“THE SCOREBOARD” INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL SCORES TUESDAY: https://www.maxpreps.com/in/baseball/scores/?date=4/21/2026 ================================================== INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL SCORES TUESDAY: https://www.maxpreps.com/in/softball/scores/?date=4/21/2026 ================================================ INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS VOLLEYBALL SCORES TUESDAY: https://www.maxpreps.com/in/volleyball/boys/scores/?date=4/21/2026 ================================================ INDIANA COLLEGE BASEBALL SCORES EASTERN ILLINOIS 11 BUTLER 6 INDIANA 20 BALL STATE 10 INDIANA STATE 6 PURDUE 5 WESTERN MICHIGAN 13 VALPARAISO 8 COMPLETE SCOREBOARD: HTTPS://D1BASEBALL.COM/SCORES/?DATE=20260421 ================================================= INDIANA COLLEGE SOFTBALL SCORES CENTRAL MICHIGAN AT NOTRE DAME CANCELED PURDUE 12 ILLINOIS CHICAGO 2 PURDUE 9 IU INDY 1 ILLINOIS 9 INDIANA STATE 5 EVANSVILLE 8 NORTHERN KENTUCKY 3 COMPLETE SCOREBOARD: HTTPS://D1SOFTBALL.COM/SCORES/?DATE=20260421 ============================================= INDIANA MEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL SCORES NO GAMES SCHEDULED ================================================= INDIANA DIVISION 1 MEN’S LAX SCORES NO GAMES SCHEDULED ================================================= INDIANA DIVISION 1 WOMEN’S LAX SCORES NO GAMES SCHEDULED COMPLETE SCOREBOARD: https://www.espn.com/womens-college-lacrosse/scoreboard ================================================= NBA SCORES/ NBA PLAYOFF SCHEDULE > FIRST ROUND EASTERN CONFERENCE (1) DETROIT VS. (8) ORLANDO GAME 1: MAGIC 112, PISTONS 101 GAME 2: ORLANDO AT DETROIT | WEDNESDAY APRIL 22 (7 ET, ESPN) GAME 3: DETROIT AT ORLANDO | SATURDAY APRIL 25 (1 ET, NBC/PEACOCK) GAME 4: DETROIT AT ORLANDO | MONDAY APRIL 27 GAME 5: ORLANDO AT DETROIT | WEDNESDAY APRIL 29* GAME 6: DETROIT AT ORLANDO | FRIDAY MAY 1* GAME 7: ORLANDO AT DETROIT | SUNDAY MAY 3* MAGIC LEAD SERIES 1-0 (2) BOSTON VS. (7) PHILADELPHIA GAME 1: CELTICS 123, 76ERS 91 GAME 2: 76ERS 111, CELTICS 97 GAME 3: BOSTON AT PHILADELPHIA | FRIDAY APRIL 24 (7 ET, PRIME VIDEO) GAME 4: BOSTON AT PHILADELPHIA | SUNDAY APRIL 26 (7 ET, NBC) GAME 5: PHILADELPHIA AT BOSTON | TUESDAY APRIL 28 GAME 6: BOSTON AT PHILADELPHIA | THURSDAY APRIL 30* GAME 7: PHILADELPHIA AT BOSTON | SATURDAY MAY 2* SERIES IS TIED 1-1 (3) NEW YORK VS. (6) ATLANTA GAME 1: KNICKS 113, HAWKS 102 GAME 2: HAWKS 107, KNICKS 106 GAME 3: NEW YORK AT ATLANTA | THURSDAY APRIL 23 (7 ET, PRIME VIDEO) GAME 4: NEW YORK AT ATLANTA | SATURDAY APRIL 25 (6 ET, NBC) GAME 5: ATLANTA AT NEW YORK | TUESDAY APRIL 28 GAME 6: NEW YORK AT ATLANTA | THURSDAY APRIL 30* GAME 7: ATLANTA AT NEW YORK | SATURDAY MAY 2* SERIES IS TIED 1-1 (4) CLEVELAND VS. (5) TORONTO GAME 1: CAVALIERS 126, RAPTORS 113 GAME 2: CAVALIERS 115, RAPTORS 105 GAME 3: CLEVELAND AT TORONTO | THURSDAY APRIL 23 (8 ET, PRIME VIDEO) GAME 4: CLEVELAND AT TORONTO | SUNDAY APRIL 26 (1 ET, ESPN) GAME 5: TORONTO AT CLEVELAND | WEDNESDAY APRIL 29* GAME 6: CLEVELAND AT TORONTO | FRIDAY MAY 1* GAME 7: TORONTO AT CLEVELAND | SUNDAY MAY 3* CAVALIERS LEAD SERIES 2-0 WESTERN CONFERENCE (1) OKLAHOMA CITY VS. (8) PHOENIX GAME 1: THUNDER 119, SUNS 84 GAME 2: PHOENIX AT OKLAHOMA CITY | WEDNESDAY APRIL 22 (9:30 ET, ESPN) GAME 3: OKLAHOMA CITY AT PHOENIX | SATURDAY APRIL 25 (3:30 ET, NBC) GAME 4: OKLAHOMA CITY AT PHOENIX | MONDAY APRIL 27 GAME 5: PHOENIX AT OKLAHOMA CITY | WEDNESDAY APRIL 29* GAME 6: OKLAHOMA CITY AT PHOENIX | FRIDAY MAY 1* GAME 7: PHOENIX AT OKLAHOMA CITY | SUNDAY MAY 3* THUNDER LEAD SERIES 1-0 (2) SAN ANTONIO VS. (7) PORTLAND GAME 1: SPURS 111, TRAIL BLAZERS 98 GAME 2: TRAIL BLAZERS 106, SPURS 103 GAME 3: SAN ANTONIO AT PORTLAND | FRIDAY APRIL 24 (10:30 ET, PRIME VIDEO) GAME 4: SAN ANTONIO AT PORTLAND | SUNDAY APRIL 26 (3:30 ET, ESPN) GAME 5: PORTLAND AT SAN ANTONIO | TUESDAY APRIL 28 GAME 6: SAN ANTONIO AT PORTLAND | THURSDAY APRIL 30* GAME 7: PORTLAND AT SAN ANTONIO | SATURDAY MAY 2* SERIES IS TIED 1-1 (3) DENVER VS. (6) MINNESOTA GAME 1: NUGGETS 116, TIMBERWOLVES 105 GAME 2: TIMBERWOLVES 119, NUGGETS 114 GAME 3: DENVER AT MINNESOTA | THURSDAY APRIL 23 (9:30 ET, PRIME VIDEO) GAME 4: DENVER AT MINNESOTA | SATURDAY APRIL 25 (8:30 ET, ABC) GAME 5: MINNESOTA AT DENVER | MONDAY APRIL 27 GAME 6: DENVER AT MINNESOTA | THURSDAY APRIL 30* GAME 7: MINNESOTA AT DENVER | SATURDAY MAY 2* SERIES IS TIED 1-1 (4) LOS ANGELES VS. (5) HOUSTON GAME 1: LAKERS 107, ROCKETS 98 GAME 2: LAKERS 101, ROCKETS 94 GAME 3: LOS ANGELES AT HOUSTON | FRIDAY APRIL 24 (8 ET, PRIME VIDEO) GAME 4: LOS ANGELES AT HOUSTON | SUNDAY APRIL 26 (9:30 ET, NBC) GAME 5: HOUSTON AT LOS ANGELES | WEDNESDAY APRIL 29* GAME 6: LOS ANGELES AT HOUSTON | FRIDAY MAY 1* GAME 7: HOUSTON AT LOS ANGELES | SUNDAY MAY 3* LAKERS LEAD SERIES 2-0 * = IF NECESSARY ============================================== NHL PLAYOFFS ===== EASTERN CONFERENCE BOSTON BRUINS (WC1) VS. BUFFALO SABRES (A1) BUFFALO 4 BOSTON 3 BOSTON 4 BUFFALO 2 GAME 3: BUFFALO AT BOSTON, 7 P.M. ET APRIL 23 (TNT, TRUTV, HBO MAX, SN360, TVAS2, MSG-B, NESN) GAME 4: BUFFALO AT BOSTON, 2 P.M. ET APRIL 26 (TNT, TRUTV, HBO MAX, SN, TVAS, MSG-B, NESN) *GAME 5: BOSTON AT BUFFALO, APRIL 28 TBD *GAME 6: BUFFALO AT BOSTON, MAY 1 TBD *GAME 7: BOSTON AT BUFFALO, MAY 3 TBD *- IF NECESSARY COMPLETE COVERAGE OF BRUINS-SABRES SERIES MONTREAL CANADIENS (A3) VS. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING (A2) MONTREAL 4 TAMPA BAY 3 TAMPA BAY 3 MONTREAL 2 GAME 3: TAMPA BAY AT MONTREAL, 7 P.M. ET APRIL 24 (TNT, TRUTV, HBO MAX, SN, CBC, TVAS, THE SPOT) GAME 4: TAMPA BAY AT MONTREAL, 7 P.M. ET APRIL 26 (ESPN, SNE, SNO, SNP, CBC, TVAS, THE SPOT) *GAME 5: MONTREAL AT TAMPA BAY, APRIL 29 TBD *GAME 6: TAMPA BAY AT MONTREAL, MAY 1 TBD *GAME 7: MONTREAL AT TAMPA BAY, MAY 3 TBD *- IF NECESSARY COMPLETE COVERAGE OF CANADIENS-LIGHTNING SERIES OTTAWA SENATORS (WC2) VS. CAROLINA HURRICANES (M1) CAROLINA 2 OTTAWA 0 CAROLINA 3 OTTAWA 2 2OT GAME 3: CAROLINA AT OTTAWA, 7:30 P.M. ET APRIL 23 (TBS, HBO MAX, SN, CBC, TVAS, FDSNSO) GAME 4: CAROLINA AT OTTAWA, 3 P.M. ET APRIL 25 (TBS, TRUTV, HBO MAX, SN, TVAS, FDSNSO) *GAME 5: OTTAWA AT CAROLINA, APRIL 27 TBD *GAME 6: CAROLINA AT OTTAWA, APRIL 30N TBD *GAME 7: OTTAWA AT CAROLINA, MAY 2 TBD *- IF NECESSARY COMPLETE COVERAGE OF SENATORS-HURRICANES SERIES PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (M3) VS. PITTSBURGH PENGUINS (M2) PHILADELPHIA 3 PITTSBURGH 2 PHILADELPHIA 3 PITTSBURGH 0 GAME 3: PITTSBURGH AT PHILADELPHIA, 7 P.M. ET APRIL 22 (TNT, TRUTV, HBO MAX, SNP, SNO, SNE, SN360, TVAS, SN-PIT, NBCSP) GAME 4: PITTSBURGH AT PHILADELPHIA, 8 P.M. ET APRIL 25 (TBS, TRUTV, HBO MAX, SN, TVAS, SN-PIT, NBCSP) *GAME 5: PHILADELPHIA AT PITTSBURGH, APRIL 27 TBD *GAME 6: PITTSBURGH AT PHILADELPHIA, APRIL 29 TBD *GAME 7: PHILADELPHIA AT PITTSBURGH, MAY 2 TBD *- IF NECESSARY COMPLETE COVERAGE OF FLYERS-PENGUINS SERIES WESTERN CONFERENCE LOS ANGELES KINGS (WC2) VS. COLORADO AVALANCHE (C1) COLORADO 2 LOS ANGELES 1 COLORADO 2 LOS ANGELES 1 GAME 3: COLORADO AT LOS ANGELES, 10 P.M. APRIL 23 (TNT, TRUTV, HBO MAX, SN, SN360, TVAS, ALT, FDSNSC) GAME 4: COLORADO AT LOS ANGELES, 4:30 P.M. ET APRIL 26 (TNT, TRUTV, HBO MAX, SNW, SNP, SN360, TVAS2, ALT, FDSNSC) *GAME 5: LOS ANGELES AT COLORADO, APRIL 29 TBD *GAME 6: COLORADO AT LOS ANGELES, MAY 1 TBD *GAME 7: LOS ANGELES AT COLORADO, MAY 3 TBD *- IF NECESSARY COMPLETE COVERAGE OF KINGS-AVALANCHE SERIES MINNESOTA WILD (C3) VS. DALLAS STARS (C2) MINNESOTA 6 DALLAS 1 DALLAS 4 MINNESOTA 2 GAME 3: DALLAS AT MINNESOTA, 9:30 P.M. ET APRIL 22 (TNT, TRUTV, HBO MAX, SN360, TVAS, VICTORY+, FDSNNO, FDSNWI) GAME 4: DALLAS AT MINNESOTA, 5:30 P.M. ET APRIL 25 (TBS, TRUTV, HBO MAX, SNO, SNW, SNP, TVAS, VICTORY+, FDSNNO, FDSNWI) *GAME 5: MINNESOTA AT DALLAS, APRIL 28 TBD *GAME 6: DALLAS AT MINNESOTA, APRIL 30 TBD *GAME 7: MINNESOTA AT DALLAS, MAY 2 TBD *- IF NECESSARY COMPLETE COVERAGE OF WILD-STARS SERIES UTAH MAMMOTH (WC1) VS. VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS (P1) VEGAS 4 UTAH 2 UTAH 3 VEGAS 2 GAME 3: VEGAS AT UTAH, 9:30 P.M. ET APRIL 24 (TBS, HBO MAX, SN360, TVAS2, SCRIPPS, UTAH16) GAME 4: VEGAS AT UTAH, APRIL 27 TBD (ESPN) *GAME 5: UTAH AT VEGAS, APRIL 29 TBD *GAME 6: VEGAS AT UTAH, MAY 1 TBD *GAME 7: UTAH AT VEGAS, MAY 3 TBD *- IF NECESSARY COMPLETE COVERAGE OF MAMMOTH-GOLDEN KNIGHTS SERIES ANAHEIM DUCKS (P3) VS. EDMONTON OILERS (P2) EDMONTON 4 ANAHEIM 3 GAME 2: ANAHEIM AT EDMONTON, 10 P.M. ET APRIL 22 (TBS, HBO MAX, SN, CBC, TVAS2, KCOP-13, VICTORY+) GAME 3: EDMONTON AT ANAHEIM, 10 P.M. ET APRIL 24 (TNT, TRUTV, HBO MAX, SN, CBC, TVAS, KCOP-13, VICTORY+) GAME 4: EDMONTON AT ANAHEIM, 9:30 P.M. ET APRIL 26 (ESPN, SN, CBC, TVAS2, VICTORY+) *GAME 5: ANAHEIM AT EDMONTON, APRIL 28 TBD *GAME 6: EDMONTON AT ANAHEIM, APRIL 30 TBD *GAME 7: ANAHEIM AT EDMONTON, MAY 2 TBD *- IF NECESSARY COMPLETE COVERAGE OF DUCKS-OILERS SERIES ============================================== MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL CLEVELAND 8 HOUSTON 5 MILWAUKEE 12 DETROIT 4 ST. LOUIS 5 MIAMI 3 CINCINNATI 12 TAMPA BAY 6 WASHINGTON 11 ATLANTA 4 NY YANKEES 4 BOSTON 0 MINNESOTA 5 NY METS 3 KANSAS CITY 6 BALTIMORE 5 CHICAGO CUBS 7 PHILADELPHIA 4 TEXAS 5 PITTSBURGH 1 SAN DIEGO 1 COLORADO 0 TORONTO 4 LA ANGELS 2 LAS VEGAS 5 SEATTLE 2 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 11 ARIZONA 5 SAN FRANCISCO 3 LA DODGERS 1 ============================================== MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INDIANAPOLIS 7 ST. PAUL 5 WISCONSIN 8 FT. WAYNE 2 SOUTH BEND 16 DAYTON 10 ============================================== WOMEN’S PRO VOLLEYBALL SCORES NO GAMES SCHEDULED =============================================== UFL SCORES NO GAMES SCHEDULED =================================== MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER NO GAMES SCHEDULED =================================== MAJOR NATIONAL HEADLINES/RELEASES NBA NBA ROUNDUP: AFTER VICTOR WEMBANYAMA’S EXIT, BLAZERS LEVEL SERIES Scoot Henderson poured in a season-best 31 points as the visiting Portland Trail Blazers came back from 14 points down in the fourth quarter to outlast the short-handed San Antonio Spurs 106-103 on Tuesday and even their first-round Western Conference playoff series at one win each. The teams will play Game 3 on Friday in Portland, and it’s unclear if the Spurs will have Victor Wembanyama available. The NBA Defensive Player of the Year hit his face on the floor in the second quarter and was diagnosed with a concussion. He is scheduled for further testing on Wednesday. The Spurs, led by Stephon Castle’s team-high 18 points, carried a one-point lead into the fourth quarter but reeled off the first 13 points of the final period to build their advantage to 93-79. The Trail Blazers roared back to take the lead via a 7-0 run capped by a Jrue Holiday layup with 2:02 left and held on from there. Holiday produced 16 points and nine assists, and Deni Avdija added 14 points for the Trail Blazers. The Spurs got 17 points from De’Aaron Fox plus 16 points and 12 rebounds from Devin Vassell. Lakers 101, Rockets 94 LeBron James compiled 28 points, eight rebounds and seven assists to lead Los Angeles to a victory over visiting Houston, giving the Lakers a 2-0 lead in their first-round Western Conference playoff series. With leading scorers Luka Doncic (hamstring) and Austin Reaves (oblique) watching from the bench, Los Angeles’ Marcus Smart added 25 points, shooting 5 of 7 from 3-point range, and Game 1 hero Luke Kennard contributed 23 points, going 3 of 6 from deep. Kevin Durant, who missed the opening game with a right knee contusion, scored 23 points for the Rockets, but he had nine turnovers and was held to three points after halftime. Alperen Sengun paired 20 points with 11 rebounds. 76ers 111, Celtics 97 VJ Edgecombe and Tyrese Maxey combined to make 11 3-pointers and score 59 total points as Philadelphia bounced back to even its Eastern Conference playoff series with host Boston. Seventh-seeded Philadelphia shook off a dismal Game 1 performance, which included making just four 3-pointers in a 123-91 loss, with a complete reversal on the offensive end. The Sixers, who got 19 points from Paul George, shot a torrid 19 of 39 (48.7%) from beyond the arc in Game 2. Jaylen Brown went for a game-high 36 points and Jayson Tatum finished with 19 points to go with his game-high 14 rebounds for the Celtics. No other Boston player reached double figures in scoring, a stark contrast from Game 1, when the Celtics’ entire starting five notched at least 10 points. CHICAGO BULLS COACH BILLY DONOVAN RESIGNS AFTER 6 SEASONS CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Bulls coach Billy Donovan has resigned after six seasons, opting to step aside rather than work with a new front office, the team announced Tuesday. President and CEO Michael Reinsdorf made it clear after firing executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas and general manager Marc Eversley near the end of the season that he wanted Donovan to remain on the job. He said anyone who wanted to bring in a new coach was “probably not the right candidate for us.” Now, it looks like whoever the Bulls hire to run their organization will get that opportunity. “While we clearly wanted Billy to return as our head coach, we had open dialogue about the importance of respecting the process of bringing in new basketball operations leadership,” Reinsdorf said in a news release. “Together, we mutually agreed that giving that person the freedom to shape the organization was the best approach for everyone involved.” The 60-year-old Donovan consistently has said he still has a passion for coaching. The decision to leave the Bulls was made “after a series of thoughtful and extensive discussions with ownership regarding the future of the organization,” Donovan said in the team release announcing the move. “I believe it is in the best interest of the Bulls, to allow the new leader to build out the staff as they see fit,” he said. Donovan was arguably the top candidate on the market when the Bulls hired him in September 2020, a few months after Karnisovas and Eversley got their jobs. Chicago’s lone playoff appearance since all three were hired came during the 2021-22 season, when it finished sixth in the Eastern Conference at 46-36 and got knocked out by Milwaukee in the first round. The Bulls lost in the play-in tournament the next three years. Donovan got a contract extension last offseason. Reinsdorf said after firing Karnisovas and Eversley that the problem was the roster construction — not the coach. Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf, Michael’s father, praised Donovan for the “class and genuine care” that he brought to the organization. “We wanted Billy to continue as our head coach — that was never in question,” Jerry Reinsdorf said. “But through honest conversations, we all agreed that giving our new head of basketball operations the right to build out his staff was the most important thing for the future of this franchise. That is the kind of person Billy is — he put the Bulls first.” Karnisovas’ inability to land a franchise cornerstone player and refusal to give the Bulls a better shot at the No. 1 pick by rebuilding were glaring. He finally changed course before this year’s trade deadline, dealing Nikola Vucevic to Boston, Kevin Huerter to Detroit, Coby White to Charlotte and Chicago product Ayo Dosunmu to Minnesota. The Bulls loaded up on second-round draft picks and did not get any first-rounders in return. One of the players Chicago got in return was Jaden Ivey from Detroit. Chicago waived him following anti-LGBTQ+ comments about religion he made in videos posted on his Instagram account. ================================ NFL NFL.COM: THE TOP POSITION PLAYERS https://www.nfl.com/news/bucky-brooks-top-five-2026-nfl-draft-prospects-by-position-3-0-carson-beck-climbs-qb-rankings MOCK DRAFT: https://www.espn.com/nfl/draft2026/story/_/id/48480079/2026-nfl-mock-draft-seven-rounds-257-picks-predictions-jordan-reid-fits MOCK DRAFT: https://www.nfl.com/news/bucky-brooks-2026-nfl-mock-draft-4-0-giants-gift-jaxson-dart-top-10-picks-at-running-back-receiver TOP 100 PICKS: https://dynastyleaguefootball.com/2026/04/21/2026-nfl-mock-draft-dynasty-rookies-in-the-top-100-picks/ NFL DRAFT GUIDE: https://www.theringer.com/nfl-draft/2026/mock-draft?expert=diante-lee NFL DRAFT DATABASE: https://www.nflmockdraftdatabase.com/ EAGLES, BUCCANEERS, COWBOYS, JETS AND DOLPHINS COULD BE AMONG THE ACTIVE TEAMS IN THE FIRST ROUND Six teams enter the first round of the NFL draft without a pick. Six others have two picks apiece. Let’s make a deal. There have been 60 trades involving first-round picks over the past five years. Eighteen were traded in 2022. Last year, six first-round picks were dealt. That was tied for the fewest since 1985. The Bengals, Packers, Jaguars, Falcons, Colts and Broncos don’t have a first-round pick while the Giants, Jets, Dolphins, Cowboys, Browns and Chiefs each have two. Cincinnati traded the 10th overall pick to the Giants on Saturday for defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence. New York owns the fifth and 10th picks. Green Bay doesn’t have one because of its blockbuster trade for Micah Parsons last August. Jacksonville traded its 2026 first-rounder to Cleveland on draft night last year to move up to get Travis Hunter with the second overall pick. Atlanta sent this year’s first-round pick to the Rams on draft night a year ago to select edge rusher James Pearce Jr. at No. 26. Indianapolis traded its first-rounder to the Jets for Sauce Gardner. Denver sent the 30th overall pick to Miami in the deal for Jaylen Waddle. Here are five teams that could be active on Thursday night: Philadelphia Eagles General manager Howie Roseman is one of the most active and aggressive executives in the NFL. The Eagles own the 23rd pick. They moved up from No. 10 to No. 9 in 2023 to get defensive tackle Jalen Carter. A year earlier, they went from 15 to 13 to get defensive tackle Jordan Davis. In 2021, Philadelphia moved up from 12 to 10 to select wideout DeVonta Smith. Roseman also moved up in 2019 and 2016. He traded out of the first round in 2018. “I think we go into this draft being very comfortable with having 23 guys we’re ready to take. We’re there ready and prepared for that,” Roseman said. “If something happens where somebody who’s higher on our board than 23rd is available, we’ll be ready for that. If there’s an opportunity that we think makes sense to move up based on the value of that player, we’ll move up. If we have multiple guys at our spot and there’s a trade that makes sense to move back, we’ll move back.” The trade involving the Eagles that’s been a hot topic throughout the offseason isn’t expected to happen this week. A.J. Brown is likely on the move, with the Patriots expected to be the leading contender to land the star wide receiver, reuniting him with coach Mike Vrabel. The Rams already pursued Brown earlier in the offseason. The Eagles would be able to spread a $40 million salary cap hit over two seasons by waiting until June 1 to deal Brown. Tampa Bay Buccaneers With the 15th pick in the first round, the Buccaneers might miss out on one of the top players on their board. They need an elite rusher and could use more draft capital because they have only one pick in each round. There are several potential pass rushers who could be a fit in the 16-25 range that would allow Tampa Bay to move back and add more premium draft picks. “In a lot of scenarios that we’re working through, yeah,” GM Jason Licht said about moving back. “You have a group of players that you say, ‘No matter what, if this player’s there, we’re taking (them).’ If there’s a group of three, then maybe you go back one or two to make sure that you ensure you get one of your three, but the part of that that makes it difficult is you’ve got to find a trade partner. It’s not as easy as it sounds. Sometimes teams just don’t want to move up. They don’t want to give up picks, and I understand why.” Dallas Cowboys The Cowboys have the 12th and 20th picks, and Jerry Jones has hinted at being aggressive. But it would make more sense for Dallas to trade down in one of those spots to add extra picks because the defense has several needs. The Cowboys don’t have a second-round pick after sending it to the Jets in a deal for defensive tackle Quinnen Williams before the trade deadline. Moving down from 20 and adding a second-rounder plus other picks is one scenario. New York Jets The Jets have four of the top 44 picks in the draft, including Nos. 2 and 16 in the first round. They have three 2027 first-round picks. If there’s a player they covet — perhaps an elite wideout — they have the draft assets to jump up from 16. They have their choice of edge rushers at No. 2 after quarterback Fernando Mendoza goes first to the Raiders. Miami Dolphins The Dolphins have the 11th and 30th picks in the first round and plenty of needs. They’re in full rebuild mode. Trading one of those to add more picks could help Miami replenish its roster. RAIDERS PICK NO. 1, THEN OHIO STATE DRAFT TAKEOVER BEGINS Ohio State is not the reigning national champion in college football, and the Buckeyes are not expected to produce a fourth No. 1 overall selection when the 2026 NFL Draft kicks off with the Las Vegas Raiders on the clock Thursday night. But you can bet your most sacred scarlet that the Buckeyes are money in the bank to pad their all-time total — 97 and counting — first-round selections soon after Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza is selected by the Raiders. Anywhere between nine and 13 Ohio State players are projected to be drafted into the NFL this week, and five carry first-round grades one year removed from the 2025 national championship roster that produced four first-rounders: wide receiver Emeka Egbuka (No. 21, Buccaneers), offensive lineman Donovan Jackson (24, Vikings), defensive tackle Tyleik Williams (28, Lions) and offensive tackle Josh Simmons (32, Chiefs). The 2021 Alabama team and the 2004 Miami squad share the record with six first-round selections in a single draft. The wait for the Ohio State takeover of the 2026 draft might not be long. In fact, that first selection could come right after Mendoza hears his name called. Buckeyes linebackers Sonny Styles and Arvell Reese are candidates to be selected No. 2 overall by the Jets. Styles put on an epic athletic display at the NFL Scouting Combine in February and Reese, who played a variety of positions in Matt Patricia’s defense, was right there with him. At 6-foot-4 and 243 pounds, Reese is being compared to Penn State-era Micah Parsons, the No. 12 pick in the 2021 draft and a three-time NFL All-Pro. Reese is dripping with upside. He had 6.5 sacks at Ohio State in 2025 but was only a part-time pass rusher. Only 20, Reese could add significant weight and convert to defensive end or focus on an edge/outside linebacker role. Because of his speed and power, there are also teams that discussed using him inside. The Cleveland native met with the Browns but he might not stick around long enough to stay in Ohio; the Browns have picks No. 6 and 24. He also had multiple meetings with the Arizona Cardinals, who pick third overall. “I played everywhere from inside linebacker to (strong-side) to edge. I was comfortable everywhere,” Reese said, noting NFL teams are complimentary of his versatility. “It changes (with) each team, so it depends on the system and how the defensive coordinator thinks he’ll use me.” Styles is a second-generation NFL prospect. His dad, Lorenzo Styles, was an NFL linebacker for the St. Louis Rams and Atlanta Falcons for six seasons. Lorenzo Styles Jr. is also part of the 2026 draft class. A Notre Dame transfer, Lorenzo Styles Jr. played safety — and started 11 games — for the Buckeyes last season. At 6-5, 244, Sonny Styles stole the show at the combine. He ran a 4.46 40-yard dash, had a 43 1/2-inch vertical, broad jumped 11 feet, 2 inches and clocked a 4.26-second 20-yard shuttle. It points to his high school background as a five-star safety recruit. The top tackler on Ohio State’s dynamic defense, Sonny Styles had only one missed tackle all season — and it came in the College Football Playoff — by the count of Buckeyes’ staff. “I think the way I can improve the run defense is just being in the middle,” said Styles, a self-described film junkie. “I feel like I had a great feel of what was coming.” Safety Caleb Downs is listed as a top-10 prospect by many evaluators, and he will be in the draft green room Thursday with his linebacker teammates, wide receiver Carnell Tate and defensive tackle Kayden McDonald. All six could be selected in the opening round. Downs and Toledo’s Emmanuel McNeil-Warren are vying to be the top player picked at the position and Tate is another likely first-round receiver produced by the Buckeyes. He averaged 17.2 yards per reception last season and caught 14 TD passes in three seasons at Ohio State. McDonald turned 21 last month and was the Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year in 2025. He had 65 tackles and nine tackles for loss last season as the thick and powerful roadblock to interior linemen trying to get their hands on Reese and Styles. ===================================== NHL NHL ROUNDUP: LIGHTNING RALLY, BEAT CANADIENS IN OT TO EVEN SERIES J.J. Moser scored 12:48 into overtime, giving the host Tampa Bay Lightning a 3-2 comeback victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday and evening their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series at one win each. Tampa Bay fully controlled the game in the extra period and was rewarded when Moser found the net. He gained the puck off a faceoff win in the offensive zone, worked his way to a shooting position at the top of the right circle and wired a top-corner shot for his first career playoff tally. Montreal, which won Game 1 in overtime, was outshot 9-0 in overtime of Game 2. The series shifts to Montreal for Game 3 on Friday. Tampa Bay’s Brandon Hagel collected a goal and an assist. Nikita Kucherov tallied once, Anthony Cirelli collected two assists and goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy made 25 saves for Tampa Bay, which snapped a collection of playoff swoons. Avalanche 2, Kings 1 (OT) Nicolas Roy scored at 7:44 of overtime to lift Colorado to a win against Los Angeles in Denver, giving the Avalanche a 2-0 lead in a Western Conference first-round playoff series. Gabriel Landeskog scored the tying goal late in regulation and Scott Wedgewood made 24 saves for the Avalanche. During the regular season, Wedgewood led the NHL in goals-against average (2.02) and save percentage (.921). Anton Forsberg made 34 saves for the Kings in his second career postseason start, both in the current series. He has allowed two goals or fewer in eight of his past nine starts. Bruins 4, Sabres 2 Visiting Boston scored three second-period goals and held off a late Buffalo rally to even the teams’ Eastern Conference quarterfinal playoff series at one victory apiece. Viktor Arvidsson scored in the last two periods, giving the Bruins 1-0 and 4-0 leads. Morgan Geekie and Pavel Zacha also lit the lamp for Boston, which heads home for Game 3 of the best-of-seven series on Thursday. Jeremy Swayman made 34 saves. Bowen Byram and Peyton Krebs scored as Buffalo climbed within 4-2 in the closing minutes. Sabres goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen allowed four goals on 19 shots before Alex Lyon entered in relief following Arvidsson’s second marker, which came just 16 seconds into the third period. Mammoth 3, Golden Knights 2 Logan Cooley scored the go-ahead goal on a rebound with six minutes remaining to give Utah its first playoff win in franchise history over Vegas in Game 2 of their best-of-seven Western Conference first-round series in Las Vegas. Cooley buried a rebound of a Dylan Guenther shot, evening the best-of-seven series at one victory apiece. Guenther had a goal and an assist, Kailer Yamamoto had two assists and MacKenzie Weegar also scored. Karel Vejmelka made 19 saves, including a close-in shot by Mark Stone from the left side of the net with five seconds left to seal the win. Stone and Ivan Barbashev each scored a goal and Jack Eichel had two assists for Vegas, which lost for the first time in regulation in 10 games (8-1-1) under coach John Tortorella. Carter Hart finished with 27 saves. Game 3 is Friday in Salt Lake City. ================================ MLB MLB ROUNDUP: CUBS SCORE 7, WIN 7TH STRAIGHT AS PHILS’ SKID HITS 7 Shota Imanaga tossed seven stellar innings, Seiya Suzuki and Michael Busch each drove in two runs and the streaking Chicago Cubs posted a 7-4 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday. Imanaga (2-1) allowed just one run on three hits, striking out one and walking one for the Cubs, who won their major-league-leading seventh straight game. Suzuki and Nico Hoerner each homered in the win. Jesus Luzardo threw 4 2/3 innings for the Phillies, surrendering one run on five hits, walking four and striking out three. Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber both homered for the Phillies, who saw their losing streak extend to seven. Tanner Banks (0-1) replaced Kerkering in the sixth in a 1-1 game. After Carson Kelly’s two-out walk loaded the bases, Busch drove in a pair with a single. In the seventh, Hoerner launched a one-out solo homer to push the lead to 4-1. After Alex Bregman’s walk, Suzuki hit his first homer of the season — a 441-footer. Yankees 4, Red Sox 0 Giancarlo Stanton hit a solo home run and collected three RBIs as New York opened a three-game series with a road victory over Boston. Stanton’s home run came against Boston starter Connelly Early. He added a two-run double in the sixth. Stanton, Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Randal Grichuk each had two hits for the Yankees, who have won five of their last six. Luis Gil (1-1) pitched into the seventh to earn the win. Early (1-1) was pulled with one out in the sixth. He gave up three runs on five hits and struck out four. Held to four hits, the Red Sox have scored three runs or fewer in 12 of their 23 games. Boston has allowed at least four runs in 13 of those 23 contests. Giants 3, Dodgers 1 Landen Roupp outpitched Yoshinobu Yamamoto and San Francisco got RBI singles from Rafael Devers and Jung Hoo Lee in a three-run first inning, then held off visiting Los Angeles in the opener of a three-game series. Roupp (4-1) allowed just one run on one hit in five innings, then watched five relievers combine for four scoreless innings, helping the Giants open a six-game homestand with a win. Roupp struck out seven and walked five in his first career win over the Dodgers. Seeking his first-ever victory over the Giants, Yamamoto (2-2) went seven innings, allowing six hits and three runs, all of which scored in the first. He walked two and fanned seven. Nationals 11, Braves 4 Luis Garcia Jr. had four hits and drove in three runs, Curtis Mead socked a three-run homer and host Washington ended Atlanta’s six-game winning streak. James Wood hit his eighth homer of the season, walked four times and scored three runs for Washington, which leveled the four-game series at one victory apiece. Starter Foster Griffin (3-0) allowed three runs on five hits over six solid innings. Drake Baldwin and Eli White homered for the Braves and Mauricio Dubon had two hits. Starter Reynaldo Lopez (1-1) allowed four runs in one-plus inning and gave up five hits and three walks while fanning one. Braves pitchers issued 12 walks. Reds 12, Rays 6 Elly De La Cruz recorded his sixth career multi-homer game and drove in five runs, fueling Cincinnati to a victory over Tampa Bay in St. Petersburg, Fla. De La Cruz launched a two-run blast in the first inning and a solo shot in the ninth. De La Cruz also had a fielder’s choice in a four-run sixth and an RBI single in the seventh. Ke’Bryan Hayes and Dane Myers launched back-to-back homers in the second and Spencer Steer added a solo shot in the fifth in Cincinnati’s fifth straight win. Chase Burns (2-1) allowed two runs on four hits and struck out eight in 5 2/3 innings. His lone blemish was Jonathan Aranda’s two-run homer in the sixth. Jonny DeLuca had a two-run double in the ninth inning for Tampa Bay, which has been outscored 24-10 during its three-game losing streak. Twins 5, Mets 3 Luke Keaschall’s second RBI single of the game snapped a ninth-inning tie and helped visiting Minnesota rally past slumping New York. In losing its 12th straight game, New York coughed up a 3-0 lead as closer Devin Williams melted down during the top of the ninth. Williams (0-1) didn’t retire any of the five hitters he faced, walking three. Francisco Lindor hit a two-run homer in the Mets’ three-run third inning. Minnesota’s bullpen retired all 12 hitters it faced. Cole Sands (1-1) pitched the last two innings to earn the win, fanning Tyrone Taylor for the last out. Byron Buxton hit a two-run shot to get the Twins on the board in the sixth. White Sox 11, Diamondbacks 5 Rookie Munetaka Murakami homered for the fourth straight game, Colson Montgomery went deep for the third straight and Chicago slugged four homers in a rout of Arizona at Phoenix. Murakami, Michael Vargas and Montgomery hit consecutive solo shots in the second inning to help stake Sean Burke (1-2) to a 7-0 lead. Burke gave up two runs on five hits in six innings. Sam Antonacci’s first career homer was two-run inside-the-park job in the ninth. Ildemaro Vargas hit a three-run homer in the ninth for the Diamondbacks, extending his season-opening hitting streak to 16 games. Merrill Kelly (1-1) was tagged for eight runs and 10 hits in 4 1/3 innings. Cardinals 5, Marlins 3 Nathan Church slugged a two-run homer and Alec Burleson also drove in a pair of runs as visiting St. Louis defeated Miami. St. Louis, which has won six of its past seven games, also got 5 1/3 strong innings from Dustin May (3-2). Riley O’Brien pitched a scoreless ninth inning to earn his seventh save. Cardinals star Jordan Walker had his 15-game hitting streak broken. Miami was led by Jakob Marsee, who finished 3-for-4, including a homer leading off the bottom of the first. Marlins starter Chris Paddack (0-4) struck out seven but gave up five runs on eight hits and a walk in 4 2/3 innings. Guardians 8, Astros 5 Rookie Chase DeLauter delivered a go-ahead three-run triple and Kyle Manzardo added a two-RBI single in a six-run eighth inning, rallying Cleveland to a victory over visiting Houston. DeLauter’s sinking liner toward the foul line in left dropped just in front of Brice Matthews, who was attempting to make a sliding grab. Angel Martinez, Brayan Rocchio and Steven Kwan came around to put Cleveland ahead 6-4. Rule 5 Draft selection Peyton Pallette (1-1) tossed a scoreless eighth for his first career win. Closer Cade Smith gave up an RBI single in the ninth to major league homer and RBI leader Yordan Alvarez in a non-save situation. Alvarez drove in three runs and had two hits for the Astros, who have split the first two games of the series. Brewers 12, Tigers 4 Brice Turang drove in four runs and Milwaukee opened its three-game series at Detroit by pounding the Tigers. William Contreras had two hits, drove in two runs and scored another for the Brewers. David Hamilton supplied four hits and scored twice, while Sal Frelick, Luis Rengifo and Blake Perkins each scored two runs and drove in another. Starter Kyle Harrison gave up one run and four hits in three-plus innings. Detroit starter Keider Montero (1-2) allowed three runs and five hits in 5 2/3 innings. Royals 6, Orioles 5 Maikel Garcia scored on a wild pitch in the ninth inning and Kansas City snapped its eight-game losing streak with a win over visiting Baltimore. Ryan Helsley (0-2) walked Garcia and Bobby Witt Jr. to open the ninth. The runners reached second and third on a wild pitch, and Garcia darted home to score the winner on another wild one pitch from Helsley — his second of the inning and Baltimore’s fourth of the game. Michael Massey clubbed a tying solo homer in the eighth for the Royals, who overcame an early 3-0 hole for their first win since April 11. Adley Rutschman came off the 10-day injured list to hit a two-run go-ahead homer in the eighth for the Orioles, who also got a three-run shot from Coby Mayo but have lost six of eight. Rangers 5, Pirates 1 Kumar Rocker allowed one run on four hits over a season-high six innings and Texas began a nine-game homestand with a win over Pittsburgh. Rocker (1-1) walked one and struck out five for Texas, which returned home after playing 16 of its first 22 games on the road. Cole Winn, Jacob Latz and Jakob Junis each pitched a scoreless inning in relief. Five Rangers contributed RBIs. Jake Mangum and Nick Gonzales had two hits apiece for the Pirates, who have lost three of their last five. Carmen Mlodzinski (1-1) had not allowed an earned run in his last 13 innings, but gave up five runs over 4 1/3 innings. Padres 1, Rockies 0 Randy Vasquez pitched seven scoreless innings and allowed just three hits for San Diego, which squeaked out a rare shutout victory over Colorado in Denver. It marked just the fourth time in Rockies history they lost a 1-0 game at Coors Field. The other three instances happened in 2006, with the Milwaukee Brewers last beating Colorado by that score on Aug. 1, 2006. Vasquez (2-0) struck out five without issuing a walk in San Diego’s third straight win. The right-hander outdueled Chase Dollander (2-2), who threw six strong innings but had a lapse of wildness in the sixth that sent the Rockies their second straight defeat. Athletics 5, Mariners 2 Jeff McNeil and Shea Langeliers hit home runs as the Athletics defeated host Seattle, clinching a series victory against their American League West rivals. A’s left-hander Jacob Lopez (2-1) earned the victory by allowing two runs on seven hits over 5 1/3 innings. Right-hander Jack Perkins pitched the final two innings for his first save of the season. Cal Raleigh homered for a second consecutive night for the Mariners, who have dropped six of their past eight games. The A’s broke a 2-2 tie against reliever Eduard Bazardo (0-1) in the sixth. The loss was the first of Bazardo’s six-year career after eight consecutive victories. Blue Jays 4, Angels 2 Pinch hitter Lenyn Sosa drilled a tiebreaking two-run double during a three-run eighth inning, propelling Toronto past Los Angeles in Anaheim, Calif. Eloy Jimenez had two RBIs and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scored twice for the Blue Jays, who matched their season best of three straight wins. Mason Fluharty (1-0) got two outs, and Louie Varland entered to induce a game-ending double play with the bases loaded for his first career save. Oswald Peraza had two hits and a run for the Angels, who have scored just six runs during a season-worst four-game losing streak. Drew Pomeranz (0-2) permitted three runs in his lone inning. ==================================== MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL THOMAS HAUGH, POTENTIAL NBA LOTTERY PICK, RETURNS TO FLORIDA Potential NBA lottery pick Thomas Haugh will return to Florida for his senior season, he told ESPN on Tuesday. Haugh becomes the third starter from the Gators’ 2025-26 Southeastern Conference championship team to announce his return for the upcoming season, joining fellow forward Alex Condon and guard Boogie Fland. Starting center Rueben Chinyelu announced Monday that he is maintaining his eligibility throughout the NBA draft process. “Most guys in my position in the draft, it would be a no-brainer to go to the NBA,” the 6-foot-9, 215-pound Haugh told ESPN. “It’s not just the NIL. It’s a chance to play with my boys. To play for coach (Todd) Golden. To go to the school I love to play for. It was definitely a tougher decision than last year, but it was best for my career and future.” Haugh received second-team All-American honors and first-team All-SEC honors this past season, averaging 17.1 points and 6.1 rebounds per game. He collected 19 points and six rebounds in top-seeded Florida’s 73-72 setback to ninth-seeded Iowa in the second round of the South Region in the NCAA Tournament on March 22. “I think that lit a fire underneath me,” Haugh said of the NCAA Tournament loss. “I (didn’t) want my last memory of Florida basketball to be that.” Haugh, who won a national championship with the Gators in 2024-25, has averaged 10.1 points an 5.3 rebounds in 110 career games (41 starts) at Florida. ====================================== COLLEGE ATHLETICS COURT RULES AGAINST SAN DIEGO STATE IN LANDMARK TITLE IX CASE San Diego State must pay a group of former female athletes at the university a total of $300,000 for violating federal law, U.S. District Judge Todd Robinson ruled. The ex-athletes and the school agreed to an out-of-court settlement in the case last year, which focused on whether San Diego State violated Title IX anti-discrimination laws. Robinson signed off on the agreement on Monday in San Diego. San Diego State also agreed to pay $1.3 million in legal fees to the attorneys who saw the case through the court system for the plaintiffs. All of the women were scholar-athletes with the Aztecs in a time span from 2018 moving forward. The women filed the lawsuit in 2022, accusing the school of giving more money to the male athletes. San Diego State officials declined that was true nd decided to fight it. “SDSU intentionally chose not to fund women’s sports for the full amount of aid permitted by the NCAA’s rules,” read the lawsuit. “It likewise intentionally chose not to permit the coaches of women’s teams to award the full amount of aid permitted by the NCAA’s rules. Those decisions harmed all Plaintiffs. The same dollar limits were not placed on many of SDSU’s men’s teams, including, for example, the men’s football team.” In all, each of the 798 women who took part in the class-action lawsuit will receive a sum of money that won’t be life-changing by any means; each share is about $375. But Arthur Bryant, an attorney representing the plaintiffs, said this case was about much more than money. “These women have made history,” Bryant told USA Today on Monday. “This is the first case ever in which a school is going to pay damages to women athletes for depriving them of equal athletic financial aid. It is definitely not going to be the last. And SDSU is going to comply with Title IX.” The university also said it would provide equipment and off-field services to women that equal what the men get. In this case, San Diego State agreed to put replacement turf of the field used by women’s lacrosse and to provide “professional photography services and publicity equitably to men’s and women’s teams.” San Diego State has 30 days to pay the money due. ===================================== GOLF LPGA HAS FIRST MAJOR OF THE YEAR IN HOUSTON AND PGA TOUR HAS LONE TEAM EVENT IN NEW ORLEANS LPGA Tour THE CHEVRON CHAMPIONSHIP Site: Houston. Course: Memorial Park GC. Yardage: 6,811. Par: 72. Prize money: $8 million. Winner’s share: $1.2 million. Television: Thursday-Friday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 6-8 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 1-3 p.m. (NBC), 3-6 p.m. (Golf Channel); Sunday, 1:30-2 p.m. (Peacock), 2-5:30 p.m. (NBC). Defending champion: Mao Saigo. Race to CME Globe leader: Nelly Korda. Last week: Hannah Green won the JM Eagle LA Championship. Notes: This is the first of five majors on the LPGA schedule. … After three years at Carlton Woods, the tournament is moving to Memorial Park. The public course near downtown Houston just hosted the PGA Tour’s Houston Open one month ago. … The 132-player field has eight amateurs in keeping with tradition. That includes top-ranked amateur Kiara Romero and Asterisk Talley, the 17-year-old who already has played two LPGA events this year. … Five of the last six winners of The Chevron were first-time major champions. The exception was Nelly Korda in 2024. … To keep with tradition of the winner leaping into “Poppie’s Pond” when it was at Mission Hills in California, Memorial Park is adding a pond down the right side of the 18th. The winner will jump into a makeshift pool for this year until the change is completed. … Hannah Green joins Hyo Joo Kim as multiple winners on the LPGA Tour this season. Last year, it took until October to have a multiple winner. Next week: Mexico Riviera Maya Open. Online: https://www.lpga.com/ ___ PGA Tour ZURICH CLASSIC OF NEW ORLEANS Site: Avondale, Louisiana. Course: TPC Louisiana. Yardage: 7,425. Par: 72. Prize money: $9.5 million. Winner’s share: $1,372,720 for each player. Television: Thursday-Friday, 3-6 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (CBS). Defending champions: Ben Griffin and Andrew Novak. FedEx Cup leader: Scottie Scheffler. Last week: Matt Fitzpatrick won the RBC Heritage. Notes: The only team event on the PGA Tour features 74 teams, with two additional teams because Brooks Koepka is in the field. Koepka is playing with Shane Lowry, a Zurich ambassador who had played with Masters champion Rory McIlroy the last two years. … Matt Fitzpatrick is the highest-ranked player in the field at No. 3 and will partner with his brother, Alex, who is playing on the European tour. … The winning team each gets credit for an official PGA Tour victory, but not a spot in the Masters. World ranking points are not awarded because of the team competition. … Several of the teams have players from the same college (Tyler Duncan and Adam Schenk of Purdue, Zach Bauchou and Sam Stevens of Oklahoma State) or the same country. … Ben Griffin teamed with Andrew Novak to win last year. It was the first of three wins for Griffin last year. … A good week for Koepka could move him high enough to earn a spot in his first signature events. Next week: Cadillac Championship. Online: https://www.pgatour.com/ ___ European tour VOLVO CHINA OPEN Site: Shanghai. Course: Enhance Anting GC. Yardage: 7,168. Par: 71. Prize money: $2.75 million. Winner’s share: $458,333. Television: Thursday-Friday, 12:30-5:30 a.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 12:30-5 a.m. (Golf Channel); Sunday, 12-5 a.m. (Golf Channel). Defending champion: Wu Ashun. Race to Dubai leader: Patrick Reed. Last tournament: Rory McIlroy won the Masters. Notes: Kevin Na makes his first start on the European tour. The five-time PGA Tour winner was relegated from LIV Golf and his Iron Heads team and has played this year on the Asian Tour. … Daniel Hillier is the only player from the top 100 in the world ranking in the field. … The Volvo China Open and the Turkish Airlines Open next week conclude the “Asian Swing” portion of the European tour. Then it will be two full months of the “European Swing,” which includes two major championships held in the United States. … The tournament dates to 1995. It has been part of the European tour schedule since 2004, except for a three-year period when it was either canceled or not co-sanctioned by Europe because of COVID-19. … Y.E. Yang (2009 PGA Championship) is the only major champion to have won the Volvo China Open. … The tournament has been held at 13 courses since its inception. This is the second straight year for Enhance Anting Golf Club. Next week: Turkish Airlines Open. Online: https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/ ___ PGA Tour Champions MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CLASSIC Site: Duluth, Georgia. Course: TPC Sugarloaf. Yardage: 7,205. Par: 72. Prize money: $2 million. Winner’s share: $300,000. Television: Friday, 3-6 p.m. (Golf Channel app); Saturday, 3-6 p.m. (CNBC); Sunday, 3-6 p.m. (Golf Channel). Defending champion: Jerry Kelly. Charles Schwab Cup leader: Stewart Cink. Last week: Stewart Cink won the Senior PGA Championship. Notes: Stewart Cink already has three victories in five starts on the PGA Tour Champions, along with a runner-up finish. … Cink played college golf at Georgia Tech and lives in Atlanta. … Cink’s lead in the Charles Schwab Cup is nearly double that of Zach Johnson in second place. … Ben Crane has not finished in the top 30 in his three previous PGA Tour Champions starts. His runner-up finish at the Senior PGA Championship moved him to No. 7 in the Schwab Cup. … The TPC Sugarloaf previous held a PGA Tour event until 2009. Among the past champions was Tiger Woods in 1998. He did not go back to defend because it was moved from one week after the Masters to one week before the Masters the following year. … Johnson is a two-time winner at the TPC Sugarloaf when it was a PGA Tour stop. Other past champions in the field include Crane, Scott McCarron and Paul Stankowski. … Sponsor exemptions went to Mario Tiziani and Hiroyuki Fujita. Next week: Regions Tradition. Online: https://www.pgatour.com/pgatour-champions ___ LIV Golf League Last week: Jon Rahm won LIV Golf Mexico City. Next tournament: LIV Golf Virginia. Points leader: Jon Rahm. Online: https://www.livgolf.com/ ___ Korn Ferry Tour Last week: Dylan Menante won the Tulum Championship. Next tournament: Colonial Life Charity Classic on May 14-17. Points leader: Ian Holt. Online: https://www.pgatour.com/korn-ferry-tour ___ Other tours Epson Tour: IOA Championship, Morongo GC at Tukwet Canyon, Beaumont, California. Previous winner: Briana Chacon. Online: https://www.epsontour.com/ Japan Golf Tour: Maezawa Cup, MZ Golf Club, Chiba, Japan. Defending champion: Takanori Konishi. Online: https://www.jgto.org/en/ Asian Tour: Singapore Open, Sentosa GC (Serapong), Singapore. Streaming: Thursday-Friday, 1:30-5:30 a.m. (Golf Channel app); Friday-Saturday, 11 p.m. to 3 a.m. (Golf Channel app). Previous winner: Yosuke Asaji. Online: https://asiantour.com/ Ladies European Tour: Investec South African Women’s Open, Royal Cape GC, Cape Town, South Africa. Television: Thursday-Saturday, 7:30-11:30 a.m. (Golf Channel app); Sunday, 8-10:30 a.m. (Golf Channel). Previous winner: Perrine Delacour. Online: https://ladieseuropeantour.com/ PGA Tour Americas: 94 Abierto Telecom del Centro, Cordoba GC, Cordoba, Argentina. Defending champion: Ryan Grider. Online: https://www.pgatour.com/americas Korea LPGA: Dukshin EPC Championship, Kingsdale GC, Cheongju, South Korea. Defending champion: Minsun Kim. Online: https://klpga.co.kr/ Legends Tour: Barbados Legends, Apes Hill GC, Saint Andrew, Barbados. Defending champion: Scott Hend. Online: https://www.legendstour.com/ ================================ AUTO RACING TYLER REDDICK EXTENDS HOT STREAK, MATCHES DALE EARNHARDT’S WIN TOTAL AS NASCAR HEADS TO TALLADEGA (ASSOCIATED PRESS) All Times Eastern NASCAR CUP SERIES Jack Link’s 500 Site: Talladega, Alabama. Track: Talladega Superspeedway. Race distance: 188 laps, 500.08 miles. Schedule: Saturday, qualifying, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday, race, 3 p.m. (FOX). Last year: Austin Cindric outdueled Ryan Preece at the finish line to claim the win in a race that saw five lead changes in the final six laps. Last race: Pole-sitter Tyler Reddick earned his fifth series victory after a late pass on Kyle Larson in overtime, becoming the fourth driver to win five of the season’s first nine races. Next race: May 3, Fort Worth, Texas. Online: http://www.nascar.com NASCAR O’REILLY AUTO PARTS SERIES Ag-Pro 300 Site: Talladega, Alabama. Track: Talladega Superspeedway. Race distance: 113 laps, 300.58 miles. Schedule: Friday, qualifying, 5:30 p.m.; Saturday, race, 4 p.m. (CW). Last year: Austin Hill won his 13th career series race in a three-wide photo finish that ended under caution after a vicious crash from Connor Zilisch. Last race: Taylor Gray fended off a late push from Sheldon Creed to secure the second series win of his career in a chaotic race at Kansas Speedway. Next race: May 2, Fort Worth, Texas. Online: http://www.nascar.com NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES Last race: Christopher Bell earned his eighth career victory, and first since 2017, while fending off a late charge from Chandler Smith at Bristol. Next race: May 1, Fort Worth, Texas. Online: http://www.nascar.com FORMULA 1 Last race: Capitalizing on a free pit stop under a safety car, Kimi Antonelli became the first teenager to win back-to-back races, beating Oscar Piastri by 13.7 seconds. Next race: May 3, Miami. Online: http://www.formula1.com NTT INDYCAR SERIES Last race: Pole-sitter Alex Palou led 79 of 90 laps en route to his second win of the season, finishing more than 13 seconds ahead of second-place for his 21st career victory. Next race: May 9, Indianapolis. Online: http://www.indycar.com NHRA DRAG RACING NHRA 4-Wide Nationals Site: Concord, North Carolina. Track: zMax Dragway. Race distance: 1/4 mile. Schedule: Friday, qualifying, 5 p.m., qualifying, 7:45 p.m.; Saturday, qualifying, 12:30 p.m., qualifying, 3 p.m.; Sunday, race, noon (FS1). Next race: May 3, Adel, Georgia. Online: http://www.nhra.com WORLD OF OUTLAWS ALABAMA GANG 100 WORLD OF OUTLAWS PREMIER CHEVY DEALERS CLASH ALABAMA GANG 100 WORLD OF OUTLAWS PREMIER CHEVY DEALERS CLASH WORLD OF OUTLAWS INDEPENDENCE LATE MODEL SHOWDOWN Next race: April 30 – May 5. Online: http://worldofoutlaws.com ================================== INDIANA HEADLINES/RELEASES PREP BASEBALL INDIANA NEWS: https://www.prepbaseballreport.com/indiana ================================== COLTS FOOTBALL ANTHONY RICHARDSON TRADE SITUATION REFLECTS COLTS’ QB UNCERTAINTY Quarterback Anthony Richardson has made it clear that he wants a trade from the Indianapolis Colts. Whether or not (and when) that happens remains to be seen. “We’ve had some calls, but nothing’s come to fruition at this time,” Colts GM Chris Ballard said Monday. “So at this point he’s still an Indianapolis Colt.” Ballard also said Richardson is “still recovering a little bit” from a freak eye injury that ended his 2025 season. Ballard added that Richardson has been cleared for football activity. Richardson expressed his desire to be traded after the Colts retained Daniel Jones, but Ballard is not planning to give away the player drafted fourth overall in 2023. The Colts are taking into consideration that while Jones is on schedule to return from a season-ending Achilles injury, nothing is guaranteed and the team might be smart to hang onto Richardson if no attractive trade alternative emerges prior to training camp this summer. Both quarterbacks have had issues staying on the field. And the Colts are not exactly overflowing with experience at the signal-caller position. Richardson has started a mere 15 games during the three seasons of his career, a time period plagued by injuries and inconsistency. He did not play last season at all. Riley Leonard, a sixth-round pick in 2025, started just one game last season, and that was only after the Colts were eliminated from playoff contention. That leaves the Colts with a lack of clarity at quarterback: One is recovering from a significant injury, one wants a trade out, and a third will be looking for offseason reps to become a suitable backup while the GM works out a deal. Or not. ================================== INDIANA BASEBALL INDIANAPOLIS – The Indianapolis Indians utilized three homers – highlighted by a 466-foot home run by Rafael Flores Jr. to match the longest long ball hit at Victory Field since tracking began in 2023 – to defeat the St. Paul Saints and clinch their first series-opening victory of 2026 on Tuesday night, 7-5. Flores Jr.’s massive home run, which bounced off the light pole in left-center field, is the third-longest home run in professional baseball this season, trailing Bryce Rainer’s 477-foot homer with Single-A Lakeland on April 10 and Shea Langeliers’s 467-foot homer with the Athletics on April 15. It also matched Joshua Palacios’ walk-off dinger vs. Louisville on July 26, 2023, for the longest home run by an Indians batter since that season. The 466-foot blast was sandwiched by a solo homer by Nick Cimillo in the first inning and a three-run shot in the fourth by Ronny Simon to give the Indians (7-15) a 6-1 lead after four innings. Six of Indy’s seven runs came against starter Mike Paredes (L, 0-1). The Saints (9-12) put up four runs on a pair of two-run homers in the fifth, but the rally fell quiet through the end of the game against Joe La Sorsa (W, 1-0) and Beau Burrows (S, 1). Indianapolis will look to go up 2-0 on the series tomorrow at 6:05 PM. LHP Hunter Barco (0-0, 7.71) will make his first start of the season for Indy against RHP Andrew Bash (0-1, 4.41). ================================== IU BASEBALL MUNCIE, Ind. – With the wind blowing out and the sun shining down, the Indiana Baseball team (19-22, 6-12) enjoyed some friendly offensive conditions at the ballpark on Tuesday (April 21) afternoon. Sophomore outfielder Hogan Denny hit a pair of home runs and drove in seven runs to help the Hoosiers to a dominant 20-10 win over Ball State (19-21, 13-8 MAC) at Shebek Stadium. Freshman designated hitter Owen ten Oever has a knack for the big moments and proved that in Tuesday’s win. He came to the plate with the bases loaded in the first inning and smashed a grand slam over the wall. Additional RBIs in the inning from Denny and sophomore outfielder Cole Decker helped IU to a 6-0 lead before its defense even took the field. Denny, Decker and ten Oever combined to go 9-15 with three home runs and 15 RBIs. Denny finished a triple short of the cycle after producing two home runs, a double and a single. He was walked in his final appearance at the plate to hold him from IU’s first trip around the cycle since 2008. Freshman second baseman Landen Fry matched his career high with three hits in the game. Freshman right-handed pitcher Ivan Mastalski was fantastic in a three-inning start to the game. He allowed just two earned runs (both unearned) and left the game with a 13-2 lead to his name. Senior left-handed pitcher Anthony Gubitosi (W, 2-0) had the best relief appearance of the bunch. He worked 2.2 scoreless frames with a pair of punchouts. Redshirt sophomore righty Evan O’Neill worked the final frame. IU’s offensive output was the ninth 20-run performance under head coach Jeff Mercer. In a twist of irony, it’s only the second in a game against midweek pitching (20 – vs. Kentucky; March 15, 2022). The Hoosiers have scored 20-or-more runs in a game in every one of Mercer’s completed seasons in Bloomington. An important weekend awaits the Hoosiers in a return to conference play this weekend (April 24-26). Iowa makes the trip to Bart Kaufman Field with a one-game lead on IU in the conference standings. IU will look to jump above the cut line for the Big Ten Tournament with a series victory in Bloomington. Scoring Recap Top First The Hoosiers jumped on the board early. Cole Decker walked with the bases loaded to score the first run of the game. Owen ten Oever smashed a grand slam over the wall in left-center field. An RBI single from Hogan Denny put more damage on the board. Indiana 6, Ball State 0 Top Third A two-run double into the gap from Denny added two more runs to the tally. Indiana 8, Ball State 0 Bottom Third Ball State finally got things going in the third inning. A pair of IU errors put runners on the bases for the Cardinals. A two-run single from Ryan Muizelaar got the Cardinals their first two runs of the day. Indiana 8, Ball State 2 Top Fourth Landen Fry came up with a big two-run single through the left side of the infield. Denny’s three-run home run broke it open for the time being. Indiana 13, Ball State 2 Bottom Fourth Ball State chipped at the lead in the home half of the inning. Brady Davidson led off the frame with a solo home run. Preston Murphy brought a pair of runs home with a two-run double. Gavin Balius got in on the action with an RBI single. The Cardinals left the bases loaded in the inning. Indiana 13, Ball State 6 Top Fifth IU’s offense continued to roll in the fifth inning. A pair of RBI singles from Cole Decker and Will Moore put another pair of runs on the scoreboard. Indiana 15, Ball State 6 Bottom Fifth Charlie Keller launched a two-run home run to right field. Muizelaar’s second two-run single of the day got Ball State to 10 runs. Indiana 15, Ball State 10 Top Sixth Denny launched his second home run of the day. Indiana 16, Ball State 10 Top Eighth IU scored four more runs, all with two outs on the board. Malamazian walked with the bases loaded before Brayden Ricketts was hit with a pitch with the bases juiced. A two-run single from Decker put things to bed. Indiana 20, Ball State 10 Top Hoosier Performers #2 Denny, Hogan 4-5, 2 HR, 2B, 3 R, 7 RBI, BB #19 Decker, Cole 3-5, 2 R, 4 RBI #16 Gubitosi, Anthony 2.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 K Inside the Box Score • All 10 players that recorded a plate appearance scored at least one run for the Hoosiers. • Three different Hoosiers drove in at least four runs. • IU walked 12 times but its pitching staff only allowed two walks. Notes to Know • The Hoosiers put together a masterful performance at the plate with 20 runs and 15 hits. It was the ninth 20-run performance of the head coach Jeff Mercer era and the first since March 2, 2025 (20 – vs. Mount St. Mary’s). It’s just the second time that IU has done it in a midweek contest in that stretch. • Sophomore outfielder Hogan Denny had his fourth multi-home run contest with a three-run blast in the fourth inning and a solo shot in the sixth inning. He recorded a career high seven RBIs in the win. It’s the first time IU has had a player with seven-or-more RBIs in a game since April 21, 2024 (Jasen Oliver, 8 – at Minnesota). • Freshman designated hitter Owen ten Oever smashed an early grand slam to break Tuesday’s game open. It was IU’s first grand slam since April 7, 2025 (Caleb Koskie vs. Michigan State). On the season, ten Oever has hit both a pinch hit three-run blast and a grand slam for his only career home runs. • Sophomore shortstop Cooper Malamazian extended his hitting streak to 13-straight games in the victory. He did so with just two official at-bats. He recorded a career high four walks and scored three times out of the three hole. Sophomore outfielder Caleb Koskie didn’t play and will have to hold on extending his streak. Up Next Big Ten action resumes this weekend with an important series against Iowa. First pitch in Bloomington on Friday (April 24) evening is set for 6 p.m. All games will be carried on B1G+ and the Indiana Sports Radio Network via =================================== IU MEN’S BASKETBALL BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana head men’s basketball coach Darian DeVries announced the addition of junior-to-be forward Aiden Sherrell to the basketball program on Tuesday. Sherrell, a 2024 McDonald’s All-American, joined Indiana after two seasons at Alabama. During his two-year run with the Crimson Tide, Sherrell averaged 7.2 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.2 blocks in 16.1 minutes per game. He compiled three career double-doubles, was on the floor for 53 wins, and advanced to the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament twice. He posted 17.8 points, 10.3 rebounds, and 2.9 blocks per 40 minutes since the start of the 2024-25 season. Sherrell enjoyed a breakout second season in Tuscaloosa. He started all 34 games played for the Crimson Tide and averaged 11.1 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 2.2 blocks in 23.9 minutes per game. He shot 53.9% (130-of-241) from the floor, 33.8% (27-of-80) from the 3-point line, and 71.3% (92-of-129) from the free throw line. The Detroit native scored in double figures on 19 occasions, reached the 20-point plateau four times, and posted three double-doubles. He ranked 13th nationally in blocked shots per game (2.2). During his debut season, he appeared in 36 games off the Bama bench. Sherrell averaged 3.4 points and 2.8 rebounds in 8.8 minutes per game. He shot 51.1% (45-of-88) from the floor and 33.3% (14-of-42) from the 3-point line. Per 40 minutes, he averaged of 15.6 points and 13.0 rebounds. The 6-11 forward was selected to a 2024 McDonald’s All-American, was a consensus top-30 recruit, and was ranked as the No. 4 center in the 2024 class by ESPN. He averaged 18.8 points and 9.3 rebounds per game in the Overtime Elite League at Prolific Prep. Sherrell posted 13.0 points and 5.2 rebounds with Vegas Elite on the Nike EYBL Circuit. ====================================== INDIANA FOOTBALL SPRING PRACTICE #11 DREW EVANS MEDIA SESSION: https://iuhoosiers.com/watch?Archive=18158&type=Archive NICO RADICIC MEDIA SESSION: https://iuhoosiers.com/watch?Archive=18159&type=Archive BRAY LYNCH MEDIA SESSION: https://iuhoosiers.com/watch?Archive=18157&type=Archive ======================================= PURDUE SOFTBALL WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – After earning her third Big Ten Freshman of the Week honor on Monday, Moore picked up two National recognitions, being named D1 Softball’s Freshman of the Week and Softball America’s Freshman Star of the Week. Moore earns Purdue’s first Softball America Star of the Week honor this season, and garners her second D1 Softball National Freshman of the Week honor. Moore went 7-for-15 this week with 14 RBI and six runs scored, including three home runs. The freshman batted .467, while slugging for 1.200 with a .529 on-base percentage. Moore also had a team-leading five extra-base hits with her three homers and two doubles. With now 11 homers on the season, Moore broke Purdue’s Freshman home run record, and now just sits four away from breaking the all-time mark. Moore is also poised to break Purdue’s single season RBI mark sitting at 51 on the season and needing just four more. Moore went 3-for-4 with 6 RBI, three runs scored, and two home runs, including a grand slam, the record-breaking home run, in game one at Rutgers. This was Moore’s second two-homer game of the season. In game two against the Scarlet Knights, Moore went 3-for-5 with 5 RBI and one run scored. Against Miami Ohio, Moore went 1-for-3 with a three-run homer, her ninth of the season which helped to lead Purdue to the 8-0 shutout victory. Moore is the only Big Ten freshman this season to earn Freshman of the Week three times and is just one of two Freshmen to earn D1 Softball’s honor twice this season (Morgan Talley, NC State). ===== WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue (32-15, 9-9 Big Ten) goes perfect on the day, beating UIC (12-2) and IU Indy (9-1) to extend their win streak to six-straight. Purdue had a record-breaking night to close the non-conference season at Bittinger Stadium. The Boilers broke the 23-year-old single-season RBI record, with their 267th on the season. The RBI was on a single from Moriah Polar, who sent her own record earlier in the evening. With Polar’s 86th hit of the season, she broke Purdue’s single-season hits record, previously set by Ashley Hall in 2007. In game two against IU Indy, Purdue broke a single-game record, blasting five home runs, the most in program history. Delaney Reefe and Haley Painter each had two homers a piece, setting a new career-high for Reefe and tying Painter’s. The five homers for the Boilers tied the single-season team record at 44, needing just one more to break the mark from the 2007 Boilers. BOILER BITS (Game 1) Offensive Highlights Moriah Polar: 2-for-4, 2 R, 2 RBI Anna Moore: 2-for-2, 1 R, RBI Maura Condon: 2-for-3, 2 R, 2 RBI Pitching Breakdown Brianna Fontenot: (W, 9-5) 4.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 K, 17 BF Malone Moore: 1.0 IP, 1 K, 3 BF In game one, Purdue’s offense plated six runs in the bottom of the first inning to create a lead too difficult for the Flames to catch. The inning featured five RBI from Painter, Bella Douglass, Maura Condon (2), and Ashlynn Campbell. A dominant third inning from the Boilermaker offense helped extend the lead. Condon came home off a walk from Campbell,. While an RBI single from Polar brought in Kendyl Rainey. Khloe Banks added onto the inning with a sac-fly to bring the score to 10-1. Anna Moore had a career-high two triples in a game, tying the single-game school record last set by Ryleigh Scott at Michigan State on February 28, 2021. Her RBI triple in the third brought in Polar, scoring the 11th run on the night. In the circle, Brianna Fontenot earned the win while only allowing four hits. Malone Moore came in relief in the fifth, earning one strikeout and securing the victory. BOILER BITS (Game 2) Offensive Highlights Haley Painter: 3-for-3, 3 RBI, 2 R, 2 HR Delaney Reefe: 3-for-3, 3 RBI, 2 HR, 2 R Moriah Polar: 2-for-3, RBI, R, 2B Kylie Franks: 2-for-3, RBI Pitching Breakdown Brooke Perez: (W, 9-2) 4.0 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 K, 18 BF Julia Gossett: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 K, 7 BF In game two, the Boilers had a slower start offensively, but a three home run sixth inning from Painter, Reefe, and Moore helped propel Purdue to a 9-1 run-rule victory. Painter and Reefe each had two home runs in game two this evening. Painter’s first of the night was in the third inning, and the second came in the sixth inning. Reefe’s first was in the fifth inning and her second was the two-run walk-off winner that brought the score to 9-1, finishing the game in the sixth. Purdue will take on Northwestern at home for its final home series of the year, before heading to Iowa to close out the regular season. =================================== PURDUE BASEBALL WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Avery Moore, Trey Swiderski and Quincy Malbrough all hit home runs for Purdue Baseball while accounting for four of the Boilermakers’ five runs, but a five-run third inning carried Indiana State to a 6-5 victory Tuesday at Alexander Field. The game featured an 80-minute lightning/rain delay in the bottom of the seventh inning, forcing the stadium to be emptied after the game attracted a crowd of 2,312 – sixth most in Alexander Field history. There was a combined attendance of 10,430 during the five-game homestand that concluded Tuesday, most since a May 2024 homestand. The Sycamores (22-19) sent 10 men to the plate while opening up a 5-0 lead in the third inning. Indiana State’s 7-8-9 hitters teamed up for three consecutive two-out, run-scoring hits that accounted for four of the five tallies. The first out of the frame actually came at the plate on a 5-2 fielder’s choice. March 31 in Terre Haute, ISU scored seven times in the fourth inning on its way to a 12-4 victory. Moore drove in the Boilermakers’ first three runs with a two-run homer in the bottom of the third and an RBI single in the fifth inning, extending his on-base streak to 15 consecutive games and hit streak to 10 games. He’s the fifth Boilermaker to post a 10-game hit streak this season. That’s a first for the program since the 2011 campaign. Swiderski pinch hit in the eighth inning as Purdue (28-12) opted against a lefty-lefty matchup of CJ Richmond and Jaxson Sparks. Swiderski hit the first pitch over the fence in left field for his fourth home run of the season, joining Jimmy Dionne as Boilermakers with a pinch-hit homer this year. After a pitching change, Malbrough took Jack Armstrong deep to left center for his first home run in a Purdue uniform. The Boilermakers hit back-to-back jacks for the second time this season, with Swiderski being part of both pairings. He hit the back half of the consecutive home runs – following a grand slam by Brandon Rogers – in the first inning of the March 25 home win vs. UIC. This century, Purdue also had multiple games with back-to-back home runs in 2003, 2006, 2010, 2021 and 2024. STREAKS EXTENDED • Eli Anderson: 16-game hit at home • Avery Moore: 15-game on-base; 10-game hit; 9-game on-base at home; 7-game hit at home • Quincy Malbrough: 11-game-hit; 11-game on-base at home; 10-game hit at home • Westin Boyle: 10-game on-base; 7-game on-base at home • CJ Richmond: 6-game on-base at home • Gavin Beuter: 9 1/3 consecutive innings without allowing an earned run On the mound for the Boilermakers, Joe Trenerry and Gavin Beuter both worked two scoreless innings of relief. Trenerry picked off a runner at first base before he threw the first pitch of his outing and went on to retire all five batters he faced. He was only lifted because of the weather delay. Beuter has not been charged with an earned run in any of his last four appearances. He pitched 6 1/3 innings of three-hit relief on the homestand. Jarvis Evans got the final out of the top of the third as Purdue’s third pitcher of the frame. He went on to post zeros in the fourth and fifth innings while retiring seven of the first eight batters he faced. But a leadoff double led to a run in the top of the sixth and that tally proved to be the game-deciding run after the home runs in the bottom of the eighth. The back-to-back homers were really the only bright spots for Purdue offensively after Moore’s RBI single. Indiana State picked off two Boilermakers on the same play to end the fifth inning after pitcher Carson Seeman unexpectedly threw behind the trail runner at first base. Richmond’s leadoff single was erased by a 5-4-3 double play the following frame, Purdue stranded a pair of runners in both the seventh and eighth innings. Armstrong struck out a pair while working a 1-2-3 inning vs. the 2-3-4 portion of the lineup in the bottom of the ninth. The Boilermakers are back in action Friday when they open a three-game series at No. 21 USC in their first trip to the state of California since the 2017 spring break trip. First pitch is set for 10 p.m. ET. =================================== NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S LAX CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Notre Dame Fighting Irish had five players receive All-ACC honors, announced by the league office on Tuesday evening. Madison Rassas (First Team) Kate Timarky (First Team) Uma Kowalski (Second Team) Julia Carr (Third Team) Maura Irish (Third Team) The trio of Timarky, Rassas, and Irish were also on the Tewaaraton Watch List this season and were named IL Women Midseason All-Americans. Most recently, Timarky was named a Top-25 Tewaaraton Nominee. Sophomore Madison Rassas has received several honors already this season, including being named to the 2026 Preseason All-ACC Team and has also received USA Lacrosse Preseason All-American honors. The midfielder is second on the team with 49 goals and 59 points, while also recording 20 ground balls, 9 caused turnovers, and 5 draw controls. Rassas is third in the ACC in goals (49), third in goals per game (3.06), eighth in points per game (3.69), and eighth in points (59). Junior Kate Timarky leads the Irish with 54 goals and 70 points so far this season. The attacker surpassed the 100 career-points milestone earlier this season after recording a career-high 10 points in the win over Liberty. Timarky has been one of the top offensive players in the ACC this season as she is second in the conference, and 14th nationally, in goals (54). She is second in the ACC in goals per game and 10th nationally (3.60). She is also third in the conference in points (70) and third in points per game (4.67). She has also recorded 19 ground balls so far this season and has scored a hat trick or more in 11 games. Freshman Uma Kowalski is third in the ACC (14th nationally) with 134 draw controls this season and is third in the ACC (17th nationally) with 8.38 draws per game. Kowalski earned ACC Defensive Player of the Week honors at the beginning of the season as the draw specialist recorded 20 draws in the opening weekend with wins over Michigan and Central Michigan. Kowalski also tied the program record of 16 draw controls against Florida State, the most by any freshman in a single game. Graduate Student Julia Carr leads the Irish with 26 caused turnovers so far this season, averaging 1.62 caused turnovers a game. The two-year captain has also recorded 25 ground balls, averaging 1.56 ground balls per game, as well as one assist and one point. Freshman Maura Irish has scored 17 goals and dished out a 16 assists for a total of 33 points so far in her rookie season. The midfielder has also recorded 26 draw controls, 26 ground balls, and 20 caused turnovers. Irish earned her first ACC weekly honor of her career as she was named ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week after helping guide Notre Dame to wins over No. 3 Boston College and No. 25 Harvard. ===================================== BUTLER BASEBALL CHARLESTON, Ill. – Butler fell to Eastern Illinois 11-6 on Tuesday evening in Charleston, Ill. With the loss, Butler slides to 15-25 overall while Eastern Illinois improves to 22-14. BULLDOG HIGHLIGHTS Will Burgess went 1-for-4 with an RBI and a walk. Matthew Rhoades recorded a hit, a run scored and a walk. Gavin Gilmore tallied three hits and a run scored. Danny Gavin earned three walks and scored a run. Connor Sackett recorded an RBI single. Charlie Schebler hit his eighth double of the season and recorded two RBIs on the hit. HOW IT HAPPENED Back-to-back singles from Rhoades and Gilmore in the top of the first put two on with one out for Butler. After a fly-out to center, Sackett stepped up to the plate and brought home Rhoades with an RBI single, giving BU an early 1-0 advantage. EIU responded in the bottom of the second, scoring two runs on two hits and an error as the Panthers took the 2-1 advantage into the third. After a scoreless third, the Panthers plated another run in the fourth, extending their lead to two (3-1). In the top of the sixth, the Bulldogs loaded the bases with one out. Ayers earned a walk, bringing home a run for BU, before a throwing error on a fielder’s choice plated another for Butler, evening the score at 3-3. A groundout from Schebler allowed another runner to come home, giving the Dawgs’ the 4-3 advantage. The Panthers exploded for five runs in the seventh, behind three hits and three walks, as the home side held an 8-4 advantage heading into the final two frames. Butler plated two runs in the eighth on an RBI double from Schebler and an RBI single from Burgess. The Panthers responded in the bottom half of the inning with a three-run home run from James Love. EIU took the five-run lead into the final inning of action. BU was unable to mount a comeback in the ninth, dropping the contest 11-6. UP NEXT The Bulldogs will return to action this weekend as BU travels to Omaha, Nebraska, to take on Creighton in a BIG EAST series. Game one is slated for Friday, April 24, with first pitch scheduled for 7 p.m. ET at Charles Schwab Field. A link to live stats will be available on Butlersports.com and the game will be streamed on ESPN+. ====================================== BUTLER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Lili Krasovec, who averaged 11.3 points, 5.4 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 1.3 steals per game as a junior at Purdue Fort Wayne last season under Head Coach Maria Marchesano, has signed with Butler. She has one season of eligibility remaining after playing two seasons at Boston College and last season at PFW. Krasovec, a 6-3 forward, started all 35 games for PFW in 2025-26 and averaged 23.3 minutes per game. PFW won 21 games and posted a 12-8 record in the Horizon League. The Mastodons earned a spot in the WNIT and made the Super 16. “Lili’s versatility on the offensive end is fun to watch,” said Marchesano who coached Krasovec during the 2025-26 season at PFW. “She’s a pass-first big that knows how to find her teammates but can still go get a bucket when we need. Her energy and intangibles are contagious, and we are pumped she’s a Bulldog!” Krasovec shot 57 percent from the floor last season, the fourth-best season-long field goal percentage in PFW history. She scored in double figures in 21 games and recorded two double-doubles last season against Detroit Mercy (2/14) and Arkansas State (3/27). In her two seasons at Boston College, Krasovec was named an ACC All-Academic Team during her freshman year and played in 29 of 33 games. She played in 15 games her sophomore year before transferring to PFW. The Budapest, Hungary, native played for the U16, U19, and U20 Hungarian national teams over the three summers prior to starting her collegiate career. She averaged 6.8 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 21 career international games. ================================== BUTLER MEN’S BASKETBALL Butler head coach Ronald Nored has hired veteran assistant Kotie Kimble as a member of his initial Bulldog coaching staff. Kimble arrives with more than 20 years of experience, most recently helping Furman to the 2026 NCAA Tournament and Miami (Fla.) to the 2023 Final Four. “I’m really excited to welcome Kotie and his family to Butler,” said Nored. “He’s widely respected throughout the industry as a recruiter and relationship-builder. He has been the coordinator for both efficient offenses and strong defenses, developing all-conference players at each of his coaching stops. Kotie brings a tremendous amount of experience and success to our program, and I’ll lean on him heavily as we build our program.” In May 2023, Kimble was one of six select Division I men’s basketball assistant coaches who participated in the prestigious Champion Forum, hosted by the NCAA’s leadership in Indianapolis. In July 2020, Stadium’s Jeff Goodman ranked Kimble as a top-five assistant coach in Conference USA based off an anonymous poll of 20-plus coaches in the league. AS AN ASSISTANT AT FURMAN (2025-26) Kimble spent the 2025-26 season at Furman, helping the Paladins to 22 wins, the Southern Conference Tournament championship, and an appearance in the 2026 NCAA Tournament. Alex Wilkins was named a finalist for the 2025-26 Kyle Macy Award, presented annually to the top freshman in NCAA Division I college basketball. Wilkins also was named one of 30 finalists for the 2026 Lou Henson Award, presented annually to the NCAA Division I Mid-Major Player of the Year. AS AN ASSISTANT AT MIAMI (FLA.) (2022-25) During his three seasons in Coral Gables, Fla., Kimble helped Miami to 51 victories, including a record-setting 2023 campaign as the Hurricanes posted a 29-8 (15-5 ACC) record, claimed a share of the ACC regular season title, and made their first trip to the Final Four. Miami set or tied program bests in overall, ACC, regular season (24), home (16), top-25 (seven), top-10 (three), and top-five (two) wins en route to finishing a program-high third in the USA TODAY Coaches Poll. Under Kimble’s leadership, Isaiah Wong won ACC Player of the Year and earned NABC Third Team All-America honors, while Jordan Miller was a second team All-ACC choice and Norchad Omier garnered third team All-ACC status. Wong and Miller were both selected in the second round of the 2023 NBA Draft. AS AN ASSISTANT AT CHARLOTTE (2018-22) A renowned recruiter, Kimble helped Charlotte sign the top class in Conference USA in each of his four years there. Included in that group was Jahmir Young, who twice received All-CUSA first-team accolades and won 2020 CUSA Freshman of the Year. Inheriting a program that went 6-23 in 2017-18, the year before he arrived alongside head coach Ron Sanchez, Kimble helped Charlotte to a 16-13 campaign in 2019-20, good for the team’s most wins since 2013-14. Two years later, during the 2021-22 season, the 49ers exceeded that overall win total by going 17-14. Charlotte also again finished 10-8 in CUSA play, giving the team multiple winning league records in a three-year stretch for the first time since 2003-06. AS AN ASSISTANT AT WILLIAM & MARY (2011-18) Kimble spent seven years at the College of William & Mary, coaching a total of 17 CAA All-Academic Team honorees. From 2013-18, the Tribe had the best five-year stretch in program history, posting a combined mark of 96-62, including a 54-34 record in CAA action. William & Mary won 17-plus games all five seasons and tallied double-digit conference triumphs each time. The Tribe won 20 games three years in a row, 2013-16, for the first time since 1949-51. In 2014-15, William & Mary won the CAA regular season title for the third time ever and first since 1998. That year, the Tribe went 20-13 (12-6 CAA), reached the NIT for the third time in program history and made the CAA Tournament title game for the second year in a row. During Kimble’s final year on staff in 2017-18, William & Mary became the first team in NCAA history to shoot 50 percent from the field, 40 percent from 3-point range and 80 percent at the line in a season. The Tribe led the nation in the latter two categories, at 43.4 and 81.1 percent, respectively. Kimble helped the team to a school-record 85.0 points per game, the third-best mark in CAA history. In addition, over Kimble’s final six years in Williamsburg, Va., the Tribe was one of only two teams, alongside Gonzaga, to rank top-30 nationally in field-goal percentage each season. He helped recruit and develop three 1,000-point scorers, including the program’s all-time leading scorer, Marcus Thornton, who tallied 2,178 points and won 2014-15 CAA Player of the Year honors. AS AN ASSISTANT AT UNC-ASHEVILLE (2008-11) Kimble got his coaching start at the University of North Carolina at Asheville, working under Eddie Biedenbach. The Bulldogs won double-digit Big South games, posted a winning conference record and finished top-four in the league each season. In 2010-11, UNC Asheville went 20-14 (11-7 Big South) and won the league tournament to earn the second NCAA Tournament berth in program history. Once in the field, the Bulldogs beat Arkansas-Little Rock to earn their first NCAA Tournament victory. Additionally, that UNC Asheville team was just the second since 1986 to win 20 games. It finished No. 11 in the nation in defensive turnover percentage, per KenPom, a 223-spot improvement from the prior year. Two Bulldogs earned All-Big South distinction and three garnered All-Big South Tournament accolades, including Matt Dickey claiming first-team All-Big South honors and Big South Tournament MVP recognition. AS A STUDENT ASSISTANT AT COASTAL CAROLINA (2003-07) During his time as an undergraduate at Coastal Carolina, he served as a student assistant for two years under Pete Strickland and two under Buzz Peterson. Kimble helped the Chanticleers to a 20-10 (12-4 Big South) record in 2005-06, as the team finished second in the league and made the conference tournament championship game. Led by Jack Leasure, the Big South Player of the Year, it marked the program’s first 20-win campaign since 1992-93. PERSONAL Kimble and his wife, JaNae, have one daughter, Kennedy Blair. A native of Edgefield, S.C., Kimble graduated from Coastal Carolina University in 2007 with a degree in history. Kimble’s Coaching Career 2026-27 – Butler, Assistant Coach 2025-26 – Furman, Assistant Coach 2022-25 – Miami (Fla.), Assistant Coach 2018-22 – Charlotte, Assistant Coach 2011-18 – William & Mary, Assistant Coach 2008-11 – UNC-Asheville, Assistant Coach 2003-07 – Coastal Carolina, Student Assistant Coach ====================================== BUTLER SOFTBALL DATE: Wednesday, April 22 LOCATION: Indianapolis, Ind. / Butler Softball Field LIVE STATS: butlersports.com/statbroadcast LIVE VIDEO: HomeTeam Network The Butler softball team hosts Dayton for its final midweek contest of the 2026 season. The Bulldogs (19-17) are coming off a 2-1 series win at Georgetown. The Flyers (21-18), who play in the A-10 conference, most recently went 1-2 at Saint Louis. Bulldog Bits (as of 4/19/26) As a team, Butler leads the BIG EAST and (ranks nationally) with 20 double plays (34th). The Bulldogs are third with a .305 batting avg. (92nd), 5.72 RBI/game (58th), 6.08 runs/game (71st), and 1.39 stolen bases/game (64th). Makena Alexander leads the BIG EAST and is (ranked nationally) in several categories: .549 on base% (29th), .912 Slug% (26th), .441 avg. (44th), and 1.39 RBI/game (15th). She is third in the conference with 12 home runs. Hailey Conger ranks in the BIG EAST and is (ranked nationally) in several categories: 1st (23rd) with 1.25 runs/game, 5th (74th) with .518 on base%, and 6th with a .412 avg. Cate Lehner ranks in the BIG EAST and is (ranked nationally) in several categories: 1st (8th) with 44.7 at bats per strikeout, and 2nd (34th) with 21 stolen bases. Conger scored her 43rd run of the 2026 season in game two of the BIG EAST series at Georgetown breaking Butler’s single-season record for runs scored. Series History Butler leads, 40-26-1 Dayton won, 8-0, last season in Dayton and has won the past three contest (2023 & 2022). Butler’s most recent win (1-0) was in 2021 in Indianapolis. Dayton has won four of the last five games, dating to 2013, but Butler won 10-straight games from 2006-2011. SCOUTING DAYTON (21-18, 11-10 A-10) Dayton has wins that include IU Indy, Northern Kentucky, Elon, Mount St. Mary’s, and Morehead State. Losses for the Flyers include Providence, Ohio State, Cal, Loyola (3), Michigan State, Kentucky (2), and Western Michigan. Dayton split games with St. Bonaventure (2-1), Rhode Island (2-1), George Mason (2-1), George Washington (2-1), Fordham (2-1), St Louis (1-2), and Murray State (1-1). 2026 DAYTON stats compared to (Butler) Avg. .282 (.303), Runs 175 (218), Hits 287 (298), RBI 160 (205), SB 69 (51), ERA 3.68 (5.48) ================================= IU INDY SOFTBALL WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The IU Indianapolis softball team dropped a midweek matchup at Purdue on Tuesday, falling 9-1 in six innings. The Jaguars totaled seven hits in the contest but were unable to keep pace with Purdue’s offense, which recorded 15 hits and used a four-run sixth inning to secure the run-rule victory. IU Indy scored its lone run in the fourth inning, highlighted by a strong day at the plate from Kavanaugh, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Dickerson also added an extra-base hit, finishing 1-for-3 with a double, while Adeline Blackwell and Molly Kable each contributed a hit as the Jaguars consistently put runners on base. Purdue built an early lead with runs in each of the first three innings before adding two more in the fifth. The Boilermakers then pulled away with four runs in the sixth inning to end the game early. In the circle, Lily Roush (3-11) took the loss, allowing five earned runs on 10 hits over 4.1 innings. She struck out one and did not issue a walk in the outing. ================================= BALL STATE BASEBALL MUNCIE, Ind. – The Ball State baseball team put up 10 runs in the middle innings but fell 20-10 to Indiana on Tuesday afternoon at Shebek Stadium. The Cardinals (19-21) fell behind 8-0 early to the Hoosiers (19-22) but got two runs in the third inning and four each in the fourth and fifth frames to cut the deficit to five at 15-10. Indiana scored once in the sixth and four times in the eighth to take the eight-inning decision. Ryan Muizelaar hit a two-run single for Ball State to plate Preston Murphy and Gavin Balius in the third. Brady Davidson hit a solo home run to center field in the fourth and Murphy (two-run double) and Balius (RBI single) tacked on run-scoring hits in the four-run frame. Charlie Keller blasted a two-run homer to right in the fifth, and Muizelaar followed with a two-run single, but the Ball State offense couldn’t keep up with an Indiana attack that scored the bulk of its runs in the first (six), fourth (five) and eighth (four) innings. Indiana got four hits and seven RBI from leadoff hitter Hogan Denny, while Anthony Gubitosi (2-0) worked 2.2 shutout innings of relief to be credited with the win. Muizelaar paced the Ball State batters with three hits and four RBI, while Davidson, Brett Griffiths, Kenskey Thomas and Balius joined him as Cardinals with multiple base knocks on the afternoon. Ball State starting pitcher Nate Bartlett (0-1) suffered the loss after allowing five runs in one-third of an inning. The Cardinals stay home to host IU South Bend at 3 p.m. on Wednesday. ================================= BALL STATE VOLLEYBALL This Week in Ball State Men’s Volleyball: The Ball State men’s volleyball team continues its run in the 2026 Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Tournament as it hosts fourth-seeded McKendree inside Worthen Arena. First serve is slated for 7 p.m. ET and streaming will be available on ESPN+. Last Serve: The Cardinals advanced to the MIVA Semifinal after knocking out Northern Kentucky in straight sets (25-18, 26-24, 25-15) during the quarterfinal on April 18. Ball State hit an impressive .552 percentage as a team, including .700 in the opening frame. MIVA Player of the Year Patrick Rogers led the way with 12 kills and three aces, supported by Wil Basilio and Ryan Louis (six kills each) and a strong defensive effort highlighted by 8.5 total blocks and led by Lucas Machado who had four along with Jacob Surette and Basilio who had three each. Match History – McKendree: The Cardinals overcame the Bearcats on two occasions in 2026, first in four sets in Muncie on Feb. 12 and then in Lebanon in three sets on March 28. Ball State sees a 8-2 advantage in the teams’ last 10 matchups. Inside Worthen Arena, the Cardainls have won 12 matches to McKendree’s two. Scouting McKendree: Going 9-7 in conference play throughout the 2026 season, the Bearcats advanced to the semifinals after completing a five-set victory against Ohio State this past weekend in their quarterfinal contest. On the road this season, the Bearcats are 4-6. Looking Ahead: With a win on Wednesday, Ball State will host the MIVA Tournament Championship on Saturday, April 25th versus the winner of No. 6 Lewis and No. 2 Loyola Chicago. MIVA Tournament History: In the MIVA, Ball State holds the second most championship titles with 39 total, earning 24 regular season championships and 15 tournament championships. The program’s last tournament title came in 2022 as it swept in-state rival No. 6 Purdue Fort Wayne, being awarded a No. 2 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament –the highest in program history. Rogers 2026 MIVA Player of the Year: As the leading attacker for the No. 1 seeded Cardinals, Patrick Rogers was recognized as the 2026 MIVA Player of the Year, announced by the league Thursday afternoon. The New Jersey native leads the conference this season in kills (3.90) and points (4.56) per set, ranks fourth in hitting percentage (.404) and ninth in aces per set (0.37). Throughout the 2026 campaign, Rogers was named the conference’s offensive player of the week on three occasions (Jan. 27, March 30, April 14). Iandolo 2026 MIVA Coach of the Year: With a conference regular season championship in his first year as head coach, Mike Iandolo was named the 2026 MIVA Coach of the Year. At the helm of the program, Iandolo marched the Cardinals to a 22-4 regular season record and a No. 7 national ranking, which includes 10 ranked wins and a MIVA-topping 13-3 conference mark. Ball State reached a stretch of 13 consecutive home victories in 2026, the 10th-most in the program’s history. As a unit, Ball State leads the league in hitting percentage (.376), as well as assists (12.27) and kills per set (13.44). As the fifth head coach of Ball State, Iandolo became the fourth in the program’s history to win a regular season championship in his first year in the position. All-MIVA: The Cardinals placed four members onto All-MIVA teams this season, with Patrick Rogers and Lucas Machado being named first team while Ryan Louis and Braydon Savitski-Lynde were named second team. Rogers earned his third-career first-team honor, leading the conference during the regular season in kills (3.90) and points (4.56) per set, while ranking fourth in hitting percentage (.404) and ninth in aces per set (0.37). Machado directed Ball State’s offense to a program-record .376 hitting percentage in the regular season, totaling a career-best 843 assists in 2026 to move into eighth all-time at Ball State (2,366), while averaging 9.94 assists per set and earning both MIVA Defensive Player of the Week (Feb. 3) and AVCA Player of the Week (Feb. 17) recognition. Louis sees his first All-MIVA award, being named to the second team after contributing greatly to the Cardinals’ offensive and defensive fronts. In the regular season, the Arizona native ranked fifth in the league in kills (3.33) and points (4.13) per set, seventh in hitting percentage (.323) and blocks (0.84), and 11th in aces per set (0.36). His 72.0 total blocks lead Ball State this season. The sophomore had 15 matches this season with double-digit kills, including a career-high 25 versus Missouri S&T (Jan. 9). Savitski-Lynde was a standout defensive presence in 2026, being named to his first All-MIVA team with a second team honor. The junior is fifth in the conference in blocks per set (0.86), totaling 67.0. He had five matches this season with five or more blocks, including a season-best six versus Maryland Eastern Shore (Jan. 30). Rogers AVCA POTY Semifinalist: Senior outside hitter Patrick Rogers was named as one of eight members to the semifinalist list for the first ever American Volleyball Coaches Association Player of the Year award. The inaugural watch list was compiled by the AVCA National Collegiate Men’s Volleyball Awards committee. The final four will be named prior to the start of the 2026 National Collegiate Championship. The 2026 AVCA Player of the Year is to be revealed at the NCAA social event in Los Angeles before the semifinals on May 8. Machado Climbs the Record Book: Junior setter Lucas Machado has tallied 866 assists so far in 2026, raising his career total to 2,389 and placing him eighth in the program’s record book for career assists. He needs 240 more to move up to No. 7, which is occupied by Quinn Isaacson (2018-2022) who had 2,606. As the primary general of the floor Machado has guided Ball State to a .381 hitting percentage, and if maintained, it would serve as the best team clip in program history. The current all-time percentage is .373, averaged in 1997. ============================== INDIANA STATE BASEBALL WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Indiana State withstood an 1:23 lightning and rain delay, and then back-to-back home runs after play resumed to hold on to defeat host Purdue on Tuesday night at Alexander Field, 6-5. The Sycamores (22-19) led 6-3 heading into the bottom of the seventh inning courtesy of a five-run second inning that featured Jeremy Martinez, Caleb Niehaus, and Nomar Garcia RBI hits, while Emil Estrella scored on a throwing error after stealing third base. The Boilermakers (28-12) answered with the long ball as Avery Moore connected on a two-run home run and added an RBI single to make it a two-run game. Carter Beck put the score back at 6-3 in the top of the sixth with an RBI single driving in Colin Sander following his leadoff double. Carson Seeman (5-0) took the ball into the bottom of the seventh, retiring Boyle on strikes before giving up a bunt single down the third base line to Zach Zychowski. The pitch to Zychowski was Seeman’s final of the night as lightning was detected in the West Lafayette area, and then the rains came down forcing a delay in the game that spanned 8:38 – 10:01 p.m. When play resumed, Jaxon Sparks took the mound for the Sycamores and retired the Boilermakers in the seventh, before running into trouble in the eighth. Pinch-hitter Trey Swiderski connected on a one-out solo home run to left field bringing Jack Armstrong (S, 2) to the mound for the Sycamores, where Quincy Marlbrough greeted him with a solo home run over the wall in left center to make it a one-run ballgame. After the Sycamores were unable to score in the top of the ninth, Armstrong went to work in the bottom of the frame, retiring all three Boilermakers in order, getting Avery Moore to strike out swinging to end the contest. Carter Beck and Caleb Niehaus had multi-hit efforts for the Sycamores, while Nomar Garcia drove in a pair of RBIs in the Indiana State win. Colin Sander and Caleb Niehaus both doubled, while Emil Estrella added two stolen bases. Carson Seeman picked up the win in the staff day on the mound allowing three hits while striking out two over 2.0 innings of work. Owen Roberts went 2.0 innings allowing two hits while striking out a pair, while Brady Banker, Breyllin Suriel, Jaxon Sparks, and Jack Armstrong closed out the game on the mound. How They Scored Indiana State took the early lead in the top of the third inning as the Sycamores plated five runs in the frame. Emil Estrella scored on a throwing error after stealing first base for the first run, while Jeremy Martinez (RBI single) and Caleb Niehaus (RBI double) followed up with run-scoring hits. Nomar Garcia provided the final hit of the frame with a two-run single up the middle to put the Sycamores ahead 5-0. Purdue took two back in the bottom of the third on Avery Moore’s two-run home run to left field to cut the deficit to 5-2. The score was 5-3 after Avery Moore’s RBI single through the left side in the bottom of the fifth inning scoring Aaron Manias. Indiana State went back up 6-3 in the top of the sixth as Carter Beck followed Colin Sander’s leadoff double with an RBI single up the middle. Purdue came out of the rain delay with back-to-back home runs in the bottom of the eighth inning as Trey Swiderski and Quincy Malbrough connected on solo shots to narrow the gap to 6-5 and provide the final margin. News and Notes Carter Beck extended his on-base streak to 25 games after going 2-for-5 from the plate. Caden Miller’s on-base streak reached 20 consecutive games after getting hit by a pitch in the first inning. Emil Estrella’s hitting streak reached nine consecutive games after going 1-for-5 from the plate. Indiana State won its 10th consecutive game at Alexander Field in the series against Purdue dating back to the 2012 season. The Sycamores secured the series sweep over Purdue in the 2026 season and move to a 6-3 record against Big Ten competition on the year. Up Next Indiana State returns to Bob Warn Field this weekend as the Sycamores welcome Evansville in a key Missouri Valley series set to run April 24-26. All three games will be carried live on 105.5 The Legend, while Sunday’s game will be featured on ESPN+. ============================== INDIANA STATE SOFTBALL URBANA, Ill. – Indiana State put together one of its strongest offensive innings of the season and continued to compete throughout the night, highlighted by a four-run surge in the third and multiple extra-base swings, as the Sycamores battled in a 9–5 matchup at Illinois on Tuesday at Eichelberger Field. After Illinois opened the scoring in the first, the Sycamores responded with a momentum-shifting third inning. Morgan Goodrich jump-started the rally with a double to right-center, her third of the season, before Madison Poulson followed with an RBI double down the left-field line to put ISU on the board. Addie Burns extended the inning with a walk, setting the stage for Claire Connelly, who launched her first home run of the year, a three-run shot to left that tied the game at 4–4 and energized the Sycamore dugout. Indiana State continued to create pressure in the fourth as Hannah Welch tripled to right-center, her second triple of the season, keeping the offense rolling into the middle innings. The Sycamores added another run in the seventh when Bella Pusateri came around to score on a Goodrich ground ball, closing the night with positive momentum. ISU finished with five hits, including three extra-base swings, and reached base in four different innings. Defensively, the Sycamores settled in after the first frame and held Illinois to just one run across the second and third innings while making several clean plays around the infield. Indiana State has now produced 14 runs over its last four games and continues to show growth at the plate with contributions from both veteran leaders and emerging underclassmen. How They Scored • Donahue homered to left, scoring Brennan and Caryl (Illinois 3–0). • Click homered to left (Illinois 4–0). • Poulson doubled down the left-field line, scoring Goodrich (Illinois 4–1). • Connelly homered to left, scoring Poulson and Burns (Tied 4–4). • Brennan singled up the middle, scoring Stang (Illinois 5–4). • Stang doubled to right-center, scoring Click (Illinois 6–4). • Two runs scored on an outfield error in the sixth (Illinois 8–4). • Kiddy singled up the middle, scoring Cornish (Illinois 9–4). • Pusateri scored on an error at first base in the seventh (Illinois 9–5). News and Notes • Claire Connelly hit her first home run of the season, a three-run shot that tied the game in the third. • Morgan Goodrich recorded a double, her third of the season. • Madison Poulson added an RBI double in the third. • Hannah Welch tripled in the fourth, her second triple of the season. Up Next Indiana State returns to Missouri Valley Conference play this weekend, facing Drake at Price Field. First pitch is scheduled for Friday at 1 p.m. ET. ============================== PURDUE FT. WAYNE WOMEN’S SOCCER FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The 2026 Purdue Fort Wayne women’s soccer schedule is now public, head coach Jason Burr announced. The 2026 schedule includes two exhibitions, seven non-league and 11 Horizon League matches. The ‘Dons will host nine matches at the Hefner Soccer Complex, including three non-league and six in Horizon League action. The Mastodons’ season is highlighted by a road trip to Big Ten foe Purdue for the regular season opener on August 16. Purdue Fort Wayne will play two exhibition matches to start the season, with Western Michigan visiting the Hefner Soccer Complex on August 5. The ‘Dons will travel to Miami (Ohio) for their second exhibition on August 8. After the season opener at Purdue, the ‘Dons host Southern Indiana (Aug. 23). Purdue Fort Wayne will hit the road again with Central Michigan (Aug. 27) and Eastern Illinois (Aug. 30) after hosting the Screaming Eagles. The ‘Dons return home to host the Valparaiso Beacons (Sept. 3). The Mastodons will be on the road for the following five games, their longest road stretch of the season, with Illinois State (Sept. 6), Indiana Tech (Sept. 11), Detroit Mercy (Sept. 19), Robert Morris (Sept. 24) and Youngstown State (Sept. 27). The ‘Dons then return to the Hefner Soccer Complex for a three-game league homestand. Purdue Fort Wayne plays host to league newcomer Northern Illinois (Oct. 1), followed by IU Indianapolis (Oct. 4) and Oakland (Oct. 10). Purdue Fort Wayne will travel to Wright State to take on the Raiders on October 15. The Mastodons then take on their last road trip to Northern Kentucky on October 18. The ‘Dons wrap up the Horizon League regular season with three consecutive home games against Milwaukee (Oct. 22), Green Bay (Oct. 25) and Cleveland State (Oct. 31). The top six teams in the Horizon League regular season standings qualify for the Horizon League Championship, which opens with the quarterfinal round on November 8. The two highest remaining seeds will host the semifinal contests, which will take place on November 11. The Horizon League Championship match will take place on November 14 at the highest remaining seed. ================================= EVANSVILLE SOFTBALL HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – The leading hitter for the University of Evansville softball team continued to roll as Niki Bode went 2-2 with two runs and two walks to help the Purple Aces take an 8-3 win over Northern Kentucky on Tuesday at Grein Field. Bode led the way with two hits for UE while five others recorded one hit apiece. Jess Willsey scored two runs while driving in another. In the circle, Kate Ridgway recorded her 10th win of the season. In seven innings, she allowed three runs on four hits while walking just one batter. Evansville jumped out to an early 2-0 lead with three hits in the top half of the 1st. Taylor Howe’s 1-out double was followed by a double from Bode to score the opening run of the game. With two outs, Morgan Adams’ single to left scored Bode to make it a 2-0 game. The Norse responded with two runs in the bottom of the inning to tie the score. Maliyah Wilkins put UE back in front in the top of the 3rd. Her sacrifice fly scored pinch runner Keghan Pye. Following a single run by NKU in the bottom of the 4th, Evansville added to its lead in the top of the 5th. Bode and pinch runner Dori Brown each scored on a fielding error by NKU to extend the lead to 6-3. UE continued to build the lead as Ashtyn Holbrook picked up an RBI single while Keghan Pye’s RBI groundout plated the eighth run of the day. Ridgway took care of business from there holding the Norse two just two baserunners over the final three innings. Next up for the Aces is a weekend trip to UIC. ===================================== EVANSVILLE WOMEN’S GOLF SILVIS, Ill. – Three University of Evansville posted rounds in the 70’s as the Purple Aces rallied to finish 6th at the 2026 Missouri Valley Conference Women’s Golf Championship at TPC at Deere Run. Leading the way for UE was Kate Petrova. A 4-over 76 in Tuesday’s final round saw Petrova tie for 7th place in the final standings. She completed the championship with a 232. For her efforts, Petrova was named to the All-MVC Team. Coming in second for the Aces and tying for 25th in the final rundown was Louise Standtke. Her 7-over 79 in the final 18 holes gave her a 241. It marked her low round of the tournament. Finishing one behind her was Jane Grankina. Her total of 80 on Tuesday gave her a 242 for the week. She tied for 27th. Next up was Trinity Dubbs. She carded an 86 in the last round to tie for 48th place. Her final tally was a 258. After withdrawing from the first round, Elizabeth Mercer rallied to finish strong. After posting a 78 on Monday, Mercer registered a 79 in the last round. Evansville rallied to finish 6th in the final standings, just six strokes outside the top five. Murray State took the team championship as they overcame a 12-stroke deficit entering the final day. A team round at 13-over saw them defeat Bradley by a single stroke. Belmont’s Sloane Biddle was the individual champion. Her final-round score of 75 saw her finish with a 222. She defeated the competition by seven shots. ================================= SOUTHERN INDIANA WOMEN’S GOLF DALTON, Ga.- University of Southern Indiana Women’s Golf concluded its season in a tie for fourth place at the Ohio Valley Conference Championships, Tuesday afternoon, at the Dalton Golf and Country Club in Dalton, Georgia. The team posted a three-day total of 983 (334, 330, 319) for the tournament, marking a 25-stroke improvement over its 2025 finish. Freshman McKenna Lowe stood out in her postseason debut, leading the team with an 18th-place finish after recording a 244 (81, 84, 79). Round 1 The Screaming Eagles kicked off the event with an impressive performance from sophomore Fernanda Vera, who led the team with a 79 (+7). She finished two strokes ahead of Lowe, who posted an 81 (+9) in the opening round. Graduate student Valeria Lopez de Haro Juste recorded an 86 (+14) over her first 18 holes, while sophomore Brianna Kirsch completed the team’s scoring with an 88 (+16). Round 2 On day two, Kirsch saw a massive improvement, shaving 11 strokes off her opening round to post a 77 (+5). Lowe again finished second for the team with an 84 (+12), tying junior Tora Timinsky for the round. Lopez de Haro Juste rounded out the scoring, improving on her first-round performance with an 85 (+13). Round 3 USI wrapped up the event with a strong 319 team round, vaulting into a tie for fourth place with Lindenwood University. Vera returned to form, once again leading the team with a closing-round 77 (+5). Lowe remained consistent, carding a 79 (+7) to finish second on the team for the third straight round. Timinsky continued her steady improvement with an 80 (+8), while Lopez de Haro Juste completed the scoring with an 83 (+11). Lopez de Haro Juste wrapped up her collegiate career after her lone season at Southern Indiana, finishing with the team’s second-lowest scoring average at 79.87 across 23 rounds. The graduate student’s best round of the year came at the Windy City Invitational, where she opened with a 74 (+3). =============================== VALPO SOFTBALL Valpo (17-27, 5-16 MVC) April 22 – at Indiana (34-12, 12-6 B1G) – 4 p.m. CT April 24 – Bradley (13-31, 6-14 MVC) – noon DH April 25 – Bradley – 2 p.m. Next Up in Valpo Softball: The Valpo softball team begins the penultimate week of the regular season with a Wednesday afternoon game at Indiana. The Beacons then return home for their final home series of the weekend, playing a three-game series against Bradley over Friday and Saturday afternoons. Saturday will serve as the program’s Senior Day, celebrating the seven members of the program’s senior class. Previously: Valpo went 1-4 last week in MVC action – the Beacons dropped a doubleheader on Tuesday to UIC before making the trip to Drake, where they captured the opener before falling in the final two games. Looking Ahead: The regular season wraps up next week with a mid-week game at Illinois before one final weekend series at Evansville. Following Valpo Softball: Wednesday’s game at Indiana will be broadcast on BTN+, while all three games of the Bradley series are slated for broadcast on ESPN+. All will have live stats available via ValpoAthletics.com as well. Most home games and most MVC road games will be broadcast on ESPN+, while select nonconference games will have video streams depending on the host. Head Coach Mike Armitage (37-57 [.394] at Valpo, 2nd season; 106-124 [.461] overall, 5th season): Mike Armitage is in his second season as head coach of the Valpo softball program after being hired as head coach on June 6, 2024. In his first year at Valpo, Armitage guided the Beacons to 20 wins – the program’s winningest season since 2018 and an 11-win improvement over the previous season. Valpo posted a six-win improvement within MVC play, finishing with its highest total of Valley wins, its most MVC series wins and its best Valley regular season finish since 2018 as well. Prior to Valpo, Armitage spent three seasons as head coach at Minnesota State Moorhead, posting the first back-to-back 30-win seasons in MSUM program history in 2023 and 2024 after inheriting a Dragons program which had not finished above .500 since 2007. Series Records: Indiana – Valpo is looking for its first win in program history over the Hoosiers, entering Wednesday’s game 0-13 all-time against IU. The two programs last met two seasons ago in a pair of games as part of the Hoosier Classic, with the Beacons falling 8-6 and 10-0 in those contests. Bradley – Valpo owns an 11-17 record against the Braves, including a 10-13 mark since joining the MVC. Last season, the Beacons claimed a 2-1 triumph in the season series, winning the first two games, 1-0 and 8-4, before dropping the finale, 4-3. The Braves got their revenge in the MVC Tournament, however, earning a 3-2 win in eight innings. Scouting the Opposition: Indiana – The Hoosiers enter Wednesday’s game with a 34-12 overall record and are 12-6 within Big Ten play, most recently taking two of three games from Iowa. As a team, the Hoosiers hit .348, with only one regular hitting below the .300 mark – Aly VanBrandt is the team’s top hitter, OPSing 1.308 with 55 runs scored and 51 RBIs. In the circle, six different pitchers have seen action, with four of them tossing at least 49 innings – Ella Troutt has thrown a team-high 90.1 innings and is 10-6 with a 2.48 ERA and 49 strikeouts. Bradley – The Braves enter the week with a 13-31 overall record, including a 6-14 mark in MVC play – they took one of three last weekend in a home series against Evansville and take on Western Illinois in mid-week action before arriving in Valpo. Morgan Schlosser is hitting a team-best .318, while Ashley Breeding leads BU with 40 runs scored and 34 RBIs. In the circle, Abby Rusher has been a workhorse, tossing over half the team’s innings – she is 7-18 with a 5.74 ERA and 79 strikeouts in 146.1 innings of work. Power-ing Up the Schedule: Since head coach Mike Armitage’s arrival prior to last season, Valpo has had a marked increase in challenging higher-level opposition in midweek competition. This year’s slate features five scheduled midweek games against Power Four and Big East competition (although the DePaul game was rained out), while last year’s schedule had three such games. In the four years prior to Armitage taking over the program, Valpo had a combined two midweek games against such competition. Celebrating the Seniors: Saturday will mark Senior Day for the softball program, as a group of seven seniors are celebrated for their contributions to the Beacons. It is a group which has taken many different paths to get here – Kaia Garnica, Kim Rodas and Lyna Vasquez have spent four years at Valpo; Sydney McDermott has spent three years here enrolled in the five-year accelerated PA program; Mack Gallagher and Azalya Lopez have spent two years here apiece after transferring from MSU Moorhead; and Grace Hollopeter has spent her final year of collegiate softball here after transferring from Purdue Fort Wayne. Seniors on the All-Time Charts: A number of the Beacon seniors hold spots on the program’s career top-10 charts. Mack Gallagher’s 68 walks are seventh-most in program history, while her .427 on-base percentage at Valpo would rank sixth all-time. Azalya Lopez’s nine career saves are third-most in program history, while her .261 batting average against in the circle would rank tenth. Kim Rodas has drawn 64 career walks in her four years, tied for eighth-in program history, and she is just 10 assists away from cracking the top-10 in that category as well. Likewise, Sydney McDermott is just 12 strikeouts away from the top-10 in program history in the category. Senior Day Success: If recent history is any indication, you should expect a successful Saturday at the ballpark as the Beacons celebrate Senior Day. Since 2016, Valpo holds a 9-5 record in Senior Day games. Six of those wins have come by a single run, and four of those were of the walk-off variety. Last season, Valpo swept a Senior Day doubleheader against Drake with a pair of one-run wins after having entered the day with just one win over the Bulldogs in program history (1-19). So You’re Telling Me There’s a Chance: For the first time since Valpo’s first year in the MVC (2018), the Valley will not take every team to this season’s MVC Tournament, as just six teams will make the postseason event (a move mirroring other Valley sports: men’s and women’s soccer, volleyball and baseball all are six-team tournaments now as well). With that being the case, Valpo’s current chances of making the tournament are nearly zero, but there is still a mathematical path to qualify: the Beacons would need to sweep their last two MVC series versus Bradley and Evansville, Evansville would have to be swept in its three-game series versus UIC, UIC would have to be swept in its three-game series against Southern Illinois and Indiana State would have to win no more than two of its final eight games against Drake, Belmont and UNI – that would leave Valpo and Evansville tied at 11-16, with Valpo holding the tiebreaker, UIC at 11-17 and Indiana State at no better than 10-17. WLL: For the fourth time this season out of their five three-game MVC series, the Beacons captured the opening game of their series at Drake last weekend before dropping the final two games. That exact order of results – winning the opener, losing the final two games – had happened for Valpo just twice in 55 three-game series since joining the Valley prior to the 2018 season – 2018 against UNI and 2024 against Belmont. Gallagher Goes Deep: Senior Mack Gallagher not only put Valpo in front for good with her three-run homer in the fifth inning of the series opener at Drake Saturday, she also leapt onto a pair of the program’s single-season top-10 charts. She is now tied for eighth in a season in program history with nine home runs and is tied for ninth with 39 RBIs, while she also is fifth in walks (32) and eighth in on-base percentage (.467). Gallagher currently ranks second in the MVC in walks, sixth in RBIs, eighth in home runs and tenth in on-base percentage. Getting On Base: Gallagher has been a consistent presence on the basepaths for Valpo this season. She opened the season with a 27-game on-base streak and has reached safely at least once in 37 of 42 games this year. Gallagher has reached base multiple times in a game on 19 occasions this year – twice in nine games, three times in six games and four times in four games. V Stands For Very Good: Sophomore Madison Vrastil continued her standout second season at the plate last weekend against Drake, tallying at least one hit in all three games as she went 6-for-11. The sophomore had three hits in the opener and two hits in the middle game, giving her 20 multi-hit games this year. She already ranks seventh in a single season in program history with 21 stolen bases, good for second in the MVC, and her .381 batting average would currently rank her eighth in program history. With two weeks to play, she is also poised to crack top-10 single-season charts in doubles (13, 1 shy), hits (56, 3 shy) and runs scored (34, 4 shy). Single-Game Records: Vrastil has impacted Valpo’s single-game record book on a pair of occasions this season. The sophomore stole four bases on the season’s opening day against Green Bay, establishing a new program single-game record, as the previous mark of three had been accomplished 14 times. More recently, Vrastil twice in a three-day span (March 13 nightcap at Murray State; March 15 opener at IU Indy) scored four runs in a single game, the 12th and 13th times in program history a player scored four runs in a game. Vrastil joins former Valpo greats Sara Strickland and Sam Stewart as the only players in program history to twice score four runs in a game. For The Save: Senior Azalya Lopez took the ball for the final four outs of the win at Drake, giving up one hit and striking out two as she registered her fifth save of the season. Five saves are not only tied for fourth-most in a single season in program history, they are tied for the MVC lead and tied for fifth nationally. Taking Down the Irish: Valpo earned its first win over Notre Dame since 1989 on April 8 in dramatic fashion, as Sophia Leitzen threw out the potential tying run at the plate from right field to secure the 3-2 win. The top four hitters in the Beacons’ lineup all reached base multiple times, including multi-hit games for Madison Vrastil, Kayden Krug and Mack Gallagher, as Valpo snapped a 37-game winning streak in the series for the Fighting Irish. It was the program’s first win over a Power Four opponent since a 4-0 win at North Carolina State March 5, 2019. Snapping Streaks: The win over the Irish was the second consecutive outing that Valpo snapped a long winning streak in the series by its opponent, as the Beacons’ win at Illinois State April 3 snapped a 20-game ISU winning streak in that series. The 37-game streak snapped by the win over Notre Dame was the third-longest opponent’s winning streak snapped in program history – Valpo beat UIC in 2005 to snap a 42-game winning streak by the Flames, while the 2016 team beat DePaul to snap a 42-game winning streak for the Blue Demons. All Hands on Deck: Normally if a team is throwing four different pitchers over the course of a seven-inning game, the opposition is probably putting up a number of runs, but that hasn’t been the case for the Beacons in their last two wins. Notre Dame – McDermott (Start, 1.2 IP, 2 R), Quickle (2.2 IP, 0 R, W), Purdy (0.2 IP, 0 R), Lopez (2 IP, 0 R, SV) Drake – McDermott (Start, 2 IP, 2 R), Purdy (2 IP, 1 R, W [first career]), Quickle (1.2 IP, 0 R), Lopez (1.1 IP, 0 R, SV) BBs vs. Ks: One thing which jumps out immediately when you look at the Beacons’ stat sheet is the offense’s walk/strikeout ratio. This year’s team is nearly even in the two departments, entering this week with 157 walks and 163 strikeouts. Four regulars in the starting lineup have struck out ten or fewer times, while seven players have walked at least ten times. No team in program history has ever finished a season with more walks than strikeouts – the 2012 team owns the best single-season ratio (191 BB/251 K; .761), while last year’s team was close behind (170 BB/224 K; .759). Sure Hands in the Outfield: Sophia Leitzen’s outfield assist to close the Notre Dame win was just the latest notable exploit from the Beacon outfielders. Go back to Valpo’s series finale versus UNI on March 22, which saw center fielder Marissa Jackson double up a baserunner in the fifth inning, and then Jackson and left fielder Kayden Krug were part of back-to-back putouts on the basepaths in the seventh inning. It was the first time Valpo tallied three outfield assists in a single game since its Horizon League Tournament opener against Butler on May 10, 2012, while Jackson became the first Valpo outfielder with multiple assists in the same game since Taylor Lawson had a pair at Northern Illinois on April 14, 2015. Jackson has played a flawless center field this year, racking up 72 putouts and six assists without an error – her 78 chances is the most of any Valley player with a 1.000 fielding percentage. ========================================= VALPO MEN’S GOLF The Valparaiso University men’s golf team posted its best round of the Hawkeye Invitational on Tuesday, closing out the event that was hosted by the University of Iowa at the par-72, 7432-yard Blue Top Ridge at Riverside in Riverside, Iowa this week. Redshirt junior Ryan Somerville turned in a career-low round on Tuesday. How It Happened Somerville finished with a 2-under 70, outdoing his previous career low by one stroke. He eagled the par-5 fourth hole as part of a red-hot first 10 holes of the day. After starting on Hole 16, he was six under for his first 10 holes of the round with four birdies, one eagle and no boxed-in numbers. Somerville had his only rough patch of the day on a three-hole stretch from Hole 8 to Hole 10, playing those holes at +4 with two bogeys and one double. He ran off even par on each of the round’s final five holes to finish at -2. His strong third round helped him total 223 for the tournament, tied for 28th of 75. Junior Elliot Lee made a six-stroke improvement from his Round-1 and Round-2 performances with a 71 (-1) on Tuesday to finish at 225 (t-38). He birdied four holes and was par or better on 16 out of 18. Junior Adam Melliere had the team’s third-best score on Tuesday with a 74 (+2). The Beacons played the final round at 292 (+4), the team’s best round of the event by 14 strokes. That allowed Valpo to finish at 905, climbing to 11th in the field. The Beacons finished ahead of Missouri Valley Conference foe UNI and former MVC adversary Missouri State. The Brown & Gold edged out Air Force by a single stroke for 11th. The host Hawkeyes were team champs at 851 and had the individual medalist as No. 106 Ryan Shellberg finished 10 strokes under, holding off DePaul’s Dominic Lucchesi for the title as Lucchesi made up eight strokes on the final day to finish at -9. Thoughts from Head Coach Dave Gring “We finished the tournament with our best round of the three rounds today. We’re always striving to play our best golf as the tournament progresses, and the guys bounced-back well from yesterday with one of our best team scores of the year. Both Ryan and Elliot were under par for us today, and the two of them combined for eight birdies and an eagle. Their strokes gained stats in both approach shots and around the green were very positive numbers. Add to that, Elliot had 25 putts and Ryan had 29 putts in the final round. The sub-par scores are certainly a piece of a winning formula for our team, so it was great to see the two of them finishing the tournament so strong for themselves and our team.” “Our birdie production was much improved today, with the team making 16 birdies on the day. It was really good to see putts dropping for all six of our players and that gives us quality momentum during our rounds. We still sprinkled four double-bogeys into the scores that counted, but the windy conditions for the third consecutive round were certainly a challenge to manage throughout the day. This was our second consecutive tournament with a lot of wind, so we can chalk-up six rounds more experience in those conditions. The guys stayed very patient throughout the round, not trying to force shots and staying in-the-moment for each shot. It was a tough day for us yesterday, but these are the types of rounds that we can build on and further develop our confidence. We have a quick turnaround prior to the conference championship, but we know what we need to work on this week to be better prepared for this coming weekend.” Up Next The Missouri Valley Conference Championship will begin on Sunday at Annbriar Golf Course in Waterloo, Ill. A link to live scoring via Clippd will be available on ValpoAthletics.com. ==================================== VALPO BASEBALL Senior Eli Riley (Zanesville, Ind. / Norwell) launched a grand slam and redshirt freshman Javin Gauthier (De Pere, Wis. / De Pere) ripped a three-run homer, but the Valparaiso University baseball team fell 13-8 to Western Michigan on Tuesday afternoon at Emory G. Bauer Field. The game entered a lightning delay after five and a half innings at 4:51 p.m., and the 30-minute lightning timer kept resetting due to strikes in the vicinity. After a delay of over an hour with the threat of darkness looming, the umpires and teams called the game, which was official with over five innings played. How It Happened Valpo’s starting pitcher issued three walks and allowed two hits in the first inning and lasted just 1/3 of an inning as Western Michigan got out to an immediate 3-0 lead. The Broncos poured on four more in the second to make it 7-0. Valpo got back in the game in the bottom of the second. The first Valpo run crossed the dish on an RBI single by Gauthier, then Riley cracked a two-out, grand slam to center to make it 7-5. An RBI single helped WMU pick up one in the third, but Valpo turned a double play to get out of the inning. Valpo greeted a new WMU pitcher with a string of three straight hits to begin the bottom of the third, but a fielder’s choice with the out at home and two strikeouts ended the inning as a bases-loaded, no-out chance slipped away. Western Michigan added to the lead in the top of the fifth, as a two-run double, RBI double and two-run homer boosted the edge to 13-5 after a five-run inning. The Valpo bats responded in the last of the fifth, as Gauthier launched a two-out, three-run bomb to make it 13-8. Freshman Joey Kafka (Mundelein, Ill. / Mundelein) worked a scoreless top of the sixth as he had the best inning of the day by any member of the Valpo pitching staff, as he was charged with no runs on one hit while walking none and striking out two in 1 2/3 innings. (Note that all stats do indeed count from the top of the sixth, there is a common misconception that the stats and score should revert back to the last complete inning, but that rule only applies if the lead changes hands in an incomplete inning). Inside the Game Riley’s grand slam was the first by a Beacon since Thomas Cooper on April 29 of last season, also against Western Michigan, that one in Kalamazoo. Riley notched his first home run in a Valpo uniform and the 23rd of his collegiate career. Riley extended his on-base streak to 21. Riley and Gauthier each had four RBIs, with Riley setting a season high and Gauthier tying his season high set on Feb. 21 at USC Upstate. Gauthier’s home run was his fifth of the season, tied for the second most on the team. Gauthier and Michael Kuska (Pontiac, Ill. / Pontiac Township) had two hits apiece to lead the Beacons. Up Next The Beacons (9-27) will begin a three-game weekend series against Belmont on Friday at 3 p.m. at Emory G. Bauer Field. Admission is free and the game will air on ESPN+. =============================== VALPO WOMEN’S GOLF The Valparaiso University women’s golf team played the final round of the season on Tuesday, closing the campaign at the Missouri Valley Conference Championship, hosted at the par-72, 5954-yard TPC Deere Run course in Silvis, Ill. Freshman Katie Estridge (Biloxi, Miss. / Biloxi) led the team for the tournament, while senior Taylor Skibinski (Michigan City, Ind. / Michigan City) closed out her collegiate career on Tuesday. How It Happened Estridge led the team for both the round and the tournament, carding an 81 on Tuesday to finish at 250, tied for 41st. Her Round-3 score was her best of the tournament, including a birdie on the par-4 eighth hole. Junior Keira Cotter (Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada / Guelph [Lake Superior State]) was second on the team for the round and the tournament with an 85 to finish at 259. Skibinski golfed her final collegiate round, finishing the season with a team-best scoring average of 81.52. She golfed 88 rounds over her four years at Valpo. Redshirt junior Katelyn McCoy (Chesterton, Ind. / Chesterton) is undecided upon whether or not she will return for a fifth year. After redshirting as a freshman, she has golfed 63 rounds over the last three seasons. As a team, Valpo golfed a 339 on Tuesday, its best round of the week. The Beacons finished 11th at 1,027. Murray State clinched an NCAA Tournament berth by winning the league title, while Belmont’s Sloane Biddle punched her ticket to the Big Dance with medalist honors. Thoughts from Head Coach Jill McCoy “It was a tough day, but a great season. We’ll regroup and be ready for next season!” ================================= UINDY SOFTBALL LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The UIndy softball team remained static in the latest NFCA/GoRout Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll, staying at No. 4 this week. The Greyhounds are an incredible 47-3 on the season and are currently riding an 11-game winnings streak.NFCA DII COACHES POLL RKTEAM (1st-place votes)PTSRECPREV1.Saint Leo (16)40039-2-112.Pittsburg State38443-223.Cal State San Marcos36442-534.UIndy34947-345.Colorado Christian33646-276.West Texas A&M31538-657.AUM31437-768.North Georgia28936-889.Southern Arkansas26539-51010.Cal State East Bay25634-10911.Francis Marion23339-101212.Missouri Southern22339-71113.Angelo State21538-91314.West Florida19535-91415.Oklahoma Christian16236-111516.McKendree14834-101917.Central Oklahoma13437-102018.Franklin Pierce11830-42119.Lenoir-Rhyne11633-111820.Montevallo11038-91621.Carson-Newman8337-82322.Winona State5940-72423.UT Tyler4536-102224.Oklahoma Baptist1836-1117T-25.Concordia1737-1325T-25.Shippensburg1727-13RV Others receiving votes: Anderson (15), West Alabama (14), Saginaw Valley State (5), East Stroudsburg (1). ===================================== UINDY VOLLEYBALL INDIANAPOLIS – Fresh off its furthest postseason run in more than a decade, the UIndy Volleyball team announced its 2026 schedule on Tuesday, with competition beginning in August. The Greyhounds are set to compete in four tournaments, including the return of the UIndy Invitational August 28-29 from the Ruth Lilly Fitness Center. UIndy also competes at NCAA postseason mainstays Palm Beach Atlantic, Lynn, and Wheeling, as well as Midwest Region bubble team Cedarville. With its 2025 conference slate flipped for this upcoming fall, UIndy hosts seven of 13 GLVC matches, including reigning regional selections Quincy and Rockhurst. The Greyhounds also host perennial powerhouse Lewis, slated for Saturday, October 10. UIndy sets aside league action for the 18th annual Midwest Region Crossover in mid-October, as the GLVC joins forces with the Great Midwest (G-MAC) and Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) to host nearly 40 teams over two days. The Hounds then host Senior Day over Halloween weekend before closing conference play in early November. Postseason dates GLVC Championship Tournament (November 12-14) NCAA DII Midwest Regional (November 19-21) NCAA DII National Championships (December 3-5) ========================================= UINDY MEN’S GOLF PERU, Ind.— The UIndy men’s golf team begins postseason play on Wednesday, as they head to Rock Hollow Golf Club for the 2026 GLVC Championships. The 13-team tournament will take place Wednesday through Friday, April 22-24. The start of action features a 54-hole stroke play event where the individual medalist will be awarded. The top-four teams after stroke play will then compete in medal/match play to determine the team champion. A total of 36 holes are played on Wednesday, April 22, followed by 18 holes on Thursday, April 23. The semifinals and finals of match play will take place on Friday, April 24. The Greyhounds are looking to capture its first GLVC Championship team title since 2023 when the Hounds took down Missouri S&T in the match play championship match. Alexander Nestun was part of that 2023-24 GLVC title winning team, and is coming into this event in hot form with two consecutive top three finishes at the Findianapolis Intercollegiate and the Ken Partridge Invitational. Along with Nestun, second-year coach Andy Serketich, will roll out a group that includes; Andrew Johnson, Drew Rowen, Isac Fredriksson, Jackson Watkins and Joseph Armfield. More information about the 2026 Championship can be found here, including info on live streaming coverage, which will be available on all GLVCSN platforms at GLVCSN.com, on the GLVCSN iOS or Android mobile app, and the GLVCSN OTT apps through Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, and Android TV. Fans can also follow Championship coverage on Twitter/X via the hashtags #GLVCwgolf and #GLVCchamps, which will be used by both official Conference accounts, @GLVCsports and @GLVCSN. ============================= UINDY WOMEN’S LAX INDIANAPOLIS – The No. 3 UIndy women’s lacrosse team used a second half masterclass to stave off a frisky Northern Michigan group on Tuesday afternoon, 20-7. The Greyhounds had six different players with at least two goals, including Malaena Michielin and Margaret Galloway who both had four each in Tuesday’s 13 goal win. The freshman, Galloway, had her best game in the crimson and grey, with her first career four goal game and her second game in three with at least five points. Today the Greyhounds remained unbeaten all-time against the Wildcats, moving to a 7-0 all-time record, and averaging a 22.43 margin of victory in those seven games played. INS & OUTS UIndy wasn’t short of its normal offensive fire power in the first half, finding the back of the net eight times in the first 30 minutes of action. Sage Da Silva and Reese Fahlke both scored twice in the first half, while Ella Fornek, Galloway, Michielin, and Olivia Bladon all got in the scoring column as well early on. The Hounds were able to stretch its lead up to four at one point during the second quarter, but were unable to stave off the Wildcats’ Josie Lacosky, who leads the nation in goals and added four more to her season total in the first half today, making it an 8-6 for the Hounds heading into the break. With the Wildcats only trailing by two headed into the break, it marked the slimmest margin the Greyhounds have had when leading at the half of a game this season. But the second half script was completely flipped, as UIndy outscored Northern Michigan 12-1 the rest of the way. UIndy’s defense was a large part in that second half surge, as the defense led by Hollis Rang, who had the assignment of defending Lacosky today, and Mariah Whitfield combined for three caused turnovers and two ground balls in the second half, with the team as whole combining for 12 caused turnovers and ground balls. The Hounds also kept the Wildcats scoreless for over 23 minutes of action spanning from the second quarter to the fourth. On the other side of the ball, both Galloway and Michielin notched second half hat tricks, while Alexa Versac, Elle Cimini, and Sophia Griswold-Beltz all scored for the first time in today’s contest in the second half of play. Griswold-Beltz has now scored in four of the Hounds’ last six games, including her two goal game against William Jewell on Friday. INSIDE THE BOX – The Greyhounds had its most shots in a game with 50 since 2022 against Notre Dame (OH) when the team had 51. – Versaci scooped up four ground balls today, tying herself with three other Hounds this season who have also had four in a game. – Bladon had 10 draw controls today, making it six games in her career with at least 10 draw controls in one game. – Megan Gehrt had a trio of assists today, bringing her season total up to 14. UP NEXT UIndy hits the road for its final two regular season games of the year against Missouri Western and Quincy on Friday April 24 and Sunday April 26, respectively. The Hounds will look to close the season out with its best regular season record since its national title winning season in 2022. ================================ MARIAN WOMEN’S LAX NORTHBOROUGH, MASS. – The IWLCA has chosen 11 student-athletes for the IWLCA Player of the Week awards for the week ending April 19, 2026. This weekly award recognizes the best offensive and defensive performances by players in Division I, II, III, and the NAIA each week during the regular season. For the second time this season, Marian has been featured by the IWLCA, as Ella Grace Giedd earned the NAIA Offensive Player of the Week, and Olivia Dean earned the Defensive Player of the Week. Giedd recorded seven points on three goals and four assists in Marian’s big win over No. 10 Lawrence Tech, helping secure at least a share of the WHAC regular season title. Dean recorded seven caused turnovers and one ground ball against No. 10 Lawrence Tech in her efforts to lead Marian to at least a share of the WHAC regular season title. This is Dean’s second IWLCA Player of the Week accolade this season. Marian ends its regular season on Saturday morning at Bethel University. ================================ MARIAN SOFTBALL UPLAND, Ind. – The Marian softball team won its first contest of the season against Taylor on Tuesday night, taking game two of their road doubleheader in Upland by an 8-7 final score. Marian lost game one by an 8-0 final score in five innings, and ended the day with a final record of 28-13 overall and 20-12 in Crossroads League play. Game One | Marian 0-8 Taylor | 5 Innings In the opening game of the afternoon, the Knights were no-hit for the first time in 2,534 days, as the Knights came up empty without a base knock in a five-inning game. Marian had a great opportunity to score in the first inning without a base hit as Abbey Hofmann was hit by the first pitch of the game, and Delaney Rundle was walked, but after each outfielder reached scoring position on a wild pitch, Marian came up without a timely hit to score a run. Marian’s only other inning with runners on base came in the second, as the Knights loaded the bags with a pair of free passes and a fielder’s choice, but a double play and strikeout would leave two runners in scoring position. While the offense had woes, the defense found equal pains, as a pair of two-out doubles in the first inning against Lexi Smith helped the Trojans score a pair of runs, while the second inning saw two more hits against Smith bring in a Taylor run. Taylor followed the second inning with a three-run third, scoring off both Alayna Tesnar and Smith to take a 6-0 lead. Tesnar shut down the Trojans in order in the fourth, but in the bottom of the fifth, she was unable to extend the game, giving up four base hits with the latter two scoring the seventh and eighth runs, sealing Marian’s fate in five innings. Lexi Smith (7-5) took the loss in the game, allowing five hits and four runs in two-plus innings of work. Tesnar pitched 2.1 innings, allowing seven hits and four runs. Tesnar had Marian’s lone strikeout in the loss. Five Knights reached base without a hit in the contest, seeing Marian get no-hit for the first time since a loss to Baker in the 2019 NAIA Opening Round. Game Two | Marian 8-7 Taylor Marian looked to wash the taste of game one early in the second act of the doubleheader, as Abbey Hofmann quickly reached base with a bunt single. The junior was sacrificed to second and took third on a wild pitch, coming home on a throw from Abby Madere’s single. The 1-0 lead didn’t stick long for Marian, as three consecutive singles started the home half of the first for Taylor, while a one-out double against Macy Coan scored three runs. A sacrifice fly would bring home another, giving Taylor a 4-1 lead after the first complete inning. Taylor would add to its lead in the bottom of the second inning as a double and an error brought in the first of two runs, while a wild pitch from Coan saw the second score in the frame, putting Marian in a deeper hole trailing 6-1. The comeback effort for Marian started at the top of the third, as the Knights got one run back on a solo home run from Mati Hughes, cutting the margin to four. The Knights left three runners on base in the third, but rolled the momentum into the fourth inning when Abbey Hofmann and Abbey Madere traded places with doubles, and Lily Wendt brought home Madere on a dropped fly ball, bringing the Knights within two. Marian remained in the fight as Coan logged three consecutive scoreless innings in the third through fifth frames, keeping the visitors in a 6-4 game. In the top of the sixth, Marian broke through again, getting a lead-off single from Delaney Rundle to spark a rally. Hughes followed with a base hit of her own, and after a pitching change, Ally Malone delivered an RBI single to give the team their fifth run. Mallorie Beutel followed with a two-RBI double, scoring Malone and Lily Wendt to give the Knights a 7-6 lead. Coan protected the lead in the sixth as she scattered a single, and gained another run of support in the seventh inning as Hughes roped an RBI single, scoring Delaney Rundle to make the game an 8-6 contest. In the bottom of the seventh inning, Coan faced early adversity as she allowed a solo home run to Kaylee Larkin and yielded a two-out single, but forced three flyouts to the outfield to strand the tying run and close out Marian’s comeback 8-7 win. The Knights made up for the no-hit loss in game one, putting up 14 base knocks in game two, getting a 3-5 performance from Mati Hughes. Hofmann, Madere, Beutel, and Alyssa Donaldson each had two hits in the win, with Donaldson putting up one of the team’s five doubles. Coan (13-3) logged a complete-game win in the outing, allowing 11 hits and six earned runs in the 8-7 win. Coan struck out three batters in her win. Marian plays its final regular season road games of the season on Wednesday night, traveling to (RV) Indiana Wesleyan for a 5:00 p.m. doubleheader. ====================================== ANDERSON BASEBALL The Anderson University baseball team rolled past Berea College during Tuesday’s Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) doubleheader in Berea, Ky. Anderson (20-13-1, 11-5) routed Berea (4-30, 3-13) by a score of 18-3 in seven innings in Game 1. The Ravens then topped the Mountaineers 11-5 in Game 2. GAME 1: ANDERSON 18, BEREA 3 (F/7) The Ravens outhit the Mountaineers 16-9. Russell Weaver – 3-for-4, Two-Run Homer, 4 RBI, 3 Runs Ben Brown – 2-for-4, 2 RBI, 3 Runs, RBI Double, 2 Stolen Bases Jon Dorsch – 2-for-3, 2 RBI, 2 Runs, RBI Double Dylan Hogan – 2-for-5, 2 RBI, 2 Runs Trey Dorton – 2-for-4, 3 Runs, 1 Stolen Base Griffin Wolf – Two-Run Homer, 2 Runs Zayden Stiller – 2-for-5, RBI Double, 2 Runs, 1 Stolen Base Daniel Barreca – Two-Run Double, 2 Stolen Bases, 2 Walks Ian Potts – RBI Triple, 2 RBI Rex Richter – Win (3-1), 5 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K Evan Rinehart – 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 K GAME 2: ANDERSON 11, BEREA 5 The Ravens outhit the Mountaineers 14-9. Daniel Barreca – 3-for-6, 2 RBI, 3 Runs, 2 Stolen Bases Trey Dorton – 3-for-6, RBI Double, 2 RBI, 2 Runs, 1 Stolen Base Griffin Wolf – 3-for-5, RBI Single Russell Weaver – Two-Run Single, 2 Runs, 1 Stolen Base Landon Gum – 2-for-4, 1 RBI Zayden Stiller – 3 Walks Ian Potts – 2 Walks Dylan Hogan – Single, 1 Stolen Base Jon Dorsch – Single Kyan Miller – Win (3-2), 3.2 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 0 BB, 3 K Drew Doty – 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB Carter Knoblauch – 4 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 4 K UP NEXT Anderson clashes with Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (17-14, 9-7) in a three-game HCAC series. The two teams are slated for a doubleheader on Saturday at 1 p.m. and a third game on Sunday at 1 p.m. ==================================== TAYLOR SOFTBALL UPLAND, Ind. – The Taylor University softball team hadn’t taken a season series from Marian since 2014. The drought ended Tuesday as Claire Cullen threw a five-inning no-hitter in an 8-0 run-rule win in the doubleheader opener at Gudakunst Field. It was TU’s third win of the season over the Knights, who entered the contest ranked No. 20, and the Trojans clinched the series. Marian won the nightcap 8-7 after staging a late comeback, but TU (23-21, 18-14 CL) still finished 3-1 in the regular season against the nationally-ranked Knights (28-13, 20-12 CL), winning two of those by run-rule decisions. Cullen walked two, hit two and struck out four on 80 pitches, while earning her 10th win inside the circle. The Trojans collected 12 hits off Marian starter Lexi Smith and reliever Alayna Tesnar. Lizzy Sinders went 3-for-3 with a season-high four RBIs, Grace Mullins added three hits and an RBI, Delaynee McCreary drove in a run and Kaylee Larkin doubled and scored twice. The Trojans scored at least once in four of their five trips to the plate in the matchup. Larkin and Mullins each produced an RBI double in the first inning to put the Trojans ahead 2-0, before Sinders delivered her first of three RBI knocks in the third frame for a 3-0 lead. Barton’s sacrifice fly pushed the margin to 4-0 in the third and three batters later, Sinders delivered a pair of runs on a two-out knock up the middle for a 6-0 lead. TU clinched the run-rule victory with back-to-back RBI singles by McCreary and Sinders in the bottom of the fifth. The nightcap started in similar fashion when Mullins tied her season high RBI mark with a three-run double in the first. Ava Everman added a sacrifice fly, and the Trojans were quickly back in front 4-1 after an inning of play. A Sinders double and a wild pitch in the second inning pushed TU’s advantage to 6-2. However, the Trojans managed just one hit from the third through the fifth. MU’s Mati Hughes homered in the third, and two unearned Marian runs in the fourth cut the margin to 6-5. Marian took the lead in the sixth when Ally Malone singled home Delaney Rundle to tie it, and Mallorie Beutel doubled down the right-field line two batters later to drive in two more. Hughes added an RBI single in the seventh for an 8-6 margin in favor of the visitors. Larkin answered with a leadoff homer to ignite a rally attempt in the bottom of the seventh. It was the senior’s 10th blast of the season which bounced off the scoreboard deep in right-center field to pull the Trojans within a run at 8-7. Then, Delaney Barton singled with two outs for her season-best third hit of the contest, but Taylor stranded the tying run at first. Marian center fielder Abbey Hofmann robbed an extra-base hit from Ava Everman during the rally, with a leaping catch up against the fence. MU starter Macy Coan picked up her 13th win, going the distance in the circle with 139 pitches. Taylor travels to Saint Francis for Thursday’s doubleheader before returning to Gudakunst Field on Saturday for its Senior Day twinbill against Goshen. ===================================== TAYLOR MEN’S LAX DEARBORN, Mich. – The Taylor men’s lacrosse team dominated the fourth quarter of Tuesday’s Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference clash at Michigan-Dearborn, surging past the hosts (6-10, 3-8 WHAC) for a 12-11 victory. The win pushed TU’s program record single-season wins total to nine but more importantly, the road triumph locked Taylor into the fourth-seed in the upcoming WHAC Tournament and guaranteed the Trojans their first-ever postseason game at Wheeler Field. The back-and-forth affair kept the two sides close throughout, with UMD using a late third quarter flurry to open a small advantage at 11-8 heading to the final 15 minutes of action. It would be all TU down the stretch, with Taylor outscoring the hosts by a 4-0 clip with a trio of strikes off the stick of Henry Cooper. An unassisted score from Cooper got the Trojans going with 9:53 remaining and Kaden Mast found Cooper for a second goal just over two minutes later to draw TU within a goal. The equalizer came at the 4:00 mark, with an unassisted goal from Mast, before Jackson Dale connected with Cooper for the eventual game-winner with 3:26 to play. Cooper closed the night with five goals, with three coming in the decisive final rally, while Mast posted three goals and two assists. Will Saxby added two goals and one assist, with Dale dishing out four assists. On the defensive end of the field, Dmitri Williams and Ricky Swift combined for five caused turnovers, Lucas Pacer and Grant Elzinga combined for 11 ground balls and Ben Harrell notched nine saves in goal. The combo of Jack Roth and David Celesti also performed well in the faceoff game, winning 17-of-27 to set up the Trojan attack throughout the contest. RV Taylor (9-7, 5-6 WHAC) will close its regular season on Saturday, April 25 with a 2:00 pm start at No. 1 Madonna (15-1, 11-0 WHAC), before hosting Michigan-Dearborn or Lawrence Tech (4-11, 3-8 WHAC) on Tuesday, April 28 in the WHAC Tournament Quarterfinals. ==================================== WABASH TRACK Wabash College senior Sly Williams was named the North Coast Athletic Conference Men’s Field Athlete of the Week after producing a pair of top-two finishes at the 2026 Indiana Little State Outdoor Track and Field Championship held Friday and Saturday at Indiana Wesleyan University. Williams won the triple jump with a career-best outdoor mark of 14.55 meters (47 feet, 9 inches), improving his previous top outdoor performance by more than eight-tenths of a meter. His winning leap also stands as the top mark on the NCAC performance list this season. He also placed second out of 47 competitors in the long jump with a leap of 6.94 meters (22 feet, 9.25 inches), good for his second-best mark of the season. Williams added to his weekend totals by running on Wabash’s fifth-place 4×100-meter relay team that posted a time of 41.83 seconds. He accounted for 22 team points as the Little Giants tied for fourth place out of 21 teams at the meet. ================================== ROSE HULMAN TRACK LEXINGTON, Ky. – Rose-Hulman men’s and women’s track and field will both look to repeat as HCAC Outdoor Champions. The HCAC Outdoor Championships will take place over three days, starting on Thursday, April 23, at 3 PM. The second day of competition will begin on Friday, April 24, at 10 AM, and the final day of the championships will start on Saturday, April 25, at 9 AM. ROSE-HULMAN MEN’S TRACK & FIELD NOTES: * Rose-Hulman has had an outstanding 2025-26 campaign. * They have won the HCAC Indoor Track Championships and the HCAC Cross Country Championships. * The Fightin’ Engineers are striving for their second consecutive triple crown. * Rose-Hulman ranks in the top three in the HCAC in 18 categories, with five #1-rankings. * Xaiden Jenson is coming off his first career Athlete of the Week Award at the Gibson Invitational. * Joshua Pohle set the school record in the 10,000m with a time of 30:34.71. * Pohle, Andrew Shields, Rhys Phelps, and Wyatt Starkie rank in the top three in the conference in two different events. ROSE-HULMAN WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD NOTES: * The Fightin’ Engineers have also had a tremendous 2025-26 year. * RHIT won the HCAC Indoor Track Championships and placed fourth at the HCAC Cross Country Championships. * The Fightin’ Engineers rank in the top three in the HCAC in 17 categories. * Rose-Hulman ranks in the top three in the HCAC in 18 categories, highlighted by ten #1-rankings. * The team has set six school records during this year’s outdoor season. * Three of those records have come from Jocelyn Onstot in the 800m (2:15.52), 1,500m (4:34.89), and 3,000m steeplechase (11:05.58). * Rose Talbert broke a school record in the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:02.80. * Talbert, Emma Johns, Iliana Hernandez, and Alex Adams broke their own school record in the 4x100m relay with a time of 48.64. * Irene Lema Madueno is coming off a school-record performance in the pole vault with a jump of 11′ 3.50″. MEN’S HCAC SEASON RANKINGS: 1st Place * William Fleck: 110m Hurdles – 15.46 * Andrew Shields: 400m – 48.19 * Rhys Phelps: 5,000m – 14:53.31 * Joshua Pohle: 10,000m – 30:34.71 * Kolton Nanko: Pole Vault – 16′ 0.75″ 2nd Place * Logan Phillips: 110m Hurdles – 15.65 * Wyatt Starkie: 800m – 1:56.11 * Wyatt Starkie: 1,500m – 3:57.42 * Joshua Pohle: 5,000m – 14:58.64 * Rhys Phelps: 10,000m – 31:40.29 * Antoine Cooper: Discus – 158′ 8″ 3rd Place * Andrew Shields: 200m – 22.19 * Xaiden Jenson: 800m – 1:56.68 * Will Boschen: 1,500m – 3:58.48 * Chris Lynn: 10,000m – 31:57.29 * James DiMarco, Spencer Cruse, Finley Hightower, Emre Gunay: 4x400m Relay – 3:28.61 * James Kaunas: Triple Jump – 43′ 9.75″ * Grant Subbert: Hammer Throw – 171′ 1″ WOMEN’S HCAC SEASON RANKINGS: 1st Place * Alex Adams: 100m – 12.39 * Narindwa Semakula: 100m Hurdles – 15.41 * Rose Talbert: 400m – 55.47 * Rose Talbert: 400m Hurdles – 1:02.80 * Jocelyn Onstot: 800m – 2:15.52 * Jocelyn Onstot: 1,500m – 4:34.89 * Jocelyn Onstot: 3,000m Steeplechase – 11:05.58 * Emma Johns, Rose Talbert, Iliana Hernandez, Alex Adams: 4x100m Relay – 48.64 * Audrey Edwards: High Jump – 5′ 2.25″ * Irene Lema Madueno: Pole Vault – 11′ 3.5″ 2nd Place * Rose Talbert: 200m – 25.27 * Abigail Drumm: Pole Vault – 10′ 4″ * Carolina Snyder-Perez: Discus – 122′ 8″ 3rd Place * Ainsley Coffey: 100m Hurdles – 16.43 * Alex Adams: 200m – 26.13 * Brianna Bittel: 10,000m – 40:06.73 * Rose Talbert, Ally Smith, Mackenna Bessler, Jocelyn Onstot: 4x400m Relay – 4:15.70 * Abigail Drumm: Triple Jump – 33′ 2.5″ =================================== ROSE-HULMAN BASEBALL GREENVILLE, Ill. – Rose-Hulman returns to Illinois as they take on the Greenville Panthers. The game will be held on Wednesday, April 22, at 7 PM (6 PM CT). ROSE-HULMAN NOTES: * The Fightin’ Engineers have recorded a mark of 17-14 on the year. * The team remains the #4-seed in the HCAC with a 9-7 conference record. * Rose-Hulman recorded their sixth mercy rule of the season in game one against Bluffton. * They also achieved their fourth shutout victory of the season in game two over the Beavers. * Brad Nardi and Andrew Noblitt led RHIT to the shutout win on the mound. * Nardi struck out a career-high seven batters while giving up just two hits in six innings. * Noblitt picked up the save, striking out two batters across the final three innings. * Michael Hines and Noah Rasmussen each hit 4-7 (.571) in the double header series. * Hines scored four runs, while hitting a three-run homer to secure the mercy rule win in game one. * N. Rasmussen scored two runs, while adding one double and three RBIs. * Jackson Summers hit 4-9 (.444) with one run, two doubles, and a team-leading six RBIs. * Mason Rasmussen hit 3-7 (.429), with two doubles, three RBIs, and a team-high five runs. GREENVILLE NOTES: * The Panthers have recorded a mark of 15-18, while going 8-10 in SLIAC action. * Greenville is coming off a 1-2 record in their three-game series with Lyon College. * Senior Snyder Pennington leads the team with a .376 batting average with 47 hits. * He has scored 28 runs, while adding eight doubles, three homers, and a team-high 39 RBIs. * Junior Joseph Guzman has added a .341 batting average with 45 hits and 32 runs. * Both he and senior Landyn Smith have recorded a team-leading ten doubles. * Senior Matt Rocco has posted a .321 batting average with 45 hits and a team-high 33 runs. * Sophomore Bryce Hayes leads Greenville with six home runs. * Junior Jonathan Bowser has achieved a 4-2 record on the mound. * He has struck out a team-high 43 batters in 49.2 innings. * Senior Dawson Hope leads the Panthers with a 4.63 ERA. * He has recorded 33 strikeouts in 46.2 innings. GREENVILLE SERIES HISTORY: * The Fightin’ Engineers match up with Greenville for the 26th time. * Rose-Hulman leads the series with a record of 14-11. * Rose-Hulman is currently on a two-game winning streak with 6-3 and 7-1 wins over the Panthers last season. * Connor O’Connell hit 3-5 with two RBIs and one run in the 6-3 win. * Mason Rasmussen added a 4-5 outing at the plate with one RBI. * Jackson Summers scored two runs while hitting 2-4. ================================== ROSE HULMAN WOMEN’S GOLF CLAYTON, Ind. – The Fightin’ Engineers will compete in the Heartland Spring Finale at Deer Creek Golf Course. The two-day tournament will begin on Saturday, April 25, and conclude on Sunday, April 26. ROSE-HULMAN WOMEN’S GOLF NOTES: * Elizabeth Ma has appeared in five tournaments this season, where she has recorded three top-five finishes. * Ma was named the Individual Champion at the Raven-Rose Rumble with a score of 81 (+8). * Ma has accumulated three consecutive HCAC Athlete of the Week awards and six across her career. * Erin Nolan has recorded five top-five finishes across nine tournaments this season. * Nolan was named to the All-Tournament Team at the Raven-Rose Rumble as she took second place with a score of 87 (+14). * Tatum Tanchuck added a ninth-place finish with a score of 97 (+24). * Julia Meyer led off her collegiate golf career by placing 13th with a 131 (+58) score. ==================================== TRINE SOFTBALL LOUISVILLE, Ky. – For the seventh week in a row, the Trine University softball team is second in the nation according the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) GoRout Division III Coaches Poll. They are also second in the crucial NCAA National Power Index (NPI) Rankings. The Thunder retained 240 points to hold their spot in the NFCA Poll. Undefeated Virginia Wesleyan University, who improved to 36-0 this past week, continues their hold as the undisputed top team in the country. The next two spots changed from last week’s poll with Saint Mary’s (Minn.) University moving into third and East Texas Baptist University jumping to fourth. Texas Lutheran University held serve in fifth. Former number three, Linfield University, dropped to eighth after a 3-1 series loss to Pacific Lutheran University who entered the poll in 21st. In the second edition of the NCAA NPI Rankings Trine sits in second, unchanged from the initial edition of the rankings. The NPI is used to determine seeding and at-large selections to the upcoming NCAA Division III Softball Championship tournament. There are 22 at-large selections to the tournament and in 2025 the last team selected was 45th in the final NPI. Last week, the Thunder had four convincing wins against Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) members, Saint Mary’s (Ind.) College and Albion College. They took down the Belles with 17-2 and 6-3 scores on Thursday before hosting the Britons on Saturday and handing them 13-3 and 19-1 losses. Trine is currently 23-1 overall and 8-0 in MIAA play. They will host The University of Olivet on Thursday, April 17 and Calvin University on Saturday, April 25. Game one on Thursday I scheduled for 3 p.m. ================================== DEPAUW BASEBALL Greencastle, Ind. – DePauw pitcher Jamison Lewis (So., Hanover, Ind./Southwestern) was selected North Coast Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week for his performance in the Tigers’ 4-1 win at Oberlin on Sunday. Lewis tossed a 9-inning complete game victory and allowed just one run on nine hits with six strikeouts and two walks. He improved to 3-2 on the season and led the Tigers to their 10th straight win. DePauw travels to top-ranked Denison tomorrow for a Noon NCAC doubleheader. =================================== DEPAUW SOFTBALL Greencastle, Ind. – DePauw pitcher Izzy Deveau (So., Ypsilanti, Mich./Saline) has been selected North Coast Athletic Conference Softball Pitcher of the Week for her performance in Sunday’s win at Wittenberg. Deveau pitched the Tigers back into a first-place tie with Wittenberg in the NCAC standings as she tossed a 3-hitter in a 9-1 win. In pitching the 7-inning complete game, she allowed just one run with three strikeouts and no walks to improve to 7-4 on the season. DePauw returns to NCAC action on Saturday, April 25, with a 1 p.m. doubleheader at John Carroll. ==================================== HANOVER TRACK CARMEL, Ind. – The Hanover Panthers are set to compete at the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships hosted by Transylvania starting on Thursday and running through Saturday at Pat Deacon Stadium. ON THE TRACK Blaine Ison enters the weekend ranked third among the league in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.85 seconds, the leader sitting in the top spot with a time of 10.83 seconds. His teammates, Brandon Bensouda and Anthony Lloyd sit fifth and sixth, respectively. Jayden Enderle and Ison both rank among the top 10 in the 200-meter run. Enderle sits sixth in the 400-meter run with a time of 50.20 seconds. Senior Conner Watson looks to claim the top spot in the steeplechase currently ranking second while also sitting sixth overall in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:04.04. He also ranks fifth in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 15:30.50. The 4×100-meter relay team of Kingston Dugan, Lloyd, Ison, and Bensouda own the top spot in the event with a time of 41.85 seconds. IN THE FIELD Tommy Wilmoth, who earned All-American honors during the Indoor season, ranks as the favorite to win the Outdoor HCAC Championships in the shot put with a distance of 17.22 meters. He ranks third in the discus. In the high jump, Lloyd sits second with a mark of 1.90 meters. Sean Woods will make a strong push for the top spot in the pole vault, sitting second with a height of 4.50 meters. Brandon Ellison ranks third in the long jump with a distance of 6.85 meters. His teammate, Alex Bower sits fourth in the event. MEET INFORMATION 2026 HCAC Outdoor Track and Field Championship April 24-25, 2026 | Lexington, Ky. | Hosted by Transylvania University Admission to HCAC Championships: General Admission – $10 HCAC Students/Faculty/Staff with ID – Free Children 11 and Under – Free ================================== 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 April 22 1876 — In the first National League game, Joseph Borden of Boston beat the hometown Philadelphia team 6-5. 1898 — Theodore Breitenstein of the Cincinnati Reds and James Hughes of Baltimore each pitched no-hit ball games. Breitenstein no-hit the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-0 and Hughes no-hit the Boston Braves 8-0. 1903 — The New York Highlanders lost their first game at Washington 3-1 before 11,950 fans. 1914 — At age 19, Babe Ruth plays his first professional game as a pitcher, as he throws a six-hit, 6 – 0 shutout for the Baltimore Orioles over the Buffalo Bisons. 1934 — Chicago’s Lon Warneke pitched his second consecutive one-hitter, beating St. Louis and Dizzy Dean 15-2. 1957 — John Kennedy becomes the first black to play for the Philadelphia Phillies, making them the last National League team to integrate. 1959 — The Chicago White Sox scored 11 runs with only one hit in the seventh inning of a 20-6 rout of the Kansas City A’s. Johnny Callison had the hit — a single. In the inning, Chicago was the recipient of 10 walks — five with the bases loaded — three Kansas City errors and one hit batsman. 1962 — The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the New York Mets 4-3 in a game in which two NL records were tied. Bill Mazeroski tripled in a run in the eighth to give the Pirates a 10-0 record, which matched the record for most consecutive wins since the start of the season set by the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers. The Mets lost their ninth straight to match the mark set by Brooklyn in 1918 and tied by the Boston Braves in 1920. 1970 — Tom Seaver of the Mets struck out the last 10 Padres he faced for a 2-1 victory over San Diego. He gave up two hits and finished with a total of 19 strikeouts, tying Steve Carlton’s major league record. 1976 — Montreal’s Tim Foli hit for the cycle in a 12-6 victory over the Chicago Cubs. 1978 — Andre Thornton of the Cleveland Indians hit for the cycle in a 13-4 win against the Boston Red Sox. 1980 — Ivan DeJesus of the Chicago Cubs hit for the cycle in 16-12 win against the St. Louis Cardinals. 1981 — Los Angeles Dodgers rookie Fernando Valenzuela pitches his third shutout in four starts, strikes out 11, and has the game’s only RBI with a single in a 1 – 0 win against the Houston Astros. 1982 — The Atlanta Braves’ major league record for the fastest start was stopped at 13 straight victories when they lost 2-1 to the Cincinnati Reds. 1991 — San Francisco’s Robby Thompson hit for the cycle in a 7-5 loss to the San Diego Padres. 1993 — Chris Bosio pitched a no-hitter to give the Seattle Mariners a 7-0 win over the Boston Red Sox. 2007 — The Boston Red Sox hit four straight home runs against the New York Yankees, tying a major league record. Manny Ramirez, J.D. Drew, Mike Lowell and Jason Varitek connected in a span of 10 pitches during the third inning against Chase Wright, who was making his second major league start for New York. Boston won 7-6. 2008 — Atlanta’s John Smoltz became the 16th pitcher in major league history to reach the 3,000-strikeout plateau in the Braves’ 6-0 loss to the Washington Nationals. 2014 — Albert Pujols became the first major leaguer to hit his 499th and 500th homers in the same game, driving in five runs to help the Los Angeles Angels beat the Washington Nationals 7-2. 2020 — The Commissioner issues his findings in his investigation into allegations of sign-stealing by the 2018 Boston Red Sox, in the wake of a similar investigation into the illicit doings of the 2017 Houston Astros. While the investigation reveals that the Red Sox’s scheme was more limited in scope than the Astros’, it was still illegal, and the person responsible for the team’s video room is issued a one-year suspension, while the team must forfeit its second-round selection in the 2020 amateur draft. While there is no additional punishment for manager Alex Cora, already handed a one-year suspension for his role with the Astros. ========================================================= TV SPORTS TODAY Wednesday, April 22 COLLEGE BASEBALL 6 p.m. BTN — Notre Dame at Michigan St. COLLEGE LACROSSE (WOMEN’S) 11 a.m. ACCN — Atlantic Coast Tournament: TBD, Quarterfinal, Charlotte, N.C. 2 p.m. ACCN — Atlantic Coast Tournament: TBD, Quarterfinal, Charlotte, N.C. 5 p.m. ACCN — Atlantic Coast Tournament: TBD, Quarterfinal, Charlotte, N.C. 8 p.m. ACCN — Atlantic Coast Tournament: TBD, Quarterfinal, Charlotte, N.C. COLLEGE SOFTBALL 6 p.m. ESPN2 — Florida at Florida St. 8 p.m. ESPN2 — Oklahoma St. at Texas GOLF 12:30 a.m. (Thursday) GOLF — DP World Tour: Volvo China Open, First Round, Enhance Anting GC, Shanghai MLB BASEBALL 1 p.m. MLBN — Houston at Cleveland 6:45 p.m. PRIME VIDEO — N.Y. Yankees at Boston 10:30 p.m. MLBN — L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco NBA BASKETBALL 7:10 p.m. ESPN — Eastern Conference First Round: TBD at Detroit, Game 2 9:30 p.m. ESPN — Western Conference First Round: TBD at Oklahoma City, Game 2 SOCCER (MEN’S) 2:30 p.m. ESPNU — Bayern Munich at Bayern Leverkusen, Semifinal _____ Thursday, April 23 COLLEGE BASEBALL 7 p.m. ACCN — North Carolina at Duke ESPN2 — Alabama at Tennessee 8 p.m. SECN — Arkansas at Missouri GOLF 11 a.m. GOLF — LPGA Tour: The Chevron Championship, First Round, Memorial Park Golf Course, Houston 3 p.m. GOLF — PGA Tour: Zurich Classic of New Orleans, First Round, TPC Louisiana, Avondale, La. 12:30 a.m. (Friday) GOLF — DP World Tour: Volvo China Open, Second Round, Enhance Anting GC, Shanghai MLB BASEBALL 2 p.m. MLBN — Philadelphia at Chicago Cubs 6 p.m. FOX — N.Y. Yankees at Boston NBA BASKETBALL 7 p.m. PRIME VIDEO — Eastern Conference First Round: New York at Atlanta, Game 3 8 p.m. PRIME VIDEO — Eastern Conference First Round: Cleveland at Toronto, Game 3 9:30 p.m. PRIME VIDEO — Western Conference First Round: Denver at Minnesota, Game 3 NFL FOOTBALL 8 p.m. ABC — 2026 NFL Draft: Round 1, Pittsburgh ESPN — 2026 NFL Draft: Round 1, Pittsburgh NFLN — 2026 NFL Draft: Round 1, Pittsburgh About The Author troyderengowski61@gmail.com See author's posts Post navigation THE INDIANA SRN “SCOREBOARD” APRIL 21 THE INDIANA SRN “SCOREBOARD” APRIL 22
