CENTRAL INDIANA BASEBALL SCORES
BISHOP CHATARD 5 INDY GENESIS 1
RANDOLPH SOUTHERN 7 LIBERTY CHRISTIAN 1
INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN 12 HAUSER 2
FOUNTAIN CENTRAL 7 BETHESDA CHRISTIAN 3
BEN DAVIS 12 RITTER 6
GREENFIELD CENTRAL 10 TRITON CENTRAL 5
PIKE 5 PARK TUDOR 4
NEW PALESTINE 7 INDIAN CREEK 2
COVENANT CHRISTIAN 13 INDIANAPOLIS KINGS 7
HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 9 UNIVERSITY 7
YORKTOWN 8 HAMILTON HEIGHTS 5
RUSHVILLE 12 WALDRON 1
CONNERSVILLE 1 UNION CITY 0
CATHEDRAL 6 MOORESVILLE 4
COMPLETE SCOREBOARD: HTTPS://WWW.MAXPREPS.COM/IN/BASEBALL/SCORES/?DATE=5/22/2023
CENTRAL INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL SECTIONAL MATCH-UPS
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1. MUNSTER (8)
G1: LAKE CENTRAL VS. EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL.
G2: MUNSTER VS. GARY WEST SIDE.
G3: HOBART VS. MERRILLVILLE.
G4: HAMMOND CENTRAL VS. HAMMOND MORTON.
G5: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER.
G6: G3 WINNER VS. G4 WINNER.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G5 WINNER VS. G6 WINNER.
2. CHESTERTON (6)
G1: CROWN POINT VS. PORTAGE.
G2: KANKAKEE VALLEY VS. LOWELL.
G3: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER.
G4: CHESTERTON VS. VALPARAISO.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G3 WINNER VS. G4 WINNER.
3. PLYMOUTH (5)
G1: LAPORTE VS. SOUTH BEND ADAMS.
G2: MISHAWAKA VS. MICHIGAN CITY.
G3: PLYMOUTH VS. G1 WINNER.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G2 WINNER VS. G3 WINNER.
4. NORTHRIDGE (6)
G1: NORTHRIDGE VS. WARSAW COMMUNITY.
G2: PENN VS. CONCORD.
G3: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER.
G4: GOSHEN VS. ELKHART.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G3 WINNER VS. G4 WINNER.
5. CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) (5)
G1: FORT WAYNE NORTHROP VS. DEKALB.
G2: FORT WAYNE NORTH SIDE VS. FORT WAYNE SNIDER.
G3: CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) VS. G1 WINNER.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G2 WINNER VS. G3 WINNER.
6. HUNTINGTON NORTH (6)
G1: HUNTINGTON NORTH VS. NEW HAVEN.
G2: HOMESTEAD VS. COLUMBIA CITY.
G3: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER.
G4: FORT WAYNE SOUTH SIDE VS. FORT WAYNE WAYNE.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G3 WINNER VS. G4 WINNER.
7. KOKOMO (6)
G1: LOGANSPORT VS. KOKOMO.
G2: HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) VS. LAFAYETTE JEFFERSON.
G3: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER.
G4: MCCUTCHEON VS. MARION.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G3 WINNER VS. G4 WINNER.
8. CARMEL (6)
G1: CARMEL VS. ZIONSVILLE.
G2: FISHERS VS. NOBLESVILLE.
G3: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER.
G4: HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN VS. WESTFIELD.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G3 WINNER VS. G4 WINNER.
9. MT. VERNON (FORTVILLE) (7)
G1: MT. VERNON (FORTVILLE) VS. GREENFIELD-CENTRAL.
G2: PENDLETON HEIGHTS VS. RICHMOND.
G3: NEW PALESTINE VS. MUNCIE CENTRAL.
G4: ANDERSON VS. G1 WINNER.
G5: G2 WINNER VS. G3 WINNER.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G4 WINNER VS. G5 WINNER.
10. NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) (7)
G1: INDIANAPOLIS CRISPUS ATTUCKS VS. PIKE.
G2: LAWRENCE CENTRAL VS. NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS).
G3: BEN DAVIS VS. LAWRENCE NORTH.
G4: INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL VS. G1 WINNER.
G5: G2 WINNER VS. G3 WINNER.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G4 WINNER VS. G5 WINNER.
11. PERRY MERIDIAN (6)
G1: WARREN CENTRAL VS. FRANKLIN CENTRAL.
G2: PERRY MERIDIAN VS. INDIANAPOLIS ARSENAL TECHNICAL.
G3: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER.
G4: SOUTHPORT VS. RONCALLI.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G3 WINNER VS. G4 WINNER.
12. BROWNSBURG (6)
G1: BROWNSBURG VS. PLAINFIELD.
G2: TERRE HAUTE SOUTH VIGO VS. AVON.
G3: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER.
G4: DECATUR CENTRAL VS. TERRE HAUTE NORTH VIGO.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G3 WINNER VS. G4 WINNER.
13. MOORESVILLE (6)
G1: BLOOMINGTON NORTH VS. GREENWOOD COMMUNITY.
G2: MOORESVILLE VS. MARTINSVILLE.
G3: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER.
G4: BLOOMINGTON SOUTH VS. CENTER GROVE.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G3 WINNER VS. G4 WINNER.
14. EAST CENTRAL (6)
G1: COLUMBUS EAST VS. EAST CENTRAL.
G2: WHITELAND COMMUNITY VS. SHELBYVILLE.
G3: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER.
G4: COLUMBUS NORTH VS. FRANKLIN COMMUNITY.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G3 WINNER VS. G4 WINNER.
15. NEW ALBANY (6)
G1: FLOYD CENTRAL VS. BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE.
G2: NEW ALBANY VS. JENNINGS COUNTY.
G3: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER.
G4: JEFFERSONVILLE VS. SEYMOUR.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G3 WINNER VS. G4 WINNER.
16. EVANSVILLE REITZ (5)
G1: EVANSVILLE CENTRAL VS. EVANSVILLE REITZ.
G2: CASTLE VS. EVANSVILLE HARRISON.
G3: EVANSVILLE NORTH VS. G1 WINNER.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G2 WINNER VS. G3 WINNER
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17. GRIFFITH (8)
G1: GRIFFITH VS. HANOVER CENTRAL.
G2: RENSSELAER CENTRAL VS. ANDREAN.
G3: RIVER FOREST VS. CALUMET.
G4: BOONE GROVE VS. HIGHLAND.
G5: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER.
G6: G3 WINNER VS. G4 WINNER.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G5 WINNER VS. G6 WINNER.
18. GLENN (AT NEWTON PARK) (5)
G1: KNOX VS. TIPPECANOE VALLEY.
G2: CULVER ACADEMIES VS. NEW PRAIRIE.
G3: GLENN VS. G1 WINNER.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G2 WINNER VS. G3 WINNER.
19. MISHAWAKA MARIAN (6)
G1: SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON VS. JIMTOWN.
G2: SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH VS. SOUTH BEND CLAY.
G3: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER.
G4: SOUTH BEND RILEY VS. MISHAWAKA MARIAN.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G3 WINNER VS. G4 WINNER.
20. NORTHWESTERN (6)
G1: WESTERN VS. NORTH MONTGOMERY.
G2: TWIN LAKES VS. WEST LAFAYETTE.
G3: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER.
G4: NORTHWESTERN VS. FRANKFORT.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G3 WINNER VS. G4 WINNER.
21. GARRETT (7)
G1: GARRETT VS. FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA LUTHERAN.
G2: HERITAGE VS. ANGOLA.
G3: FORT WAYNE BISHOP DWENGER VS. LEO.
G4: WOODLAN VS. G1 WINNER.
G5: G2 WINNER VS. G3 WINNER.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G4 WINNER VS. G5 WINNER.
22. NORTHWOOD (6)
G1: WEST NOBLE VS. LAKELAND.
G2: EAST NOBLE VS. WAWASEE.
G3: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER.
G4: FAIRFIELD VS. NORTHWOOD.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G3 WINNER VS. G4 WINNER.
23. OAK HILL (6)
G1: PERU VS. OAK HILL.
G2: MISSISSINEWA VS. NORWELL.
G3: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER.
G4: MACONAQUAH VS. BELLMONT.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G3 WINNER VS. G4 WINNER.
24. YORKTOWN (5)
G1: DELTA VS. CENTERVILLE.
G2: JAY COUNTY VS. NEW CASTLE.
G3: YORKTOWN VS. G1 WINNER.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G2 WINNER VS. G3 WINNER.
25. CRAWFORDSVILLE (6)
G1: CRAWFORDSVILLE VS. TRI-WEST HENDRICKS.
G2: DANVILLE COMMUNITY VS. WESTERN BOONE.
G3: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER.
G4: LEBANON VS. MONROVIA.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G3 WINNER VS. G4 WINNER.
26. OWEN VALLEY (6)
G1: WEST VIGO VS. OWEN VALLEY.
G2: NORTHVIEW VS. EDGEWOOD.
G3: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER.
G4: INDIAN CREEK VS. SOUTH VERMILLION.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G3 WINNER VS. G4 WINNER.
27. INDIANAPOLIS BISHOP CHATARD (5)
G1: GUERIN CATHOLIC VS. BREBEUF JESUIT.
G2: HAMILTON HEIGHTS VS. INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE.
G3: INDIANAPOLIS BISHOP CHATARD VS. G1 WINNER.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G2 WINNER VS. G3 WINNER.
28. BEECH GROVE (6)
G1: SPEEDWAY VS. CHRISTEL HOUSE.
G2: INDIANAPOLIS GEORGE WASHINGTON VS. BEECH GROVE.
G3: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER.
G4: HERRON VS. PURDUE POLYTECHNIC.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G3 WINNER VS. G4 WINNER.
29. FRANKLIN COUNTY (7)
G1: GREENSBURG VS. CONNERSVILLE.
G2: SOUTH DEARBORN VS. RUSHVILLE CONSOLIDATED.
G3: FRANKLIN COUNTY VS. BATESVILLE.
G4: LAWRENCEBURG VS. G1 WINNER.
G5: G2 WINNER VS. G3 WINNER.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G4 WINNER VS. G5 WINNER.
30. MADISON CONSOLIDATED (7)
G1: CHARLESTOWN VS. NORTH HARRISON.
G2: CORYDON CENTRAL VS. SALEM.
G3: SCOTTSBURG VS. MADISON CONSOLIDATED.
G4: SILVER CREEK VS. G1 WINNER.
G5: G2 WINNER VS. G3 WINNER.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G4 WINNER VS. G5 WINNER.
31. SOUTHRIDGE (6)
G1: SOUTHRIDGE VS. HERITAGE HILLS.
G2: JASPER VS. WASHINGTON.
G3: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER.
G4: VINCENNES LINCOLN VS. PIKE CENTRAL.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G3 WINNER VS. G4 WINNER.
32. EVANSVILLE BOSSE (AT BRAUN STADIUM) (6)
G1: EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL VS. EVANSVILLE BOSSE.
G2: BOONVILLE VS. GIBSON SOUTHERN.
G3: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER.
G4: MT. VERNON VS. PRINCETON COMMUNITY.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G3 WINNER VS. G4 WINNER.
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33. WHITING (6)
G1: ILLIANA CHRISTIAN VS. NORTH NEWTON.
G2: LAKE STATION EDISON VS. WHITING.
G3: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER.
G4: HAMMOND BISHOP NOLL VS. 21ST CENTURY GARY.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G3 WINNER VS. G4 WINNER.
34. SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS) (6)
G1: NORTH JUDSON-SAN PIERRE VS. WINAMAC COMMUNITY.
G2: SOUTH BEND CAREER VS. WHEELER.
G3: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER.
G4: HEBRON VS. SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS).
CHAMPIONSHIP: G3 WINNER VS. G4 WINNER.
35. DELPHI COMMUNITY (6)
G1: SEEGER VS. CARROLL (FLORA).
G2: BENTON CENTRAL VS. LEWIS CASS.
G3: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER.
G4: CLINTON PRAIRIE VS. DELPHI COMMUNITY.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G3 WINNER VS. G4 WINNER.
36. WABASH (6)
G1: BREMEN VS. PIONEER.
G2: WABASH VS. LAVILLE.
G3: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER.
G4: ROCHESTER COMMUNITY VS. MANCHESTER.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G3 WINNER VS. G4 WINNER.
37. BLACKFORD (6)
G1: SOUTH ADAMS VS. EASTBROOK.
G2: ADAMS CENTRAL VS. BLACKFORD.
G3: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER.
G4: FORT WAYNE BISHOP LUERS VS. BLUFFTON.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G3 WINNER VS. G4 WINNER.
38. WESTVIEW (6)
G1: CHURUBUSCO VS. WESTVIEW.
G2: PRAIRIE HEIGHTS AT EASTSIDE.
G3: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER.
G4: WHITKO VS. CENTRAL NOBLE.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G3 WINNER VS. G4 WINNER.
39. EASTERN (GREENTOWN) (AT HIGHLAND PARK) (6)
G1: TIPTON VS. TAYLOR.
G2: MADISON-GRANT VS. ELWOOD COMMUNITY.
G3: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER.
G4: EASTERN (GREENTOWN) VS. ALEXANDRIA MONROE.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G3 WINNER VS. G4 WINNER.
40. LAPEL (6)
G1: WAPAHANI VS. MUNCIE BURRIS.
G2: MONROE CENTRAL VS. LAPEL.
G3: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER.
G4: FRANKTON VS. WINCHESTER COMMUNITY.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G3 WINNER VS. G4 WINNER.
41. NORTHEASTERN (6)
G1: KNIGHTSTOWN VS. NORTHEASTERN.
G2: SHENANDOAH VS. UNION COUNTY.
G3: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER.
G4: HAGERSTOWN VS. EASTERN HANCOCK.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G3 WINNER VS. G4 WINNER.
42. PARK TUDOR (5)
G1: PARK TUDOR VS. TRITON CENTRAL.
G2: IRVINGTON PREPARATORY VS. HERITAGE CHRISTIAN.
G3: INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA VS. G1 WINNER.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G2 WINNER VS. G3 WINNER.
43. CASCADE (6)
G1: INDIANAPOLIS CARDINAL RITTER VS. RIVERSIDE.
G2: SHERIDAN VS. CASCADE.
G3: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER.
G4: UNIVERSITY VS. COVENANT CHRISTIAN.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G3 WINNER VS. G4 WINNER.
44. PARKE HERITAGE (6)
G1: PARKE HERITAGE VS. NORTH PUTNAM.
G2: SOUTHMONT VS. GREENCASTLE.
G3: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER.
G4: SOUTH PUTNAM VS. CLOVERDALE.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G3 WINNER VS. G4 WINNER.
45. AUSTIN (8)
G1: BROWN COUNTY VS. BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL.
G2: MILAN VS. SOUTH RIPLEY.
G3: SWITZERLAND COUNTY VS. AUSTIN.
G4: HAUSER VS. SOUTHWESTERN (HANOVER).
G5: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER.
G6: G3 WINNER VS. G4 WINNER.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G5 WINNER VS. G6 WINNER.
46. PROVIDENCE (5)
G1: EASTERN (PEKIN) VS. PROVIDENCE.
G2: PAOLI VS. CLARKSVILLE.
G3: CRAWFORD COUNTY VS. G1 WINNER.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G2 WINNER VS. G3 WINNER.
47. MITCHELL (6)
G1: NORTH KNOX VS. LINTON-STOCKTON.
G2: MITCHELL VS. SOUTH KNOX.
G3: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER.
G4: EASTERN GREENE VS. SULLIVAN.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G3 WINNER VS. G4 WINNER.
48. FOREST PARK (6)
G1: TELL CITY VS. SOUTH SPENCER.
G2: EVANSVILLE MATER DEI VS. NORTH POSEY.
G3: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER.
G4: FOREST PARK VS. PERRY CENTRAL.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G3 WINNER VS. G4 WINNER.
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49. HAMMOND ACADEMY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (6)
G1: WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP VS. HAMMOND ACADEMY S&T.
G2: MORGAN TOWNSHIP VS. KOUTS.
G3: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER.
G4: BOWMAN VS. DEMOTTE CHRISTIAN.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G3 WINNER VS. G4 WINNER.
50. TRI-TOWNSHIP (7)
G1: OREGON-DAVIS VS. CULVER COMMUNITY.
G2: TRI-TOWNSHIP VS. ARGOS.
G3: MARQUETTE CATHOLIC VS. WESTVILLE.
G4: TRITON VS. G1 WINNER.
G5: G2 WINNER VS. G3 WINNER.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G4 WINNER VS. G5 WINNER.
51. FREMONT (7)
G1: BETHANY CHRISTIAN VS. FORT WAYNE CANTERBURY.
G2: HAMILTON VS. LAKEWOOD PARK CHRISTIAN.
G3: ELKHART CHRISTIAN VS. FREMONT.
G4: FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK CHRISTIAN VS. G1 WINNER.
G5: G2 WINNER VS. G3 WINNER.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G4 WINNER VS. G5 WINNER.
52. CASTON (6)
G1: WEST CENTRAL VS. NORTH WHITE.
G2: CASTON VS. SOUTHWOOD.
G3: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER.
G4: NORTHFIELD VS. NORTH MIAMI.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G3 WINNER VS. G4 WINNER.
53. TRI-COUNTY (6)
G1: ROSSVILLE VS. SOUTH NEWTON.
G2: FRONTIER VS. TRI-COUNTY.
G3: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER.
G4: CLINTON CENTRAL VS. FAITH CHRISTIAN.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G3 WINNER VS. G4 WINNER.
54. LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC (6)
G1: LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC VS. ATTICA.
G2: NORTH VERMILLION VS. COVINGTON.
G3: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER.
G4: RIVERTON PARKE VS. FOUNTAIN CENTRAL.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G3 WINNER VS. G4 WINNER.
55. ANDERSON PREPARATORY (7)
G1: SOUTHERN WELLS VS. WES-DEL.
G2: LIBERTY CHRISTIAN VS. TRI-CENTRAL.
G3: DALEVILLE VS. ANDERSON PREPARATORY.
G4: COWAN VS. G1 WINNER.
G5: G2 WINNER VS. G3 WINNER.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G4 WINNER VS. G5 WINNER.
56. SETON CATHOLIC (6)
G1: TRI VS. BLUE RIVER VALLEY.
G2: RANDOLPH SOUTHERN VS. CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN.
G3: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER.
G4: UNION CITY VS. SETON CATHOLIC.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G3 WINNER VS. G4 WINNER.
57. WHITE RIVER VALLEY (6)
G1: BLOOMFIELD VS. DUGGER UNION.
G2: CLAY CITY VS. WHITE RIVER VALLEY.
G3: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER.
G4: NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG) VS. SHAKAMAK.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G3 WINNER VS. G4 WINNER.
58. INDIANA DEAF (5)
G1: PROVIDENCE CRISTO REY VS. TRADERS POINT CHRISTIAN.
G2: TINDLEY VS. INDIANA DEAF.
G3: BETHESDA CHRISTIAN VS. G1 WINNER.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G2 WINNER VS. G3 WINNER.
59. MORRISTOWN (6)
G1: EDINBURGH VS. MORRISTOWN.
G2: INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN VS. EMINENCE.
G3: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER.
G4: GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN VS. INDIANAPOLIS METROPOLITAN.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G3 WINNER VS. G4 WINNER.
60. JAC-CEN-DEL (6)
G1: NORTH DECATUR VS. OLDENBURG.
G2: JAC-CEN-DEL VS. SOUTHWESTERN (SHELBYVILLE).
G3: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER.
G4: SOUTH DECATUR VS. WALDRON.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G3 WINNER VS. G4 WINNER.
61. LANESVILLE (6)
G1: LANESVILLE VS. SOUTH CENTRAL (ELIZABETH).
G2: BORDEN VS. ROCK CREEK.
G3: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER.
G4: WEST WASHINGTON VS. CHRISTIAN ACADEMY.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G3 WINNER VS. G4 WINNER.
62. SHAWE MEMORIAL (6)
G1: CROTHERSVILLE VS. HENRYVILLE.
G2: SHAWE MEMORIAL VS. RISING SUN.
G3: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER.
G4: NEW WASHINGTON VS. TRINITY LUTHERAN.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G3 WINNER VS. G4 WINNER.
63. NORTH DAVIESS (6)
G1: SHOALS VS. ORLEANS.
G2: LOOGOOTEE VS. VINCENNES RIVET.
G3: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER.
G4: BARR-REEVE VS. NORTH DAVIESS.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G3 WINNER VS. G4 WINNER.
64. TECUMSEH (6)
G1: EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN VS. CANNELTON.
G2: WOOD MEMORIAL VS. SPRINGS VALLEY.
G3: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER.
G4: NORTHEAST DUBOIS VS. TECUMSEH.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G3 WINNER VS. G4 WINNER.
BASEBALL SECTIONAL BRACKETS:
CENTRAL INDIANA SOFTBALL SECTIONAL SCORES
WES DEL 13 SOUTHERN WELLS 1
MADISON GRANT 6 ELWOOD 2
CLINTON PRAIRIE 5 TIPTON 3
SCECINA 13 CRISTEL HOUSE 0
HAMILTON HEIGHTS 22 SHORTRIDGE 0
HARRISON 16 KOKOMO 5
PERRY MERIDIAN 8 FRANKLIN CENTRAL 7
BEECH GROVE 23 HERRON 0
LAPEL 13 ALEXANDRIA MONROE 1
EASTERN HANCOCK 14 SHENANDOAH 0
INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN 11 EMINENCE 0
MOORESVILLE 11 CENTER GROVE 5
SHERIDAN 23 RITTER 5
SOUTH DEARBORN 14 FRANKLIN COUNTY 2
HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 6 FISHERS 3
NEW PALESTINE 4 MOUNT VERNON 0
BETHESDA CHRISTIAN 26 TRADERS POINT CHRISTIAN 3
COWAN 14 TRI-CENTRAL 0
PARK TUDOR 11 IRVINGTON PREP 8
SOUTHMONT 8 PARKE HERITAGE 6
WESTFIELD 10 CARMEL 0
WINCHESTER 17 MONROE CENTRAL 8
RONCALLI 14 INDY TECH 0
UNION COUNTY 16 KNIGHTSTOWN 5
MARTINSVILLE 10 BLOOMINGTON NORTH 0
BROWNSBURG 10 PLAINFIELD 7
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Jokic had 30 points, 14 rebounds and 13 assists, and the Nuggets advanced to the NBA Finals for the first time in team history Monday night, sweeping the Western Conference finals with a 113-111 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.
Jamal Murray scored 25 points for the top-seeded Nuggets, who overcame LeBron James’ 31-point first half and a 15-point halftime deficit with a tenacious finish in Game 4 to earn their first conference title in their 47 NBA seasons.
“It’s incredible,” Murray said. “It’s a lot of fun. It’s surreal. We’re going to keep making history, that’s the thing. We’re going to keep that mindset.”
Jokic earned his eighth triple-double of the playoffs by the third quarter, breaking Wilt Chamberlain’s 1967 NBA record for triple-doubles in a single postseason. The bulky Serbian center with a point guard’s grace also led the Nuggets’ gritty defensive effort despite picking up his fifth foul midway through the fourth quarter.
Jokic didn’t leave the floor for the final 33 minutes of Game 4 – and when Denver needed a big basket, Jokic delivered that as well. He muscled past Anthony Davis for the game’s final points on a layup with 51 seconds to play.
“I think that’s why playoffs are so nice and so interesting, because you don’t care about how tired you are,” Jokic said. “You don’t care about minutes, fouls, shots, percentage. You just want to win a game. Some plays today we weren’t playing good defense sometimes, (but) you can win it in every kind of possible way.”
James finished with 40 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists after the highest-scoring postseason half of his career, but even the top scorer in NBA history couldn’t keep the deep, dynamic Nuggets from their sixth consecutive victory overall.
James missed two tying shots in the final seconds, with Aaron Gordon getting official credit for blocking his tying try at the buzzer.
The Nuggets will cap their superb season by playing for their first NBA championship. Denver both eliminated the Lakers for the first time in eight playoff meetings and swept a playoff series for the first time, likely earning several days off before the finals.
Unless the Boston Celtics make basketball history by rallying from their 3-0 deficit in the East finals, Denver will host the eighth-seeded Miami Heat to open the NBA Finals, beginning June 1.
“Me and AD were just talking in the locker room (and) we came to the consensus this is one of the best teams, if not the best team, we’ve played together for all four years,” James said of the Nuggets. “Just well-orchestrated, well put together. They have scoring. They have shooting. They have playmaking. They have smarts. They have length. They have depth. And one thing about their team, when you have a guy like Jokic, who as big as he is but also as cerebral as he is, you can’t really make many mistakes versus a guy like that.”
The Lakers erased a seven-point deficit and tied it with five minutes to play, but Jokic hit a 25-foot fallaway 3-pointer – the kind of ridiculously impressive shot for a big man that Jokic makes routinely. After Davis hit two free throws to tie it with 1:13 left, Jokic put the Nuggets ahead again.
James then badly missed a strange fallaway jumper with 26 seconds left. Murray missed a turnaround to give the Lakers one last chance, but James’ drive at the buzzer was thwarted by Murray and Gordon, who scored 22 points.
“For that game to go down to the wire and for the ball to be in LeBron James’ hands, those seconds were an eternity,” Denver coach Michael Malone said. “When the buzzer went off, it was almost surreal for a second. Couldn’t be more proud of this group.”
James scored 21 points in the first quarter and worked desperately to keep the Lakers competitive in the final game of his 20th NBA season. But the Lakers couldn’t even force a Game 5, with an apparently exhausted Davis scoring 10 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter and adding 14 rebounds.
Austin Reaves scored 17 points for the Lakers, who were swept in a playoff series for the 11th time in team history, including nine best-of-seven series.
The loss ended seventh-seeded Los Angeles’ incredible turnaround after starting the season 2-10 under new coach Darvin Ham. After bolstering their roster at the trade deadline and surging into the postseason with two months of strong play, the Lakers then knocked off second-seeded Memphis and eliminated defending champion Golden State to stir their worldwide fans’ hopes for one of the most unlikely championship runs in NBA history.
“Nothing but love and respect for the Denver Nuggets,” Ham said. “Love the way they play and what they are about. We also saw ways that … I think we have an opportunity to do something special here, also, and we’ve just got to build off of this.”
Facing elimination for the first time in their remarkable playoff run, the Lakers took a 73-58 halftime lead. After tying his playoff career high for points in a quarter in his record 282nd postseason game, James matched his career high for points in any first half – but the Nuggets responded with a 36-16 third quarter.
TIP-INS
Nuggets: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope converted a four-point play in the first quarter. He finished with 13 points. … The Nuggets have yet to trail in any series, and they’re 8-0 at home in the playoffs – 10-0 since March. Denver is 12-3 overall in the postseason.
Lakers: James got an accidental 3-pointer in the first half when his lob pass to Rui Hachimura went in the basket. … Ham shook up his starting lineup, replacing struggling D’Angelo Russell and Jarred Vanderbilt with Dennis Schröder and Hachimura. The moves immediately worked, with the two new starters combining for 19 points in the first half. …Kyrie Irving watched the game from courtside. The star free-agent guard has been linked to a reunion with James on the Lakers next season. Other fans at courtside included Vin Diesel, Adam Sandler and Aaron Donald.
CARMELO ANTHONY RETIRES FROM NBA, AFTER 19-YEAR CAREER, NCAA TITLE, 3 OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALS
(AP) — Carmelo Anthony, the star forward who led Syracuse to an NCAA championship in his lone college season and went on to spend 19 years in the NBA, announced his retirement on Monday.
Anthony, who was not in the NBA this season, retires as the No. 9 scorer in league history.
Only LeBron James, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, Dirk Nowitzki, Wilt Chamberlain and Shaquille O’Neal scored more than Anthony – who finishes his career with 28,289 points.
“Now the time has come for me to say good-bye … to the game that gave me purpose and pride,” Anthony said in a videotaped message announcing his decision – one he called “bittersweet.”
Anthony’s legacy has long been secure: He ends his playing days after being selected as one of the 75 greatest players in NBA history, a 10-time All-Star, a past scoring champion and a six-time All-NBA selection.
And while he never got to the NBA Finals – he only played in the conference finals once, with Denver against the eventual champion Los Angeles Lakers in 2009 – Anthony also knew what it was like to be a champion.
He was the Most Outstanding Player of the 2003 Final Four when he led Syracuse to the national championship, and he helped USA Basketball win Olympic gold three times – at Beijing in 2008, at London in 2012 and at Rio de Janeiro in 2016.
Anthony has played in 31 games in four appearances at the Olympics, the most of any U.S. men’s player ever. Anthony’s 37 points against Nigeria in the 2012 games is a USA Basketball men’s record at an Olympics, as are his 10 3-pointers from that game and his 13-for-13 effort from the foul line against Argentina in 2008.
“Carmelo Anthony is one of the NBA’s all-time great players and ambassadors,” NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said. “We congratulate him on a remarkable 19-year career and look forward to seeing him in the Hall of Fame.”
Anthony will remain part of international basketball for at least a few more months; Anthony is one of the ambassadors to the Basketball World Cup, FIBA’s biggest event, which will be held this summer in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia.
“I remember the days when I had nothing, just a ball on the court and a dream of something more,” Anthony said. “But basketball was my outlet. My purpose was strong, my communities, the cities I represented with pride and the fans that supported me along the way. I am forever grateful for those people and places because they made me Carmelo Anthony.”
Anthony was drafted No. 3 overall by Denver in 2003, part of the star-studded class that included James at No. 1, Hall of Famer Chris Bosh at No. 4, and soon-to-be Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade — he gets officially enshrined this summer – at No. 5.
Anthony will join them at the Hall of Fame before long. He averaged 22.5 points in his 19 seasons, spending the bulk of those years with Denver and the New York Knicks. Anthony has long raved about his time with the Knicks, and what it was like playing at Madison Square Garden, especially as a kid who was born in Brooklyn.
“The Garden,” Anthony said in 2014. “They call it The Mecca for a reason.”
Anthony also played for Portland, Oklahoma City, Houston and ended his career with the Lakers last season. He went unsigned this year, and now his retirement is official.
He said in his retirement address that he’s looking forward to watching the development of his son Kiyan, a highly rated high school shooting guard.
“People ask what I believe my legacy is,” Anthony said. “It’s not my feats on the court that come to mind, all the awards or praise. Because my story has always been more than basketball. My legacy, my son … I will forever continue through you. The time has come for you to carry this torch.”
WITH CELTICS IN A 3-0 HOLE, JOE MAZZULLA’S SEASON IS NOW AT ITS LOW POINT
MIAMI (AP) — Joe Mazzulla’s roller-coaster season is at its lowest. And with the Boston Celtics now on the brink of elimination, the first-year coach is blaming himself.
The Celtics are in the sort of trouble that no team in NBA history has escaped, trailing Miami 3-0 in the Eastern Conference finals after a 128-102 Heat romp on Sunday night that might not have been even as close as the score would make it appear.
“I think the most important thing is just sticking together, and then I have to be better,” said Mazzulla, the NBA’s youngest coach at 34. “I’ve got to put them in better positions. I’ve got to get them ready to play. I have to have the game plan ready for us to be physical and to execute, and it’s important that we stick together.”
It has been a disaster of a series for the Celtics. They’re letting the Heat shoot 52% from the field, 48% from 3-point range — compared to a 29% effort from deep by the Celtics — and the dam might have broken in Game 3. After Games 1 and 2 were decided late in Boston, with the Heat finding a way both times, this one was never in doubt.
“I just didn’t have them ready to play,” Mazzulla said.
That’s quite an indictment, especially after how the last eight months or so have gone for Mazzulla. He wasn’t supposed to coach the Celtics this season, getting the job on an interim basis out of necessity once Ime Udoka was suspended. The regular season was one success after another; the Celtics removed the interim tag just past the season’s midpoint, he coached in the All-Star Game and finished third in the Coach of the Year balloting.
But this series has made all those good moments seem long forgotten. He took criticism for not using a timeout in the third quarter of Game 1 when Miami scored 46 points to completely turn around that contest. He’s taken heat for not being fiery enough, as well, though players said the problems shouldn’t all be on the coach.
“I think it’s a collective effort,” Celtics forward Jaylen Brown said.
Celtics center Al Horford also had Mazzulla’s back, insisting there’s more than enough blame to go around right now.
“At the end of the day, that falls on each player,” Horford said. “We know what we have to do. We knew the magnitude of this game. As a player, I take responsibility because we didn’t have what we needed to have. That’s what that is.”
The phrase in sports parlance is “losing the locker room.” For a coach, that is often extremely damning — and means either players aren’t motivated, aren’t prepared, or just aren’t listening anymore.
Whether that’s happened or not isn’t clear, and really doesn’t matter. In a city that saw the Red Sox make history from coming from 3-0 down in the AL championship series against the New York Yankees in 2004, the Celtics now need the same miracle.
“I have to be better, figure out what this team needs to make sure that they’re connected, they’re physical and they’re together by the time we step on the floor,” Mazzulla said.
Can it happen?
“I’m not sure,” Mazzulla said.
He’s got until Tuesday night to figure it out.
NHL NEWS
BOBROVSKY GETS SHUTOUT, PANTHERS TOP HURRICANES 1-0 FOR 3-0 LEAD IN EAST FINAL
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) The chants of fans in Florida drowned out the public-address announcer at the end of the game Monday night, making it impossible to hear his call of the first star of the game.
Then again, they already knew who it was going to be.
“Bobby!”
“Bobby!”
“Bobby!”
Sergei Bobrovsky earned those cries from the 20,000 or so who chanted in unison, after leaving no doubt in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference final – and putting the Panthers are on the brink of their first trip to the Stanley Cup Final in 27 years. Bobrovsky stopped 32 shots for his first playoff shutout, and the Panthers blanked the Carolina Hurricanes 1-0 on Monday night.
“No matter what the score is, we’re just trying to make it as easy as possible for him,” said Panthers forward Sam Reinhart, who got the game’s lone goal on the power play midway through the second period.
He’s rewarded their work, and then some. Bobrovsky is now 10-1 in his last 11 appearances and has been almost perfect in the last eight games. Going back to Game 1 of Round 2 against Toronto, Bobrovsky has not allowed more than two goals in any contest, with 296 saves on 309 shots – a .958 save percentage.
And if that doesn’t sound absurd enough, try this one: Out of the last 110 shots he’s faced, Bobrovsky has stopped 109 – starting in the third period of the four-OT win in Game 1.
“We’re happy with the ‘W,’ we’re happy with the win, but the next game is going to be a big game,” Bobrovsky said.
It could be Florida’s biggest since 1996. That was the last year in which the Panthers played for the Stanley Cup, but they can clinch a trip to the title round with a win in Game 4 on Wednesday.
This marks the 205th time that a team has taken a 3-0 series lead in NHL playoff history. Of the first 204, 200 went on to win the series. The Panthers are 2-0 when taking the first three games of a series; the Hurricanes are 0-5 when dropping the first three.
“We can’t do much more,” Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour said. “We like how we’re playing, clearly. It’s just, we’ve got to find a way to put one in.”
Matthew Tkachuk and Sam Bennett had the assists on Reinhart’s goal for Florida. It wasn’t a perfect night for Florida, however: Captain Aleksander Barkov left with about 7 minutes left in the first period with a lower-body injury and did not return, even though the team listed him as questionable. Panthers coach Paul Maurice did not have an update on Barkov’s condition after the game.
Frederik Andersen stopped 16 shots for Carolina. The Hurricanes pulled him with 3:22 left, desperate for the tying goal, but barely even managed to test Bobrovsky the rest of the way. And when it was over, the Hurricanes’ Jesperi Kotkaniemi was seen smashing his stick on the way to the locker room, the frustration so obvious.
That’s what a night of facing Bobrovsky does right now.
“He’s been incredible, all playoffs long,” Bennett said.
The 3-0 lead matches the one that the eighth-seeded Miami Heat have in their Eastern Conference final against the Boston Celtics, with a chance for South Florida’s other storybook team right now to clinch an NBA Finals trip and a matchup with the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday night. Monday’s contest was the first East final game in the Panthers’ current arena – the franchise’s only other time going this deep into the playoffs was 1996, when it played in Miami at a building that was demolished long ago.
It also likely was the first time that they played with the Wanamaker Trophy in attendance. Newly crowned PGA champion Brooks Koepka – a South Florida native and Panthers fan – put on a jersey and brought the big silver cup to the game.
The crowd roared when they saw him displaying the trophy he won Sunday. Of course, there is another silver trophy that Panthers fans would prefer seeing someone in their jersey hoisting before too long. And the eighth-seeded Panthers are only five wins away now, tantalizingly close to the trip to the final – a trip that few could have seen coming after barely making the playoffs and then having to get past a record-setting Boston team in Round 1 and Toronto in Round 2.
A pair of overtime wins in Carolina, with Tkachuk getting the winner both nights, and the win Monday now have Florida on the brink of June hockey. And Carolina now needs something pretty close to a miracle.
“It’s tough,” Brind’Amour said, “because we have played really well.”
AROUND THE RINK
Bobrovsky got the shutout in his 58th playoff start. … Jeff Conine, who won two World Series titles with the then-Florida Marlins, beat the drum to get the crowd going just before game time. … It was the Panthers’ 98th game of the season. This will be the second season in which Florida has more than 100 games; the most was 104 in the 1995-96 season that ended in the Stanley Cup Final. … Carolina was shut out for the seventh time this season, with two of those coming at Florida. The Hurricanes lost 3-0 in Sunrise on Nov. 9.
CLOSE HOCKEY
There has been 261 minutes, 38 seconds of hockey in this series – just over 13 periods, thanks to all the overtimes – and neither team has led by more than one goal at any time.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MLB ROUNDUP: DODGERS OUTSLUG BRAVES IN SERIES OPENER
J.D. Martinez hit two home runs and Freddie Freeman had a double and a homer to help the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers overcome a four-run deficit and beat the Atlanta Braves 8-6 in the opener of a three-game series matching the National League’s two winningest teams.
Martinez went 4-for-5 with a pair of solo shots. Freeman, who played for Atlanta from 2010-21, went 3-for-5 and extended his hitting streak to 12 games.
Evan Phillips (1-0) worked one scoreless relief frame for the win. Brusdar Graterol got the last four outs and earned his third save.
Atlanta starter Charlie Morton (5-4) pitched five innings and allowed six runs on seven hits. Eddie Rosario hit a three-run homer for the Braves.
Guardians 3, White Sox 0
Hunter Gaddis and four relievers combined on a three-hit shutout and Mike Zunino hit a two-run homer as Cleveland snapped a three-game skid with a win over visiting Chicago.
Gaddis (1-1), recalled from Triple-A Columbus to fill in for Peyton Battenfield, who went on the 15-day injured list, allowed two hits over six innings for his first major league victory. Emmanuel Clase retired the White Sox in order in the ninth for his 16th save.
The unexpected pitchers’ duel featured Gaddis and the White Sox’s Jesse Scholtens (0-2), who allowed one run on two hits over five innings after opener Jimmy Lambert pitched a scoreless first. Scholtens was recalled from Triple-A Charlotte to replace expected starter Mike Clevinger, who landed on the IL.
Rays 6, Blue Jays 4
Jose Siri, Randy Arozarena and Luke Raley homered as Tampa Bay won the opener of a three-game series against Toronto in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Josh Fleming (1-0) tossed six innings of two-run ball behind opener Trevor Kelley as the Rays moved to 22-4 at home and won for the third time in four outings on their current 10-game homestand.
Whit Merrifield went 4-for-4 with a two-run homer and Daulton Varsho also went deep for the Blue Jays. Chris Bassitt (5-3) gave up six runs, two earned, in 6 1/3 innings.
Diamondbacks 6, Phillies 3
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. went 4-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs while extending his hitting streak to 15 games as Arizona beat host Philadelphia.
Pavin Smith hit a solo home run for the Diamondbacks, who have won three straight. Tommy Henry (2-1) gave two runs in 5 2/3 innings, and Andrew Chafin threw a scoreless ninth inning for his seventh save.
Kyle Schwarber and Bryson Stott each hit a solo home run for the Phillies, who had their two-game winning streak snapped. Phillies starter Zack Wheeler (3-4) tossed six innings and allowed four runs (three earned).
Pirates 6, Rangers 4
Tucupita Marcano hit a grand slam as Pittsburgh beat visiting Texas in the opener of a three-game series.
Pittsburgh starter Luis L. Ortiz (1-2), making his seventh major league start, notched his first career win. He pitched a career-high 7 2/3 innings, allowing two runs on five hits.
Josh Jung homered and Marcus Semien hit an RBI single for the Rangers, who had won three straight. Josh Sborz (1-2) gave up three runs in one inning.
Astros 12, Brewers 2
Yordan Alvarez had a grand slam and a solo shot as visiting Houston pounded out five homers to extend its winning streak to a season-high eight games with a victory over Milwaukee.
The Astros had four solo homers off starter Corbin Burnes. Alvarez’s slam off Hoby Milner, his second of the season and fourth of his career, capped a five-run sixth that put Houston up 10-1.
Cristian Javier (5-1) allowed one run on four hits in six innings, striking out five and walking one. Houston has won 11 of its last 12 to move a season-high nine games above .500.
Giants 4, Twins 1
Michael Conforto hit a three-run homer to highlight a four-run first inning and five pitchers combined to allow just four hits as San Francisco earned a victory over Minnesota in Minneapolis.
J.D. Davis added an RBI double for San Francisco, which won for the sixth time in seven games. Sean Manaea (2-2) picked up the win with 3 2/3 innings of scoreless relief. Scott Alexander picked up his first save of the season.
Kyle Garlick homered for Minnesota, which lost for the fourth time in five games. Carlos Correa, playing against the Giants for the first time since they backed out of a 13-year, $350 million contract last December over concerns about an old ankle injury, went 2-for-4 with a double.
Reds 6, Cardinals 5 (10 innings)
Nick Senzel hit a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 10th inning to give host Cincinnati a win over St. Louis.
Spencer Steer, who hit a two-run homer earlier in the game, scored easily from third with the decisive run on Senzel’s game-ending fly to right. Ian Gibaut (4-1) pitched a perfect 10th for the Reds, who won for just the second time in eight games.
Paul DeJong had a three-run homer and an RBI double for the Cardinals, who fell for just the fourth time in 15 games.
Rockies 5, Marlins 3
Elias Diaz homered and doubled, Jurickson Profar hit two doubles and both players drove in two runs as Colorado beat Miami in Denver.
Jake Bird (1-0) pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings of relief for the Rockies, and Pierce Johnson tossed a shutout ninth inning for his ninth save.
Brian De La Cruz had four hits and Luis Arraez had two hits for the Marlins, and Jacob Stallings drove in two runs. Miami starter Edward Cabrera (3-4) allowed three runs on five hits in six innings.
Angels 2, Red Sox 1
Jaime Barria threw five scoreless innings and Mickey Moniak hit a tiebreaking home run in the eighth inning as Los Angeles held on for a victory over Boston in Anaheim, Calif.
Barria was making his first start of the season after making 10 relief appearances. He limited the Red Sox to two hits. Chase Silseth (1-1) retired all six batters he faced to earn the victory.
The only run the Red Sox scored came in the sixth inning when Connor Wong doubled, went to third on a groundout and came home on a single by Masataka Yoshida, who had two hits in the game.
Mariners 11, Athletics 2
Luis Castillo pitched six scoreless innings and Jarred Kelenic and Jose Caballero each homered as host Seattle handed Oakland another loss.
Julio Rodriguez went 3-for-4 with two doubles and three runs for the Mariners, who improved to 4-0 against Oakland this season. Castillo (3-2) allowed four hits, walked two and struck out eight. He fanned Shea Langeliers leading off the fifth inning for his 1,000th career strikeout.
The A’s lost their fifth straight and fell for the 13th time in 15 games. The Mariners had lost four of their previous five games.
Tigers 8, Royals 5 (10 innings)
Javier Baez’s three-run, 10th-inning double lifted Detroit to a win at Kansas City.
Baez lined a first-pitch fastball from Scott Barlow (1-3) to the base of the left field bullpen fence, clearing the bases and breaking a 5-5 tie. It was Baez’s third hit as he snapped an 0-for-19 slump.
Four Tigers relievers provided 4 1/3 innings of hitless relief. Alex Lange (2-0) earned the win after a two-inning stint and Jose Cisnero pitched the 10th for his first save since 2021.
NFL NEWS
NFL APPROVES EMERGENCY 3RD QB AFTER 49ERS’ INJURY WOES IN NFC TITLE GAME
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) NFL owners approved a rule change Monday that allows teams to play an emergency quarterback from the inactive list if the first two are injured during a game, a decision that stems from San Francisco’s depth-chart challenge in the NFC championship game.
The bylaw was initially proposed by the Detroit Lions. The third quarterback designation will not count against the limit of active players – either 47 or 48 – that is determined 90 minutes before kickoff.
The emergency activation can only occur after injury or disqualification, not for a performance-related decision or other conduct. If either of the first two quarterbacks are cleared by the team’s medical staff to return to play, the third must be removed from the game and can only return as a quarterback if an injury scenario arises again.
If a team puts three quarterbacks on the active list for a game, it can’t use the emergency option. Game-day practice squad elevations are not eligible, either.
The 49ers had running back Christian McCaffery warming up his arm in the NFC championship game in Philadelphia, after Brock Purdy injured his elbow and Josh Johnson suffered a concussion. Purdy was forced back into the game but unable to throw the ball more than 10 yards as the 49ers scrapped their game plan for a run-heavy attack in their 31-7 loss to the Eagles on Jan. 29.
The 49ers had already lost their top two quarterbacks – Trey Lance in Week 2 and Jimmy Garoppolo in Week 13 – to season-ending injuries.
League owners convened in Minnesota on Monday for their spring meetings, with the pending sale of the Washington Commanders from Dan Snyder’s family to Josh Harris’ group remaining a prominent if not pressing issue. No vote on the record $6.05 billion transaction will occur this week.
“There’s certain criteria that has to be met, and that’s just the way it is. It’s not there yet, but it doesn’t mean that it can’t get there. It’s complicated. Put it that way. I could explain it to you, and it wouldn’t tell you anything,” said Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay, a member of the league finance committee.
Neither Snyder nor his wife, Tanya, came to Minnesota for the meeting. The league’s preference, Irsay said, is to have the deal approved prior to the start of the regular season. Irsay indicated the amount of money at stake and the amount of investors involved in Harris’ group – which includes National Basketball Hall of Famer Magic Johnson – has lengthened the approval process.
“We’re working hard. Everyone wants to get it done, and it’s seeing that it just complies with league policy. It’s a complicated deal, so we’re trying to just work through it and we’re hopeful we can get it done. It’s going to take probably several more weeks of discussions before we see if we can reach the goal line,” Irsay said.
SUPER BOWL LX OFFICIALLY AWARDED TO SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., was officially approved as the site of Super Bowl LX on Feb. 8, 2026 on Monday.
The announcement was made during the NFL Spring League Meeting in Minneapolis.
This will mark the second Super Bowl in Santa Clara and the third in the San Francisco Bay Area. Levi’s Stadium hosted Super Bowl 50 on Feb. 7, 2016, while Stanford Stadium was the site of Super Bowl XIX on Jan. 20, 1985.
“The Bay Area was an incredible host for Super Bowl 50, and we are thrilled to bring the Super Bowl back,” NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement. “We look forward to working with the 49ers and the Bay Area Host Committee to create an impactful Super Bowl LX in 2026 that showcases all the great things the region has to offer.”‘
Levi’s Stadium is home to the San Francisco 49ers.
According to an independent study in 2016, the event generated nearly $250 million for the Bay Area economy.
“We are honored to host the Super Bowl at Levi’s Stadium once again, and to be stewards of one of the biggest sporting events in the world,” 49ers president Al Guido said in a news release. “Since hosting Super Bowl 50 in 2016, Levi’s Stadium has cemented its reputation as a world-class venue. I’m confident Super Bowl LX will be a terrific event that benefits the entire community.”
Las Vegas is host of the 2024 (2023 season) Super Bowl and New Orleans is the 2025 site.
NFL APPROVES TNF FLEX SCHEDULING FOR 2023 SEASON
NFL owners have voted in favor of implementing flex scheduling for Thursday Night Football for the 2023 season, the league announced Monday.
Flex scheduling for Thursday prime-time games will only apply for Weeks 13-17, according to the resolution obtained by Albert Breer of the MMQB. The NFL will notify clubs at least 28 days in advance if they are flexed into the matchup.
There will be a maximum of two flexes per season, and teams cannot play more than two TNF matchups.
The proposition received 24 “yes” votes – the minimum required to implement the new rule, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. Contingents for the New York Giants, New York Jets, Green Bay Packers, Chicago Bears, Las Vegas Raiders, Detroit Lions, Cincinnati Bengals, and Pittsburgh Steelers reportedly voted against the change.
NFL owners first discussed flex scheduling for Thursday Night Football at league meetings in March, but they tabled talks until May after failing to reach an agreement. Those initial discussions drew criticism due to injury concerns and potential disruption to fans’ travel plans.
Amazon Prime Video became the exclusive broadcaster of Thursday Night Football starting in 2022.
REPORT: NFL INVESTIGATING MORE POTENTIAL GAMBLING VIOLATIONS
The NFL is investigating a second wave of potential violations of its gambling policies, sources told ESPN’s David Purdum.
No players, coaches, or teams that could be under investigation have been revealed.
Five players were suspended in April, including Detroit Lions wide receivers Jameson Williams, Stanley Berryhill, and Quintez Cephus, Lions defensive back C.J. Moore, and Washington Commanders defensive end Shaka Toney.
Cephus, Moore, and Toney were banned indefinitely for placing bets on NFL games during the 2022 season, while Williams and Berryhill were each given six-game suspensions for gambling on college football games while at the team’s facilities. Under current policies, players can gamble on sports outside of the NFL but are not permitted to place bets at team facilities.
Other gambling-related player suspensions were levied against former Arizona Cardinals defensive back Josh Shaw in 2019 and Jacksonville Jaguars receiver Calvin Ridley in 2022, with both receiving indefinite bans. The latter received his suspension as a member of the Atlanta Falcons.
New York Jets wide receivers coach Miles Austin also received an indefinite ban in December. Coaches are not permitted to gamble on any sports.
BRADY TO BECOME RAIDERS MINORITY OWNER PENDING NFL APPROVAL
The Las Vegas Raiders and Tom Brady agreed to terms on a deal that would make the former quarterback a minority owner in the team and submitted the contract to the NFL, according to Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer.
The partnership still requires at least 24 owners’ approval. This won’t occur during this week’s spring meetings, Breer adds.
Brady and Raiders owner Mark Davis have an existing business relationship. The future Hall of Famer became a partial owner in Davis’ WNBA franchise, the Las Vegas Aces, in March.
Brady’s 10-year, $375-million broadcasting contract with Fox that starts in 2024 will reportedly be unaffected.
The 45-year-old retired in February after 23 NFL seasons split between the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He holds a multitude of records, seven Super Bowl titles, and three MVP trophies.
BIG 10 BASEBALL
Player of the Week
Kevin Ferrer, Northwestern
Gd. – OF – Pawcatuck, Conn. – Stonington
- Hit .500 (9-for-18), slugged .722 and scored five runs in four games last week
- Connected on a game-tying two-run homer as part of a four-hit, four RBI night at Wrigley Field in Northwestern’s 8-7 win over Notre Dame on May 16
- Safely hit in all four games, struck out just once and made eight putouts in the outfield
- Earns first Big Ten weekly award
- Last Northwestern Player of the Week selection: Ruben Fontes (May 24, 2022)
Pitcher of the Week
Brody Brecht, Iowa
So. – LHP – Ankeny, Iowa. – Ankeny
- Tossed six innings of one-hit ball in a 10-0 road win over Northwestern on May 20
- Allowed just two baserunners against the Wildcats, retiring 17 straight batters at one point
- Didn’t give up any runs and finished with nine strikeouts in holding Northwestern to a .053 batting average
- Receives his second pitcher award of the season
- Last Iowa Pitcher of the Week: Brody Brecht (Feb. 21, 2023)
Co-Freshman of the Week
Weber Neels, Minnesota
Fr. – C/INF – Cottage Gove, Minn. – East Ridge
- Went 7-for-17 (.412) at the plate with a .444 on-base percentage as Minnesota won three of four games on the week and took a weekend series from Rutgers
- Recorded hits in all four games, highlighted by a three-hit performance against Rutgers in an 8-7 victory in Minneapolis
- Collects first freshman of the week honor
- Last Minnesota Freshman of the Week: Max Meyer (May 21, 2018)
Co-Freshman of the Week
Bobby Marsh, Penn State
Fr. – OF/1B – Bellefonte, Pa. – Bellefonte
- Compiled a slash line of .412/.474/.529 against Pittsburgh and first-place Maryland
- Produced three multiple-hit games last week and knocked in a career-high four RBI against Maryland
on May 18 - Finished his rookie campaign with a .310 batting average and a team-best 19 RBI in conference games
- Collects first freshman of the week honor
- Last Penn State Freshman of the Week: Derek Cease (May 3, 2022)
MAC BASEBALL
MAC Baseball Player of the Week
Kyle Schroedle, Eastern Michigan, Outfielder
Senior, Redding, Calif. (University Prep)
Senior outfielder Kyle Schroedle ended his Eastern Michigan career in storybook fashion as he led the Eagles to a perfect 4-0 record in the final week of the 2023 season. The wins, which came against Oakland, May 16, and Northern Illinois, May 18-20, lifted EMU to a winning record for the first time since the 2011 season. The biggest moment of the week for Schroedle came in the Eagles’ 10-9 win over the Huskies, May 19, as he became the first player in Eastern Michigan history to hit for the cycle. Additionally, it marked the first time any player in the Mid-American Conference has hit for the cycle since the 2016 season. All told, Schroedle hit home runs in a career-best three consecutive games during the week, and led Eastern Michigan in nearly all statistical categories, including batting average (.563), runs (9), triples (1), home runs (4), total bases (24), slugging (1.500), and on-base percentage (.588).
MAC Baseball Pitcher of the Week
DJ Newman, Bowling Green, Starting Pitcher
Freshman, Archbold, Ohio (Archbold)
Bowling Green freshman DJ Newman was dominant on the mound in the series opener against Toledo Thursday (May 18), picking up the win in the 4-0 final. In a series where the Falcons and Rockets combined for 51 runs, Newman managed to keep Toledo scoreless through eight innings on the way to BGSU’s first shutout of the season. Newman used just 98 pitches through his career-high eight innings of work while striking out a career-high eight. He gave up just two hits in the shutout start and faced just three hitters over the minimum while retiring the last 17 batters he faced.
COLLEGE BASEBALL NEWS
Most of the 30 automatic qualifiers and 34 at-large picks for the NCAA baseball tournament will be determined in this week’s conference tournaments.
Penn and Army became the first two qualifiers Monday. The Quakers won the Ivy League with a 16-3 victory over Princeton and Army beat Bucknell 21-6 to win the Patriot League.
The 16 NCAA regional hosts will be announced Sunday and the rest of the 64-team field next Monday. The College World Series is June 16 through June 25 or 26 in Omaha, Nebraska.
A look at the tournaments in the power conferences:
ACC
Site: Durham, North Carolina.
Days: Tuesday to Sunday.
2022 champion: North Carolina.
Top seed: Wake Forest.
Short hops: The Demon Deacons clinched their first ACC regular-season title since 1963 and finished the regular season with the most overall wins (45) and conference wins (22) in program history. … Clemson’s 12-game win streak is the longest among Power Five teams. … Eight ACC teams are in the top 29 of the RPI. … Virginia’s .334 batting average and Wake Forest’s 2.72 ERA lead the nation. … Wake Forest RHP Rhett Lowder (12-0) is ACC pitcher for the second straight year and league’s top 2023 MLB draft prospect.
BIG TEN
Site: Omaha, Nebraska.
Days: Tuesday to Sunday.
2022 champion: Michigan.
Top seed: Maryland.
Short hops: Maryland is the first team to win back-to-back regular-season championships since Indiana in 2013-14. … Nick Lorusso’s 96 RBIs for the Terrapins are most in the nation since New Mexico State’s Billy Becher had 118 in 2003. … Iowa’s Brody Brecht is allowing 4.27 hits per nine innings to rank first nationally. … Indiana has won 40 regular-season games for the first time since 2013. The Hoosiers have eight one-run wins. … Nebraska’s 95 home runs are its most since 2003 and two shy of the school single-season record set in 1985.
BIG 12
Site: Arlington, Texas.
Days: Wednesday to Sunday.
2022 champion: Oklahoma.
Top seed: Texas.
Short hops: Oklahoma State, Texas and West Virginia shared the regular-season championship, the first three-way tie in conference history. … Texas swept West Virginia over the weekend and has won seven of its last nine Big 12 games, including five in a row. … West Virginia’s JJ Wetherholt is second nationally with a .447 batting average. … Oklahoma State reliever Isaac Stebens leads the conference with a 2.44 ERA and .198 opponent batting average. … OSU’s 99 homers are most in coach Josh Holliday’s 11 seasons.
PAC-12
Site: Scottsdale, Arizona.
Days: Tuesday to Saturday.
2022 champion: Stanford.
Top seed: Stanford.
Short hops: The tournament expands from eight to nine teams and goes to pool play for the first three days. … Stanford’s 23 conference wins were its most since 1990. … Washington’s third-place finish was its highest since 2018. … Freshman Austin Overn’s 13 triples for Southern California are most in the nation since 2010. … Tommy Troy’s .404 average gave Stanford the Pac-12 batting champion for the second straight year. Brett Barrera won it in 2022.
SEC
Site: Hoover, Alabama.
Days: Tuesday through Sunday.
2022 champion: Tennessee.
Top seed: Florida.
Short hops: LSU swept top SEC honors. Dylan Crews, batting .423 and on a 59-game on-base streak, is player of the year. Paul Skenes, averaging better than 17 strikeouts per nine innings and the only SEC pitcher with an ERA under 2.00, is pitcher of the year. MLB.com projects them as the top two overall picks in the July draft. … Florida’s Jac Caglianone leads the nation with 28 homers. … Vanderbilt’s Enrique Bradfield is the Division I active career leader in stolen bases with 127. … Alabama is 8-2 since coach Brad Bohannon was fired in the wake of a sports wagering scandal.
IN THE POLLS
Wake Forest (45-9) closed the regular season as the consensus No. 1 and the only team in the nation with fewer than 10 losses.
D1Baseball.com ranks Florida (42-13) second and Stanford (37-14) third. Baseball America has Florida second and Arkansas (39-15) third. Stanford and Florida are 2-3 by Collegiate Baseball.
S MISS PROMOTES OSTRANDER
Christian Ostrander has been promoted to head coach at Southern Mississippi following Scott Berry’s decision to retire after the season. Ostrander has been associate head coach for two and the pitching coach for six.
Ostrander, the Conference USA assistant coach of the year in 2021 and 2022, has helped the Golden Eagles to 37 wins with a staff that lost 12 pitchers from last season. Berry is 519-272-1 in 14 seasons at Southern Miss.
AROUND THE HORN
Danny Lynch celebrated his senior day by hitting two grand slams and driving in eight runs in Southern Miss’ 11-9 win over Louisiana on Saturday. … Oral Roberts takes a nation-leading 15-game win streak into the Summit League Tournament. … Florida’s 42 regular-season wins were second most in program history; the 2018 Gators won 44. … Billy Amick is batting .500 (23 of 46) and slugging .913 with seven doubles, four homers and 18 RBIs during Clemson’s 12-game win streak. He’s batting .632 with runners on base during the streak, according to Synergy Baseball. … TCU center fielder Elijah Nunez’s leaping catch at the wall robbed Kyan Lodice of the game-tying home run in the top of the ninth inning Saturday and gave the Horned Frogs a 4-3 win over Kansas State.
TOP INDIANA RELEASES
INDY 500
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Alex Palou took the IndyCar points lead with his first win of this season.
If the first Spaniard to win the Indianapolis 500 pole also collects his first career oval win Sunday, he’ll extend his lead over his two nearest challengers, Pato O’Ward and Marcus Ericsson, though not by nearly as much as in recent years.
Series officials announced in February that after nine years of awarding double points in the series’ marquee race, they’d revert to the standard single points format — a welcome change around Gasoline Alley.
“What we’ve always done a good job of is working on the priority of today,” said Mike Hull, managing director at Chip Ganassi Racing, Palou’s team. “If you were a little behind when you left here, you just had to work a little harder and we won some championships some of those years.”
The extra points certainly can help.
Palou took advantage of his 2021 runner-up finish to become the youngest IndyCar championship winner since his teammate Scott Dixon won his first crown in 2003 at age 23. At Indy, Palou had a 49-point advantage over Josef Newgarden and wound up with a 38-point margin over Newgarden to win the crown. Newgarden has never won the 500.
Recent history has not been good for 500 winners, either.
During the 2014-22 double points era, not a single Indy champ won the series title. The last driver to win both in one season was Dario Franchitti in 2010. And each of the last 17 years, the overall champion has been decided in the season finale.
Finally, the series gave in to those lobbying for a change.
“While double points at the Indianapolis 500 has not altered who has won the season-long championship, occasionally it has had a negative effect on the final position of the full-time teams,” IndyCar president of competition and operations Jay Frye said then. “As our entry list grows, this move will provide consistency for teams competing for championship positions.”
The biggest impact might be keeping an already tight points race much tighter.
Palou’s victory on May 13 allowed him to leapfrog Ericsson, the defending Indy winner, and O’Ward, the 2021 championship runner-up. Palou now holds a six-point edge over O’Ward and has a 19-point cushion over Ericsson.
Seven drivers including Dixon are within 50 points of the lead — the total awarded to each race winner. In years past, bad luck or a bad day could essentially end someone’s title hopes as Dixon learned last year when he fell 21 points short of capturing a record-tying seventh series title.
Now the driver with more IndyCar wins (53) than anyone other than A.J. Foyt (67), more 500 poles (five) than anyone other than Rick Mears (six) and at least one victory in a series record 18 consecutive seasons could still be in contention no matter what happens Sunday.
But the 42-year-old Dixon, who qualified sixth, isn’t racing for points. He wants to end his quest and join the list of multiple Indy winners on attempt No. 15.
“It’s always about the win anyway,” said Dixon, the 2008 Indy champ. “If you had a nice finish here, it was a nice bonus to have some good points. But it was doubly hard if you didn’t. I know last year, I lost 76 points here (to Ericsson) and that took all year to try and regain.”
Palou hopes to make it equally difficult on his teammates — and anyone else who could overtake him in the points chase with another strong performance this weekend.
He’s had top-eight finishes in all five races this season, top-fives in four straight and has followed his first victory with the fastest pole-winning four-lap average in Indy history, 234.217 mph.
It’s set him up for another good race day.
“This start of the season, especially the month of May, couldn’t be better,” he said. “It (the pole) doesn’t mean more than a win or a win doesn’t mean more than this. I think they’re very separate, but this place is so special. We’ve been here more than two weeks, working on this race car for more than a year.”
The difference this year is the driver who wins and tastes taste the milk will do it without doubling up on their points.
“If I win, I would be really mad that it was not double points,” defending series champ and 2018 Indy winner Will Power of Team Penske said. “Otherwise I think the double points was a terrible idea.”
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Roger Penske couldn’t ask for much more in the buildup to the Indianapolis 500 after the fastest weekend in 107 years of “The Greatest Spectacle of Racing.”
Well, he could have hoped his own three cars had qualified better. But a Team Penske win Sunday isn’t going to make or break the owner of Indianapolis Motor Speedway, who closed on its purchase roughly eight weeks before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down much of the world.
His first 500 as owner was held in front of empty grandstands, and only 150,000 or so were permitted on the sprawling grounds for the 2021 race. Last year was closer to a typical Indy 500, but now Penske has the place as close to perfection as possible.
He considers the speedway the motorsports version of Augusta National Golf Club, and with a fast field and ticket sales on the rise, the show on Sunday could be one of the best ever.
So far, so good after a dramatic weekend of qualifying.
Alex Palou set the fastest pole qualifying mark in Indy 500 history at 234.217 mph to become the first Spaniard to land there and make Chip Ganassi Racing the first team to win three consecutive poles since Penske won four-straight from 1988-91. Palou will line up alongside Rinus VeeKay of Ed Carpenter Racing and Felix Rosenqvist of Arrow McLaren Racing in the fastest front row at a 234.180 mph average.
It already had been a terribly tense Sunday in which Rahal Letterman Lanigan put all three of its full-time cars through a brutal qualifying session just to make the race. It took Jack Harvey, a British driver with both his seat at RLL and his IndyCar career on the line, three qualifying runs to ultimately bump teammate Graham Rahal from the race.
“We’re going to be starting 30th, 31st and 33rd, and I hated it. Felt like we were in the ‘Hunger Games’ with our own team,” Harvey said. “There’s a lot of emotions. Like, massively grateful to be in the race, massively sad that we bumped out a teammate because I know what that means for the entire team.
“It’s about as humbling a moment as I’ve had at a racetrack. I don’t want to do this dance again, and neither do the team. I said to Graham, ‘I’m sorry, I’m not sorry.’ What do you say to someone in that moment? I want to be in the race.”
Graham Rahal is the son of the team owner, the most sponsored driver on the team, and at 34 years old has made it clear he’s not interested in driving uncompetitive cars. He was in tears after Harvey bumped him from the field, but returned to the speedway Monday and helped the other three RLL cars — which includes Katherine Legge, the only woman in the 33-car field, whose qualifying average of 231.596 was the fastest ever for a woman.
Rahal said he was too proud to push Harvey or another driver out of the race by buying the seat.
“There’s still a lot I can add here, trying to be here for all the teammates, see how much better we can make their cars and go compete,” Rahal said. “I want to make sure I’m here to help the organization get as far forward as I can.”
The Rahal team’s situation didn’t improve during Monday’s two-hour practice: Legge was involved in the first crash of Indy 500 preparations when she ran into the back of a slowing Stefan Wilson. Both cars were destroyed, though Legge’s team was trying to repair her’s in time for Carb Day, and Wilson was transported to the hospital for evaluation.
Meanwhile, it’s been a magical start to the month for lean and underfunded A.J. Foyt Racing, which landed both its cars in the Fast 12 shootout. Santino Ferruci had a shot at the pole and wound up fourth, where four-time winner A.J. Foyt started in his final two Indy 500 victories. It was his team’s best qualifying effort since the current format was introduced in 2010, and Foyt, which is the lowest-ranked full-time IndyCar team, out-qualfied all of Team Penske.
Reigning series champion Will Power, who paced Monday’s practice session, is the best-starting Penske driver at 12th. Penske for so long has been the class of the Chevrolet camp but was outqualified by all four cars from Arrow McLaren, which this year added Alexander Rossi to its full-time roster and brought in Tony Kanaan for a fourth entry.
McLaren is the only team that has matched Ganassi’s on-track dominance during Indy 500 prep, so it was a bit awkward when Palou and Rosenqvist were seated side-by-side for the post-qualifying news conference.
Palou drives for Ganassi but tried last year to get out of his contract and move to McLaren — in Rosenqvist’s seat. The issue was settled in mediation but Palou is expected to leave Ganassi, where he was the 2021 IndyCar champion, for McLaren next season.
Unless Rosenqvist performs well enough to convince McLaren to expand to four cars, he could be searching for a job.
“We just have to ride the wave, and I feel like that wave is going to get bigger as the year goes on, and what happens for me in the future, I don’t know, and I don’t really think about it right now,” Rosenqvist said. “I just try to be in the now, extract everything I can every race, and I always tell myself things work themselves out if you just focus on what you do in the car.”
INDY ELEVEN
INDIANAPOLIS (May 22, 2023) – Indy Eleven today announced entry into top-tier professional academies for both boys and girls teams, competing in MLS NEXT and the ECNL, respectively, under the Eleven’s crest as the Indy Eleven Pro Academy. The Indy Eleven Pro Academies will compete at the highest level of youth programming, effective July 1st onward following a partnership with the Indiana Fire Pro Academy. After the recent announcement of Indy Eleven’s acquisition of a top-tier professional women’s franchise in the Super League, it is adding these professional academies as it prepares to break ground on its new 20,000 seat downtown stadium as part of the Eleven Park transformational neighborhood development set to change the southwest quadrant of downtown Indianapolis.
Both MLS NEXT and the ECNL leagues (which Indiana Fire have participated in since their inception) feature some of the most elite soccer clubs across the country in age groups from U12 through U19. As part of these leagues, the Pro Academy gives youth soccer players in Indiana the greatest opportunity to grow their game alongside existing and future competition as part of Indy Eleven’s ongoing and future involvement in the USL Academy League and USL Academy Cups. The Indy Eleven Pro Academy teams will train at the Grand Park Sports Campus, a 400-acre world-class sports facility in Westfield, Indiana and which is also the Official Training Center of Indy Eleven’s professional soccer teams.
“This is an enormous lift for youth soccer in Indiana and all our kids with the dream of playing professionally,” Greg Stremlaw, Indy Eleven President and CEO stated. “The overall objective is to be in the best leagues for the total development of soccer players across the state of Indiana, providing the most comprehensive pathway to professional soccer that exists to date.”
MLS NEXT membership includes over 130 clubs with nearly 600 teams and more than 11,000 players across the United States and Canada, featuring over 90% of the current youth national team player pools. Ahead of the 2022-23 season, MLS NEXT was represented by 33 states and the District of Columbia, as well as three Canadian provinces. Providing the best player development experience in North America, MLS NEXT players have access to the highest levels of competition and training to prepare them for their futures.
Clubs joining MLS NEXT have been evaluated on leadership and management, player development and creating an inclusive club environment, among other qualifications. They are also assessed on their ability to offer low or no-cost options for players, creating opportunities for a more comprehensive player pool, and promoting and embodying the diversity, equity, and inclusion values of MLS NEXT.
Indy Eleven youth teams have found significant success in the USL Academy League and USL Academy Cup action, with the U-19 squad winning both the 2022 and 2023 USL Academy Cup championships and the U-15 boys earning the 2023 title after a runner-up finish the season prior. The U-19 team also captured the USL Academy League national championship title in 2021. Since 2019, Indy Eleven has signed 20 players to USL Academy contracts, continuing the club’s standing as one of the premier player development destinations in the USL Championship.
The acquisition of a professional academy makes Indy Eleven one of a select few USL Championship teams to compete at the MLS NEXT level.
“We continue to build out material opportunities, as we look to enable the best platforms for the overall development of both boys and girls in the sport of soccer throughout Indiana, with the expectation to have a best-in-class program across the United States” commented Phil Presser, Indy Eleven’s Sporting Director, Academy Operations and W League.
On the girls side, the ECNL houses over 115 clubs and approximately 750 teams across the country with the goal of forming the top female youth development platform in the world. The mission of the ECNL is to “Raise the Game” by elevating standards and experience in all aspects of youth soccer by being the embodiment of collaborative innovation, opportunity, respect, development, and excellence in youth soccer. This mission has seen unparalleled success, especially at the collegiate level, with 90 percent of all ECNL players going on to play college soccer, and close to 70 percent of all the women’s rostered soccer players in NCAA Power 5 Conferences being ECNL alumni.
In USL Academy play, the Eleven’s U-19 girls squad have advanced to the final playoff rounds of both the 2022 and 2023 Academy Cups. Coming on the heels of the launch of a new W League team last year, that saw unprecedented success on and off the field, and now the recently announced acquisition of a top-tier women’s professional franchise in the Super League, the Eleven is committed to also expanding their role in the USL Academy League and Academy Cups going forward.
INDIANA BASEBALL
OMAHA, Neb.– For the 10th straight postseason, the Indiana baseball program has reached the Big Ten Tournament, which is the longest active streak in the conference. The No. 2 seeded Hoosiers will begin play at 3 p.m. ET on Tuesday (May 23) from Charles Schwab Field.
Indiana (40-16, 16-8) won the season series with Illinois (25-25, 12-12) in early April. The 2-1 series edge was one of three road series victories for IU. The two teams have met in the Big Ten Tournament in three of the last four events, as IU owns the edge in postseason games, 4-3.
Gameday Info
Tuesday, May 23, 2023 | vs. Illinois | 2 p.m. ET
TV: Big Ten Network
Live Audio: bit.ly/IUAudio
Live Stats: bit.ly/IUStatbroadcast
Quick Hitter
Indiana and Illinois will meet for the 212th time overall and eighth in the Big Ten Tournament. Illinois leads the all-time series 121-89-1, but Indiana has won four of seven meetings in the B1G postseason.
Indiana’s 15-straight wins to open the season marks the longest home winning streak in Bart Kaufman Field history and the second-longest streak in program history.
Senior Phillip Glasser saw his 45-game reached base come to an end at Northwestern, which tied for the longest streak in program history since at least 2005.
Glasser is among the top-50 active hitters in a bevy of categories, including No. 5 with 273 career hits.
Senior Peter Serruto has caught 95 percent of Indiana’s innings since April 1 (31 games) and hit .309 during Big Ten play.
Among relief pitchers nationally, sophomore Ryan Kraft’s 54 1/3 innings of relief work is among the most in the country, sitting No. 9 nationally.
Freshman Devin Taylor carried a 32-game reached base streak that spanned Feb. 25-April 28, which is the longest streak for an IU freshman since at least 2005.
Sophomore Josh Pyne was named NCBWA National Player of the Week and B1G Player of the Week after a 10-hit, 14-RBI week versus Xavier and Purdue.
Sophomore Luke Sinnard is the only Big Ten pitcher with multiple double-digit strikeout games this season, which includes a B1G-best 13 punchies versus Morehead State.
Head coach Jeff Mercer became the eighth IU skipper to reach 100 victories in the cream and crimson with a series finale win at Auburn on February 19, 2023. He then won his 200th career game as a head coach at Illinois on April 15.
Big Ten Tournament Notes
Indiana makes its 18th appearance in the Big Ten Tournament since its initial appearance in 1991. The Hoosiers own a 30-28 overall record at the event.
IU is the only Big Ten program to appear in the last 10 Big Ten Tournaments, with a win in eight of the last nine appearances (2019, 0-2).
In 58 overall games played by IU at the Big Ten Tournament, 24 of those have been decided by two-or-fewer runs.
Over the 58 games, IU has been shut out twice and scored double-digit runs on 11 occasions. The Hoosiers average 5.9 runs scored, and 5.6 runs allowed.
After meeting Rutgers in the semifinals of the 2022 event, IU has now played all 12 other Big Ten programs in tournament play.
Scouting the Opponents
Illinois enters the Big Ten Tournament with a 25-25 overall record and 12-12 mark in conference play, which earned them the No. 7 seed.
As a team, Illinois ranks No. 31 nationally with 89 home runs and No. 33 with a .978 fielding percentage. The pitching staff limits free passes, as well, with a 3.81 Walks per Nine Innings to rank No. 44 nationally.
Camden Janik lead the team with a .316 batting average and a .446 on-base percentage thanks to 34 walks and nine hit-by-pitch.
Drake Westcott leads the team with 18 home runs, 47 RBIs and 43 runs scored on the season. He has walked 30 times and struck out 45 times.
Jack Wenninger is the projected starter for the Fighting Illini and owns a 6-3 record and 4.62 ERA. He owns 72 strikeouts to 27 walks over 76 innings of work.
It has been closer by committee for Illinois, as four pitchers have logged multiple saves. TJ Constertina leads the way with four saves and a team-best 22 appearances.
Inside the Series
With the 212th meeting all-time on tap for Tuesday (May 23) at the Big Ten Tournament, the Fighting Illini hold the edge in the all-time series 121-89-1.
The lone tie in the series came in 1945, a 6-6 tie at Indiana on April 28.
Of the 211 previous meetings, 57 of those have been decided by one run. Only 16 of them have been won by double figures, including the series finale earlier this season in Champaign.
In 2022, Indiana won the regular season series 2-1 with wins in the Friday and Sunday games. The two teams also met at the Big Ten Tournament, an 8-1 victory for the Hoosiers.
Over the last 10 Big Ten seasons (2013-present; not counting 2020), Indiana and Illinois have met in nine of those. Indiana has won the series on seven occasions.
Tuesday’s meeting at Charles Schwab Field marks the third time in the last four Big Ten Tournaments that IU and UI will meet, with Illinois winning two of those games.
INDIANA TRACK AND FIELD
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The next step in the postseason takes the Indiana track and field teams to Jacksonville for the NCAA East Preliminary round. The best athletes in the east region will head to Florida in attempt to earn a bid to the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
The top-48 athletes in every individual event, excluding the heptathlon and decathlon, and the top-24 relay teams will converge for opening rounds to decide the 12 qualifiers in every event that advance to the national meet. In Austin, the 12 entries from the east and west respectively will make a field of 24 to try and win a national title.
IU will take 31 entries to the NCAA East Preliminary round including 13 on the men’s side and 13 on the women’s side.
Action from Jacksonville begins Wednesday at 10:00 AM ET with Sean Mockler in the men’s hammer throw. Makayla Hunter will start the women’s competition on Thursday at 1:30 PM ET with the javelin.
THE MEET
Location: Jacksonville, Fla.
Stadium: Jax Track at Hodges Stadium
Dates: May 24th-27th
Live Results: NCAA East Prelims
NEWS AND NOTES
The Hoosiers have seven top-five marks among the women’s field events in the Big Ten this season including Jayden Ulrich (shot put and discus), Serena Bolden (long jump), Paola Fernandez-Sola (long jump), Mahogany Jenkins (high jump), Hope Purcell (heptathlon) and Jessica Mercier (pole vault)
Camden Marshall was named the Big Ten Men’s Track Athlete of the Week on April 5th for his then NCAA-leading 3:39.51 in the 1500 meters at the Pepsi Florida Relays. He followed that up with another weekly honor after running 1:47.24 in the 800 meters at the Billy Hayes Invitational.
At the Penn Relays, Marshall ran the fastest carry in the men’s 4×800 relay, splitting 1:46.68 to help the Hoosiers to a sixth-place finish and the No. 6 mark in program history (7:20.96). He possesses two top-five marks in the Big Ten with his 3:39.51 in the 1500 meters (No. 3) and his 1:46.57 in the 800 meters (No. 2) from the Billy Hayes Invitational.
His 1:46.57 in the 800 meters is No. 3 in school history and was run to win the Big Ten title on his home track last weekend. He is currently fifth in the nation in the event.
Ulrich was named Big Ten Women’s Field Athlete of the Week on April 12th after throwing a then-Big Ten lead in the discus and then-No. 2 mark in the Big Ten in the shot put at the Triton Invitational. She was third in the shot put at the Big Ten meet with a personal best mark of 17.87m/58-7.5.
Antonio Laidler became the second athlete to match or improve upon a school record during the outdoor season. He clocked a 10.20 to match Rikkoi Brathwaite’s school record in the 100 meters. Laidler’s time, however, is the fastest by a Hoosier run within the collegiate season.
Alyssa Robinson has become one of the most versatile sprinters in program history. She is the only woman to record top-8 program marks outdoors in all three sprint events (100 meters, 200 meters and 400 meters). She ran an all-conditions personal best of 11.34w (+2.2) at the Billy Hayes Invitational in the 100 meters and made the final at the Big Ten meet in the 200 meters.
Jake Gebhardt is the only other IU runner with two top-six Big Ten marks this year, having run 8:51.10 (3000-meter steeplechase) and 13:37.70 (5000 meters) in the opening stages of the outdoor season. He doubled at the Big Ten meet, finishing third in the steeplechase and fifth across 5000 meters.
The next program record to fall might come from Jenkins who keeps inching closer to becoming IU’s second-ever six-foot high jumper. She attempted three tries at 1.84m/6-0.5 at the Indiana Invitational which would’ve broken the school record set by Emma Kimoto in 2013. She finished in a tie for fourth at the conference meet.
Noah Koch now owns four top-six marks in program history in just four months of competition for the Hoosiers. He threw 18.36m/60-3 (shot put) and 56.10m/184-1 (discus) at the Indiana Invitational to highlight a strong weekend. He finished sixth at the conference meet with a season’s best mark of 56.26m/184-7.
While also studying for law schools at the end of the school year, Serena Bolden came to life for the Hoosiers over the last month.
She ran 11.72 across 100 meters to move into a tie for tenth in program history. She also has top-10 all-conditions marks in the long jump and triple jump. Additionally, she took the leadoff leg for IU’s 4×100 relay team (45.43) at the Billy Hayes Invitational.
She was third in the long jump at the Big Ten Championships with a mark of 6.29m/20-7.75 to earn her first-career medal at a conference meet.
Paola Fernandez-Sola has enjoyed terrific form this season. She has a season’s best of 6.49m/21-3.5 from the Tennessee Invite. Additional wind-legal marks include a 6.42-meter jump at the Texas Invitational, a 6.41-meter jump in Knoxville and a 6.32-meter jump at the Billy Hayes Invitational.
She opened the postseason by winning the Big Ten long jump title on her home track with a season’s best mark of 6.52m/21-4.75. She broke a 16-year streak between long jump titles outdoors for the Hoosiers.
Tyler Carrel and Nathan Stone have paired together to form an outstanding duo in the pole vault this season. Carrel cleared a massive personal best of 5.54m/18-2 at the Billy Hayes Invitational while Stone, the two-time champion outdoors in the Big Ten, has gone 5.49m/18-0 in 2023.
The duo finished 2-3 in the pole vault with Stone clearing 5.44m/17-10.25 and Carrel going over the bar at 5.24m/17-2.25 at the Big Ten Championships.
THE HOOSIER LINEUP
IU will continue the postseason with a trip to Jacksonville, Fla. for the NCAA East Prelims.
The top-48 individuals and top-24 relays in both the east and west regions will head to their respective preliminary meets. The top-12 individuals and relays out of each region will comprise a field of 24 in every event at the national meet.
Six Hoosiers rank in the top-10 of their respective events in the region including Camden Marshall (No. 3, 800 meters), Mahogany Jenkins (No. 10, high jump), Tyler Carrel (No. 6, pole vault), Nathan Stone (No. 8, pole vault), Paola Fernandez-Sola (No. 7, long jump) and Jayden Ulrich (No. 5, shot put and discus).
Fernandez-Sola (long jump) and Marshall (800 meters) were Big Ten Champions in their respective events while Stone was a runner-up (pole vault).
Returning national qualifiers for IU include Sean Mockler (hammer throw), Ulrich (shot put and discus), Jenkins (high jump) and Fernandez-Sola (long jump). Serena Bolden was a national qualifier (long jump) while at LSU.
Four Hoosiers will be in the pole vault including Stone, Carrel, Riley Johnston and Jessica Mercier with Stone and Carrel both projected as national qualifiers.
IU’s sprinters will be busy this weekend with Alyssa Robinson (100/200 meters), Antonio Laidler (100 meters and 4×100 relay) and Christopher Grant (100 meters and 4×100 relay) all double entered. Micah Camble (400mH) is making his debut in an individual event at the regional meet.
Claire Overfelt (10,000 meters), Maddie Dalton (1500 meters), Jenna Barker (1500 meters), Jake Gebhardt (5000 meters), Sarah Schmitt (5000 meters), Alyssa Skorge (3000mS), Keefer Soehngen (800 meters) and Camden Marshall and (800 meters) make up the distance crew headed to the regional meet.
Both Soehngen and Overfelt are among a group of first-year IU athletes qualified to the regional meet that also features John Colquitt in the 4×100 relay. Colquitt and Soehngen are both true freshmen.
The throws group will feature Ulrich, Mockler, Makayla Hunter (shot put and javelin) and Noah Koch (shot put and discus). IU’s jumpers will include Fernandez-Sola, Jenkins, Bolden, Robert Blue (triple jump) and Grayson Rolen (high jump).
BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS RECAP
The Hoosiers wrapped up the Big Ten Outdoor Championships in Bloomington with a 7th place finish from the men and 9th place finish from the women.
Camden Marshall kicked to a Big Ten title in the 800 meters, running the No. 3 time in school history at 1:46.57. This is his second conference title but his first outdoors.
Paola Fernandez-Sola finally got her Big Ten title in the long jump, recording a massive, season’s best mark of 6.52m/21-4.75. She broke IU’s 16-year streak without a long jump conference title.
Serena Bolden was third in the long jump (6.29m/20-7.75) to spark a 16-point tally for the women in the event.
Nathan Stone and Tyler Carrel went 2-3 in the pole vault. Along with Riley Johnston’s eighth-place finish in the event, the Hoosiers scored 15 points.
Jayden Ulrich threw a massive personal best in the shot put to win bronze. Her throw went 17.87m/58-7.5, No. 2 in program history.
Jake Gebhardt won bronze in the steeplechase and came back for fifth in the 5000 meters for 10 total team points.
2023 OUTDOOR PRIMER
There are 21 events contested at the Big Ten and NCAA levels during the outdoor campaign. Outdoor-specific events include the 4×100 relay, the 1500 meters, the Steeplechase, the 10,000 meters, the 400-meter hurdles, the Discus, the Hammer and the Javelin. The Heptathlon (W)/Decathlon (M) also introduce new events to increase the workload.
A number of events will transition from indoor-specific distances to the standard outdoor distance. For example, the 60 meters indoors becomes 100 meters outdoors.
Despite losing the DMR in the transition to outdoors, the Hoosiers add a number of key pieces to its lineup this time of year.
Jayden Ulrich (Discus), Sean Mockler (Hammer) and Noah Koch (Discus) all add their strongest event. Ulrich was the 2022 Big Ten Champion as a freshman and she and Mockler both hold school records in their respective events.
The 1500 meters and Steeplechase have both been kind to the Hoosiers over the years. After a strong indoor season, Jake Gebhardt will steeple outdoors where he looks to score big points for the team.
Shaton Vaughn and David Olowookere have both been strong 400-meter hurdlers during their career and have the chance to run their primary event outdoors.
INDIANA VOLLEYBALL
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana volleyball head coach Steve Aird announced the addition of University of Cincinnati transfer and 6-2 opposite hitter/middle blocker Avry Tatum to the program on Monday (May 22nd) afternoon. Tatum will be the 17th and final member of IU’s 2023 roster this fall.
Tatum joins the Hoosiers after a successful freshman campaign for the Bearcats where she played in 86 sets across 24 matches. She made 18 starts on the right side and compiled 215 kills, 58 digs and 37 blocks while hitting .205.
“Our program is excited to add Avry to the roster this summer,” Aird said. “She had an outstanding prep career and did some solid things in her first collegiate season. She has a world class arm and certainly adds more physicality to our group. She is good off one foot and will help provide depth in the middle and the opposite slots. I expect Avry to be a very important part of our program for years to come.”
A native of Solana Beach, Calif., Tatum prepped at La Costa Canyon High School and played club volleyball at Wave, one of the nation’s premier programs. She was coached by IU assistant coach Rachel Morris at both stops where she was an All-Conference, All-Region and Second Team All-American selection during her high school career.
She recorded 756 kills in three years of high school despite losing her junior season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During her senior campaign in 2021, she led La Costa Canyon to a 30-13 record while tallying 336 kills, 67 blocks, 150 digs and 37 assists on the season.
“I am incredibly excited to bring Avry into the Hoosier family,” Morris said. “Having spent some time with her during her club career, I know exactly what her unique set of skills can add to our gym. In addition to her physical skills, she is hard working, full of fire and a great teammate. I can’t wait to get in the gym with her.”
At Cincinnati in 2022, Tatum had double-digit kills in 12 matches including seven in conference play. She poured in a career-best 22 kills on a .269 clip in a win at Temple on October 7th. She recorded her first career double-double with 18 kills and 14 digs against East Carolina.
She was named to the AAC Weekly Honor Roll on Oct. 10 following her weekend against Temple and East Carolina where she averaged 4.00 kills per set and 1.90 digs per set in a pair of victories.
Tatum joins a second-year class at IU that features sophomore outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles, sophomore right side Melisa Ilter and redshirt freshman setter Natalia Hagopian. She is the 13th California native to play for the Hoosiers and the second on the 2023 roster (Hagopian).
“I chose IU because playing at this level has been a lifelong dream.” Tatum said. “I am beyond grateful to for this opportunity to be coached by this amazing staff and play with the best of the best.”
She will have immediate eligibility and has three years of competition remaining. Avry is the daughter of Guy and Ashley Tatum and has one sibling, Finn. She plans to major in Sports Management. She will wear No. 13 for the Hoosiers.
2023 Indiana Volleyball Roster
Kaley Rammelsberg, Gr., Middle Blocker
Grae Gosnell, Sr., Outside Hitter
Elle Hillers, Sr., Middle Blocker
Morgan Geddes, Sr., Outside Hitter
Savannah Kjolhede, Sr., Middle Blocker
Isa Lopez, Sr., Defensive Specialist
Camryn Haworth, Jr., Setter
Mady Saris, Jr., Outside Hitter
Kenzie Daffinee, Jr., Outside Hitter
Carly Mills, Jr., Defensive Specialist
Avry Tatum, So., Opposite/Middle Blocker
Candela Alonso-Corcelles, So., Outside Hitter
Melisa Ilter, So., Right Side
Natalia Hagopian, R-Fr., Setter
Ramsey Gary, Fr., Libero
Ava Vickers, Fr., Middle Blocker
Luca Fickell, Fr., Setter
IUPUI MEN’S SOCCER
INDIANAPOLIS – The IUPUI men’s soccer program has announced its 2023 schedule, highlighted by 10 home matches and road games at Northwestern, Notre Dame and Butler. Head coach Sid van Druenen’s squad is coming off a Horizon League runner-up finish and 7-7-6 overall record. The Jaguars defeated Detroit Mercy and Wright State in last year’s Horizon League Tournament before falling to Cleveland State in the championship game.
This year’s slate will open with preseason games against Northwestern (Aug. 13), Marian (Aug. 16) and Evansville (Aug. 20) before the regular season opener against Southern Indiana on Aug. 24. Other non-conference home matches will include meetings with Loyola Chicago (Sept. 12) and Bellarmine (Sept. 26) while non-league road trips will include matches at Notre Dame (Aug. 27), Dayton (Sept. 1), Eastern Illinois (Sept. 5), Butler (Oct. 3) and Western Illinois (Oct. 10).
Horizon League play will open on Sept. 9 when the Jaguars host Wright State at the on-campus Michael A. Carroll Stadium.
The Jaguars, who scored a program Division I record 31 goals last season, bring back the bulk of the team’s scoring in Lukas Hackaa (8 goals, 9 assists), Josemir Gomez (9 goals, 3 assists) and Logan Finnegan (6 goals, 4 assists). Other key returners include Dominic Breidenbach (19 starts, 3 assists), Medard Mikobi (17 starts, 3 assists) and Edgar Correia (14 starts, 3 assists).
In goal, fifth-year senior Lucas Morefield returns, having made 33 career starts with a 1.64 goals against average and seven shutouts. He’s been IUPUI’s primary starter in goal each of the past two seasons.
Ticket and promotional information will be available later this summer for the upcoming season.
NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S TENNIS
ORLANDO, Fla. – Senior tennis player Page Freeman was alerted late Sunday night that the first alternate for the NCAA Women’s Singles Championship Tournament would indeed be taking the court Monday morning. Freeman was matched up against Florida State’s Anna Arkadianou. Arkadianou entered the match ranked 64th according to ITA Tennis, one spot above Freeman.
How It Happened
Freeman entered the match with an overall record of 20-13, playing at the top flight for the Fighting Irish all season long. Arkadianou was 15-14 for the Seminoles, playing the majority of her matches at the top flight. When the team’s met previously this season, Freeman and Arkadianou didn’t matchup on the singles courts, but Freeman and Maria Olivia Castedo earned a 6-3 win over Arkardianou and her partner Ellie Schoppe.
Freeman wasted no time in the first set, racing out to a 6-1 victory. The senior kept that momentum rolling to start the second set, going up 5-1 before Arkadianou started to put it together. Arkadianou went on to win the next five-straight points, going up 6-5. After Freeman battled to even them match, Arkadianou earned the win in the tie-breaker set at 7-5. Freeman found herself in a similar position in the third set. Leading 5-1, the Irish allowed back-to-back points before shutting the door. Freeman took the final set and advances in the tournament with a 6-1, 7-6 (5), 6-3 victory.
Up Next
Freeman is back in action against Tuesday as she’ll take on the 45th-ranked player in the country in Carly Briggs from the University of Florida.
BALL STATE BASEBALL
MUNCIE, Ind. – Head Coach Rich Maloney and the Ball State baseball team announced the addition of Lucas Letsinger to the 2023 recruiting class.
The 2023 class features some outstanding talent from Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Letsinger joins Josh Adamczewski, Owen Coffman, Connor Hutchinson, Keegan Johnson, Gabe Jones, Max Kalk, Eli Kieser, Houston King, and Zach Kwasny as part the 2023 class.
“We are excited about our 2023 recruiting class,” said Head Coach Rich Maloney. “We have a group of highly competitive young men who desire to play at the highest level and to carry on the tradition of athletic and academic excellence that has been established by those that came before them. This class has a good balance of pitching and hitting prospects. We are thrilled to work with this group and help them reach their full potential. Hats off to Recruiting Coordinator Alex Maloney for putting together this outstanding class.”
Lucas Letsinger
Noblesville, Indiana | Hamilton Heights High School | IU-Kokomo | P
All-State Honorable Mention
Two-Time First Team All-Conference
All-Hamilton County First Team
Sectional champions
Conference pitcher of the year as a sophomore
IUK Male Athlete of the Year
Career Stats
Recorded a 7-3 record at IU-Kokomo in 2023
Recorded 144 strikeouts in two seasons, including 92 last season
Held opponents to a .194 batting average in 2023
Posted a WHIP of 0.93 in 2023
Threw four complete games, including two shutouts
Had a 2.28 ERA in 2023
Rich Maloney on Lucas
“Lucas had an outstanding season at IU Kokomo. He has a loose arm, with a good upside. Lucas is highly competitive and has three quality pitches. We are excited to welcome him into our Ball State Family.”
NOTRE DAME BASEBALL
DURHAM, N.C. – Notre Dame graduate student Aidan Tyrell was recognized as an All-ACC pitcher, announced by the conference office on Monday afternoon. Tyrell was named to the All-ACC Second Team for his first all-conference honor of his career.
The lefty is third in the ACC with a 2.74 ERA through 15 appearances and 65.2 innings pitched. He has given up just 20 earned runs this season, which is second only to the 2023 ACC Pitcher of the Year, Rhett Lowder from Wake Forest.
He is fourth in the conference with eight wins so far this season, securing an 8-2 record on the mound with five starts on the year. Tyrell is holding opposing players to a .230 batting average, which is sixth best in the ACC.
Tyrell has given up one run or fewer in 8 of his 15 appearances. The graduate student has also recorded at least four strikeouts in eight of his appearances. He has struck out 57 batters so far this season, tallying a career-high eight strikeouts across 6.0 innings in the win over No. 8 Virginia this year.
NOTRE DAME TRACK
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The final obstacle between Irish track and field athletes and NCAA Championships is here. Beginning on Wednesday, 20 Notre Dame student-athletes will compete at the 2023 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Regional Championships at the University of North Florida. The top 12 finishers in each event will move on to the NCAA Championships in Austin from June 7-10.
The following athletes will compete in Jacksonville:
Men — Competing Wednesday and Friday
Daelen Ackley – 1500M
Kevin Berry – 10000M
Henry Chapman – 3000M Steeple
Ethan Coleman – 10000M
Michael Keenan – Javelin
Blake Kusky – Hammer Throw
Tom Seitzer – 3000M Steeple
Michael Shoaf – Shot Put
CJ Singleton – 3000M Steeple
Carter Solomon – 5000M
Women — Competing Thursday and Saturday
Alaina Brady – Heptathlon
Siona Chisholm – 5000M
Anna Sophia Keller – 3000M Steeple
Olivia Markezich – 3000M Steeple
Sophie Novak – 3000M Steeple
Kaitlin Ryan – 800M
Jadin O’Brien – Heptathlon
Madison Schmidt – High Jump
Erin Strzlecki – 10000M
Katie Thronson – 3000M Steeple
INDIANA STATE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Indiana State claimed three of the Missouri Valley’s annual baseball specialty awards as Coach Mitch Hannahs (Dan Callahan Coach of the Year), Connor Fenlong (Pitcher of the Year), and Grant Magill (Defensive Player of the Year) were all honored by the conference office on Monday evening.
Hannahs was voted the MVC Dan Callahan Coach of the Year for the first time during his tenure at Indiana State. It marked the sixth time an ISU coach has been honored with the annual award as voted on by the league’s head coaches, SIDs, and select media members.
The Sycamores were selected fourth overall in the 2023 MVC Preseason Poll prior to the start of the regular season. ISU started off the year slow with the Sycamores posting a 2-8 record over their first 10 games and an 8-11 mark prior to the start of Missouri Valley play in mid-March.
ISU started to put it all together at the start of conference play as the Sycamores put together a mark that has not been equaled in program history. Indiana State posted series wins over all nine MVC weekends on their way to finishing with a 24-3 record in conference play. ISU’s 24 wins in conference play equaled the third-most wins in MVC competition since 2000. The six-game lead in the MVC standings equaled the largest margin to win the conference regular season title since 1998.
The Sycamores’ conference mark highlighted a 30-3 stretch to finish the 2023 season. The Sycamores entered the final week of the regular season ranked in five of the six major baseball polls, while sitting in the top 10 in the NCAA in RPI in four of the last five weeks dating back to early April.
Indiana State enters the postseason sitting in the NCAA Top 20 in seven different statistical categories including fielding percentage (.984, 2nd), WHIP (1.25, 6th), ERA (3.94, 9th), Walks Allowed Per Nine Innings (3.23, 10th), Shutouts (5, 13th), Hit by Pitch (98, 18th), and Hits Allowed Per Nine Innings (8.04, 18th).
Hannahs became the first ISU coach to win the conference’s annual award since Rick Heller claimed the award back in 2012.
Fenlong became just the second Indiana State pitcher in program history to win the conference’s Pitcher of the Year award and first since Geremy Guerrero claimed the honors in 2021. The redshirt senior took over a starting weekend role this season after two years as one of the top relievers in the Valley including earning First Team All-Conference honors in 2021 as ISU’s primary closer.
The Gouverneur, N.Y. native finished the year as the Missouri Valley leader in both wins (9) and innings pitched (92.0), while finishing fifth in ERA (3.52) and fourth in opponent batting average (.225). Those numbers were even better in conference play leading the Valley in wins (8), innings (63.2), while finishing second in ERA (2.26) and fourth in opponent batting average (.210).
Fenlong made his 2023 debut on the mound with a 5.2-inning relief effort in the season-opening game against Iowa. From there, he took the Saturday starting role on the mound against Northeastern and Kentucky.
Fenlong started to hit his stride in mid-March as the right-hander nearly posted the first complete game of his collegiate career going 8.2 innings allowing seven hits and two runs while striking out eight in a win over Memphis. After a weekend start against Michigan State, Fenlong started conference play going at least 6.1 innings in eight consecutive starts.
He was key to ISU bouncing back from their three MVC losses by rebounding to win starts at UIC, Evansville, and Murray State in pacing the Sycamores to winning all nine conference weekend series in 2023.
The right-hander has been arguably one of the best pitchers in the NCAA Division I down the stretch posting three complete shutouts over a four-game span as the right-hander posted a one-hitter in a 10-0 win over Southern Illinois, six hits in a 2-0 win over Bradley, and two hits in a 5-0 win over Murray State. He finished the regular season going 22.0 consecutive innings without allowing an earned run.
Magill became the third Sycamore to claim the conference’s Defensive Player of the Year award joining Tyler Wampler (2014) and Jake Means (2019). The redshirt junior catcher single-handedly shut down the opponent running game in the 2023 season and coined the phrase “You do not run on Grant Magill” on the ISU social media platforms.
The term was uttered 17 times in the 2023 season as Magill tied for the Valley lead with 17 runners caught stealing, while adding four pickoffs on the year. MVC teams only attempted 11 stolen bases against the Sycamores in the 2023 campaign with Magill nabbing six of them. Overall, Magill allowed a Valley-low 18 stolen bases over 35 attempts on the year.
Out of conference, teams rarely ran on the Sycamores as ISU allowed just two stolen bases over the last 20 games of the regular season. Over the same stretch, Magill threw out four runners to keep teams moving from station to station on the base paths.
Magill threw out seven runners over an 11-game span from April 4 – 23 and posted a season-high two runners caught stealing at Memphis back on March 10.
He is a two-time All-Defensive selection at catcher and headlines an ISU defense that sits second in the NCAA in team fielding defense at 0.984 in the 2023 season.
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Eleven Indiana State Sycamores were named to the 2023 Missouri Valley Conference postseason teams including five on the All-Conference First Team as the conference office announced their annual awards on Monday evening.
Randal Diaz (SS), Grant Magill (C), Matt Jachec (SP), Connor Fenlong (SP), and Jared Spencer (RP) were all honored on the MVC First Team as voted on by the conference’s head coaches. Adam Pottinger (OF), Lane Miller (SP), and Cameron Holycross (RP) all garnered Second Team recognition, while Josue Urdaneta (2B) and Mike Sears (3B) were both recognized on the Honorable Mention team.
Additionally, four Sycamores were honored on the MVC All-Defensive team with Urdaneta, Sears, Seth Gergely (OF) and Magill all voted to the team.
The Sycamores’ five First Team honorees were the most by the Indiana State squad since the 2021 season when Jordan Schaffer (SS), Max Wright (C), Aaron Beck (OF), Geremy Guerrero (SP), and Fenlong (RP) were all honored on the team. The eight Sycamores recognized on the First and Second Teams were the most ISU players selected to the team since 1992.
Diaz earned First Team honors for the first time in his collegiate career. The Toa Alta, Puerto Rico native finished the 2023 regular season with a .279 batting average while sitting second on the team in hits (58) and RBI (31), and third in runs scored (36). Diaz connected on nine home runs among his 24 extra-base hits on the year while adding 15 multi-hit games and six multi-RBI contests. The sophomore shortstop lined up in all 52 games earning 51 starts over the 2023 season.
Magill earned First Team honors for the first time in his collegiate career as the Highlands Ranch, Colo. native put together one of the strongest defensive campaigns in ISU history, while coming on strong offensive in MVC play. Magill finished with a .251 batting average over 50 games while adding nine doubles, two home runs, and 25 RBI. He posted 12 multi-hit games and six multi-RBI contests, while throwing out 17 runners attempting to steal.
Jachec earned First Team honors for the second consecutive season as the redshirt junior finished among the Valley leaders in a multitude of statistical categories. The Hampshire, Ill. native posted a 6-3 record on the mound with a 3.90 ERA over 85.1 innings. He boasts one of the best strikeout-to-walk ratios in the NCAA at 86:14 and sits among the national leaders with three complete games, including his first collegiate shutout against Illinois State.
Fenlong earned First Team honors for the second time in his collegiate career and first as a starting pitcher. The Gouverneur, N.Y. native finished the 2023 regular season as the conference leader in wins (9) and innings pitched (92.0), while finishing fourth in opposing batting average (.225) and fifth in ERA (3.52). Fenlong made his mark in MVC play with a trio of complete game shutouts over a four-start span as the right-hander held Southern Illinois, Bradley, and Murray State scoreless.
Spencer earned First Team honors for the first time in his collegiate career as the left-hander made his mark as Indiana State’s closer in 2023. The Centreville, Mich. native posted a team-high five saves over his 21 appearances and finished with a 3.31 ERA over 32.2 innings. Spencer went multiple innings in 12 different games including a 3.0-inning shutout save against Indiana on April 4 and a 2.0-inning stint on April 18 against Vanderbilt.
Pottinger earned Second Team honors for the first time in his collegiate career as the outfielder made a splash in his first season with the Sycamores. The Deerfield, Ill. native finished the 2023 season second on the Sycamores in batting average (.301), while finishing tied for the team lead with 39 runs. He added six doubles and eight home runs on the year, while getting hit by an MVC-leading 18 pitches on the year.
Miller earned Second Team honors for the first time in his collegiate career as the starting pitcher took the conference by storm in 2023. The Boonville, Ind. native made his season debut with an 8.0-inning win over Purdue on March 28 and took off from there finishing with a 6-0 record on the mound with a 2.70 ERA over 53.1 innings. He finished the regular season as the Valley leader in ERA, while finishing third in opponent batting average (.220).
Holycross earned Second Team honors for the first time in his collegiate career as the reliever put together one of the best pitching campaigns in ISU history finishing with a 4-1 record with a 2.02 ERA over 35.2 innings. The Lapel, Ind. native saved his best performances for the biggest stages on the year going at least 4.0-innings in scoreless relief against Kentucky, Indiana, and Southern Illinois on the year.
Urdaneta earned Honorable Mention honors for the Sycamores as the redshirt junior second baseman finished the 2023 campaign on a hot streak. The Maracaibo, Venezuela native posted a .288 batting average with a team-high 19 multi-hit games in 2023. He led the Sycamores with 60 hits and tied for the team lead with 39 runs scored. He also added 10 stolen bases on the year.
Sears earned Honorable Mention honors for the first time in his career. The power-hitting third baseman paced Indiana State with a team-high 18 home runs while adding 54 RBI and seven doubles. Sears recorded three multi-homer games in 2023 on his way to finishing among the Valley leaders in both categories. He added a team-high 16 multi-RBI games and recorded a 23-game on-base streak midway through the season.
Gergely earned All-Defensive honors for the second consecutive season. The redshirt senior posted a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage as a ball-hawking centerfielder. He finished with 116 putouts and two assists on the year with highlight catches including robbing a home run over the center field wall at Illinois.
Magill earned All-Defensive honors for the second consecutive season. The redshirt junior completely shut down the opposing running game throwing out 17 runners attempting to steal and added four pickoffs on the year. Opponents only stole two bases over the final 20 games of the season with Magill throwing out four runners over the same span. He finished with a 0.993 fielding percentage.
Urdaneta earned All-Defensive honors for the first time. The second baseman finished the year with a 0.991 fielding percentage over 224 chances. He led ISU finishing as a part of 33 double plays and finished second on the team with 143 total assists.
Sears earned All-Defensive honors for the first time. The redshirt junior posted a .977 fielding percentage over 130 chances and was a part of turning 12 double plays. He added 73 assists on the year from third base.
PURDUE FT. WAYNE VOLLEYBALL
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Purdue Fort Wayne women’s volleyball coach Steve Florio announced on Monday (May 22) the signing of Kennedy McCants to play for the Mastodons in 2023.
McCants is a 5-11 middle blocker from North Augusta, South Carolina that played for North Augusta High School under Kenneth Grier. She played in 138 sets and recorded 214 kills and 128 total blocks in two seasons with the Yellow Jackets. She was named a 2022 All-Regional Player and All-Area Honorable Mention. She played club volleyball for Savannah River Select in 2020 and 2021 and the Carolina Rogue in 2022 and 2023. McCants was an Under Armour Next Volleyball Camp recruit, PrepVolleyball Amateur Athletic Union standout, and a nationally ranked volleyball player by VBallRecruiter. She led her team to an AAU 18 Open gold medal in 2022. In addition to volleyball, McCants competed for the track and field program at North Augusta. She was a member of the Beta Club, an honors graduate, and a member of the A and A/B Honor Roll all four years.
“Kennedy is a dynamic athlete with an aggressive court presence and a stellar work ethic; all perfect qualities for a middle,” Florio said. “On the court, she will have an immediate impact with her blocking because she has a very high jump, a quick first step, and a determined approach to the skill. Off the court, Kennedy will fit wonderfully into our culture with her outgoing personality, positive energy, and strong focus on academics. We are thrilled to welcome her to our team.”
McCants will join Becky Barrett and Ashby Willis as the newest members of the Mastodon women’s volleyball program. They will join the Purdue Fort Wayne roster this fall.
EVANSVILLE BASEBALL
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville baseball team had six different players earn all-Missouri Valley Conference accolades on Monday night, as the league announced its annual post-season awards at the MVC Tournament banquet in Terre Haute, Indiana.
Fifth-year first baseman Chase Hug, junior second baseman Kip Fougerousse, and graduate outfielder Eric Roberts earned first team all-MVC honors, with redshirt junior closer Nate Hardman capturing second team all-Valley plaudits. Junior shortstop Simon Scherry and junior starting pitcher Nick Smith both earned honorable mention all-MVC honors, with Scherry and Hug also being named to the MVC’s All-Defensive Team.
Hug earned first team all-MVC honors at first baseman while ranking in the league’s top 10 in 10 different offensive categories, including hits, doubles, triples, home runs, and RBI. Hug will bring a team-best .315 average into Wednesday’s MVC Tournament opener against Southern Illinois, and he has not gone more than two games without a base hit since the first week of the regular-season. Hug also was named to the MVC’s All-Defensive Team at first base after a season in which he committed just one error in a league-best 487 defensive chances.
Fougerousse has been one of the top newcomers in the MVC this year, ranking eighth in the league in home runs with 12, while also ranking 11th in RBI with 42. Fougerousse has been one of the hottest hitters of late, hitting safely in 21 of the last 24 games, and he had at least one multi-hit game against eight of the nine Valley opponents this year.
Roberts earned first-team all-MVC accolades in a record year, as he broke the UE single-season home run record and currently leads the Valley with 21 home runs. Overall, Roberts ranks among the Valley’s top 10 in 10 different categories, including leading the league in both home runs and RBI (58). He is trying to join Tanner Craig from the COVID-shortened 2020 season as the only two Purple Aces to lead the Valley in both home runs and RBI in the same season.
Hardman captured second team all-MVC honors in a season in which he ranks among the national leaders in saves. Hardman will enter this week’s tournament ranked 14th in NCAA Division I baseball with 10 saves, and his 10 saves rank sixth-best all-time in UE history for a single-season. In tied games and save situations, he has been almost untouchable, as he is 1-1 with a 1.19 ERA and 10 saves in those situations.
Scherry earned honorable mention all-MVC and MVC All-Defensive Team honors at shortstop for a steady season which has seen him hit .290 in league play (.278 overall), while posting a .971 fielding percentage with 156 defensive assists, which ranks second in the Valley entering the tournament. Scherry caught fire over the season’s final five games, hitting .429 (9-for-21) during a team-best five-game hitting streak, and he has closed to within five hits of 200 in his UE career.
Smith was UE’s final honoree, as he nabbed honorable mention all-MVC status. Despite battling some arm discomfort during the month of April, Smith has gone 4-3 with a 4.77 ERA this season, striking out 64 men in 71.2 innings of work. Smith showed what he is capable of in one of UE’s biggest wins of the year, holding nationally-ranked Indiana State to a single unearned run on five base hits in UE’s 2-1 win over the Sycamores.
Evansville will enter the MVC Tournament with a 33-22 overall record. UE will open MVC Tournament play at 8 a.m. central time on Wednesday morning against long-time rival Southern Illinois. Every game of the MVC Tournament can be seen live on ESPN+, and every UE game can be heard live in the Tri-State area on 107.1 FM-WJPS and the Old National Bank/Purple Aces Sports Network from Learfield.
EVANSVILLE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Bringing a great deal of experience playing at the international and collegiate levels, Madlena Gerke has officially signed with the University of Evansville women’s basketball team. The 5-foot-10 native of Riga, Latvia plays as a shooting guard and small forward.
“Madlena gives us some size and experience on the wing. She is another player that comes from a winning program and knows what it takes for the team to be successful,” Purple Aces Head Women’s Basketball Coach Robyn Scherr-Wells stated. “She is a gritty, hard-working athlete and will be great in our press. She can shoot the 3 and get to rim. I believe her best basketball is still ahead of her and we look forward to helping her continue to grow her game!”
Gerke joins the UE program with two years of collegiate playing experience. Last season, she played at Eastern Florida College where her squad posted a 33-2 record on their way to the Region VIII Championship. Gerke recorded an average of 5.9 points per game while seeing just over 13 minutes of action. Seeing work in 31 games, she registered 2.5 rebounds and 1.4 assists per contest.
“I chose UE due to the team values as well as education system. UE felt like place I would fit in and call home on and off the court,” Gerke exclaimed. “Coach Robyn’s style of the game is where I see myself fitting in and helping the team. I know this place is a place I will grow as a player and an individual. I’m excited to get to work with the girls and work towards our goals.”
As a college freshman in 2021-22, she played at Florida Southern College where she appeared in 27 games while making two starts. She was on the floor for 16.4 minutes per game while averaged 4.3 points and 2.3 rebounds.
Her senior campaign in Latvia saw her record 8.1 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.2 assists per contest. Gerke was a 3-time Latvian Regular Championship Most Valuable Player. She earned another team MVP honor in the “Semionova’s Cup”, which is an international basketball tournament. The 2-time All-Star in the Latvian Regular Championship earned 12 All-Star honors in the European Girl Basketball League (EGBL).
EVANSVILLE BASEBALL
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Evansville graduate students Eric Roberts (Hamilton, Ohio/Hamilton) and Jarrett Blunt (Ottumwa, Iowa/Ottumwa) have swept this week’s Missouri Valley Conference weekly awards, as Roberts has been named the Valley’s Player of the Week, while Blunt earned Pitcher of the Week honors.
Roberts earned his second MVC Player of the Week honor on Monday after an historic week at Indiana and UIC which saw him break the UE single-season record for home runs, and also hit for the cycle. Roberts blasted four home runs in four games last week to run his season total to a league-best 21, which broke the UE single-season record of 20, set by Ed Kothera back in 1987.
Roberts also produced one of the best individual games in school history on Thursday night, as he hit for just the second cycle in UE’s Division I era, including launching a grand slam and earning a walk in the Purple Aces’ 9-8 win at UIC. The grand slam cycle is a first for UE in its record books, and it is a feat so rare that it has been accomplished just nine times in Major League Baseball history. Roberts also threw out two runners on the base-paths from his position in right field in the contest.
For the week, Roberts hit .471 (8-for-17) with a double, a triple, four home runs, seven RBI and seven runs scored, while slugging 1.353 and posting a .526 on-base percentage.
Blunt captured his first MVC Pitcher of the Week honor on Monday after a strong performance on the mound to help UE clinch the No. 4 seed in this week’s MVC Tournament. Making just his fourth start of the year, Blunt threw a career-best 7.0 innings in Saturday’s 2-1 UE victory at UIC. He allowed just a single run in the first inning, and five hits total to a UIC squad which entered the weekend leading the Valley in scoring average at 7.1 runs per game. Blunt also struck out seven men, as he has now struck out 27 men over his last four appearances. Blunt’s previous-high for innings pitched was just 5.0.
Roberts, Blunt and the Purple Aces will open MVC Tournament play on Wednesday morning at 8 a.m. central time against No. 3 seed Southern Illinois at Bob Warn Field in Terre Haute, Indiana. Wednesday’s game can be seen live on ESPN+ and heard live in the Tri-State area on 107.1 FM-WJPS and the Old National Bank/Purple Aces Sports Network from Learfield.
SOUTHERN INDIANA BASEBALL
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Baseball begins its first Ohio Valley Conference Championship action Wednesday when it takes on Eastern Illinois University in the first round at Mt. Dew Park in Marion, Illinois. Game time is set for 9 a.m.
The OVC Championship runs May 24-27 with single-elimination games Wednesday and double-elimination games Thursday through Saturday. Mt. Dew Park opened in 2007 was previously known as Rent One Park. It is now home to the Prospect League’s Thrillville Thrillbillies, who begin play at the end of May. The OVC Championship has been held at the venue once previously (2019).
The Screaming Eagles (17-37, 8-15) open OVC postseason play as the eighth seed after clinching the final spot in the tournament on the final day of the regular season. USI captured its second OVC series of the season by taking two of three games from Tennessee Tech University.
The Screaming Eagles’ first opponent in a NCAA Division I post-season is the Panthers of EIU. USI took the series in April, taking two of games (W 26-6; L 12-22; W 15-8) and scoring 53 runs in the three contests.
EIU (33-18, 13-11 OVC) enters the post-season on a seven-game winning streak and has won11 of 14.
The winner of the USI-EIU contest would advance to play fourth-seeded Southeast Missouri State University (26-29, 14-10 OVC) at 4 p.m. The first two rounds of the OVC Championship on Wednesday (May 24) are single-elimination before the double-elimination portion begins on Thursday (May 25).
In addition to USI, EIU, and SEMO, the OVC Championship field includes top-seeded Morehead State University (34-19, 16-7 OVC); second-seeded University of Arkansas at Little Rock (30-21, 14-8 OVC); third-seeded University of Tennessee at Martin (22-33, 14-10 OVC); sixth-seeded TTU; and seventh-seeded Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (26-27, 9-15 OVC).
The OVC Championship will be streamed live on ESPN+ in addition to being heard on ESPN 97.7FM.
Tickets will be $10 per adult per day and $5 per day for children (12 and under) and college students with valid ID and can be purchased in-person at Mt Dew Park. All seats are general admission for the OVC Championship.
OVC Championship Notes:
USI clinches postseason berth on final day: The USI Screaming Eagles clinched a berth in the OVC Championship on the final day of the 2023 regular season with an 8-6 victory over Tennessee Tech University.
Eagles win second OVC series of the season. USI won its second OVC series of the season, taking two of three from Tennessee Tech over the weekend. The Eagles won their first OVC series in April, taking two of three from Eastern Illinois University. Overall, USI won four total series (vs. Western Illinois University, 3-1; vs. Bellarmine University, 2-1; vs. EIU, 2-1; and vs. TTU, 2-1) during the 2023 campaign.
USI splits final week. USI was 2-2 during the last week of the regular season, falling to Ball State University to start the week, before taking two-of-three from TTU. Senior catcher/infielder Lucas McNew led the Eagles by hitting .400 (6-15), while junior outfielder Ren Tachioka drove in a team-best five RBIs.
Eagles looking for the bounce: USI, which snapped a nine-game losing streak over the weekend at TTU, is looking for the same bounce it had in March after ending a losing streak. The Eagles went 7-7 following an 11-game losing streak in March, including a season-best tying three-game winning streak.
Leading hitters: Junior first baseman Tucker Ebest leads the Eagles with a .321 average, 12 home runs, and 51 RBIs this spring. Ebest is followed by junior outfielder Drew Taylor and senior outfielder Evan Kahre, who are hitting .306 and .304, respectively.
USI at neutral site in 2023: The Eagles are 3-1 at a neutral site this season, taking the opening series from Western Illinois University, 3-1. USI was led during the opening weekend by freshman infielder Caleb Niehaus, who batted .500 (4-8) with four runs scored, two home runs, and five RBIs.
Last 10 games: Junior outfielder Ren Tachioka is the leading USI hitters over the last 10 games, batting .324 with nine RBIs.
Versus the OVC: Junior catcher/designated hitter Parker Stroh has a team-best .388 batting average and five RBIs in OVC play. Junior first baseman Tucker Ebest follows with a .377 average and a team-best five home runs, while senior catcher/infielder Lucas McNew has driven in a team-high 22 runs in conference play.
Among the OVC leaders: Junior first baseman Tucker Ebest is fourth in the OVC in RBIs and third in RBIs per game (1.08). Sophomore shortstop Ricardo Van Grieken is third in the league in on-base percentage (.475).
Van Grieken gets hit for record. Sophomore shortstop Ricardo Van Grieken has been hit by a pitch in a season more than any other Eagle, getting hit 24 times this season. The mark of 20 was previously held by Wes Fink (2008) and Nick Gobert (2018).
McNew climbing the USI All-Time charts: Senior catcher/infielder Lucas McNew is fifth all-time at USI in home runs (25); fifth in RBIs (170) and sixth in doubles (51).
Tachioka getting on base: Junior outfielder Ren Tachioka has reached base in 20 consecutive games and is batting .368 (28-76) with 18 runs scored, 15 RBIs, and six stolen bases.
The last 20 USI games: USI is 8-12 in the last 20 games, 6-6 in OVC contests. The Eagles are hitting .295 as a team during the 20 games, 28 points higher than the season average (.267). Senior catcher/infielder Lucas McNew is batting .400 during the last 20 with 23 RBIs, while junior first baseman Tucker Ebest follows with a .370 average and 23 RBIs.
Ciuffetelli becomes leader on the mound: Junior left-hander Blake Ciuffetelli is USI’s leader on the mound with three victories. Ciuffetelli started the year as a reliever before becoming a starter the last few weeks.
Hutson saved the best for last: Sophomore right-hander Tyler Hutson saved one of his best performances of the season when it counted. Hutson broke a seven-game losing streak by getting the win over TTU to get USI into the OVC Championship. He allowed one run on eight hits and two walks, while striking out five in 5.2 innings of work.
McNew plays everywhere: Senior Lucas McNew has played nearly every position on the field during his career at USI. McNew has played catcher, third, first, left field, and right field during his tenure.
VALPO BASEBALL
Valparaiso University baseball sophomore Ryan Maka (Oak Forest, Ill. / Oak Forest) was recognized for his stellar season on Monday night as he was named to the All-Missouri Valley Conference First Team, which was announced at the league’s postseason awards banquet in Terre Haute, Ind. In addition, senior catcher Jake Skrine (Longmont, Colo. / Mead [Indiana]) earned All-MVC Honorable Mention.
Maka ranks fourth in the Missouri Valley Conference with a .343 batting average. In MVC-only games, he finished the season second in the league in batting average at .382. In league-only play, Maka also ranked in the top 10 in The Valley in slugging percentage, on-base percentage, runs scored, hits, RBIs, total bases and walks.
Entering the second game of the doubleheader on April 15 at Bradley, Maka was hitting .268 for the season. Since then, he is hitting .444 to go along with a .496 OBP and .694 slugging percentage, leading the team in all three slash-line categories in that stretch.
Of his 32 hits during those 18 games, 10 have gone for extra bases, including four home runs. He has totaled 50 bases and driven in 25 runs while scoring 18 in those 18 contests. Maka’s batting average from last season to this season jumped nearly 100 points as he hit .250 as a freshman a year ago.
Skrine, who joined the program as a graduate transfer from Indiana prior to this season, has belted 11 home runs in his lone season with the Brown & Gold. This marks the highest single-season home run total by a Valpo player since Josh Wallace hit 11 in 2008. If Skrine hits one more, he will own Valpo’s highest single-season home run total since 2002 (Dan Schrum, 13).
Skrine, who owns a batting average of .269 overall and .283 in Valley play, hit two home runs over his first 21 games and has now hit nine over his last 20. He had a pair of three-homer series this season – at Bradley and vs. Illinois State including a two-homer game against the Redbirds.
Maka becomes the third Valpo player to earn First Team All-MVC honors since the program joined the league, joining a group that includes Blake Billinger (2018) and Nolan Tucker (2022).
Valpo will take on Murray State at 5 p.m. CT / 6 p.m. ET on Tuesday in Terre Haute, Ind. to open up Valpo’s portion of the eight-team, double-elimination Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, hosted by Indiana State at Bob Warn Field. The game will air on ESPN+ with links to live video and stats available on ValpoAthletics.com.
2023 All-Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Teams
First Team Yr. Pos. Hometown (Previous School)
Chase Hug, Evansville 5th 1B Indianapolis, Ind. (Olney Central College)
Kip Fougerousse, Evansville Jr. 2B Linton, Ind. (Indiana)
Charlie Szykowny, UIC Gr. 3B Palos Heights, Ill. (Wisconsin-Stout)
Randal Diaz, Indiana State So. SS Toa Alta, Puerto Rico (Leadership Christian Academy)
Grant Magill, Indiana State R-Jr. C Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Mountain Vista)
Cam Cratic, Missouri State Gr. DH Madison, Wis. (Madison College)
Spencer Nivens, Missouri State $ R-So. OF Columbia, Mo. (Rock Bridge)
Eric Roberts, Evansville % Gr. OF Hamilton, Ohio (Hamilton)
Ryan Maka, Valparaiso So. OF Oak Forest, Ill. (Oak Forest)
Dustin Mercer, Murray State R-So. OF Weddington, N.C. (Virginia Tech)
Matt Jachec, Indiana State* R-Jr. SP Hampshire, Ill. (Hampshire)
Connor Fenlong, Indiana State R-Sr. SP Gouverneur, N.Y. (Wabash Valley CC)
Brandt Thompson, Missouri State Jr. SP Eden Prairie, Minn. (North Iowa Area CC)
Jared Spencer, Indiana State So. RP Centreville, Mich. (Centreville)
Garrett Ferguson, Missouri State Fr. RP Blue Springs, Mo. (Summit Christian Academy)
*2022 First Team; $ 2022 Second Team; % 2022 Honorable Mention
Second Team Yr. Pos. Hometown (Previous School)
Brennan McCullough, Murray State Gr. 1B Oxford, Ala. (Wallace State-Hanceville CC)
Steven Loden, Southern Illinois Jr. 2B Lower Gwynedd, Pa. (Florida Atlantic)
Mason Landers, Belmont Jr. 3B Shelbyville, Tenn. (Shelbyville)
Drew Vogel, Murray State Jr. SS White House, Tenn. (White House)
Cole Christman, Southern Illinois Jr. C St. Louis, Mo. (John A. Logan College)
Logan Delgado, Bradley Jr. DH Antioch, Ill. (Antioch)
Adam Pottinger, Indiana State Jr. OF Deerfield, Ill. (Triton College)
Pier-Olivier Boucher, Southern Illinois Sr. OF Saint-Joseph-de-Bauce, Quebec (Indian Hills CC)
Zack Stewart, Missouri State Fr. OF Lebanon, Mo. (Lebanon)
Lane Miller, Indiana State R-Sr. SP Boonville, Ind. (Indiana)
Andy Bean, Belmont Jr. SP Fisherville, Tenn. (St. George’s HS)
Jake Combs, Southern Illinois Jr. SP Houston, Texas (Navarro College)
Cameron Holycross, Indiana State R-Jr. RP Lapel, Ind. (Lapel)
Ethan Harden, Belmont Fr. RP Franklin, Tenn. (Battle Ground Academy)
Nate Hardman, Evansville R-Jr. RP Normal, Ill. (Lincoln Land CC)
Honorable Mention Yr. Pos. Hometown (Previous School)
Connor O’Brien, Bradley @* Sr. 1B San Diego, Calif. (Rancho Bernardo)
Matt Schark, Southern Illinois Jr. 1B St. Charles, Mo. (Jefferson College)
Josue Urdaneta, Indiana State $ R-Jr. 2B Maracaibo, Venezuela (Avant Garde Academic)
Mike Sears, Indiana State R-Jr. 3B Cincinnati, Ohio (Sinclair CC)
Simon Scherry, Evansville ^$ Jr. SS Santa Claus, Ind. (Heritage Hills)
Jake Skrine, Valparaiso Sr. C Longmont, Colo. (Indiana)
Dan Pacella, Illinois State Fr. OF Mundelein, Ill. (Mundelein)
Ryan Vogel, Bradley % Jr. OF Metamora, Ill. (Metamora)
Nick Smith, Evansville* Jr. SP Boonville, Ind. (Boonville)
Hayden Minton, Missouri State Sr. SP Collinsville, Okla. (Johnson County CC)
Paul Bonzagni, Southern Illinois R-So. RP Grapevine, Texas (Weatherford College)
*2022 First Team; $ 2022 Second Team; % 2022 Honorable Mention; @2021 First Team; ^
2021 Honorable Mention
All-Defensive Team Yr. Pos. Hometown (Previous School)
Chase Hug, Evansville 5th 1B Indianapolis, Ind. (Olney Central College)
Josue Urdaneta, Indiana State R-Jr. 2B Maracaibo, Venezuela (Avant Garde Academic)
Mike Sears, Indiana State R-Jr. 3B Cincinnati, Ohio (Sinclair CC)
Simon Scherry, Evansville Jr. SS Santa Claus, Ind. (Heritage Hills)
Grant Magill, Indiana State R-Jr. C Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Mountain Vista)
Ryan Vogel, Bradley Jr. OF Metamora, Ill. (Metamora)
Seth Gergely, Indiana State R-Sr. OF Tallmadge, Ohio (Sinclair CC)
Auggie Rasmussen, Illinois State Jr. OF Blair, Neb. (Iowa Western CC)
Spencer Nivens, Missouri State R-So. OF Columbia, Mo. (Rock Bridge)
Andy Bean, Belmont Jr. SP Fisherville, Tenn. (St. George’s HS)
JOE CARTER PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Spencer Nivens, Missouri State
PITCHER OF THE YEAR
Connor Fenlong, Indiana State
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
Charlie Szykowny, UIC
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Zack Stewart, Missouri State
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Grant Magill, Indiana State
DAN CALLAHAN COACH OF THE YEAR
Mitch Hannahs, Indiana State
MARIAN MEN’S SOCCER
INDIANAPOLIS – On Monday May 22, the Marian men’s soccer team finalized their 2023 schedule, as announced by interim head coach James Jenkins. The 2023 season will feature a 16-game slate, with seven non-conference matches and nine Crossroads League contests on the dockett. In addition, Marian will open the James Jenkins tenure of Marian men’s soccer with a friendly at IUPUI on August 16.
Marian’s regular season will open on August 23, as the Knights stay in-state for a matchup at Indiana Tech, opening in Fort Wayne for a 7 p.m. kick. Marian will stay on the road for their second date of the regular season as they travel to Thomas More on August 26, and will return home for the home opener on August 30 against Indiana Tech.
The month of September will open with a road matchup against WHAC foe Lourdes, as Marian will travel to Ohio on September 2 for a 7 p.m. start. Marian will play their final home non-conference matchup on September 6, hosting Trinity Christian at 7 p.m. The final two non-conference bouts will be on the road, with Marian traveling to Holy Cross on September 9 and to Campbellsville-Harrodsburg on September 16.
Marian will open Crossroads League play on the road, traveling to Indiana Wesleyan on September 23 for a 7 p.m. matchup with the Wildcats. Marian will host their first home CL matchup on September 27 against Goshen College, while closing the first third of league play on the road at Taylor on September 30.
The Knights kick off the month of October at home on Saturday, Oct. 7, hosting one of the top teams in the league one season ago in Grace College. Marian will go on the road for their next matchup as they travel to Spring Arbor on October 11, completing the first half of the season. The second half of the conference season will kick off with three straight home games for Marian, as they take on Bethel, St. Francis, and Mt. Vernon Nazarene at St. Vincent Field. The Pilots will visit on Ocotber 14, the Indiana Cougars on October 21, and the Ohio Cougars on October 25. The regular season will conclude on October 28, as Marian travels to Huntington University.
The Crossroads League Tournament will start on November 4, with the quarterfinal round taking place at the home sites of the top-four teams. The semifinals are scheduled for November 8, and the Championship on November 11.
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SPORTS EXTRA
MLB STANDINGS
| American League | |||||||||||
| East | |||||||||||
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Home | Road | East | Central | West | Last 10 | Streak |
| Tampa Bay | 35 | 14 | .714 | – | 22 – 4 | 13 – 10 | 11 – 7 | 9 – 1 | 4 – 2 | 5 – 5 | W 1 |
| Baltimore | 31 | 16 | .660 | 3 | 15 – 8 | 16 – 8 | 9 – 6 | 10 – 3 | 7 – 4 | 7 – 3 | W 3 |
| NY Yankees | 29 | 20 | .592 | 6 | 16 – 10 | 13 – 10 | 9 – 8 | 7 – 6 | 6 – 4 | 8 – 2 | W 4 |
| Boston | 26 | 22 | .542 | 8.5 | 15 – 11 | 11 – 11 | 7 – 7 | 7 – 2 | 5 – 3 | 4 – 6 | L 2 |
| Toronto | 25 | 23 | .521 | 9.5 | 13 – 9 | 12 – 14 | 5 – 13 | 8 – 2 | 5 – 4 | 3 – 7 | L 5 |
| Central | |||||||||||
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Home | Road | East | Central | West | Last 10 | Streak |
| Minnesota | 25 | 23 | .521 | – | 14 – 9 | 11 – 14 | 5 – 5 | 10 – 6 | 3 – 3 | 4 – 6 | L 2 |
| Detroit | 21 | 24 | .467 | 2.5 | 10 – 10 | 11 – 14 | 2 – 14 | 5 – 2 | 3 – 3 | 5 – 5 | W 1 |
| Cleveland | 21 | 26 | .447 | 3.5 | 10 – 12 | 11 – 14 | 3 – 6 | 6 – 7 | 8 – 5 | 4 – 6 | W 1 |
| Chi White Sox | 19 | 30 | .388 | 6.5 | 12 – 13 | 7 – 17 | 2 – 11 | 9 – 8 | 3 – 4 | 6 – 4 | L 1 |
| Kansas City | 14 | 35 | .286 | 11.5 | 6 – 18 | 8 – 17 | 2 – 5 | 4 – 11 | 3 – 9 | 2 – 8 | L 4 |
| West | |||||||||||
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Home | Road | East | Central | West | Last 10 | Streak |
| Texas | 29 | 18 | .617 | – | 16 – 8 | 13 – 10 | 4 – 3 | 5 – 1 | 11 – 5 | 6 – 4 | L 1 |
| Houston | 28 | 19 | .596 | 1 | 14 – 11 | 14 – 8 | 4 – 2 | 6 – 7 | 7 – 5 | 9 – 1 | W 8 |
| LA Angels | 26 | 23 | .531 | 4 | 13 – 10 | 13 – 13 | 6 – 9 | 5 – 4 | 9 – 7 | 5 – 5 | W 2 |
| Seattle | 23 | 24 | .489 | 6 | 11 – 12 | 12 – 12 | 2 – 4 | 5 – 5 | 8 – 5 | 5 – 5 | W 1 |
| Oakland | 10 | 39 | .204 | 20 | 5 – 20 | 5 – 19 | 1 – 9 | 3 – 3 | 4 – 17 | 2 – 8 | L 5 |
| National League | |||||||||||
| East | |||||||||||
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Home | Road | East | Central | West | Last 10 | Streak |
| Atlanta | 29 | 18 | .617 | – | 12 – 11 | 17 – 7 | 10 – 3 | 6 – 0 | 3 – 5 | 4 – 6 | L 1 |
| NY Mets | 25 | 23 | .521 | 4.5 | 12 – 9 | 13 – 14 | 9 – 8 | 1 – 5 | 7 – 6 | 7 – 3 | W 5 |
| Miami | 24 | 24 | .500 | 5.5 | 14 – 11 | 10 – 13 | 8 – 12 | 5 – 4 | 7 – 6 | 5 – 5 | L 2 |
| Philadelphia | 22 | 25 | .468 | 7 | 13 – 9 | 9 – 16 | 1 – 2 | 6 – 4 | 5 – 9 | 4 – 6 | L 1 |
| Washington | 20 | 27 | .426 | 9 | 10 – 15 | 10 – 12 | 5 – 8 | 4 – 3 | 5 – 5 | 4 – 6 | W 2 |
| Central | |||||||||||
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Home | Road | East | Central | West | Last 10 | Streak |
| Milwaukee | 25 | 22 | .532 | – | 13 – 9 | 12 – 13 | 3 – 0 | 5 – 4 | 6 – 10 | 5 – 5 | L 1 |
| Pittsburgh | 25 | 22 | .532 | – | 12 – 11 | 13 – 11 | 2 – 1 | 7 – 4 | 7 – 5 | 4 – 6 | W 1 |
| Chi Cubs | 20 | 26 | .435 | 4.5 | 11 – 11 | 9 – 15 | 4 – 9 | 3 – 5 | 5 – 5 | 3 – 7 | L 2 |
| St. Louis | 21 | 28 | .429 | 5 | 11 – 15 | 10 – 13 | 0 – 3 | 7 – 7 | 7 – 10 | 7 – 3 | L 1 |
| Cincinnati | 20 | 27 | .426 | 5 | 13 – 12 | 7 – 15 | 7 – 9 | 4 – 6 | 2 – 4 | 4 – 6 | W 1 |
| West | |||||||||||
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Home | Road | East | Central | West | Last 10 | Streak |
| LA Dodgers | 30 | 19 | .612 | – | 17 – 7 | 13 – 12 | 5 – 2 | 11 – 9 | 12 – 7 | 6 – 4 | W 1 |
| Arizona | 28 | 20 | .583 | 1.5 | 14 – 10 | 14 – 10 | 5 – 5 | 6 – 3 | 12 – 9 | 8 – 2 | W 3 |
| San Francisco | 23 | 24 | .489 | 6 | 15 – 11 | 8 – 13 | 9 – 7 | 5 – 2 | 2 – 7 | 6 – 4 | W 2 |
| San Diego | 21 | 26 | .447 | 8 | 12 – 15 | 9 – 11 | 5 – 5 | 4 – 6 | 9 – 9 | 2 – 8 | W 1 |
| Colorado | 20 | 28 | .417 | 9.5 | 11 – 12 | 9 – 16 | 7 – 8 | 8 – 7 | 3 – 6 | 4 – 6 | W 1 |
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
1890 The Giants and the Pittsburgh Alleghenys established a National League record when the teams combine to steal seventeen bases in a single game. New York will win the Polo Grounds contest, 17-10.
1901 Scoring nine runs in the bottom of the ninth at Cleveland’s League Park, the Blues, later known as the Indians, stun the Senators, 14-13. The incredible comeback, consisting of six singles, two doubles, a walk, a hit batsman, and a passed ball, comes after two outs.
1901 White Sox reliever Clark Griffith, the team’s pitcher-manager, decides to walk Napoleon Lajoie intentionally with the bases loaded. The strategy proves successful when he induces the next three batters to ground out to complete the 11-9 victory at Chicago’s South Side Park.
1910 In the top of the ninth inning in a game against Boston, Cincinnati’s outfielder Dode Paskert steals second base, third base, and home plate. The thievery proves to be the margin of victory when the Reds edge the Doves, 6-5.
1918 Provost Marshal Enoch Crowder issues a “work-or-fight” order, initially setting July 1st as the deadline for players to enter the needed war workforce or face induction into military service. Secretary of War Newton D. Baker, ignoring Woodrow Wilson’s letter stating that the president saw “no necessity” for curtailing play, allows the major leaguers to compete through Labor Day, with rosters staying intact for the shortened season and the World Series.
1924 Senator right-hander Walter Johnson strikes out 14, including six consecutive batters to tie an AL mark, en route to tossing a 4-0 one-hitter over Chicago. A fourth-inning single by Harry Hooper spoils the Big Train’s bid for his second career no-hitter.
1935 In Cincinnati, rain postpones the first-ever scheduled major league night game, but the team will face the Phillies tomorrow night. The Reds will play eight evening contests this season, including one against every club in the National League.
1936 With the Reds trailing by three runs and the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning at Crosley Field, Sammy Byrd hits Cy Blanton’s pitch for a game-ending home run, giving Cincinnati an incredible come-from-behind 4-3 victory. The 29-year-old outfielder becomes the third major leaguer to hit an ultimate grand slam, A round-tripper in the home team’s final at-bat, and erases a three-run deficit, resulting in a one-run victory.
1945 The Braves send pitcher Red Barrett and $60,000 to the Cardinals for Mort Cooper, who had threatened to leave St. Louis over a salary dispute. After the early season swap, the newest Redbird goes 21-9 for his team, while Boston’s newcomer, a twenty-game winner for the previous three seasons, posts a modest 7-4 record for the sixth-place club.
1948 Yankees’ slugger Joe DiMaggio hits three consecutive home runs, the first two off future Hall of Famer Bob Feller. The trio of round-trippers helps the Bronx Bombers defeat the Tribe, 6-5.
1954 The White Sox send infielder Grady Hatton, obtained from Cincinnati in April, and $100,000 to the Red Sox in exchange for George Kell, the 1949 American League batting champion. Chicago acquires the 31-year-old six-time All-Star third baseman, who started the season with a .311 lifetime batting average, as a significant upgrade, both defensively and offensively, at the hot corner.
1962 Joe Pepitone homers twice to become the second player in Yankee history to hit two home runs in the same inning when the Bronx Bombers score nine times in the eighth inning of a 13-7 rout of Kansas City. In 1936 as a rookie, Joe DiMaggio became the first pinstriper to accomplish the feat.
1963 Mets’ first baseman Gil Hodges is immediately named the Senators’ manager, replacing Mickey Vernon when the teams complete the deal that sends Waterbury (CT) native Jimmy Piersall to New York. The 33-year-old part-time outfielder, who will bat only .194 in 40 games for his new team, will be released in July after drawing the ire of manager Casey Stengel for running the bases backward to celebrate his 100th career home run.
1965 Mets’ outfielder Ron Swoboda takes his position wearing a batting helmet – on his foot. After kicking the protective headgear, which gets stuck on his spikes, manager Casey Stengel orders the young player to go out to the field.
1965 In the first inning of a 5-2 loss to San Francisco, Jimmy Wynn cannot catch Jim Ray Hart’s two-out routine fly ball when he loses the ball in the glare of diffused Texas sunlight streaming through plastic panes of the newly-opened Astrodome. The base-clearing inside-the-park three-run home run results in painting the ballpark’s ceiling, leading to the use of Astroturf next season because the grass will be unable to be grown due to the reduced amount of light.
1970 After a 17-16, 15-inning loss, the Giants replace manager Clyde King with Charlie Fox, their Phoenix PCL affiliate skipper. The 19-23 club recovers to go 14 games over .500, finishing third under their new field boss.
1980 In the early morning hours of the players’ planned walkout, the MLBPA and the owners reach a preliminary four-year agreement, allowing the matter of free agency to be reopened the following season. The unresolved issue over free-agent compensation will lead to a 50-day strike next year, resulting in the loss of 712 games.
1984 The Tigers win their 16th consecutive road game, defeating the Angels, 4-2. Detroit’s victory ties an American League record established by the Senators in 1912.
1991 In front of a sparse Olympic Stadium crowd of 8,833, Tommy Greene, making his 15th start as a major leaguer, no-hits the Expos, 2-0. The Phillies’ right-hander joined the rotation replacing Danny Cox, who had suffered a pulled groin in his last start.
1991 At the Metrodome, Kirby Puckett strokes five singles and a triple in the Twins’ 10-6 loss in 11 innings to Texas. The outfielder’s performance marks the second time he collects six hits in a game, making him the fourth post-1900 major leaguer, along with Doc Cramer, Jim Bottomley, and Jimmie Foxx, to have accomplished the feat twice during their career.
1991 With his fourth-inning swipe of second base at Shea Stadium, Andre Dawson becomes the third member of the 300/300 club with his 300th stolen base. The 36-year-old Cubs outfielder, who has also hit 354 home runs, joins Bobby Bonds and Willie Mays in reaching the milestone.
1993 The Royals Hall of Fame inducts team owner Ewing Kauffman. The public appearance at the stadium will be the philanthropist’s last trip to the Kansas City ballpark, which will be renamed in his honor shortly before his death on the first day in August.
1998 Carl Pavano pitches seven strong innings in his major-league debut for the Expos, allowing two runs, one earned, on three hits while striking out six in the team’s 3-2 walk-off win over the Phillies at Olympic Stadium. Montreal acquired the 22-year-old Southington, Connecticut native in the Pedro Martinez trade with the Red Sox and a player named later (Tony Armas).
1998 David Wells extends his American League record consecutive outs streak to 38 when Boston leadoff hitter Darren Lewis grounds out to begin the contest. The Yankee southpaw, who authored a perfect game in his last outing, had also retired the final ten Kansas City batters he faced in the start before the ‘perfecto.’
1999 Brady Anderson gets hit twice by a pitch in the same inning to set an American League record. The Oriole leadoff man, the third major leaguer to accomplish the feat, scores twice when the Birds tally ten runs in the first inning, routing the Rangers at Camden Yards, 16-5.
2000 Mariners outfielder Rickey Henderson draws his 2,000th career walk, becoming only the third player in baseball history to reach the milestone. Hall of Famers Babe Ruth and Ted Williams are the only other major leaguers to have accomplished the feat.
2002 Shawn Green hits four home runs in one game to become the 14th player in major league history, the second this month, to accomplish the feat. The Dodger right fielder’s 6-for-6 performance in Milwaukee’s Miller Park, which includes a single and double, breaks Joe Adcock’s 1954 mark for total bases by one, with a total of 19.
2002 The Dodgers set a franchise mark when the team hits eight homers in one contest, bashing the Brewers, 16-3. Shawn Green’s four round-trippers account for half of the record-breaking barrage, with Brian Jordan, Hiram Bocachica, Adrian Beltre, and Dave Hansen contributing home runs in the Miller Park contest.
2004 Mets shortstop Kaz Matsui surpasses Tommie Agee’s 1969 team record when he sets a franchise mark with his fifth leadoff home run of the season, becoming the first Mets player to accomplish the feat in consecutive games. The 28-year-old Japanese infielder is also the first big leaguer to have his first five career round-trippers when batting first in the first inning of a game.
2004 The River City Rascals, a member of the independent Frontier League, announce a ‘Sports Criminals Night,’ which will turn T.R. Hughes Ballpark into a giant cell block, complete with a ‘dugout jail’ for fans during the June 2nd game against the Rockford Riverhawks. After the community’s protests, the team cancels the event, intended to humorously poke fun at the media’s coverage of athletes in trouble.
2008 Six weeks after his successful thyroid cancer surgery, Diamondback hurler Doug Davis allows just one run over seven innings in an 11-1 win over the Braves at Turner Field. The 32-year-old southpaw joins Red Sox starter Jon Lester, who threw a no-hitter earlier this week to serve as an inspiration for cancer patients and their families.
2008 Giving up just one run in 6.1 innings in the Giants’ 8-2 victory over the Marlins, southpaw Barry Zito avoids becoming the first starter in franchise history to start a season 0-9. The former Cy Young Award winner, who signed a $126 million deal with San Francisco before last season, has posted a 12-22 record since donning the orange and black.
2009 At Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Jason Giambi hits his 400th career home run. The A’s designated hitter goes deep off Dan Haren leading off the fourth inning in an 8-7 loss against Arizona to become the 44th major leaguer to reach the milestone.
2011 In a profile piece written by Jeffrey Toobin for The New Yorker, Fred Wilpon makes some very candid comments about some of the ‘stars’ on his payroll. The embattled Mets owner is critical of the often injured Jose Reyes and Carlos Beltran and calls David Wright a nice kid but “not a superstar.”
2011 Chasing a sixth-inning foul pop near the Rangers dugout in the sixth inning, A.J. Pierzynski nearly makes contact with George W. Bush, who is sitting in the owner’s box with his wife, Laura. The ball drops harmlessly into the stands, but the former president takes the opportunity to converse with the startled White Sox catcher.
2011 In the Brewers’ 11-3 win over the Nationals at Miller Park, Corey Hart hit his first three homers of the season and drives in seven runs, tying both franchise records. The Milwaukee right fielder goes deep with two-run blasts in the first and fifth off Washington starter Tom Gorzelanny to reach the 100th career homer run milestone and then adds a two-out three-run shot in the eighth, becoming the tenth Brewers player to hit three in one game.
2020 The Nationals scrap their virtual World Series ring ceremony, planned for airing on television and streaming online when the players decide they would rather wait to be together in person to receive their championship jewelry. The team will still unveil the ring’s design tomorrow, the day initially selected for the presentation, because the date marks the anniversary of Washington’s turnaround from a 19-31 record to a Game 7 victory in the Fall Classic.
TV TUESDAY
| MLB REGULAR SEASON GAMES | TIME ET | TV |
| Chi. White Sox at Cleveland | 6:10pm | NBCS-CHI Bally Sports |
| Texas at Pittsburgh | 6:35pm | Bally Sports ATTSN-PIT |
| Arizona at Philadelphia | 6:40pm | Bally Sports NBCS-PHI |
| St. Louis at Cincinnati | 6:40pm | Bally Sports |
| Toronto at Tampa Bay | 6:40pm | Sportsnet Bally Sports |
| San Diego at Washington | 7:05pm | MASN/2 Bally Sports |
| Baltimore at New York | 7:05pm | MASN/2 YES |
| LA Dodgers at Atlanta | 7:20pm | TBS Sportsnet Bally Sports |
| Detroit at Kansas City | 7:40pm | Bally Sports |
| Houston at Milwaukee | 7:40pm | Bally Sports ATTSN-SW |
| NY Mets at Chi. Cubs | 7:40pm | SNY MARQ |
| San Francisco at Minnesota | 7:40pm | NBCS-BAY Bally Sports |
| Miami at Colorado | 8:40pm | Bally Sports ATTSN-RM |
| Boston at LA Angels | 9:38pm | MLBN Bally Sports NESN |
| Oakland at Seattle | 9:40pm | MLBN Root Sports NBCS-CA |
| NBA PLAYOFFS | TIME ET | TV |
| East Finals Game 4: Boston at Miami | 8:30pm | TNT |
| NHL PLAYOFFS | TIME ET | TV |
| West Finals Game 3: Vegas at Dallas | 8:00pm | ESPN |
| SOCCER | TIME ET | TV |
| La Liga: Real Sociedad vs Almería | 1:30pm | ESPN+ |
| La Liga: Celta de Vigo vs Girona | 1:30pm | ESPN+ |
| La Liga: Real Valladolid vs Barcelona | 4:00pm | ESPN+ |