THE INDIANA SRN “SPORTSPAGE” WEDNESDAY MAY 22, 2024

INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT

Class 4A

1. Munster (8) | Bracket
East Chicago Central, Gary West Side, Hammond Central, Hammond Morton, Hobart, Lake Central, Merrillville, Munster

2. Crown Point (6) | Bracket
Chesterton, Crown Point, Kankakee Valley, Lowell, Portage, Valparaiso

3. Plymouth (5) | Bracket
LaPorte, Michigan City, Mishawaka, Plymouth, South Bend Adams

4. Penn (6) | Bracket
Concord, Elkhart, Goshen, Northridge, Penn, Warsaw Community

5. DeKalb (5) | Bracket
Carroll (Fort Wayne), DeKalb, Fort Wayne North Side, Fort Wayne Northrop, Fort Wayne Snider

6. Columbia City (6) | Bracket
Columbia City, Fort Wayne South Side, Fort Wayne Wayne, Homestead, Huntington North, New Haven

7. Lafayette Jeff (6) | Bracket
Harrison (West Lafayette), Kokomo, Lafayette Jefferson, Logansport, Marion, McCutcheon

8. Noblesville (6) | Bracket
Carmel, Fishers, Hamilton Southeastern, Noblesville, Westfield, Zionsville

9. New Palestine (7) | Bracket
Anderson, Greenfield-Central, Mt. Vernon (Fortville), Muncie Central, New Palestine, Pendleton Heights, Richmond

10. Lawrence North (7) | Bracket
Ben Davis, Indianapolis Cathedral, Indianapolis Crispus Attucks, Lawrence Central, Lawrence North, North Central (Indianapolis), Pike

11. Roncalli (6) | Bracket
Franklin Central, Indianapolis Arsenal Technical, Perry Meridian, Roncalli, Southport, Warren Central

12. Decatur Central (6) | Bracket
Avon, Brownsburg, Decatur Central, Plainfield, Terre Haute North Vigo, Terre Haute South Vigo

13. Bloomington North (6) | Bracket
Bloomington North, Bloomington South, Center Grove, Greenwood Community, Martinsville, Mooresville,

14. Shelbyville (6) | Bracket
Columbus East, Columbus North, East Central, Franklin Community, Shelbyville, Whiteland Community

15. Seymour (6) | Bracket
Bedford North Lawrence, Floyd Central, Jeffersonville, Jennings County, New Albany, Seymour

16. Evansville F.J. Reitz (5) | Bracket
Castle, Evansville Central, Evansville F.J. Reitz, Evansville Harrison, Evansville North

Class 3A

17. Highland (8) | Bracket
Andrean,Boone Grove, Calumet, Griffith, Hanover Central, Highland, Rensselaer Central, River Forest

18. Glenn @ Newton Park (5) | Bracket
Culver Academies, Glenn, Knox, New Prairie, Tippecanoe Valley

19. Mishawaka Marian (6) | Bracket
Jimtown,Mishawaka Marian, South Bend Clay, South Bend Riley, South Bend Saint Joseph, South Bend Washington

20. Northwestern (6) | Bracket
Frankfort, North Montgomery, Northwestern, Twin Lakes, West Lafayette, Western

21. Angola (7) | Bracket
Angola, Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran, Garrett, Heritage, Leo, Woodlan

22. Fairfield (6) | Bracket
East Noble, Fairfield, Lakeland, NorthWood, Wawasee, West Noble

23. Norwell (6) | Bracket
Bellmont, Maconaquah, Mississinewa, Norwell, Oak Hill, Peru

24. Yorktown (5) | Bracket
Centerville, Delta, Jay County, New Castle, Yorktown

25. Danville (6) | Bracket
Crawfordsville, Danville Community, Lebanon, Monrovia, Tri-West Hendricks, Western Boone

26. Edgewood (6) | Bracket
Edgewood, Indian Creek, Northview, Owen Valley, South Vermillion, West Vigo

27. Brebeuf Jesuit (5) | Bracket
Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory, Guerin Catholic, Hamilton Heights, Indianapolis Bishop Chatard, Indianapolis Shortridge

28. Beech Grove (6) | Bracket
Beech Grove, Christel House, Herron, Indianapolis George Washington, Purdue Polytechnic – Downtown, Speedway

29. Lawrenceburg (7) | Bracket
Batesville, Connersville, Franklin County, Greensburg, Lawrenceburg, Rushville Consolidated, South Dearborn

30. North Harrison (7) | Bracket
Charlestown, Corydon Central, Madison Consolidated, North Harrison, Salem, Scottsburg, Silver Creek

31. Jasper (6) | Bracket
Heritage Hills, Jasper, Pike Central, Southridge, Vincennes Lincoln, Washington

32. Princeton Community (6) | Bracket
Boonville, Evansville Bosse, Evansville Reitz Memorial, Gibson Southern, Mt. Vernon, Princeton Community,

Class 2A

33. Whiting (6) | Bracket
21st Century Charter-Gary, Hammond Bishop Noll, Illiana Christian, Lake Station Edison, North Newton, Whiting

34. North Judson-San Pierre (6) | Bracket
Hebron, North Judson-San Pierre, South Central (Union Mills), South Bend Career Academy, Wheeler, Winamac Community

35. Delphi (6) | Bracket
Benton Central, Carroll (Flora), Clinton Prairie, Delphi Community, Lewis Cass, Seeger

36. Wabash (6) | Bracket
Bremen, LaVille, Manchester, Pioneer, Rochester Community, Wabash

37. South Adams (6) | Bracket
Adams Central,Blackford, Bluffton, Eastbrook, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, South Adams

38. Eastside (6) | Bracket
Central Noble, Churubusco, Eastside, Prairie Heights, Westview, Whitko,

39. Eastern (Greentown) (6) | Bracket
Alexandria Monroe, Eastern (Greentown), Elwood Community, Madison-Grant, Taylor, Tipton

40. Frankton (6) | Bracket
Frankton, Lapel, Monroe Central, Muncie Burris, Wapahani, Winchester Community

41. Shenandoah (6) | Bracket
Eastern Hancock, Hagerstown, Knightstown, Northeastern, Shenandoah, Union County

42. Park Tudor (5) | Bracket
Heritage Christian, Indianapolis Scecina Memorial, Irvington Preparatory Academy, Park Tudor, Triton Central

43. Sheridan (6) | Bracket
Cascade, Covenant Christian (Indpls), Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter, Riverside, Sheridan, University

44. Greencastle (6) | Bracket
Cloverdale, Greencastle, North Putnam, Parke Heritage, South Putnam, Southmont

45. South Ripley (8) | Bracket
Austin, Brown County, Brownstown Central, Hauser, Milan, South Ripley, Southwestern (Hanover), Switzerland County

46. Clarksville (5) | Bracket
Clarksville, Crawford County, Eastern (Pekin), Paoli, Providence

47. Sullivan (6) | Bracket
Eastern Greene, Linton-Stockton, Mitchell, North Knox, South Knox, Sullivan

48. South Spencer (6) | Bracket
Evansville Mater Dei, Forest Park, North Posey, Perry Central, South Spencer, Tell City

Class 1A

49. Morgan Township (6) | Bracket
Bowman Leadership Academy, DeMotte Christian, Hammond Academy of Science & Technology, Kouts, Morgan Township, Washington Township

50. Tri-Township (7) | Bracket
Argos, Culver Community, Marquette Catholic, Oregon-Davis, Triton, Tri-Township, Westville

51. Fremont (7) | Bracket
Bethany Christian, Elkhart Christian Academy, Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian, Fort Wayne Canterbury, Fremont, Hamilton, Lakewood Park Christian

52. North White (6) | Bracket
Caston, North Miami, North White, Northfield, Southwood, West Central

53. Frontier (6) | Bracket
Clinton Central, Faith Christian, Frontier, Rossville, South Newton, Tri-County

54. Lafayette Central Catholic (6) | Bracket
Attica, Covington, Fountain Central, Lafayette Central Catholic, North Vermillion, Riverton Parke

55. Wes-Del (7) | Bracket
Anderson Preparatory Academy, Cowan, Daleville, Liberty Christian, Southern Wells, Tri-Central, Wes-Del

56. Seton Catholic (6) | Bracket
Blue River Valley, Cambridge City Lincoln, Randolph Southern, Seton Catholic, Tri, Union City

57. Shakamak (6) | Bracket
Bloomfield, Clay City, Dugger Union, North Central (Farmersburg), Shakamak, White River Valley

58. Bethesda Christian (5) | Bracket
Bethesda Christian, Indiana School for the Deaf, Purdue Polytechnic – Broad Ripple, Providence Cristo Rey, Tindley

59. Morristown (5) | Bracket
Edinburgh, Greenwood Christian Academy, Indianapolis Lutheran, Indianapolis Metropolitan, Morristown

60. Jac-Cen-Del (6) | Bracket
Jac-Cen-Del, North Decatur, Oldenburg Academy, South Decatur, Southwestern (Shelbyville), Waldron

61. South Central (Elizabeth) (6) | Bracket
Borden, Christian Academy of Indiana, Lanesville, Rock Creek Academy, South Central (Elizabeth), West Washington

62. Shawe Memorial (6) | Bracket
Crothersville, Henryville, New Washington, Rising Sun, Shawe Memorial, Trinity Lutheran

63. Loogootee (6) | Bracket
Barr-Reeve, Loogootee, North Daviess, Orleans, Shoals, Vincennes Rivet

64. Northeast Dubois (6) | Bracket
Cannelton, Evansville Christian, Northeast Dubois, Springs Valley, Tecumseh, Wood Memorial

CENTRAL INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL SECTIONAL SCORES

DELTA 4 ANDERSON 0

LIBERTY CHRISTIAN 20 TINDLEY 5

GREENCASTLE 10 RIVERTON PARKE 1

EASTERN HANCOCK 22 IRVINGTON PREP 18

WINCHESTER 6 S. ADAMS 0

AVON 8 CATHEDRAL 4

BREBEUF 11 HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 1

ATTICA 19 INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE 9

HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 5 GREENFIELD CENTRAL 4

CENTER GROVE 12 PLAINFIELD 2

DELPHI 8 BETHESDA CHRISTIAN 3

JENNINGS COUNTY 3 GREENSBURG 2

STATE SCOREBOARD: HTTPS://WWW.MAXPREPS.COM/IN/BASEBALL/SCORES/?DATE=5/21/2024

INDIANA SOFTBALL SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT

CLASS 4A

1. LAKE CENTRAL (7) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL, GARY WEST SIDE, HAMMOND CENTRAL, HAMMOND MORTON, LAKE CENTRAL, MERRILLVILLE, MUNSTER.

2. CHESTERSON (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
CHESTERTON, CROWN POINT, HOBART, LOWELL, PORTAGE, VALPARAISO.

3. SOUTH BEND ADAMS (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
LAPORTE, MICHIGAN CITY, MISHAWAKA, PLYMOUTH, SOUTH BEND ADAMS, SOUTH BEND SAINT JOSEPH.

4. NORTHRIDGE (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
CONCORD, ELKHART, GOSHEN, NORTHRIDGE, PENN, WARSAW COMMUNITY.

5. CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) (5) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
CARROLL (FORT WAYNE), DEKALB, FORT WAYNE NORTH SIDE, FORT WAYNE NORTHROP, FORT WAYNE SNIDER.

6. COLUMBIA CITY (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
COLUMBIA CITY, FORT WAYNE SOUTH SIDE, FORT WAYNE WAYNE, HOMESTEAD, HUNTINGTON NORTH, NEW HAVEN.

7. KOKOMO (5) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE), KOKOMO, LAFAYETTE JEFFERSON, LOGANSPORT, MCCUTCHEON.

8. CARMEL (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
CARMEL, FISHERS, HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN, NOBLESVILLE, WESTFIELD, ZIONSVILLE.

9. PENDLETON HEIGHTS (7) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
ANDERSON, GREENFIELD-CENTRAL, MT. VERNON (FORTVILLE), MUNCIE CENTRAL, NEW PALESTINE, PENDLETON HEIGHTS, RICHMOND.

10. LAWRENCE CENTRAL (7) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
BEN DAVIS, INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL, INDIANAPOLIS CRISPUS ATTUCKS, LAWRENCE CENTRAL, LAWRENCE NORTH, NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS), PIKE.

11. FRANKLIN CENTRAL (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
FRANKLIN CENTRAL, INDIANAPOLIS ARSENAL TECHNICAL, PERRY MERIDIAN, RONCALLI, SOUTHPORT, WARREN CENTRAL.

12. TERRE HAUTE NORTH (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
AVON, BROWNSBURG, DECATUR CENTRAL, PLAINFIELD, TERRE HAUTE NORTH VIGO, TERRE HAUTE SOUTH VIGO.

13. CENTER GROVE (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
BLOOMINGTON NORTH, BLOOMINGTON SOUTH, CENTER GROVE, GREENWOOD COMMUNITY, MARTINSVILLE, MOORESVILLE.

14. COLUMBUS EAST (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
COLUMBUS EAST, COLUMBUS NORTH, EAST CENTRAL, FRANKLIN COMMUNITY, SHELBYVILLE, WHITELAND COMMUNITY.

15. NEW ALBANY (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE, FLOYD CENTRAL, JEFFERSONVILLE, JENNINGS COUNTY, NEW ALBANY, SEYMOUR.

16. EVANSVILLE NORTH (5) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
CASTLE, EVANSVILLE CENTRAL, EVANSVILLE F.J. REITZ, EVANSVILLE HARRISON, EVANSVILLE NORTH.

CLASS 3A

17. GRIFFITH (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
BOONE GROVE, CALUMET, GRIFFITH, HANOVER CENTRAL, HIGHLAND, RIVER FOREST.

18. TWIN LAKES (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
FRANKFORT, NORTH MONTGOMERY, NORTHWESTERN, TWIN LAKES, WEST LAFAYETTE, WESTERN.

19. MISHAWAKA MARIAN (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
JIMTOWN, MISHAWAKA MARIAN, NEW PRAIRIE, SOUTH BEND CLAY, SOUTH BEND RILEY, SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON.

20. KANKAKEE VALLEY (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
CULVER ACADEMIES, GLENN, KANKAKEE VALLEY, KNOX, RENSSELAER CENTRAL, TIPPECANOE VALLEY.

21. FAIRFIELD (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
EAST NOBLE, FAIRFIELD, LAKELAND, NORTHWOOD, WAWASEE, WEST NOBLE.

22. LEO (7) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
ANGOLA, FORT WAYNE BISHOP DWENGER, FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA LUTHERAN, GARRETT, HERITAGE, LEO, WOODLAN.

23. OAK HILL (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
BELLMONT, MACONAQUAH, MARION, NORWELL, OAK HILL, PERU.

24. DELTA (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
CENTERVILLE, DELTA, JAY COUNTY, MISSISSINEWA, NEW CASTLE, YORKTOWN.

25. LEBANON (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
CRAWFORDSVILLE, DANVILLE, LEBANON, MONROVIA, TRI-WEST HENDRICKS, WESTERN BOONE.

26. OWEN VALLEY (5) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
EDGEWOOD, INDIAN CREEK, NORTHVIEW, OWEN VALLEY, WEST VIGO.

27. INDIANAPOLIS BISHOP CHATARD (5) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
BREBEUF JESUIT, GUERIN CATHOLIC, HAMILTON HEIGHTS, INDIANAPOLIS BISHOP CHATARD, INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE.

28. BEECH GROVE (5) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
BEECH GROVE, HERRON, PURDUE POLYTECHNIC, SPEEDWAY.

29. RUSHVILLE (7) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
BATESVILLE, CONNERSVILLE, FRANKLIN COUNTY, GREENSBURG, LAWRENCEBURG, RUSHVILLE CONSOLIDATED, SOUTH DEARBORN.

30. SILVER CREEK (7) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
CHARLESTOWN, CORYDON CENTRAL, MADISON CONSOLIDATED, NORTH HARRISON, SALEM, SCOTTSBURG, SILVER CREEK.

31. SOUTHRIDGE (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
HERITAGE HILLS, JASPER, PIKE CENTRAL, SOUTHRIDGE, VINCENNES LINCOLN, WASHINGTON.

32. BOONVILLE (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
BOONVILLE, EVANSVILLE BOSSE, EVANSVILLE REITZ MEMORIAL, GIBSON SOUTHERN, MT. VERNON, PRINCETON.

CLASS 2A

33. ANDREAN (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
ANDREAN, HAMMOND BISHOP NOLL, ILLIANA CHRISTIAN, LAKE STATION EDISON, NORTH NEWTON, WHITING.

34. SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS) (5) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
BREMEN, HEBRON, LAVILLE, SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS), WHEELER.

35. CENTRAL NOBLE (5) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
CENTRAL NOBLE, CHURUBUSCO, EASTSIDE, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS, WESTVIEW.

36. SOUTH ADAMS (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
ADAMS CENTRAL, BLUFFTON, FORT WAYNE BISHOP LUERS, MANCHESTER, SOUTH ADAMS, WHITKO.

37. ROCHESTER (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
LEWIS CASS, NORTH JUDSON-SAN PIERRE, PIONEER, ROCHESTER COMMUNITY, WABASH, WINAMAC COMMUNITY.

38. DELPHI COMMUNITY (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
BENTON CENTRAL, CARROLL (FLORA), CLINTON PRAIRIE, DELPHI COMMUNITY, SEEGER, TIPTON.

39. MADISON-GRANT (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
BLACKFORD, EASTBROOK, EASTERN (GREENTOWN), ELWOOD COMMUNITY, MADISON-GRANT, TAYLOR.

40. LAPEL (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
ALEXANDRIA MONROE, FRANKTON, LAPEL, MONROE CENTRAL, WAPAHANI, WINCHESTER COMMUNITY.

41. KNIGHTSTOWN (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
EASTERN HANCOCK, HAGERSTOWN, KNIGHTSTOWN, NORTHEASTERN, SHENANDOAH, UNION COUNTY.

42. HERITAGE CHRISTIAN (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
CHRISTEL HOUSE, HERITAGE CHRISTIAN, INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA, IRVINGTON PREPARATORY, PARK TUDOR, TRITON CENTRAL.

43. CASCADE (5) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
CASCADE, COVENANT CHRISTIAN, INDIANAPOLIS CARDINAL RITTER, RIVERSIDE, SHERIDAN.

44. SOUTHMONT (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
GREENCASTLE, NORTH PUTNAM, PARKE HERITAGE, SOUTH PUTNAM, SOUTH VERMILLION, SOUTHMONT.

45. MILAN (7) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
BROWN COUNTY, BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL, HAUSER, MILAN, SOUTH RIPLEY, SOUTHWESTERN (HANOVER), SWITZERLAND COUNTY.

46. PROVIDENCE (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
AUSTIN, CLARKSVILLE, CRAWFORD COUNTY, EASTERN (PEKIN), PAOLI, PROVIDENCE.

47. SOUTH KNOX (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
EASTERN GREENE, LINTON-STOCKTON, MITCHELL, NORTH KNOX, SOUTH KNOX, SULLIVAN.

48. FOREST PARK (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
EVANSVILLE MATER DEI, FOREST PARK, NORTH POSEY, PERRY CENTRAL, SOUTH SPENCER, TELL CITY.

CLASS 1A

49. TRI-TOWNSHIP (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
DEMOTTE CHRISTIAN, HAMMOND ACADEMY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, KOUTS, MORGAN TOWNSHIP, TRI-TOWNSHIP, WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP.

50. WESTVILLE (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
ARGOS, CULVER COMMUNITY, MARQUETTE CATHOLIC, OREGON-DAVIS, TRITON, WESTVILLE.

51. FREMONT (4) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
ELKHART CHRISTIAN, FREMONT, HAMILTON, LAKEWOOD PARK CHRISTIAN.

52. NORTH MIAMI (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
CASTON, NORTH MIAMI, NORTH WHITE, NORTHFIELD, SOUTHWOOD, WEST CENTRAL.

53. ROSSVILLE (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
CLINTON CENTRAL, FAITH CHRISTIAN, FRONTIER, ROSSVILLE, SOUTH NEWTON, TRI-COUNTY.

54. RIVERTON PARKE (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
ATTICA, COVINGTON, FOUNTAIN CENTRAL, LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC, NORTH VERMILLION, RIVERTON PARKE.

55. SOUTHERN WELLS (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
ANDERSON PREPARATORY, COWAN, DALEVILLE, LIBERTY CHRISTIAN, SOUTHERN WELLS, TRI-CENTRAL, WES-DEL.

56. TRI (4) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN, RANDOLPH SOUTHERN, TRI, UNION CITY.

57. WHITE RIVER VALLEY (7) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
BLOOMFIELD, CLAY CITY, CLOVERDALE, DUGGER UNION, NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG), SHAKAMAK, WHITE RIVER VALLEY.

58. INDIANA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (4) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
BETHESDA CHRISTIAN, EMINENCE, INDIANA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF, PROVIDENCE CRISTO REY.

59. INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN (4) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
EDINBURGH, GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN, INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN, MORRISTOWN.

60. NORTH DECATUR (5) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
JAC-CEN-DEL, NORTH DECATUR, OLDENBURG, SOUTH DECATUR, WALDRON.

61. LANESVILLE (6) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
BORDEN, CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF INDIANA, LANESVILLE, ROCK CREEK, SOUTH CENTRAL (ELIZABETH), WEST WASHINGTON.

62. NEW WASHINGTON (5) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
CROTHERSVILLE, HENRYVILLE, NEW WASHINGTON, RISING SUN, TRINITY LUTHERAN.

63. NORTH DAVIESS (5) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
BARR-REEVE, LOOGOOTEE, NORTH DAVIESS, ORLEANS, SHOALS.

64. NORTHEAST DUBOIS (5) | BUY TICKETS |BRACKET
CANNELTON, NORTHEAST DUBOIS, SPRINGS VALLEY, TECUMSEH, WOOD MEMORIAL.

CENTRAL INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL SCORES

DALEVILLE 3 WES DEL 2

TRI 3 CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN 1

CENTERVILLE 17 NEW CASTLE 3

DELPHI 17 TIPTON 4

GREENCASTLE 11 S. VERMILLION 2

TRITON CENTRAL 9 HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 0

TERRE HAUTE NORTH 9 BROWNSBURG 4

NEW PALESTINE 21 MUNCIE CENTRAL 0

CASCADE 13 SHERIDAN 0

RISING SUN 11 TRINITY LUTHERAN 0

INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN 17 GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN 2

CLOVERDALE 10 WHITE RIVER VALLEY 9

NOBLESVILLE 18 FISHERS 5

LAPEL 2 FRANKTON 1

CATHEDRAL 16 PIKE 1

HAMILTON HEIGHTS 12 BREBEUF 0

CENTER GROVE 4 BLOOMINGTON SOUTH 1

WHITELAND 6 FRANKLIN 3

COWAN 12 SOUTHERN WELLS 0

SCECINA 22 IRVINGTON PREP 8

COVENANT CHRISTIAN 14 RITTER 2

JAY COUNTY 13 DELTA 3

UNION CITY 16 RANDOLPH SOUTHERN 0

TRI-WEST 10 CRAWFORDSVILLE 0

PENDLETON HEIGHTS 10 ANDERSON 4

EAST CENTRAL 2 COLUMBUS NORTH 1

ALEXANDRIA MONROE 15 WAPAHANI 0

MOORESVILLE 11 BLOOMINGTON NORTH 1

CONNERSVILLE 9 GREENSBURG 4

AVON 7 PLAINFIELD 1

STATE SCOREBOARD: HTTPS://WWW.MAXPREPS.COM/IN/SOFTBALL/SCORES/?DATE=5/21/2024

INDIANA GIRLS TENNIS STATE TOURNAMENT BRACKET:

https://www.ihsaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2023-24%20GTe%20State%20Championship%20Bracket.pdf

INDIANA TRACK AND FIELD REGIONALS

1. Portage | 5:30 pm CT | Performance List | Results
Sectional Host: Chesterton, Highland, Hobart, Kankakee Valley

2. Kokomo | 6 pm ET | Performance List | Results
Sectional Host: Bremen, Kokomo, Mishawaka, Warsaw Community

3. Lafayette Jefferson | 6 pm ET | | Performance List | Results
Sectional Host: Hamilton Southeastern, Harrison (West Lafayette), Twin Lakes, Zionsville

4. Carroll (Fort Wayne) | 6 pm ET | | Performance List | Results
Sectional Host: East Noble, Fort Wayne Northrop, Marion, New Haven

5. Pike | 6 pm ET | | Performance List | Results
Sectional Host: Delta, Lawrence Central, Pendleton Heights, Southport

6. Shelbyville | 6 pm ET | | Performance List | Results
Sectional Host: Connersville, East Central, Franklin Community, Warren Central

7. Bloomington North | 6 pm ET | | Performance List | Results
Sectional Host: Bloomington North, Madison Consolidated, Seymour, Terre Haute North

8. Evansville Central | 5:30 pm CT | | Performance List | Results
Sectional Host: Floyd Central, Mt. Vernon, Perry Central, Princeton Community

INDIANA TRACK RESULTS: https://in.milesplit.com/results

NBA PLAYOFFS

EASTERN CONFERENCE

(1) BOSTON VS. (6) INDIANA

• GAME 1: CELTICS 133, PACERS 128 (OT)
• GAME 2: PACERS VS. CELTICS, THURSDAY, MAY 23 (8:00 ET, ESPN)
• GAME 3: CELTICS VS. PACERS, SATURDAY, MAY 25 (8:30 ET, ABC)
• GAME 4: CELTICS VS. PACERS, MONDAY, MAY 27 (8:00 ET, ESPN)
• GAME 5: PACERS VS. CELTICS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 29 (8:00 ET, ESPN)*
• GAME 6: CELTICS VS. PACERS, FRIDAY, MAY 31 (8:00 ET, ESPN)*
• GAME 7: PACERS VS. CELTICS, SUNDAY, JUNE 2 (8:00 ET, ESPN)*
BOSTON LEADS SERIES 1-0

* = IF NECESSARY

WESTERN CONFERENCE

3) MINNESOTA VS. (5) DALLAS

• GAME 1: MAVERICKS VS. TIMBERWOLVES, WEDNESDAY, MAY 22 (8:30 ET, TNT)
• GAME 2: MAVERICKS VS. TIMBERWOLVES, FRIDAY, MAY 24 (8:30 ET, TNT)
• GAME 3: TIMBERWOLVES VS. MAVERICKS, SUNDAY, MAY 26 (8:00 ET, TNT)
• GAME 4: TIMBERWOLVES VS. MAVERICKS, TUESDAY, MAY 28 (8:30 ET, TNT)
• GAME 5: MAVERICKS VS. TIMBERWOLVES, THURSDAY, MAY 30 (8:30 ET, TNT)*
• GAME 6: TIMBERWOLVES VS. MAVERICKS, SATURDAY, JUNE 1 (8:30 ET, TNT)*
• GAME 7: MAVERICKS VS. TIMBERWOLVES, MONDAY, JUNE 3 (8:30 ET, TNT)*

* = IF NECESSARY

> NBA FINALS SCHEDULE

THE 2024 NBA FINALS PRESENTED BY YOUTUBE TV WILL BEGIN JUNE 6, WITH ABC AS THE EXCLUSIVE BROADCASTER.

GAME 1: THURSDAY, JUNE 6 (8:30 ET)
GAME 2: SUNDAY, JUNE 9 (8 ET)
GAME 3: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12 (8:30 ET)
GAME 4: FRIDAY, JUNE 14 (8:30 ET)
GAME 5: MONDAY, JUNE 17 (8:30 ET)*
GAME 6: THURSDAY, JUNE 20 (8:30 ET)*
GAME 7: SUNDAY, JUNE 23 (8 ET)*

* = IF NECESSARY

WNBA SCORES

ATLANTA 83 DALLAS 78

PHOENIX 98 LAS VEGAS 88

LOS ANGELES 70 WASHINGTON 68

NHL PLAYOFFS

EASTERN CONFERENCE

NEW YORK RANGERS VS. FLORIDA

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WESTERN CONFERENCE

DALLAS VS. EDMONTON

SCHEDULE:

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

CLEVELAND 7 NY METS 6

PITTSBURGH 7 SAN FRANCISCO 6 (10)

PHILADELPHIA 5 TEXAS 2

MILWAUKEE 7 MIAMI 5

CINCINNATI 2 SAN DIEGO 0

MINNESOTA 10 WASHINGTON 0

BOSTON 5 TAMPA BAY 2

SEATTLE 6 NY YANKEES 3

CHICAGO WHITE SOX 5 TORONTO 0

CHICAGO CUBS 4 ATLANTA 3 (10)

KANSAS CITY 10 DETROIT 3

HOUSTON 6 LA ANGELS 5 (10)

OAKLAND 5 COLORADO 4

ARIZONA 7 LA DODGERS 3

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCORES

INDIANAPOLIS 18 IOWA 6

FORT WAYNE 12 LANSING 1

SOUTH BEND 7 WISCONSIN 1

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BIG 10 BASEBALL TOURNAMENT

TUESDAY, MAY 21
INDIANA 8 PURDUE 6
OHIO STATE 15 NEBRASKA 2
WEDNESDAY, MAY 22
GAME 3: PENN STATE VS. ILLINOIS 12:00

GAME 4: #5 IOWA VS. #4 MICHIGAN, 3 P.M.
GAME 5: LOSERS OF GAMES 1 & 2, 8 P.M.
THURSDAY, MAY 23
GAME 6: LOSERS OF GAME 3 & 4, 11 A.M.
GAME 7: WINNERS OF GAMES 1 & 2, 3 P.M.
GAME 8: WINNERS OF GAME 3 & 4, 8 P.M.
FRIDAY, MAY 24
GAME 9: WINNER OF GAME 5 VS. LOSER OF GAME 7, 3 P.M.
GAME 10: WINNER OF GAME 6 VS. LOSER OF GAME 8, 8 P.M.
SATURDAY, MAY 25
BRACKET FINALS & IF NECESSARY GAMES, 10 A.M. & 2 P.M. (6 P.M. & 10 P.M.)
SUNDAY, MAY 26
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, 3 P.M. (WINNER TAKE ALL)

MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT

SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, MAY 21

ILLINOIS-CHICAGO 9 MISSOURI STATE 8

SOUTHERN ILLNOIS 12 BELMONT 2

SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 22
GAME 3: NO. 3 EVANSVILLE VS. NO. 4 ILLINOIS STATE, 9 AM
GAME 4: LOSER GAME 1 VS. LOSER GAME 2, 12:30 PM
GAME 5: NO. 1 INDIANA STATE VS. TBD, 4 PM
GAME 6: NO. 2 MURRAY STATE VS. TBD, 7:30 PM

SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, MAY 23
GAME 7: LOSER OF GAME 3 VS. WINNER OF GAME 4, 9 AM
GAME 8: LOSER OF GAME 5 VS. LOSER OF GAME 6, 12:30 PM
GAME 9: WINNER OF GAME 5 VS. WINNER OF GAME 7, 4 PM
GAME 10: WINNER OF GAME 3 VS. WINNER OF GAME 6, 7:30 PM

SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, MAY 24
GAME 11: TBD, 11 AM
GAME 12: TBD, 2:30 PM
GAME 13: TBD, 6 PM

SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY, MAY 27
GAME 14: MVC CHAMPIONSHIP, 2:30 PM
GAME 15: MVC CHAMPIONSHIP (IF NECESSARY), 6 PM

MAC BASEBALL TOURNAMENT

WEDNESDAY, MAY 22ND
GAME 1 – NO. 3 BALL STATE VS. NO. 6 TOLEDO, 12:30 PM ET
GAME 2 – NO. 4 MIAMI VS. NO. 5 KENT STATE, 6 PM ET

THURSDAY, MAY 23RD
GAME 3 – G1 LOSER VS. G2 LOSER, 10 AM ET
GAME 4 – G1 WINNER VS. NO. 1 BOWLING GREEN, 2 PM ET*
GAME 5 – G2 WINNER VS. NO. 2 WESTERN MICHIGAN, 6 PM ET*

FRIDAY, MAY 24TH
GAME 6 – G3 WINNER VS. G4 LOSER, 10 AM ET #
GAME 7 – G6 WINNER VS. G5 LOSER, 2 PM ET #
GAME 8 – G4 WINNER VS. GAME 5 WINNER, 6 PM ET

SATURDAY, MAY 25TH
GAME 9 – G7 WINNER VS. G8 LOSER, 12:30 PM ET
GAME 10 – G8 WINNER VS. G9 WINNER, 6 PM ET

SUNDAY, MAY 26TH
GAME 11 (IF NECESSARY) – REPLAY OF G10, NOON ET

HORIZON LEAGUE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT

MAY 22

GAME #1 NO. 4 SEED MILWAUKEE VS. NO. 5 SEED PURDUE FORT WAYNE 11 A.M. ET ESPN+ LIVE STATS

GAME #2 NO. 3 SEED OAKLAND VS. NO. 6 SEED YOUNGSTOWN STATE 3 P.M. ET ESPN+ LIVE STATS

GAME #3 LOSER GAME 1 VS. LOSER GAME 2 7 P.M. ET ESPN+ LIVE STATS

MAY 23

GAME #4 NO. 1 SEED WRIGHT STATE VS. WINNER GAME 1/2-LOWEST SEED 11 A.M. ET ESPN+ LIVE STATS

GAME #5 NO. 2 SEED NORTHERN KENTUCKY VS. WINNER GAME 1/2-HIGHEST SEED 3 P.M. ET ESPN+ LIVE STATS

GAME #6 WINNER GAME 3 VS. LOSER GAME 4/5-LOWEST SEED 7 P.M. ET ESPN+ LIVE STATS

MAY 24

GAME #7 WINNER GAME 4 VS. WINNER GAME 5 11 A.M. ET ESPN+ LIVE STATS

GAME #8 WINNER GAME 6 VS. LOSER GAME 4/5-HIGHEST SEED 3 P.M. ET ESPN+ LIVE STATS

GAME #9 WINNER GAME 8 VS. LOSER GAME 7 7 P.M. ET ESPN+ LIVE STATS

MAY 25

GAME #10 WINNER GAME 7 VS. WINNER GAME 9 NOON ET ESPN+ LIVE STATS

GAME #11 (IF NECESSARY) WINNER GAME 10 VS. LOSER GAME 10

4 P.M. ET ESPN+ LIVE STATS

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MLS

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UFL

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NBA NEWS

CELTICS FORCE OT ON MIRACLE, TOP PACERS IN GAME 1

BOSTON (AP) — The Celtics entered the playoffs expecting to get everyone’s best shot.

The East’s top seed barely survived a tough one to open the Eastern Conference finals.

Jayson Tatum scored 36 points, including 10 in overtime after Jaylen Brown’s tying 3-pointer with 6.1 seconds remaining in regulation, and Boston rallied just in time for a 133-128 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday night.

Jrue Holiday added a season-high 28 points and Brown finished with 26.

“Welcome to the NBA playoffs. You’ve just got to manage your emotions. Anything can happen,” Brown said of his tying 3. “It’s not over until the final buzzer sounds. … It’s not over until it’s over. We found a way to win the game at the very end.”

It gave his team a new life and helped it hang on to home-court advantage with Game 2 set for Thursday in Boston.

But guarding against complacency was also on the mind of Tatum. The Celtics have lost Game 2 in each of their previous two series.

“It doesn’t prove anything,” Tatum said. “We won a big-time game. The series is far from over.”

Tyrese Haliburton had 25 points and 10 assists for the Pacers, who knocked down 13 3-pointers and scored 56 points in the paint against a Celtics team still playing without 7-footer Kristaps Porzingis.

But Boston dialed up its defense, finishing with 11 steals — three each by Brown, Tatum and Holiday. The Celtics become the first team in NBA playoff history to have three players record 25 points and three steals in a game.

The Celtics were cold for most of the game from 3-point range, but ended the night 15 of 45 from beyond the arc.

“We keep talking about protecting home court,” Celtics forward Al Horford said. “It’s whatever it takes.”

Pascal Siakam added 24 points and 12 rebounds. Myles Turner finished with 23 points and 10 rebounds for the sixth-seeded Pacers, who twice turned it over with a three-point lead in the final 30 seconds of regulation.

Brown made them pay for the second one, hitting a 3 from the corner with Siakam right in his face to tie it at 117.

“Jrue made a good pass, (Derrick White) set a great screen and the rest is history,” Brown said.

Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla like the poise Brown showed.

“Jaylen had great balance,” he said. “Great pass, great shot.”

Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said the loss was “totally on me” for not calling a timeout to advance the ball before their turnover that set up Brown’s shot.

Asked about the 21 turnovers Indiana committed, Haliburton said many of them were preventable.

“I think it’s more on us,” he said. “I just felt like more of them were probably on us than them forcing turnovers.”

The Celtics are now 2-2 when their opponent scores 100 or more points.

Holiday said the Celtics never panicked after falling behind late in regulation

“I think we always knew that there’s always a chance. We’ve seen crazy stuff happen all the time,” Holiday said. “I don’t think that we think we lost the game until we actually lost the game and that’s part of the reason why we were so resilient.”

Indiana went back ahead 123-121 when Haliburton hit all three free throws after being fouled with 1:46 remaining. Tatum then muscled in a layup and was fouled by T.J. McConnell. He completed the three-point play to put Boston ahead for good.

The Pacers turned it over again, this time by Haliburton. The ball found its way to Tatum at the top of key. He pumped, sidestepped a defender and sunk a 3 to make it 127-123 with 43 seconds left.

White and Siakam traded layups. Holiday was fouled and hit two free throws to give Boston a 131-125 cushion.

“It’s unfortunate we did so many good things in this game that it came down to a couple of mistakes at the end, but it’s the NBA playoffs,” Carlisle said. “We’ve got to learn from it and we’ve got to bounce back.”

REPORT: LAKERS INTERVIEW REDICK, BORREGO, CASSELL

The Los Angeles Lakers have completed formal meetings with former NBA veteran JJ Redick, New Orleans Pelicans associate coach James Borrego, and Boston Celtics assistant Sam Cassell, sources told The Athletic’s Jovan Buha and Shams Charania.

Lakers officials also plan to meet with Denver Nuggets assistant David Adelman, Minnesota Timberwolves assistant Micah Nori, and Miami Heat assistant Chris Quinn for the vacancy.

The franchise is infatuated with Redick’s coaching potential. L.A. reportedly views him as a prospect akin to legendary coach Pat Riley, who led L.A. to four championships in the 1980s as a first-time head coach.

Lakers star LeBron James has apparently remained out of the franchise’s coaching search despite co-hosting the “Mind The Game” podcast with Redick. James’ representation, Rich Paul, said Redick isn’t being considered to appease the NBA icon.

“LeBron James and JJ Redick, they do a podcast together,” Paul told The Athletic on Monday. “That does not mean that (James) wants Redick as his head coach.”

The Lakers are reportedly looking for a bench boss that can lead the franchise in the post-James era and command the locker room, as well as hold players accountable, provide structure and organization, and game plan tirelessly, according to Buha and Charania.

Borrego previously spent four seasons as the Charlotte Hornets’ head coach, compiling a 148-183 record from 2018-2022. He helped guide the Pelicans to the 11th-ranked offense this past season as an assistant. Cassell has been an assistant coach since 2009. The 14-year NBA vet has had pitstops with the Washington Wizards, Los Angeles Clippers, Philadelphia 76ers, and Celtics.

L.A. parted ways with Darvin Ham earlier in May. He went 90-74 over his two seasons with the franchise but posted a 9-12 playoff record.

WNBA NEWS

SPARKS EDGE MYSTICS IN BATTLE OF WINLESS TEAMS

Lexie Brown had 20 points and six assists and Cameron Brink blocked her fourth shot of the night in the game’s final second as the Los Angeles Sparks notched a 70-68 victory over the Washington Mystics on Tuesday in Long Beach, Calif.

Dearica Hamby added 17 points and 18 rebounds for the Sparks (1-2). Kia Nurse had 13 points for Los Angeles.

Julie Vanloo had 12 points and nine assists and Shakira Austin added 12 points and eight rebounds for Washington (0-4). Aaliyah Edwards added 10 points off the bench for the Mystics.

Washington trailed by two and had the ball in the final seconds when Austin received the ball in the post. She fumbled the ball, retrieved it and Brink blocked it with the ball landing out of bounds with 0.3 seconds left.

The Mystics inbounded the ball but were unable to get a shot off before the clock expired.

Washington also failed to take advantage of an earlier chance to take the lead when the Los Angeles defense forced a shot-clock violation with 16.7 seconds left.

After that twist, Brown made two free throws with 14.7 seconds left to give the Sparks a 69-66 lead before Ariel Atkins drove for a hoop for Washington with 10.9 seconds remaining. Nurse split two free throws to give the Sparks the two-point edge with 7.6 seconds left.

Brittney Sykes (ankle) missed her second consecutive game for the Mystics.

Nurse opened the final quarter with a 3-pointer 56 seconds into the frame to give Los Angeles a 58-55 lead and start a 10-1 spurt. Nurse hit another basket in the run to help build the advantage to 65-56 with 5:48 to play.

Washington countered with two free throws by Atkins and six straight points from Edwards to pull within 65-64 with 2:06 remaining.

Hamby hit a baseline jumper for the Sparks with 1:42 left before Austin made a turnaround jumper 18 seconds later to again bring the Mystics again to within one. But following a turnover and the late shot-clock violation, Washington was unable to completely close the gap.

Washington made 42.2 percent of its shots, including 8 of 25 from 3-point range. The Mystics committed 19 turnovers.

The Sparks hit 47.3 percent of their attempts and were 8 of 21 from behind the arc. Los Angeles committed 28 turnovers, however, leading to 26 Washington points.

Washington led 36-32 at halftime, despite Brown scoring 15 first-half points for Los Angeles.

Stefanie Dolson drained a 3-pointer with 31.3 seconds left in the third quarter for the Mystics to tie it at 55 entering the final stanza.

KAHLEAH COPPER CONTINUES SCORING SPREE AS MERCURY SINK ACES

Kahleah Copper had another big night with 37 points on 15-of-23 shooting as the Phoenix Mercury went on the road and beat the host Las Vegas Aces 98-88 on Tuesday night.

Copper knocked down five 3-pointers, but she had only one during a third quarter in which Phoenix (2-1) went 7-for-10 from behind the arc. The Mercury outscored Las Vegas 27-21 in the period, taking a 73-68 lead into the fourth that they wouldn’t relinquish.

In her most recent outing, Copper dropped a career-high 38 points against the Atlanta Dream on Saturday. It looked like she was still riding the momentum from that performance, hitting four threes in the first half on the way to 20 points.

Copper’s hot hand helped Phoenix go into the break up 47-46.

Sug Sutton added 12 points for the game, while Natasha Cloud finished with 11 points and 10 assists for the Mercury.

The Aces (2-1) saw a 10-game winning streak against Phoenix come to an end. That run included a season-opening 89-80 victory over the Mercury last Tuesday.

Kelsey Plum pumped in 27 points for Las Vegas, which got 23 points, eight boards and eight assists from Jackie Young. A’ja Wilson recorded a double-double (21 points, 13 rebounds) as the Aces got outshot 47.4 percent to 42.3 percent overall.

Las Vegas bridged the halves with a 10-0 run to take a 53-46 lead with 9:20 left in the third quarter.

But the Mercury responded with 19-7 spurt that shifted the momentum, grabbing a 65-60 edge with 4:30 remaining in the third. Copper capped the outburst with a triple. Rebecca Allen had two 3-pointers during the run.

After seeing Phoenix take the lead into the fourth, the Aces stuck around and made their move with a 15-2 rally that cut their deficit to 90-88 with 48.1 seconds remaining. However, Las Vegas never found a way to draw even.

ALLISHA GRAY HELPS DREAM WIN HOME OPENER OVER WINGS

Allisha Gray scored 21 points as the Atlanta Dream, with splendid second-half defense, defeated the visiting Dallas Wings 83-78 on Tuesday night in College Park, Ga.

Cheyenne Parker-Tyus added 16 points, Rhyne Howard chipped in 15 points and Tina Charles finished with 12 points and 11 rebounds to help the Dream (2-1) win their home opener.

Arike Ogunbowale scored 24 points, Teaira McCowan had 21 points and 14 rebounds off the bench and Monique Billings racked up 20 points and 10 rebounds, but the Wings (1-2) couldn’t come through down the stretch in their first road game of the season. They scored only 30 second-half points.

Atlanta scored the first eight points of the fourth quarter to surge into the lead and led the rest of the way.

Howard finished with 10 rebounds and a team-high four assists. Gray hit four of Atlanta’s seven 3-pointers, but she was just 1-for-4 at the free-throw line.

Gray drained a 3-pointer to give the Dream a 74-68 lead with five minutes left in the fourth quarter.

But after Billings made two free throws, the Wings were within 80-76 with 2:36 left but they failed to pull even the rest of the way.

Atlanta won despite shooting 41.7 percent from the floor and committing 12 turnovers. The Wings shot 2-for-16 on 3-pointers, with Ogunbowale going 1-for-8.

Dallas starters Kalani Brown, who seemed limited by an apparent leg injury, and Stephanie Soares were both scoreless in a combined 21 minutes.

Dallas led 48-40 at halftime, boosted by Ogunbowale’s 18 points.

NFL NEWS

JETS QB AARON RODGERS IS ‘DOING EVERYTHING’ AT PRACTICE IN HIS RETURN FROM TORN ACHILLES TENDON

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers is officially putting his torn Achilles tendon behind him.

The New York Jets quarterback has no limitations as he practices with the team during organized team activities, which began Monday.

“He’s doing everything,” coach Robert Saleh said Tuesday.

The 40-year-old Rodgers tore his left Achilles tendon on the fourth snap of his debut with the Jets in the season opener against Buffalo last Sept. 11. He pushed his rehabilitation with the intention to return at the end of last season, but decided to forgo those plans when New York fell out of playoff contention and he was still not 100% healthy.

Rodgers focused instead on being fully ready for this season — and he appears well on track to do so.

“He has no restrictions and he looks good,” Saleh said. “The arm talent is obviously still there. It’s really just reacclimating to everything. We’re trying a bunch of new stuff, too. It’s just trying to evolve within the offense.”

Saleh said earlier this month during offseason workouts that the Jets expected Rodgers to be without restrictions once OTAs began.

On Tuesday, Saleh said whether Rodgers is 100% healthy is a better question for the quarterback to answer, but added: “As far as we’re concerned, his track and what he’s able to do, there’s no limitations to what we’re asking him to do at practice.”

Rodgers’ return has refueled the optimism around the Jets, who were considered a playoff contender a year ago — with talk of a Super Bowl appearance suggested by the quarterback and his teammates.

New York, which has the NFL’s longest active playoff drought at 13 seasons, is again being mentioned among the teams considered a contender. The league’s schedule makers think highly of the team, too, slotting the Jets for six night prime-time games in the first 11 weeks.

Mike North, the NFL’s vice president for broadcast planning, said last week “I feel like the Jets kind of owe us one” after the team had five prime-time games scheduled and Rodgers was hurt in Week 1.

“It’s New York, there’s always going to be excitement,” Saleh said. “It’s awesome that we’re looked at in that light. But at the same time, none of it matters unless we focus on the process, going day to day and try to do the best we can.”

COLLEGE FOOTBALL NEWS

FORMER FLORIDA SIGNEE JADEN RASHADA SUES COACH BILLY NAPIER AND OTHERS OVER FAILED $14M NIL DEAL

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Former Florida recruit and current Georgia quarterback Jaden Rashada is suing Gators coach Billy Napier and the program’s top booster over a failed name, image and likeness deal worth nearly $14 million.

The lawsuit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Pensacola alleges Napier and booster and automotive technology businessman Hugh Hathcock with fraudulent misrepresentation and inducement, aiding and abetting fraud, civil conspiracy to commit fraud, negligent misrepresentations, tortious inference with a business relationship or contract, aiding and abetting tortious interference and vicarious liability. The complaint seeks a jury trial and damages of at least $10 million.

“Sadly, this type of fraud is becoming more commonplace in the Wild West that is today’s college NIL landscape,” said attorney Rusty Hardin, who is representing Rashada. “Wealthy alumni, consumed by their schools’ athletic programs, are taking advantage of young people by offering them life-changing sums of money, only to renege on their commitments.

“As the first scholar-athlete to take a stand against this egregious behavior, Jaden seeks to hold these defendants accountable for their actions and to expose their as-yet unchecked abuse of power.”

Florida had been under NCAA investigation since last June regarding Rashada’s recruitment. The NCAA asked the school not to conduct its own investigation and said it would notify the institution “soon regarding the projected timeline of the investigation.”

But in March, the NCAA halted investigations into booster-backed collectives or other third parties making NIL compensation deals with Division I athletes.

The Gators may have thought they were off the hook. But Rashada’s lawsuit puts them back in the spotlight, at the very least.

Rashada, who threw for 5,275 yards and 59 touchdowns at Pittsburg (California) High School, initially agreed to play for Miami in the fall of 2022. According to the lawsuit, the Hurricanes promised Rashada a $9.5 million NIL deal.

Napier and Hathcock lured Rashada from his Miami commitment with an NIL deal worth $13.85 million, which violated NCAA bylaws, the suit said. The lawsuit says Napier vouched for the collective and said Rashada would receive $1 million on signing day.

“But before Rashada could arrive on Florida’s campus, the … contract was terminated — suddenly and without warning,” according to the suit.

Rashada was granted his release a month later after his NIL deal fell through. He later signed with father’s alma mater, Arizona State. He spent one season in Tempe before landing at Florida’s biggest rival, Georgia.

Rashada bailed on Florida after the Gator Collective — an independent fundraising group that was loosely tied to the university and paid student-athletes for use of their NIL — failed to honor a multiyear deal that was signed by both sides.

The bombshell came a little more than two months after Rashada switched his verbal commitment from Miami to Florida. Rashada, his representatives and the Gator Collective had presumably agreed to terms on the lucrative deal at the time of his flip.

The Gator Collective has since been disbanded.

Other defendants include Marcus Castro-Walker, the school’s former director of player engagement and NIL, and Velocity Automotive Solutions LLC, which was owned by Hathcock and was slated to provide most of the funding for Rashada’s deal.

The complaint includes text messages that allegedly document fraudulent promises and inducements, including several telling Rashada’s agent “we look forward to setting him (Rashada) up for life.”

REPORTS: BIG 12 FIRST TO AGREE TO HOUSE V. NCAA SETTLEMENT

The presidents and chancellors of the Big 12 Conference voted unanimously to authorize the settlement of House v. NCAA, Yahoo Sports and ESPN reported Tuesday.

The Big 12 is the first power conference to take that step, with the ACC, Big Ten, Pac-12 and SEC expected to join it in the coming days.

If and when the settlement is approved, athletes will be given a much larger share of the pie of college sports revenue. According to the reports, one of the chief features of the settlement is a fund of nearly $2.8 billion in back damages for former college athletes who were not allowed to capitalize on their name, image and likeness (NIL) rights before 2021.

The NCAA would pay those damages out over 10 years and about 60 percent of it will come from payments withheld by the NCAA to member schools, according to Yahoo.

The settlement also would establish a revenue-sharing model, likely in the fall of 2025, that forever changes how college athletes can make money. The cap would equal 22 percent of the average of a power conference school’s media rights, ticket sales and sponsorship income, Yahoo reported.

The third major change the settlement would bring roster limits to power-conference sports.

The power conferences believe settling House vs. NCAA is the right decision in order to avoid being on the hook for an even larger number in damages in the future, reports said.

The move is not universally popular. Big East commissioner Val Ackerman told member schools of her “strong objection” to the settlement proposal in an email this weekend, Yahoo reported. At issue was how much the Big East, a non-football playing school, would be responsible for in back damages when the FBS conferences’ liability is “disproportionately high.”

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MLB ROUNDUP: PIRATES STUN GIANTS WITH LATE OUTBURST

Nick Gonzales hit a walk-off RBI single in the 10th inning after Pittsburgh tied the score with four runs in the ninth, lifting the Pirates to a 7-6 victory over the visiting San Francisco Giants on Tuesday.

Gonzales singled up the middle on the first pitch of the inning from Erik Miller (0-2), scoring automatic runner Michael A. Taylor from second base.

Thairo Estrada and Matt Chapman hit home runs for San Francisco, which saw a four-game winning streak come to an end. The Giants led 6-2 before Pittsburgh forced extras with its late four-run rally.

With one out and the bases loaded in the ninth, the Pirates’ Ji Hwan Bae singled in a run against Camilo Doval. Andrew McCutchen followed with a ground ball that was mishandled by shortstop Marco Luciano, allowing Yasmani Grandal to score from third base.

The Pirates pulled within 6-5 when Jared Triolo scored on Bryan Reynolds’ groundout, and then they tied the score on Oneil Cruz’s RBI double to right field. David Bednar (3-3) pitched a scoreless 10th inning for Pittsburgh.

Astros 6, Angels 5 (10 innings)

Kyle Tucker posted his second multi-homer game in three days and scored the winning run when Jeremy Pena delivered a walk-off single in the 10th inning as Houston topped visiting Los Angeles.

Pena plated Tucker with a single to right field off Angels closer Carlos Estevez (0-3). Josh Hader (3-3) earned the win in relief for Houston, striking out four over two perfect innings.

Angels starter Griffin Canning worked five solid innings, allowing two runs on five hits and three walks to go along with two strikeouts. Astros starter Cristian Javier labored over four innings and 71 pitches, getting tagged for four runs and eight hits. He walked three and fanned one.

Phillies 5, Rangers 2

Bryce Harper hit a solo home run and a double, Ranger Suarez improved to 9-0 with seven strong innings and host Philadelphia defeated Texas.

Alec Bohm, Kyle Schwarber and J.T. Realmuto each had two hits as the Phillies won their fourth in a row. Bohm drove in two runs.

Corey Seager hit a solo home run while Derek Hill and Jonah Heim added two hits apiece for the Rangers. Marcus Semien contributed an RBI double.

Guardians 7, Mets 6

Jose Ramirez and David Fry each hit a two-run homer and Cleveland held on to beat visiting New York for its fifth straight win.

Emmanuel Clase worked around a one-out single in the ninth for his 15th save. Nick Sandlin (4-0) got the win with two-thirds of an inning out of the bullpen for the Guardians.

Mark Vientos homered for the Mets, who have dropped the first two games of the three-game set and are 9-19 in their past 28 contests.

Reds 2, Padres 0

Andrew Abbott tossed seven scoreless innings and Cincinnati took advantage of two key errors in a two-run second inning to earn a much-needed shutout victory over visiting San Diego.

Abbott (3-4) allowed just four singles and didn’t allow a baserunner to reach third base in winning for the second time in his past seven starts. Fernando Cruz pitched a scoreless eighth and Alexis Diaz pitched the ninth for his eighth save. Elly De La Cruz doubled home one of the two unearned runs in the second inning for the Reds.

The Padres’ Fernando Tatis Jr. singled in the first inning for his 500th career hit. San Diego right-hander Joe Musgrove gave up two unearned runs on three hits over three innings while throwing 66 pitches in his return from the injured list.

Brewers 7, Marlins 5

Former Miami star Christian Yelich slugged a go-ahead, two-run triple in the eighth inning, leading visiting Milwaukee to a win over the Marlins.

William Contreras went 2-for-4 with three RBIs in the win. He also walked and scored the go-ahead run in the eighth. Brewers rookie reliever Tobias Myers (1-2) pitched one scoreless inning to earn his first major league win.

Miami shortstop Tim Anderson, who hadn’t played since May 10 due to a back injury, went 2-for-4 with a run. A.J. Puk (0-5) took the loss, allowing three runs in two-thirds of an inning.

Twins 10, Nationals 0

Joe Ryan pitched seven shutout innings, Byron Buxton hit two of Minnesota’s four home runs and the visiting Twins routed Washington to snap a seven-game losing streak.

Jose Miranda and Willi Castro also homered for the Twins, who ended their longest losing streak since an eight-game skid in April 2018. Ryan (3-3) allowed three hits and two walks while striking out six as he bounced back from a loss to the Yankees last Thursday.

Washington starter Patrick Corbin (1-5) gave up eight runs on nine hits — three of them home runs — and three walks over six innings. He struck out three and saw his ERA climb to 6.29.

Red Sox 5, Rays 2

Boston scored three runs over the eighth and ninth innings en route to a victory against Tampa Bay in St. Petersburg, Fla.

Jarren Duran and Reese McGuire both homered as Boston took the first two games of the three-game series, giving the Red Sox their first series win at Tropicana Field since 2019.

Isaac Paredes went 3-for-4 and drove in both Tampa Bay runs. The Rays recorded just three hits after the first inning.

Mariners 6, Yankees 3

Dylan Moore homered twice and drove in four runs, Bryan Woo pitched six scoreless innings and visiting Seattle beat New York.

Moore hit a two-run homer in the third inning off Yankees starter Clarke Schmidt (5-2), smacked a solo shot in the ninth and had an RBI single in the seventh for the Mariners, who have won three of their past four games. Ty France contributed a solo homer.

Schmidt allowed two runs on four hits in five innings. The Yankees lost consecutive games for the first time since April 29-30 in Baltimore.

White Sox 5, Blue Jays 0

Starter Garrett Crochet allowed two hits across six scoreless innings, Corey Julks and Danny Mendick each had two RBIs and visiting Chicago defeated Toronto, ending an eight-game losing streak against the Blue Jays and a four-game skid overall.

Toronto starter Yusei Kikuchi (2-4) allowed three runs (two earned) on five hits and three walks while striking out six in six innings. Crochet (5-4) walked one and fanned four.

Eloy Jimenez left the game after scoring in the fifth inning. He was diagnosed with a left hamstring strain.

Royals 10, Tigers 3

Bobby Witt Jr. went 3-for-4 with two home runs and tied a career high with six RBIs to help Kansas City beat visiting Detroit for its fifth straight win.

Royals starting pitcher Alec Marsh (4-1) went six innings, allowing three runs on five hits and two walks while striking out five.

Detroit starter Casey Mize (1-3) gave up six runs on nine hits to go along with a pair of strikeouts in 1 2/3 innings. The Tigers have lost three straight and five of their past seven.

Cubs 4, Braves 3 (10 innings)

Nico Hoerner’s infield single drove home the winning run with one out in the 10th inning to give Chicago a win over visiting Atlanta.

With automatic runner Cody Bellinger at third, Hoerner chopped a high grounder to Atlanta first baseman Matt Olson. Olson fielded the ball cleanly but had no play as Bellinger easily scored. Luke Little (1-0) got the win while Aaron Bummer (1-2) took the loss.

Atlanta starter Charlie Morton, who was knocked out by the Cubs after pitching only three innings last week, regained his form. The veteran righty went five innings on Tuesday and allowed two runs (one earned) on four hits.

Athletics 5, Rockies 4

Abraham Toro led off the eighth inning with a tiebreaking home run to help Oakland beat visiting Colorado in the opener of a three-game series.

J.D. Davis and Seth Brown also homered for the A’s, who ended an eight-game losing streak. Oakland starter Aaron Brooks allowed three runs and six hits in six innings.

Ezequiel Tovar homered twice and Ryan McMahon added another blast for the Rockies, who have lost four in a row. Colorado starter Cal Quantrill went six innings, allowing two runs and three hits.

Diamondbacks 7, Dodgers 3

Brandon Pfaadt pitched six strong innings and Joc Pederson hit a three-run home run against his former club as Arizona beat host Los Angeles.

Christian Walker hit a home run and Ketel Marte had a single to extend his career-best hitting streak to 20 games for the Diamondbacks. Pfaadt (2-3) gave up three runs (two earned) on four hits, with one walk and seven strikeouts.

Shohei Ohtani had two hits, two stolen bases, two runs and an RBI for the Dodgers. Ohtani’s double was Los Angeles’ only hit through the first five innings against Pfaadt. Dodgers right-hander Gavin Stone (4-2) gave up four runs on eight hits over six innings.

Orioles-Cardinals (suspended)

The game between Baltimore and host St. Louis was suspended due to rain with the score tied at 1-1 in the sixth inning. The game will resume Wednesday at 11:15 a.m. CT and will be followed by the third game of the series.

COLLEGE BASEBALL

BIG TEN CONFERENCE ANNOUNCES 2024 BASEBALL POSTSEASON AWARDS

ROSEMONT, Ill. — The Big Ten Conference announced Tuesday its baseball individual award winners, All-Big Ten teams and Sportsmanship Award recipients for the 2024 season. Voting was conducted by the conference’s head coaches.

Rutgers junior shortstop Josh Kuroda-Grauer was named Player of the Year, Nebraska senior right-handed starter Brett Sears tabbed Pitcher of the Year, Purdue first baseman Luke Gaffney selected as Freshman of the Year and Dan Hartleb of Illinois chosen Coach of the Year.

Kuroda-Grauer started all 53 games for the Scarlet Knights, leading the nation in hits (95) and ranking third with a .428 batting average. He finished with 29 multi-hit games, stole 24 bases and committed just seven errors. He was the lone Big Ten player selected as one of 25 semifinalists for the 2024 Golden Spikes Award, presented to the top amateur player. Kuroda-Grauer is the first Scarlet Knight to earn the Big Ten Player of the Year award since Rutgers entered the conference in 2015.

Sears leads Big Ten pitchers with a 2.05 ERA (which stands fourth nationally), 14 game starts and a 0.83 WHIP. He has posted 87 strikeouts against 16 walks over 92 innings and is the first Nebraska hurler since 1999 to start the season with an 8-0 record. He was named NCBWA National Pitcher of the Week on April 9. Sears is the first Cornhusker to win the Pitcher of the Year award since Nebraska joined the conference in 2012.

Gaffney ranks second among Big Ten players in runs (60), RBI (63) and total bases (131) and stands third in OPS (1.109) entering the Big Ten Tournament. He reached base in 17 consecutive games from March 22-April 20 and was recognized as Big Ten Freshman of the Week five times. Gaffney is the first Boilermaker to be named Rookie of the Year since 2007 and is the school’s second recipient since the award was first issued in 1988.

Hartleb led Illinois to the Big Ten Championship with a .750 winning percentage (18-6) in conference action. It was the school’s first regular season title since 2015. Illinois has produced 33 wins this season, which includes a 21-11 run-rule decision against 14th-ranked Indiana State. Hartleb earns his second Big Ten Coach of the Year honor, having been recognized in 2015.

The Big Ten also recognized 13 Sportsmanship Award recipients, honoring student-athletes who distinguished themselves through sportsmanship, ethical behavior, academics and citizenship.

The Big Ten Baseball Tournament Presented by IFS.ai began today and runs through Sunday at Charles Schwab Field Omaha in Omaha, Neb.

2024 BIG TEN BASEBALL POSTSEASON AWARDS
PLAYER OF THE YEAR:
Josh Kuroda-Grauer, Jr., INF, Rutgers

PITCHER OF THE YEAR:
Brett Sears, Sr., RHP, Nebraska

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR:
Luke Gaffney, Fr., 1B, Purdue

COACH OF THE YEAR:
Dan Hartleb, Illinois

ALL-BIG TEN FIRST TEAM

POS	NAME	YEAR	SCHOOL	HOMETOWN
SP	Brody Brecht	Jr.	Iowa	Ankeny, Iowa
SP	Brett Sears	Sr.	Nebraska	Westphalia, Iowa
SP	Connor Wietgrefe	Jr.	Minnesota	Prior Lake, Minn.
RP	Jacob Denner	5th	Michigan	Closter, N.J.
C	Camden Janik	Jr.	Illinois	Wauconda, Ill.
1B	Eddie Hacopian	Jr.	Maryland	Potomac, Md.
2B	Sam Hojnar	Sr.	Maryland	Naperville, Ill.
SS	Josh Kuroda-Grauer	Jr.	Rutgers	Somerset, N.J.
3B	Raider Tello	Jr.	Iowa	El Monte, Calif.
OF	Devin Taylor	So.	Indiana	Cincinnati, Ohio
OF	Stephen Hrustich	Gr.	Michigan	Stone Mountain, Ga.
OF	Jack Frank	Sr.	Michigan State	Strongsville, Ohio
DH	Jacob Schroeder	Sr.	Illinois	Homewood-Flossmoor, Ill.
UTL	Mitch Voit	So.	Michigan	Whitefish Bay, Wis.

ALL-BIG TEN SECOND TEAM

POS	NAME	YEAR	SCHOOL	HOMETOWN
SP	Connor Foley	So.	Indiana	Jasper, Ind.
SP	Joseph Dzierwa	So.	Michigan State	Haskins, Ohio
SP	Mason McConnaughey	So.	Nebraska	Topeka, Kan.
RP	Logan Berrier	Sr.	Maryland	North Las Vegas, Nev.
C	J.T. Marr	Gr.	Penn State	Fort Mill, S.C.
1B	Luke Gaffney	Fr.	Purdue	Danville, Ky.
2B	Brody Harding	Sr.	Illinois	Moline, Ill.
SS	Henry Kaczmar	So.	Ohio State	Bath, Ohio
3B	Chris Hacopian	Fr.	Maryland	Potomac, Md.
OF	Ryan Moerman	Jr.	Illinois	Lockport, Ill.
OF	Josh Fitzgerald	Jr.	Minnesota	Mason City, Iowa
OF	Adam Cecere	Gr.	Penn State	Adams Township, Pa.
DH	Tyler Stone	Jr.	Nebraska	Scottsdale, Ariz.
UTL	Joey Brenczewski	Fr.	Indiana	Fishers, Ind.

ALL-BIG TEN THIRD TEAM

POS	NAME	YEAR	SCHOOL	HOMETOWN
SP	Kurt Barr	So.	Michigan	Saint Joachim, Ontario
SP	Jordan Morales	Gr.	Purdue	Souderton, Pa.
SP	Justin Sinibaldi	Sr.	Rutgers	Bridgewater, N.J.
RP	Blaine Wynk	So.	Ohio State	Miamisburg, Ohio
C	Connor Caskenette	Sr.	Purdue	Duncan, B.C.
1B	Drake Westcott	Jr.	Illinois	Edwardsville, Ill.
2B	Mack Timbrook	Gr.	Michigan	Kent, Ohio
SS	Tyler Cerny	So.	Indiana	Greenwood, Ind.
3B	Bryce Molinaro	Fr.	Penn State	Drums, Pa.
OF	Andy Nelson	Sr.	Iowa	Winfield, Ill.
OF	Case Sanderson	Fr.	Nebraska	Nevada, Mo.
OF	Mike Bolton Jr.	5th	Purdue	Chicago, Ill.
DH	Reese Moore	Fr.	Iowa	Van Meter, Iowa
UTL	Cameron Chee-Aloy	Fr.	Illinois	Toronto, Ont.

BIG TEN ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM

POS	NAME	YEAR	SCHOOL	HOMETOWN
SP	Gavin DeVooght	Fr.	Ohio State	Walled Lake, Mich.
SP	Mason Horwat	Fr.	Penn State	Pittsburgh, Pa.
SP	Cole Van Assen	Fr.	Purdue	Tinley Park, Ill.
RP	Jacob Vogel	Fr.	Indiana	North Vernon, Ind.
C	Reese Moore	Fr.	Iowa	Van Meter, Iowa
1B	Luke Gaffney	Fr.	Purdue	Danville, Ky.
2B	Jasen Oliver	Fr.	Indiana	Almont, Mich.
SS	Jack Spainer +	Fr.	Minnesota	Cold Spring, Minn.
3B	Chris Hacopian	Fr.	Maryland	Potomac, Md.
OF	Cameron Chee-Aloy	Fr.	Illinois	Toronto, Ont.
OF	Case Sanderson	Fr.	Nebraska	Nevada, Mo.
OF	Jackson Freeman	Fr.	Northwestern	Ladera Ranch, Calif.
DH	Collin Priest	Fr.	Michigan	Mount Dora, Fla.
UTL	Joey Brenczewski	Fr.	Indiana	Fishers, Ind.

+ unanimous selection

BIG TEN SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD

NAME	YEAR	POS	SCHOOL	HOMETOWN
Connor Milton	Sr.	OF	Illinois	Champaign, Ill.
Jake Stadler	Jr.	C	Indiana	Greenfield, Ind.
Michael Seegers	Sr.	INF	Iowa	Oconomowoc, Wis.
Jacob Orr	Jr.	INF	Maryland	Frederick, Md.
Dylan Stanton	Sr.	INF	Michigan	Richland, Mich.
Dillon Kark	Sr.	INF	Michigan State	White Lake, Mich.
Boston Merila	Sr.	OF	Minnesota	St. Michael, Minn.
Drew Christo	Jr.	RHP	Nebraska	Elkhorn, Neb.
Matt McClure	Sr.	RHP	Northwestern	Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.
Mitchell Okuley	Sr.	OF	Ohio State	Powell, Ont.
C.J. Pittaro	Sr.	INF	Penn State	Hamilton, N.J.
Thomas Green	Gr.	INF	Purdue	Courtenay, B.C.
Sonny Fauci	Gr.	RHP	Rutgers	Old Bridge, N.J.

TOP INDIANA SPORTS RELEASES/HEADLINES

INDIANA PACERS BASKETBALL

(PACERS PRESS RELEASE)

GAME REWIND: PACERS 128, CELTICS 133 – OT (GAME 1)

Extra minutes were required in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, as the top two scoring teams in the NBA got into a shootout in Boston.

When the final overtime buzzer sounded at TD Garden, however, an upset result wasn’t to be for the sixth-seeded Indiana Pacers, as the top-ranked Boston Celtics came out on top 133-128 in overtime of Game 1. Game 2 of the seven-game series will occur on Thursday at 8 p.m. in Boston before the series shifts to Indianapolis for Games 3 and 4 on Saturday and Monday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

The Pacers had chances to put the game away late in the fourth quarter, but the Celtics had enough clutch moments down the stretch to hold on to home court.

In the final frame, the Celtics led by five early before a 14-6 Indiana run from 5:43 to 1:57 put the Pacers back in front by three. With six seconds left in regulation, Boston All-Star guard Jaylen Brown drilled a contested 3-pointer in the corner to force overtime after the Pacers turned the ball over on an inbounds pass.

After a solid start to overtime for Indiana, Boston used an 8-0 scoring spree, during which Boston All-Star forward Jayson Tatum converted an and-one and followed it up with a 3-pointer, to give the Celtics a 129-123 advantage with 25 seconds left.

The Pacers never recovered from there.

“Today we played great for about 47 minutes…just didn’t sustain for 48,” Pacers All-Star guard Tyrese Haliburton said. “We’ll go back, watch some film, and there will be good and there will be bad. We’ll learn from it and will be a lot better in Game 2.”

Tatum led all scorers in the game with 36 points (12-for-26 shooting) and 12 rebounds, Jrue Holiday scored a season-high 28 points, Brown totaled 26 points, and Derrick White and Al Horford each chipped in 15 points.

Haliburton topped a trio of double-double performances for the Blue & Gold with 25 points and 10 assists, while Pascal Siakam added 24 points and 12 rebounds, and Myles Turner had 23 points and 10 boards. Obi Toppin scored 15 points off the bench for the Pacers, and T.J. McConnell had 13 points.

Overall, the Pacers shot 53.5 percent from the field, and the Celtics made 47.5 percent of their shots. Boston drained 15 3-pointers as a team to Indiana’s 13 treys, but the Celtics finished 24-for-30 from the free-throw line to the Pacers’ 9 of 10 freebies.

Indiana gave up 22 turnovers in the game, and Boston coughed the ball up 14 times.

The Pacers never led in the first half, but knotted the game at 64-64 by intermission after trailing by double digits early. In a topsy-turvy third quarter, Boston went on a 23-6 run before the Pacers finished on an 18-5 spree, as the Celtics led 94-93 going into the final frame before forcing extra time.

At halftime, the teams tied at 64 after Indiana shot 58.8 percent overall (8-for-15 from 3-point range) and the Celtics were 52.1 percent from the field (7-for-22 from 3-point range).

Turner got off to an electric start, going 7-for-10 from the field for 18 points in the first half, while Haliburton and Toppin each had 11 points in the first 24 minutes. Brown led the Celtics with 14 points (7-for-12 shooting) and Tatum had 11 points at intermission.

The Celtics came out hot in the first quarter, but the Pacers bench answered with an 11-5 run at the end of the period to narrow their deficit to 34-31.

Boston shot 58.3 percent in the opening frame, with Brown accounting for 10 points, but Toppin scored 11 points for the visitors in the first frame to make it a one-possession game.

The Celtics could hardly miss following the jump, making five of their first seven shots while holding the Pacers scoreless in the opening three minutes to lead 12-0.

Out of a timeout, Siakam made back-to-back baskets before Andrew Nembhard and Haliburton each drilled 3-pointers to cut it to 16-10 with seven minutes on the clock.

Six straight points by Turner and a layup from Toppin narrowed the Blue & Gold deficit to 25-20, but a finger roll layup and floater from Brown put the Celtics up 29-20 with 2:45 left in the first quarter, forcing an Indiana timeout.

Out of the huddle, the Pacers went on an 11-5 scoring spree, during which Toppin scored nine points to cut the deficit to three before the buzzer. The Pacers bench outscored the Celtics reserves 15-3 in the first quarter.

Clutch shotmaking in the second quarter by Turner played a major role in the Pacers retying the game before halftime.

Boston constructed 7-2 and 6-2 runs through the first four minutes of the second quarter, thanks to five points by Payton Pritchard and four from Horford, to put the Celtics back in front by double digits at 47-37.

After another Indiana timeout, Turner scored 12 straight points for the Blue & Gold on four made baskets, which included a pair of 3-pointers, to narrow it to 52-47 with 5:28 left in the first half.

Indiana then went on an 8-2 run, during which Haliburton and Nembhard drilled threes, to tie the game at 57.

In the final 1:46 of the half, the teams tied twice before a 3-pointer by White with 19 ticks remaining put the Celtics back in front. With three seconds left before intermission, Haliburton nailed a trey from 35 feet to make it 64-64.

The Celtics held the Pacers scoreless for almost four minutes in the third quarter while using a 23-6 run – including 12-0 at one point – to go back ahead by double digits before the Blue & Gold cut it to one.

After Haliburton scored five quick points to give the Pacers their first lead early in the third quarter, the Celtics constructed what would become a 23-6 run, where Tatum scored 12 points and Brown added four, to go ahead 86-75 with 4:50 on the clock. Indiana didn’t record a point from 8:13 to 4:33 in the third.

A layup from Toppin stopped the bleeding, and spurred the 18-5 span for the Pacers. McConnell had six points in the scoring streak – which closed at 14-2 before the end of the frame – and Haliburton banked a 3-pointer after a pump fake from the left side of the arc at the buzzer to carry momentum into the final frame.

The fourth quarter was tight from start to finish.

The teams stayed within five points in the first six minutes of the fourth quarter until Turner drained his third trey of the game to tie the game. Siakam then followed Turner’s trey up with back-to-back buckets to put the Pacers in front 108-104 with 4:34 remaining, forcing a Celtics timeout.

A basket by Holiday and free throws by Brown cut it to 115-114 with 57 seconds left, but Nembhard hit a jumper at the free throw line to put the Pacers up by three.

On the ensuing possession, the Celtics got two shots off but missed both before the Pacers turned the ball over on an inbounds play with 10 seconds left, which the Celtics turned into a game-tying three.

The Celtics smothered Haliburton in the last five seconds as he chucked up a prayer before the regulation buzzer.

Haliburton hit a step-back 3-pointer to put the Pacers in front 120-117 to start overtime, but a layup by Brown and free throws by Tatum put the Celtics ahead by one with 2:27 left in the first overtime.

Tatum’s quick six points and a bucket from White in the 8-0 streak then proved too much of a lead

“This loss is totally on me. With 10 seconds in regulation, we should’ve just taken a time out, advanced the ball and found a way to get it in and make a free throw or two and ended the game,” Pacers head coach Rick Carilsle said. “But it didn’t happen and we made some other mistakes, but our guys just need to concentrate on fighting the way they fought in this game from start to finish and we’ll be back Thursday.“

Inside the Numbers

There were 11 ties and 10 lead changes in the game.

Indiana’s 38 team assists tied the most for a playoff game in franchise history, which was achieved in Game 2 against the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round of the playoffs.

Indiana’s bench outscored Boston’s second unit 30-13.

Tyrese Haliburton recorded his fourth double-double of the playoffs, Pascal Siakam logged his third, and Myles Turner posted his second.

Indiana was called for 23 fouls and Boston had 15.

Boston recorded 11 steals in the game.

The Pacers outrebounded the Celtics 44-43.

You Can Quote Me On That

“We made mistakes, so that’s an area we have to clean up. Rebounding was pretty even, but we did a lot of good things we need to continue to do. We’ve been a tough-minded, resilient team really for almost the entire second half of the year. We have to continue with that and come back in here on Thursday night.“ – Carlisle on the turnovers

“Yes, but he caught the ball and was faced up so Pascal decided to lay off, which I understand. That’s probably the right decision. You don’t want to give up the four-point play. A lot of things had to go wrong for us and right for them, and they did. We’ve gotta own it and get ready for Thursday.” – Carlisle on whether or not he gave instructions to foul when up three at the end of the game.

“All year long, our battle cry has been to continue to play, continue to push tempo, continue to execute. Keep playing no matter what. It has served us well and it did tonight, too. It’s unfortunate. We did so many good things in this game that it came down to a couple mistakes at the end. But this is the NBA playoffs. We have to learn from it and bounce back.” – Carlisle on the team’s fight

“That last play in the corner, I think we were going to foul but the way Jaylen caught it it was like he was just going to shoot it right away. I think Pascal didn’t want to foul, which I thought was the right play because I thought he would’ve got called for three shots. Jaylen just made a big shot and then on that last possession I just didn’t get a good one. I felt like there was a better shot for me to get.” – Tyrese Haliburton on the end of regulation

“I think it’s more on us. I think they’re a great defensive team. They have great defenders, individual and team defenders. But they’re not a team that forces a ton of turnovers, they’re a solid team. I felt like more of them were probably on us than on them forcing them. We’ve got to clean that up. Outside of tonight and one game last series, we have really taken care of the ball. We will fix it in Game 2.” – Haliburton on the turnovers

“We know we can play with these guys. That’s for y’all to say, there’s a lot of people saying that we don’t belong here. We don’t really care. We know we belong.” – Haliburton on the loss

“Of course it’s frustrating. We felt like we were in the position to win the game. But you can’t dwell on it. What I will say is that we’ve lost every Game 1, but we’ve responded well in every Game 2s. I expect that from this group, I expect us to be ready to go.” – Haliburton on the loss

“I thought as soon as I got to him, I was a little late because of a screen, he was going up so I didn’t want to (foul). When I thought I was going to do it, it was too little too late. … It’s just a judgment call. … It was a tough shot. “ – Pascal Siakam on Brown’s three at the end of regulation

“Obviously a lot of turnovers … and a lot of fouls. I think we know we have to do better, and will be better at that especially.” – Siakam on the turnovers

“I think we did a lot of good things. We’ve got to go back, get better. At the end of the day, as much as it hurts, it’s one loss so we have to move on from it. … Try to continue to get better. We think it’s going to be a long series. So just have that mindset.” – Siakam on the loss

“As long as we continue to do us, we’ll be fine.” – Siakam on looking ahead

“That was my message after the game as well. I think that a lot of people will talk about the free throw discrepancy, but at the end of the day when you have 22 turnovers – and big-time turnovers – I think we showed our age a little bit tonight. I think, being a youthful team, in this high-stake of a game, those uncharacteristic mistakes just made their way out. We just go over, look at tomorrow, and just get right back going because we’re right back Thursday.“ – Turner on the team beating itself wit turnovers and fouls

“Same thing we’re doing all season. I guess poise is a good way of putting it. We kept our poise when things were good or bad. It’s encouraging, but at the end of the day we weren’t poised enough to win the game. “ – Turner on the team rallying back

“The fact that we all have a common goal in mind. At the end of the day, I think that early in the playoffs when we got tested a little bit we kind of started to separate a bit and we nipped that in the bud in the first round and it has brought us closer. As disappointing as tonight’s loss was, I think that we did some encouraging stuff but it’s one of those things that’s going to bring us closer as well. – Turner on the loss and looking ahead

“It’s definitely a long series, and that’s the message we’re going to continue to convey.” – Turner on the loss

“It’s not that difficult to stay together, brother. I’m going to tell you right now, it’s been a very long season. We’ve had a lot of highs, a lot of lows. It ain’t going to stop here.” – Turner on if the close loss

Stat of the Night

Indiana finished with 22 turnovers in the overtime loss, which the most by the Pacers in the 2024 postseason. The Celtics turned those turnovers into 32 points.

Noteworthy

Boston starting center Kristaps Porzingis did not play in Game 1 due to a calf injury sustained during the first round. His status for the rest of the series is questionable.

Indiana is 0-3 in Game 1s (all on the road) this postseason and the Celtics are 3-0 (all at home).

Celtics starters Derrick White and Jrue Holiday were named to the All-Defensive Second Team on Tuesday afternoon.

Up Next

The Pacers and Celtics will return for TD Garden for Game 2 on Thursday, May 23 at 8:00 PM ET.

Tickets

The Eastern Conference Finals will shift to Indianapolis when the Pacers host the Celtics for Game 3 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Saturday, May 25 at 8:30 PM ET.

POSTGAME COMMENTS: https://www.nba.com/pacers/news/rewind-pacers-celtics-240321

INDIANA FEVER BASKETBALL

CLARK SIGNS MULTIYEAR DEAL WITH WILSON SPORTING GOODS FOR SIGNATURE BASKETBALL LINE

CHICAGO (AP) — Caitlin Clark signed a multiyear deal with Wilson Sporting Goods for a signature basketball line, the company announced Tuesday.

The No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft will also test, advise and provide feedback on a range of Wilson basketball products.

“Wilson has been with me across some of the most pivotal moments in my career so far, and I couldn’t be more excited to continue driving basketball forward alongside them,” said Clark, who set the NCAA Division I all-time scoring record. “It feels surreal to have my own basketball collection, and to affect what that means for future generations of athletes.”

Wilson will release collections that celebrate Clark throughout the rest of 2024, as well as work with her to creatively direct her first-ever signature basketball line that will debut later this year.

“Wilson is made to celebrate the most iconic moments in sport, and we have always aligned ourselves with trailblazers who break boundaries and write their own story,” said Amanda Lamb, head of global brand at Wilson. “Caitlin Clark is not just a record-setting athlete, but a cultural icon who has had a profound impact on the game. We couldn’t be prouder to join forces with her to continue innovating basketball both on and off the court.”

It’s the latest endorsement deal for Clark, who also has partnered with Nike and Gatorade.

Wilson is the official basketball of the WNBA.

INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS BASEBALL

FOUR MULTI-RUN HOMERS LAUNCH INDIANS OVER I-CUBS IN SERIES OPENER, 18-6

DES MOINES, Iowa – A pair of two-run shots off the bats of Henry Davis and Malcom Nuñez and a duo of multirun long balls from Matt Gorski helped lead the Indianapolis Indians to a dominant 18-6 victory over the Iowa Cubs on Tuesday night at Principal Park.

The Indians (21-22) got off to a hot start, plating runs in each of the first five frames to mount a 12-3 lead. In the first, Canaan Smith-Njigba hit a leadoff single and scored on a Davis double and fielding error by left fielder Alexander Canario. Liover Peguero later tallied an RBI single.

In the next frame, Davis and Nuñez each homered off Thomas Pannone (L, 3-4) to extend the Indians’ advantage. Iowa (20-26) then committed its fourth and fifth errors of the night on one play in the third, allowing Matt Fraizer to score.

The I-Cubs got on the board in the bottom of the third inning with a solo shot by Pete Crow-Armstrong and sacrifice fly by Matt Mervis, but Indy quickly countered in the next half-inning. A sac fly by Peguero and Gorski’s first home run of the night, a three-run shot to right field, pushed the Indians’ run total to double digits.

In the fifth, Davis walked and promptly stole second base, his first swipe of the season. Another walk issued to Nuñez and a single by Peguero loaded the bases, and Fraizer then worked a bases-loaded walk.

Iowa got one back in the sixth with a David Bote home run, but Indianapolis countered once more with Gorski’s second long ball of the night, a two-run shot to right-center field.

The Indians ended the night with a bang, posting a four-run ninth inning highlighted by a Gilberto Celestino run-scoring single.

Indians starter Quinn Priester tossed 4.0 innings, yielding three runs on eight hits while punching out six. Wily Peralta (W, 2-1) worked 2.0 innings in relief, allowing one run on two hits while striking out two.

Each Indians batter collected at least one hit in the victory, with six registering multi-hit games. Indianapolis notched season highs in runs and walks (12) and tied its single-game high in home runs with four, a feat previously set on May 18 vs. Toledo. Gorski tallied his fifth career two-homer game and first since July 4, 2023, with Double-A Altoona vs. Erie. He also recorded his second career five-RBI performance, the first of which happened on Saturday vs. Toledo. Davis scored four times, marking a new career high.

Indianapolis and Iowa will meet for game two of the six-game set on Wednesday at 1:08 PM ET. Southpaw Cam Alldred (1-3, 6.82) gets the nod for the Indians against I-Cubs RHP Cade Horton (1-1, 8.25).

INDY ELEVEN SOCCER

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Indy Eleven vs Detroit City FC
Wednesday, May 22, 2024 – 7 p.m. ET
Michael A. Carroll Stadium | Indianapolis, Indiana

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Streaming Video: USSoccer.com
In-game updates: @IndyElevenLive Twitter feed

SETTING THE SCENE
Following a 2-0 victory over San Antonio FC, Indy Eleven hosts USL Championship conference-mate Detroit City FC in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round of 16.

The teams have already faced each other as part of league play in 2024, a 2-1 win for Detroit. The Round of 16 pairing between Indy and Detroit is the only intra-league contest slated for the round.

Indy Eleven advanced to the U.S. Open Cup Round of 16 for the first time dating back to 2014 and improved to 6-7-1 all-time in those matches. When hosting, the Boys in Blue are 5-2-0.

Augi Williams and Jack Blake scored goals in the second and 10th minutes, respectively, while Hunter Sulte registered six saves to secure the shutout and the victory over San Antonio.

USL Championship Stat Comparison

IND		DET
11	Games	8
21	Goals	11
19	Goals Conceded	7
13	Assists	6
53	SOT	31
47	Shots Faced	25
1	Clean Sheets	2

SERIES VS. DET
Wednesday marks the fifth all-time meeting between the two sides and will be the second of the 2024 season having played a league match on March 30.

Series Tied 2-2-1 (GF, 5 | GA, 3)

RECENT MEETING
March 30, 2024 | L, 2-1 | Home
Sept. 30, 2023 | W, 3-0 | Home
March 25, 2023 | W, 1-0 | Away
Sept. 3, 2022 | D, 0-0 | Away
July 9, 2022 | L, 1-0 | Home

TOP-10 TEAMMATES
Sebastian Guenzatti (T6th, 72) and Augi Williams (9th, 71) serve as the only pair of active teammates in the USL Championship’s top 10 for all-time regular season goals.

ALLOW ME TO ASSIST YOU
Aedan Stanley has a league-best six assists with three coming in Indy’s last two matches (2 at MIA, 1 vs HFD).

#GOALS
The Boys in Blue have scored in 11 straight USLC matches to open the 2024 season, bringing their total to 21 goals (4th USL). The streak is the longest to open a USLC campaign (6 in 2019) and longer than any streak during the 2023 season (5 – 2x). It is the longest run overall within the same USLC season for the club since a 12-game streak in 2022.

In total, Indy has scored in 14 straight regular USLC season matches dating back to Sept. 30, 2023, the longest streak since joining the league for the 2018 season. The Boys in Blue have 12 first-half goals this season, the second highest total in league play (Charleston, 16).

STREAKING
The Boys in Blue are currently riding a seven-match unbeaten streak across all competitions, which includes a five-game streak in USL Championship action. Indy has outscored its opponents 14-4 in those matches, while posting three clean sheets.

The Boys in Blue’s longest USL unbeaten streak in 2023 ended at six matches (8.9-9.2) with victories over Birmingham, Miami (2x), El Paso and Loudoun and a tie at Memphis.

LAST TIME OUT (U.S. OPEN CUP EDITION)
INDIANAPOLIS (Wednesday, May 8, 2024) – Indy Eleven continued its trend of scoring early in Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup matches this season, as a second-minute goal proved to be the match winner as Indy defeated USL Championship foe San Antonio FC, 2-0, in the Round of 32.

Augi Williams put the Boys in Blue on the board in just the second minute after a Douglas Martinez cross was deflected back to the top of the six for Williams to put off the keeper and into the net. It didn’t take long for Indy to double the lead as their USL Championship leaders in goals and assists teamed up for a 10th-minute tally. Sebastian Guenzatti dropped a pass back to Aedan Stanley, who found Jack Blake for the goal.

A scoreless remaining 80 minutes gave Hunter Sulte the shutout, the second consecutive for the Boys in Blue in Open Cup play.

Offensively, Martinez and Blake led Indy with three shots, while Williams and Guenzatti added a pair. Defensively, Ben Mines added a game-high four tackles won and Benjamin Ofeimu had a team-high five clearances. Sulte registered six saves.

Scoring Summary
IND – Augi Williams 2’
IND – Jack Blake (Aedan Stanley )10’

Discipline Summary
SA – Jorge Hernandez (caution) 20’
SA – Machop Chol (caution) 41’
IND – Sebastian Guenzatti (caution) 58’
SA – Kendall Burks (caution) 66’
SA – Kameron Lacey (caution) 69’

LAST TIME OUT (USL CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION)
INDIANAPOLIS (Saturday, May 18, 2024) – Indy Eleven scored early and scored often on its way to a 4-1 victory over Hartford Athletic.

The opening goal came in the third minute by way of a Jack Blake penalty kick to give him a team-leading five tallies this season. He has now converted on seven career penalties in USLC regular season action. Benjamin Ofeimu went on to double the lead with what proved to be the match winner for the home side, scoring off one of Indy’s season-high 12 corners in the match for his first goal in the Circle City.

Scoring continued in the second half with who other than league assist leader Aedan Stanley connecting with Douglas Martinez for an insurance goal in the 54th minute. The helper was the sixth for Stanley and the goal was the third for Martinez. The final goal came from Augi Williams off a Younes Boudadi assist to put him atop the Boys in Blue’s scoring column alongside Blake.

Hartford was able to get one back as Michee Ngalina scored in the 80th minute.

Williams and Blake led the Boys in Blue with four shots apiece, while Hunter Sulte registered three saves in goal.

Scoring Summary
IND – Jack Blake (penalty) 3’
IND – Ben Ofeimu 45+3’
IND – Douglas Martinez (Aedan Stanley) 54’
IND – Augi Williams (Younes Boudadi) 58’
HFD – Michee Ngalina 78’

Discipline Summary
IND – Augi Williams (caution) 11’
IND – Adrian Diz Pe (caution) 15’
HFD – Bench (caution) 23′
HFD – Thomas Vancaeyezeele (caution) 82’
HFD – Bench (ejection) 90′

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

McAuley got his first career win in the USL Championship on March 16, 2024, a 2-1 defeat of Memphis 901 FC.

USLC : 5-4-2 | USOC: 2-0-0 | OVERALL: 7-4-2

INDIANA BASEBALL

OMAHA, Neb. – In his first career Big Ten Tournament game, freshman second baseman Jasen Oliver delivered the biggest moment of the contest. Down a run in the fifth inning, Oliver hit an opposite field home run, just over the wall, to give the Hoosiers a lead it would never concede.

That home run from Oliver was sandwiched between a single and a double, leaving him a triple short of the cycle in his collegiate postseason debut. IU added five runs on seven hits, including Oliver’s double, in the sixth inning to break open a big lead. The Hoosiers held on in the ninth to punch a ticket into the winner’s bracket.

Eight of IU’s nine starters had hits on the day including multi-hit contests from Oliver and juniors Nick Mitchell, Brock Tibbitts and Carter Mathison. IU’s six through eight hitters combined to go 7-11 with six runs, five RBIs and a walk in the opening game of the tournament.

The Hoosiers’ pitching got hairy in the ninth but was solid throughout the first eight inning of the games. Despite batting a sickness and fever, sixth-year senior Ty Bothwell went three scoreless innings. Graduate student Drew Buhr gave IU length with four innings of two-run ball. Sophomore Brayden Risedorph came in to get the final three outs.

Now into the winner’s bracket, the Hoosiers will play either No. 2 Nebraska or No. 7 Ohio State on Thursday afternoon (3:00 PM ET/2:00 PM CT). IU played Nebraska just two weeks ago but hasn’t met Ohio State at all this season.

Scoring Recap

Bottom Second

Thomas Green opened the scoring in the fourth inning. Purdue got runners on via a double and a sacrifice bunt but Green’s sacrifice fly, on a line drive caught by Carter Mathison, kept it to just one run.

Purdue 1, Indiana 0

Bottom Fifth

Badly needing offense, IU opened the inning with a single from Brock Tibbitts and a walk from Carter Mathison. Jasen Oliver then hit an opposite field, three-run home run to put the Hoosiers up a pair of runs in the fifth.

Indiana 3, Purdue 1

Bottom Sixth

IU’s offense exploded in the sixth, batting around the lineup with five runs on seven hits. Tyler Cerny, Tibbitts and Oliver all hit doubles to drive in runs. Jake Stadler and Josh Pyne finished off the frame with a pair of RBI-singles as IU opened up a six-run advantage.

Indiana 8, Purdue 1

Top Eighth

Keenan Spence hit a solo home run to trim the deficit.

Indiana 8, Purdue 2

Top Ninth

Keenan Taylor opened the frame with a home run. A pair of walks put two runners on for Spence, who deposited a three-run home run in the bleachers. A double play and a strikeout from Brayden Risedorph ended the threat in the inning.

Top Hoosier Performers

#2 Oliver, Jasen

3-4, 1 HR, 1 2B, 4 RBI, 2 R

#9 Tibbitts, Brock

2-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI

#24 Buhr, Drew

4.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 K

Notes to Know

• Indiana won its Big Ten Tournament opener for the second-straight year after an 8-6 win over Purdue. The last time IU won openers at the conference tournament in back-to-back years was in 2013 and 2014 when it won the whole thing each time.

• IU’s pitching staff, despite running into some struggles in the ninth, held its opponent to seven-or-fewer runs for the 14th-straight contest. Drew Buhr has pitched four times in the past 10 games and has conceded just five runs in those 14 complete innings thrown.

• Brock Tibbitts had a multi-hit contest, extending his career tally to 192. He has two guaranteed games remaining but would like to go on a run as he chases 200-career hits in his IU tenure.

• Tyler Cerny recorded his 22nd double of the season in the sixth inning to score Nick Mitchell. His 22 doubles are tied for third-most in a single season in program history with Sam Travis (2013) and Mickey Morandini (2013). Only Dustin DeMuth (24, 2013) and Dan Winters (31, 1984) have more in one campaign.

Up Next

The Hoosiers will meet an undetermined opponent on Thursday afternoon against either No. 2 Nebraska or No. 7 Ohio State. The game will be in the winner’s bracket with a first pitch at 2:00 PM CT. It will be broadcasted on the Big Ten Network and can be heard on the Indiana Sports Radio Network via IUHoosiers.com/Audio.

PURDUE BASEBALL

OMAHA, Neb. – Keenan Spence connected for a pair of home runs and robbed another defensively, duplicating the unique feat for the second time in 12 days, but Purdue Baseball’s ninth-inning rally stalled out after bringing the tying run to the plate in an 8-6 loss to Indiana in Tuesday’s opening game of the Big Ten Tournament Presented by IFS.ai.

Keenan Taylor and Spence both homered in the Boilermakers’ four-run ninth inning, going deep for the second game in a row. In the process, Purdue (33-23) eclipsed team records for runs and home runs that had stood since the 1980s. The Boilermakers have hit 74 home runs and scored 455 runs this season. Entering the year, the team records were 73 homers (in 1987) and 454 runs (in 1986).

Purdue will take on No. 2 seed Nebraska on Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET in the first elimination game of the tournament. Ohio State blitzed the Huskers 15-2 in a run-rule game Tuesday night.

Spence’s leaping catch above the right field fence kept the game scoreless in the second inning. At the plate, he led off the top of eighth with a home run and connected for a three-run blast the following frame. In the Boilers’ May 10 victory at Michigan, Spence preserved the shutout win with a leaping catch at the wall in the bottom of the fifth and hit home runs in the seventh and ninth innings.

Spence’s catch Tuesday, which featured a 180-degree spin moments before leaping to reach above the fence, was featured as the No. 2 play in the #SCTop10 countdown of the 11 p.m. ET edition of SportsCenter on ESPN. Two years ago in Purdue’s Big Ten Tournament game vs. Iowa in Omaha, Troy Viola’s diving catch on the tarp was No. 1 in the #SCTop10.

Spence’s three-run homer in the top of the ninth was the record-breaking blast as the Boilermakers’ 74th long ball of the season. It also plated runs 453, 454 and 455. Spence has hit five home runs over the last seven games, giving him 13 on the season to surge into a tie with Connor Caskenette for the team lead. With Luke Gaffney at 12 homers, Purdue has three players with at least 12 for the first time in program history.

Indiana won the game with eight unanswered runs across the fifth and sixth innings. The Hoosiers (31-22-1) strung together seven hits while sending 10 men to the plate and scoring five times in the bottom of the sixth. Jasen Oliver drove in four of IU’s eight runs from the 8-hole in the lineup, connecting for an opposite-field, three-run homer to give his team its first lead in the fifth inning and an RBI double the following frame as Indiana’s six through nine hitters went double, single, double, single.

Jo Stevens followed Spence’s homer in the top of the ninth with a base hit, bringing the tying run to the plate after Purdue trailed 8-2 entering the frame. But a 6-4-3 double play followed as IU regrouped and closed out the game.

Spence robbed Carter Mathison of a home run and Mathison made a highlight-reel catch of his own in center field, snaring a line drive off the bat of Thomas Green off the top of the grass for the first out of the top of the fourth. Purdue had runners on the corners at the time and while Jo Stevens scored on the play, the catch helped prevent a potential big inning.

Taylor and Stevens both had three hits Tuesday, combining for six of the Boilers’ 13 hits in the process. But Purdue left 11 runners on base, standing the bases loaded in the second inning and running into an inning-ending out at home to end the top of the eighth.

The wind made things hazardous for the Indiana outfielders at times but Devin Taylor hung in there to make two run-saving catches when it looked like fly balls might drop with two outs and runners in motion.

Jordan Morales recorded his 250th collegiate strikeout as the opening out of a 1-2-3 inning against IU’s 2-3-4 hitters in the bottom of the fourth. The lefty retired 10 of 11 batters from the final out of the first inning through the first out of the fifth but conceding a single and a base on balls in front of Oliver’s home run.

Purdue and Nebraska have met just once before in the Big Ten Tournament, with the Huskers winning the opening round game in 2017 in Bloomington. The Boilermakers have not played NU in the state of Nebraska since an April 2019 series in Lincoln.

STREAKS EXTENDED

• Couper Cornblum – 13-game on-base streak; 11-game hit streak in all games; 109 consecutive games started (since start of 2023)

• Luke Gaffney – 9-game on-base streak

ALSO:

OMAHA, Neb. – As Purdue Baseball’s first-ever position player to win Big Ten Freshman of the Year, Luke Gaffney’s trifecta of All-Big Ten honors headlined the all-conference accolades for the Boilermakers.

Gaffney was also named second-team All-Big Ten at first base and the first baseman on the Big Ten All-Freshman Team. Mike Bolton Jr. (outfield), Connor Caskenette (catcher) and Jordan Morales (starting pitcher) were third-team All-Big Ten honorees, all as selected by the league coaches.

Cole Van Assen (starting pitcher) joined Gaffney on the Big Ten All-Freshman Team. Grad transfer and versatile infielder Thomas Green was recognized as Purdue’s Big Ten Sportsmanship honoree.

Gaffney joins Matt Bischoff (2007) as Boilermakers to win Big Ten Freshman of the Year. Bischoff was also a second-team All-Big Ten honoree in his debut season, leading the team in strikeouts and ERA while joining the weekend rotation for the final month. He went on to eclipse the program record for strikeouts as a four-time All-Big Ten honoree (first team in 2008 and 2010).

Bolton earned his second career All-Big Ten honor after being a third-team designated hitter in 2021. He becomes the program’s first multi-year all-conference honoree since multiple members of the 2012 Big Ten championship team – Eric Charles (2009, 2012), Cameron Perkins (2011-12), Kevin Plawecki (2011-12), Barrett Serrato (2011-12) and Nick Wittgren (2011-12).

Since the Big Ten adopted an All-Freshman Team in 2009, Gaffney has joined Charles as the only Boilermakers to be all-conference and all-freshman in the same season. Both achieved the feat as redshirt freshmen. Gaffney (.368 Avg, .458 OBP) enters the Big Ten Tournament chasing Charles’ Purdue freshman records for batting average (.371) and on-base percentage (.461).

The Boilermakers have four All-Big Ten and two All-Freshman Team honorees both for the first time since 2018. Purdue had just one Big All-Freshman Team honoree since 2018.

Caskenette (Player of the Week, April 29), Morales (Pitcher of the Week, May 13) and Gaffney (five-time Freshman of the Week) were also Purdue’s Big Ten weekly honorees this season. Gaffney’s five honors were second most in the league since the weekly award was adopted in 2011. He also keeps the streak alive that every player who has been a four-time Freshman of the Week has gone on to win Freshman of the Year.

PURDUE BASEBALL 2024 ALL-BIG TEN HONORS

• Luke Gaffney – Freshman of the Year, Second Team All-Big Ten (1st Base), All-Freshman Team (1st Base)

• Mike Bolton Jr. – Third Team All-Big Ten (Outfielder)

• Connor Caskenette – Third Team All-Big Ten (Catcher)

• Jordan Morales – Third Team All-Big Ten (Starting Pitcher)

• Cole Van Assen – All-Freshman Team (Starting Pitcher)

• Thomas Green – Big Ten Sportsmanship honoree

Caskenette (69) and Gaffney (63) entered Tuesday’s opening day of the Big Ten Tournament ranked 1-2 in the conference in RBI. While both ranking among the top five on the program’s single-season list, they’ve combined for the most RBI ever by Purdue teammates. Their 25 combined home runs are also a big reason why the Boilermakers have hit 71 as a team, two shy of the program record that has stood since 1987.

Gaffney has broken three Purdue freshman records (RBI, total bases, runs scored), tied two others (hits, home runs) entering Tuesday’s game, and is in line to take down the slugging percentage and OPS freshman marks as well. He opened the season as the Boilermakers’ starting first baseman only after Breck Nowik suffered a broken hamate bone on Groundhog Day. After racing out to a torrid start and winning Big Ten Freshman of the Week three times over the first month, Gaffney never relinquished the job. He’s been top in the Big Ten in all the notable offensive categories for much of the season – entering the Big Ten Tournament with a .368/.458/.652 slash line and 12 home runs, 30 extra-base hits, 63 RBI, 60 RBI and perhaps most impressively 28 walks vs. 30 strikeouts. He has an opportunity to post just the fourth 1.100-plus OPS season by a Boilermaker since 2001.

The Boilermakers have four All-Big Ten and two All-Freshman Team honorees both for the first time since 2018. Purdue had just one Big All-Freshman Team honoree since 2018.

BUTLER TRACK

Eight Bulldogs are set to compete in Louisville, Kent., this week at the Division I NCAA Outdoor Track and Field First Round. Each of the student-athletes will then have a shot to earn a spot in the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

The events will begin on Wednesday, May 22 and run through Saturday, May 25. The East Preliminaries will take place in Louisville while the West Preliminaries will take place in Fayetteville, Ark.

The top 48 declared student athletes in each event will compete for the opportunity to earn one of the 12 spots at the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Ore. that are slated for June 5-8.

Butler will be competing in six different events, each with a unique pathway to Eugene.

The 3,000-meter steeplechase features three heats, each with 16 participants. The top three from each heat, in addition to the next best three times, will earn a spot in the NCAA Championships.

For the 5,000 meters, there are two heats with 24 runners in each. The top five from each heat, plus the next best two times, earn the 12 berths in Eugene. There is a single heat for the 10,000 meters with the top 12 finishers advancing to Eugene.

For the 1,500 meters, there will be four heats. The top five runners from each heat, plus the next 4 fastest times, will make up the top 24 participants advance who move on to the quarterfinals on Friday. The 800 meters will have six heats. The top three from each heat, plus the next six fastest times, advance.

In the field, pole vault will have two flights with the top 12 entrants advancing to the championship next month.

ESPN+ will stream a majority of the action from Louisville with links available on ButlerSports.com.

Wednesday

David Slapak will kick off a busy day of competition for the Bulldogs in the men’s 1,500 meters, which is set for 6:30 p.m. ET. His best mark of 3:41.47 is 40th in the East. Jesse Hamlin also has a qualifying mark in the 1,500 meters but will focus on the 5,000 meters.

In the field, Luke Walden will also start at 6:30 p.m. in the men’s pole vault. Walden broke the 36-year-old school record earlier this season with a mark of 5.13 meters. He enters the competition tied for the 46th-best mark in the field.

William Cuthbertson will follow on the track in the men’s 800 meters that is slated for a 7:50 p.m. start. The graduate student holds the top two times for the event in program history with his top mark sitting at 1:47.54. Cuthbertson is set for the fifth heat and ranks 26th among the entrants.

Florian Le Pallec and Will Minnette will close out the day in the men’s 10,000 meters beginning at 9:10 p.m.

Le Pallec enters with the 6th best mark in the event after posting a 28:25.89 at the Bryan Clay Invitational earlier this season. Minnette, who won the BIG EAST title in the 10K at 28:54.78, is 38th in the East.

North Carolina’s Alex Philip (27:51.26) and Alabama’s Viktor Kiprop (28:07.86) hold the top two times in the event.

Thursday

No competitors

Friday

Martin Kovacech will run the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase at 5:40 p.m. His time of 8:41.05 ranks 11th in the field.

Jesse Hamlin and Florian Le Pallec are bringing two top-five times for the Bulldogs in the men’s 5,000 meters. Hamlin holds the second-best mark in the event at 13:27.26 while Le Pallec is just behind in fifth at 13:29.78. Hamlin only trails North Carolina’s Parker Wolfe who has the top time at 13:19.38. The event is scheduled to begin at 8:10 p.m. with Le Pallec starting in the first heat while Hamlin will follow in the second heat.

Saturday

Wiktoria Klebowska is the lone representative from Butler’s women’s team. She will compete in the women’s 3,000-steeplechase, which is slated to begin at 5:40 p.m. Her mark of 10:19.19 is 34th in the field.

Daily Schedule

Wednesday

Men’s 1,500 meters – 6:30 p.m.

David Slapak (3:41.47, 40th)

Men’s Pole Vault – 6:30 p.m.

Luke Walden (5.13 meters, 46th)

Men’s 800 meters – 7:50 p.m.

William Cuthbertson (1:47.54, 26th)

Men’s 10,000 meters – 9:10 p.m.

Florian Le Pallec (28:25.89, sixth)

Will Minnette (28:54.78, 38th)

Thursday

No competitors

Friday

Men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase – 5:40 p.m.

Martin Kovacech (8:41.05, 11th)

Men’s 5,000 meters – 8:10 p.m.

Jesse Hamlin (13:27.26 , second)

Florian Le Pallec (13:29.78 , fifth)

Saturday

Women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase – 5:40 p.m.

Wiktoria Klebowska (10:19.19, 34th)

BUTLER BASEBALL

NEW YORK – For the second consecutive season, the BIG EAST Freshman of the Year award will belong to a Butler Bulldog. BU first basemen Kade Lewis earned a spot on the All-BIG EAST Second Team and was crowned BIG EAST Freshman of the Year this morning after an announcement from the conference office. BIG EAST head coaches also put Carter Dorighi and Joey Urban on the All-BIG EAST First Team.

Lewis had an incredible first year at Butler. He led the team and the BIG EAST in batting average (.377), recording 78 hits in 207 at-bats. His 78 hits were the second-most in the league, trailing only his teammate Carter Dorighi (90).

Lewis collected 12 doubles, four triples and 10 homers to end the regular season with 51 RBIs. He ranked third among all BIG EAST players in triples and RBIs. 26 extra-base hits helped Lewis slug .618 and reach 128 total bases, the second-highest marks among all BIG EAST ballplayers. 31 of Lewis’ 78 hits came in league action, the second-highest total of any player, trailing only Joey Urban’s 33.

Overall, Lewis played in 53 games, making 51 starts. He scored 43 runs and walked 18 times to post a .436 on-base percentage. He had 25 multi-hit games and led the team with 13 multi-RBI games. Lewis went on a 14-game hitting streak in 2024 and reached base safely in 27-straight games.

Lewis, Dorighi and Urban were the top three hitters in the BU lineup and therefore were all able earn postseason honors. Dorighi was one of just two unanimous selections to the All-BIG EAST First Team along with Korey Morton of UConn. The BU lead-off man set the school’s single-season hit record (90) and at-bat record (243) in 2024.

Dorighi led the team, the BIG EAST and ranked seventh in the NCAA in hits (90) this year while also leading the conference in runs scored (55) and total bases (133). He averaged 1.64 hits per game to rank second in the league in batting average (.370). Dorighi was the only Bulldog to start in all 55 games. He ended the year with 16 doubles, three triples and seven home runs. Dorighi also had 48 RBI’s and led the team with 16 stolen bases.

Urban was the third member of this BU trio to earn accolades. The 2023 BIG EAST Freshman of the Year came back with 33 hits in conference games this year, the most of any BIG EAST player. Urban hit .384 in conference games, trailing only Joe Hollerbach of Georgetown (.405).

Over 52 games, Urban ranked third on the team with his .332 average. He collected 69 total hits, including 15 doubles and six home runs to notch 41 RBIs. He had 102 total bases and scored 42 runs.

Urban ranked third in the BIG EAST in sacrifice flies (5) and reached base on balls a team-best 29 times to raise his on-base percentage to .412.

Christian Ficca of Georgetown and Ian Cooke joined Lewis as major award winners on Tuesday. Look below for a full list of BIG EAST first and second team selections.

BIG EAST Player of the Year

Christian Ficca, Georgetown, Sr., 1B

BIG EAST Pitcher of the Year

Ian Cooke, UConn, Jr., SP

BIG EAST Freshman of the Year

Kade Lewis, Butler, Fr., 1B

BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year

St. John’s, Mike Hampton

All-BIG EAST First Team ^

Carter Dorighi, Butler, Jr., SS *

Joey Urban, Butler, So., OF

Brady Afthim, UConn, Jr., RP

Luke Broadhurst, UConn, Gr., 3B

Ian Cooke, UConn, Jr., SP

Korey Morton, UConn, Sr., OF *

Everett Catlett, Georgetown, R-So., SP

Christian Ficca, Georgetown, Sr., 1B

Joe Hollerbach, Georgetown, Gr., DH

Jimmy Keenan, St. John’s, So., C

Mario Pesca, St. John’s, So., SP

Garrett Scavelli, St. John’s, Sr., OF

Michael Gillen, Seton Hall, So., RP

Ryan Reich, Seton Hall, So., SP

Jared Cushing, Xavier, Gr., 2B

All-BIG EAST Second Team

Kade Lewis, Butler, Fr., 1B

Garrett Coe, UConn, Sr., SP

Maddix Dalena, UConn, So., 1B

Matt Garbowski, UConn, Jr., C

Bryan Padilla, UConn, Sr., 2B

Kyle Hess, Creighton, Jr., 2B

Nolan Clifford, Creighton, Sr., SS

Nolan Sailors, Creighton, Jr., OF

Cody Bowker, Georgetown, So., SP

Owen Carapellotti, Georgetown, Jr., C

Jake Hyde, Georgetown, Sr., OF

Louis Marinaro, St. John’s, So., RP

Jackson Balzan, Seton Hall, Gr., RP

Connor Misch, Xavier, So., DH

*Unanimous Selection

^Additional member on the All-BIG EAST First Team due to a tie in the voting

BALL STATE BASEBALL

The Ball State baseball team is scheduled to begin the Mid-American Conference in Avon, Ohio, with an opening round game at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday against No. 6 seed Toledo.

Links to the ESPN+ broadcast, live stats, tickets and the double elimination tournament bracket can be found above.

The No. 3 seed Cardinals (32-21-1, 18-12 MAC) most recently took a series at Kent State last weekend to secure the third spot in the league’s postseason tourney, which will take place at the home of the Frontier League’s Lake Erie Crushers. The Top 6 teams in the conference qualified for the tournament.

The No. 6 seed Rockets (25-30, 16-14) were swept at regular season champion Bowling Green last weekend but took 2 of 3 from the Cardinals from March 22-24 in Toledo.

Ball State is scheduled to play only day games until Friday night at the earliest as long as the schedule holds.

SCOUTING TOLEDO: The Rockets went 26-29 (14-16 MAC) last year in head coach Rob Reinstetle’s fourth leading the program. Toledo finished sixth in the league standings to miss out on the four-team conference tourney.

Toledo’s pitching staff leads the MAC in fewest hits allowed per nine innings (9.44) and ranks second in ERA (5.78), WHIP (1.58) and strikeouts per nine innings. Rocket bats are second in the league in home runs (86), third in walks (257) and seventh in scoring (6.3 runs per game) this year.

Senior left-handed pitcher Grant Umberger paces the MAC in ERA (3.82) while junior Garret Pike leads the league in hits (80) and home runs (20) and ranks second with 150 total bases.

MAC Tournament Field

1. Bowling Green (32-18, 24-6 MAC)

2. Western Michigan (29-21, 19-11 MAC)

3. Ball State (32-21-1, 18-12 MAC)

4. Miami (OH) (26-25, 17-13 MAC)

5. Kent State (27-25, 17-13 MAC)

6. Toledo (25-30, 16-14 MAC)

REIGNING MAC TOURNEY CHAMPS BACK IN NORTHEAST OHIO: The 2023 Cardinals beat Central Michigan once and Kent State twice last May in Kent to win the program’s second Mid-American Conference Tournament.

Ball State’s previous tournament championship was in 2006 when the Cardinals also won it at Kent. This group will be seeking the program’s third MAC Tournament title and fifth appearance in the NCAA Tournament.

HALLQUIST HITTING THE RECORD BOOKS: Senior shortstop Michael Hallquist’s 20 home runs this year are the third-most in Ball State history behind Thomas Howard’s 23 in 1986 and Brad Miller’s 21 in 2006.

Junior catcher Hunter Dobbins is right behind in a tie for fourth with Ed Farris (1997) with his 18 homers.

CARDINALS CLEAN UP POSTSEASON AWARDS: Junior Merritt Beeker was recently named the Mid-American Conference Pitcher of the Year, while Hallquist was voted Defensive Player of the Year and Keegan Johnson Freshman Pitcher of the Year.

All three student-athletes were on the All-MAC First Team, while Blake Bevis (first base) and Dobbins (catcher) were voted to the Second Team.

BEEKER STRIKEOUTS: Beeker leads the league and has the eighth-most strikeouts in NCAA Division I (116), while his 14.5 strikeouts per nine innings paces the MAC and ranks No. 7 nationally. Beeker is three punchouts away from the second-most in Ball State history.

LEAGUE LEADERS: The Ball State pitching staff paces the MAC with 9.9 strikeouts per nine innings, ranking No. 31 nationally, and stands at fourth in the league in ERA (6.12). The Cardinals’ bats lead the league in doubles (107) and home runs (87, No. 40 nationally) and rank second in slugging percentage (.507, No. 48) and fourth in hits (536) and batting average (.299) as a team.

Hallquist is near the top of the MAC leaderboards in total bases (153, No. 1), doubles (17, No. 2) slugging (.692, No. 2), home runs (20, No. 1) and hits (71, No. 5). Dobbins is fourth in slugging percentage (.671) and fifth in homers (18) entering the conference tournament.

CARDS ON A TEAR: The Ball State baseball team has won seven straight MAC series, including taking 2 of 3 on the road at Miami (OH), Western Michigan and most recently Kent State.

The Cardinals fell to No. 1 seed Bowling Green and No. 6 seed Toledo at the beginning of conference play when they started 1-7. Ball State finished the year 17-5 in MAC games with winning the seven consecutive sets.

ALSO:

The Ball State baseball team had student-athletes take home MAC Pitcher of the Year, Freshman Pitcher of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year honors, and five total landed on All-Conference teams, the Mid-American Conference office announced Tuesday morning.

Junior left-handed pitcher Merritt Beeker was named the Pitcher of the Year in a vote of the league’s head coaches after leading the league in strikeouts (116) and tying for the lead with eight wins (8-3 overall record). Beeker posted a 4.50 ERA in 72.0 innings on the year while sporting a 7-0 record, 3.12 ERA and 95 strikeouts in 57.2 innings against MAC opponents. The lefty ranks No. 8 in NCAA Division I in total strikeouts and No. 7 in strikeouts per nine innings pitched (14.5).

Senior shortstop Michael Hallquist got a First Team All-Conference recognition in addition to a Defensive Player of the Year honor. Hallquist tied for the league lead with 20 home runs, hitting a MAC-best 14 in conference play, while also pacing the MAC and ranking No. 33 nationally with 153 total bases. The transfer infielder began the year as the team’s starting third baseman before moving over to shortstop in mid-March and posted a .971 fielding percentage (.977 in MAC play) while making multiple highlight reel plays throughout the season.

Left-handed pitcher Keegan Johnson was voted the Freshman Pitcher of the Year and First Team All-Conference after working an 8-2 record with a 4.68 ERA and 77 strikeouts in 59.2 innings pitched during the regular season. The lefty went 6-1 against MAC teams and allowed only a .228 batting average against them to finish in a tie for first amongst league starting pitchers. Johnson’s 11.6 strikeouts per nine innings ranks No. 41 nationally.

Sophomore first baseman Blake Bevis received Second Team All-Conference honors thanks to hitting .311 with 15 doubles, 12 homers, 53 RBI and 46 runs scored on the season. The right-handed slugger finished tenth in the MAC in home runs, eighth in RBI and twelfth in runs scored as one of the league’s most productive batters. Bevis led MAC first basemen in homers and RBI in his second year at Ball State.

Junior catcher Hunter Dobbins also got a Second Team All-Conference recognition after hitting .292 with 17 doubles, 18 home runs and 52 RBI. The homer tally ranked fifth in the league and No. 62 in NCAA Division I, while he finished in a tie for second in doubles. Dobbins’ .676 slugging percentage was fourth-best in the MAC, and he led conference backstops in slugging, doubles and sac flies, while his 12 home runs against conference pitching was six more than the next closest catcher.

“It is always special to have our players recognized for their great effort on the field,” head coach Rich Maloney said. “There were so many outstanding players throughout the league that deserved All-Conference honors and several that were left off due to the great competition at each position.

“To have three of our boys win specialty awards (Beeker, Hallquist and Johnson) is amazing! All three of those boys were named to the All-MAC First Team. We also had Dobbins and Bevis receive Second Team All-MAC recognition. Hats off to these outstanding players on this outstanding achievement.”

The Cardinals open the MAC Tournament at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday against Toledo at Crushers Stadium in Avon, Ohio.

2024 MAC Baseball Postseason Awards & All-MAC Teams

Coach of the Year: Kyle Hallock, Bowling Green

Player of the Year: Nathan Archer, Bowling Green

Pitcher of the Year: Merritt Beeker, Ball State

Freshman Player of the Year: Garrett Wright, Bowling Green

Freshman Pitcher of the Year: Keegan Johnson, Ball State

Defensive Player of the Year: Michael Hallquist, Ball State

All-MAC First Team

C – Garrett Wright, Bowling Green

1B – Cade Sullivan, Western Michigan

2B – Sam Seidel, Bowling Green

SS – Michael Hallquist, Ball State

3B – Ryland Zaborowski, Miami

OF – Nathan Archer, Bowling Green

OF – Zach MacDonald, Miami

OF – Garret Pike, Toledo

OF – Josh Johnson, Kent State

DH – CJ Richmond, Western Michigan

SP – Jared Schaeffer, Akron

SP – Merritt Beeker, Ball State

SP – Keegan Johnson, Ball State

SP – Calvin Bickerstaff, Kent State

SP – Grant Umberger, Toledo

RP – Carson Byers, Miami

All-MAC Second Team

C – Hunter Dobbins, Ball State

C – Collin Summerhill, Northern Illinois

1B – Blake Bevis, Ball State

2B – Eric Erato, Northern Illinois

SS – Tyler Ross, Bowling Green

3B – Leighton Banjoff, Bowling Green

OF – Jack Krause, Bowling Green

OF – Jacob Donahue, Central Michigan

OF – Gideon Antle, Ohio

OF – Dylan Nevar, Western Michigan

DH – DJ Newman, Bowling Green

SP – Nic Good, Bowling Green

SP – Bobby Jones, Eastern Michigan

SP – Adam Brouwer, Northern Illinois

SP – Nolan Vlcek, Western Michigan

RP – Jacob Tabor, Toledo

All-Defensive Team

C – Garrett Wright, Bowling Green

1B – Cade Sullivan, Western Michigan

2B – Eric Erato, Northern Illinois

SS – Michael Hallquist, Ball State // JR Nelson, Ohio

3B – Ely Staurt, Central Michigan

OF – Nathan Archer, Bowling Green

OF – Zach MacDonald, Miami

OF – Garret Pike, Toledo

P – Nic Good, Bowling Green

INDIANA STATE TRACK

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State track and field begins competition at the 2024 NCAA East First Round Wednesday morning, with 17 Sycamores set to compete over the course of four days at the UK Outdoor Track and Field Complex in Lexington, Kentucky.

Men’s competition days are Wednesday and Friday, with women’s competition days set for Thursday and Saturday.

The Forest Runs Deep

Indiana State’s 17-athlete delegation is the Sycamores’ most at an NCAA East First Round since 2015. The Trees have had double-digit athletes and entries in each of the last three NCAA East First Rounds, marking the first time that the Sycamores have had three or more consecutive seasons with double-digit regional qualifiers since a 10-year stretch from 2006-15 with double-digit qualifiers and entries.

In addition to the continued success in the NCAA East Region, Indiana State will look to increase its presence on the national stage once again. The Sycamores have had at least one athlete qualify for the NCAA Outdoor National Championships in 18 of the last 19 editions (2004-17, 2019, 2021-23 – no championships were contested in 2020), including each of the last four. Will Staggs was Indiana State’s most recent NCAA National Championships qualifier, earning Second Team All-America honors at the 2024 NCAA Indoor National Championships.

Running It Back

Of Indiana State’s 17 NCAA East First Round participants, eight have previous experience at the NCAA regional rounds. Seven of those eight with previous experience – Elias Foor, Kevin Krutsch, Daunte Majors, Brett Norton, Terrance O’Bannon, Will Staggs and Isiah Thomas – were a part of Indiana State’s delegation at the 2023 NCAA East First Round in Jacksonville, Florida. Shomari Rogers-Walton’s last NCAA East First Round appearance came in 2022 in Bloomington, Indiana.

The Syacmores’ returning NCAA East First Round field isn’t just one-year wonders, either. Krutsch (2021, 2023-24), Norton (2022-24) and Staggs (2022-24) are all making their third NCAA East First Round appearance.

Fresh Faces In The Fold

Nine Sycamores will be making their NCAA East Preliminary Round debuts over the course of the week in Lexington. Seven of the nine debutants for Indiana State are freshmen or sophomores, with Tahj Johnson and Grace Quinlan the only upperclassmen in their first NCAA East First Round, while Indiana State’s 2024 NCAA East First Round delegation features four freshmen in Lillian Gibbs, Casey Hood Jr., Rachel Mehringer and Jaden Smith.

The Sycamores’ group of debutants features multiple athletes who made their marks on the biggest stage this season. Ali Ilupeju, Mehringer, Quinlan and Smith all recorded their top marks of the season in Indiana State’s sweep of the 2024 MVC Outdoor Championships.

Atop The Charts

Indiana State completed a sweep of the MVC Men’s and Women’s Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field Championships for the first time in program history Sunday, winning both the men’s and women’s outdoor titles at the Gibson Track and Field Complex.

The Sycamores finished with a program record 221.5 points on the men’s side, surpassing the 200-point mark for the first time ever and finishing 69.5 points ahead of second-place Illinois State. Indiana State recorded 158 points on the women’s side, finishing 21.5 points ahead of second-place Murray State

Indiana State had 12 event champions over the course of the three-day meet, half of which came during a dominant Championship Sunday performance for the Sycamores. Elias Foor was named the MVC Most Valuable Men’s Track and Field Athlete of the championships following three all-conference performances and scoring in all four throws events, while Jake Ottersbach was named the MVC Men’s Track and Field Freshman of the Year after winning the decathlon.

Meet The Sycamores

Indiana State’s 17 athletes in the NCAA East First Round are scheduled to compete in 12 events over the course of the four-day regional meet. Below is a summary of each qualified Sycamore, along with their event schedule for the week and season highlights.

Elias Foor | Discus and Hammer Throw

Wednesday, May 22 | 10 a.m. (Hammer Throw)

Friday, May 24 | 1 p.m. (Discus)

Foor was named the 2024 Most Valuable Athlete of the MVC Outdoor Championships after scoring in all four throws events, including three all-conference performances. He won the discus, an event that he ranks 10th in the NCAA East Region in (59.51m/195-03), and he also owns Indiana State’s facility record in the event. Foor is also qualified in the hammer throw, where he is seeded 38th (62.29m/204-04).

Collin Forrest | 4x100m Relay (alternate)

Friday, May 24 | 5 p.m.

Forrest won the 110m hurdles at the MVC Outdoor Championships with a career-best time of 14.05. He also has experience running the sprints events, having competed in the 200m this season.

Lillian Gibbs | Javelin

Thursday, May 23 | 1 p.m.

Indiana State’s school record holder in the javelin, Gibbs wasted no time making her mark on the program by breaking the program record in just her third collegiate meet (45.32m/148-08). She was runner-up in the event at the MVC Outdoor Championships.

Brooklyn Giertz-Pfaff | Pole Vault

Thursday, May 23 | 6:30 p.m.

Giertz-Pfaff cracked the top five in program history in the pole vault this season with her career-best clearance of 4.15m (13-07.25) in late April. She was the runner-up in the event at the MVC Outdoor Championships.

Casey Hood Jr. | 4x100m Relay

Friday, May 24 | 5 p.m.

Hood Jr. has been a mainstay on the Sycamores’ 4x100m relay this season, running either the opening or anchor leg. He won the 60m at the MVC Indoor Championships, ran the anchor leg of the conference-winning 4x100m relay and also scored points in the 100m at the MVC Outdoor Championships.

Ali Ilupeju | Long Jump

Wednesday, May 22 | 6 p.m.

Ilupeju saved the best jump of his career for when it mattered most, winning the long jump at the MVC Outdoor Championships with his mark of 7.64m (25-00.75) on his final attempt. He also placed fourth in the triple jump at the conference championships.

Tahj Johnson | 4x100m Relay (alternate)

Friday, May 24 | 5 p.m.

Johnson ran the anchor leg of Indiana State’s school-record 4x100m relay this season at Illinois, and has been an integral part of multiple top-10 relay times in program history. He also ran the fastest 400m time for a Sycamore since 2017 at Tennesse in April.

Kevin Krutsch | High Jump

Friday, May 24 | 2 p.m.

Krutsch cleared a season-best 2.10m (6-10.75) at Tennessee and has won each of the last two MVC outdoor high jump titles. He has cleared 2.05m (6-08.75) or higher in each of his last three meets.

Daunte Majors | 4x100m Relay

Friday, May 24 | 5 p.m.

Majors has run the second leg in every 4x100m relay for the Sycamores this season, including the school record and conference title-winning relay teams. He also placed second in the 100m this season at the MVC Outdoor Championships.

Rachel Mehringer | 100m Hurdles

Thursday, May 23 | 6 p.m. (First Round)

Saturday, May 25 | 6:15 p.m. (Quarterfinals)

Indiana State’s school record holder in the 100m hurdles, Mehringer has run a wind-legal 13.38 this season and also clocked a slightly wind-aided time of 13.05 in the prelims at the conference championships. She won the 60m hurdles conference title indoors and the 100m hurdles outdoors.

Brett Norton | Shot Put

Wednesday, May 22 | 6:30 p.m.

Norton is tied for the school record in the shot put at 18.40m (60-03.25) and has thrown a season-best 18.37 (60-04.50) this year. He was the runner-up in the event at the MVC Outdoor Championships and also earned all-conference in the discus.

Terrance O’Bannon | 4x100m Relay

Friday, May 24 | 5 p.m.

O’Bannon won the 100m at the MVC Outdoor Championships and also ran the opening leg of the Sycamores’ conference title-winning 4x100m relay. He ranks third in program history in the 100m with his time of 10.35 from last season.

Grace Quinlan | High Jump

Saturday, May 25 | 2 p.m.

Quinlan cleared an outdoor career-best 1.76m (5-09.25) at the MVC Outdoor Championships and also cleared 1.77m (5-09.75) during the 2023-24 indoor season. She was runner-up in the event at the outdoor conference championships.

Shomari Rogers-Walton | Long Jump and Triple Jump

Wednesday, May 22 | 6 p.m. (Long Jump)

Friday, May 24 | 6 p.m. (Triple Jump)

Rogers-Walton ranks among the best in program history in the long jump and triple jump. He won both events at the MVC Indoor Championships and was runner-up in the long jump at the MVC Outdoor Championships. Rogers-Walton’s mark of 7.89m (25-10.75) ranks in the top 10 in the East Region.

Will Staggs | Pole Vault

Wednesday, May 22 | 6:30 p.m.

A two-time All-American at Indiana State, Staggs owns the indoor (5.52m/18-01.25) and outdoor (5.50m/18-00.50) school record in the pole vault, with both marks coming this year. He is a five-time conference champion in the event, having recently set the Indiana State facility record at 5.42m (17-09.25) at the MVC Outdoor Championships.

Jaden Smith | Triple Jump

Friday, May 24 | 6 p.m.

Smith has burst on the scene as a freshman with all-conference honors during both indoor and outdoor season in the triple jump. His top mark of 15.29m (50-02.00) came at the MVC Outdoor Championships.

Isiah Thomas | 4x100m Relay

Friday, May 24 | 5 p.m.

Thomas ran the third leg of every 4x100m relay Indiana State has had in the last two seasons. A fixture in the record books in both the 4×1 and 100m, he also scored in the 60m indoors and the 100m outdoors.

Where The Sycamores Are Seeded

Below is a list of where each of Indiana State’s competing athletes are seeded in the NCAA East First Round field.

Shomari Rogers-Walton – long jump (seventh, 7.89m/25-10.75), triple jump (40th, 15.33m/50-03.50)

Will Staggs – pole vault (10th, 5.50m/18-00.50)

Elias Foor – discus (10th, 59.51m/195-03), hammer throw (38th, 62.29m/204-04)

Rachel Mehringer – 100m hurdles (14th, 13.05)

Terrance O’Bannon, Daunte Majors, Isiah Thomas, Casey Hood Jr. – 4x100m relay (Tahj Johnson, Collin Forrest, Shomari Rogers-Walton – alternates) (20th, 39.64)

Brooklyn Giertz-Pfaff – pole vault (27th, 4.15m/13-07.25)

Brett Norton – shot put (30th, 18.47m/60-03.25)

Ali Ilupeju – long jump (32nd, 7.64m/25-00.75)

Grace Quinlan – high jump (42nd, 1.76m/5-09.25)

Jaden Smith – triple jump (43rd, 15.29m/50-02.00)

Lillian Gibbs – javelin (45th, 45.32m/148-08)

Kevin Krutsch – high jump (48th, 2.10m/6-10.75)

What’s at Stake

The top 12 finishers in each event will advance to the NCAA Outdoor National Championships June 5-8 in Eugene, Oregon.

INDIANA STATE BASEBALL

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State heads into the 2024 Missouri Valley Baseball Championships looking to defend its title as the top-seeded Sycamores start conference tournament play on Wednesday afternoon. Indiana State’s opponent is still to be determined, but the Sycamores will line up for their first game of the week at 5 p.m. ET with the game to be carried live on ESPN+ and 105.5 The Legend.

The Sycamores were voted as the league’s preseason favorites in the 2024 MVC Preseason poll prior to the start of the regular season. Indiana State lived up to its billing as ISU finished the regular season with a 39-11 mark, 22-5 in Missouri Valley play to clinch their second consecutive regular season title. It is the first time in program history ISU has claimed back-to-back outright regular season titles.

The regular season featured Indiana State winning all nine Valley weekend series for the second consecutive season continuing a stretch where ISU has won 19-consecutive conference series dating back to the 2022 campaign. ISU is the defending regular-season and tournament champs after sweeping both titles in the 2023 seasons including winning the tournament championship last season at Bob Warn Field.

The Sycamores enter the postseason looking to continue their recent momentum heading with Indiana State posting an 18-5 overall mark since April 6. Indiana State will look to keep their winning ways going losing two consecutive games just twice in the 2024 season, while posting winning streaks of six or more games on four separate occasions.

ISU’s success has parlayed into national attention as Indiana State remained ranked in the national polls heading into the MVC Tournament. ISU enters the postseason ranked No. 14 in Perfect Game, No. 20 in D1Baseball, No. 17 in NCBWA, No. 23 in Baseball America, and No. 20 in the USA Today Coaches Poll.

The Sycamores also remained inside the top-10 in the NCAA Rating Percentage Index (RPI) standings sitting at No. 9 overall boasting the No. 16 non-conference strength of schedule and No. 77 overall strength of schedule through 50 games. The Sycamores boast a 23-9 record in road or neutral site game sitting as the lone team ranked in the top 25 in the RPI to post at least 23 wins away from their home venue in 2024.

ISU’s success was well-rewarded by the conference’s head coaches, SID staff, and media members as Indiana State had 10 players voted to the MVC All-Conference team with four additional members named to the All-Defensive squad. Brennyn Cutts (Pitcher of the Year), Grant Magill (Defensive Player of the Year), and Head Coach Mitch Hannahs (Dan Callahan Coach of the Year) all were honored among the conference’s specialty award winners on Monday evening.

Luis Hernandez (1B), Randal Diaz (SS), Cutts (SP), and Zach Davidson (RP) were all honored on the MVC First Team, while Mike Sears (3B), Magill (C), Parker Stinson (OF), Dominic Listi (OF), Luke Hayden (SP), and Cam Edmonson (RP) were all named to the Second Team. Hernandez, Josue Urdaneta (2B), Magill, and Adam Pottinger (OF) were all named to the Valley’s All-Defensive team.

The Sycamores featured a whole team approach to the field in the 2024 season with ISU wrapping up the regular season leading the Missouri Valley in conference-only play in nearly every single major team statistical category including batting average (.314), hits (296), slugging (.588), on-base percentage (.419), fielding percentage (.986), ERA (3.77), strikeouts (288), and opponent batting average (.224). Additionally, Indiana State finished second in runs scored (220), second in home runs (66), and second in RBIs (209).

Luis Hernandez (.373), Randal Diaz (.341), Dominic Listi (.335), Parker Stinson (.322), and Adam Pottinger (.302) are all hitting above the .300 line for the season to pace the Sycamore offense that is hitting .299 overall as a team from the plate. Mike Sears (.287), Grant Magill (.285), and Josue Urdaneta (.262) have also seen their season batting averages rise over the last month to provide steady offense at the plate throughout the batting order.

Sears claimed the Missouri Valley Conference regular season home run crown in the 2024 season hitting 23 home runs to break the Indiana State single-season record surpassing Boi Rodriguez’s mark of 20 set back in 1985. Hernandez also surpassed the single-season mark with 21 home runs and led the Missouri Valley in both hits (79) and RBIs (68).

Diaz was also among the conference leaders with 73 hits out of the leadoff spot and connected on 15 home runs while sitting second on the team with 14 doubles. Parker Stinson added 15 home runs out of the cleanup spot and is currently second on the team with 52 runs scored while leading the team with 40 walks drawn.

The Indiana State pitching staff continues to pace the Missouri Valley and sit among the national leaders on the year with a combined 4.57 ERA over 431.0 innings. Sixteen different pitchers have combined to post a 512:222 strikeout-to-walk ratio while limiting opponents to a .244 batting average.

Jared Spencer (6-0, 3.91 ERA), Cutts (6-1, 3.80 ERA) and Hayden (6-2, 3.99 ERA) headlined the weekend rotation, while Davidson (4-1, 2.60 ERA) and Cam Edmonson (5-1, 4.01 ERA) both earned All-MVC honors out of the bullpen. Jacob Pruitt (3-2, 2.81 ERA), Cameron Holycross (2-1, 4.22 ERA), and Simon Gregersen (1-0, 4.30 ERA) have also hit double-digit appearances on the season, while Cole Gilley (3-0, 7.52 ERA) continues to piece together strong outings out of the bullpen.

Tournament History

The Sycamores have a lifetime mark of 82-67 at the MVC Baseball Championships dating back to their first appearance in 1977. Indiana State has won at least one tournament game since 2014 and had won at least two MVC tournament contests since 2017 before the streak was snapped last year in Springfield, Mo.

The Sycamores have won eight MVC Tournaments over program history with the last coming back in 2023 as ISU won four of five games including winning the championship game over Evansville to clinch the league’s automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament.

The host institutions have a habit of winning the MVC Tournament and the Sycamores are hoping to break that historical trend this week. Since 1981, the home team has won the tournament 16 times, including Indiana State claiming the title last year at Bob Warn Field.

Additionally, the No. 1 overall seed has won the MVC Tournament 20 times dating back to the 1981 season with the last being ISU in 2023.

Indiana State has a winning postseason record against the current tournament field against nearly every team in the field with the exception of Murray State (haven’t played) and Missouri State (6-8). ISU is 8-5 in the tournament against Evansville, 15-5 against Southern Illinois, 11-4 against Illinois State to highlight their postseason success against this season’s tournament field.

Baseball America currently has Indiana State hosting a regional as the 12th overall seed, hosting North Carolina state, Cincinnati, and Bowling Green State. D1Baseball has the Sycamores as the 14th overall seed hosting Mississippi State, Kansas State, and Bowling Green State.

PURDUE FT. WAYNE BASEBALL

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Purdue Fort Wayne will open the 2024 Horizon League Baseball Championship on Wednesday (May 22) against the Milwaukee Panthers. A win would advance the Mastodons to day two of the tournament on Thursday. A loss would mean the ‘Dons would play again on Wednesday against the loser of Oakland and Youngstown State at 7 p.m.

Game Day Information
Who: No. 5 Purdue Fort Wayne (18-35, 11-19 Horizon) vs. No. 4 Milwaukee (18-34, 13-17 Horizon)
When: Wednesday, May 22 | 11 a.m. ET
Where: Nischwitz Stadium | Dayton, Ohio
Weather: 80, clear
Live Stats:Link
ESPN+: Wednesday
Tournament Website: Link
Series History with Milwaukee: The Panthers lead 16-13. Milwaukee took both series from the ‘Dons this season 2-1.

Scouting the Panthers: Earning All-Horizon League honors for the Panthers were outfielder Carson Hansen and starting pitcher Luke Hansel on first team, while designated hitter Sean Tillmon and starting pitcher Adrian Montilva earned spots on second team.

2024 Award Winners:

Kevin Fee: Reliever of the Year / All-League First Team

Jacob Walker: Sportsmanship Award / All-League Second Team

Justin Osterhouse: All-League Second Team / All-Freshman Team

Carter Sabol: All-League Second Team

Kevin Fee Facts:

– First Mastodon student-athlete to earn a yearly major award since Jared Davis was named the Independent Newcomer of the Year in 2007

– First Mastodon pitcher, starter or reliever, to earn a first team nod since Trevor Storie in 2016

– Leads the league with a 3.22 ERA

– Tied for the league lead in wins (7)

– Tied for second in the league in saves (5)

– Owns program record 89 career pitching appearances

– 28 appearances this season is two short of the program record

Jacob Walker Tidbits:

– Fifth in the league in doubles (19), a total that ranks third in program history for a single season

– Enters the league tournament with a 17-game on-base streak

– Made only two errors in Horizon League play for a .986 fielding percentage

– Started at second base and in the leadoff position in 52-of-53 games

Justin Osterhouse Entries:

– In the league: 3rd in average (.375), 8th in slugging (.548), 8th in OPS (1.086), 10th in OBP (.438)

– Hit two home runs in the win at Indiana and four in the series split at Missouri

– Had a 15-game hitting streak and 19-game on-base streak in 2024, team bests

– 12 games of multiple RBIs, including back-to-back three RBI games against Wright State

Carter Sabol Statistics:

– Eight pitching appearances with three or fewer earned runs this year

– Third in strikeouts (72) and third in innings pitched (74.2) in the league

– Fanned 10 in 6.1 innings against Wright State for a win (March 23)

– Sat down nine in 6.0 innings vs. Northern Kentucky (April 6)

A Few ‘Dons & Ends From 2024

– Kevin Fee was named to the 2024 Horizon League All-Academic Team. Ben Higgins was selected to the honorable mention squad.

– The ‘Dons defeated a Big 10 for the third consecutive season by taking down No. 20 Indiana 9-6 on Feb. 27.

– Kevin Fee (pitcher), Carter Sabol (pitcher) and Justin Osterhouse (batter) earned weekly honors from the Horizon League this season.

– The ‘Dons turned a league-best 38 double plays.

– Three times this season the ‘Dons recorded 20 or more hits in a game. The ‘Dons are the only team in the league to have more than two such games.

– The Mastodons’ 13 inning game against Toledo was the longest game in the Horizon League this season. The last time the ‘Dons played a game of 13 innings or more was back on May 5, 2017 when the ‘Dons lost to Omaha. The last Mastodon win in a game that long was a 9-8 win over Butler on April 16, 2005 in 13 innings.

– The ‘Dons have played three extra inning games this season and won them all by the identical score of 4-3.

– 14 Mastodons have recorded multi-hit games this season.

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INDIANAPOLIS – Purdue Fort Wayne’s Kevin Fee was named the 2024 Horizon League Reliever of the Year, the league announced on Tuesday (May 21) afternoon. He was one of four Mastodon baseball student-athletes honored by the league.

Fee was also named to the All-Horizon League First Team. Second baseman Jacob Walker earned the league’s Sportsmanship Award and was named to the All-Horizon League Second Team. Outfielder Justin Osterhouse earned nods on the All-Horizon League Second Team and the All-Horizon League Freshman Team. Starting pitcher Carter Sabol was named to the All-Horizon League Second Team.

Fee completed the regular season leading the Horizon League in ERA at 3.22. He tied for the league lead in wins with seven while tying for second in the league in saves with five. He owns the Mastodon program record for career appearances at 89. He has made 28 appearances this season, ranking second in program history for a single season. Jordan Martin (30) in 2016 owns the single-season mark. The New Albany, Ohio native was named the Horizon League Pitcher of the Week on March 13 after earning a save vs. Butler and two wins against Missouri. Fee is the first Mastodon baseball student-athlete to win any yearly major award since Jared Davis was named the Independent Newcomer of the Year in 2007. He is the first Mastodon pitcher, starter or reliever, to earn a first team nod since Trevor Storie in 2016.

Walker is fifth in the league with 19 doubles, a total that ranks third in program history for a single season. The Lafayette, Indiana native owns 19 multi-hit games this season including four hits at Western Kentucky (Feb. 23). He enters the league tournament with a 17-game on-base streak. The sure handed second baseman made only two errors in Horizon League play for a .986 fielding percentage.

Osterhouse owns a .375 batting average, third in the Horizon League. He is eighth in slugging (.648), eighth in OPS (1.086) and 10th in on-base percentage (.438). He hit two home runs in the Mastodons’ win at No. 20 Indiana and four home runs in a series split at Missouri. The Grand Rapids, Michigan native was named the league’s hitter of the week for his performance at Missouri.

Sabol finished the regular season in the top 10 in multiple categories in the Horizon League. He ranks third in strikeouts (72), third in innings pitched (74.2), sixth in ERA (6.15) and sixth in opposing batting average (.284). The Nokomis, Illinois native was named the Horizon League Pitcher of the Week after allowing one hit with nine strikeouts in six innings against Northern Kentucky. He had eight appearances this season with three or fewer earned runs.

This is the first league honor for all four Mastodons.

The 2024 Horizon League Baseball Championship starts on Wednesday (May 22). The ‘Dons will play Milwaukee at 11 a.m.

PURDUE FT. WAYNE TRACK

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Aaron Martin and Viktor Ertelt will compete in the NCAA Division I Track & Field East First Round on Wednesday (May 22) in the javelin. They are the first Mastodon men to earn a spot in the NCAA meet since men’s track and field was brought back to Purdue Fort Wayne in 2019-20.

Ertelt will compete in the first of three flights. Martin will throw in the second flight.

NCAA Division I Track & Field East First Round
When: Wednesday, May 22
Time: Noon ET (moved up one hour)
Where: Lexington, Ky. | Outdoor Track & Field Facility
Meet Info: Link
Live Results:Link
Entries: Link

Aaron Martin:

– Hometown: North Vernon, Ind.

– Won the 2024 Horizon League Alfreeda Goff Outdoor Track and Field Male Athlete of the Year

– Earned a spot in NCAA First Round thanks to a school and facility record mark of 66.03 meters at Indiana State

Viktor Ertelt:

– Hometown: Fürth, Germany

– Won the 2024 Horizon League Javelin Champion

– Had a season-best toss of 63.39 meters at the Texas Relays to qualify for First Round

At Stake:

– The East First Round features 48 competitors. The top 12 will advance to the NCAA Championships at Oregon (June 5-8).

SOUTHERN INDIANA BASBEALL

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Baseball had five players recognized by the Ohio Valley Conference, including freshman right-handed pitcher Grant Parson (Owensboro, Kentucky), who was named the conference’s Freshman of the Year. The OVC honors are selected by a vote of the institution head coaches and the athletic media relations directors.

Parson, who also received second team All-OVC and All-Freshman team honors, is 4-3 this season with a 3.90 ERA in 60 innings of work. The right-hander, who became the first Eagle to earn an OVC Pitcher of the Week award earlier this month, is among the OVC leaders, ranking fourth in ERA and tied for ninth in strikeouts (60).

Parson posted a season-high nine strikeouts in a win Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and has reached the seventh inning in four of his last five starts.

Joining Parson on the OVC second team are senior first baseman/designated hitter Tucker Ebest (Austin Texas), junior right-hander Gavin Seebold (Jeffersonville, Indiana), and senior outfielder Ren Tachioka (Japan).

Tachioka leads USI and ranks second in the OVC with a .377 batting average (66-175) in 45 games this season. He also has 41 runs scored, six doubles, one triple, and one home run, while leading the Eagles with 17 stolen bases.

The USI leadoff hitter also made his move up the Eagles’ record book this season. Tachioka enters the post-season ranked 11th in triples (7) and stolen bases (53), 19th in runs scored (126), 21st in total bases (226), and 22nd in hits (181) all-time at USI.

Ebest, who was second-team All-OVC as a utility player, was USI’s source of power in the lineup. He posted a team-high nine home runs and 51 RBIs, while hitting .271 with 32 runs scored. The senior utility player has hit 21 home runs in his two-year USI career, ranking seventh all-time, in addition to entering the top 20 all-time in RBIs with 104.

Seebold was 4-0 in OVC action and led the Eagles with a 6-2 mark overall this season. The junior right-hander ranks third on the Eagles and fifth in the OVC with a 4.14 ERA and was second on the staff with 55 strikeouts. He posted a career-high seven strikeout on the road at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

USI freshman right-hander Clayton Weisheit (Ferdinand, Indiana) joined Parson on the OVC All-Freshman team. Weisheit is 0-1 this spring with a 4.05 ERA and three saves, striking out 28 batters in 40 innings of work.

USI Baseball begins tournament play Wednesday at the 2024 OVC Baseball Championship. The Eagles are the fourth seed after going 25-30 overall and 14-13 in the conference season. USI received a first-round bye and will play Wednesday at 4 p.m., awaiting the winner of the matchup between fifth-seeded Tennessee Tech University and eighth-seeded University of Tennessee at Martin.

The OVC Baseball Championship can be seen with a subscription to ESPN+, while ESPN 97.7FM also will have live on the radio and online broadcasts of USI games. The links to follow all of the action can be found on USIScreamingEagles.com.

VALPO MEN’S BASKETBALL

The Valparaiso University men’s basketball program and head coach Roger Powell Jr. have announced the addition of a pair of players to the 2024-25 roster. Ramzi Salem (St. Louis, Mo. / John Burroughs) and Nick Lombardi (Lisle, Ill. / Montini Catholic) have joined the team as walk-ons.

Salem, a 6-foot-3 guard, led his team to a sectional victory over Central (Park Hills) in a great environment, the program’s first such game in 74 years. The victory received significant hype. He averaged 13.3 points per game for the Bombers this season.

“I have really good court vision as a point guard,” Salem said. “That’s one of my strong aspects; I see the floor and get my guys involved by facilitating as well as scoring. I can definitely shoot the ball. I’m a hard worker, so I’m going to always be in the gym and push other guys as best I can to make myself better.”

Salem credits support from his parents and sister for helping him get to this point in his basketball career. He plans to study business finance, hopes to be his own boss and run his own business someday. The incoming freshman is musically inclined as he knows how to play the piano, produce songs and make beats. He has a software system for music production and hopes to continue to explore that passion while at Valpo.

“This means a lot to me to have the opportunity to be a part of the program at Valpo,” Salem said. “Getting to know the coaching staff and especially Coach (Matt) Gordon was big. It is nice that a program like Valpo is giving me a chance to prove myself. When I came to visit, the players were super welcoming. The coaches seem like really good guys who push their players and focus on who they are as people.”

Lombardi averaged about 12.0 points per game in high school in a tough conference. A two-year varsity letter winner, he started every game during his senior season.

“Coach Powell was a driving factor in me joining the program,” Lombardi said. “When I took my visit, he was always there and was very supportive. He showed me the ropes of what it would take to be a part of a program like Valpo. I’m coming from a high school that was pretty small so you knew everybody. I didn’t want to go to a school that was too big in size, so I felt like I would fit in at Valpo. I fell in love with the campus, facilities and the whole program mentality. The vibe around the program was something I felt like I could contribute to and be a part of.”

Lombardi helped his team win regionals this past season. His best friend hit a game-winning 3-pointer in the final five seconds to complete a comeback victory.

Lombardi plans to study broadcasting and communication and also has an interest in pre-law. He is interested in pursuing a career as a play-by-play sports broadcaster. Lombardi played football and baseball as well as basketball growing up. He is a huge fan of sports cars.

“For me as a player, I’m a good shooter,” Lombardi said. “I can go toe-to-toe with most people shooting wise from the outside. With my size, I can finish pretty well around the rim. I also bring a lot of energy on the defensive end. I try to be an all-around player and develop my skills in every area. I’m a hard-working guy. I’m always going to push my teammates and strive to get better every day.”

UINDY WOMEN’S GOLF

WINTER GARDENS, Fla. – The UIndy women’s golf team teed off at the NCAA DII Championships Tuesday. The Greyhounds combined for a team score of +7, sharing eighth place with Henderson State. Freshman Jess Haines finished at -1 to lead the team.

Held at Orange County National just outside Orlando, Fla., the year’s marquee tournament features 54 holes of stroke play, concluding Thursday. The year’s individual national champion will be crowned at that point, while the top eight teams advance to the medal/match play quarterfinals on Friday.

TUESDAY

Making her Nationals debut, Haines opened the round par-birdie and continued to sink putts. The Somerset, England native racked up 13 pars and three birdies to settle at T-11 among the nation’s best golfers.

Ava Ray finished at +2 after carding a birdie on the par-5 18th, while the balance of the UIndy quintet—Anci Dy, Matilda Cederholm and Caroline Whallon—all shot +3 on the day. Dy also birdied 18, Cederholm finished with five straight pars, while Whallon drained a long putt to birdie 17.

Second round action starts Wednesday morning, with UIndy teeing off starting at 10:50 a.m. ET.

UINDY MEN’S TENNIS

TEMPE, Ariz. – The resume continues to grow for Tom Zeuch of UIndy men’s tennis. On the same day the Hounds advanced to the quarterfinals of the DII National Championship, Zeuch was named ITA Senior Player of the Year, building upon the 2020-21 ITA Rookie of the Year and 2022-23 ITA Most Improved Senior awards he has already attained through his historic career.

Zeuch has had a stellar season this year. He was runner-up at the ITA Cup in Rome this past fall, later becoming No. 1 player in the country and has held onto that spot all season. With partner Matthieu Derache, Tom has climbed to that same No. 1-ranking in doubles, marking the second straight-season for the senior out of Reiser, Germany that he was No. 1 in doubles. Tom has been a force for the UIndy Men’s Tennis program and has been the flagship of UIndy Tennis with his sportsmanship and character. Tom is graduating with a Masters in Sports Management.

This season, Zeuch sits at the head of the table for the Hounds, going 26-3 in singles, including an 18-2 mark during the regular season, winning his last eight matches in the GLVC tournament, NCAA Midwest Regional and now NCAA Championships. Alongside Derache, he sits at 18-1, winning their last 12 matches together.

“Tom’s tennis character is marked by his strong work ethic, a reflection of his dedication and discipline on the tennis court. At UIndy he deeply rooted a culture that values perseverance and continuous improvement, always striving to be the best version of himself for his team. Beyond his individual pursuits, Tom has a profound appreciation for the joy of life, which he brings into his play. His love for the sport is evident not only in his personal achievements but also in his enthusiasm for teamwork. Playing for his team, he understands the importance of collaboration and mutual support, making him a special player who uplifts and inspires those around him.” said Head Coach Malik Tabet.

MARIAN MEN’S GOLF

Dalton, Ga. – The Marian men’s golf team had a strong opening day at the NAIA National Championships, as Marian put up a top-10 score in the first 18 holes of the tournament. Lane Zedrick led Marian’s efforts as the freshman put up a 73 and ended the round tied for 14th, as Marian completed the day with a 302 overall total.

For the round, Marian carded a 302 team score, putting them in a tie for ninth place overall after 18 holes. Keiser University had the best round of the day with a 291 score, leading fellow Sun Conference member St. Thomas by one stroke. Dalton State tied for third in the round with Texas Wesleyan as they both put up a 295, and British Columbia finished fifth with a 299 score. Cumberland holds sixth place with an even 300 score, while MidAmerica Nazarene and Columbia sit one shot above Marian and Wayland Baptist with their 301 score.

In the round, Lane Zedrick put up Marian’s best score, firing a 73 to tie for 14th after 18 holes of golf. Zedrick birdied twice in his round and shot an even par on the front nine, finishing one-over on the back nine. Weston Ogden was two strokes off his teammate, shooting a 75 on the day with scores of 37 on the front nine and 38 on the back. Ogden ended the day tied for 32nd, making three birdies in 18 holes.

Brandon Heffner finished one shot back of Ogden with a 76 over 18 holes, tying for 43rd overall. Heffner shot even par on the back nine, and for his round made three birdies. Augie Mann put in the last score into Marian’s team effort, as he fired a 78 on the day. Mann made birdie three times, firing three-over par on both the front and back nine. Nolan Potter rounded out the lineup for the day, firing an 84 over 18 holes, as he made par on nine holes.

Mann will tee off for Marian on Wednesday morning, as the Knights look to make the cut for the first time since 2015. Mann starts his second round at 9:10 a.m., with Zedrick, Ogden, Potter, and Heffner following as the team starts on the back nine.

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NUMBERS IN SPORTS

4 – 9 – 8 – 30

May 22, 1930 – Future New Yankees’ Baseball Hall of Fame first baseman, Lou Gehrig, Number 4 became the first MLB player to hit 3 Home Runs, in three different games. The Yankees outscored Philadelphia Athletics’s, 20-13 in this contest as the teams combined for a then-record 10 home runs!

May 22, 1962 – Speaking of the Yankees how about another NY star player that made the news? New York’s Number 9, Roger Maris walked an MLB record 5 times in a 9 inning game as the Los Angeles Angels did not want any part of his batting. The strategy failed to work though as the Yankees won 3-1.

May 22, 1968 – While we are thinking about great hitters how about the event when on this date the Pittsburgh Pirates future Baseball Hall of Fame hitter, Willie Stargell, Number 8 hit 3 Home Runs, a double and a single in a 13-6 rout of the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. Pirates teammate Maury Wills, Number 30 posted his 1,500th Major League hit in the contest as well on the banner Pittsburgh day.

FOOTBALL HISTORY

First some Old School Events

Chin Strap invented 1915

May 22, 1915 -The first strap was created and used on this date in 1915 to keep the leather helmets of the day in place according to the TimeToast.com website. Unlike straps in the modern era this strap went around the users neck. Yikes! Things got better though because Encyclopedia.com says the chin strap had a redesign of the straps to attach around the chin in 1939.

Price of a football 1921

According to an advertisement in the Spalding sponsored NCAA Football Rules Book of 1921 the Official Ball of College Football cost hefty sum of $10. To put that equivalent in 2020 money it would cost the consumer over $130! The IRS estimates that the average American worker earned about $63 a week at that time in history.

Gridiron Headlines in Modern Times

Fisk Objects to Prime Time

Our Newspapers.com Football History Headline of the Day comes from the May 23, 1990 edition of the New York Daily News, “ Fisk Objects to Prime Time.” Of course it was talking about the incident that occurred when the Chicago White Sox visited the New York Yankees on

May 22, 1990 – NFL Hall of Fame player who was also moonlighting in the MLB, Deion Sanders was involved in a dispute with Chicago White Sox catcher Carlton Fisk, one of the most infamous incidents of Sanders’ baseball career. This story goes a little deeper than just the headline. Let’s set the table for this one with some info provided by an article on the Undefeated.com. Fisk, aka “The Commander” or “Pudge,” was entering his fourth decade as a player. He also spent the first part of his career with the Boston Red Sox, so there was absolutely no love lost playing against the team from the Bronx. On the other hand the flamboyant Sanders attracted a lot of media attention. The fifth overall selection in the 1989 NFL draft had signed a 4-year, $4 million contract with the Atlanta Falcons, made the Yankees’ Opening Day roster in 1990 and became one of the first in the majors to wear his own brand. The Daily News shares that Fisk became incensed when Prime Time, before stepping into the batter’s box, drew dollar signs in the dirt by home plate right before the first pitch of the fifth inning. Deion swears he wasn’t drawing the dollar signs but was simply performing the dust scribble ritual before entering the box that he has done since he was a youngster. Sanders continued to have fun with reporters about the confrontation after his Yankees won 5-2 while Fisk was still upset and yelled at the media as he entered his post game shower.

NFL Expansion Narrowly Passes

May 22, 1991 – The NFL agrees to expand by two teams by the start of the 1994 season. The May 23, 1991 edition of the Charlotte Observer stated that the resolution barely received the 21 votes of the then 28 franchises it needed to carry. The Buffalo Bills, Washington Redskins, Detroit Lions and Phoenix Cardinals voted against the expansion while the Los Angeles Raiders and Indianapolis Colts abstained from voting. The NFL bylaws require a ¾ majority to pass on such a change. There were multiple reasons that teams did not like the arrangement of expansion and they ranged from splitting TV revenues, lack of a collective bargaining agreement at the time and a slowing U.S. economy. Bills owner Ralph Wilson was quoted as, “ I was in the Navy, and they always said, ‘If you’re going to land the troops on the beach, you better clear the land mines first.”

NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue exitted the meeting stating that financially at worst the expansion would be a wash for the current team’s revenue because the items of concern would be offset by franchise fees of the new teams plus additional revenue streams of taking the League to 30 teams. The two teams added would later be known as the Carolina Panthers and the Jacksonville Jaguars.

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NFL Owners Meeting 2001

On May 22, 2001 the NFL owners voted to realign the League. The Houston Texans joined the NFL and the newly created AFC South Division as the 32 tems split into a total of 8 Divisions from 6. It is also announced that the Seattle Seahawks will move from the AFC West to the NFC West for the 2002 season as the NFL realign

Hall of Fame Birthdays for May 22

Here are some bios on birthday boys that are either in the College Football Hall of Fame or the Pro Football Hall of Fame that were born on this day. There is plenty more about them to read by either clicking their high-lighted name or at the top of this page clicking the “On This Day in Football History” and going to May 22 Football History.

May 22, 1907 – Chicago, Illinois – Washington tackle of 1929 to 1931, Paul Schwegler was born. Schwegler received the great honor of being selected for inclusion into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1967.

May 22, 1940 – Mick Tingelhoff is an NFL Pro Football Hall of Fame Center who played for the Minnesota Vikings for 17 seasons. He was selected in the HOF in the 2015 class. Mick played his college football at the University of Nebras ka-Lincoln and did not become the starter there until his senior season. The Hall of Famer also went undrafted and signed with the Vikings as a free agent in 1962 and became the starter as a rookie! His hard work earned him the right to play in six consecutive Pro Bowls in the late 1960s. After the 1969 season Mr. Tingelhoff was voted as the NFL’s Top Offensive Lineman of the Year.

May 22, 1960 – Omaha, Nebraska – Dave Rimington the star University of Nebraska center from 1979 to 1982 arrived into this world. Rimington during his last two seasons made All-America and Academic All-America those years of 1981 and 1982. Dave also received a National Football Foundation scholarship and won the Lombardi Award which is handed to the nation’s best lineman or linebacker, in 1982 according to his bio on the NFF’s website. He won the Outland Trophy, given to the nation’s best interior lineman. Dave Rimington’s collegiate football records are celebrated in the College Football Hall of Fame after his induction in 1997. Rimington enjoyed a pro career during the rest of the 1980’s decade, splitting time with the NFL’s the Cincinnati Bengals and Philadelphia Eagles.

May 22, 1977 – Chesapeake, Virginia – North Carolina cornerback from 1996 through the 1998 season Dré Bly was born. The National Football Foundation recognizes Bly as the preeminent defensive back of his era, as he finished his career as the only three-time First-Team All-American in ACC history. The two time consensus First-Team All-America selection, led North Carolina to three consecutive bowl wins, including victories in 1997 and 1998 Gator Bowls and the 1998 Las Vegas Bowl. A finalist for the 1997 Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Dre set the conference record with 20 career and 11 single-season interceptions, and both marks still stand as school records. Dre Bly was honored with induction into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2014 after the National Football Foundation tabulated their votes. Bly was selected in the second round of the 1999 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Rams, helping them win Super Bowl XXXIV during his rookie season. Dre spent a total of 11 years in the professional ranks with the Rams, Detroit Lions, Denver Broncos and San Francisco 49ers and he was respected as an All-Pro honoree and two-time Pro Bowl selection during his career.

TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY

May 22

1933 — Joe Sewell of the New York Yankees struck out for the first time this season, during a 3-0 win over Cleveland. Sewell would strike out only three more times in 524 at-bats.

1942 — Ted Williams is sworn into the U.S. Navy, but will remain with the Red Sox until he is called for active duty.

1957 — The Boston Red Sox hit four home runs in the sixth inning of an 11-0 win over Cleveland. Gene Mauch, Ted Williams, Dick Gernert and Frank Malzone connected. All the homers came on the first 16 pitches from Cal McLish.

1958 — Ted Williams hits his 16th career grand slam to provide the Red Sox with the margin in an 8-5 win over the A’s. Ted’s 4th-inning blast, off Jack Urban, ties him with Babe Ruth for second place on the career slam list.

1959 — Baltimore’s Hoyt Wilhelm pitched a one-hitter against the New York Yankees for a 5-0 win. Jerry Lumpe’s single in the eighth spoiled the no-hit bid.

1963 — Mickey Mantle hit a pitch from Kansas City’s Bill Fischer off the right-field facade at Yankee Stadium in an 8-7 victory over the A’s.

1968 — Willie Stargell of the Pittsburgh Pirates hit three home runs, a double and a single in a 13-6 victory over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. Stargell’s double just missed going out, as it bounced off the railing of the left-field bleachers.

1976 — St. Louis’ Reggie Smith hit three home runs — two right-handed and one left-handed — and drove in five runs in a 7-6 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. Smith’s third homer came with two outs in the ninth and broke a 6-6 tie.

1977 — Boston and Milwaukee hit a combined 11 home runs in a 14-10 Red Sox victory at Fenway Park, tying a major league record. The Red Sox connected for six and the Brewers hit five in the first game of a doubleheader.

1983 — Cliff Johnson of the Toronto Blue Jays hit his 18th career pinch homer. The homer, off Baltimore’s Tippy Martinez, tied Johnson with Jerry Lynch on the career pinch home run list.

1990 — Andre Dawson sets a major-league record when he is intentionally walked five times during a 16-inning, 2-1 Cubs win over the Reds.

1998 — The Mets acquire catcher Mike Piazza from the Marlins in exchange for OF Preston Wilson, P Ed Yarnall and a player to be named. Piazza has barely spent a week with Florida, following a trade from the Dodgers.

1998 — Brian Cox went 6-for-6, including a grand slam in a 10-run third inning, as Florida State rolled past Delaware 27-6 in the NCAA Atlantic II Regional. Freshman Matt Diaz hit three home runs for the Seminoles.

2000 — Milwaukee beat Houston in the first game of a doubleheader, 10-9, coming back from a 9-2 deficit to tie the score with seven runs in the bottom half of the ninth inning. The Brewers won the game in the 10th on a home run by Jose Hernandez.

2001 — The Twins score 8 runs in the 3rd inning to give Brad Radke an 8 – 0 lead, then hold on to edge the Mariners, 12-11. The M’s will use the momentum to win their next 15 and set a franchise record.

2008 — Ken Griffey Jr. hits his 200th home run as a member of the Cincinnati Reds. He becomes the fourth player in major league history to hit 300 for one team and 200 with another. Preceding him are Mark McGwire, Rafael Palmeiro and Jimmie Foxx.

2008 — Boston’s J.D. Drew and Mike Lowell hit grand slams to help Daisuke Matsuzaka remain unbeaten as the Red Sox posted an 11-8 win over the Kansas City Royals.

2009 — Michael Cuddyer hit for the cycle and matched his career high with five RBIs as Minnesota defeated Milwaukee 11-3. Cuddyer hit a three-run homer in the first inning, doubled in the third and singled in the fourth before completing the cycle by tripling on a broken-bat liner into the left-field corner in the sixth.

2012 — C.J. Wilson and Ernesto Frieri combined on a one-hitter to give the Los Angeles Angels a 4-0 win over Oakland. Cliff Pennington had the only hit — a one-out single in the fifth — for Oakland.

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY

May 22

1877 — Baden-Baden, ridden by C. Holloway, catches Leonard just before turning into the stretch and wins the Kentucky Derby by two lengths.

1885 — Tecumseh, ridden by Jimmy McLaughlin, wins the Preakness Stakes by two lengths over Wickham.

1902 — Mastermam, ridden by John Bullman, wins the Belmont Stakes by two lengths over Renald.

1906 — Whimsical, the favorite ridden by Walter Miller, wins the Preakness Stakes by four lengths over Content.

1954 — Hasty Road, ridden by Johnny Adams, edges favored Correlation by a neck to win the Preakness Stakes.

1962 — Roger Maris walks 5 times (record 4 intentionally) in a 9 inning game.

1963 — European Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London: José Altafini scores twice as AC Milan edge Benfica, 2-1 for first title to an Italian club.

1975 — Artis Gilmore scores 28 points and grabs 31 rebounds to lead the Kentucky Colonels to a 110-105 victory over the Indiana Pacers for the ABA championship.

1985 — Pete Rose 2,108th run passes Hank Aaron as NL run scoring leader.

1988 — Atlanta’s Dominique Wilkins trades bucket for bucket with Boston’s Larry Bird in the fourth quarter of Game 7 of the 1988 Eastern Conference semifinals until the Celtics escape with a 118-116 victory. Wilkins finishes with 47 points and Bird has 34 — with 20 of his points scored in the fourth quarter. The teams shoot a combined .588 percent from the field, the second highest mark in playoff history.

1988 — LPGA Championship Women’s Golf, Jack Nicklaus GC: Sherri Turner birdies final 2 holes to win her only major title, 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Amy Alcott.

1990 — Andre Dawson receives a record 5 intentional walks in a game.

1991 — NFL Owners agree to add 2 teams in 1994.

1993 — Riddick Bowe successfully defends his IBF and WBA heavyweight titles with a second-round knockout of Jesse Ferguson at RFK Stadium in Washington.

1994 — Toronto NBA franchise unveils name “Raptors” & logo.

1996 — 4th UEFA Champions League Final: Juventus beats Ajax (1-1, 4-2 on penalties) at Rome.

1997 — The Chicago Bulls win the lowest-scoring playoff game in NBA history, a 75-68 victory over the Miami Heat. The 143 combined points were two fewer than the previous postseason low set by Syracuse and Fort Wayne in 1955.

2003 — Annika Sorenstam becomes the first woman to play in a PGA Tour event in 58 years when she shoots a 71 in the first round of the Colonial in Fort Worth, Texas. Sorenstam misses the cut the next day by four shots.

2004 — English FA Cup Final, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (71,350): Manchester United beats Millwall, 3-0; Ruud van Nistelrooy scores 2 and Cristiano Ronaldo 1 in Red Devils’ 11th title win.

2005 — Paula Creamer, 18, makes a 15-foot birdie putt on the final hole to win the Sybase Classic by one stroke and become the second-youngest first-time winner on the LPGA Tour.

2006 — Pat Summitt becomes the newest millionaire coach — and the first in women’s basketball. Tennessee raises Summitt’s salary to $1.125 million for next season and extends her contract six years.

2009 — Dara Torres sets an American record in the 50-meter butterfly at the Texas Senior Circuit No. 2 meet at Texas A&M. The 42-year-old, breezes to victory in the 50 fly, touching the wall in 25.72 seconds to beat her record time of 25.84 seconds from the morning preliminaries. Both her times beat Jenny Thompson’s American record of 26.00 seconds, set in Barcelona in 2003.

2010 — UEFA Champions League Final, Madrid: Internazionale beats Bayern Munich, 2-0; Inter’s 3rd title and first treble (Italian Serie A & Cup).

2016 — The Tradition Senior Men’s Golf, Greystone G&CC: Germany’s Berhard Langer wins sixth of 13 Champions Tour majors by 6 strokes from Olin Browne.

2021 — 30 year old Scottish light-welterweight boxer Josh Taylor becomes Britain’s first undisputed world champion in the four-belt era by beating Jose Ramirez by unanimous decision in Las Vegas.

2022 — PGA Championship Men’s Golf, Southern Hills CC: 2017 champion Justin Thomas beats Will Zalatoris by 1 stroke in a 3-hole playoff after 54-hole leader Mito Pereira double bogeys the 72nd hole.

TV SPORTS WEDNESDAY

MLB REGULAR SEASON	TIME ET	TV
Minnesota at Washington	1:05pm	Bally Sports-North MASN MLB.TV Fubo
NY Mets at Cleveland	1:10pm	MLBN SNY Bally Sports-Great Lakes MLB.TV Fubo
Baltimore at St. Louis	1:15pm	MLBN MASN2 Bally Sports-Midwest MLB.TV Fubo
LA Angels at Houston	2:10pm	MLBN Bally Sports-West SCHN MLB.TV Fubo
Detroit at Kansas City	2:10pm	MLBN Bally Sports-Detroit Bally Sports-Kansas City MLB.TV Fubo
Milwuakee at Miami	6:40pm	Bally Sports-Wisconsin Bally Sports-Florida MLB.TV Fubo
San Francisco at Pittsburgh	6:40pm	NBC Sports-Bay Area ATTSN-Pittsburgh MLB.TV Fubo
San Diego at Cincinnati	6:40pm	Padres.TV Bally Sports-Ohio MLB.TV Fubo
Texas at Philadelphia	6:40pm	MLBN Bally Sports-Southwest NBC Sports-Philadelphia MLB.TV Fubo
Boston at Tampa Bay	6:50pm	MLBN NESN Bally Sports-Sun MLB.TV Fubo
Seattle at NY Yankees	7:05pm	Prime Root Sports YES MLB.TV Fubo
Chi. White Sox at Toronto	7:07pm	NBC Sports-Chicago Sportsnet MLB.TV Fubo
Atlanta at Chi. Cubs	7:40pm	Bally Sports-South MARQ MLB.TV Fubo
Colorado at Oakland	9:40pm	MLBN Rockies.TV NBC Sports-California MLB.TV Fubo
Arizona at LA Dodgers	10:10pm	MLBN YurView SNLA MLB.TV Fubo
NBA PLAYOFFS	TIME ET	TV
West Finals Game 1: Dallas at TBA	8:30pm	TNT Fubo
NHL PLAYOFFS	TIME ET	TV
Florida at NY Rangers	8:00pm	ESPN
SOCCER	TIME ET	TV
UEFA Europa League: Atalanta vs Bayer Leverkusen	3:00pm	Paramount+ Fubo
US Open Cup: Indy Eleven vs Detroit City	7:00pm	MLSsoocer.com Fubo
US Open Cup: Tampa Bay Rowdies vs Dallas	7:30pm	MLSsoocer.com Fubo
Canadian Championship: CF Montréal vs Forge	7:30pm	FS2 Fubo
US Open Cup: Seattle Sounders FC vs Phoenix Rising	10:30pm	MLSsoocer.com Fubo
COLLEGE BASEBALL	TIME ET	TV
George Washington vs Virginia	1:00pm	ACCNX
Wright State vs Pittsburgh	4:00pm	ACCNX
Milwaukee vs Northwestern	4:30pm	B1G+
Florida International vs Miami	6:00pm	ACCNX
North Carolina A&T vs Wake Forest	6:00pm	ACCNX
Youngstown State vs Ohio State	6:00pm	B1G+
Penn State vs West Virginia	7:00pm	ESPN2
South Dakota State vs Nebraska	7:00pm	B1G+
WNBA	TIME ET	TV
Indiana vs Seattle	10:00pm	FOX 13+ Prime – Seattle NBA League Pass
COLLEGE BASEBALL	TIME ET	TV
Big 12 Baseball Championship	10:00am	ESPNU,
OVC Baseball Championship	10:00am	ESPN+
MVC Baseball Championship	10:00am	ESPN+
Sun Belt Baseball Championship	10:00am	ESPN+
C USA Baseball Championship	10:00am	ESPN+
OVC Baseball Championship	10:00am	ESPN+
MVC Baseball Championship	10:00am	ESPN+
Big 12 Baseball Championship	10:00am	ESPN+
CUSA Baseball Championship	10:00am	ESPN+
SEC Baseball Tournament Presented by Regions	10:30am	SECN
Horizon Baseball Championship	11:00am	ESPN+
ACC Baseball Championship	11:00am	ACCN
Pac-12 Tournament	1:00pm	PAC12N
MVC Baseball Championship	1:30pm	ESPN+
Sun Belt Baseball Championship	1:30pm	ESPN+
CUSA Baseball Championship	1:30pm	ESPN+
OVC Baseball Championship	1:30pm	ESPN+
MVC Baseball Championship	1:30pm	ESPN+
OVC Baseball Championship	1:30pm	ESPN+
C USA Baseball Championship	1:30pm	ESPN+
SEC Baseball Tournament Presented by Regions	2:00pm	SECN
WAC Baseball Championship	2:00pm	ESPN+
Big Ten Tournament	3:00pm	BTN
ACC Baseball Championship	3:00pm	ACCN
SoCon Baseball Championship	3:00pm	ESPN+
AAC Baseball Championship	4:30pm	ESPN+
MVC Baseball Championship	5:00pm	ESPN+
America East Baseball Championship	5:00pm	ESPN+
Sun Belt Baseball Championship	5:00pm	ESPN+
OVC Baseball Championship	5:00pm	ESPN+
MVC Baseball Championship	5:00pm	ESPN+
OVC Baseball Championship	5:00pm	ESPN+
Pac-12 Tournament	5:30pm	PAC12N
SEC Baseball Tournament Presented by Regions	5:30pm	SECN
WAC Baseball Championship	6:30pm	ESPN+
TBD conference tournament	7:00pm	ESPN+
Horizon Baseball Championship	7:00pm	ESPN+
ACC Baseball Championship	7:00pm	ACCN
Big Ten Tournament	8:00pm	BTN
OVC Baseball Championship	8:30pm	ESPN+
MVC Baseball Championship	8:30pm	ESPN+
Sun Belt Baseball Championship	8:30pm	ESPN+
OVC Baseball Championship	8:30pm	ESPN+
MVC Baseball Championship	8:30pm	ESPN+
SEC Baseball Tournament Presented by Regions	9:00pm	SECN
Pac-12 Tournament	10:00pm	PAC12N
TENNIS	TIME ET	TV
Geneva-ATP, Lyon-ATP, Strasbourg-WTA & Rabat-WTA Early Rounds; Roland Garros Qualifying Round	5:00am	TENNIS
Geneva-ATP, Lyon-ATP, Strasbourg-WTA & Rabat-WTA Early Rounds; Roland Garros Qualifying Round	1:00pm	TENNIS