“THE SCOREBOARD” INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL SCORES https://www.maxpreps.com/in/baseball/scores/?date=5/15/2026 ====================================== INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL SCORES https://www.maxpreps.com/in/softball/scores/?date=5/15/2026 ======================================= INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS VOLLEYBALL SCORES NO GAMES SCHEDULED ======================================= INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS LAX SCORES https://www.maxpreps.com/in/lacrosse/girls/scores/?date=5/15/2026 ====================================== INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS LAX SCORES https://www.maxpreps.com/in/lacrosse/scores/?date=5/15/2026 ===================================== COLLEGE BASEBALL SCORES Scores ======================================= COLLEGE SOFTBALL SCORES Scores ====================================== MEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL SCORES NO GAMES SCHEDULED ====================================== DIVISION 1 MEN’S LAX SCORES NO GAMES SCHEDULED ====================================== DIVISION 1 WOMEN’S LAX SCORES NO GAMES SCHEDULED ======================================= NBA PLAYOFFS (1) Detroit vs. (4) Cleveland Game 1: Pistons 111, Cavaliers 101 Game 2: Pistons 107, Cavaliers 97 Game 3: Cavaliers 116, Pistons 109 Game 4: Cavaliers 112, Pistons 103 Game 5: Cavaliers 117, Pistons 113 (OT) Game 6: Pistons 115, Cavaliers 94 Game 7: Cleveland at Detroit | Sunday May 17 (8 ET, Prime Video) Series tied 3-3 (3) New York vs. (7) Philadelphia Game 1: Knicks 137, 76ers 98 Game 2: Knicks 108, 76ers 102 Game 3: Knicks 108, 76ers 94 Game 4: Knicks 144, 76ers 114 Knicks win series 4-0 (1) Oklahoma City vs. (4) Los Angeles Game 1: Thunder 108, Lakers 90 Game 2: Thunder 125, Lakers 107 Game 3: Thunder 131, Lakers 108 Game 4: Thunder 115, Lakers 110 Thunder win series 4-0 (2) San Antonio vs. (6) Minnesota Game 1: Timberwolves 104, Spurs 102 Game 2: Spurs 133, Timberwolves 95 Game 3: Spurs 115, Timberwolves 108 Game 4: Timberwolves 114, Spurs 109 Game 5: Spurs 126, Timberwolves 97 Game 6:Spurs 139, Timberwolves 109 Spurs win series 4-2 ==================================== NHL PLAYOFFS EASTERN CONFERENCE Montreal Canadiens (3A) vs. Buffalo Sabres (1A) Montreal leads series 3-2 Game 1: Buffalo 4, Montreal 2 Game 2: Montreal 5, Buffalo 1 Game 3: Montreal 6, Buffalo 2 Game 4: Buffalo 3, Montreal 2 Game 5: Montreal 6, Buffalo 3 Game 6: Buffalo at Montreal — 8 p.m. ET, Saturday, May 16 (ABC, SN, CBC, TVAS) * Game 7: Montreal at Buffalo — 7:30 p.m. ET, Monday, May 18 (ESPN, SN, CBC, TVAS) * – If necessary Complete coverage of Canadiens-Sabres series Philadelphia Flyers (3M) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (1M) Carolina wins series 4-0 Game 1: Carolina 3, Philadelphia 0 Game 2: Carolina 3, Philadelphia 2 (OT) Game 3: Carolina 4, Philadelphia 1 Game 4: Carolina 3, Philadelphia 2 (OT) Complete coverage of Flyers-Hurricanes series WESTERN CONFERENCE Minnesota Wild (3C) vs. Colorado Avalanche (1C) Colorado wins series 4-1 Game 1: Colorado 9, Minnesota 6 Game 2: Colorado 5, Minnesota 2 Game 3: Minnesota 5, Colorado 1 Game 4: Colorado 5, Minnesota 2 Game 5: Colorado 4, Minnesota 3 (OT) Complete coverage of Wild-Avalanche series Anaheim Ducks (3P) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (1P) Vegas wins series 4-2 Game 1: Vegas 3, Anaheim 1 Game 2: Anaheim 3, Vegas 1 Game 3: Vegas 6, Anaheim 2 Game 4: Anaheim 4, Vegas 3 Game 5: Vegas 3, Anaheim 2 (OT) Game 6: Vegas 5, Anaheim 1 Complete coverage of Ducks-Golden Knights series ==================================== MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PHILADELPHIA 11 PITTSBURGH 9 (10) DETROIT 3 TORONTO 2 WASHINGTON 3 BALTIMORE 2 TAMPA BAY 7 MIAMI 2 CINCINNATI 7 CLEVELAND 6 MILWAUKEE 3 MINNESOTA 2 NY YANKEES 5 NY METS 2 ATLANTA 3 BOSTON 2 (10) CHICAGO CUBS 10 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 5 HOUSTON 2 TEXAS 0 ST. LOUIS 6 KANSAS CITY 4 (11) ARIZONA 9 COLORADO 1 LA DODGERS 6 LA ANGELS 0 LAS VEGAS 5 SAN FRANCISCO 2 SAN DIEGO 2 SEATTLE 0 =================================== MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INDIANAPOLIS 11 LOUISVILLE 5 SOUTH BEND 9 WISCONSIN 0 FT. WAYNE 12 CEDAR RAPIDS 3 =================================== WNBA MYSTICS 104 FEVER 102 OT ACES 101 SUN 94 MERCURY 91 SKY 83 SPARKS 99 TEMPO 95 =================================== UFL SCORES STORM 31 RENEGADES 24 =================================== MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER NO GAMES SCHEDULED =================================== MAJOR NATIONAL HEADLINES/RELEASES NBA PISTONS SEPARATE FROM CAVALIERS IN SECOND HALF TO FORCE GAME 7 Cade Cunningham scored 21 points and dished out eight assists as the Detroit Pistons soundly beat the host Cleveland Cavaliers 115-94 in Game 6 on Friday night, extending the Eastern Conference semifinal series to a decisive seventh game. Jalen Duren had 15 points and 11 rebounds, Paul Reed scored 17 points in 16 minutes and Ausar Thompson added 10 points, nine rebounds and four steals before fouling out for the top-seeded Pistons. Game 7 is Sunday in Detroit. James Harden had 23 points, seven rebounds and eight turnovers for the fourth-seeded Cavaliers, who lost at home for the first time in seven playoff games. Donovan Mitchell scored 18 points on 6-of-20 shooting and Evan Mobley added 18 points. The Pistons had lost nine straight postseason games in Cleveland dating back to 2006. Detroit, which outscored the Cavaliers 61-43 in the second half, racked up 28 total points on 20 forced turnovers. Cunningham and Dannis Jenkins each made 3-pointers, and Thompson had a resounding dunk as Detroit built a 68-55 advantage 3:10 into the third quarter. Marcus Sasser went coast-to-coast for a floater at the buzzer to push it out to 84-70. The Pistons didn’t let up in the fourth, sending most of the crowd home early on Daniss Jenkins’ 3-pointer with 2:22 remaining that made it 112-91. Jenkins finished with 15 points and Sasser scored nine points in 18 minutes. Thompson was called for a flagrant foul on Sam Merrill, grabbing his neck with both hands and shoving him to the floor, with the Pistons leading 41-29 in the second. Merrill scored the next five points, fueling the Cavaliers to pull within 54-51 at halftime. Cunningham had 16 points, five assists and five turnovers at intermission, while Duren posted his best half of the series with nine points and six rebounds. Mitchell led Cleveland with 13 points and Harden had seven points and five turnovers. Thompson made a free throw to extend Detroit’s advantage to 39-27 early in the second, capping a 22-4 run. The surge began when Sasser entered the contest. Caris LeVert made a pair of 3-pointers off the bench in the first for the Pistons, who led 27-25 after 12 minutes. Detroit converted eight first-quarter turnovers into nine points. ===== STEPHON CASTLE, SPURS FINISH WOLVES IN GAME 6, SET DATE WITH THUNDER The San Antonio Spurs stamped themselves ready for a showdown with the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder, using an early offensive explosion and a brilliant all-around effort to finish off the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference semifinals with a 139-109 victory in Game 6 on Friday at Minneapolis. The win vaults the second-seeded Spurs into the Western finals against the top-seeded Thunder, with Oklahoma City tipping off the best-of-seven series at home on Monday. The teams met five times in the regular season, including in the NBA Cup semifinals, with the Spurs capturing the series 4-1. Led by Stephon Castle’s game-high 32 points and 55.7% team shooting, San Antonio left no doubt in its finale against the Timberwolves. With Castle burying three 3-pointers and adding a three-point play among 14 first-quarter points, the visitors led by as many as 11 before blowing the game wide open by scoring the first 20 points of the second period. Victor Wembanyama had seven of his 19 points in the run that created a 56-27 lead in the fifth minute of the second period. Minnesota, a Western Conference finalist each of the past two seasons, fought an uphill battle the rest of the way and did manage to get within 74-61 by halftime. However, the Timberwolves were outgunned from beyond the arc and posed no serious threat over the final 24 minutes. With Castle going 5-for-7 and De’Aaron Fox 3-for-3, the Spurs outscored the hosts 54-36 from deep, making 18 of 38 (47.4%) while the Timberwolves struggled to 12 of 34 (35.3%). Castle wound up one point shy of the 33 he had in Game 3 at Portland in the first round. He added a game-high 11 rebounds. Fox finished with 21 points and a game-high-tying nine assists, while Wembanyama had six rebounds and three blocks to go with his 19 points. Julian Champagnie chipped in with 18 points, Dylan Harper 15 and Devin Vassell 11 for the Spurs, who have reached the conference finals while appearing in the playoffs for the first time since 2019. Making just nine of his 26 shots, Anthony Edwards paced Minnesota with 24 points. Terrence Shannon Jr. had 21 points, Naz Reid 18, Jaden McDaniels 13 and Ayo Dosunmu 10 to complement nine assists for the sixth-seeded Timberwolves, who upset third-seeded Denver in the first round. Minnesota’s Julius Randle shot just 1-for-8 and totaled three points, while Rudy Gobert went scoreless with just three rebounds in 22 minutes. ============================= NHL NHL DOCKS GOLDEN KNIGHTS 2026 DRAFT PICK FOR MEDIA POLICY VIOLATIONS The NHL reacted swiftly and harshly to the Vegas Golden Knights’ “flagrant violations of 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs media regulations,” announcing on Friday that the franchise will forfeit a second-round selection in the 2026 NHL Draft. Head Coach John Tortorella did not meet with the media as prescribed by league policy after his squad eliminated the Anaheim Ducks in Game 6 of their Western Conference semifinal series in Anaheim on Thursday night. Moreover, the locker room remained closed to media. In addition, Tortorella, who took over head coaching duties from Bruce Cassidy on March 29, has been fined $100,000. “The Golden Knights are aware of today’s announcement from the NHL regarding the postgame media availability following Game 6 in Anaheim,” the team said on social media. “The organization will have no further comment.” The NHL imposed these penalties after previous warnings to the Golden Knights regarding its media regulations and other associated policies. Vegas may appeal these penalties to the Commissioner’s Office in person next week in New York. The Golden Knights will take on the Colorado Avalanche in the Western Conference Finals, beginning in Denver on Wednesday. ================================= MLB MLB ROUNDUP: ASTROS BLANK RANGERS AS SPENCER ARRIGHETTI FLIRTS WITH NO-HITTER Spencer Arrighetti carried a no-hitter into the eighth inning and Isaac Paredes provided early offensive support with a solo home run as the Houston Astros claimed the opener of a three-game series against the visiting Texas Rangers with a 2-0 victory on Friday. Arrighetti (5-1) was exceptional throughout and found an early rhythm. After issuing a two-out walk to Brandon Nimmo in the first inning, Arrighetti retired 11 consecutive batters. After retiring Kyle Higashioka on a flyout to left in the eighth, Arrighetti surrendered a sharp single to left by Justin Foscue that ended his no-hit hopes and concluded his outing. Arrighetti threw 102 pitches, one shy of his career high, and allowed one hit and four walks with five strikeouts over 7 1/3 innings. Rangers right-hander Jack Leiter (1-4) nearly matched zeroes with Arrighetti. Paredes’ fourth homer was the lone blemish for Leiter, who surrendered one run on three hits across seven innings. Reds 7, Guardians 6 Matt McClain homered and drove in three runs and visiting Cincinnati held on for a win over Cleveland. J.J. Bleday was 3-for-5 with two runs scored and an RBI for the Reds, who won their second straight. Winner Andrew Abbott (3-2) allowed a run on four hits in five-plus innings. He extended his shutout streak to 21 2/3 innings. Jose Ramirez was 3-for-4 and drove in a run for the Guardians, who had their three-game winning streak snapped. Loser Tanner Bibee (0-6) went 6 2/3 innings, giving up three runs on seven hits. Cleveland has lost nine of his 10 starts. Phillies 11, Pirates 9 (10 innings) Bryce Harper collected four hits, including the game-tying single in the ninth inning, and Brandon Marsh delivered the go-ahead RBI in the 10th as visiting Philadelphia rallied for a win over Pittsburgh. Kyle Schwarber homered twice for Philadelphia, giving him a major-league-high 20 on the season, including nine in the past eight games. He drove in five runs to help the Phillies improve to 13-4 under interim manager Don Mattingly. Games Brandon Lowe recorded his third multi-homer game of the season for Pittsburgh, which led 6-0 after the third inning and 8-5 in the ninth. Oneil Cruz and Marcell Ozuna each drove in a pair of runs for the Pirates. Padres 2, Mariners 0 Randy Vasquez pitched six scoreless innings as San Diego clinched the Vedder Cup with a shutout victory against host Seattle. The Padres improved to 4-0 in the six-game season series against the Mariners, with whom they share a spring training complex in Peoria, Ariz. The Vedder Cup is named for Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder, who has ties to both San Diego and Seattle. Vasquez (5-1) allowed four hits. Mariners right-hander Emerson Hancock (3-2) made a quality start. Hancock gave up one run on five hits over six innings. Cubs 10, White Sox 5 Carson Kelly went 3-for-5 with four RBIs, including a go-ahead single in the seventh inning and two-run double in the eighth, to boost the visiting Cubs to a victory against the White Sox. The Cubs stopped their crosstown rivals’ five-game winning streak behind a 14-hit attack that included two-hit efforts from Alex Bregman, Ian Happ and Seiya Suzuki. Cubs pitching overcame solo home runs from Colson Montgomery, Miguel Vargas and Jarred Kelenic. Drew Romo, Montgomery and Vargas had two hits each for the White Sox. Cardinals 5, Royals 4 (11 innings) Pinch hitter Yohel Pozo laced a walk-off RBI single with two outs in the 11th inning to propel St. Louis over visiting Kansas City. After falling behind by one in the 10th, the Cardinals scored a run in each of the last two innings to secure their third win in four tries. Jordan Walker went 3-for-5 with a two-run home run. In the top of the 10th, Bobby Witt Jr. double gave the Royals a 4-3 lead. Witt and Carter Jensen each had two hits and an RBI for Kansas City, which lost its fifth consecutive game. Dodgers 6, Angels 0 Andy Pages and Max Muncy hit back-to-back home runs to highlight a four-run fourth inning and eight pitchers combined for a two-hitter as the Dodgers blanked the Angels in Anaheim, Calif. Teoscar Hernandez also homered and had two hits for the Dodgers, who snapped a seven-game losing streak to their Southern California rivals. Edgardo Henriquez (2-0) tossed a hitless inning of relief for the Dodgers, who went with a bullpen game after Blake Snell landed on the injured list pregame. Zach Neto singled and reached base four times for the Angels, who dropped their fourth straight. Jack Kochanowicz (2-3) allowed six runs on seven hits over six innings. Nationals 3, Orioles 2 Daylen Lile finished a triple short of the cycle, Zack Littell (2-4) pitched five scoreless innings and Washington beat visiting Baltimore. Lile has four homers in his past four games. The Nationals led 3-0 entering the ninth inning, when they needed three pitchers to get through the frame. Richard Lovelady retired just one of the three batters he faced but earned his second save. Gunnar Henderson had two hits and an RBI for the Orioles. Shane Baz (1-5) threw seven innings, allowing three runs on six hits. Tigers 3, Blue Jays 2 Spencer Torkelson’s two-out RBI single brought home the winning run in the ninth inning as host Detroit edged Toronto. Torkelson’s opposite-field single off Jeff Hoffman (2-3) knocked in Matt Vierling, who reached on a bloop single and stole second. Detroit had lost eight of its last nine games, including three straight. Riley Greene had an RBI double to extend his hitting streak to 10 games. Greene has the longest active hitting streak in the majors and has reached base safely in a career-high 25 consecutive games. Andres Gimenez drove in both Toronto runs with a double. Braves 3, Red Sox 2 (10 innings) Mike Yastrzemski’s leadoff double in the bottom of the 10th inning propelled Atlanta over visiting Boston. Drake Baldwin went 2-for-4 with a home run that gave the Braves a first-inning lead. Michael Harris II also went deep before the Red Sox clawed back into a tie game with single runs in both the sixth and seventh innings. The last of five Atlanta relievers to appear, Didier Fuentes (3-0) stranded two runners on base to post a scoreless 10th. Marcelo Mayer hit a game-tying homer for Boston, which has lost four of its last five. Brewers 3, Twins 2 Jake Bauers’ RBI double and a controversial eighth-inning call helped Milwaukee edge Minnesota in Minneapolis. Jackson Chourio had two hits and two runs and Bauers was 2-for-4. Reliever Aaron Ashby (8-0) allowed the tying run, yet was awarded the win as he gave up four hits and one run in two innings. Trevor Megill notched his fifth save with a 1-2-3 ninth. Ryan Kreidler had two hits for the Twins. Joe Ryan yielded four hits, one run and fanned seven over six innings. Yankees 5, Mets 2 Cam Schlittler continued his impressive start by allowing one run over 6 2/3 innings for the visiting Yankees, who beat the Mets in the first Subway Series game of the season. Cody Bellinger and Jazz Chisholm Jr. had consecutive RBI doubles during a three-run third for the Yankees, who won for just the third time in nine games. Spencer Jones hit an RBI single in the fifth and Ben Rice homered in the ninth. Chisholm had three hits and a stolen base, while Rice also had three hits. Jones finished with two hits. Juan Soto homered and Brett Baty had two hits, including an RBI single, for the Mets, who had their three-game winning streak snapped. Starter Clay Holmes (4-4) suffered a fractured right fibula, Mets manager Carlos Mendoza told reporters after the game. Diamondbacks 9, Rockies 1 A six-run first inning set the table for Merrill Kelly’s first career complete game as Arizona cruised to a win over Colorado in Denver. Ildemaro Vargas was 4-for-5 with a double and two RBIs for Arizona. Kelly (3-3) needed just 100 pitches to record all 27 outs. He settled into the game after allowing a Hunter Goodman first-inning homer, yielding a total of four hits. Colorado starter Kyle Freeland (1-5) gave up seven runs on eight hits in 3 2/3 innings. Hunter Goodman took Kelly deep in the first for the Rockies’ lone run. Athletics 5, Giants 2 Nick Kurtz drilled a go-ahead, three-run homer to extend his streak of reaching base to 38 games while leading the Athletics to a victory over San Francisco at West Sacramento, Calif. Rookie Henry Bolte and veteran Jeff McNeil each had two hits and one RBI for the Athletics, who had lost three of their previous four games. Aaron Civale (5-1) allowed two runs and six hits over five innings to win his third consecutive start. Luis Arraez had four hits, including his first homer of the season, for the Giants, who lost their third in a row. Harrison Bader also went deep and joined Willy Adames with two hits for San Francisco. Tyler Mahle (1-5) was roughed up for five runs and 10 hits over five innings. ================================= GOLF SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER, TRAILING BY 2, STILL HEAVILY FAVORED AT PGA NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. — There’s a bottleneck on the PGA Championship leaderboard after two rounds. Fifteen players are within two shots of the lead, including co-leaders Maverick McNealy and Alex Smalley at 4 under par. According to Elias Sports Bureau, it’s just the third major championship in history with 15 or more players that close to the lead after 36 holes. Sportsbooks didn’t have to think hard to sort out their favorite. It’s World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, and it isn’t particularly close. As of Friday night, Scheffler was the +340 favorite to win the PGA at DraftKings Sportsbook and the +375 favorite at BetMGM, head and shoulders above the field despite posting a 1-over 71 Friday and sitting two back of the lead. Scheffler is the defending champion, his 2025 victory at Quail Hollow Club serving as the third of his four career major titles. He is a known quantity to sportsbooks and golf fans alike, having won 20 times on the PGA Tour since 2022. Second on the board at both sportsbooks was Cameron Young, the third-ranked player in the world, who also sits at 2 under with Scheffler and five others. Young was a trendy pick entering the week and had the third-shortest odds at most books. He’s now +900 to win at BetMGM and a more distant +970 behind Scheffler at DraftKings. Sportsbooks also have more faith in Sweden’s Ludvig Aberg before finally coming to one of the co-leaders, McNealy, as the fourth favorite. It likely has something to do with both their form and their career resumes. While Aberg has yet to win a major, the 26-year-old does own two PGA Tour wins and is widely seen as one of the sport’s top prospects. Aberg came on strong late in the second round with birdies at Nos. 12, 13, 14 and 16 to leave him at 2 under. McNealy, whose only win on tour came at the 2024 RSM Classic, reached 6 under par Friday afternoon before a pair of poor bogeys over his final four holes set him back. DraftKings has Aberg at +1175 to win and McNealy at +1250. At BetMGM, McNealy made a late move to tie Aberg for third-shortest odds at +1200. Smalley, who has no professional wins on his resume, is at +1400 on BetMGM, tied with Chris Gotterup, Hideki Matsuyama of Japan and Min Woo Lee of Australia (each of whom are 3 under). Smalley is even further back on DraftKings’ board, which installed Spaniard Jon Rahm as the fifth favorite at +1275 despite a late stumble putting him three back at 1 under. Smalley has +1550 odds to win at DraftKings, No. 9 on the board. ===== AMANDA DOHERTY, JIN YOUNG KO SHARE MIDWAY LEAD AT QUEEN CITY Amanda Doherty and South Korea’s Jin Young Ko fired matching 4-under-par 66s on Friday to share the lead at the Kroger Queen City Championship in Cincinnati. Ko went bogey-free with four birdies, including three over four holes late, while Doherty balanced five birdies against a solitary bogey to keep pace at 7-under 133 through two rounds. Ko opened on the back nine and carded one birdie before the turn, on the par-5 14th. After seven straight pars, her game warmed up on No. 4 with a birdie, her first of two straight. She added another at the par-5 seventh hole. A 15-time winner on the LPGA tour, Ko is seeking her first victory since 2023. Her best finish this season has been a tie for 27th at the Aramco Championship in early April. “I got married two months ago and my husband was there last week, and after the game he told me, ‘Why (are) you so nervous before you hitting the ball?’” Ko said. “And he didn’t like say that before, like last five years, but he said that. “And then after I heard (that) I tried to think about how did I play like the last two or three years, and I think I had some scared … play because I want to be better than better. I would say I’m perfection person. That’s why I don’t want make (a) mistake on the course. “But after I heard that, I’m being a human so I can make mistakes on the course and (it’s) just acceptable. Just trying having fun like (when I was 10 years old).” Doherty, on the other hand, is seeking her first career win following her debut in 2022. “I think I’ve just been working on the right stuff and everything is kind of going the right direction,” Doherty said. The pair overtook Ina Yoon and Chella Choi of South Korea and Japan’s Rio Takeda, all of whom had shared the lead at 4 under following the opening round on Thursday. Choi and Takeda battled for par to remain in contention at 4 under (tied for fifth), while Yoon shot a 1-over 71 to fall into a tie for 10th with five other golfers. England’s Lottie Woad might have had the round of the tournament with a 6-under 64. Woad collected six birdies over her first 10 holes, endured one bogey (No. 6) and finished her day with one more birdie at No. 8. That effort left her alone in third place at 6 under. “I think I hit maybe 15 greens today, so my bogey was a three-putt which was annoying,” Wood said. “Today I hit more fairways and just hit really good approaches.” New Zealand’s Lydia Ko continued to show consistency on Friday, following her first-day 68 with a 3-under 67. She did make two bogeys, but she rallied with five birdies to remain in contention in fourth place at 5 under. World No. 1 Nelly Korda and No. 2 Jeeno Thitikul of Thailand are tied with Choi and Takeda at 4 under after their matching 67s. Jennifer Kupcho is right there with them at 4 under after carding a 4-under 66. Korda is pursuing a third straight tournament win after winning the Chevron Championship and the Riviera Maya Open. Perhaps more impressive, she has failed to finish lower than second in 2026. Tied with Yoon are Sophia Schubert (second-round 68), South Korea’s Haeran Ryu (66), England’s Jodi Ewart Shadoff (66), China’s Ruoning Yin (67) and Australia’s Cassie Porter (68). =============================== INDIANA HEADLINES/RELEASES PREP BASEBALL INDIANA NEWS: https://www.prepbaseballreport.com/indiana ================================== INDY 500 Sometimes speed arrives at Indianapolis Motor Speedway when you don’t expect it. Just ask Felix Rosenqvist. Rosenqvist became the first driver this week to top 233 mph by leading “Fast Friday” practice for the 110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge, turning a top lap of 233.372 mph in the No. 60 SiriusXM Honda of Meyer Shank Racing w/Curb Agajanian. SEE: Practice Results | Qualifying Draw, Format The session, scheduled for six hours, was shortened to five after morning rain forced a two-hour delay of the start of the final practice before PPG Presents Armed Forces Qualifying this weekend on the 2.5-mile oval. “We started pretty slow, to be honest,” Rosenqvist said. “It’s kind of rare you’re able to crawl out of a hole like that. I think our first run was like a 230-something. We just found basically 3 mph. That’s kind of cool. The car felt pretty good. “Sometimes that happens, like once you find a little speed, it kind of comes. It kind of starts flowing. The balance was really good.” The top speed of the week soared by more than 5 mph Friday because the Honda and Chevrolet engines that power the field featured approximately 100 more horsepower due to increased boost levels, which also will be available during qualifying this weekend. A pre-qualifying practice takes place from 8:30-9:30 a.m. Saturday (FS2, INDYCAR Radio powered by OnlyBulls), with qualifications from 11 a.m.-5:50 p.m. (11 a.m.-2 p.m., FS2; 2-4 p.m., FS1; 4-6 p.m., FOX; INDYCAR Radio powered by OnlyBulls). Positions 16-33 for “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” will be locked in Saturday, with the 15 fastest cars advancing to the final rounds of qualifying Sunday to determine the coveted NTT P1 Award winner and the first five rows of the starting grid. Six-time NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion and 2008 “500” winner Scott Dixon will be the first driver in the qualifying line Saturday morning after his son, Kit, chose the coveted No. 1 coin in the blind qualifying draw after today’s practice. 2016 “500” winner Alexander Rossi was second at 232.932 in the No. 20 Java House Chevrolet of Ed Carpenter Racing. 2024 pole winner Scott McLaughlin led early in the session but ended up third at 232.674 in the No. 3 Pennzoil Team Penske Chevrolet. Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Takuma Sato was fourth at 232.655 in the No. 75 Amada Honda of Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing. 2022 “500” winner Marcus Ericsson rounded out a stacked top five with his best lap of 232.622 in the No. 28 Phoenix Investors Honda of Andretti Global. Rosenqvist’s top lap came with the benefit of an aerodynamic tow, but he was sixth-fastest on the “no-tow” list at 232.324, validating his solo speed for qualifying this weekend. McLaughlin was fastest without aerodynamic help at 232.674, turning just seven laps on the day due to satisfaction with his car’s speed. Reigning “500” winner and four-time and reigning series champion Alex Palou was second fastest solo at 232.532 in the No. 10 DHL Chip Ganassi Racing Honda. Rosenqvist, who welcomed his first child with wife, Emille, on May 4, also was the fastest of drivers in simulated four-lap qualifying attempts. His best four-lap average was 232.828. McLaughlin had the second-fastest qualifying sim among his paltry seven laps on track, with a four-lap average of 232.572. Rossi was third on the qualifying sim speed chart with his four-lap average of 232.543. An incident-free week of practice continued as all 33 drivers combined to turn 836 laps, the lowest total of the event due to the shortened session and teams’ focus on four-lap qualifying simulations. Jack Harvey was the busiest driver, recording 42 laps in the No. 24 DRR INVST Chevrolet of Dreyer & Reinbold Racing. The 110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge is scheduled for Sunday, May 24 (10 a.m. ET, FOX, FOX Deportes, FOX One, INDYCAR Radio powered by OnlyBulls). ============================ INDIANA FEVER INDIANAPOLIS (May 15, 2026) — The Indiana Fever suffered a two-point loss in overtime to the Washington Mystics on Friday night. Caitlin Clark led the Fever with 32 points, including 17 points and a franchise setting five three-pointers in the fourth. The Fever took a 28-21 lead over the Mystics in the first quarter thanks to six three-pointers from five different players. The Mystics overtook the Fever in the second quarter, outscoring them 20-9 to take a 41-37 lead at the halftime break. Despite seven points from Kelsey Mitchell, Washington expanded its lead to 67-58 in the third. The Fever came roaring back in the fourth quarter, highlighted by a 12-0 run over a 2:33 span, pushing the Mystics through the fourth quarter with Clark tying the game off a three-pointer with 2.3 seconds left in the game to force overtime. The Fever brought the game within one-point with 5.3 seconds left in overtime thanks to a Lexie Hull three-pointer, but free throws from Sonia Citron gave the Mystics the eventual win. POSTGAME NOTESBOX SCORE Indiana Fever Notes: Caitlin Clark recorded her 471st career assist on a Sophie Cunningham three-pointer at 7:15 in the first quarter, passing Katie Douglas for the fifth-most assists in Fever franchise history. Clark finished the night with eight assists, now totaling 476 across her career. Aliyah Boston scored nine points, passing Erica Wheeler for the sixth most points in Fever franchise history. Boston’s 1,834 total points are 162 points behind Tiffany Mitchell in fifth place. Clark’s 17 points in the fourth rank second in Fever history for the most points by a single player in a quarter, tying Boston’s performance against Phoenix on July 30, 2025. Clark’s five three pointers in the fourth quarter set a new team record for the most three pointers by a single player in a quarter. Friday’s 32-point performance from Clark marks her sixth career game with 30+ points, the sixth most in Fever franchise history. ================================ INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS Esmerlyn Valdez homered twice and Davis Wendzel matched his career high with five RBI as the Indianapolis Indians defeated the Louisville Bats, 11-5, on Friday night at Louisville Slugger Field. The Indians (17-26) jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning. Ronny Simon led off with a single and stole second base, Jhostynxon Garcia doubled him home, Enmanuel Valdez logged an RBI single and Wendzel doubled him home for the third run of the frame. Nick Cimillo crushed his fourth home run of the season in the second inning off Darren McCaughan (L, 4-2) to put the score at 4-0. Louisville (25-18) put up their lone run until the ninth inning on a solo home run from Ivan Johnson. The slugfest continued in the third frame as Esmerlyn Valdez socked a 112.0 mph rocket out of the yard to extend the lead, 5-1. He went to opposite field for a two-run blast in the fifth inning and Wendzel followed that with his first triple of the season for an 8-1 claim. Wendzel broke the game open with a three-run blast in the ninth. One more powerful moment arose with Noelvi Marte hitting a grand slam in the bottom of the ninth, ending the scoring at 11-5. Beau Burrows opened with a clean inning and Hunter Barco (W, 2-1) pitched the next 3.2 as the bulk man, allowing just one run and striking out a season-high seven batters. Indianapolis and Louisville meet again on Saturday night at 7:15 PM ET for Game 5. RHP Wilber Dotel (2-3, 5.82) will be on the mound for Indy with RHP Chase Petty (2-3, 4.76) going for the Bats. ========================== INDIANA SOFTBALL KNOXVILLE, Tenn. ––– It was back-and-forth in the opening round of the NCAA Knoxville Regional on Friday (May 15) as No. 25 Virginia walked off the Indiana softball program in the eighth inning, 8-7, inside Sherri Parker Lee Stadium on Friday (May 15) night. Indiana (42-15) took the early lead in the game, but Virginia (39-13) tied the game on three separate occasions, 3-3, 5-5 and 7-7. The Cavaliers then took their only lead of the game with the walk-off RBI single with two outs in the eighth inning. The Hoosiers will face Northern Kentucky in an elimination game starting at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday afternoon. With a win over NKU, the Hoosiers would play a second game at 8 p.m. against the loser of the winners bracket game between Tennessee and Virginia (3 p.m.) REGIONAL GAME 1: VIRGINIA 8, INDIANA 7 (8 innings) KEY MOMENTS • Indiana got off to a quick start with three runs in the opening frame. After Alex Cooper walked with one out, Avery Parker followed with a two-run home run to straight-away center field. With two outs, Madalyn Strader reached on an error, stole second base and a pair of errors allowed her to score. • A three-run second inning tied the game for Virginia as Jade Hylton hit a three-run home run to right field with two outs. • Parker started the third inning with a hit-by-pitch before a pair of quick ground outs. Ellie Goins followed with a home run to center field to make it 5-3. • A pair of fourth-inning solo home runs pulled Virginia even the score at five-all. • Goins posted just the second multi-home run game in IU’s NCAA Tournament history with a two-run shot in the fifth inning to push IU back into the lead, 7-5. • The Cavaliers answered again with two runs in the sixth inning thanks to a bases loaded walk and an RBI ground out. • After Indiana left the bases loaded in the top of the seventh, Virginia put runners on first and second with two outs in the top half of the frame. A single up the middle looked to score the game-winning run, but a perfect throw from Goins in center field and a nice tag by Parker sent the game to extra innings. • A leadoff walk came around to score in the bottom of the eighth inning on a Reagan Hickey two-out single to right-center field. Goins crashed into the walk trying to make the leaping catch at the wall, but with the runner going on contact, the winning run crossed the plate. NOTABLES • IU is now 2-2 all-time against Virginia with wins in 2001 & 2019 and losses in 1995 and 2026. • The meeting with NKU will be the first in program history. • Ellie Goins first-career multi-home run game joined Taylor Minnick (2; Oklahoma State, 5/16/25) as the only multi-home run contests in Indiana’s NCAA Tournament history. • Her four RBIs are also at least tied for the most in an NCAA Tournament game, as no Hoosier has ever had five RBIs in an NCAA postseason contest. • With her throw to home plate in the seventh inning to cut down a run, Goins produced just her second outfield assist of the season. She now has five career outfield assists, with three coming over three seasons at NC State. • Alex Cooper extended her reached base streak to 19-game with a walk. She also scored one run. • Avery Parker reached base three times in the game. She hit her 54th career home run in the first inning and was hit-by-pitch twice in the game. • The home run from Parker was the 20th of the season. • Parker has reached base safely in 51 of 57 games in 2026. • Aly VanBrandt reached base via walk and has reached base safely in 53 of 57 games this season. UP NEXT The Hoosiers will face Northern Kentucky in an elimination game starting at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday afternoon. With a win over NKU, the Hoosiers would play a second game at 8 p.m. against the loser of the winners bracket game between Tennessee and Virginia (3 p.m.) ========================== IU MEN’S SOCCER BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana men’s soccer head coach Todd Yeagley finalized his squad for the 2026 season with three additions from the May transfer window, announced on Friday (May 15). Indiana’s three May additions bring proven production – totaling 40 goals and 27 assists in their collegiate careers – as well as extensive NCAA Tournament experience. Combining 15 returners with eight transfer and five freshman additions, Indiana now has a full roster of 28 players. “We are excited to bring Wes, Oliver and Stephane to Indiana soccer and believe each player brings different strengths to our team, Yeagley said. “Our attack is immediately bolstered with the high-end qualities Stephane and Oliver possess. Wes will bring toughness, range and versatility to our midfield. We are confident all three will make an immediate impact next fall.” Westin Carnevale | Midfielder | Gr. | Pittsburgh, Pa. | Cornell Westin Carnevale comes to Bloomington as a graduate transfer after four seasons manning the midfield at Cornell. Carnevale had a career year as a senior, earning first-team All-Ivy honors and leading the Big Red to its third NCAA Tournament berth in four years. Over 54 career matches at Cornell, the midfielder recorded nine goals and five assists, totaling 23 points. Yeagley’s take: “We are excited to welcome Westin to Indiana, as he embodies many of the qualities we value most: competitiveness, consistency and character. Wes has a tremendous work rate and can influence games on both sides of the ball out of his central midfield role. He has a track record of success during his time at Cornell, and we are confident he can make a positive impact on our program.” Oliver Moller-Jensen | Forward | Sr. | Atlanta, Ga. | FAU Olive Moller-Jensen led FAU to its first-ever NCAA Tournament berth as a junior, recording six goals, six assists and 18 points in the process. Moller-Jensen earned American Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team and second-team All-AAC honors, as the Owls won the conference double. An Atlanta, Georgia, native, Moller-Jensen moved to Denmark at six years old and went on to play for Boldklubben Frem in the Danish third division before his three seasons at FAU. Yeagley’s take: “Oliver will provide an excellent balance of technical efficiency and tactical discipline to our attack. He has a strong soccer IQ and consistently makes the players around him better. Oliver will provide goals and assists from a variety of roles in our attack. Oliver has the ability to unbalance off both the dribble and pass, and we can’t wait to integrate him into our attack this fall.” Stephane Njike | Forward | Jr. | Paris, France | Maryland Top Drawer Soccer ranked Stephane Njike No. 15 in its postseason Top 100 list following his sophomore season at Maryland. Perhaps the top transfer attacker this year, Njike moves across the Big Ten after recording seven goals and seven assists to earn first-team All-Big Ten and first-team All-North Region honors, as well as a selection by DC United in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft. Across two collegiate seasons, Njike has totaled 38 points in 38 appearances from 13 goals and 12 assists. Yeagley’s take: “Stephane provides a dynamic blend of pace, power and competitiveness that will bring proven production and pure excitement to IU soccer fans. He is aggressive running at defenders, creates problems in transition and has the athletic profile to impact the match at a high level. We are thrilled to welcome Stephane into our program.” ================================= PURDUE MEN’S GOLF WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue men’s golf team continues its postseason quest in nearly the same place it started two weeks ago, when it returns to the Pacific Northwest for the NCAA Corvallis Regional, hosted by Oregon State University at Trysting Tree Golf Club in Corvallis. The Boilermakers’ previous tournament came in the same state, when it placed sixth at the Big Ten Championships held at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club outside Portland. Purdue hopes to finish at least one spot higher this week, which would qualify Purdue for the NCAA National Championships at the La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California, on May 29 to June 3. THE SCHEDULE • Monday, May 18 – 11:25 a.m. to 12:09 p.m. ET – Off hole 1, paired with San Diego and Georgia Southern • Tuesday, May 19 – 10:30 a.m. to 12:53 p.m. ET – To Be Determined on first-round scores. • Wednesday, May 20 – 10:30 a.m. to 12:53 p.m. ET – To Be Determined on second-round scores. THE FIELD (May 10, 2026 Clippd Rankings) 6 Arkansas 7 Texas Tech 17 Oklahoma 19 Charlotte 30 UCLA 31 Notre Dame 42 San Diego 43 Purdue 56 Georgia Southern 60 Oregon State 80 Liberty 93 Xavier 151 Sacramento State THE UNDERDOG Purdue enters the Regional as the No. 8 seed, but the Boilermakers have had success as the underdog. Since the 2014 Regionals, Purdue has out-performed its seed seven times in 10 Regional appearances. • 2014 – Sugar Grove, Illinois (8th seed; placed 3rd) • 2015 – Lubbock, Texas (10th seed; placed T-5th) • 2016 – Stillwater, Oklahoma (6th seed; placed 5th) • 2017 – West Lafayette, Indiana (7th seed; placed 5th) • 2018 – Kissimmee, Florida (7th seed; placed 9th) • 2019 – Pullman, Washington (10th seed; placed T-9th) • 2022 – Palm Beach Gardens, Florida (5th seed; placed 7th) • 2023 – Salem, South Carolina (7th seed; placed 12th) • 2024 – West Lafayette, Indiana (5th seed; placed 2nd) • 2025 – Auburn, Alabama (7th seed; placed 4th) • 2026 – Corvallis, Oregon (8th seed; —) JOURNEY TO SAN DIEGO A top-five placing in the Corvallis Regional would give Purdue its 32nd National Championship appearance, and a trip in three straight years for the first time since making 19 straight trips from 1949 to 1967. Purdue’s 31 appearances in the National Championships are the third most for a Northern school (above 40 degree North latitude), behind BYU (35) and Oregon (32). Purdue’s five appearances in the National Championships since 2014 are the second most in the Big Ten during that span. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES SINCE 2014 (Big Ten Only) 10 – Illinois (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025) 5 – Purdue (2014, 2015, 2017, 2024, 2025) 4 – Ohio State (2019, 2022, 2023, 2024) 1 – UCLA (2025) 1 – Northwestern (2018) 1 – Penn State (2017) PURDUE AT THE NCAA REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS • Purdue is looking for its first NCAA Regional title since 2002 (Little Rock, Ark.). • Purdue is making its 11th NCAA Regionals appearance in the last 12 tournaments (2020 – CoVid year; 2021 – missed). The total is second in the Big Ten behind Illinois (12). • Purdue’s five-lowest, 54-hole scores in NCAA play have all come in Regional play since 2015. • Since 2014, Purdue has played in nine different states in 11 NCAA Regional appearances (Florida 2x, Indiana 2x, Alabama, Illinois, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Washington). • Head coach Andrew Sapp is looking to become the first Purdue coach in school history to lead the Boilermakers to the National Championships in his first two years at the helm. THE COURSE (Trysting Tree Golf Club; Corvallis, Oregon) Since its grand opening in the summer of 1988, the spacious Trysting Tree Golf Club, located just five minutes from the Oregon State campus, has been the home of the Beavers’ men’s and women’s golf programs. It has become one of the Northwest’s finest public golf courses and one of the nation’s premier collegiate facilities. Trysting Tree Golf Club is a versatile golf course varying in lengths from 5,500-7,000 yards and carries a par 72. Oregon State coaches and student-athletes enjoy the luxury of the program’s own three-hole, par-3 golf course and their own covered end of the driving range and short-game practice area. They also have a dedicated team room called the “Beaver Den” on the second level of the club’s dining area. Trysting Tree has been the host site of the men’s and women’s NCAA West Regional Championships in 2001, the men’s Pac-12 Championship in 2002 and 2012, and the women’s Pac-12 Championship in 2003 and 2014. PURDUE LINEUP — Sam Easterbrook (Jr. / Tomworth, England) • Second-Team All-Big Ten selection • 70.84 stroke average; 6 top-10 finishes; 8 rounds in the 60s. • Three straight top-10 placings (10th, T-2nd, T-9th) • 15 career top-10 placings (6th in Purdue history). • 21 rounds of par or better (2nd in Purdue history). • 4th on single-season stroke average list (70.84). • Owns a career 71.99 stroke average (2nd in Purdue history). — Kentaro Nanayama (Sr. / Jakarta, Indonesia) • 72.06 stroke average; 4 top-20 finishes; 7 rounds in the 60s. • 72.34 career stroke average in 47 rounds on the counting team. • Three top-30 finishes in his last four events; other was a medical withdrawal. • Has shot 76 or better in his last 14 rounds (every round this spring). • Seven top-30 placings in 10 full events this season. — Will Harvey (Fr. / Westfield, Indiana) • 72.24 stroke average; 5 top-20 showings; 2 top-5 placings; 6 rounds in the 60s. • Top-16 finishes in three of his last four events. • Boasts the team’s top par-5 scoring average (4.68). • 3 top-10s are 3rd most by a freshman in school history (Austin Eoff, Adam Schenk – 4). • 72.24 stroke average is best by a freshman in school history by almost a stroke. — Andre Zhu (R-Fr. / Richmond Hill, Ontario) • 72.44 stroke average; 3 top-20 showings; 13 rounds of par or better. • School-record holder for lowest tournament score by a freshman (201). • Third on the team in birdies with 93. — Supapon Amornchaichan (So. / Bangkok, Thailand) • 72.56 stroke average; 3 top-20 finishes; 15 rounds of par or better. • 23 of his 27 rounds have been 75 or lower. • Only career top-10 finish came at the 2025 NCAA Championships (T-9th). — Jenson Forrester (Jr. / Wolverhampton, England) • 72.64 stroke average; 1 top-10 showing; 13 rounds of par or better. • Played the final two rounds at the Big Ten Championships in even-par (70-70). • Posted four top-30 finishes during the fall season. PURDUE GOLFERS IN THE NCAA REGIONAL / NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS — Supapon Amornchaichan • 2025 Nationals; La Costa Resort – 73-69-72-71=285 (-3); T-9th • 2025 Regionals; Auburn GC – 72-73-72=217 (+1); T-15th — Sam Easterbrook • 2025 Nationals; La Costa Resort – 82-75-77=234 (+18); T-139th • 2025 Regionals; Auburn GC – 73-77-77=227 (+11); T-52nd • 2024 Nationals; La Costa Resort – 84-XX-XX=84 (+12); N/A • 2024 Regionals; Kampen-Cosler Course – 72-76-74=222 (+6); T-44th — Jenson Forrester • 2025 Nationals; La Costa Resort – 84-71-80=235 (+19); T-144th • 2025 Regionals; Auburn GC – 71-79-72=222 (+6); T-31st — Kentaro Nanayama • 2023 Regionals; Cliffs at Keowee Falls – XX-XX-68=68 (-4); N/A TEAM NOTES • Purdue’s stroke average of 284.38 is currently the lowest in school history by 2.25 strokes per round (2021-22; 286.63). • Purdue is a combined 32-under par through its 32 rounds this season. Eighteen of the 32 rounds have been even- or under par. The 18 even- or under-par rounds are the most in school history, with at least three more rounds to play. • Purdue has had just six top-5 individual finishes this season. However, all six of Purdue’s regulars have at least two top-20 placings. • Purdue’s six regulars have between a 70.84 and 72.64 stroke average, all currently ranking in the top 25 of the single-season stroke average chart. • All six of Purdue’s regulars have had rounds of 68 or better. • Purdue has four players that have recorded at least six rounds in the 60s. WEATHER FORECAST • Monday, May 18 – Mostly Sunny, 74 degrees; N wind 5-10 MPH • Tuesday, May 19 – Partly Sunny, 77 degrees; N wind 10-15 MPH • Wednesday, May 20 – Partly Sunny, 79 degrees; N wind 5-10 MPH ========================================= PURDUE TRACK LINCOLN, Neb. –Purdue Track & Field’s Hugh Jacobsmeyer, Seamus Malaski, Marissa Palmer and Nathan Walker led the team to open the Big Ten Championships. Malaski reached the podium in the hammer throw, while Walker reached in the 10,000m. Palmer (200m) and Jacobsmeyer (1500m) qualified for the finals in their events. The men’s and women’s 10,000m, hammer throw, javelin and women’s pole vault were the only scored events on opening day. Men’s Notes • Malaski, in his first outdoor Big Tens competition of his career, earned Purdue’s first four points after he finished fifth with a throw of 67.00m (219-10). Riding the momentum of his indoor season, Malaski has now scored in all three of his Big Tens events. • Walker earned another two points for the Boilermakers when he took seventh in the 10,000m (29:55.25). It was his first time scoring at a Big Ten Championships in the 10,000m. He was a two-time scorer in the 5000m from 2023-24. • Hugh Jacobsmeyer set a school record in the 1500m when he ran 3:47.15 and finished with the seventh-fastest time in the prelims to qualify for the finals. He now owns Purdue 800m and 1500m records after he ran 1:47.29 in the 800m on April 18 in Gainesville, Florida. Jacobsmeyer will run the 800m on Saturday at 6:55 p.m. ET / 5:55 p.m. CT. • Warner Papillion concluded the first five of 10 decathlon events in ninth place with 3,785 points. He earned an event win in the 400m running 1.1 seconds faster than any other runner with a personal best 47.75. He also took sixth in the 100m with a 10.81 (+3.5 m/s). Women’s Notes • Marissa Palmer locked her spot in the 200m finals after she ran 22.89 (+3.8 m/s) to finish eighth in the prelims. It was her first Big Tens race as a Boilermaker and marked her second consecutive race running a wind-aided sub-23 200m. • Angeline Amefia finished the first four of seven heptathlon events in fifth place with 3,216 points. Her best finish was second in the 100mH (13.66, +2.4 m/s) and she added a third place finish in the 200m (24.50, +2.1 m/s). Next Up Big Tens resumes on Saturday morning starting with the decathlon 110mH at 10:30 a.m. ET / 9:30 a.m. CT. ============================== PURDUE BASEBALL DES MOINES, Iowa – The bottom third of the original starting lineup was a combined 5-for-7 with three doubles and three RBI, helping Purdue Baseball knock out the starting pitcher early for the second day in a row, but Iowa reeled off 12 unanswered runs to take game 2 of the series 14-5 Friday. The Boilermakers (35-17, 18-11 Big Ten) have dropped just their third series of the season. They held leads of 4-0 and 5-2 Friday but did not score again as the Hawkeyes (31-21, 14-15 Big Ten) rallied with a four-run sixth inning and eight-run bottom of the eighth. Purdue loaded the bases in four different innings but left 14 runners on base, matching its season high. The Boilermakers were 3-for-13 with runners in scoring position while Iowa went 9-for-15. After Purdue was unable to come up with a big hit with the bases loaded in each of the first two innings, three consecutive two-out hits led to a four-spot going up on the board and the Hawkeyes going to the bullpen. Westin Boyle opened the scoring with an RBI single, Zach Zychowski followed with a two-run double and Brandon Rogers drove in the fourth run with another RBI single. Batting in the 7-hole, Jackson Bessette doubled twice and reached base safely in all four of his plate appearances. Boyle (2-for-2, HBP, BB) also reached base safely four times. STREAKS EXTENDED • Aaron Manias: 13-game on-base; 8-game hit in Big Ten play; 5-game hit overall • Sam Flores: 10-game on-base • Dylan Drake: 9-game on-base; 8-game on-base in Big Ten play • Jackson Bessette: 9-game on-base; 5-game on-base in Big Ten play • Avery Moore: 8-game hit; 6-game hit in Big Ten play • Brandon Rogers: 5-game hit; 5-game RBI (both in Big Ten play) Iowa sent 11 men to the plate in the eighth inning while matching the second-biggest inning of the season against the Boilermakers. There was a squeeze bunt RBI single, two-run double and two-run homer among the six hits in the frame. Zach Erdman gave Purdue an opportunity to win yet again, pitching into the sixth while surrendering four runs on seven hits. He did not issue a walk for the sixth time in his 14 starts this season. The lefty worked a pair of 1-2-3 innings and induced an inning-ending 6-4-3 double play ball to limit the damage in the bottom of the third. The third time through the lineup was when the Hawkeyes came alive offensively. The first six batters of the bottom of the sixth had a productive plate appearance as Purdue used three different pitchers during that stretch but could not prevent Iowa from taking its first lead at 6-5. Jaixen Frost connected for a game-tying, two-run double and 8-hole hitter Ben Swails delivered the go-ahead RBI single. Jake Kramer stabilized things for Purdue by striking out three consecutive batters to bring the inning to an end. But Iowa shortstop Kooper Schulte turned a slick inning-ending double play after the Boilermakers had two on with one out in the top of the seventh. The following frame, Purdue loaded the bases with out but CJ Richmond and Trey Swiderski were both retired on loud outs – a line drive to second base and a deep fly ball to right center. For the second day in a row, the Hawkeyes got five innings of strong relief from their pitcher that finished the game. Friday it was Jaron Bleeker working five innings of shutout relief. In the series, Iowa’s bullpen has accounted for 13 1/3 innings of three-run ball, racking up 16 strikeouts vs. two walks. Dylan Drake connected for a two-out triple in the ninth inning in his first at-bat since suffering a broken hamate bone in his wrist in the April 11 win at Northwestern. The loss coupled with Oregon’s win vs. USC on Friday assured that the Boilermakers will play Tuesday in the double-elimination opening round of the Big Ten Tournament. The series and regular season finale is set for Saturday at 2 p.m. ET. ======================== BUTLER BASEBALL NEW YORK – The St. John’s Red Storm defeated Butler 7-2 on Friday afternoon in Queens, N.Y. With the loss, BU slides to 20-33 overall and 9-11 in BIG EAST play while the Red Storm improved to 29-24 overall and 14-6 in conference play. BULLDOG HIGHLIGHTS Charlie Schebler went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a walk. Danny Gavin recorded a hit and scored a run. Gavin Gilmore scored a run and tallied a hit. Logan Baker had a hit. Will Burgess went 1-for-1 with an RBI single. HOW IT HAPPENED In the top of the first, Schebler picked up where he left off yesterday, lacing an RBI single through the left side, putting Butler on the board first. SJU responded in the bottom half of the frame, evening the score at 1-1 heading into the second. After a scoreless second, SJU belted a three-run home run in the third, taking a 4-1 lead into the fourth. The Red Storm struck again in the fifth with an RBI single. SJU took the 5-1 lead into the back half of the contest. The Red Storm plated two more in the sixth on three hits, extending the Johnnies’ lead to six (7-1). An RBI single from Burgess in the eighth put the Bulldogs back on the board for the first time since the first inning. SJU took the 7-2 lead into the final frame. Butler was unable to mount a comeback in the ninth, dropping game two of the series 7-2. UP NEXT Butler will return to action tomorrow for game three of the series with St. John’s. First pitch for the rubber match is scheduled for 11 a.m. A link to live stats and a live stream will be available on Butlersports.com ============================== BALL STATE BASEBALL MUNCIE, Ind. – The Ball State baseball won both ends of a doubleheader Friday afternoon against Bowling Green to complete a series sweep of the Falcons at Shebek Stadium. The Cardinals (25-28, 18-15 Mid-American Conference) took the first game 6-5 and the second one by a score of 10-2 against Bowling Green (19-35, 12-21 MAC). Ball State will be a No. 6 seed in next week’s MAC Tournament and play either Northern Illinois or Toledo on Wednesday to begin the tourney at ForeFront Field in Avon, Ohio. Game 1 – Ball State 6, Bowling Green 5 The Cardinals put up four runs in the first inning and led from there on their way to a one-run decision in the doubleheader opener. After the visiting Falcons plated a pair of runs in the top of the frame, Ryan Muizelaar (double) and Brady Davidson (single) produced run-scoring hits, and Jacob Gillis blasted a two-run homer to give the Cardinals a 4-2 edge. Brayden Huebner hit solo shots in the second and fourth innings to extend the advantage to 6-2. John Chambers (6-5) got the final 13 outs for Ball State, allowing one run and one hit while striking out five to earn the win. Starting pitching Brady Strawmyer struck out five in 4.2 innings of four-run ball. Huebner and Davidson led the Ball State offense with three hits each in the first game of the afternoon. Andrew Heffernan (3-7) gave up six runs in 7.0 innings of work to be hit with the loss for the Falcons. Game 2 – Ball State 10, Bowling Green 2 Ten unanswered runs for the hosts followed two tallies by Bowling Green in the second to allow the Cardinals to cruise to a sweep in the second game of the day. John Colligan hit an RBI single, and Maalik Perkins produced a two-run knock as Ball State responded with three runs in the bottom half of the second frame to take a 3-2 lead. Preston Murphy drove in a run on a sacrifice fly in the third, and the Cardinals exploded for a five-spot in the fourth on an RBI single by Jack Bakus and grand slam from Kendric Sorgius to balloon the advantage to 9-2. Tommy Landsnes paced a group of three Cardinals with multiple hits in game two, as he tallied three safeties. Brandt Kendall and Kendric Sorgius joined him with two knocks each. Seven Ball State relievers combined for 7.0 shutout frames including Alex Burden (2-5) who was credited with the win thanks to a shutout third inning with two strikeouts. Keegan Johnson started and struck out three in 2.0 innings of two-run (none earned) ball. Jackson Miller (1-2) started on the mound for the Falcons and allowed three runs (two earned) in 2.0 innings of work to suffer the loss. ================================= INDIANA STATE BASEBALL TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Belmont rallied back from a five-run deficit and Indiana State was unable to respond late as the Sycamores fell on Friday night to the visiting Bruins at Bob Warn Field, 13-9. The Sycamore (30-24, 15-8) loss moved Indiana State one game behind UIC (16-7) in the Missouri Valley standings for the regular season title chase with one game to play. Indiana State will close out the weekend series against Belmont (20-34, 10-13) on Saturday afternoon with first pitch set for 2 p.m. ET, while UIC will take on Bradley with first pitch set for 4 p.m. ET. Both Indiana State and UIC have clinched first round byes and the top two overall seeds at next week’s Missouri Valley Baseball Championships in Murray, Ky. Indiana State will honor its 2026 baseball senior class prior to first pitch on Saturday afternoon at Bob Warn Field. The ceremony is scheduled to begin around 1:40 p.m. ET as the Sycamores recognize team manager Zeb Brewer, Colby morse, Breyllin Suriel, Nomar Garcia, Nick Sutherlin, Caleb Niehaus, Hunter Small, Emil Estrella, Carson Seeman, Aaron Moss, Ryan Karst, Joey Valentine, and Jack Armstrong in a pregame ceremony. Indiana State appeared to take control of the game early as Jeremy Martinez and Colin Sander both homered to pace the Sycamores to an early 5-0 lead through four innings. Belmont responded with a six-run fifth inning as the Bruins sent 12 batters to the plate with six consecutive hitters recording hits in the rally against Indiana State starter Ty Brooks (5-4). The Bruins bats continued to connect from there as Belmont went up by as many as 13-6 in the seventh inning, before Indiana State attempted a late comeback. Carter Beck, who homered earlier in the fifth inning, connected on an RBI single in the seventh and Mason Roell came around to score on a Belmont throwing error to cut the score down to 13-8. Nomar Garcia connected on an RBI double in the eighth inning to make it a 13-9 margin, however, that was as close as Indiana State was able to go the rest of the way in the loss. All nine Sycamores in the starting lineup recorded hits in the game paced by three-hit efforts from both Carter Beck and Emil Estrella. Nomar Garcia added a two-hit game in addition to his RBI double. Ty Brooks took the loss allowing seven hits and six runs over 4.1 innings of work. Owen Roberts, Jack Armstrong, Huner Small, Brady Banker, and Trevor Fenters worked the remainder of the game on the mound. How They Scored Indiana State took the 4-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning as Nick Sutherlin singled home Carter Beck, before Jeremy Martinez launched a three-run home run over the left field wall bringing home Sutherlin and Caden Miller to stake the Sycamores to the lead early. Colin Sander added to the Indiana State lead in the fourth with a solo home run to right center to make it a 5-0 Sycamore lead. Belmont sent 12 batters to the plate and had a stretch of six consecutive hits on their way to scoring six runs in the top of the fifth inning to go up 6-5. Landon Godsey had the big hit in the frame with a two-run single, while Jake Maddox connected on the go-ahead RBI single scoring Brady Holbrook. Indiana State answered and tied it up in the bottom of the fifth as Carter Beck connected on a solo home run over the wall in left center to make it a 6-6 game. Belmont took the 9-6 lead in the top of the sixth inning as Landon Godsey connected on an RBI sacrifice fly and Jake Maddox drove in two with a two-run single to center. The Bruins added four more runs in the seventh as Charlie Davis drove out a two-run home run and Mike Sprockett connected on a two-run single to right field to build a 13-6 lead. Indiana State scored two in the bottom of the seventh as Carter Beck singled home Nomar Garcia, while Mason Roell scored on a Belmont error in the inning to cut the deficit to 13-8. Caleb Niehaus and Nomar Garcia connected on back-to-back doubles in the bottom of the eighth inning with Garcia bringing Niehaus home to provide the final 13-9 scoring margin. News & Notes Carter Beck extended his on-base streak to 38 consecutive games following his 3-for-5 day with a home run, two RBIs, and two runs scored in the contest. All nine Sycamores hit safely on Friday night with Nomar Garcia, Carter Beck, and Emil Estrella all posting multi-hit games. Indiana State recorded 14 hits overall in the contest with six extra-base hits. Carter Beck connected on his team-leading 14th home run of the 2026 season in the fifth inning, marking his third home run in the month of May and first since a two-run shot on Tuesday night against Lindenwood. Colin Sander connected on his fifth home run of 2026 with his solo shot in the fourth inning. It marked his first home run since April 2 against UIC. Jeremy Martinez connected on his second home run of 2026 with his three-run home run in the first inning. It marked his first home run since February 22 against UMass Lowell. Trevor Fenters tied his career-high in innings pitched (2.0) set back on March 21 against Bradley, while establishing a new career-high in strikeouts (3). Up Next Indiana State and Belmont close out the weekend series on Saturday afternoon with first pitch set for 2 p.m. ET at Bob Warn Field. The game will be carried live on ESPN+ and 105.5 The Legend. =============================== EVANSVILLE BASEBALL EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville baseball team fell in a slugfest on Friday evening, falling to the Murray State Racers by a score of 15-10 at German American Bank Field at Charles H. Braun Stadium. Murray State got out to 10-0 lead in the fifth, but the Aces scored three runs in the fifth and seven in the sixth to make it a one-run game. However, a 3-run ninth helped the Racers pull away for the win. Ryan Seddon (Joliet, Ill./St. Laurence) had a big game at the plate for the Aces, going 2-for-4 with a double, home run and four RBIs. HOW IT HAPPENED Evansville starter Tanner Graham (Rocheport, Mo./Hickman) worked around trouble early, stranding a leadoff double in the first before escaping a bases loaded jam in the second. However, the Racers got to Graham in the third, plating five runs on five hits. In the top of the fifth, Murray State put up another big inning, scoring five runs on five hits once again to take a 10-0 lead. Evansville finally broke through offensively in the bottom of the fifth, with Cooper Rhodes (Jackson, Mo./Jackson) putting a two-out double down the right field line for the Aces’ first baserunner of the night. From there, Ximi Baftiri (Morris, Ill./Morris) picked up an RBI single before Seddon launched a no doubt two-run homer to right to make it 10-3. Murray State answered back with a run in the top of the sixth, but Evansville had more in store in the home half of the inning. With one out in the inning, Reid Haire (Hudson, N.C./Charlotte), Drew McConnell (Blue Springs, Mo./Blue Springs) and Reagan Reeder (Ramsey, Minn./Illinois) ripped three consecutive singles to plate a run. After a piar of walks scored another run and forced a pitching change, Seddon ripped a double to right field to score two and cut the deficit to four. Following another pitching change, Aaron Nehls (Evansville, Ind./North) came off the bench for a pitch hit opportunity and took advantage, lining a single to left field to score another run. After another walk, Spike Magill (Highlands Ranch, Colo./Mountain Vista) lifted a sac fly to the outfield to plate Seddon. Finally, McConnell was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to score the seventh run of the inning, the most by the Aces in an inning this year. Murray State responded with a run in the seventh, going back up by two. The teams traded zeroes until the ninth, when a three-run home run gave Murray State some breathing room before shutting the door in the bottom of the ninth to secure a 15-10 win and even the series. UP NEXT Evansville and Murray State wrap up the regular season tomorrow afternoon, while the Aces will celebrate Senior Day by honoring six student-athletes playing their final season at the University of Evansville. First pitch is set for 1 p.m. ================================= SOUTHERN INDIANA BASEBALL EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Baseball dropped the middle game of its three-game series against Lindenwood University, 10-2, on Friday night at USI Baseball Field. USI moved to 26-27 overall and 9-17 in the Ohio Valley Conference. Following a scoreless first two innings, the Lions struck first on Friday with four runs on the board in the top of the third inning to take a 4-0 lead. USI responded quickly with a solo home run from senior outfielder Hunter Miller, marking his third of the year and first at home. After USI cut the deficit down to three, 4-1, Lindenwood added three more runs in the top of the fourth inning off three hits to grab a 7-1 advantage. The Screaming Eagles got one run back in the home half of the fourth on an RBI double from senior outfielder Noah Foster to make the score 7-2. The Lions went on to score three runs over the next four innings to push their lead to 10-2. The Screaming Eagles had an opportunity to trim the difference in the bottom of the sixth with the bases loaded, but could not scratch across a run. Lindenwood closed out the ballgame keeping USI off the scoreboard in the last five innings. USI finished with two runs off seven hits but committed five errors. Lindenwood totaled 10 runs on 13 hits with no errors. At the plate, Miller collected two hits, including the solo home run. Senior infielder Clayton Slack went 2-2 and also walked twice, reaching base in all four plate appearances. It was another bullpen-heavy game for the Screaming Eagles, as eight total pitchers were used in the contest. Getting the start on the mound for the Eagles was sophomore right-hander Ean DiPasquale (4-3), who threw for the opening three innings and allowed five hits and four runs. After DiPasquale, the Eagles utilized seven relievers, who combined for six innings of work, allowing eight hits and two earned runs with three strikeouts Lindenwood starting pitcher Seth Benes took a no-decision, surrendering two runs off six hits in four innings. Getting the win was Lindenwood’s first reliever, Ethan Smith (3-2), who went 2.1 scoreless innings with five walks and one hit allowed. With Western Illinois University’s loss at Eastern Illinois University earlier Friday afternoon, the Screaming Eagles clinched their spot in next week’s OVC tournament. The first day of games takes place on Tuesday, May 19, at Mtn Dew Park in Marion, Illinois. Up Next for the Screaming Eagles: The Screaming Eagles and the Lions will wrap up the final game of the series on Saturday at 2 p.m. and will celebrate Senior Day before the game, honoring 14 seniors. Fans can follow USI Athletics on Facebook, Instagram, and X, as well as online at usiscreamingeagles.com for any schedule changes due to weather. Links to follow the Screaming Eagles during 2026 can be found on USIScreamingEagles.com and the USI Baseball Schedule. ================================ VALPO BASEBALL Your Valpo story deserved this ending, Connor Lockwood. After everything experienced by the Valparaiso University baseball team during the 2026 season, every player and coach deserved the moment of pure joy that came with Friday’s 9-4 victory over Southern Illinois at Itchy Jones Stadium in Carbondale. In an era of intercollegiate athletics where bouncing from program to program has become the norm, Lockwood experienced a moment on Friday night that you can only feel after representing one program for five years. And after 59 appearances and 329 1/3 innings worth of bleeding brown and gold and giving everything he had in the tank, Lockwood deserved the four-run Valpo seventh inning that flipped a 4-2 deficit into a 6-4 lead. He deserved the three-run top of the ninth that expanded the lead to five and slowed that racing heartbeat ever so slightly. He deserved the postgame hugs and handshakes that came from everyone, ranging from his closest family members to complete strangers. “It’s pretty special being here for five years,” Lockwood said. “I can’t thank Coach Schmack and all of the coaches here enough for giving me this opportunity. These guys are my brothers. I love them. It’s been a very special ride. I’ll never forget all of the friends I’ve made along the way.” After getting an outcome that was less than he deserved more times than once during his Valpo career – five years of doing what any good teammates does, giving more than he received – Lockwood deserved every bit of this moment, going out as the winning pitcher and walking off the mound only after the 27th out had been recorded. “I just trusted my stuff, had fun and believed in myself,” Lockwood said. “Especially since this was my last start, I wanted to let the defense work behind me, get ahead early and trust everything that I have.” Lockwood seemingly never came out of games during his Valpo career, and it was only fitting that he literally did not come out on his final night wearing Valpo across his chest. The complete game was his fourth of the season, moving into a tie for the national lead, and the seventh of his career, one shy of the national lead among active players and sole possession of second. The man with the pinpoint command issued no walks and struck out three in his final start, becoming just the seventh player in program history to cross the 250-strikeout threshold and finishing with 251. He finished his career with 329 1/3 innings, moving past Jon Gulbransen (2008-2011, 327 1/3) for second in program history in innings pitched. Lockwood finished behind only Dalton Lundeen (2013-2016, 347 1/3) in that category. Lockwood was the star of the night, but it was not a solo act. With the glove, freshman Cal Schembra made two diving catches in center. With the bat, junior Louie Kegerreis went 6-for-6, becoming the first Valpo player with a six-hit game since Ryan O’Gara on Feb. 28, 2010 at Jacksonville. After a storybook ending that belonged in a Hollywood script, Lockwood could potentially pursue continuing his baseball career at the professional level. He graduated from Valpo with a degree in elementary education with future plans of becoming a teacher and coach. The Valpo chapter of his life is over, but the rest is still unwritten. How It Happened Valpo struck first as Kegerreis filled his role of the cleanup hitter nicely, stroking a two-out single to score Michael Kuska, who had led off the game with a single and moved to second on a wild pickoff throw. Southern Illinois scored three times in the bottom of the first on an RBI double, a run-scoring infield single and a sac fly with Schembra making a diving catch in center on the sac fly. The Salukis led 3-1 through one. Valpo threatened in the top of the third with a walk and two hits, but stranded the bases full. Lockwood pitched shutout ball for the third straight inning in the fourth, working a 1-2-3 frame. He got some help from Schembra, who made another excellent grab. Valpo stranded runners in scoring position in three straight innings, leaving a man at second in the fourth and stranding a pair in the fifth as the score remained 3-1 SIU. The Salukis added a run in the bottom of the fifth, but it could have been worse as an around-the-horn double play ended the inning, stranding a runner at third. Valpo strung together four consecutive hits in the sixth, but SIU limited the damage to a single run, which scored on an infield hit by Kuska. Valpo had the bags full with one away, but a strikeout and lineout ended the inning. Lockwood zipped through the bottom of the sixth by retiring the side in order, keeping the deficit at two. Valpo moved a step closer when Javin Gauthier worked a bases-loaded walk to make it 4-3 in the top of the seventh, then Case Sullivan came through with a two-run single to right, leapfrogging the Beacons back in front at 5-4. Valpo added another later in that inning when Eli Riley singled home a run to make it 6-4. Valpo got a leadoff double from Kegerreis in the eighth, the team’s first extra-base knock of the game, and had runners at first and second with nobody out. However, the Salukis escaped with nothing across and the Valpo lead remained two at 6-4. Kegerreis smoked a two-run double in the top of the ninth, then Schembra added another extra-base knock that drove in a run to make it 9-4. Lockwood did the rest, retiring the side in order in the bottom of the ninth. Inside the Game Kegerreis recorded the fifth six-hit game in Division-I this season, tied for the most in the nation. The last time a Valpo player had five hits in a game – let alone six – was Alex Thurston on April 29, 2022 at Southern Illinois. This win was a team effort, featuring a season-high-tying 20 hits. The Beacons pounded out 20 hits for the first time since Feb. 22 at Presbyterian. The Beacons lashed an eye-popping 17 singles in the victory. All nine Valpo batters had hits including five with multi-hit games. Kegerreis’ six led a trio that had three or more as he was joined by Kuska and Riley. Lockwood’s final line – 9 IP, 11 H, 4 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 101 pitches. This marked the seventh time this season that he did not issue a walk in his start. Up Next The Beacons (12-37, 5-18 MVC) will close out the season with Saturday’s series finale at Southern Illinois. 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Players and umpire Tim Hurst are released on bail provided by Cleveland club owner Frank DeHaas Robison. A test case is made of rookie hurler John Powell. On June 10th, he will be found guilty of playing ball on Sunday and fined $5. 1902 – Two deaf-mutes face each other for the first time when Billy Hoy leads off for the Reds against Luther Taylor of the Giants. The Reds win, 5 – 3, with a five-run rally in the 9th. Hoy goes 2 for 4. 1903 – A record 31,500 at the Polo Grounds see the Giants beat Pittsburgh, 7 – 3, behind Christy Mathewson. Matty allows eight hits in beating Brickyard Kennedy, who is bricked for 13 safeties. The first-place New Yorkers will soon fade, and the Pirates, now in third place, will win their third straight pennant. 1904 – The Pirates overcome a 5 – 0 deficit against Christy Mathewson by scoring a run in the 5th and five more in the 6th for a 6 – 5 win. 1905 – Red Ames stops Chicago, 4 – 0, the third shutout in a row over Chicago by the Giants. 1906 – The visiting Giants, clad in their new all-black uniforms, are sliced up by the Pirates, 11 – 0. The Bucs tally 15 hits to back sinkerballer Vic Willis, obtained from Boston the previous December. Willis will toss shutouts in his next two outings. 1907 – The Highlanders swap P Walter Clarkson and OF Frank Delahanty – both siblings of future Hall of Famers – to Cleveland for P Earl Moore. New York is hoping that Moore will return to the form he showed before a Highlander line drive injured his foot the previous season, limiting him to six games. 1909 – National League President John Heydler calls a meeting with the league’s umpires to discuss ways that the new two-umpire system can prevent fighting by the players. A serious incident occurred several days earlier in Boston when Reds catcher Frank Roth attacked umpire Steve Cusack after a play at home. Several other Reds players threatened the umpire with baseball bats. 1912 – Due to his assault yesterday on Claude Luecker, a handicapped fan and a regular heckler, Ty Cobb is suspended indefinitely. Although today’s game is rained out, the Tigers meet in Philadelphia, voting to boycott future games if the “Georgia Peach” is not allowed to play. 1913 – Pirates OF Ed Mensor will draw eight walks all year, but one of them comes in the 3rd inning against New York, ending Christy Mathewson’s string of perfect control at 47 innings. Mathewson takes a 7 – 1 lead into the 8th, but Ham Hyatt roasts a fastball into the right field stands to lead off and the Bucs follow with five singles. Matty holds on for a 7 – 4 win. 1914 – Giants spitballer Jeff Tesreau’s no-hit bid against Pittsburgh is spoiled with two outs in the 9th when Joe Kelly lines a single. Tesreau retires the last batter to win, 2 – 0. 1916 – Behind the pitching of Babe Ruth, the Red Sox stop the Browns, 3 – 1. The only St. Louis score comes on a double steal. 1927 – Yankee OF Bob Meusel swipes second base, third base, and home in the 3rd inning as New York tops Detroit, 6 – 2. Lou Gehrig contributes a homer and two doubles to back Dutch Ruether’s pitching. 1929 – In Boston, Mel Ott hits for the cycle in New York’s 5 – 4, 10-inning loss to the Braves in a doubleheader nightcap. Ott’s home run in the 7th lands half-way up in the right field bleachers, the longest home run to that section since 1915. Joe Dugan matches Ott’s four hits and scores the winner. The Braves also win the opener, 4 – 3. 1930 – Washington wins a doubleheader from Philadelphia and moves into first place. Bump Hadley wins the opener, 5 – 3, and Ad Liska adds a three-hit, 4 – 0 shutout in the nitecap, beating George Earnshaw. Joe Judge’s three-run homer in the 8th puts the game away. 1931: The A’s move into first place to stay with a 12 – 5 win over the Indians at Cleveland. Philadelphia scores nine runs in the last two innings to give the win to Lefty Grove. At Detroit, Tommy Bridges gives up three hits in stopping the Yankees, 3 – 1, and dropping the Bombers to second place as they will not retake first. 1932 – The Yankees record their fourth straight shutout to equal the record set by Cleveland and Boston in 1903 and 1906 respectively. Johnny Allen, George Pipgras, Red Ruffing and Lefty Gomez were the hurlers. Lefty stops Cleveland on five hits to win, 8 – 0, New York’s fifth shutout in seven games. 1933 – In a 12-inning game against the Indians, Senators rookie Cecil Travis gets five hits in his major league debut. The teams break the major-league record by using 11 pitchers in the extra-inning game won by Washington, 11 – 10. General Crowder defeats Mel Harder. 1934 – The Reds send pitcher Syl Johnson and OF Johnny Moore to the Phils for pitcher Ted Kleinhans and OFs Art Ruble and Wes Schulmerich. Moore will turn out to be the class of the swap, hitting .300+ in the next three years. 1937: In Kansas City, Hilton Smith pitches a no-hitter as the Kansas City Monarchs beat the Chicago American Giants, 4 – 0. Smith allows only one Chicago batter to reach base when he walks Melvin Powell in the 4th. Powell is erased on a double play and Smith faces the minimum 27 men. Sug Cornelius pitches a three-hitter in a losing cause. A sacrifice fly by Chick Hafey in the 9th gives the Reds a 3 – 2 win over the Cubs. Hafey makes his first appearance since retiring in May 1935. Browns 3B Harlond Clift equals the American League record at the hot corner with nine assists in a 5 – 4 loss to the Tigers. A fumble and late throw in the 1st inning would have given him a tenth assist. By the end of the season, Clift will set a new record for total chances and the still-standing mark of 405 assists. The Tigers’ Gee Walker has a single to run his hitting streak to 21 games. 1939 – With half the expected crowd on hand due to the cold weather, only 15,109 fans at Shibe Park see the Indians defeat the A’s, 8 – 3, in ten innings, in the first night game ever played in the American League. Johnny Humphries is the winner over Roy Parmelee. 1941 – The Yankees bench top prospects Phil Rizzuto and Jerry Priddy, putting Joe Gordon and Frankie Crosetti back in the lineup. New York then rallies in the 9th to beat the White Sox, 5 – 4. 1944 – The White Sox beat the Yankees, 10 – 4, to stop Hank Borowy’s two-year winning streak at 11. 1945 – Mort Cooper goes AWOL from the Cardinals, returning to St. Louis. A 20-game winner for three previous seasons, Cooper, along with his brother Walker Cooper, has had his salary frozen at $12,000 for three years, and is in a salary dispute with owner Sam Breadon. Without Cooper, the Cards drop a pair to the Braves, losing 5 – 4 in 14 innings and 4 – 1. 1946 – Pinch-runner Jeff Cross steals home in the 10th inning to give St. Louis a 9 – 8 win over Boston. A week ago the Braves won on an extra-inning steal of home. The Cards win their ninth of ten road games but will lose tomorrow. 1947 – New York’s Johnny Mize scores a run in his 16th straight game, helping his team beat the Cubs, 5 – 3. Mize, who will lead the National League in runs, eclipses the NL mark of Max Carey and Freddie Lindstrom. Ted Kluszewski will better the league mark in seven years. 1948: Pete Gray, one-armed OF with the 1945 Browns, starts his comeback at Elmira after a year out of baseball. He will hit .290 in 82 games. At Wrigley Field, the Cubs spot the Reds an 8 – 1 lead in the 2nd inning, then roar back to win, 13 – 11. Tetsuharu Kawakami of the Yomiuri Giants becomes the first player in Nippon Pro Baseball history to hit two home runs in one inning. 1951 – At Yankee Stadium, Mickey Mantle drives in four runs and scores three as New York routs the Indians, 11 – 3. Mantle connects for the first of his 266 homers at the Stadium, the blast coming off Dick Rozek. 1953: At Yankee Stadium, White Sox lefty pitcher Tommy Byrne pinch-hits for slugger Vern Stephens and hits a grand slam off Yankees reliever Ewell Blackwell to climax a five-run 9th inning and give Chicago the 5 – 3 win. Stephens has ten career grand slams; Byrne now has two. After the Braves’ Billy Bruton’s leadoff single in the 1st, Phillies P Curt Simmons retires the next 27 batters to win, 3 – 0, at Milwaukee. The loss snaps the Braves six-game win streak. 1954: The Indians sweep the A’s, 12 – 7 and 6 – 0, to take over first place. This begins a streak of 11 wins in a row. The Orioles draw a record 46,796 fans at Memorial Stadium for a doubleheader with the Yankees. Allie Reynolds wins the opener for New York, 2 – 0, on three hits, before Don Larsen stops the Yankees, 6 – 2, in the nitecap. Ted Williams is back, though grimacing with each swing, and goes 8 for 9 with two home runs and seven RBI in a doubleheader against the Tigers. Williams has three hits in game one, a 7 – 6 loss. He goes 5 for 5 in the nightcap, including both home runs, but Boston loses, 9 – 8, in 14 innings. 1956: On a blustery day in Cleveland, the Yankees top the Indians, 4 – 1. Mickey Mantle hits a homer off Bud Daley, while his pal Billy Martin is benched for the first time. Bobby Richardson takes his place at 2B. In Jersey City, Cards RF Wally Moon hits his first major league home run, but St. Louis loses, 5 – 3, to the Dodgers. The Dodgers score five unearned runs in the 4th. 1957 – The Yankees top Kansas City, 3 – 0, behind Bob Turley’s four-hit shutout. Mickey Mantle has a homer off Alex Kellner, the 11th time in his last 12 at-bats he’s reached base safely. That night a group of Yankees celebrate Billy Martin’s 29th birthday in raucous fashion. An ensuing fight at Manhattan’s Copacabana Club leads to $5,500 in fines and the eventual trade of Billy to Kansas City. Hank Bauer allegedly starts the fight by hitting a patron, although Bauer denies it. The Yanks fine Whitey Ford, Bauer, Yogi Berra, Mantle and Martin $1,000 each and Johnny Kucks $500. 1963 – The Reds sell aging slugger Wally Post to Minnesota. 1965 – Oriole teenager Jim Palmer picks up his first major league win, topping the Yankees, 7 – 5. Palmer also bangs his first major league homer, a two-run drive off Jim Bouton, to give himself the victory margin. 1966 – Chuck Dressen suffers his second heart attack in two years. Coach Bob Swift again takes the helm of the Tigers. 1967: Reliever Phil Regan loses his first game in 77 appearances. The “Vulture” gets pinned with his first defeat in over a year when Astros third baseman Bob Aspromonte hits a two-run triple in the 10th to beat the Dodgers, 5 – 3. Philadelphia voters approve a $13-million bond issue to build a new stadium. On the field, the Phillies tie a National League record with their 11th straight errorless game, but they still lose, 4 – 3, to St. Louis. 1968: With his third two-homer game in four games, Senators LF Frank Howard ties the American League record for most home runs (seven) in a four-game stretch (at least one in each). Washington wins, 4 – 1, at Cleveland. In Los Angeles, the Cubs’ Rich Nye tops Don Sutton, 1 – 0, in a “Year of the Pitcher” special. 1969: In the highest-scoring 11th inning ever, Seattle scores six runs, then allows five, but hangs on for a 10 – 9 win at Boston. Jim Bouton gets the win with three shutout innings. Wayne Comer has a pair of homers, including one in the 11th. John Kennedy adds a homer in the 11th and Rico Petrocelli goes deep in the same inning for the Sox. Despite five home runs – three by Mike Epstein – the Senators lose to the White Sox, 7 – 6. Carlos May’s tenth homer of the year breaks a 6 – 6 deadlock. 1970: At Fenway Park, Carl Yastrzemski belts a Dean Chance pitch out of the park to the right of the flag pole. Only Jimmie Foxx (twice) and Bill Skowron had previously done it. Ray Culp is the 6 – 2 winner over Cleveland. Bill Mazeroski’s 9th-inning pinch-single paves the way for a Pirate win, 4 – 3, over the Expos. It is Maz’s first pinch-hit in his career, which began 14 years earlier. The Reds’ Jim McGlothlin shuts out the Braves, 2 – 0, stopping Rico Carty’s 31-game hitting streak in the process. Carty batted .451 (51 for 113) during the streak, which started April 8th. 1971 – Doug Rader connects for a grand slam and a two-run double to tie the Houston Astros franchise record of six RBIs. The Astros outhit the Cards, 17-16, and outscore them, 12 – 4. 1972: With a Ruthian blast off Burt Hooton at Philadelphia’s Veterans Stadium, left fielder Greg Luzinski “rings” the Liberty Bell hanging in dead center field on fourth level. The 500-foot clanger will account for the Phillies’ only run as they lose to the Cubs, 8 – 1. Rick Monday hits a single and three consecutive home runs, driving in five runs for Chicago. In the Reds’ 4 – 3 win over the Giants, Pete Rose knocks in the winning run on an attempted intentional walk. On a 3 – 0 count, Giants pitcher Ron Bryant comes close to the plate with ball four and Rose drives it on the ground and reaches base on an error. 1976 – The Yankees send P Larry Gura to Kansas City for C Fran Healy. Healy’s best moments from now on will come in the radio booth, while Gura will help KC to the 1978 playoffs with a 16-4 record. 1978: The Tigers top Seattle, 4 – 2, in 16 innings, winning on a home run by Lance Parrish. Steve Foucault, who pitches the last three innings, gets the win. Relief ace John Hiller tosses 6 2/3 shutout innings. The M’s Ruppert Jones ties a major-league record for CF by making 12 putouts. The White Sox trade OF Bobby Bonds to the Rangers for OF Claudell Washington and OF Rusty Torres. The Reds’ Tom Seaver strikes out 13 in beating the Expos, 7 – 1, in Montreal. David Clyde, who has not won since May 1974, tosses a four-hitter to lead the Indians to a 3 – 2 win over the A’s. The winning runs are unearned for Cleveland. 1979 – National League owners approve the sale of the Houston Astros from the Ford Motor Credit Company to John McMullen for a reported $19 million. 1981 – Astros shortstop Craig Reynolds hits three triples in one game, helping Houston to beat the Cubs, 6 – 1. The Texas native is only the seventh player to accomplish this feat. 1983: Despite six 9th-inning runs on solo home runs by Dave Engle and Bobby Mitchell and two-run shots by Gary Gaetti and Mickey Hatcher, the Twins lose, 7 – 6, to Oakland. Engle’s and Hatcher’s homers are pinch hits. In an 11 – 4 rout of the Pirates, Mets rookie right fielder Darryl Strawberry hits his first major league home run. 1984: The Orioles release veteran pitcher Jim Palmer, who is 0-3 with a 9.17 ERA this season. Palmer is asked to retire and accept a job with the organization, but he declines, hoping in vain to find a roster spot on another major league team. Catcher Carlton Fisk hits for the cycle in a losing effort as Kansas City tops Chicago, 7 – 6. Fisk’s only triple of the year comes in the cycle and he joins the 1945 Pirates’ Bill Salkeld as the only catcher this century to hit his lone season triple in a cycle. The Twins sell 51,863 tickets to their 8 – 7 loss to the Blue Jays, but only 6,346 fans show up for the game. The skewed numbers are the result of a massive ticket-buying plan organized by Minneapolis businessman Harvey Mackay to keep the Twins in Minnesota; if the club does not sell 2.41 million tickets this season it can break its lease with the Metrodome. Taking advantage of reduced prices on the Family Day promotion, Mackay pays $218,718 for 44,166 tickets. Steve Carlton lifts a grand slam off Fernando Valenzuela to lead the Phillies to a 7 – 2 win over the Dodgers. 1986 – A’s infielder Tony Phillips goes 5 for 5, hits for the cycle and drives in four runs as Oakland beats Baltimore, 8 – 4. 1987 – After starting off with an 18-2 record, the Brewers drop their tenth in a row, losing, 13 – 0, to Kansas City. The Brew Crew’s only hit off Charlie Leibrandt is a bunt single. 1991 – The Calgary Cannons hit three grand slams in their 22 – 7 win over the Tacoma Tigers. Dave Cochrane, Chuck Jackson and Alonzo Powell connect with the bases full for the Cannons in what is believed to be a first in professional baseball. 1993 – Seattle P Randy Johnson hurls a one-hit, 7 – 0 victory over the Athletics. He loses his no-hitter when Lance Blankenship singles with one out in the 9th inning. 1995 – Just ten days after the record for the highest-scoring day in National League history is tied, four shutouts are tossed, by the Cubs, Mets, Padres and Pirates. It is the first time this has happened since 1991. 1996: Sammy Sosa becomes the first Cub ever to hit two homers in one inning, hitting them in the eight-run 7th inning at Wrigley Field. The slugger accomplishes the feat leading off the 7th with a solo shot off Jeff Tabaka and then hits a two-run round tripper off Jim Dougherty. The Cubs roll over the Astros, 13 – 1, as rookie Amaury Telemaco, recalled two days ago from the Iowa Cubs, allows just one hit in seven shutout innings. Albert Belle homers twice to lead the Indians to an 8 – 3 win over the Tigers. Jack McDowell is the winner for the division-leading Indians, now 5 1/2 games ahead of the White Sox. Before the game, the American League orders Belle to receive “immediate counseling” and do community service as a result of his winging baseballs at a photographer several weeks ago. Belle’s agent replies that the star is already doing both. As Tony Phillips says, “It’s not been a good 24 hours.” The White Sox OF is picked off base in the 9th inning of Chicago’s 3 – 2 loss to Milwaukee, then returns to the clubhouse to learn that battery charges have been pressed against him by a fan. Phillips and the fan got into a shoving match after the outfielder left yesterday’s game in the 7th inning, changed into street clothes and sought the fan. Phillips contends the fan was yelling racial slurs during the game. Both Phillips and the fan will eventually be charged with disorderly conduct and fined. 1997: In Chicago, the Cubs erupt for 21 hits in clubbing the Padres, 16 – 7. Sammy Sosa goes 4 for 4 with a career-high six RBIs. Brian McRae also has four hits for the Cubs. Montreal spots the Giants an early nine-run lead, then stages the biggest rally in franchise history to win, 14 – 13. Barry Bonds and Glenallen Hill homer as the Giants take an 11 – 2 lead after three innings. Montreal responds with four runs in the 4th, three in the 5th and three more in the 6th for a 12 – 11 lead. Michael Tucker’s two-out double in the 9th breaks up Alan Benes’ no-hitter. Benes, unfortunately, is matched against Greg Maddux, who holds the Cards scoreless for eight innings. The Braves finally push across a run in the 13th on Andruw Jones’ infield dribbler to beat Cardinals reliever John Frascatore, 1 – 0. The teams combine for 33 strikeouts, three shy of matching the National League record for an extra-inning game set by the Giants and Mets in a 23-inning contest in 1964. 1998 – At Busch Stadium, Mark McGwire crushes a Livan Hernandez pitch for a 545-foot homer to lead the Cards to a 5 – 4 win over the Marlins. “It’s the best ball I’ve ever hit,” says the Cards slugger. On May 12th, he hit a homer 527 feet. 1999: Mark Sweeney must wonder what you have to do as Cincinnati sends him to the minors and calls up pitcher Brett Tomko. Sweeney is hitting .357 with an .857 slugging percentage and a .471 OBP. The Orioles outslug the Rangers, 16 – 5, pounding out 24 hits in the process. All nine Baltimore starters have two or more hits, with Mike Bordick leading the way with four. Albert Belle hits a pair of homers and knocks home five runs. 2000: After a fan steals Los Angeles catcher Chad Kreuter’s hat and hits him in the back of the head, many Dodgers, including coaches John Shelby and Rick Dempsey, go into the stands and start fighting with the Wrigley Field faithful. When the melee ends, several fans are arrested as the game is delayed nearly ten minutes, and there is litter all over the field. The Dodgers defeat the Cubs, 6 – 5. The Brewers defeat the Astros, 6 – 5, in 16 innings. 3B Ken Caminiti gets five hits for Houston, including a double. 2001: Rickey Henderson leads off with a home run, extending his major-league record for leadoff home runs to 79. This is more than the combined total for the #2 and #3 players on the list: Brady Anderson (44), and Bobby Bonds (35). Connecting off Astros P Shane Reynolds, Cub outfielder Sammy Sosa hits his 14th home run of the year to become the 33rd major leaguer to reach 400 career homers. Sosa has hit 371 homers as a Cub, putting him third on the all-time Cub list behind Ernie Banks (512) and Billy Williams (392). 2002: The Mariners score eight times in the 7th inning and go on to batter the Blue Jays, 15 – 2. LF Mark McLemore goes 5 for 5, including a double and three-run home run, for Seattle. The New York Times reports that October 1st, which is the first day of the postseason, is also being considered as a possible strike date. In yesterday’s edition, the newspaper had indicated an early August date was being considered for a labor action by the Players Association if a new Collective bargaining agreement can’t be reached. 2008: The Phillies top the Blue Jays, 10 – 3, behind Jayson Werth. Werth clouts three homers and ties the Phillies record with eight RBI in a game. He has a chance for a fourth home run in the 7th but fouls out to first base. Arizona beats Colorado, 8 – 5. Brandon Webb improves to 9-0 after nine starts; it is the best start since Andy Hawkins won his first ten in 1985. The Rangers pound the Astros, 16 – 8. Shawn Chacon, the Houston starter, gets his ninth straight no-decision, a major league record for starting pitchers at the beginning of a season. 2009 With David Ortiz benched because of his poor start, the Red Sox still power past the Mariners, 5 – 3. Home runs by Jason Bay, Jason Varitek and Jeff Bailey account for all of Boston’s runs against starter Garrett Olson, a last-minute replacement for scheduled starter Erik Bedard. Nick Hundley homers off Micah Owings with two outs in the 16th inning to end a marathon, 6 – 5, in favor of the Padres over the Cincinnati Reds. Normally a starter, Owings is pressed into pitching 5 2/3 innings in relief for the losers before surrendering the game-ending shot, while rookie Luis Perdomo, the Padres’ eighth pitcher, picks up his first major league win. 2010: The Reds beat the Cardinals, 7 – 2, to move into first place in the NL Central. Bronson Arroyo pitches a complete game while Scott Rolen hits a homer and drives in three runs against his former team. The Twins stun the Yankees with an 8th-inning grand slam by Jason Kubel against closer Mariano Rivera for a 6 – 3 win at New Yankee Stadium. Rivera had converted a record-tying 51 consecutive save opportunities at home and had not given up a grand slam since 2002; the runs are also the first he gives up this season. 2011: The Houston Astros are sold by owner Drayton McLane to a group of Houston businessmen headed by Jim Crane. The sale price is reported to be $680 million. The Indians pound the Royals, 19 – 1, collecting 20 hits and eight walks. Reliever Vin Mazzaro bears the brunt of the damage: he gives up ten runs in the 4th inning, and a team-record 14 runs overall as he takes one for the team. He is then sent down to AAA Omaha immediately after the game, his ERA having ballooned to 22.74. He is only the fourth pitcher since World War II to give up 14 runs in a game. Michael Brantley and Matt LaPorta drive in four runs each, while Travis Hafner and Orlando Cabrera chip in with three RBIs apiece. Kyle Davies is the loser, retiring only one batter on a nightmarish evening for Kansas City’s pitchers. 2012: Is there anything the old man cannot do? 49-year-old Jamie Moyer picks up his second win of the year for Colorado by throwing 6 1/3 innings, during which he allows a single run, and helps his own cause with a two-run single in the 4th. The hit is fielded by Arizona 1B Paul Goldschmidt, but Moyer outraces him to the bag, eluding a lunging attempt at a tag, while the speedy Dexter Fowler takes advantage of Goldschmidt’s distraction to score all the way from second base. The runs make Moyer the oldest player to collect a major league RBI, passing Julio Franco. The final score is 6 – 1 in favor of Colorado. The Blue Jays pound four homers to beat the Yankees, 8 – 1, at home. The long balls by Edwin Encarnacion, J.P. Arencibia, Jose Bautista and Kelly Johnson account for seven of the runs as Kyle Drabek is the winner against Hiroki Kuroda. 2013 – It is advertised as a match-up of marquee pitchers Yu Darvish and Justin Verlander, but tonight’s contest between the Rangers and Tigers is a high-scoring one, ending 10 – 4 in Texas’s favor. The Rangers score seven runs in the 3rd, capped by a three-run blast by C Geovany Soto that chases Verlander from the game for his shortest outing in nearly three years. For his part, Darvish allows a pair of long balls to Jhonny Peralta and Don Kelly but pitches eight innings to improve to 7-1 on the year. 2014 – Penn State turns two triple plays in a loss to Michigan State University. They become only the second NCAA Division I team to turn two triple killings in a game, following Gonzaga University in 2006. 2015 – Miguel Cabrera hits the 400th home run of his career off Tyler Lyons in the 1st inning of a game against the Cardinals. With the blast, he passes both Andres Galarraga, who held the record for most homers by a player from Venezuela, and Detroit Tigers legend Al Kaline, who both finished with 399 homers. The homer comes one night after Adrian Beltre also reached the 400 mark. The Tigers win, 4 – 3, in 10 innings. 2017: Chris Davis homers twice in extra innings to help the Orioles outlast the Tigers, 13 – 11. His blast in the 12th inning sets up a three-run outburst, but Detroit replies with three runs of its own to keep the game going. In the 13th, Davis tees off against Francisco Rodriguez with a runner on third base, and those two runs prove to be the margin of victory. The Orioles squander an early 7 – 1 lead and need a homer by Mark Trumbo with two outs in the 9th to stay alive. For Detroit, J.D. Martinez homers twice, including a grand slam, and they have the winning run on third base in both the 11th and 12th innings, but both times, Tyler Collins, mired in an 0-for-30 slump, makes the final out without cashing in the runner. Richard Bleier earns his first career win in the slugfest. Manager Joe Maddon earns his 1,000th career win as the Cubs defeat Cincinnati, 9 – 5, thanks to homers by Kyle Schwarber, Anthony Rizzo, Addison Russell and Ian Happ. The win brings the Cubs back to .500 on the season. 2020 – The owners release figures showing that on average, teams will lose $640,000 per game played without fans. This is done in the hope of convincing players to accept a form of revenue sharing in conjunction with their plan to play a truncated season starting around July 4th, with no spectators present – at least at the outset – due to the coronavirus pandemic. They also provide the Players Association with a detailed protocol on how such games would be played in order to minimize contact between persons present at the ballpark and maintain social distancing. All of these proposals still require the players’ approval before they can be implemented. 2023 – 3B Colt Keith has a massive game for the Erie SeaWolves of the Eastern League. In the 1st inning alone, he homers and triples, and finishes the night at 6-for-6, hitting for the cycle and homering twice while collecting 7 RBIs in an 18 – 4 win over Harrisburg. 2024 – For a rare time, the rule limiting the number of mound visits affects a game. Tampa Bay has a 7 – 5 lead over Boston with two outs in the bottom of the 9th when closer Jason Adam puts a couple of men on base. Pitching coach Kyle Snyder comes out of the dugout to speak to his pitcher before he faces Romy Gonzalez, but home plate umpire Alex Tosi stops him, pointing out that the Rays are out of mound visits. Red Sox manager Alex Cora now comes out to argue that Tampa should be forced to replace its pitcher due to the illegal visit. The matter is discussed for a time and referred to MLB headquarters for a ruling, and when it is confirmed that Cora is right and that Adam must go, the Rays have had enough time to warm up another reliever, Erasmo Ramirez, who takes over and forces Gonzalez to hit a tapper back to him to end the game. Left unsaid is why it took the umpires so long to enforce a rule that is absolutely clear-cut, thus letting the Rays get away with its violation. 2025 – Wilmer Flores hits three homers and drives in eight runs to lead the Giants to a 9 – 1 win over The Athletics. One of the homers is a grand slam off J.P. Sears. Flores is now tied with Aaron Judge for the major league lead in RBIs with 41. Births[edit] 1858 – Alex Voss, pitcher (d. 1906) 1859 – Steve Dignan, outfielder (d. 1881) 1866 – Billy Hart, pitcher (d. 1944) 1872 – John O’Connell, infielder (d. 1908) 1875 – George Barclay, outfielder (d. 1909) 1882 – Cy Rigler, umpire (d. 1935) 1884 – Peter McLaughlin, umpire (d. 1959) 1886 – Clarence Lehr, infielder (d. 1948) 1888 – Fred Hicks, infielder (d. 1950) 1892 – Jim Brown, catcher, manager (d. 1943) 1892 – Dick Byrd, USA national team pitcher (d. 1958) 1894 – Paddy Smith, catcher (d. 1990) 1895 – Colonel Snover, pitcher (d. 1969) 1896 – Red Ostergard, pinch hitter (d. 1977) 1902 – Watty Clark, pitcher (d. 1972) 1902 – Howie Fitzgerald, outfielder (d. 1959) 1904 – Abe White, pitcher (d. 1978) 1909 – Agustín Bejerano, outfielder; Salon de la Fama (d. 1972) 1910 – Chauncey DeVault, minor league executive (d. 1980) 1912 – Earl Halstead, scout (d. 1996) 1917 – George Jumonville, infielder (d. 1996) 1919 – Stubby Overmire, pitcher (d. 1977) 1920 – Dave Philley, outfielder (d. 2012) 1921 – Earl Ashby, catcher (d. ????) 1925 – Dave Brazell, college coach (d. 2018) 1925 – Doug Opperman, minor league infielder (d. 2015) 1926 – Sylvester Carlisle, infielder (d. 1970) 1926 – Rube Walker, catcher (d. 1992) 1927 – Kenso Zenimura, NPB outfielder (d. 2018) 1928 – Billy Martin, infielder, manager; All-Star (d. 1989) 1931 – Ben Johnson, pitcher (d. 2020) 1932 – Mary Lou Kolanko, AAGPBL outfielder (d. 2007) 1933 – Bob Bruce, pitcher (d. 2017) 1933 – Ed Delaporte, college coach (d. 2015) 1933 – Yoshio Ranjo, NPB catcher 1934 – Don Musto, minor league outfielder (d. 2014) 1940 – Thomas Maine, minor league pitcher (d. 1994) 1943 – Yoshiyuki Tsuji, NPB pitcher 1944 – Akira Wong, Guam national team coach (d. 2021) 1945 – Shigeyuki Takahashi, NPB pitcher (d. 2010) 1949 – Rick Reuschel, pitcher; All-Star 1951 – Mike Potter, outfielder 1953 – Takahiro Kenmotsu, NPB outfielder 1953 – Rick Rhoden, pitcher; All-Star 1955 – John Anderson, college coach 1955 – Jack Morris, pitcher; All-Star 1955 – Tack Wilson, outfielder 1957 – Mark Funderburk, designated hitter 1957 – Brian Poldberg, coach 1958 – Bob Miscik, minor league pitcher and manager 1959 – Bob Patterson, pitcher 1959 – Mitch Webster, outfielder 1960 – Ken Heaton, college coach 1962 – Chi-Hsin Chen, CPBL catcher 1962 – Juan Lopez, coach 1962 – Katsumi Watanabe, Japanese national team pitcher 1965 – Sheng-Chieh Hsu, CPBL infielder and manager 1966 – Carlos Gastelum, minor league catcher (d. 2005) 1966 – Jeff Ditch, college coach (d. 2020) 1967 – Doug Brocail, pitcher 1967 – Steve Fanning, minor league infielder 1967 – Hiroyuki Maehara, NPB infielder 1967 – Frank Seminara, pitcher 1968 – Dan DeVoe, trainer 1968 – Hiroshi Narahara, NPB infielder 1968 – Tsuyoshi Shimoyanagi, NPB pitcher 1969 – Essex Burton, minor league infielder 1969 – Mike Heathcott, pitcher 1969 – Akira Uehara, NPB pitcher 1970 – Mark Kingston, minor league infielder 1970 – Jim Mecir, pitcher 1971 – Gary Ejercito, Philippines national team pinch-hitter 1973 – Tom McKinnon, minor league player 1974 – Jerrod Riggan, pitcher 1977 – Ivanon Coffie, infielder 1977 – Satoshi Kubota, Japanese national team outfielder 1978 – Takashi Aiki, NPB pitcher 1978 – Nick Bierbrodt, pitcher 1978 – Nate Janowicz, minor league player 1980 – Stefan Bailie, minor league infielder 1981 – Yoshiyuki Noguchi, NPB infielder 1983 – Drew Bigda, minor league pitcher 1983 – Steven Delanoy, First Division outfielder 1983 – Carlos Perez, Nicaraguan national team pitcher 1983 – Steven Register, pitcher 1984 – Artur Donetsky, Russian national team pitcher 1984 – Jensen Lewis, pitcher 1984 – Brandon Mann, pitcher 1984 – Rafael Martin, pitcher 1985 – Tomáš Cása, Hoofdklasse outfielder 1986 – Buck Britton, coach 1986 – Kentaro Kyuko, NPB pitcher 1986 – Brett Scarpetta, minor league pitcher 1986 – Tsuyoshi Sato, NPB pitcher 1987 – Joris Bert, minor league outfielder 1987 – Tyler Cloyd, pitcher 1987 – Anthony Shawler, minor league pitcher 1988 – Amanda Asay, Canadian women’s national team player; Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame (d. 2022) 1988 – Arthur Bonevacia, minor league outfielder 1988 – Ryusuke Kikusawa, NPB pitcher 1989 – Drew Maggi, infielder 1989 – Jesus Quintero, minor league pitcher 1989 – Kyle Ward, Hoofdklasse pitcher 1990 – Jin Ishihara, Peruvian national team player 1990 – Yasuhiro Ogawa, NPB pitcher 1990 – Yu-Ta Tsai, CPBL catcher 1991 – Dietrich Enns, pitcher 1991 – Tamir Oyunbaatar, Mongolian national team infielder 1991 – Jonathan Van Eaton, minor league pitcher 1992 – Williams Jerez, pitcher 1993 – Jake Jewell, pitcher 1993 – Luis Sardinas, infielder 1994 – Heath Fillmyer, pitcher 1994 – Michael Petersen, pitcher 1994 – Thomas St. Clair, minor league pitcher 1995 – Freddy Fermín, catcher 1995 – Gabe Klobosits, pitcher 1995 – Harutaka Kuramoto, NPB pitcher 1995 – Pierre Turettes, French Division I outfielder 1996 – Sean Bouchard, outfielder 1996 – Juan Escorcia, minor league pitcher 1996 – Donny Sands, catcher 1997 – Édgar Arredondo, minor league pitcher 1997 – Richie Palacios, outfielder 1998 – Carlos Guzman, minor league pitcher 1998 – Yuki Sakaeda, NPB catcher 2000 – Bee Sengsoulin, Laotian national team outfielder 2000 – Luis Garcia, infielder 2000 – Viktor Večerka, signed pitcher 2000 – Joshua Wentzel, South African national team outfielder 2001 – Gabriela Sandoval, Mexican women’s national team infielder 2003 – Reginald Preciado, minor league infielder Deaths[edit] 1903 – Jimmy Wolf, outfielder, manager (b. 1862) 1918 – Patsy Tebeau, infielder, manager (b. 1864) 1919 – Germany Schaefer, infielder (b. 1877) 1924 – Candy Cummings, pitcher; Hall of Famer (b. 1848) 1927 – Pat Murphy, catcher (b. 1857) 1935 – Wallace Fessenden, manager; umpire (b. 1860) 1935 – Mark McGrillis, infielder (b. 1872) 1935 – Pete Weckbecker, catcher (b. 1864) 1937 – Cy Pfirman, umpire (b. 1889) 1939 – Hal Kime, pitcher (b. 1899) 1941 – Art Williams, outfielder (b. 1877) 1950 – Curt Elston, minor league outfielder (b. 1879) 1952 – Sal Campfield, pitcher (b. 1868) 1952 – Spec Harkness, pitcher (b. 1887) 1953 – Jim Wallace, outfielder (b. 1881) 1959 – Yaichiro Sakurai, amateur pitcher; Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame (b. 1883) 1961 – Dick Harley, pitcher (b. 1874) 1963 – Don Hankins, pitcher (b. 1902) 1963 – Larry Woodall, catcher (b. 1895) 1964 – Buzz Arlett, outfielder (b. 1899) 1964 – Harry Williams, infielder, manager (b. 1905) 1968 – Bill Brandt, pitcher (b. 1915) 1970 – Dutch Ruether, pitcher (b. 1893) 1975 – Al Helfer, broadcaster (b. 1911) 1978 – Mike Wilson, catcher (b. 1896) 1980 – Cap Peterson, outfielder (b. 1942) 1981 – Jim Finigan, infielder; All-Star (b. 1928) 1981 – Tommy Mee, infielder (b. 1890) 1983 – Mel Wright, pitcher (b. 1928) 1984 – Pat Patterson, infielder; All-Star (b. 1911) 1985 – Johnny Broaca, pitcher (b. 1909) 1987 – Willie Powell, pitcher (b. 1903) 1989 – Buddy Allen, outfielder (b. 1914) 1990 – Pretzel Pezzullo, pitcher (b. 1910) 1992 – Preacher Henry, pitcher; All-Star (b. 1911) 1998 – Rufino Linares, outfielder (b. 1951) 2010 – Bob White, minor league infielder (b. 1934) 2012 – Kevin Hickey, pitcher (b. 1956) 2012 – Thad Tillotson, pitcher (b. 1940) 2013 – Frankie Libran, infielder (b. 1948) 2014 – Roosevelt Gilliam, college coach (b. 1932) 2014 – Bud Hollowell, minor league catcher and manager; Olympian (b. 1943) 2014 – Jan Kars, Hoofdklasse player and coach (b. ~1931) 2015 – Dave Gorrie, minor league outfielder and college coach (b. 1930) 2019 – Katsuo Aoki, NPB catcher (b. 1946) 2024 – Mitch Zwolensky, minor league pitcher (b. 1959) 2025 – Jason Conti, outfielder (b. 1975) 2025 – Tim Wallace, college coach (b. 1960) ============================================== TV SPORTS TODAY Saturday, May 16 AUTO RACING 4 p.m. CW — NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: BetRivers 200, Dover Motor Speedway, Dover, Del. COLLEGE BASEBALL Noon ACCN — TBA SECN — Mississippi St. at Texas A&M 3 p.m. ACCN — TBA BTN — UCLA at Washington SECN — Mississippi at Alabama 6 p.m. BTN — Southern Cal at Oregon COLLEGE LACROSSE (MEN’S) Noon ESPNU — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Quarterfinal 2:30 p.m. ESPNU — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Quarterfinal COLLEGE SOFTBALL 1 p.m. ESPN — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Regional ESPN2 — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Regional 3 p.m. ESPN2 — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Regional 5 p.m. ESPN2 — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Regional ESPNU — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Regional 7 p.m. ACCN — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Regional ESPN2 — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Regional ESPNU — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Regional 8 p.m. ESPN — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Regional 9 p.m. ESPN2 — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Regional ESPNU — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Regional 10 p.m. ESPN — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Regional 11 p.m. ESPN2 — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Regional COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD 6 p.m. SECN — Southeastern Tournament: Championship, Auburn, Ala. GOLF 10 a.m. ESPN — PGA Tour: PGA Championship, Third Round, Arominik Golf Club, Newton Square, Pa. 1 p.m. CBS — PGA Tour: PGA Championship, Third Round, Arominik Golf Club, Newton Square, Pa. 3 p.m. GOLF — LPGA Tour: Kroger Queen City Championship presented by P&G, Third Round, Maketewah Country Club, Cincinnati HORSE RACING 4 p.m. NBC — 151st Preakness Stakes: From Laurel Park, Laurel, Md. MLB BASEBALL 4 p.m. FS1 — Baltimore at Washington (4:05 p.m.) 7 p.m. FOX — Regional Coverage: N.Y. Yankees at N.Y. Mets (7:15 p.m.) OR San Diego at Seattle (7:15 p.m.) 9:30 p.m. MLBN — Regional Coverage: L.A. Dodgers at L.A. Angels (9:38 p.m.) OR San Francisco at Athletics (9:40 p.m.) NBA BASKETBALL TBA TBA — Western Conference Semifinal: Oklahoma City at L.A. Lakers, Game 6 (If Necessary) NHL HOCKEY TBA TBA — Eastern Conference Second Round: Buffalo at Montreal, Game 6 (If Necessary) TNT — Eastern Conference Second Round: Philadelphia at Carolina, Game 7 (If Necessary) TRUTV — Eastern Conference Second Round: Philadelphia at Carolina, Game 7 (If Necessary) TBA — Western Conference Second Round: Anaheim at Vegas, Game 7 (If Necessary) SOCCER (MEN’S) 9:55 p.m. ESPN2 — English FA Cup: Chelsea vs. Manchester City, Final, London UFL FOOTBALL Noon ABC — DC at Louisville 3 p.m. ABC — Houston at St. Louis _____ Sunday, May 17 AUTO RACING 1 p.m. FS1 — NASCAR Cup Series: NASCAR All-Star Race, Dover Motor Speedway, Dover, Del. COLLEGE LACROSSE (MEN’S) Noon ESPNU — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Quarterfinal 2:30 p.m. ESPNU — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Quarterfinal COLLEGE ROWING 9 a.m. BTN — Big Ten Tournament: Championship, Indianapolis COLLEGE SOFTBALL Noon ACCN — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Regional ESPN2 — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Regional 1 p.m. ESPN — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Regional SECN — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Regional 2 p.m. ESPN2 — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Regional 2:30 p.m. ACCN — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Regional 3 p.m. ESPN — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Regional SECN — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Regional 4 p.m. ESPN2 — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Regional 5 p.m. ESPNU — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Regional SECN — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Regional 5:30 p.m. ACCN — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Regional 7 p.m. ESPN — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Regional ESPNU — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Regional SECN — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Regional 8 p.m. ESPN2 — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Regional 9 p.m. ESPN — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Regional ESPNU — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Regional 10 p.m. ESPN2 — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Regional COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD 1:30 p.m. BTN — Big Ten Tournament: Championships, Lincoln, Neb. GOLF 10 a.m. ESPN — PGA Tour: PGA Championship, Final Round, Arominik Golf Club, Newton Square, Pa. 1 p.m. CBS — PGA Tour: PGA Championship, Final Round, Arominik Golf Club, Newton Square, Pa. 3 p.m. GOLF — LPGA Tour: Kroger Queen City Championship presented by P&G, Final Round, Maketewah Country Club, Cincinnati MLB BASEBALL Noon NBCSN — Miami at Tampa Bay (12:15 p.m.) PEACOCK — Miami at Tampa Bay (12:15 p.m.) 4 p.m. MLBN — San Francisco at Athletics (4:05 p.m.) 7 p.m. NBCSN — San Diego at Seattle (7:20 p.m.) PEACOCK — San Diego at Seattle (7:20 p.m.) NBA BASKETBALL TBA TBA — Eastern Conference Semifinal: Cleveland at Detroit, Game 7 (If Necessary) TBA — Eastern Conference Semifinal: Philadelphia at New York, Game 7 (If Necessary) TBA — Western Conference Semifinal: Minnesota at San Antonio, Game 7 (If Necessary) NHL HOCKEY TBA TNT — Western Conference Second Round: Minnesota at Colorado, Game 7 (If Necessary) TRUTV — Western Conference Second Round: Minnesota at Colorado, Game 7 (If Necessary) SOCCER (WOMEN’S) 6 p.m. ESPN2 — NWSL: Angel City at Portland UFL FOOTBALL 1 p.m. FOX — Columbus at Birmingham WNBA BASKETBALL 1:30 p.m. NBC — Las Vegas at Atlanta PEACOCK — Las Vegas at Atlanta 6 p.m. NBCSN — Seattle at Indiana PEACOCK — Seattle at Indiana About The Author troyderengowski61@gmail.com See author's posts Post navigation THE INDIANA SRN “SPORTSPAGE” FRIDAY MAY 15, 2026
