rough from a decision-making standpoint. Locking into a predetermined read is bound to create some issues at the next level, and the deep-ball accuracy isn’t nearly as good as the overall big-play production might suggest. But Dart generally puts the ball where it needs to be at the other levels of the field and he can create outside of structure. He also has the athleticism to pick up yards of his own as a runner. Dart profiles as an interesting backup who could eventually emerge as a starter if given the necessary time to develop.
QUINN EWERS
Ewers never quite lived up to expectations at Texas, but it’s easy to see the talent. He’s got the arm to make every throw on the field, a quick release, and the touch to deliver some really nice passes over an underneath defender. His off-script playmaking, demonstrated with a few highlight-reel throws this year at Michigan, provides some intriguing upside. But the accuracy comes and goes, particularly in the deeper areas. It seems like the inconsistency is a result of some sloppy footwork. His feet tend to get away from him when he’s dealing with pressure in the pocket, too. Could a few years of development in the NFL give him a chance to clean up these issues and make the most of his abilities? It’s probably a risk worth taking. There’s potential for him to become a starter if he can find a way for the highs to become the norm.
KYLE MCCORD
McCord is nothing if not confident. To his credit, the willingness to push the ball downfield and challenge tight windows was a big reason for his 34-touchdown breakout after transferring to Syracuse last year. But it’s also why he threw 12 interceptions and accounted for 23 turnover-worthy plays, the second-worst mark in the nation, according to PFF. McCord doesn’t quite have the arm talent to match his aggressive play style, and that could become an even bigger issue at the next level. His combination of accuracy and timing might provide fringe starter value if he can rein it in and take better care of the ball. If not, who doesn’t love a high-variance backup providing the chance for some big plays when called upon? Either way, McCord should have a spot in the league.
KURTIS ROURKE
Rourke transferred to Indiana after five seasons at Ohio, and his play was a driving force behind the Hoosiers’ run to the College Football Playoff. The Canadian signal-caller manages the pocket well, shows an ability to work through progressions, and delivers the ball with touch and accuracy. He doesn’t have the strongest arm, so the upside is likely capped here. He also showed little to no mobility at Indiana, but it turns out he played the entire year on a torn ACL. It’s easy to admire that kind of toughness. While Rourke will probably never be a significant threat as a runner, his movement skills returning to the level he flashed at Ohio could add an important element to his game. Either way, he’s an interesting backup option who has the qualities to keep an offense on schedule in spurts.
WILL HOWARD
Howard offers an intriguing set of physical tools, and heating up at the right time to help Ohio State to a national title will certainly help his case. If given the necessary time, it’s possible he can parlay the late growth into a more well-rounded skill set as a passer. There’s some significant projection required on that front, though. Howard is accurate enough and manages the pocket well. He can also be a factor on designed QB runs. As we saw during the CFP, that can be enough to win when he’s given defined reads. But he hasn’t consistently shown he can work through progressions when his first option is taken away. That’s when you see passes forced into coverage and the ball put in danger. Howard is likely a developmental backup who could be an early contributor in short-yardage packages.
DILLON GABRIEL
Gabriel was an incredibly productive quarterback across six seasons at three different stops, throwing for an FBS-record 155 touchdowns. His draft stock doesn’t quite match the gaudy numbers, as his size and relative lack of arm strength could present some challenges in the pros. He’s also already 24 years old. But he’s poised in the pocket and accurate with the ball at the lower levels of the field, doing his best work in a Dolphins-like, timing-based quick passing game. Gabriel also has the athleticism to extend plays and the vision to be a dangerous downfield passer on the move. Physical limitations may well cap his upside, but he’s the kind of player who could provide a spark off the bench in a system that utilizes his skill set.
MLB NEWS
MLB ROUNDUP: CUBS EARN WILD 13-11 WIN OVER D-BACKS
Carson Kelly hit two homers, Kyle Tucker, Ian Happ and Seiya Suzuki also went deep, and the host Chicago Cubs blew a six-run lead against the Arizona Diamondbacks before recovering for a 13-11 victory on Friday.
Eugenio Suarez hit a grand slam and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. had a three-run homer in a 10-run eighth inning to give the Diamondbacks an 11-7 lead, but the Cubs responded with six runs in their half of the eighth.
Arizona right-hander Bryce Jarvis hit Nico Hoerner and walked Pete Crow-Armstrong to open the Cubs’ eighth before Kelly’s three-run homer, his second blast of the game, closed the deficit to 11-10. Happ singled off Joe Mantiply (0-1), before Tucker hit a go-ahead two-run homer and Suzuki made it back-to-back blasts.
The Diamondbacks sent 13 men to the plate in the eighth and the Cubs had 12 in the bottom half. The combined 16 runs were the most in the eighth inning in Wrigley Field history. The Cubs lead the majors with 137 runs. Ryan Pressly (2-1) pitched a scoreless ninth and was credited with the victory.
Phillies 7, Marlins 2
Zack Wheeler struck out 13 over seven strong innings as Philadelphia topped visiting Miami.
Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber homered in support of Wheeler (2-1), who permitted two runs on five hits while finishing with the second-highest strikeout total of his career.
Marlins starter Sandy Alcantara (2-1) yielded six runs on four hits in two innings. Eric Wagaman hit a two-run homer for Miami, which struck out 16 times while losing its fourth straight game.
Mets 5, Cardinals 4
Francisco Lindor led off the bottom of the ninth with a long home run for New York, which came back to beat St. Louis.
The Mets have won the first two games of the four-game series and four of six overall. The Cardinals have lost three of four. St. Louis’ Brendan Donovan tied the game by homering to lead off the ninth against Huascar Brazoban (1-0) before Lindor hit the third pitch he saw from Ryan Fernandez (0-2) into the second deck in right field.
Mets starter David Peterson gave up three runs on seven hits while striking out nine over 5 1/3 innings. Cardinals starter Miles Mikolas allowed two runs on five hits over 4 2/3 innings.
Dodgers 3, Rangers 0
Tommy Edman led off the game with a home run and Yoshinobu Yamamoto won a pitching duel with Jacob deGrom as Los Angeles beat Texas in the opener of a three-game interleague series at Arlington, Texas.
Yamamoto and deGrom delivered brilliant seven-inning outings as the Dodgers won their fourth game in a row. The Rangers had a three-game overall winning streak and a nine-game home winning streak end. Yamamoto (3-1) allowed five hits and no runs while striking out 10 without issuing a walk.
deGrom (0-1) surrendered just three hits and one run. He walked one, fanned seven and was all but unhittable after making a mistake to the game’s first batter.
Brewers 5, Athletics 3
Freddy Peralta battled through five scoreless innings, Christian Yelich drove in three runs, and Milwaukee held on for a victory over the visiting Athletics.
Peralta (2-1) had runners aboard in each inning before exiting with a 3-0 lead. In the seventh, the Brewers got an RBI groundout from Yelich and a run-scoring single from William Contreras, who extended his hitting streak to 11 games.
The A’s scored two runs in the ninth and had the tying run at the plate in the ninth. Starter J.T. Ginn (1-1) allowed three runs on four hits in 4 2/3 innings.
Red Sox 10, White Sox 3
Trevor Story collected three hits, including a pair of three-run home runs, to help Boston beat visiting Chicago and extend its winning streak to three games.
Story’s first home run put Boston in front 3-0 in the first inning, and his second bomb stretched the lead to 9-2 in the seventh. Ceddanne Rafaela added a two-run home run and Carlos Narvaez hit a solo shot.
Boston’s Hunter Dobbins (2-0) made his second start in the majors and held Chicago to two runs (one earned) on three hits in six innings. Andrew Benintendi homered for Chicago, which has lost five in a row overall and all seven of its road games. Martin Perez (1-1) was pulled after three innings with the White Sox trailing 4-0.
Angels 2, Giants 0
Tyler Anderson allowed three hits through six scoreless innings to lead Los Angeles past San Francisco in Anaheim, Calif.
Anderson (2-0) struck out six and did not allow a Giants baserunner to reach third base. Brock Burke, Ryan Zeferjahn and Kenley Jansen (fifth save) each pitched a scoreless inning. The Angels offense managed just five hits, three by Jo Adell, and a clutch, two-out RBI double by Zach Neto in his first at-bat of the season as he returned from offseason shoulder surgery.
Giants starter Logan Webb (2-1) gave up two runs (one earned) on four hits with a career-high-tying 12 strikeouts and no walks in six innings.
Guardians 10, Pirates 7
Bo Naylor went 3-for-5 with a home run, a double and three RBIs to lead Cleveland to a victory over host Pittsburgh.
Cleveland halted a two-game skid with its first double-digit scoring game of the season while totaling a season-high 14 hits. Naylor’s two-run double to center with one out in the fourth inning scored Carlos Santana and Gabriel Arias to put Cleveland ahead 4-2. The Guardians then broke the game open with five runs in the seventh.
Bryan Reynolds went 3-for-5 with two RBIs and began a near comeback for the Pirates, hitting a solo home run as part of a three-run bottom of the seventh. Enmanuel Valdez hit a two-run home run in that inning for Pittsburgh.
Tigers 7, Royals 3
Spencer Torkelson had a two-run double and host Detroit thumped slumping Kansas City.
Riley Greene had two hits, scored two runs and knocked in another for the Tigers, while Andy Ibanez hit a solo homer. Tomas Nido added three hits and an RBI. Jackson Jobe (2-0) gave up one run on five hits in five innings. Tommy Kahnle got the last two outs with the bases loaded for his fourth save.
Vinnie Pasquantino drove in two runs and scored the other for Kansas City, which has lost five straight. Royals starter Cole Ragans (1-1) gave up five runs and six hits in four-plus innings. Reliever Lucas Erceg was removed in the seventh after getting hit in the right leg by a comebacker by Greene.
Reds 8, Orioles 3
Elly De La Cruz and Matt McLain hammered three-run home runs and Jeimer Candelario added a solo shot as Cincinnati ripped host Baltimore in the series opener.
Winning pitcher Andrew Abbott (2-0) struck out 11 batters in six innings of one-run ball. The Reds halted a two-game skid and won for the fifth time in their past seven games.
Cedric Mullins and Heston Kjerstad homered for the Orioles, who managed only two other hits. Starting pitcher Cade Povich (0-2) lasted just 3 1/3 innings, surrendering seven runs on six hits.
Yankees 1, Rays 0
Trent Grisham delivered a run-scoring single in the second inning and four New York pitchers combined on a three-hit shutout of host Tampa Bay.
Carlos Rodon (2-3) allowed two hits with four walks and nine strikeouts over six innings. Mark Leiter Jr. and Fernando Cruz each pitched an inning before Luke Weaver retired the Rays in order in the ninth for his second save.
Paul Goldschmidt had three of the Yankees’ five hits for his 10th multi-hit game of the season as New York won its fifth straight game. Tampa Bay lost its fourth straight despite Drew Rasmussen (1-1) giving up just one run on three hits over 5 2/3 innings.
Blue Jays 3, Mariners 1
Bowden Francis pitched six solid innings, right fielder Addison Barger had three assists and Toronto defeated visiting Seattle for its third win in a row.
Francis (2-2) allowed one run on five hits in six innings. Jeff Hoffman pitched a clean ninth to earn his fifth save. Anthony Santander and Alan Roden hit sacrifice flies for the Blue Jays, and Alejandro Kirk added an RBI single.
Former Blue Jay Rowdy Tellez hit a solo home run for the Mariners, who lost for just the second time in eight games. Bryan Woo (2-1) permitted three runs on seven hits in seven innings.
Braves 6, Twins 4
Rookie pinch hitter Drake Baldwin broke a tie with a two-run single to cap a five-run eighth-inning rally, lifting Atlanta over visiting Minnesota.
Atlanta has won nine straight games against Minnesota, a streak that began Aug. 6, 2019. Braves starter Bryce Elder worked five innings and permitted four runs on six hits. Enyel De Los Santos (1-0) pitched 1 2/3 innings, and Raisel Iglesias handled the ninth for his third save.
Trailing 4-1, the Braves rallied in the eighth against reliever Griffin Jax (0-2), ruining a fine effort from Minnesota starter Chris Paddack. He pitched five innings and allowed one run on three hits. Trevor Larnach hit his first homer of the season for the Twins.
Astros 6, Padres 4
Rookie Cam Smith clubbed a pair of homers and drove in four runs as Houston fended off visiting San Diego in the opener of a three-game interleague series.
Astros starter Ryan Gusto (2-1) permitted nine hits and two runs over five innings. Josh Hader recorded his fifth save with a perfect ninth. Houston’s Jake Meyers went 3-for-4 with an RBI.
Padres starter Kyle Hart (2-1) allowed five runs on 10 hits over five-plus innings. Luis Arraez collected three hits, including a two-run homer.
Nationals-Rockies, ppd.
Washington’s scheduled game against Colorado was postponed due to inclement weather in Denver. The teams will make up the game as part of a day-night doubleheader on Sunday.
NHL NEWS
FROM OLD GUYS CHASING THE STANLEY CUP TO NEW PLAYERS BREAKING IN, WHAT TO WATCH IN THE NHL PLAYOFFS
The puck drops on the first round of the NHL playoffs Saturday when Winnipeg hosts St. Louis followed by the must-see matchup of Colorado and Dallas.
The other six series get going next week, from the Toronto-Ottawa Battle of Ontario to Tuesday’s opener of another cross-state showdown between Tampa Bay and defending champion Florida.
An infusion of young talent fresh to the league in recent weeks, a handful of veterans in their mid-to-late 30s chasing the Stanley Cup and the best goaltender in the league this season looking to change his reputation are among the things to watch as the playoffs unfold.
“There’s a million different storylines that I love,” retired tough guy Paul Bissonnette said.
New guys
Just like Chris Kreider did for the New York Rangers in 2012, Tom Wilson for Washington in 2013 and Cale Makar for Colorado in 2019, a handful of teams have added top prospects just in time to make a difference at the most important time of year.
The class of 2025 is headlined by Montreal’s Ivan Demidov, St. Louis’ Jimmy Snuggerud, Minnesota’s Zeev Buium and Washington’s Ryan Leonard. The hype around Demidov — one podcast even had a livestream of him arriving off his flight into Canada — has been the hottest because the 19-year-old Russian winger was considered the best young player not in the NHL.
“There’s a 19-year-old kid that played his first game (Monday night), Ivan Demidov,” longtime forward-turned-ESPN color analyst Ray Ferraro said. “He scored a goal and an assist. The building almost fell over in Montreal. It was amazing to watch.”
Snuggerud got his first goal for the Blues on Tuesday night. Leonard slid his into an empty net the same night Alex Ovechkin tied Wayne Gretzky’s record. Buium could make his debut early in the playoffs.
“Not only Demidov but also Ryan Leonard coming in, Buium, it just seems like this young wave of players (are) getting to come in and potentially make an impact,” said Bissonnette, now an NHL analyst on TNT.
Demidov and Leonard will face off in the Canadiens-Capitals first-round series.
Older guys
Blues defenseman Ryan Suter is 39 and has played 1,526 regular-season games — the most of anyone currently in the NHL who has not won the Stanley Cup. Carolina’s Brent Burns, also 39, is next at 1,496.
Suter’s team is a long shot to win it all. Burns’ team has a better shot at getting through the East to have a chance at the Cup. There’s also Ottawa’s Claude Giroux at 36 and 1,262 games played and Dallas’ Jamie Benn at 35 and 1,192 games hoping to finally reach hockey’s mountaintop.
“One that I’d love to see win is Jamie Benn,” said 2003 Cup champion Mike Rupp, who now works for NHL Network. “He’s had some really good years. He’s had some years where he’s been in question and he’s been through some stuff as far as just, ‘Is that a good contract? Does he still have anything left in the tank?’ And I thought he’s really answered that the last few years.”
Want some other greybeards without a ring? Toronto’s Max Pacioretty, Minnesota’s Mats Zuccarello and Tampa Bay’s Luke Glendening and Cam Atkinson all fit the bill.
‘Helly’ in the spotlight
Winnipeg’s Connor Hellebuyck just finished a second consecutive season that should win him the Vezina Trophy as the NHL’s best goaltender, which would be his third. He went 47-12-3 with a league-best 2.00 goals-against average and a .925 save percentage that’s the highest of any netminder with more than 35 starts.
He also might win the Hart Trophy as MVP. But now his play is really in the spotlight after developing a recent reputation for turning into a different (worse) goalie in April.
Hellebuyck over the past two playoffs has a 4.28 GAA and an .875 save percentage, which is the worst of anyone in that time with at least 10 appearances.
“I think the book is still out,” Bissonnette said. “If he’s able to get past that first round, it’ll do a lot for his psyche and his confidence, so if I’m a betting man, I’m betting on Hellebuyck this playoffs.”
Injury concerns
Even before the grinding toll of the playoffs gets underway, the wear and tear of the regular season and some bad luck has caused some injuries that could tip the balance of series.
The Stars won’t have No. 1 defenseman Miro Heiskanen for at least the start of their series against the Avalanche, more than two months since he had knee surgery. There’s also concern about scorer Jason Robertson, who left the regular-season finale with an apparent right leg or knee injury.
“Heiskanen makes such a huge difference on that back end.” TNT’s Anson Carter said. “When you have to go against (Nathan) MacKinnon every single night and have (Cale) Makar coming down the other way, you want to have someone that could equalize that. … You can’t replace a Heiskanen.”
The Capitals have their own questions, since starting goaltender Logan Thompson and 30-goal-scoring forward Aliaksei Protas were injured in early April. Edmonton won’t have top defenseman Mattias Ekholm for at least the first round, the Oilers’ fourth consecutive year opening the playoffs against Los Angeles.
PWHL CHOOSES VANCOUVER AS 1ST EXPANSION CITY WITH 2ND MARKET TO BE DETERMINED, AP SOURCE SAYS
The PWHL’s first expansion team will be based in Vancouver with an announcement scheduled for next week, a person with knowledge of the decision confirmed to The Associated Press on Friday.
The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the league has not revealed its plans. The Province newspaper in Vancouver first reported the city being selected for PWHL expansion.
On hold for now is the league announcing a second expansion city, with Seattle being considered, the person said. The league has other candidates for expansion if discussions break down with officials in Seattle, the person added.
The Vancouver expansion announcement is expected to be made Wednesday, with media invited to attend a press conference billed as being an “historic announcement for sport in Vancouver and British Columbia.” The new team is expected to be based out of the Pacific Coliseum, the former home of the NHL Canucks.
The PWHL declined to verify any details by saying: “We’re continuing to finalize decisions related to expansion and look forward to sharing more details soon.”
The six-team league is in the midst of completing its second season and has spent the past six months evaluating more than 20 markets for the potential to expand by as many as two franchises.
The decision to select Vancouver meets several key criteria for the women’s pro league founded by Dodgers owner Mark Walter, who serves as the PWHL’s financial backer, and tennis icon Billie Jean King in June 2023.
Aside from being a large market, the region has a growing girls’ hockey base, which was evident in January, when a PWHL neutral site game in Vancouver drew a sellout crowd of 19,038 — the fourth-largest turnout for a league game.
Geography also plays a factor with the league seeking to broaden its reach across North America. The league currently has five teams — New York, Boston, Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto — based in the northeast, and one in St. Paul, Minnesota.
PWHL officials have privately expressed concern of a start-up pro women’s league being launched on the west coast.
Adding an expansion team in Seattle would make the most sense in part because of its proximity to Vancouver, while also already home to two pro women’s teams, the WNBA Storm and NWSL Reign FC. The PWHL’s neutral site game in Seattle in January drew a crowd of 12,608.
Other potential markets include Denver, Detroit and Quebec City, though it’s more likely the PWHL would desire a second expansion team based in the U.S.
The PWHL’s nine-city Takeover Tour of neutral games this season drew 123,601 fans in helping the league top the 1 million mark in attendance last month.
The PWHL’s regular season resumes next week — with each team having three games left — following a three-week break coinciding with the women’s world championships being held in the Czech Republic. The four-team playoffs are set to open in the first week of May.
DALLAS STARS GOING INTO PLAYOFFS WITHOUT INJURED TOP GOAL SCORER JASON ROBERTSON
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Stars will begin the playoffs without top goal scorer Jason Robertson, who suffered a lower-body injury in their last regular-season game, coach Pete DeBoer said Friday.
Robertson is week-to-week, which rules him out for at least the first few games of the opening-round series against Colorado. DeBoer didn’t provide any additional details about the injury.
Game 1 is Saturday night in Dallas.
Robertson, who leads the Stars with 35 goals scored and also has 45 assists, got hurt in a 5-1 loss Wednesday at Nashville. He was involved in an awkward collision along the boards with Predators forward Michael McCarron. Robertson was seen wearing some kind of brace on his right leg when leaving the arena after that game.
“It was a hockey play. (McCarron) is a physical guy. He’s going to get a piece of you as you move the puck,” DeBoer said Friday. “They just happened to be going opposite directions.”
When asked if there was any hope of Robertson playing against the Avs, DeBoer responded, “If the series goes more than a week, then yeah.”
NHL SETS ATTENDANCE RECORD, SURPASSES 23 MILLION FANS
More than 23 million fans attended an NHL regular-season game in 2024-25, the highest total in the league’s 108-year history.
The league announced Friday that a total of 23,014,458 people attended a game during the 1,312-game season. That eclipses the previous record of 22,873,142, set last season.
In addition to the 32 teams’ home arenas, the NHL also played the Winter Classic at Wrigley Field in Chicago, a Stadium Series game at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, and Global Series games in Prague, Czechia, and Tampere, Finland. A total of 94,571 fans attended the game at Ohio Stadium, marking the second-largest gathering in NHL history.
Fueled by 41 sellouts at the Bell Centre, the Montreal Canadiens led all clubs in total attendance with 865,305 fans.
ROOKIE INGRID LINDBLAD GRABS SHARE OF LA CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD
Swedish rookie Ingrid Lindblad produced two strings of four consecutive birdies on Friday, and she jumped into a tie for first place at the JM Eagle LA Championship in Los Angeles.
Lindblad carded a 9-under-par 63 at El Caballero Country Club, leaving her at 13-under 131 through two rounds. She is level with first-round co-leader Ashleigh Buhai of South Africa, who posted a 68 on Friday.
Australia’s Minjee Lee charged into second place at 12 under with a second-round 65.
The other first-round co-leader, China’s Yan Liu, is tied for fourth at 11 under after a 70. Lauren Coughlin (second-round 67) and Japan’s Miyu Yamashita (65) also are at 11 under.
Andrea Lee (65), Thailand’s Pajaree Anannarukarn (65) and three South Korean players, Jin Hee Im (66), Sei Young Kim (68) and Jenny Shin (69) are all at 10 under, tied for seventh.
World No. 1 Nelly Korda produced a 68 on Friday, leaving her tied for 12th at 9 under. Two-time defending champion Hannah Green of Australia is another shot back, tied for 20th, after a 67.
Lindblad, 25, appeared in just three previous tournaments since joining the tour this year, and her best result was a tie for 38th at the Ford Championship last month.
On Friday, she logged 10 birdies, including strings from No. 3 to No. 6 and from No. 11 to No. 14. Her lone bogey came on the par-4 10th hole. The result was her best-ever round on a par-72 course.
“I just read the greens really well so it was like every putt I stood over I’m like, ‘OK, this has a chance to go in,’ ” Lindblad said. “… Made a couple of these like good 10-footers, 17 footers, so it wasn’t just tap-ins, tap-ins for par. … Feel like (the score) could have been lower, too.”
The results came after Lindblad made a tweak to her game following the first round.
“Yesterday the first couple holes I couldn’t hit the center of the face with the driver,” she said. “It was like high, low. I don’t know if anyone saw my driving distance on hole 11. It was 206 yards and it was because I hit a low right and it caught a tree.
“So kind of hit a couple balls on the range yesterday, worked on my ball position, and just put it a hair higher up in my stance and hit my driver a lot better today.”
Buhai opened her second round with a birdie, then followed immediately with her lone bogey of the day. She added four more birdies the rest of the way.
Minjee Lee logged a bogey-free day to move into contention.
“Hit it really solid,” she said. “Holed quite a number of good length putts. The greens were a little bit … softer, but for the most part they were releasing out. So I felt like I wasn’t right next to the holes, so I holed a bunch of really nice length putts.”
JOEL DAHMEN LEADS BY FOUR AT CORALES PUNTACANA CHAMPIONSHIP
Joel Dahmen shot another sterling round to extend his lead to four shots at the Corales Puntacana Championship on Friday in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
Dahmen’s 6-under-par 66 brought him to 16-under 128 — setting the 36-hole tournament record one day after his 62 broke the course record at Puntacana Resort’s Corales Golf Course.
Five of his six birdies Friday came on the front nine; he has 16 birdies and no bogeys halfway through the tournament.
“I mean, 16’s pretty good anywhere you’re playing,” Dahmen said. “Yesterday played a lot easier, it was calm most of the day. We had it relatively calm for the front nine, it really picked up on the back. The afternoon wave’s definitely going to have it harder, so I’m happy with my — happy with where I’m at, for sure.”
Dahmen’s only win on the PGA Tour came at this event in 2021, with a winning score of just 12 under.
A fan favorite from his social media activity and his appearances on the Netflix series “Full Swing,” Dahmen has dropped to No. 176 in the world rankings and is working to get his game back on track.
“Yeah, it’s just fun, I’ve never been in this position before,” Dahmen said. “Maybe back in my amateur days or something like that. But I feel like I did a good job of not protecting. I didn’t see a scoreboard honestly until 18 green.”
Tied for second at 12 under are Garrick Higgo of South Africa (68), Charley Hoffman (66) and Michael Thorbjornsen, who fired the round of the day with a 9-under 63.
Thorbjornsen, 23, earned his PGA Tour card through 2025 by finishing first in the PGA Tour University rankings at the end of the 2023-24 college golf season. Now he’s hunting for his first victory; he has finished no better than T39 at an event this year.
His bogey-free round included eagles at a pair of par-5s, the seventh and 12th holes. He said his tee shot at No. 7 wound up in an animal burrowing of some sort.
“My playing competitors, they almost finished the hole by the time we got a ruling,” Thorbjornsen said. “Honestly, like a decent break but unlucky at the same time. So I hit an 8-iron from 180, started left edge of the green, floated right back toward the pin (to set up the eagle putt).”
Chan Kim (66), Dylan Wu (67) and Keith Mitchell (69) are tied for fifth at 11 under. Matt NeSmith (69), Will Chandler (68) and England’s Matt Wallace (70) are at 10 under.
JUSTIN THOMAS TAKES TWO-SHOT LEAD INTO WEEKEND AT RBC HERITAGE
Justin Thomas followed his opening-round 61 with a 2-under-par 69 on Friday to maintain the lead through 36 holes at the RBC Heritage in Hilton Head Island, S.C.
Thomas’ steady round featured four birdies and two bogeys, pushing him to 12-under 130 for the event after he tied the Harbour Town Golf Links course record Thursday. The two-time major champion is seeking his first victory of any kind since the 2022 PGA Championship.
Thomas said he likes the narrow, tree-lined test Harbour Town presents.
“I don’t think I’ve necessarily had as much success here, as if you want to call them birdie fests or whatever it may be,” he said. “… I understand (Thursday) is a bit of a one-off, but I truly do feel like every time I tee it up at a place like this or Colonial, I can — when I’ve played it, I can make a bunch of birdies. Sawgrass, I feel the same way. If you get it in play, you can make so many birdies.”
Si Woo Kim of South Korea fired the round of the day, a 7-under 64, to leap into a share of second place at 10 under with Russell Henley (68).
Kim stuck his second shot at the par-5 fifth hole to 5 feet and converted the eagle putt; he was 8 under through his first 12 holes but cooled off, making his only bogey at the par-3 14th.
Kim missed out on an invitation to the Masters last week, his first time not playing at Augusta National since 2016.
“I got so much frustrated last week watching Masters, but somehow I got to move on. So I’m just trying to focus this week,” Kim said.
Andrew Novak (65) and Englishman Tommy Fleetwood (66) are tied for fourth at 9 under. Scottie Scheffler settled for a 1-under 70, including all pars on the back nine, and is tied for sixth at 8 under with Canadian Mackenzie Hughes (66).
“I thought the golf course was tougher today,” Scheffler said. “I felt like the fairways I hit it in, the pins were hard to get to, and the fairways that I missed, it was kind of the gettable pins is what I felt like at times out there. The back nine, I felt like it was hard to get it close to some of those pins.”
Major winners Collin Morikawa (66), Brian Harman (69) and Wyndham Clark (70) are part of a five-way tie at 7 under.
There is no 36-hole cut at the $20 million signature event. Among those struggling near the back of the 72-man field are Max Homa (even par), Sahith Theegala (1 over), Will Zalatoris (3 over), Canada’s Adam Hadwin (4 over) and Nick Dunlap (7 over). Theegala was the runner-up to Scheffler at this tournament last year.
For now, everyone is chasing Thomas, who heaped praise on his new temporary caddie, Joe Greiner. Thomas’ regular caddie, Matt Minister, is sidelined with a back injury.
“We’ve had a lot of fun,” Thomas said. “I … have always thought caddies are in a tough spot already and kind of like a damned if you do, damned if you don’t situation, let alone when it’s the second week he’s ever caddied for me.
“He knows I’m playing well, and he knows that I feel the same way. So he’s wanting to help but also trying to not over caddie, and it’s tough. But he’s doing a great job.”
TOP INDIANA HEADLINES/NEWS RELEASES
PORTAL NEWS
FOOTBALL
Purdue signs QB Ryan Browne (North Carolina)
Purdue signs DB Chalil Cummings (Memphis)
Purdue DL Mo Omonode enters the portal
Purdue signs WR Corey Smith (Tulsa)
BASKETBALL
IU Guard Bryson Tucker signs with Washington
Purdue Center Will Berg signs with Wichita State
Luke Almodovar, So., St. Francis, Ind./NAIA (Noblesville): 20.0 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 1.0 apg — COMMITTED TO SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE
Landen Babusiak, R-Fr., Stetson (Hanover Central/Bosco Institute): 1.0 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 0.5 apg
Reggie Bass, Jr., Lindenwood (Tech): 12.2 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 2.7 apg
Flory Bidunga, Fr., Kansas (Kokomo): 5.9 ppg, 5.4 rpg — COMMITTED TO RETURN TO KANSAS
Jalen Blackmon, Sr., Miami, Fla. (Marion): 6.9 ppg, 1.2 rpg, 1.4 apg
Vincent Brady II, Jr., Missouri State (Cathedral): 13.5 ppg, 38% on 3s — COMMITTED TO HIGH POINT
Jayden Brewer, Jr., FIU (Ben Davis): 14.5 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 1.7 apg
Xavier Booker, So., Michigan State (Cathedral): 4.7 ppg, 2.2 rpg — COMMITTED TO UCLA
Kanon Catchings, Fr., BYU (Overtime Elite/Brownsburg): 7.2 ppg, 2.2 rpg — COMMITTED TO GEORGIA
Myles Colvin, So., Purdue (Heritage Christian): 5.4 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 0.5 apg — COMMITTED TO WAKE FOREST
Tayshawn Comer, Jr., Evansville (Cathedral): 16.2 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 4.1 apg
Ryan Conwell, Jr., Xavier (Pike): 16.5 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 2.5 apg — COMMITTED TO LOUISVILLE
DaJohn Craig, So., Oregon (Lawrence Central): 1.9 ppg, 0.7 rpg, 0.5 apg — COMMITTED TO COASTAL CAROLINA
AJ Dancler, So., Le Moyne (Southport): 15.1 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 3.4 apg — COMMITTED TO COASTAL CAROLINA
Koron Davis, Jr., Lafayette (Gary Bowman): 8.7 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 0.4 apg
Micah Davis, Fr., Eastern Kentucky (Franklin): 0.8 ppg, 0.3 rpg, 0.3 apg — COMMITTED TO IU INDY
Tae Davis, Jr., Notre Dame (Warren Central): 15.1 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 1.8 apg — COMMITTED TO OKLAHOMA
Owen Dease, Jr., Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Evansville Reitz): 7.5 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 1.3 apg — COMMITTED TO VALPARAISO
Keaton Dukes, Jr., Purdue Fort Wayne (Wawasee): 1.5 ppg, 0.3 rpg
Jaxon Edwards, Jr., St. Bonaventure (Cathedral): 3.0 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 0.5 apg — COMMITTED TO IU INDY
Michael Eley, Jr., Tulane (Veritas Prep – from Fort Wayne): 8.0 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 0.8 apg
Gus Etchison, Sr., Marian/NAIA (Hamilton Heights): 19.8 ppg, 3.3 rpg
Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn, So., Illinois (McCutcheon et al.): 4.6 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 0.5 apg
Maximus Gizzi, Sr., Huntington/NAIA (New Palestine): 10.6 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 3.7 apg
Landin Hacker, Jr., Bellarmine (Center Grove): 5.5 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 0.9 apg
Cameron Haffner, Jr., Evansville (Westfield): 12.7 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 1.4 apg — COMMITTED TO WESTERN KENTUCKY
Brit Harris, Jr., SC Upstate (Michigan City Marquette/Bosco Institute): 11.6 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 2.7 apg
Connor Hickman, Sr., Cincinnati (Bloomington South): 8.6 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 1.8 apg
Nick Hittle, Sr., Southern Indiana (Culver Academy): 4.5 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 0.5 apg
Curt Hopf, Jr., Bellarmine (Barr-Reeve): 4.1 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 0.8 apg
Drew Kegerreis, Fr., IU Indy (Roncalli): Redshirted this past season.
J.R. Konieczny, Jr., Notre Dame (South Bend St. Joseph): 4.3 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 0.8 apg
Jalen Jackson, Jr., Purdue Fort Wayne (FW Northrop): 19.2 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 3.1 apg — COMMITTED TO BUTLER
Shilo Jackson, Jr., Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (North Central): 5.4 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 0.4 apg
Kamari Jones, Fr., Western Carolina (Lawrence Central): 3.0 ppg, 0.8 rpg, 0.3 apg
RaSheed Jones, So., Coastal Carolina (Marion): 11.6 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 2.1 apg
Jeffrey ‘JT’ Langston Jr., Fr., Southern Utah (San Gabriel Academy – from Fort Wayne): 6.4 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 0.6 apg
Jordan Lomax, Fr., Purdue Fort Wayne (Brownsburg): N/A
AJ Lux, Fr., Bellarmine (Crown Point): 3.3 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 0.5 apg
David Meriwether, East Tennessee State (Lawrence North): 1.3 ppg, 2.0 rpg
Tytan Newton, R-So., Morgan State (Richmond): 1.1 ppg, 1.0 rpg, 0.3 apg
Mason Nicholson, R-Jr., Jacksonville State (Gary West Side): 7.5 ppg, 7.4 rpg — COMMITTED TO VANDERBILT
Okechukwu Okeke, Sr., FIU (East Chicago Central): 4.7 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 0.1 apg
Nijel Pack, Gr., Miami (Lawrence Central): 14.2 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 3.2 apg — COMMITTED TO OKLAHOMA
Quimari Peterson, Sr., East Tennessee State (Gary West Side): 19.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 3.7 apg — COMMITTED TO WASHINGTON
Kiyron Powell, Jr., Western Illinois (Evansville Bosse): 2.5 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 0.2 apg
Zach Reed, R-So., Bellarmine (Brebeuf Jesuit): 3.5 ppg, 1.0 rpg, 0.3 apg
JaQualon ‘JQ’ Roberts, So., Vanderbilt (Bloomington North): 1.0 ppg, 0.8 rpg
Ron Rutland III, Fr., IU Indy (Crispus Attucks): 2.2 ppg, 0.5 rpg, 0.6 apg — COMMITTED TO MARIAN (NAIA)
Tyler Schmidt, Sr., Valparaiso (Victory Christian): 10.1 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 1.6 apg — COMMITTED TO TOWSON
Sheridan Sharp, So., Southern Illinois (Ben Davis): 4.5 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 2.3 apg
Tyler Shirley, Sr., Florida A&M (Pebblebrook Ga., from Gary): 3.1 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 0.6 apg
Billy Smith, Jr., Bellarmine (Brebeuf Jesuit): 14.0 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 2.6 apg
Isaiah Stafford, Sr., Valparaiso (Crispus Attucks): 16.9 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 2.1 apg
Jahni Summers, So., Indiana State (Evansville Harrison): 5.7 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 0.6 apg
Tucker Tornatta, Fr., UIndy (Evansville Memorial): 7.6 ppg, 5.8 rpg
Cayden Vasko, So., Central Michigan (Lowell/Bosco Institute): 7.4 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 2.6 apg
Brian Waddell, Jr., Purdue (Carmel): 2.0 ppg, 0.8 rpg
Leland Walker, Jr., Florida Atlantic (North Central/Hargrave Military): 9.6 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 4.1 apg
Jalen Washington, Jr., North Carolina (Gary West Side): 5.7 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 0.5 apg — COMMITTED TO VANDERBILT
Ashton Williamson, Fr., FIU (Gary 21st Century): 7.3 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 2.7 apg
Harold Woods, Jr., Northeastern (Hammond): 11.8 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 2.4 apg — COMMITTED TO INCARNATE WORD
INDIANA PACERS
INDIANA BEGINS PLAYOFFS AGAINST MILWAUKEE
Milwaukee Bucks (48-34, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Indiana Pacers (50-32, fourth in the Eastern Conference)
Indianapolis; Saturday, 1 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Pacers -5.5; over/under is 224.5
EASTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND: Pacers host first series matchup
BOTTOM LINE: The Indiana Pacers host the Milwaukee Bucks to begin the Eastern Conference first round. Indiana and Milwaukee tied the regular season series 0-0.
The Pacers are 10-6 against opponents in the Central Division. Indiana ranks second in the Eastern Conference with 29.2 assists per game led by Tyrese Haliburton averaging 9.2.
The Bucks have gone 31-21 against Eastern Conference opponents. Milwaukee is eighth in the NBA averaging 14.2 made 3-pointers per game while shooting 38.7% from downtown. Damian Lillard leads the team averaging 3.4 makes while shooting 37.6% from 3-point range.
The Pacers average 117.4 points per game, 4.4 more points than the 113.0 the Bucks give up. The Bucks are shooting 48.6% from the field, 1.2% higher than the 47.4% the Pacers’ opponents have shot this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Pascal Siakam is shooting 51.9% and averaging 20.2 points for the Pacers. Haliburton is averaging 15.8 points over the last 10 games.
Giannis Antetokounmpo is averaging 30.4 points, 11.9 rebounds and 6.5 assists for the Bucks. Kyle Kuzma is averaging 15.8 points over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Pacers: 8-2, averaging 122.7 points, 46.3 rebounds, 30.4 assists, 8.1 steals and 7.6 blocks per game while shooting 47.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 114.4 points per game.
Bucks: 8-2, averaging 123.3 points, 40.3 rebounds, 28.1 assists, 6.9 steals and 4.5 blocks per game while shooting 52.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 118.5 points.
INJURIES: Pacers: Isaiah Jackson: out for season (calf), Ben Sheppard: day to day (toe).
Bucks: Jericho Sims: out (thumb), Kevin Porter Jr.: day to day (wrist), Gary Trent Jr.: day to day (knee), Damian Lillard: out (calf).
PACERS OPEN QUEST FOR FIRST NBA TITLE VS. FAMILIAR BUCKS
The Milwaukee Bucks won the season series and have the greater postseason experience, but the Indiana Pacers hold the home-court advantage when the rivals tip off an Eastern Conference first-round best-of-seven playoff series Saturday afternoon in Indianapolis.
The Pacers earned the No. 4 seed in the East by virtue of finishing two games ahead of the Bucks, using a 7-1 finish to the regular season to hold off Milwaukee, which won its last eight games.
Indiana will be making just its second trip to the postseason in the last five years. The Pacers eliminated the Bucks, who were missing star Giannis Antetokounmpo, in the first round last year, gaining a key road win in Game 2 before holding serve with home triumphs in Games 3, 4 and 6.
Led by Antetokounmpo, the Bucks turned the tables this season, getting a New Year’s Eve win at Indiana and winning both home games for a 3-1 series win.
Antetokounmpo got the better of Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton, averaging 30.0 points, 12.3 rebounds and 7.5 assists while shooting 65 percent. He had a triple-double in the teams’ first meeting at Milwaukee in November and went for 30 or more points in all three wins.
Haliburton, meanwhile, was held to 18 or fewer points in three of the four head-to-heads. He shot just 3-for-13 and totaled 12 points in the home loss in December.
Both stars enter the postseason on a nice roll. Antetokounmpo averaged a triple-double in his six April outings, trailing only Nikola Jokic (33.2) and Cade Cunningham (33.0) with his 31.8 scoring average. Haliburton averaged a double-double in five games, shooting 51 percent from the field.
Antetokounmpo, whose strained left calf last April ended a seven-year run of playoff appearances, will begin his quest for a second NBA championship without standout sidekick Damian Lillard, who sat out Milwaukee’s final 14 games with deep vein thrombosis in his right calf.
The veteran has been cleared to return to on-court workouts, and is expected to return during the series, but the Bucks have only announced that Lillard won’t play in the opener.
“There’s no limitations at all … other than his lungs and timing and everything else,” Bucks coach Doc Rivers reported after monitoring a workout Thursday. “You don’t miss all that and just jump back in. It’s not like he’s been injured and working out. He’s been injured without working out; that’s hard.”
As opposed to the Bucks, Haliburton’s co-star — Pascal Siakam — enters the postseason running on all cylinders. He averaged 17.8 points in four April contests, shooting 50 percent overall and 46 percent on 3-pointers.
While enjoying overall success on the scoreboard, the Bucks had trouble dealing with Siakam in the regular season. He scored between 20 and 26 points in all four games, shooting 55 percent.
Siakam was the unofficial MVP of last year’s playoff series, leading the Pacers with 22.3 points per game while shooting 55 percent and grabbing a team-high 8.8 rebounds.
The second-year Pacer would love to bring home the franchise’s first championship since an ABA crown in 1973.
“The city, the state … they deserve a win,” he declared. “That’s what I’m thinking about: Just wanting to win, not only for myself and my family, but for the organization, for my teammates.”
INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
GORSKI ROPES WALK-OFF DOUBLE IN 11TH
INDIANAPOLIS – After trailing 3-0 early, the Indianapolis Indians recorded their fourth walk-off victory of the season and second against the Toledo Mud Hens with a towering, game-winning double off the bat of Fishers, Ind. native Matt Gorski in the 11th inning on Friday night at Victory Field.
Ryder Ryan (W, 2-0) dazzled with 2.0 perfect innings and four strikeouts out of the bullpen, stranding the automatic runner at second base both times to set up the victory for Indianapolis (8-8). With Billy Cook in scoring position, Matt Gorski launched the first pitch of Indy’s half of the 11th inning into the right-center gap for the team’s third consecutive win and second via walk-off in the last three days.
Toledo (5-14) started swinging out of the gate, using the wind to its advantage with two homers by Akil Baddoo and David Hensley to take a 3-0 lead through two innings. The Indians slowly began to chip away in the fourth, when Nick Yorke scored the team’s first run on a sacrifice fly by Gorski.
Indy then overcame the deficit completely with a three-run sixth, courtesy of a game-tying single by Nick Solak and go-ahead knock by DJ Stewart. The lead didn’t last long, however, with a run-scoring groundout by Jace Jung knotting the game at 4-4 in the top of the seventh.
Ryan capped a stellar performance by the Indians bullpen in relief of starter Mike Burrows. Yohan Ramírez, Tanner Rainey, Isaac Mattson and Ryan combined for 10 strikeouts across 6.2 one-run innings, with no free bases allowed in the final five frames.
The Indians jumped on the bullpen after Mud Hens starter Wilkel Hernandez exited the game with eight punchouts through 5.0 innings, tagging Chase Lee with all three runs in the sixth. The rest of the Toledo bullpen dueled with Indy, posting 4.0 shutout innings before Brendan White (L, 1-3) gave up the game-winning run.
Tsung-Che Cheng led the Indians offense with three singles, and Gorski followed with a pair of hits and RBI.
Indianapolis will look to clinch a series victory against Toledo on Saturday night at 6:35 PM. RHP Bubba Chandler (0-0, 1.69) will take the mound for the Indians against Mud Hens starter LHP Lael Lockhart (0-2, 7.20).
INDY ELEVEN
#IND-CHS Preview
- Indy Eleven vs. Charleston Battery
Sat., Apr. 19, 2025 – 7 p.m. ET - Carroll Stadium – Indianapolis
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2025 USL Championships Records
Indy Eleven: 1-1-2 (+1), 5 pts; #7 in Eastern Conference
Charleston Battery: 3-2-0 (+2), 9 pts; #4 in Eastern Conference
SETTING THE SCENE
Indy Eleven faces USL Championship Eastern Conference rival Charleston Battery in its second home match in four days.
| IND | CHS | |
| 4 | Games | 5 |
| 8 | Goals | 8 |
| 3 | Assists | 4 |
| 20 | SOT | 23 |
| 7 | Goals Conceded | 6 |
| 15 | Shots Faced | 16 |
| 0 | Clean Sheets | 1 |
SERIES
Saturday is the 12th meeting between Indy Eleven and Charleston, with the Battery leading 5-4-2.
Series 4-5-2 | GF 20, GA 25
The Boys in Blue has scored four goals nine times in eight USLC seasons. The Eleven outscored opponents 32-11 in these matches and have multiple four-goal performances over Charleston (3x) and Birmingham (2x).
- Indy Eleven Four-Goal Games vs. Charleston Battery
June 2, 2023 W 4-0 Away - Oct. 8, 2022 W 4-1 Home
- June 4, 2022 W 4-3 Away
OPEN CUP MAGIC, YEAR 2
Indianapolis- Indy Eleven defender Hayden White celebrated his 30th birthday a day late with the game-winning goal in the 123rd minute off an assist from midfielder Cam Lindley in the Boys in Blue’s 1-0 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Third Round victory over Miami FC in added extra time on Wednesday at Carroll Stadium.
Lindley delivered a perfect corner kick that White flicked home into the right corner of the goal in the final minute of stoppage time in the second 15-minute overtime period. It was White’s first Indy Eleven goal and the 29th career assist for Lindley.
Indy Eleven rekindled its 2024 Open Cup magic when it won four straight matches to reach the Open Cup semifinals. The Boys in Blue will travel to MLS side Philadelphia Union for the Open Cup Round of 32 on Wednesday, May 7 at 7:30 pm on Paramount+
Four Indy players (Reice Charles-Cook, Elliot Collier, Finn McRobb, Brem Soumaoro) made season debuts, with Elvis Amoh, Logan Neidlinger, and Josh O’Brien making their first starts of 2025.
In his Boys in Blue debut, Charles-Cook made six saves in 119 minutes to help record a clean sheet. The Lewisham, England, native was active in added extra time with three saves in the first extra session, including a kick save in the 98th minute on a shot by forward Francisco Bonfiglio.
The Boys in Blue had their best chance in added extra time in the 108th minute when midfielder Bruno Rendon centered to forward Edward Kizza, but his header struck the left goal post.
In the first half, Indy Eleven dominated possession, with the best scoring chance in the 23rd minute when Rendon’s shot off a pass from Collier was punched over the top by Miami keeper Bill Hamid.
- 2025 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Third Round
- Indy Eleven 1:0 Miami FC (aet)
- Wed., Apr. 16, 2025 – 7:30 p.m.
- Carroll Stadium | Indianapolis
- Weather: Sunny, 57 degrees
- Scoring Summary
- IND – Hayden White (Cam Lindley) 120+3′
- Discipline Summary
- IND – Logan Neidlinger (caution) 5’
- IND – Brem Soumaoro (caution) 32’
- MIA – Allen Gavilanes (caution) 42’
- MIA – Nicolás Cardona (caution) 42’
- MIA – Daltyn Knutson (caution) 51’
- IND – Ben Ofeimu (caution) 61’
Indy Eleven line-up: Reice Charles-Cook (Hunter Sulte 120’), Aedan Stanley, Josh O’Brien, Finn McRobb, Ben Ofeimu, Cam Lindley (captain), Logan Neidlinger (Hayden White 64’), Brem Soumaoro (Edward Kizza 64’), Elliot Collier (Maalique Foster 89’), Bruno Rendon, Elvis Amoh (Oliver Brynéus 76’) (Pat Hogan 90’).
Indy Eleven Subs not used: Aodhan Quinn.
QUICK STARTERS
Indy Eleven is tied for second in the USLC in first-half goals with five in four matches this season.
FOSTER EARNS USLC “TEAM OF THE WEEK” HONORS
Boys in Blue forward Maalique Foster has been named to the USL Championship “Team of the Week” for the second consecutive week after his performance Saturday vs. North Carolina FC.
In the 48th minute, Foster showed his speed to catch up to a long ball from just outside his own area from defender Pat Hogan, reaching it just prior to it reaching the endline and centering it to forward Edward Kizza, who buried it with a one-touch finish for his first goal for Boys in Blue.
In the match, Foster led Indy Eleven in chances created (3), crosses attempted (6), and successful dribbles (2), and he was tied for third in shots (2).
On the season, Foster has a goal and an assist, he leads Indy Eleven in chances created (8), and he is third in fouls won (6) while playing 339 minutes and starting all four matches. The Portmore, Jamaica, native is tied for eighth in the USLC in chances created and tied for 14th in assists.
This marks the third time that the 28-year-old Foster has earned “Team of the Week” recognition as a member of the Boys in Blue, as he received that status last week after scoring a goal and after scoring his first Indy Eleven goal vs. El Paso Locomotive in Week 28 last season.
This is the fourth consecutive week that Indy Eleven is represented on the USL Championship “Team of the Week”, with Jack Blake and Pat Hogan in Week 2, Bruno Rendon in Week 3, and Foster in Weeks 4 and 5.
MURPH 10K
Midfielder James Murphy is one of five Indy Eleven players to have been on the pitch for all 360 minutes this season, joining Pat Hogan, James Musa, Aedan Stanley, and Hunter Sulte.
The 27-year-old Murphy became the sixth player on the current Boys in Blue roster to reach the 10,000-minute mark in USLC play on April 5 vs. North Carolina FC.
Murphy is tied for seventh in the USLC in interceptions (7) and he is tied for third on the team in tackles won (5).
The Scotch Plains, New Jersey, native is in his seventh season in the league after beginning his career at Sheffield Wednesday in England.
Team Leaders
- Stat Player Number
- Goals Aodhan Quinn 2
- Assists Blake, Foster, Kizza 1
- Shots Jack Blake 12
- Shots on Target Jack Blake 7
- Chances Created Maalique Foster 8
- Fouls Won Jack Blake 11
- Duels Won Jack Blake 24
- Aerial Duels Won Pat Hogan 17
- Clearances Pat Hogan 40
- Blocks Pat Hogan 3
- Interceptions James Murphy 7
- Tackles Won Quinn, Rendon 6
- Passes Murphy, Quinn 165
- Minutes Hogan, Murphy, Musa, Stanley, Sulte 360
USL CHAMPIONSHIP RANKINGS
- Individual
- Category Player Rank Total
- Shots Jack Blake T4 12
- Clearances Pat Hogan T5 40
- Interceptions James Murphy T7 7
- Aerial Duels Won Pat Hogan T13 17
- Chances Created Maalique Foster T14 8
- Goals Aodhan Quinn T17 2
- Saves Hunter Sulte T17 8
- Assists Blake, Foster, Kizza T18 1
- Team
- Category Rank Total
- First-Half Goals T2 5
- Goals T8 8
- Conversion Rate T8 20%
- Shots T17 47
USL CHAMPIONSHIP HONORS
- Jack Blake
- USL Championship Team of the Week (Week 2 – 3/18)
- Maalique Foster
- USLC Team of the Week – Bench (Week 4 – 4/1)
- USLC Team of the Week (Week 5 – 4/8)
- Pat Hogan
- USL Championship Team of the Week (Week 2 – 3/18)
- Aodhan Quinn
- USLC Goal of the Week nominee (Week 4 – 4/1)
- Bruno Rendon
- USL Championship Team of the Week (Week 3 – 3/25)
COACH SEAN McAULEY
Head coach Sean McAuley earned the USLC “Coach of the Month” last May and he was a nominee for USLC Midseason “Coach of the Year” after leading his team to a 12-match unbeaten streak in a two-month span from April 17 through June 15.
The Sheffield, England, native led Indy Eleven to the 2024 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup semifinals with four straight wins, including a 2-1 victory at MLS-side Atlanta United.
McAuley is in his second season in Indy after previously serving as interim head coach/assistant at MLS-side Minnesota United FC. McAuley helped Minnesota to playoff appearances in his first three seasons, including a trip to the Western Conference Finals in 2020.
In 2015, he hoisted the MLS Cup with the Portland Timbers. McAuley began his playing career with Manchester United and played for Portland Timbers and the Scottish U-21 National Team.
USLC: 15-12-11 | USOC: 5-1-0 | OVERALL: 20-13-11 (.580)
HOME SWEET HOME
Since joining the USL Championship in 2018, Indy has won nearly 60% of its home matches.
Indy is tied for second on the USLC’s home undefeated streak list (regular season) with 28 straight games from 2018-20, and it had 11 consecutive wins at home in that span (T3). In 2019, the club won 13 games at home, which had tied for the most at home in a USLC season. The 43 points at home that season led the league.
- USL regular season home record (2018-25): 53W-33L-27D (.588)
- Carroll Stadium: 27W-25L-17D (.514)
- Lucas Oil Stadium: 26W-8L-10D (.705)
- All competitions record at Carroll Stadium: 60W-47L-34D (.543)
- USLC regular season (2018-25): 27W-25L-17D
- USLC postseason (2018-24): 1W-2L-0D
- U.S. Open Cup (2014-25): 5W-2L-0D
- NASL regular season (2014-17): 26W-18L-17D
- NASL postseason (2014-17): 1W-0L-0D
- Indy Eleven USL Championship History
- 2025: 1W-1L-2D, 5 pts., +1 GD (7th in East)
- 2024: 14W-11L-9D, 51 pts., -1 GD (4th in East)
- – Lost in Eastern Conf. Quarters (3-2 vs. RI)
- 2023: 13W-11L-10D, 49 pts., +8 GD (6th in East)
- – Lost in Eastern Conf. Quarters (5-0 at CHS)
- 2022: 12W-17L-5D, 41 pts., -15 GD (9th in East)
- 2021: 9W-15L-8D, 35 pts, -15 GD (6th/8 in Central)
- 2020: 7W-7L-2D, 23 pts., +2 GD (3rd/4 in Group E)
- 2019: 19W-9L-6D, 63 pts., +19 GD (3rd/18 in East)
- – Lost in Eastern Conf. Final (3-1 in aet vs. LOU)
- 2018: 13W-11L-10D, 49 pts., +3 GD (7th/16 in East)
- – Lost in Eastern Conf. Quarters (4-1 at LOU)
- All-time USL regular season record: 88W-82L-52D (.514)
- Home record: 53W-33L-27D(.588)
- Away record: 35W-49L-25D (.436)
- USL CHAMPIONSHIP REGULAR SEASON GOAL CONTRIBUTIONS
- 4. Neco Brett – 107 (81 goals, 26 assists)
- 4. Jorge Herrera – 107 (72 goals, 35 assists)
- 6. Aodhan Quinn (IND) – 106 (56 goals & 50 assists)*
- AODHAN QUINN USLC ALL-TIME RANKINGS
- Appearances | 266 | 5th
- Assists | 50 | 5th
- Games Started | 252 | 3rd
- Minutes | 22,129 | 3rd
USL CAREER REGULAR SEASON RANKINGS
Individual Rankings (Active Players)
- Appearances
- 2. Alex Dixon (MB) – 278
- 4. Sean Totsch (LOU) – 276
- 5. Aodhan Quinn (IND) – 266
- Assists
- 4. Enzo Martinez (BHM) – 51
- 5. Aodhan Quinn (IND) – 50
- Games Started
- 1. Sean Totsch (LOU) – 266
- 3. Aodhan Quinn (IND) – 252
- Minutes
- 1. Sean Totsch (LOU) – 22,259
- 3. Aodhan Quinn (IND) – 22,129
TEAM HIGH/LOWS
Single-Match Highs
- Shots: 16 | Mar. 29 vs COS
- SOT: 8 | Mar. 15 at MIA
- Possession: 53.4% | Mar. 29 vs COS
- Corners: 11 | Mar. 29 vs COS
Single-Match Lows
- Shots: 8 | Mar. 22 at LEX
- SOT: 3 | Mar. 22 at LEX
- Possession: 32.9% | Mar. 22 at LEX
- Corners: 1 | Mar. 22 at LEX
Opponent Highs
- Shots: 14 | Mar. 22 at LEX, Mar. 29 vs COS
- SOT: 4 | Mar. 15 at MIA, Mar. 22 at LEX, Mar. 29 vs COS
- Possession: 67.1% | Mar. 22 at LEX
- Corners: 8 | Mar. 29 vs COS
Opponent Lows
- Shots: 7 | Mar. 15 at MIA, Apr. 5 vs NC
- SOT: 2 | Apr. 5 vs NC
- Possession: 46.6% | Mar. 29 vs COS
- Corners: 4 | Apr. 5 vs NC
USL CHAMPIONSHIP REGULAR-SEASON PLAYER MILESTONES
- 20,000 Minutes
- Aodhan Quinn – 22,129
- 15,000 Minutes
- James Musa – 17,006
- 10,000 Minutes
- Cam Lindley – 12,457
- Jack Blake – 12,370
Aedan Stanley – 11,705 - James Murphy – 10,034
- Ben Ofeimu – 9,838
- Romario Williams – 9,642
- 250 Appearances
Aodhan Quinn – 266 - 200 Appearances
- James Musa – 206
- 150 Appearances
Jack Blake – 174
Cam Lindley – 164 - Romario Williams – 151
- 100 Appearances
- Aedan Stanley – 134
- Ben Ofeimu – 131
Elliot Collier – 111 - 200 Games Started
- Aodhan Quinn – 252
- 150 Games Started
- James Musa – 194
- 100 Games Started
- Jack Blake – 144
- Cam Lindley – 143
- Aedan Stanley – 130
- Romario Williams – 115
- 60 Goals
- Romario Williams – 60 (19th in USLC history)50 Goals
- Aodhan Quinn – 56 (T 22nd in USLC history)
- 30 Goals
- Jack Blake – 32
50 Assists - Aodhan Quinn – 50
30 Assists - Cam Lindley (28)
- 100 Goals/Assists
- Aodhan Quinn – 106 (56 goals, 50 assists)
- 10 Penalties Converted (attempted)
- Aodhan Quinn – 25 (28)
- Jack Blake – 11 (13)
- Romario Williams – 8 (10)
FUEL HOCKEY
FUEL LOSE HARD FOUGHT GAME 2 IN TOLEDO
TOLEDO – The Fuel took on the Walleye for Game 2 of the first round of the Kelly Cup Playoffs. It was a hard-fought contest, but the Walleye would pull away in the third period and finish the game 5-2.
1ST PERIOD
The Fuel started strong offensively, but it was the Walleye that struck first as Mitchell Lewandowski scored at 3:10 of the first period.
The Fuel kept the offensive pressure and had a chance at 3:34 when the Walleye were called for a delay of game, granting Indy a two-minute power play.
Nothing came from the power play, and the next action would be another Toledo Walleye goal, this time by Jalen Smereck at 11:35, his second of the post-season.
Things started to get chippy at 18:55 when the Walleye’s Conlan Keenan up-ended Kevin Lombardi. Both were assessed with a delay of game, plus an interference minor for Keenan, putting the Fuel on the power play.
The period would end with the Fuel scoreless but heading into the second period on the power play.
2ND PERIOD
At 1:51, just after the second Fuel power play expired, Jesse Tucker intercepted a Walleye pass in the offensive zone, rifled one towards the net, and Matus Spodniak redirected it for the first Fuel goal of the game.
The Fuel would continue the pressure, but Toledo would strike back at 9:34 when Trenton Bliss found the back of the net for his second goal of the postseason.
The fists would start flying at 11:33 when four players were called for roughing, two from each team, including 2024-25 ECHL MVP Brandon Hawkins for the Walleye and Kevin Lynch for the Fuel. Neither team would lose a player and would continue 5-on-5.
At 17:04 of the second period, Ethan Manderville took it one-on-one and flipped a wrist shot top shelf for his first career playoff goal in his first career playoff game.
The second would end with the Walleye leading 3-2 and the shots favoring Toledo in the period 10-8.
3RD PERIOD
A calm third period for the first half until D.J. King and Nolan Moyle received matching minors at the 13:00 minute mark, triggering a 4-on-4 for two minutes.
25 seconds later, Nick Grima and Brandon Kruse received matching minors. The game would continue 4-on-4. Tack on a tripping call against Nathan Burke at 14:19, and Toledo would receive their first power play of the game in a 4-on-3 situation.
At 15:40, the Walleye would convert as Mitch Lewandowski sent home his second of the postseason.
With just over three minutes remaining, the Fuel pulled Ben Gaudreau, only to have Kevin Lynch be called for cross-checking at 16:55, leading to a Brandon Hawkins goal, giving him his fourth point of the night.
The final score would be 5-2 Walleye, and they would take a commanding 2-0 series lead heading into two games on the road in Indy.
INDIANA FEVER
INDIANA FEVER EXERCISE OPTION ON FORWARD ALIYAH BOSTON
INDIANAPOLIS (April 18, 2025) — The Indiana Fever has exercised the fourth-year rookie scale contract option for forward Aliyah Boston, it was announced Friday.
Selected with the No. 1 pick in the 2023 WNBA Draft, Boston has averaged 14.2 points, 8.6 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.2 blocks over her two seasons with the Fever. Unanimously selected as the WNBA Rookie of the Year in 2023, a season in which she became the first rookie to lead the WNBA in field goal percentage (57.8 percent), Boston has also been honored as a WNBA All-Star during both of her two professional seasons.
INDIANA BASBEALL
MOORE MAGIC AT THE BART
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – It’s never easy winning on a Friday night in the Big Ten.
The Indiana Baseball team (21-17, 11-8) has faced its fair share of tough left-handed pitchers this season. But maybe none as tough as Maryland southpaw Kyle McCoy. Through seven innings, he was virtually untouchable. That was until IU got him to the eighth inning. From there, it was all Hoosiers.
The comeback on Friday (April 18) night began with back-to-back hits from freshman first baseman Jake Hanley and junior second baseman Tyler Cerny. Freshman outfielder Hogan Denny drove in the first pair of runs. The next set to score came on a two-run blast from freshman shortstop Cooper Malamazian. Redshirt sophomore outfielder Korbyn Dickerson tied the game with a RBI single.
IU called on veteran pitcher Ben Grable (W, 4-1) in the ninth inning to keep the game tied. He was nails with two strikeouts and a flyout to give the home team a chance to win. With two on and two outs, freshman third baseman Will Moore came through with his biggest hit to date. He smoked a 2-2 pitch into left-center field to complete the 7-6 comeback win over Maryland at Bart Kaufman Field.
The late game heroics couldn’t have happened without the services of senior southpaw Ryan Kraft and redshirt sophomore Jacob Vogel on the mound. Those two covered six innings of relief while allowing just two runs. Kraft threw a season high 91 pitches and recorded 13 crucial outs. Simply put – the win doesn’t happen without him.
It was the third walk-off win of the season in the ninth inning or later for IU this season and the second during the conference slate. Both walk-off wins at Bart Kaufman Field have come via a freshman bat. Moore is the latest to play the hero – his base knock coming after going hitless in his first four at-bats.
The Hoosiers will turn to ace right-hander Cole Gilley for tomorrow’s game against the Terrapins. IU will look to win its third Big Ten series of the season and continue its climb up the league table. First pitch is tentatively scheduled for 2:00 p.m. ET.
Scoring Recap
Top Second
Eddie Hacopian did some early damage in the second inning. He hit a line drive into the wind gust that went over the center field wall for a grand slam.
Maryland 4, Indiana 0
Top Third
With IU reliever Ryan Kraft in the game, Jacob Orr singled through left side to score Hollis Porter and Maryland’s fifth run of the game.
Maryland 5, Indiana 0
Bottom Third
Jake Hanley got IU on the board in the third inning with a ground ball fielder’s choice in the four hole.
Maryland 5, Indiana 1
Top Seventh
The visitors were finally able to get to Kraft in the seventh with a double Alex Calarco getting the Terrapins back in the scoring column.
Maryland 6, Indiana 1
Bottom Eighth
IU’s furious rally started in the eighth with back-to-back hits from Hanley and Tyler Cerny. Hogan Denny was able to bring those guys around to score on a RBI single over the shortstop. Cooper Malamazian came through with a massive two-run blast over the bullpen. Korbyn Dickerson was able to tie the game on a hard chopper single to third base.
Maryland 6, Indiana 6
Bottom Ninth
After Ben Grable hung a big zero in the top of the frame, Will Moore delivered a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth inning. It was IU’s third walk-off win in the ninth inning or later this year.
Indiana 7, Maryland 6
Top Hoosier Performers
#20 Dickerson, Korbyn
3-5, RBI, 2B
#29 Kraft, Ryan
4.1 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 K
#11 Moore, Will
1-3, R, RBI
Inside the Box Score
• IU’s offense had six hits and scored six runs in the final two innings.
• The Hoosiers went without an error in the ballgame.
• The bullpen for IU threw seven innings and allowed just two runs.
Notes to Know
• Senior pitcher Ryan Kraft moved into the top-five in program history with his 76th career appearance on the mound for the Hoosiers. He moved out of a tie for fifth with Chris Wilson (75 – 1997-2000) and into a select group of reliable arms in IU history. He now needs just four appearances to become the fifth Hoosier with at least 80 in school history.
• IU won its third game of the season on a walk-off in the ninth inning or later. Sophomore catcher T.J. Schuyler did it against Northwestern (Single – Feb. 24), freshman outfielder Hogan Denny had the winner against Ohio State (Single – March 14) and freshman third baseman Will Moore had the honors on Friday night against Maryland (Single – April 18).
• The bullpen for the Hoosiers ate seven crucial innings on Friday evening. Kraft, redshirt sophomore Jacob Vogel and graduate student Ben Grable combined to record 21 outs while allowing just two runs. Grable was nails in the ninth with a pair of punchouts in the heart of the Maryland order. IU has allowed more than seven earned runs just one time in the month of April.
• Redshirt sophomore outfielder Korbyn Dickerson had three hits in the win – making him the first player in the Big Ten this season to reach 60 hits. It was his 18th multi-hit game of the season. 10 of those have been games with more than two base knocks.
Up Next
The Hoosiers continue the weekend slate with Maryland tomorrow (April 19th) at a scheduled start of 4:00 p.m. ET. All the games this weekend will be broadcasted on B1G+. The series with Maryland can also be heard on the Indiana Sports Radio Network via IUHoosiers.com/Audio.
INDIANA SOFTBALL
INDIANA TOPS NO. 22 NEBRASKA IN LINCOLN
LINCOLN, Neb. ––– After losing the lead in the fourth inning, Indiana used a four-run burst in the top of the sixth inning to pull ahead and secure a comfortable 6-2 win over No. 22 ranked Nebraska on Friday night at Bowlin Stadium.
The ranked road win puts Indiana at 29-12 overall and 8-7 in the Big Ten.
INDIANA 6, NEBRASKA 2
KEY MOMENTS
• It was all defense in the first inning as a total of seven hitters went up to bat across both teams with only one runner reaching first.
• The Hoosiers threatened to score in the top of the second with pinch runner Peyton Drummond reaching third before Nebraska got out of the inning on a flyout to right.
• Jenae Berry kept the game at 0-0 with a strikeout of Ava Bredwell to end the second inning.
• Indiana opened the scoring in the top of the third when Avery Parker singled to left center to bring home Alex Cooper and make it a 1-0 game.
• Emerson Cope put Nebraska up with a 2-run home run in the bottom of the fourth inning.
• Cooper tied the game at 2-2 with a single to center field and VanBrandt scoring in the top of the sixth to start the inning’s rally.
• Later in the inning, Taylor Minnick doubled to the left center gap and cleared the bases to give Indiana a 5-2 advantage.
• Indiana added an insurance run in the top of the seventh when Josie Bird hit a sacrifice fly and brought VanBrandt home to extend the lead to 6-2.
NOTABLES
• Minnick’s double tied the program’s single-season (19) and career records (54).
• The win marked the Hoosiers’ second ranked victory of the season. Indiana also defeated No. 18 Ohio State (March 31).
• Four Hoosiers had an RBI: Minnick (3), Parker (1), Bird (1), Cooper (1).
• Berry and Copeland held Nebraska to just four hits on the night.
• Copeland improved her season record to 13-5 in the circle.
UP NEXT
Indiana will play the second of the two games tomorrow at 2 p.m. to close out the short series at Bowlin Stadium.
PURDUE SOFTBALL
SOFTBALL WINS IN 12 INNINGS, CLINCHES THE SERIES
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue (24-17, 7-8 Big Ten) took both games in the doubleheader against Illinois (18-22, 4-10 Big Ten) on Friday, 6-2 in game one and 1-0 in a 12-inning game two.
Julia Gossett led the Boilermakers in game one, pitching eleven strikeouts and going four-for-four at the plate. Purdue registered six runs on seven hits.
Kendall Klochack pitched 7.2 innings in the circle in game two, before Madi Elish took over to finish. Ashlynn Campbell had a career-high eight assists in the field while Khloe Banks’ hit in the twelfth inning walked it off for Purdue.
BOILER BITS (vs Illinois Game 1)
Offensive Highlights:
Alivia Meeks: 3-for-3, 1 RBI, 1 R, 2 H, 1 HBP
Ashlynn Campbell: 2-for-3, 1 R, 2 H
Julia Gossett: 4-for-4, 1 RBI, 2 R, 3 BB, 1 SB
Pitching Breakdown:
Julia Gossett (W, 7-7): 7.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 11 K, 30 BF
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Fighting Illini made some noise in the top of the first, but Gossett stranded two runners with a huge strikeout to end the inning and the threat. The Boilers went down in order at the bottom of the first.
To start the second, Illinois put back-to-back runners aboard with hit by pitches and moved them over on a sacrifice bunt for just the first out of the inning. The Illini plated the first two runs of the game with a double to left center to go out ahead in the top of the inning. To lead off the bottom of the second, Gossett put herself on first after an error from the Illini shortstop. Gossett would then come around to score the first run for the Boilers after an RBI single from Meeks.
In the bottom of the third, the Boilers tied up the game after a single from Campbell, who scored on a triple from Moriah Polar, her fourth of the year. The fourth inning saw no hits from either side, keeping the score even.
Gossett struck out three batters to send Purdue back to the plate in the fifth frame. Bases were loaded after three walks, and Maura Condon went in with a bloop single over shortstop, sending Polar to score and put the Boilermakers ahead. Delaney Reefe and Gossett scored afterward, capitalizing on an Illini error and a wild pitch to put Purdue ahead by three runs.
Illinois got two runners on base at the top of the sixth, but were stopped in their tracks with a Boilermaker double play and a strikeout by Gossett to hold the score. The lead strengthened at the bottom of the inning with one more run on two hits. In the seventh, three pop flies were caught by the Boilers, giving them the win 6-2 in game 1.
BOILER BITS (vs. Illinois Game 2)
Offensive Highlights:
Alivia Meeks: 2-for-5, 1 R, 1 H, 1 HBP
Jordyn Ramos: 2-for-5, 1 2B, 2 H
Khloe Banks: 2-for-6, 1 RBI, 2 H
Ashlynn Campbell: 2-for-5, 2 H
Pitching Breakdown:
Kendall Klochack: 7.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 K, 29 BF
Madi Elish (W, 9-5): 4.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 K, 18 BF
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Illinois started game two with a double to right centerfield, but Purdue came back with three outs to leave the batter on base. The Boilers went down in order at the bottom of the first. The Boilers were ready to play in the field, taking down the next three Illini batters quickly. A double down the third base line by Sage Scarmardo put Purdue’s first hit of the game on the scoreboard, but she was left on base.
The Boilers slipped in the third inning with two errors helping put two runners on base, but the damage was stopped with outs to end the inning. Ashlynn Campbell had a single up the middle, but wasn’t able to score in the frame. The fourth and fifth innings brought sets of three-up, three-down outs.
The sixth inning put down Illinois with three quick outs. Purdue took the plate and immediately had bases loaded with three hits from Campbell, Banks, and Polar, but they were unable to get a run on the board. The game stayed scoreless through the seventh inning, with only one hit from each side.
The eighth inning left three Illini runners on base, the game still tied up. The Boilermakers went down in order in the bottom of the frame. In the ninth inning, Campbell had a game-changing play at shortstop, picking up the ball and throwing home to tag out a potential Illini run. The game went back and forth with no scores until the twelfth inning. Meeks singled out to centerfield, and Ramos pushed her to third with a double down the third base line. A clutch hit up the middle by Khloe Banks sent Meeks to score, giving Purdue the walk-off win, 1-0.
UP NEXT:
Purdue will play Illinois for the final game of the series tomorrow, Saturday, April 19, at 2 p.m. ET. The game will be live on B1G+.
PURDUE BASEBALL
PENN STATE SCORES 10 UNANSWERED RUNS TO TAKE SERIES OPENER
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Logan Sutter hit his 10th home run of the season vs. a pitcher that had surrendered just one long ball on the season, but Penn State responded with 10 unanswered runs while scoring in five consecutive innings to take the series opener with Purdue Baseball 10-2 Friday.
The Nittany Lions (23-13, 11-8 Big Ten) improved to 9-1 in series openers this season behind staff ace Ryan DeSanto. Sutter connected for his Big Ten-leading 17th double as well as the two-run homer off DeSanto, who had conceded just nine extra-base hits in 44 1/3 innings entering the night.
The game was tied 2-2 through four innings before Penn State blew it open with consecutive crooked numbers, scoring three in the bottom of the fifth and four more the following frame.
Down 5-2 in the top of the sixth, consecutive hit batters to begin the inning led to the end of the night for DeSanto (7-1). But a strikeout and an inning-ending double play followed as the Boilermakers (23-14, 5-11 Big Ten) could not capitalize on the scoring opportunity.
Six of Penn State’s 13 hits went for extra bases, including the first four. Purdue starter Carter Doorn struck out five and did not issue a walk over four innings. But PSU scored eight times against the Boilermaker bullpen. Freshman Joe Trenerry finally put a zero on the board again in the bottom of the eighth, working a 1-2-3 frame vs. PSU’s 3-4-5 hitters. He struck out PSU’s 2-3-4 hitters in order while retiring all four batters he faced.
Breck Nowik singled twice in his first collegiate start at second base. Camden Gasser reached safely in his first two plate appearances and was aboard when Sutter went deep in the top of the third.
The series continues Saturday at 2 p.m. ET.
NOTRE DAME BASEBALL
IRISH TAKE SERIES-OPENER AGAINST CARDINAL
STANFORD, Calif. – The Notre Dame baseball game erased an early deficit and battled their way to a 9-3 win at Stanford in the series opener on Friday night.
The Cardinal plated a run in the bottom of the first before Carson Tinney cut down a runner trying to steal third for the second out of the inning. An easy grounder was fielded by Estevan Moreno as the Irish limited Stanford to one run in the inning.
Davis Johnson led off the top of the second with a single to center field. Parker Brzustewicz put a ball in play, and an error on the throw allowed Johnson to move to third while Brzustewicz moved to second. Two batters later, Estevan Moreno used a sacrifice fly to right field to drive in Johnson to tie the game at 1-1.
Jack Radel retired the side in order in the bottom half of the inning to flip the game to the third. Brady Gumpf started the top of the third with a bouncer single up the middle. Carson Tinney then drilled a two-out opposite-field home run to right field to put Notre Dame ahead 3-1.
Gumpf made a highlight-reel diving catch in right field in the bottom of the third, and Tinney closed out the inning by cutting down the second runner of the game trying to steal for the third out to maintain the 3-1 lead. Tinney repeated that effort with another perfect throw to second to catch a third Stanford runner trying to steal in the bottom of the fourth as Notre Dame continued to lead 3-1.
Jack Radel rang up a pair of batters with strikeouts in the bottom of the fifth to keep the two-run advantage intact. The bottom of the sixth saw the Cardinal put a pair of runners on base with no one out. Connor Hincks tracked down a pop up in shallow right field for the first out, but a double down the left field line plated a run and put two runners into scoring position. Radel dialed up his fourth strikeout of the game to put two away, and Radel induced a warning track fly out to center field to limit the Cardinal to one run in the inning.
Connor Hincks led off the top of the seventh with a double to the left-center gap. Estevan Moreno punched a single up the middle as Hincks came around from second to score on the play. Brady Gumpf had a laser down the left field line to drive in Moreno, and the Irish went ahead 5-2.
Ricky Reeth came on in relief in the bottom of the seventh for the Irish after the quality start by Jack Radel. After the lead-off man reached on a hit, Reeth induced a ground out before getting the next two outs with a strikeout and a fly ball.
Carson Tinney and Davis Johnson drew back-to-back walks to start the eighth inning, and Parker Brzustewicz was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Estevan Moreno was hit by a pitch with one out to push a run across for a 6-2 lead. Brady Gumpf delivered a big two-RBI single to push the advantage to 8-2.
Ricky Reeth retired the side in order in the eighth as the game moved to its final frame.
DM Jefferson led off the ninth with a single before stealing both second and third to get into scoring position quickly. Carson Tinney drew a walk, and a wild pitch allowed Jefferson to score while Tinney moved to second for a 9-2 lead.
The Cardinal plated a run in the bottom of the ninth, but the Irish closed the door on Stanford for a 9-3 victory.
Jack Radel earned his third-consecutive win on the mound after going 6.0 with four strikeouts and scattering three hits with one earned run. Ricky Reeth picked up his second save of the season by closing out the final 3.0 innings and striking out a pair.
Brady Gumpf went 3-for-4 at the dish with three RBI and a run. Estevan Moreno was 2-for-2 with three RBI and a run. Carson Tinney belted a home run, walked twice, and drove in two while scoring twice. DM Jefferson had a hit, two stolen bases, and scored a run, and Davis Johnson had a hit, scored twice, and walked twice. Connor Hincks added a double and scored a run, and Parker Brzustewicz scored once.
The Irish (18-17, 5-14 ACC) take on the Cardinal for game two of the three-game series on Saturday. The game begins at 2:00 p.m. PT/5:00 p.m. ET.
NOTRE DAME SOFTBALL
IRISH COME UP SHORT TO #17 DUKE
DURHAM, N.C. – The Notre Dame softball team gave 17th-ranked Duke everything it could handle, but fell by one run for a second-straight night to the Blue Devils. Notre Dame is now 20-26-1 on the year and 6-14 in ACC play.
Caroline O’Brien led off the game with a single back up the middle. After she advanced all the way to third on a Duke error, Addison Amaral hit a sacrifice fly to center field to drive in O’Brien and the first run of the game.
In the bottom half of the inning, Micaela Kastor notched a strikeout for the first out. With a runner on first, the junior induced a ground ball to Amaral at short, who slid her foot across second base and fired the ball over to Kaia Cortes at first to turn the eighth double play of the season for the Irish. Notre Dame led 1-0 after the opening frame.
Kastor and Duke starter Dani Drogemuller went back-and-forth with scoreless innings in a pitching duel. Neither pitcher allowed a walk throughout the game.
The Irish threatened in the top of the fifth. Back-to-back singles from Anna Holloway and Jane Kronenberger with no outs had Notre Dame threatening. But Drogemuller was able to pitch around the threat and keep the Irish off the board.
Duke was able to scrape across a run in the bottom of the fifth on an RBI single up the middle to take a 2-1 lead.
Kastor bounced back after that, striking out two in the bottom of the sixth to keep it a one run game. She finished with five strikeouts in a complete game effort.
Drogemuller finished a complete game of her own in the bottom of the seventh with a 1-2-3 inning.
The series finale will take place tomorrow at 1 p.m. and will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra.
BUTLER BASEBALL
BULLDOGS RALLY TO RECORD ROAD WIN AT GEORGETOWN
Butler scored nine runs over the final two innings at Georgetown to claim a 15-11 win against the Hoyas at Capital One Park.
Scoring opened up right away in this one with Danny Barbero hitting a three-run home run to highlight a four-run first inning for the ‘Dawgs. Georgetown would regain the lead in the second inning, scoring six runs off just one hit. Their lead grew 11-6 heading to the top of the eighth inning.
Tommy Townsend hit a three-run home run in the eighth to make the game 10-11 and Jack Moroknek would lead off the ninth with a solo home run to knot the score at 11-11. RBI singles by Ryan Drumm and Zach Munton followed to make the game 13-11 and Tate Foxson would single to right to score two more runs taking us to the final of 15-11.
Foxson also earned the win on the mound, improving to 2-2. He threw the final two innings and limited the Hoyas to just two hits.
The offense was highlighted by Drumm, Jack Bello and Barbero who all had three hits each. Barbero had four RBI’s and AJ Solomon scored four runs.
With the series now tied, the two teams will play for the weekend win tomorrow at 1 p.m.
BUTLER MEN’S TENNIS
BUTLER FALLS IN THE QUARTERFINALS OF THE BIG EAST TOURNAMENT
On Friday afternoon the Butler Men’s Tennis team fell to Xavier in the quarterfinals of the BIG EAST Tournament. Xavier will advance to the semifinals.
Butler was able to win the doubles point thanks to wins on courts 1 and 2. All 3 matches went to a tiebreaker. On court 2 Arnesh Singh and Riccardo Baldi defeated Alexander Kotarski and Christian Gonzalez 7-6 (8-6). Xavier took the match on court 3. On court 1, the duo of Nicolas Arts and Rahulniket Konakanchi took down Ryan Cahill and Pascal Mosberger 7-5 in their tiebreaker, clinching the doubles point for the Dawgs.
As for singles play, Xavier was able to win 4 of the 6 matches. The Musketeers won on courts 2, 3,4, and 6. The match on court 6 was the match that clinched the win for Xavier. On court 5, Nicholas Shirley defeated Kyle Totorica 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. Over on court 1, senior Patrick Joss won his final match as a Dawg. Joss beat Ryan Cahill 6-4, 6-2.
With the loss, Butler’s season has come to an end.
Results Xavier 4 Butler 3
Singles
No 1 Patrick Joss (BUT) def Ryan Cahill (XU) 6-4, 6-2
No 2 Pascal Mosberger (XU) def Riccardo Baldi (BUT) 6-3, 7-6
No 3 Alexander Kotarski (XU) def Nicolas Arts (BUT) 6-3, 6-4
No 4 Christian Gonzalez (XU) def Rahulniket Konakanchi (BUT) 6-4, 3-6, 7-5
No 5 Nicholas Shirley (BUT) def Kyle Totorica (XU) 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
No 6 Andrew Spurck (XU) def Aidan William (BUT) 7-6, 7-5
Doubles
No 1 Nicolas Arts / Rahulniket Konakanchi (BUT) def Ryan Cahill / Pascal Mosberger (XU) 7-6
No 2 Riccardo Baldi / Arnesh Singh (BUT) def Christian Gonzalez / Alexander Kotarski (XU) 7-6
No 3 Kyle Totrica / Charlie Temming (XU) def Patrick Joss / Nicholas Shirley (BUT) 7-6
BUTLER SOFTBALL
BUTLER SOFTBALL SECURES SERIES OVER VILLANOVA
INDIANAPOLIS – The Butler softball team split a double header with Villanova but secured the series, two games to one. The Bulldogs (23-19, 12-9 BIG EAST) took the first game of the Friday’s twin bill, 4-1, but the Wildcats (23-20-1, 12-6 BIG EAST) responded in the final game of the series with an 8-0 win in five innings.
Prior to the first pitch, Butler recognized its four graduates: Paige Dorsett, Ella White, Sydney Carter, and Kayla Noerr.
Game 2: Butler 4, Villanova 1 (7 innings)
Butler started strong, scoring three runs in the first inning. Cate Lehner singled and later advanced to third. She beat the throw home as Ella White reached first on a fielder’s choice, and White then advanced on a passed ball. After Makena Alexander drew a walk, Paige Dorsett put the ball in play and moved White and Alexander to third and second. Olivia Moxley then doubled down the left field line, pushing them home and giving the Dawgs a 3-0 lead.
In the second inning, Kieli Ryan got things started with a double. Paxton Law pinch ran, and she advanced to third on a Lehner single. Hailey Conger put the ball in play, and Law slipped by the tag at home. Butler was up, 4-0.
In the sixth, Villanova used a double, a walk, and a single to score its only run of the game.
Katie Petran (6-5) posted a complete-game victory in the circle. In 7.0 innings, she allowed one run on eight hits and three walks with five strikeouts.
Game 3: Villanova 8, Butler 0 (5 innings)
Villanova scored two in the second, four in the fourth, and two more in the fifth to shutout the Bulldogs in five innings.
Rylyn Dyer (6-7) started in the circle for Butler and took the loss. In 4.0 innings, she allowed six runs on nine hits and a walk with one strikeout. Kayla Noerr (1.0 IP, 2R, 3H) pitched the fifth and final inning.
Bulldog Bits
Katie Petran’s complete-game victory was her third this season. With six overall wins, she has 21 in her career.
Olivia Moxley’s double was her seventh this season and the 11th of her career.
Kieli Ryan’s double was her third this season and the 13th of her career.
Cate Lehner stole three bases on the day. She now has 32 this season and 75 in her career.
Up Next
Butler hosts USI for a midweek contest before traveling to Seton Hall for its final BIG EAST series of the season.
BUTLER WOMEN’S TENNIS
ST. JOHNS BEATS BUTLER IN BIG EAST TOURNAMENT QUARTERFINALS
Cayce, S.C.- St. Johns defeated Butler in the quarterfinals of the BIG EAST Tournament by a score of 5-0.
St. Johns was able to win the doubles point thanks to wins on courts 2 and 3. On court 1, Chase Metcalf and Brooke Arington had their match halted due to the results of the other matches. They were tied with Alicia Gomez and Noemi Babikova 5-5.
As for singles play, St. Johns won the matches on courts 2, 4, 5, and 6 in straight sets. Those wins for the Johnnies were enough to win the match 5-0. St. Johns will advance to the semifinals.
With the defeat, Butler’s season has come to an end.
Results St. Johns 5 Butler 0
Singles
No 1 Victoria Papadopoulou (SJU) vs Chase Metcalf (BUT) 6-3, 4-4 unfinished
No 2 Moemi Babikova (SJU) def Norah Balthazor (BUT) 6-2, 6-1
No 3 Katie Beavin (BUT) vs Nicoline Sartz-Lunde (SJU) 5-5 unfinished
No 4 Charlotta Buss (SJU) def Brooke Arington (BUT) 6-0, 6-2
No 5 Sandra Dzhambazov (SJU) def Lauren Cook (BUT) 6-1, 6-2
No 6 Alicia Gomez (SJU) def Emma Beavin (BUT) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles
No 1 Chase Metcalf / Brooke Arington (BUT) vs Alicia Gomez / Noemi Babikova (SJU) 5-5 unfinished
No 2 Sandra Dzhambazov / Giulia Bizzari (SJU) def Norah Balthazor / Lauren Cook (BUT) 6-2
No 3 Nicoline Sartz-Lunde / Alexandra Nielsen (SJU) def Emma Beavin and Jordan Schildcrout (BUT) 6-2
BUTLER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
ARIZONA STATE TRANSFER MALLORY MILLER MOVES ON TO BUTLER
6-4 forward Mallory Miller joined the Butler women’s basketball program this week by signing an athletic aid agreement with the Bulldogs. Miller missed the 2024-25 campaign with an injury giving her three more years of eligibility at Butler.
“Mallory has the potential to be a real matchup problem in the BIG EAST,” Head Coach Austin Parkinson explained. “She is a post with deep range from three, but at the same time has quality back to the basket moves. With her high basketball IQ, I think she will be able to facilitate action from the high post as well.”
At 6-4, Miller is the tallest transfer to land with Butler this week. She joins Gabby Wilke (South Dakota), Nevaeh Jackson (Valpo), Saniya Jackson (Valpo), and Caroline Dotsey (Maine) as newcomers to the program to bolster the 2025-26 roster.
As a freshman at Arizona State, Miller played in every game and started in the final four games of the season. All three of her double-figure scoring games came against Pac-12 opponents.
Miller scored a season-high 15 points and pulled down eight rebounds in 30 minutes of action at Washington State. She also played very well against Washington recording seven points, 10 rebounds and three blocks.
Originally from South Dakota, Miller attended Wolsey-Wessington High School and was a finalist for Miss Basketball as a senior after averaging 18.5 points, 9.5 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game. Those numbers allowed her to be recognized as the Media Group Girls Basketball Player of the Year.
Miller earned First Team All-State honors in 2023, leading Wolsey-Wessington to a 22-3 overall record. She scored 20 points and pulled down 15 rebounds in their state semifinal appearance.
CAROLINE DOTSEY TO CONTINUE COLLEGIATE CAREER AT BUTLER
6-2 forward Caroline Dotsey is the newest member of the Butler women’s basketball program. The Maine transfer signed an athletic aid agreement this week to join the Bulldogs for the upcoming 2025-26 season.
“Caroline’s productivity per minute was incredible last season,” Head Coach Austin Parkinson stated. “I love the fact that some of her biggest games came against the best competition on their schedule. Caroline is a versatile four who can shoot the three and is explosive to the rim in triple threat.”
Dotsey will have two years of eligibility remaining, having spent the first two at Maine. She is the fourth transfer to join the program this week joining Nevaeh and Saniya Jackson from Valparaiso and Gabby Wilke from South Dakota.
Last season at Maine, Dotsey averaged 9.7 points and 2.9 rebounds per game. She shot 41 percent from the field and connected on 35 percent of her attempts from behind the arc to end the year with 38 triples.
Dotsey erupted with a career-high 30 points in a game at New Hampshire in January. She ended the year having scored in double figures 14 times in 31 games played. Other outstanding individual efforts came against Stonehill and UMass Lowell. Dotsey made a career-high five 3-pointers in her 26-point game at Stonehill and dropped 20 points on 8-of-10 shooting at home vs. the River Hawks.
During her prep career at Haverford High School, Dotsey averaged 16.9 points, 9.3 rebounds, and 1.0 blocks per game as a senior. She was recognized as the All-Delaware County Player of the Year, the All-Central League Player of the Year, and the All-Main Line Player of the Year.
A Gatorade Player of the Year finalist, Dotsey guided Haverford to their first Central League Championships since 2012 and ended her career as the program’s second all-time leading scorer (1,360) and the all-time career rebound leader (859).
IU INDY WOMEN’S TENNIS
WOMEN’S TENNIS EARNS FIRST HORIZON LEAGUE VICTORY OVER MILWAUKEE
MILWAUKEE – The IU Indy women’s tennis team fought their way to a thrilling 4-3 victory over Milwaukee on Friday afternoon, marking the Jaguars’ first Horizon League win of the season.
The Jaguars, now 3-10 overall and 1-4 in Horizon League play, rallied in singles after dropping the doubles point. Milwaukee grabbed early momentum by taking two of the three doubles matches, including a narrow 7-5 win at the No. 3 spot.
IU Indy’s lone doubles win came from the duo of Elle Kotre and Calli Sokolowski, who edged out Milwaukee’s pair, 7-5, at No. 2 doubles.
In singles play, the Jaguars bounced back with four singles wins. Emma Dell set the tone at No. 1 singles with a 6-3, 6-3 win. Sokolowski won in straight sets at No. 4 singles, 6-2, 6-3 while Grace Lampman put the Jags within one of the win at No. 5 singles, 6-2, 6-3. Kotre then followed her with a 7-5, 6-2 win at No. 3, sealing the final and deciding point for IU Indy.
The Jaguars will close out the regular season tomorrow when they travel to Chicago State for a 1:00 PM first serve.
IU INDY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
JAGS SIGN TRANSFER ARIANA WILLIAMS FOR UPCOMING SEASON
INDIANAPOLIS – The IU Indianapolis women’s basketball team announced the addition of Ariana Williams on Friday. The sophomore transfer from Chicago, Illinois spent this past season at Penn State.
“We are thrilled to welcome Ariana to our program,” said head coach Kate Bruce. “She will bring versatility, and a diverse skill set that we believe will make an immediate impact on our team.”
“We’re excited to help her continue to grow as a player and person, and we can’t wait to see all that she’ll accomplish in our program. We see a bright future for Ariana in Indianapolis!”
The 6-foot-2 forward spent her freshman season playing for the Penn State Nittany Lions. Williams competed in seven games with a season-best four points and four rebounds in nine minutes against Southern California.
She finished her high school career at Example Academy, leading her team to a runner up finish in the City Championship. In 2022-23, Williams helped Example to a 30-5 record while leading it to its first sectional championship in 30 years. She also played at Kenwood Academy during the 2021-22 season where she averaged seven points and four rebounds per game to lead the team to a 21-7 overall record.
Williams is set to join the Jags prior to the 2025-26 season.
JAGUARS ADD TRANSFER E’ZARIA ADAMS TO 2025-26 ROSTER
INDIANAPOLIS – The IU Indy women’s basketball announced the signing of transfer E’Zaria Adams to the 2025-26 roster. Adams spent the past two seasons at Eastern Florida State College.
“We are absolutely excited to welcome E’Zaria to our program,” said head coach Kate Bruce. “Her dedication, work ethic, and passion for the game are exactly what we need to continue building a championship culture.”
“This young woman brings not only talent but an unwavering commitment to growing and competing at the highest level. I have no doubt she will make an incredible impact on our team, and I can’t wait to see her thrive as part of our family!”
Adams, a 5-foot-9 guard from West Palm Beach, Florida, joins the Jaguars after playing here first two seasons at Eastern Florida State College. During her sophomore campaign, she averaged 11.3 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 31 games played. She totaled a season-best 26 points with seven rebounds against Florida Southwestern State College.
As a freshman, she played in 32 games, starting in six, averaging 7.4 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.5 assists.
BALL STATE BASEBALL
GO-AHEAD HOMER BY BEVIS AND BIG DAY FROM GREGO LEAD CARDINALS TO COMEBACK VICTORY IN SLUGFEST AT BOWLING GREEN
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Ball State baseball team rode a go-ahead home run by Blake Bevis and a big day at the plate from Dylan Grego to take a 23-18 comeback win over Bowling Green on Friday afternoon at Steller Field.
The Cardinals (28-12, 14-3 Mid-American Conference) trailed after every inning entering the ninth, but Bevis blasted a two-run shot to right field to score himself and John Colligan, and Grego later drilled a grand slam for his third home run of the day and ninth RBI to give the Cardinals some breathing room. Garrett Harker shut down the Bowling Green offense in the bottom half of the frame to secure the win for the visitors.
Ball State scored twice in the first inning, with Grego scoring on a wild pitch and Garrett Arnold bringing home Nick Husovsky on an RBI single to give the Cardinals a 2-0 lead. Bowling Green responded with six tallies in the bottom of the frame, and both teams would go on to score multiple runs in each half inning through the top of the fifth.
The trio of Zach Leduc, Jaden Bitter and Harker allowed only two runs in the final five innings to the Falcons on a windy day with fly balls gusting out. Harker struck out two in two innings, entering the eighth with no outs and a runner on second base, to improve his record to 4-1 on the year.
Grego’s first blast of the day was a three-run shot in the second to get the Cardinals within a run at 6-5. Ben Giovannetti, Gavin Balius and Alex Richter later hit RBI singles in the third to close the gap on the hosts’ lead to 11-8.
Ball State plated three more runs in the fourth on a Husovsky solo homer, Ty Davis RBI single and Clay Jacobs sacrifice fly. Richter hit a solo shot and Giovannetti added another RBI knock in the fifth that made the score 16-13 in the Falcons’ favor.
The Cardinals’ last 10 runs of the day scored via the long ball, as Davis blasted a two-run shot to left in the seventh and Grego a two-run homer to right in the eighth to set up the ninth inning heroics.
Grego joined Davis as Cardinals with three home runs in a game this season, and his nine RBI were the most by a Ball State baseball player since Sean Kennedy had nine on April 15, 2017, also against Bowling Green. Grego was revealed to be on the watch list for the Brooks Wallace Award honoring the nation’s top shortstop earlier in the afternoon.
Seven different Cardinals had multiple hits on the day, with Grego going 4-for-6 and Husovsky 4-for-7, while Giovannetti and Balius hit safely three times each.
“Our boys ‘never say die’ attitude carried us to victory,” Ball State head coach Rich Maloney said. “So many times we could’ve died, but the boys kept battling. Dylan Grego had a historic day with three home runs and nine RBI. Blake Bevis hit the two-run homer to give us the lead in the ninth. Garrett Harker was outstanding in relief. A lot of guys contributed to our success. A wild baseball game for sure. Thankful we pulled it out.”
The two teams are set for a 2 p.m. rubber match on Saturday.
INDIANA STATE BASEBALL
ACES WALK-OFF SYCAMORES TO EVEN THE SERIES ON FRIDAY NIGHT
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Every Indiana State rally on Friday evening was equaled by Evansville with Matt Flaherty’s walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth the final counter as the Sycamores fell in the second game of the weekend series at German American Bank Field, 6-5.
The Sycamores (20-18, 8-6) rallied back to even the game up at 5-5 in the top of the ninth inning against Evansville (12-25, 6-8) reliever Drew Fieger with Jeremy Martinez sparking the stretch with a leadoff single through the right side. With Jordan Austin in to pinch-run, the redshirt sophomore took second base on a wild pitch, and then advanced to third on a passed ball to stand 90 feet from the plate.
After Jackson Taylor was hit by a pitch to put runners at the corners, Fieger uncorked a wild fastball that hit the backstop on the fly allowing Austin to slide home ahead of the relay and tie the game up at 5-5.
The Sycamores called on Colby Morse (2-3) to take the mound in the bottom of the frame, while Evansville countered with pinch-hitter Flaherty. The Indiana State right-hander worked a 2-2 count against the Evansville batter, before Flaherty was able to loft the ball up into the wind with it carrying over the left field wall for the game-winning solo home run.
Every inning Indiana State scored in the contest, Evansville matched as both teams put runs across the plate in the first, second, fourth, and ninth innings.
Carter Beck was the early offense for the Sycamores scoring a run in the first inning and driving in an RBI in the second. Thomas Emerich added a two-run home run over the wall in left field to provide early power for the Indiana State hitters.
Emerich went 3-for-4 from the plate with a pair of RBIs in leading the Indiana State offense on the day. Carter Beck added a pair of hits, while Jackson Taylor doubled as the Sycamores out-hit the Aces 9-8 on the day.
Ty Brooks went the first 4.0 innings in the contest allowing six hits and five runs while striking out three. Jack Armstrong continued the strong Sycamore outings out of the bullpen striking out four of the first five batters he faced on his way to posting 3.2 innings with a career-high six strikeouts. Zac Laird pitched out of a high-leverage situation in the eighth with a strikeout before Morse took over in the ninth.
Ty Rumsey recorded three of Evansville’s eight hits in the contest and drove in a pair of RBIs to lead the Aces. Harrison Taubert scored twice, while Evan Waggoner doubled.
Kevin Reed went 7.0 strong innings in the start for the Aces allowing eight hits and four runs while striking out four. Fieger went the final 2.0 innings with a trio of strikeouts to record the victory.
How They Scored
Indiana State took the early 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning as Carter Beck singled to right field, stolen second base, moved to third on an Andrew Ortiz fly out, and then scored on Carlos Pena’s RBI grounder back up the middle.
The Aces tied the game up in the bottom of the frame as Brodie Peart singled home Ty Rumsey to even the score at 1-1.
Beck continued to have the hot bat with an RBI single through the right side of the infield scoring Jackson Taylor in the top of the second inning, but the Indiana State rally ended as the final out came on a relay to the plate that caught Thomas Emerich attempting to score to keep it a 2-1 game.
Evansville went up 3-2 in the bottom of the second as Evan Waggoner doubled in Harrison Taubert, while Rumsey singled home Waggoner to put the Aces ahead.
Emerich swung the lead back to the Sycamores as the graduate student hammered the first pitch he saw in the top of the fourth inning connecting on a two-run home run over the left field wall scoring Taylor to put Indiana State ahead 4-3.
The Aces responded with two runs in the bottom of the inning as Drew Howard singled home Taubert, while Rumsey brought home Howard with an RBI base hit to put Evansville ahead 5-4.
The Sycamores tied the game up in the top of the ninth inning as Jordan Austin slid home on a wild pitch to even the game up at 5-5.
Evansville walked it off in the bottom of the inning as Matt Flaherty pinch-hit and led off the inning with a solo home run over the left field wall to provide the final 6-5 scoring margin.
News & Notes
Carlos Pena’s on-base streak (31) and hitting streak (10) came to an end on Friday evening as the senior went 0-for-4 from the plate with an RBI.
Jackson Taylor ran his on-base streak to 19 consecutive games after going 1-for-3 with a hit-by-pitch and a pair of runs scored.
Evansville’s Matt Flaherty’s solo home run in the ninth inning marked the third time in the 2025 season the Sycamores have been walked off on the year. Previous losses include opening day against Wagner (3-2, Feb. 14) and Belmont (10-8 (10), Apr. 6). All three walk-off losses have been via home run.
Jack Armstrong recorded a career-high six strikeouts over 3.2 innings of work. The Sycamore bullpen has gone 6.1 innings over the weekend series allowing two hits while striking out 13 to date against the Purple Aces.
Thomas Emerich’s two-run home run in the fourth inning marked his second home run of the 2025 season and first since he homered off the left field foul pole on April 6 against Belmont.
Up Next
Indiana State and Evansville close out the weekend series tomorrow evening with first pitch set for 6 p.m. ET at GAB Field. The game is set to be carried live on ESPNU and 105.5 The Legend.
INDIANA STATE SOFTBALL
SYCAMORES SWEEP FRIDAY DOUBLEHEADER AT BRADLEY
PEORIA, Ill. – Indiana State softball clinched the series with a 3-2 win over Bradley in Game 1, followed by a dominant 4-0 shutout in Game 2, completing the Friday sweep.
Game One: Indiana State 3, Bradley 2
Indiana State softball opened the weekend series with a thrilling 3-2 win over Bradley Friday afternoon, using a clutch two-out rally in the seventh inning to take Game 1.
Hailey Griffin (8-7) earned the win in the circle after tossing 6 strong innings. The senior allowed nine hits and two earned runs while striking out two and issuing no walks.
She also reached a season milestone in the second inning, recording her 100th strikeout of the year when she got Comstock swinging for the first out.
Cassi Newbanks closed the door with a clean seventh inning to earn her second save of the season. The senior faced four batters and needed just 19 pitches to seal the win.
The game remained scoreless through the first three innings. Bradley recorded the first hit in the bottom of the third, but the Sycamore defense made quick work of the threat, retiring the next two batters.
Indiana State broke through in the top of the fourth. With two outs and runners on, Sophie Esposito delivered a clutch RBI double down the line, scoring Brailey Mills and pushing Hannah Welch to third. The hit gave the Sycamores a 1-0 lead.
Bradley answered in the bottom half of the fifth, tying the game at 1-1 on an RBI single from Breeding that plated Welsh.
The Braves then took a 2-1 lead in the sixth when Kennedy doubled to right center, bringing home Schlosser.
The Sycamores showed grit in the top of the seventh. Down to their final out, Lauren Marsicek lined a single to center field, scoring Morggan Goodrich to tie the game.
An error in the outfield allowed Madison Poulson to score as well, putting Indiana State in front 3-2.
Newbanks took over in the circle in the bottom of the seventh. Bradley’s DeRolf reached third base after a fielding error and two groundouts, but the Sycamores’ defense stood strong. Newbanks got the final out to end the rally and lock in the victory.
Game Two: Indiana State 4, Bradley 0
The Sycamores capped off a dominant Friday showing in Peoria with a 4-0 shutout victory over Bradley, completing the doubleheader sweep.
Indiana State got things rolling early in Game Two, striking first in the opening frame. Morgan Goodrich reached and came around to score on a groundout by Hannah Welch, giving the Sycamores a 1-0 lead. The offense put additional runners in scoring position with just one out but couldn’t capitalize further, stranding two.
Lauren Sackett set the tone in the circle with a dominant start, retiring the Braves in order in the bottom half of the inning, including back-to-back strikeouts to open up the frame.
In the top of the second, Peyton Simmons sparked the offense again with a leadoff single to right. After a fielder’s choice and base advancement, Lauren Marsicek continued her strong day at the plate, driving a single through the left side to plate a run.
Indiana State wasn’t done yet—Isabelle Saylor scored on a throwing error by the catcher to push the lead to 3-0.
Defensively, the Sycamores stayed sharp, with Saylor making a heads-up play in the bottom of the second to throw out a runner at first and strand two Braves on base.
Indiana State added another insurance run in the fourth. Simmons led off with her second hit of the game, and Saylor later drew a walk. Goodrich followed with a single to advance both runners.
A hit-by-pitch to Livi Colip loaded the bases, and Welch showed patience at the plate, drawing a walk to bring in Simmons and make it a 4-0 game.
The Sycamores saw production up and down the lineup in game two against Bradley, led by Morgan Goodrich who went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and a walk. Peyton Simmons added two hits, including a double, and reached base three times.
Lauren Marsicek delivered an RBI single, while Hannah Welch drove in two runs and drew a walk. Livi Colip, Sophie Esposito, and Luci Kapelka each added hits as well, helping Indiana State rack up eight total.
Sackett threw a complete game on Friday, surrendering just two hits and two walks while striking out four and keeping the Braves scoreless in the victory.
PURDUE FT. WAYNE TRACK
JOSIAH BIRD BREAKS SCHOOL RECORD AT GIBSON INVITATIONAL
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The Purdue Fort Wayne men’s track & field team finished day two of Indiana State’s Gibson Invitational on Friday (April 18).
Freshman Josiah Bird broke the discus throw school record for the second time this season, beating his previous record by 2.25 meters for a new personal record of 50.03 meters. The Indiana native’s mark ranks third among Horizon League competition. Senior Zyler Johnson set a personal record in the event, throwing a 46.92 meter mark for eighth in the league. Hunter Crew recorded a 46.83 meter throw.
Brevin Miller set a personal record in the javelin throw, tossing a HL best 56.02 meters. Indiana native Alex Evans threw a 43.77 meter mark in the event. Denton Jacobs tossed for 38.98 meters.
Darius Atkins, Bird, Crew, Michael Drohosky, Ambrose English, Troy Golden, Tyler Hess, Johnson, Damien Keys, Ezra Lewellen, Cody Loshe, Miller, Jack Mills, Jonas Morris, Noah Morris, Cainen Northington, Andrew Roman, Jaylin Springer and Logan Teichman will compete in day three (April 19) of the Gibson Invitational.
PURDUE FT. WAYNE BASEBALL
‘DONS RECORD 21 HITS IN LOSS TO NKU
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Purdue Fort Wayne baseball team scored in seven different innings on Friday (April 18) afternoon but fell 19-14 to Northern Kentucky in Horizon League competition at Mastodon Field.
Camden Karczewski had a home run, two doubles and a single in the contest. The Mastodons last held the lead in the seventh inning at 12-9. Augusto Schroeder and Karczewski each hit a home run in a six-run first inning. Grant Sawa hit a solo home run in the third and Ryan Jenkins homered in the fifth.
Every Mastodon had a hit. Six ‘Dons had multiple hits and four earned multiple extra-base hits. The Mastodons’ 21 hits tied for third in the Division I era program history for most hits in a game.
The Mastodon pitching staff recorded 15 strikeouts, tying for a school record for most strikeouts in a game during the program’s NCAA Division I era. It is the fifth time the ‘Dons have fanned 15 batters in a game.
Rex Stills (1-3) came out of the bullpen for Purdue Fort Wayne (6-30, 5-11 Horizon League) and took the loss.
The game featured 10 home runs with Northern Kentucky (21-16, 9-8 Horizon League) recording six. Logen Devenport and Josh Williams each had two. Williams finished 4-of-6 with seven runs batted in. Bobby Bartlett got the win for Northern Kentucky, throwing 1.2 innings.
The two teams will conclude the three-game series on Saturday (April 19) in a 1 p.m. start.
PURDUE FT. WAYNE SOFTBALL
ZIMPLEMAN HOMERS TWICE AT RMU
MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. – Robert Morris won two softball games over Purdue Fort Wayne on Friday (April 18) 6-0 and 6-4.
GAME 1: Robert Morris 6, Purdue Fort Wayne 0
Robert Morris was particularly effective from the circle in game one, holding the Mastodons scoreless for the first time since March 1, and just the second time all season.
Addison Zimpleman broke up the no-hitter in the fifth inning when she doubled to center field. Grace Hollopeter and Brooke Lickey later added a single each.
Robert Morris took the lead in the second inning with a solo home run and never trailed.
Alanah Jones threw 3.2 innings and recorded four strikeouts. Gracie Brinkerhoff threw 2.1 innings of relief with three K’s. Madison DeVault picked up the complete game victory with 11 strikeouts.
GAME 2: Robert Morris 6, Purdue Fort Wayne 4
Zimpleman’s two home runs highlighted game two for the Mastodons. She had a two-run homer in the third inning and a solo shot in the sixth, both over the center field wall and onto the massive hill past RMU’s field.
Zimpleman’s two-run shot in the third put the ‘Dons on the board first. Hollopeter singled up the middle three ABs later to bring home Minton, who had singled on shortly before. This put the ‘Dons up 3-0 on the Colonials before RMU started its comeback.
RMU scored one in the fourth then three in the fifth on a three-run homer. In the sixth, Zimpleman responded with another homer of her own to tie it at four. From there though, RMU methodically singled its way to the go-ahead runs.
Freshman Aubrey Zachary threw 4.2 innings with two strikeouts in a no-decision. Jones threw 1.1 with two strikeouts and suffered the loss. Kaitlyn Molitoris got the win in 3.0 innings of relief.
Purdue Fort Wayne fell to 13-22 and 9-8 in Horizon League play. RMU improved to 22-13, 14-5. The two squads will meet again on Saturday (April 19) for one game at noon.
EVANSVILLE BASEBALL
FLAHERTY HELPS UE BASEBALL TO WALK-OFF WIN OVER INDIANA STATE
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Graduate pinch hitter Matt Flaherty (Lake Zurich, Ill. / Bellarmine) was the walk-off hero for the second time this year at German American Bank Field in the University of Evansville baseball team’s 6-5 win over the Indiana State Sycamores.
After struggling at the plate in the first game of the series, the Purple Aces offense answered with eight hits and six runs on Saturday. UE tied the series with the late-game victory as Flaherty added his third home run of the year. Lead-off hitter and centerfielder Ty Rumsey (Evansville, Ind. / North HS) had a big night for Evansville as he led the team with three hits and two RBIs.
“Flaherty had the big walk-off to get us back in this series tonight,” said Head Coach Wes Carroll. “[Starter Kevin] Reed was outstanding on the mound as well. Tomorrow is a great opportunity to create some momentum to the season!”
The bats were hot early for both sides, as the teams’ matched results in the first inning, with one run scored and one left on base. The only difference between the top and the bottom was that the Aces got two hits instead of one from Rumsey and designated hitter Brodie Peart (Markham, Ontario). It was a similar second inning, as Indiana State added a run on two hits and a fielder’s choice to go up 2-1.
UE was able to answer back and then some in the bottom of the second as the team scored in its first two at-bats. Right fielder Harrison Taubert (Casper, Wyo. / Northeast CC) was hit by a pitch for the first time to lead off the second while catcher Evan Waggoner (Bedford, Ind. / Bedford North Lawrence HS) put a double down the left field line, scoring Taubert. Waggoner took second base on a wild pitch and scored Evansville’s second run of the inning on a single from Rumsey.
The Aces kept the lead for just over an inning as both offenses went down in order in the third inning. But the Sycamores were able to answer in the top of the fourth as their first baseman hit a two-run shot with two outs on the board. Indiana State had the 4-3 lead going into the bottom of the fourth, but UE again pulled out a two-run inning to get back in front.
Similar to the second inning, Taubert was hit by a pitch to take first to lead off Evansville. The next two Aces batters flew out to left as UE created some two-out magic of its own.
Third baseman Drew Howard (Ferdinand, Ind. / Forest Park HS) hit a long single up the middle, giving Taubert enough time to score the tying run. Howard stole second for his fifth steal of the year during Rumsey’s turn at the plate. After watching two pitches miss the zone, Rumsey scorched a ball into right center as Howard crossed home for the go-ahead run.
Neither team found the score sheet again over the next four innings. Evansville’s defense turned double plays in three straight innings while starting pitcher Kevin Reed (Martinsville, Ind. / Martinsville HS) and reliever Drew Fieger (Fort Mitchell, Ky. / Lincoln Trail CC) combined for five strikeouts. But it was a different story in the ninth inning as the Sycamores had a lead-off single become a run to tie the game.
Heading into the bottom of the ninth, the Aces were looking for the game-winning run. And they got it in their first at-bat of the inning. Flaherty faced four pitches before he crushed a ball past the left field wall to give UE the 6-5 victory over Indiana State.
Fieger earned the win for Evansville, improving his record to 2-3 and dropping his ERA to an even 8.00. While starter Reed had another great performance on the mound for the Aces. Through seven innings of work, he scattered eight hits with four runs, two walks, and four strikeouts to bring his season ERA back under six to 5.94. UE also had five other batters record a hit on Friday aside from Rumsey, with four also bringing in RBIs.
The series winner will be decided on Saturday evening as Evansville and the Sycamores battle on national television. The 5 p.m. game will be broadcast on ESPNU for the Aces’ first-ever home game on a network broadcast from Charles H. Braun Stadium. The rubber match will feature junior right-hander Owen Byberg (Barrie, Ontario) for UE as he leads the team in ERA at only 4.57.
EVANSVILLE SOFTBALL
SOFTBALL FALLS TO RACERS IN ROAD DOUBLEHEADER
MURRAY, Ky. – Murray State staged a pair of late rallies to take both ends of the doubleheader against the University of Evansville softball team on Friday afternoon at Racer Field.
Game 1 – Murray State 6, UE 4 – Box Score
Trailing by a 4-2 margin the top of the 7th, the Purple Aces rallied to tie the game, but a 2-run walk-off home run gave the Racers the victory in the seventh.
Taylor Howe opened the scoring in the top of the third. After hitting a double to begin the inning, she scored on a fielder’s choice by Eliza Piggott. Murray State fought back, scoring three times in the bottom of the third. Miriah Powell hit a solo home run in the fourth to cut the deficit in half and make it a 3-2 game.
Murray State added an insurance run on a sacrifice in the bottom of the sixth to make it a 2-run game entering the 7th. Morgan Adams and Piggott opened the inning with walks before both advanced on a sac bunt by Zoe Frossard. Brooke Voss brought in pinch runner Dori Brown on a sac fly before Powell’s single to center tied the game to score Keghan Pye.
Just when it looked like UE seized the momentum, the Racers opened the bottom of the 7th with a walk before Hannah Sutton’s home run ended the game. UE finished the game with seven hits as Kynadee Warner went 3-4. Gracie Hollingsworth suffered the loss throwing the complete game. She gave up six runs, four of which were earned.
Game 2 – Murray State 5, UE 2 – Box Score
Scoring three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning, the Racers broke a 2-2 tie to finish with a 5-2 win in the second end of the doubleheader.
UE loaded the bases in the top of the first looking to take an early lead as Taylor Howe doubled with Niki Bode and Morgan Adams walking to load the bags with no outs. Two runners were thrown out at home before a fly out ended the inning. Murray State broke through with a pair of runs in the bottom of the frame to jump in front.
The score remained two until the top of the fourth when the Purple Aces tied it up. Zoe Frossard scored on an error before Kynadee Warner scored on a double from Howe. Looking to retake the lead, MSU loaded the bases with two outs. Miriah Powell made a huge diving catch to end the inning and keep it tied.
Unfortunately, the Racers offense got back to work in the sixth scoring three runs as UE committed a pair of errors. Evansville went down in order in the top of the 7th to end the game.
Kate Ridgway made the start and threw the complete game. Five runs scored but just one was earned. UE had four hits in the game with two coming from Howe. The Aces look to take the third game on Saturday with first pitch slated for 1 p.m.
SOUTHERN INDIANA SOFTBALL
EAGLES COMPLETE HOME SWEEP FRIDAY AGAINST SKYHAWKS
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Softball corralled its second series sweep of the season on Friday when the Screaming Eagles defeated the University of Tennessee at Martin in a doubleheader, 2-0 and 6-2, at USI Softball Field.
Southern Indiana’s (13-21, 10-9 OVC) sweep over UT Martin (14-26, 6-14 OVC) was also its second at home, as USI’s first sweep this season came at home in late March against Tennessee Tech University. The sweep also moved the Screaming Eagles up to fifth and a half game back of fourth in the Ohio Valley Conference standings through Friday’s slate of games.
Game one on Friday began with an interesting first inning, as both teams threatened with runners in scoring position but were kept off the scoreboard. After the opening frame, the contest became a pitcher’s duel like Thursday’s series opener.
After a quick first-inning pitching change for UT Martin, Skyhawks freshman pitcher Natalie Kreuziger and USI freshman Kylie Witthaus battled to keep the game scoreless into the fifth inning.
Southern Indiana tallied the first run on the heels of consecutive passed balls in the bottom of the fifth inning. The Screaming Eagles doubled their lead to 2-0 later in the frame on a sac fly by freshman Grace Huffman.
Although UT Martin threatened in the top of the seventh inning and brought the potential go-ahead run to the plate, Witthaus locked down the series-clinching win and her third shutout of Ohio Valley Conference play.
Witthaus (5-7) struck out four in the stout outing in the pitching circle. At the plate, USI collected five hits, including a two-hit game by junior outfielder Caroline Stapleton. Senior outfielder Kennedy Nalley had a hit and scored a run.
Kreuziger (4-5) was charged with the loss after tossing 4.1 innings in long relief, allowing two runs and striking out six.
Southern Indiana wasted no time getting on the scoreboard in game two, taking a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning when sophomore outfielder Kate Satkoski doubled to the left-center gap to drive home senior infielder Whitley Hunter and Nalley.
USI’s bats continue to click in the second inning, as a two-RBI hit by sophomore infielder Sydney Long doubled the Eagles’ advantage to 4-0.
UT Martin notched a run in the third and another in the fourth to cut USI’s lead in half, but Southern Indiana held the Skyhawks right there for their only runs of the game.
The Screaming Eagles added insurance in the home half of the sixth inning when Long doubled down the right-field line to score two more runs to build USI’s advantage back up to four, 6-2, and help secure the win and series sweep.
Long led USI’s offense in game two with two hits and four RBIs. Sophomore catcher Alyssa Mumaw also had a two-hit game and scored twice. Satkoski finished with the other two RBIs. Collectively, the Eagles posted 10 hits.
On the pitching side, senior pitcher Josie Newman (8-13) picked up her second win of the series behind another complete game. The right-hander held UT Martin to two runs off six hits and struck out six batters.
After UT Martin’s junior pitcher Ashtyn Green (7-9) nearly matched Newman in Thursday’s series-opening pitcher’s duel, the Screaming Eagles knocked Green out early in Friday’s series finale. Green was charged with the loss after giving up four runs in 1.2 innings.
Following Easter weekend, the Screaming Eagles hit the road Tuesday for a midweek tilt at Butler University. First pitch Tuesday in Indianapolis, Indiana, is set for 3 p.m. CT. USI will return to Ohio Valley Conference action next weekend on the road at Southeast Missouri State University. Coverage information can be found at usiscreamingeagles.com.
SOUTHERN INDIANA BASEBALL
USI SPLITS WITH SIUE
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – University of Southern Indiana Baseball split a doubleheader with Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Saturday at Roy E. Lee Field. The Screaming Eagles took the opening game, 13-11, but dropped the nightcap, 11-5.
USI is 17-22 overall and 8-7 in the OVC, while SIUE is 17-21, 10-5 OVC.
GAME 1:
USI junior designated hitter Cole Kitchens hit three home runs and had seven RBIs, and junior leftfielder Patrick McLellan made a game-saving catch in the ninth to get the Eagles a 13-11 game in the opener. The victory snapped USI’s six-game losing streak that followed six-straight wins.
In a battle of the long ball that featured a combined eight home runs and 26 hits, USI and SIUE changed leads four times before Kitchens put USI into the lead for the final time. The junior designed hitter finished the opening game with a three-for-four performance, three runs scored, three home runs, and seven RBIs. Kitchens also finished game one by increasing his team-high home run total to nine.
USI pounded out 12 hits in the victory with junior catcher Micajah Wall tying Kitchens for the team lead in hits with three, while senior center Khi Holiday hit USI’s fourth home run of the contest.
On the mound, freshman right-hander Marshall Loch posted his first win of the season in relief. Loch (1-2) threw 1.1 innings, allowing one run on one hit and striking out one.
Senior right-hander Ian Anderson picked up his second save of the season by throwing the final two innings. Anderson blanked the Cougars on one hit and struck out three.
Junior right-hander Blake Kimball started and received a no-decision. Kimball allowed nine runs on 10 hits, while striking out three in four-plus frames of work.
GAME 2:
USI junior designated hitter Cole Kitchens hit his fourth home run in a nightcap losing cause to SIUE, 11-5, in the nightcap.
The Eagles, for the third-straight game, jumped out in front with a tally in the first. The Cougars bounce back to sprint out in front, 4-1, with a four-spot third.
After SIUE increased the lead to 6-1, USI would claw back to within three runs in the fifth (6-3) and seventh (8-5). The fourth and fifth runs came on Kitchens’ two-run shot in the seventh.
Kitchens finished the day six-for-nine with four runs scored, nine RBIs, and four home runs.
On the bump, junior left-hander Jake Porter started and took the loss. Porter (2-3) allowed six runs on seven hits, while striking out three.
Up Next for the Eagles:
USI concludes the nine-game road swing by visiting Saint Louis University April 22 at 3 p.m. The Billikens are 22-16 and host Virginia Commonwealth University this weekend before hosting USI.
The USI-SLU series is tied, 2-2, after the Eagles took the first meeting of this spring, 11-4.
The Eagles return to the friendly surroundings of the USI Baseball Field April 23 when they host Bellarmine University to start a four-game homestand.
VALPO SOFTBALL
STRONG PITCHING, TIMELY HITS FOR SOFTBALL IN WIN AT BELMONT
A three-run third inning was punctuated by a timely two-out hit from Lyna Vasquez (Moreno Valley, Calif./Valley View), and Azalya Lopez (Corona, Calif./Eleanor Roosevelt [MSU Moorhead]) and Erin Metz (Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton North) took care of the rest in the circle as the Valpo softball team earned a 3-1 win over second-place Belmont Friday afternoon in Nashville, Tenn.
How It Happened
Valpo threatened to open the scoring in each of the first two innings, putting two on with two out in the first and then loading the bases with two away in the second. But the Beacons were unable to take advantage of either opportunity, stranding five runners over the two frames.
The third time was indeed the charm for the Beacon offense. Lopez got things started with a one-out double to the wall in left-center, and two pitches later, Kayden Krug (Milford, Ohio/Mount Notre Dame) knocked a pitch back up the middle to plate Lopez and give Valpo the lead.
After the second out of the inning, Kaia Garnica (Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield Central) beat out an infield single to pass the bat. Kyndal Shively (Bloomington, Ill./University) then watched five pitches go by to draw a walk and load the bases for Vasquez.
The junior fouled off the first two pitches she saw, but yet again, the third time proved to be the charm. Vazquez’s poke at the 0-2 pitch dropped into shallow center, just out of the reach of a diving effort from the Belmont center fielder, and when the dust settled, Krug and pinch-runner Kaiah Fenters (Speedway, Ind./Speedway) had crossed the plate and Vasquez was standing on second with a two-run double and the Beacons leading 3-0.
Meanwhile, Lopez was in the midst of a stretch of retiring eight straight in the circle — a run which ended with a hit batter and a walk with two outs in the fourth. The next Belmont batter, representing the potential tying run, sent a fly ball to deep left, but Lauren Sena (McHenry, Ill./McHenry) tracked it down near the wall to maintain the 3-0 lead.
Valpo got a runner into scoring position in each of the next two innings, but did not add to its lead. Lopez pitched around a one-out single in the fifth, but the Bruins finally got to her for the first time in the sixth with a one-out solo homer.
With the 3-1 advantage heading into the bottom of the seventh, Lopez got a foul out from the leadoff hitter before the Beacons went to Metz out of the pen. The rookie walked the first batter she faced, but bounced back to get a grounder and then closed things out with a fly ball.
Inside the Game
Friday’s win came over a Belmont squad which entered the game in second place in the MVC standings and came into the weekend 57th nationally in RPI.
This marks the second straight season the Beacons have defeated the Bruins.
Vasquez’s two-run two-bagger doubled her RBI output for the season, as she entered the game with just two driven in. In fact, the junior’s last RBI had come back on Feb. 21.
Kim Rodas (San Bernardino, Calif./Cajon) went 2-for-3 at the plate for her second consecutive multi-hit game and her fifth of the season. Lopez went 2-for-4 with a double as well, her sixth multi-hit game this year.
Madison Vrastil (Oak Forest, Ill./Andrew) reached base twice as well with a hit and a walk, and also registered a stolen base, making her a perfect 14-for-14 this season on the basepaths.
For as good as her performance at the plate was Friday, Lopez was even more impressive in the circle. The junior went 6.1 innings, giving up just three hits and one run as she improved to 8-10 on the season.
Lopez’s start in the circle was her first since starting at pitcher March 28 against Evansville. After that game, she had appeared in relief in 11 consecutive games before sticking to second base for all seven innings yesterday.
Metz recorded her fourth save of the year by picking up the last two outs, matching Lopez’s season total — both of which are tied for sixth in a single season in program history. As a team, Valpo’s eight saves this year are just one off the program single-season record.
Metz made her 38th appearance of the season in the circle, seventh-most in a single season in program history.
Next Up
Valpo (18-23, 7-12 MVC) takes to the field for the rubber game of the three-game set with Belmont Saturday afternoon at noon.
VALPO BASEBALL
MURRAY STATE PULLS AWAY ON BLUSTERY DAY AT EMORY G. BAUER
On a day where the wind was howling out at Emory G. Bauer Field, visiting Murray State breezed by the Valparaiso University baseball team 16-2 in seven innings on Good Friday afternoon. Redshirt junior Patrick Ilitch (Detroit, Mich. / University Liggett) homered to continue his recent surge and provide a Beacon bright spot.
How It Happened
The leadoff batter of the game hit a wind-aided home run to make it 1-0 in favor of the guests (or should we say, in favor of the gusts).
Murray State scored four times in the second, three in the third and one in the fourth to build up a 9-0 lead. It went from bad to worse from a Valpo perspective when the Racers scored seven more in the top of the sixth to make it 16-0.
Ilitch ripped a two-run homer in the bottom of the sixth to help the Beacons dodge the shutout, but Valpo could not muster up any further offense.
Inside the Game
The best work on the mound came from senior Kolt Davis (Johnson, Neb. / Johnson-Brock), who was not charged with any runs in his 1 1/3 innings while working around a hit and two walks. He pitched a scoreless top of the seventh on a day where goose eggs were few and far between.
Ilitch homered for the second straight game and has four home runs in the last four games. He has six total long balls for the season and seven for his collegiate career.
Senior Liam Patton (Barrington, Ill. / Warsaw) had two of the team’s six hits. He owns multiple hit games in each of the first two games in the series and three of his last four.
Nine of Murray State’s 13 hits went for extra bases including two homers and a double by Conner Cunningham, the ninth hitter in the order.
Up Next
The Beacons (8-25, 3-11 MVC) and Racers will round out the series on Saturday at 1 p.m. at Emory G. Bauer Field. Admission is free and the game will air on ESPN+.
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“SPORTS EXTRA”
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
April 19
1900 — The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Boston Braves 19-17 in 10 innings to set a major league record for most runs scored by two clubs on opening day. The Braves scored nine runs in the ninth inning to put the game into extra innings.
1920 — Al Schacht, who later became the “Clown Prince of Baseball,” was all business in pitching the Senators to a 7-0 victory over the Philadelphia Athletics.
1938 — Emmett Mueller of the Phillies and Ernie Koy of the visiting Dodgers each homered in their first major league at-bats as Brooklyn defeated Philadelphia 12-5.
1949 — The New York Yankees unveil a granite monument to Babe Ruth.
1956 — The Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 in 10 innings at Jersey City’s Roosevelt Stadium, the first major league game held in New Jersey.
1960 — Roger Maris makes his New York Yankees debut.
1981 — In an International League night game, the Rochester Red Wings and Pawtucket Red Sox played to a 2-2 tie through 32 innings before play was suspended at 4:07 a.m. The game was completed later in the season with Pawtucket scoring the winning run in the 33rd inning of the longest game in professional baseball history.
1987 — Rob Deer hit a three-run homer to tie the score and Dale Sveum won the game with a two-run shot as the Milwaukee Brewers rallied for five runs in the ninth inning to beat the Texas Rangers 6-4 and set an American League record with their 12th straight victory to start the season.
1996 — Juan Gonzalez homered and drove in six runs as Texas beat Baltimore 26-7. The Rangers scored 16 runs in the eighth inning — one short of the modern major league mark — and scored the most runs by an AL team in 41 years.
1997 — A major league game is played in Hawaii for the first time.
2002 — Jeff Cirillo of the Seattle Mariners ties a major league record with 99 consecutive errorless games played at third base.
2004 — Seattle became the third team since 1974 to win a game on a balk in extra innings, edging Oakland 2-1. With runners on first and third and two out in the bottom of the 14th inning A’s reliever Justin Duchscherer was called for a balk to score Quentin McCracken from third.
2012 — Curtis Granderson hit three home runs in the first four innings and matched a career high with five hits, sending the New York Yankees to a 7-6 victory over the Minnesota Twins.
2012 — The Houston Astros set a franchise record by hitting three triples in a five-run first inning on the way to an 11-4 victory over Washington. Jose Altuve, Brian Bogusevic and Matt Downs had the triples off Edwin Jackson.
2022 — The Padres are the first team to announce a deal to have advertisements on their uniforms, as they will sport the logo of Motorola on their jersey sleeves starting next season.
2023 — The Oakland Athletics sign a binding agreement to buy a plot of land near the famous strip in Las Vegas, NV, with the plan of building a $1.5 billion ballpark with a partially retractable roof there. The A’s lease with the city of Oakland, CA for the aging Oakland Coliseum expires after the 2024 season, and negotiations to find a new site for a ballpark in the East Bay area over the past decade have proved futile. The new digs could be ready by 2027.
2024 — Travis d’Arnaud hits three homers including a grand slam to lead the Braves over the Rangers, 8 – 3. He is the first catcher with a three-homer game for the Braves since Dale Murphy in 1979.
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April 20
1910 — Addie Joss of Cleveland pitched the second no-hitter of his career, a 1-0 win over the White Sox in Chicago.
1912 — Fenway Park was opened in Boston and the Red Sox defeated the visiting New York Highlanders, later known as the Yankees, 7-6 in 11 innings. Tiger Stadium in Detroit also opened its doors as the Tigers defeated the Cleveland Indians 6-5.
1916 — The Chicago Cubs played their first game at Weeghman Park — renamed Wrigley Field in 1926 — defeating the Cincinnati Reds 7-6 in 11 innings.
1920 — Manager Gavvy Cravath of the Philadelphia Phillies inserted himself as a pinch hitter and beat the New York Giants with a three-run homer, 3-0. It was his last home run in the majors.
1937 — Gee Walker hit for the cycle on opening day to lead the Detroit Tigers to a 4-3 win over Cleveland. Walker hit the cycle in reverse order: home run, triple, double, single.
1938 — Cleveland’s Bob Feller pitched the first of 12 career one-hitters, beating the St. Louis Browns 9-0.
1939 — In his first major league game, Ted Williams hit a 400-foot double in four at-bats as the Boston Red Sox lost 2-0 to New York at Yankee Stadium.
1941 — The Brooklyn Dodgers become the first major league team to wear protective headgear.
1967 — Tom Seaver of the New York Mets recorded his first major league victory with a 6-1 triumph over the Chicago Cubs. Seaver went 7 2-3 innings and gave up eight hits and one run.
1982 — The Atlanta Braves recorded their 12th consecutive victory from the beginning of the season — a 4-2 decision over Cincinnati in Atlanta — and eclipsed the major league record set a year earlier by the Oakland A’s.
1988 — The Baltimore Orioles set a major league record with their 14th straight defeat at the start of the season, losing to the Milwaukee Brewers 8-6.
1990 — Seattle’s Brian Holman lost his bid for baseball’s 13th perfect game with two outs in the ninth inning on Ken Phelps’ pinch-hit home run in the Mariners’ 6-1 victory over the Oakland Athletics.
1997 — The Chicago Cubs stopped their season-opening losing streak at 14 games, rallying in the sixth inning to beat the New York Mets 4-3 in the second game of a doubleheader. The Mets won the opener 8-2. Chicago’s 0-14 start set a National League record and was the second worst behind the 1988 Baltimore Orioles, who began 0-21.
1999 — Cincinnati Reds owner Marge Schott agrees to sell her controlling interest in the Reds to a group headed by Carl H. Lindner, ending her 14-year tenure.
2001 — Carlos Delgado of the Blue Jays hit three homers for the second time this season, as Toronto beat the Kansas City Royals 12-4.
2006 — Julio Franco became the oldest player in major league history to hit a home run when he hit a two-run, pinch-hit shot in the eighth inning to help the New York Mets rally for a 7-2 win over San Diego. Franco, 47, replaced Athletics pitcher Jack Quinn in the record book who was 46 years, 357 days old when he homered on June 27, 1930.
2007 — Alex Rodriguez went 3-for-5 with two home runs in a 7-6 loss to Boston and joined Mike Schmidt, who hit 12 homers in the first 15 games in 1976, as the fastest to reach a dozen in baseball history.
2008 — The Blue Jays release former superstar Frank Thomas, who has 516 major league home runs.
2010 — Pitcher Edinson Volquez of the Reds is suspended for 50 games for failing a PED test during spring training.
2011 — Commissioner Bud Selig steps in and takes control of the day-to-day operations of the Los Angeles Dodgers from owner Frank McCourt.
2012 — Drew Stubbs had three hits and drove in three runs to lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 9-4 win over the Chicago Cubs — the 10,000th victory in franchise history.
2021 — Corbin Burnes strikes out 10 batters and walks none in 6 innings in a 6-0 Brewers win over the Padres.
April 21
1910 — The Cleveland Indians played their first game at League Park and lost to the Detroit Tigers 5-0, in front of 19,867.
1955 — The Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 14-4 at Ebbets Field for their 10th consecutive victory from the start of the season — a major league record that lasted until 1981.
1957 — A power failure stops a major league game for the first time in history. The night game between the Baltimore Orioles and Washington Senators at Griffith Stadium is halted after five innings.
1961 — The Minnesota Twins, formerly known as the Washington Senators, play their first home game in Minnesota at Metropolitan Stadium, losing to the expansion “new” Washington Senators, 5-3.
1967 — After 737 consecutive games, the Dodgers were rained out for the first time since moving to Los Angeles. The St. Louis Cardinals were scheduled.
1982 — The Atlanta Braves beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 for their 13th straight victory.
1984 — In his second start since August 1982, Montreal pitcher David Palmer threw five perfect innings against the St. Louis Cardinals in a 4-0 victory stopped by rain.
1987 — The Milwaukee Brewers’ 13-game winning streak from the start of the season ended with a 7-1 loss to the Chicago White Sox. Milwaukee shared the major league streak of 13 straight, set by the Atlanta Braves in 1982.
1994 — Eddie Murray set a major league record with his 11th switch-hit home run game, helping the Cleveland Indians beat the Minnesota Twins 10-6.
1996 — Brady Anderson led off the first inning with a home run for the fourth straight game for Baltimore. The Texas Rangers overcame that homer, beating the Orioles 9-6.
2002 — Randy Johnson struck out 17 batters while giving up two hits in Arizona’s 7-1 win over Colorado.
2002 — Atlanta’s Rafael Furcal tied a modern major league record and became the first Braves player in 46 years to hit three triples in a game, as Atlanta beat Florida 4-2.
2006 — Manny Ramirez of the Boston Red Sox hits two home runs in the 12-inning, 7 – 6 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. Ramirez’s first homer is his 200th with the Red Sox and 436th for his career. He also hit 236 homers with the Cleveland Indians, becoming the fourth major leaguer to hit 200 homers with two different teams, after Jimmie Foxx, Mark McGwire and Rafael Palmeiro.
2006 — Albert Pujols hit his major league leading 11th homer of the season and drove in four RBIs in St. Louis’ 9-3 win over Chicago. Pujols’ first inning two-run blast was his 1,000th career hit. He became the fastest player in major league history to reach that milestone with 200 homers.
2012 — Phil Humber threw the first perfect game in the majors in almost two years, leading the Chicago White Sox to a 4-0 victory over the Seattle Mariners. It was baseball’s 21st perfect game and first since Philadelphia’s Roy Halladay threw one against the Florida Marlins on May 29, 2010.
2012 — Nick Swisher hit a grand slam to help the New York Yankees erase a nine-run deficit, then he added a two-run double to give them the lead as they posted back-to-back seven-run innings to beat Boston 15-9 at Fenway Park.
2014 — Ike Davis became the first player to hit grand slams for different teams in the same April, and Neil Walker had a game-winning single with two outs in the ninth inning for Pittsburgh. The Pirates twice overcame deficits to beat the Cincinnati 6-5.
2015 — Jay Bruce and Todd Frazier each hit two-out grand slams, powering the Cincinnati Reds past the Milwaukee Brewers 16-10. Elian Herrera hit a grand slam for the Brewers. It was the fourth time in major league history two teams combined for three grand slams.
2016 — Jake Arrieta of the Chicago Cubs pitched his second no-hitter in a span of 11 regular-season starts, shutting down the Cincinnati Reds in a 16-0 rout.
2019 — Rangers slugger Joey Gallo ends a bizarre streak when he drives in a run on a sacrifice fly in the 4th inning, as part of a wild 11 – 10 win over the Astros. Gallo had gone 1,145 at-bats in his career without recording a sac fly, the longest such streak since it was introduced as an official statistic in 1954. In the game.
April 22
1876 — In the first National League game, Joseph Borden of Boston beat the hometown Philadelphia team 6-5.
1898 — Theodore Breitenstein of the Cincinnati Reds and James Hughes of Baltimore each pitched no-hit ball games. Breitenstein no-hit the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-0 and Hughes no-hit the Boston Braves 8-0.
1903 — The New York Highlanders lost their first game at Washington 3-1 before 11,950 fans.
1914 — At age 19, Babe Ruth plays his first professional game as a pitcher, as he throws a six-hit, 6 – 0 shutout for the Baltimore Orioles over the Buffalo Bisons.
1934 — Chicago’s Lon Warneke pitched his second consecutive one-hitter, beating St. Louis and Dizzy Dean 15-2.
1957 — John Kennedy becomes the first black to play for the Philadelphia Phillies, making them the last National League team to integrate.
1959 — The Chicago White Sox scored 11 runs with only one hit in the seventh inning of a 20-6 rout of the Kansas City A’s. Johnny Callison had the hit — a single. In the inning, Chicago was the recipient of 10 walks — five with the bases loaded — three Kansas City errors and one hit batsman.
1962 — The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the New York Mets 4-3 in a game in which two NL records were tied. Bill Mazeroski tripled in a run in the eighth to give the Pirates a 10-0 record, which matched the record for most consecutive wins since the start of the season set by the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers. The Mets lost their ninth straight to match the mark set by Brooklyn in 1918 and tied by the Boston Braves in 1920.
1970 — Tom Seaver of the Mets struck out the last 10 Padres he faced for a 2-1 victory over San Diego. He gave up two hits and finished with a total of 19 strikeouts, tying Steve Carlton’s major league record.
1976 — Montreal’s Tim Foli hit for the cycle in a 12-6 victory over the Chicago Cubs.
1978 — Andre Thornton of the Cleveland Indians hit for the cycle in a 13-4 win against the Boston Red Sox.
1980 — Ivan DeJesus of the Chicago Cubs hit for the cycle in 16-12 win against the St. Louis Cardinals.
1981 — Los Angeles Dodgers rookie Fernando Valenzuela pitches his third shutout in four starts, strikes out 11, and has the game’s only RBI with a single in a 1 – 0 win against the Houston Astros.
1982 — The Atlanta Braves’ major league record for the fastest start was stopped at 13 straight victories when they lost 2-1 to the Cincinnati Reds.
1991 — San Francisco’s Robby Thompson hit for the cycle in a 7-5 loss to the San Diego Padres.
1993 — Chris Bosio pitched a no-hitter to give the Seattle Mariners a 7-0 win over the Boston Red Sox.
2007 — The Boston Red Sox hit four straight home runs against the New York Yankees, tying a major league record. Manny Ramirez, J.D. Drew, Mike Lowell and Jason Varitek connected in a span of 10 pitches during the third inning against Chase Wright, who was making his second major league start for New York. Boston won 7-6.
2008 — Atlanta’s John Smoltz became the 16th pitcher in major league history to reach the 3,000-strikeout plateau in the Braves’ 6-0 loss to the Washington Nationals.
2014 — Albert Pujols became the first major leaguer to hit his 499th and 500th homers in the same game, driving in five runs to help the Los Angeles Angels beat the Washington Nationals 7-2.
2020 — The Commissioner issues his findings in his investigation into allegations of sign-stealing by the 2018 Boston Red Sox, in the wake of a similar investigation into the illicit doings of the 2017 Houston Astros. While the investigation reveals that the Red Sox’s scheme was more limited in scope than the Astros’, it was still illegal, and the person responsible for the team’s video room is issued a one-year suspension, while the team must forfeit its second-round selection in the 2020 amateur draft. While there is no additional punishment for manager Alex Cora, already handed a one-year suspension for his role with the Astros.
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April 23
1903 — The New York Highlanders won their first game as a major league team, 7-2 over the Washington Senators.
1913 — New York Giants ace Christy Mathewson beat the Phillies 3-1, throwing just 67 pitches.
1939 — Rookie Ted Williams went 4-for-5, including his first major league home run, but the Red Sox lost to Philadelphia 12-8 at Fenway Park.
1946 — Ed Head of the Brooklyn Dodgers no-hit the Boston Braves 5-0 at Ebbets Field. Head was making his first start after a year’s military service.
1952 — Bob Feller of the Cleveland Indians and Bob Cain of the St. Louis Browns matched one-hitters. Cain wound up as the winner, 1-0.
1952 — Hoyt Wilhelm of the Giants hit a home run at the Polo Grounds in his first major league at-bat. He was the winner, too, and pitched 1,070 games in the majors — but never hit another homer.
1954 — Hank Aaron hit the first home run of his major league career. The drive came against Vic Raschi in the Milwaukee Braves’ 7-5 victory over St. Louis.
1962 — After an 0-9 start, the expansion New York Mets won their first game beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-1 behind Jay Hook.
1964 — Ken Johnson of the Houston Colt .45s became the first pitcher to lose a nine-inning no-hitter when Pete Rose scored an unearned run to give the Cincinnati Reds a 1-0 victory.
1978 — Joe Morgan of the Cincinnati Reds makes an error at second base, bringing his major league record of 91 consecutive errorless games to an end.
1989 — Nolan Ryan came within two outs of his sixth career no-hitter, losing it when Nelson Liriano tripled in the ninth inning as the Texas Rangers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1. Ryan finished with his 10th lifetime one-hitter.
1990 — Steve Lyons of the Chicago White Sox plays all nine positions during an exhibition game against the Chicago Cubs.
1999 — Fernando Tatis of St. Louis became the first in major league history to hit two grand slams in one inning in a 12-5 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Tatis also set the record with eight RBIs in one inning.
2008 — The Chicago Cubs won their 10,000th game, joining the Giants as the only franchise to reach that mark with a 7-6 10-inning victory at Colorado.
2009 — Ichiro Suzuki lined James Shields’ second pitch of the game for a home run, the only run of Seattle’s 1-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. It was the 22nd time a leadoff homer was the deciding run in a game, and it was just the second time it happened for the Mariners.
2012 — Ivan Rodriguez, who has caught more games than anyone in big league history, announces his retirement after a 21-year career.
2013 — B.J. Upton and his brother Justin hit back-to-back homers for the first time, leading the Atlanta Braves past the Colorado Rockies 10-2 to complete a doubleheader sweep. It was the 27th time in major league history that brothers homered in the same game, but only the second time they went deep in consecutive at-bats. Lloyd and Paul Waner of the Pittsburgh Pirates also accomplished the feat on Sept. 15, 1938.
2022 — Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers becomes the 33rd member of the 3,000 hit club.
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April 24
1901 — Chicago defeated Cleveland 8-2 in the first American League game. Three other scheduled games were rained out. The game lasted 1 hour, 30 minutes in front of a reported crowd of 14,000 at the Chicago Cricket Club.
1911 — Battle Creek of the South Michigan League turned two triple plays in the first two innings against Grand Rapids.
1917 — George Mogridge of the New York Yankees pitched a no-hitter against the Red Sox in Boston, winning 2-1.
1947 — Johnny Mize of the New York Giants hit three consecutive homers in a 14-5 loss in Boston. It was a major league-record fifth time in his career that Mize hit three home runs in one game.
1957 — The Chicago Cubs set a National League record by walking nine batters in the 5th inning of a 9-5 loss to the Cincinnati Redlegs.
1962 — Sandy Koufax struck out 18 Chicago Cubs and pitched the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 10-2 victory at Wrigley Field.
1965 — Casey Stengel recorded his 3,000th victory as a manager as the Mets beat the San Francisco Giants 7-6.
1978 — Nolan Ryan of the California Angels strikes out 15 batters for the 20th time in his career.
1994 — Julio Franco and Robin Ventura twice hit back-to-back homers in Chicago’s 7-6 loss to Detroit.
1996 — Greg Myers and Paul Molitor each had five RBIs as the Minnesota Twins set a team record for runs and routed the Detroit Tigers 24-11. It was the highest run total against the Tigers in 84 years, matching the mark set in a 24-2 loss to the Philadelphia Athletics on May 18, 1912.
1998 — Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Mike Piazza ties a major league record hitting his third grand slam of the month.
1998 — Moises Alou drove in five runs and Carl Everett homered from each side of the plate to lead Houston to an 8-4 win over Montreal.
2001 — The American League celebrates its 100th anniversary as a major league.
2007 — Oakland set a major league record in a 4-2 win over Baltimore, keeping the Orioles off the scoreboard in the first inning. It was the 20th straight game in which the A’s did not allow a first-inning run, a record for the start of the season.
2009 — Zack Greinke continues to dominate opposing hitters as he pitches a second straight complete game for the Kansas City Royals.
2012 — Chipper Jones homers on his 40th birthday as the Braves beat the Dodgers, 4-3. He becomes the fifth player in major league history to do this, following Bob Thurman, Joe Morgan, Wade Boggs and Tony Phillips.
2014 — P Michael Pineda of the Yankees is handed a ten-game suspension after being caught using pine tar on the mound in the previous day’s game.
2015 — Rumors emerge that the Rangers have reached a tentative deal with the Angels to acquire troubled OF Josh Hamilton. Hamilton left Texas after the 2012 season to sign a five-year deal worth $125 million, but has not been as productive a player since the deal and suffered a relapse of dependency problems. He has yet to play a game this season.
TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
April 19
1897 — John J. McDermott wins the first Boston Marathon in 2 hours, 55 minutes, 10 seconds.
1930 — Clarence DeMar wins the Boston Marathon for a record seventh time, in 2:34:48.2.
1944 — 1944 NFL Draft: Angelo Bertelli from University of Notre Dame first pick by Boston Yanks.
1947 — The Toronto Maple Leafs post a 2-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens to take the NHL Stanley Cup in six games.
1948 — Gerard Cote of Canada wins his fourth Boston Marathon with a time of 2:31:02.
1950 — Nineteen-year-old Ham Kee Yong becomes the youngest to win the Boston Marathon with a 2:32:39 clocking.
1965 — The Boston Celtics have five players score 20 or more points in a 129-123 victory over Los Angeles in Game 2 of the NBA Finals. It’s the first time in Finals history there are five 20-point scorers on one team. John Havlicek leads Boston with 24 points, Tom Sanders and Bill Russell each score 23, Tommy Heinsohn adds 22 and Sam Jones finished with 20. Jerry West leads the Lakers with 45.
1986 — Michael Spinks wins a split decision against Larry Holmes to retain the world heavyweight title in Las Vegas.
1990 — Pistons & 76’ers get into a fight accruing $162,500 fines (NBA record).
1991 — Evander Holyfield retains the heavyweight title with a unanimous 12-round decision over 42-year-old challenger George Foreman in Atlantic City, N.J.
1992 — Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls wins his sixth straight NBA scoring title with a 30.1 average.
1992 — PGA Seniors’ Championship Men’s Golf, PGA National GC: Lee Trevino beats Mike Hill by 1 stroke for his 3rd seniors major title.
1997 — NFL Draft: Ohio State offensive tackle Orlando Pace first pick by St. Louis Rams.
1998 — San Antonio beats Denver 96-82 to set an NBA record for the largest single-season turnaround. The Spurs improve by 36 games from 20 wins in 1997.
1998 — Chicago’s Michael Jordan scores 44 points to lead the Bulls over the Knicks, 111-109, in the final game of the regular season, securing his record 10th NBA scoring title with a 28.7-point average.
1998 — PGA Seniors’ Championship Men’s Golf, PGA National GC: Hale Irwin makes it 3 straight titles in the event.
2009 — Rafael Nadal becomes the first player to win five straight Monte Carlo Masters titles by beating Novak Djokovic 6-3, 2-6, 6-1. The top-ranked Spaniard, however, loses a set at the clay court tournament for the first time since the 2006 final against Roger Federer.
2010 — Kenya’s Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot wins the Boston Marathon, breaking the course record with a time of 2:05:52. Ethiopia’s Teyba Erkesso wins the women’s race in a time of 2:26:11, outsprinting Russia’s Tatyana Pushkareva to win by three seconds.
2017 — James Harden scores 35 points and the Houston Rockets overcome 51 points from Oklahoma’s Russell Westbrook in the highest-scoring triple-double in playoff history. The Rockets win 115-111 to take a 2-0 lead in the first-round Western Conference playoff series. Westbrook sets a franchise playoff scoring record and adds 13 assists and 10 rebounds. It’s the sixth career playoff triple-double for Westbrook, who had an NBA-record 42 in the regular season. But he shoots just 4 for 18 in the fourth quarter as the Rockets clawed back from a double-digit deficit to surge ahead before holding on.
2021 — San Jose Sharks forward Patrick Marleau breaks Gordie Howe’s NHL record for most games played.
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April 20
1912 — Fenway Park opens in Boston with the Red Sox beating the New York Yankees 7-6 in 11 innings. Tiger Stadium in Detroit also opens its doors as the Tigers defeat the Cleveland Indians 6-5.
1939 — Ted Williams’ first MLB hit.
1944 — NFL legalizes coaching from bench.
1958 — The Montreal Canadiens win the NHL Stanley Cup for the third straight year with a 5-3 victory over the Boston Bruins in the sixth game.
1967 — NY Mets pitcher Tom Seaver wins his 1st game
1986 — Chicago’s Michael Jordan sets an NBA single-game playoff scoring record with 63 points in a 135-131 double overtime loss to the Boston Celtics, in Game 2 of the first round in the Eastern Conference.
1990 — Pete Rose pleads guilty to hiding $300,000 in income.
1991 — Mark Lenzi becomes the first person to score 100 points on a single dive. On his last dive, Lenzi scores 101.85 points on a reverse 3½ somersault from the tuck position to win the 3-meter springboard title at the U.S. Indoor Diving Championships.
1996 — NFL Draft: Keyshawn Johnson from Southern Cal first pick by New York Jets.
1997 — Chicago’s Michael Jordan wins an unprecedented ninth scoring title with an average of 29.6 points, the first time in those nine seasons that he fails to average at least 30 points.
1997 — PGA Seniors’ Championship Men’s Golf, PGA National GC: Defending champion Hale Irwin wins his second of 3 straight Senior PGA Championships.
2002 — NFL Draft: Fresno State quarterback David Carr #1 pick by Houston Texans.
2007 — Roger Federer wins his 500th career match, defeating David Ferrer 6-4, 6-0 in the quarterfinals of the Monte Carlo Masters.
2008 — Danica Patrick becomes the first female winner in IndyCar history, capturing the Indy Japan 300 in her 50th career start. Patrick takes the lead from pole-sitter Helio Castroneves on the 198th lap in the 200-lap race and finishes 5.8594 seconds ahead of Castroneves.
2008 — Lorena Ochoa becomes the first LPGA Tour player in 45 years to win four tournaments in consecutive weeks. Ochoa shoots a 3-under 69 in the final round of the Ginn Open and beats rookie Yani Tseng by three strokes for her fifth victory in six starts. Mickey Wright did it in 1963.
2014 — Bernard Hopkins, 49, becomes the oldest to win a unification light heavyweight bout as he captures a split 12-round decision over 30-year-old Beibut Shumenov of Kazakhstan. Hopkins, who improves to 55-6-2, retains his IBF title and wins the WBA and IBA belts.
2015 — Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia wins the 119th Boston Marathon, his second victory here. Desisa, who finishes in 2:09:17, also won the 2013 race just hours before a pair of bombs exploded at the finish line. Caroline Rotich of Kenya wins the women’s race.
2017 — LeBron James finishes with 41 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists, and the Cleveland Cavaliers set an NBA postseason record by erasing a 25-point halftime deficit to beat the Indiana Pacers 119-114 and take a 3-0 lead. Cleveland trailed by 26 in the first half and was still down 74-49 at halftime. The largest halftime deficit overcome to win a playoff game had been 21 points by Baltimore against Philadelphia in 1948.
2017 — Roman Josi scores twice, Pekka Rinne has 30 saves and the Nashville Predators beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 to complete a surprising sweep of the Western Conference’s top seed. It’s the first time a No. 1 seed is swept in the first round since the NHL adopted its current playoff format in 1994.
2021 — All six EPL clubs withdraw from the controversial European Super League just 3 days after it was announced – Chelsea, Manchester City, Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester United and Tottenham.
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April 21
1904 — Ty Cobb makes his pro debut for Augusta (South Atlantic League)
1948 — Basketball Association of America Finals: Baltimore Bullets beat Philadelphia Warriors, 88-73 to take series, 4 games to 2.
1951 — Bob Davies’ two foul shots and Jack Coleman’s layup give the Rochester Royals a 79-75 triumph over the New York Knicks in the seventh game of the NBA championship series.
1951 — The Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup for the fourth time in five years as they beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 in the fifth game.
1955 — Brooklyn Dodgers win, then record 10th straight game to begin a season.
1980 — Bill Rodgers wins his third straight Boston Marathon. Rosie Ruiz is disqualified eight days later as women’s champion when it’s discovered she did not run the entire distance.
1989 — George W. Bush and Edward W. Rose become joint CEOs of the Texas Rangers.
1991 — NFL Draft: University of Miami defensive tackle Russell Maryland first pick by Dallas Cowboys.
1991 — PGA Seniors’ Championship Men’s Golf, PGA National GC: Jack Nicklaus wins his 4th of 8 Champions Tour majors by 6 strokes.
1995 — Defending champion Utah continues its domination of the NCAA women’s gymnastics championships, capturing its ninth national title since the event began in 1982 with a score of 196.650.
1996 — The Chicago Bulls wrap up the most successful regular season in NBA history with their 72nd victory, getting 26 points from Michael Jordan in a 103-93 decision over Washington. Jordan sets an NBA record by winning his eighth NBA scoring title, breaking Wilt Chamberlain’s record of seven.
1996 — PGA Seniors’ Championship Men’s Golf, PGA National GC: Hale Irwin beats Japan’s Isao Aoki by 2 strokes for his first of 4 Senior PGA Championships.
2001 — Hasim Rahman flattens Lennox Lewis with a stunning right hand near the end of the fifth round to capture the WBC and IBF heavyweight titles in one of the biggest upsets in boxing history in Brakpan, South Africa.
2001 — NFL Draft: Virginia Tech quarterback Michael Vick first pick by Atlanta Falcons.
2008 — Robert Cheruiyot of Kenya wins the Boston Marathon in 2:07:46 to become the fourth man to win the race four times. Ethiopia’s Dire Tune outkicks Alevtina Biktimirova after a back-and-forth last mile to win by 2 seconds in the closest finish in the history of the women’s race.
2012 — Phil Humber throws the first perfect game in the majors in almost two years, leading the Chicago White Sox to a 4-0 victory over the Seattle Mariners.
2013 — Raphael Jacquelin of France wins a record-tying playoff at the Spanish Open, edging Germany’s Maximilian Kieffer on their ninth try at the 18th hole. The only other European Tour event decided by a nine-hole playoff was the 1989 Dutch Open.
2013 — Takuma Sato becomes the first Japanese driver to win an IndyCar race in the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach.
2013 — Rookie Marc Marquez wins his first MotoGP race, capturing the Grand Prix of the Americas in Austin, Texas. The 20-year-old Spaniard, last season’s Moto2 champion, becomes the youngest winner at motorcycle racing’s top level.
2013 — Joe Scarborough, a 50-year-old self-employed electrical contractor, rolls the first 900 series in Professional Bowlers Association history — three straight perfect games. He opened the first round of qualifying in the PBA50 Sun Bowl with three games of 300, throwing 36 consecutive strikes.
2014 — American Meb Keflezighi wins the Boston Marathon, a year after a bombing at the finish line left three dead and more than 260 people injured. No U.S. runner had won the race since Lisa Larsen-Weidenbach took the women’s title in 1985; the last American man to win was Greg Meyer in 1983. Rita Jeptoo of Kenya successfully defends the Boston Marathon title, becoming the seventh three-time Boston Marathon champion.
2018 — Oakland A’s left hander Sean Manaea no-hits the Boston Red Sox.
April 22
1876 — The first official National League baseball game is played with Boston beating Philadelphia 6-5.
1914 — Babe Ruth’s 1st professional game (as a pitcher) is a 6-hit 6-0 win.
1945 — The Toronto Maple Leafs edge the Detroit Red Wings 2-1 to win the Stanley Cup in seven games.
1947 — The Philadelphia Warriors, behind Joe Fulks’ 34 points, beat the Chicago Staggs 83-80 in Game 5 to win the first Basketball Association of America title.
1954 — NBA adopts 24-second shot clock & 6 team-foul rule.
1957 — All NL baseball teams integrate, John Irwin Kennedy becomes the 1st Black player for the Philadelphia Phillies.
1962 — The Toronto Maple Leafs capture the Stanley Cup in six games with a 2-1 triumph over the Chicago Black Hawks.
1969 — Joe Frazier knocked out Dave Zyglewicz in 96 seconds to retain the heavyweight boxing title. Zyglewicz, 28-1 against journeymen, was fighting as the hometown hero at the Sam Houston Coliseum in Houston.
1981 — Dodgers rookie Fernando Valenzuela tosses his 3rd shutout in 4 starts.
1987 — The NBA grants expansion franchises to Charlotte, Miami, Minnesota and Orlando. Charlotte and Miami join the league in the 1988-89 season, while Minnesota and Orlando join in 1989-90.
1988 — New Jersey’s Patrik Sundstrom sets an NHL playoff record scoring eight points — three goals and five assists — in a 10-4 rout of Washington in the Stanley Cup quarterfinals.
1990 — NFL Draft: University of Illinois quarterback Jeff George first pick by Indianapolis Colts.
1993 — The Pittsburgh Penguins’ 4-3 victory over the New Jersey Devils extends their NHL playoff record to 14 straight wins.
1994 — Shannon Miller wins the women’s all-around title for the second straight year at the World Gymnastics Championships in Brisbane, Australia.
1994 — American figure skater Tonya Harding sues ex-husband Jeff Gillooly for $42,500.
1994 — Michael Moorer outpoints Evander Holyfield to win the IBF and WBA titles and become the first left-handed heavyweight champion.
1995 — George Foreman beats Axel Schulz in 12 for heavyweight boxing title in Las Vegas.
1995 — NFL Draft: Penn State running back Ki-Jana Carter first pick by Cincinnati Bengals.
2003 — Minnesota and Vancouver become the first teams since 2000 to come back from 3-1 series deficits and win. The Wild take Game 7 in Colorado on Andrew Brunette’s overtime goal for a 3-2 win. The Canucks oust St. Louis with a 4-1 win.
2003 — Patrick Roy plays his final career NHL game.
2006 — New Jersey scores a playoff-record five power-play goals in its 6-1 win over New York.
2006 — In Berlin, Germany, Wladimir Klitschko stops Chris Byrd in the seventh round of a one-sided fight to gain the IBF heavyweight title.
2007 — The Boston Red Sox tie a major league record by hitting four straight home runs in a 7-6 win over the New York Yankees. Manny Ramirez, J.D. Drew, Mike Lowell and Jason Varitek connect in a span of 10 pitches during the third inning against Chase Wright.
2008 — John Smoltz of Atlanta becomes the 16th pitcher in major league history to reach the 3,000-strikeout plateau in the Braves’ 6-0 loss to Washington.
2010 — NFL Draft: Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford first pick by St. Louis Rams.
2013 — Manchester United defeat Aston Villa to claim the 2012/2013 English Premier League.
2014 — Albert Pujols becomes the first major leaguer to hit his 499th and 500th homers in the same game, driving in five runs to help the Los Angeles Angels beat the Washington Nationals 7-2.
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April 23
1903 — The New York Highlanders, later renamed Yankees, win their first game as a major league team, 7-2 over the Washington Senators.
1939 — Boston Red Sox Ted Williams hits his 1st HR.
1946 — Ed Head of the Brooklyn Dodgers pitches a no-hitter against the Boston Braves 5-0 at Ebbets Field.
1950 — The Detroit Red Wings edge the New York Rangers 4-3 in Game 7 to win the Stanley Cup.
1950 — The Minneapolis Lakers become the first team to win back-to-back NBA championships by defeating the Syracuse Nationals 110-95 in Game 6 of the finals. George Mikan leads the Lakers with 40 points in a game marred by three fights, four Minneapolis players fouling out, and Nats coach Al Cervi being ejected for complaining too vociferously about a call.
1954 — The NBA adopts the 24-second shot clock.
1954 — Hank Aaron hits 1st of his 755 homers.
1969 — Jerry West scores 53 points to lead the Los Angeles Lakers over Boston 120-118 in the opening game of the NBA finals.
1989 — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scores 10 points in his last game as a Laker in a 121-117 win over Seattle SuperSonics at the LA Forum.
1989 — NFL Draft: #1 pick UCLA quarterback Troy Aikman by Dallas Cowboys.
1993 — The Dallas Mavericks avoid matching the 1972-73 Philadelphia 76ers as the worst team in NBA history, beating Minnesota 103-100 for their 10th triumph of the season.
1993 — Orlando’s Nick Anderson scores 50 points in the Magic’s 119-116 win over the New Jersey Nets at The Meadowlands. Anderson’s feat is overshadowed by Shaquille O’Neal, who rips down the backboard in the first quarter, delaying the game 45 minutes. 1999 — Fernando Tatis hits two grand slams in one inning to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 12-5 win over Los Angeles. Tatis becomes the first player in major league history to hit two grand slams in one inning and set the record with eight RBIs in an inning.
2002 — Brent Johnson of the St. Louis Blues ties an NHL record with three straight shutouts in the playoffs. That had not happened in 57 years. Johnson reaches the milestone with a 1-0 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks.
2005 — NFL Draft: University of Utah quarterback Alex Smith first pick by San Francisco 49ers.
2008 — The Chicago Cubs win their 10,000th game, joining the Giants as the only franchise to reach that mark with a 7-6 victory in 10 innings at Colorado.
2011 — The Portland Trail Blazers rally from 23 points down in the second half, including an 18-point deficit to start the fourth quarter to defeat Dallas 84-82 and tie the first-round series at 2-2. Portland’s Brandon Roy scores 18 in the fourth quarter, including a 4-point play and the go ahead jumper with 39 seconds left. Roy outscores Dallas 18-15 in the quarter.
2017 — Kenyan runner Mary Keitany breaks Paula Radcliffe’s women-only marathon world record with a third victory in London. Keitany completes the 26.2-mile course in 2 hours, 17 minutes and 1 second to shave 41 seconds off Radcliffe’s 12-year-old mark.
2020 — NFL Draft: LSU quarterback Joe Burrow first pick by Cincinnati Bengals.
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April 24
1945 — Albert B. “Happy” Chandler, junior Senator from Kentucky, is elected baseball commissioner by a unanimous vote of the major league club owners. Chandler is elected to a seven-year term and succeeds Kenesaw Mountain Landis, who died in November 1944.
1962 — LA Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax’s 2nd career 18-strikeout, in a 10-2 win over Cubs in Chicago.
1963 — Bob Cousy ends his 13-year career by scoring 18 points as the Boston Celtics win their fifth consecutive NBA championship, beating the Los Angeles Lakers 112-109 in Game 6.
1967 — The Philadelphia 76ers win the NBA championship in six games with 125-122 comeback victory over the San Francisco Warriors. Billy Cunningham scores 13 points in the final 12 minutes as the 76ers overcome a five-point deficit entering the fourth quarter.
1974 — Tampa, Fla. is awarded the NFL’s 27th franchise.
1978 — Angels Nolan Ryan strikes out 15 Mariners, 20th time he has 15 in game.
1981 — San Antonio blocks 20 Golden State shots to set NBA regular season game record.
1988 — NFL Draft: Auburn tight end Aundray Bruce first pick by Atlanta Falcons.
1993 — George Branham III becomes the first black bowler to win a PBA Triple Crown event when he beats Parker Bohn III 227-214 in the Tournament of Champions.
1994 — David Robinson scores 71 points to win the NBA scoring title as the San Antonio Spurs end the regular season with a 112-97 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers. Robinson, the fourth NBA player to score more than 70 points in a game, edges Orlando’s Shaquille O’Neal for the scoring title.
1994 — NFL Draft: Ohio State defensive tackle Dan Wilkinson first pick by Cincinnati Bengals.
1996 — Petr Nedved scores a power-play goal with 44.6 seconds left in the fourth overtime, ending the longest NHL game in 60 years and giving the Pittsburgh Penguins a 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals.
2003 — Petr Sykora scores 48 seconds into the fifth overtime as Anaheim outlasts Dallas 4-3 to win the opener of the Western Conference semifinal series. The game is the fourth-longest in NHL history.
2004 — NFL Draft: Ole Miss quarterback Eli Manning first pick by San Diego Chargers.
2010 — Jamaican Usain Bolt dazzles a capacity crowd with a lightning-fast final leg, overtaking USA Blue’s Ivory Williams to win the 4×100-meter relay at the Penn Relays. A quartet of Mario Forsythe, Yohan Blake, Marvin Anderson and Bolt finishes in 37.90 seconds for Jamaica Gold, setting a Penn Relays record. Trailing entering the final leg, Bolt takes the handoff and finishes the final 100 meters in an unofficial time of 8.79 seconds.
2016 — Klay Thompson scores 23 points and the Golden State Warriors set an NBA playoff record with 21 3-pointers to overcome another injury to Stephen Curry and beat the Houston Rockets 121-94 for a 3-1 series lead. The Warriors made eight 3s in the third quarter alone to set a franchise playoff record for 3-pointers in a period. Thompson led the way from long range, going 7 of 11, and Draymond Green made four.
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