Reitzโs Camden Hancock is suffering from brain cancer, but he rejoined the team for Senior Day this afternoon.
The Panthers honored him by letting him bat leadoff, and Mater Dei intentionally walked him. Story coming.
Alex Stein was raised at USI as the son of the womenโs head coach. He tagged along on road trips as a kid.
Heโs now the
@USI_Basketball
career scoring leader, breaking Stephen Jacksonโs 32-year-old record. 2,217 points and counting.
Some personal news ๐
Iโve been named sports editor of the
@courierpress
. Itโs exciting to take another step in my career still at the C&P. Iโll keep covering UE until we fill a now-open sports writing position, and Iโll continue to write regularly after that. But Iโm honored.
Mateo Rivera, FTW.
#4
USI beats
#1
Lewis, 62-61.
USI vs. Bellarmine in the Midwest Regional final Tuesday night. Helluva win. This team doesn't quit, that's for sure.
Mike Owen won 102 games as Centralโs head coach from 1986-2006. Heโs at Lucas Oil Stadium today for the programโs first state championship appearance โ despite his ongoing battle with leukemia. More on him later.
Bruce Pearl was on
@dpshow
this morning.
DP: Didnโt you insist they build a statue of you at (USI)?
BP: No, no. Hereโs what I want: I want them to build the entrance way to the student section and call that gate the Pearly Gate.
The inspiring story of Sam Archuleta, 15-year-old son of
@USIBaseball
โs head coach Tracy, and his daily battle with the rare, debilitating disorder Friedreich's Ataxia:
University of Evansville vs. the MVC the past two years: 2-18
University of Southern Indiana: 2-0
Really impressive home wins for USI over Southern Illinois and Indiana State.
Evansville baseball beats Indiana 8-4 after sweeping Michigan State. Now 5-0 this homestand. Softball also is the first team in MVC to 20 wins. Aces are hot.
Rockies pitcher Kyle Freeland has donated what is believed to be the largest gift in UE Athletics history to help build a baseball clubhouse for the Purple Aces.
#2
Auburn vs.
#15
Jacksonville State is a sneaky first round matchup. Coaches Bruce Pearl and Ray Harper were bitter rivals when they were at USI and Kentucky Wesleyan.
Vincennes Lincoln senior
@haynes_10
has a great story:
โข Tore left ACL twice, including at peak of her recruitment
โข Signed in March to play juco
โข Then Ball State called this week to offer a full D-I scholarship
Larry Shown, 73, has tossed batting practice to kids of all ages in town for the past 32 years. He estimates he's thrown 10 million pitches.
โIโm going to go as long as I can,โ he said. โThis has been my life."
Hats off to Bosse hosting a great event. For $10 fans saw:
โข Five-star Keion Brooks
โข Alex Hemenway school-record 53 pts
โข Robin Duncan triple-double
โข Mekhi Lairy 36 pts
โข 7/8 SIAC teams under one roof
Mekhi Lairy is back in town for Miamiโs game tomorrow against UE. But first, Bosse retired the cityโs all-time leading scorerโs jersey. All the RedHawks are here to support.
In your Thursday
@courierpress
:
A 12-page section full of photos and stories on
@UEAthletics_MBB
โs upset win. I think it looks a great. Sneak peek:
Villanova coach Jay Wright: "Weโre
@EvilleOtters
fans โ we watch and listen to the games every night.โ
Why? His son Taylor has become the team's go-to reliever after not playing baseball for almost four years.
The Purple Aces are one win away from Omaha.
@Twashington490
on today's 10-8 win, the first by a regional four-seed over a national No. 1 seed in NCAA Tournament history:
For the win!
@jnunge24
makes the game-winning shot to win the NIT championship for Xavier. The Castle grad had a double-double of 15 points, 10 rebounds.
UE announces the baseball field will now be called German American Bank Field at Charles H. Braun Stadium.
Renovations include:
- Astroturf
- New LED scoreboard
- Padded walls
- Dugout/bullpen improvements
UE secures an opening-night road win for the first time since 1994. Dropped previous six.
Aces had 78 points. Only once last year did they score more in regulation.
Memorial's
@mschadler18
separated his shoulder 800 meters into today's Foot Locker National Championship race.
He persevered and finished 26th out of 40.
Mr. Football? Canโt get over this Brady Allen stat.
Purdue commit threw for the third-most single-season yards in IHSAA history. Also spent the equivalent of fiveย full games on the sidelines during blowouts with running clocks.
@kylesokeland
story:
UE is switching up the starting lineup tonight. Blake Sisley will making his first collegiate start alongside Givance, Beauchamp, Frederking and Kuhlman.
The Atlanta Braves have selected
@USIBaseball
C Logan Brown in the 35th round of the
#MLBDraft
.
His dad Kevin was a second-round pick in 1994 ... like father, like son.
Don Mattingly, Cal Ripken Jr. and Tommy Lasorda pushed for Evansville to become a Dodgers minor league affiliate.
They were the face of a plan to build a new downtown ballpark along the Ohio River.
20 years ago today, that dream died.
If you remove โForrest Gumpโ from his filmography, what are your TOP 3 Tom Hanks movies?
Hereโs what
@tomhanks
picked, according to his personal experience while making each movie (from the
#BSPodcast
with
@BillSimmons
):
No announcement from UE yet but Trey Hall posted to IG tonight he has indeed signed with the Aces. He committed in December and stuck with them through the turmoil.
College basketball fans arenโt seeing triple this season. Evansvilleโs Duncan brothers have finally joined forces with
@UVMmbb
.
โWeโre going to appreciate this for a long time.โ
KenPom updated overnight. USI debuts at 256th while UE is ranked 337th out of 363 teams.
Purple Aces projected at 6-25
Screaming Eagles 17-13
22 days until tipoff.
โThese are those success stories you live for."
Meet
@BrishaunHorne
, a 6-8, 315-pound Reitz High School dropout who got his life together to keep his dream of playing D-I college football alive.