“THE SCOREBOARD”
CENTRAL INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL
MUNCIE BURRIS 6 SETON CATHOLIC 5
WAPAHANI 13 EASTBROOK 3
WES DEL 8 DALEVILLE 7
SHENANDOAH 21 MONROE CENTRAL 4
COWAN 5 RANDOLPH SOUTHERN 0
RIVERSIDE 19 CHRISTEL HOUSE 7
CENTERVILLE 24 TRI 0
MOORESVILLE 9 DECATUR CENTRAL 0
GREENSBURG 16 S. DECATUR 1
LAWRENCE NORTH 3 LAWRENCE CENTRAL 1
GREENCASTLE 12 NORTHVIEW 3
TRI-WEST 15 SOUTHMONT 7
INDY GENESIS 18 EDINBURG 1
PENDLETON HEIGHTS 15 FRANKTON 4
COVENANT CHRISTIAN 5 INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN 4
JAY COUNTY 3 NEWCASTLE 1
SHERIDAN 13 BETHESDA CHRISTIAN 4
MORRISTOWN 25 PROVIDENCE CRISTO REY 0
RICHMOND 9 MUNCIE CENTRAL 0
UNION COUNTY 14 N. DECATUR 2
MONROVIA 7 BEECH GROVE 6
ZIONSVILLE 7 CATHEDRAL 5
TRITON CENTRAL 12 SPEEDWAY 1
HARRISON 10 UNIVERSITY 6
ANDERSON 20 LIBERTY CHRISTIAN 0
LAPEL 11 MADISON GRANT 1
INDIANAPOLIS TECH 16 SHORTRIDGE 3
SCECINA 15 RITTER 2
BLACKFORD 8 SOUTHWOOD 0
TWIN LAKES 12 W. LAFAYETTE 6
HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 7 BISHOP CHATARD 3
ALEXANDRIA MONROE 9 ELWOOD 0
INDIANAPOLIS KINGS 13 GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN 3
BLOOMINGTON NORTH 7 TERRE HAUTE SOUTH 1
AVON 10 CENTER GROVE 7
CRAWFORDSVILLE 4 DANVILLE 3
SCOTTSBURG 11 HENRYVILLE 1
RONCALLI 7 BREBEUF 6
BATESVILLE 9 COLUMBUS NORTH 5
WHITELAND 12 PLAINFIELD 10
BEN DAVIS 7 PIKE 3
GREENWOOD 7 MARTINSVILLE 6
NORTH CENTRAL 12 WARREN CENTRAL 2
TERRE HAUTE NORTH 15 BLOOMINGTON SOUTH 3
LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC 12 BENTON CENTRAL 2
WESTERN 3 HAMILTON HEIGHTS 2
NEW PALESTINE 6 YORKTOWN 1
SOUTHPORT 10 FRANKLIN CENTRAL 2
MOUNT VERNON 12 SHELBYVILLE 2
KOKOMO 2 LAFAYETTE JEFF 0
CENTRAL INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL
HAGERSTOWN 12 UNION CITY 2
WES DEL 5 DALEVILLE 4
SHENANDOAH 16 MONROE CENTRAL 0
KOKOMO 8 MACONAQUAH 2
COWAN 14 RANDOLPH SOUTHERN 1
WEST LAFAYETTE 9 BENTON CENTRAL 4
KNIGHTSTOWN 14 MORRISTOWN 3
PROVIDENCE CRISTO REY 13 INDIANAPOLIS WASHINGTON 1
BEN DAVIS 22 PIKE 4
FRANKLIN COUNTY 6 CENTERVILLE 5
GREENSBURG 3 RISING SUN 0
TRI-WEST 5 SOUTHMONT 3
WEST VIGO 28 CLOVERDALE 0
NORTHVIEW 7 GREENCASTLE 5
FRANKTON 2 PENDLETON HEIGHTS 1
EDINBURGH 14 MOORESVILLE CHRISTIAN 0
BREBEUF 11 GUERIN CATHOLIC 9
ROSSVILLE 14 LAFAYETTE JEFF 6
HARRISON 5 MCCUTCHEON 1
COLUMBUS NORTH 3 SEYMOUR 1
MOORESVILLE 16 DECATUR CENTRAL 3
ANDERSON 12 LIBERTY CHRISTIAN 1
NORTHEASTERN 12 DELTA 8
FRANKLIN 13 PERRY MERIDIAN 4
INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN 8 TRINITY LUTHERAN 2
WINCHESTER 10 UNION COUNTY 7
HORIZON CHRISTIAN 15 INDIANAPOLIS TINDLEY 2
LEBANON 15 FRANKFORT 0
NORTH MIAMI 10 OAK HILL 9
PARK TUDOR 30 SHORTRIDGE 9
LAPEL 15 MADISON GRANT 5
SOUTH RIPLEY 16 SWITZERLAND COUNTY 5
ALEXANDRIA MONROE 21 ELWOOD 1
MARTINSVILLE 16 GREENWOOD 1
DANVILLE 13 CRAWFORDSVILLE 0
ZIONSVILLE 1 HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 0
COVENANT CHRISTIAN 15 HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 0
PLAINFIELD 7 WHITELAND 3
NOBLESVILLE 15 FISHERS 0
YORKTOWN 12 MOUNT VERNON 0
FRANKLIN CENTRAL 4 AVON 2
BROWNSBURG 15 WESTFIELD 5
BLOOMINGTON NORTH 11 WHITE RIVER VALLEY 1
BLOOMINGTON SOUTH 14 SOUTHPORT 1
WESTERN 9 HAMILTON HEIGHTS 6
NORTH CENTRAL 13 WARREN CENTRAL 3
SHELBYVILLE 10 NEWCASTLE 0
CARMEL 5 LAWRENCE NORTH 1
CENTRAL INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS VOLLEYBALL
PARK TUDOR 3 INTERNATIONAL 1
WARREN CENTRAL 3 IRVINGTON PREP 1
LAFAYETTE JEFF 3 LAWRENCE NORTH 0
MONROVIA 3 BEN DAVIS 0
BROWNSBURG 3 INDY GENESIS 1
PERRY MERIDIAN 3 FRANKLIN 1
HARRISON 3 GUERIN CATHOLIC 0
COVENANT CHRISTIAN 3 GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN 0
MOORESVILLE 3 CHRISTEL HOUSE 0
BISHOP CHATARD 3 HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 1
FRANKLIN CENTRAL 3 SOUTHPORT 1
WESTFIELD 3 CARMEL 0
CENTRAL INDIANA BOYS HIGH SCHOOL LAX
CENTER GROVE 14 BLOOMINGTON NORTH 3
CENTRAL INDIANA GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL LAX
HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 13 HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 8
ZIONSVILLE 15 CATHEDRAL 6
INDIANA COLLEGE BASEBALL SCOREBOARD
NOTRE DAME 7 VALPO 1
BALL STATE 3 BUTLER 2
INDIANA STATE 7 INDIANA 5
NORTHERN KENTUCKY 7 SOUTEHRN INDIANA 6
BOWLING GREEN 15 PURDUE FT. WAYNE 5
INDIANA COLLEGE SOFTBALL SCOREBOARD
NOTRE DAME 4 MICHIGAN STATE 3
PURDUE 3 IU INDY 0
CLEVELAND STATE 5 PURDUE FT. WAYNE 4
EVANSVILLE 4 INDIANA STATE 2
INDIANA COLLEGE MEN’S LAX
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INDIANA COLLEGE WOMEN’S LAX
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NBA PLAYOFF SCHEDULE-PLAY IN TOURNAMENT
TUESDAY, APRIL 15
GOLDEN STATE 121 MEMPHIS 116
ORLANDO 120 ATLANTA 95
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16
MIAMI HEAT (EAST 10) VS. CHICAGO BULLS (EAST 9) | 7:30 ET, ESPN
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DALLAS MAVERICKS (WEST 10) VS. SACRAMENTO KINGS (WEST 9) | 10 ET, ESPN
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NHL SCOREBOARD
NEW JERSEY 5 BOSTON 4 OT
TORONTO 4 BUFFALO 0
COLUMBUS 3 PHILADELPHIA 0
CHICAGO 4 OTTAWA 3 OT
TAMPA BAY 5 FLORIDA 1
WASHINGTON 3 NY ISLANDERS 1
ST. LOUIS 6 UTAH 1
MINNESOTA 3 ANAHEIM 2 OT
CALGARY 5 VEGAS 4
LOS ANGELES 6 SEATTLE 5
ECHL SCOREBOARD
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MLB SCOREBOARD
CINCINNATI 8 SEATTLE 4
ARIZONA 10 MIAMI 4
WASHINGTON 3 PITTSBURGH 0
PHILADELPHIA 6 SAN FRANCISCO 4
BOSTON 7 TAMPA BAY 4
NY YANKEES 4 KANSAS CITY 2
CLEVELAND 6 BALTIMORE 3
TORONTO 6 ATLANTA 3
MILWAUKEE 5 DETROIT 0
LAS VEGAS 12 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 3
MINNESOTA 6 NY METS 3
HOUSTON 2 ST. LOUIS 0
TEXAS 4 LA ANGELS 0
CHICAGO CUBS 2 SAN DIEGO 1 (10)
LA DODGERS 6 COLORADO 2
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCOREBOARD
TOLEDO 11 INDIANAPOLIS 6
WEST MICHIGAN 2 SOUTH BEND 1
LAKE COUNTY 9 FT. WAYNE 1
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER SCOREBOARD
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USL SUPER LEAGUE SCOREBOARD
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UFL SCOREBOARD
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INDOOR FOOTBALL LEAGUE SCOREBOARD
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WOMEN’S PRO VOLLEYBALL ASSOCIATION SCOREBOARD
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TOP NATIONAL HEADLINES/NEWS RELEASES
NBA NEWS
WARRIORS HOLD OFF GRIZZLIES, NAB WEST’S NO. 7 SEED
Jimmy Butler III scored 38 points and Stephen Curry added 37 and the Golden State Warriors earned the No. 7 seed in the Western Conference playoffs with a 121-116 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies in the play-in round on Tuesday night at San Francisco.
Curry drained six 3-pointers and hit all 13 of his free-throw attempts to help the Warriors hold off Memphis.
Golden State will face the second-seeded Rockets in the first round of the playoffs, beginning Sunday in Houston. It was the first time the Warriors won a play-in game in four attempts.
The Grizzlies will host either the Sacramento Kings or the Dallas Mavericks on Friday for the No. 8 playoff seed. The Kings and Mavericks play their play-in game on Wednesday night.
Desmond Bane made five treys and scored 30 points for Memphis, and Ja Morant added 22 points despite missing some time in the second half due to an ankle injury. Jaren Jackson Jr. had 18 points, Zach Edey amassed 14 points and 17 rebounds and Santi Alamda also scored 14 for the Grizzlies, who trailed by 20 in the second quarter.
Edey made two free throws with 14.3 seconds left to pull the Grizzlies within 117-116. Curry hit two free throws with 5.4 seconds left to push the lead back to three.
After a timeout, Aldama didn’t inbound the ball before being called for a violation to destroy the Grizzlies’ attempt to tie. Curry was fouled again with 3.4 seconds left and made both free throws to seal the game.
Gary Payton II had 12 points and Quinten Post added 11 for Golden State, which shot 45.9 percent from the field, including 15 of 43 (34.9 percent) from 3-point range.
The Grizzlies made 48.8 percent of their attempts from the floor and hit 12 of 26 (46.2 percent) from behind the arc.
Memphis trailed by 12 at halftime before making a spirited run in the third quarter.
Morant converted a three-point play as Memphis crept within 82-81 with 4:25 remaining in the period, but Morant hurt his right ankle on the play when he landed on Buddy Hield’s left foot. After Morant sank the free throw, the Grizzlies fouled on purpose to get Morant out of the game.
Memphis scored the first five points of the final quarter on a 3-pointer by Bane and a hoop by John Konchar to go up 96-94, its first lead since the opening quarter.
Morant returned with the game tied at 96 and 9:26 remaining.
Butler had 21 first-half points and Golden State led 67-55 at the break. Morant had 15 in the half for the Grizzlies.
Curry drained a 3-pointer and converted a four-point play during a 9-0 push as Golden State went up 55-35 with 6:53 left in the half for its largest advantage of the game.
MAGIC PULL AWAY FROM HAWKS, EARN PLAYOFF DATE WITH CELTICS
Cole Anthony scored 13 of his 26 points in a fourth-quarter surge Tuesday night, allowing the Orlando Magic to claim a playoff berth via a 120-95 romp over the visiting Atlanta Hawks in an Eastern Conference play-in game.
Wendell Carter Jr. chipped in with 19 points, Paolo Banchero put up 17 and Anthony Black added to a dominant bench effort with 16 for the Magic, who move on as the seventh seed to a first-round playoff series against the second-seeded Celtics. The best-of-seven set tips off Sunday in Boston.
Trae Young went for a game-high 28 points before getting ejected for the eighth-place Hawks, who now return home to face either the Chicago Bulls or Miami Heat for the final Eastern playoff spot on Friday night. The winner of that game will draw the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round of the playoffs.
After watching the Magic score 18 of the first quarter’s final 20 points to go up 32-17, the Hawks, who finished one game behind Orlando in the regular season, clawed back into the game. Atlanta got within three late in the third period and then 79-73 after a George Niang buzzer-beating 3-pointer at quarter’s end.
Carter’s jumper 16 seconds into the final period got the Magic going, after which Anthony and Black took charge. They combined for five 3-pointers — three by Anthony — in a pull-away that was so frustrating to the Hawks, Young couldn’t finish the game after venting on the referees. He drew two technical fouls with 4:47 go go.
Anthony shot 4-for-9 from 3-point range, helping the Magic to a 33-12 advantage from beyond the arc.
Franz Wagner added 13 points and 13 rebounds for Orlando, while Banchero complemented his 17 points with nine rebounds and a game-high-tying seven assists.
The Magic bench outscored its Atlanta counterparts 57-30.
Niang finished with 15 points, Mouhamed Gueye 12 and Onyeka Okongwu 11 for Atlanta. Dyson Daniels had team highs in rebounds with 12 and assists with seven to go with seven points.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MLB ROUNDUP: CUBS END PADRES’ PERFECT HOME START
Nico Hoerner tripled in the go-ahead run in the top of the 10th inning on Tuesday and the visiting Chicago Cubs handed the San Diego Padres their first home loss, 2-1.
With Dansby Swanson placed at second base as the automatic runner, Hoerner lined a 2-0 fastball from Yuki Matsui (0-1) to the gap in right-center, easily scoring Swanson. It capped a three-hit game for Hoerner.
Ryan Pressly (1-1) got the win with a 1-2-3 ninth and Caleb Thielbar earned his first save, retiring Luis Arraez on a fly ball to left with runners at the corners and two outs in San Diego’s half of the 10th.
The outcome snapped the Padres’ 11-game winning streak at Petco Park to start the season. San Diego carried a 15-game home winning streak into the game, dating back to last year.
Red Sox 7, Rays 4
Alex Bregman collected five hits, including two home runs, and drove in four runs to lead visiting Boston past Tampa Bay.
The Red Sox also received a two-run homer from Jarren Duran, who walked twice and scored twice. Boston starter Walker Buehler (2-1) permitted two runs on three hits in five innings. Aroldis Chapman struck out the only batter he faced to earn his fourth save.
Jonathan Aranda, who homered, and Jake Mangum each had two of the Rays’ seven hits. Ryan Pepiot (1-2) went six innings and gave up six runs on nine hits.
Dodgers 6, Rockies 2
Will Smith hit a three-run home run in a four-run third inning and Tommy Edman had four hits as Los Angeles beat visiting Colorado amid the annual Jackie Robinson Day celebration.
Chris Taylor added an RBI single in the third inning for L.A., and Freddie Freeman added an RBI single in the eighth. Dodgers starter Landon Knack lasted 4 1/3 innings, giving up two runs on four hits. Rookie Jack Dreyer (2-0) had four strikeouts in 1 2/3 innings to earn the win.
Jacob Stallings hit a two-run double for the Rockies, who saw their losing streak reach five games. Colorado has scored five total runs during the skid. Ryan Feltner (0-1) gave up five runs on five hits with six walks in 2 2/3 innings.
Brewers 5, Tigers 0
Quinn Priester and four relievers combined on a one-hitter and Rhys Hoskins jump-started the offense with his first homer as Milwaukee ended a three-game skid with a win over visiting Detroit.
Priester (1-0), making his second start for the Brewers after being acquired from Boston this month, allowed just three walks over five hitless innings before Gleyber Torres produced a leadoff double in the sixth.
Tigers starter Jack Flaherty (1-1) allowed three runs on five hits in 4 2/3 innings.
Twins 6, Mets 3
Brooks Lee homered, Ryan Jeffers went 3-for-3 with two doubles, and Minnesota held on to beat New York in Minneapolis.
Harrison Bader added three hits, a stolen base and an RBI for Minnesota. Byron Buxton had two hits, two runs and a stolen base. Bailey Ober (1-1) allowed three runs on five hits in 6 1/3 innings.
Pete Alonso and Juan Soto each hit a solo home run for New York. Jesse Winker also drove in a run for the Mets, who lost for only the third time in their past 12 games. Tylor Megill (2-2) gave up four runs (two earned) on eight hits in five innings.
Reds 8, Mariners 4
Austin Hays belted a go-ahead three-run homer and drove in four in his Cincinnati debut to help rally the Reds past visiting Seattle.
Hays, who spent the first 16 games on the injured list, went 2-for-4 for the Reds, who won their fourth straight to move over .500 for the first time this season. Matt McLain walked three times and scored twice in his return from the injured list. Gavin Lux went 4-for-4 with two RBIs.
Dylan Moore drilled a pair of home runs and drove in four for the Mariners, who had their four-game win streak snapped. Seattle starter Luis Castillo (1-2), the former ace of the Reds, gave up six runs on seven hits in 4 1/3 innings.
Phillies 6, Giants 4
J.T. Realmuto and Bryce Harper each homered and drove in two runs as Philadelphia topped visiting San Francisco to even the four-game series at one win apiece.
Alec Bohm had the go-ahead hit for the Phillies, who had dropped four of their previous five games. Bryson Stott and Max Kepler chipped in two hits apiece in support of Jesus Luzardo, who allowed three runs and five hits over 5 1/3 innings.
Justin Verlander (0-1) remained winless in four starts for San Francisco, allowing four runs and eight hits over 5 2/3 innings. Casey Schmitt drove in two runs for the Giants, who were 4-1 in their previous five games.
Nationals 3, Pirates 0
Jake Irvin scattered three hits over seven shutout innings to help Washington beat host Pittsburgh.
James Wood hit a game-opening homer for the Nationals, who snapped a three-game losing streak. Jose Ferrer and Kyle Finnegan combined to allow one hit over the final two frames with Finnegan picking up his sixth save.
Pirates starter Mitch Keller (1-2) yielded three runs in six innings. Jack Suwinski recorded two of Pittsburgh’s four hits.
Diamondbacks 10, Marlins 4
Corbin Carroll slugged a grand slam and drove in five runs, leading visiting Arizona to a win over Miami.
Geraldo Perdomo blasted a three-run homer and Josh Naylor hit a solo shot for the Diamondback, who have won three in a row. Merrill Kelly (3-1) struck out nine batters while allowing just three hits, one walk and one run in six innings.
Connor Gillispie (0-2) gave up eight runs on eight hits in five-plus innings as the Marlins’ two-game winning streak ended.
Guardians 6, Orioles 3
Logan Allen held Baltimore to two hits across 5 2/3 scoreless innings as visiting Cleveland opened a three-game series with a victory.
Steven Kwan hit a two-run homer and drove in three runs and Angel Martinez had three hits as the Guardians picked up their sixth win in the past seven games. Allen (1-1) walked two and struck out six to produce his first victory since last June 20.
The Orioles lost for the fourth time in five games despite getting two hits apiece from Cedric Mullins, who homered, and Gunnar Henderson. Baltimore starter Charlie Morton (0-4) lasted five-plus innings and was charged with five runs on seven hits.
Athletics 12, White Sox 3
Tyler Soderstrom hit two homers and drove in a career-high six runs and Shea Langeliers also homered, doubled and drove in two runs to lead the visiting Athletics past Chicago.
Soderstrom took over the major league home run lead (eight) with his third multi-homer game of the season. Soderstrom and Langeliers each finished with three hits. Jeffrey Springs (3-1) threw five innings of three-run ball, and Mitch Spence tossed three shutout innings for his first career save.
Andrew Vaughn hit a three-run homer and Lenyn Sosa had two hits and a run for the White Sox. Sean Burke (1-3) allowed five runs on six hits over 3 1/3 innings.
Yankees 4, Royals 2
Jasson Dominguez highlighted a three-hit performance by hitting a bases-clearing double with two outs in the sixth inning, leading New York to a come-from-behind victory over visiting Kansas City.
In his 41st career game, Dominguez set a personal high with three RBIs. Max Fried (3-0) allowed two runs on five hits in 6 2/3 innings. Devin Williams pitched a perfect ninth for his third save.
Kansas City starter Michael Wacha (0-3) cruised through five innings with a 2-0 lead before the Yankees scored four in the sixth. Wacha was charged with three runs on four hits in 5 2/3 innings.
Rangers 4, Angels 0
Marcus Semien and Kyle Higashioka each drove in a run to back the pitching of Tyler Mahle and four relievers as Texas blanked Los Angeles in Arlington, Texas.
Mahle (3-0) struck out nine in six scoreless innings while allowing just three hits and two walks. The Rangers’ Corey Seager and Kevin Pillar each had two hits.
Jorge Soler collected two of the Angels’ five hits. Yusei Kikuchi (0-3) surrendered one run on three hits in six innings.
Blue Jays 6, Braves 3
Anthony Santander hit a three-run homer and Alan Roden cracked his first major league home run as Toronto defeated visiting Atlanta to even the three-game series at one win apiece.
Toronto starter Kevin Gausman (2-1) allowed two runs on six hits in six innings. Roden finished 2-for-3 as he added a third-inning double and came around to score.
Austin Riley, Matt Olson and Ozzie Albies hit solo home runs to account for the Braves’ offense. Spencer Schwellenbach (1-1) yielded six runs on six hits in 4 2/3 innings.
Astros 2, Cardinals 0
Hunter Brown extended his consecutive scoreless inning streak to 17 innings as visiting Houston blanked St. Louis to knot a three-game interleague series.
Brown (2-1) worked six shutout innings for a second consecutive start. Jake Meyers, who recorded three hits, delivered an RBI single in the sixth inning, and Yordan Alvarez homered leading off the eighth. Josh Hader earned his fourth save with a perfect ninth inning.
Cardinals starter Erick Fedde (1-2) allowed one run on six hits in six innings.
NHL NEWS
NHL ROUNDUP: BLUES, WILD CLINCH PLAYOFF BERTHS
Pavel Buchnevich celebrated his 30th birthday two days early as his three-point performance helped the St. Louis Blues secure a playoff spot on Tuesday with a 6-1 win over the visiting Utah Hockey Club.
Buchnevich made sure the Blues (44-30-8, 96 points) would not miss out on the playoffs for a third straight season as he had a hand in the team’s first three goals — all in a four-goal first period. He finished with a goal and two assists for his fourth three-point game of the season and second in three games. Jordan Kyrou added a pair of third-period goals. Jimmy Snuggerud got his first career goal to go with an assist, and Zack Bolduc and Brayden Schenn each recorded a goal and an assist as well.
Robert Thomas and Cam Fowler both notched a pair of assists. Jordan Binnington stretched his home winning streak to 11 by stopping 22 Utah shots.
Utah (38-31-13, 89 points) mustered only one goal — a power-play tally from Clayton Keller — in its season finale. Mikhail Sergachev and Nick Schmaltz set up Keller’s 30th goal. Karel Vejmelka made 23 saves.
Wild 3, Ducks 2 (OT)
Minnesota clinched a playoff berth when Joel Eriksson Ek forged a tie with 22 seconds left in regulation, then the Wild wrapped up a win over Anaheim when Matt Boldy scored with 18 seconds remaining in overtime in Saint Paul, Minn.
Filip Gustavsson made 22 saves in regulation and Marc-Andre Fleury stopped five shots in overtime and helped Minnesota kill a power play. Marcus Johansson also scored for the Wild, who earned the Western Conference’s first wild-card spot in their regular-season finale.
Alex Killorn and Sam Colangelo scored while Lukas Dostal made 37 saves for the Ducks, who have lost three in a row (0-2-1) with one game remaining.
Blue Jackets 3, Flyers 0
Jet Greaves made 29 saves as Columbus kept its playoff hopes alive by winning at Philadelphia.
Greaves denied Tyson Foerster on a point-blank chance early in the third period to highlight his second shutout of the season. He has turned aside 120 of 123 shots over his last four games. Defenseman Dante Fabbro and Kent Johnson each scored in the second period and Adam Fantilli tallied in the third for his 30th goal of the season and fifth in his last three games.
Samuel Ersson turned aside 31 shots for the Flyers, who have lost two in a row on the heels of winning five of their previous six.
Maple Leafs 4, Sabres 0
Toronto clinched the Atlantic Division as Auston Matthews scored his 400th NHL goal, Mitch Marner reached the 100-point plateau with a goal and Anthony Stolarz saved all 35 of host Buffalo’s shots for his second consecutive shutout.
The Maple Leafs, who extended their winning streak to four games, will face the Ottawa Senators in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Steven Lorentz and Nicholas Robertson also scored for Toronto.
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 28 of 31 shots for the Sabres as their seven-game winning streak on home ice came to an end.
Flames 5, Golden Knights 4 (SO)
Morgan Frost scored the shootout winning goal and tallied once in regulation as Calgary recorded a victory over visiting Vegas, but it was not enough to keep the Flames’ Stanley Cup playoff hopes alive.
Nazem Kadri collected one goal and one assist while Mikael Backlund and Adam Klapka also scored for Calgary, which was officially eliminated from playoff contention. Matt Coronato notched two assists. Flames goaltender Dustin Wolf made 38 saves through regulation and overtime.
Brandon Saad scored one goal in a three-point game for Vegas, which had already clinched the Pacific Division crown and rested a few key players. The Golden Knights’ Tomas Hertl had one goal and one assist and Pavel Dorofeyev and Nicolas Roy added singles. Goaltender Ilya Samsonov made 24 saves for Vegas, which will face the Minnesota Wild in the opening round of the playoffs.
Capitals 3, Islanders 1
Dylan Strome recorded his third career hat trick to lead visiting Washington past New York in the penultimate regular-season game for both teams.
Strome scored once in each period for the Capitals, who have clinched the Eastern Conference’s top seed in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Strome’s big night pushed his goal total to 29, two more than his previous career high. Charlie Lindgren made 32 saves as Washington won for just the fourth time in 11 games.
Hudson Fasching scored unassisted in the third for the Islanders, who will miss the playoffs for the second time in the last seven seasons. Ilya Sorokin made 33 saves as the Islanders lost for the 10th time in 13 games.
Lightning 5, Panthers 1
Brayden Point notched his team-leading 42nd goal and had two assists, and Tampa Bay topped Florida.
Tampa Bay got goals from Conor Geekie, Jake Guentzel, Nikita Kucherov (assist) and Darren Raddysh as it earned points for the sixth straight game (3-0-3). Victor Hedman and Yanni Gourde had two helpers each, and Andrei Vasilevskiy had 23 saves as the club finished 29-8-4 at home.
Florida (47-31-4, 98 points) ended its season on a two-game losing streak and was 3-6-1 in its past 10 matches. Brad Marchand scored in his 1,100th NHL game, and backup goalie Vitek Vanecek stopped 26 shots.
Blackhawks 4, Senators 3 (OT)
Rookie forward Frank Nazar’s goal 48 seconds into overtime gave Chicago the win over Ottawa as the Blackhawks finished their season with 61 points, nine more than the year before.
Connor Bedard set up Nazar’s game-winner and scored his 22nd and 23rd goals. Joe Veleno scored the Blackhawks’ other goal and Spencer Knight made 34 saves.
Nick Cousins, defenseman Thomas Chabot and Drake Batherson got the goals for the Senators, who have one regular-season game left before facing the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Dylan Cozens had two assists and Anton Forsberg stopped 12 shots.
Devils 5, Bruins 4 (OT)
Brian Dumoulin scored 1:30 into overtime as playoff-bound New Jersey won at Boston to break a three-game skid.
Timo Meier had a goal and two assists, Dawson Mercer had a goal and an assist and Luke Hughes and Nico Hischier each dished out two assists for the Devils. Stefan Noesen and Simon Nemec also scored and Jake Allen made 20 saves for New Jersey.
David Pastrnak had a goal and an assist for his sixth consecutive multi-point game and Morgan Geekie extended his goal streak to six games for Boston. NHL debutant John Farinacci and Marat Khusnutdinov scored, Nikita Zadorov had two assists and Jeremy Swayman made 21 stops.
TOP INDIANA HEADLINES/NEWS RELEASES
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL TRANSFER PORTAL-UPDATE
Luke Almodovar, So., St. Francis, Ind./NAIA (Noblesville): 20.0 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 1.0 apg
Landen Babusiak, R-Fr., Stetson (Hanover Central/Bosco Institute): 1.0 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 0.5 apg
Reggie Bass, Jr., Lindenwood (Tech): 12.2 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 2.7 apg
Flory Bidunga, Fr., Kansas (Kokomo): 5.9 ppg, 5.4 rpg — COMMITTED TO RETURN TO KANSAS
Jalen Blackmon, Sr., Miami, Fla. (Marion): 6.9 ppg, 1.2 rpg, 1.4 apg
Vincent Brady II, Jr., Missouri State (Cathedral): 13.5 ppg, 38% on 3s
Jayden Brewer, Jr., FIU (Ben Davis): 14.5 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 1.7 apg
Xavier Booker, So., Michigan State (Cathedral): 4.7 ppg, 2.2 rpg — COMMITTED TO UCLA
Kanon Catchings, Fr., BYU (Overtime Elite/Brownsburg): 7.2 ppg, 2.2 rpg-COMMITTED TO GEORGIA
Myles Colvin, So., Purdue (Heritage Christian): 5.4 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 0.5 apg — COMMITTED TO WAKE FOREST
Tayshawn Comer, Jr., Evansville (Cathedral): 16.2 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 4.1 apg-COMMITTED TO NEVADA
Ryan Conwell, Jr., Xavier (Pike): 16.5 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 2.5 apg — COMMITTED TO LOUISVILLE
DaJohn Craig, So., Oregon (Lawrence Central): 1.9 ppg, 0.7 rpg, 0.5 apg — COMMITTED TO COASTAL CAROLINA
AJ Dancler, So., Le Moyne (Southport): 15.1 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 3.4 apg — COMMITTED TO COASTAL CAROLINA
Koron Davis, Jr., Lafayette (Gary Bowman): 8.7 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 0.4 apg
Micah Davis, Fr., Eastern Kentucky (Franklin): 0.8 ppg, 0.3 rpg, 0.3 apg — COMMITTED TO IU INDY
Tae Davis, Jr., Notre Dame (Warren Central): 15.1 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 1.8 apg — COMMITTED TO OKLAHOMA
Owen Dease, Jr., Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Evansville Reitz): 7.5 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 1.3 apg
Keaton Dukes, Jr., Purdue Fort Wayne (Wawasee): 1.5 ppg, 0.3 rpg
Jaxon Edwards, Jr., St. Bonaventure (Cathedral): 3.0 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 0.5 apg — COMMITTED TO IU INDY
Michael Eley, Jr., Tulane (Veritas Prep – from Fort Wayne): 8.0 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 0.8 apg
Gus Etchison, Sr., Marian/NAIA (Hamilton Heights): 19.8 ppg, 3.3 rpg
Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn, So., Illinois (McCutcheon et al.): 4.6 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 0.5 apg
Maximus Gizzi, Sr., Huntington/NAIA (New Palestine): 10.6 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 3.7 apg
Landin Hacker, Jr., Bellarmine (Center Grove): 5.5 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 0.9 apg
Cameron Haffner, Jr., Evansville (Westfield): 12.7 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 1.4 apg — COMMITTED TO WESTERN KENTUCKY
Brit Harris, Jr., SC Upstate (Michigan City Marquette/Bosco Institute): 11.6 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 2.7 apg
Connor Hickman, Sr., Cincinnati (Bloomington South): 8.6 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 1.8 apg
Nick Hittle, Sr., Southern Indiana (Culver Academy): 4.5 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 0.5 apg
Curt Hopf, Jr., Bellarmine (Barr-Reeve): 4.1 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 0.8 apg
Drew Kegerreis, Fr., IU Indy (Roncalli): Redshirted this past season.
J.R. Konieczny, Jr., Notre Dame (South Bend St. Joseph): 4.3 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 0.8 apg
Jalen Jackson, Jr., Purdue Fort Wayne (FW Northrop): 19.2 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 3.1 apg — COMMITTED TO BUTLER
Shilo Jackson, Jr., Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (North Central): 5.4 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 0.4 apg
Kamari Jones, Fr., Western Carolina (Lawrence Central): 3.0 ppg, 0.8 rpg, 0.3 apg
RaSheed Jones, So., Coastal Carolina (Marion): 11.6 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 2.1 apg
Jeffrey ‘JT’ Langston Jr., Fr., Southern Utah (San Gabriel Academy – from Fort Wayne): 6.4 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 0.6 apg
Jordan Lomax, Fr., Purdue Fort Wayne (Brownsburg): N/A
AJ Lux, Fr., Bellarmine (Crown Point): 3.3 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 0.5 apg
David Meriwether, East Tennessee State (Lawrence North): 1.3 ppg, 2.0 rpg
Tytan Newton, R-So., Morgan State (Richmond): 1.1 ppg, 1.0 rpg, 0.3 apg
Mason Nicholson, R-Jr., Jacksonville State (Gary West Side): 7.5 ppg, 7.4 rpg — COMMITTED TO VANDERBILT
Okechukwu Okeke, Sr., FIU (East Chicago Central): 4.7 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 0.1 apg
Nijel Pack, Gr., Miami (Lawrence Central): 14.2 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 3.2 apg — COMMITTED TO OKLAHOMA
Quimari Peterson, Sr., East Tennessee State (Gary West Side): 19.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 3.7 apg — COMMITTED TO WASHINGTON
Kiyron Powell, Jr., Western Illinois (Evansville Bosse): 2.5 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 0.2 apg
Zach Reed, R-So., Bellarmine (Brebeuf Jesuit): 3.5 ppg, 1.0 rpg, 0.3 apg
JaQualon ‘JQ’ Roberts, So., Vanderbilt (Bloomington North): 1.0 ppg, 0.8 rpg
Ron Rutland III, Fr., IU Indy (Crispus Attucks): 2.2 ppg, 0.5 rpg, 0.6 apg-COMMITTED TO MARIAN (NAIA)
Tyler Schmidt, Sr., Valparaiso (Victory Christian): 10.1 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 1.6 apg — COMMITTED TO TOWSON
Sheridan Sharp, So., Southern Illinois (Ben Davis): 4.5 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 2.3 apg
Tyler Shirley, Sr., Florida A&M (Pebblebrook Ga., from Gary): 3.1 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 0.6 apg
Billy Smith, Jr., Bellarmine (Brebeuf Jesuit): 14.0 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 2.6 apg
Isaiah Stafford, Sr., Valparaiso (Crispus Attucks): 16.9 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 2.1 apg
Jahni Summers, So., Indiana State (Evansville Harrison): 5.7 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 0.6 apg
Tucker Tornatta, Fr., UIndy (Evansville Memorial): 7.6 ppg, 5.8 rpg
Cayden Vasko, So., Central Michigan (Lowell/Bosco Institute): 7.4 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 2.6 apg
Leland Walker, Jr., Florida Atlantic (North Central/Hargrave Military): 9.6 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 4.1 apg
Jalen Washington, Jr., North Carolina (Gary West Side): 5.7 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 0.5 apg — COMMITTED TO VANDERBILT
Ashton Williamson, Fr., FIU (Gary 21st Century): 7.3 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 2.7 apg
Harold Woods, Jr., Northeastern (Hammond): 11.8 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 2.4 apg — COMMITTED TO INCARNATE WORD
NATIONAL TRANSFER PORTAL TRACKER: https://www.on3.com/transfer-portal/wire/basketball/
INDIANA MEN’S BASKETBALL PORTAL NEWS
Indiana adds Sam Houston State guard Lamar Wilkerson
INDIANA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PORTAL NEWS
Indiana adds Edessa Noyan forward from Virginia
Guard Julianna LaMendola enters portal-GRAND CANYON
INDIANA FOOTBALL PORTAL NEWS
TE Sam West enters the transfer portal
INDIANA WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL TRANSFER PORTAL-UPDATE
Cristen Carter, Butler (Ben Davis) — COMMITTED TO GEORGETOWN
Katie Davidson, IU Indy (Lawrence North) — COMMITTED TO SOUTH FLORIDA
Rashunda Jones, Purdue (South Bend Washington) — COMMITTED TO MICHIGAN STATE
Nevaeh Jackson, Valparaiso (FW Northrop) — COMMITTED TO BUTLER
Saniya Jackson, Valparaiso (FW Northrop) — COMMITTED TO BUTLER
Ra Shaya Kyle, Florida (Marion) — COMMITTED TO MIAMI
Madison Layden-Zay, Purdue (Northwestern) — RE-COMMITTED TO PURDUE
Riley Makalusky, Butler (Hamilton Southeastern) — COMMITTED TO WEST VIRGINIA
Karsyn Norman, Butler (Bedford North Lawrence) — COMMITTED TO BALL STATE
Jordyn Poole, Purdue (FW Snider) — COMMITTED TO DAYTON
Daijah Smith, Illinois State (Gary Lighthouse) — COMMITTED TO ARKANSAS-FORT SMITH (D-II)
Chloe Spreen, Alabama (Bedford North Lawrence) — COMMITTED TO INDIANA
Alana Striverson, Evansville (Silver Creek) — COMMITTED TO UINDY
Layla Gold, Valparaiso (Cathedral)-NO COMMITMENT YET
Amiyah Reynolds, Purdue (South Bend Washington)-NO COMMITMENT YET
Mila Reynolds, Purdue (South Bend Washington)-NO COMMITMENT YET
Hailey Smith, Ball State (Fishers)-NO COMMITMENT YET
Jayla Smith, Purdue (Lawrence North)-NO COMMITMENT YET
Olivia Smith, Ball State (Fishers)-NO COMMITMENT YET
Saige Stahl, Indiana State (Columbus East)-NO COMMITMENT YET
Tanyuel Welch, Memphis (North Central)-NO COMMITMENT YET
INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
FIVE-RUN NINTH INNING HANDS INDIANS LOSS IN SERIES OPENER VS. MUD HENS
INDIANAPOLIS – The Toledo Mud Hens put up five runs in the ninth inning to break a 6-6 tie and defeat the Indianapolis Indians, 11-6, in Tuesday’s series opener at Victory Field.
The first five Mud Hens (5-11) batters of the top of the ninth inning reached base safely against Hunter Stratton (L, 0-1), with former Indians outfielder Bligh Madris roping a two-run double to plate the game-winning runs. The following batter, Brian Serven, extended the lead to 9-3 with an RBI single up the middle and Jack Dunn immediately plated another with a sacrifice fly. The final run scored via a two-out wild pitch by Yohan Ramírez.
With the Indians (5-8) trailing 2-0 in the bottom of the first, rehabbing infielder Jared Triolo hit a home run on the second pitch he saw to cut the deficit in half. The teams continued to go back and forth, with Indianapolis countering one Toledo run in the third with two of their own on a sacrifice fly by Matt Gorski and a game-tying single by Liover Peguero.
The game remained tied, 3-3, until the sixth inning when Hao-Yu Lee connected on a three-run go-ahead homer to center field off Randy Labaut. The Indians battled back once again in the bottom half of the frame to tie the game courtesy of an Eli Wilson two-run double down the third base line and Triolo RBI single.
Tyler Owens, Andrew Chafin (W, 2-0) and Matt Gage combined for three shutout innings out of the Toledo bullpen to silence Indy.
Triolo, in the first game of his rehab assignment, finished 2-for-3 with two runs, a home run, two RBI and a walk before being lifted for defensive replacement Malcom Nuñez in the eighth inning. Billy Cook led the Indians offense with three hits – his first multi-hit game of the season – including a double and triple.
The six-game set continues tomorrow at 11:05 AM. Right-hander Carson Fulmer (1-0, 2.70) is set to take the mound for the Indians. No starting pitcher has been named for the Mud Hens.
INDY FUEL
FUEL FACE OFF WITH TOLEDO WALLEYE IN FIRST GAME OF THE PLAYOFFS
TOLEDO– The Fuel head to Toledo to kick off the playoff series against the Walleye on the road. In the regular season, the Fuel were 2-1-1-0 against Toledo.
LAST TIME OUT
The last time these two teams met was last week in the final regular season game of the season. After taking an early lead, the Fuel swapped leads with the Walleye a few times before forcing overtime with a late-game goal by Owen Robinson. Mitchell Lewandowski netted his second goal of the game to secure the win for Toledo in overtime.
SCOUTING REPORT
The Toledo Walleye finished the regular season 44-17-9-2 and in first place in the Central division. They were second overall in the Western Conference behind the Kansas City Mavericks who ended 49-18-4-1. Toledo’s Brandon Hawkins did lead the league in points with 89 this season.
INDIANA BASEBALL
TOUGH TUESDAY SETBACK
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Despite conceding just one extra-base hit, the Indiana Baseball team (20-17, 10-8 B1G) couldn’t overcome a tough Indiana State ball club on Tuesday (April 15) evening at Bart Kaufman Field. The visiting Sycamores pieced together seven runs on 11 hits – 10 of them singles – in a thorough 7-5 victory in Bloomington.
IU held the visitors off the board through four innings but Indiana State struck for four runs in the fifth inning behind walks, small ball and well-placed base hits. Sophomore southpaw Ryan Rushing (L, 0-1) ran into some tough luck on the mound as IU found itself behind 4-2 at the midway point in the contest.
The offense for head coach Jeff Mercer continued to struggle to get runners into scoring position for most of the game. IU had just seven hits – three which came in the ninth inning – and three walks. The Hoosiers finished the game 2-for-14 with runners on base and 2-for-11 with two outs. They brought the tying run to the plate in the ninth inning but redshirt senior catcher Jake Stadler flew out to center field to end the affairs.
Junior outfielder Devin Taylor hit his 47th career home run in the sixth inning, tying the program’s all-time record. The all-time mark is now held by four different players. He will attempt to move into the top spot by himself this weekend as IU hosts Maryland in a three-game conference set. First pitch is set for 6:00 p.m. on Friday (April 18).
Scoring Recap
Bottom Second
Jasen Oliver opened the scoring in his first start in nearly a month with a massive two-run home run.
Indiana 2, Indiana State 0
Top Fifth
Indiana State struck for a crooked number in the fifth without doing much damage to the ball. Nomar Garcia had a push bunt that traveled past the charging IU first baseman to score Zack Henderson from first. Keegan Garis placed a ball perfectly through the right side for a two-run single. Mason Roell had a slow-rolling single to the shortstop to plate a fourth in the inning.
Indiana State 4, Indiana 2
Top Sixth
The Sycamores got insurance in the very next inning. Carter Beck smoked a double to center field to bring home a run before Garcia scored a run on a slow chopper to the first baseman.
Indiana State 6, Indiana 2
Bottom Sixth
Devin Taylor hit a program record-tying home run in the sixth with a solo blast to left field.
Indiana State 6, Indiana 3
Top Eighth
The visitors got that run back on a single through the shift from Carlos Pena.
Indiana State 7, Indiana 3
Bottom Ninth
IU attempted to make the comeback in the ninth. Tyler Cerny led off the inning with a solo home run. After Caleb Koskie doubled, Indiana State made a pitching change and got the next two outs. Tyler DeMartino had a pinch-hit double to keep the threat alive. Jake Stadler, who represented the game’s tying run, flew out to center field to end the game.
Indiana State 7, Indiana 5
Top Hoosier Performers
#2 Oliver, Jasen
1-3, HR, 2 RBI
#38 Yarberry, Jackson
2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 K
Inside the Box Score
• Indiana State won the game with just one single extra-base hit. 10 of 11 hits were singles.
• The Hoosiers had three of their seven hits come in the ninth inning.
• Four of IU’s five runs came via the home run.
• IU used nine pitchers to collect the 27 outs. Only one pitcher completed two full innings.
Notes to Know
• Junior outfielder Devin Taylor hit the 47th home run of his career. He moves into a four-way tie for first place in program history – joining Alex Dickerson (2009-11), Mike Smith (1989-92) and Mike Sabo (1985-88) a top the all-time IU charts. The next home run of his career will move him into sole possession of the IU program record.
• Taylor moved into a tie for 14th in program history in RBIs (154) with former teammate Brock Tibbitts (2022-24). He is also sitting in sole possession of 10th place in runs scored (173). Taylor is just 10 runs from jumping into eighth place all-time at IU.
• The loss on Tuesday night drops IU to 5-10 on the season in games decided by three runs or fewer. The Hoosiers are just 4-4 across eight midweek contests this year.
• Redshirt sophomore outfielder Korbyn Dickerson recorded his 10th double of the season on Tuesday. He’s the only Big Ten player with at least 50 hits, 10 doubles, 50 RBIs and 10 home runs this season. Dickerson has also worked 43 runs and 17 walks while hitting .350.
Up Next
The Hoosiers begin a three-game set on Friday night against Maryland. All three games will be broadcasted on B1G+. The series with Maryland can also be heard on the Indiana Sports Radio Network via IUHoosiers.com/Audio.
PURDUE SOFTBALL
BOILERS WIN POWERED BY GOSSETT’S CAREER-HIGH 14 STRIKEOUTS
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue (22-17, 5-8 Big Ten) took the win over IU Indy (16-24, 10-8 Horizon League) 3-0 on Tuesday.
Julia Gossett made headlines in the circle, pitching a career-high 14 strikeouts, tying her for the fifth-highest in na single-game in school history. The Boilermakers were strong offensively, registering seven hits and five walks.
BOILER BITS v. IU Indy
Offensive Highlights:
Delaney Reefe: 3-for-4, RBI, 1 R, 2 H
Ashlynn Campbell: 3-for-3, 1 RBI, 2 H, 1 BB
Sage Scarmardo: 1-for-3, 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 H, 1 SF
Pitching Breakdown:
Julia Gossett (W, 6-7): 7.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 14 K, 27 BF
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Gossett came ready to play, striking out the first two batters of the game. When Purdue went to bat in the first inning, three batters made it on base, but none came around to score. The second frame brought two more strikeouts from Gossett, and the Boilermakers used that momentum at the plate to tally three hits and one run, giving them the lead off of a bunt single from Ashlynn Campbell.
After a set of outs at the top of the third, Purdue extended the lead with two more runs off two hits by Delaney Reefe and Gossett. The Jaguars had a few hits in the fourth frame, but the Boilers stopped the damage and came back swinging in the box with two more hits from Campbell and Reefe.
The fifth inning had no hits from either team, with three-up, three-down outs. Campbell and Moriah Polar made it on base in the sixth frame, but the Boilers went scoreless. Gossett wrapped up the game quickly in the top of the seventh inning with her career-high 14th strikeout, giving Purdue the win 3-0.
UP NEXT
Purdue will kick off the series against Illinois this weekend. Game one is Friday, April 18 at 5 p.m. ET. The game will be streamed on B1G+.
PURDUE MEN’S BASKETBALL
DATE SET FOR PURDUE – ALABAMA SHOWDOWN IN TUSCALOOSA
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue and Alabama men’s basketball teams have announced that the two teams will wrap up their two-game, home-and-home series on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Time and television will be announced at a later date.
It marks the third straight season that Purdue and Alabama will meet, with the Boilermakers winning the previous two contests. In Dec. 2023, Purdue edged Alabama 92-86 in Toronto, before winning last year’s meeting in Mackey Arena, 87-78.
The Boilermakers lead the all-time series by a 7-3 margin, and the Boilermakers will visit Tuscaloosa for the first time since a 73-65 win during the 2009-10 season.
The game is the first announced date for the 2025-26 schedule for the Purdue men’s basketball team.
Both teams are expected to be among the top teams in the country for the 2025-26 season. The Boilermakers return four starters including All-America candidates Braden Smith and Trey Kaufman-Renn while welcoming back other starters C.J. Cox and Fletcher Loyer. In addition, Purdue welcomes back sophomores Gicarri Harris, Daniel Jacobsen and Raleigh Burgess, as well as key additions Oscar Cluff, Antione West Jr., and redshirt-freshman Jack Benter.
Purdue posted a 24-12 overall record a year ago, reaching the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.
Alabama, meanwhile, finished the 2024-25 season with a 28-9 record, reaching the Elite Eight, one year after advancing to the Final Four. Head coach Nate Oats lost four standouts and three more players to the transfer portal and NBA Draft, but has already started reloading via the transfer portal.
NOTRE DAME BASEBALL
IRISH SHUT DOWN BEACONS IN WIN
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Notre Dame baseball team took a 7-1 win over visiting Valparaiso on Tuesday night.
Brady Koester came on in relief with a pair of runners on base in the top of the fourth and went on to strike out back-to-back batters to shut the door on an early scoring chance.
The Irish put five runs on the scoreboard in the bottom of the fourth to break up a 0-0 stalemate. Davis Johnson led off with a single, and Connor Hincks hit a no-doubt home run to right field for a 2-0 lead. Estevan Moreno then came up and laced a double down the left field line. Parker Brzustewicz then drove in Moreno with a triple to right-center field. Jayce Lee drove a two-run home run over the left field wall for the 5-0 lead.
The Beacons plated an unearned run in the top of the sixth to make it a 5-1 game. Justin Mayes Jr. had a key bases-loaded strikeout with two outs to end the seventh to preserve the four-run. The Irish countered with a run in the bottom of the seventh inning. Carson Tinney blasted a lead-off home run 387 feet to left field in the seventh as the Irish went ahead 7-1.
Chase Van Ameyde retired the side in order in the top of the eighth with a pair of strikeouts and a ground out. Notre Dame added to the lead in the bottom half of the inning. Parker Brzustewicz drew a lead-off walk, and Noah Coy was hit by a pitch with one out gone. DM Jefferson drew a two-out walk, and Carson Tinney added a walk to drive in Brzustewicz for the 7-1 Irish lead.
Keenan Mork had a pair of strikeouts and later closed out the game with a pop up with bases loaded to preserve the 7-1 home victory.
Kellan Klosterman struck out four with just one hit and no runs in 3.1 innings of work in a no-decision effort on the mound. Brady Koester picked up the win on the mound after striking out a pair. Xavier Hirsch went 2.0 on the bump and allowed just one hit. Sammy Cooper, Justin Mayes Jr., Chase Van Ameyde, and Keenan Mork closed out the final three innings for the Irish. Mayes, Van Ameyde, and Mork each struck out a pair.
Connor Hincks, Jayce Lee, and Carson Tinney each belted a home run in the victory. Hincks went 2-for-4 with a pair of RBI, a double, and a run. Lee was 1-for-3 with two RBI and a run. Tinney added a 1-for-3 effort with two walks, two RBI, and a run. Bino Watters, Jared Zimbardo, and Davis Johnson each had two hits. Watters had a double, and Johnson posted a double, a walk, and a run. Parker Brzustewicz was 1-for-3 with a triple and a run, and Estevan Moreno was 1-for-2 with a double and a run.
The Irish (17-17) hit the road for an ACC series at Stanford this upcoming weekend. Game one of the three-game series is slated for 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT on Friday, April 18.
NOTRE DAME SOFTBALL
IRISH DEFEAT MICHIGAN STATE IN MIDWEEK CONTEST
EAST LANSING, Mich. – The Notre Dame softball team defeated Michigan State 4-3 Tuesday evening to get back in the win column. The Irish are now 20-24-1 on the year.
How it happened
After a 1-2-3 top of the first, the Spartans took the lead early with a leadoff home run in the bottom of the first.
Addison Amaral got Notre Dame on the board in the top of the third. After back-to-back singles by Caroline O’Brien and Emily Tran ahead of her, Amaral ripped a double that hit the base of the wall in center field, scoring both runs for the Irish as they took the lead 2-1.
Michigan State would hit another solo home run in the bottom half of the third to tie the game 2-2 after three innings.
It didn’t take long for the Irish to get that run back. After Rachel Allen walked, Micaela Kastor pinch ran for her, advancing to second on a sacrifice bunt by Jane Kronenberger. Coming off her first career multi-hit game Sunday at Virginia Tech, Rebecca Eckart stepped up to the plate and ripped a single back up the middle to score Kastor. The ball got past the center fielder, allowing Eckart to advance all the way to third. She later scored on another Spartan error to make it 4-2 Irish after the top of the fourth.
Shannon Becker took over to start the bottom of the fourth. Kastor, making her 18th start of the season, finished with four strikeouts over three innings, allowing just two hits and two runs. The Spartans scratched a third run off Becker to make it 4-3 Notre Dame after four.
Becker settled down in the fifth, throwing a 1-2-3 inning. The senior induced weak contact on all three batters to keep the Irish up a run.
Kami Kamzik relieved Becker in the bottom of the sixth, making her 25th appearance of the season. She tossed a scoreless sixth inning and secured the win with a 1-2-3 seventh inning.
Notes
Rachel Allen extended her on-base streak to 12 after a leadoff walk in the fourth. It’s the second-longest streak on the team (Sydny Poeck – 17 games).
Micaela Kastor made her 18th start of the season, going three innings and striking out four. She has now struckout 91 batters this season.
Addison Amaral drove in a pair with a double in the third inning. The Irish shortstop now has 10 doubles and 38 RBI on the season. She finished 2/3 on the evening.
Notre Dame will head to Durham, North Carolina for a three-game series at 17th-ranked Duke from Thursday-Saturday due to Easter Sunday this week.
BUTLER BASEBALL
CARDINALS EDGE BULLDOGS 3-2
The Ball State Cardinals improved to 27-11 overall with a 3-2 win at Bulldog Park on Tuesday afternoon. The Bulldogs got a leadoff double to start the bottom of the ninth inning but couldn’t advance the runner leading to the one-run setback.
Each team had five hits in the contest. Scoring opened up in the second with BSU getting an RBI groundout followed by an RBI double to right. BU got an RBI single from Will Burgess in the fifth to cut the deficit to 2-1.
Husovsky gave the Cardinals an insurance run in the seventh with a single to left that scored Richter. That run and the first of the game were both unearned.
The Bulldogs made some noise in the eighth and Jack Bello was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to make the game 3-2. The comeback effort fell just short as Harker entered the game to pick up the save for BSU. He struck out two of the four batters he faced in the ninth.
Garza made the biggest impact on the outcome for BSU and therefore was credited with the win. The loss went to BU starter Simon Linde. The right-hander was sharp, striking out four over four innings.
Butler will now travel to Georgetown for a three-game series that begins on Thursday. Single games will follow on Friday and Saturday.
BUTLER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
BUTLER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ADDS SOUTH DAKOTA TRANSFER GABBY WILKE
6-2 forward Gabby Wilke has signed an athletic aid agreement to join the Butler women’s basketball program for the upcoming 2025-26 season. Wilke will have three years of eligibility remaining after spending her freshman campaign at South Dakota. She averaged 5.9 points and 2.5 rebounds per game for the Coyotes.
“Gabby first and foremost is a winner and brings that mentality to our team,” Head Coach Austin Parkinson said. “Her ability to stretch the floor from the 3-point line as well as score on the block makes her a tough matchup to defend.”
Wilke was reliable for the Coyotes as a true freshman, appearing in all 31 games while averaging nearly 20 minutes of playing time per contest. She was inserted into the starting lineup 16 times and posted career numbers in a home win over Kansas City. Wilke went 5-for-7 from 3-point range against the Roos to score a team-high 21 points. She also impacted the outcome in a win over Northern Arizona with 13 points and a career-high eight rebounds.
Prior to her time in South Dakota, Wilke was a two-time Conference Player of the Year honoree at Beaver Dam High School. She led the Beavers to two conference titles and garnered All-State honors.
Wilke is the newest member of the Bulldog family, but the program is expected to make more roster announcements very soon.
Season tickets for the upcoming 2025-26 basketball season are also on sale now. Fans can email tickets@butler.edu or call the ticket office at 317-940-3647 for more information.
BUTLER MEN’S BASKETBALL
GONZAGA’S MICHAEL AJAYI SIGNS WITH BUTLER BASKETBALL
Michael Ajayi, who helped Gonzaga to a West Coast Conference Tournament title and an NCAA Tournament berth in his only season in Spokane, will join the Butler Basketball program for his final season of eligibility.
Ajayi, a 6-7 wing from Kent, Wash., has signed an athletic aid agreement for the upcoming 2025-26 season.
“These past two seasons have showcased Michael’s all-around game and potential,” said Butler coach Thad Matta. “Michael led the WCC in scoring during his season at Pepperdine, and contributed to a high level of winning with a physical, defensive presence last season at Gonzaga. His impact on both ends of the court is a major addition to our roster for the upcoming season. Michael is a high-character individual who is going to be a great fit at Butler.”
Ajayi helped Gonzaga to a 26-9 record during the 2024-25 campaign, including a 14-4 mark in the WCC. After winning the WCC Tournament, Gonzaga advanced to the second round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. Ajayi averaged 6.5 points and 5.4 points per game for the Zags; his rebounding average was second on the team.
Ajayi arrived at Gonzaga after spending the 2023-24 season at Pepperdine, where he led the West Coast Conference in scoring at 17.1 points per game. He was second in the WCC, grabbing 9.9 rebounds per outing. He made 47 percent of his attempts from three-point range. Ajayi earned first team All-West Coast Conference honors following his season at Pepperdine.
Ajayi spent two years at Pierce Community College, where he was named the 2022 Northwest Athletic Conference West Region’s Most Valuable Player and the West Region’s Freshman of the Year after putting up 20.4 points and 11.3 rebounds per game.
Ajayi is the third transfer addition who has been announced for the Bulldogs’ 2025-26 roster, joining Horizon League leading scorer Jalen Jackson from Purdue Fort Wayne as well as Yame Butler of Drexel.
Additional updates on both Butler’s 2025-26 roster and the team’s non-conference schedule will be announced soon.
IU INDY SOFTBALL
JAGS FALL IN MIDWEEK BATTLE WITH BOILERMAKERS
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The IU Indy Jaguars were unable to break through offensively in Tuesday’s non-conference road matchup, falling 3-0 to the Purdue Boilermakers at Bittinger Stadium.
Purdue struck first in the bottom of the second inning when Ashlynn Campbell laid down a bunt single to score Sage Scarmardo, giving the Boilermakers a 1-0 lead. The hosts added two more runs in the third on a sacrifice fly from Scarmardo and an RBI walk by Kylie Franks.
IU Indy managed three hits on the evening, with Molly Kable collecting two of them with a single and a double. Callie Dickerson added a double as well. Despite putting runners on base in several innings, the Jaguars were unable to capitalize, stranding six runners total.
The Jaguars’ pitching staff combined to hold Purdue scoreless over the final three innings. Clara Pharis (5-7) took the loss after allowing one run in two innings. Claire Stillwell, Dickerson and Kaylen Garland provided solid relief, with Dickerson and Garland working a scoreless inning each.
IU Indy returns to conference play later this week as they host Oakland for a three-game series. The Golden Grizzlies will be in Indy for a doubleheader on Friday at 1:00 PM and a single game on Saturday at 1:00 PM. The Jags will also celebrate senior day on Saturday.
BALL STATE BASEBALL
BASEBALL SECURES SEASON SWEEP OF BUTLER WITH 3-2 DECISION AT BULLDOG PARK
INDIANAPOLIS – The Ball State baseball team had contributions from seven different pitchers and used timely hitting on its way to a 3-2 win at Butler on Tuesday afternoon at Bulldog Park.
The Cardinals (27-11) secured the season sweep of the Bulldogs (12-24) with Garrett Harker shutting down the hosts after they started the ninth inning with a leadoff double.
Korbin Griffin had an RBI grounder to plate Ty Davis, and Max Kalk drove in Ben Giovannetti with a double in the second inning to give the Cardinals a 2-0 lead.
Butler scored once in the fifth before Nick Husovsky provided an insurance tally for the visitors on a single to left field that brought in Alex Richter in the seventh inning.
Harker struck out two in 1.1 innings of work for his seventh save of the season. After Butler led off the ninth frame with a two-base hit, the senior sandwiched swinging strikeouts around a flyout to shut the door on a potential Bulldogs comeback.
Brendan Garza (1-0) struck out three in 2.1 innings to be credited with his first career win. Zach Kwasny, Will Jacobson and Evan Shapiro started the game with a scoreless inning each.
“We found a way to win despite losing the freebie war,” Ball State head coach Rich Maloney said. “Brendan Garza gave us a lift out of the pen.”
Ball State returns to Mid-American Conference play with a three-game set at Bowling Green beginning at 3 p.m. on Thursday.
INDIANA STATE SOFTBALL
SYCAMORES DROP SERIES FINALE TO EVANSVILLE, 4-2
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Indiana State fell short in the series finale against Evansville on Tuesday afternoon, dropping a 4-2 decision at Cooper Stadium. With the win, the Purple Aces secured the series, taking two of three games from the Sycamores.
Indiana State struck first in the top of the opening inning. Madison Poulson and Morgan Goodrich started the game with back-to-back singles, then pulled off a double steal to move into scoring position. Poulson came home on a center field error following a flyout, giving the Sycamores an early 1-0 lead.
Evansville responded quickly in the bottom half of the frame as Adams launched a solo home run to right field, tying the game 1-1. The Aces kept the momentum in the third inning behind a bunt single from Warner and a two-run homer off the bat of Howe, putting them ahead 3-1.
The Purple Aces added to their lead in the fourth inning. Following a leadoff single by Adams and a walk to Frossard, pinch-runner Pye capitalized on a miscue to cross the plate, extending the advantage to 4-1.
Indiana State trimmed the deficit in the fifth. Lauren Marsicek reached on an error and was eventually driven in by Brailey Mills with a single to right field. The Sycamores threatened for more but had their rally cut short by an inning-ending double play.
Cassi Newbanks (4-5) took the loss in the circle for Indiana State, tossing 4.0 innings and allowing four runs on four hits. Megan Asher provided a highlight in relief, delivering 2.0 scoreless innings while striking out three and not allowing a hit.
The Sycamores totaled seven hits in the game. Poulson led the offense with a 2-for-4 performance and a run scored. Livi Colip also tallied a pair of hits, while Mills recorded the team’s lone RBI.
Up Next: The Sycamores are headed to Peoria, Ill. this weekend for a three-game series against Bradley, with matchups set for Friday at 6 p.m ET and a doubleheader on Saturday at 2 p.m and 4 p.m ET.
INDIANA STATE BASEBALL
SYCAMORES CLAIM 7-5 WIN AT INDIANA TO SECURE SEASON SPLIT WITH HOOSIERS
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana State utilized a four-run rally in the fifth inning to take the lead over host Indiana and the pitching staff took it the rest of the way as the Sycamores topped the Hoosiers at Bart Kaufman Field, 7-5, on Tuesday night.
Indiana State (19-17) avenged an earlier 9-4 loss to the Hoosiers (20-17) back on March 11 in Terre Haute with the Tuesday evening victory. It marked the Sycamores’ first win in Bloomington since 2017, snapping a three-game road losing streak to IU over the stretch.
The Sycamores trailed 2-0 early as IU’s Jasen Oliver gave the Hoosiers the early lead with a two-run second-inning home run off Indiana State starter Jacob Spencer. Spencer worked 3.0 strong innings limiting the Hoosiers to just the two runs in his second outing since returning from injury a week ago.
Indiana State rallied back in the fifth inning as the Sycamores sent all nine batters to the plate in taking the lead. Zack Henderson sparked the inning with a leadoff single, and Carter Beck and Nomar Garcia (RBI) added base hits to push the first Indiana State run across the plate. Two batters later, Keegan Garis connected on a bases-loaded, two-run single through the right side of the infield giving Indiana State the 3-2 lead.
The Sycamore bats continued to press the rally as Jeremy Martinez drew a walk, before Mason Roell chopped down on an infield single allowing Carlos Pena to score on the play and making it a 4-2 ballgame.
The Indiana State pitching staff took over from there as Ryan Karst (1-1) worked two scoreless innings facing the minimum six batters, while Jack Armstrong worked around a Devin Taylor solo home run to strike out the side in the seventh inning.
The Sycamores added insurance runs on a Beck RBI double, Pena RBI single, and Garcia RBI ground out in building a 7-3 lead heading into the ninth inning.
IU mounted one final rally in the bottom of the ninth sparked by Tyler Cerny’s leadoff solo home run off Sycamore reliever Colby Morse. Carson Seeman (S, 1) retired three of the final four batters he faced, allowing just Tyler DeMartino’s RBI double cutting the Sycamores’ lead to 7-5 on his way to closing out his first save of the 2025 season.
Beck, Pena, Roell, and Henderson all had multi-hit games as Indiana State connected on 11 hits overall in the contest. The Sycamores drew eight walks overall with Beck and Henderson combining to score five runs apiece on the base paths in the win.
The Hoosiers combined for seven hits overall in the game with Taylor and Cerny both homering in the loss.
Ryan Rushing (0-1) took the loss allowing five hits and four runs while walking two over 1.1 innings.
How They Scored
Indiana took the 2-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning as Jasen Oliver connected on a two-run home run over the left center wall scoring Hogan Denny.
The Sycamores responded with four runs in the top of the fifth inning to take the lead. Nomar Garcia’s bunt single plated Zack Henderson for the first run, before Keegan Garis singled home Carter Beck and Garcia to make it a 3-2 game.
Mason Roell beat out an infield single to the shortstop scoring Carlos Pena to make it a 4-2 Sycamore lead in the fifth inning.
The Sycamores added to the lead with two more runs in the top of the sixth as Beck short-hopped the wall in center field for a double scoring Henderson, while Garcia’s grounder to first scored Beck to make it a 6-2 game.
Devin Taylor put the Hoosiers back on the board in the bottom of the sixth with a solo home run over the left field wall and into the IU bullpen making it a 6-3 margin.
Indiana State added insurance in the top of the eighth inning as Pena singled through a drawn-in infield scoring Beck on the play to make it a 7-3 score.
IU mounted a rally in the bottom of the ninth as Tyler Cerny homered over the wall in left center and Tyler DeMartino doubled home Caleb Koskie, before Carson Seeman retired the final out of the ninth to secure the 7-5 win.
News & Notes
Indiana State picked up its second road win against the Big Ten Conference in as many weeks following their 7-5 win over the Hoosiers. It followed Indiana State’s 10-9 (10) win at Purdue on April 8.
The Sycamores snapped a three-game road losing streak to Hoosiers dating back to the 2017 season with the Tuesday win. The last Indiana State win in Bloomington came back on Mar. 29, 2017, with a 7-3 win over the Hoosiers.
Carlos Pena ran his on-base streak to 30 consecutive games marking the second consecutive season a Sycamore has recorded a 30-game on-base streak. He finished the night 2-for-4 with a run, an RBI, and a walk.
Carter Beck was on base in four of his five plate appearances on his way to scoring three runs. He went 2-for-3 with three runs scored, a double, RBI, and two walks.
Zack Henderson ran his on-base streak to seven consecutive plate appearances dating back to this past weekend after reaching base safely after singling twice and walking. The streak ended in the top of the seventh.
Ryan Karst picked up his first win at Indiana State after throwing 2.0 scoreless innings in the contest. It marked his first appearance on the mound since Feb. 22, 2025, against Northeastern after he was lifted due to injury.
Carson Seeman recorded his first save of the 2025 season marking the fourth Indiana State pitcher to record a save on the season. He joins Gavin Morris (2), Colby Morse, and Breyllin Suriel in the category.
Up Next
Indiana State remains on the road this weekend as the Sycamores continue Missouri Valley play over April 17-19 in Evansville, Ind. against the University of Evansville. The first two games will be carried live on ESPN+, while Saturday’s finale is set for a 6 p.m. ET first pitch on ESPNU. All three games will be carried live on 105.5 The Legend.
PURDUE FT. WAYNE BASEBALL
OSTERHOUSE HOMERS IN LOSS TO BGSU
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Justin Osterhouse hit his seventh home run of the season on Tuesday (April 15), however the Purdue Fort Wayne baseball team fell to Bowling Green 15-5.
Osterhouse’s home run came in the first inning to put the Mastodons up 1-0. It stayed a 1-0 lead until the third inning when Bowling Green scored five runs. They added three more in the fourth to pull away.
Gunner Antillon drove in four runs for the Falcons.
Osterhouse finished the game with three hits, three runs and a walk. Jackson Micheels and Ben Kasparie both recorded two hits.
The Falcons improve to 24-11. Purdue Fort Wayne is now 6-28. The ‘Dons host Northern Kentucky on Thursday (April 17) to start a Horizon League series.
PURDUE FT. WAYNE SOFTBALL
CLEVELAND STATE ESCAPES MASTODON SOFTBALL 5-4
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Cleveland State hit a solo home run in the top of the seventh inning to beat Purdue Fort Wayne softball 5-4 on Tuesday (April 15).
After CSU took a 3-0 lead in the first inning, Purdue Fort Wayne chipped away at it and tied it in the second frame. In the bottom of the first, Grace Hollopeter singled up the middle to bring Bailey Manos home. The ‘Dons had three singles in a row to get their first run of the day. An inning later, three more singles in a row from Gwen McMenemy, Manos and Tori Countryman scored two runs.
Purdue Fort Wayne took its only lead of the day in the fourth. McMenemy doubled then worked around to third after another single from Manos. Countryman sent McMenemy home with a sac fly to center.
CSU tied the game in the fifth with an RBI single, then took the lead on the solo home run in the seventh.
Manos finished 3-for-4. Countryman went 2-for-3 with three RBIs. The Mastodons finished with nine hits.
Alanah Jones was relatively effective in the circle, allowing just two earned runs and striking out six batters. Reigning Horizon League Pitcher of the Year Melissa Holzopfel picked up the win with 15 strikeouts.
Cleveland State improved to 19-14 and 14-2 in Horizon League play. Purdue Fort Wayne falls to 12-19, 8-5. These two teams will meet again on Wednesday (April 16) for a doubleheader at noon.
EVANSVILLE SOFTBALL
SOFTBALL CLINCHES SERIES AGAINST INDIANA STATE
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Morgan Adams and Taylor Howe recorded home runs to lead the University of Evansville softball team to a 4-2 victory over Indiana State on Tuesday at Tri-State Orthopaedics Field at James and Dorothy Cooper Stadium.
Indiana State opened the scoring with an unearned run in the top of the first. Evansville tied the game in the bottom of the second when Morgan Adams launched her 14th home run of the season.
Taylor Howe gave the Purple Aces their first lead of the game in the third. Kynadee Warner reached on a bunt single before Howe hit a 2-run home run to put UE in front for the first time at 3-1. Looking to tie the game in the fourth, Indiana State put two runners in scoring position while Gracie Hollingsworth was able to end the threat with a groundout.
Keghan Pye scored to push the lead to 4-1. Pinch running following a single by Adams, Pye stole second before swiping third when Zoe Frossard reached on a walk. Heads-up baserunning by Pye saw her steal home while Frossard was caught in a rundown.
It proved to be important insurance as ISU plated its second run in the top of the sixth. The Sycamores looked to add more, but a huge play by Taylor Howe saw her catch a line drive before throwing a runner out at first for the inning-ending double play. From there, the Aces held strong to finish with the victory.
One week after tossing a complete game shutout versus the Sycamores, Hollingsworth threw another solid game. She allowed two unearned runs in six hits in another complete game effort. It marked her 7th win of the season.
UE is back on the road this weekend for a 3-game series at Murray State.
SOUTHERN INDIANA BASEBALL
USI RALLIES BUT FALLS SHORT AT NKU
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – University of Southern Indiana Baseball rallied with three runs in the ninth inning, but fell short at Northern Kentucky University, 7-6, Tuesday afternoon in Highland Heights, Kentucky. USI is 16-20 overall, while NKU goes to 19-16.
USI had a pair of early leads to start the contest. Sophomore second baseman Parker Martin got the Screaming Eagles going in the first when he scored on an error for the 1-0 lead. The Norse responded with a tally in the bottom half of the frame to knot the game, 1-1.
The Eagles answered by taking a 2-1 advantage in the top of the second when junior catcher Charlie Marisca scored on a ground out by junior leftfielder Hunter Miller. NKU, however, exploded for four runs in the bottom of the second to grab a 5-2 advantage.
USI narrowed the gap to 5-3 in the third when junior designated hitter Cole Kitchens scored on a single by Marica to left center. The Eagles would leave the tying run on base before ending the frame.
NKU increased the lead to 7-3 with single runs in the fourth and fifth innings. The 7-3 score would remain until the ninth when Kitchens hit a three-run blast over the left center wall with two outs for the eventual 7-6 final. NKU would close out the game by getting junior third baseman Patrick McLellan to ground out and finish the game.
Marisa and Martin led the USI bats for the game with two hits each, while Kitchens had a team-high three RBIs on his team-leading nine home runs.
On the mound, graduate left-hander Camden Dimidjian started and took the loss for the Eagles. Dimidjian allowed five runs on seven hits, while striking out two.
Up Next for the Eagles:
USI starts the second half of the nine-game road swing this weekend when the Screaming Eagles (7-5 OVC) visit Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (15-19, 8-4 OVC) for a three-game OVC series. First pitches are scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 1 p.m. Saturday.
USI trails the all-time series with SIUE, 58-38, after sweeping the three-game set last spring at the USI Baseball Field. The Screaming Eagles also have won four of the six meetings in OVC action.
Following the series with SIUE, USI concludes the nine-game road swing by visiting Saint Louis University April 22 at 3 p.m.
The Screaming Eagles return to the friendly surroundings of the USI Baseball Field April 23 when they host Bellarmine University to start a four-game homestand.
SOUTHERN INDIANA VOLLEYBALL
USI VOLLEYBALL OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCES RECRUITING CLASS OF 2025
EVANSVILLE, Ind.- University of Southern Indiana Volleyball announced the signing of seven new recruits to be added to the 2025 fall roster. The class consists of five freshman, one sophomore already enrolled in spring classes, and a junior from the JUCO ranks for the upcoming season.
“We’re thrilled to welcome the newest members of the USI Volleyball family,” says head coach Jeffrey Aucoin. “These outstanding student-athletes believe in the vision of our program and are ready to contribute to its bright future. This class represents a pivotal moment in our journey, joining a group that has already laid a strong foundation for success. Each new addition brings something unique to the table and will leave a lasting impact on our program. More importantly, they’ll be exceptional ambassadors for USI Volleyball, our athletic department, and our university as a whole. We can’t wait to have them on campus this August!”
McKenzie Murphy | 6’0 | Middle Blocker/Hitter | Fort Scott, Kansas
The native of Fort Scott transferred to USI after two years at Hutchinson Community College. As a freshman and sophomore, Murphy totaled 349 kills (177 in 2024, 172 in 2023) and 297 blocks. The middle blocker brings experience and a proven track record as the Eagles lost two important middles to graduation. She also earned a spot on the presidential honor roll in the summer of 2023 and the vice president’s honor roll in the fall of 2023. At Fort Scott Murphy was named to the 2022 Southeast Kansas League First Team unanimously after a SEK League Second Team placement in 2021.
Grace Bach | 6’1 | Middle Blocker/Hitter | South Elgin, Illinois
Bach joins USI after a three-year varsity career at South Elgin High School in South Elgin, Illinois. During her high school career, Bach made the Upstate 8 All-Conference squad in her senior year along with being named team MVP. She led her team in kills (114) and blocks (51) in her final year. The upstate Illinois native was named to the top 20 players to watch in the Fox Valley Area. She played with Club Fusion Volleyball and Pipeline Volleyball Club. Bach chose USI for the team aspect, campus, facilities, and coaches.
Mackenzie Nettles | 5’10 | Pin | Wheaton, Illinois
Nettles heads to Southern Indiana after a four-year varsity career at Wheaton North High School in Wheaton, Illinois. Nettles was named to the Dukane Conference All-Academic team and All-Conference Athletic Team during her playing career. Nettles was quotes saying, “I chose USI because of the culture I felt as soon as I walked on campus. I felt a sense of ease and happiness on campus and knew I would be able to succeed here as an athlete and as a student.” Nettles also played for Club Fusion Volleyball.
Ava Carpenter | 6’0 | Outside Hitter | Sycamore, Illinois
Carpenter will join USI next fall as a freshman after earning multiple high school accolades in her senior season. At Sycamore High School, Carpenter was named conference MVP in 2024, Daily Chronicle Player of the Year, and First Team All-Conference. The outside hitters dominate presence will be on full display this fall at Liberty Arena. Carpenter also played for Club Fusion.
Carly Wright | 6’0 | Outside Hitter | North Richland Hills, Texas
Wright travels the farthest among the 2025 class, joining the Eagles from North Richland Hilla High School just outside of Dallas and Fort Worth. The incoming freshman and the rest of the class looks to fill an outside hitting void following the departure of graduate senior Jasmine Green. Wright posted an impressive high school career, earning First Team All-District in 2022, 2023, and 2024. She also earned All-State in 2022, along with being named team MVP in 2023 and 2024. Wright excelled in the classroom as an Academic All-District member in 2021-25.
Audrey Small | 5’5 | Libero | O’Fallon, Missouri
Small has already joined the Eagles enrolled in spring classes after a stellar freshman season transferring in from University of North Alabama. Small will enter her sophomore season next year as a defensive specialist or libero. The O’Fallon native earned an Atlantic Sun Conference All-Freshman Team selection, racking up 506 digs (4.36 DPS). The transfer also totaled 114 assists and 20 service aces. Small posted two 30 dig performances and looks to continue denying attackers this fall.
Aysa Thomas | 5’9 | Setter | Brownsburg, Indiana
Thomas joins the Eagles as an incoming freshman from Brownsburg High School where she helped her team win four sectional championships, along with an elite eight appearance in 2022. Individually, Thomas was an IHSVCA All District selection in 2024. She also earned First Team All-Conference in 2023 and 2024. She also excels in the classroom achieving 2024 Academic All State and Brownsburg Honor Roll. She finished high school with a monstrous 3,763 career assists and 1,276 career digs. Thomas explained “I choose USI because of the coaching staff, players, amazing facilities, and support system.”
VALPO BASEBALL
BASEBALL TO MATCH UP WITH MURRAY STATE FOR EASTERN WEEKEND SERIES
Valparaiso (8-23, 3-9 MVC)
vs. Murray State (24-9, 7-5 MVC)
Thursday, April 17, 3 p.m. – RHP Connor Lockwood
Friday, April 18, 1 p.m. – RHP Harry Deliyannis
Saturday, April 19, 1 p.m. – RHP Spencer Boynton
Emory G. Bauer Field (500) | Valparaiso, Ind.
Next Up in Valpo Baseball: The Valparaiso University baseball team will return home to Emory G. Bauer Field for a holiday-weekend series with Murray State. Please note that this weekend’s series begins a day early due to the Easter holiday, as the two teams will clash from Thursday through Saturday as opposed to the typical Friday through Sunday format.
Last Time Out: The Beacons got solid work from the bullpen with five innings of two-run ball, but a five-run fourth gave Notre Dame a lead it would not relinquish in Tuesday’s midweek matchup, a 7-1 victory for the hosts. Hunter Frost, Joe Seiber and Kaden Kiser all posted zeroes out of the Beacon bullpen. The Valpo bats registered seven walks but eked out just three hits in the defeat. A key moment came when Valpo loaded the bases on three walks in the seventh, but a payoff pitch was called strike three to the chagrin of the Valpo dugout, ending the inning instead of forcing in a run on a cold night in South Bend.
Following the Beacons: All three games this weekend will air on ESPN+. Todd Ickow (play-by-play) will have the call alongside Joshua Lipowski (Thursday), Brian Jennings (Friday) and Leo
Staudacher (Saturday). For links to live video and stats, visit ValpoAthletics.com. For in-game updates, follow @ValpoBaseball on X.
Head Coach Brian Schmack: Brian Schmack (210-355) is in his 12th season in charge of the program. He ranks third in program history in seasons coached and games coached as he coached his 500th game on March 17, 2024 at Campbell. On April 19 vs. Missouri State, he became the third head coach in program history to secure his 200th win. Schmack, a member of the 2003 Detroit Tigers, served as pitching coach/associate head coach at Valpo for seven seasons prior to his promotion.
A Look Back at 2024: Valpo finished 14-38 overall and 6-21 in Missouri Valley Conference play last season and hopes to return to the MVC Tournament field in 2025. Kaleb Hannahs earned Second Team All-Missouri Valley Conference honors last season, while Kyle Schmack finished one home run shy of tying the program’s career and single-season records. The team launched 71 home runs, the second most in program history and most since 2001. Alex Ryan made an incredible leaping catch that was featured at No. 4 on SportsCenter’s Top 10 plays, robbing a grand slam as part of a 20-0 victory at UIC on April 28. The 2024 campaign also saw Valpo post a fielding percentage of .970 that ranked fourth in program history. The season also saw head coach Brian Schmack reach the 200-win threshold.
Series Notes: Valpo is 5-10 all-time against Murray State, including a three-game Racer sweep last year in Murray that featured a wild 11-10, 10-inning game in the series opener. Valpo has dropped four straight head-to-head matchups including a 2023 MVC Tournament game. Valpo did win the most recent Emory G. Bauer Field matchup 5-2 to salvage the final game of the 2023 regular-season series. The Beacons are 1-6 against the Racers since they joined The Valley. The Brown & Gold hope to secure its first series win against Murray State since 2012.
In the Other Dugout – Murray State
Picked to finish third in the MVC preseason poll.
Hold a 9-1 record in their last 10 games, most recently beating SEMO 4-3 at home on Tuesday after taking two of three from UIC over the weekend Kentucky.
Under the direction of seventh-year head coach Dan Skirka.
Coming off a 37-win season, the second-most wins in program history.
TRIO OF RELIEVERS WORK SCORELESS BALL ON TUESDAY AT NOTRE DAME
Three members of the Valparaiso University baseball team’s bullpen put up zeros by pitching one inning apiece without yielding a run including two hurlers who were returning to action after missing time with injuries. However, host Notre Dame used a five-run fourth to take command of the game and never looked back in a 7-1 victory at Frank Eck Stadium in South Bend.
How It Happened
Freshman starting pitcher Nick Baffa (Glenview, Ill. / Notre Dame) had good success over the game’s first three innings, keeping the Fighting Irish off the scoreboard. He used a pair of strikeouts in the second to work around a leadoff double.
Notre Dame broke through in the fourth as Connor Hincks hit a two-run homer, part of a stretch where the Fighting Irish hit for the team cycle in the first four batters of the fourth then tacked on a Jayce Lee two-run homer for good measure, chasing Baffa from the game with the hosts in front 5-0.
Valpo went to the bullpen and got a good outing from Hunter Frost (Farmington, Minn. / Farmington) in his first action since incurring an injury on March 14 at Illinois. He did not allow any damage while recording all three outs of the fourth.
It was a day of returns on the mound as redshirt junior Joe Seiber (Homer Glen, Ill. / Lockport) saw his first action since March 28 after missing time with an injury. He came on for the fifth and worked a scoreless frame.
Valpo picked up its first run of the game in the sixth as Connor Giusti (Hoffman Estates, Ill. / Fremd) was hit by a pitch to start the inning and eventually came around to score on a ground ball to the left side of the infield by Case Sullivan (Carmel, Ind. / Carmel) that was thrown wildly to first.
Valpo loaded the bases on three walks in the seventh, but a payoff pitch with the bases loaded and two down was called strike three, to the chagrin of the Valpo dugout.
A solo homer started the Notre Dame seventh to extend the lead to 6-1, then lefty Kaden Kiser (Columbus, Ohio / Hamilton Township) entered the game and recorded all three outs in the inning without yielding any further damage.
Notre Dame scored one in the ninth to finish out the game’s scoring.
Inside the Game
The Beacons drew seven walks, the team’s highest total in the last 11 games dating back to seven on March 25 at Purdue and tied for the team’s most in the last 21 games.
The Irish held a 12-3 edge in the hit column.
Senior Connor Giusti (Hoffman Estates, Ill. / Fremd) reached base four times via three walks and a hit by pitch.
Kiser has pitched scoreless innings in each of his last two outings and was charged with a run in only one of his four appearances this season.
Up Next
The Beacons (8-23) will face a quick turnaround with this weekend’s conference series beginning on Thursday due to the Easter holiday. Valpo and Murray State will match up at 3 p.m. on ESPN+ to begin the set at Emory G. Bauer Field.
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“SPORTS EXTRA”
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
April 16
1929 — Cleveland’s Earl Averill became the first American League player to hit a home run in his first major league plate appearance. The Indians won the game 5-4 in 11 innings on Carl Lind’s double.
1935 — Babe Ruth, 40, made a sensational National League debut in Boston. His single and homer off Carl Hubbell led the Braves over the Giants 4-2.
1940 — Bob Feller of Cleveland defeated the Chicago White Sox 1-0 in the only opening day no-hitter in major league history.
1948 — WGN-TV televised a baseball game for the first time. It was an exhibition game at Wrigley Field with Jack Brickhouse doing the play-by-play. The White Sox defeated the Cubs 4-1.
1961 — Beginning his historic chase of Babe Ruth’s 60 home run season-record, Roger Maris connects for his first homer in the twelfth game of the season for the Yankees.
1972 — Burt Hooton of the Cubs no-hit the Philadelphia Phillies 4-0 at Wrigley Field.
1978 — Bob Forsch of the St. Louis Cardinals no-hit the Philadelphia Phillies 5-0. Less than a year later, Bob’s brother Ken of the Houston Astros pitched a no-hitter against Atlanta. They are the only brothers to throw no-hitters.
1983 — LA Dodgers first baseman Steve Garvey appears in his 1,118th straight National League game, breaking the mark held by Billy Williams.
1984 — Dave Kingman of the Oakland A’s hit three home runs, including a grand slam, in his first three at-bats. In total, he drove in eight runs in a 9-6 victory over the Seattle Mariners.
1989 — Kelly Gruber becomes the first player in Toronto Blue Jays history to hit for the cycle in a 15-8 victory against the Kansas City Royals.
1997 — The Chicago Cubs set the mark for worst start in National League history, making three more errors as they extended their losing streak to 12 with a 4-0 loss to the Colorado Rockies. Chicago broke the modern NL record of 0-10 set by Atlanta in 1988 and the overall NL record of 0-11 by the 1884 Detroit Wolverines.
2005 — Toronto’s Reed Johnson was hit by a major league record-tying three pitches — two with the bases loaded — in the Blue Jays’ 8-0 victory over Texas.
2006 — Albert Pujols hit three home runs, including a two-run shot in the bottom of the ninth, to give St. Louis an 8-7 win over Cincinnati.
2007 — The Cleveland Indians became the first team in nearly 55 years to win a game with their only hit coming in their first at-bat. Grady Sizemore led off Cleveland’s 2-1 win over the Chicago White Sox with a double.
2009 — Ichiro Suzuki makes history as collects the 3,086th hit of his pro career, breaking the Japanese record held for decades by Isao Harimoto.
2009 — Grady Sizemore hit a grand slam and Cleveland ruined the first game at the new Yankee Stadium by beating New York 10-2.
2014 — Masahiro Tanaka and Michael Pineda pitched the New York Yankees to a 3-0, 2-0 sweep of the Chicago Cubs in a chilly day-night-doubleheader. The Yankees had not won by shutout twice in one day since April 9, 1987, against Kansas City. No team in the major leagues had done it since Minnesota swept Oakland on June 26, 1988.
2015 — Giancarlo Stanton becomes the Marlins all-time leading home run hitter when he slugs #155 for his career.
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April 17
1932 — New York first baseman Bill Terry tied an NL record with 21 putouts as the Giants beat Boston 5-0 behind Hal Schumacher’s two-hitter.
1951 — In his first major league game, Mickey Mantle went 1-for-4 in the New York Yankees’ 5-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox.
1953 — Mickey Mantle cleared the bleachers at Griffith Stadium with a 565-foot home run off Chuck Stobbs. The shot came in the fifth inning of a 7-3 win over the Senators.
1964 — The New York Mets lost their first game at Shea Stadium, falling 4-3 to the Pirates. Pittsburgh’s Willie Stargell hit the first homer at Shea.
1969 — Bill Stoneman of Montreal pitched a 7-0 no-hitter against the Philadelphia Phillies in the 10th game of the Expos’ existence.
1976 — Mike Schmidt of the Philadelphia Phillies hit four consecutive home runs and a single in an 18-16, 10-inning victory over the Cubs in Wrigley Field. Hitting .167 going into the game, he connected twice off Rick Reuschel, once off Rick’s brother, Paul, and once off Darold Knowles. He drove in eight runs.
1983 — Nolan Ryan strikes out seven Expos in a 6-3 Houston victory to become only the second pitcher in major league history to record 3,500 career strikeouts.
2000 — Major League Baseball owners vote to approve the $96 million sale of the Kansas City Royals to team chairman David Glass.
2001 — Barry Bonds became the 17th major leaguer to hit 500 home runs. Bonds’ two-run, eighth-inning drive off Terry Adams went into San Francisco Bay to lead the Giants over the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2.
2008 — Troy Tulowitzki’s RBI double with two outs in the 22nd inning scored Willy Taveras and the Colorado Rockies beat the San Diego Padres 2-1 in the longest game in the majors in nearly 15 years, a 6-hour, 16-minute marathon.
2008 — Chipper Jones, Mark Teixeira and Brian McCann hit consecutive home runs in a span of 12 pitches in the fifth inning off Florida’s Ricky Nolasco in Atlanta’s 8-0 win.
2009 — Jason Kubel completed the ninth cycle in Twins history with a go-ahead grand slam in the eighth inning that helped Minnesota to an 11-9 victory over the Angels.
2010 — Ubaldo Jimenez pitched the first no-hitter in the Colorado Rockies’ 18-year history, dominating the Atlanta Braves in a 4-0 victory. Jimenez (3-0) walked six — all in the first five innings. He was helped by Dexter Fowler’s diving backhanded catch in left-center field in the seventh inning.
2010 — Jose Reyes hit a sacrifice fly in the 20th inning and the New York Mets beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 in the longest game in the majors in two years. Jeff Francoeur also had a sacrifice fly for New York in the 19th inning, snapping a scoreless tie, but Yadier Molina singled in Albert Pujols with two out in the bottom half. St. Louis left the bases loaded in the 10th, 12th and 14th and stranded 22 runners, including 14 in extra innings.
2012 — Jamie Moyer, 49, became the oldest pitcher to win a major league game. He threw seven masterful innings and Dexter Fowler hit a two-run homer, helping the Colorado Rockies hold on for a 5-3 win over the San Diego Padres. Moyer’s 268th win tied him with Hall of Famer Jim Palmer for 34th on the career list.
2014 — Major League Baseball suspended Seattle Mariners first baseman Ji-Man Choi 50 games following a positive test for a performance-enhancing substance.
TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
April 16
1939 — Stanley Cup Final, Boston Garden, Boston, MA: Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 3-1 for a 4-1 series win; first best-of-7 SC Final series.
1940 — Bob Feller of Cleveland defeats the White Sox 1-0 in Chicago in the only opening day no-hitter in the major leagues.
1949 — The Toronto Maple Leafs win 3-1 to sweep the Detroit Red Wings for the second straight year in the Stanley Cup Finals.
1953 — Stanley Cup Final, Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec: Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 1-0 for a 4-1 series win.
1954 — The Detroit Red Wings edge the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 in the seventh game to win the Stanley Cup.
1957 — The Montreal Canadiens beat the Boston Bruins 5-1 to take the Stanley Cup in five games.
1958 — Arnold Palmer edges Doug Ford by one stroke to capture the Masters.
1961 — The Chicago Blackhawks win the Stanley Cup in six games with a 5-1 triumph over the Detroit Red Wings.
1978 — Cardinals’ Bob Forsch no-hits Philadelphia Phillies, 5-0, in St. Louis.
1980 — Arthur Ashe retires from professional tennis.
1983 — Steve Garvey sets NL record by playing in 1,118 consecutive games.
1987 — Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls scores 61 points in a 117-114 loss to the Atlanta Hawks and becomes the second player to surpass the 3,000-point mark in a season.
1989 — Costa Rica beats US 1-0, in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup.
1990 — Gelindo Bordin becomes the first Olympic men’s champion to win the Boston Marathon. The Italian finishes in 2:08:19. Rosa Mota of Portugal wins the woman’s division in 2:25:24.
1991 — The St. Louis Blues become the eighth team in NHL playoff history to come back from a 3-1 deficit, beating the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 in the seventh game.
1995 — PGA Seniors’ Championship Men’s Golf, PGA National GC: Raymond Floyd wins by 5 strokes.
2000 — PGA Seniors’ Championship Men’s Golf, PGA National GC: Doug Tewell wins first of 2 Champions Tour major titles.
2001 — Lee Bong-ju of South Korea wins the Boston Marathon, ending a 10-year victory streak for Kenyan men. Kenya’s Catherine Ndereba wins the women’s race.
2003 — The Anaheim Mighty Ducks beat the Detroit Red Wings in a 3-2 overtime victory, making the Red Wings the first defending Stanley Cup winner in 51 years to be swept the following season in a four-game opening series.
2003 — Washington Wizards’ Michael Jordan plays his final NBA game.
2008 — Jason Kidd gets the 100th triple-double of his career with 27 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds in Dallas’ 111-98 victory over New Orleans.
2013 — Two bombs explode in the crowded streets near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing three people and injuring more than 270 in a bloody scene of shattered glass and severed limbs. Earlier in the day, Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia wins the 117th edition of the marathon and Rita Jeptoo of Kenya takes the women’s race.
2018 — Desiree Linden runs through icy rain and a near-gale headwind to win the Boston Marathon, the first victory for an American woman since 1985.
2019 — Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson becomes the highest-paid player in NFL history with a 4-year $140m extension.
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April 17
1939 — Joe Louis knocks out Jack Roper at 2:20 of the first round in Los Angeles to retain the world heavyweight title.
1947 — Jackie Robinson bunts for his 1st major league hit.
1951 — NY Yankee Mickey Mantle’s 1st game.
1967 — Italian boxer Nino Benvenuti beats American Emile Griffith in a 15 round points decision to win world middleweight crown.
1976 — Mike Schmidt hits four consecutive home runs and drives in eight runs as the Philadelphia Phillies overcome a 13-2 deficit to beat the Cubs 18-16 in 10 innings at Chicago’s Wrigley Field.
1976 — Australian tennis star Evonne Goolagong Cawley wins her second WTA Tour Championship at the Los Angeles Sports Arena; beats Chris Evert.
1982 — The Denver Nuggets’ Alex English, Dan Issel and Kiki Vandeweghe each average 20 points a game, the first front court to do so since Bob Pettit, Cliff Hagan and Clyde Lovellette of St. Louis in 1961.
1983 — Nolan Ryan strikes out his 3,500th batter.
1987 — Julius Erving of the Philadelphia 76ers becomes the third player to score 30,000 points in his pro career. Erving scores 38 points to join Wilt Chamberlain and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
1994 — Carl Lewis and his Santa Monica Track Club teammates rewrite their world record in the 800-meter relay at the Mt. San Antonio College Relays. Lewis, Mike Marsh, Leroy Burrell and Floyd Heard are timed at 1:18.68, breaking the record of 1:19.11 they had set on April 25, 1992.
1995 — Wayne Gretzky reaches 2,500 career points when he sets up a power-play goal by Rob Blake in Los Angeles’ 5-2 loss to Calgary.
1997 — The New Jersey Devils’ Martin Brodeur becomes the second NHL goalie to score in the playoffs. Brodeur’s empty net goal caps a three-goal third period that gives the Devils a 5-2 win and a 1-0 lead in a first-round series against Montreal.
1999 — Quarterbacks go 1-2-3 in the NFL Draft as Tim Couch, Donovan McNabb and Akili Smith go to Cleveland, Philadelphia and Cincinnati — the first quarterback trifecta since 1971.
2001 — Barry Bonds becomes the 17th major leaguer to hit 500 home runs. Bonds’ two-run, eighth-inning drive off Terry Adams leads the San Francisco Giants over the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2.
2006 — Sidney Crosby, scores three assists in Pittsburgh’s 6-1 win over the New York Islanders to become the youngest player in NHL history to score 100 points in a season. The 18-year-old becomes the seventh NHL rookie to reach the 100-point mark.
2010 — Ubaldo Jimenez pitches the first no-hitter in the Colorado Rockies’ 18-year history, dominating the Atlanta Braves in a 4-0 victory.
2011 — Jimmie Johnson wins the Aaron’s 499, edging Clint Bowyer by about a foot. The official margin of 0.002 seconds, ties for the closest finish in NASCAR Sprint Cup history.
2018 — Brayden McNabb scores against his former team in the second period, lifting Vegas to a 1-0 victory over the Los Angeles Kings that makes the Golden Knights the first expansion team in NHL history to sweep its first playoff series. Marc-Andre Fleury turns in another stellar performance, stopping 31 shots as the Knights finish off their fourth one-goal victory of the series.
TV SPORTS WEDNESDAY
| MLB REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| Atlanta at Toronto | 1:07pm | FanDuel Sports South Sportsnet |
| Detroit at Milwaukee | 1:10pm | FanDuel Sports DET FanDuel Sports WI |
| NY Mets at Minnesota | 1:10pm | SNY Twins.TV |
| Houston at St. Louis | 1:15pm | SCHN FanDuel Sports MW |
| Chi. Cubs at San Diego | 4:10pm | MARQ Padres.TV |
| Cleveland at Baltimore | 6:35pm | CleGuardians.TV MASN2 |
| Washington at Pittsburgh | 6:40pm | MASN ATTSN-PIT |
| Arizona at Miami | 6:40pm | DBacks.com FanDuel Sports FL |
| Seattle at Cincinnati | 6:40pm | FS1 ROOT FanDuel Sports Ohio |
| San Francisco at Philadelphia | 6:45pm | NBCS-BAY NBCS-PHI |
| Boston at Tampa Bay | 7:05pm | NESN FanDuel Sports Sun |
| Kansas City at NY Yankees | 7:05pm | FanDuel Sports KC YES |
| Athletics at Chi. White Sox | 7:05pm | NBCS-CA CHSN |
| LA Angels at Texas | 8:05pm | RSN FanDuel Sports West |
| Colorado at LA Dodgers | 10:10pm | Rockies.TV SNLA |
| NBA POSTSEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| Play-In Tournament: Miami Heat vs Chicago Bulls | 7:30pm | ESPN |
| Play-In Tournament: Dallas Mavericks vs Sacramento Kings | 10:00pm | ESPN |
| NHL REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| Anaheim Ducks vs Winnipeg Jets | 7:00pm | ESPN+ Sportsnet Victory+ |
| Carolina Hurricanes vs Montreal Canadiens | 7:00pm | ESPN+ FanDuel Sports South Sportsnet |
| Detroit Red Wings vs New Jersey Devils | 7:30pm | TNT truTV MAX |
| Dallas Stars vs Nashville Predators | 8:00pm | ESPN+ FanDuel Sports South Victory+ |
| Vegas Golden Knights vs Vancouver Canucks | 10:00pm | TNT truTV CHSN |
| Edmonton Oilers vs San Jose Sharks | 10:30pm | ESPN+ NCBS-CA Sportsnet |
| SOCCER | TIME ET | TV |
| UEFA Champions League: Internazionale vs Bayern München | 3:00pm | Paramount+ |
| UEFA Champions League: Real Madrid vs Arsenal | 3:00pm | Paramount+ |
| Liga MX: Monterrey vs América | 9:00pm | VIX |
| Liga MX: Atlético San Luis vs Toluca | 9:00pm | VIX |
| Liga MX: Mazatlán vs Tijuana | 11:00pm | FS1 fuboTV |
| Liga MX: Pumas UNAM vs Santos Laguna | 11:05pm | VIX |