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“THE SCOREBOARD”

INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL SCORES

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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL SCORES

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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS VOLLEYBALL SCORES

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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS LAX SCORES

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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS LAX SCORES

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COLLEGE BASEBALL SCORES

INDIANA 10 LOUISVILLE 6

NOTRE DAME 5 CENTRAL MICHIGAN 3

BUTLER 3 BOWLING GREEN 0

NORTHERN ILLINOIS 11 VALPARAISO 5

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COLLEGE SOFTBALL SCORES

NOTRE DAME 13 ILLINOIS CHICAGO 5

BELMONT AT INDIANA STATE CANCELED

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MEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL SCORES

NO GAMES SCHEDULED

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DIVISION 1 MEN’S LAX SCORES

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DIVISION 1 WOMEN’S LAX SCORES

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NBA SCORES/ NBA PLAYOFF SCHEDULE

> EASTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND

(1) DETROIT VS. (8) ORLANDO

(2) BOSTON VS. (7) PHILADELPHIA

(3) NEW YORK VS. (6) ATLANTA

(4) CLEVELAND VS. (5) TORONTO

> WESTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND

(1) OKLAHOMA CITY VS. (8) PHOENIX

THUNDER WIN SERIES 4-0

(2) SAN ANTONIO VS. (7) PORTLAND

SPURS WIN SERIES 4-1

(3) DENVER VS. (6) MINNESOTA

(4) LOS ANGELES VS. (5) HOUSTON

* = IF NECESSARY

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NHL PLAYOFFS/SCHEDULE

EASTERN CONFERENCE

BOSTON BRUINS (1WC) VS. BUFFALO SABRES (1A)

BUFFALO LEADS SERIES 3-1

GAME 1: BUFFALO 4, BOSTON 3

GAME 2: BOSTON 4, BUFFALO 2

GAME 3: BUFFALO 3, BOSTON 1

GAME 4: BUFFALO 6, BOSTON 1

GAME 5: BOSTON 2, BUFFALO 1 (OT)

GAME 6: BUFFALO AT BOSTON — 7:30 P.M. ET, FRIDAY, MAY 1 (ESPN, SN360, TVAS2)

*GAME 7: BOSTON AT BUFFALO — SUNDAY, MAY 3 TBD

*- IF NECESSARY

COMPLETE COVERAGE OF BRUINS-SABRES SERIES

MONTREAL CANADIENS (3A) VS. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING (2A)

SERIES TIED 2-2

GAME 1: MONTREAL 4, TAMPA BAY 3 (OT)

GAME 2: TAMPA BAY 3, MONTREAL 2 (OT)

GAME 3: MONTREAL 3, TAMPA BAY 2 (OT)

GAME 4: TAMPA BAY 3, MONTREAL 2

GAME 5: MONTREAL AT TAMPA BAY — 7 P.M. ET, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29 (ESPN2, SN, CBC, TVAS, THE SPOT)

GAME 6: TAMPA BAY AT MONTREAL — — 7 P.M. ET, FRIDAY, MAY 1 (ESPN2, SN, CBC, TVAS)

*GAME 7: MONTREAL AT TAMPA BAY — SUNDAY, MAY 3 TBD

*- IF NECESSARY

COMPLETE COVERAGE OF CANADIENS-LIGHTNING SERIES

OTTAWA SENATORS (2WC) VS. CAROLINA HURRICANES (1M)

CAROLINA WINS SERIES 4-0

GAME 1: CAROLINA 2, OTTAWA 0

GAME 2: CAROLINA 3, OTTAWA 2 (2OT)

GAME 3: CAROLINA 2, OTTAWA 1

GAME 4: CAROLINA 4, OTTAWA 2

COMPLETE COVERAGE OF SENATORS-HURRICANES SERIES

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (3M) VS. PITTSBURGH PENGUINS (2M)

PHILADELPHIA LEADS SERIES 3-2

GAME 1: PHILADELPHIA 3, PITTSBURGH 2

GAME 2: PHILADELPHIA 3, PITTSBURGH 0

GAME 3: PHILADELPHIA 5, PITTSBURGH 2

GAME 4: PITTSBURGH 4, PHILADELPHIA 2

GAME 5: PITTSBURGH 3, PHILADELPHIA 2

GAME 6: PITTSBURGH AT PHILADELPHIA — 7:30 P.M. ET, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29 (TNT, HBO MAX, TRUTV, SN360, TVAS2, SN-PIT, NBCSP)

*GAME 7: PHILADELPHIA AT PITTSBURGH — SATURDAY, MAY 2 TBD

*- IF NECESSARY

COMPLETE COVERAGE OF FLYERS-PENGUINS SERIES

WESTERN CONFERENCE

LOS ANGELES KINGS (2WC) VS. COLORADO AVALANCHE (1C)

COLORADO WINS SERIES 4-0

GAME 1: COLORADO 2, LOS ANGELES 1

GAME 2: COLORADO 2, LOS ANGELES 1 (OT)

GAME 3: COLORADO 4, LOS ANGELES 2

GAME 4: COLORADO 5, LOS ANGELES 1

COMPLETE COVERAGE OF KINGS-AVALANCHE SERIES

MINNESOTA WILD (3C) VS. DALLAS STARS (2C)

MINNESOTA LEADS SERIES 3-2

GAME 1: MINNESOTA 6, DALLAS 1

GAME 2: DALLAS 4, MINNESOTA 2

GAME 3: DALLAS 4, MINNESOTA 3 (2OT)

GAME 4: MINNESOTA 3, DALLAS 2 (OT)

GAME 5: MINNESOTA 4, DALLAS 2

GAME 6: DALLAS AT MINNESOTA — 7:30 P.M. ET, THURSDAY, APRIL 30 (TNT, TRUTV, HBO MAX, SNE, SN360, TVAS, FDSNWI, FDSNNO, VICTORY+)

*GAME 7: MINNESOTA AT DALLAS — MAY 2 TBD

*- IF NECESSARY

COMPLETE COVERAGE OF WILD-STARS SERIES

UTAH MAMMOTH (1WC) VS. VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS (1P)

SERIES TIED 2-2

GAME 1: VEGAS 4, UTAH 2

GAME 2: UTAH 3, VEGAS 2

GAME 3: UTAH 4, VEGAS 2

GAME 4: VEGAS 5, UTAH 4 (OT)

GAME 5: UTAH AT VEGAS — 10 P.M. ET, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29 (TNT, HBO MAX, TRUTV, SN, CBC, TVAS, UTAH16, SCRIPPS)

GAME 6: VEGAS AT UTAH– 10 P.M. ET, FRIDAY, MAY 1 (ESPN, SN, SN360, TVAS2)

*GAME 7: UTAH AT VEGAS — SUNDAY, MAY 3 TBD

*- IF NECESSARY

COMPLETE COVERAGE OF MAMMOTH-GOLDEN KNIGHTS SERIES

ANAHEIM DUCKS (3P) VS. EDMONTON OILERS (2P)

ANAHEIM LEADS SERIES 3-2

GAME 1: EDMONTON 4, ANAHEIM 3

GAME 2: ANAHEIM 6, EDMONTON 4

GAME 3: ANAHEIM 7, EDMONTON 4

GAME 4: ANAHEIM 4, EDMONTON 3 (OT)

GAME 5: EDMONTON 4, ANAHEIM 1

GAME 6: EDMONTON AT ANAHEIM — 10 P.M. ET, THURSDAY, APRIL 30 (TNT, TRUTV, HBO MAX, SN, SN360, CBC, TVAS, KCOP-13, VICTORY+ )

*GAME 7: ANAHEIM AT EDMONTON — SATURDAY, MAY 2 TBD

*- IF NECESSARY

COMPLETE COVERAGE OF DUCKS-OILERS SERIES

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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

TAMPA BAY 1 CLEVELAND 0

BALTIMORE 5 HOUSTON 3

CINCINNATI 7 COLORADO 2

ST. LOUIS 11 PITTSBURGH 7

TORONTO 3 BOSTON 0

NY METS 8 WASHINGTON 0

ATLANTA 5 DETROIT 2

SEATTLE 7 MINNESOTA 1

MILWAUKEE 13 ARIZONA 2

CHICAGO WHITE SOX 5 LA ANGELS 2

NY YANKEES 3 TEXAS 2

KANSAS CITY 4 LAS VEGAS 1 (10)

CHICAGO CUBS 8 SAN DIEGO 3

MIAMI 2 LA DODGERS 1

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MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

INDIANAPOLIS AT MEMPHIS POSTPONED

SOUTH BEND 6 FORT WAYNE 4

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WOMEN’S PRO VOLLEYBALL SCORES

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UFL SCORES

NO GAMES SCHEDULED

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MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER

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MAJOR NATIONAL HEADLINES/RELEASES

NBA

NBA ROUNDUP: DE’AARON FOX, SPURS KNOCK OUT BLAZERS IN GAME 5

De’Aaron Fox scored 13 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter as the host San Antonio Spurs defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 114-95 on Tuesday to close out a 4-1 victory in the teams’ first-round Western Conference playoff series.

Victor Wembanyama racked up 17 points, 14 rebounds and six blocked shots as the second-seeded Spurs secured a berth in the conference semifinals vs. either the third-seeded Denver Nuggets or sixth-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves.

Julian Champagnie added 19 points for the Spurs, who are headed to the second round of the playoffs for the first time since the 2016-17 season. Fox dished out a game-high nine assists.

Deni Avdija put up 22 points for Portland, which was outshot from the floor 54.7% to 35.1%.

76ers 113, Celtics 97

Joel Embiid tossed in 33 points and added eight assists as visiting Philadelphia avoided elimination by beating Boston in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series.

Tyrese Maxey added 25 points and 10 rebounds for the 76ers, who trail 3-2 in the best-of-seven series. Philadelphia entered the fourth quarter down by one but outscored the Celtics 28-11 over the final 12 minutes.

Boston received 24 points and 16 rebounds from Jayson Tatum, and 22 points from Jaylen Brown. The Celtics shot 3-for-22 from the floor in the final period.

Knicks 126, Hawks 97

Jalen Brunson scored 39 points to lift host New York to a victory over Atlanta in Game 5 of an Eastern Conference first-round series.

The Knicks, who hold a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series, got 17 points and 10 rebounds from OG Anunoby. New York held a decisive 48-27 edge on the boards.

Jalen Johnson recorded 18 points, 10 rebounds and six assists for the Hawks, while Dyson Daniels had 17 points. Atlanta was limited to four fastbreak points.

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EX-NBA PLAYER DAMON JONES IS 1ST TO PLEAD GUILTY IN GAMBLING SWEEP THAT LED TO OVER 30 ARRESTS

NEW YORK (AP) — A hot hand on the hardwood, former NBA player Damon Jones once proclaimed himself “the best shooter in the world.” As an assistant coach, he helped guide the Cleveland Cavaliers to their only championship in 2016.

But after his playing and coaching days ended, Jones betrayed the game he loved, solemnly admitting in court Tuesday that he exploited his fame and insider access to profit from sports betting and rigged poker games.

Jones, 49, became the first person to plead guilty in a gambling sweep that led to the arrests of more than 30 people, including reputed mobsters and other basketball figures. Sports bettor Marves Fairley is poised to become the second.

During back-to-back hearings in Brooklyn federal court, Jones entered guilty pleas to two counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud for his role in schemes to defraud major sportsbooks, including DraftKings and FanDuel, and filch millions of dollars from unwitting poker players.

Sitting alongside his lawyer and reading from a prepared statement, Jones acknowledged that he aided the betting conspiracy with “insider information that I obtained as a result of my relationships as a former player.”

“I would like to sincerely apologize to the court, my family, my peers and also the National Basketball Association,” Jones told Magistrate Judge Joseph Marutollo.

Jones said the sports betting conspiracy, which ran from December 2022 to March 2024, involved using his knowledge of nonpublic information about injuries to NBA stars, including his one-time teammate, LeBron James, to gain an edge in sports bets.

Jones acknowledged that his actions not only broke the law, but that they also violated the NBA’s code of conduct and the sports betting websites’ terms of service.

A ‘face card’ for rigged poker games

At the second of his two hearings, Jones admitted he was paid to act as a “face card” at poker games in Miami and the Hamptons by using his NBA celebrity to “lure high-end bettors” to the table.

“I knew these games were rigged and that players were being cheated,” Jones said as he read from another statement. He apologized again, telling Marutollo: “I’m really sorry to everyone involved for my actions.”

Jones and his lawyer, Kenneth Montgomery, declined to comment as they left the courtroom. Swarmed outside by reporters, photographers and TV cameras, Jones said only: “To God be the glory.”

He remains free on bail and won’t be sentenced until early next year, Marutollo said.

Jones is scheduled for back-to-back sentencing hearings on Jan. 6 — before Judge LaShann DeArcy Hall in the sports betting case and before Judge Ramon Reyes in the poker games case.

In the sports betting case, sentencing guidelines call for a punishment of 21 to 27 months in prison. In the poker games case, Jones would face 63 to 78 months in prison, but prosecutors agreed to subtract 15 months from the sentence in exchange for Jones pleading guilty before April 30. That would put his potential sentence at 48 to 63 months in prison if the judge follows the guidelines.

Jones faces a longer prison sentence in the poker games case in part because it involved more than 10 victims and a loss to them of more than $9.5 million.

As part of his plea agreements, Jones agreed to give up a total of $73,000 and, at sentencing, could be ordered to pay additional sums as restitution.

The first defendant to plead guilty

None of Jones’ co-defendants have shown a willingness to plead guilty. On Monday, prosecutors said they were seeking more charges against another sports betting defendant, former Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier.

Jones was arrested in October along with Rozier and Chauncey Billups, who was head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers and is a Basketball Hall of Famer.

Others charged include reputed members of the Gambino, Genovese and Bonanno crime families, which benefited from the poker scheme and used violence and threats to ensure the repayment of debts and success of the operation, prosecutors said.

Jones was one of three people charged in both the poker and sports betting schemes.

Originally from Galveston, Texas, Jones earned more than $20 million playing for 10 teams in 11 seasons from 1999 to 2009. He and James played together in Cleveland from 2005 to 2008, and Jones served as an unofficial assistant coach for James’ Los Angeles Lakers during the 2022-2023 season.

According to prosecutors, Jones sold or attempted to sell nonpublic information to bettors that James was injured and wouldn’t be playing in a Feb. 9, 2023, game against the Milwaukee Bucks, texting an unnamed co-conspirator: “Get a big bet on Milwaukee tonight before the information is out” and “Bet enough so Djones can eat.”

James wasn’t listed on the Lakers’ injury report at the time of the text, but the NBA’s all-time scoring leader was later ruled out of the game because of a lower body injury and the Lakers lost the game 115-106, according to prosecutors.

On Jan. 15, 2024, Fairley, the sports bettor, paid Jones approximately $2,500 for a tip that Anthony Davis, a Lakers’ forward and center at the time, would see limited playing time against the Oklahoma City Thunder because of an injury, prosecutors said.

Fairley then placed a $100,000 bet on the Thunder to win, prosecutors said, but the tip was wrong. Davis played his usual minutes, scored 27 points and collected 15 rebounds in a 112-105 Lakers win, prompting Fairley to demand a refund of his $2,500 fee, prosecutors said.

In a court filing Tuesday, prosecutors said Fairley intends to plead guilty in the sports betting case and a separate case in which he and others are accused of scheming to obtain nonpublic information to bet on college basketball and Chinese Basketball Association games.

A message seeking comment was left for Fairley’s lawyer.

In the poker scheme, prosecutors say Jones was among former NBA players used to lure unwitting gamblers to poker games that were rigged using altered shuffling machines, hidden cameras, special sunglasses and even X-ray equipment built into the table.

According to the indictment, Jones was paid $2,500 for a game in the Hamptons where he was instructed to cheat by paying close attention to others involved in the scheme. When in doubt, Jones was told to fold his hand, prosecutors said.

In response, according to prosecutors, Jones texted: “Y’all know I know what I’m doing!!”

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NHL

NHL ROUNDUP: DAVID PASTRNAK SAVES BRUINS’ SEASON IN OT

David Pastrnak’s breakaway goal at 9:14 of overtime lifted the visiting Boston Bruins to a season-saving, 2-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series on Tuesday night.

Less than two minutes after Boston goaltender Jeremy Swayman made a massive stop on Alex Tuch, Pastrnak received Hampus Lindholm’s long feed while striding over the blue line and broke free to slot the winning goal past the skate of Buffalo’s Alex Lyon.

Elias Lindholm also scored and Swayman made four of his 24 saves in the extra session to keep the Bruins’ season alive, forcing the best-of-seven series back to Boston for Game 6 on Friday.

The Bruins have won two of the three series games in Buffalo. Rasmus Dahlin netted the lone goal and Lyon stopped 27 shots for the Sabres, who are seeking their first playoff series win since 2007.

Oilers 4, Ducks 1

Leon Draisaitl scored two goals for Edmonton, which stayed alive in its Western Conference first-round playoff series with a win over visiting Anaheim in Game 5.

The Ducks hold a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series heading into Game 6 on Thursday in Anaheim. Vasily Podkolzin and Zach Hyman also scored for the Oilers, who chased Anaheim goalie Lukas Dostal after tallying three goals in the first 10:13. Evan Bouchard had three assists, and Connor McDavid and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins each had two assists.

Connor Ingram made 29 saves for the two-time defending Western Conference champions after backing up Tristan Jarry in the Oilers’ 4-3 overtime loss at Anaheim in Game 4 on Sunday. Alex Killorn scored for the Ducks, who remain one victory away from earning their first playoff series victory in nine years.

Wild 4, Stars 2

Kirill Kaprizov had a goal and two assists as Minnesota beat host Dallas to take a 3-2 lead in a Western Conference first-round playoff series.

Matt Boldy had a goal and an assist and Mats Zuccarello and Michael McCarron also scored for the Wild. Jesper Wallstedt made 20 saves.

Jason Robertson and Miro Heiskanen each had a goal and an assist for the Stars. Jake Oettinger stopped 24 shots.

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MLB

MLB ROUNDUP: PHILLIES TROUNCE GIANTS AFTER MAKING MANAGERIAL CHANGE

Jesus Luzardo allowed just two hits over seven innings as the Philadelphia Phillies topped the visiting San Francisco Giants 7-0 on Tuesday, hours after firing manager Rob Thomson.

With a 9-19 record entering Tuesday that was tied for the worst mark in the major leagues, the Phillies opted to part ways with Thomson, who had managed the squad for nearly four years. Bench coach Don Mattingly was promoted to interim skipper and enjoyed a victorious debut thanks to Luzardo’s gem and a four-run sixth from the Philadelphia offense.

Trea Turner went 4-for-5 with two runs for the Phillies, while Adolis Garcia drove in two runs. Luzardo (2-3) took care of the rest, striking out eight without a walk to help Philadelphia win for just the second time in its past 13 games.

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San Francisco starter Tyler Mahle (1-4) allowed five runs and six hits in five-plus innings. Matt Chapman accounted for four of the 12 strikeouts by the Giants, who had won seven of their previous 10 games.

Marlins 2, Dodgers 1

Janson Junk (2-2) pitched six scoreless innings, Otto Lopez had three hits and visiting Miami held on to beat Los Angeles.

Owen Caissie and Kyle Stowers each drove in a run as the Marlins improved to 2-3 on a six-game West Coast road trip. Tyler Phillips pitched a scoreless ninth inning for his second save after closer Pete Fairbanks went on the injured list earlier in the day.

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Dodgers starter Shohei Ohtani (2-1) gave up two runs (one earned) on five hits over six innings. Will Smith had three of Los Angeles’ seven hits.

Blue Jays 3, Red Sox 0

Trey Yesavage pitched 5 1/3 sharp innings in his season debut and Toronto shut out visiting Boston to even a three-game series.

Yesavage (1-0) allowed just four hits. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had two hits and an RBI while Kazuma Okamoto had a two-run single to help the Blue Jays end Boston’s three-game winning streak. Louis Varland struck out the side in the ninth to earn his fourth save.

Boston starter Payton Tolle (0-1) allowed three runs on three hits in 4 2/3 innings.

Rays 1, Guardians 0

Jonathan Aranda had an RBI single in the fifth inning and Nick Martinez and three relievers combined on a four-hitter as the visiting Tampa Bay edged Cleveland.

Martinez (2-1) worked seven-plus innings, lowering his ERA to 1.70. Cole Sulser tossed the ninth for his first save since 2022 with the Miami Marlins. The Rays are a season-best seven games above .500 at 18-11.

The first overall pick in the 2024 draft, Travis Bazzana, made his major league debut for Cleveland, and he went 0-for-2 with two walks. Tanner Bibee (0-4) allowed one run on four hits over five innings.

Yankees 3, Rangers 2

Cam Schlittler pitched six shutout innings to best Jacob deGrom, and Aaron Judge homered for the third straight game as New York hung on for a victory in Arlington, Texas.

The Yankees won for the 10th time in 11 games as Schlittler (4-1) allowed just three hits. Austin Wells added a homer for New York.

deGrom (2-1) gave up a run on three hits in six innings. Danny Jansen (triple) and Josh Jung (single) had RBI hits in the ninth inning before David Bednar got Corey Seager to bounce into a game-ending double play, sealing his ninth save.

Reds 7, Rockies 2

Elly De La Cruz went 3-for-4 and drove in four runs while Spencer Steer belted a two-run homer as Cincinnati beat visiting Colorado.

With his eighth inning two-run shot, De La Cruz now has 10 homers, tied with three others for the most by any switch hitter before May since 1900. Chase Burns (3-1) allowed just two runs in six innings as the Reds won for the eighth time in 10 games.

Edouard Julien went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and drove in both runs for the Rockies, who went 1-for-11 with runners in scoring position and had their three-game win streak snapped. Kyle Freeland (1-2) yielded four runs on five hits over five innings.

Royals 4, Athletics 1 (10 innings)

Bobby Witt Jr. smacked a tiebreaking three-run homer in the top of the 10th inning and Kansas City stretched its winning streak to a season-best four games by beating the Athletics in West Sacramento, Calif.

Salvador Perez also homered for the Royals. Nick Mears (2-1) worked a perfect ninth, and Lucas Erceg escaped a jam in the bottom of the 10th for his seventh save.

Jacob Wilson had an RBI single and Shea Langeliers contributed three hits for the Athletics, who left 14 runners on base. Justin Sterner (1-3) served up Witt’s homer.

Orioles 5, Astros 3

Shane Baz earned his first victory with Baltimore and Pete Alonso smacked a two-run homer as the host Orioles handed struggling Houston another loss.

Baz (1-2) held the Astros to one run on six hits in 5 2/3 innings. Alonso connected with two outs in the fifth inning to stretch the lead to 4-1 as the Orioles ended a two-game skid.

Brice Matthews homered among his three hits from the No. 9 spot in the order for the American League-worst Astros. Houston, which is 3-8 across its last 11  games, went 2-for-14 with runners in scoring position.

Braves 5, Tigers 2

Martin Perez pitched five scoreless innings and Ozzie Albies homered to help Atlanta defeat visiting Detroit in the opener of a three-series between division-leading clubs.

Perez (2-1) logged his first win over the Tigers since Aug. 25, 2019. The Braves’ nine-hit attack was led by Mike Yastrzemski, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.

Detroit starter Casey Mize had to leave the game with right groin tightness, and he was charged with two runs in 2 1/3 innings. Wenceel Perez homered for the Tigers in the ninth inning.

Cardinals 11, Pirates 7

Nolan Gorman and Victor Scott II homered and Gorman, Jordan Walker and Alec Burleson each knocked in three runs as visiting St. Louis outslugged Pittsburgh.

The Cardinals scored multiple runs in four different innings, finishing with 12 hits and a season-high run total. Kyle Leahy (3-3) scattered nine hits and allowed three runs in 5 1/3 innings.

Oneil Cruz, Ryan O’Hearn and Konnor Griffin went deep for the Pirates, and O’Hearn knocked in three runs. Braxton Ashcraft (1-2) permitted six runs on six hits in 4 1/3 innings.

Brewers 13, Diamondbacks 2

Sal Frelick went deep to snap Milwaukee’s seven-game homerless streak and propel the Brewers to a rout of visiting Arizona. The seven-game streak without a homer was the Brewers’ longest since a franchise record 13 games in August 1999.

Milwaukee starter Chad Patrick (2-1) allowed two runs on one hit in five innings. Tyler Black produced three hits and three RBIs, and four other Brewers had two RBIs apiece.

Diamondbacks starter Merrill Kelly (1-2) surrendered five runs on six hits in five innings. James McCann singled in two runs.

Mets 8, Nationals 0

Clay Holmes threw six scoreless innings as New York rolled to a victory over visiting Washington.

Bo Bichette homered leading off the first and Juan Soto’s two-run blast closed out a seven-run fourth-inning outburst for the Mets, who are just 3-15 since April 8.

Three players had a hit apiece for the Nationals, who have lost seven of 11. Zack Littell (0-4) yielded eight runs (four earned) in 3 2/3 innings.

White Sox 5, Angels 2

Drew Romo homered from both sides of the plate, Colson Montgomery also went deep and Davis Martin pitched effectively into the sixth inning as the host Chicago defeated Los Angeles.

The White Sox have won the first two games of the three-game series against the Angels, who have lost five in a row and nine of 10. Martin (4-1) allowed one run in 5 2/3 innings. Seranthony Dominguez pitched the ninth inning for his seventh save.

Los Angeles starter Jose Soriano (5-1), who entered with a 0.24 ERA, permitted three runs in five innings. Josh Lowe hit a solo homer.

Mariners 7, Twins 1

Josh Naylor went 3-for-5 with a homer and four RBIs, leading Seattle past Minnesota in Minneapolis.

Julio Rodriguez went 3-for-5 with three doubles and two RBIs for the Mariners, who evened the three-game series at one win apiece. Cole Young finished 3-for-4 with an RBI. Eduard Bazardo (2-1) threw one scoreless inning of relief.

Twins starter Joe Ryan (2-3) gave up two runs on six hits in six-plus innings. Byron Buxton went 2-for-5 with a home run and a stolen base.

Cubs 8, Padres 3

Nico Hoerner’s two-run double snapped a sixth-inning tie and Pete Crow-Armstrong broke open the game with a three-run homer in the seventh as visiting Chicago stopped San Diego.

Cubs starter Edward Cabrera (3-0) lasted 5 2/3 innings and allowed three runs on six hits. Dansby Swanson hit a two-run double before exiting the game due to a left glute cramp.

Xander Bogaerts homered for the Padres, who have lost two of three, and Ty France had two hits and an RBI. Kyle Hart (0-1) was charged with two runs in two-thirds of an inning.

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SPURNED BY ALEX CORA, PHILLIES TURN TO DON MATTINGLY IN THE INTERIM AFTER ROB THOMSON IS FIRED

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Alex Cora had barely been out of a job after the World Series champion manager was fired by the Red Sox when his old boss offered him a professional lifeline.

Dave Dombrowski, the Phillies’ president of baseball operations, wanted to know if Rob Thomson was fired, would Cora be interested in taking over a team with a $284.7 million payroll and World Series expectations that had slogged through April as one of the worst teams in baseball.

Cora ultimately declined, citing family reasons, and a potential reunion with Dombrowski eight seasons after they won the World Series together in Boston was on hold.

Rebuffed by Cora, the Phillies looked down the bench to Don Mattingly.

Only four months after he was hired as Philadelphia’s bench coach, Mattingly was named interim manager to replace Thomson, who was fired Tuesday after the Phillies lost 11 of 12 games and began the day tied for last place in the majors.

“Alex wasn’t going to take the job at that point; should we still make the change? We came to the final conclusion that we were going to make the change, and that it was the best for the club,” Dombrowski said.

Thomson led the Phillies to four straight playoff appearances, including the 2022 World Series, and consecutive NL East titles, but couldn’t lead high-priced talent that included Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber and Trea Turner back to the top of the standings through the first month of the season.

“I still think, and I hope because I love these guys, that this team is going to turn this thing around,” Thomson said hours after he was fired. “They’re going to get hot. There’s a bunch of different reasons why, but one is the fact there’s a lot of talent in there.”

Dombrowski, who has led baseball operations for Montreal, Miami, Detroit and Boston, winning World Series titles with the Marlins in 1997 and Red Sox in 2018, made it clear Tuesday that Cora was his first choice to succeed Thomson.

“We never got down to the nuts and bolts of things,” Dombrowski said. “He called me Saturday night as a friend. I guess he calls me one of his mentors and we talked because he never had been through that before. We talked Sunday morning.

“I came to conclusion that if he took it, I would make a change. I thought he would take it. Until Monday morning it was apparent from his perspective he wanted to take time with his family. He wanted to be a father first and foremost and so that’s what he had decided.”

Mattingly will now work for his son

Mattingly, the former New York Yankees great, was named interim manager through the end of the season and third base coach Dusty Wathan was promoted to bench coach. Mattingly will now work for one of his sons — Preston Mattingly is the Phillies general manager — in what is believed to be the first father-son GM/manager combination in baseball history.

Mattingly said there was no awkwardness about essentially working for his son because they both had the same vision for the franchise.

“We both want to win games,” Mattingly said. “We’re like every player. We’re here to win.”

Thomson is the second manager fired in baseball this season after the Red Sox fired Cora and five coaches on Saturday.

Dombrowski gave Thomson a vote of confidence last week during their losing streak. Dombrowski stood behind Thomson’s work and said he’d been a good manager since replacing Joe Girardi in 2022.

Thomson went 355-270 and orchestrated a baseball resurgence in Philadelphia. The 62-year-old, a baseball lifer finally promoted to his first managerial stint in 2022, signed a contract extension in the offseason running through the 2027 season and was again expected to lead the Phillies into World Series contention.

Thomson made the rare move for a fired manager to address the media one final time and said he was so grateful for his time with the Phillies, he would like to stay connected to the organization in the future.

“I don’t want to go anywhere else,” Thomson said. “Maybe right now isn’t the right time. But yeah, I’m all in on that.”

The Phillies instead have been one of the biggest flops in baseball and lost 10 straight games before ace Zack Wheeler led them to a win against Atlanta on Saturday. The Phillies lost to Atlanta on Sunday and fell to 9-19 overall, tied with the division rival New York Mets.

Thomson led Philadelphia to the 2022 World Series after taking over for Girardi, losing to the Houston Astros in six games. Since then, the club has regressed in the postseason. It lost in the NL Championship Series in 2023 in seven games, and the NL Division Series in 2024 and ’25 in four games.

Nicknamed Topper, Thomson has been with the club since the 2018 season, when he was hired as bench coach under former manager Gabe Kapler.

He was with the New York Yankees from 1990-2017, including 10 seasons on the major league coaching staff as bench coach (2008, 2015-17) and third base coach (2009-14). He earned his nickname in the Yankees organization for always being on top of details.

Thomson became only the fourth manager in big league history to reach the postseason in each of the first four full seasons to begin a managing career, joining Dave Roberts, Aaron Boone and Mike Matheny. He became only the third manager in Phillies history to win consecutive division titles, joining Charlie Manuel and Danny Ozark.

“I’ve played for a lot of guys over my 15-year career, and Topper is definitely one of the guys at the top,” Harper said.

Phillies season goes off the rails

The Phillies have been awful in what was supposed to be a celebratory season with the franchise set to host the All-Star Game and surrounding festivities. Instead, they have collapsed in every aspect of the game, with regulars Alec Bohm and Schwarber both hitting under .200, while starters Jesús Luzardo, Aaron Nola and Andrew Painter all have 5.00-plus ERAs.

The Phillies recently released high-priced bust Taijuan Walker in the final year of a four-year, $72 million contract and outfielder Nick Castellanos was released in February as he entered the final year of a five-year, $100 million deal.

The Phillies haven’t won the World Series since 2008 and had last made the playoffs in 2011 until Thomson led them to the surprise run to the 2022 World Series dubbed Red October that rejuvenated the fanbase and made 90-plus win seasons the norm.

The Phillies now will turn to Mattingly, who kept the coaching staff intact, to resuscitate their season and try to at least keep them in the hunt for an NL wild-card spot.

Mattingly is ready to lead Phillies into contention

Mattingly, spending his 23rd straight season as a major league manager or coach, had his mind set on retirement after he left his role as Toronto’s bench coach under manager John Schneider following the World Series.

He reversed course after a talk with his family and latched on with the Phillies, enticed by the chance to work with his son and Thomson, his friend from their Yankees days.

Mattingly managed the Dodgers from 2011-15 and the Marlins from 2016-22. He was the 2020 NL Manager of the Year after he led the Marlins to their first playoff appearance since 2003.

He said when the Phillies hired him in the winter that he no longer had interest in managing again. Mattingly said ahead of Tuesday’s game against the Giants those comments were largely out of deference to Thomson’s presence and that he indeed had the spark and desire to help bring the Phillies back into the playoff race.

“I’ve always felt good. I’ve been pretty healthy,” Mattingly said. “I feel like I have energy. But I did want to say that from the standpoint that Thom’s here. I didn’t want anyone feeling like I was here to do something like this. So, I really wanted to leave it like that.”

Mattingly played 14 seasons as a first baseman in the major leagues, all for the Yankees, from 1982-95. He was a six-time AL All-Star and the 1985 AL Most Valuable Player. Mattingly captained the Yankees in his final five seasons.

Much like Thomson did in 2022, Mattingly believes he can return the Phillies to greatness as an interim manager.

“We’re talented enough,” he said. “We know that. We believe that.”

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MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

TOP BASKETBALL RECRUIT TYRAN STOKES COMMITS TO BILL SELF AND KANSAS OVER FELLOW BLUEBLOOD KENTUCKY

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Tyran Stokes, the consensus No. 1 men’s basketball recruit for next season, announced his commitment to Kansas on Tuesday, ending a long, drawn-out recruitment that hinged on everything from who his coach would be to what sneaker he would be wearing.

Stokes made the announcement during “Inside the NBA” on ESPN.

The 6-foot-7 forward from Ranier Beach High School in Seattle has long been consider the top prospect in his class. With an uncanny ability to drive to the basket, Stokes scored 63 points in a game against West Seattle this past season, and he was one of the stars of the McDonald’s All-American, putting up 12 points and nine boards in leading the West team to victory.

“Honestly it’s been a long process, ever since I got my first offer, I think going into high school,” he said. “Ever since then it’s been having like, college coaches talking to me, having good relationships with different coaches. It takes a lot.”

Stokes had trimmed his list to Oregon, Kansas and Kentucky, but the Ducks recently dropped out of the running, leaving the race for the likely one-and-done prospect a showdown between two of college basketball’s bluebloods.

“Rock chalk, man. Rock Chalk,” Stokes said.

The Jayhawks, who landed the nation’s top-ranked recruit a year ago in Darryn Peterson, had been considered the favorite ever since Stokes visited campus about a year ago. But one of the questions was whether Stokes, who signed a multi-year NIL deal with Nike last year, would play for one of the flagship schools of its biggest rival, adidas.

There also was the question of whether Jayhawks coach Bill Self would return for another season amid several health issues in recent years. The Hall of Famer put that to rest when he announced earlier this month that he would be back for his 24th season.

Kentucky, a high-profile Nike school, recently had Stokes back on campus for another unofficial visit, raising hopes that coach Mark Pope could land the difference-maker. Pope even reportedly offered ex-NBA player Jamal Crawford, who had served as an assistant on Stokes’ high school team, a position on his own staff for the upcoming season.

The Jayhawks certainly needed Stokes in the lineup.

Not only did they lose Peterson to the NBA, as expected, they also watched top big men Flory Bidunga (Louisville) and Bryson Tiller (Missouri) leave through the transfer portal along with guards Elmarko Jackson (Georgetown) and Jamari McDowell (Wake Forest).

They shored up some of the roster by landing Utah forward Keanu Dawes, Toledo guard Leroy Blyden Jr. and 7-foot-2 center Christian Reeves of Charleston. They also have one of the nation’s top high school classes in the fold, headlined by five-star point guard Taylen Kinney and four-star prospects Davion Adkins, Trent Perry and Luke Barnett.

Still, the Jayhawks were missing the kind of scoring punch that Stokes could provide their reshaped roster.

Kentucky also has been busy rebuilding its roster, adding Washington transfer Zoom Diallo, Furman’s Alex Wilkins and international prospect Ousmane N’Diaye to go with prep recruits Mason Williams and Zyon Hawthorne.

But like the Jayhawks, the Wildcats had hoped Stokes could make up for what they’ve lost. That includes floor leader Denzel Aberdeen (Florida), Andrija Jelavic (Ohio State), Mouhamed Dioubate (LSU) and Brandon Garrison (Alabama), among others.

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MICHIGAN BASKETBALL RELOADS WITH 9 NEWCOMERS FOR POTENTIAL RUN TO ANOTHER NATIONAL TITLE

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan has reloaded, shooting to repeat as college basketball national champions with nine newcomers.

Wolverines coach Dusty May announced Tuesday that three players have been added from the transfer portal and two incoming freshman are joining four high school seniors who were signed in November.

May had to add an influx of talent because All-America player Yaxel Lendeborg exhausted his eligibility while Aday Mara, Morez Johnson Jr. and Elliot Cadeau declared for the NBA draft.

Michigan landed three players from the portal: Moustapha Thiam, a 7-foot-2 center from Cincinnati; J.P. Estrella, a 6-foot-11 forward from Tennessee; and Jalen Reed, a 6-foot-10 forward from LSU.

Brandon McCoy, a guard who is ranked as the No. 14 prospect in the country by 247Sports, joins forward Lincoln Cosby to cap a recruiting class with previously signed players: Quinn Costello, Joseph Hartman, Marcus Moller and Malachi Brown.

The Wolverines won their second national championship and first since 1989 earlier this month and days later, May agreed to a deal that athletic director Warde Manuel said would put him under contract for many more years.

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GOLF

GOLF GLANCE: PGA TOUR RETURNS TO TRUMP NATIONAL DORAL; CHAMPIONS HIT 2ND MAJOR

The PGA Tour returns to Trump National Doral following a 10-year hiatus for a signature event, the LPGA Tour is in Mexico and the Champions hit their second major of the year.

PGA TOUR
THIS WEEK: Cadillac Championship, Miami, April 30-May 3
Course: Trump National Doral, Blue Monster (Par 72, 7,739 Yards)
Purse: $20M (Winner: $3.6M)
Defending Champion: Inaugural Event
FedEx Cup Leader: Matt Fitzpatrick
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Friday: 3-7 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday: Noon-3 p.m. (GC), 3-6 p.m. (CBS, Paramount+)
Streaming (ESPN+): Thursday-Friday: 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m. ET; Saturday-Sunday: 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
X: @Cadillac_Champ
NOTES: The PGA Tour returns to Miami for the first time in 10 years, with LIV Golf having held events at the Donald Trump-owned Doral from 2022-25. While the tour held an event at the Blue Monster from 1962-2016, the Cadillac Championship is a new tournament and will not carry the years of previous tour events. … This is the fifth of eight signature events this season. However, world No. 2 Rory McIlroy, No. 3 Matt Fitzpatrick and No. 9 Xander Schauffele are not playing this week. The 72-player field does include 37 of the top 50 players in the Official World Golf Ranking. … Five players are in the field via the Aon Swing 5: Ricky Castillo, David Lipsky, Matt Wallace, Alex Smalley and Chandler Blanchet. … The most recent PGA Tour event at Doral in 2016 was won by Adam Scott, who is in this week’s field. … Alex Fitzpatrick will make his first start as a PGA Tour member following last week’s win in New Orleans. … Joel Dahmen will make his second signature event start of the season. Other sponsor exemptions include Max Greyserman, Max Homa and Keith Mitchell.
BEST BETS: Scottie Scheffler (+320 at DraftKings) is coming off a runner-up at the RBC Heritage and has 29 consecutive top-25 finishes on tour. … Cameron Young (+1300) has a win at The Players among his three top-three finishes in his past four starts. … Collin Morikawa (+2000) has five consecutive top-10 finishes. … Tommy Fleetwood (+2400) is looking to rebound from a T33 at the Masters followed by a T52 at the RBC Heritage. … Justin Rose (+3900) won the 2012 WGC-Cadillac Championship at Doral and is coming off a T3 at the Masters. … Jacob Bridgeman (+4300) won the Genesis earlier this year and posted a T5 at The Players while reaching as high as No. 17 in the world rankings.
Last Tournament: Zurich Classic of New Orleans (Alex Fitzpatrick, Matt Fitzpatrick)
Next Tournament: Truist Championship, Charlotte, May 7-10

LPGA TOUR
THIS WEEK: Mexico Riviera Maya Open, Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico, April 30-May 3
Course: El Camaleon Golf Course at Mayakoba (Par 72, 6,583 Yards)
Purse: $2.5M (Winner: $375,000)
Defending Champion: Chizzy Iwai
Race to CME Globe Leader: Nelly Korda
HOW TO FOLLOW:
TV: Thursday-Friday: 10-12 p.m. ET; Saturday: 5:30-7:30 p.m.; Sunday: 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel)
Streaming: Thursday-Friday: 12-1 p.m. ET; Saturday: 4:30-5:30; Sunday: 12-1 p.m. (GolfChannel.com)
X: @LPGA
NOTES: Iwai won by six strokes in last year’s inaugural event for her first LPGA Tour victory. … Korda has two wins and three runner-ups while playing in the final group of all five of her events so far this season. She is the only player in the top-10 of the world rankings in this week’s field.
Last Tournament: The Chevron Championship (Korda)
Next Tournament: Mizuho Americas Open, West Caldwell, N.J., May 7-10

PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS
THIS WEEK: Regions Traditions, Birmingham, Ala., April 30-May 3
Course: Greystone G&CC (Par 72, 7,249 Yards)
Purse: $2.6M (Winner: $390,000)
Defending Champion: Angel Cabrera
Charles Schwab Cup leader: Stewart Cink
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Friday: 12-2:30 p.m. ET; Saturday: 2:30-3 p.m.; Sunday: 3-6 p.m. (Golf Channel)
X: @ChampionsTour
NOTES: This is the second major of the Champions season and has been held in Alabama since 2011. … Three-time event champion Steve Stricker and Mark Hensby withdrew and were replaced by Billy Andrade and Shane Bertsch. … Former LIV Golf member Pat Perez is not eligible for the event since it is run by the PGA Tour. Perez is serving a one-year suspension from PGA Tour events.
Last Tournament: Mitsubishi Electric Classic (Retief Goosen)
Next Tournament: Insperity Invitational, The Woodlands, Texas, May 8-10

DP WORLD TOUR
THIS WEEK: Turkish Airlines Open, Belek, Antalya, April 30-May 3
Course: National GC (Par 72, 7,287 Yards)
Purse: $2.75M (Winner: $458,333)
Defending Champion: Martin Couvra
Race to Dubai Leader: Patrick Reed
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Friday: 6-10 a.m. ET; Saturday: 6:30-11 a.m.; Sunday: 6-11 a.m. (Golf Channel)
X: @DPWorldTour
NOTES: Turkey’s national open is the final event of the four-tournament 2026 Asian Swing. The player with the most points at the end of each Swing earns a $200,000 bonus, while the top three points finishers will earn spots in next month’s PGA Championship. Jordan Gumberg currently leads the Asian Swing Rankings, followed by Alex Fitzpatrick, who earned his PGA Tour card last week, and Bernd Wiesberger … The first player who breaks Bernd Ritthammer’s course record of 6-under 66 set in 2014 will earn a $40,000 bonus. … The 156-player field includes players from 32 different countries.
Last Tournament: China Open (Wiesberger)
Next Tournament: Estrella Damm Catalunya Championship, Barcelona, May 7-10

LIV GOLF LEAGUE
THIS WEEK: OFF.
2026 Season Leaders: Individual: Jon Rahm; Team: Ripper GC
Last Event: LIV Golf Mexico City (Individual: Rahm; Team: Legion XIII)
Next Event: Trump National DC, May 7-10

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INDY 500

INDIANAPOLIS 500 TESTING TAKES FLIGHT AS ROMAIN GROSJEAN INADVERTENTLY HITS BIRD DURING EARLY RUN

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Romain Grosjean’s first Indianapolis 500 test session took flight quickly Tuesday.

As he navigated a 200-plus mph lap through the third turn on the historic Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s 2.5-mile oval, Grosjean’s No. 18 Honda clipped a bird — not far from the 12th green of the Brickyard Crossing Golf Course where the goal is to make birdies. Grosjean, left with no choice at such a high speed, did the only thing he could. The implications of that regrettable result were splattered across the left leg of Grosjean’s fire suit.

“I still have blood on my race suit, there were pieces of the bird on my rollbar. The helmet stinks, the seat stinks,” the French driver said. “I couldn’t see where I was going any more, there’s plenty on the aero screen, so it was far from ideal.”

It’s not the first time Grosjean and a wild creature have inadvertently made contact on a racetrack. In 2019 during practice for Formula One’s Canadian Grand Prix, a groundhog got on the course as Grosjean drove through the 13th turn. The surprise, albeit unavoidable collision, damaged the nose of Grosjean’s car and drew his ire because series officials did nothing to prevent it.

But aside from the unexpected bird this time, Grosjean’s first day on the oval in nearly two years was memorable for many other reasons. His Dale Coyne Racing car overcame the early collision to post the 11th-fastest lap of the morning test session at 219.362 mph. He posted the sixth-fastest lap in the afternoon session, 224.307, to give him a confidence boost heading into the biggest month of IndyCar’s season and the greatest spectacle in racing, the Indianapolis 500.

“It’s a long month and every day is different,” he said. “Some days you feel like a hero, sometimes there you feel like a zero. Hopefully, come race day, you’re more on the hero side than the zero side.”

Tuesday was a good day for most of the field.

Driver turned television commentator Jack Harvey, of England, and Helio Castroneves posted the two fastest times among the five refresher course participants. Harvey had a fast lap of 221.154, while Castroneves was second in the refresher course and second in the afternoon at 225.200. The Brazilian is trying to become the first five-time 500 winner.

Conor Daly made a late jump to the top of the leaderboard with a fast lap of 225.394.

Mick Schumacher, the son of seven-time F1 champion Michael Schumacher, passed his rookie test on the first of the two-day tests. The younger Schumacher posted the slowest laps of the eight drivers who ran in the combined session at 217.706, his first oval laps at Indy.

“I think in this case, personally, I probably would have done it anyways, slowly making my way to speed,” he said. “I didn’t really feel I needed a specific target. Essentially, this is not a totally new experience. I did Phoenix, I tested at St. Louis, so I had some knowledge of ovals. I thought it was very straight forward.”

The only veteran who did not turn a lap Tuesday was Katherine Legge, who was named A.J. Foyt Racing’s third driver on Monday.

Australian Will Power, the 2018 winner, spent most of the afternoon atop the speed chart with a lap of 223.151 in rather ideal afternoon weather conditions — bright sun, slight wind and temperatures in the mid to high 60s. But he slid back to 10th in the final 30 minutes as he drives for Andretti Global after spending the past 17 years with Team Penske.

“I was like ‘How’s this going to feel?’” Power said between test sessions, referring to his No. 26 Honda. “It felt quite comfortable. We were by ourselves doing various checks. They haven’t run in traffic or anything yet so not much to speak of.”

Harvey had the fastest non-tow speed of the day at 220.318. Daly was sixth on the non-tow list at 219.270.

And on Wednesday they’ll get one more shot — if the weather cooperates. The forecast calls for a 50% chance of morning showers with partly cloudy skies expected in the afternoon and a high of 61 degrees (16 Celsius). Grosjean just hopes its a little less dicey on Day 2.

“It’s just getting back into the groove starting the month of May,” Grosjean said. “Any time we spend in a car is a good day, so just happy to be driving cars.”

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INDIANA HEADLINES/RELEASES

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INDIANA BASEBALL

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – It’s been a magical week for freshman designated hitter Owen ten Oever.

After winning Big Ten Freshman of the Week for his performance against Iowa, the young hitter continued his hot streak at the plate. He smashed his third home run in five days, part of another multi-hit effort for ten Oever. As a team, the Indiana Baseball team (20-25, 6-15 B1G) collected 11 hits in a 10-6 win over Louisville on Tuesday (April 28) evening at Jim Patterson Stadium.

Midweek offense has been a strong suit of IU this season. With the win over Louisville, IU finishes the year with a 9-2 record in Tuesday/Wednesday contests. In six of those games, the Hoosiers racked up double-digit runs. Sophomore outfielder Cole Decker and freshman second baseman Landen Fry drove in a pair of runs as part of a five-run third inning to break the game open.

Graduate student southpaw Conner Linn (W, 4-0) provided another fantastic start in a midweek affair. He tossed five scoreless innings, stifling Louisville’s power bats with a mix of fastballs and off-speed pitches. IU’s bullpen was hit hard but senior left-handed pitcher Anthony Gubitosi ended things with a scoreless ninth inning. Louisville’s slugging first baseman Tague Davis finished 0-4 with a trio of strikeouts.

Late insurance runs from junior catcher T.J. Schuyler (RBI double) and sophomore first baseman Jake Hanley (solo home run) helped extend the lead to a comfortable margin. Sophomore shortstop Cooper Malamazian reached safely in all five trips to the plate in his 100th career game for the Hoosiers.

Big Ten action will consume the remainder of the regular season for head coach Jeff Mercer. Up first is a trip to Northwestern to kick start the month of May. First pitch from Wrigley Field in Chicago will come at 8 p.m. ET on B1G this Friday (May 1) evening.

Scoring Recap

Top First

Cooper Malamazian doubled into the gap to bring home Jake Hanley from first base.

Indiana 1, Louisville 0

Top Second

A sacrifice fly from Hogan Denny scored a second run for the Hoosiers.

Indiana 2, Louisville 0

Top Third

IU broke the game open in the third inning. Cole Decker laced a double down the first base line to score a pair of runs. Landen Fry followed that up with a two-run single to left field. Fry would later come around to score on a wild pitch.

Indiana 7, Louisville 0

Top Sixth

Owen ten Oever laced a home run over the wall in right field.

Indiana 8, Louisville 0

Bottom Sixth

Jimmy Nugent answered right back with a solo home run to left-center field.

Indiana 8, Louisville 1

Top Seventh

T.J. Schuyler came through with an RBI double down the right field line.

Indiana 9, Louisville 1

Bottom Seventh

Zion Rose and Tague Davis produced a pair of sacrifice flies.

Indiana 9, Louisville 3

Top Eighth

Jake Hanley led off the inning with a solo home run.

Indiana 10, Louisville 3

Bottom Eighth

Kade Elam doubled down the line to score Nugent. Ben Slanker grounded out to the shortstop to score an additional run. A triple off the wall from Lucas Moore trimmed the gap even more.

Indiana 10, Louisville 6

Top Hoosier Performers

#26 ten Oever, Owen

2-5, HR, RBI, 2 R

#15 Malamazian, Cooper

3-3, R, RBI, 2 BB

#28 Linn, Conner

5.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 2 K

Inside the Box Score

• IU’s two through four hitters combined to go 7-for-12 with three RBIs and two home runs.

• The Hoosiers scored in six of the nine innings – with just one multi-run frame.

Notes to Know

• Graduate student southpaw Conner Linn delivered a fantastic performance in the win over Louisville. It’s the fourth time this season that he’s gone at least three innings in a start while allowing one or fewer runs. He was tagged as the winning pitcher in four of IU’s nine midweek wins on the year.

• Sophomore first baseman Jake Hanley made his 101st-consecutive start in as many games as IU’s first baseman. With a start on Friday against Northwestern, he will match Dustin DeMuth (102 – 2011-12) with the longest starting streak to an IU career (since 2010).

• Freshman designated hitter Owen ten Oever continued his hot streak with another home run in the win over Louisville. He’s hit safely in five-straight games and is batting .500 (10-20) with a trio of long balls in that stretch. He was moved into the three hole for the first time in his career on Tuesday.

Up Next

IU is back in conference action this weekend with a trip to Northwestern. Friday’s (May 1) game will be played at Wrigley Field in Chicago. First pitch is set for 8 p.m. eastern. All games will be carried on B1G+ and the Indiana Sports Radio Network via IUHoosiers.com/Audio.

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IU SOFTBALL

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. ––– In the last week of the regular season, Indiana will host Evansville (April 29) and Illinois for the team’s final Big Ten series (May 1-3) at Andy Mohr Field.

The Hoosiers go into the week at 37-13 and 14-7 in the Big Ten. Evansville is 21-24 while Illinois comes into the week at 14-36 overall and 3-17 in the conference.

QUICK HITTERS:

IU’s offense ranks top-15 nationally in many statistical categories: No. 14 Batting Average (.352), No. 4 On Base Percentage (.459), No. 6 RBI (374), No. 8 Scoring (8.18), No. 1 Hit By Pitch (68), No. 6 Total Runs (409), No. 8 Stolen Bases (112), No. 2 Triples (25).

Avery Parker earned Big Ten Player of the Week after hitting .500 with five home runs and a double while not striking out once in Indiana’s 3-1 week. The Hoosiers defeated Valparaiso and won the series at Michigan.

Avery Parker became the program’s career home run leader last weekend when she hit home run No. 46 at Iowa on April 19.

Of Indiana’s 37 wins this year, 20 of them have been by run rule.

Against Portland State in the Littlewood Invitational (Feb. 12), VanBrandt hit for the cycle as part of a 5-for-5 day where she also totaled two home runs.

LAST TIME OUT:

Indiana took care of business against Valparaiso (April 22) in a 14-1 win in five innings before winning a road series at Michigan, 2-1.

The Hoosiers took the Friday and Sunday games of the series, including an 11-2 win in five innings on Sunday. The Hoosiers blasted 13 home runs across the four-game stretch.

After the game on Sunday, Indiana broke its single-season program record of 409 runs and tied their single-season record for RBIs with 374.

Indiana has won 10 of their last 12 games dating back to April 8 in the win versus Butler.

Parker’s two home runs against Michigan (April 26) put her at 50 and 51 career home runs.

In that Sunday win, Taylor Hess pitched a complete game and struck out three batters.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENT:

Evansville is 21-24 on the season and has a 12-12 record in the Missouri Valley Conference. The Purple Aces lost their most recent series at UIC after winning three games in a row (Bradley 2x and Northern Kentucky).

Niki Bode leads the way at the plate for the Purple Aces, posting a .team-high 407 batting average. Taylor Howe (.314) and Jess Willsey (.306) also have had strong seasons hitting for them.

Illinois comes into the week at 14-36 overall and 3-17 in the Big Ten. The Fighting Illini got swept versus Penn State in their last Big Ten series.

The Fighting Illini’s Skylar Brennan (.324) and Adisyn Caryl (.318) are Illinois’ two best hitters. Each of them have eight doubles on the season.

Abby Sabalaskey and Karley Yergler are the Illini’s two-most consistent arms, each having at least 27 appearances and 50 strikeouts.

SERIES HISTORY NOTES:

Indiana leads the all-time series versus Evansville, 27-8. The Hoosiers have won five in a row against them and Wednesday’s matchup will be the first meeting since 2023. Illinois leads the all-time series versus Indiana, 21-11. Indiana and Illinois have not faced one another since 2022.

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IU MEN’S BASKETBALL

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana head men’s basketball coach Darian DeVries announced the addition of rising junior center Samet Yigitoglu (SUH-met YEE-geh-toe-lu) to the basketball program on Tuesday. Yigitoglu, a former Turkish first division player, joined Indiana after two seasons at SMU.

Yigitoglu started all 66 career games for the Mustangs and produced 684 points, 466 rebounds, and 76 blocks. He shot 58.3% from the floor during his first two collegiate seasons and averaged 10.4 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 1.3 blocks in 26.7 minutes per game. He collected 10 career double-doubles and helped SMU to a pair of postseason appearances.

He posted averaged 10.7 points, 7.9 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 1.3 blocks in 28.8 minutes per game across 34 starts. Yigitoglu shot 62.8% (155-of-247) from the floor and was one of four high-major players to compile at least 10.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.0 blocked shot, and shoot 60.0% or better from the floor. He ranked top 50 among high-major players in rebounds (25th), double-doubles (37th), and blocked shots (43rd) per game. He scored in double figures on 24 occasions, pulled down eight or more rebounds in 19 contests, collected 31 games with multiple offensive rebounds, and swatted multiple shots in 14 outings.

Yigitoglu started all 32 games played in his debut season for SMU. He averaged 10.0 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 1.0 block per game in 24.4 minutes per game. He shot 53.5% (123-of-230) from the floor. He posted averages of 15.6 points and 13.0 rebounds per 40 minutes. Yigitoglu scored in double figures on 20 occasions, collected 22 games with multiple offensive rebounds, and blocked multiple shots in eight outings.

Prior to the start of his collegiate career, he averaged 13.3 points, 10.3 rebounds, 1.0 blocks and shot 82.6% from the floor in four games with Sigortam Istanbul, a team that finished 28-6 in the Turkish second league, during the 2023-24 season. He posted 12.7 points and 8.6 rebounds on 66.0% shooting from the floor for Turkey in the 2023 FIBA U20 European Championship.  Yigitoglu played three seasons for Besiktas S.J. of Turkey’s first division. He averaged 3.1 points and 2.1 rebounds in 2023-24, 2.3 points and 2.6 rebounds in 2022-23, and 1.6 points and 2.4 rebounds in 2021-22. He was selected to play for Next Generation Team Belgrade and U18 Next Generation Select in 2021-22.

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PURDUE FOOTBALL

TORONTO – Purdue offensive lineman Giordano Vaccaro became the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 CFL Draft when the Ottawa REDBLACKS selected the Boilermaker on Tuesday night (April 28). After spending one season in West Lafayette, the Winnipeg, Manitoba, native will return to his home country to begin his professional career.

Vaccaro played in all 12 games throughout Purdue’s 2025 season, the first under head coach Barry Odom. That included 89 snaps as part of the special teams unit.

Prior to becoming a Boilermaker, Vaccaro was a standout at Manitoba. He started all three seasons at the Canadian university, earning U SPORTS First Team All-Canadian honors during the 2023 and 2024 campaigns. As the starting left guard, Vacarro was the 2024 JP Metras Award Winner as the U SPORTS Lineman of the Year, as well as the Canada West Lineman of the Year.

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PURDUE BASEBALL

GAMEDAY INFORMATION

Southern Indiana (23-21, 6-12 Ohio Valley) at Purdue (28-15, 15-9 Big Ten)

Wednesday, April 29 at 6 p.m. ET / Stream B1G+

Alexander Field / West Lafayette, Indiana

Probable Starting Pitchers: Graham Kollen (Grad, RHP) vs. USI’s Andres Gonzalez (Sr, RHP)

SERIES HISTORY

All-Time: Purdue leads 2-0

Previous Meetings: Purdue swept a doubleheader 5-4 & 5-1 (April 1976 in Murray, Ky.)

MIDWEEK PROMOTIONS

Fraternity Night

$3 Hot Dogs, Beers & Popcorn presented by Indiana Packers

$5 General Admission Tickets

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue Baseball closes out the month of April and opens an eight-game homestand to conclude the home season at Alexander Field by hosting Southern Indiana on Wednesday.

First pitch is set for 6 p.m. ET as the penultimate $3 midweek matchup of the season at Alexander. Beers, hot dogs and popcorn are specially priced at $3 and general admission tickets are $5 at all midweek home games, deals presented by Indiana Packers. It’s also Fraternity Night at the ballpark.

Alexander Field has hosted crowds of 2,200-plus for each of the last two midweek dates. The Boilermakers welcomed a combined attendance of 10,450 during the most recent five-game homestand.

Purdue’s upcoming eight-game homestand is tied for the eighth longest in the program’s Alexander Field era (since 2013). Murray State (May 1-3), Ball State (May 5) and Indiana (May 8-10) also visit West Lafayette over the next 12 days. The Boilermakers enter the homestand with 13 victories at Alexander and 28 overall wins this season. They’re in good shape to post their third consecutive 30-win campaign. The 2024 team’s 16 home victories are the most in the Alexander Field era and the 2008 team’s 18 home wins are the most this century.

After going 12-6 in March, Purdue is 9-6 in April and is looking to post a double-figure win total in consecutive months for the second time this decade. The 2024 team went 11-10 in March and 12-3 in April.

Southern Indiana is the fourth and final first-time visitor to Alexander Field this season, joining Oregon, Oakland City and Bradley. The Screaming Eagles won Division II national championships in 2010 and 2014. The university transitioned to the Division I level during the 2022-23 school year while joining the Ohio Valley Conference. Purdue has not played an OVC team since winning two of three vs. Southeast Missouri State as part of a weekend series at Alexander in April 2019.

The Boilermakers are 5-4 in midweek action this season.

ACTIVE STREAKS

• Eli Anderson: 16-game hit at home

• Quincy Malbrough: 14-game on-base; 11-game on-base at home; 10-game hit at home

• CJ Richmond: 9-game on-base; 6-game on-base at home

• Westin Boyle: 7-game on-base at home

• Gavin Beuter: 13 1/3 consecutive innings without allowing an earned run

• Jake Kramer: 12 consecutive scoreless innings at home

PURDUE LEADERS IN APRIL

• Quincy Malbrough: .392/.500/.549, 5 2B, HR, 14 RBI, 6 BB, 5 HBP, 12 R, 3 SB

• Avery Moore: .356/.457/.593, 5 2B, 3 HR, 16 RBI, 7 BB, 4 HBP, 9 R, Sac Bunt

• Aaron Manias: .325/.471/.625, 3 2B, 3 HR, 7 RBI, 4 BB, 7 HBP, 10 R

• Eli Anderson: .297/.338/.422, 5 2B, HR, 12 RBI, 5 BB, 17 R, 2 Sac Flies, 2 Sac Bunts, 8 SB

• Sam Flores: .263/.389/.421, 3 2B, 2 HR, 13 RBI, 11 BB, 12 R, 2 Sac Flies, 4 SB

• Gavin Beuter: 6 App, 15 IP, 10 H, ER, 2 BB, 9 K, 0.60 ERA, .192 B/Avg

• Jake Kramer: 8 App, 13 IP, 10 H, 3 R, 6 BB, 8 K, 2.08 ERA, .217 B/Avg

• Cole Van Assen: 4 GS, 22 IP, 21 H, 9 ER, 5 BB, 18 K, 3.68 ERA, .244 B/Avg

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PURDUE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue women’s basketball head coach Katie Gearlds announced the signing of guard Aysia Proctor to the squad for the 2026-27 season. Proctor played last season at North Texas, where she was named to the American Second Team All-Conference.

In her lone season in Denton, Texas, Proctor played in 32 games with 21 starts, leading the team in scoring with 14.1 points per game to rank sixth in The American, while shooting 42% from the floor. She posted 23 games in double figures with six 20-point performances.

Proctor was one of the top 3-point shooters in The American last year, going 59-of-150 for 39.3%. She was the lone player in The American to average better than 15 points per game (15.4) and 42% from distance (37-88) in conference play. She dropped a career-high 25 points against league champion Rice in January.

For her career, Proctor has tallied 10.1 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. She is a career 42.5% shooter from the floor and 37.2% from behind the arc.

Prior to her time at North Texas, Proctor played a pair of seasons at UTSA. As a sophomore in 2024-25, she appeared in 20 games to average 4.5 points and 1.9 rebounds per night.

As a freshman in 2023-24, Proctor started 20 of her 32 games and averaged 9.7 points per game on a 44.8% clip with 5.1 rebounds per night.

Proctor played her prep ball at Samuel Clemens High School, earning first team all-district four times, including offensive MVP as a senior. She was twice named to the Texas Girls Coaches Association All-State.

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NOTRE DAME MEN’S LAX

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Fighting Irish picked up three big conference awards on Tuesday afternoon as Thomas Ricciardelli earned ACC Goalie of the Year honors, Shawn Lyght was selected as ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Year and Baumer Family Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach Kevin Corrigan was named ACC Coach of the Year as voted on by the league’s coaches.

Ricciardelli becomes the second Notre Dame player to be named ACC Goalie of the Year since the award was created during the 2023 season, joining his predecessor Liam Entenmann who won it in 2023 and 2024. The Irish have now won ACC Goalie of the Year in three of the four seasons it has existed.

The shot-stopper leads the ACC in save percentage (59.1) and goals against average (8.06) and ranks in the top five in the country in each category. He has recorded a save percentage of .500 or higher in nine of 11 games this season and made a season-high 17 saves in the win over Duke.

Lyght has now been named ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Year for the second straight season, earning the program’s eighth ACC Defensive Player of the Year award. The Irish have earned the ACC Defensive Player of the Year honor more than any program in the league since the award was created during the 2012 season.

Lyght joins Matt Landis (2015, 2016) and Liam Entenmann (2023, 2024) as only players in league history to earn Defensive Player of the Year multiple times after also capturing the award last season.

Corrigan has now earned ACC Coach of the Year for the second time in three seasons after guiding the Fighting Irish to the ACC regular season title and a 10-1 record in the regular season. Notre Dame has recorded four wins over top-five ranked teams at the time of the matchup, winning each by at least four goals.

Notre Dame totaled four All-ACC Team selections, tied for the most of any team in the league. Ricciardelli and Lyght were joined by Will Donovan and Matt Jeffery. The Irish have now had 24 All-ACC Team selections over the last four seasons, the most of any ACC team.

Donovan is now in rarified air, earning All-ACC Team selections in all four years of his career. The LSM is just the third Notre Dame player to become a four-time All-ACC selection, joining Irish legends Pat Kavanagh and Liam Entenmann. He also became the first LSM in league history to receive the distinction four times in a career.

Jeffery earned his first All-ACC honor of his career but earned league honors last season as well, being named the ACC Freshman of the Year.

The Irish open postseason play in Charlotte with the ACC Tournament semifinals at 5 p.m. ET on Friday, May 1, as they take on Virginia. The game will be broadcast on ACCN.

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NOTRE DAME BASEBALL

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Notre Dame baseball team took a 5-3 win over visiting Central Michigan on Tuesday night at Frank Eck Stadium.

Central Michigan pushed a pair of runs across in the top of the first. The Irish got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the opening frame. Drew Berkland reached on an error and moved into scoring position on a ground out. Berkland advanced 90 feet on an errant throw on a pick-off attempt, and Dylan Passo drove in Berkland with a sacrifice fly to make it 2-1.

Ty Uber retired the side in order in the top of the second and capped off the inning with back-to-back strikeouts. Uber continued his solid outing by retiring the side in order in both the third and fourth innings on the hill as the righty amassed five strikeouts on the night.

Chase Van Ameyde got the runner leaning the other way as the Irish closed out a scoreless fifth inning. The Irish then took the lead in the bottom half of the inning. Andrew Graham led off the inning with a single. Two batters later, Drew Berkland laced a single through the left side. Bino Watters drilled a two-strike double to left-center field as Graham came around to score. Mark Quatrani used a sacrifice fly to drive in Berkland from third as the Irish took a 3-2 lead.

Eli Thurmond retired the Chippewas in order in the top of the sixth. Jayce Lee led off the bottom half of the inning with a single up the middle, and Parker Brzustewicz drove in Lee with a double down the left field line for a 4-2 Irish advantage. Mason Barth drew a walk, and Andrew Graham moved the pair up with a sacrifice fly. Brzustewicz then scored on a sacrifice fly by Jamie Zee to put the Irish ahead 5-2.

The Chippewas scored an unearned run in the top of the seventh, but Eli Thurmond posted back-to-back strikeouts to force Central Michigan into stranding runners on first and second. Radek Birkholz continued to keep the Central Michigan bats at bay with a strikeout to end the top of the eighth.

Oisin Lee came in for the ninth inning and closed out the game with the save to preserve the 5-3 win.

Parker Brzustewicz went 3-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run. Bino Watters was 2-for-4 at the dish with two doubles and an RBI. Drew Berkland had a hit and scored twice while Jayce Lee and Andrew Graham each tallied a hit and scored a run. Mark Quatrani, Dylan Passo and Jamie Zee each drove in a run in the win.

DJ Helwig earned his first start of the season for the Irish, and Ty Uber went 3.1 innings of work with five strikeouts and no hits allowed. Chase Van Ameyde went 1.0 with a strikeout while garnering the win. Eli Thurmond posted 2.0 innings of work with three strikeouts. Radek Birkholz had a shutout inning with a strikeout, and Oisin Lee held the Chippewas hitless in the ninth while earning the save.

The Irish (20-20) have a short turnaround as they host Milwaukee on Wednesday night starting at 6:30 p.m. ET at Frank Eck Stadium.

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NOTRE DAME SOFTBALL

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The University of Notre Dame softball team (24-27, 11-13 ACC) extended its winning streak to five games behind an offensive assault in Tuesday night’s 13-5 victory in five innings over UIC. The Irish are winners of seven of their last eight games with one game left before postseason play.

Notre Dame improves to 22-9 all-time against UIC and 8-1 at home against the Flames. The Irish have won 12 of the last 14 matchups against UIC.

The offensive attack of Notre Dame continues to dominate at the plate, as Notre Dame put up 15 hits on .536 batting, hitting .667 (10/15) with two outs and .500 (7/14) with runners in scoring position. The Irish have scored double-digit runs in back-to-back games and improve to a whopping 17-0 when scoring six runs or more this season. Notre Dame scored all 13 runs in the final three innings after falling behind by four early.

Nine different Irish posted hits this evening, led by three hits from both Ava Zachary and Sydny Poeck. Zachary logged a double and scored three runs while Poeck had two doubles and a homer to go along with a pair of runs scored.

Lily Hagan, fresh off her ACC Freshman of the Week honor, launched her team-best seventh homer of the season, a moonshot over the left field fence. Hagan had three RBI on the night and scored a pair of runs.

Poeck, Hagan and Tenley Sweet all left the yard Tuesday evening. It marked the first three-homer game for Notre Dame since 2023.

Micaela Kastor closed out the game and picked up the win, her seventh of the year. The senior tossed 1.2 scoreless innings and struck out three Flames.

How it happened

UIC wasted no time getting on the board early, taking advantage of wild pitch, hit by pitch and a pair of singles to bring across a pair of runs in the top of the first inning off Irish starter Brianne Weiss, who did manage to punch out a pair of Flames to escape any further damage.

In the bottom half of the opening frame, Ava Zachary lined a ball into the right center field gap for her 13th double of the season, but was stranded there.

A two-run homer for the Flames in the top of the third made it 4-0 UIC, ending Weiss’ day. Kami Kamzik came into the ballgame in relief and got the Irish out of the third without any more damage.

The Irish got their first two runners on to leadoff the third inning. After a Mickey Winchell walk, Caitlyn Early grounded a ball through the right side of the infield for a single, as Winchell scampered all the way to third to put two on the corners with no outs.

In stepped Zachary, who ripped a ball into right field for a base hit, scoring Winchell with ease for the first Notre Dame run of the game. It marked the 29th RBI of the year for Zachary.

The Irish tacked on another run on a sac fly from Lily Hagan, who recently won the ACC Freshman of the Week earlier today, to cut it to a two-run deficit. That’s when Sydny Poeck rolled up to the plate and launched a 1-1 pitch over the right-center field fence to tie the game at four.

The Notre Dame onslaught continued. Three-straight singles from Avery Houlihan, Caroline O’Brien and Tenley Sweet produced the fifth Irish run, giving Notre Dame a 5-4 lead after three innings.

The Flames quickly tied it up in the fourth on an RBI single to right off Micaela Kastor, who came into the game in relief with one out. Kastor got a pair of outs, including a strikeout, to keep the game tied.

The said game didn’t stay tied for long, all thanks to Lily Hagan. The freshman launched her eighth homer of the year, a moonshot that sailed over the left field fence to score Zachary and give Notre Dame the 7-5 lead after the fourth inning.

After Kastor tossed a scoreless top of the fifth, the Irish bats got back to work.

Tenley Sweet roped a ball over the center field fencer for her second career homer and first career homer at Melissa Cook Stadium.

Rebecca Eckart followed her up with an RBI single up the middle to score a run before an error in the outfield allowed Ava Zachary and Eckart to score on the next play to make it 11-5 Irish.

With two strikes and two outs, Poeck lined a ball into left-center field for a base hit that she stretched into a hustle double to score Hagan, who reached on the previous error.

Christina Willemssen played hero as a pinch hitter, putting a jolt into a full count pitch that smacked off the right field fence to score Poeck and give the Irish a run-rule victory.

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BUTLER SOFTBALL

The Butler softball team has qualified for its sixth-consecutive postseason berth in the BIG EAST Tournament which will be held in Chicago, Ill. The Bulldogs, who are currently 13-8 in conference play and 22-18 overall, will host league-leading Providence for a three-game series this weekend to complete the regular season. Joining the Bulldogs and Friars in postseason play will be UConn and Creighton.

Final seeding for the four qualifiers will be determined after this weekend’s competition. The champion will receive the league’s automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament.

Tickets for the 2026 BIG EAST Softball Championship Presented by JEEP are now available for purchase. The BIG EAST Conference and DePaul University will host the double-elimination tournament at the Stadium at Parkway Bank Sports Complex, May 7-9.

Individual session tickets can be purchased online, HERE. Single session tickets are offered at $15 per adult (18+) and $10 per child (3-17). Groups of 10+ may purchase tickets for $8 per person. BIG EAST students with ID can receive single session tickets at no cost at the site of competition.

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BUTLER BASEBALL

INDIANAPOLIS – Butler defeated the Bowling Green Falcons 3-0 on Tuesday afternoon at Bulldog Park in Indianapolis, Ind. With the win, Butler improves to 16-28 overall while BGSU slides to 16-27.

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BULLDOG HIGHLIGHTS

Jack Hagen tossed five innings, allowing one hit and no runs.

Ian Regal was sensational in relief, tossing 3.0 innings, allowing no hits and no runs while punching out three en route to his first win of the season.

Alex Kanipe earned his first save of the season, closing out the ninth frame.

Gunnar Duncan tallied a hit, a run scored and a walk.

Charlie Schebler was 2-for-4 with an RBI.

Aidan Thaxton recorded a hit and a run scored.

Logan Baker tallied two hits, a run scored and an RBI.

David Ayers earned two walks.

Easton Moore and Matthew Rhoades each recorded a walk.

Butler recorded its second shutout of the season against BGSU.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The first and second were scoreless for both sides. Butler threatened in the third, loading the bases with two outs. BU was unable to bring any runners home, as the score stayed even heading into the fourth.

Bowling Green put two on with no outs, but a big double play helped Butler get out of the inning without allowing a run. Butler was unable to scratch any runs across in the bottom of the frame as the 0-0 score held going into the fifth.

The fifth and sixth were scoreless as neither side was able to generate much offense.

Butler started the seventh with a leadoff single from Thaxton, who advanced to second in the ensuing at-bat on a groundout. A wild pitch moved Thaxton to third before an RBI single from Baker gave BU the 1-0 lead in the bottom of the seventh. Butler wasn’t done yet as a walk from Duncan put two on with one out. Schebler singled to left, plating another run for BU before a sac bunt from Gilmore gave BU a 3-0 advantage. Butler took the three-run advantage into the final two frames.

After a scoreless eighth, BU held onto the 3-0 lead heading into the ninth. Despite loading the bases in the ninth, Bowling Green was unable to mount a comeback, as BU secured the 3-0 victory.

UP NEXT

The Bulldogs will return to action this weekend as BU hosts Seton Hall for a three-game BIG EAST series. Game one is scheduled for Friday, May 1, with first pitch slated for 3 p.m. at Bulldog Park. A link to live stats and a live stream will be available on Butlersports.com.

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IU INDY WOMEN’S GOLF

HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, Fla. – IU Indianapolis women’s golf senior Yanah Rolston rallied for an individual title as the Jaguars wrapped up play at the Horizon League Championships on Monday (Apr. 27). Rolston fired a final round, 1-over 74 for the best round on the course of the day to end her tournament at 10-over 229 (76-79-74). She then played the waiting game as the remainder of the field rounded out play with Detroit Mercy’s Ariel Chang making bogey on her 54th and final hole of the event to fall into a playoff.

“I was getting some texts here and there about some updates and then I got a text to be ready to go and I was ready,” Rolston said of having to wait before the playoff. “The trees and sand were struggles, but my putting really came in clutch. I hit the driver really well and didn’t really miss the fairways.”

Rolston returned to the 18th tee and ultimately made par to collect the win. Rolston’s tee shot split the fairway and her approach left her a long winding putt. However, Chang’s second shot flew over the green and her chip landed just on the fringe of the oversized green. After Chang’s solid effort of a long putt, Rolston two-putted for the individual win.

“It feels great. I love it,” Rolston said following her first collegiate tournament win.

Rolston sat at 1-over 38 at the turn after making birdie on No. 17 and then followed with four straight pars ahead of a birdie on No. 5. A tough three putt on the island green, par-3 No. 8 pushed her to 1-over for the day before she closed with a par on her final regulation hole ahead of celebratory hugs with teammates and family members. She was four shots off the lead in that moment, but El Campeon reared its ugly head for the remainder of the field, ultimately making her score strong enough for the victory.

Freshman Olivia Aronhalt polished off a top-10 finish with a final round, 6-over 79 and classmate Li (Sherry) Xia closed with a final round 80. Sophomore Lexi Stuart had a solid day at 8-over 81, hindered primarily by a mess on her final hole of the tournament. Senior Reagan Sohn gutted out  a final round 86 in her final collegiate 18, including playing her final three holes to 1-under.

Aronhalt finished at 234 (75-80-79) while leading the field with nine birdies for the tournament. Rolston tied for the tournament lead with 37 pars as she and Aronhalt ranked among the tournament’s best on the par 3s.

Rolston earns a spot in NCAA Regional play and will be assigned to either Chapel Hill, N.C., Stanford, Calif., Tallahassee, Fla., or Waco, Texas. Selections will be made on Apr. 29 with NCAA Regionals beginning on May 11.

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IU INDY MEN’S GOLF

HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, Fla. – Redshirt freshman Keaton Parmley earned a top-10 finish and helped the men’s golf team to a solid final day as the Jaguars ultimately finished sixth of 10 teams at this week’s Horizon League Championships at El Campeon at Mission Resort. The Jaguars concluded the event at 898 (300-301-297) and continued to ascend on the tournament’s final day.

Parmley posted a final round, even par 72 to end the event at 220 (71-77-72), tied for seventh overall.

The Jaguars started hot on the tournament’s final day, playing the opening five holes to 4-under as a team, fueled by early birdies from Parmley and Titus Boswell. However, the Jags couldn’t sustain the momentum as hole No. 15 was problematic for both Boswell and Parmley, despite birdies from Jack Scudder and Noah Kirsch. Boswell, Parmley and Brady Schier were all 1-under at the turn and Scudder sat even after a bogey on No. 18. Predictably, the second nine wasn’t as profitable for the Jaguars as IU Indy closed with just three birdies as a team over the final half of the round.

Parmley made birdie on the par-3, No. 2 and Kirsch did so on the uphill, par-4 No. 6. Schier closed his round with a birdie on No. 9.

Ultimately, Boswell finished at 1-over 73 for the day and Schier shot 3-over 75. Both Kirsch and Scudder ended their days at 5-over 77.

Kirsch tied for 22nd overall at 225 (75-73-77) and Schier tied for 24th at 226 (77-74-75). Boswell, the league’s reigning champion, finished tied for 28th at 227 (77-77-73).

The Jaguars led the field in par 3 scoring but were unable to match the scoring on the par 5’s that the top teams enjoyed. Boswell finished third overall with 36 pars over 54 holes while Parmley had a team-high 10 birdies as part of his second top-10 finish of the season.

Wright State’s Shane Ochs earned medalist honors at 5-under 211, beating Oakland’s Rakshit Dahiya by two shots. WSU and Oakland finished tied atop the leaderboard at 875 with the Raiders claiming the team title on the first playoff hole.

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BALL STATE WOMEN’S GOLF

AKRON, Ohio – – The Ball State women’s golf team finished play in the 2026 Mid-American Conference Championships with its best round of the tournament, shooting +7 (287) Tuesday at Firestone Country Club.

With the effort, the Cardinals closed the three-day event ranked fourth among the 10-team field at +32 (872). Kent State won its 27th consecutive team title with a score of -9 (831), followed by Eastern Michigan (+13 / 853) and Bowling Green (+22 / 862).

Senior Sabrina Langerak was Ball State’s top individual performer on the 70-par, 6,137-yard course, taking eighth among the 50-golfer field with a 54-hole score of +3 (213). Her final round included 16 pars and two bogeys, for a +2 (72).

Over the course of the tournament, Langerak carded seven birdies and 37 pars. She finished tied for fifth among the field in par 4 average ( E / 4.00), while tying for sixth in par 5 average (-2 / 4.78).

Junior JJ Gregston led the Cardinals in the final round, turning in a final scorecard of +1 (71). The effort helped her climb three sports up the final leaderboard into a tie for 12th at +7 (217).

In Tuesday’s final round, Gregston followed a bogey with eighth straight pars. After another bogey on hole 10, she added seven more pars and a birdie on the par-5, 506-yard 17th to finish the back nine at even par (35).

Gregston finished the tournament with eight total birdies, tying for 10th among the field, while tying for the tournament’s best par 3 average (-1 / 2.93).

Sophomore Sophie Korthuijs and senior Sarah Gallagher and each turned in their best rounds of the tournament Tuesday, with both logging rounds of +2 (72). The effort helped Korthuijs climb five spots up the leaderboard into a tie for 18th at +10 (220). Gallagher improved six spots from her day two finish, tying for 21st overall at +12 (222).

Korthuijs’ final round included four birdies, raising her 54-hole total to 10 which tied for fourth among the field. Gallagher played the front nine at -1 (34) Tuesday, with eight pars and a birdie on the par-3, 166-yard seventh. She carded five total birdies in the event and tied for fifth among the field in par 3 average (+1 / 3.07).

Senior Jasmine Driscoll also turned in her best round of the MAC Championships Tuesday with a final scorecard of +4 (74). The effort included a birdie on seven and her longest bogey-free run of the championship at seven holes (11-17). She finished the event with four total birdies.

Overall, Ball State finished the MAC Championship ranked second among the field in par 3 average (+12 / 3.16) and third in par 5 average (-4 / 4.91). The Cardinals 34 total birdies were also third overall.

With the MAC Championship results factored in, the Cardinals finished 2025-26 with the lowest single season stroke average in program history at 299.24. The previous record was 301.66 shot by the Cardinals over the course of the 2024-25 season.

BALL STATE INDIVIDUAL RESULTS AT MAC CHAMPIONSHIPS

8 – Sabrina Langerak: +3 (71-70-72=213)

T12 – JJ Gregston: +7 (69-77-71=217)

T18 – Sophie Korthuijs: +10 (75-73-72=220)

T21 – Sarah Gallagher: +12 (75-75-72=222)

33 – Jasmine Driscoll: +17 (76-77-74=227)

FINAL TEAM RESULTS AT MAC CHAMPIONSHIPS

1 – Kent State: -9 (278-278-275=831)

2 – Eastern Michigan: +13 (281-290-282=853)

3 – Bowling Green: +22 (284-283-295=862)

4 – Ball State: +32 (290-295-287=872)

5 – Akron: +49 (293-296-300=889)

6 – Western Michigan: +53 (290-310-293=893)

7 – Northern Illinois: +63 (304-298-301=903)

8 – Central Michigan: +65 (297-302-306=905)

9 – Toledo: +79 (305-311-303=919)

10 – Ohio: +82 (302-312-308=922)

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BALL STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL

The Ball State men’s basketball team and head coach Chris Capko have announced the addition of Saint Joseph’s transfer Jaden Smith to the program.

The 6-foot-11 center from Chicago will be a junior as he joins the team ahead of the 2026-27 season.

Smith played in all 36 games for the Hawks in the 2025-26 campaign, making one start, and averaged 2.8 points and 1.8 rebounds in 8.9 minutes per game. The big man produced season bests in points (16) and rebounds (six) in a Nov. 25 win against Rutgers-Camden.

As a true freshman at Fordham in 2024-25, Smith posted 2.9 points and 2.5 rebounds in 7.5 minutes per game. A 14-point, 13-rebound double-double against Georgian Court was his most productive contest with the Rams.

Smith was a four-star recruit out of high school according to ESPN and the 23rd-ranked center in his class nationally and No. 6 overall recruit in the state of Illinois.

This is Ball State’s fourth incoming transfer of the month after K’Jei Parker (UMass), Aaron Fine (Purdue) and Javion Guy-King (Central Arkansas) signed with the team earlier.

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INDIANA STATE BASEBALL

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State heads back on the road for six of their next seven games starting this weekend as the Sycamores travel to Carbondale, Ill. and Southern Illinois to continue Missouri Valley play in another key conference series over May 1-3 at Itchy Jones Stadium.

Friday and Saturday’s contests are set to begin at 7 p.m. ET, while Sunday’s series finale is set for a 2 p.m. first pitch. All three games are projected to be carried live on ESPN+ and 105.5 The Legend.

Recapping Last Weekend

Indiana State improved to 10-5 in Missouri Valley play on the season and moved into a three-way tie for the conference lead based on percentage points with both Murray State (12-6) and UIC (10-5) with three conference weekends to play.

The Sycamores took both the Friday and Saturday contests against Evansville in securing their fifth consecutive conference series as Indiana State remains the lone team in the Valley to have won every conference series they have played this season.

The Sycamores took the opening 4-3 win on Friday night with a 4-3 extra-inning win on John Curl’s RBI walk-off sacrifice fly.

Indiana State secured the series win on Saturday behind a six-run fourth inning highlighted by Colin Sander and Carter Beck two-run doubles in the inning, while Caleb Niehaus homered and drove in three runs.

The Sycamores fell in the finale to Evansville, 4-3, after three Indiana State errors led to all four Purple Ace runs in the contest in the defeat.

Caleb Niehaus was Indiana State’s top performer at the plate over the weekend with a .500 batting average with six hits over 12 at-bats, including a pair of home runs and three RBIs.

Caden Miller (.364), Emil Estrella (.333), and Carter Beck (.333) all hit over .300 on the weekend with Beck adding two doubles, three RBIs, and four runs scored.

The Sycamores hit .287 as a team over the three games with the Aces, while adding eight doubles and two home runs.

Ryan Karst (0-0, 2.57 ERA) and Spencer Johnsen (0-0, 0.00 ERA) both were standouts on the mound as the duo combined for 14.1 innings while posting nine strikeouts apiece in the Friday and Sunday starts on the mound.

Colby Morse (1-0, 0.00 ERA) added a 3.0-inning, seven-strikeout game in relief in picking up Friday’s win, while Carson Seeman worked 3.1 innings in relief to pick up Saturday’s victory.

The Sycamore pitching staff posted a 1.93 ERA over 28.0 innings allowing just 14 hits and a .143 batting average, while recording a 31:10 strikeout-to-walk ratio.

Season Spotlight

The Indiana State offense features a variety of players sitting among the tops in the Missouri Valley in multiple offensive categories heading into the weekend competition.

Mason Roell (.372) is currently third in the Valley in batting average and second in on-base percentage (.482), while posting 17 extra-base hits over 32 games played.

Carter Beck continues to lead the Valley in RBIs with 47 and runs scored with 49, while sitting third in the conference in home runs (11) and second in total extra-base hits (29).

The Sycamores have three athletes in the top five in runs batted in with Carter Beck (47), Nick Sutherlin (41), and Caden Miller (41) among the Valley leaders.

Emil Estrella is also among the tops in the conference sitting third overall with 14 stolen bases and third in overall triples with three.

Pitchers Carson Seeman and Ty Brooks are both among the Valley’s leaders in wins on the mound with Seeman second overall with a 6-0 record, while Brooks is tied for third with a 5-2 mark on the bump.

Ty Brooks remains in the top 10 in the conference overall in ERA with a 5.10 mark over 59.1 innings pitched.

Jack Armstrong and Colby Morse are both tied for sixth in the conference overall with three saves apiece.

The Sycamores lead the Missouri Valley in a number of team offensive categories including doubles (102), hits (443), scoring (7.5 runs per game), slugging percentage (0.480), home runs (58), walks (205), and defensive double plays (34).

Overall, the Sycamores’ pitching staff have pitched a Valley-high 390.2 innings on the year resulting in a 6.22 ERA with a 347:238 strikeout-to-walk ratio.

Seven different Sycamore pitchers have made at least 15 appearances on the mound this season.

Sycamores in Valley Play

The Indiana State offense remains the standard in the Missouri Valley this season with a .338 batting average with the team second in the league in doubles (40), while leading the conference with 27 home runs and 71 extra-base hits.

The Sycamores have added a league-high 132 runs scored, while sitting third overall with 23 stolen bases.

On the mound, Indiana State is second overall in the conference in team ERA (4.67) over 129.0 innings sitting sixth in total strikeouts (129).

The Sycamores have four players inside the top 10 in batting average in conference play including Valley leader Mason Roell (.442), while Carter Beck (.400), Caleb Niehaus (.395), and Colin Sander (.357) all sit inside the top seven in the Valley.

Carter Beck and Mason Roell are both tied for the Valley lead with six home runs apiece, while Beck is the Valley leader with 23 RBIs.

Nick Sutherlin is tied for the conference lead with eight doubles in Valley play.

Carter Beck also leads the MVC in total runs scored in conference competition with 20 on the year.

Nomar Garcia is tied for the conference lead with six stolen bases.

The Indiana State pitching rotation features two of the top arms in the Missouri Valley with Spencer Johnsen (1-0, 0.56 ERA) and Ryan Karst (2-0, 1.50 ERA) both sitting inside the top three in the conference in ERA.

Spencer Johnsen is currently fourth in the Valley in strikeouts per nine innings at 11.25 and is the conference leader in WHIP (0.94).

Series History Against Southern Illinois

Indiana State and Southern Illinois continue one of the longest series in Valley history this weekend as the teams meet on Friday night for the 208th time.

Southern Illinois holds the 108-99 all-time advantage in the series dating back to the first game on April 17, 1967, with SIU topping the Sycamores 14-8.

The series has continued annually since 1967 with the COVID-shortened season in 2020 the only break in the series between the two teams.

Indiana State has held the series edge over the Salukis recently winning three consecutive against SIU since 2023.

The edge includes last year’s 2-1 matchup at Bob Warn Field where Indiana State claimed the first and third games to top SIU.

About the Southern Illinois

Southern Illinois enters the week with a 17-25 overall record and 8-7 mark in Missouri Valley play.

The Salukis have conference series wins over both Illinois State and Bradley on the year to sit fifth in the league standings heading into the weekend.

SIU is hitting .261 as a team from the plate with 39 home runs, while leading the Valley in team fielding percentage (.972).

The Salukis are second overall in the conference in team ERA (5.53) and second in total strikeouts (35).

Henry Kufa leads the team with a .297 batting average over 33 games, while Tim Simay is the team’s offensive leader in a variety of categories including hits (44) and doubles (10).

Cecil Lofton and Julio Guerrero are tied for the team lead with six home runs apiece, while Guerrero has one more RBI over Lofton (28-27) in the team’s RBI battle.

Andrew Evans is the ace on the mound for SIU with a team-leading 5-2 record and a 2.44 ERA over 62.2 innings. He’s posted a 71:22 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a .212 opponent batting average.

Troy Shepard (2-3, 4.10 ERA) and Meade Johnson (1-2, 6.75 ERA) have been consistent starting arms for SIU in 2026.

Jack MacIntosh (5-6, 4.23) has been the team’s do-everything arm out of the bullpen with a team-high 20 appearances, while allowing opponents to hit .186 from the plate.

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EVANSVILLE BASEBALL

EVANSVILLE, Ind. –  The University of Evansville baseball team dropped a midweek contest to the SIUE Cougars on Tuesday night, falling 6-4 at German American Bank Field at Charles H. Braun Stadium.

Evansville led 3-1 after three innings of play, but the Cougars outscored the Aces 5-1 over the final five innings to take the win. Play was halted in the bottom of the eighth inning, with the two teams waiting out an hour-long weather delay, before resuming.

Charlie Longmeier (Seymour, Ind./Seymour) drove in two runs, while Spike Magill (Highlands Ranch, Colo./Mountain Vista) scored two runs and reached base three times to lead the Aces offensively.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Evansville starter Jack Willhite (Georgetown, Ky./Scott County) got off to a strong start, retiring six of the first seven Cougars he faced. However, SIUE got on the board first in the third inning, using a 2-out double to take a 1-0 lead.

Evansville answered right back in the bottom of the third, taking advantage of three walks and an HBP to plate a run before Longmeier delivered a 2-run single into center field, giving the Aces a 3-1 advantage.

In the bottom of the fifth, SIUE chased Willhite with a 3-run home run, taking a 4-3 lead.

Once again, the Aces answered right back, with Reagan Reeder (Ramsey, Minn./Illinois) drawing Evansville’s second bases loaded walk of the game to tie things up at 4.

SIUE retook the lead in the sixth before adding another run in the seventh, taking a 6-4 lead.

In the bottom of the eighth, the Aces put two men on with two outs before lightning in the area sent the game into a weather delay. Following an hour-long delay, the Cougars were able to get out of the jam before clinching the 6-4 win in the bottom of the ninth.

UP NEXT

Evansville remains home this weekend, hosting UIC for a crucial MVC series. First pitch for Friday’s series opener is set for 6 p.m.

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EVANSVILLE MEN’S GOLF

WATERLOO, Ill. – Omar Khalid finished in third place to lead the University of Evansville men’s golf team to a fourth-place finish at the 2026 Missouri Valley Conference Championship at Annbriar Golf Club.

Khalid posted a 2-under 69 in Tuesday’s final round of the tournament and completed the event with a 7-under 206. He finished two behind runner-up Anthony De Schutter of Southern Illinois and just three strokes behind league champion Francis Bautista of Illinois State.  Khalid was named to the All-Conference Team.

His finish was just the third top four finish at the MVC Championship for the men’s squad since 2012. Andrew Luo was the runner-up in 2012 while Rick Voyvodic came in fourth place in the 2016 tournament.

Evansville finished in fourth place in the final team standings, its best finish since tying for the fourth position in 2015. The best finish for the Purple Aces came in 2002 when the team took third place. It is just the third top four team tournament finish since its first MVC Championship in 1995.

Daniil Romashkin was second on the team and tied for 16th on the final leaderboard. He posted an even 71 on Tuesday and completed the three rounds with a 5-over 218. Completing the tournament one behind him was Juliann Kiesslinng. He carded a 2-over 73 in the last round and wrapped up the week with a 6-over 219.

Next up for the Aces was Mason Taylor. His low round of the week saw him register a 2-under 69 in the final 18 holes to complete the tournament with a 9-over 222. He tied for 31st. Jamison Ousley tied for 33rd in the final standings. His even round on Tuesday saw him complete the event with a 10-over 223.

Following the completion of the tournament, Daniil Romashkin was named the recipient of the Elite 18 Award. The Elite 18 Award Program was established by the MVC in the fall of 2010 to honor the highest achievement in academics and athletics by a student-athlete in each MVC-sponsored sport. Modeled after the NCAA Elite 90 Academic Recognition Award Program, the MVC Elite 18 award is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average competing at the finals site at each of the MVC’s 18 team championships.

Romashkin is the second UE player to earn the award on the men’s golf side. Quinn Vilneff was the recipient in 2013.

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SOUTHERN INDIANA MEN’S GOLF

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.- University of Southern Indiana Men’s Golf closed out its season with an eighth-place finish at the Ohio Valley Conference Championships in West Lafayette, Indiana, on Tuesday afternoon.

The Screaming Eagles posted a three-round total of 899 (284, 304, 311) over the three-day event. Graduate student Wade Worthington led USI, tying for 10th overall with a three-round score of 219 (69, 72, 78).

Round 1

USI opened the tournament with an impressive even-par team score of 284 in the first round, placing second after 18 holes of play. Worthington delivered the standout performance of the tournament for the Eagles, carding the team’s lone sub-70 round with a 69 (-2). His strong showing put him alone in second place after the opening round.

Sophomore Alex Peck also turned in a solid performance, shooting a 70 (-1) over the first 18 holes, while senior Carter Goebel finished even par with a 71. Graduate student Sam Gargis rounded out the team scoring with a 74 (+3).

Round 2

The second round began Monday and was completed Tuesday due to weather delays. Worthington continued his strong play, posting the team’s low round with a 72 (+1). Goebel and Gargis each recorded rounds of 77 (+6), while Peck rounded out the scoring with a 78 (+8).

Round 3

The Eagles closed out the event with a final-round team score of 311. Peck capped his impressive OVC performance with a team-best 74 (+3) in the third round. Worthington finished his strong tournament with a final-round 78 (+7), one stroke ahead of Goebel’s 79 (+8). Rounding out the lineup, junior Hunter Reynolds carded an 80 (+9) in his first round of the tournament after being substituted into the lineup for the final day.

Goebel spent four years with the Eagles and led the team this season with a 73.97 scoring average. The senior posted a season-low round of 66 (-5) in the opening round of the Wright State Invitational and competed in a team-high 33 rounds this year.

Gargis transferred to USI before the season after spending three years at the University of North Georgia and two at Stephen F. Austin State University. The graduate student finished second on the team with a 74.47 scoring average over 24 rounds. Gargis also posted a season-low round of 69 (-3) at the Grier Jones Shocker Invitational.

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VALPO MEN’S GOLF

Sophomore Rob Politza (Lemont, Ill. / Lemont Township) closed out the 2025-26 season with the best round of his collegiate career, turning in a 66 to lead the Valparaiso University men’s golf team to a season best in Round 3 of the Missouri Valley Conference Championship, which wrapped up on Tuesday at the par-71, 6860-yard Annbriar Golf Course in Waterloo, Ill.

How It Happened

Politza trimmed six strokes off his Round-2 score, finishing the event with a 54-hole score of 211 (-2) after a 66 (-5) on Tuesday. He nailed an eye-popping seven birdies in Tuesday’s round, outdoing his previous season and career best of 69 by three strokes.

Politza’s Tuesday round was the best score, both overall and in relation to par, by a Valpo player all season. His score tied for 13th in program history overall and tied for 19th in relation to par. In terms of overall score, he tied for the sixth best score in program history by someone other than Anthony Delisanti and was one stroke away from the best by someone other than the program recordholder.

Junior Adam Melliere (Zionsville, Ind. / Zionsville) finished two strokes behind Politza at 213 (E) after carding a 1-over 72 on Tuesday. He hit par or better on 16 of 18 holes during Tuesday’s round.

Politza finished ninth in the 45-player field, while Melliere was just outside the top 10, placing 11th outright. Politza picked a good time for the first top-10 finish of his collegiate career. He moved up six spots during the third round.

All five Valpo players posted scores of +1 or better on Tuesday, including three scores of par or better. The team’s second-best Round-3 score came courtesy of junior Elliot Lee, who posted a pair of birdies and just one bogey in the final round to finish at 70 (-1).

Valpo steadily improved throughout the MVC Championship, improving by nine strokes from Round 1 to Round 2 and then bettering the team score by another 12 strokes on Tuesday with a 279 (-5) to finish with a three-round total of 870 (+16). The team’s 279 on Tuesday tied for the eighth-best single-round team score in program history and lowered the team’s previous season-low round by six strokes.

The Beacons jumped another spot on the team leaderboard on Tuesday, finishing the tournament in sixth of nine after surging past Belmont during the final round. The Beacons finished ahead of Bradley, Belmont and UNI, and were three strokes away from a top-5 team finish.

Redshirt junior Ryan Somerville (Aurora, Ontario / Aurora) finished the season as the team leader in scoring average at 74.24, edging out Melliere at 74.79. Melliere owns a career scoring average of 74.52 that ranks fifth in program history, while Lee is 10th at 75.30.

Illinois State’s Francis Bautista took medalist honors at -10, edging SIU’s Anthony De Schutter by a single stroke. Illinois State and Murray State tied for the best 54-hole team score at -13, with Illinois State clinching the MVC title and automatic NCAA Tournament berth in the second round of a team playoff. There were three lightning delays before and during the team playoff, but eventually the Redbirds outlasted the Racers as the MVC title was decided on a playoff for the first time since 1971. 

Thoughts from Head Coach Dave Gring

“Today’s round was exactly how we talked about ending our season and finishing the tournament strong. After Sunday’s first round, the team had played poorly and I could tell the guys were feeling the weight of the conference tournament. They could have easily ‘checked-out’ for the remainder of the tournament, since we were in last place and we had really dug ourselves a hole. But to steal a term from Coach Roger Powell, the team showed ‘grit’ in their performance yesterday and again today. They spent extra time on the range and putting green Sunday evening, and they improved our team scores by 11 shots yesterday and another 12 shots today. I’m really proud of their effort, working through the adversity and playing with great confidence and pride in today’s final round.”

“We had our best team score (-5) and our best individual round (66 – Rob Politza) of the entire season today. Our ball-striking was exemplary, with all five guys hitting at least 13 of 18 greens in regulation and eight to 11 fairways. In today’s round, we had our best day of putting out of the three rounds and four of the five guys had their best round of the tournament. Rob played absolutely tremendous for us! He hit 11 fairways and 15 greens in regulation and he had 25 total putts, which was his best performance all year. Today’s round will give us an extra level of momentum going into the offseason and preparing for next year.”

“The only player that we will lose to graduation this year is Owen Sander. Owen played in the 5-spot for us in this tournament, and he played with great passion and energy. Owen was a tremendous leader for us all four years he played for the Brown & Gold. Our team will miss his competitiveness, sense of humor and willingness to literally leave everything he has on the golf course for the sake of the team. We wish Owen all the best after his graduation!”

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VALPO BASEBALL

Sophomore Bryan Hatch (Des Plaines, Ill. / St. Viator) hammered his first collegiate home run – a tape-measure job that traveled 450 feet – but the Valparaiso University baseball team fell 11-5 to Northern Illinois on Tuesday in DeKalb, Ill.

How It Happened

Valpo struck first in the top of the first as Thomas Cooper (Brentwood, Tenn. / Ravenwood) stroked a run-scoring single, plating Michael Kuska (Pontiac, Ill. / Pontiac Township), who had walked and swiped a base earlier in the inning.

Northern Illinois benefited from three Valpo opening-inning errors, scoring three times in the bottom of the first to take a 3-1 lead.

The Huskies tacked on in the bottom of the second as they scored six times to increase the lead to 9-1.

After Hunter Frost (Farmington, Minn. / Farmington) came into the game and put up a zero in the bottom of the third including a pair of strikeout victims who went down looking, Valpo inched closer in the top of the fourth. A sac fly by Javin Gauthier (De Pere, Wis. / De Pere) plated a run, then Hatch smoked a no-doubt, two-run home run to left to get his team within five at 9-4. The Hatch homer was measured at 450 feet.

Frost worked another scoreless frame in the fourth, then Dylan Immel (Brownsville, Wis. / Lomira) entered and sent down the side in order in the fifth before yielding a run on a pair of two-out hits in the sixth to make it 10-4.

The Beacons got that run back in the top of the seventh as Kuska grounded a run-scoring single up the middle to make it 10-5. A sac fly for the Huskies in the bottom of that inning made it 11-5.

Lefty Christian Hack (Oak Forest, Ill. / Tinley Park) worked a scoreless bottom of the eighth, but the 11-5 score stood as the final.

Inside the Game

Hatch’s home run was the first of his collegiate career.

Redshirt sophomore Case Sullivan (Carmel, Ind. / Carmel) had two hits to lead the Beacons.

Hack has been charged with no runs in seven of his last eight outings and seven of nine this season.

Valpo head coach Brian Schmack played at Northern Illinois from 1992 to 1995 before going on to play professionally including time in the big leagues with the Detroit Tigers.

Gauthier’s brother JP played for Northern Illinois last year.

Not one, but two, Valpo grads are members of the baseball support staff for NIU. Kaleb Ellison M.S. ’20 is their athletic trainer and Mike Haase ’07 is their SID. (Yes, folks, we’re stretching a bit for interesting notes from Tuesday.)

Up Next

The Beacons (10-30) will start a three-game, weekend series at Illinois State on Friday at 5 p.m. in Normal, Ill. The game will air on ESPN+.

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“SPORTS EXTRA”

TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY

1902 – Baltimore Orioles infielder John McGraw is hit by pitches five times, but home plate umpire Jack Sheridan refuses to allow him to take first base because he considers he made no effort to get out of the way. In the 9th inning, McGraw is hit for the last time and sits down in the batter’s box in protest. American League president Ban Johnson will suspend McGraw for five games.

1913 – Wearing the uniforms of the Chicago White Sox, the Cincinnati Reds lose to the Chicago Cubs, 7 – 2, at West Side Grounds. Cincinnati forgot to pack uniforms and has to don those of their opponents’ crosstown rivals.

1918 – Cleveland Indians centerfielder Tris Speaker executes the fourth unassisted double play of his career in Cleveland’s 8 – 4 loss to the Chicago White Sox.

1922 – The New York Giants hit four inside-the-park home runs at Braves Field. George Kelly hits a pair and Ross Youngs and Dave Bancroft both hit one apiece as the Giants defeat the Boston Braves, 12 – 3.

1930 – In seven major league games played today an average of over 17 runs a game are scored. After the dust settles 123 players have crossed the plate.

1931 – Wes Ferrell of the Cleveland Indians pitches a 7 – 0 no-hitter over the St. Louis Browns, whose roster includes his brother, Rick. Wes helps his own cause with a home run, a double, and four RBI.

1933 – In a strange play at home plate, catcher Luke Sewell of the Washington Senators tags out two Yankees runners on the same play. Lou Gehrig had held up, thinking a fly ball would be caught. Dixie Walker closes up on him, and both are tagged out by Sewell while trying to score.

1934:

Luis Aparicio is born in Maracaibo, Venezuela. Aparicio will begin a distinguished 18-year major league career in 1956, when he debuts with the Chicago White Sox. Aparicio will help to redefine the role and expectations of major league shortstops with agile fielding, spray hitting and speedy baserunning. Named Rookie of the Year in his first season, he will collect nine Gold Glove Awards, lead the American League in stolen bases nine seasons and play the All-Star Game ten times. When he retires in 1973, he will hold the major league career record for shortstops for games played, double plays and assists. In 1984, Aparicio will become the first – and only – Venezuelan player to gain election to the Hall of Fame with 341 votes on 403 BBWAA ballots (84.62%).

Pittsburgh becomes the last city in major league history to play a home game on a Sunday.

1936 – In the first professional baseball game ever played in the Japanese Baseball League, Nagoya defeats Dai Tokyo, 8 – 5.

1948 – St. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher Ted Wilks loses his first game in 77 consecutive appearances dating back to September 8, 1945. Wilks posted a 12-0 record during the streak which included four starts.

1952 – Cleveland Indians outfielder Jim Fridley goes 6 for 6 as Cleveland soundly beats the Philadelphia Athletics, 21 – 9.

1953:

“Little-Bigger League” changes its name to the Babe Ruth League.

Joe Adcock of the Milwaukee Braves becomes the first player in major league history to blast a home run into the center field bleachers at the Polo Grounds. Adcock’s titanic shot against the New York Giants travels an estimated 475 feet.

1958 – Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox becomes the tenth major league player to get 1,000 extra-base hits.

1959 – Roberto Clemente fuels a 3 – 2 come-from-behind win by Pittsburgh over the Giants with a triple over the head of Willie Mays in the 7th-inning at Forbes Field.

1962:

Frank Thomas of the New York Mets ties a major league mark by being hit by pitch twice in one inning. Art Mahaffey and Frank Sullivan plunk Thomas in the seven-run 4th inning at the Polo Grounds in the Philadelphia Phillies’ 8 – 0 defeat.

Roberto Clemente is benched by an irate Danny Murtaugh for arriving late for today’s doubleheader against Los Angeles but his replacement in the line-up, Howie Goss, making his first big league start, goes 3 for 5. His 7th-inning, two-run homer erases a one-run deficit and sparks Pittsburgh’s 6 – 1 win. In the nightcap, Dick Stuart’s 400-foot solo blast provides all the support needed by rookie Al McBean, who notches his first career complete game and shutout, completing the sweep and propelling Pittsburgh past the first-place Cardinals.

1972 – Yoshiro Sotokoba throws his third career no-hitter, tying the legendary Eiji Sawamura for the Nippon Pro Baseball career record.

1977 – At Kawasaki Stadium, Hanshin Tigers outfielder Noriyoshi Sano is knocked unconscious and fractures his skull while chasing a fly ball from Hiroyoshi Shimizu into the wall. Sano is rushed to the hospital in critical condition but will recover. Nippon Pro Baseball will modify their rules to require padding following the incident.

1978 – In a game which lasts only one hour and thirty-three minutes, the St. Louis Cardinals tie a franchise record for the quickest nine-inning game played in their history, beating the Dodgers at Busch Stadium, 1 – 0. The game also marks a victory for Ken Boyer in his managerial debut, after replacing Vern Rapp who was fired four days ago. Eric Rasmussen pitches a four-hit shutout for the win.

1981 – Steve Carlton of the Philadelphia Phillies becomes the sixth major league pitcher – and first left-hander – to strike out 3,000 batters in the Phillies’ 6 – 2 victory over the visiting Montreal Expos. Carlton strikes out three in the 1st inning as Tim Wallach is his 3,000th victim.

1986 – Roger Clemens of the Boston Red Sox sets a major league record by striking out 20 batters in a 3 – 1 victory over the Seattle Mariners. The 23-year-old Clemens surpasses the record of 19 strikeouts shared by Steve Carlton, Nolan Ryan, and Tom Seaver.

1987 – Andre Dawson collects five hits and hits for the cycle to lead the Chicago Cubs to an 8 – 4 victory over the San Francisco Giants.

1988 – The Baltimore Orioles end their 21-game losing streak by winning their first game of the season, 9 – 0, over the Chicago White Sox on a combined four-hitter by Mark Williamson and Dave Schmidt.

1990 – Former Kansas City Royals closer Dan Quisenberry, now a member of the San Francisco Giants, decides not to go on the disabled list and opts to retire as the all-time American League saves leader with 238.

1994 – Kirk Rueter of the Montreal Expos becomes the first major league pitcher since Fernando Valenzuela in 1981 to start his career with a 10-0 record as Montreal beats the Pirates, 3 – 2.

1995 – Jon Nunnally of the Kansas City Royals hits a home run in his first major league at-bat, becoming the 73rd player to accomplish the feat.

1996 – New York Mets closer John Franco becomes the first left-hander in major league history to record 300 saves, exactly 12 years after he gained his first save with the Cincinnati Reds.

1997 – Chili Davis of the Kansas City Royals becomes the 75th major leaguer to hit 300 home runs.

2000:

The Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds combine to tie a major league record in Cincinnati’s 6 – 5 victory by hitting a total of five sacrifice flies.

For the first time in seven tries, the San Francisco Giants win at Pacific Bell Park as San Francisco had become the first major league franchise to lose six games to start a season in a newly-constructed ballpark. Barry Bonds’ 8th-inning home run proves to be the difference in a 2 – 1 victory over the Montreal Expos.

2001 – Geoff Jenkins hits two home runs, tying a major league record with five home runs in two games to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to a 10 – 0 victory over the Montreal Expos. Jenkins is the 22nd player in major league history to hit five homers in two games and the first National League player to do it in ten years.

2005:

In the first matchup between 300-game winners in almost 18 years, Greg Maddux outduels Roger Clemens in the Chicago Cubs’ 3 – 2 victory over the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park. The last such showdown occurred in 1987 when Don Sutton of the California Angels defeated Steve Carlton of the Minnesota Twins. Maddux earns his first win of season and 306th of his career, allowing two runs on seven hits over six innings.

The Washington Nationals exercise Jose Guillen’s $4 million contract option for 2006. Guillen, who was acquired in a trade with the Angels after feuding with manager Mike Scioscia, appears to have found a home in Washington thanks to a very pleased general manager, Jim Bowden.

Managers Terry Francona and Lou Piniella are included as part of the six members of the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Devil Rays who are suspended for their roles in the two bench-clearing incidents during the beanball contest played on April 24th at Tropicana Field. Both managers are suspended one game each. Boston’s 11 – 3 victory, which featured six ejections, also results in multi-game suspensions for Bronson Arroyo (six games), Dewon Brazelton (five games), Lance Carter (five games) and Trot Nixon (two games). The Red Sox and Devil Rays have a history of beanballs and bench-clearing incidents dating back several years. In 108 meetings between the teams since the start of the 2000 season, 120 batters have been hit by pitches. Over the same span, the Boston and Tampa Bay pitching staffs each have beaned 495 batters, easily tied for the most in the majors.

2006:

Albert Pujols sets a major league record with his 14th home run in April, a tiebreaking shot in the 8th inning that sends the St. Louis Cardinals to a 2 – 1 victory over the visiting Washington Nationals.

At Comerica Park, Carlos Guillen homers twice and drives in five runs as the Detroit Tigers record their most lopsided win in 13 years with an 18 – 1 hammering of the Minnesota Twins. Magglio Ordóñez and Curtis Granderson also hit home runs for the Tigers, who last won a game by 17 runs in 1993. For Ordóñez, it is his 200th career home run; he will hit his 300th on this day in 2010.

Jason Varitek hits a tiebreaking single in a four-run 9th inning, leading the Boston Red Sox past the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 9 – 6, at Tropicana Field. Jonathan Papelbon strikes out all three batters he faces to earn his tenth save in ten chances. Papelbon becomes the first big league pitcher to get ten saves in April after entering that season without a save. He has a scoreless streak of 20 1/3 innings spanning 17 appearances dating to last year as he also sets a major league rookie record and the Red Sox team mark for saves during April.

2007:

Troy Tulowitzki turns the 13th unassisted triple play in major league history. In the 7th inning, Braves hitters Kelly Johnson and Edgar Renteria reach base. They run with the pitch on a full count delivery to Chipper Jones. Jones lines the ball behind second base, where Tulowitzki catches it. He then steps on second to retire Johnson and tags out Renteria to complete the rare feat.

Yuki Saito wins his second straight game. He becomes the first freshman in the 83-year history of the Tokyo Big Six University League to win his first two appearances in the spring season.

Alex Cabrera hits his 250th home run since joining the Seibu Lions. It comes in his 733rd game in Nippon Pro Baseball, tying Ralph Bryant in being the quickest player to reach that mark.

Jamie Moyer doubles to left field against Kevin Gregg. It has been 19 years since his last double in the majors, breaking the record for longest interval. Art Herring (15 years) had held the record for 61 years.

2008 – In the second game of a doubleheader, the Potomac Nationals win, 3 – 2, over the Winston-Salem Warthogs. The odd part of this is that Potomac is no-hit; they become the first Carolina League team since 1978 to win a game in which they do not get a hit. Potomac scores its runs in the 6th on an error, two walks, a passed ball by Billy Killian, two more walks and a fielder’s choice.

2009:

Yovani Gallardo does it all by himself in Milwaukee’s 1 – 0 win over Pittsburgh. He shuts out the Pirates on two hits, strikes out 11, and hits a solo home run in the 7th for the game’s lone run. He is 26th pitcher in major league history to win a 1 – 0 shutout while contributing a solo homer for the offense, and the third to do so while striking out ten or more batters, following Red Ruffing and Early Wynn.

Toronto ends Zack Greinke’s streak of innings without according an earned run at 43, dating back to last September, but still loses, 11 – 3, as Greinke runs his record to 5-0. Billy Butler hits two home runs and a double and drives in four for the Royals.

2010:

Dontrelle Willis’s comeback continues as he pitches his best game since joining the Detroit Tigers before the 2008 season. He gives up only four hits and no runs in seven innings as Detroit blanks Minnesota, 3 – 0. He picks up his first win of the year – which is only his second for the Bengals. In the contest, Magglio Ordonez hits the 300th home run of his career, four years to the day after hitting number 200.

The Blue Jays get a power surge from catcher John Buck, who blasts three homers and drives in five runs in a 6 – 3 win over Oakland. He victimizes three different pitchers: starter Justin Duchscherer in the 3rd, and relievers Jerry Blevins and Craig Breslow in the 4th and 6th. Duchscherer has to leave the game in the 4th with pain in his hip, a condition that has already forced him to undergo two surgeries in past years. Ricky Romero is the winner for Toronto.

The Atlanta Braves complete an 0-7 road trip by falling to the St. Louis Cardinals, 10 – 4. David Freese hits his first home run of the year and drives in six runs to give Adam Wainwright his fourth win. Atlanta has now lost nine in a row after a strong start.

2011:

The Cleveland Indians are having the best April in the team’s 110-year history as today’s 9 – 5 win over Detroit moves their record to an American League-best 17-8. The key hit today is a walk-off grand slam by Carlos Santana off losing pitcher Joaquin Benoit.

Andre Ethier extends his hitting streak to 25 games with a 5th-inning double off Clayton Richard as the Dodgers beat the Padres, 3 – 2, tying Steve Sax (1986) and Paul Lo Duca (2003) for second-longest in team history. Willie Davis, who put together a 31-game streak in 1969, holds the record since the Dodgers moved to Los Angeles, CA. The news is not all good for the Dodgers, however, as they place 3B Casey Blake on the disabled list with a staph infection in his left elbow; he undergoes surgery and won’t be back for a month.

3B Pablo Sandoval breaks a bone in his right wrist in San Francisco’s 3 – 0 loss to the Nationals. Sandoval was back to form, hitting .313 with 5 home runs and 14 RBI in the early going, after struggling and finishing the season on the bench in 2010. The extent of the injury will only be revealed in x-rays taken the next day.

2013:

The Brewers hit five homers and three triples in a 10 – 4 win over the Pirates; they are the first team to get that particular combination of long hits since the Giants on May 13, 1958. Jean Segura and Carlos Gomez get a triple and a homer each, while P Yovani Gallardo hits his second homer and picks up his third win in three starts since being arrested for driving under the influence earlier this month.

The Marlins earn a rare victory, 4 – 3, over the Mets with a two-run rally in the bottom of the 15th inning. Ruben Tejada gives the Mets a 3 – 2 lead with an infield single off Jon Rauch in the top of the 15th, but the Fish come back on Rob Brantly’s single and Nick Green’s sacrifice fly against Shaun Marcum, the Mets’ ninth pitcher of the night. It is the first time Miami wins back-to-back games this year, but the win is costly as the team’s best hitter, Giancarlo Stanton, pulls a hamstring running out a ground ball in the 10th and is immediately placed on the disabled list.

That game is not the longest of the night, however, as Brandon Moss homers off Barry Enright with Jed Lowrie on first base and two out in the bottom of the 19th inning to give Oakland a 10 – 8 win over the Angels. Oakland trails 7- 2 in the bottom of the 8th, but rallies for four runs that inning and adds another in the 9th when Yoenis Cespedes drives in Coco Crisp with a two-out single, forcing extra innings. The teams trade runs in the 15th before Moss ends it with his second homer of the game. For the Angels, Albert Pujols has a pair of long balls and Mark Trumbo hits a solo tape-measure blast in the 4th. Jerry Blevins, who had struck out against Enright in the 18th because the A’s had been forced to move DH Seth Smith to the outfield, gets the win. At 6 hours and 32 minutes, the game is the longest by time in both teams’ history.

Donald Lutz becomes the first major leaguer raised in Germany, having moved there at one year of age. He grounds out as a pinch-hitter for Mat Latos against Adam Wainwright as his Reds beat the Cardinals, 2 – 1.

2014:

Robinson Cano returns to New Yankee Stadium for the first time since leaving the Yankees as a free agent during the off-season and contributes an RBI to the Mariners’ 6 – 3 win. Mike Zunino collects four hits for the first time of his career and Chris Young records his first win in 20 months.

Yusmeiro Petit is only a last-minute replacement for scheduled starter Matt Cain, who cuts his hand with a knife in AT&T Park’s kitchen after batting practice, but he completely baffles the Padres in a 6 – 0 Giants win. Petit allows only three hits and no walks in six innings, while San Francisco jumps on Eric Stults with 1st-inning homers by Angel Pagan and Buster Posey.

2015 – The Orioles win a game in eerie silence as they defeat the White Sox, 8 – 2, with no spectators present at Camden Yards. The game is played without fans present due to persistent rioting in Baltimore, MD, in order for the city not to have to commit overworked security forces to the contest. “Hopefully this was something good, something positive can come from this,” comments Chris Davis, whose long home run into the empty stands is the highlight of a six-run 1st inning, thinking about the difficult couple of weeks the city has gone through.

2016 – The Mets score a team record 12 runs in the 3rd inning in defeating the Giants, 13 – 1. Yoenis Cespedes collects six RBIs in the frame with a two-run single off Jake Peavy and a grand slam off Mike Broadway. Steven Matz is the winner.

2017:

Matt Kemp has a three-homer game and drives in five runs in leading the Braves to an 11 – 3 win over the Brewers. Dansby Swanson adds a two-run homer and Tyler Flowers has four hits as part of a twenty-hit attack. Jaime Garcia is the beneficiary of the offensive outburst.

Carlos Gomez of the Rangers hits for the cycle in a 6 – 3 win over the Angels.

2018 – Making his major league debut for the Pirates, Nick Kingham retires the first 20 Cardinals batters he faces before allowing a single to Paul DeJong with two outs in the 7th. He then retires the next batter, ending his day with just that hit allowed, no walks and nine strikeouts in seven innings, earning his first career win, 5 – 0. No pitcher had made it through six perfect innings in his debut since 1974.

2019 – In his first start in AA for the Erie SeaWolves of the Eastern League, Casey Mize, the top pick in the 2018 amateur draft pitches a nine-inning no-hitter to defeat the Altoona Curve, 1 – 0. He had been 2-0, 0.35 in four dominant starts for the Class A Lakeland Flying Tigers to start the season, earning the quick promotion.

2020:

The Hall of Fame announces the cancellation of its annual induction ceremony in Cooperstown, NY, scheduled for the last week-end of July, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Instead, the ceremony will be combined one year later with the one for the Class of 2021.

Aaron Whitefield wins his second MVP award in the Australian Baseball League. He had led the 2019-2020 ABL in steals and was fourth in average while playing stellar defense in center to take Defensive Player of the Year.

2021 – The 100th Hoofdklasse season begins with one game as the other three are rained out. Curaçao Neptunus beats the Silicon Storks, 8 – 0, with a combined shutout by Diegomar Markwell, Misja Harcksen and Berry van Driel. Former major leaguer Roger Bernadina returns to the Netherlands after a long career abroad, going 1 for 3 with two walks, a double and a run.

2022:

Major League Baseball finally issues its ruling on the allegations of domestic violence leveled at Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer, and while he was cleared of criminal charges earlier, his punishment from the baseball establishment is very harsh: a suspension lasting two full seasons, the lengthiest issued to date, which is also not retroactive. However, Bauer is appealing the suspension, stating that he “(denies) committing any violation of the league’s domestic violence and sexual assault policy”.

The New York Mets are responsible for the first no-hitter of the season, as five pitchers combine to shut out the Phillies, 3 – 0. Tylor Megill begins things with five hitless innings, but leaves after reaching his pitch count limit, and is followed by Drew Smith, Joely Rodríguez, Seth Lugo and Edwin Diaz, who clinches the feat by striking out the side in the 9th. The Mets combine for six walks and need 159 pitches to secure what is only the second no-hitter in franchise history.

2023:

In the first major league game to be played in the Mexican capital, batters take full advantage of the thin high-altitude air at Mexico City’s Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú to combine for 11 homers, by ten different players. This includes four separate instances of players homering back-to-back as the Padres, who are the home team, defeat the Giants, 16 -11. Among the individual feats, Xander Bogaerts becomes the third player ever to have homered in four different countries (he had gone deep in the Red Sox’s two-game series in London, England in 2019), while Nelson Cruz becomes the oldest player in Padres history to go deep, at age 42. Cruz’s homer is part of a five-hit game, making him the second oldest major leaguer to accomplish the feat, trailing only Pete Rose.

The Rays are kept hitless by Lance Lynn of the White Sox for the first six innings – and then erupt for ten runs in the 7th to spark a 12 – 3 win that improves their major league-best record to 23-5. They are not the first team to pull off such a feat, however, as on September 11, 2021, the Blue Jays had also been held hitless for six frames, by Keegan Akin of the Orioles, before exploding for 11 runs in the final inning of a seven-inning game in a doubleheader.

2025:

For the second time already this season, the Yankees open a game by having their first three batters go deep, with Trent Grisham, Aaron Judge and Ben Rice homering off Kyle Gibson of the Orioles. Cody Bellinger adds another long ball later in the inning. The Bronx Bombers had already opened a game with three homers on March 29th – that time on just three pitches – and had also hit four homers in the 1st inning that day, to set a franchise record. Carlos Rodon retires the first 15 batters he faces in a row to earn credit for the 15 – 3 win.

Not to be outdone, the Red Sox tee off five times in the first three innings off Bowden Francis in a 10 – 2 win over the Blue Jays. Jarren Duran leads off the game with a homer and Alex Bregman also goes deep in the 1st, followed by Kristian Campbell in the 2nd, and Rafael Devers and Wilyer Abreu in the 3rd. Francis leads the majors with 11 homers allowed in six starts.

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