THE INDIANA SRN “SPORTSPAGE” SATURDAY MARCH 23, 2024

INDIANA BOYS BASKETBALL

STATE FINALS

 SESSION 1

PUBLIC GATES OPEN AT 9:30 AM ET 

10:30 AM ET | CLASS 1A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP 
BETHESDA CHRISTIAN (23-7) VS. FORT WAYNE CANTERBURY (18-9) 

APPROX. 12:45 PM ET | CLASS 2A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP 
BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL (27-4) VS. WAPAHANI (26-2) 

FIELDHOUSE CLEARED 

SESSION 2

PUBLIC GATES OPEN AT 5 PM ET 

6 PM ET | CLASS 3A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP 
SCOTTSBURG (24-5) VS. SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH (20-9)

APPROX. 8:15 PM ET | CLASS 4A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP 
BEN DAVIS (23-5) VS. FISHERS (28-1) 

STATE FINALS PREVIEW: https://www.ihsaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2023-24%20Boys%20Basketball%20Preview.pdf

2024 IBCA/FRANCISCAN HEALTH BOYS’ ALL-STATE

SENIOR SUPREME 15

            ISAAC ANDREWS, WAPAHANI

            JACK BENTER, BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL

            FLORY BIDUNGA, KOKOMO

            KOBI BOWLES, LAWRENCE NORTH

            TREY BUCHANAN, WESTFIELD

            MICAH DAVIS, FRANKLIN COMMUNITY

            AARON FINE, NOBLESVILLE

            KEENAN GARNER, FISHERS

            EVAN HAYWOOD, BREBEUF JESUIT

            JEVON LEWIS, FORT WAYNE WAYNE

            MALACHI MCNAIR, EVANSVILLE HARRISON

            TYLER PARRISH, CHESTERTON

            RON RUTLAND III, INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS

            JACOB SMITH, LAKE CENTRAL

            K.J. WINDHAM, BEN DAVIS

SENIOR LARGE SCHOOL ALL-STATE

            PAYTON BAIRD, SOUTH BEND RILEY

            NIC BOOK, WESTFIELD

            KODY CLANCY, SCOTTSBURG

            DAVID CUNDIFF, MUNSTER

            D’AMARE HOOD, DELTA

            TARAY HOWELL, EVANSVILLE BOSSE

            JAYCE LEE, SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH

            KARSON ROGERS, KOKOMO

            JOEY SCHMITZ, CENTER GROVE

            JUSTIN SIMS, CHESTERTON

            ROBERT SORENSEN, GUERIN CATHOLIC

            JACK SVETICH, CROWN POINT

            TUCKER TORNATTA, EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL

            JUNTER WALSTON, NOBLESVILLE

            BRADEN WALTERS, TERRE HAUTE NORTH

SENIOR SMALL SCHOOL ALL-STATE

            QUINN BALES, NORTH JUDSON

            MAX BOOHER, GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN

            TREVOR DAUGHTRY, WABASH

            JOSIAH DUNHAM, EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN

            LANDEN HALE, HEBRON

            PARKER HEHMAN, BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL

            KEAGAN HOLDER, MORGAN TOWNSHIP

            REID HOWARD, FOREST PARK

            KYLER KRULL, WHITKO

            DONNIE MILLER, BARR-REEVE

            SAM MLAGAN, BETHESDA CHRISTIAN

            KASYM NASH, BORDEN

            ISAAC SCHULTZ, ADAMS CENTRAL

            NOLAN SWAN, TIPTON

            IZAAK WRIGHT, WABASH

SENIOR HONORABLE MENTION ALL-STATE

            ZAYVION BAKER, TERRE HAUTE SOUTH

            JAXSON BELL, NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS)

            K.C. BERRY, DECATUR CENTRAL

            ALLEN BRIGGS, MICHIGAN CITY

            JAVAWN BROOKS, BREBEUF JESUIT

            MAVERICK BROWN, PENN

            JALEN BUNDY, CENTER GROVE

            TYSON CHUPP, BETHANY CHRISTIAN

            PEYTON CLOUD, SOUTHWESTERN (HANOVER)

            JOSIAH COX, TRI

            COLE DUNCAN, COWAN

            ELI ELLIS, PLAINFIELD

            SAM ESSEGIAN, WHITKO

            ASHTON FEDERSPIEL, NORWELL

            COYE FERGUSON, COVINGTON

            BRADY FISHER, MISHAWAKA

            JAXSON FUGATE, FORT WAYNE NORTH

            EVAN GAGNON, NORTH NEWTON

            ISAAC GAYLER, FOUNTAIN CENTRAL

            CAYDEN GEHLHAUSEN, EVANSVILLE NORTH

            JULIAN GISH, PIKE CENTRAL

            CHRIS GLOVER, EVANSVILLE BOSSE

            JACKSON GRAFF, NORTH POSEY

            JOSIAH GUSTIN, PENDLETON HEIGHTS

            DONOVAN HAMILTON, HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN

            MASON HARVEY, SETON CATHOLIC

            COLE HAYWORTH, FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA

            AYDAN HEAD, HENRYVILLE

            LUKE HELMUTH, WESTVIEW

            AIDEN HIBBARD, ELKHART CHRISTIAN ACADEMY

            CANNEN HOUSER, CARROLL (FORT WAYNE)

            CHRIS HUERTA, CARROLL (FLORA)

            WILL JAMISON, HOMESTEAD

            JAELYN JOHNSON, PORTAGE

            SAM JOHNSON, BATESVILLE

            PHILIP KAHN, SHAWE MEMORIAL

            DREW KEGERREIS, RONCALLI

            NATE KEIL, LAKELAND

            NOLAN KINSELLA, MUNSTER

            EVAN LAWRENCE, DANVILLE

            CALEB LEHRMAN, FORT WAYNE BISHOP DWENGER

            DEVON LEWIS, FORT WAYNE CANTERBURY

            JAMISON LEWIS, SOUTHWESTERN (HANOVER)

            MASON LEWIS, INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS

            NOAH LOVAN, PROVIDENCE

            JACKSON MCGEE, LEO

            BRAEDON MESSENGER, CONCORD

            TADEN METZGER, FISHERS

            DREW MILLER, TRI-WEST

            JACK MILLER, SCOTTSBURG

            A.P. MITCHELL, EVANSVILLE BOSSE

            KEYSHAWN MITCHELL, MERRILLVILLE

            JACKSON MONEY, TIPTON

            ADAM MOORE, WINCHESTER

            QUADE MORTON, PIKE CENTRAL

            KADEN MUCKERHEIDE, NORTH DECATUR

            KOLEMAN NEWSOME, DALEVILLE

            JAMISON OUSLEY, TWIN LAKES

            GRANT PORATH, BROWNSBURG

            JAXON PARDON, CARROLL (FORT WAYNE)

            CALEB PARKS, HAMMOND BISHOP NOLL

            KADEN PEPPER, WESTVILLE

            DYLAN PUENT, INDIANA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF

            PHILIP RANDOLPH, INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF INDIANA

            CAM REICH, SPEEDWAY

            JAEDIN REYNA, HAMMOND BISHOP NOLL

            JEMEIL RICH JR., EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL

            SEAN RICHARD, ARGOS

            ZION RHOADES, MISHAWAKA MARIAN

            MICHAEL ROBERSON, KNIGHTSTOWN

            MAX ROBERTSON, TRI-WEST

            JACK RODGERS, CULVER COMMUNITY

            MATTHEW ROETTGER, PERU

            JACK SCHEUMANN, BELLMONT

            COLLIN SCHMIDT, PLAINFIELD

            ALBERT SCHWARTZ, LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC

            JACOB SCRUGGS, SOUTH DECATUR

            ISAAC SMITH, FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK CHRISTIAN

            WILL SPELLMAN, CENTER GROVE

            ANDY SPOELMAN, ILLIANA CHRISTIAN

            ZEKE TANOOS, WEST VIGO

            COLIN TAYLOR, NEW CASTLE

            AJANI WASHINGTON, NEW HAVEN

            CAMDEN WEBSTER, KANKAKEE VALLEY

            KANE WILSEY, EVANSVILLE DAY

            ETHAN WOLFE, NORTHWOOD

            JACKSON WORS, DELTA

            EUGENE YOUNG JR., FORT WAYNE NORTH

            WYATT ZELLERS, SCOTTSBURG

            COLLIN ZIEBARTH, WAWASEE

UNDERCLASS SUPREME 15

            DEZMON BRISCOE, JR., INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS

            JULIUS GIZZI, JR., NEW PALESTINE

            DAMIEN KING, JR., ANDERSON

            BRADY KOEHLER, JR., INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL

            CHASE KONIECZNY, JR., SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH

            BRAYLON MULLINS, JR., GREENFIELD-CENTRAL

            DOMINIQUE MURPHY, JR., EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL

            KELLEN PICKETT, JR., FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK CHRISTIAN

            STEVEN REYNOLDS, SO., SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON

            AZAVIER ROBINSON, JR., LAWRENCE NORTH

            TRE SINGLETON, JR., JEFFERSONVILLE

            TRENT SISLEY, JR., HERITAGE HILLS

            JACK SMILEY, JR., VALPARAISO

            JAYMEN TOWNSEND, JR., MARION

            MARK ZACKERY IV, JR., BEN DAVIS

UNDERCLASS LARGE SCHOOL ALL-STATE

            CHASE BARNES, JR., FORT WAYNE WAYNE

            LUKE BRICKER, JR., WARSAW

            BRYSON CARDINAL, JR., GUERIN CATHOLIC

            MICHAEL COOPER, JR., JEFFERSONVILLE

            ALEX COUTO, JR., CARMEL

            P.J. DOUGLAS, JR., JEFFERSONVILLE

            JONANTHONY HALL, JR., FISHERS

            EDWARD HAZELETT III, SO., FRANKLIN CENTRAL

            REGINALD HINTON, SO., GARY WEST

            CEDRIC HORTON, JR., RICHMOND

            CARTER KENT, JR., JENNINGS COUNTY

            MAGUIRE MITCHELL, JR., ZIONSVILLE

            TYLER RAASCH, JR., NORTHWOOD

            DIKEMBE SHAW, SO., CROWN POINT

            SHANE SIMS, JR., EVANSVILLE HARRISON

UNDERCLASS SMALL SCHOOL ALL-STATE

            GAVIN BETTEN, JR., MANCHESTER

            GRADY CARPENTER, JR., TIPTON

            FLETCHER COLE, JR., PAOLI

            COLLIN CZARNECKI, JR., LAVILLE

            COLBY HALL, JR., BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL

            TERRENCE HAYES JR., SO., 21ST CENTURY CHARTER (GARY)

            COLE HENRY, JR., SOUTH RIPLEY

            HUDSON HORVATH, JR., PARK TUDOR

            BODE JUDGE, JR., LAPEL

            JAKE MCGRAW, JR., CLINTON PRAIRIE

            BLAKE NEILL, SO., BLOOMFIELD

            JOSHUA RENFRO, JR., CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF INDIANA

            TREIGH SCHELSKY, SO., PARKE HERITAGE

            DEREON TRUESDALE, JR., FORT WAYNE BISHOP LUERS

            LEMETRIUS WILLIAMS, SO., 21ST CENTURY CHARTER (GARY)

UNDERCLASS HONORABLE MENTION ALL-STATE

            KEATON ALDRIDGE, SO., INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL

            MASON BALES, JR., NORTHRIDGE

            JOSIAH BALL, JR., MACONAQUAH

            CAMDEN BELL, SO., WAPAHANI

            COOPER BOCK, SO., SULLIVAN

            MARCUS BROWDER, JR., HAMMOND CENTRAL

            MASON CARPENTER, JR., RICHMOND

            DEREK COLLINS JR., JR., GARY WEST

            ANDY COLVIN, JR., DUGGER UNION

            BROCK CONRAD, JR., FLOYD CENTRAL

            DAVID COOK, JR., CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF INDIANA

            CHACE COOMER, JR., BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL

            CAM CRAIG, JR., SWITZERLAND COUNTY

            ADAM CROUCH, JR., INDIAN CREEK

            MELAKIH CUNNINGHAM, JR., DECATUR CENTRAL

            JUSTIN CURRY, SO., NOBLESVILLE

            KASEN DAEGER, SO., SILVER CREEK

            H.J. DILLARD, JR., FORT WAYNE WAYNE

            DEION EDWARDS, JR., SPRINGS VALLEY

            ETHAN EDWARDS, JR., CLAY CITY

            ETHAN EDWARDS, JR., WHITELAND

            GAVIN ELDRIDGE, JR., PERU

            LUKE ELLSPERMANN, JR., EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL

            TAMARJE ENGLISH, FR., LIBERTY CHRISTIAN

            LUKE ERTEL, SO., MT. VERNON (FORTVILLE)

            PAUL GILVYDIS, JR. ANDREAN

            BRAYDEN GOFF, SO., NORTHVIEW

            SAM GOOCH, SO., GREENCASTLE

            JEVON GUESS, JR., WARREN CENTRAL

            RENN HARPER, JR., PARKE HERITAGE

            EVAN HARRELL, SO., CARMEL

            JAVIONNE HARRIS, SO., TAYLOR

            MOSES HAYNES, JR., NEW PALESTINE

            SHEA HOLLENDONNER, SO., CENTERVILLE

            EDWIN HOLMES, SO., PRINCETON

            CHRIS HURT, JR., INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS

            MICHAEL JOHNSON, JR. ,SOUTHPORT

            TYRESE JONES, SO., SOUTH BEND CLAY

            CADE KAISER, JR., BATESVILLE

            A,J. KELLY, JR., MACONAQUAH

            LANDON KIDWELL, JR., SOUTHWESTERN (HANOVER)

            MALACHI KING, JR., HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE)

            CHRIS LAMPKINS, JR., NEW ALBANY

            KADEN LARK, JR., LEBANON

            LUKE LINDEMAN, JR., BLOOMINGTON NORTH

            COLTON LINDSAY, SO., EASTERN (GREENTOWN)

            BRANDT MARTIN, JR., WARSAW

            PATRIC MATTSON, JR., BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE

            KAI MCGREW, SO., LAWRENCE NORTH

            BRENNAN MILLER, SO., LAWRENCE NORTH

            JAYLAN MITCHELL, FR., EVANSVILLE REITZ

            VINCE MOUTARDIER, JR., BLOOMINGTON SOUTH

            KOLT NELSON, JR., FRANKLIN COMMUNITY

            XANDER NIEHAUS, JR., CASTLE

            PAUL OLIVER, SO., LINTON-STOCKTON

            WILLIAM OWENS, JR., MISHAWAKA MARIAN

            DA’KORI PARKER, FR., SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON

            CONNOR RAMEY, JR., EDINBURGH

            ROGELIO “PAPI” RIVERA, JR., NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS)

            BRAD ROHDE, JR., HANOVER CENTRAL

            ETHAN ROSEMAN, SO., INDIANAPOLIS BISHOP CHATARD

            KAYDEN RUBLE, JR., EASTERN HANCOCK

            JAIYRE SAMPSON, JR,, CARROLL (FORT WAYNE)

            AUSTIN SCHMITT, JR., NORTH POSEY

            BRADY SCHOLL, SO., NORTHRIDGE

            RYLAN SCHRINK, JR., NEW ALBANY

            JACE SCRAFTON, JR., DANVILLE

            ELI SEGO, SO., TRITON CENTRAL

            PRESTON SIMS, JR., NORTHWESTERN

            HUNTER SISSON, JR., BENTON CENTRAL

            JULIEN SMITH, SO., MT. VERNON (FORTVILLE)

            NOAH SMITH, SO., PLAINFIELD

            DREW SNIVELY, JR., ZIONSVILLE

            COLTON STOWERS, JR., WASHINGTON

            JAY SUMMITT, JR., EVANSVILLE HARRISON

            COLE THOMAS, JR., SOUTH CENTRAL (ELIZABETH)

            JARVIS TOLBERT, SO., SOUTH BEND ADAMS

            JACE TONAGEL, FR., OAK HILL

            ELI TRICKER, SO., DANVILLE

            DRELYN TRUESDALE, JR., FORT WAYNE BISHOP LUERS

            SETH WAGLER, JR., BARR-REEVE

            YAMAUREE WALLACE, JR., EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL

            HENRY WANSTRATH, JR., OLDENBURG ACADEMY

            L.J. WARD, JR., INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN

            JAVON WARFIELD, JR., ANDERSON

            MICHAEL WELLMAN, JR., PORTAGE

            BEN WERTH, SO., WEST LAFAYETTE

            TATE WHITEHEAD, JR., SOUTHRIDGE

            BRYCE WILCOX, SO., SOUTHWOOD

            TREY YODER, JR., WOODLAN

INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL SCORES-REPORTED

FLOYD CENTRAL 11 CAMDEN CENTRAL 0

BAYLOR 6 CASTLE 4

CASTLE 7 SIEGEL 3

FLOYD CENTRAL 8 WAYNE COUNTY 3

FLOYD CENTRAL 6 SUMMER TOWN 1

BREMEN 12 FAIRFIELD 1

GOSHEN 9 W. NOBLE 4

CENTER GROVE 14 NOBLESVILLE 10

CLAY CITY 20 DUGGER UNION 6

LEO 14 FORT WAYNE LUERS 4

LAPEL 6 HAMILTON HEIGHTS 4

MISHAWAKA 11 ELKHART 8

SULLIVAN 16 N. DAVIESS 9

GORDONSVILLE 16 MILAN 1

WESTFIELD 11 N. CENTRAL 9

INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL SCORES-REPORTED

NO GAMES SCHEDULED

WHERE THE TOP INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL PLAYERS ARE HEADED (D1)

Joe Trenerry, PENN RHP, 2024, Purdue

RJ Cromartie, PENN SS, 2024, Notre Dame

Hogan Denny, MOORESVILLE C/UTL, 2024, Indiana

Brendin Oliver, MOORESVILLE RHP, 2024, Cincinnati

Hudson Devaughan, MOORESVILLE RHP, 2026, Alabama

Griffin Tobias, LAKE CENTRAL RHP/SS, 2024, Indiana 

Joshua Flores, LAKE CENTRAL RHP, 2025, Cincinnati

Alex Graber, HOMESTEAD RHP/INF, 2024, Northern Illinois

Mason Weaver, HOMESTEAD RHP/INF, 2024, Wofford

Luke Neiswonger, HOMESTEAD RHP/SS, 2025, Central Michigan

Luke Riha, HOMESTEAD RHP/OF, 2025, Toledo

Jack Brown, FISHERS RHP/OF, 2024, Louisville

Gavin Kuzniewski, FISHERS RHP/2B, 2024, Ohio State

Huston Dunn, FISHERS SS, 2025, Ball State

Aiden Reynolds, NOBLESVILLE INF, 2026, Indiana

Nolan Decker, NOBLESVILLE LHP/OF, 2024, Troy

Joe Glander, NOBLESVILLE RHP, 2025, Notre Dame

Hunter Snow, CARMEL OF, 2024, Baylor

Adam Buczkowski, CARMEL RHP, 2024, Cincinnati

Max Winders, RHP, CARMEL 2024, Western Kentucky

James Charland, CARMEL LHP/1B, 2024, Southern Indiana

Theo Nagy, CARMEL LHP, 2024, Purdue-Fort Wayne

Noah Coy, CENTER GROVE SS, 2024, Notre Dame

Conner Vander Luitgaren, CENTER GROVE RHP, 2024, Evansville

Drake McClurg, CENTER GROVE INF/OF, 2027, Indiana

Andrew Krupa, CENTER GROVE OF, 2025, Ball State

Brendan Ealy, CENTER GROVE RHP, 2024, Lindenwood

JT Stiner, C, CATHEDRAL 2024, UNC-Wilmington

Eli Bennett, CATHEDRAL 1B/LHP, 2025, Indiana

Patrick Mazur, CATHEDRAL OF, 2024, Marshall

Cole Decker, EVANSVILLE NORTH OF, 2024, Indiana

Brayden Huebner, EVANSVILLE NORTH SS, 2024, Ball State

Kellen English, EVANSVILLE NORTH RHP, 2025, Indiana
Nash Wagner, ZIONSVILLE RHP/DH, 2024, Alabama

Chase Wagner, ZIONSVILLE RHP, 2024, Ball State

Simon Wilkinson, ZIONSVILLE RHP, 2024, Xavier

Jackson Gilley, ZIONSVILLE LHP, 2026, TCU

Cameron Sullivan, MT. VERNON RHP, 2024, Notre Dame

Nick Heitman, MT. VERNON RHP, 2024, Iowa

DJ Scheumann, MT. VERNON C, 2024, Ball State

Blane Metz, FLOYD CENTRAL RHP, 2025, Indiana

Coen Evrard, FLOYD CENTRAL LHP, 2024, Louisville

Kayden Linares, FLOYD CENTRAL SS, 2024, Mercer

Brayden Hibler, WESTFIELD SS, 2024, Central Missouri

Ty Anderson, WESTFIELD RHP, 2024, Eastern Illinois

Nico Amodeo, RONCALLI C, 2025, Dayton

Caiden White, JEFFERSONVILLE RHP/SS, 2024, Indiana State

Logan Bingham, JEFFERSONVILLE RHP, 2024, Middle Tennessee State

Jaret Phillips, JEFFERSONVILLE 1B/OF, 2024, Western Kentucky

Sammy Swank, MCCUTCHEON RHP/INF, 2026, Kentucky

Sage Adams, MCCUTCHEON C, 2024, Purdue-Fort Wayne

Jack Wheeler, MORGAN TOWNSHIP RHP, 2024, Valparaiso

Isaac VanderWoude, ILLIANA CHRISTIAN SS, 2024, Virgina

Gavin Meyer, ILLIANA CHRISTIAN RHP/1B, 2025, Ohio State

Reid Howard, FOREST PARK SS/RHP, 2024, Western Kentucky

Sage Stout, FOREST PARK RHP/OF, 2024, Southern Indiana

Carter Hall, PARK TUDOR RHP/OF, 2024, Niagara

Cole Huett, PROVIDENCE OF, 2025, Virginia

Ryan Castetter, UNIVERSITY RHP/INF, 2026, Northwestern

Mason Barth, ANDREAN SS/RHP, 2025, Notre Dame

Tate Troxell, GUERIN CATHOLIC RHP/3B, 2026, Alabama

Matthew Fisher, EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL RHP/INF, 2025, Indiana

Thomas Lynch, EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL C, 2024, Purdue

Simon Schulz, EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL SS/RHP, 2025, Evansville

Chase Bays, MISHAWAKA MARIAN SS/RHP, 2024, Eastern Illinois

Brayton Thomas, FW DWENGER LHP/1B, 2024, Indiana

Brandon Logan, FW SNIDER OF, 2025, Vanderbilt

Landen Fry, FW SNIDER INF/P, 2025, Indiana

Cannon Vandever, AVON 3B/RHP, 2024, Evansville

Caden McCoy, BLOOMINGTON NORTH LHP/1B, 2024, Texas A&M

Landen Smith, GREENWOOD SS, 2024, Ball State

Micah Vessely, GREENWOOD RHP, 2024, Indiana

Logan Crock, LAWRENCE NORTH SS/RHP, 2024, Butler

Brayden Stevenson, PENDLETON HEIGHTS C/P/1B, 2025, Ball State

Josh Feguson, EVANSVILLE CENTRAL RHP/INF, 2024, Marshall

Tyson Greenwood, NEW PRAIRIE LHP/1B, 2024, Purdue-Fort Wayne

Austin McNabb, PERRY MERIDIAN RHP, 2025, Dayton

Carter Orner, PLAINFIELD RHP, 2024, Purdue-Fort Wayne

Max Hotze, EAST CENTRAL RHP, 2024, Morehead State

Ahmaad Duff, LAWRENCE CENTRAL OF, 2024, Alabama

Joe Chrapliwy, GLENN INF/RHP, 2024, Purdue-Fort Wayne

Christian Klug, BISHOP CHATARD UTL, 2024, Navy

Ethan Lund, HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN LHP, 2024, Oklahoma State

Alex Barr, KANKAKEE VALLY LHP/1B, 2025, Indiana

Will Jaisle, BATESVILLE RHP/OF, 2025, Notre Dame

Jack Grunkemeyer, BATESVILLE RHP/1B, 2024, Northwestern

Christian Forniss, BREBEUF LHP, 2024, Northwestern

Jayce Lee, SB ST. JOSEPH OF, 2024, Notre Dame

Tyson Greenwood, NEW PRIARIE LHP/1B, 2024, Purdue-Fort Wayne

Nolan Moore, CHARLESTON OF, 2024, Charleston

Kale Wemer, CRAWFORDSVILLE RHP/IF, 2024, Purdue

Corbin Snyder, EASTERN GREENE RHP/SS, 2024, Butler

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES

(NCAA TOURNEY)

NORTHWESTERN 77 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 65 OT

BAYLOR 92 COLGATE 67

SAN DIEGO STATE 69 ALABAMA BIRMINGHAM 65

MARQUETTE 87 WESTERN KENTUCKY 69

CLEMSON 77 NEW MEXICO 56

CONNECTICUT 91 STETSON 52

YALE 78 AUBURN 76

COLORADO 102 FLORIDA 100

TEXAS A&M 98 NEBRASKA 83

DUKE 64 VERMONT 47

PURDUE 78 GRAMBLING STATE 50

ALABAMA 109 CHARLESTON 96

HOUSTON 86 LONGWOOD 46

JAMES MADISON 72 WISCONSIN 61

UTAH STATE 88 TCU 72

GRAND CANYON 75 ST. MARY’S 66

SATURDAY’S SCHEDULE

NO. 2 ARIZONA VS. NO. 7 DAYTON, 12:45 P.M. ET, CBS

NO. 4 KANSAS VS. NO. 5 GONZAGA, 3:15 P.M. ET, CBS

NO. 1 NORTH CAROLINA VS. NO. 9 MICHIGAN STATE, 5:30 P.M. ET, CBS

NO. 2 IOWA STATE VS. NO. 7 WASHINGTON STATE, 6:10 P.M. ET, TNT

NO. 11 NORTH CAROLINA STATE VS. NO. 14 OAKLAND, 7:10 P.M. ET, TBS

NO. 2 TENNESSEE VS. NO. 7 TEXAS, 8 P.M. ET, CBS

NO. 3 ILLINOIS VS. NO. 11 DUQUESNE, 8:40 P.M. ET, TNT

NO. 3 CREIGHTON VS. NO. 11 OREGON, 9:40 P.M. ET, TBS

(NIT SCORES)

NO GAMES SCHEDULED

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES

NORTH CAROLINA 59 MICHIGAN STATE 56

OHIO STATE 80 MAINE 57

MIDDLE TENNESSEE 71 LOUISVILLE 69

SOUTH CAROLINA 91 PRESBYTERIAN 39

DUKE 72 RICHMOND 61

TEXAS 82 DREXEL 42

VIRGINIA TECH 92 MARSHALL 49

LSU 70 RICE 61

KANSAS STATE 78 PORTLAND 65

ALABAMA 82 FLORIDA STATE 74

BAYLOR 80 VANDERBILT 63

COLORADO 86 DRAKE 72

IOWA STATE 93 MARYLAND 86

OREGON STATE 73 EASTERN WASHINGTON 51

STANFORD 79 NORFOLK STATE 50

NEBRASKA 61 TEXAS A&M 59

WOMEN’S NCAA TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

MARCH 23 – FIRST ROUND

NOON – NO. 11 GREEN BAY VS. NO. 6 TENNESSEE, ESPN

1 P.M. – NO. 14 JACKSON STATE VS. NO. 3 UCONN, ABC

1:30 P.M. – NO. 13 FAIRFIELD VS. NO. 4 INDIANA, ESPN2

2 P.M. – NO. 9 MICHIGAN VS. NO. 8 KANSAS, ESPNEWS

2:15 P.M. – NO. 15 KENT STATE VS. NO. 2 NOTRE DAME, ESPN

2:30 P.M. – NO. 14 CHATTANOOGA VS. NO. 3 NC STATE, ESPNU

3 P.M. – NO. 16 UT MARTIN/HOLY CROSS VS. NO. 1 IOWA, ABC

3:30 P.M. – NO. 11 ARIZONA/AUBURN VS. NO. 6 SYRACUSE, ESPN2

4 P.M. – NO. 12 FGCU VS. NO. 5 OKLAHOMA, ESPNEWS

4:30 P.M. – NO. 16 TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI VS. NO. 1 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, ESPN

4:45 PM – NO. 10 MARQUETTE VS. NO. 7 OLE MISS, ESPNU

5:30 P.M. – NO. 9 PRINCETON VS. NO. 8 WEST VIRGINIA, ESPN2

7 P.M. – NO. 10 UNLV VS. NO. 7 CREIGHTON, ESPNEWS

7:30 P.M. – NO. 13 UC IRVINE VS. NO. 4 GONZAGA, ESPN2

9:30 P.M. – NO. 15 CALIFORNIA BAPTIST VS. NO. 2 UCLA, ESPN2

10 P.M. – NO. 12 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE VS. NO. 5 UTAH, ESPNU

MARCH 24 – SECOND ROUND

SECOND-ROUND GAMES WILL AIR FROM NOON P.M. TO 10 P.M. ACROSS ESPN AND ABC.

MARCH 25 – SECOND ROUND

SECOND-ROUND GAMES WILL AIR FROM 2 P.M. TO 10 P.M. ACROSS ESPN, ESPN2 AND ESPNU.

MARCH 29 – SWEET 16

2:30 P.M. – ALBANY 1 REGIONAL – SWEET 16 GAME 1, ESPN

4:30 P.M. – “NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP IN THE STUDIO PRESENTED BY AT&T,” ESPN

5 P.M. – ALBANY 1 REGIONAL – SWEET 16 GAME 2, ESPN

7:30 P.M. – PORTLAND 4 REGIONAL – SWEET 16 GAME 1, ESPN

9:30 P.M. – “NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP IN THE STUDIO PRESENTED BY AT&T,” ESPN

10 P.M. – PORTLAND 4 REGIONAL – SWEET 16 GAME 1, ESPN

MARCH 30 – SWEET 16

1 P.M. – ALBANY 2 REGIONAL – SWEET 16 GAME 1, ABC

3:30 P.M. – ALBANY 2 REGIONAL – SWEET 16 GAME 2, ABC

5:30 P.M. – PORTLAND 3 REGIONAL – SWEET 16 GAME 1, ESPN

8 P.M. – PORTLAND 3 REGIONAL – SWEET 16 GAME 2, ESPN

MARCH 31 – ELITE 8

1 P.M. – ALBANY 1 REGIONAL – ELITE 8, ABC

3 P.M. – PORTLAND 4 REGIONAL – ELITE 8, ABC

APRIL 1 – ELITE 8

7:15 P.M. – ALBANY 2 REGIONAL – ELITE 8, ESPN

9:15 P.M. – PORTLAND 3 REGIONAL – ELITE 8, ESPN

APRIL 5 – FINAL FOUR

7 P.M. – SEMIFINAL 1, ESPN/ESPN+

9:30 P.M. – SEMIFINAL 2, ESPN/ESPN+

APRIL 7 – CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

3 P.M. – “NCAA WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP GAME PRESENTED BY CAPITAL ONE,” ABC/ESPN+

NBA SCOREBOARD

OKLAHOMA CITY 123 TORONTO 103

BOSTON 129 DETROIT 102

MINNESOTA 100 FOR CLEVELAND 91

MEMPHIS 99 SAN ANTONIO 97

NEW ORLEANS 111 MIAMI 88

LA CLIPPERS 125 PORTLAND 117

INDIANA 123 GOLDEN STATE 111

LA LAKERS 101 PHILADELPHIA 94

NHL SCOREBOARD

WASHINGTON 7 CAROLINA 6

DALLAS 4 PITTSBURGH 2

ARIZONA 2 SEATTLE 1 OT

COLORADO 6 COLUMBUS 1

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

SPRING TRAINING

DETROIT 4 PHILADELPHIA 3

NY YANKEES 5 NY METS 3

TORONTO 5 BOSTON 1

CHICAGO WHITE SOX 8 OAKLAND 2

CLEVELAND 10 TEXAS 0

SAN FRANCISCO 13 CHICAGO CUBS 12

SAN FRANCISCO 7 CHICAGO CUBS 3

COLORADO 3 TEXAS 2

OAKLAND 8 CINCINNATI 6

SEATTLE 3 ARIZONA 3

LA ANGELS 2 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 0

MILWAUKEE 11 KANSAS CITY 5

MILWAUKEE 4 SEATTLE 4

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER

NO GAMES SCHEDULED

COLLEGE BASEBALL SCORES

NOTRE DAME 6 MIAMI 2

RUTGERS 3 CONNECTICUT 0

GEORGETOWN 5 OHIO STATE 1

PURDUE 10 IOWA 3

SAN FRANCISCO 6 MINNESOTA 4

PENN STATE 4 MICHIGAN 3

ILLINOIS 9 INDIANA 1

MARYLAND 7 MICHIGAN STATE 6

NORTHWESTERN 12 MCNEESE 4

NEBRASKA 14 NEW MEXICO STATE 2

WRIGHT STATE 16 PURDUE FORT WAYNE 13

BOWLING GREEN 10 AKRON 1

TOLEDO 5 BALL STATE 2

KENT STATE 3 ST. JOSEPH’S 2

MIAMI OHIO 6 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 3

MISSOURI STATE 6 INDIANA STATE 5

MURRAY STATE 13 EVANSVILLE 6

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 6 VALPARAISO 4

TENNESSEE TECH 9 SOUTHERN INDIANA 7

COLLEGE SOFTBALL SCORES

RUTGERS 6 OHIO STATE 1

MARYLAND 7 MINNESOTA 6

MINNESOTA 15 MARYLAND 6

NOTRE DAME 5 NORTH CAROLINA STATE 3

PENN STATE 2 INDIANA 1

OHIO STATE 8 RUTGERS 8 (SUSPENDED)

WISCONSIN AT IOWA POSTPONED

MICHIGAN STATE AT NORTHWESTERN POSTPONED

NATIONAL SPORTS RELEASES/HEADLINES

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

NCAA TOURNAMENT ROUNDUP: YALE SWATS ASIDE NO. 4 AUBURN

John Poulakidas sank six 3-pointers and scored 28 points and Samson Aletan made a key blocked shot in the final seconds as 13th-seeded Yale notched a 78-76 upset of fourth-seeded Auburn on Friday afternoon in an East Region first-round game at Spokane, Wash.

August Mahoney scored 14 points and Danny Wolf had 13 for the Bulldogs (23-9), who overcame a 10-point, second-half deficit to improve to 2-7 all-time in NCAA Tournament play. Upstart Yale will face No. 5 seed San Diego State in Sunday’s second round.

“I don’t know if that’s the best win in Yale basketball history, but I will tell you that’s the best basketball team we’ve beaten in Yale basketball history as far as I’m concerned,” Bulldogs coach James Jones said.

Johni Broome recorded 24 points and 13 rebounds for the Tigers (27-8). Denver Jones added 17 points and Jaylin Williams had 13 for Auburn. K.D. Johnson had a chance to win it at the buzzer with a 3-pointer, but his shot bounced off the rim.

No. 1 UConn 91, No. 16 Stetson 52

Donovan Clingan scored 12 of his 19 points in the first half for the top-seeded Huskies, who began the defense of their national championship with a wire-to-wire win over the Hatters in an East Region first-round game in New York.

Cam Spencer had 15 points, including 13 in the first half, for UConn (32-3), which will oppose No. 9 Northwestern in a second-round game Sunday. Stephon Castle (14 points), Tristen Newton (13 points, eight assists) and Alex Karaban (12 points) all scored in double figures for the Huskies.

Stephan Swenson scored a game-high 20 points and Jalen Blackmon had 14 points and eight rebounds for Stetson (22-13), which made its first NCAA Tournament appearance after winning the Atlantic Sun Conference.

No. 5 San Diego State 69, No. 12 UAB 65

Jaedon LeDee recorded 32 points and eight rebounds to lead the Aztecs to a victory over the Blazers in East Region first-round play at Spokane, Wash.

Lamont Butler added 15 points and four steals for the San Diego State (25-10), which is looking for another deep run after losing to UConn in last season’s NCAA title game.

Efrem “Butta” Johnson made five 3-pointers and scored 19 points for UAB (23-12). However, Johnson missed a tying 3-point attempt with eight seconds remaining before Reese Waters split two free throws with 3.5 seconds left to seal it for San Diego State.

No. 9 Northwestern 77, No. 8 Florida Atlantic 65 (OT)

Ryan Langborg scored 12 points in overtime for the Wildcats, who squandered a nine-point second-half lead before recovering to beat the Owls in an East Region first-round game in New York.

Brooks Barnhizer forced overtime by hitting a floater with nine seconds left for Northwestern (22-11).

Vladislav Goldin scored 19 points for Florida Atlantic (25-9), which returned every player who had remaining eligibility from last year’s Final Four team. Johnell Davis had 18 points.

West Region

No. 3 Baylor 92, No. 14 Colgate 67

Four players scored in double figures and the Bears canned 16 of 30 3-point attempts to dispatch the 14th-seeded Raiders in an NCAA Tournament West Region first round game in Memphis.

Jalen Bridges scored a game-high 23 points for Baylor (24-10), which advanced to the second round Sunday against Clemson. Ja’Kobe Walter added 19, while Jayden Nunn tallied 15 and RayJ Dennis contributed 10 points plus nine assists.

Keegan Records paced Colgate (25-10), which won 17 of 18 prior to this one, with 14 points. Sam Thomson added 11, and Patriot League Player of the Year Braeden Smith scored 10.

No. 4 Alabama 109, No. 13 Charleston 96

Mark Sears poured in 30 points, and the nation’s top-scoring team was in high gear as the Crimson Tide rolled over the Cougars in Spokane, Wash.

Latrell Wrightsell Jr. made 5 of 6 3-point attempts while adding 17 points for Alabama (22-11), which entered the contest averaging 90.8 points per game and set a school mark for most points in an NCAA Tournament game. Alabama will face No. 12 Grand Canyon in Sunday’s second round.

Ben Burnham scored 19 points for Charleston (27-8), which had its 12-game winning streak halted. Frankie Policelli added 15 points.

No. 12 Grand Canyon 75, No. 5 Saint Mary’s 66

Tyon Grant-Foster recorded 22 points and seven rebounds and the Lopes beat the Gaels at Spokane, Wash., to win an NCAA Tournament game for the first time.

Ray Harrison added 17 points and six assists for Grand Canyon (30-4), which is making its third appearance in March Madness.

Mitchell Saxen had 14 points and 11 rebounds and Aidan Mahaney scored 13 points but shot just 5 of 21 from the field for Saint Mary’s (26-8).

No. 6 Clemson 77, No. 11 New Mexico 56

The Tigers got a game-high 21 points from Chase Hunter and led by as many as 23 points in the second half of a rout of the Lobos at Memphis.

First-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference pick PJ Hall scored 12 of his 14 points in the first half for Clemson (22-11).

Jaelen House scored 12 points for the Lobos (26-10) before fouling out with 6:27 remaining in the game. Nelly Joseph worked hard inside for 14 points and 12 rebounds but New Mexico never found any sort of rhythm, connecting on just 29.7 percent of its field-goal attempts and going 3 of 23 on 3-point shots.

South Region

No. 1 Houston 86, No. 16 Longwood 46

It didn’t take long for the Cougars to announce their presence with authority, and once they did, they were well on their way to a blowout of the Lancers in Memphis.

The result sets up a rematch Sunday in the second round against ninth-seeded Texas A&M, which beat Nebraska 98-83 earlier in the day. Houston held off the Aggies 70-66 on Dec. 16.

L.J. Cryer finished with 17 points, going 3-of-7 from beyond the arc, Jamal Shead finished with 11 points and nine assists and Damian Dunn added 17 points off the bench for Houston (31-4). Johnathan Massie scored 10 points off the bench to pace Longwood (21-14).

No. 2 Marquette 87, No. 15 Western Kentucky 69

Tyler Kolek returned from a three-week absence and fell just four rebounds shy of a triple-double to help the Golden Eagles pull away in the second half for a win over the Hilltoppers.

Kolek, who finished with 18 points, 11 assists and six rebounds, showed no ill effects from an oblique injury sustained on Feb. 28. Kolek hit two long threes on his first two shot attempts and scored 10 points in the opening seven minutes, helping Marquette (26-9) build a 26-17 lead. The Golden Eagles advance to a second-round matchup on Sunday vs. No. 10 seed Colorado.

For the Hilltoppers (22-12), Tyrone Marshall Jr. scored 17 of his team-leading 21 in the first half while teammate Don McHenry was the only other player in double figures with 11 points.

No. 4 Duke 64, No. 13 Vermont 47

Mark Mitchell and Jared McCain scored 15 points apiece to lead four Blue Devils players in double figures as Duke pulled away in the second half to beat the Catamounts.

Duke (25-8) will play James Madison in a second-round game on Sunday. The Blue Devils, who were knocked out by Tennessee in the second round last season, haven’t missed the Sweet 16 in consecutive tournaments since 2007-08.

Jeremy Roach scored 14 points and Tyrese Proctor added 13 for Duke. Kyle Filipowski, who was averaging 17.1 points per contest, was held to three points and just one field goal attempt but pulled down 12 rebounds. Shamir Bogues scored 18 points for Vermont (28-7), which won the America East for the third straight season.

No. 12 James Madison 72, No. 5 Wisconsin 61

Terrence Edwards Jr. scored 14 points for the Dukes, who never trailed as they upset the Badgers in a first-round matchup in New York.

James Madison (32-3) extended the nation’s longest active winning streak to 14 games. T.J. Bickerstaff and Julien Wooden scored 12 points apiece, while Michael Green III added 11 points for the Dukes, who advanced beyond the first round for the first time since 1983.

Max Klesmit scored all 18 of his points while hitting five 3-pointers in the second half for Wisconsin (22-14).

No. 10 Colorado 102, No. 7 Florida 100

KJ Simpson capped a wild second half with a baseline jumper that hit the rim five times before rattling in with one second left, lifting the Buffaloes to a dramatic win over the Gators in Indianapolis.

Simpson finished with a team-leading 23 points while Eddie Lampkin Jr. added 21 for Colorado (26-10).

Florida’s Walter Clayton Jr. scored a game-high 33 points and hit the backboard on a desperation miss at the final buzzer. The Gators (24-12) ended their season in heartbreak after erasing a 13-point deficit in the final 4:28.

No. 9 Texas A&M 98, No. 8 Nebraska 83

The Aggies converted 13 3-pointers and enjoyed a comfortable win over the Cornhuskers.

Wade Taylor IV bombed in 7 of 10 attempts from deep and scored 25 points for the Aggies (21-14). Manny Obaseki added 22 points, while Tyrece Radford stuffed the stat sheet with 20 points, 10 rebounds and five assists.

Brice Williams scored 24 points to pace the Cornhuskers (23-11), who were making their first NCAA tourney appearance in 10 years. Keisei Tominaga added 21 points.

Midwest Region

No. 1 Purdue 78, Grambling State 50

All-American Zach Edey scored 30 points, grabbed 21 rebounds and blocked three shots to power the Boilermakers to a rout of the Tigers in Indianapolis.

The Boilermakers (30-4) pulled away at the end of the first half and the beginning of the second half to atone for last year’s shocking first-round loss to No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson in Columbus, Ohio. Purdue will play No. 8 Utah State on Sunday in a second-round contest, again before a heavily partisan crowd inside Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

Tra’Michael Moton had 21 points and Kintavious Dozier scored 16 to lead Grambling (21-15), which made it difficult for the first 18 minutes, trailing just 31-27 before Purdue scored the final five points of the first half.

No. 8 Utah State 88, No. 9 TCU 72

Isaac Johnson scored 14 of his 19 points in the second half to lead the Aggies past the Horned Frogs, breaking their 10-game NCAA Tournament losing streak.

Ian Martinez added a game-high 21 points, while Darius Brown II chipped in with 10 points and 10 assists for Utah State (28-6).

JaKobe Coles had 19 points while Emanuel Miller added 13 points and 11 rebounds for TCU (21-13), which jumped out to leads of 16-8 and 18-10 but couldn’t hold on.

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

WOMEN’S NCAA TOURNAMENT PORTLAND 4 ROUNDUP: TEXAS DRILLS DREXEL

Shaylee Gonzales’ 21 points led five Texas scorers in double figures, and the top-seeded Longhorns cruised at home to an 82-42 rout of No. 16 seed Drexel in the first contest of the Women’s NCAA Tournament’s Portland 4 Regional on Friday in Austin, Texas.

The Longhorns (31-4) went on a 16-2 run in the second quarter that helped Texas take a 20-point lead into halftime. Their onslaught of the Coastal Athletic Association’s automatic qualifier continued when they poured in 34 third-quarter points.

Gonzales shot 5-of-6 from 3-point range, accounting for all of the team’s makes on 10 attempts as a team. Texas did not need much from beyond the arc with Taylor Jones scoring 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting.

DeYona Gaston added 11 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for a double-double, while Khadija Faye and Aaliyah Moore each chipped in 10 points.

Amaris Baker led Drexel (19-15) with 10 points. The Dragons shot just 18-of-51 from the floor and 3-of-14 from long range, while committing 21 turnovers that Texas converted into 28 points.

No. 8 Alabama 82, No. 9 Florida State 74

Aaliyah Nye hit a corner 3-pointer with 1:21 remaining in regulation, part of her 18-point performance, to help the Crimson Tide hold off the Seminoles in Austin.

Nye, who came into the NCAA Tournament with a program-record 104 made 3-pointers on the season, added two more Friday, including the critical, fourth-quarter bucket off Karly Weathers’ assist.

Alabama (24-9) went on an 8-0 run beginning with Nye’s jumper to put Florida State away.

Essence Cody provided a team-high 20 points and game-high 14 rebounds to pace the Crimson Tide. Weathers added 18 points, five rebounds and five assists for Alabama, which advanced in the tournament for the first time since 2021.

Florida State (23-11) got a game-high 25 points from Ta’Niya Latson, and a 23-point, 11-rebound double-double from Makayla Timpson. However, the Seminoles could not overcome a 30-of-75 shooting effort from the floor against Alabama’s 31-of-61 performance, which included a 7-of-14 shooting day beyond the arc.

Alabama moved on to face site host and No. 1 seed Texas in the second round on Sunday.

NBA NEWS

NBA ROUNDUP: ANTHONY DAVIS’ BIG NIGHT LIFTS LAKERS OVER 76ERS

Anthony Davis had 23 points, 19 rebounds and four blocked shots to lift the host Los Angeles Lakers past the Philadelphia 76ers 101-94 on Friday.

LeBron James added 20 points, eight rebounds and six assists for Los Angeles. D’Angelo Russell, Rui Hachimura and Austin Reaves scored 14 points each for the Lakers, who won their second game in a row.

In the first quarter, Russell set the Lakers’ single-season record for most made 3-pointers. Russell went 4 of 10 from long distance on the night, finishing with 187 treys in 2023-24. He topped the mark of 183 set by Nick Van Exel in 1994-95.

Tyrese Maxey led the Sixers with 27 points and Kelly Oubre Jr. added 19. Tobias Harris had 16 points and 13 rebounds as Philadelphia dropped its second game in a row to start a four-game western road trip.

Celtics 129, Pistons 102

Jaylen Brown poured in 33 points and visiting Boston extended its winning streak to eight games with a victory over Detroit.

Payton Pritchard had 20 points and nine assists for the Celtics. Derrick White finished with 19 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds, and Kristaps Porzingis also tossed in 19 points. Jayson Tatum, Boston’s leading scorer and rebounder, sat out due to a right ankle injury.

James Wiseman led the Pistons, who have lost five straight, with 24 points and nine rebounds. Jaden Ivey had 16 points, and Cade Cunningham contributed 15 points, six rebounds and six assists.

Grizzlies 99, Spurs 97

Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 28 points, including the game-winning jumper with 1.2 seconds left, as visiting Memphis came from behind to beat San Antonio.

Memphis snapped a four-game losing streak and has beaten the Spurs 13 straight times, dating back to January 2021. Scotty Pippen Jr. added 18 points for the Grizzlies. Santi Aldama racked up 15 points and 13 rebounds.

Rookie phenom Victor Wembanyama led the Spurs with 31 points, 16 rebounds, five assists, three blocked shots and two steals. Devin Vassell added 27 points as San Antonio lost for the fifth time in six games.

Clippers 125, Trail Blazers 117

Paul George scored 31 points on 10-of-14 shooting in three quarters of action as Los Angeles notched a victory over host Portland to sweep a back-to-back set and complete a four-game season sweep.

Kawhi Leonard added 22 points in three periods for the Clippers, who defeated Portland for the ninth consecutive time. Terance Mann scored 20 points and James Harden had 15 points and 10 assists for Los Angeles.

Scoot Henderson registered 24 points and 10 assists and fellow rookie Kris Murray scored a career-best 21 points for the Trail Blazers, who have lost five straight contests.

Thunder 123, Raptors 103

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 23 points in his homecoming and visiting Oklahoma City overcame a slow start to defeat short-handed Toronto.

Chet Holmgren added 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Thunder, who have won four in a row. Jalen Williams scored 20 points.

Gradey Dick scored 21 points for the Raptors, who have lost nine straight. Kelly Olynyk added 16 points.

Pelicans 111, Heat 88

CJ McCollum scored a game-high 30 points as New Orleans routed host Miami.

Zio Williamson was held to four points on 2-for-7 shooting. That snapped his streak of seven straight games scoring at least 20 points. It was New Orleans’ first win in Miami since December 2017. The Heat had beaten the Pelicans seven straight times overall.

Miami, just 3-6 in its past nine games, was led by Jimmy Butler (17 points). Heat center Bam Adebayo added 12 points and 10 rebounds.

Timberwolves 104, Cavaliers 91

Mike Conley scored 21 points on 8-for-15 shooting as Minnesota rallied for a win over Cleveland in Minneapolis.

Anthony Edwards recorded 16 points, 13 rebounds and five assists for the Timberwolves, who have won four of their past five games. Naz Reid scored 18 points and Rudy Gobert finished with a game-high 15 rebounds to go along with nine points.

Darius Garland scored 19 points to lead Cleveland. Jarrett Allen notched 15 points and 13 rebounds as the Cavaliers dropped their second game in a row and fell to 2-5 in their past seven.

Pacers 123, Warriors 111

Pascal Siakam scored 25 points, grabbed 16 rebounds and dished six assists as Indiana knocked off Golden State in San Francisco.

The Pacers dominated in the third quarter, outscoring the Warriors 36-21 and extending their lead to as many as 16 points. Tyrese Haliburton finished with 26 points and 11 assists as Indiana won for the third time in four games.

Warriors star Stephen Curry erupted for 13 points in the first quarter, but he finished with just 25. Golden State has alternated wins and losses for the past seven games.

NHL NEWS

NHL ROUNDUP: CAPS POST 7-6 SHOOTOUT WIN OVER HURRICANES

Dylan Strome provided the deciding goal in the fifth round of the shootout as the Washington Capitals defeated the visiting Carolina Hurricanes 7-6 on Friday in a highly entertaining game that saw both teams have a player record a hat trick.

Sonny Milano had three goals, while Alex Ovechkin, John Carlson and Connor McMichael also scored for the Capitals, who made the most out of 25 shots on goal. Strome provided three assists and Ivan Miroshnichenko had two assists.

Washington used Darcy Kuemper, who allowed four goals on 22 shots, and Charlie Lindgren, who surrendered two goals on nine shots, in net.

Sebastian Aho’s hat trick led the Hurricanes, but their five-game winning streak was snapped. Jaccob Slavin had a goal and an assist, while Seth Jarvis and Brady Skjei had the other Carolina goals. Jake Guentzel supplied three assists and Martin Necas had two assists. Pyotr Kochetkov gave up six goals on 25 shots for the Hurricanes.

Stars 4, Penguins 2

Jamie Benn scored the go-ahead goal and an insurance goal in a short span of the second period for Dallas in a win over visiting Pittsburgh.

Joe Pavelski and Sam Steel also scored, and Jason Robertson had two assists for the Stars, who have won three straight and eight of 10. Dallas goaltender Jake Oettinger made 20 saves.

Michael Bunting had a goal and an assist, Rickard Rakell also scored and Evgeni Malkin added two assists for the Penguins, who have lost three of four. Pittsburgh goaltender Tristan Jarry allowed four goals on 20 shots before he was replaced in the third by Alex Nedeljkovic, who made three saves.

Avalanche 6, Blue Jackets 1

Mikko Rantanen had two goals and an assist as Colorado extended its winning streak to eight games with a victory over Columbus in Denver.

The run of eight consecutive victories ties the sixth-longest winning streak in Avalanche franchise history. Cale Makar and Nathan MacKinnon each had a goal and an assist for the Avalanche, and Jonathan Drouin had two assists. Ross Colton and Valeri Nichushkin scored Colorado’s other goals.

Damon Severson gave Columbus the early lead 4:28 into the first period. The Avalanche responded with six unanswered scores, beginning with Makar’s equalizer at 11:00 of the first period.

Coyotes 2, Kraken 1 (OT)

Dylan Guenther scored on a breakaway with 48 seconds remaining in overtime as Arizona rallied past Seattle in Tempe, Ariz.

The Coyotes’ Clayton Keller tallied his sixth goal in six games at 18:52 of the third period with the goalie pulled to tie the score. Karel Vejmelka made 27 saves for Arizona, which won for the third time in four games.

The late heroics spoiled the first NHL goal for Seattle’s Ryker Evans and the return of goalie Joey Daccord, the former Arizona State University standout. Daccord stopped 24 of 26 shots, but the Kraken remained winless in their past seven games (0-5-2).

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

IDYLLIC ACT I OF OHTANI’S CAREER APPEARS OVER

More than most of the other major professional sports, baseball has a long history of scandal. The Black Sox, the Mitchell Report, Pete Rose.

For now, Shohei Ohtani doesn’t look destined to join the list. But he’s making the one mistake that all but guarantees more scrutiny: He refuses to talk about what happened with his interpreter and this large gambling debt that Ohtani may have been naive enough to pay directly to an illegal bookmaker under federal investigation.

Ippei Mizuhara, Ohtani’s ex-interpreter, is accused of stealing money from the two-way star to place bets with a bookmaker being investigated by American authorities. The Dodgers fired Mizuhara on Wednesday, hours after he was in L.A.’s dugout for their regular season-opening game in Seoul, South Korea.

It’s very early in the process and we’ll give Ohtani the benefit of the doubt for now that the basic facts of the situation are as they’ve been presented. The Dodgers were overseas when the story broke, and being that far from home is a hindrance to top-notch crisis communication.

As a member of the large-market Dodgers and being Japanese, Ohtani has a massive two-pronged media contingent that follows him. So there was immediately a horde of people prepared to hear what he had to say about this unfolding controversy.

Instead, we’re left with descriptions of Ohtani being physically shielded by Dodgers staff in the clubhouse and otherwise taking great pains to stay in areas where reporters aren’t allowed. The biggest news story in baseball has Ohtani’s name attached to it and he’s leaving a vacuum to be filled by speculation, conjecture, and more digging by reporters.

Ohtani’s built a reputation in his professional career as a smiling cipher with no outward flaws who’s big enough to contain the hopes and dreams of all his fans. Access to him was carefully controlled when he was in Anaheim. But early in spring training, manager Dave Roberts seemed to make it clear that the Dodgers and his teammates may not let him continue being the Forrest Gump of MLB. Life is like a box of chocolates and sometimes you get one tinged with scandal that must be addressed.

There’s a week now before the Dodgers’ regular season resumes. During that time, Ohtani’s past and present teams will play a three-game slate to fill the rest of spring training, which will only increase the number of reporters looking for his thoughts on all this. Ohtani and the Dodgers need to use the next week productively to get back in front of this story and present his narrative, assuming it’s true and unsullied.

It’s time for Shohei Ohtani to step out of the shadows. His idyllic Act I is over.

ORIOLES’ HOLLIDAY WON’T MAKE OPENING DAY ROSTER

The Baltimore Orioles reassigned No. 1 prospect Jackson Holliday to minor-league camp, the club announced Friday.

Holliday went deep twice while recording six RBIs and a .954 OPS over 15 spring games. He also played solid defensively at second base.

The 20-year-old is widely considered baseball’s best prospect after the Orioles selected him with the first pick in the 2022 MLB Draft.

Baltimore also optioned outfielders Heston Kjerstad and Kyle Stowers.

Stowers, 26, hit a team-leading seven homers with 14 RBIs and a 1.011 OPS over 19 contests in the Grapefruit League.

“I’m bummed. I’m really, really bummed,” Stowers said, according to Danielle Allentuck of the Baltimore Banner.

The 25-year-old Kjerstad, who was the No. 2 overall pick in 2020, had three RBIs with a .580 OPS in 18 spring games.

REPORT: MARLINS RHP EURY PEREZ (ELBOW) HEADING TO IL

Marlins right-hander Eury Perez will start the season on the injured list with elbow inflammation, the Miami Herald reported Friday.

Tests reportedly found no structural damage in his pitching elbow, but the 20-year-old starter will not be with the club to open the season next week.

Perez made his major league debut in 2023 and finished 5-6 with a 3.15 ERA in 19 starts. He struck out 108 batters and walked 31 in 91 1/3 innings of work.

His minor league numbers since 2021 include a 9-9 record with a 3.01 ERA and a 0.997 WHIP in 46 starts.

A’S RHP TREVOR GOTT TO UNDERGO TOMMY JOHN SURGERY, OUT FOR SEASON

Oakland A’s right-hander Trevor Gott will undergo Tommy John surgery and miss the entire season and part of 2025, MLB.com reported Friday.

Gott has a fully torn UCL in his throwing elbow, per the report.

Gott, 31, signed a one-year deal worth $1.5 million with the A’s in December.

He went 0-5 with a 4.19 ERA in 64 relief appearances with Seattle and the New York Mets in 2023. The Mets acquired Gott from the Mariners in July.

Gott is 16-15 with a 4.65 ERA in 255 career relief appearances with six teams.

DIAMONDBACKS RELEASE VETERAN SS ELVIS ANDRUS

The Arizona Diamondbacks released veteran shortstop Elvis Andrus on Friday amid a flurry of moves.

Andrus, 35, signed a minor league deal with the Diamondbacks earlier this month. He batted .118 in six spring training games.

The D-backs also optioned infielder/outfielder Pavin Smith and left-hander Andrew Saalfrank to Triple-A Reno and reassigned LHP Jose Castillo to minor league camp.

Andrus is a two-time All-Star with 2,091 career hits over 15 major league seasons. He has been a shortstop most of his career but did play 63 games (60 starts) at second base last season for the Chicago White Sox.

The D-backs are opting to go with Emmanuel Rivera and utilityman Jace Peterson as infield backup options behind starting SS Geraldo Perdomo and 2B Ketel Marte.

Andrus has a .269 career average with 102 homers and 775 RBIs in 2,059 games with the Texas Rangers (2009-20), Oakland Athletics (2021-22) and the White Sox (2022-23). His 347 career steals lead all active major league players.

Smith, 28, hit .282 during the spring but just .188 in 69 games last season playing first base and right field.

Saalfrank, 26, appeared in 11 playoff games during Arizona’s run to the World Series last season, posting a 3.18 ERA. He appeared in three World Series games after making his major league debut in late September.

SPRING TRAINING ROUNDUP: RYAN VILADE, TIGERS RALLY PAST PHILLIES

Ryan Vilade belted a two-run home run in the top of the ninth inning to cap a four-run comeback and deliver the Detroit Tigers a 4-3 win over the host Philadelphia Phillies in spring training action Friday in Clearwater, Fla.

Jake Rogers hit a solo shot off Gregory Soto (0-1) to lead off the inning. Andy Ibanez singled and Gio Urshela doubled him home to cut Detroit’s deficit to 3-2. Vilade followed with his home run to center on a 1-0 pitch, turning the tables before Soto could record an out.

Tigers reliever Tyler Holton (2-1) struck out four across the eighth and ninth innings. Starter Tarik Skubal fanned six, allowing one run, three hits and two walks over five innings.

Edmundo Sosa homered and Brandon Marsh had an RBI double and a run for the Phillies. Starter Zack Wheeler struck out five and yielded just one hit over 5 1/3 scoreless innings.

Yankees 5, Mets 3

Kevin Smith and Gleyber Torres combined for three RBIs in the sixth inning to push the host Yankees past the Mets in Tampa, Fla.

Down 3-2 after Francisco Lindor’s RBI sac fly, Smith hit a two-run double and Torres followed with a single to score Smith. Jose Trevino had two hits with an RBI for the Yankees and Will Warren (3-1) threw five innings of relief, allowing one run on three hits and two walks.

Mark Vientos hit his fifth homer of the spring, a two-run shot to put the Mets on the board first. Jeffrey Colon (0-1) was dinged for three runs on two hits and three walks over two innings of relief.

Blue Jays 5, Red Sox 1

Isiah Kiner-Falefa homered and Addison Barger hit a pair of RBI doubles as host Toronto defeated Boston in Dunedin, Fla.

Mitch White (3-0) started for the Jays and struck out six over 5 2/3 innings, giving up the only Boston run on two hits and one walk.

Enmanuel Valdez had a solo shot off White for the only Red Sox run. Starter Justin Hagenman (1-1) gave up three runs on two hits and two walks in two innings.

Braves-Twins, canceled

The game between Atlanta and host Minnesota in Fort Myers, Fla., was canceled due to inclement weather.

Twins-Rays, canceled

The game between Minnesota and host Tampa Bay in Port Charlotte, Fla., was canceled due to inclement weather.

Nationals-Astros, canceled

The game between Washington and host Houston in Palm Beach, Fla., was canceled due to inclement weather.

Cardinals-Marlins, canceled

The game between St. Louis and host Miami in Jupiter, Fla., was canceled due to inclement weather.

NFL NEWS

NFL DRAFT PROFILE: WR ROME ODUNZE, WASHINGTON

2020: Played in all four games with one start (6-72-12.0).

2021: Started seven of the final nine contests (41-415-10.1, 4 TDs). Missed the first three games due to injuries.

2022: Third-team Associated Press All-American. First-team All-Pac-12 Conference. Ranked 10th in the FBS with 1,145 receiving yards (75 receptions, 15.3 per, 7 TDs). Played in 12 games with eight starts (3-6-2.0 rushing).

2023: First-team Associated Press All-American. First-team All-Pac-12 Conference. Finalist for the Biletnikoff Award (nation’s top WR). Led the FBS with a school-record 1,640 receiving yards (17.8 per), ranked sixth with 1,781 all-purpose yards, tied for sixth with 92 receptions and 13 receiving TDs. Played in all 15 games with 14 starts (2-37-18.5, TD rushing; 2-17-8.5 KR). Team’s Offensive Skill Player of the Year and team captain. Suffered a broken rib and punctured lung recovering an onsides kick versus Arizona. Stayed in a hospital overnight and rested over the bye week before playing in the team’s win over Oregon.

NFL DRAFT PROFILE: WR MALIK NABERS, LSU

Overview

Nabers is the next big thing coming out of LSU’s receiver room, with the pure explosiveness and talent to be mentioned in the same breath as former LSU stars starring in the league today. Despite a lack of polish and precision as a route-runner, Nabers’ gliding movements and speed alterations seem to disguise the top-end speed and separation potential that await opposing coverages. He’s a bouncy leaper with the athletic ability to make the impossible catches possible. He tucks away accurate throws and displays the toughness and play strength to fight for tight-window victories over the middle. Nabers will need to address his tendency to track and play deep throws with finesse, or his early advantages will turn into 50/50 battles. He can play all three receiver spots and has the profile to become a productive, high-volume target over all three levels as a potential WR1.

Strengths

• Skills and traits needed to produce effectively on all three levels as a pro.
• Glides and burns past defenders deep or pushes them into retreat for easy stop routes.
• Changes speeds inside the route to tilt defenders off the break point.
• Good hand-fighting and post-up talent to win positioning battles against big corners.
• Frames up defender to finish contested catches underneath.
• Premium leaper with contortionist’s talent for in-air adjustments on jump balls.
• Catches off-frame balls with strong, sudden hands.
• Has grab-and-go acceleration to catch it short and take it long.

Weaknesses

• Runs free into big spaces but needs additional route schooling.
• Inconsistent hip sink to snap routes off at crisp angles.
• Would benefit from eliminating wasted motion in early phases of the route.
• Lackadaisical to capture positioning and stack coverage behind him.

Sources Tell Us

“(Ja’Marr) Chase was more of a dude physically and (Justin) Jefferson was already really skilled when he came out, but you can see some flashes of both of those guys with the way [Nabers] plays.” – AFC personnel executive

REPORTS: TEXANS SIGNING CB C.J. HENDERSON

The Houston Texans are reportedly signing cornerback C.J. Henderson, a former top-10 draft pick.

Henderson, 25, agreed to terms after visiting with the Texans on Thursday, according to ESPN sources.

Henderson spent the past two-plus seasons with Carolina after being selected ninth overall by Jacksonville in 2020.

He has three interceptions, 16 passes defensed and 172 tackles in 49 games (32 starts) with the Panthers and Jaguars.

BUCCANEERS OFFICIALLY RE-SIGN VETERAN LB LAVONTE DAVID

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers officially re-signed veteran linebacker Lavonte David on Friday.

David, 34, will suit up for his 13th season in 2024 with the franchise that drafted him in the second round in 2012.

Terms were not disclosed, but previous reports said the longtime team captain agreed to a $9 million deal.

“Lavonte continues to stand the test of time and play at an exceptionally high level year after year, so it was never a question that we wanted to bring him back as the heart and soul of our defense,” said Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht. “The example he sets and the leadership he brings have been vital to our success as a team. It is extremely rare to have a player producing at such a high level for going on 13 years now, but Lavonte plays with a passion and a love of the game that shows no signs of slowing down.”

David started 15 games and registered 4.5 sacks and 134 tackles in 2023. It was his 10th season with triple-digit tackles.

An All-Pro selection in 2013 and a Pro Bowler in 2015, David has 33.5 sacks, 12 interceptions, 28 forced fumbles and 18 fumble recoveries in 181 games (all starts).

GIANTS RE-SIGNING WR ISAIAH HODGINS, ADD OL MATT NELSON

The New York Giants are re-signing wide receiver Isaiah Hodgins and adding offensive tackle Matt Nelson.

Both moves are pending physicals, the team said in an announcement Thursday night.

Hodgins, 25, caught 21 passes for 230 yards and three touchdowns in 17 games (nine starts) for the Giants in 2023. The Giants claimed him off waivers in November 2022.

He has seven career TDs in 28 games (14 starts) with the Buffalo Bills (2021-22) and Giants.

The Giants opted against the restricted free agent tender of $3 million for Hodgins and will sign him for less.

Nelson, 28, played in 43 career games (14 starts) for the Detroit Lions, who signed the converted defensive lineman as an undrafted free agent in 2019.

REPORTS: CHARGERS SIGNING CB KRISTIAN FULTON

The Los Angeles Chargers are signing free agent cornerback Kristian Fulton to a one-year deal, NFL Network reported Friday.

Financial terms were not reported.

ESPN reported that Fulton turned down offers from three teams, including division rival Denver, to sign with the Chargers, who brought him in Wednesday for a visit.

Fulton, 25, has four interceptions and 25 passes defensed in 42 career games (37 starts) with the Tennessee Titans, who selected him in the second round of the 2020 draft.

It’s expected Fulton will earn the starting spot opposite Asante Samuel Jr. with the Chargers.

REPORTS: TITANS ACQUIRE CB L’JARIUS SNEED FROM CHIEFS

Cornerback L’Jarius Sneed, a starter on the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl-winning teams each of the past two seasons, is headed to the Tennessee Titans, ESPN and NFL.com reported Friday night.

The Titans reportedly are sending the Chiefs a 2025 third-round pick, and the clubs will swap seventh-round selections in 2024.

The deal came together after Kansas City placed the nonexclusive franchise tag on Sneed this month, days after granting him permission to find another team willing to trade for his services.

Sneed will receive a new contract from Tennessee, per the two reports. According to ESPN, he will wind up with one of the richest contracts for a cornerback.

Sneed, 27, is set to become the second cornerback to join the Titans in the offseason, following former Cincinnati Bengal Chidobe Awuzie, who landed a three-year deal earlier this month.

The Chiefs drafted Sneed in the fourth round of the 2020 draft out of Louisiana Tech, and he wound up playing 57 regular-season games, including 54 starts, for Kansas City.

He also started all 13 of the team’s postseason games during his tenure, including three Super Bowls.

In 2023, Sneed had 78 tackles, two interceptions, 14 passes defensed and one fumble recovery in 16 games, all starts. He added 17 tackles and three passes defensed in the playoffs, including three tackles and one pass defensed in Kansas City’s 25-22 win over the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl last month.

For his career, he has 303 tackles, 10 interceptions, 6.5 sacks, 40 passes defensed, four forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries.

GOLF NEWS

STEWART CINK, 50, PART OF FIVE-WAY TIE FOR VALSPAR LEAD

Fifty-year-old Stewart Cink shot a 4-under 67 to join a five-way tie for the lead at the Valspar Championship before play was suspended Friday in Palm Harbor, Fla.

As the field endured rainy conditions at Innisbrook Resort’s Copperhead Course, 20 golfers did not complete their rounds before darkness fell. They will resume their second rounds Saturday at 9 a.m.

The five co-leaders, though, all finished their rounds. Cink is tied with first-round leader Kevin Streelman (72), Chandler Phillips (68), Brendon Todd (69) and Canada’s Mackenzie Hughes (68) at 6-under 136.

Nine players were tied at 5 under, with only Rico Hoey of the Philippines still on the course out of that group. Hoey was 1 under through 16 holes for his round.

Justin Thomas shot a 69 Friday and is part of the knot one back of the lead, along with other notable names Lucas Glover and Irishman Seamus Power.

The projected cut line was even par. Jordan Spieth posted a second-round 74 to fall to the wrong side of that line at 1 over for the tournament. Keegan Bradley (1 over), Sam Burns (1 over), Brian Harman (2 over) and Tony Finau (5 over) are all in line to miss the cut.

LOCAL ROOKIE MALIA NAM TAKES LEAD AT SERI PAK CHAMPIONSHIP

Rookie Malia Nam is halfway to history in the second event of her LPGA career.

The University of Southern California product holds a one-shot lead after the second round of the Fir Hills Seri Pak Championship in Palos Verdes Estates, Calif., on Friday.

Nam, 24, shot a 2-under-par 69 at Palos Verdes Golf Club, leaving her at 8-under 134. Defending champion Ruoning Yin of China (65 on Friday) and Sweden’s Madelene Sagstrom (69) are tied for second at 7 under.

Rose Zhang (68), Alison Lee (70) and Ireland’s Leona Maguire (65) share fourth place at 6 under, with Lauren Hartlage (71) and Sweden’s Linn Grant (68) another stroke back, tied for seventh. Six players are tied for ninth.

Nam would have held a larger lead except for a double-bogey 6 on the 15th hole. She started her day with a bogey, then made five birdies and eight pars over the next 13 holes. Following the blowup at No. 15, she closed with three more pars.

“It’s my second tournament on the LPGA so I’m a little nervous,” Nam said. “I think it’s good to be nervous though. It means that you care and it means that you’re so close to achieving a goal of yours. I try to just embrace that nervousness.”

Nam holds a home-course advantage, having played Palos Verdes more than 100 times.

“I’ve seen every single inch of this golf course, good and bad,” she said. “It’s funny, because in college I never really played well here. This is actually the first time that I think I shot consecutively under par, so I’m a bit surprised myself.”

Yin carded an eagle on the par-5 seventh hole. She also had six birdies and back-to-back bogeys in the middle of her round.

“If I make a bogey, I’m OK with it, but I’m not OK with (a) three-putt,” Yin said. “I was (angry). I was like, that’s the mistake I shouldn’t have. (My caddie) keep telling me you got to be patient.”

Sagstrom finished the day with four birdies and two bogeys.

“I didn’t have the same flow as I did yesterday,” Sagstrom said. “I was making a lot birdies yesterday. My putter was still putting well. Nothing was really going in. But I had a few troubles off the tee. Managed to do a few saves on my front nine.

“So overall, I mean, this is golf, you’re going to have days where you’re going to have to fight a little bit harder. This is one of those days.”

INDIANA SPORTS RELEASES/NEWS

INDIANA PACERS BASKETBALL

In a Friday night battle in the Bay Area, the Indiana Pacers put on a show.

On an evening featuring record-breaking blocks, buzzer-beating shots, clutch closing minutes, and a fifth straight road win, the Pacers (40-31) outlasted the Golden State Warriors (36-33), 123-111, at Chase Center.

The Pacers trailed by one point at halftime before dropping 36 points in the third quarter and taking a 102-88 lead into the final frame. In the fourth quarter, the Pacers withstood a late Warriors rally and closed the game with sound defense by allowing just two points in the final 3:06 of play.

Early in the second half, Pacers center Myles Turner rewrote the franchise’s history books.

With 9:35 left in the third quarter, Turner passed Jermaine O’Neal (1,245) for most blocks in a Pacers career by pinning a dunk attempt by Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga at the rim. Turner, 27, has played all nine of his NBA seasons with Indiana, and now has 1,248 blocks after logging five swats against the Warriors.

“To be here as long as I have, just to be at the top of the shot-blocking record is incredible for me,” Turner said.

Also with the win, Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle moved to 936 career wins as a skipper, passing Dick Motta for 13th place on the all-time coaching list.

If that wasn’t enough, in the postseason race, the Pacers also had some help across the association going into the weekend. The Miami Heat (38-32) and Philadelphia 76ers (38-32) both lost their games on Friday and are now 1.5 games behind the Eastern Conference sixth-place Pacers.

Six Pacers finished in double-digit scoring against Golden State. Pascal Siakam topped the Pacers with 25 points and a season-high 16 rebounds, Tyrese Haliburton recorded 26 points and 11 assists for his 40th double-double of the season, and Myles Turner finished with 14 points, 10 rebounds, and five blocks.

Steph Curry led the Warriors with 25 points on 9-for-24 shooting to go with 10 rebounds, while Klay Thompson (17) and Chris Paul (12) supplied 29 combined points off the bench. Pacers guard Andrew Nembhard and forward Aaron Nesmith took on the majority of the defensive duties against Curry and Thompson on the night.

Overall, the Pacers shot 48.5 percent from the field (15-for-36 from 3-point range) and the Warriors shot 40.6 percent (14-for-48 3-point).

While both teams shot under 50 percent in the first half, Indiana made 11 threes, and Golden State drilled 10. At the halftime buzzer, Haliburton drained a 3-pointer from 30 feet off a long pass from Siakam to make it a one-point Pacers deficit, 67-66.

Curry and Thompson each scored 15 points in the first half, while Siakam had 13 points for the Pacers.

The Pacers shot 55.6 percent in the opening quarter, but Curry scored 13 points early, as the teams deadlocked at 38-38 at the end of the first frame.

Golden State made its first five shots following the tip, with a different player recording each basket, to lead 11-7 two minutes into the game.

After the Pacers cut the lead to one point midway through the period thanks to a variety of baskets from Siakam, Curry scored 11 straight points for the Warriors on a trio of 3-pointers, and Brandon Podziemski drilled his second three of the night to put the Warriors up 28-22 with 3:38 on the clock.

Out of a timeout, the Pacers strung together an 11-4 run, highlighted by back-to-back 3-pointers from Haliburton and a trey from rookie Ben Sheppard, to go ahead for the first time at 35-34.

In the final 23 seconds of the first frame, Thompson hit a 3-pointer for the Warriors before Jalen Smith drilled one from deep with five seconds left for the Pacers to keep the game tied at 38.

Thompson came out hot to start the second quarter, making three of his first four shots to help the Warriors go on a 10-3 run and take a 47-41 lead with just under 10 minutes left in the half.

A second run by the Warriors, this time 12-3, extended their lead to 60-48 before the Pacers answered with a 12-4 string behind 3-pointers from Andrew Nembhard, Siakam, and Turner to cut it to 66-63 with 1:46 left in the half.

After Kuminga made a free throw for the Warriors near the end of the half, Haliburton’s clutch shot from deep made it a one-point game.

In the third quarter, Haliburton scored 11 points to lead the 36-point third-quarter effort, while the Pacers held the Warriors to 30.8 percent shooting in the period.

Neither team went ahead by more than four points in the first six minutes of the third quarter until a 14-3 run, anchored by two close-range buckets by Siakam and a 3-pointer from Smith, propelled the Pacers in front 91-79 with 4:19 on the clock.

That scoring spree extended to 22-9, and again at the buzzer, Haliburton drilled his second straight 30-plus-foot three at the buzzer to put the Pacers ahead by 14.

Five quick points by the Pacers’ T.J. McConnell, a 3-pointer by Obi Toppin, and a crafty basket off two ball fakes by Nembhard put the Pacers ahead 112-96 with 8:10 left in the game.

The Warriors constructed a 13-4 run to narrow the score to 116-109, but Indiana put the defensive clamps on from there.

Indiana outrebounded 64-50 but won the points in the paint margin 60-46.

“I loved the way we played,” Carlisle said. “Tough game, with both teams playing well. This building is as loud as any building in the league. To survive an early onslaught of shotmaking, which you expect in here … our guys kept their poise.”

Indiana next heads to the City of Angels for back-to-back games, as they take on the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday before playing the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday. The Pacers will conclude their five-game road trip on Wednesday in Chicago.

Stat of the Night

By recording five blocks on Friday night, Myles Turner passed Jermaine O’Neal (1,245) for the most blocks in Pacers franchise history. Turner now has 1,248 blocks in his nine seasons wearing the Blue & Gold.

Inside the Numbers

In the second half, the Pacers limited the Warriors to 34 percent shooting.

After scoring 15 points in the first half, Klay Thompson recorded just two points in the second half on 0-for-5 shooting.

Both teams made four 3-pointers in the second half.

The Warriors recorded 24 offensive rebounds, which is tied for the most given up by the Pacers in a game this season.

Jalen Smith and T.J. McConnell both scored 11 points off the bench for indiana.

Indiana assisted on 32 made baskets to the Warriors’ 24 dimes.

Rookie Trayce Jackson-Davis, a Greenwood native and the son of Pacers legend Dale Davis,  finished with nine points and 10 rebounds in 25:46 of playing time for the Warriors.

You Can Quote Me on That

“Myles (Turner) was dominant tonight. Five blocks, and every one of those was needed. A hardy congratulations to him. Check out the celebration on Pacers Instagram. Pretty cool.” – Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle on Turner’s new franchise record for career blocks

“Tyrese (Haliburton) put together a masterpiece tonight. Scoring, assists, playmaking and defense, too. He was great. (Pascal) Siakam was great. A lot of guys really contributed. (Andrew) Nembhard and (Aaron) Nesmith in particular did a great job chasing (Steph) Curry and (Klay) Thompson around.” – Carlisle on the win

“When you’re playing against a team where three guys you’re playing against, you just call them by their first name,  they’re going to be in the Hall-of-Famers, you’re going against something special. This is a great win for us.” – Carlisle on the win

“We had to amp up our attitude in the second half. Our overall nastiness to compete, and get physical. … The important thing was to keep concentrating defensively and keep running. We were able to do those things.” – Carlisle on the second half

“We’re building this team to be a playoff team and a contending team. These games against high-level teams that are physical and emotional are essential.” — Carlisle on the win

“Any time you keep Steph Curry under 30 in this building, you’ve done an amazing job.” – Carlisle on Nembhard defending Curry

“The shot at the end of the third quarter was enormous. It takes it from 11 to 14 and that’s an enormous difference. Special players do special things. He was great tonight.” – Carlisle on Haliburton

“I think it’s our defense, man. I think we’ve really turned up to a different level. We’ve got guys committing more to that end of the floor. I think from where we started … to where we are now, I think it’s incredible.” — Turner on the Pacers’ defense

“It’s amazing I can leave with something no matter what happens in the future. I can tell my kids and grandkids about this moment.” — Turner on the blocks record

“It’s cool. He has been here for so long, it’s nice to see him breaking records and making a name for himself even more. I’m happy for him. Great locker room guy, great teammate. He’s always helped me ever since I’ve been in the league. Love him.” — Nembhard on Turner

“I think the last two weeks or so we’ve had a real physical mindset. We’re just being dominant in that sense and putting our will into it.” — Nembhard on the team’s improved defense

“He works very hard and is elite at what he does. I feel blessed to just be a part of the team and the moment that he got.” — Nesmith on Turner’s record

“It’s tough. You have to be alert at all times. … You just have to be locked in at all times.” — Nesmith on guarding the Warriors

“We’re doing a good job. If we continue to go at this pace, the way we play on offense, nobody can keep up with us over 48 minutes. We just gotta keep building. … (Turner) is our anchor and is going to keep leading us on that side of the floor.” — Nesmith on the improved team defense

Noteworthy

With a loss by the Brooklyn Nets to the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday, Indiana is guaranteed at minimum a Play-In Tournament berth in the 2024 postseason. The top six seeds automatically earn a playoff spot while teams seven through 10 make the Play-In.

Indiana and Golden State split their regular season series 1-1.

The Pacers are 5-0 playing in the Chase Center in San Francisco.

The Pacers have won five straight road games by at least 10 points.

Friday’s matchup was the 100th regular season game between the Pacers and Warriors. Indiana leads the all-time series, 53-47.

Tickets

After a five-game road trip, the Pacers will return to Gainbridge Fieldhouse to host LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday, March 29 at 7:00 PM ET.

INDY FUEL

FUEL WIN OVER CINCINNATI ON FRIDAY NIGHT

INDIANAPOLIS- The Fuel hosted the Cincinnati Cyclones to start their weekend on Friday night. Amidst some scrappy play between these two division rivals, the Fuel took the win, 5-2.

1ST PERIOD

Just 44 seconds into the game, Brett Bulmer and Cincy’s Jalen Smereck took offsetting minors for slashing and unsportsmanlike conduct respectively.

Things got progressively chippier until Bulmer scored first at 8:47. With the help of Cam Hills and Kyle Maksimovich, Bulmer made it 1-0 for the Fuel.

At 13:46, Maksimovich took a tripping penalty, however the Fuel killed it off.

Jarrett Lee, in his first game with Cincinnati, scored at 16:45 to tie the game 1-1.

At the end of the first frame, the Fuel were outshooting the Cyclones 11-5.

2ND PERIOD

55 seconds into the second period, Josh Maniscalco took an interference call to give the Cyclones a power play however they did not score.

At 9:31, Matus Spodniak scored with the help of Cam Bakker and Bulmer to make it 2-1 for Indy.

Less than two minutes later, Patrick Polino and Maksimovich took offsetting roughing penalties. 26 seconds later, Santino Centorame scored with the help of Matt Cairns to make it 3-1 in favor of the Fuel.

At 14:36, Mike Ferraro served a bench minor for too many men on the ice for Cincinnati but time expired on the period quickly after.

3RD PERIOD

Just 24 seconds into the final frame, Maksimovich scored to make it 4-1 for the Fuel with his second point of the game. Ross MacDougall claimed the only assist on that goal.

At 2:19, Cam Hausinger took a tripping penalty to give Cincinnati another power play opportunity. This time, they capitalized on it with a goal by Noah Kane to make it 4-2.

Maksimovich followed up with his second goal of the period at 4:56. Bulmer and Hillis claimed the assists on that goal for their third and second points of the game respectively.

At 11:55, Spodniak took a slashing call but the Fuel killed it off before Smereck sat for cross checking at 16:17, giving the Fuel a power play.

At 17:02, Cincinnati’s Cole Fraser took a minor roughing penalty and a ten minute misconduct for continuing the altercation after a scuffle broke out along the boards.

The Fuel controlled possession the rest of the game and had a few good chances but time expired with the Fuel claiming the 5-2 win while outshooting the Cyclones 35-21.

The Indy Fuel are back in action at Indiana Farmers Coliseum tomorrow on Saturday, March 23 for Racing Night against the Toledo Walleye.

INDY ELEVEN

INDY ELEVEN ACQUIRES TEGA IKOBA ON LOAN FROM PORTLAND TIMBERS

INDIANAPOLIS (Friday, March 22, 2024) – Indy Eleven has today announced the addition of forward Tega Ikoba on loan from MLS-side Portland Timbers. Per club policy, terms of the deal will not be disclosed, and status is pending league and federation approval.

Signed as a Homegrown player for Portland in January 2022, Ikoba made his MLS debut against Sporting Kansas City on May 14, 2022. In his 2023 season debut against Atlanta, Ikoba became the youngest goal scorer in the club’s history and went on to make his first MLS start on April 8 against Vancouver. Ikoba has played in six MLS matches, totaling 104 minutes of action.

During the 2020 USL Championship season, Ikoba made seven appearances, including five starts for Timbers2.

Ikoba went on to play in 34 matches, with 22 starts, at the MLS Next Pro level with T2, registering six goals.

Collegiately, Ikoba played one season (2021) at the University of North Carolina, finishing with a team-high six goals and 14 points, and tallying two assists in 19 appearances. For his efforts, he was named to the ACC All-Freshman team.

On the International level, Ikoba was selected to compete for the United States at the 2023 Pan American Games and has been invited to multiple National Team Camps.

Ikoba joins Hunter Sulte in Indianapolis, who was announced on loan from Portland on February 23.

Additionally, the Boys in Blue have added Maverick McCoy as a USL Academy contract signing. McCoy joins five additional players from the club’s championship-winning Academy program on the 2024 roster.

McCoy, Benji Chavarria, Cayden Crawford, Nikola Ivetic and Logan Neidlinger helped the club to its third straight U-20 USL Academy Cup Championship over the weekend, going undefeated and holding opponents scoreless over four matches.

Since 2019, Indy Eleven has signed 23 players to USL Academy contracts, making the club one of the premier player development destinations in the USL Championship. In November, the Boys in Blue signed Academy-product Diego Sanchez to his first professional contract after spending three seasons (2021-23) on a USL Academy Contract.

Indy Eleven Roster as of 3-22-24

Goalkeepers (4): Cayden Crawford^, Yannik Oettl, Hunter Sulte*, Hayden Vostal^

Defenders (10): Danny Barbir, Younes Boudadi, Callum Chapman-Page, Adrian Diz Pe, Macca King, Jay Klein, Maverick McCoy^, Logan Neidlinger^, Josh O’Brien, Aedan Stanley

Midfielders (8): Jack Blake, Tyler Gibson, Nikola Ivetic^, Cam Lindley, Ethan O’Brien, Aodhan Quinn, Diego Sanchez, Max Schneider

Forwards (8): Benji Chavarria^, Elliot Collier, Sebastian Guenzatti, Karsen Henderlong, Tega Ikoba*, Douglas Martinez, Roberto Molina, Augi Williams

^USL Academy Contract | *Player on Loan

INDY HOSTS SACRAMENTO REPUBLIC IN HOME OPENER – KICK SLATED FOR 7 P.M. ET

#INDvSAC Preview  
Indy Eleven vs Sacramento Republic FC
Saturday, March 23, 2024 – 7:00 p.m. ET 
Carroll Stadium – Indianapolis
Home Opener – Join us for our Eleventh Anniversary Celebration

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2024 USL Championship Records

Indy Eleven: 1-1-0 (-), 3 pts; 7th in Eastern Conference

Sacramento Republic FC: 1-0-1 (+1), 4 pts; 2nd in Western Conference

Community Health Network Sports Medicine Indy Eleven Injury Report

OUT: A. Quinn (knee)

QUESTIONABLE: None

SETTING THE SCENE

The Boys in Blue return to action Saturday for their 2024 USL Championship home opener against Sacramento Republic FC.

Indy is coming off a 2-1 victory over Memphis 901 FC to improve to 1-1-0 on the season, while Sacramento defeated Miami FC, 1-0, to move to 1-0-1.

SERIES VS. SACRAMENTO

Saturday marks the second overall meeting between the sides in USL Championship action, with Sacramento holding the 1-0-0 all-time advantage.

Indy Trails 0-1-0 | GF 1, GA 3

Recent Meetings

May 13, 2023  |  L , 3-1  |  Away

THE [NEW] GAFFER

2024 is Indy’s first season under head coach Sean McAuley, who previously served as interim head coach/assistant at MLS-side Minnesota United FC. McAuley helped Minnesota to playoff appearances in each of his first three seasons, including a trip to the Western Conference Finals in 2020. In 2015, he hoisted the MLS Cup with Portland Timbers. McAuley opened his playing career with Manchester United and played for Portland Timbers and the U-21 Scottish National Team, among others.

HOME SWEET HOME

Since joining the USL Championship in 2018, Indy has won over 60% of its matches at home, including winning over 50% at Carroll Stadium.

Indy ranks tied for second on the USLC’s longest home undefeated streak list (regular season) with 28 straight games from 2018-20, and had 11 straight-wins at home in that span (T3). In 2019, the club won 13 games at home, which ties them for the most at home in a USLC season. The 43 points in that span lead the league.

USL regular season home record (2018-23): 45W-26L-22D (60.2 win %)

• at Carroll Stadium: 19W-18L-12D (51.0 win %)

• at Lucas Oil Stadium: 26W-8L-10D (70.5 win %)

All competitions record at Carroll: 50W-38L-29D (55.1%)

● NASL regular season (2014-17): 26W-18L-17D

● NASL postseason (2016): 1W-0L-0D

● U.S. Open Cup (2014-23): 3W-2L-0D

● USLC regular season (2021-23): 19W-18L-12D

● USLC postseason (2019): 2W-1L-0D

LAST TIME OUT

Indy Eleven left Memphis victorious, 2-1, against Western Conference opponent Memphis 901 FC in the second game of the season-opening road swing.

Preseason hero Jack Blake drew a well-earned penalty and converted that penalty into an early 1-0 lead in the 26th minute.

Later, a cross from Aedan Stanley would lead to chaos in front of the net where Douglas Martinez touched the ball over the keeper and headed it into the back of the net, doubling the lead for Indy in the 42nd minute.

In the 91st minute, Memphis cut the lead in half as defender Abdoulaye Cissoko scored off a bicycle kick.

Scoring Summary

IND – Jack Blake 26’

IND – Douglas Martinez (Aedan Stanley) 42’

MEM – Abdoulaye Cissoko 91’

Discipline Summary

IND – Callum Chapman-Page (caution) 8’

MEM – Oscar Jiménez (caution) 15’

MEM – Tulu (caution) 25’

IND – Danny Barbir (caution) 35’

MEM – Oscar Jiménez (Second Yellow, election) 46

IND – Douglas Martinez (caution) 57’

IND – Ethan O’Brien (caution) 90 +3’

MEM – Abdoulaye Cissoko (caution) 90 + 4’

MEM – Akeem Ward (ejection) 90 + 7’

TOP-10 TEAMMATES

Sebastian Guenzatti (7th, 70) and Augi Williams (T9th, 66) serve as the only pair of active teammates in the USL Championship’s top 10 for all-time regular season goals.

A FAMILIAR FOE

Indy Eleven will see a familiar face in Jared Timmer when Sacramento comes to town on Saturday. The center back played two seasons with the Boys in Blue (2021, 2022) and saw action in 61 matches, including 56 starts.

TOTW X2

For the second straight week, Indy Eleven placed a pair of players on the USL Championship Team of the Week. Jack Blake and Aedan Stanley earned a spot in the league’s top eleven.

Blake has scored two goals in as many outings this season, including a 26th-minute penalty kick in the 2-1 win over Memphis. Blake’s two goals tie him for the second most in the USLC early in the season, while his six total shots share the league lead. The midfielder added four tackles, a clearance and an interception on Saturday, and won 10 duels, bringing his season total to a USL-best 21.

Stanley notched his first assist of 2024 on the match winner to Douglas Martinez at MEM. The cross gave him 16 on the season, tying him for sixth in the USL. He added five clearances, five duels won and five recoveries, while also creating a team-high three chances.

Indy Eleven was the only squad with two players on the list week 1 – Jack Blake & Younes Boudadi.

INDIANA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

4-SEED HOOSIERS SET FOR NCAA TOURNAMENT FIRST ROUND ON SATURDAY VERSUS FAIRFIELD

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – 4-seed Indiana will host NCAA Tournament first and second round action on Saturday when it faces 13-seed Fairfield in the opening round. Tipoff is set for 1:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2.

GAME DAY INFO

(#14/14) 4-seed Indiana (24-5) vs. (#25/RV) 13-seed Fairfield (31-1)

Saturday, March 23, 2024 • 1:30 p.m. ET

Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall • Bloomington, Ind.

Broadcast: ESPN2 (Angel Gray, Andrea Lloyd)

Radio: B97 (Austin Render)

Live Stats: NCAA.com

Social Media: Facebook | X | Instagram

ABOUT THE STAGS

Fairfield enters the NCAA Tournament as the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference regular season and tournament champions with an overall record of 31-1 and a 29-game win streak to date. MAAC Rookie of the Year forward Meghan Andersen leads a trio of double figure scorers with 15.2 points and 5.3 rebounds per outing while MAAC Player of the Year senior guard Janelle Brown adds 13.6 points and a team-high 3.6 assists per game. The Stags are averaging 73.0 points and shooting 46.8 percent from the floor.

SERIES HISTORY

Series tied 1-1

LAST MEETING

12/9/21 – W, 91-58 (Bloomington, Ind.)

NOTES

For the 10th time in school history and for the fifth-consecutive year, the Hoosiers will appear in the 2024 NCAA Tournament They are hosting NCAA Tournament first and second rounds for the third-straight year inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (2022, 2023, 2024). All-time, IU holds a 9-9 record in the Big Dance. IU is 9-9 all-time in its 10 appearances with two Sweet Sixteens and an Elite Eight appearance.

The Hoosiers are led by Associated Press and USBWA All-American Mackenzie Holmes’ 20.0 points and 6.9 rebounds per game. All-Big Ten first teamer Sara Scalia adds 16.2 points per game and has connected on 95 made 3-pointers in her final season in Cream and Crimson.

Three others average double figures with sophomore guard Yarden Garzon’s 11.6 points per game and 10 points each from senior guards Sydney Parrish and Chloe Moore-McNeil.

IU comes into the tournament shooting the nation’s best field goal percentages from the floor (51.0 percent) and from the 3-point line (40.2 percent).

Indiana and Fairfield have met twice before, the last in a 91-58 victory for Indiana at home on Dec. 9, 2021. The only other meeting between the two teams was in 1984.

UP NEXT

The winner of Saturday’s game advances to the NCAA Tournament second round where it faces either 5-seed Oklahoma or 12-seed FGCU on Monday with a time to be determined.

INDIANA WOMEN’S TENNIS

IUWT CONTINUES B1G PLAY WITH TWO MATCHES AGAINST OHIO STATE, PENN STATE

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana women’s tennis (6-11, 0-3 B1G) welcomes No. 13 Ohio State and Penn State for a pair of dual matches this weekend at the IU Tennis Center. 

The Hoosiers will host the Buckeyes (8-6, 1-1 B1G) on Saturday with the match set to start at 11 a.m. ET before returning to the courts on Sunday morning against the Nittany Lions (2-10, 1-1 B1G).  

STATS 
• Livestats (Ohio State)
• Livestats (Penn State)
• Livestream  

SERIES HISTORY

• IU holds a 22-15 advantage against the Buckeyes. Indiana dropped the last match in 2023, 7-0. The Hoosiers are looking for their first win since the 2013 season.

• Against the Nittany Lions, Indiana leads the series 24-8. IU fell 7-0 last season against the Buckeyes and are looking for their first win since 2020.

ABOUT THE HOOSIERS

• Indiana fell 4-0 in their last match up against Loyola Marymount over spring break.

• Freshmen Magdalena Swierczynska is on a win streak of two and holds a 2-1 record in conference play. She is 6-5 on the season and looks to return to the court after a match off.

• Doubles partners Lara Schneider and Teodosescu lead the Hoosiers with a 6-1 record after defeating the LMU Lions, 6-2, last weekend. Schneider is also 4-2 alongside Lene Mari Hovda.

• Freshman Elisabeth Dunac holds Indiana’s best overall singles record with nine wins on the season.

INDIANA BASEBALL

HOOSIERS FALL IN BIG TEN OPENER

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – After taking a 1-0 lead, the Indiana Baseball team (11-11, 0-1) fell victim to a massive eight-run sixth inning as visiting Illinois (9-11, 1-0) cruised to a 9-1 victory on Friday (March 22) evening at Bart Kaufman Field. This was the first home Big Ten opener the Hoosiers have lost since 2018.

Sophomore shortstop Tyler Cerny handed IU a one-run lead after a sacrifice fly to the right fielder in the fifth inning but Illinois jumped all over relievers Ty Bothwell (L, 2-1) and Julian Tonghini in the ensuing frame. The Hoosiers conceded eight runs, five which came with two outs, as Illinois built a substantial lead to hand over to left-handed reliever Regan Hall. Hall pitched the final four innings as the IU bats went down quietly to finish out the Friday contest.

IU had just four hits on the evening with two of those coming off the bat of junior outfielder Carter Mathison. Junior infielder Brock Tibbitts reached twice on a pair of hit-by-pitches but IU stranded 10 base runners in the contest including two in the fifth and seventh innings.

The two teams will return tomorrow afternoon (2:00 PM) for the middle game in a three-game set. IU will turn the ball over to sophomore flamethrower Connor Foley as it looks to even up the series in Bloomington and pick up the first Big Ten win of the year.

Scoring Recap

Bottom Fifth

Tyler Cerny broke the deadlock in the fifth inning. With the bases loaded, Cerny hit a sacrifice fly to the right fielder to drive in Morgan Colopy.

Indiana 1, Illinois 0

Top Sixth

Illinois did nearly all its damage in the sixth, batting all the way around its order and then some. After the first two batters reached, Vytas Valincius doubled to left field to drive Drake Westcott and Camden Janik in to score. Cal Hezja grounded out to the second baseman to drive in a third. The Illini did the rest of its damage with two outs. Connor Milton hit a slow roller to third base to score Ryan Moerman before Janik got hit by a pitch with the bases juiced. A pair of singles from Westcott and Valincius drove in three more insurance runs.

Illinois 8, Indiana 1

Top Seventh

Brody Harding tacked on another run for the Illini, singling past the outstretched arm of Jasen Oliver at second base.

Illinois 9, Indiana 1

Top Hoosier Performers

#3 Mathison, Carter

2-3, 1 BB

#2 Oliver, Jasen

1-3, 1 BB

Up Next

IU continues its three-game set with Illinois tomorrow at Bart Kaufman Field with a first pitch of 2:00 PM. The contest will be streamed on BTN+ or can be heard on the Indiana Sports Radio Network via IUHoosiers.com/Audio. It will be free admission.

INDIANA SOFTBALL

INDIANA FALLS IN BIG TEN OPENER AT PENN STATE

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Indiana lost in a tight battle at Penn State, 2-1, on Friday night in the team’s opening game of conference play.

With the loss, the Hoosiers’ record falls to 22-7 and 0-1 in the Big Ten.

PENN STATE 2, INDIANA 1

KEY MOMENTS

• Indiana’s defense got six outs in the first six batters of the game, quickly moving through the first two innings.

• Penn State broke a scoreless tie in the bottom of the fourth inning when Gaby Garcia hit a home run to left center to go up 1-0.

• The Nittany Lions would add to their lead in the bottom of the fifth on an RBI single up the middle to make it a 2-0 game.

• The Hoosiers clawed into the lead in the top of the sixth on an RBI single from junior Taylor Minnick to score redshirt senior Cora Bassett and bring the score to 2-1.

• Indiana could not score to tie or take the lead in the top of the seventh.

NOTABLES

• Minnick’s RBI was her 33rd of the season.

• Junior Brianna Copeland threw a complete game, only allowing four hits and throwing five strikeouts.

• Copeland’s season ERA now stands at 1.67.

• Bassett scored her 27th run of the season.

UP NEXT

Indiana will be back in action for the second game of the series in Happy Valley today at 2 p.m.

INDIANA WRESTLING

INDIANA WRESTLING CONCLUDES COMPETITION AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

KANSAS CITY, Mo. –––– Indiana finished competition during Session III at the 2024 NCAA Championships at the T-Mobile Center.

The Hoosiers entered the day with five wrestlers still competing in the tournament in No. 32 Cayden Rooks (133), No. 23 Dan Fongaro (141), No. 17 Graham Rooks (149), No. 11 Brayton Lee (157) and No. 17 Tyler Lillard (165).

The day began with each of the wrestlers competing in the second round of the consolation bracket. Graham Rooks and Brayton Lee both advanced to stay alive in the tournament.

In those matches, Rooks defeated No. 31 Finn Solomon (Pittsburgh) by tech fall, 20-4 (6:44) and Lee topped No. 21 Lucas Revano (Penn) in the tiebreakers, 4-2 for the senior duo to advance in the wrestlebacks.

In the third round of consolations, Rooks dropped a major decision to No. 7 Tyler Kasak (Penn State), 13-1, and Lee fell to No. 19 Tommy Askey (Appalachian State) by decision, 4-2.

At the time of Session III’s finish, Indiana was tied with Pittsburgh for 22nd in the team race with 13 points.

While the spot in the team standings is not finalized as the tournament continues, Indiana’s 13 points is a six-point improvement from a season ago. Additionally, the 13 points is the highest point total at NCAAs scored by Indiana since 2016 when the Hoosiers finished with the same amount.

FULL RESULTS

133 – No. 32 Cayden Rooks:

-Prelim R1: No. 33 Dyson Dunham (VMI) def. No. 32 Cayden Rooks (IU): Dec. 9-5

-Prelim R2: No. 32 Cayden Rooks (IU) def. No. 30 Hunter Leake (Cal Baptist): MD, 11-3

-Cons. R1: No. 32 Cayden Rooks (IU) def. No. 19 Julian Farber (Northern Iowa): Inj. Default

-Cons. R2: No. 13 Kurt Phipps (Bucknell) def. No. 32 Cayden Rooks (IU): MD, 8-0

141 – No. 23 Dan Fongaro:

-Round 1: No. 23 Dan Fongaro (IU) def. No. 10 Tagen Jamison (OK State): Dec. 9-8

-Round of 16: No. 26 Vance Vombaur (Minnesota) def. No. 23 Dan Fonagro (IU): Dec. 5-0

-Cons. R2: No. 25 Cleveland Belton (Oregon State) def. No. 23 Dan Fongaro (IU)

149 – No. 17 Graham Rooks:

-Round 1: No. 17 Graham Rooks (IU) def. No. 16 Kelvin Griffin (Lehigh): Dec. 12-5

-Round of 16: No. 1 Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) def. No. 17 Graham Rooks (IU): Dec. 11-4

-Cons. R2: No. 17 Graham Rooks (IU) def. No. 31 Finn Solomon (Pittsburgh): TF, 20-4 (6:44)

-Cons. R3: No. 7 Tyler Kasak (Penn State) def. No. 17 Graham Rooks (IU): MD, 13-1

157 – No. 11 Brayton Lee:

-Round 1: No. 11 Brayton Lee (IU) def. No. 22 DJ McGee (George Mason): SV-1, 4-1

-Round of 16: No. 6 Daniel Cardenas (Stanford) def. No. 11 Brayton Lee (IU): MD, 8-0

-Cons. R2: No. 11 Brayton Lee (IU) def. No. 21 Lucas Revano (Penn): TB-2, 6-3

-Cons. R3: No. 19 Tommy Askey (App State) def. No. 11 Brayton Lee (IU): Dec. 4-2

165 – No. 17 Tyler Lillard:

-Round 1: No. 16 Will Miller (App State) def. No. 17 Tyler Lillard (IU): Dec. 5-0

-Cons. R1: No. 17 Tyler Lillard (IU) def. No. 33 Jack Thomsen (UNI): Fall (7:43)

-Cons. R2: No. 15 Brevin Cassella (Binghamton) def. No. 17 Tyler Lillard (IU): Dec. 1-0

285 – No. 32 Nick Willham:

-Prelim R1: No. 32 Nick Willham (IU) def. No. 33 Jordan Greer (Ohio): Dec. 11-4

-Round 1: No. 1 Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) def. No. 32 Nick Willham (IU): TF, 19-3 (5:17)

-Cons. R1: No. 16 Cory Day (Binghamton) def. No. 32 Nick Willham (IU): SV-1, 6-3

TEAM STANDINGS UPDATE (THROUGH SESSION III)

Penn State (86.5 points)

Michigan (50.5 points)

Arizona State (44.5 points)

Iowa State (42.0 points)

Iowa (41.5 points)

T-22. Indiana (13.0 points)

Top 10 Teams (Through Friday)

1. Penn State: 148.0

2. Michigan: 64.5

3. Iowa: 60.0

4. Arizona State: 59.5

4. Iowa State: 59.5

6. Cornell: 58.5

7. Ohio State: 57.0

8. Oklahoma State: 55.0

9. Virginia Tech: 53.0

10. Nebraska: 52.0

BRACKETS: https://www.trackwrestling.com/predefinedtournaments/MainFrame.jsp?newSession=false&TIM=1711192563144&pageName=%2Fpredefinedtournaments%2FBracketViewer.jsp&twSessionId=ydrwzhznnw

PURDUE MEN’S BASKETBALL

TOP-SEEDED PURDUE ROLLS PAST GRAMBLING STATE

[1] Purdue 78, [16] Grambling 50 (Postgame Notes)

Purdue improved to 30-4 with a 78-50 victory over Grambling in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Indianapolis on Friday night.

The 30 victories ties a school record, set during the 2017-18 season (30-7).

Purdue will play for a shot in its fifth Sweet 16 in the last seven seasons on Sunday, dating to the 2017 NCAA Tournament. Purdue made the Sweet 16 in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2022.

The win was Purdue’s 12th straight against non-conference opponents, being undefeated this season against non-conference opponents.

The 28-point margin was Purdue’s largest in the NCAA Tournament since March 13, 1998 (95-56 vs. Delaware).

The 50 points allowed were the fewest since March 21, 2019 vs. Old Dominion (61-48 win).

Purdue recorded 23 assists against 10 turnovers, improving to 24-0 when having 13 or fewer turnovers.

Purdue has won 18 straight games when having 10 or fewer turnovers.

Purdue shot 15-of-27 (.556) from the field in the second half, while holding Grambling to 8-of-29 (.276) in the second half.

Zach Edey became just the second player in the last 50 years to record a 30-20 game in the NCAA Tournament, joining Maryland’s Joe Smith vs. Texas (March 18, 1995) as the only players to do so in the last 50 years.

Edey became the first player since Memphis’ Larry Kenon in 1975 to have at least 30 points, 20 rebounds, three blocks and two assists in an NCAA Tournament game.

The 30-20 game was his third of his career, the most for a player in the last 25 years.

Edey became the first player in NCAA history with 800 points, 400 rebounds, 50 assists and 50 blocks in a season, entering the second-round matchup with 836 points, 408 rebounds, 76 blocked shots and 70 assists.

Edey’s 836 points are the seventh most in a season in Big Ten history, while his 408 rebounds are the ninth most in a season.

Braden Smith recorded his seventh double-double of the season with 11 points, 10 assists and five rebounds, while not turning the ball over.

Smith’s 10 assists with no turnovers made him the first Purdue player since Nov. 2011 (Lewis Jackson) to have at least 10 assists with no turnovers.

Smith became the seventh player in Big Ten history to have 250 assists in a season.

Braden Smith needs four rebounds to become the fifth player in NCAA history with 425 points, 250 assists and 200 rebounds in a season (UCLA’s Lonzo Ball, BYU’s Kyle Collinsworth, Cal’s Jason Kidd, Michigan State’s Magic Johnson).

INDIANAPOLIS — Don’t be fooled by the nonchalance after the fact.

On the surface, Purdue’s 78-50 win over Grambling was standard business Friday night. The top-seeded Boilermakers steamrolled the 16-seed Tigers and made good on their status as heavy favorites.

But a year ago, Purdue became the second No. 1 seed ever to lose to a 16-seed when it fell to Fairleigh Dickinson. On Thursday, Purdue star Zach Edey said a lot of the team’s players had the stunning upset in the back of their minds.

Edey erased any notion of that happening again. He had 30 points and 21 rebounds against the Tigers.

After the win, he said he wanted to send a message to his teammates — and others who were also thinking about that loss a year ago — about this year’s group.

“(I) tried to play as hard as I can, trying to send a message to the team: We’re here, we’re ready, we’re good,” he said. “Send a message to the country: We’re good.”

Whether Edey was referring to the team’s quality or mental resolve, both questions were soundly answered by the end of the evening.

Grambling (21-15), making its first NCAA men’s tournament appearance, kept things close in the first half. The Tigers trailed by four points with 3:38 left before Purdue sophomore guard Fletcher Loyer hit a 3-pointer and a lay-up to give the Boilermakers (30-4) a 36-27 lead at the break.

By that point, Edey already had 16 points and 12 rebounds.

In the second half, the reigning national player of the year further asserted his dominance. He helped the Boilermakers stretch their lead over the course of the final 20 minutes as a very partisan crowd inside Gainbridge Fieldhouse roared with each big play.

Edey became the first player since Maryland’s Joe Smith in 1995 to have a 30-point, 20-rebound game in the NCAA tournament. It was his third career game with 30 points and 20 rebounds, the most of any player in Division I over the last 25 seasons.

The 7-foot-4 center was exactly as advertised.

“I don’t think nobody has seen anything like Zach Edey,” Grambling guard Kintavious Dozier said. “That’s kind of unreal. What they say he is on paper, he’s exactly that.”

Tigers coach Donte’ Jackson issued a warning to other teams that will have to face him and Purdue the rest of the tournament.

“The reality of the situation is,” Jackson said, “I hope you’re equipped for it.”

PURDUE WRESTLING

WRESTLING ENDS 2023-24 SEASON ON DAY 2 AT NCAAS

KANSAS CITY, Mo.  – Purdue Wrestling concluded its run at the 2024 NCAA Wrestling Championships on Friday, ending its 2023-24 season.

Loses on the day for Matt Ramos and Greyson Clark means the Boilermakers will not wrestle on into Saturday in Kansas City. The team finishes with 2.5 points at the national tournament.

The No. 4 seed Ramos wrestled two tight matches, but was unable to come up with the clutch takedown that has become a staple of his game. He dropped his quarterfinal match to No. 12 Anthony Noto 4-1 in sudden victory before coming up just short against No. 2 Luke Stanich 4-0 in the bloodround.

The 2023 All-American and NCAA finalist finishes his season with a 28-8 record (13-1 dual), 13 ranked wins, and 12 bonus point wins. He will return for his senior season in 2024-25 holding an 84-23 career record, within striking distance of multiple Purdue top-10 all time lists.

The true-freshman Clark wrestled well in his debut appearance in the NCAA tournament, but came up short on Friday morning in a 6-0 decision loss to No. 11 Josh Koderhandt of Navy. He wraps his first year in the old gold and black as the team leader in back points with a bright future ahead.

RESULTS

NCAA Wrestling Championships

T-Mobile Center

125: #4 Matt Ramos (R-Junior)

First Round: #29 Brendan McCrone (Ohio State) – W, D 4-3

Second Round: #20 Stevo Poulin (Northern Colorado) – W, D 4-2

Quarterfinals: #12 Anthony Noto (Lock Haven) – L, D 4-1 (SV1)

Bloodround: #2 Luke Stanich (Lehigh) – L, D 4-0

141: #28 Greyson Clark (Freshman)

First Round: #5 Anthony Echemendia (Iowa State) – L, TF 20-4 (6:52)

Cons. First Round: #12 Wyatt Henson (Lock Haven) – W, D 10-9

Cons. Second Round: #11 Josh Koderhandt (Navy) – L, D 6-0

157: #23 Joey Blaze (Freshman)

First Round: #10 Jared Franek (Iowa) – L, D 3-2 (TB2)

Cons. First Round: #26 Johnny Lovett (Central Michigan) – L, D 4-1 (SV1)

165: #24 Stoney Buell (R-Sophomore)

First Round: #9 Peyton Hall (West Virgina) – L, TF 17-2 (6:29)

Cons. First Round: #25 Holden Heller (Pittsburgh) – L, Fall 2:04

174: #32 Brody Baumann (R-Freshman)

Prelim: No. 33 Cael Valencia (Arizona State) – L, D 5-0

Cons. Prelim: #30 Myles Takats (Bucknell) – L, D 13-9

PURDUE BASEBALL

MORALES STRIKES OUT 9 AS PURDUE WINS 7TH STRAIGHT BIG TEN OPENER

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Jordan Morales struck out nine over seven innings of one-run ball to outpitch Iowa’s All-American and lead Purdue Baseball to its seventh consecutive victory in a Big Ten opener 10-3 Friday at Alexander Field.

The Boilermakers (16-7, 1-0 Big Ten) scored six times over five innings against Brody Brecht (0-1) after the highly touted righthander had surrendered just six runs in 23 1/3 innings this season entering the day. Purdue plated three runs in both the first and fourth innings.

Morales (4-2) struck out seven of the final 10 batters he faced, including the last five – punching out the 6-7-8 hitters in order in the seventh inning to punctuate his quality start. The lefty worked three 1-2-3 innings total.

Mike Bolton Jr. led the way offensively with a 3-for-4 day, coming around to score all four times he reached base safely. The one through five portion of the Boilermakers’ lineup was 10-for-18 with seven free passes (5 walks, 2 HBP), seven RBI and eight runs scored.

STREAKS EXTENDED

• Connor Caskenette – 27-game on-base streak at Home (since 3/31/23); 11-game on-base streak in all games; 7-game hit streak

• Camden Gasser – 21-game on-base streak (every game he’s played in 2024)

• Couper Cornblum – 14-game on-base streak in Big Ten Play (since 4/15/23)

• Jo Stevens – 9-game hit streak

• Mike Bolton Jr. – 7-game on-base streak in Big Ten play (since 4/29/23)

Connor Caskenette drove in runs with a ground out in the first inning and single in the seventh, reaching the 30 RBI mark for the season. The senior shares the league lead in RBI and became the second-fastest Boilermaker (via date on the calendar) to reach the 30-RBI benchmark. Caskenette had a productive plate appearance in all five trips to the dish Friday.

Logan Sutter crushed a hanging slider to the wall in left field for an RBI double in the first inning, capping the scoring in Purdue’s three-run rally that started with a leadoff single from Bolton and RBI double from Camden Gasser. Sutter continues to lead the Big Ten with 13 doubles.

Luke Gaffney drove in runs with RBI singles in the fourth and seventh innings. Avery Cook closed out the win with two innings of hitless relief.

Purdue has not lost a Big Ten opener since 2016.

The series continues Saturday at 1 p.m. ET.

PURDUE WOMEN’S TENNIS

BOILERS FACE PENN STATE AND OHIO STATE IN HOMESTAND

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – No. 59 Purdue women’s tennis is set to host another weekend of conference play, battling the Penn State Nittany Lions on Saturday, March 23 at noon and the No. 13 Ohio State Buckeyes on Sunday, March 24 at noon.

The Boilermakers are back after a 4-0 victory over Charleston Southern last Friday. The win was the third sweep this season for Purdue. The three singles points came from Carmen Gallardo Guevara at No. 1, Kennedy Gibbs at No. 2 and Tara Katarina Milic at No. 5. Doubles pairs Csilla Fodor/Kennedy Gibbs at No. 2 and Juana Larranaga/Ashlie Wilson at No. 3 clinched the doubles point for the Boilermakers.

The Penn State Nittany Lions currently hold a 2-10 record in this campaign. The team has gone 1-1 against conference opponents, getting swept by No. 2 Michigan and defeating No. 71 Michigan State. Senior Sofiya Chekhlystova bested Michigan State’s Ayshe Can in two straight sets at No. 1. Chekhlystova has gone 2-1 when competing at the one spot.

The Ohio State Buckeyes have gone 8-6 this season, earning a 1-1 record against Big Ten opponents. The Buckeyes currently have three ranked singles players, No. 12 Irina Cantos Siemers, No. 41 Luciana Perry and No. 118 Sydni Ratliff. Cantos Siemers has tallied an 8-3 playing at No. 1. In the current campaign, she has claimed six singles victories over ranked opponents. Perry has a singles record of 4-4, going 2-2 at No. 2. The freshman defeated Michigan’s No. 18 Julia Fliegner in two straight sets. Ohio State also has four ranked doubles pairs.

MATCH INFORMATION:

No. 59 Purdue (8-5) vs. Penn State (2-10)

Schwartz Tennis Center

Saturday, March 23 | Noon

No. 59 Purdue (8-5) vs. No. 13 Ohio State (8-6)

Schwartz Tennis Center

Sunday, March 24 | Noon

Boiler Notes:

• The Boilermakers lead the Nittany Lions in the all-time series record, going 24-8.

• In the last three matches between Penn State and Purdue, the Boilermakers claimed victory.

• Ohio State leads Purdue in the all-time series record, going 34-24 against the Boilers.

• The Buckeyes have four ranked doubles pairs: No. 26 Luciana Perry/Irina Cantos Siemers, No. 31 Luciana Perry/Sydni Ratliff, No. 59 Teah Chavez/Irina Cantos Siemers and No. 71 Audrey Spencer/Luciana Perry

• Senior Csilla Fodor has the eighth most career singles victories in program history with 76 wins.

• Junior Carmen Gallardo Guevara has a singles record of 11-1 this season, going undefeated at No. 2 with a 6-0.

• Sophomore Kennedy Gibbs has also gone 6-0 at No. 3, earning an overall 7-2 record.

NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

NO. 2 IRISH HOST NO. 15 GOLDEN FLASHES FOR NCAA FIRST ROUND

For the fourth time in its storied history, Notre Dame (26-6) is a No. 2 seed hosting the NCAA Tournament. The Irish will take on No. 15 Kent State (21-10) on Saturday in front of a sold out Purcell Pavilion. It is Notre Dame’s third sellout of the year, the first time the Irish have posted three sellouts in a single season since 2018.

Notre Dame — who checked in at No. 9 in the latest AP Poll — has won eight consecutive games and played five straight games against ranked opponents. Sonia Citron is averaging 18.8 points per game over that stretch and shooting 40 percent from behind the arc. Maddy Westbeld has a 45 percent success rate from deep during that same span and tied a season-high three treys in the ACC title game against NC State.

The Irish are led by Hannah Hidalgo at the point, a freshman who has taken the basketball world by storm and was named to the Associated Press AP All-America First Team earlier this week. She leads the ACC with 23.3 points per game and is pacing the country with 4.6 steals per contest. Always a dynamic scorer, Hidalgo has improved greatly as a point guard over the last several games. She is averaging 5.5 assists per game, which is third in the ACC.

Few teams are playing better defense than Notre Dame over the last couple of months. The Irish held NC State to 51 points in the ACC Championship, a season-low. Just five times this season the Wolfpack failed to score 60 points. Two of those five were against Notre Dame.

Over the current eight-game win streak, Karen and Kevin Keyes Family Head Coach Niele Ivey’s squad is surrendering just 56.5 points per game and winning by an average of 16.3. Six of those eight games came against teams playing the NCAA Tournament. The Irish have not allowed any team to score more than 70 points in a regulation game since Dec. 31.

After winning the Mid-American Conference earlier this month, Kent State is back in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 22 years. A dynamic rebounding team that takes care of the ball, the Golden Flashes average 40.5 boards per game. They notched 19 offensive rebounds against LSU earlier this year and 18 against Florida State.

Kent State is led by Todd Starkey, who is in his eighth season. His team has played its last 11 games without guard Corynne Hauser, who suffered a knee injury in early February. She was averaging 9.8 points and 4.2 assists per game at the time.

Guard Katie Shumate is leading Kent State with 15 points and 7.6 rebounds per game. She has scored 10+ points in all but five games this year.

Saturday’s game tips off on ESPN at 2:15 p.m. Notre Dame is 24-4 all-time in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament.

NOTRE DAME BASEBALL

NOTRE DAME DOWNS MIAMI 6-2 FOR CONFERENCE WIN

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Notre Dame (13-8, 1-6 ACC) earned its first conference win in its first ACC game at home, grinding for a 6-2 victory over the visiting Miami Hurricanes (12-9, 4-3 ACC).

RHP Matt Bedford started on the mound for the Irish and delivered a career performance, posting seven strikeouts and staying on the mound for 4.1 innings, both career-high marks. Seven strikeouts ties Notre Dame’s season high by a single player (RHP Bennett Flynn also posted seven at Tennessee Tech – March 1). RHP Caden Spivey (1-0) earned the win for Notre Dame, pitching an effective 2.2 innings of relief with two strikeouts and no runs allowed, while Flynn closed it out for the Irish, posting three strikeouts over two innings.

Irish batters put together a true collective effort to secure the win with OF T.J. Williams, INF Jack Penney and C Joey Spence all posting multi-hit games, as Williams also earned two RBI. Notre Dame hit triples in three-consecutive innings, courtesy of Spence, Penney and OF David Glancy.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Both teams went scoreless and hitless in the first. Miami led off the second with two doubles, the second scoring the Canes’ first run of the day. Bedford struck out the next batter for his first strikeout of the day, adding another strikeout and limiting the damage to one run. Notre Dame went three up, three down in the bottom of the second, holding the score at a 1-0 lead for Miami.

Bedford added three strikeouts in the third inning, holding Miami off the board, and Notre Dame went down in order in the third. Bedford posted two more strikeouts in the fourth, again keeping the Canes from scoring. Glancy earned a one-out walk in the fourth, but the Irish were unable to bring him home.

Bedford took the mound to begin the fifth inning, earning an out to set a career-high in innings pitched (4.1). Spivey entered to pitch for Notre Dame, striking out the first batter he faced, with a fly ball in center field ending the top of the inning.

Penney led off the bottom of the fifth with a single, but was tagged out on an OF Tito Flores fielder’s choice. Spence tripled, Notre Dame’s first of three triples on the day, to score Flores and tie up the game. OF Brady Gumpf followed, grounding out to shortstop but scoring Spence to take the lead. The Irish added two more hits, one from INF Estevan Moreno and one from Williams, but were unable to add more.

Spivey added another strikeout in the sixth, keeping the Irish momentum and holding Miami to a zero in the top half, and Penney tripled with two outs in the bottom of the sixth, but a flyout ended the inning.

With two outs in the seventh, Miami delivered two-consecutive singles, but Spivey and the Irish held them off again to keep the 2-1 lead. In the bottom of the inning, Spence led off with a single, and INF Casey Kmet entered to pinch run. After a foul-out, Kmet stole second, and a groundout gave the Irish two outs. Williams sent a single to center field to score Kmet, adding to the Irish lead. Glancy followed as the next batter, blasting a triple to right center field to score Williams. INF Connor Hincks stepped to the plate and sent a single to left center field to score Glancy, and INF Simon Baumgardt earned a walk to place two runners on base. A final strikeout ended the inning with a 5-1 Irish lead.

Flynn entered to pitch the eighth inning. Miami led off with a double, but Flynn struck out the next two batters. A single then scored another run for Miami. After a walk, Miami grounded out to Hincks, sending the Irish to bat with a 5-2 lead.

Flores and C Carson Tinney were the first batters of the inning at the plate for Notre Dame, both drawing walks. DM Jefferson entered at designated hitter, laying down a bunt and forcing an error to load the bases with zero outs. After a strikeout, Williams sent a grounder for an RBI, scoring Flores and adding to the lead.

Entering the ninth up 6-2, the Irish turned a 6-4-3 double play from Penney to Moreno to Hincks, and after a walk, Flynn struck out the last batter to keep the 6-2 win, posting Notre Dame’s first conference victory of the season.

UP NEXT

The Irish and Canes return to Frank Eck Stadium for Game Two of the series Saturday, March 23 at 2 p.m. ET. The game will be broadcast on ACCNX.

NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S LAX

DOHERTY STEPS UP AGAIN WITH OVERTIME WINNER

CLEMSON, S.C. — The University of Notre Dame women’s lacrosse team showed they were all fight Friday night as they defeated ACC foe Clemson, 14-13, in overtime on the road.

The Irish won the opening draw with MK Doherty coming up with the loose ball at the circle. Despite not being able to capitalize on the first possession of the game, Lilly Callahan stopped a free position attempt on the other side of the field to keep it scoreless early in the game.

The Tigers eventually broke the scoreless game at 11:53 of the first quarter with a free position goal, beating Callahan for the 1-0 tally.

A Tiger pass was intercepted by Doherty to send play back into the Irish offensive end where Clemson was called for a shooting space violation and Madison Ahern took advantage, evening the score 1-1 with 7:54 to play in the opening quarter.

Shortly after the Irish tally, the Tigers got one back to retake the lead. Clemson was awarded another free position shot halfway through the frame but Callahan made the stop and play resumed. The Tigers eventually took advantage of the powerplay opportunity to make it 3-1 in favor of the home team with 5:44 still to play in the first quarter.

Meghan O’Hare got the Irish back within one, scoring on a free position shot to make it a 3-2 game before Ali McHugh won the following draw to set the Irish up for the tying goal at 3:23. Kasey Choma fired a rocket of a shot into the net on her free position attempt to make it a 3-3 goal.

Clemson reclaimed the lead with 58 seconds left in the quarter to take the 4-3 lead into the second frame.

The Tigers struck again just 34 seconds into the second quarter to take the 5-3 lead early in the middle frame.

Jackie Wolak danced from behind the net before firing a shot into the top right corner to draw within a goal early in the second quarter.

A pair of goals from Ahern gave the Irish their first lead of the night, making it 6-5 with 7:49 of the second quarter. After a long official review the second consecutive goal for the graduate attacker was confirmed.

Wolak’s second of the evening extended the Irish lead to two goals as she buried her shot out front of the net for her 30th goal of the season.

Callahan made a series of saves in the Irish cage following the Wolak goal to keep it a two-goal game but the Irish could not convert on the other end of the field, giving the Tigers one last possession to end the half. A green card against the Irish put them down a woman in the waning seconds of the frame and they took advantage with just 10 seconds to play in the half.

Clemson tied it up just 33 seconds into the second half to make it a 7-7 game with 14:27 to play in the quarter and the two teams back at even strength. The Tigers then took the lead with a shot from right atop the crease to make it an 8-7 game with just over two minutes elapsed in the third quarter.

Kathryn Morrissey evened the tally back at 8-8 with a follow through shot, scooping up the loose ball in front of the crease and burying a shot top down to knot it back up.

Following the Morrissey goal, Callahan made a crucial save in the cage at the opposite end of the field to keep the score knotted.

The Irish took the 9-8 lead with a goal from Choma before the graduate net her third of the game to extend the lead to two goals with 2:20 to play in the third quarter.

After a pair of assists on the consecutive Choma goals, Wolak scored her third of the game to give the Irish the 11-8 lead in the closing minute of the third quarter to cap the team’s four-goal third quarter run to take the lead into the final frame.

Choma further extended the Irish lead with a behind-the-back goal off a pass from Ahern.

The Tigers snapped the Irish run with a goal at 4:10 of the fourth quarter to make it 12-9 as the Irish held onto their three-goal lead with just over 10 minutes left in regulation. Clemson scored again just 75 seconds later to bring the Tigers within two of the Irish lead with 9:35 to play in the frame.

Clemson scored again off the free position to bring themselves within one of the Irish but Kelley Denes entered the contest and lobbed a draw up to MK Doherty for the draw control win and possession back in Notre Dame’s offensive end.

The Tigers tied it up at 12-12 off a free position goal with 5:31 to play in regulation before a media timeout was taken and the two teams had a short break.

The Irish reclaimed the lead off a goal from Wolak, assisted by Arden Tierney, to take the 13-12 lead.

Denes won the ensuing draw control to give the Irish the edge but the ball was turned over following the successful clear and the Tigers capitalized to tie it up again.

The Irish won the next draw following the Clemson goal but could not convert on the free position attempt and Lilly Callahan was forced to make a huge save on the defensive side of the ball. Doherty picked up the loose ground ball to give the Irish possession with less than 90 seconds to play.

With the ball in their sticks, the Irish called timeout with 1:19 to play in regulation and the score still knotted, 13-13.

The Irish fired one last shot on goal but it was stifled and the teams headed to a sudden death overtime frame – their first of the season.

A mad scramble for the draw to start overtime resulted in the Tigers eventually coming up with the ball deep in their defensive end.

The Irish defenders buckled down and worked the shot clock down to under 10 seconds before an errant pass from the Tigers was scooped up by the Irish gave them a shot on the other end of the field.

Neither team was able to score in the first half of overtime and another draw control was needed for the second set of three minutes.

The Tigers won the second draw of overtime but Franny O’Brien forced the turnover deep and give the Irish the ball back with two minutes to play. The Irish called timeout with 1:32 to play in the second part of the overtime session to draw up a play with 47 seconds left on the shot clock.

It was Doherty who eventually found the back of the net with 52 seconds to play for her third-consecutive game winning goal with under a minute to play in regulation or overtime.

With the win, the Irish improve to 8-2 on the season with Callahan owning every decision in the cage thus far.

KEY STATS

MK Doherty continues to cement her name in the Irish record books with her third game-winning goal in the last nine days to give Notre Dame the win. In her last three games, Doherty has secured the win for her team in the final minute of regulation or overtime as the team now owns an 8-2 record in 2024.

With her second goal of the day, Jackie Wolak hit 30 goals on the season and averages 3.20 goals per game through 10 games played this season. The team’s leading scorer boasts 47 total points on the year after six at Clemson Friday night.

Madison Ahern’s hat trick in the opening half Friday was her sixth of the season and she now boasts 26 goals on the year.  

With 10 saves in the contest, Callahan finished the night with a .435 save percentage and her second double-digit save count in as many games.

The win was the team’s first at Clemson as Friday marked Notre Dame’s first trip to Clemson, South Carolina in program history to face the Tigers.

Doherty led the team with six draw controls on the night as the Irish won 13 total in the contest.

With two ground balls a piece, Doherty and Grace Weigand combined for the team-lead in the category while seven individuals caused a turnover in the contest.

Wolak’s six points in the contest led the team while Choma and Wolak combined for eight goals between the two, with the duo tying each other for the team-high four goals.

UP NEXT

The Irish close out their road stretch with a trip to Mercer Sunday in Macon, Georgia. The meeting will be the first non-neutral site game between the Irish and the Bears after meeting for the first time in program history last season in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. The game between Notre Dame and Mercer is set for noon.

BUTLER MEN’S TENNIS

BUTLER FALLS TO BIG EAST FOE CREIGHTON IN TIGHT 4-3 MATCH

The Bulldogs dropped a tight 4-3 decision Friday afternoon to BIG EAST rival Creighton in Indianapolis.

Butler is now 2-1 in BIG EAST play on the season and 6-13 overall. Creighton improves to 2-2 in conference play and is 10-6 for the 2024 season.

Friday’s contest was a rematch of the 2023 BIG EAST semifinals when the Bulldogs took a 4-1 decision over Creighton.

Butler won the doubles point by taking the top two courts, including a 7-6 (5) win by Borja Miralles and Patrick Joss at No. 2 doubles.

Five of the six of the singles matches finished in straight sets with the visiting Bluejays taking wins at the No. 1, No. 2, No. 4 and No. 5 courts. Butler’s wins came from Joss at No. 3 singles and Aidan William at No. 6 singles.

The fifth court proved to be the clincher for Creighton as Yuma Daijima took a 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 win.

Butler returns to BIG EAST play tomorrow, hosting Villanova. Due to expected temperatures, the 1 p.m. first serve is scheduled for the Butler Bubble. 

Doubles:

Huete/Konakanchi (Butler) def. Lanahan/Gandini, 6-2

Miralles/Joss (Butler) def. Inoue/Kuo, 7-6 (5)

Patel/Daijima (CU) def. Arts/Singh, 6-4

Singles:

Matthew Lanahan (CU) def. Alvaro Huete Vadillo, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (4)

Kirtan Patel (CU) def. Borja Miralles, 6-3, 6-4

Patrick Joss (Butler) def. Zachary Kuo, 6-2, 7-5

Alejandro Gandini (CU) def. Nicolas Arts, 7-5, 3-0 (ret.)

Yuma Daijima (CU) def. Rahul Konakanchi, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1

Aidan William (Butler) def. Shin Inoue, 6-3, 6-4

BUTLER SOFTBALL

UCONN DROPS @BUTLER SOFTBALL IN GAME ONE OF SERIES

INDIANAPOLIS – The Butler softball team dropped game one of a three-game BIG EAST series with UConn on Friday. The Huskies (16-11, 4-0 BIG EAST) scored with a leadoff home run in the first, and then a five-run second inning created a six-run deficit. The Bulldogs (13-16, 2-5 BIG EAST) were able to load the bases in the third and fourth innings but could not push any runners across. UConn added runs in the fourth and fifth, ending the game after five innings with the final score at 9-0.

Katie Petran (8-4) started in the circle for Butler and took the loss. In 1.1 innings, she allowed six runs on five hits and two walks with three strikeouts. Sydney Cammon (3.2IP, 3R, 4H, 3BB, K) provided relief and finished the game.

Up Next

Butler remains in Indianapolis to host game two of the BIG EAST series with UConn on Saturday, Mar. 23. First pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m.

IUPUI WOMEN’S TENNIS

WOMEN’S TENNIS DEFEATS IU KOKOMO, 5-2

KOKOMO, Ind. – The IUPUI women’s tennis team defeated the IU Kokomo Cougars on Friday, March 22 with a score of 5-2. Four Jags earned singles points in the victory.

Despite only having five players, the Jags still earned the win. IUPUI earned the doubles point to kick the match off. Chloe Bailey and Elle Kotre took the number one doubles match, 6-3 while Gabbie Orlando and Sofia Castillo took the number two doubles match, 6-0.

After taking the 1-0 lead, IUPUI earned four of the six singles points to earn the 5-2 victory. Kotre earned the number one singles point in three sets, 6-7, 6-2, 6-2. Bailey took the number two singles point in a dominate two sets, 6-0, 6-0. Emma Dell won the number three match, 6-1, 6-1 while Orlando earned the number four singles win, 7-5, 7-5.

Castillo lost in the number five singles match, 6-4, 6-4. The Jags had to forfeit the number six singles spot giving the Cougars their second point.

The Jaguars will next host Huntington at West Indy tomorrow, Saturday, March 22.

BALL STATE BASEBALL

CARDINALS CAN’T COMPLETE COMEBACK IN SERIES OPENER AT TOLEDO

TOLEDO, Ohio – The Ball State baseball team got a complete game effort from starting pitcher Nate Blain but couldn’t overcome an early deficit at Scott Park on Friday afternoon as the Rockets won 5-2.

The Cardinals (12-11, 1-6 Mid-American Conference) enjoyed a solid pitching performance from Blain after the Rockets (9-12, 5-3 MAC) put up five runs in the first two innings combined, but Toledo held on after not scoring again.

Ball State put a pair of runs on the board in fifth on RBI walks by Blake Bevis and Matthew Kamins to get back in the game. Blain (0-2) struck out five in 8.0 innings of work while not allowing a hit or run in the final six innings of the contest.

Toledo’s Kyle Music (1-0) collected the win with 1.1 innings of scoreless relief, while Jacob Tabor worked 2.0 shutout frames to earn his fourth save of the year.

Ball State leadoff hitter Nick Gregory reached base four times on a single, walk and two hit by pitches, while third baseman Nick Husovsky had a pair of knocks and a walk.

“I thought Nate Blain really settled into it after the first two innings, which was very encouraging,” head coach Rich Maloney said. “I thought our team energy was very positive. We just couldn’t get the timely hit.”

The Cardinals and Rockets are scheduled to play the middle game of the series at 1 p.m. on Saturday.

BALL STATE SOFTBALL

TIMMONS HITS AND ROSS STEALS NOT ENOUGH AS SOFTBALL CARDS FALL TO KENT STATE

MUNCIE, Ind. – McKayla Timmons batted 3-for-3 and Remington Ross added two more steals to her collection Friday afternoon, but the Ball State softball team couldn’t contain Kent State in a 5-0 loss at the Softball Field at First Merchants Ballpark Complex.

Timmons, batting a team-leading .379 for the season, singled in the first inning, and added another in the fourth. With the Cardinals trailing 3-0 in the sixth and pinch-runner Maia Pietrzak on first base, Timmons belted a double down the leftfield line to put runners at second and third as Ball State rallied. But a line-drive double play ended the threat and the Flashes tacked on two more runs in the top of the seventh.

A pitcher’s dual began with Francys King scattering five hits over 4.1 innings for Ball State, and Kent State starter Macy Irelan stymying the Cardinals. The Flashes led off their half of the fourth inning with a double, and plated two runs to take the lead. Kent State got a single run in the fifth with the help of a passed ball.

Second baseman Jazmyne Armendariz singled to lead off the sixth-inning rally for the home team. Pietrzak replaced her at first and advanced to third on Timmons’ double, but after Haley Wynn’s groundout to first, pinch-hitter Sophie Schoch lined a bullet to third baseman Alexandria Whitmore. Whitmore grabbed the liner just above the third-base bag for the second out and Pietrzak dove into Whitmore’s glove on her retreat to the bag, forcing the double play that thwarted Ball State’s comeback.

Ross, who walked once and reached on an error, twice advanced to scoring position with a pair of stolen bases. Each time, however, she was left on base. Ball State stranded four runners overall and Irelan struck out seven in a complete game shutout for the Flashes.

The Cardinals and Flashes continue a three-game Mid-American Conference series on Saturday with a doubleheader scheduled for 1:00 p.m.

BALL STATE MEN’S VOLLEYBALL

MEN’S VOLLEYBALL TRAVELS TO IN-STATE MIVA RIVAL PURDUE FORT WAYNE SATURDAY

No. 12 Ball State (16-7, 9-1 MIVA) |

Purdue Fort Wayn (11-9, 5-6 MIVA)

Last Meeting: Ball State 3, PFW 0 (2/15/24)

Series History:

Ball State leads the series 82-33

Coach Cruz: Ball State head coach Donan Cruz enters his third season at the helm of the Cardinals and owns an overall record at BSU of 59-21 (.746) along with a Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA) Tournament Championship, two MIVA regular season titles and an NCAA Tournament appearance.

Match Recap: Ball State fell to rival Ohio State Thursday night by a score of 3-0 to the Buckeyes after defeating them just a week prior by a 3-1 decision in Columbus, Ohio. With the loss, the Cardinals still sit atop of the MIVA standings with a 9-2 conference ledger.

Scouting Purdue Fort Wayne:  Purdue Fort Wayne swept both Lindenwood and No. 8 Ohio State last weekend at Gates Sports Center. Jon Diedrich was named the MIVA Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts. Ball State has won the last eight match-ups, dating back to the 2020-21 season.

Ndavazocheva Earns MIVA Offensive Player of the Week:  Ndavazocheva led the Cardinals to a 3-0 victory over Quincy. The junior outside hitter had 15 kills on 22 attempts with just one error, working out to a .636 hitting percentage. He added an ace in the win. His 15 kills averaged to 5.00 per set.

Rogers MIVA Offensive Player of the Week:  Patrick Rogers led No. 13 Ball State to a pair of wins over Purdue Fort Wayne and then-No. 10 Loyola Chicago. The sophomore outside hitter totaled 40 kills in eight sets for a 5.00 average per set while hitting .395 for the week. Against the Mastodons, he had 22 kills in three sets on a blistering .515 hitting clip then followed it up with 18 kills on .302 hitting in five sets against the Ramblers. He added an ace against the Mastodons.

Rogers Has a Standout Week: Rogers led Ball State with 41 kills last week while hitting an impressive .453 from the floor off of 75 swings. Rogers also averaged 5.86 kills per set. Rogers began the week with a career best 24 kills in a 3-1 win over rival Ohio State while tallying a .383 hitting percentage. On Saturday, Rogers continued his strong offensive showing with 17 kills off a .571 hitting accuracy on 28 total attacks. Rogers also served up an ace as the Cardinals swept Lindenwood to remain atop of the MIVA standings.

Preseason All-MIVA:  The 2024 roster is a good mixture of some familiar faces along with several newcomers. One of the Cardinals returnees is sophomore outside hitter Tinaishe Ndavazocheva who was recently named to the 12-member preseason All-MIVA conference team. Ndavazocheva turned in quite the rookie season for the Cardinals last year. He earned MIVA Offensive Player of the Week honors and Off the Block National Honors on Feb. 7. He turned in a career high 27 kills against Lewis (2/9) and had 22 double digit kill performances in 2023. Ndavazocheva ended the season ranked second on the team in kills (342) and in points (397.5). He also received All-MIVA First Team honors and AVCA Honorable Mention All-American.

The Legend Don Shondell: The Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association has announced changes to the MIVA Tournament format. The conference has also announced that future tournament winners will receive the Don Shondell MIVA Championship Trophy.The MIVA Tournament has been played after every regular season since 1980 except 2020 and was also played from 1964-69. The new format for the MIVA Tournament will reward the highest seeds, providing an advantage for a path to the NCAA tournament via the MIVA’s automatic bid.The opening round of the eight-team tournament will be played at the higher four seeds. No. 1 will host No. 8, No. 2 will host No. 7, No. 3 will host No. 6, and No. 4 will host No. 5. The semifinal and final rounds will be hosted by the highest remaining seed in the field. The field will also re-seed. The highest remaining seed will host the lowest remaining seed and the other two teams will play in the other semifinal. The two winning teams will play in the final match for the Don Shondell MIVA Championship Trophy.

INDIANA STATE BASEBALL

SYCAMORE LATE RALLY COMES UP SHORT IN VALLEY OPENER AGAINST MISSOURI STATE

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Missouri State held off a late Indiana State rally in the bottom of the eighth inning as the Sycamores fell in the Missouri Valley Conference opener on Friday afternoon, 6-5.

The Sycamores (15-5, 0-1) trailed 6-0 heading into the bottom of the eighth inning before rallying against the Missouri State (10-10, 1-0) bullpen. Mike Sears opened the frame with a leadoff walk against MSU reliever Jake Syverson, and Josue Urdaneta singled through the left side of the infield to put two on with none out. Adam Pottinger drew a walk loading the bases and causing the Bears to turn to the bullpen and Eric Loomis.

The MSU reliever proceeded to walk both ISU pinch-hitter Riley Iffrig and Joe Kido scoring Sears and Urdaneta to cut the Missouri State lead down to 6-2. Garrett Ferguson (S, 1) took the mound for the Bears following the pair of walks and proceeded to retire Randal Diaz on strikes, before Dominic Listi drew a walk scoring Pottinger.

Luis Hernandez followed with an RBI single to left field plating Iffrig, before Parker Stinson connected on a fly ball down the left field line in foul territory. Missouri State left fielder Jake McCutcheon made a diving catch, but the play was deep enough to score Kido to cut the lead down to 6-5.

ISU loaded the bases again as Sears drew his second walk of the inning, but Ferguson was able to get Urdaneta to fly out to centerfield to end the rally.

After ISU’s Zach Davidson struck out the side in the top of the ninth, the Sycamores mounted one final rally with Iffrig connecting on a one-out single up the middle. However, Ferguson was able to retire the final two Sycamores in picking up his first save of the season.

Missouri State took the early 3-0 lead in the top of the fourth on Caden Bogenpohl’s three-run home run off ISU starter Cameron Holycross (1-1). The Bears put runners on base with Zack Stewart and Dylan Leach drawing walks prior to Bogenpohl’s home run over the left center wall.

The Bears added two runs in the fifth on Leach’s two-run single. The final run came around on Taeg Gollert’s RBI single in the top of the sixth.

Indiana State had its chances to score in the game loading the bases with one out in the bottom of the fifth, but Missouri State starter Brandt Thompson (3-0) was able to get a grounder back to himself for the force out at the plate, before the wind knocked down Sears’ drive to center field for the final out of the frame to keep the shutout attempt intact.

Listi paced the Sycamores offense going 3-for-3 from the plate as the redshirt senior outfielder reached base safely in all five plate appearances. Urdaneta added two hits in the loss.

Holycross took the loss going 4.0 innings allowing one hit and four runs while walking three and striking out four. Kyle Cortner went 1.2 innings allowing two runs while striking out three, while Brayden Lybarger went 2.1 scoreless innings prior to Davidson’s appearance in the ninth.

The Bears recorded four hits in the contest highlighted by Bogenpohl’s three-run home run. Gollert, Stewawrt, and Leach all singled in the win.

Thompson went 5.0 innings allow five hits and two walks while striking out six in taking his third win of the season. Tyler Tscherter, Jake Syverson, and Eric Loomis all bridged the gap to Ferguson’s 2.0-inning save opportunity.

How They Scored

Caden Bogenpohl put Missouri State up 3-0 in the top of the fourth inning as the Bears’ right fielder connected on a three-run home run over the wall in left center scoring Zack Stewart and Dylan Leach.

The Bears added two more runs in the top of the fifth to go ahead 5-0 on Leach’s bases-loaded, two-run single to left field. Jahlani Rogers and Taeg Gollert both scored on the play to add to the MSU lead.

Missouri State plated one more in the top of the sixth as Gollert singled home Logan Chambers to take the 6-0 lead.

Indiana State sent 11 batters to the plate in the bottom of the eighth inning with Riley Iffrig, Joe Kido, and Dominic Listi drawing bases-loaded walks, while Luis Hernandez singled home Iffrig and Kido scored on Stinson’s foul ball down the left field line to cut the Missouri State lead down to 6-5.

News & Notes

Luis Hernandez extended his on-base streak to 19 consecutive games after drawing a walk in the bottom of the fifth inning. He extended his hitting streak to 19 consecutive games following his bases-loaded RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning. He finished the game 2-for-3 with three runs scored.

Dominic Listi extended his on-base streak to 20 games on Friday afternoon after getting hit by a pitch in the bottom of the first inning. He finished 3-for-3 with a double and two walks on Friday afternoon.

Listi reached safely in every game in the 2024 season to date and is the fourth player to post a 20-game on-base streak in a single season over the last two years joining Adam Pottinger (36 games – 2023), Luis Hernandez (26 games – 2023), Mike Sears (23 games – 2023).

The Sycamores batted around in an inning six times in the last six games dating back to March 10 against Florida A&M in the 15-0 win.

Indiana State falls in the MVC opener for the first time since the 2019 season when ISU fell to Missouri State in Springfield on March 29, 6-5 in 11 innings.

The Sycamores tied a season-high issuing eight walks in Friday’s loss.

The four hits allowed by the ISU pitching staff tied a season-low.

The Indiana State pitching staff has struck out exactly nine hitters in each of the last four games dating back to March 16 against Xavier.

Up Next

Indiana State continues conference play on Saturday afternoon as the Sycamores take on Missouri State to Bob Warn Field for game two of the three-game series over the weekend. First pitch is set for 2 p.m. ET with the game to be carried live on ESPN+ and 105.5 The Legend. The game day giveaway for the contest features a Can Koozie Giveaway (Sponsored by Zink/Bud Light) to the first 100 fans who are 21+ of age.

PURDUE FT. WAYNE WOMEN’S BB

MASTODON WBB VISITS CINCINNATI FOR SECOND ROUND OF WNIT

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Purdue Fort Wayne women’s basketball has a date with Cincinnati on Sunday (March 24) in the second round of the WNIT.

Game Day Information
Who: Cincinnati Bearcats
When: Sunday, March 24 | 2 PM
Where: Cincinnati, Ohio | Fifth Third Arena
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Game Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne | Cincinnati

Know Your Foe

Cincinnati is 14-17 and went 5-13 in the Big 12. The Bearcats won their opening round of the Big 12 Tournament over UCF 67-62, but fell to West Virginia 70-55 a day later. The Bearcats and Mastodons have no common opponents this season, but UC did beat Southern Indiana 58-56, which is also a WNIT team. 6-foot-1 forward Jillian Hayes leads the team with 12.8 points and 8.4 rebounds per game and A’riel Jackson adds 9.7 points.

The Series

Purdue Fort Wayne and Cincinnati have met just once in the history of the two programs on November 11, 2011. Cincinnati won the game 74-42 despite 20 points from the Mastodons’ Anne Boese.

Pure Postseason Play

Purdue Fort Wayne is playing in the postseason for first time since 2014 and third time overall. The Mastodons played in the WBI in 2011 and 2014. This is the first time playing in the WNIT. The Mastodons’ win over Eastern Kentucky in the first round of the WNIT this season was the first postseason win in program history, including the Division II era of the program.

Playoff Aud

Audra Emmerson has a career scoring average of 10.9 points per game in seven postseason games, including the Horizon League Tournament and WNIT.

Perfect Free Throw Day

Amellia Bromenschenkel went 10-for-10 from the free throw line in the Mastodons’ WNIT opening round win over Eastern Kentucky. She was the first Mastodon to go 10-for-10 or better without a miss since 2016.

Share That Sugar!

Destinee Marshall had a career-high nine assists in the Mastodons’ game against Green Bay in the Horizon League Championship semifinal. The senior guard was the first Mastodon to have nine or more assists in a game since Hannah Albrecht at North Dakota in 2020. Her nine assists also set a Mastodon record in a tournament game in the Division I era.

The ‘Dons are *Fire Emoji*

Purdue Fort Wayne has won 11 of its last 15 games and has an average margin of victory of 15.1 in that span.

Recency Bias

Over the last 10 games, Shayla Sellers is shooting 51.6 percent (33-of-64) from 3-point range.

Last Time Out

Purdue Fort Wayne beat Eastern Kentucky 83-75 in the opening round of the WNIT behind 22 points from Amellia Bromenschenkel. She went 6-for-9 from the floor and 10-for-10 from the free throw line.

Coming Up

With a win, Purdue Fort Wayne would move on to play the winner of Northern Iowa and Saint Louis. The location, time and date for that contest are all to be determined.

PURDUE FT. WAYNE SOFTBALL

BROOKE LICKEY RECORDS CAREER-HIGH FOUR RBIS IN SECOND GAME OF DH

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Brooke Lickey of the Purdue Fort Wayne softball team batted in four runs in game two of the Mastodons’ doubleheader against Youngstown State on Friday (March 22). The visiting Penguins beat the Mastodons 2-0 in game one and 12-5 in game two.

GAME 1 – Youngstown State 2, Purdue Fort Wayne 0

Alanah Jones ended up on the wrong side of a pitchers’ duel in game one. The sophomore pitcher threw nine strikeouts, marking the most for her since her season opener.

Jones threw all 7.0 innings and gave up just two runs. YSU’s Sophie Howell threw all 7.0 innings as well, but allowed just one hit. Aglaia Rudd broke up the no-hitter in the fourth inning with a single.

In the fourth, YSU scored its first run with a sac fly to left. Two innings later, Kennedy Dean hit a solo home run to make it 2-0, the score it stayed until the end of the game.

Howell improved to 10-4 for YSU, while Jones fell to 2-7.

GAME 2 – Youngstown State 12, Purdue Fort Wayne 5

Two big innings put the visitors up early in game two, as YSU scored four in each of the first and second innings. The Penguins tallied 18 hits.

Purdue Fort Wayne finished with 11 hits, making Friday’s game the seventh this season in which the ‘Dons had double-digit hits. Rudd and Lickey each had three hits, Grace Hollopeter had two, and Epiphany Hang, Tori Countryman and Gwen McMenemy had one each.

Lickey finished with a career-high four RBIs. She had a two-RBI single in the first inning, a solo home run in the third, and an RBI double in the seventh. Rudd was responsible for the other run, as she had a home run two at bats before Lickey did.

YSU added two runs in the fifth and seventh with a sac fly and three singles.

Devan Ryan pitched all 7.0 innings for Youngstown State to pick up the win (2-1). Gracie Brinkerhoff (2-9) was credited with the loss. Kayla Roberts struck out a career-high seven Penguins in 6.0 innings of relief.

Youngstown State improves to 16-10, 5-0 in the Horizon League. Purdue Fort Wayne falls to 5-19, 0-2. These two teams will meet again on Saturday (March 22) for the final game of the series.

PURDUE FT. WAYNE BASEBALL

MASTODONS FALL SHORT IN HIGH-SCORING CLASH WITH WRIGHT STATE

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Purdue Fort Wayne baseball team recorded 21 hits during Friday’s (March 22) offensive slugfest, but the Mastodons 16-13 at Mastodon field to Wright State in the 2024 home opener.

This is the second time this season the ‘Dons have recorded 21 hits in a game.

All nine Mastodons in the starting lineup had at least one hit while eight had multiple hits. Camden Karczewski went 4-for-5 in six trips to the plate with 2 RBIs. Justin Osterhouse as 4-for-6 with two doubles and three RBIs. Brooks Sailors also drove in three.

The ‘Dons scored six runs in the second inning after allowing two in the first. Colton Shirley started the two-out rally with a double. Sailors followed with a double to score Shirley and Jacob Walker also doubled to score Sailors. Karczewski drove in Walker to put the ‘Dons ahead and was brought home by Grant Thoroman. After a hit from Nick Sutherlin, Osterhouse drove in Grant Thoroman and Sutherlin for a 2 RBI double.

Wright State tied it in the fourth, but Purdue Fort Wayne added four more in the fifth. With the bases loaded, Karczewski drove home Shirley to put the ‘Dons back in front. Sutherlin walked to score a run, Osterhouse singled to bring home another, and Ben Higgins ran out a fielder’s choice to score a run.

Wright State took the lead back for good with a seven-spot in the seventh. A Boston Smith grand slam was the big hit in the inning.

Trailing 16-10 in the bottom of the ninth, Caileb Johnson brought home Osterhouse to narrow the deficit. Sailors’ single two batters later scored two runs and shrink the Wright State lead to three. A walk and an error loaded the bases with two outs and brought the winning run to the plate, but the ‘Dons couldn’t complete the comeback.

Owen Willard (0-3) took the loss for Purdue Fort Wayne allowing five runs, four earned. Duke Benge got the win for Wright State tossing three scoreless innings with a strikeout. Garrett Peters got the save after getting the final out in the ninth.

The ‘Dons continue their series with Wright State at 2 p.m. ET on Saturday (Mar. 23).

PURDUE FT. WAYNE MEN’S VOLLEYBALL

I-69 RIVALRY REIGNITES ON SATURDAY AS CARDINALS VISIT ‘DONS

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Purdue Fort Wayne men’s volleyball team will play host to the No. 12 Ball State Cardinals on Saturday (March 23) at the Gates Sports Center.

Game Day Information
Who: Ball State Cardinals
When: Saturday, March 23 | 7 PM
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Gates Sports Center
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Tickets: Link
Game Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne | Ball State | MIVA

Know Your Foes

Ball State is 16-8 and 9-2 in the MIVA. The Cardinals have a 1-2 punch on the pins with Patrick Rogers and Tinaishe Ndavazocheva, who are both averaging over 3.8 kills per set. Prior to their loss to Ohio State on Thursday (March 21), the Cardinals had won eight MIVA matches in a row. The Cardinals’ season is highlighted by two wins over Loyola Chicago and one over Ohio State.

Series History

Ball State leads the series 82-33. The most recent match, a 3-0 loss, was earlier this season. The Cardinals leading hitter, Patrick Rogers, finished the match with 22 kills and hit .515. Rogers also had nine digs, one shy of a double-double. Ball State has won the last eight matchups, dating back to the 2020-21 season.

Down Goes Number 8 Again!

Purdue Fort Wayne knocked off No. 8 Ohio State in the Mastodons’ home game against the Buckeyes. Pairing with the win over No. 8 Penn State earlier this season, it is the first time the ‘Dons beat a pair of top-10 teams in one season since 2013.

Diedrich of the Week

Jon Diedrich was selected as the MIVA Offensive Player of the Week on March 19 after averaging 6.00 kills per set against Lindenwood and No. 8 Ohio State.

Defensive Excellence

Wilmer Hernandez was named the MIVA Defensive Player of the Week on February 27 after leading Purdue Fort Wayne to a 2-1 week. This came on the heels of a career weekend against McKendree, in which he had 19 digs against the Bearcats in a four-set win. This mark is the best in the NCAA in four-set matches this season. For the week, he averaged 2.69 digs per set.

Last Time Out

Purdue Fort Wayne swept both Lindenwood and No. 8 Ohio State last weekend at Gates Sports Center. Jon Diedrich was named the MIVA Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts.

Coming Up

Purdue Fort Wayne will travel to Lindenwood (Mar. 29) and Quincy (Mar. 30) next weekend. The match against Lindenwood will be streamed on ESPN+.

EVANSVILLE BASEBALL

MURRAY STATE TAKES VALLEY BASEBALL OPENER OVER UE

EVANSVILLE, Ind. –  The visiting Murray State University baseball team used a five-run third inning to take control of the contest on Friday night, and the Racers held off a late charge by the University of Evansville Purple Aces for a 13-6 victory in the Missouri Valley Conference opener for both schools at German American Bank Field at Charles H. Braun Stadium in Evansville

“Tonight was a tough one,” said UE head coach Wes Carroll.  “We didn’t get the quality start that we needed on the mound tonight, and Murray State really came to the yard and put it on us in all three facets of the game.

“Tomorrow is an important day for us.  We are going to face some quality arms once again, but we feel like we have some guys who can answer that.  We are going to need some guys to step up, and our offense is going to have to go get one for us these next two days.”

Murray State took an early 1-0 lead on an RBI ground out in the second inning, before UE answered right back in the home-half of the inning to grab a brief lead.  Junior outfielder Ty Rumsey led off the second inning with a solo home run to right-center field for his third home run of the year.  Then, after a walk and a single put men on the corners, junior designated hitter Evan Waggoner drove in a run with an RBI ground out to give UE a 2-1 lead.

The Racers would break things open in the third inning, though, scoring five runs on five hits, highlighted by a two-run home run by designated hitter Dan Tauken, to take a 6-2 lead.  Murray State would tack on two more runs each in the fourth and seventh innings, and a solo run in the sixth to push the lead to 11-2.

Evansville would rally for two runs of its own in the seventh and eighth innings, as junior second baseman Cal McGinnis had an RBI single in the seventh and a sacrifice fly in the eighth, and graduate outfielder Mark Shallenberger drove in a run with a bases-loaded hit-by-pitch to trim the deficit to 11-6.  But, that would be as close as UE would come, as a pair of unearned runs by Murray State in the ninth inning provided the final margin of victory.

McGinnis and graduate catcher Brendan Hord had two-hit efforts for UE, while Rumsey added a solo home run.  Tauken and outfielder Riley Hawthorne both had two hits and drove in three runs for Murray State.

With the victory, Murray State improves to 15-6 overall and 1-0 in the Valley.  Evansville, meanwhile, falls to 9-12 overall and 0-1 in the MVC.  The series will continue on Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m., with UE sending freshman left-hander Kenton Deverman (2-1, 4.75 ERA) to the mound for the start.  Saturday’s game can be seen live on ESPN+.

SOUTHERN INDIANA BASEBALL

EAGLES DROP OVC OPENER IN EXTRAS

EVANSVILLE, Ind.- University of Southern Indiana Baseball (9-12, 0-1 OVC) opened Ohio Valley Conference play Friday night with a 9-7 extra-inning loss against Tennessee Tech University (13-9, 1-0 OVC) at USI Baseball Field.

USI jumped out to a one-run lead in the first inning with a deep sacrifice fly by senior infielder Tucker Ebest (Austin, Texas), which drove in senior outfielder Ren Tachioka (Saitama, Japan) following his leadoff single. The score remained locked at 1-0 until the bottom of the fourth, where the Screaming Eagles extended their lead to 2-0 on a freshman outfielder Cameron Boyd (Villa Hills, Kentucky) RBI single.

Tennessee Tech stormed back with three runs in the top of the fifth, taking a 3-2 lead. Freshman pitcher Grant Parsons (Owensboro, Kentucky) exited the game at that point despite a career-high nine strikeouts in 4.2 innings.

After Tennessee Tech extended their lead to 4-2 in the top of the sixth, USI fought back with a two-run bottom half of the inning to tie the game with an RBI double from junior infielder Ricardo Van Grieken (Merida, Venezuela).

The Golden Eagles snatched the lead back due to two USI errors before extending it further with a two-run top of the eighth to push the lead to 7-4.

Southern Indiana made a push in the bottom of the eighth putting up two runs. However, USI extended the game in the bottom of the ninth by tying the game on a fielder’s choice up the middle by junior outfielder Terrick Thompson-Allen (Sioux City, Iowa), which scored senior pitcher Trent Robinson (Louisville, Kentucky) and sent the game into extras.

The Golden Eagles came out in extra innings swinging, as they tacked on two runs in the top of the tenth inning. USI was unable to push anything across in the home half, resulting in sophomore pitcher Will Kiesel’s (Wadesville, Indiana) first loss of the season.

UP NEXT FOR THE EAGLES:

The Screaming Eagles continue their three-game home series against Tennessee Tech at 3 p.m. Saturday afternoon from USI Baseball Field.

SOUTHERN INDIANA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL HOSTS WISCONSIN MONDAY IN SECOND ROUND OF WNIT

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – After an opening-round win last Thursday, University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball hosts Big Ten Conference foe University of Wisconsin at Screaming Eagles Arena Monday at 7 p.m. in the second round of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT).

Tickets to Monday’s game are on sale online at usiscreamingeagles.com and through the USI Ticket Office. Tickets are only $10, and USI students receive free admission.

Monday’s game can be seen live with a subscription to ESPN+. 95.7 FM The Spin and 97.7 FM WREF will have radio coverage.

The 2024 Postseason WNIT features a 48-team field. This marks the 26th edition of the Postseason WNIT, powered by Triple Crown Sports and first held in 1998. The tournament field is made up of 11 automatic qualifiers and 37 at-large programs, flexing a mix of Power 5 conferences as well as ascending mid-major programs. All games are played at individual schools; the 2024 Postseason WNIT has 24 teams that won at least 20 games this season.

Southern Indiana (25-6, 17-1 OVC) made its inaugural debut in the WNIT on Thursday, prevailing over the University of Illinois Chicago, 69-64, in the first round of the postseason tournament. In a back-and-forth battle that saw each team lead by as many as nine points, the game narrowed in the last two minutes before USI cashed in the go-ahead baskets.

Thursday’s win was highlighted by a career night for freshman guard Triniti Ralston (Louisville, Kentucky), who poured in a career-best 25 points. Ralston’s previous high was 14 points, which she set in the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament championship game against the University of Tennessee at Martin.

The dramatic win on Thursday also pushed USI’s winning streak to a season-best 11 games. The 11 consecutive victories are a team best since 2017-18 when USI won 13 in a row. Overall, the Screaming Eagles have won 22 of their last 24 games.

Southern Indiana swept the Ohio Valley Conference 2023-24 regular season and 2024 tournament championships. With USI in year two of the four-year transition period from Division II to Division I, USI was not eligible for the OVC’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament due to NCAA reclassification rules. The two OVC championships this season were not only the first-ever OVC titles for USI Women’s Basketball but also the first-ever OVC team championships in USI Athletics history.

On March 12, USI received its first-ever ranking in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 poll, checking in at No. 22. USI had been receiving votes since January 30. In the most recent poll on Tuesday, USI remained in the 22nd spot.

First-team All-OVC junior guard Vanessa Shafford (Linton, Indiana) paces USI this season in points (13.9), rebounding (7.7), steals (1.5), and minutes played (30.0). Senior forward Meredith Raley (Haubstadt, Indiana), who was also a first-team All-OVC selection, is second on the team in scoring at just over 12 points per game. Senior forward Madi Webb (Bedford, Indiana) and freshman forward Chloe Gannon (Manchester, Tennessee) check in third and fourth, respectively, with more than 10 points per contest.

As a team, Southern Indiana has averaged 72.4 points per game while holding opponents to 62.3 points per outing. USI ranked first in the OVC in field goal percentage (45.3) and field goal percentage defense (35.9).

Wisconsin (13-16, 6-12 Big Ten) will be playing its first game since March 7 at the Big Ten Championship Tournament when the Badgers fell to Penn State University in the second round, 80-56.

Sophomore forward Serah Williams leads Wisconsin with 17.8 points, 11.3 rebounds, and 2.9 blocks per game. Williams was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and earned first-team All-Big Ten honors. Williams recorded her 16th consecutive double-double in the tournament loss to Penn State.

Sophomore guard Ronnie Porter is second in scoring at 10 points per contest and paces the squad with 4.2 assists and two steals per outing. Porter was All-Big Ten Honorable Mention and had a team-high 15 points last time out against Penn State.

Wisconsin has posted 61.9 points on 40 percent shooting this season. The Badgers have held their opposition to 68.4 points and just over 40 percent from the field.

The Badgers are making their first WNIT appearance since 2011. Wisconsin won the WNIT title in 2000.

Monday will be the first-ever meeting between Southern Indiana and Wisconsin.

The winner of Monday’s game between USI and Wisconsin will face the winner of Illinois State University and the College of Charleston on Sunday in the Super Sixteen at a location and time to be announced.

The tournament schedule is as follows:

Round 1 – March 20-22, 2024

Round 2 – March 23-26, 2024

Round 3 – March 27-29, 2024

Quarterfinals – March 30-April 1, 2024

Semifinals – April 2-3, 2024

Fans can follow the 2024 Postseason WNIT through X/Twitter (@WomensNIT), Facebook (womensNIT), and the hashtag #WNIT.

Stay tuned to usiscreamingeagles.com and @USIAthletics on social media for more information.

VALPO BASEBALL

VALPO THREATENS LATE BUT CAN’T OVERCOME EARLY DEFICIT IN MVC OPENER

The Valparaiso University baseball team created numerous prime chances late in the game, but couldn’t fully break through in a 6-4 setback to Southern Illinois in Friday’s Missouri Valley Conference opener in Carbondale, Ill. The Beacons were down 5-0 through two innings but scored single tallies in four of the final five frames to creep back into the game. Valpo flashed the leather throughout with several nifty plays while playing errorless ball.

How It Happened

Southern Illinois struck first when Tyler Cutchen led off the bottom of the first before moving up to third on a fly ball and scoring on a ground ball.

The Salukis added to the lead when Bennett Eltoft drilled a grand slam in the bottom of the second to make it 5-0.

Valpo made several great defensive plays on Friday. A stellar stop by shortstop Alex Thurston (Fowler, Ind.  Benton Central) accounted for the second out of the second, then Kyle Schmack (Wanatah, Ind. / South Central) made a sprawling catch in left as part of a 1-2-3 third.

Valpo created a scoring chance with two on and nobody out in the fourth, but were unable to cash in.

The Beacons got on the board in the top of the fifth as Thurston ripped a home run to right.

A double on a ball lost in the lights led to an insurance run for SIU in the fifth as the Salukis scored on a sacrifice fly to extend the lead to 6-1.

Thurston put a charge into one with the bases loaded in the sixth, but he settled for a sac fly to deep left on a ball that looked like it could be a grand slam off the bat. That run trimmed the deficit back to four at 6-2.

A nice play by Connor Giusti (Hoffman Estates, Ill. / Fremd [Wisconsin Oshkosh]) helped Valpo starter Connor Lockwood (Libertyville, Ill. / Libertyville) toss up a zero in the sixth, keeping it a 6-2 contest.

Lockwood was lifted after six innings in which he allowed six runs on seven hits and three walks while striking out four. He allowed just one run over his final four innings of work as the bulk of the damage came in the first two frames including the second-inning grand slam before he settled in.

Lefty Lucas Foley (Deer Park, Ill. / Lake Zurich) entered the game in the seventh. He worked in and out of trouble, wiggling free from a bases-loaded jam without yielding a run. He later posted a zero in the eighth to round out a strong relief appearance.

Valpo got one in the top of the eighth but had a golden chance for more as the Beacons had the bases loaded, but a strikeout on a 3-2 pitch ended the inning as Valpo stranded the tying run at first and go-ahead run at the plate.

Valpo made some noise once again in the ninth as a two-out double to deep center by Giusti cut the lead to two and brought the tying run to the plate, but once again the Salukis navigated the jam to nail down the win. 

Inside the Game

Thurston’s home run was his third of the season and his second in as many games after he left the yard in Tuesday’s win over Ball State. This marked the sixth home run of his four-year tenure with the Beacons.

Thurston’s three RBIs tied a season high as he previously had three on March 8 at The Citadel.

Giusti, Hannahs and Liam Patton (Barrington, Ill. / Warsaw [Wabash]) all enjoyed multi-hit games.

Hannahs extended his on-base streak to 20, while Carson Husmann (Hanna, Ind. / South Central [Bradley]) moved his hitting streak to 10. Hannahs secured Valpo’s first on-base streak of 20 or more since Ryan Maka’s 25-game streak last season, while Husmann’s hitting streak is the first 10-gamer by a Beacon since Maka hit safely in 13 straight a year ago.

Valpo has stranded 12 or more on base in seven of its last 10 games.

The Beacons owned a 9-8 advantage in the hit column, the team’s first loss this season when outhitting the opponent. The team was previously 5-0 in such contests. 

Freshman Kevin Denty (Tinley Park, Ill. / Marian Catholic) reached base three times including two walks, while Brady Renfro (Antigo, Wis. / Antigo) took three free passes.

Up Next

Valpo (8-12, 0-1 MVC) and SIU will do it again on Saturday afternoon as the middle game of the series gets underway at 2 p.m. in Carbondale. The game will air on ESPN+ with links to live coverage available on ValpoAthletics.com.

UINDY WOMEN’S LAX

WOMEN’S LACROSSE FALTERS IN RANKED BATTLED

DENVER, Colo. – The No. 12-ranked University of Indianapolis women’s lacrosse team dropped game one of their Colorado road trip, falling to the No. 10-ranked Regis Rangers 19-13.

Megan Dunn led the Hounds on the offensive side of the ball, totaling five points on four goals. Alongside her, Joey Fowler recorded a hat-trick in the ranked battle while Mackenzie Winn dished out a trio of assists on the day.

INS & OUTS

Defense shined in the early going with neither team being able to pull away with the Rangers holding a one goal advantage at the first quarter end. After a pair of Regis goals to start the second, the Hounds went on a 4-1 run with Fowler scoring back-to-back. Winn’s goal marked a 7-7 stalemate for the squads with just under 7:30 left in the half.

After an Olivia Bladon goal to send the Hounds trailing by just one at halftime, the Rangers lit up the scoreboard, netting four unanswered goals to ignite a 6-3 third period.

Three different Hounds would score in the fourth with Ella Fornek adding one, but was not enough as another five-piece by the home team ended the contest.

INSIDE THE BOX

– UIndy won the turnover battle, only issuing 13 to the Rangers 15

– Six different Hounds tallied goals with Sage Da Silva netting her sixth of the year

– The Hounds netminder Ava Graham recorded nine saves, her third highest total this campaign

– Amanda Hurry tallied a pair of ground balls in the battle

UP NEXT

The Greyhounds will finalize their Colorado road trip with a battle with Colorado Mesa on Sunday at noon. The battle with take place in Grand Junction, Colo.

UINDY BASEBALL

BIG-SIXTH INNING PROPELS HOUNDS TO NINTH-STRAIGHT GLVC WIN

INDIANAPOLIS – GLVC action continues to favor the UIndy baseball team as the Greyhounds notched a series opening win against the Southwest Baptist Bearcats on Friday afternoon. The victory moved the Hounds to 9-0 in the GLVC, remaining as the only school in the conference to be undefeated in GLVC play.

In relief of Dawson Gabe, Andrew DeWitt was dominant from the mound as he earned win three of the season for the JuCo transfer. DeWitt went 5 1/3 innings, only giving up one hit while striking out seven on 75 pitches.

On the offensive end, Drew Donaldson and Cole Hampton were the RBI leaders for the Hounds.

INS & OUTS

Both squads were back and forth early, with the Bearcats etching across a pair in the top second with the Hounds answering with one of their own in the third coming from a broken-bat RBI by Caleb Vaughn.

Back-and-forth action continued with each squad adding a run in the fourth and the fifth to bring it to 3-2. The big frame finally came for the Hounds in the sixth where a Will Spear ground-rule double set the scene. Donaldson and Vergara both tallied ribbies before Cole Hampton delivered the big blow with a wall-scrapping 2 RBI double.

From there DeWitt went to work, shutting down the Bearcats in the final three innings.

UP NEXT

The series will continue today at noon at Greyhound Park.

MARIAN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

GAME PREVIEW: NO. 1 MARIAN TO TAKE ON NO. 2 PROVIDENCE IN NAIA NATIONAL TOURNAMENT QUARTERFINALS

Sioux City, Iowa – The Marian women’s basketball team is gearing up for the NAIA National Tournament Quarterfinals, as the Knights will take on the University of Providence Argonauts. The top two seeds in the Naismith Quadrant will meet for the first time on Saturday afternoon at the Tyson Events Center with a ticket for the NAIA National Semifinals up for grabs.

HOW THEY GOT THERE

Marian earned a 72-63 win over Jamestown in the NAIA Tournament Round of 16 on Thursday, defeating the Jimmies with a strong contribution from Abbey McNally and Kinnidy Garrard. McNally scored 16 points to go with 14 rebounds, and Garrard scored 17 in the win to lead Marian. Allison Bosse finished the game with 10 points, and the combination of Ella Collier, Sara Majorosova, Tamia Perryman, and Aliyah Evans factored the remainder of the scoring.

Providence reached the national championship final site with wins in the First and Second Round over Eastern Oregon and Reinhardt, and followed their NAIA Tournament run with a Round of 16 win against Concordia. The Argos defeated the Bulldogs 73-66, shooting 46 percent from three in the game as they were 14-30 from deep. The Argos were also strong on the glass with 39 rebounds, including 15 from their center Keanna Salave’a.

KEY LEADERS

Marian’s leaders on the court include their seniors, led by the program’s all-time leading scorer Ella Collier. Collier, who now has 2230 career points, leads Marian in scoring averaging just under 19 points and 3.8 rebounds per game. Collier is the team-leader in assists as well, along with point-forward Aliyah Evans and point guard Sara Majorosova. Abbey McNally is the Knights’ second leading scorer and top rebounder as the Crossroads League Defensive Player of the Year is averaging 12.8 points and 8.5 rebounds per game entering Sioux City, and made a splash in the Round of 16 as she poured in a double-double. Kinnidy Garrard and Allison Bosse each average 10 or more points per game, while Tamia Perryman joins Evans as one of the key sparks off the bench, putting up nearly eight points per outing.

The Argos are averaging 66 points per game entering their matchup with the Knights, and hold a record of  25-8. Ashlee Maldonado, who scored 12 points and had eight assists in the win over Concordia, leads the team in scoring with 17.5 points per game, while center Keanna Salave’a is averaging a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds per contest. Maddy Dixon also adds to the scoring with 11 points per contest. On the season Providence is shooting 28.6 percent from three point territory and 42 percent from the field, both marks being 10 percentage points lower than Marian.

MILESTONE TRACKER

Kinnidy Garrard is pacing 1400 career points, needing just 14 points to hit the milestone entering the Quarterfinals. Bosse passed Kaylee Heban (Walters) on Thursday on the program’s all-time scoring chart, and is two points from moving into 23rd all-time. Collier needs just 11 points to set the Marian single season scoring record, with Lakan Hasser-Smith currently holding the mark. Abbey McNally enters the game with the fourth-most rebounds in single season history, and with another double-figure outing could take the second-best position all-time.

WHAT’S AT STAKE

The winner between the Knights and Argos will play in the NAIA National Semifinals on Monday night, with tip scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET against either Dakota State or Carroll. Marian has played Dakota State this season, while having not seen Carroll this year. Marian is 0-1 all time against Carroll College as the two matched up in an early-season tournament in the 2022 campaign, while the Knights are 2-0 all-time against Dakota State.

WATCH AND FOLLOW ALONG

Fans can tune in to the game on the NAIA YouTube channel, linked above. The live stream is now free for the remainder of the tournament. Live stats are linked above. Updates of the game will be made on the MUKnights social media pages, both on X formerly known as Twitter and Instagram.

TICKETS

Tickets are linked above and start at $17 for general admission for adults. A tournament pass starts at $60, and student passes are $10 each. The Tyson Events Center adheres to the Clear-Bag policy, and purses and backpacks will not be allowed in unless in a clear bag.

WATCH PARTY

Fans not in Iowa to watch can join and gather in the Marian dining commons for a watch party.

Marian and Providence will tip-off the NAIA Tournament Final Site action in Sioux City in the Quarterfinal Round at 2:00 p.m. ET.

MARIAN SOFTBALL

NO. 7 MARIAN SPLITS HOME DOUBLEHEADER AGAINST NO. 17 INDIANA WESLEYAN

INDIANAPOLIS – The Marian softball team scored a ranked win in their opening game of a home twin bill Friday afternoon, defeating Indiana Wesleyan by way of a run-rule in the opening game. Marian would fall in game two, and ended the day with an overall record of 17-3 and a 6-2 mark in Crossroads League play.

GAME 1 | Marian 11-3 Indiana Wesleyan | 6 Innings

Olivia Stunkel brought her best material early Friday afternoon taking on the 17th-ranked Wildcats, tossing a perfect first and second inning as a strikeout closed each of the first two innings. The Knights efforts to provide their pitcher a lead were thwarted in the first inning as two runners were left on, but in the bottom of the second Savannah Harweger drove in a run, as her sacrifice fly pushed home Lily Wendt.

Marian would leave two runners on as the second ended with a 1-0 lead, and Indiana Wesleyan found offense in response of their defense making a stand as they drove in two runs in the top of the third inning. Trailing on the board for the first time, Marian quickly grabbed the lead back in the home half of the inning, as Abby Madere blasted a single, setting up Sierra Norman who charged a ball over the center field wall for her third home run of the year. Norman’s yard call gave Marian a 3-2 lead after three innings, and after Stunkel worked out of a jam in the top of the fourth, Jenna Minnix would come around to score an unearned run after Indiana Wesleyan errors helped Marian add to their lead.

After Stunkel’s third flawless frame in the fifth, Marian extended their lead by three runs in the home half, getting a two-RBI single from Grace Meyer to run the team total to six. Two batters later Minnix ripped an RBI single through the left side, driving in the catcher to give her team a 7-2 lead. An error in the top of the sixth would allow Indiana Wesleyan to score a third run, but in the bottom of the inning the Wildcats pitching fell apart, as Brooke Knox, Madere, and Norman all walked to lead-off the inning. Abbey Hofmann ripped a single through the middle to knock home two runs, and after Lily Wendt was drilled by a pitch, back-to-back walks drawn by Meyer and Hayley Greene ended the game with an 11-3 run-rule victory.

Stunkel allowed just two hits as she dominated in the circle, striking out five batters while yielding three runs, two of which were earned. Madere and Norman dominated at the plate as both batter went 3-3 with three runs scored and a walk. Norman’s home run was her third of the season, and was Marian’s lone extra base hit in the game. Meyer had a two-hit game in the win, driving in three runs. The Knights drew eight walks against the Wildcats in game one, earning 10 total free trips on errors, hit batters, or walks.

GAME 2 | Marian 8-9 Indiana Wesleyan

The second act of the doubleheader felt like a roller coaster, as runs came in bunches. Indiana Wesleyan drove home three runs in the top of the first inning, as Jaylah Guilliam gave up three hits, while two errors hurt the senior’s cause as the home team fell behind 3-0. The Knights managed two hits in the first two innings, but were unable to respond to the Wildcats early start to the game. The score would hold at 3-0 through the top of the third, as Guilliam was able to bounce back from her poor start by stranding a hit in the second and pitching a perfect third.

In the bottom of the third, the wild ride flipped in favor of the Knights, as Jenna Minnix drew a lead-off walk and Savannah Harweger and Brooke Knox followed with base hits. A blast to right field from Abby Madere saw two runs touch home for Marian, and an RBI single from Sierra Norman followed to tie the game. After a walk was drawn by Abbey Hofmann, Grace Meyer blasted a single to score two runs, and later in the inning would get caught in a run down to allow Hofmann to steal home as the Knights pushed in front 6-3 by the end of the inning.

Marian’s lead would be short-lived, as Guilliam yielded a lead-off home run. The senior would manage to get a groundball out, but a walk and single would force a battery change, as Lily Wendt entered to catch for Macy Coan. Coan picked up a quick out on a fielder’s choice groundout, but a double-steal play and single scored two Indiana Wesleyan runs, as the game drew to a 6-6 tie.

The game would remain level entering the sixth inning, as the Knights were unable to deliver a timely hit after getting runners on base in the bottom of the fourth and fifth innings. After leaving the bases loaded in the bottom of the fifth, Marian would fall behind in the top of the sixth, as a late two-out single drove in a run against Coan. The freshman managed to limit the damage to one, and saw the lead come back after the inning was completed as her offense responded in the home half. Small ball after Savannah Harweger’s lead-off walk allowed the senior to score, with an error helping Abby Madere reach base and eventually move to third. Harweger tied the game on the error, and the Knights gained the lead as Norman sent a sacrifice fly to the outfield to score Madere.

Marian led 8-7 after strong sixth inning at the plate, but in the top of the seventh the lead changed hands for the final time, as reliever Lauren Mayer gave up the lead. The sophomore picked up a two outs around a single, and with the tying run on third the pitcher left a pitch over the plate for Ella Phillips, who hit the eventual game-winning two-run home run. Trailing 9-8 entering their final at bat, Marian was able to get a runner on base as Wendt reached on a single, but the Knights came up empty in their attempt to tie as Harweger flew out to deep right field to end the game on the losing end.

The Knights had 10 hits in the game, with Hofmann and Harweger each posting two. Madere, Norman, and Grace Meyer each had two RBI in the game, and Hofmann had Marian’s lone extra base hit. In the circle, Mayer suffered the loss pitching the final inning, as she allowed two hits and two runs in the blown save opportunity. Guilliam allowed six hits and runs with four runs going as earned in her 3.1 innings, and Coan allowed four hits and one earned run in her 2.2 innings of work.

Marian will host Spring Arbor on Saturday afternoon as their homestand continues. First pitch of the twin bill set for 1:00 p.m.

MARIAN BASEBALL

KNIGHTS SPLIT WITH GRACE FALLING IN GAME 2

INDIANAPOLIS – The Marian baseball team split series-opening doubleheader at home on Friday afternoon, rising 8-3 in game one before falling in game two to a 5-3 score. Marian is now 13-12 overall and 8-6 in Crossroads League.

GAME 1 | Marian 8-3 Grace

The Knights got the bats rolling early in the first inning with Rylan Huntley reaching first on a fielder’s choice to allow Kameron Salazar to score the first run for the home team. Grace quickly answered with two runs scored off of back to back singles to bring the score 2-1 going into the bottom of the second.

After two scoreless innings for both sides Grace continued to increase their lead with Austin Carr hitting a sacrifice fly into right field to allow John Joyce of the Lancers to score. The Knights quickly answered to claim the lead with Huntley hitting a triple deep into center field after a Josh Lamb single to allow Nathan Pinarski to cross home plate. At the next at bat Bryce Davenport hit a double into center field to allow Huntley to score the tying run to bring the score 3-3 at the end of the fifth inning.

In the bottom of the sixth Dawson Estep hit a solo bomb past left field to claim the Knights lead over the Lancers. Marian took advantage of hit-by-pitch for Johnny Roeder to allow Davenport to score. Seth Hogg took advantage of the Lancers poor pitching to advance to home on a wild pitch. Elijah Kelly hit a sacrifice fly out to right field to allow Pierson Barns to score another run for the Knights. Estep doubled down the left field line to allow Roeder to cross home plate and secure the win for the Knights.

Marian had 13 hits in the game with, Salazar having three, Barnes, Roeder, and Estep each having two each. While Lamb, Huntley, Davenport, and Hogg all had one each to tally up the 13 hits. Estep and Huntley also each had two RBI’s to add to the seven total. Logan Drook started off the game on the mound pitching five of the nine innings and had 5 strikeouts. Jayson Cottrell took the win pitching the last four innings only giving up one hit and striking out three batters.

GAME 2| Marian 3-5 Grace

After a very slow start for both teams in game two Grace got the bats rolling in the top of the third with a back-to-back double and sacrifice fly to score the first three runs of the game to bring the score 3-0 going into the bottom of the third.

After two clean innings for both Marian’s Chris Adams and Grace’s Evan Etchison with only giving up one hit each. The Knights ignited their push at the lead with Max Steffen doubling into left field to allow Barnes to score the first run of the game for the Knights to bring the score 3-1 going into the sixth inning.

The Lancers continued to increase their lead over the home team with a single up the middle to score two more runs in their favor. Marian continued to push at the Grace lead with Lamb hitting a sacrifice fly into right field to allow Estep to score another run for the Knights to bring the score 3-2 in favor of the Lancers.

In final attempts to rally Steffen reached on an error by the Lancer’s short stop to allow for Barnes to score the final run of the game to bring the final score 5-3 to allow Grace the split.

In game two the Knights tallied up 5 hits with Barns having two of his own and, Davenport, Estep, and Steffen having the other three. Steffen lead the team in RBI’s with claiming two of the three and Lamb claiming the other. Adams pitched the complete game striking out five batters in the loss.

The Knights are back in action tomorrow March 23rd for the last two games of the four game series against Grace with first pitch set at 1:00 p.m.

SMALL COLLEGE ATHLETICS

INDIANA WESLEYAN ATHLETICS: https://iwuwildcats.com/

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WABASH ATHLETICS: https://sports.wabash.edu/

FRANKLIN ATHLETICS: https://franklingrizzlies.com/

ROSE-HULMAN ATHLETICS: https://athletics.rose-hulman.edu/

ANDERSON ATHLETICS: https://athletics.anderson.edu/landing/index

TRINE ATHLETICS: https://trinethunder.com/landing/index

BETHEL ATHLETICS: https://bupilots.com/

DEPAUW ATHLETICS: https://depauwtigers.com/

HANOVER ATHLETICS: https://athletics.hanover.edu/

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HUNTINGTON ATHLETICS: https://www.huathletics.com/

OAKLAND CITY ATHLETICS: https://gomightyoaks.com/index.aspx

ST. FRANCIS ATHLETICS: https://www.saintfranciscougars.com/landing/index

IU KOKOMO ATHLETICS: https://iukcougars.com/

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IU SOUTH BEND ATHLETICS: https://iusbtitans.com/

PURDUE NORTHWEST ATHLETICS: https://pnwathletics.com/

INDIANA TECH ATHLETICS: https://indianatechwarriors.com/index.aspx

GRACE COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://gclancers.com/

ST. MARY OF THE WOODS ATHLETICS: https://smwcathletics.com/

GOSHEN COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://goleafs.net/

HOLY CROSS ATHLETICS: https://www.hcsaints.com/index.php

TAYLOR ATHLETICS: https://www.taylortrojans.com/

VINCENNES ATHLETICS: https://govutrailblazers.com/landing/index

“SPORTS EXTRA”

FOOTBALL HISTORY

March 23, 1991 – 1st World League of American Football games commenced with three opening day games. The London Monarchs, who eventually were champs in the League’s inaugural season, ruled the Frankfurt Galaxy team coached by John Elway’s father Jack 24-11. The Sacramento Surge overcame the Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks coached by Roman Gabriel 9-3. And according to the Stats Crew website finally the  Montreal Machine extinguished the Birmingham Fire team coached by Chan Gailey 20-5. 

Hall of Fame Birthdays for March 23

March 23, 1886 – Hales Mill, Virginia – Nathan Dougherty the great University of Tennessee guard from 1906 till 1909’s season arrived into the world. Nathan was a man of considerable size in that era as he stood 6′-2″ tall and weighed in at 185 pounds according to his bio posted on the FootballFoundation.org site therefore his peers referred to him as “Big’n.” Dougherty was a pretty smart players tow as he graduated Tennessee with honors and even earned a couple of additional degrees when he later educated others at both Cornell and George Washington Universities. The College Football Hall of Fame gathered the data and stats of Nathan Dougherty to set in a place of honor in their museum in 1967.

March 23, 1923 – Rhein, Saskatchewan – The speedy giant of pro football, Defensive Tackle, Arnie Weinmeister was born. The Pro Football Hall of Fame’s bio on Arnie starts off by saying that Weinmeister captivated the crowds of the All American Football Conference and National Football League by his dominating performances in the Big Apple playing for the AAFC’s New York Yankees and later the New York Giants of the NFL. He was quick off of the snap and would give fits for opposing blockers assigned to nullify him during plays. Arnie won second-team All-AAFC as a rookie followed by first-team All-AAFC honors in 1949 and then was a unanimous All-NFL choice all four years with the Giants. He also was selected to play in the NFL’s Pro Bowl each of the first four years in the NFL.  Arnie Weinmeister in 1984 was enshrined by the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

NUMBERS IN SPORTS

8 – 13 – 22 – 90

March 23, 1946 – At the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship Oklahoma State upends the University of North Carolina, 43-40. It marked the Aggies (OSU’s nickname back then) back-to-back titles as their big man, Bob Kurland, Number 90 won the Most Outstanding Player Award for the tourney in the second straight year.

March 23, 1952 – Bill Mosienko, Number 8 of the Black Hawks,scored fastest hat trick in NHL history, 21 seconds. New York Rangers blew a 6-2 lead, as the Chicago Black Hawks won the contest 7-6.

March 23, 1957 –  North Carolina beats Kansas, 54-53  in 3 Overtime sessions at the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship. Wilt Chamberlain, Number 13 of Kansas 4th player to be named tournament MOP despite not playing for the championship team

March 23, 1958 – Elgin Baylor, Number 22 of Seattle University is named the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament as his school loses to Kentucky in the final 84-72. Baylor scored 25 points in the losing effort against Kentucky and for the tourney his total was 135 point

TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY

1934      Babe Didrikson, a recent House of David baseball team member, throws the opening frame for the Cardinals, giving up three runs in a spring exhibition contest against the Red Sox in Bradenton (FL). Redbirds’ ace Dizzy Dean teaches the 32-year-old female Olympian, a winner of two gold medals in track and field at the 1932 summer games, how to wind up on the mound and throw a curveball.

1938      Commissioner Landis releases seventy-four Cardinal minor leaguers from six teams, with their owners fined $2,176 for their non-compliance to the rules. The Redbirds controlled the players in two clubs in the three Class D leagues in 1936 and four Class D leagues in 1937.

1951      Brooklyn signs a 21-year lease with the City of Vero Beach to use an abandoned naval base as their spring training facility, which will become known as Dodgertown. The site will be the team’s Grapefruit League home through the 2008 season, with exhibition games played at the 6,000-seat Holiman Stadium.

1959      The Cardinals trade Sam Jones to the Giants for first baseman/outfielder Bill White and third baseman Ray Jablonski. The right-hander, called Toothpick Sam by his teammates, will be the runner-up for the Cy Young Award this season, posting a 21-15 record and an ERA of 2.83 for San Francisco.

1962      The Phillies trade third baseman Andy Carey and second baseman Lou Vassie to the White Sox for right-hander Cal McLish, a 36-year-old Oklahoman who will post an 11-5 record for the seventh-place club. Chicago then trades Carey, who will retire at the end of the season after appearing in 53 games, to the Dodgers for infielders Ramon Conde and Jim Koranda, who play in 14 major league games. (Ed. Note: The Philadelphia new hurler’s father named his newborn Calvin Coolidge Julius Caesar Tuskahoma McLish, but his teammates call him Buster. -LP)

1963      On the day he is fitted for his big-league Orioles uniform, 23-year-old Steve Dalkowski, pitching in an exhibition against the Yankees, feels something pop in his left elbow, losing feeling in his hand while facing Bobby Richardson. The fireballer from New Britain, Connecticut, who once struck out 24 batters in a minor league game, will never appear in the major leagues.

1973      The Cardinals play three Cruz brothers, Cirilo, Hector, and Jose, all nine innings in the outfield during the team’s 9-2 spring training victory over New York at Al Lang Field. The trio of Puerto Rican siblings personally outscore the Mets, batting first, second, and third in the Redbird’s lineup, making all three outs in the first and eighth frames.

1978      The Mets deal an unhappy 33-year-old Bud Harrelson, who lost his starting job when the team obtained Tim Foli from the Giants to Philadelphia for approximately $50,000, and minor-league call-up Freddie Andrews, an infielder who will never play another game in the major leagues. As an 11-year veteran, the fan-favorite shortstop could have vetoed the trade but chose to go to Philadelphia to play for a contending team, where he will back up Larry Bowa.

1990      The FBI arrest Howard Spira, once an unpaid publicist with the Winfield Foundation who approached George Steinbrenner and received $40,000 to dig up dirt on the outfielder, is arrested after trying to extort money from the Yankees owner. In July, Commissioner Fay Vincent will ban the Boss from playing any role in the team’s day-to-day operations for thirty months upon learning about the arrangement with the Bronx professional gambler.

2009      Ichiro Suzuki’s two-out, two-run single in the top of the 10th, Japan defeats South Korea, 5-3, winning its second consecutive World Baseball Classic title. South Korea, the reigning Olympic champs, tied the game 3-3 in the bottom of the ninth on Lee Bum-ho’s two-out RBI single off Japanese closer Yu Darvish in front of a Dodger Stadium enthusiastic crowd.

2009      The Miami-Dade County commissioners approve the final documents necessary to move forward on the Marlins’ new 37,000-seat home, located on the present grounds of Miami’s Orange Bowl. The long-anticipated retractable-roof ballpark will become a reality in 2012, with the team breaking ground this July.

2015      Deciding to have lunch in the air-conditioned clubhouse, Noah Syndergaard, not scheduled to pitch in the Mets’ intrasquad scrimmage, is quietly but firmly reprimanded by team captain David Wright who demands he join his teammates in the dugout immediately. When the stunned 22-year-old rookie right-hander hesitates, fellow moundsman Bobby Parnell tosses the former first-rounder’s nearly full plate of food into a nearby trash can.

2019      After acquiring Paul Goldschmidt in an offseason trade with the Diamondbacks, the Cardinals sign him to a five-year (2020-24) contract extension. The National League All-Star first baseman’s contract, reportedly worth $130 million, is the largest in club history, surpassing the seven-year, $120 million deal for left fielder Matt Holliday before the 2010 season.

BASEBALL YEAR IN REVIEW: 1951 (BASEBALL ALMANAC)

Off the field…

On May 12^th, the United States military detonated the first hydrogen bomb on an uninhabited testing island in the Pacific. The development of an A-bomb by the Russians had convinced the U.S. to proceed with development of the H-bomb version, which was several times more powerful than the atomic bombs dropped on both Hiroshima and Nagasaki to prompt the end of World War II.

Remington Rand Corporation debuted the first commercial digital computer, called the “UNIVAC” (Universal Automatic Computer). The first “UNIVAC” was sold to the United States Census Bureau to assist in the storage, compiling and managing of the U.S. population data. It weighed some 16,000 pounds, used 5,000 vacuum tubes, and could perform about 1,000 calculations per second. “UNIVAC” was also used to predict the 1952 presidential election. No one involved in the project actually believed its prediction (based on 1% vote in) that Eisenhower would sweep the election…he did.

The Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) introduced its first color television broadcast across five American cities for two and a half hours a day. However, due to the proprietary system used by CBS, more than 10½ million monochrome sets in the United States were blind to these telecasts. In response to the company forcing their own receivers on the consumer, the National Production Authority issued Order M-90 prohibiting the manufacturing of color sets for general public sale. Two years later, during a Congressional hearing on March 25, 1953, CBS announced that it had no plans to resume its own proprietary color system and the NPA lifted its ban on receiver manufacturing the following day.

In the American League…

During a March 26 exhibition game between the New York Yankees and the University of California, an up-and-coming nineteen year old rookie named Mickey Mantle hit a home run (estimated at six-hundred feet) out of U.S.C.’s Bovard Stadium. “The Mick” went on to finish the day with four hits and seven runs batted in (including two, two-run home runs and a bases-loaded triple) as the Major Leaguers prevailed 15-1. Mantle struggled at the plate over the next few months while striking out fifty-two times and was eventually sent back to the Minor League team in Kansas City.

St. Louis owner Bill Veeck had everyone in stitches after substituting a midget to pinch-hit during the first inning in game two of a doubleheader. Eddie Gaedel, a three-foot, seven inch dwarf, emerged from a cake wearing the number 1/8 during pre-game festivities, then took the plate for center fielder Frank Saucer and walked on four balls. The Detroit Tigers had the last laugh however after posting a 6-2 victory over the comedic Browns.

In the National League…

Howie Pollet finally ended the New York Giants sixteen-game winning streak with a clutch three hitter for a 2-0 Pittsburgh Pirates victory. The sixteen games (lasting from August 12^th to 28^th) represented the longest winning streak in National League history since 1935.

On September 13^th, the St. Louis Cardinals became the first team since 1883 to play a doubleheader against two different teams on the same day. First they went up against the New York Giants (for a rescheduled rain game) and lost 4-6, then they fell 0-2 to the Boston Braves in their regularly scheduled night game.

The New York Giants literally snatched the National League pennant from the clutches of their rivals, the Brooklyn Dodgers, after Bobby Thomson hit the infamous “shot heard ’round the world”. It was a perfect ending to a career season in which Thomson hit .293 with thirty-two home runs and one-hundred one RBIs.

Around the League…

National League president Ford Frick was elected to a seven-year term as Major League Baseball’s third commissioner. Frick, who had held the top office of the National League since 1934, also made a name for himself as a respected sports journalist and as Babe Ruth’s “ghost” writer.

TOPPS debuted its first baseball cards (a five set series) that featured such favorites as Yogi Berra, Bob Feller, Ralph Kiner, Phil Rizzuto, Enos Slaughter, Duke Snider and Warren Spahn.

A resolution was put forth by the South Carolina House to reinstate “Shoeless” Joe Jackson, who had been banished from baseball because of his part in the 1919 “Black Sox Scandal”. Jackson was one of eight players convicted of throwing the Series (five games to three) in favor of the underdog Cincinnati Reds. After a lengthy investigation in 1920, members of Chicago’s tainted team were amazingly acquitted the following year despite their own confessions (which were recanted later). All of the players involved were banned from baseball because of their undeniable link to gamblers. Jackson himself had batted a Series-leading .375 but later acknowledged that he had let up in key situations.

On April 18^th, as part of a pre-game publicity stunt, golf legend Sam Snead teed off from home plate at Wrigley Field and bounced a golf ball off of the center field scoreboard. He was the first player ever to reach the structure and the Chicago Cubs followed suite with an 8-3 win over the visiting Cincinnati Reds.

BASEBALL’S GREAT PITCHERS

Tim Keefe

One of the greatest pitchers in 19th-century major-league baseball, Tim Keefe won 342 games and still ranks among the top ten pitchers in lifetime victories. He was known for his change-of-pace pitch, which he used to establish a still-standing major-league record of 19 consecutive victories in 1888. “No more graceful, skillful and strategic pitcher ever tossed a ball over the plate to the bewilderment and dismay of opposing batsmen,” one writer wrote of Keefe in 1890. In addition to his pitching prowess, Keefe was also a leader in the Brotherhood of Professional Base Ball Players, which led a revolt of National League ballplayers to form the ill-fated Players League in 1890.

READ MORE: https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/tim-keefe/ 

TODAY IN NBA HISTORY

March 23, 1955

Moses Malone is born in Petersburg, Virginia.

March 23, 1979

The Philadelphia 76ers and the New Jersey Nets replayed the final 17:50 of their contest that was originally played on November 8, 1978. Harvey Catchings and Ralph Simpson played for the 76ers and Eric Money and Al Skinner played for the Nets when the game began, but were traded to the opposing teams by the time the game was resumed. It’s the only time in the history of professional sports that any player played for both teams in the same game.

March 23, 1992

Atlanta rookie Stacey Augmon scored 32 points to lead the Hawks to a 126-125 overtime win over Golden State at the Omni, and his layup at 7:41 of the second quarter accounted for the 6,000,000th point in NBA history.

March 23, 1994

Isiah Thomas of Detroit became the fourth guard in NBA history to collect 9,000 career assists, after dishing off for six during the Pistons’ 111-107 home win over the Los Angeles Clippers.

March 23, 1999

Dick Enroth, the voice of the Minneapolis Lakers, died of cancer at the age of 80. Dubbed the “fastest-talking sportscaster in the Twin Cities,” Enroth captured the success of George Mikan’s Lakers who won NBA championships in 1950, 1952, 1953 and 1954.

March 23, 1999

The Miami Heat, in an 84-81 loss at the Utah Jazz, connect on at least one 3-pointer for the 400th consecutive game.

March 23, 2001

The Toronto Raptors recorded an NBA-record 23 blocked shots in a 112-86 win over the Atlanta Hawks, surpassing the 22 blocks achieved by New Jersey against Denver on December 12, 1991. Raptors’ forward Keon Clark had a team-high 12 blocked shots.

March 23, 2012

Kevin Love of the Minnesota Timberwolves scores 51 points in a 149-140 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder.

March 23, 2020

The International Olympic Committee postpones the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo for a year.

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY

1939 — Long Island University finishes the season undefeated after a 44-32 victory over Loyola of Chicago in the NIT championship.

1944 — Maurice Richard, playing in his second Stanley Cup Playoff game, scores five goals in a 5-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup semifinals. Toe Blake has five assists.

1948 — Kentucky, behind Alex Groza and Ralph Beard, defeats Baylor 58-42 for the NCAA basketball championship.

1956 — Bill Russell leads San Francisco to an 83-71 victory over Iowa in the NCAA basketball championship.

1957 — North Carolina defeats Wilt Chamberlain and Kansas in triple-overtime to win the NCAA men’s championship. The Tar Heels win 54-53 to finish the season with a 32-0 record.

1968 — Lew Alcindor scores 34 points to carry UCLA to a 78-55 win over North Carolina in the NCAA basketball championship.

1974 — N.C. State ends UCLA’s streak of seven national championships with an 80-77 victory in double overtime of the NCAA tournament semifinals. David Thompson leads the Wolfpack with 28 points and 10 rebounds while teammate Tom Burleson scores 20 and pulls down 14 rebounds.

1991 — London beats Frankfurt 24-11 in the first World League of American Football game.

1994 — Wayne Gretzky scores his 802nd goal, passing Gordie Howe as the top goal scorer in NHL history. The Los Angeles Kings center scores in the second period for his 62nd NHL record.

1996 — Michelle Kwan caps a nearly perfect season by winning the women’s title at figure skating’s world championships for the United States’ first singles sweep since 1986.

2002 — Brendan Shanahan of the Red Wings scores his 500th career goal, breaking a scoreless tie at 7:48 of the third period. Detroit beats Colorado 2-0.

2002 — Iowa State’s Cael Sanderson becomes the first undefeated four-time NCAA wrestling champion at the NCAA championships. Sanderson beats Lehigh’s Jon Trenge 12-4 to win at 197 pounds and finish his career with a 159-0 record.

2007 — Kobe Bryant becomes the second NBA player to score at least 50 points in four straight games when he has 50 in the Lakers’ 111-105 win at New Orleans. Only Wilt Chamberlain has more, scoring at least 50 points in seven consecutive games during the 1961-62 season.

2010 — The NFL changes its overtime rules for playoff games to give both teams an opportunity to get the ball.

2014 — Quardell Young drives the length of the court for a go-ahead layup with 0.9 seconds left and Wisconsin-Whitewater holds off Williams to win the NCAA Division III men’s championship 75-73. The Warhawks (29-4), whose football team took the national championship in December, win the basketball championship for the second time in three years and fourth time in four trips to the final.

2016 — Guard Russ Smith of the Delaware 87ers scores an NBA D-League-record 65 points in a 140-129 loss to the Canton Charge.

2022 — After 114 consecutive weeks as world #1 female tennis player, 25 year old Australian Ash Barty makes unexpected retirement announcement.

2023 — Harry Kane overtakes Wayne Rooney’s record to become England’s all-time greatest goalscorer in 2-1 victory over Italy with his 54th goal.

TV SPORTS SATURDAY/SUNDAY

AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE

4 p.m.

NHLN — Hartford at Toronto

AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL

1 a.m. (Sunday)

FS2 — AFL Port Adelaide at Richmond

AUTO RACING

10 a.m.

FS2 — NASCAR Cup Series: Qualifying, Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas

10:30 a.m.

FS1 — NASCAR Cup Series: Qualifying, Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas

TRUTV — MotoGP: The Portuguese GP Sprint, Portimão, Portugal

1:30 p.m.

FS1 — NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series: The XPEL 225, Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas

5 p.m.

FS1 — NASCAR Xfinity Series: The Focused Health 250, Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas

9:30 p.m.

FS1 — NHRA: Qualifying, In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip, Pomona, Calif. (Taped)

11:55 p.m.

ESPN2 — Formula 1: The Rolex Australian Grand Prix, Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Albert Park, Australia

COLLEGE BASEBALL

Noon

CBSSN — Army at Navy

SECN — Alabama at Georgia

3 p.m.

ACCN — Duke at NC State

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)

11:30 a.m.

ESPN2 — NIT Tournament: North Texas at Seton Hall, Second Round

12:45

CBS — NCAA Tournament: Dayton vs. Arizona, Second Round, Salt Lake City

3:15 p.m.

CBS — NCAA Tournament: Gonzaga vs. Kansas, Second Round, Sal Lake City

5:30 p.m.

CBS — NCAA Tournament: Michigan St. vs. North Carolina, Second Round, Charlotte, N.C.

6:10 p.m.

TNT — NCAA Tournament: Washington St. vs. Iowa St., Second Round, Omaha, Neb.

7:10 p.m.

TBS — NCAA Tournament: Oakland vs. NC State, Second Round, Pittsburgh

TRUTV — NCAA Tournament: Oakland vs. NC State, Second Round, Pittsburgh

8 p.m.

CBS — NCAA Tournament: Texas vs. Tennessee, Second Round, Charlotte, N.C.

8:40 p.m.

TNT — NCAA Tournament: Duquesne vs. Illinois, Second Round, Omaha, Neb.

9:40 p.m.

TBS — NCAA Tournament: Oregon vs. Creighton, Second Round

TRUTV — NCAA Tournament: Oregon vs. Creighton, Second Round

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S)

Noon

ESPN — NCAA Tournament: Green Bay vs. Tennessee, First Round, Raleigh, N.C.

1 p.m.

ABC — NCAA Tournament: Jackson St. at UConn, First Round

1:30 p.m.

ESPN2 — NCAA Tournament: Fairfield at Indiana, First Round

2 p.m.

ESPNEWS — NCAA Tournament: Michigan vs. Kansas, First Round, Los Angeles

2:15 p.m.

ESPN — NCAA Tournament: Kent St. at Notre Dame, First Round

2:30 p.m.

ESPNU — NCAA Tournament: Chattanooga at NC State, First Round

3 p.m.

ABC — NCAA Tournament: Holy Cross vs. Iowa, First Round

3:30 p.m.

ESPN2 — NCAA Tournament: Arizona vs. Syracuse, First Round, Storrs, Conn.

4 p.m.

ESPNEWS — NCAA Tournament: Florida Gulf Coast vs. Oklahoma, First Round, Bloomington, Ind.

4:30 p.m.

ESPN — NCAA Tournament: Texas A&M-CC at Southern Cal, First Round

4:45 p.m.

ESPNU — NCAA Tournament: Marquette vs. Mississippi, First Round, South Bend, Ind.

5:30 p.m.

ESPN2 — NCAA Tournament: Princeton vs. West Virginia, First Round, Iowa City, Iowa

7 p.m.

ESPNEWS — NCAA Tournament: UNLV vs. Creighton, First Round, Los Angeles

7:30 p.m.

ESPN2 — NCAA Tournament: UC Irvine at Gonzaga, First Round

9:30 p.m.

ESPN2 — NCAA Tournament: California Baptist at UCLA, First Round

10 p.m.

ESPNU — NCAA Tournament: S. Dakota St. vs. Utah, First Round, Spokane, Wash.

COLLEGE GYMNASTICS (WOMEN’S)

Noon

BTN — Big Ten Championships: Session #1, East Lansing, Mich.

3 p.m.

PAC-12N — Pac-12 Championships: First Session, West Valley City, Utah

3:30 p.m.

SECN — Southeastern Championships: Session I, Duluth, Ga.

5:30 p.m.

BTN — Big Ten Championships: Session #1, East Lansing, Mich.

7 p.m.

ACCN — Atlantic Coast Championships: From Greensboro, N.C.

7:30 p.m.

ESPNU — Big 12 Championships: From Norman, Okla.

8 p.m.

PAC-12N — Pac-12 Championships: First Session, West Valley City, Utah

SECN — Southeastern Championships: Session II, Duluth, Ga.

COLLEGE HOCKEY (MEN’S)

8 p.m.

BTN — Big Ten Tournament: Michigan at Michigan St., Championship

8:30 p.m.

CBSSN — NCHC Tournament: TBD, Championship, St. Paul, Minn.

COLLEGE LACROSSE (MEN’S)

2:30 p.m.

BTN — Maryland at Michigan

COLLEGE LACROSSE (WOMEN’S)

11 a.m.

ACCN — Virginia Tech at Pittsburgh

COLLEGE SOFTBALL

1 p.m.

ACCN — Clemson at Virginia

5:30 p.m.

SECN — Auburn at Texas A&M

COLLEGE WRESTLING

11 a.m.

ESPNU — NCAA Tournament: Session 5 – Medal Round, Kansas City, Mo.

7 p.m.

ESPN — NCAA Tournament: Session 6 – Championship Finals, Kansas City, Mo.

FIGURE SKATING

3 p.m.

USA — World Championships: Free Dance, Montreal, Canada

8 p.m.

NBC — World Championships: Men’s Free, Montreal, Canada

FISHING

7:30 a.m.

FS1 — Bassmaster Opens: The 2024 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Classic presented by Jockey Outdoors, Grand Lake O The Cherokees, Tulsa, Okla.

GOLF

1 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour: The Valspar Championship, Third Round, Copperhead Course, Palm Harbor, Fla.

3 p.m.

NBC — PGA Tour: The Valspar Championship, Third Round, Copperhead Course, Palm Harbor, Fla.

4 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: The Hoag Classic, Second Round, Newport Beach Country Club, Newport Beach, Calif.

7 p.m.

GOLF — LPGA Tour: The FIR HILLS SERI PAK Championship, Third Round, Palos Verdes Golf Club, Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.

10 p.m.

GOLF — DP World Tour: The Porsche Singapore Classic, Final Round, Laguna National Golf Resort Club, Singapore

HORSE RACING

3 p.m.

FS2 — NYRA: America’s Day at the Races

6 p.m.

CNBC — The Louisiana Derby: From Fair Grounds Race Course, New Orleans

MIXED MARTIAL ARTS

10 p.m.

ESPN — UFC Fight Night Main Card: Rose Namajunas vs. Amanda Ribas (Flyweights), Las Vegas

MLB BASEBALL

1 p.m.

MLBN — Spring Training: Houston vs. NY Mets, Port St. Lucie, Fla.

4 p.m.

MLBN — Spring Training: Colorado vs. Cincinnati, Goodyear, Ariz.

NBA BASKETBALL

8 p.m.

NBATV — Boston at Chicago

NHL HOCKEY

1 p.m.

NHLN — Boston at Philadelphia

8 p.m.

ABC — Florida at NY Rangers

RUGBY (MEN’S)

11 a.m.

FS2 — Premiership: Harlequins at Saracens

SOCCER (MEN’S)

12:50 p.m.

FS2 — International Friendly: Ireland vs. Belgium, Dublin

3 p.m.

FOX — International Friendly: England vs. Brazil, Wembley, England

4 p.m.

CBSSN — CONCACAF Nations League: Canada vs. Trinidad and Tobago, Playoff, Frisco, Texas

SOCCER (WOMEN’S)

7:30 p.m.

ION — Bay FC at Washington Spirit

10 p.m.

ION — NWSL: Kansas City Current at San Diego Wave FC

TENNIS

11 a.m.

TENNIS — Miami-ATP/WTA Early Rounds

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Sunday, Mar. 24

AUTO RACING

9:30 a.m.

TRUTV — MotoGP: The Portuguese Grand Prix, Portimão, Portugal

10 a.m.

CBSSN — FIM Motocross: The MX2, Xanadu-Arroyomolinos, Spain

11 a.m.

CBSSN — FIM Motocross: The MXGP, Xanadu-Arroyomolinos, Spain

12:30 p.m.

NBC — NTT IndyCar Series: The Thermal Club $1 Million Challenge, Thermal, Calif.

3:30 p.m.

FOX — NASCAR Cup Series: The EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix, Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas

7 p.m.

FS1 — NHRA: The Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals, In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip, Pomona, Calif.

1 a.m. (Monday)

CNBC — AMA Supercross Series: Round 11, Seattle (Taped)

COLLEGE BASEBALL

Noon

ACCN — Georgia Tech at North Carolina

SECN — Kentucky at Missouri

3 p.m.

SECN — Florida at LSU

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)

Noon

CBS — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Second Round

2:40 p.m.

CBS — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Second Round

2 p.m.

ESPN2 — NIT Tournament: Minnesota at Indiana St., Second Round

4 p.m.

ESPN2 — NIT Tournament: Georgia at Wake Forest, Second Round

5:15 p.m.

CBS — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Second Round

6 p.m.

TNT — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Second Round

7 p.m.

TBS — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Second Round

7:30 p.m.

ESPNU — NIT Tournament: VCU at South Florida, Second Round

7:45 p.m.

TRUTV — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Second Round

8:30 p.m.

TNT — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Second Round

9 p.m.

ESPN2 — NIT Tournament: Iowa at Utah, Second Round

9:30 p.m.

ESPNU — NIT Tournament: Boston College at UNLV, Second Round

TBS — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Second Round

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S)

Noon

ESPN — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Second Round

1 p.m.

ABC — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Second Round

2 p.m.

ESPN — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Second Round

3 p.m.

ABC — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Second Round

4 p.m.

ESPN — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Second Round

6 p.m.

ESPN — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Second Round

8 p.m.

ESPN — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Second Round

10 p.m.

ESPN — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Second Round

COLLEGE HOCKEY (MEN’S)

6:30 p.m.

ESPNU — NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey Selection Show

COLLEGE HOCKEY (WOMEN’S)

4 p.m.

ESPNU — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Championship, Durham, N.H.

COLLEGE LACROSSE (MEN’S)

2:30 p.m.

BTN — Penn St. at Ohio St.

4:30 p.m.

BTN — Johns Hopkins at Rutgers

COLLEGE LACROSSE (WOMEN’S)

Noon

BTN — Rutgers at Maryland

COLLEGE SOFTBALL

Noon

ESPN2 — Kentucky at Florida

3 p.m.

ACCN — Syracuse at Boston College

PAC-12N — UCLA at Washington

5 p.m.

ACCN — Florida St. at Pittsburgh

PAC-12N — Southern Cal at UCLA

6 p.m.

SECN — Tennessee at South Carolina

CYCLING

3 p.m.

CNBC — UCI: The Volta a Catalunya, Final Stage, 90 miles, Barcelona, Spain (Taped)

FISHING

Noon

FOX — Bassmaster Opens: The 2024 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Classic presented by Jockey Outdoors, Grand Lake O The Cherokees, Tulsa, Okla.

GOLF

1 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour: The Valspar Championship, Final Round, Copperhead Course, Palm Harbor, Fla.

3 p.m.

GOLF — LPGA Tour: The FIR HILLS SERI PAK Championship, Final Round, Palos Verdes Golf Club, Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.

NBC — PGA Tour: The Valspar Championship, Final Round, Copperhead Course, Palm Harbor, Fla.

6 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: The Hoag Classic, Final Round, Newport Beach Country Club, Newport Beach, Calif.

HORSE RACING

3 p.m.

FS1 — NYRA: America’s Day at the Races

MLB BASEBALL

1 p.m.

MLBN — Spring Training: Atlanta vs. Boston, Fort Myers, Fla.

4 p.m.

MLBN — Spring Training: NY Yankees (Split Squad) at Diablos Rojos

7 p.m.

MLBN — Spring Training: LA Angels at LA Dodgers

NBA BASKETBALL

7 p.m.

NBATV — Oklahoma City at Milwaukee

10 p.m.

NBATV — Indiana at LA Lakers

NBA G-LEAGUE BASKETBALL

2 p.m.

NBATV — Long Island at Delaware

4:30 p.m.

NBATV — Ontario at Texas

NHL HOCKEY

12:30 p.m.

NHLN — Winnipeg at Washington

2 p.m.

TNT — Pittsburgh at Colorado

RODEO

8 p.m.

CBSSN — PBR: Round 3 & Championship Round, Albuquerque, N.M.

SOCCER (MEN’S)

3:30 p.m.

FS2 — International Friendly: San Marino vs. St. Kitts and Nevis, Via Rancaglia, San Marino

SOCCER (WOMEN’S)

4 p.m.

CBSSN — D1 Arkema: Paris Saint-Germain at Montpellier

7 p.m.

ESPN2 — NWSL: NJ/NY Gotham FC at Portland Thorns FC

TENNIS

11 a.m. TENNIS — Miami-ATP/WTA Early Rounds