“THE SCOREBOARD” ===================================== INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL SCORES https://www.maxpreps.com/in/baseball/scores/?date=5/20/2026 ====================================== INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL SCORES https://www.maxpreps.com/in/softball/scores/?date=5/20/2026 ======================================= INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS LAX SCORES SATURDAY MAY 23 2A SEMI-STATE GAMES • 10:00AM – GUERIN CATHOLIC (HOME) VS CARMEL (AWAY) • 12:30PM – CHATARD (HOME) VS ZIONSVILLE (AWAY) SATURDAY MAY 23 1A SEMI-STATE GAMES • 3:00PM – BROWNSBURG (HOME) VS CASTLE (AWAY) • 5:30PM – CROWN POINT (HOME) VS FISHERS (AWAY) ====================================== INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS LAX SCORES SATURDAY MAY 23 BISHOP CHATARD VS. HERITAGE CHRISTIAN FT. WAYNE DWENGER VS. GUERIN CATHOLIC ZIONSVILLE VS. HAMILTON SE PARK TUDOR VS. SB ST. JOSEPHWESTFIELD VS. CATHEDRAL ===================================== INDIANA BOYS VOLLEYBALL REGIONALS-MAY 23 BRACKET: https://www.maxpreps.com/tournament/iicn7r5kgU-3v1IMYhl4FA/_i-ycQuwkkGeR7y-08CKJw/boys-volleyball-26/2025-26-ihsaa-boys-volleyball-state-tournament-state-championship.htm ============================== INDIANA BOYS HIGH SCHOOL TRACK SECTIONALS-THURSDAY 1. MUNSTER (12)5 PM CT RESULTS SCHOOLS: 21ST CENTURY, BOWMAN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY, CALUMET, EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL, GARY WEST SIDE, GRIFFITH, HAMMOND BISHOP NOLL, HAMMOND CENTRAL, HAMMOND MORTON, HIGHLAND, LIGHTHOUSE CPC, MUNSTER 2. CROWN POINT (11)5 PM CT RESULTSSCHOOLS: ANDREAN, CROWN POINT, HANOVER CENTRAL, HOBART, ILLIANA CHRISTIAN, LAKE CENTRAL, LAKE STATION EDISON, LOWELL, MERRILLVILLE, RIVER FOREST, WHEELER 3. PORTAGE (10)5 PM CT RESULTS SCHOOLS: CHESTERTON, LAPORTE, MARQUETTE CATHOLIC, MICHIGAN CITY, NEW PRAIRIE, PORTAGE, SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS), VALPARAISO, WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, WESTVILLE 4. KANKAKEE VALLEY (14)5 PM CT RESULTS SCHOOLS: BOONE GROVE, DEMOTTE CHRISTIAN, HEBRON, KANKAKEE VALLEY, KNOX, KOUTS, MORGAN TOWNSHIP, NORTH JUDSON-SAN PIERRE, NORTH NEWTON, RENSSELAER CENTRAL, SOUTH NEWTON, TRI-TOWNSHIP, WEST CENTRAL, WINAMAC COMMUNITY 5. PENN (11)5:30 PM ET RESULTSSCHOOLS: CAREER ACADEMY, GLENN, LAVILLE, MISHAWAKA, MISHAWAKA MARIAN, PENN, SOUTH BEND ADAMS, SOUTH BEND RILEY, SOUTH BEND SAINT JOSEPH, SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON, TRINITY ACADEMY AT GREENLAWN\ 6. PLYMOUTH (13)5:30 PM ET RESULTS SCHOOLS: ARGOS, BREMEN, CASTON, CULVER ACADEMIES, CULVER COMMUNITY, MANCHESTER, NORTH MIAMI, NORTHWOOD, PLYMOUTH, ROCHESTER COMMUNITY, TIPPECANOE VALLEY, TRITON, WHITKO 7. GOSHEN (11)5:30 PM ET RESULTS SCHOOLS: BETHANY CHRISTIAN, CONCORD, ELKHART, ELKHART CHRISTIAN ACADEMY, FAIRFIELD, GOSHEN, JIMTOWN, LAKELAND CHRISTIAN ACADEMY, NORTHRIDGE, WARSAW COMMUNITY, WAWASEE 8. EAST NOBLE (14)5 PM ET RESULTS SCHOOLS: ANGOLA, CENTRAL NOBLE, CHURUBUSCO, DEKALB, EAST NOBLE, EASTSIDE, FREMONT, GARRETT, HAMILTON, LAKELAND, LAKEWOOD PARK CHRISTIAN, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS, WEST NOBLE, WESTVIEW 9. FORT WAYNE NORTH SIDE (10)5:45 PM ET RESULTS SCHOOLS: CARROLL (FORT WAYNE), COLUMBIA CITY, FORT WAYNE BISHOP DWENGER, FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK CHRISTIAN, FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA LUTHERAN, FORT WAYNE NORTH SIDE, FORT WAYNE NORTHROP, FORT WAYNE SNIDER, LEO, WOODLAN 10. NEW HAVEN (13)5:30 PM ET RESULTS SCHOOLS: ADAMS CENTRAL, BELLMONT, FORT WAYNE BISHOP LUERS, FORT WAYNE CANTERBURY, FORT WAYNE SOUTH SIDE, FORT WAYNE WAYNE, HERITAGE, HOMESTEAD, HUNTINGTON NORTH, NEW HAVEN, NORWELL, SMITH ACADEMY, SOUTH ADAMS 11. MARION (13)5:30 PM ET RESULTS SCHOOLS: BLACKFORD, BLUFFTON, EASTBROOK, ELWOOD COMMUNITY, FRANKTON, MADISON-GRANT, MARION, MISSISSINEWA, NORTHFIELD, OAK HILL, SOUTHERN WELLS, SOUTHWOOD, WABASH 12. MUNCIE CENTRAL (14)5 PM ET RESULTS SCHOOLS: ALEXANDRIA MONROE, COWAN, DELTA, JAY COUNTY, MONROE CENTRAL, MUNCIE BURRIS, MUNCIE CENTRAL, RANDOLPH SOUTHERN, UNION (MODOC), UNION CITY, WAPAHANI, WES-DEL, WINCHESTER COMMUNITY, YORKTOWN 13. KOKOMO (12)5 PM ET RESULTS SCHOOLS: EASTERN (GREENTOWN), KOKOMO, LEWIS CASS, LOGANSPORT, MACONAQUAH, NORTHWESTERN, PERU, PIONEER, TAYLOR, TIPTON, TRI-CENTRAL, WESTERN 14. WEST LAFAYETTE (11)5:30 PM ET RESULTS SCHOOLS: BENTON CENTRAL, CARROLL (FLORA), DELPHI COMMUNITY, FAITH CHRISTIAN, FRONTIER, HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE), NORTH WHITE, ROSSVILLE, TRI-COUNTY, TWIN LAKES, WEST LAFAYETTE 15. LAFAYETTE JEFFERSON (13)5:30 PM ET RESULTS SCHOOLS: ATTICA, CLINTON CENTRAL, CLINTON PRAIRIE, COVINGTON, CRAWFORDSVILLE, FOUNTAIN CENTRAL, FRANKFORT, LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC, LAFAYETTE JEFFERSON, MCCUTCHEON, NORTH MONTGOMERY, NORTH VERMILLION, SEEGER 16. FISHERS (11)6 PM ET RESULTS SCHOOLS: CARMEL, FISHERS, GUERIN CATHOLIC, HAMILTON HEIGHTS, HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN, LAPEL, LEBANON, NOBLESVILLE, SHERIDAN, UNIVERSITY, WESTFIELD 17. TERRE HAUTE NORTH VIGO (13)5:30 PM ET RESULTS SCHOOLS: GREENCASTLE, NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG), NORTH PUTNAM, NORTHVIEW, PARKE HERITAGE, RIVERTON PARKE, SOUTH PUTNAM, SOUTH VERMILLION, SOUTHMONT, SULLIVAN, TERRE HAUTE NORTH VIGO, TERRE HAUTE SOUTH VIGO, WEST VIGO 18. PLAINFIELD (11)6 PM ET RESULTS SCHOOLS: AVON, BROWNSBURG, CASCADE, DANVILLE COMMUNITY, MONROVIA, MOORESVILLE, PLAINFIELD, TRADERS POINT CHRISTIAN, TRI-WEST HENDRICKS, WESTERN BOONE, ZIONSVILLE 19. SOUTHPORT (12)5:30 PM ET RESULTS SCHOOLS: BEN DAVIS, COVENANT CHRISTIAN, DECATUR CENTRAL, HERRON, INDIANAPOLIS CARDINAL RITTER, INDIANAPOLIS CRISPUS ATTUCKS, INDIANAPOLIS GEORGE WASHINGTON, PIKE, PROVIDENCE CRISTO REY, RIVERSIDE, SOUTHPORT, SPEEDWAY 20. WHITELAND COMMUNITY (12)5:30 PM ET RESULTS SCHOOLS: CENTER GROVE, EDINBURGH, FRANKLIN COMMUNITY, GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY, GREENWOOD COMMUNITY, INDIAN CREEK, PERRY MERIDIAN, SHELBYVILLE, SOUTHWESTERN (SHELBYVILLE), TRITON CENTRAL, WALDRON, WHITELAND COMMUNITY 21. LAWRENCE CENTRAL (16)6 PM ET RESULTS SCHOOLS: BREBEUF JESUIT PREPARATORY, HERITAGE CHRISTIAN, INDIANA MATH & SCIENCE ACADEMY, INDIANA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF, INDIANAPOLIS ARSENAL TECHNICAL, INDIANAPOLIS BISHOP CHATARD, INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL, INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE, INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF INDIANA, KIPP INDY LEGACY, LAWRENCE CENTRAL, NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS), PARK TUDOR, PURDUE POLYTECHNIC – BROAD RIPPLE, PURDUE POLYTECHNIC – DOWNTOWN, TINDLEY 22. MT. VERNON (FORTVILLE) (11)5:30 PM ET RESULTS SCHOOLS: ANDERSON, ANDERSON PREPARATORY ACADEMY, BLUE RIVER VALLEY, DALEVILLE, EASTERN HANCOCK, KNIGHTSTOWN, LAWRENCE NORTH, MT. VERNON (FORTVILLE), NEW CASTLE, PENDLETON HEIGHTS, SHENANDOAH 23. GREENFIELD-CENTRAL (10)6 PM ET RESULTS SCHOOLS: BEECH GROVE, CHRISTEL HOUSE, FRANKLIN CENTRAL, GREENFIELD-CENTRAL, INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN, INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA MEMORIAL, NEW PALESTINE, RONCALLI, VICTORY COLLEGE PREP, WARREN CENTRAL 24. CONNERSVILLE (15)6 PM ET RESULTS SCHOOLS: BATESVILLE, CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN, CENTERVILLE, CONNERSVILLE, EAST CENTRAL, FRANKLIN COUNTY, HAGERSTOWN, MORRISTOWN, NORTHEASTERN, OLDENBURG ACADEMY, RICHMOND, RUSHVILLE CONSOLIDATED, SETON CATHOLIC, TRI, UNION COUNTY 25. COLUMBUS NORTH (13)5:30 PM ET RESULTS SCHOOLS: COLUMBUS EAST, COLUMBUS NORTH, GREENSBURG, HAUSER, JAC-CEN-DEL, JENNINGS COUNTY, LAWRENCEBURG, MILAN, NORTH DECATUR, RISING SUN, SOUTH DEARBORN, SOUTH DECATUR, SOUTH RIPLEY 26. BLOOMINGTON SOUTH (15)5:30 PM ET RESULTS SCHOOLS: BLOOMFIELD, BLOOMINGTON NORTH, BLOOMINGTON SOUTH, BROWN COUNTY, CLAY CITY, CLOVERDALE, EASTERN GREENE, EDGEWOOD, EMINENCE, LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY, LINTON-STOCKTON, MARTINSVILLE, OWEN VALLEY, SHAKAMAK, WHITE RIVER VALLEY 27. BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL (11)5:45 PM ET RESULTS SCHOOLS: BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE, BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL, MEDORA, MITCHELL, ORLEANS, PAOLI, SALEM, SEYMOUR, SPRINGS VALLEY, TRINITY LUTHERAN, WEST WASHINGTON 28. MADISON CONSOLIDATED (13)6 PM ET RESULTS SCHOOLS: AUSTIN, CHARLESTOWN, CROTHERSVILLE, HENRYVILLE, JEFFERSONVILLE, MADISON CONSOLIDATED, NEW WASHINGTON, ROCK CREEK ACADEMY, SCOTTSBURG, SHAWE MEMORIAL, SILVER CREEK, SOUTHWESTERN (HANOVER), SWITZERLAND COUNTY 29. FLOYD CENTRAL (12)6 PM ET RESULTS SCHOOLS: BORDEN, CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF INDIANA, CLARKSVILLE, CORYDON CENTRAL, CRAWFORD COUNTY, EASTERN (PEKIN), FLOYD CENTRAL, LANESVILLE, NEW ALBANY, NORTH HARRISON, PROVIDENCE, SOUTH CENTRAL (ELIZABETH) 30. JASPER (11)6:30 PM ET RESULTS SCHOOLS: BOONVILLE, FOREST PARK, HERITAGE HILLS, JASPER, LOOGOOTEE, NORTHEAST DUBOIS, PERRY CENTRAL, SHOALS, SOUTH SPENCER, SOUTHRIDGE, TELL CITY 31. PRINCETON COMMUNITY (13)5 PM CT RESULTS SCHOOLS: BARR-REEVE, GIBSON SOUTHERN, NORTH DAVIESS, NORTH KNOX, PIKE CENTRAL, PRINCETON COMMUNITY, SOUTH KNOX, TECUMSEH, VINCENNES LINCOLN, VINCENNES RIVET, WASHINGTON, WASHINGTON CATHOLIC, WOOD MEMORIAL 32. EVANSVILLE CENTRAL (13)5:30 PM CT RESULTS SCHOOLS: CASTLE, EVANSVILLE BOSSE, EVANSVILLE CENTRAL, EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN, EVANSVILLE DAY, EVANSVILLE F.J. REITZ, EVANSVILLE HARRISON, EVANSVILLE MATER DEI, EVANSVILLE NORTH, EVANSVILLE REITZ MEMORIAL, MT. VERNON, NORTH POSEY, SIGNATURE ======================================== INDIANA GIRLS TRACK REGIONALS MAY 26 1. PORTAGE 5 PM CT TICKETS | PERFORMANCE LISTS | RESULTS SECTIONAL HOST: HIGHLAND, HOBART, CHESTERTON, KANKAKEE VALLEY 2. GOSHEN 6 PM ET TICKETS | PERFORMANCE LISTS | RESULTS SECTIONAL HOST: MISHAWKA, BREMEN, WARSAW COMMUNITY, EAST NOBLE 3. CARROLL (FORT WAYNE)6 PM ET TICKETS | PERFORMANCE LISTS | RESULTS SECTIONAL HOST: FORT WAYNE NORTHROP, NEW HAVEN, MARION, DELTA 4. LAFAYETTE JEFFERSON6 PM ET TICKETS | PERFORMANCE LISTS | RESULTS SECTIONAL HOST: KOKOMO, HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE), LAFAYETTE JEFFERSON, HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 5. BEN DAVIS 6 PM ET TICKETS | PERFORMANCE LISTS | RESULTS SECTIONAL HOST: TERRE HAUTE NORTH VIGO, ZIONSVILLE, PIKE, FRANKLIN COMMUNITY 6. GREENFIELD-CENTRAL 6 PM ET TICKETS | PERFORMANCE LISTS | RESULTS SECTIONAL HOST: LAWRENCE CENTRAL, PENDLETON HEIGHTS, GREENFIELD-CENTRAL, BATESVILLE 7. BLOOMINGTON SOUTH 6 PM ET TICKETS | PERFORMANCE LISTS | RESULTS SECTIONAL HOST: COLUMBUS NORTH, BLOOMINGTON SOUTH, SEYMOUR, MADISON CONSOLIDATED 8. EVANSVILLE CENTRAL5:30 PM CT TICKETS | PERFORMANCE LISTS | RESULTS SECTIONAL HOST: CORYDON CENTRAL, PERRY CENTRAL, PRINCETON COMMUNITY, MT. VERNON =========================================== INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS TENNIS SECTIONALS 1. AVON (4)BRACKET SCHOOLS: AVON, BROWNSBURG, DANVILLE, PLAINFIELD. 2. GREENCASTLE (4) BRACKET SCHOOLS: GREENCASTLE, MARTINSVILLE, MOORESVILLE, SOUTH PUTNAM. 3. TERRE HAUTE SOUTH VIGO (4) BRACKET SCHOOLS: NORTHVIEW, TERRE HAUTE NORTH VIGO, TERRE HAUTE SOUTH VIGO, WEST VIGO. 4. BLOOMINGTON SOUTH (5) BRACKET SCHOOLS: BLOOMINGTON NORTH, BLOOMINGTON SOUTH, BROWN COUNTY, EDGEWOOD, OWEN VALLEY. 5. JASPER (4) BRACKET SCHOOLS: FOREST PARK, JASPER, NORTHEAST DUBOIS, SOUTHRIDGE. 6. LINTON-STOCKTON (4) BRACKET SCHOOLS: BLOOMFIELD, LINTON-STOCKTON, SULLIVAN, WHITE RIVER VALLEY. 7. VINCENNES LINCOLN (5) BRACKET SCHOOLS: SOUTH KNOX, VINCENNES LINCOLN, VINCENNES RIVET, WASHINGTON, WASHINGTON CATHOLIC. 8. LOOGOOTEE (4) BRACKET SCHOOLS: BARR-REEVE, LOOGOOTEE, NORTH DAVIESS, PAOLI. 9. GIBSON SOUTHERN (5) BRACKET SCHOOLS: GIBSON SOUTHERN, PIKE CENTRAL, PRINCETON COMMUNITY, TECUMSEH, WOOD MEMORIAL. 10. MT. VERNON (5) BRACKET SCHOOLS: EVANSVILLE CENTRAL, EVANSVILLE MATER DEI, EVANSVILLE REITZ, MT. VERNON (POSEY), NORTH POSEY. 11. EVANSVILLE BOSSE (PLAYED @ EVANSVILLE NORTH) (6) BRACKET SCHOOLS: EVANSVILLE BOSSE, EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN, EVANSVILLE DAY, EVANSVILLE HARRISON, EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL, EVANSVILLE NORTH. 12. TELL CITY (5) BRACKET SCHOOLS: BOONVILLE, CASTLE, HERITAGE HILLS, SOUTH SPENCER, TELL CITY. 13. LANESVILLE (5) BRACKET SCHOOLS: CORYDON CENTRAL, CRAWFORD COUNTY, LANESVILLE, NORTH HARRISON, SOUTH CENTRAL (ELIZABETH). 14. JEFFERSONVILLE (5) BRACKET SCHOOLS: CLARKSVILLE, CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF INDIANA, JEFFERSONVILLE, NEW ALBANY, PROVIDENCE. 15. FLOYD CENTRAL (4) BRACKET SCHOOLS: BORDEN, EASTERN (PEKIN), FLOYD CENTRAL, SALEM. 16. SILVER CREEK (4) BRACKET SCHOOLS: CHARLESTOWN, HENRYVILLE, NEW WASHINGTON, SILVER CREEK. 17. SCOTTSBURG (5) BRACKET SCHOOLS: AUSTIN, MADISON CONSOLIDATED, SCOTTSBURG, SHAWE MEMORIAL, SOUTHWESTERN (HANOVER). 18. BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE (5) BRACKET SCHOOLS: BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE, BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL, JENNINGS COUNTY, SEYMOUR, TRINITY LUTHERAN. 19. BATESVILLE (6) BRACKET SCHOOLS: BATESVILLE, EAST CENTRAL, LAWRENCEBURG, MILAN, OLDENBURG ACADEMY, SOUTH DEARBORN. 20. COLUMBUS NORTH (5) BRACKET SCHOOLS: COLUMBUS EAST, COLUMBUS NORTH, EDINBURGH, GREENSBURG, HAUSER. 21. PERRY MERIDIAN (4) BRACKET SCHOOLS: DECATUR CENTRAL, PERRY MERIDIAN, RONCALLI, SOUTHPORT. 22. CONNERSVILLE (4) BRACKET SCHOOLS: CONNERSVILLE, FRANKLIN COUNTY, RUSHVILLE CONSOLIDATED, UNION COUNTY. 23. CENTER GROVE (6) BRACKET SCHOOLS: CENTER GROVE, FRANKIN COMMUNITY, GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN, GREENWOOD COMMUNITY, INDIAN CREEK, WHITELAND COMMUNITY. 24. SHELBYVILLE (5) BRACKET SCHOOLS: MORRISTOWN, SHELBYVILLE, SOUTHWESTERN (SHELBY), TRITON CENTRAL, WALDRON. 25. BEN DAVIS (5) BRACKET SCHOOLS: BEN DAVIS, COVENANT CHRISTIAN (INDIANAPOLIS), INDIANAPOLIS CARDINAL RITTER, SPEEDWAY, TRI WEST HENDRICKS. 26. NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) (5) BRACKET SCHOOLS: HERRON, INDIANAPOLIS BISHOP CHATARD, INDIANAPOLIS CRISPUS ATTUCKS, INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE, NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS). 27. LAWRENCE NORTH (5) BRACKET SCHOOLS: HERITAGE CHRISTIAN, INDIANAPOLIS ARSENAL TECH, INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL, LAWRENCE CENTRAL, LAWRENCE NORTH. 28. FRANKLIN CENTRAL (5) BRACKET SCHOOLS: BEECH GROVE, FRANKLIN CENTRAL, INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN, INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA MEMORIAL, WARREN CENTRAL. 29. NEW CASTLE (5) BRACKET SCHOOLS: BLUE RIVER VALLEY, KNIGHTSTOWN, NEW CASTLE, SHENANDOAH, TRI. 30. MT. VERNON (FORTVILLE) (4) BRACKET SCHOOLS: EASTERN HANCOCK, GREENFIELD-CENTRAL, MT. VERNON (FORTVILLE), NEW PALESTINE. 31. FISHERS (4) BRACKET SCHOOLS: ANDERSON, FISHERS, HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN, PENDLETON HEIGHTS. 32. RICHMOND (6) BRACKET SCHOOLS: CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN, CENTERVILLE, HAGERSTOWN, NORTHEASTERN, RICHMOND, SETON CATHOLIC. 33. FOUNTAIN CENTRAL (4) BRACKET SCHOOLS: COVINGTON, FOUNTAIN CENTRAL, PARKE HERITAGE, SOUTH VERMILLION. 34. CRAWFORDSVILLE (5) BRACKET SCHOOLS: CRAWFORDSVILLE, LEBANON, NORTH MONTGOMERY, SOUTHMONT, WESTERN BOONE. 35. CARMEL (4) BRACKET SCHOOLS: CARMEL, GUERIN CATHOLIC, UNIVERSITY, ZIONSVILLE. 36. PARK TUDOR (4) BRACKET SCHOOLS: BREBEUF JESUIT, INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF INDIANA, PARK TUDOR, PIKE. 37. SOUTH BEND SAINT JOSEPH (PLAYED @ MISHAWAKA MARIAN) (5) BRACKET SCHOOLS: GLENN, LAVILLE, SOUTH BEND RILEY, SOUTH BEND SAINT JOSEPH, SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON. 38. LAPORTE (4) BRACKET SCHOOLS: LAPORTE, MARQUETTE CATHOLIC, MICHIGAN CITY, NEW PRAIRIE. 39. VALPARAISO (6) BRACKET SCHOOLS: BOONE GROVE, CHESTERTON, KOUTS, PORTAGE, VALPARAISO, WHEELER. 40. HOBART (6) BRACKET SCHOOLS: ANDREAN, HOBART, LAKE STATION EDISON, NORTH NEWTON, MERRILLVILLE, RIVER FOREST. 41. HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) (5) BRACKET SCHOOLS: BENTON CENTRAL, HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE), LAFAYETTE JEFFERSON, ROSSVILLE, WEST LAFAYETTE. 42. FRANKFORT (6) BRACKET SCHOOLS: ATTICA, CLINTON PRAIRIE, FRANKFORT, LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC, MCCUTCHEON, SEEGER. 43. LOGANSPORT (5) BRACKET SCHOOLS: CARROLL (FLORA), DELPHI COMMUNITY, LEWIS CASS, LOGANSPORT, TWIN LAKES. 44. KOKOMO (5) BRACKET SCHOOLS: EASTERN (GREENTOWN), KOKOMO, NORTHWESTERN, TAYLOR, WESTERN. 45. CROWN POINT (5) BRACKET SCHOOLS: CROWN POINT, HANOVER CENTRAL, KANKAKEE VALLEY, LOWELL, RENSSELAER CENTRAL. 46. HIGHLAND (6) BRACKET SCHOOLS: CALUMET, GRIFFITH, HIGHLAND, ILLIANA CHRISTIAN, LAKE CENTRAL, MUNSTER. 47. EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL (6) BRACKET SCHOOLS: EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL, HAMMOND ACADEMY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, HAMMOND BISHOP NOLL, HAMMOND CENTRAL, HAMMOND MORTON, WHITING. 48. CULVER ACADEMIES (6) BRACKET SCHOOLS: CULVER ACADEMIES, KNOX, NORTH JUDSON-SAN PIERE, PLYMOUTH, ROCHESTER COMMUNITY, TRITON. 49. MARION (5) BRACKET SCHOOLS: BLACKFORD, MADISON-GRANT, MARION, MISSISSINEWA, HUNTINGTON NORTH. 50. BLUFFTON (5) BRACKET SCHOOLS: ADAMS CENTRAL, BELLMONT, BLUFFTON, NORWELL, SOUTH ADAMS. 51. HOMESTEAD (5) BRACKET SCHOOLS: FORT WAYNE BISHOP LUERS, FORT WAYNE CANTERBURY, FORT WAYNE SOUTH SIDE, FORT WAYNE WAYNE, HOMESTEAD. 52. PERU (6) BRACKET SCHOOLS: MACONAQUAH, MANCHESTER, NORTHFIELD, PERU, SOUTHWOOD, WABASH. 53. JAY COUNTY (4) BRACKET SCHOOLS: JAY COUNTY, RANDOLPH SOUTHERN, UNION CITY, WINCHESTER COMMUNITY. 54. DELTA (4) BRACKET SCHOOLS: DELTA, MUNCIE BURRIS, MUNCIE CENTRAL, YORKTOWN. 55. ALEXANDRIA MONROE (4) BRACKET SCHOOLS: ALEXANDRIA MONROE, ELWOOD, FRANKTON, TIPTON. 56. NOBLESVILLE (4) BRACKET SCHOOLS: HAMILTON HEIGHTS, LAPEL, NOBLESVILLE, WESTFIELD. 57. FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA LUTHERAN (5) BRACKET SCHOOLS: FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK CHRISTIAN, FORT WAYNE BISHOP DWENGER. FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA LUTHERAN, FORT WAYNE NORTH SIDE, NEW HAVEN. 58. CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) (5) BRACKET SCHOOLS: CARROLL (FORT WAYNE), CHURUBUSCO, FORT WAYNE NORTHROP, FORT WAYNE SNIDER, LEO. 59. EAST NOBLE (5) BRACKET SCHOOLS: CENTRAL NOBLE, EAST NOBLE, DEKALB, LAKEWOOD PARK CHRISTIAN, WEST NOBLE. 60. ANGOLA (5) BRACKET SCHOOLS: ANGOLA, FREMONT, LAKELAND, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS, WESTVIEW. 61. WARSAW COMMUNITY (5) BRACKET SCHOOLS: COLUMBIA CITY, TIPPECANOE VALLEY, WHITKO, WARSAW COMMUNITY, WAWASEE. 62. CONCORD (4) BRACKET SCHOOLS: CONCORD, ELKHART, JIMTOWN, NORTHRIDGE. 63. NORTHWOOD (5) BRACKET SCHOOLS: BETHANY CHRISTIAN, BREMEN, FAIRFIELD, GOSHEN, NORTHWOOD. 64. PENN (4) BRACKET SCHOOLS: MISHAWAKA, MISHAWAKA MARIAN, PENN, SOUTH BEND ADAMS. ====================================== COLLEGE BASEBALL SCORES PURDUE 3 ILLINOIS 1 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 8 EVANSVILLE 4 TOLEDO 8 BALL STATE 2 LITTLE ROCK 7 SOUTHERN INDIANA 3 https://d1baseball.com/scores/?date=20260520 ======================================= COLLEGE SOFTBALL SCORES TUSCALOOSA SUPER REGIONAL: NO. 1 ALABAMA VS. NO. 16 LSUGAME 1: FRIDAY, MAY 22 @ 7 PM ETGAME 2: SATURDAY, MAY 23 @ 3 PM ETGAME 3: (IF NECESSARY) AUSTIN SUPER REGIONAL: NO. 2 TEXAS VS. ARIZONA STATEGAME 1: FRIDAY, MAY 22 @ 9 PM ETGAME 2: SATURDAY, MAY 23 @ 7 PM ETGAME 3: (IF NECESSARY) NORMAN SUPER REGIONAL: NO. 3 OKLAHOMA VS. MISSISSIPPI STATEGAME 1: FRIDAY, MAY 22 @ 1 PM ETGAME 2: SATURDAY, MAY 23 @ 1 PM ETGAME 3: (IF NECESSARY) LINCOLN SUPER REGIONAL: NO. 4 NEBRASKA VS. NO. 13 OKLAHOMA STATEGAME 1: THURSDAY, MAY 21 @ 9 PM ETGAME 2: FRIDAY, MAY 22 @ 5 PM ETGAME 3: (IF NECESSARY) FAYETTEVILLE SUPER REGIONAL: NO. 5 ARKANSAS VS. NO. 12 DUKEGAME 1: FRIDAY, MAY 22 @ 12 PM ETGAME 2: SATURDAY, MAY 23 @ 5 PM ETGAME 3: (IF NECESSARY) GAINESVILLE SUPER REGIONAL: NO. 6 FLORIDA VS. NO 11 TEXAS TECHGAME 1: FRIDAY, MAY 22 @ 11 AM ETGAME 2: SATURDAY, MAY 23 @ 12:30 PM ETGAME 3: (IF NECESSARY) KNOXVILLE SUPER REGIONAL: NO. 7 TENNESSEE VS. NO. 10 GEORGIAGAME 1: THURSDAY, MAY 21 @ 7 PM ETGAME 2: FRIDAY, MAY 22 @ 3 PM ETGAME 3: (IF NECESSARY) LOS ANGELES SUPER REGIONAL: NO. 8 UCLA VS. UCFGAME 1: FRIDAY, MAY 22 @ 9 PM ETGAME 2: SATURDAY, MAY 23 @ 9 PM ETGAME 3: (IF NECESSARY) ====================================== DIVISION 1 MEN’S LAX SCORES SEMI-FINALS-SATURDAY PRINCETON 14-10 VS. DUKE 16-6 (NOON) SYRACUSE 13-11 VS. NOTRE DAME 15-9 (2:30) ====================================== DIVISION 1 WOMEN’S LAX SCORES SEMI-FINALS-FRIDAY NORTHWESTERN VS. JOHNS HOPKINS 5:30 MARYLAND VS. NORTH CAROLINA 3:00 ======================================= NBA PLAYOFFS CONFERENCE FINALS EAST FINAL: (3) NEW YORK VS. (4) CLEVELAND GAME 1: NEW YORK 115, CLEVELAND 104 (NEW YORK LEADS SERIES 1-0) GAME 2: CLEVELAND AT NEW YORK | THURSDAY MAY 21 (8 ET, ESPN) GAME 3: NEW YORK AT CLEVELAND | SATURDAY MAY 23 (8 ET, ESPN) GAME 4: NEW YORK AT CLEVELAND | MONDAY MAY 25 (8 ET, ESPN) GAME 5: CLEVELAND AT NEW YORK | WEDNESDAY MAY 27 (8 ET, ESPN)* GAME 6: NEW YORK AT CLEVELAND | FRIDAY MAY 29 (8 ET, ESPN)* GAME 7: CLEVELAND AT NEW YORK | SUNDAY MAY 31 (8 ET, ESPN)* WEST FINAL: (1) OKLAHOMA CITY VS. (2) SAN ANTONIO GAME 1: SAN ANOTNIO 122, OKLAHOMA CITY 115 (SPURS LEAD SERIES 1-0) GAME 2: OKLAHOMA CITY 122, SAN ANOTNIO 113 (SERIES EVEN 1-1) GAME 3: OKLAHOMA CITY AT SAN ANTONIO | FRIDAY MAY 22 (8:30 ET, NBC/PEACOCK) GAME 4: OKLAHOMA CITY AT SAN ANTONIO | SUNDAY MAY 24 (8 ET, NBC/PEACOCK) GAME 5: SAN ANTONIO AT OKLAHOMA CITY | TUESDAY MAY 26 (8:30 ET, NBC/PEACOCK)* GAME 6: OKLAHOMA CITY AT SAN ANTONIO | THURSDAY MAY 28 (8:30 ET, NBC/PEACOCK)* GAME 7: SAN ANTONIO AT OKLAHOMA CITY | SATURDAY MAY 30 (8 ET, NBC/PEACOCK)* * = IF NECESSARY ===== 2026 NBA FINALS THE 2026 NBA FINALS WILL BE BEGIN ON JUNE 3, WITH ABC AS THE EXCLUSIVE BROADCASTER. JUNE 3: NBA FINALS 2026 – GAME 1 ON ABC, 8:30 ET JUNE 5: NBA FINALS 2026 – GAME 2 ON ABC, 8:30 ET JUNE 8: NBA FINALS 2026 – GAME 3 ON ABC, 8:30 ET JUNE 10: NBA FINALS 2026 – GAME 4 ON ABC, 8:30 ET JUNE 13: NBA FINALS 2026 – GAME 5 ON ABC, 8:30 ET* JUNE 16: NBA FINALS 2026 – GAME 6 ON ABC, 8:30 ET* JUNE 19: NBA FINALS 2026 – GAME 7 ON ABC, 8:30 ET* * = IF NECESSARY ==================================== NHL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE EASTERN CONFERENCE FINAL: #1 CAROLINA HURRICANES VS. #3 MONTREAL CANADIENS GAME 1: THU, MAY 21 – MONTREAL AT CAROLINA, 8 P.M. ET (TNT, SN, CBC) GAME 2: SAT, MAY 23 – MONTREAL AT CAROLINA, 7 P.M. ET (TNT, SN, CBC) GAME 3: MON, MAY 25 – CAROLINA AT MONTREAL, 8 P.M. ET (TNT, SN, CBC) GAME 4: WED, MAY 27 – CAROLINA AT MONTREAL, 8 P.M. ET (TNT, SN, CBC) GAME 5:* FRI, MAY 29 – MONTREAL AT CAROLINA, 8 P.M. ET (TNT) GAME 6:* SUN, MAY 31 – CAROLINA AT MONTREAL, TBD (TNT) GAME 7:* TUE, JUNE 2 – MONTREAL AT CAROLINA, 8 P.M. ET (TNT) WESTERN CONFERENCE FINAL: #1 COLORADO AVALANCHE VS. #1 VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS GAME 1: VEGAS 4, COLORADO 2 (GOLDEN KNIGHTS LEAD SERIES 1-0) GAME 2: FRI, MAY 22 – VEGAS AT COLORADO, 8 P.M. ET (ESPN, SN, CBC) GAME 3: SUN, MAY 24 – COLORADO AT VEGAS, 8 P.M. ET (ESPN, SN, CBC) GAME 4: TUE, MAY 26 – COLORADO AT VEGAS, 9 P.M. ET (ESPN, SN, CBC) GAME 5:* THU, MAY 28 – VEGAS AT COLORADO, 8 P.M. ET (ESPN) GAME 6:* SAT, MAY 30 – COLORADO AT VEGAS, 8 P.M. ET (ABC, SN, CBC) GAME 7:* MON, JUNE 1 – VEGAS AT COLORADO, 8 P.M. ET (ESPN, SN, CBC) =================================== MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL CINCINNATI 9 PHILADELPHIA 4 TAMPA BAY 5 BALTIMORE 3 MINNESOTA 4 HOUSTON 1 TEXAS 5 COLORADO 4 ARIZONA 6 SAN FRANCISCO 3 SEATTLE 5 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 4 CLEVELAND 3 DETROIT 2 (10) ATLANTA 9 MIAMI 1 WASHINGTON 8 NY METS 4 TORONTO 2 NY YANKEES 1 BOSTON 4 KANSAS CITY 3 MILWAUKEE 5 CHICAGO CUBS 0 PITTSBURGH 7 ST. LOUIS 0 LA DODGERS 4 SAN DIEGO 0 LAS VEGAS 6 LA ANGELS 5 (10) =================================== MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TOLEDO 3 INDIANAPOLIS 2 INDIANAPOLIS 3 TOLEDO 2 SOUTH BEND 3 WEST MICHIGAN 1 DAYTON 22 FT. WAYNE 8 =================================== WNBA FEVER 90 FIRE 73 WINGS 99 SKY 89 SUN 80 STORM 78 =================================== UFL SCORES NO GAMES SCHEDULED =================================== MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER NO GAMES SCHEDULED =================================== MAJOR NATIONAL HEADLINES/RELEASES NBA SGA’S BOUNCE-BACK EFFORT HELPS THUNDER EVEN WEST FINALS OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The MVP looked like the MVP again, and the Western Conference finals are knotted up. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander bounced back from a subpar series opener to score 30 points, Alex Caruso added 17 off the bench and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the San Antonio Spurs 122-113 on Wednesday night in Game 2. Chet Holmgren scored 13 points and reserves Jared McCain and Cason Wallace each had 12 for Oklahoma City. The Thunder finished with a 57-25 edge in bench scoring, plus a 27-10 advantage in points off turnovers. “I thought we all played better,” Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said. “I had a quiet confidence about that. I didn’t know if we’d win or lose the game, but I was pretty sure after watching Game 1 and knowing our team that we were going to come out and play better tonight.” Stephon Castle scored 25 points for the Spurs, who got 22 points from Devin Vassell and a 21-point, 17-rebound, six-assist, four-block night from Victor Wembanyama. Game 3 is Friday in San Antonio. “The guys brought it tonight,” Gilgeous-Alexander said. “Knowing what it would have meant if we lost this one, we brought the energy from the jump.” Isaiah Hartenstein — who barely played in Game 1 — had 10 points and 13 rebounds for the Thunder, who improved to 14-5 after a loss this season — and beat the Spurs for just the second time in seven meetings. The win was not without cost for the Thunder, who lost guard Jalen Williams — who had already missed six games in these playoffs with a left hamstring strain — in the first half with a recurrence of the hamstring issue. The Thunder said it was tightness, but even that would figure to put his availability for Friday into doubt. And the Spurs got banged up as well. Already without All-Star guard De’Aaron Fox because of ankle soreness, San Antonio lost his replacement in the starting lineup — Dylan Harper — to a right leg injury after he took a couple of awkward falls in the third quarter. Spurs coach Mitch Johnson had no update on Harper after the game, though he noted that it puts “a ton” of pressure on others when his team is down two guards. “Obviously this team is as good as anybody at turning you over, so when you’re down some of your primary creators and initiators it causes a little bit of an extra strain, whether that’s who to play, what to play, what to run, etc., etc.,” Johnson said. “We’ll just have to be sharper in that area because it’s tough fully loaded against these guys.” San Antonio was down by 11 at the half and trailed by eight going into the fourth quarter, then got within 99-97 off a corner 3-pointer by Harrison Barnes with 9:06 left. The next 2 1/2 minutes saved the Thunder. An 11-0 run by the defending champions — including a banked-in 3-pointer by McCain midway through the burst — pushed OKC’s lead to 13. But the Spurs — on another night when turnovers plagued them and the stretch run was played without Fox and Harper — were far from done. Wembanyama scored down low to make it 118-113 with 1:25 remaining, but Gilgeous-Alexander got one last basket to settle things down and send the series to San Antonio tied. “We’ve got to help our ballhandlers more and take care of the ball,” Wembanyama said. ===== COOPER FLAGG, KON KNUEPPEL HIGHLIGHT FIRST-TEAM ALL-ROOKIE SQUAD Dallas Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg, the NBA Rookie of the Year and No. 1 overall pick in last year’s draft, highlighted the Kia NBA All-Rookie first team, which was announced Wednesday night after voting from a panel of 100 global media members. Flagg was joined by Charlotte Hornets guard Kon Knueppel, Philadelphia 76ers guard VJ Edgecombe, San Antonio Spurs guard Dylan Harper and Memphis Grizzlies guard Cedric Coward. Flagg, Knueppel and Edgecombe were all unanimous first-team selections, while Harper made 93 first-team ballots and Coward made 29 with 67 second-team ballot appearances. Flagg narrowly edged Knueppel to be named the Rookie of the Year, receiving 56 first-place votes to Knueppel’s 44. New Orleans Pelicans center Derik Queen, Sacramento Kings center Maxime Raynaud, Pelicans guard Jeremiah Fears, Utah Jazz guard Ace Bailey and Toronto Raptors forward Collin Murray-Boyles comprised the All-Rookie second team. Flagg, Knueppel and Edgecombe were the top three rookie scorers at 21.0, 18.5 and 16.0 points per game, respectively. Flagg was also second in assists (4.5) while Edgecombe (4.2) was fourth. Knueppel became the first rookie in NBA history to lead the league in made 3-pointers (273). Harper averaged 11.8 points, 3.9 assists and 3.4 rebounds in the regular season for the Spurs. He’s averaging 14.6 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.7 steals through 12 postseason games (one start). Coward averaged 13.6 points, 5.9 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game for the Grizzlies. While the other four first-team rookies were the top four picks in the 2025 Draft, Coward was taken 11th overall out of Washington State. ======================================= NHL SECOND-PERIOD SURGE LEADS KNIGHTS PAST AVALANCHE IN WEST FINALS OPENER DENVER — Colorado worked all season to secure home-ice advantage for the postseason. The Vegas Golden Knights ripped it away from the Avalanche in the opener of the Western Conference finals. Dylan Coghlan and Pavel Dorofeyev scored 2:33 apart in the second period, Carter Hart made 36 saves, and Vegas beat Colorado 4-2 in Game 1 on Wednesday night. Game 2 of the best-of-seven series will be played Friday night in Denver, when the Golden Knights could take a commanding lead before heading home for two games. “I think it’s sometimes easier for the away team in these types of situations to play,” Vegas coach John Tortorella said. “You can use it to your advantage. They understand the situation. It doesn’t need to be explained to them.” Brett Howden also had a goal and Nic Dowd scored into an empty net for the Golden Knights, who withstood the Avalanche’s third-period rally. Valeri Nichushkin and Gabriel Landeskog scored while Scott Wedgewood turned away 24 shots for Colorado, which trails in a series for the first time in this postseason. “We weren’t sharp,” Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon said. “(They’re) a really good team, but we did a lot of damage to ourself. Execution needs to be better, and we’re capable of being a lot better than that.” Vegas captain Mark Stone (lower-body injury) and Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar (upper body) were scratched. Colorado felt Makar’s absence. “He’s an important player, and he plays a lot,” coach Jared Bednar said of the two-time Norris Trophy winner. “Some of the areas we struggled with tonight, those are his strengths. He’s out there a lot with the MacKinnon line, there’s a trickle-down effect with that, but he’s not playing. So you have to find a way.” Both teams had chances in a scoreless first period. Keegan Kolesar nearly gave the Golden Knights the lead on a partial breakaway early on. Logan O’Connor hit the post for the Avalanche, and Hart made a save on Nazem Kadri in the waning seconds of the period. Vegas finally broke through at 12:29 of the second period. Brandon Saad sent a pass to Coghlan in the slot, and Coghlan sent a wrister through Wedgewood’s pads for his first career playoff goal. Coghlan played in just three games during the regular season and didn’t break the postseason lineup until Game 3 against the Anaheim Ducks in the second round. He made his first playoff goal count. “It was pretty crazy,” Coghlan said. “Honestly, I didn’t know it went in until I turned and looked at Shea (Theodore) and he smiled at me. I kind of blacked out for a second.” Colorado’s Ross Colton was whistled for a roughing penalty less than two minutes later, and the Golden Knights took advantage. Mitch Marner stretched out with the puck and whipped a pass to Dorofeyev coming down the right side. Dorofeyev sent a one-timer to the short side past Wedgewood at 15:02, his 10th goal of the playoffs. Vegas made it 3-0 early in the third after killing off a Colorado power play. Howden knocked down the rebound of Ben Hutton’s shot with his glove and tapped the puck by Wedgewood at 1:34. The Avalanche answered at 5:53 when Nichushkin redirected Colton’s pass beyond Hart. Wedgewood came off when Colorado went on the power play at 16:52, and Landeskog cut the deficit to one at 17:39. “We had that belief the whole game,” Landeskog said. “Going into the third, even though they got one early after our power play, we still had lots of belief. We know we (have) plenty of offensive game in us to create some scoring chances, give us some good looks.” The Avalanche pulled Wedgwood again, but Dowd sealed it into an empty net at 19:15. ===== NHLCA MONITORING VEGAS’ ‘UNPRECEDENTED’ DENIAL OF BRUCE CASSIDY INTERVIEWS The NHL Coaches Association is speaking out against the Vegas Golden Knights’ refusal to let former head coach Bruce Cassidy interview for other head coach positions. Cassidy, who led the Golden Knights to the 2023 Stanley Cup championship, was fired near the end of his fourth season with Vegas on March 29. He was replaced by journeyman head coach John Tortorella. ESPN reported Tuesday that the Edmonton Oilers and Los Angeles Kings have each expressed interest in interviewing Cassidy to be their next head coach. However, the Golden Knights have thus far denied those requests since Cassidy is under contract for one more season with Vegas and still owed $4.5 million. “The NHLCA has been closely monitoring the situation involving Bruce Cassidy,” the association said in a statement. “While we respect the league’s rules and processes, it is our position that coaches who remain under contract, but are no longer working for their Club, should not be prevented from pursuing other employment opportunities. “It would be unprecedented at the head coaching level should multiple teams be denied permission to speak with Coach Cassidy. The situation is still unfolding, but our priority is to protect the interests of our members in this type of circumstance.” Golden Knights GM Kelly McCrimmon said Tuesday that he’s spoken with Cassidy and that he “understands” the situation. McCrimmon added that Vegas’ ongoing playoff run — it plays game 1 of the Western Conference finals Wednesday night against Colorado — is also a mitigating factor in the decision. ======================================= BASEBALL MLB ROUNDUP: SHOHEI OHTANI (HR, 5 SHUTOUT INNINGS) DAZZLES PADRES Shohei Ohtani homered on the first pitch Wednesday night and tossed five scoreless innings to lead the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers past the San Diego Padres 4-0. Ohtani (4-2) permitted three hits and walked two while striking out four in an 88-pitch effort. Four relievers finished up the five-hitter, enabling Los Angeles to win the first series of the year between the National League West rivals. San Diego starter Randy Vasquez (5-2) yielded six hits and three runs in 4 1/3 innings. To start the game, Ohtani clouted a high fastball over the wall in deep right-center, just over leaping center fielder Jackson Merrill, for his eighth homer of the year. Adding literal injury to insult, Merrill left the game after four innings with an apparent back ailment sustained during his unsuccessful effort. Baseball fan gear Brewers 5, Cubs 0 Kyle Harrison allowed two hits over seven shutout innings to help visiting Milwaukee finish off the three-game sweep of Chicago. Harrison (5-1) struck out 11 while lowering his ERA to 1.77. David Hamilton singled twice, tripled, scored two runs and drove in another while William Contreras also had three hits and scored a run for Milwaukee, which has won six of the past seven games. DL Hall pitched two innings to complete the two-hit shutout. Cubs starter Edward Cabrera (3-2) allowed four runs, one earned, in three innings before getting lifted one pitch into the fourth because of a blister on his right middle finger. Chicago has lost a season-high five in a row and nine of the past 11. Reds 9, Phillies 4 Andrew Abbott won his fourth straight decision while Nathaniel Lowe doubled twice and drove in three runs as visiting Cincinnati turned back Philadelphia in the rubber game of the series. The Reds earned a split of their six-game road trip while the Phillies lost for just the sixth time in 22 games and took their first series defeat under new manager Don Mattingly. Lowe’s two-run double in the seventh expanded Cincinnati’s lead to 7-4 before Sal Stewart added a two-run homer in the ninth for the final margin. Rays 5, Orioles 3 Two-out hits from Jonathan Aranda and Richie Palacios in the eighth inning allowed Tampa Bay to rally for a victory against Baltimore, completing a three-game series sweep in St. Petersburg, Fla. The Rays had only two hits through seven innings before a four-run uprising to produce their fourth victory in a row. Junior Caminero and Hunter Feduccia, who homered, each had two hits to help the Rays finish a 5-1 homestand. Pete Alonso and Samuel Basallo homered, but it wasn’t enough for the Orioles to avoid their sixth loss in eight games. Shane Baz had his best pitching performance of the season against his former team, throwing six innings of one-run ball. Guardians 3, Tigers 2 (10 innings) Angel Martinez’s triple drove in the go-ahead in the 10th inning as Cleveland downed host Detroit to move within one win of a four-game sweep. Jose Ramirez supplied an RBI double in the 10th against Tyler Holton (0-4) as the Guardians prevailed for the eighth time in nine games. Colin Holderman (2-0) struck out both batters he faced. Zach McKinstry led off the bottom of the 10th with an RBI single, but Cade Smith retired the next three batters for his 16th save. The Tigers lost for the 13th time in 15 games. Twins 4, Astros 1 Ryan Kreidler belted a three-run homer and Joe Ryan struck out a season-high nine batters, fueling Minnesota to a victory over Houston in Minneapolis. Victor Caratini launched a solo homer among his two hits as the Twins won the decisive contest of a three-game series. Ryan (3-3) allowed one run on four hits in six innings. Andrew Morris retired the side in the ninth to secure his first career save. Christian Vazquez had an RBI single and Cam Smith had two of the five hits for the Astros, who have lost eight of their past 12 games. Mike Burrows (2-6) yielded seven runs on eight hits in 5 2/3 innings. Pirates 7, Cardinals 0 Spencer Horwitz homered as Pittsburgh emphatically snapped a four-game losing streak with a win at St. Louis. Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) threw five scoreless innings for the Pirates, who outhit the Cardinals 15-5. Four relievers completed the shutout. Pittsburgh rookie Konnor Griffin went 4-for-5 and scored three runs. JJ Wetherholt finished 2-for-4 for the Cardinals, who had won four of their previous five games. Michael McGreevy (3-3) was charged with three runs in five-plus innings. Rangers 5, Rockies 4 Josh Jung’s single in the top of the ninth capped a 3-for-4 day and plated the go-ahead run for Texas, which scored twice in the top of the frame to beat Colorado in Denver. The Rangers’ Justin Foscue went 3-for-5 for his second three-hit game of the series. Jake Burger homered as part of a 2-for-5 game. Texas reliever Jacob Latz (1-1) threw two shutout innings. Jake McCarthy, Tyler Freeman and TJ Rumfield each had two hits for the Rockies, who lost the last two games of the three-game series. Brennan Bernardino (2-2) was charged with two unearned runs while getting just one out. Mariners 5, White Sox 4 Jhonny Pereda and Randy Arozarena homered in a three-run seventh inning as Seattle broke a tie and held to edge visiting Chicago. Mariners reliever Matt Brash (3-0), activated from the injured list earlier in the day, pitched a scoreless inning. Jose A. Ferrer worked the ninth for his third save, despite allowing a leadoff homer to pinch hitter Randal Grichuk. Ferrer then struck out three to end the game. Pereda hit his first career homer to lead off the Seattle seventh, going deep to left off Sean Newcomb (0-1) to give the Mariners a 3-2 lead. After a double by Julio Rodriguez, the White Sox brought in Jordan Hicks to face Arozarena with two outs. The move backfired as Arozarena homered to put Seattle up by three. Braves 9, Marlins 1 Austin Riley and Dominic Smith slugged three-run homers to back up Chris Sale’s strong pitching effort as Atlanta crushed host Miami. Sale (7-3) ended a two-game losing streak and earned his first career victory against the Marlins. He pitched seven innings and allowed one run on four hits, striking out eight and walking none. The left-hander has given up one or none in eight of 10 starts this season. Miami starter Janson Junk (2-5) pitched five-plus innings, permitting a career-high eight runs on eight hits. He has allowed 15 runs in 10 2/3 innings over his past two starts. Nationals 8, Mets 4 CJ Abrams hit a three-run homer, Zack Littell pitched five solid innings and host Washington topped New York. Jacob Young homered and doubled while Abrams added a single and scored twice. Littell (3-4) yielded two runs on five hits without a walk. Andrew Alvarez allowed two runs over four innings to earn his first career save. The Mets’ Juan Soto hit two home runs against his former team, giving him three in the past two games. Zach Thornton (0-1) started in his major league debut and gave up four runs on four hits in 4 1/3 innings. Red Sox 4, Royals 3 Jarren Duran hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh inning off reliever Steven Cruz (0-2), and Boston completed a three-game road sweep of scuffling Kansas City. Connelly Early (4-2) allowed three runs on two homers plus four other hits over 6 1/3 innings for the Red Sox. Aroldis Chapman worked around a leadoff single in the ninth inning to post his 12th save. Royals starter Michael Wacha allowed two runs (one earned) in six innings, leaving with the lead. Kansas City got homers from Salvador Perez and Elias Diaz but still lost for the ninth time in 10 games. Diamondbacks 6, Giants 3 Ketel Marte had three hits and scored three times, Geraldo Perdomo capped a three-run fifth inning with a two-run double and Arizona completed a three-game sweep of San Francisco in Phoenix. Merrill Kelly (4-3) pitched six effective innings, allowing three runs and eight hits. Four relievers combined for three hitless innings the rest of the way as the Diamondbacks won their season-best-tying fourth game in a row. Marte homered in the third inning. Tyler Mahle (1-6) was charged with all six Arizona runs on eight hits in five innings. Casey Schmitt went deep for the Giants. Blue Jays 2, Yankees 1 Trey Yesavage pitched six stellar innings of two-hit ball to outduel Cam Schlittler, and Toronto pushed across two runs in the seventh to beat host New York after losing a pair of one-run games to start the four-game series. After pitching 5 1/3 hitless innings against the Yankees in game 2 of their American League Division Series last October in Toronto, Yesavage (2-1) allowed two hits and struck out eight. He struck out Aaron Judge three times. Judge fanned four times and is 1-for-11 in the series with seven strikeouts. Schlittler (6-2) allowed two runs on eight hits in six-plus innings. He issued a bases-loaded walk to Andres Gimenez in the seventh, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. followed with a sacrifice fly off Jake Bird. Athletics 6, Angels 5 (10 innings) Tyler Soderstrom drove in three runs, including the go-ahead run in the top of the 10th inning, as the Athletics rallied for a victory over Los Angeles in Anaheim, Calif. Jeff McNeil hit a tying homer in the ninth inning for the A’s. Nick Kurtz extended his on-base streak to 43 games with two walks and an RBI single. Scott Barlow (1-0) pitched one inning of hitless relief, and Hogan Harris got out of a bases-loaded jam in the 10th to garner his fourth save. Jo Adell homered and doubled and Jorge Soler and Lowe also homered for the Angels, who took their eighth defeat in nine games. Chase Silseth (1-1) allowed Soderstrom’s decisive hit. =================================== INDIANA SPORTS NEWS AND HEADLINES INDY 500 (INDY CAR RELEASE) Today’s question: Who will win the 110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge on Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway? Curt Cavin: At the beginning of the month, I assigned drivers to tiers based on their ability to win Sunday’s race. Only two drivers were included in my top group, and one of them will start 23rd (Josef Newgarden). Newgarden can still win his third “500,” but it will take a lot to go right to climb through this competitive field. A more likely scenario is that my other Tier 1 driver wins from the pole, so it’s Alex Palou (photo, above) or bust for me, and he has done nothing this month to dissuade. If anything, I’m now even more sure of his chance to repeat. Scott McLaughlin Eric Smith: I think this is Scott McLaughlin’s year. Going from a pace lap crash before even taking the green flag last year to winning a year later is the kind of story movies are made of. Indianapolis has a way of testing drivers before rewarding them with glory. McLaughlin (photo, above) has paid his dues and looks ready to strike. He has a fast race car and has reached victory lane twice on ovals, both coming in 2024, at Iowa Speedway and Milwaukee Mile. Plus, if he wins, get ready for a wild celebration. Scott Dixon Arni Sribhen: It’s been a quiet May for Scott Dixon. The six-time INDYCAR SERIES champion has methodically done the work his Chip Ganassi Racing team needed in the preparations for “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.” Dixon never led any of the speed charts during the month. He went out first and put up a time that got him in the Fast 12 and will start 10th in Sunday’s race. History suggests that 10th isn’t the best starting spot – only two winners have started 10th (the last being Alexander Rossi in 2016). Front-row starters are the favorites, as the winner has come from the first three starting positions 46 times, but Dixon (photo, above) is poised to do Scott Dixon things on Race Day. I wouldn’t be shocked if Sir Scott added another title – two-time Indianapolis 500 winner. David Malukas Paul Kelly: I’m not going to lie: Before this season, I thought David Malukas might not be ready for a Team Penske seat. But, as usual, I was wrong. Malukas (photo, above) is the highest-ranking Penske driver in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES entering the “500.” And now I’m picking the driver formerly known as “Little Dave” to earn his first career series victory and deliver the legendary team with its record-extending 21st Indy 500 win in the biggest race of all. There are many reasons for me to believe in Malukas. He has been consistent and fast since practice opened May 12. He finished second here last year in an AJ Foyt Racing car. Team Penske doesn’t boggle pit stops, so that’s another plus for Malukas. Finally, he’s starting third, and 14 “500” winners have come from that spot. Only the pole winner has more wins, with 21. I know this year’s pole winner is that Palou guy, but I’m sticking with Malukas. ====================================== HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL Guidelines to help game officials manage the game clock at the end of each quarter and other timing errors are among the major rules changes in high school basketball for the 2026-27 season. The two additions addressing the game clock in Rule 5 (5-9-5 and 5-10-2 Note) were among the five rules changes recommended by the NFHS Basketball Rules Committee at its April 27-29 meeting in Indianapolis. All rules changes were reviewed by the NFHS Rules Review Committee and approved by the NFHS Board of Directors. In the last 59.9 seconds of each quarter and overtime periods, a minimum of three-tenths (0.3) of a second must expire from the game clock when the ball is legally touched by a player inbounds after a throw-in. This addition of Rule 5-9-5 is consistent with the tap-in rule in Rule 5-2-5, however, does not apply if the game clock does not display tenths of a second. Rule 5-10-2 Note was added to allow officials to utilize a silent count in the event of a clock malfunction. If an official determines the clock was not started or stopped properly, a silent count may be used as definitive knowledge to correct the timing error. “These changes provide officials with clearer guidance and help provide greater consistency in administering end-of-quarter timing situations, while also ensuring there are practical solutions available when timing errors or clock malfunctions occur,” said Monica Maxwell, NFHS director of sports and liaison to the Basketball Rules Committee. Rule 8-6-4 was added to establish a single dead-ball period at approximately the same time when assessing if technical fouls committed by opposing teams cancel. Specifically, in this instance, all technical fouls are considered to be committed at approximately the same time for the purposes of offsetting their penalties and play would resume at the point of interruption. Rule 9-2 Penalty clarified that when an infraction occurs on a throw-in, the location of the violation is the original throw-in spot. If the original throw-in spot is not a designated spot, the ensuing throw-in is moved to such a spot. Lastly, Rule 6-4-4g was removed. With changes last year that modified the procedures when addressing faking being fouled, it was no longer applicable. A complete listing of the basketball rules changes will be available on the NFHS website at www.nfhs.org. Click on “Sports” at the top of the home page and select “Basketball” and then “Rules.” The print version of the 2026-27 Basketball Rules Book will be available for purchase in late July at www.NFHS.com, and the digital version will be available in July via NFHS Digital at www.NFHS.org. According to the 2024-25 NFHS High School Athletics Participation Survey, basketball is the third-most popular sport for boys with 540,704 participants in 18,690 schools nationwide. For girls, it ranks fourth with 356,240 participants in 18,208 schools. =========================================== INDIANA FEVER INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Aliyah Boston had 24 points and eight rebounds, Kelsey Mitchell scored 21 points, and the Indiana Fever beat the Portland Fire 90-73 on Wednesday night with Caitlin Clark sidelined. The Fever ruled Clark out with a back injury less than two hours before tipoff, her first missed game this season. Lexie Hull added 16 points on a perfect shooting night – going 4 of 4 from the field, all 3-pointers, and 4 of 4 on free throws – and had eight rebounds for the Fever (3-2). Tyasha Harris made her first start for the Fever, in Clark’s place, and finished with seven assists, two steals and no turnovers, but was scoreless on 0-for-6 shooting. Boston returned after she missed a game for the first time in her career, an 89-78 home win over Seattle on Sunday. Bridget Carleton scored 12 of her 16 points in the first half and Sug Sutton finished with 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting for the expansion Fire (2-3). Sarah Ashlee Barker made a midrange jumper that trimmed Portland’s deficit to 32-30 with 5:46 left in the first half, but the Fever scored 21 of the next 28 points to take a 16-point lead at the end of second quarter. Indiana shot 55% (18 of 33) from the field, outscored the Fire 13-6 from the free-throw line, and had 13 assists in the first half. The Fever led by double figures throughout the second half. At the end of the third quarter, Portland’s Nyadiew Puoch struggled to put weight on her right leg as she was helped to the bench, then walked to the locker room and did not return. Puoch, a 21-year-old rookie who had scored in double figures in back-to-back games, was scoreless in 20 minutes. Fire: At Toronto on Saturday. Fever: Host Golden State on Friday. ==================================== INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS Esmerlyn Valdez hit a home run in each game of the Indianapolis Indians Wednesday afternoon doubleheader against the Toledo Mud Hens at Fifth Third Field – leaving the yard in three straight games for the first time since Aug. 28-30, 2025, with Double-A Altoona at Harrisburg – as the Indians split the twin bill with a 3-2 win in Game 2 and a 3-2 extra-innings loss in Game 1 (eight innings). In Game 2, Valdez kicked things off in the first inning with his second home run of the day, a two-run shot off the left field scoreboard. Following back-to-back walks from Rafael Flores Jr. and Dominic Fletcher in the second inning, Nick Cimillo stretched the Indianapolis (19-28) lead to 3-0 with an RBI double. Toledo (23-24) began a comeback, scoring on a wild pitch in the third inning and RBI groundout in the sixth, but were shut down by Michael Darrell-Hicks (S, 2) in the seventh frame. José Urquidy (W, 1-3) provided a strong start for Indy as he tossed 5.0 innings of two-run ball with five strikeouts. Konnor Pilkington (L, 1-3) allowed all three runs the Indians scored in the game. In Game 1, the contest was scoreless until Toledo logged the first tally on a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning. The Indians rallied in the fifth with a one-out double by Fletcher as he came around to score on an RBI single by Termarr Johnson. Valdez smashed his ninth home run of the season at 112.6 mph off the scoreboard – the hardest-hit big fly of his professional career – for a 2-1 advantage in the sixth. The Mud Hens got the run right back in the bottom half, with a game-tying homer by Corey Julks. The teams remained scoreless and went into extra innings, with Indy being blanked in the top half of the eighth inning. Tyler Gentry hit a two-out walk-off single to end the first game. Noah Davis continued his strong 2026 campaign with Indianapolis, allowing two runs (1er) across 5.2 innings. Cam Sanders (L, 0-2) had an unearned run, allowing the walk-off. Woo-Suk Go (W, 1-1) tossed a perfect eighth inning for his first win of the season. Indianapolis and Toledo continue their six-game series on Thursday night at 6:35 PM. LHP Hunter Barco (2-1, 3.18) is set to take the mound for the Indians while LHP Bryan Sammons (0-4, 4.83) will toe the rubber for the Mud Hens. ========================================= PURDUE MEN’S GOLF CORVALLIS, Ore. – The Purdue men’s golf team shined brightest when it needed to late in the round, holding off charges by three different teams to advance to the NCAA National Championships next week in Carlsbad, California. The Boilermakers didn’t play their best, but made enough shots down the stretch to advance to its third straight NCAA National Championships. It marks the first time since making 19 straight appearances from 1949 to 1967, that the Boilermaker golf program has made three straight National Championship showings. “They don’t call it survive and advance for nothing. It was a really stressful day, but obviously the goal was to advance to the National Championships and we were able to accomplish that,” said head coach Andrew Sapp. “I’m just really proud of this team’s grit. We were able to get a great cushion after 36 holes and we needed all of it.” The Boilermakers finished fourth after sitting in second place after 36 holes, 12 shots ahead of the cutline, posting a 54-hole tally of 10-under par 842 (272-276-294=842). Oklahoma won the Regional at 34-under par 818, while UCLA finished second at 14-under par 838. No. 6-ranked Arkansas was third at 11-under par 841 and San Diego defeated Liberty in a playoff for the fifth and final spot at 9-under par 843. The Boilermakers were seeded eighth, but reached the National Championships for the sixth time since 2014. Only once during the six advancements, has Purdue been a top-five seed. The five “underdog” advancements to the National Championships are tied for the most in the country during that span (BYU – 5). Purdue started off round three in decent shape, playing the first four combined holes in 1-under par. However, from holes five to 13, Purdue’s five players played the nine-hole stretch in a combined 17-over par to fall back to the pack and at one point, on the outside looking in. However, Purdue counting team played the two par-5’s on the back nine in 7-under par, then got monster birdies from Will Harvey on 17 and 18 to hold off any threat. Harvey was one of three players in round three to birdie both 17 and 18, and his birdie on 18 was as clutch as it gets. After Oregon State had cut the Purdue lead to one shot with a birdie of its own on the hole, Harvey rolled in a downhill 10-foot birdie putt, that if it slipped by the hole by 18 inches, rolls down the hill to 25 feet. It ended an incredible stretch for the freshman from Westfield, Indiana, playing the last five holes in 3-under par with birdie-par-birdie-birdie-birdie. “That finish by Will Harvey was so clutch. To birdie the last three holes as a freshman when advancing is on the line is very, very impressive,” said Sapp. The Boilermakers then made clutch, testy par putts on 18 from Sam Easterbrook and Supapon Amornchaichan to lock up Purdue’s 32nd National Championship appearance. Leading the way was junior Sam Easterbrook, who recorded yet another top-10 finish with a ninth-place placing at 5-under par 208 (67-69-72). It marked his seventh top-10 finish of the season, now just one shy of the school-record eight set by Lee Williamson in 2001-02. Harvey had an outstanding week in his first NCAA competition, placing T-13 at 4-under par 209 (70-68-71), shooting even- or under-par in all three rounds. It marked his sixth top-20 finish of the season. Supapon Amornchaichan was tied for 21st at 2-under par 211 (68-68-75). Kentaro Nanayama was tied for 40th at 1-over par 214 (67-71-76) and Jenson Forrester was 72nd at 12-over par 225 (75-74-76). The NCAA National Championships will be May 29 to June 3, at the La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California. ==================================== PURDUE BASEBALL OMAHA, Neb. – Eli Anderson delivered a go-ahead, two-run single with the bases loaded in the eighth inning as Purdue Baseball extended its season with a 3-1 victory vs. Illinois on Wednesday in the first elimination game of the Big Ten Tournament. The Boilermakers (36-19) posted their first victory at the Big Ten Tournament since also beating Illinois in the semifinals in 2018. Purdue had not won a loser’s bracket game since 2010. The Boilermakers will play Iowa on Thursday at 3 p.m. ET for the opportunity to advance to the single-elimination knockout round and square off with top-seeded UCLA. It will be the fourth matchup with the Hawkeyes in a week’s time. For the 21st time this season, Purdue won a game in which it trailed at some point. The Boilermakers came back to win for the fourth time when trailing after seven innings. It was also their seventh victory in their last at-bat, three of those being since May 8. Purdue was victorious despite recording a season-low three hits, facing a second-team All-Big Ten starting pitcher – freshman lefty Aidan Flinn – for the second day in a row. But Zach Erdman helped keep the Boilers in it with a quality start (6 IP, 5 H, BB, 4 K) of his own, surrendering two earned or fewer for the eighth time in his 15 outings this season. Thomas Howard and Jake Kramer backed up Erdman with three scoreless innings of relief, teaming up to retire nine of 10 batters faced. Kramer struck out a pair in a 1-2-3 ninth inning to earn his 10th save, becoming the sixth Boilermaker to record a double-figure total in a season. Howard (6-0) joined Cole Van Assen and Austin Klug with six victories this season. Purdue’s pitching staff posted eight zeros in a game for the 14th time this season, with three of those wins coming against Illinois. The Boilermakers have surrendered one run in a game seven times this year. Four of those victories were started by Erdman. Purdue had had only three base runners against Flinn entering the eighth inning. Quincy Malbrough was sent up to pinch hit with one out in the frame. After going down in the count 0-2, he worked it back even and got hit in the foot by a pitch. Dylan Drake was also plunked on the second pitch of his subsequent at-bat. A five-pitch walk to Westin Boyle loaded the bases as Flinn hit the 100-pitch mark for the day. Illinois (28-27) went to the bullpen before Flinn could face Anderson for a fourth time. Anderson won a lefty-lefty matchup with reliever Reed Gannon, hitting a hot shot just a few inches under Gannon’s glove and up the middle for the go-ahead single. Boyle went first to third on the play and the extra 90 feet allowed him to score when Brandon Rogers executed a squeeze bunt on the first pitch of his at-bat. Boyle hit a double down the right field line in his first at-bat, connecting for the lone extra-base hit of the game. His 15 two-baggers equals the second most by a Purdue freshman. But Flinn (1-3) retired all nine batters in order his second time through the lineup. The Illini then took the lead on an RBI single from cleanup man AJ Putty in the top of the sixth. The Boilermakers’ 36 wins are tied for fifth most in team history, matching the 1982, 1987 and 1993 teams. Purdue ended a six-game losing streak in Big Ten Tournament games dating back to the 2018 championship game. STREAKS EXTENDED • Dylan Drake: 12-game on-base; 11-game on-base vs Big Ten teams ============================================= PURDUE MEN’S BASKETBALL WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue and Connecticut men’s basketball programs have announced that the two squads will face off in an exhibition game next season on Oct. 27. The site of the contest will be determined by Connecticut athletic department officials. It will mark the first time the two teams have faced each other since the 2024 National Championship game in Glendale, Arizona, won by Connecticut. Purdue is 0-3 in exhibition games against collegiate teams over the last three seasons, falling to No. 14 Arkansas in 2023, No. 15 Creighton in 2024, and No. 9 Kentucky in 2025. All three of the games have been on the road. Over the last four years, the two teams are two of the four-winningest programs in the country with UConn ranking second (126 wins) and Purdue fourth (117 wins). Both teams are ranked in the way-too-early top-25 polls with UConn residing in the top 10 and the Boilermakers in the top 20. Site, television and ticket information will be announced at a later date. ========================================== NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL SOUTH BEND, IN – The University of Notre Dame has announced three future matchups for the 2027 and 2028 seasons. Notre Dame and Stanford University have agreed to extend the Legends Trophy Rivalry for the 2027 and 2028 seasons. The 2027 schedule also sees the Irish host a first-time opponent in Kent State, the alma mater of the late legendary Fighting Irish head coach Lou Holtz, who passed away in March. Legends Trophy Rivalry Extended In 2027, the tradition of the Irish ending the season in California will resume as Notre Dame will play the Cardinal in Stanford Stadium on November 27, 2027. Stanford will visit Notre Dame Stadium on October 14, 2028. These will be the 41st and 42nd meetings between Notre Dame and Stanford. Notre Dame leads the overall series 25-14-0. Excluding the 2020 COVID season, the Irish and Cardinal have met every season since 1998. The first meeting took place in 1924 at the Rose Bowl as Notre Dame defeated Stanford 27-10. That matchup inspired The Legends Trophy, which was named in honor of the two coaches from that 1924 contest – Knute Rockne for the Irish and Pop Warner for the Cardinal. The Irish have won the last three meetings against Stanford, including a 42-20 triumph in 2025. That victory enabled Notre Dame to end the 2025 season with a 10-game win streak. Hosting the Golden Flashes The game against Kent State at Notre Dame Stadium on October 2, 2027 will be the 90th program of the current 138 FBS teams that the Irish have faced in their history. This is the fourth most in College Football history behind only Georgia (97), Ohio State (96) and Michigan (95). The matchup pins the Irish against the alma mater of late legendary Irish head coach Lou Holtz. Holtz played linebacker for the Golden Flashes in 1957 and graduated in 1959 with a degree in history from Kent State. Kent State has a few unique connections to Notre Dame Football. Dick Corbett Head Football Coach Marcus Freeman was the linebackers coach at Kent State from 2011-2012. There have been three former Notre Dame football assistant coaches who served as head coaches for the Golden Flashes. Ed Chlebek, Notre Dame quarterbacks coach in 1975, led Kent State from 1981-82. Pete Cordelli, who served on the Irish coaching staff from 1986-90 was the head coach at Kent State from 1991-93. Finally, Dean Pees, the head coach at KSU from 1998-2003 was the Notre Dame defensive backs coach in 1994. Notre Dame is 11-1 against current teams from the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The Irish’s last contest against a MAC opponent came against Miami University on September 21, 2024, when Notre Dame defeated the Redhawks 28-3. Including the upcoming game against the Golden Flashes, the Irish will have played nine out of the current 12 MAC member institutions. ======================================= NOTRE DAME BASEBALL CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Notre Dame baseball team (31-22) fell in a 17-10 final against Virginia Tech in the ACC Tournament on Wednesday night at Truist Field. The Irish took a 4-0 lead through the top of the first inning. Drew Berkland drew a lead-off walk, and Bino Watters laced a double to right field to drive in Berkland. Mark Quatrani then blasted a 410-foot home run to left-center field. Noah Coy kept things going with a sharply-hit single to center field, and Jayce Lee added a single through the left side. Mason Barth drew a walk two batters later, and Jamie Zee used a sacrifice fly to drive in Coy for the 4-0 advantage. Ty Uber retired the Hokies in order in the bottom half of the first inning. The Hokies, however, got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the second with a three-spot to make it a one-run game heading into the third. Jayce Lee hit a one-out single to short right field, and Dylan Passo found the left-center gap with a double to put a pair of runners into scoring position for the Irish in the third. Mason Barth went the other way with an RBI single through the right side to make it a 5-3 game. Virginia Tech posted three runs in the bottom of the third to go up 6-5. Caden Crowell retired the side in order in the bottom of the fourth. The Hokies, however, scored two runs in the bottom half of the fifth for an 8-5 lead through five complete. Jamie Zee gave the Irish a spark in the top of the sixth with a lead-off home run to left field. Virginia Tech countered with four runs in the bottom half of the inning to push the difference to 12-6. Noah Coy drew a one-out walk, and Dylan Passo drew a two-out walk to keep the inning alive. Mason Barth then delivered a single to right-center to drive in Coy. Jamie Zee drew a full-count walk, and Shane Miranda drilled a bases-clearing double off the left field wall to make it a 12-10 game in the top of the seventh. A run by Virginia Tech in the bottom of the seventh and four in the eighth for a 17-10 lead. Jamie Zee laced a two-out double to keep the game alive, but the Irish were unable to mount the comeback in the 17-10 final. Jamie Zee posted a 2-for-3 effort with a walk, a double, two runs and two RBI. Jayce Lee went 3-for-5 with a run, and Shane Miranda was 2-for-5 with a double and three RBI. Mark Quatrani was 2-for-5 with a home run, two RBI and a run scored. Mason Barth went 2-for-4, driving in two and scoring once. Bino Watters and Dylan Passo each had a double and scored a run while Watters drove in a run. Noah Coy tallied a hit and scored twice. Ty Uber shouldered the loss on the mound and struck out two. Caden Crowell added three strikeouts while Noah Rooney and Chase Van Ameyde each struck out one. Radek Birkholz, Will Jaisle and Oisin Lee each had scoreless efforts in their outings on the night. =================================== BALL STATE BASEBALL AVON, Ohio – The Ball State baseball team couldn’t capitalize on a bases loaded opportunity in the top of the fourth inning, and Toledo gained control from there as the Rockets won 8-2 in the Mid-American Conference Tournament opener on Wednesday afternoon at ForeFront Field. The No. 6 seed Cardinals (25-29) tied the game at 1-1 in the second on a sacrifice fly by Max Kalk to score Brett Griffiths after the No. 3 seed Rockets (30-27) struck first with a solo home run in the first inning. Ball State loaded the bases on a Griffiths single, Jacob Gillis walk and Kenskey Thomas single in the fourth, but Toledo got out of the jam with a pair of fielder’s choice groundouts and plated three runs each in both the fourth and fifth innings to gain a 7-1 advantage. Thomas hit an RBI single in the sixth to plate Griffiths for Ball State’s other run of the day. The Rockets produced an insurance tally in the eighth frame for the afternoon’s final scoring. Griffiths reached base each of the four times he came up to the plate including three walks and a single, while Ryan Muizelaar and Thomas each had two hits for the Cardinals. Brayden Huebner and Gavin Balius collected one double each. Brendan Garza (4-6) struck out five in 4.1 innings of work for Ball State but allowed six runs to suffer the loss. Zach Kwasny went 3.0 innings of one-run ball with three strikeouts in relief. Nathan Leininger (9-1) went the distance and notched eight strikeouts to earn the win for the Rockets. Troy Sudbrook led the Toledo offense with three hits, including a homer, and two RBI. Ball State will next play the loser of the Wednesday evening game between No. 4 seed Northern Illinois and No. 5 seed Western Michigan game on Thursday at 10 a.m. ============================================ EVANSVILLE BASEBALL MURRAY, Ky. – The University of Evansville baseball dropped the opening game of the MVC Tournament on Wednesday, falling to fourth-seeded Southern Illinois by a score of 8-4. Evansville led the game 2-1 through three innings, but SIU scored seven runs in innings four through six to pull away. Evansville tallied 12 hits on the night, led by a 3-for-5 day from Reid Haire (Hudson, N.C./Charlotte) that included a 2-run home run. Cooper Rhodes (Jackson, Mo./Jackson) had two doubles for the Aces. HOW IT HAPPENED Evansville threatened with two outs in the top of the first, loading the bases with two singles and a walk, but were kept of the board. SIU scored first in the home half of the inning, taking a 1-0 lead. Evansville struck in the bottom of the third, with Charlie Longmeier (Seymour, Ind./Seymour) getting the inning started with a leadoff single before Haire blasted a long home run to right field, giving the Aces the lead. SIU got a home run of their own in the fourth, however, using a three-run blast to regain the lead. In the fifth, the Salukis scored three more runs before adding another in the sixtht o make it 8-2. Evansville drew closer in the seventh, with Reagan Reeder (Ramsey, Minn./Illinois) driving in a run with a single and Rhodes driving home another with a double. Pitching in relief, Kellen Roberts (Monroe, Mich./Monroe) got a zero in the seventh before giving way to Drew Fieger (Fort Mitchell, Ky./Lincoln Trail CC) with the bases loaded and two outs in the eighth, who came up with a big strikeout. However, the Aces were kept off the board in the ninth as the Salukis took an 8-4 win. UP NEXT Evansville returns to action tomorrow morning for an elimination game against the loser of tonight’s Illinois State vs. Murray State contest. First pitch is set for 10 a.m. from Murray, Ky. ===================================== SOUTHERN INDIANA BASEBALL EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Baseball could not hold off Little Rock, 7-3, in the second day of the Ohio Valley Baseball Championship at Mt. Dew Park in Marion, Illinois. USI, the eighth seed, is 28-28, while Little Rock, the fourth seed, is 31-25. USI junior third baseman Parker Martin put the Screaming Eagles in front in the fourth inning with a two-run blast to right field. The home run was Martin’s third of the season. The Trojans, however, responded in the bottom half of the frame, picking up their first four hits of the game and tying the game, 2-2. The two-run frame would retire USI sophomore Ean DiPasquale, who got the no-decision after allowing the runs on four hits and struck out one in four frames of work. USI would jump back into the lead in the top of the seventh when senior leftfielder Hunter Miller singled in graduate rightfielder Noah Foster from third base. Foster had started the inning with a double and advanced to third on a sacrifice by junior second baseman Zion Stephens. Little Rock responded for a second time in the contest, this time taking the lead with a three-run bottom of the seventh to move in front 5-3. The Trojans would add to the lead in the eighth, scoring two more for the eventual 7-3 final. USI junior right-hander Levin East took the loss for USI in relief. East (5-5) allowed three runs (all in the seventh) on four hits and struck out two in 2.1 innings of work. Up Next for the Screaming Eagles: USI continues the OVC Baseball Championship in the elimination bracket and will play the loser of #2 Eastern Illinois/#3 Southeast Missouri State in the 4:30 p.m. game seven of the tournament at Mt. Dew Park. EIU, which finished the regular season with a 31-19 mark, swept USI during the regular season in Charleston, Illinois. The Panthers lead the all-time series with USI, 26-10. SEMO won its tournament opener over Lindenwood, 2-1, and saw its record rise to 39-16 in 2026. The Redhawks swept USI two weeks ago in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and lead the all-time series, 34-28. ========================================= INDIANA COLLEGE SPORTS WEB SITES UINDY ATHLETICS: https://athletics.uindy.edu/ MARIAN ATHLETICS: https://muknights.com/ INDIANA WESLEYAN ATHLETICS: https://iwuwildcats.com/ EARLHAM ATHLETICS: https://goearlham.com/ WABASH ATHLETICS: https://sports.wabash.edu/ FRANKLIN ATHLETICS: https://franklingrizzlies.com/ ROSE-HULMAN ATHLETICS: https://athletics.rose-hulman.edu/ ANDERSON ATHLETICS: https://athletics.anderson.edu/landing/index TRINE ATHLETICS: https://trinethunder.com/landing/index BETHEL ATHLETICS: https://bupilots.com/ DEPAUW ATHLETICS: https://depauwtigers.com/ HANOVER ATHLETICS: https://athletics.hanover.edu/ MANCHESTER ATHLETICS: https://muspartans.com/ HUNTINGTON ATHLETICS: https://www.huathletics.com/ OAKLAND CITY ATHLETICS: https://gomightyoaks.com/index.aspx ST. FRANCIS ATHLETICS: https://www.saintfranciscougars.com/landing/index IU KOKOMO ATHLETICS: https://iukcougars.com/ IU EAST ATHLETICS: https://www.iueredwolves.com/ IU SOUTH BEND ATHLETICS: https://iusbtitans.com/ PURDUE NORTHWEST ATHLETICS: https://pnwathletics.com/ INDIANA TECH ATHLETICS: https://indianatechwarriors.com/index.aspx GRACE COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://gclancers.com/ ST. MARY OF THE WOODS ATHLETICS: https://smwcathletics.com/ GOSHEN COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://goleafs.net/ HOLY CROSS ATHLETICS: https://www.hcsaints.com/index.php TAYLOR ATHLETICS: https://www.taylortrojans.com/ VINCENNES ATHLETICS: https://govutrailblazers.com/landing/index ========================================================= “SPORTS EXTRA” TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY 1880 – In Albany’s Riverside Park, Lip Pike hits a ball over the wall and into the river. RF Lon Knight begins to go after the ball in a boat but gives up. Few parks have ground rules about giving the batter an automatic home run on a hit over the fence. 1892: George “Hub” Collins, 28-year-old Brooklyn OF and leadoff batter, dies of typhoid fever after a brief illness. He had led the American Association in doubles in 1888 and the National League in runs in 1890. Behind Bill Hutchison, Chicago wins its 13th straight game, 1 – 0, over Pud Galvin and the Pirates. Galvin surrenders only two hits in the loss, none before the 8th inning. The streak will stop the following day. 1896: Cy Young gets Cleveland’s eighth consecutive win with a 4 – 1 decision over Boston. The streak has helped the Spiders to solidify their hold on first place. Louisville gets a rare victory, riding Mike McDermott’s two-hitter to a 1 – 0 win over Baltimore. This is McDermott’s only good performance of the year. In the remaining 56 innings he will pitch this year, he will allow 85 hits. 1901 – Giants fractious owner Andrew Freedman accuses umpire Billy Nash of incompetence and bars him from the Polo Grounds. The Pirates’ Charles Zimmer and the Giants’ John Warner are forced to officiate. Christy Mathewson then wins his seventh straight, 2 – 1, but his scoreless streak stops at 39 innings when the Bucs score an unearned run in the 9th. 1902 – At Pittsburgh, the Giants top the leading Pirates, 5 – 2, with Christy Mathewson winning in relief. Matty takes over for Luther Taylor in the 7th, allows a tying run to score, then scores the winning run himself in the 8th. 1904 – Boston Americans SS Bill O’Neill puts himself in the record books by committing six errors in a 13-inning, 5 – 3 loss to the Browns. O’Neill makes errors in the 1st inning on the first three balls hit to him, and a fourth straight error with a misplay in the 2nd frame. His final error is on an easy grounder in the 13th inning and allows two runs to score. O’Neill is the only 20th century player to record six errors. 1906: In Chicago, the Giants’ Hooks Wiltse, with relief help from Christy Mathewson, stops the leading Cubs, 6 – 4. Mathewson allows one run in his four innings. An 11-game win streak by Philadelphia is stopped by Cleveland, 2 – 1, in 13 innings. The Athletics, Cleveland Naps, and New York Highlanders juggle the top spot in American League standings. 1907: National League president Harry Pulliam dismisses the Opening Day protests of Pittsburgh manager Fred Clarke over Roger Bresnahan’s shin guards. As yet, Bresnahan is the only catcher using them. Three-Finger Brown and Christy Mathewson hook up in a pitching duel, with the Chicago ace emerging the winner, 3 – 2. Matty’s batterymate Roger Bresnahan commits two errors to cause Mathewson to lose his first of the year. Mobbed at the Polo Grounds after the loss, umpires Hank O’Day and Bob Emslie require police protection. The crowd is egged on by manager John McGraw, who will be thrown out of games seven times this year. 1908 – Pitching for Kansas City of the American Association, Smokey Joe Wood hurls a 1 – 0 no-hitter against Milwaukee. 1912 – Bill Malarkey of the Pacific Coast League’s Oakland Oaks allows no hits for nine innings before being touched for a single in the 10th against San Francisco. The game ends in a scoreless tie because of a time limit. 1915 – The Red Sox and White Sox battle for 17 innings at Comiskey Park, before Chicago prevails, 3 – 2. Red Faber wins his seventh straight, beating Carl Mays, who takes over in the 8th. 1917: The Phillies use nine hits – one by each starter – to beat the Cubs, 4 – 3, and drop the Cubs from first to third. The Phils move into second place behind the Giants. Eppa Rixey is the winner for the Quakers. The Giants take over first place with a 4 – 3 win over the Pirates behind the pitching of Big Jeff Tesreau and the favorable umpiring of Kitty Bransfield. Tesreau allows just two hits through eight innings before weakening in the 9th. Kitty makes an out call in the 9th on a grounder that 3B Doug Baird clearly appears to beat, and in the 2nd inning ignores Art Fletcher’s failure to return to third base before scoring on a sacrifice fly. Fletcher had taken a 15-foot lead. 1919 – The Giants deal Jim Thorpe to Braves for the waiver price of $1,500. The Olympic star will play only 60 games in Boston and will finish his six-year major league career with a lifetime .252 average 1923 – Formal transfer of T.L. Huston’s interest in the Yankees to Jake Ruppert is completed for $1.5 million. Ten days later, Ruppert buys two more sets of uniforms so his players can wear a clean outfit every day, an unprecedented move. 1925: A’s rookie Mickey Cochrane hits three homers to lead Philadelphia to a 20 – 4 rout over the Browns. His first two clouts come off Milt Gaston, and the third off George Blaeholder. He will hit just another two all year to total six. Behind the hitting (3 for 4) and pitching of Walter Johnson, the Senators tame the Tigers, 6 – 2. The two teams combine for nine double plays, setting a record (since tied) for a nine-inning game. The Reds and Braves will turn a record 10 double plays in 12 innings on June 7th. 1926 – White Sox 1B Earl Sheely hits three doubles and a home run at Boston, following three doubles in his last three at bats yesterday. His seven straight extra-base hits tie the major league record. Chicago needs all of his hitting as they edge the Red Sox, 8 – 7, after the previous day’s 13 – 4 victory. 1927: The Cubs move into first place in the National League when a nine-run 9th inning gives them a 11 – 6 win and doubleheader sweep at Brooklyn. Chicago takes the opener, 6 – 4. For the second day in a row, a disputed call – this one by Frank Wilson – causes fans to stop the game. Meanwhile, the Pirates are beating New York for the third straight game, 5 – 3. It is George Burns Day in Cleveland as he is presented with a diploma as the MVP of 1926, a silver bat containing $1,150 in cash, and an automobile. Burns has a pair of doubles but the visiting Yankees win, 6 – 4, in 12 innings. 1930 – Babe Ruth hits three consecutive home runs in the first game of a doubleheader against the A’s, then batting against Jack Quinn in the 9th, Ruth decides to hit right-handed. After two strikes, he switches to lefty but strikes out. This is the first of two career three-homer games for the Babe. Max Bishop draws five walks for the second time in his career (he is the only player to do this twice), and Jimmie Foxx homers to help the A’s to a 15 – 7 victory. Ruth is homerless in the second game, a 4 – 1 Yankees loss, but Bishop has three more walks. Bishop will also walk eight times in a doubleheader in 1934, the only player to collect more than six walks in an afternoon. 1930 – Cincinnati sends 2B Hughie Critz to the Giants for veteran P Larry Benton. Critz will prove a fine pickup for the Giants. 1931 – Carl Hubbell stops the Braves, 3 – 0, in the opener and Giants pitcher Bill Walker matches the King with a 6 – 0 whitewash in the nitecap. 1932 – Before 60,000 at Yankee Stadium, the Bronx Bombers roll over Washington, 14 – 2 and 8 – 0. Washington collects just 11 hits off Herb Pennock and Johnny Allen. In the opener, Babe Ruth homers in the 5th off Lloyd Brown and he and Lou Gehrig connect in the 6th off Frank Ragland. Tony Lazzeri is 6 for 7 on the afternoon, including a home run, two doubles and a triple. 1934 – The Giants beat the Cardinals, 5 – 2, but do it without starting pitcher Freddie Fitzsimmons, who is struck in the back by a fungo bat while warming up. Fat Freddie will miss several starts. 1935: Promising pitcher Bobo Newsom is sold by the Browns to the Senators for $40,000. It is the first of five Washington stints for Newsom, who will also return to St. Louis for a couple other turns. The A’s acquire P George Blaeholder, who has won ten or more games in each of the last seven seasons, from the Browns for Ed Coleman and Sugar Cain. Blaeholder had one of the highest salaries on the cash-poor Browns. 1936 – The Phillies reacquire “The Clouting Kraut” Chuck Klein, from the Cubs, along with P Fabian Kowalik and a reported $50,000, for P Curt Davis and OF Ethan Allen. Klein is hitting .294 this year for the Cubs. 1938 – The power-laden Yankees give little support to pitcher Spud Chandler, but he hits a home run in the 8th to gain a 1 – 0 victory over Thornton Lee and the White Sox. 1940: Jimmie Foxx hits a grand slam for the second day in a row against Detroit in an 11 – 8 Red Sox win. Only Babe Ruth, twice, and Bill Dickey have slammed on consecutive days in the American League. Ted Williams, Bobby Doerr and Doc Cramer also homer for Boston. Hank Greenberg and Rudy York homer for the Bengals, while Wally Moses has a pair of triples and two singles. The Phils sign pitcher Cy Blanton when he is made a free agent by the Pirates on orders from Commissioner Landis. 1943 – The White Sox defeat the Senators, 1 – 0, in 89 minutes, making the contest the fastest night game in American League history. 1947 – Joe DiMaggio and five other Yankees are slapped with $100 fines for not fulfilling contract requirements to do promotional duties for the Bronx Bombers. 1948 – At the Polo Grounds, the Giants drop an 8 – 3 decision to the Cubs. New York rookie Les Layton, in his first major league at-bat, hits a pinch homer in the 9th off Johnny Schmitz. 1950 – Ralph Kiner’s hits a 475-foot triple as Pittsburgh sweeps a twin bill against the Giants. The two wins temporarily elevate the cellar-bound Bucs to a .500 record, but this will be short-lived. 1952 – After leadoff batter Billy Cox grounds out against Ewell Blackwell, the Whip loses his snap. The Dodgers then score 15 runs in the 1st inning as a record 19 consecutive batters reach first base (ten hits, seven walks and two hit batters). Captain Pee Wee Reese walks twice in reaching base safely three times. Andy Pafko is thrown out trying to steal third base, and Duke Snider mercifully strikes out to end the barrage against the Reds. The Dodgers score 15 runs and collect 15 RBIs in the frame, and coast to win at home, 19 – 1. Winning pitcher Chris Van Cuyk has the most hits with four – two in the 1st inning off Bud Byerly and Frank Smith – while Bobby Morgan has a pair of two-run homers and Snider another two-run homer. The Reds’ lone run is a homer by reserve catcher Dixie Howell. 1953 – At Fenway Park, Bosox C Del Wilber hits his third pinch-homer of the year, this one a 14th-inning solo homer to beat reliever Don Larsen and the Browns, 3 – 2. Former Red Sox player Don Lenhardt takes Hal Brown downtown with a shot to center field just left of the flag pole and the last upright of the screen. 1954 – Boston rookie Frank Sullivan makes his first start and beats the Yankees at Yankee Stadium, 6 – 3. Sullivan strikes out Mickey Mantle three times before Mickey clocks one over the auxiliary scoreboard into the right-centerfield bleachers. 1955: In a game marked by a fight between Mickey McDermott and Jackie Jensen, the Senators top the Red Sox, 1 – 0, in 12 innings. In the 12th, Jensen is trapped off first base but his way back to the bag is obstructed by first baseman Mickey Vernon; it is called by second base umpire Ed Runge, but he makes no gestures and Jensen continues back to first. McDermott, waiting to put the tag on, is knocked over by Jensen, and Hank Soar calls the runner out. Soar is overruled and then the fight starts between Jensen and the pitcher and both are tossed. Pedro Ramos, who succeeds McDermott, draws a walk and scores the winning run. In Milwaukee, Cubs pitcher Warren Hacker loses his no-hitter when he gives up a one-out 9th-inning home run to George Crowe. Hacker holds on to win, 2 – 1. After Willie Mays opens the scoring with a 1st-inning single, Pittsburgh’s rookie phenom Roberto Clemente leads off the bottom of the frame by launching homer #3 off Sal Maglie, a rocket to left center that touches down to the right of the 406-foot mark. While the Giants untie the game with a two-run 4th, Maglie is busy shutting down the Bucs, allowing only two runners to reach second base until running out of gas in the 9th. He leaves the game with two on, two out and New York ahead, 3 – 2. Clemente then faces reliever Marv Grissom, who saves the win. 1956: The White Sox send 3B George Kell, OF Bob Nieman, and pitchers Mike Fornieles and Connie Johnson to the Orioles for P Jim Wilson and OF Dave Philley. Kell will play solid 3B until Brooks Robinson is ready, while Johnson will lead the Birds’ starters in wins in 1957. At Kansas City, Mickey Mantle clouts a drive over the second and more distance fence in right field to help the Yankees win, 8 – 5. The drive, off Moe Burtschy, matches homers to that spot by Larry Doby and Harry Simpson. 1957: Boston baseball writers reaffirm their decision to bar women from the press box and refuse to allow Doris O’Donnell, a Cleveland feature writer traveling with the Indians, to sit in the Fenway Park press area. For his part in the Copacabana incident, Yankee OF Hank Bauer is arraigned. He is eventually cleared and threatens to sue the alleged victim, Edward Jones, who suffered a concussion and a broken jaw. In today’s game, Yogi Berra, Billy Martin and Whitey Ford are benched, while Bauer bats eighth. Mickey Mantle has a single, two walks, and a homer to back Bob Turley’s four-hit, 3 – 0 shutout over the A’s. Turley helps his cause by starting a triple play. The Yanks now trail the White Sox by a half game. 1959 – Despite growing pressure to expand, major league owners, at a meeting at John Galbreath’s farm in Ohio, decline the option to add new teams to the existing American and National Leagues. Given there are no plans for expansion, Commissioner Ford Frick will announce at a later date that Major League Baseball will “favorably consider an application for major league status within the present baseball structure by an acceptable group of eight clubs which would qualify under ten specifications.” 1962: The Orioles sign veteran Robin Roberts, released by the Yankees on April 30th. Roberts will win 42 games for Baltimore before going to Houston. The Tribe keeps up a fine offensive run but loses, 10 – 7, to Baltimore. Three more Cleveland home runs set a since-topped American League record for most home runs (26) over eight straight games. They also go in the record books with nine straight games with two or more homers. 1963 – Jim Maloney ties the modern major-league record with eight consecutive strikeouts, from the 1st to the 4th innings, against the Braves. Maloney finishes with 16 strikeouts in the 2 – 0 win, but needs relief help from Bill Henry, who retires the last two batters. 1967: Earl Wilson gives Detroit its third straight win over the Yankees, 9 – 4. Mickey Mantle hits his fifth homer in six games but it’s not enough for Whitey Ford, who appears in his last major league game. At Philadelphia, the Phils win an 18-inning marathon with the Reds when Don Lock hits a two-out RBI single off Darrell Osteen. 1968 – The Cubs climb above the .500 mark the first time all season with a 6 – 5 win over the Phillies. Chicago’s Billy Williams sets a new record for outfielders by playing his 695th straight game. 1969 – The Mets are at .500 at the latest point of the season in team history. The 18-18 record is reached as Tom Seaver blanks the Braves at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, 5 – 0. 1970: A generous Mel Stottlemyre hands out 11 walks to Washington in 8 1/3 innings, but the Senators are unable to score. Steve Hamilton gets the last two outs to preserve the 2 – 0 win. The 11 walks in a shutout ties Lefty Gomez, who did complete his 1941 shutout. Danny Cater’s two-run homer in the 5th accounts for the scoring off Dick Such, making his first major league start. In Houston, Reds pitcher Jim McGlothlin fires a two-hitter as Cincy wins, 3 – 0. Joe Morgan and Jesus Alou have the only hits for the Astros. 1974 – The Phils’ Ed Farmer, making his second National League start, strong-arms the Cardinals, 4 – 2. Both teams make four hits, but the visiting Phils do all their scoring in the 1st off John Curtis. Philadelphia now leads the NL East by 1 1/2 games. 1975 – The Reds, entering the game with a 20-20 record, five games behind the first-place Dodgers, come from behind to beat Tom Seaver and the Mets, 11 – 4. Cincinnati will go on to win 41 of 50 games and run away with the National League West title. 1977: Merv Rettenmund hits a three-run home run in the 21st inning to give the Padres an 11 – 8 win over the Expos. The two teams combine for a major league-record nine intentional walks (five for Montreal and four for San Diego) as both teams are successful in preventing the other from scoring the winning run, thus extending the game further. The Reds trade P Santo Alcala, who went 11 – 4 in his rookie year last season, to the Expos for two minor leaguers, Shane Rawley and Angel Torres. 1981 – In what is billed as the greatest college pitching duel ever, Yale’s Ron Darling and St. John’s Frank Viola match zeroes through 11 innings. Darling allows no hits while striking out 16. In the 12th, St. John’s Steve Scafa hits an opposite-field scratch single, then steals second base and third base. The next batter reaches on an error and, when he tries to steal second, Scafa breaks for home, scoring the only run. St. John’s wins, 1 – 0. 1985 – Vince Coleman’s first major league homer is inside-the-park as the Cards beat the Braves, 6 – 3. Bob Horner accounts for the Braves’ runs with two homers. 1986 – Rafael Ramirez doubles four times in seven at-bats in the Braves’ 13-inning victory over the Cubs, 9 – 8. 1992 – Four members of the California Angels, including manager Buck Rodgers, are hospitalized after the bus carrying the team swerves into a row of trees off the New Jersey Turnpike. Rodgers, the most seriously injured, incurs a broken right rib, left knee and right elbow. John Wathan takes over the team as interim manager. 1993 – B.J. Birdie, mascot of the Toronto Blue Jays, is ejected from Toronto’s game against Minnesota by umpire Jim McKean after making gestures which the ump finds offensive. The Blue Jays go on to lose the game, 2 – 1. 1996: In San Francisco, the fans and players ignore a light earthquake at 3Com Park – 4.8 on the Richter scale – in the 3rd inning, and the Giants break a 6th-inning tie to win, 8 – 5, over the Expos. Matt Williams hits his 11th home run and drives in three runs for San Francisco, while Henry Rodriguez hits his 17th homer for the Expos. His three ribbies give him 51 to lead the National League. In a 12 – 10 defeat of the Pirates, Larry Walker sets a Rockies club record with 13 total bases. The right fielder drives in six runs with a pair of two-run homers, a triple and a double. Colorado tallies 20 hits. The following day, Walker will get a double and consecutive triples to set a new National League record by getting extra-base hits in six straight plate appearances. He will also tie the major league record for most extra-base hits (seven) in two consecutive games. David Weathers homers and pitches six shutout innings as the streaking Marlins win, 3 – 2, over the slumping Reds. The Marlins (24-23) are over .500 for the first time in two years. At Fenway Park, Seattle pounds out 19 hits to beat Boston, 13 – 7. Ken Griffey, Jr. becomes the seventh-youngest player to collect 200 homers when he connects in the M’s six-run 4th inning. Jay Buhner hits a two-run shot in the inning, the fifth game in a row in which he has connected, and Edgar Martinez adds four hits in the game. The Phils’ Terry Mulholland defeats the Padres, 5 – 4. Mulholland, who entered the game with the third-lowest batting average in history of any player with 400 at bats, clouts a 407-foot home run in the 2nd inning off Sean Bergman. As Mulholland explains, “Most great power hitters don’t hit for a high average.” 1997 – Roger Clemens fires Toronto past the Yankees, 4 – 1, for his eighth win of the year against no losses. The Rocket wins his 200th, the 94th pitcher to reach 200 wins. 1999 – In a long-rumored move, the Twins finally trade Rick Aguilera, along with minor league P Scott Downs, to the Cubs for minor league pitchers Jason Ryan and Kyle Lohse. The next day, Cubs reliever Rod Beck undergoes arthroscopic surgery on his elbow. 2000: The Braves defeat the Padres, 12 – 6, as 1B Andres Galarraga goes 5 for 5, including a double. OF Brian Jordan has four hits for Atlanta, including two home runs, and drives in seven runs. The Mariners defeat the Devil Rays, 8 – 4, as OF Rickey Henderson hits a leadoff home run for the second consecutive game, and for the 77th time in his career. The White Sox defeat the Blue Jays, 2 – 1, despite getting only one hit in the game. Five Toronto errors help Chicago score two unearned runs. C Mark Johnson’s 3rd-inning single is the White Sox’s only hit. The Giants score 11 runs in the 6th inning on their way to a 16 – 10 win over the Brewers. OF Terrell Lowery collects five hits for San Francisco, including three doubles. Starter Russ Ortiz is the winner despite allowing ten earned runs, the most earned runs in a win since Bob Friend, in 1954. The last pitcher to notch a win and give up ten runs (nine earned) was Vida Blue against the Padres on April 19, 1979. The Giants are the second team to score 11 runs in an inning this year. Earlier this season, the White Sox dropped 11 runs against the Mariners in one inning. Major League Baseball has its first six-grand slam day, less than one year after establishing the mark with five. Garret Anderson (Angels), J.T. Snow (Giants), Brian Hunter (Phillies), Jason Giambi (A’s) and Adrian Beltre and Shawn Green (Dodgers) all contribute to the record. The National League also sets a record with four of the six bases-loaded homers. Anderson’s shot off Chris Fussell is the record-breaker. 2001 – The Diamondbacks double the Giants, 4 – 2, overcoming another home run by Barry Bonds. His eighth home run in five games ties another major league record. 2002: The Diamondbacks set down the Giants, 9 – 4, behind Randy Johnson. Johnson notches the 3,500th strikeout of his big league career in the contest. The Devil Rays defeat the Mariners, 1 – 0, behind Joe Kennedy’s four-hitter. The contest ends Tampa Bay’s streak of 194 consecutive games without a complete game. Kennedy’s only misplay is an error on a bad throw; Kennedy will make ten errors on 41 chances this year to lead major league pitchers in miscues. 2004 – In his return to Texas, Alex Rodriguez is roundly booed by fans at the Ballpark in Arlington. The fans continue to show their displeasure as the Yankees third baseman drives a 2-1 pitch over the fence during his 1st-inning at-bat. 2005: As Dae-Sung Koo stands in against Randy Johnson, Mike Piazza confides to David Wright in the dugout, “If he gets a hit, I’ll donate a million dollars to charity.” The Korean reliever, batting lefty off the Yankee fire-balling southpaw, was afraid to stand in the batter’s box in a previous game, but promptly hits a 91-mph fastball to the wall in center for a double, causing the Mets catcher to say he will be making a significant donation to a charity over the next 20 years. Before their interleague game with the Athletics, the Giants pay homage to Juan Marichal by dedicating a nine-foot bronze statue outside SBC Park. The “Dominican Dandy”, who hurled for San Francisco from 1960 to 1973, joins Willie Mays and Willie McCovey as former players to have statues made in their honor in the city. At the Ballpark in Arlington, the Rangers establish two team records as the club hits four homers in one inning and goes yard a total of eight times in a rout of the Astros, 18 – 3, in a Lone Star State interleague game. 2009: Jeanmar Gomez throws a 3 – 0 perfect game for the Akron Aeros against the Trenton Thunder in Trenton. Damaso Espino is the batterymate for the Eastern League gem. It is the first perfect game in Aeros history and the first that Trenton is ever involved in. It is the first minor league perfecto since Guillermo Moscoso performed the feat in 2007. The game is saved by a diving catch by OF Matt McBride in the 9th inning. Joe Mauer hits a grand slam and two doubles and drives in six runs as Minnesota routs the White Sox, 20 – 1. It is only the second time in franchise history that the White Sox have lost a game by 19 runs. Joba Chamberlain is knocked out of the game in the 1st inning with a bruised right knee after being hit by a line drive off the bat of Adam Jones. The Yankees still defeat the Orioles, 7 – 4, as Robinson Cano drives in three runs. Alfredo Aceves pitches 3 1/3 scoreless innings in relief of Chamberlain to earn the Bronx Bombers’ ninth straight win. The San Diego Padres acquire outfielder Tony Gwynn Jr. in a trade with the Milwaukee Brewers for Jody Gerut. Gwynn, who has struggled to stay on a major league roster since making his debut in 2006, joins the team for which his father, Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn, played his entire career and which retired his uniform number 19. Gerut revived his career with a solid season as the Padres’ centerfielder in 2008. 2010: Cardinals pitcher Brad Penny makes his mark with the bat, connecting for a grand slam in the 3rd inning, but then has to leave the game shortly afterwards with a back injury. The Cardinals beat the Angels, 9 – 5, as reliever Jason Motte picks up the win. Houston Astros ace Roy Oswalt vents his frustration about pitching in front of the worst offense in the major leagues, saying he is willing to waive his no-trade clause. With the team headed for a third straight losing season, Oswalt has a sparkling 2.66 ERA but is only 2-6 because of the lack of support. In today’s game, Houston scores only two runs, but still tops the major league-leading Tampa Bay Rays, 2 – 1, thanks to a stellar start by Brett Myers. Oswalt will be traded to Philadelphia later this season. The Blue Jays blast six home runs against the Arizona Diamondbacks, but they’re all solo shots. They lose, 8 – 6, wasting a three-homer effort by Edwin Encarnacion; Fred Lewis also leads off the contest with a long ball, to no avail. Since 1920, only one other team has scored six runs, all on solo homers, in a game: the Athletics in 1991. 2011: Tim Lincecum takes advantage of creeping shadows in a mid-afternoon start to stifle the Oakland A’s bats, defeating them, 3 – 0, and throwing a three-hitter. The Giants ace strikes out six and walks none. Wearing the uniforms from the 1918 World Series, the Cubs score eight runs in the 8th inning, taking advantage of three Boston errors, to win, 9 – 3, at Fenway Park. Two of the runs score on a botched rundown of Alfonso Soriano, which accounts for two of the miscues. Losing P Matt Albers gives up six runs without retiring a batter. The game is marred by an injury to Cubs CF Marlon Byrd, who suffers multiple fractures when beaned by Alfredo Aceves. 2012: P Mike Leake hits his first career homer, Drew Stubbs hits a pair, and Zack Cozart adds a fourth solo shot off Mike Minor to power the Reds to a 4 – 1 win over the Braves. Juan Francisco also homers against his former teammates to account for the game’s other run, as Leake picks up his first win after starting the year 0-5. One supremely lucky fan, Caleb Lloyd, sitting in the right field bleachers at Great American Ballpark, catches Leake’s home run ball, and then catches Cozart’s as well when he goes yard back-to-back, to become an instant folk hero. Stubbs also follows with a homer, but that ball eludes the great Caleb’s grasp. Today, youth beats experience, when Giancarlo Stanton tees off against ageless Jamie Moyer and crushes one of his pitches into the left-field scoreboard for a grand slam at Marlins Park, temporarily disabling part of the display. Stanton’s mighty blast leads Miami to a 7 – 4 win over Colorado. 2013: Mike Trout of the Angels is the first batter to hit for the cycle this season, driving in five runs in a 12 – 0 rout of the Mariners. Josh Hamilton chips in with a homer and a triple, and Howie Kendrick also goes deep in support of Jerome Williams. On the other end of the success scale, Dusty Robinson goes 0 for 8 with seven strikeouts for the Stockton Ports of the California League in his team’s 11 – 9 win over the Lake Elsinore Storm. Pitcher Wade Kirkland hits a walk-off two-run homer to end the game. Robinson is the first player to strike out seven times in a game since Russ Laribee did so in the longest game in Organized Baseball history on April 18, 1981; Laribee needed 12 plate appearances over 33 innings to accumulate all of those Ks, however. 2014: What does the Cubs’ Jeff Samardzija have to do to get a win? Today, the major leagues’ ERA leader pitches seven scoreless innings, but Hector Rondon blows a 2 – 0 9th-inning lead against the Yankees to send the game into extra innings. In the 13th, Yankees pitcher Preston Claiborne lays down a perfect sacrifice bunt in his first major league plate appearance as part of a two-run rally, Jose Veras throws a wild pitch to let in a first run and back-up catcher John Ryan Murphy drives in another with a single as the Bronx Bombers end up on top, 4 – 2. Samardzija is 0-4 in spite of a 1.46 ERA. More evidence that good pitching is sometimes not enough: five Rays pitchers give up only a single hit to the A’s, but Oakland still wins, 3 – 2. The A’s score two runs on two walks and two errors in the 2nd, and Brandon Moss goes deep in the 4th for their lone safety. Erik Bedard is the unlucky loser, against Tommy Milone. 2015 – The Brewers’ Will Smith is ejected for having rosin and sunscreen on his forearm in the 7th inning of Milwaukee’s 10 – 1 loss to the Braves. Smith explains that he simply forgot to wipe off his arm before leaving the bullpen when called into the game. He will receive an eight-game suspension as well. The Braves are only up 2 – 1 when Smith gets thrown out, but the Braves tee up against his successors, Neal Cotts and Michael Blazek, to run away with the game. 2018 – Baseball has a new phenom as 19-year-old Juan Soto of the Nationals, making his first start ever in the outfield after striking out as a pinch-hitter in his debut the day before, crushes the first pitch he sees from Robbie Erlin of the Padres for a three-run homer. He goes 2-for-4 in 10 – 2 win by Washington. He is the first teenager to homer since teammate Bryce Harper did so in his rookie year in 2012. 2021: The Braves are the first team to hit seven homers including two grand slams in a 20 – 1 win over the Pirates. Austin Riley homers twice, while Ronald Acuna and pinch-hitter Ehire Adrianza, facing off against position player Wilmer Difo, hit the slams. The Rays trade their starting shorstop, Willy Adames, to the Brewers along with P Trevor Richards in return for Ps J.P. Feyereisen and Drew Rasmussen. Both clubs are in denial in explaining the trade, the Brewers claiming that the move was not motivated by SS Luis Urias’ recent rash of errors, while the Rays claim it has nothing to do with opening a spot for top prospect Wander Franco, who seemingly has nothing left to prove in the minors. Both teams will benefit from the deal. 2025 – The Reno Aces make a bid for strangest walk-off win ever as they trail the Albuquerque Isotopes, 4 – 3 in the bottom of the 9th in a Pacific Coast League game. With the bases loaded, Connor Kaiser hits a double to right-center. The runner from third base scores easily while Reno’s players come off the bench to celebrate the anticipated win, and in doing so, one trips up the second runner, Cristian Pache, who is about to cross the plate. Pache gets up and touches the plate, but is called out due to interference by a teammate. However, the runner from first, Andy Weber, still manages to follow him home in spite of the confusion, and the win is confirmed. Births[edit] 1859 – Fred Dunlap, infielder, manager (d. 1902) 1867 – Fred Clement, infielder (d. 1930) 1874 – Sandy McDougal, pitcher (d. 1910) 1878 – Sam Brown, catcher (d. 1931) 1881 – Charlie Loudenslager, infielder (d. 1933) 1883 – Eddie Grant, infielder (d. 1918) 1884 – Carl Spongberg, pitcher (d. 1938) 1890 – Doc Ayers, pitcher (d. 1968) 1891 – Bunny Hearn, pitcher (d. 1959) 1893 – Harry Juul, pitcher (d. 1942) 1895 – Michael Donohue, umpire (d. 1968) 1900 – Sam Langford, outfielder (d. 1993) 1901 – Mule Shirley, infielder (d. 1955) 1902 – Earl Averill, outfielder; All-Star, Hall of Famer (d. 1983) 1906 – Hank Johnson, pitcher (d. 1982) 1909 – Mace Brown, pitcher; All-Star (d. 2002) 1909 – Dick Ward, pitcher (d. 1966) 1910 – Larry Rosenthal, outfielder (d. 1992) 1911 – J.C. Segraves, outfielder (d. 1956) 1911 – Irv Stein, pitcher (d. 1981) 1912 – Monty Stratton, pitcher; All-Star (d. 1982) 1918 – Stan Goletz, pinch-hitter (d. 1997) 1918 – Neb Stewart, outfielder (d. 1990) 1919 – Larry Napp, umpire (d. 1993) 1921 – Chuck Young, minor league infielder and college coach (d. 1975) 1924 – Ed FitzGerald, catcher (d. 2020) 1924 – George Tesnow, minor league player and manager (d. 2012) 1926 – Johnny Reagan, college coach (d. 2018) 1926 – Elmer Sexauer, pitcher (d. 2011) 1927 – El Tappe, catcher, manager (d. 1998) 1927 – Mel Tappe, minor league pitcher (d. 1992) 1928 – Ben Mitsuyoshi, NPB pitcher (d. 2018) 1930 – Rudy Regalado, infielder (d. 2018) 1932 – Earl Hersh, outfielder (D. 2013) 1934 – Joe Abernethy, minor league player and manager (d. 2011) 1934 – Moe Thacker, catcher (d. 1997) 1935 – Harvey Dorfman, author (d. 2011) 1936 – Shinji Akimitsu, NPB pitcher 1936 – Barry Latman, pitcher; All-Star (d. 2019) 1938 – Jokichi Arai, NPB pitcher 1941 – Bobby Cox, infielder, manager; Hall of Fame (d. 2026) 1943 – Kenzo Hayashi, NPB infielder 1943 – Goji Hisano, NPB pitcher 1944 – Hiroaki Inoue, NPB outfielder (d. 2025) 1944 – Takeshi Kato, NPB pitcher (d. 1965) 1945 – Yoshio Matsushita, NPB catcher 1947 – Shunji Nishimura, NPB infielder (d. 2015) 1948 – Masahiro Yanagida, NPB outfielder 1950 – Bob Molinaro, outfielder 1950 – Hank Webb, pitcher 1952 – Bob McCown, broadcaster 1954 – Arnoldo Muñoz, Nicaraguan national team infielder 1955 – Eddie Milner, outfielder (d. 2015) 1956 – Mitsuru Matsui, NPB infielder 1958 – Paul Runge, infielder 1959 – Tsutomu Wakukawa, NPB infielder 1960 – Kent Hrbek, infielder; All-Star 1960 – Masaru Ishikawa, NPB pitcher 1961 – Tony LaCava, executive 1961 – Greg Tabor, infielder 1962 – Paolo Ceccaroli, Serie A1 pitcher-infielder and manager; Italian Baseball Hall of Fame 1962 – Bernie Tatis, minor league outfielder and manager 1963 – Jose Roman, pitcher 1963 – Yoshihiro Suzuki, NPB outfielder 1965 – Chien-Lin Kuo, CPBL infielder and coach 1967 – Alexander Schön, Bundesliga pitcher 1968 – Gary Hymel, minor league catcher 1968 – Greg O’Halloran, catcher 1968 – Steve Pegues, outfielder 1969 – Dave Aschwege, umpire 1969 – Mike Kennedy, college coach 1970 – Bryce Florie, pitcher 1970 – Tom Martin, pitcher 1971 – Levon Largusa, minor league pitcher 1971 – Chris Widger, catcher 1972 – Jae-yeong Wee, KBO pitcher 1973 – Tommy Davis, catcher 1974 – Mark Quinn, outfielder 1975 – Hiroki Fukutome, NPB infielder 1975 – Josh Patton, minor league infielder 1975 – Tommy Peterman, minor league infielder 1976 – Rocky Biddle, pitcher 1976 – Travis Harper, pitcher 1977 – Ricky Williams, minor league outfielder 1978 – Taka Miura, NPB outfielder and pitcher (d. 2023) 1978 – Ricardo Rodriguez, pitcher 1980 – Lee Delfino, minor league infielder 1980 – Stefan Fahlin, Elitserien outfielder 1980 – Hironori Fujisaki, NPB pitcher 1981 – Josh Hamilton, outfielder; All-Star 1981 – Joe Mazzuca, minor league infielder 1981 – Carl Michaels, minor league pitcher 1982 – Ed Lucas, infielder 1983 – Michael Nix, minor league pitcher 1983 – Kan Otake, NPB pitcher 1983 – Salvador Paniagua, minor league catcher and manager 1984 – Luisgardo Alvarez, Netherlands Antilles national team outfielder 1984 – Mario Holmann, minor league infielder 1985 – Kohei Hasebe, NPB pitcher 1985 – Yuta Kimura, NPB pitcher 1985 – Andrew Miller, pitcher; All-Star 1986 – Gaby Hernandez, minor league pitcher 1986 – Luke Murton, minor league infielder 1986 – Dusty Napoleon, minor league infielder 1986 – Ryan Pope, minor league pitcher 1986 – Matt Wieters, catcher; All-Star 1987 – Allan Dykstra, infielder 1987 – Spencer Kreisberg, Elitserien pitcher 1989 – Jose Casilla, minor league pitcher 1990 – Harold Guerrero, minor league pitcher 1990 – Kevin Medrano, minor league infielder 1990 – Christian Wise, New Zealand national team pitcher 1991 – Alaín Delá, Cuban league pitcher 1991 – Joe Hudson, catcher 1991 – Jordy Lara, minor league infielder 1991 – Williams Perez, pitcher 1991 – Joey Rickard, outfielder 1991 – Jacob Turner, pitcher 1992 – Tsung-Ju Yu, CPBL pitcher 1993 – Rob Paller, minor league outfielder 1993 – Joe Ross, pitcher 1994 – Kakeru Yamanobe, NPB infielder 1995 – José Alvarado, pitcher 1995 – Franky Quintana, Cuban league pitcher 1996 – Darko Kvaternik, Croatian national team pitcher 1997 – Kento Nakamura, NPB outfielder 1997 – Nylah Ramírez, Puerto Rican women’s national team pitcher 1998 – Ren Omagari, NPB pitcher 1999 – Rodolfo Castro, infielder 1999 – Aaron de Groot, Hoofdklasse pitcher 1999 – Tyler Freeman, infielder 1999 – Shu Masuda, NPB infielder 1999 – Hayato Nishiura, NPB outfielder 1999 – Haonan Zhang, minor league pitcher 2001 – Kenshin Hotta, NPB pitcher 2001 – Andres Melendez, minor league catcher (d. 2021) 2002 – Juan Girón Balladarez, Honduran national team pitcher 2002 – Jumpei Kawarada, NPB infielder 2002 – Jordan McCants, minor league infielder 2003 – Naoki Arizono, NPB infielder 2004 – Beom-seok Kim, KBO catcher 2006 – Gabriel Buranasiri, Thai national team pitcher Deaths[edit] 1886 – David Lenz, catcher (b. 1851) 1891 – Jim Whitney, pitcher (b. 1857) 1892 – Hub Collins, infielder (b. 1864) 1920 – Warren Burtis, umpire (b. 1848) 1933 – Charlie Osterhout, catcher/outfielder (b. 1856) 1937 – Jack McAdams, pitcher (b. 1886) 1938 – Sam Childs, infielder (b. 1861) 1947 – Dan Kennard, catcher (b. 1883) 1951 – Frank Olin, outfielder (b. 1860) 1958 – Otis Stucker, minor league infielder and manager (b. 1893) 1959 – Carter Elliott, infielder (b. 1893) 1960 – Leo Birdine, pitcher/outfielder (b. 1895) 1960 – George Cochran, infielder (b. 1889) 1961 – Ben Koehler, outfielder (b. 1877) 1969 – Everett Booe, outfielder (b. 1891) 1969 – Dennis Burns, pitcher (b. 1898) 1970 – Jack Farmer, infielder (b. 1892) 1970 – Les Fusselman, catcher (b. 1921) 1973 – Herm Wehmeier, pitcher (b. 1927) 1976 – John Karst, infielder (b. 1893) 1976 – Torbert MacDonald, minor league outfielder (b. 1917) 1980 – Frank Croucher, infielder (b. 1914) 1985 – Archie McKain, pitcher (b. 1911) 1985 – Grover Powell, pitcher (b. 1940) 1989 – Harry Cozart, pitcher (b. 1917) 1992 – Nobuo Nakatani, NPB pitcher (b. 1920) 1993 – Edwin Whitnell, minor league player and college coach (b. 1900) 1995 – Sylvester Snead, infielder (b. 1914) 1997 – Piper Davis, infielder, manager; All-Star (b. 1917) 2001 – Joe Campini, catcher (b. 1920) 2001 – Mel Hoderlein, infielder (b. 1923) 2002 – Bob Poser, pitcher (b. 1910) 2004 – Adolph Anderson, minor league pitcher (b. 1926) 2007 – Jiro Noguchi, NPB pitcher; Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame (b. 1920) 2009 – Dick Azar, minor league owner (b. 1921) 2011 – Jim Pyburn, outfielder (b. 1932) 2012 – Osmani Tamayo, Cuban league pitcher (b. 1981) 2013 – Cot Deal, pitcher (b. 1923) 2013 – Hank Kozloski, writer (b. 1927) 2014 – Johnny Gray, pitcher (b. 1926) 2014 – Walter Ward, minor league pitcher (b. 1920) 2015 – Fred Gladding, pitcher (b. 1936) 2019 – Freddie Velazquez, catcher (b. 1937) 2022 – Gordie Windhorn, outfielder (b. 1933) 2024 – Hank Foiles, catcher; All-Star (b. 1929) ============================================== TV SPORTS TODAY (All times Eastern) Thursday, May 21 COLLEGE BASEBALL Noon ESPNU — Big 12 Tournament: TBD, Surprise, Ariz. 3 p.m. ACCN — Atlantic Coast Tournament: TBD, Quarterfinal, Charlotte, N.C. BTN — Big Ten Tournament: TBD, Omaha, Neb. 3:30 p.m. ESPNU — Big 12 Tournament: TBD, Surprise, Ariz. 4 p.m. SECN — Southeastern Tournament: TBD, Quarterfinal, Hoover, Ala. 7 p.m. ACCN — Atlantic Coast Tournament: TBD, Quarterfinal, Charlotte, N.C. BTN — Big Ten Tournament: TBD, Omaha, Neb. 7:30 p.m. ESPNU — Big 12 Tournament: TBD, Surprise, Ariz. 8 p.m. SECN — Southeastern Tournament: TBD, Quarterfinal, Hoover, Ala. 11 p.m. ESPNU — Big 12 Tournament: TBD, Surprise, Ariz. COLLEGE SOFTBALL 7 p.m. ESPN2 — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Super Regional 9:30 p.m. ESPN2 — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Super Regional GOLF 7 a.m. GOLF — DP World Tour: Soudal Open, First Round, Rinkven International GC, Antwerp, Belgium 9 a.m. GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: Trophy Hassan II, First Round, Royal Golf Dar Es Salam, Rabat, Morocco 3 p.m. GOLF — PGA Tour: THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson, First Round, TPC Craig Ranch, McKinney, Texas MLB BASEBALL 1 p.m. MLBN — Cleveland at Detroit (1:10 p.m.) 7 p.m. MLBN — Toronto at N.Y. Yankees (7:05 p.m.) 10 p.m. MLBN — Regional Coverage: Colorado at Arizona (joined in progress) (9:40 p.m.) OR Athletics at L.A. Angels (joined in progress) (9:38 p.m.) NBA BASKETBALL 8:10 p.m. ESPN — Conference Final: TBD WNBA BASKETBALL 8 p.m. PRIME VIDEO — Golden State at New York 10 p.m. PRIME VIDEO — Los Angeles at Phoenix _____ Friday, May 22 AUTO RACING 11 a.m. FS1 — NTT IndyCar Series: Carb Day Final Practice, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis 2 p.m. FOX — NTT IndyCar Series: Oscar Mayer Wienie 500, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis 2:30 p.m. FOX — NTT IndyCar Series: Pit Stop Competition, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis 7:30 p.m. FS1 — NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series: North Carolina Education Lottery 200, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, N.C. COLLEGE BASEBALL 10 a.m. BTN — Big Ten Tournament: TBD, Omaha, Neb. 2 p.m. BTN — Big Ten Tournament: TBD, Omaha, Neb. 3 p.m. ACCN — Atlantic Coast Tournament: TBD, Quarterfinal, Charlotte, N.C. 4 p.m. SECN — Southeastern Tournament: TBD, Quarterfinal, Hoover, Ala. 6 p.m. BTN — Big Ten Tournament: TBD, Omaha, Neb. 7 p.m. ACCN — Atlantic Coast Tournament: TBD, Quarterfinal, Charlotte, N.C. 8 p.m. SECN — Southeastern Tournament: TBD, Quarterfinal, Hoover, Ala. 10 p.m. BTN — Big Ten Tournament: TBD, Omaha, Neb. COLLEGE LACROSSE (WOMEN’S) 3 p.m. ESPNU — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Semifinal 5:30 p.m. ESPNU — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Semifinal COLLEGE SOFTBALL Noon ESPN2 — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Super Regional 2 p.m. ESPN2 — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Super Regional 4 p.m. ESPN2 — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Super Regional 6 p.m. ESPN2 — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Super Regional 8 p.m. ESPN2 — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Super Regional ESPNU — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Super Regional 10 p.m. ESPN2 — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Super Regional ESPNU — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Super Regional GOLF 7 a.m. GOLF — DP World Tour: Soudal Open, Second Round, Rinkven International GC, Antwerp, Belgium 9 a.m. GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: Trophy Hassan II, Second Round, Royal Golf Dar Es Salam, Rabat, Morocco 3 p.m. GOLF — PGA Tour: THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson, Second Round, TPC Craig Ranch, McKinney, Texas MLB BASEBALL 2:20 p.m. APPLE TV — Houston at Chicago Cubs 7:05 p.m. APPLE TV — Detroit at Baltimore 7:30 p.m. MLBN — Regional Coverage: L.A. Dodgers at Milwaukee (7:40 p.m.) OR Seattle at Kansas City (7:40 p.m.) 10:30 p.m. MLBN — Regional Coverage: Chicago White Sox at San Francisco (joined in progress) (10:15 p.m.) OR Texas at L.A. Angels (joined in progress) (9:38 p.m.) NHL HOCKEY 8 p.m. ESPN — Conference Final: TBD UFL FOOTBALL 8 p.m. FOX — DC at Orlando WNBA BASKETBALL 7:30 p.m. ION — TBA 10 p.m. ION — Connecticut at Seattle _____ Saturday, May 23 AUTO RACING 5 p.m. CW — NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: Charbroil 300, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, N.C. COLLEGE BASEBALL 1 p.m. ACCN — Atlantic Coast Tournament: TBD, Semifinal, Charlotte, N.C. SECN — Southeastern Tournament: TBD, Semifinal, Hoover, Ala. 3 p.m. ACCN — Atlantic Coast Tournament: TBD, Semifinal, Charlotte, N.C. BTN — Big Ten Tournament: TBD, Semifinal, Omaha, Neb. 4 p.m. ESPNU — West Coast Tournament: TBD, Championship, Scottsdale, Ariz. 5 p.m. SECN — Southeastern Tournament: TBD, Semifinal, Hoover, Ala. 7 p.m. BTN — Big Ten Tournament: TBD, Semifinal, Omaha, Neb. 7:30 p.m. ESPN2 — Big 12 Tournament: TBD, Championship, Surprise, Ariz. ESPNU — Southern Tournament: TBD, Championship, Greenville, S.C. COLLEGE LACROSSE (MEN’S) Noon ESPN2 — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Semifinal 2:30 p.m. ESPN2 — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Semifinal COLLEGE SOFTBALL 11 a.m. ESPN — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Super Regional 12:30 p.m. ABC — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Super Regional 1 p.m. ESPN — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Super Regional 3 p.m. ESPN — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Super Regional 5 p.m. ESPN — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Super Regional 5:30 p.m. ESPN2 — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Super Regional 7 p.m. ESPN — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Super Regional 9 p.m. ESPN — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Super Regional GOLF 7 a.m. GOLF — DP World Tour: Soudal Open, Third Round, Rinkven International GC, Antwerp, Belgium 9 a.m. GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: Trophy Hassan II, Final Round, Royal Golf Dar Es Salam, Rabat, Morocco 1 p.m. GOLF — PGA Tour: THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson, Third Round, TPC Craig Ranch, McKinney, Texas 3 p.m. CBS — PGA Tour: THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson, Third Round, TPC Craig Ranch, McKinney, Texas MLB BASEBALL 4 p.m. FS1 — Seattle at Kansas City (4:10 p.m.) 7 p.m. FOX — Regional Coverage: L.A. Dodgers at Milwaukee (7:15 p.m.) OR St. Louis at Cincinnati (7:15 p.m.) 10 p.m. MLBN — Regional Coverage: Texas at L.A. Angels (10:05 p.m.) OR Colorado at Arizona (10:10 p.m.) NBA BASKETBALL 8:30 p.m. ABC — Conference Final: TBD UFL FOOTBALL 3 p.m. ABC — Birmingham at Columbus WNBA BASKETBALL 1 p.m. CBS — Minnesota at Chicago 8 p.m. CBS — Los Angeles at Las Vegas _____ Sunday, May 24 AUTO RACING 10 a.m. FOX — NTT IndyCar Series: Pre-Race, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis 12:30 p.m. FOX — NTT IndyCar Series: The Indianapolis 500, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis 6 p.m. PRIME VIDEO — NASCAR Cup Series: Coca-Cola 600, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, N.C. COLLEGE BASEBALL Noon ESPN2 — Atlantic Coast Tournament: TBD, Championship, Charlotte, N.C. 2 p.m. ABC — Southeastern Tournament: TBD, Championship, Hoover, Ala. 3 p.m. BTN — Big Ten Tournament: TBD, Championship, Omaha, Neb. COLLEGE LACROSSE (WOMEN’S) Noon ESPN — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Championship COLLEGE SOFTBALL 2 p.m. ESPN — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Super Regional ESPNU — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Super Regional 3 p.m. ESPN2 — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Super Regional 4 p.m. ESPN — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Super Regional ESPNU — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Super Regional 5 p.m. ESPN2 — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Super Regional GOLF 7 a.m. GOLF — DP World Tour: Soudal Open, Final Round, Rinkven International GC, Antwerp, Belgium 1 p.m. GOLF — PGA Tour: THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson, Final Round, TPC Craig Ranch, McKinney, Texas 3 p.m. CBS — PGA Tour: THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson, Final Round, TPC Craig Ranch, McKinney, Texas MLB BASEBALL Noon NBCSN — Pittsburgh at Toronto (12:15 p.m.) PEACOCK — Pittsburgh at Toronto (12:15 p.m.) 4 p.m. MLBN — Regional Coverage: Washington at Atlanta (4:10 p.m.) OR Colorado at Arizona (4:10 p.m.) 7 p.m. Noon NBCSN — Texas at L.A. Angels (7:20 p.m.) PEACOCK — Texas at L.A. Angels (7:20 p.m.) NHL HOCKEY 8 p.m. ESPN — Conference Final: TBD SOCCER (WOMEN’S) 1 p.m. CBS — NWSL: Portland at Kansas City UFL FOOTBALL 4 p.m. FOX — Dallas at Louisville 7 p.m. ESPN2 — St. Louis at Houston WNBA BASKETBALL 3:30 p.m. NBC — Dallas at New York PEACOCK — Dallas at New York About The Author troyderengowski61@gmail.com See author's posts Post navigation THE INDIANA SRN “SPORTSPAGE” WEDNESDAY MAY 20, 2026
