BY STEVE KRAH
Qualified NAIA teams play this week in conference tournaments.
Regular-season champion Taylor University is the top seed and host of the Crossroads League May 1-6 at Winterholter Field in Upland, Ind. The Kyle Gould-coached Trojans are 37-13 overall and went 30-6 in league play.
Indiana Wesleyan University (33-13, 27-9) is the No. 2 seed, University of Saint Francis (34-15, 24-12) No. 3, Huntington University (29-19, 23-13) No. 4, Mount Vernon Nazarene University (22-24, 18-18) No. 5, Marian University (22-25, 17-19) No. 6, Spring Arbor University (22-26, 16-20) No. 7 and Grace College (18-30, 12-24) No. 8.
The River States Conference is May 2-6 at VA Memorial Stadium in Chillicothe, Ohio.
Indiana University Southeast (29-17, 20-4) is the No. 2 seed. Indiana University-Kokomo (30-19, 18-6) is No. 4 and Oakland City University (38-14, 17-7) No. 5.
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference is May 1-7 with host sites the first three days and a best-of-3 championship series May 6-7.
Indiana Tech (27-22, 24-8) is the No. 3 seed and will compete in the Concordia Pod.
The Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference is May 4-9 at Duly Health & Care Field in Joliet, Ill.
Indiana University South Bend (18-32, 10-22) is the No. 5 and Calumet College of St. Joseph (21-29, 14-18) No. 8.
At 11 games, NCAA Division II University of Indianapolis has the state’s best winning streak through the Week of April 22-28.
The Al Ready-coached Greyhounds are 32-14 overall and 27-5 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference.
The Taylor Trojans have won their last nine.
Riding a six-game win streak is Kip McWilliams’ Indiana Tech Warriors.
NCAA Division I Purdue University has strung together four wins, including one April 26 against Northwestern at Wrigley Field in Chicago.
Greg Goff’s Boilermakers are 29-15 in all games and 11-4 in the Big Ten Conference.
Ryan Roth’s Grace Lancers have also won four straight.
Five programs are on three-game win streaks — Thad Frame’s Huntington Foresters, Ian MacDonald’s Indiana Wesleyan Wildcats, Grant Bellak’s NCAA Division III Hanover College Panthers, Adam Rosen’s NCAA D-III Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Fightin’ Engineers and Jeff Mercer’s NCAA D-I Indiana University Hoosiers.
Hanover is 24-11 overall and 15-3 in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference.
RHIT is 21-14 in all games and 12-6 in the HCAC.
Indiana is 25-18-1 overall and 10-5 in the Big Ten.
The Hoosiers go to Purdue Friday though Sunday, May 3-5.
INDIANA COLLEGE BASEBALL
Records Through April 28
NCAA D-I
Indiana State 31-9 (14-4 MVC)
Purdue 29-15 (11-4 Big Ten)
Ball State 25-18 (12-9 MAC)
Indiana 25-18-1 (10-5 Big Ten)
Evansville 24-19 (12-6 MVC)
Notre Dame 22-20 (7-17 ACC)
Southern Indiana 19-25 (8-10 OVC)
Butler 17-26 (3-9 Big East)
Purdue Fort Wayne 15-28 (8-13 Horizon)
Valparaiso 13-28 (5-13 MVC)
NCAA D-II
Indianapolis 32-14 (27-5 GLVC)
Purdue Northwest 17-25 (7-19 GLIAC)
NCAA D-III
Hanover 24-11 (15-3 HCAC)
Anderson 22-14 (12-6 HCAC)
Rose-Hulman 21-14 (12-6 HCAC)
DePauw 20-13 (9-3 NCAC)
Wabash 19-17 (5-7 NCAC)
Franklin 18-17 (7-11 HCAC)
Manchester 14-21 (7-11 HCAC)
Earlham 13-19 (5-13 HCAC)
Trine 10-25 (2-16 MIAA)
NAIA
Oakland City 38-14 (17-7 RSC)
Taylor 37-13 (30-6 CL)
Saint Francis 34-15 (24-12 CL)
Indiana Wesleyan 33-13 (27-9 CL)
IU-Kokomo 30-19 (18-6 RSC)
IU Southeast 29-17 (20-4 RSC)
Huntington 29-19 (23-13 CL)
Indiana Tech 27-22 (24-8 WHAC)
Marian 22-25 (17-19 CL)
Calumet of St. Joseph 21-29 (14-18 CCAC)
Grace 18-30 (12-24 CL)
IU South Bend 18-32 (10-22 CCAC)
Goshen 12-36 (7-29 CL)
Bethel 11-35 (6-30 CL)
IUPU-Columbus 10-42 (2-22 RSC)
Junior College
Marian’s Ancilla 16-25 (3-18 MCCAA)
Vincennes 13-38 (5-23 MWAC)
Results Through April 28
NCAA D-I
Tuesday, April 23
Southern Indiana 4, Belmont 3 (11 inn.)
Northern Illinois 10, Valparaiso 9
Wednesday, April 24
Indiana 7, Ball State 7 (12 inn.)
Butler 10, Eastern Illinois 6
Purdue 10, Evansville 6
Central Michigan 2, Notre Dame 0
Purdue Fort Wayne 4, Toledo 3 (13 inn.)
Thursday, April 25
Eastern Illinois 4, Southern Indiana 2
Southern Indiana 8, Eastern Illinois 1
Friday, April 26
North Carolina State 10, Ball State 2
Seton Hall 7, Butler 3
Evansville 4, Missouri State 1
Indiana 8, Rutgers 3
Southern Illinois 3, Indiana State 2
Wake Forest 4, Notre Dame 3
Purdue 9, Northwestern 3
Wright State 5, Purdue Fort Wayne 1
Illinois-Chicago 8, Valparaiso 6
Saturday, April 27
North Carolina State 9, Ball State 3
Seton Hall 13, Butler 1
Evansville 8, Missouri State 7
Indiana 12, Rutgers 6
Indiana State 9, Southern Illinois 7
Notre Dame 11, Wake Forest 3
Purdue 10, Northwestern 7
Wright State 11, Purdue Fort Wayne 4
Southern Indiana 14, Eastern Illinois 3
Illinois-Chicago 3, Valparaiso 2
Sunday, April 28
North Carolina State 11, Ball State 3
Butler 3, Seton Hall 2
Missouri State 19, Evansville 8
Indiana 18, Rutgers 6
Indiana State 7, Southern Illinois 2
Notre Dame 8, Wake Forest 7
Purdue 11, Northwestern 3
Wright State 2, Purdue Fort Wayne 1
Valparaiso 20, Illinois-Chicago 0
NCAA D-II
Tuesday, April 23
Indianapolis 6, Findlay 2
Wednesday, April 24
Lewis 6, Purdue Northwest 5
Thursday, April 25
Wisconsin-Parkside 4, Purdue Northwest 2
Friday, April 26
Indianapolis 14, Truman 1
Saturday, April 27
Indianapolis 7, Truman 6
Indianapolis 9, Truman 7
Wisconsin-Parkside 4, Purdue Northwest 0
Wisconsin-Parkside 14, Purdue Northwest 13
Sunday, April 28
Indianapolis 12, Truman 5
Wisconsin-Parkside 13, Purdue Northwest 10
NCAA D-III
Tuesday, April 23
Spalding 6, Hanover 5
Wednesday, April 24
Wabash 11, Anderson 0
Franklin 13, Wilmington 2
Maryville 12, Hanover 2
Thursday, April 25
Wabash 14, Greenville 8
Friday, April 26
Hanover 7, Earlham 6
Manchester 10, Mount St. Joseph 8
Alma 5, Trine 4
Saturday, April 27
Anderson 9, Bluffton 4
Anderson 12, Bluffton 5
DePauw 9, Kenyon 3
Kenyon 17, DePauw 5
Hanover 14, Earlham 8
Hanover 14, Earlham 2
Transylvania 7, Franklin 6
Transylvania 14, Franklin 4
Manchester 13, Mount St. Joseph 2
Mount St. Joseph 9, Manchester 1
Rose-Hulman 11, Defiance 10
Alma 20, Trine 5
Alma 9, Trine 2
Wabash 21, Oberlin 8
Wabash 12, Oberlin 7
Sunday, April 28
Bluffton 9, Anderson 8
DePauw 14, Franklin 7
Franklin 10, DePauw 9
Rose-Hulman 14, Defiance 1
Rose-Hulman 12, Defiance 5
NAIA
Tuesday, April 23
Cumberlands (Ky.) 12, IU-Kokomo 2
IU South Bend 5, Saint Francis (Ill.) 2
Saint Francis (Ill.) 16, IU South Bend 6
IU Southeast 13, Campbellsville 3
Bethel (Tenn.) 17, Oakland City 12
Wednesday, April 24
Grace 5, Bethel (Ind.) 4
Grace 4, Bethel (Ind.) 3
Thursday, April 25
Grace 6, Bethel (Ind.) 2
Grace 5, Bethel (Ind.) 3
Calumet of St. Joseph at 6 Judson 2
Calumet of St. Joseph 19, Judson 0
Taylor 10, Goshen 0
Taylor 10, Goshen 2
Marian 6, Huntington 4
Huntington 6, Marian 1
Shawnee State 3, IU-Kokomo 1
Shawnee State 5, IU-Kokomo 0
Point Park 6, IU Southeast 3
Point Park 6, IU Southeast 3
Spring Arbor 3, Indiana Wesleyan 0
Indiana Wesleyan 10, Spring Arbor 2
Oakland City 17, Alice Lloyd 5
Oakland City 15, Alice Lloyd 1
Saint Francis (Ind.) 7, Mount Vernon Nazarene 6
Saint Francis (Ind.) 7, Mount Vernon Nazarene 1
Friday, April 26
West Virginia Tech 10, IUPU-Columbus 4
Roosevelt 17, IU South Bend 15
Roosevelt 12, IU South Bend 1
Indiana Tech 10, Cornerstone 4
Indiana Tech 8, Cornerstone 7
Indiana Wesleyan 8, Spring Arbor 2
Indiana Wesleyan 3, Spring Arbor 2
Saint Francis (Ind.) 3, Mount Vernon Nazarene 2
Mount Vernon Nazarene 4, Saint Francis (Ind.) 2
Saturday, April 27
Calumet of St. Joseph 4, Judson 3
Calumet of St. Joseph 2, Judson 0
Taylor 26, Goshen 2
Taylor 8, Goshen 7
Huntington 13, Marian 3
Huntington 7, Marian 1
West Virginia Tech 14, IUPU-Columbus 4
Roosevelt 12, IU South Bend 8
Roosevelt 11, IU South Bend 9
Indiana Tech 19, Cornerstone 4
Indiana Tech 7, Cornerstone 3
Sunday, April 28
St. Ambrose 16, Calumet of St. Joseph at St. Ambrose 15
St. Ambrose 12, Calumet of St. Joseph at St. Ambrose 4
Junior College
Thursday, April 25
Lansing 18, Marian’s Ancilla 1
Lansing 6, Marian’s Ancilla 0
Lincoln Trail 5, Vincennes 1
Friday, April 26
Lansing 12, Marian’s Ancilla 2
Lansing 10, Marian’s Ancilla 2
Saturday, April 27
John Wood 8, Vincennes 0
John Wood 14, Vincennes 4
Sunday, April 28
John Wood 13, Vincennes 12
John Wood 8, Vincennes 7