Hanover first-time HCAC champs; NAIA Opening Round, D-II regional to start

BY STEVE KRAH 

http://www.IndianaRBI.com

Hanover (Ind.) College is NCAA Division III Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference baseball champions for the first time.

The Grant Bellak-coached Panthers (30-15) won the 2024 HCAC tournament in Kokomo and earned an NCAA D-III regional berth. Hanover goes to a site hosted by Denison and also featuring Rowan and Millikin. The regional is May 17-19.

The season ended for HCAC tourney qualifiers Anderson (25-19), Rose-Hulman (25-19) and Franklin (20-22).

DePauw (23-17) saw its season come to an end at the North Coast Athletic Conference tournament in Chillicothe, Ohio.

The NAIA Opening Round is May 13-16 at 10 sites around the country.

Two locations will feature Indiana teams. 

At the Upland (Ind.) Bracket, the five teams are No. 1 seed Missouri Baptist, No. 2 Taylor (Ind.), No. 3 Mid-America Nazarene (Kan.), No. 4 Indiana Southeast and No. 5 Indiana Tech.

At Williamsburg (Ky.) Bracket, there’s No. 1 Cumberlands (Ky.), No. 2 Bellevue (Neb), No. 3 Loyola (La.), No. 4 Saint Francis (Ind.) and No. 5 Park (Mo.).

The Kyle Gould-coached Taylor Trojans (41-14) won the Crossroads League regular-season and tournament titles.

Brett Neffendorf’s Indiana Southeast Grenadiers (32-18) were River States Conference tournament runners-up.

Kip McWilliams’ Indiana Tech Warriors (32-22) won the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference tournament. The team is on an 11-game win streak.

Dustin Butcher’s Saint Francis Cougars (37-17) finished second in the Crossroads League tournament.

The NAIA World Series is slated for My 24-31 in Lewiston, Idaho.

Oakland City won the National Christian College Athletic Association Mideast Regional and earned a berth in the NCCAA World Series May 18, 20-22 at the Kansas City Urban Youth Academy.

Andy Lasher’s Oakland City Mighty Oaks (41-14) keeps adding to the single-season school record for victories.

Indianapolis (35-18) went 1-2 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference tournament in Marion, Ill., and has earned a hosting spot in NCAA Division II Midwest Regional No. 2.

The Al Ready-coached Greyhounds are in a field with Trevecca Nazarene, Maryville and Grand Valley State. The regional goes May 16-19.

Purdue Northwest (19-30) saw its season conclude at the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference tournament in Lansing, Mich.

Vincennes (13-44) wrapped for 2024 at the National Junior College Athletic Association Division II Region 24 Pod A tournament at Normal, Ill.

In NCAA Division I, the regular season concludes this week (May 13-19) then comes conference tournaments for qualifiers.

Indiana State (36-11, 19-5), Evansville (29-22, 15-9) and Valparaiso (14-34, 6-18) are in the Missouri Valley Conference.

Purdue (33-19, 13-8) and Indiana (28-21-1, 13-8) are in the Big Ten Conference.

Ball State (30-20-1, 16-11) is in the Mid-American Conference.

Notre Dame (27-22, 9-18) is in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Southern Indiana (22-30, 11-13) is in the Ohio Valley Conference.

Butler (20-32, 5-13) is in the Big East Conference.

Purdue Fort Wayne (17-33, 10-17) is in the Horizon League.

INDIANA COLLEGE BASEBALL

Records Through May 12

NCAA D-I

Indiana State 36-11 (19-5 MVC)

Purdue 33-19 (13-8 Big Ten)

Ball State 30-20-1 (16-11 MAC)

Evansville 29-22 (15-9 MVC)

Indiana 28-21-1 (13-8 Big Ten)

Notre Dame 27-22 (9-18 ACC)

Southern Indiana 22-30 (11-13 OVC)

Butler 20-32 (5-13 Big East)

Purdue Fort Wayne 17-33 (10-17 Horizon)

Valparaiso 14-34 (6-18 MVC)

NCAA D-II

Indianapolis 35-18 (29-7 GLVC)

Purdue Northwest 19-30 (8-22 GLIAC)

NCAA D-III

Hanover 30-15(17-5 HCAC)

Anderson 25-19 (13-9 HCAC)

Rose-Hulman 25-19 (14-8 HCAC)

DePauw 23-17 (12-4 NCAC)

Wabash 22-18 (8-8 NCAC)

Franklin 20-22 (9-13 HCAC)

Earlham 15-22 (7-15 HCAC)

Manchester 14-21 (7-11 HCAC)

Trine 11-27 (3-18 MIAA)

NAIA

Taylor 41-14 (30-6 CL)

Oakland City 41-14 (17-7 RSC) 

Saint Francis 37-17 (24-12 CL)

Indiana Wesleyan 34-15 (27-9 CL)

IU Southeast 32-18 (20-4 RSC)

IU-Kokomo 32-21 (18-6 RSC)

Indiana Tech 32-22 (24-8 WHAC)

Huntington 30-21 (23-13 CL)

Marian 25-27 (17-19 CL)

Calumet of St. Joseph 21-29 (14-18 CCAC)

Grace 18-31 (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 16-29 (3-22 MCCAA)

Vincennes 13-44 (5-29 MWAC)

Results Through May 12

NCAA D-I

Tuesday, May 7

Ball State 24, Butler 7

Evansville 10, Southern Indiana 0

Purdue 11, Illinois-Chicago 9

Wednesday, May 8

Butler 12, Eastern Illinois 11

Bowling Green 5, Purdue Fort Wayne 2

Friday, May 10

Ball State 6, Central Michigan 1

Indiana State 5, Evansville 4

Indiana 10, Nebraska 5

Notre Dame 6, Toledo 5

Purdue 4, Michigan 0

Purdue Fort Wayne 18, Northern Kentucky 8

Arkansas-Little Rock 11, Southern Indiana 9

Murray State 11, Valparaiso 10 (10 inn.)

Saturday, May 11

Ball State 6, Central Michigan 4

Villanova 3, Butler 2

Butler 10, Villanova 9 (11 inn.)

Indiana State 6, Evansville 4

Nebraska 5, Indiana 2

Notre Dame 8, Toledo 2

Michigan 7, Purdue 6

Northern Kentucky 10, Purdue Fort Wayne 0

Arkansas-Little Rock 7, Southern Indiana 6

Murray State 7, Valparaiso 3

Sunday, May 12

Central Michigan 17, Ball State 9

Butler 10, Villanova 9 (11 inn.)

Evansville 7, Indiana State 6

Nebraska 4, Indiana 2

Toledo 5, Notre Dame 2

Michigan 8, Purdue 6

Northern Kentucky 18, Purdue Fort Wayne 2

Arkansas-Little Rock 5, Southern Indiana 4 (10 inn.)

Murray State 12, Valparaiso 3

NCAA D-II

Wednesday, May 8

Great Lakes Valley 

Conference Tournament 

Quincy 5, Missouri-St. Louis 4

Thursday, May 9

Great Lakes Valley 

Conference Tournament 

William Jewell 3, Drury 2

Maryville 9, Rockhurst 3

Indianapolis 5, Lewis 2

Great Lakes Intercollegiate 

Athletic Conference Tournament 

Grand Valley State 8, Wisconsin-Parkside 1

Saginaw Valley State 18, Purdue Northwest 4

Davenport 11, Wayne State 2

Friday, May 10

Great Lakes Valley 

Conference Tournament 

Drury 6, Rockhurst 4

Lewis 5, Missouri-St. Louis 2

Maryville 10, William Jewell 4

Quincy 5, Indianapolis 4

Great Lakes Intercollegiate 

Athletic Conference Tournament 

Purdue Northwest 9, Wisconsin-Parkside 7

Saginaw Valley State 9, Wayne State 8 (10 inn.)

Grand Valley State 4, Davenport 2

Saturday, May 11

Great Lakes Valley 

Conference Tournament 

William Jewell 8, Drury 7

Lewis 12, Indianapolis 4

Quincy 7, William Jewell 5

Maryville 11, Lewis 9

Great Lakes Intercollegiate 

Athletic Conference Tournament 

Saginaw Valley State 2, Grand Valley State 1

Davenport 3, Purdue Northwest 1

Saginaw Valley State 14, Davenport 2

Sunday, May 12

Great Lakes Valley 

Conference Tournament 

Championship

Maryville 11, Quincy 1

Great Lakes Intercollegiate 

Athletic Conference Tournament 

Championship

Grand Valley State 5, Saginaw Valley State 3

NCAA D-III

Thursday, May 9

Heartland Collegiate Athletic 

Conference Tournament 

Rose-Hulman 5, Franklin 0

Mount St. Joseph 11, Anderson 10

Hanover 10, Mount St. Joseph 7

North Coast Athletic 

Conference Tournament 

Wittenberg 6, Kenyon 2

Denison 10, DePauw 2

Friday, May 10

Heartland Collegiate Athletic 

Conference Tournament 

Transylvania 7, Rose-Hulman 2

Anderson 11, Franklin 7

Mount St. Joseph 10, Rose-Hulman 1

Transylvania 12, Hanover 10

North Coast Athletic 

Conference Tournament 

Wittenberg 4, Denison 3

Kenyon 10, DePauw 2

Denison 14, Kenyon 1

Saturday, May 11

Heartland Collegiate Athletic 

Conference Tournament 

Anderson 15, Rose-Hulman 4

Hanover 6, Anderson 1

Hanover 6, Transylvania 4

Sunday, May 12

Heartland Collegiate Athletic 

Conference Tournament

Championship

Hanover 9, Transylvania 6

North Coast Athletic 

Conference Tournament 

Championship

Denison 17, Wittenberg 7

NAIA

Monday, May 6

Crossroads League Tournament 

Saint Francis 7, Marian 5

Championship 

Taylor 7, Saint Francis 4

Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic 

Conference Tournament 

Championship Series

Indiana Tech 5, Madonna 4 (11 inn.)

Indiana Tech 10, Madonna 3

Wednesday, May 8

National Christian College Athletic 

Association Mideast Regional

Alice Lloyd 5, Asbury 3

Oakland City 10, Alice Lloyd 0

Thursday, May 9

National Christian College Athletic 

Association Mideast Regional

Asbury 8 Alice Lloyd 6

Oakland City 7, Asbury 3

Junior College

Friday, May 10

NJCAA Division II 

Region 24 Tournament

Heartland 10, Vincennes 9

Spoon River 11, Vincennes 8

NAIA conference tourneys here; UIndy on 11-game win streak

BY STEVE KRAH 

http://www.IndianaRBI.com

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

Saint Francis wins nine straight; Oakland City, Evansville victory streaks at eight

BY STEVE KRAH 

http://www.IndianaRBI.com

The University of Saint Francis has reeled off nine straight victories — the longest current streak among the state’s college baseball teams through the Week of April 15-21.

The Dustin Butcher-coached Cougars are 31-14 overall and 21-11 in the NAIA Crossroads League. USF left-hander Deron Swanson has nine pitching wins on the 2024 season.

NAIA Oakland City University has produced an eight-game win streak. 

Andy Lasher’s OCU Mighty Oaks are 36-13 overall and 17-7 in the NAIA River States Conference. Right-handers Benjamen Simmons (8) and Gehrig Tenhumberg (7) lead the team in mound triumphs.

NCAA Division I University of Evansville has also won eight straight.

Wes Carroll’s UE Purple Aces are 22-17 in all games and 10-5 in the Missouri Valley Conference. Left-hander Kenton Deverman (5) is the victory leader. 

NAIA Taylor University has won six in a row as has NCAA Division II University of Indianapolis. 

Kyle Gould’s TU Trojans are 33-13 overall and 26-6 in the Crossroads League. Pacing the squad in wins is Alec Holcomb (8) and Gabel Pentecost (6). Dalton Swinehart has four saves. All three are right-handers.

Al Ready’s UIndy Greyhounds are 27-14 overall and 23-5 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. Right-hander Carter Nowak has five wins and right-hander E.J. White 10 saves.

NCAA Division I University of Notre Dame has crafted a five-game victory string.

Shawn Stiffler’s Fighting Irish are 20-18 overall and 5-16 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The most mound wins belong to right-handers Radek Birkholz (3) and Jack Radel (3). Right-hander Nate Hardman (4) is ND’s saves leader.

NAIA Indiana University Southeast has won its last three contests.

Brett Neffendorf’s Grenadiers are 28-15 overall and 20-4 in the RSC. Right-handers Luke Schafer (7) and Tyler Yotkevich (7) are tied for the most victories. Right-hander Garrett Hill has five saves.

NCAA Division III Hanover College lost Sunday, April 21, seeing the end to an eight-game win streak. Grant Bellak’s Panthers are 21-9 overall and 12-3 in the Heartland College Athletic Conference. Righty Matthew Alter (5) leads HC in pitching wins.

INDIANA COLLEGE BASEBALL

Records Through April 21

NCAA D-I

Indiana State 29-8 (12-3 MVC)

Ball State 25-15 (12-9 MAC)

Purdue 25-15 (8-4 Big Ten)

Indiana 22-18 (7-5 Big Ten)

Evansville 22-17 (10-5 MVC)

Notre Dame 20-18 (5-16 ACC)

Southern Indiana 16-24 (6-9 OVC)

Butler 15-24 (2-7 Big East)

Purdue Fort Wayne 14-25 (8-10 Horizon)

Valparaiso 12-25 (4-11 MVC)

NCAA D-II

Indianapolis 27-14 (23-5 GLVC)

Purdue Northwest 17-20 (7-15 GLIAC)

NCAA D-III

Hanover 21-9 (12-3 HCAC)

Anderson 20-12 (10-5 HCAC)

DePauw 18-11 (8-2 NCAC)

Rose-Hulman 18-14 (9-6 HCAC)

Franklin 16-14 (7-9 HCAC)

Wabash 15-17 (3-7 NCAC)

Earlham 13-16 (5-10 HCAC)

Manchester 11-19 (5-10 HCAC)

Trine 10-22 (2-13 MIAA)

NAIA

Oakland City 36-13 (17-7 RSC) 

Taylor 33-13 (26-6 CL)

Saint Francis 31-14 (21-11 CL)

Indiana Wesleyan 30-12 (24-8 CL)

IU-Kokomo 30-16 (18-6 RSC)

IU Southeast 28-15 (20-4 RSC)

Huntington 26-18 (20-12 CL)

Marian 21-22 (16-16 CL)

Indiana Tech 23-22 (20-8 WHAC)

Calumet of St. Joseph 17-27 (10-16 CCAC)

IU South Bend 17-27 (9-17 CCAC)

Grace 14-30 (8-24 CL)

Goshen 12-32 (7-25 CL)

Bethel 11-31 (6-26 CL)

IUPU-Columbus 10-40 (2-22 RSC)

Junior College

Marian’s Ancilla 16-21 (3-14 MCCAA)

Vincennes 13-33 (5-19 MWAC)

Results Through April 21

NCAA D-I

Tuesday, April 16

Purdue 13, Ball State 3

Butler 16, Eastern Michigan 10

Evansville 5, Indiana 4

Notre Dame 7, Valparaiso 6

Western Kentucky 2, Southern Indiana 1

Wednesday, April 17

Miami (Ohio) 6, Butler 4

Notre Dame 15, Purdue Fort Wayne 5

Friday, April 19

Ball State 14, Western Michigan 1

St. John’s 7, Butler 1

Evansville 9, Bradley 7

Illinois State 4, Indiana State 3

Notre Dame 14, Boston College 3

East Tennessee State 9, Purdue 7

Youngstown State 4, Purdue Fort Wayne 2

Tennessee-Martin 15, Southern Indiana 10

Valparaiso 7, Missouri State 6 (12 inn.)

Saturday, April 20

Ball State 6, Western Michigan 3

St. John’s 8, Butler 7

Evansville 6, Bradley 1

Indiana 7, Minnesota 1

Indiana State 10, Illinois State 1

Notre Dame 9, Boston College 4

Purdue 18, East Tennessee State 7

Youngstown State 12, Purdue Fort Wayne 3

Southern Indiana 4, Tennessee-Martin 2

Missouri State 8, Valparaiso 6

Sunday, April 21

Western Michigan 8, Ball State 4

Butler 8, St. John’s 4

Evansville 7, Bradley 2

Minnesota 13, Indiana 2

Indiana 18, Minnesota 8

Indiana State 11, Illinois State 1

Notre Dame 13, Boston College 0

East Tennessee State 12, Purdue 2

Purdue Fort Wayne 6, Youngstown State 3

Tennessee-Martin 5, Southern Indiana 3

Missouri State 14, Valparaiso 3

NCAA D-II

Tuesday, April 16

Wisconsin-Parkside 5, Purdue Northwest 3

Purdue Northwest 2, Wisconsin-Parkside 1

Friday, April 19

Indianapolis 7, Maryville 4

Purdue Northwest 8, Saginaw Valley State 6

Saturday, April 20

Indianapolis 9, Maryville 7

Indianapolis 7, Maryville 6

Saginaw Valley State 2, Purdue Northwest 0

Purdue Northwest 9, Saginaw Valley State 6

Sunday, April 21

Indianapolis 12, Maryville 11

Saginaw Valley State 11, Purdue Northwest 4

NCAA D-III

Monday, April 15

Anderson 11, Defiance 1

Earlham 11, Principia 1

Earlham 14, Principia 2

Trine 8, Calvin 7

Tuesday, April 16

Adrian 21, Trine 4

Wednesday, April 17

Webster 17, Rose-Hulman 7

Wittenberg 7, Wabash 6

Wittenberg 9, Wabash 1

Thursday, April 18

DePauw 7, Franklin 4

Friday, April 19

Kalamazoo 15, Trine 2

Saturday, April 20

Anderson 10, Rose-Hulman 6

Rose-Hulman 5, Anderson 3

DePauw 13, Wooster 1

DePauw 13, Wooster 10 (11 inn.)

Franklin 14, Earlham 2

Franklin 18, Earlham 1

Hanover 14, Mount St. Joseph 7

Hanover 10, Mount St. Joseph 5

Manchester 11, Bluffton 4

Manchester 8, Bluffton 2

Kenyon 7, Wabash 6

Kenyon 11, Kenyon 1

Sunday, April 21

Anderson 9, Rose-Hulman 4

DePauw 7, Denison 6

Denison 7, DePauw 1

Earlham 11, Franklin 6

Mount St. Joseph 6, Hanover 5

Manchester 11, Wabash 6

Wabash 6, Manchester 1

Kalamazoo 2, Trine 1

Kalamazoo 9, Trine 5

NAIA

Monday, April 15

Marian 12, Bethel 1

Bethel 6, Marian 3

Huntington 6, Grace 3

Huntington 8, Grace 2

Tuesday, April 16

Western Michigan 12, Goshen 2 (exhibition)

Miami-Hamilton 10, IUPU-Columbus 7

Georgetown (Ky.) 8, IU Southeast 6

Oakland City 27, Kentucky State 1

Wednesday, April 17

Asbury 12, IUPU-Columbus 6

Asbury 7, IUPU-Columbus 4

Thursday, April 18

Lourdes 15, Indiana Tech 11

Indiana Tech 15, Lourdes 8

Taylor 12, Marian 2

Taylor 10, Marian 5

Friday, April 19

Bethel 3, Spring Arbor 2

Spring Arbor 7, Bethel 0

Calumet of St. Joseph 7, Roosevelt 2

Roosevelt 20, Calumet of St. Joseph 4

Saint Francis 11, Grace 7

Saint Francis 24, Grace 13

Mount Vernon Nazarene 12, Goshen 6

Mount Vernon Nazarene 19, Goshen 7

Indiana Wesleyan 12, Huntington 1

Indiana Wesleyan 3, Huntington 2

IU Southeast 9, IUPU-Columbus 1

Midway 6, IU Kokomo 3

IU South Bend 5, Olivet Nazarene 4

Olivet Nazarene 14, IU South Bend 6

Saturday, April 20

Spring Arbor 8, Bethel 3

Spring Arbor 5, Bethel 4

Roosevelt 4, Calumet of St. Joseph 3

Calumet of St. Joseph 7, Roosevelt 3

Saint Francis 9, Grace 5

Saint Francis 7, Grace 0

Mount Vernon Nazarene 14, Goshen 11

Mount Vernon Nazarene 8, Goshen 7

Indiana Wesleyan 13, Huntington 12

Huntington 10, Indiana Wesleyan 0

IUPU-Columbus at IU Southeast

Midway 13, IU Kokomo 11

IU Kokomo 7, Midway 6

IU South Bend 5, Olivet Nazarene 2

Olivet Nazarene 16, IU South Bend 1

IU Southeast 12, IUPU-Columbus 2

IU Southeast 10, IUPU-Columbus 1

Indiana Tech 7, Aquinas 1

Aquinas 11, Indiana Tech 3

Taylor 12, Marian 9

Taylor 13, Marian 3

Oakland City 5, Brescia 0

Oakland City 5, Brescia 3

Sunday, April 21

Indiana Tech 7, Aquinas 0

Indiana Tech 9, Aquinas 7

Oakland City 7, Brescia 5 (10 inn.)

Junior College

Wednesday, April 17

Vincennes 14, Franklin JV 5

Thursday, April 18

Marian’s Ancilla 4, Lake Michigan 1

Lake Michigan 19, Marian’s Ancilla 7

Saturday, April 20

Lake Michigan 14, Marian’s Ancilla 2

Lake Michigan 12, Marian’s Ancilla 9

Vincennes 9, Spoon River 3

Spoon River 7, Vincennes 6

Sunday, April 21

Prairie State 15, Marian’s Ancilla 1

Spoon River 11, Vincennes 9

Spoon River 18, Vincennes 8

Indiana State, Hanover own six-game win streaks

BY STEVE KRAH 

http://www.IndianaRBI.com

The state’s longest college baseball win streaks through the Week of April 8-14 belong to the NCAA Division I Indiana State University Sycamores and NCAA D-III Hanover College Panthers. Both have won six in a row.

Indiana State is 27-7 overall and and 10-2 in the Missouri Valley Conference. Mitch Hannahs’ team is in first place, three games ahead of Illinois-Chicago, Illinois State, Belmont and Evansville.

Hanover is 19-8 in all games and 10-2 in the Heartland College Athletic Conference. Grant Bellak’s club is in first, a half game against of Transylvania.

NAIA University of Saint Francis owns a five-game win streak. Dustin Butcher’s Cougars are 27-14 overall and 17-11 in the Crossroads League.

Taylor University (29-13, 22-6) and Indiana Wesleyan University (27-11, 21-7) are 1-2 atop the CL. TU is coached by Kyle Gould and IWU by Ian MacDonald.

Four-game win streaks belong to D-I University of Evansville and NAIA Oakland City University.

Wes Carroll’s UE Purple Aces are 18-17 overall and 7-5 in the MVC.

Andy Lasher’s OCU Mighty Oaks are 32-13 overall and 14-7 in the River States Conference.

Tied for first place in the RSC are Indiana University-Kokomo (29-14, 17-4) and Indiana University Southeast (25-14, 17-4). The Drew Brantley-coached IUK Cougars and Brett Neffendorf-coached IUS Grenadiers just finished a three-game series in Kokomo. IUK won that 2-1.

Current three-game win streaks have been built by D-I’s Ball State University and Purdue University and D-III’s Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and Wabash College.

Rich Maloney’s BSU Cardinals and 23-13 overall and 10-8 in the Mid-American Conference — good for fourth place behind Bowling Green (15-0 in MAC games), Western Michigan (11-4) and Toledo (12-6).

Greg Goff’s PU Boilermakers are 23-13 overall and 8-4 in the Big Ten Conference, placing them behind Illinois (7-2 in B1G games) and Nebraska (6-3).

Adam Rosen’s RHIT Fightin’ Engineers are 17-11 overall and 8-4 in the HCAC.

Jake Martin’s Wabash Little Giants is 14-12 overall and 3-3 in the North Coast Athletic Conference. Denison (7-1 in NCAC games), DePauw (5-1) and Wittenberg (5-1) are at the top.

INDIANA COLLEGE BASEBALL

Records Through April 14

NCAA D-I

Indiana State 27-7 (10-2 MVC)

Ball State 23-13 (10-8 MAC)

Purdue 23-13 (8-4 Big Ten)

Indiana 20-16 (5-4 Big Ten)

Evansville 18-17 (7-5 MVC)

Notre Dame 15-18 (2-16 ACC)

Southern Indiana 15-21 (5-7 OVC)

Butler 13-21 (1-5 Big East)

Purdue Fort Wayne 13-22 (7-8 Horizon)

Valparaiso 11-22 (3-9 MVC)

NCAA D-II

Indianapolis 23-14 (19-5 GLVC)

Purdue Northwest 14-17 (4-12 GLIAC)

NCAA D-III

Hanover 19-8 (10-2 HCAC)

Rose-Hulman 17-11 (8-4 HCAC)

Anderson 17-11 (7-4 HCAC)

DePauw 14-10 (5-1 NCAC)

Wabash 14-12 (3-3 NCAC)

Franklin 14-12 (5-8 HCAC)

Earlham 10-14 (4-8 HCAC)

Trine 9-18 (1-9 MIAA)

Manchester 9-19 (3-10 HCAC)

NAIA

Oakland City 32-13 (14-7 RSC) 

Taylor 29-13 (22-6 CL)

IU-Kokomo 29-14 (17-4 RSC)

Indiana Wesleyan 27-11 (21-7 CL)

Saint Francis 27-14 (17-11 CL)

IU Southeast 25-14 (17-4 RSC)

Huntington 23-15 (17-9 CL)

Marian 20-17 (15-11 CL)

Indiana Tech 19-20 (16-4 WHAC)

Calumet of St. Joseph 15-25 (8-14 CCAC)

IU South Bend 15-25 (7-15 CCAC)

Grace 14-24 (8-18 CL)

Goshen 12-28 (7-21 CL)

IUPU-Columbus 10-34 (2-19 RSC)

Bethel 9-27 (4-22 CL)

Junior College

Marian’s Ancilla 15-17 (2-11 MCCAA)

Vincennes 11-30 (4-16 MWAC)

Results Through April 14

NCAA D-I

Tuesday, April 9

Evansville 15, Butler 5

Indiana State 9, Purdue 3

Saint Louis 13, Southern Indiana 5

Milwaukee 7, Valparaiso 3

Wednesday, April 10

Notre Dame 11, Butler 2

Bowling Green State 8, Purdue Fort Wayne 7

Friday, April 12

Evansville 9, Illinois State 1

Penn State 15, Indiana 4

Indiana State 14, Bradley 2

North Carolina 13, Notre Dame 0

Purdue 7, Michigan State 2

Southeast Missouri State 1, Southern Indiana 0

Belmont 9, Valparaiso 2

Saturday, April 13

Ball State 5, Akron 1

Ball State 17, Akron 7

Georgetown 13, Butler 4

Georgetown 9, Butler 5

Evansville 6, Illinois State 5

Indiana 10, Penn State 9

Indiana State 11, Bradley 1

North Carolina 7, Notre Dame 2

Purdue 14, Michigan State 0

Purdue Fort Wayne 11, Oakland 6

Oakland 8, Purdue Fort Wayne 3

Southern Indiana 12, Southeast Missouri State 6

Valparaiso 10, Belmont 9

Sunday, April 14

Ball State 14, Akron 9

Georgetown 15, Butler 2

Evansville 13, Illinois State 1

Indiana 12, Penn State 3

Indiana State 17, Bradley 6

North Carolina 10, Notre Dame 3

Purdue 21, Michigan State 1

Oakland 8, Purdue Fort Wayne 5

Southeast Missouri State 12, Southern Indiana 2

Belmont 15, Valparaiso 8

NCAA D-II

Tuesday, April 9

Purdue Northwest 7, Indianapolis 6

Purdue Northwest 4, Indianapolis 0

Friday, April 12

Indianapolis 6, Quincy 5

Grand Valley State 3, Purdue Northwest 0

Saturday, April 13

Quincy 11, Indianapolis 6

Indianapolis 7, Quincy 4

Grand Valley State 9, Purdue Northwest 3

Purdue Northwest 12, Grand Valley State 11

Sunday, April 14

Indianapolis 16, Quincy 11

Grand Valley State 9, Purdue Northwest 3

NCAA D-III

Tuesday, April 9

Wabash 8, DePauw 1

DePauw 8, Wabash 0

Washington (Mo.) 4, Rose-Hulman 3

Adrian 14, Trine 3

Friday, April 12

Hanover 18, Manchester 3

Saturday, April 13

DePauw 7, Ohio Wesleyan 3

DePauw 13, Ohio Wesleyan 3

Rose-Hulman 14, Earlham 2

Rose-Hulman 11, Earlham 1

Franklin 14, Mount St. Joseph 7

Hanover 14, Manchester 4

Hanover 5, Manchester 2

Trine 8, Calvin 7 (10 inn.)

Calvin 6, Trine 5

Wabash 12, Hiram 7

Wabash 17, Hiram 3

Sunday, April 14

Anderson 4, Defiance 3

Anderson 13, Defiance 3

Rose-Hulman 16, DePauw 8

Mount St. Joseph 13, Franklin 6

Mount St. Joseph 15, Franklin 12

Wabash 5, Blackburn 4

NAIA

Tuesday, April 9

Grace 6, Goshen 2

Huntington 10, IUPU-Columbus 7

Saint Francis (Ill.) 11, IU South Bend 5

Saint Francis (Ill.) 11, IU South Bend 4

Marian 9, Mount Vernon Nazarene 5

Mount Vernon Nazarene 8, Marian 7

Oakland City 11, Health Sciences & Pharmacy 2

Wednesday, April 10

Defiance 5, Indiana Tech 4

Friday, April 12

Indiana Wesleyan 6, Taylor 4

Taylor 4, Indiana Wesleyan 3

Saturday, April 13

Marian 10, Bethel 1

Marian 5, Bethel 4

IU South Bend 6, Calumet of St. Joseph 3

IU South Bend 14, Calumet of St. Joseph 5

Saint Francis (Ind.) 10, Goshen 2

Saint Francis (Ind.) 6, Goshen 5

Huntington 19, Grace 3

Grace 4, Huntington 3

IU-Kokomo 9, IU Southeast 1

IU-Kokomo 5, IU Southeast 4

Oakland City 13, IUPU-Columbus 3

Oakland City 17, IUPU-Columbus 3

Indiana Tech 11, Northwestern Ohio 4

Indiana Tech 11, Northwestern Ohio 10

Indiana Wesleyan 18, Taylor 17

Taylor 24, Indiana Wesleyan 1

Sunday, April 14

Calumet of St. Joseph 18, IU South Bend 0

IU South Bend 12, Calumet of St. Joseph 2

Saint Francis (Ind.) 7, Goshen 3

Saint Francis (Ind.) 1, Goshen 0

Oakland City 11, IUPU-Columbus 1

IU Southeast 11, IU-Kokomo 6

Concordia (Mich.) 8, Indiana Tech 7

Concordia (Mich.) 11, Indiana Tech 10 (10 inn.)

Junior College

Monday, April 8

Heartland 8, Vincennes

Heartland 14, Vincennes 4

Tuesday, April 9

Heartland 7, Vincennes 0

Heartland 12, Vincennes 4

Saturday, April 13

Kellogg 7, Marian’s Ancilla 0

Marian’s Ancilla at Kellogg

Lincoln Land 10, Vincennes 4

Lincoln Land 10, Vincennes 0

Sunday, April 14

Kellogg 9, Marian’s Ancilla 2

Kellogg 10, Marian’s Ancilla 0

Lincoln Land 10, Vincennes 5

Lincoln Land 17, Vincennes 6

IU Southeast streak at 13; Indiana Tech wins 11th in a row

BY STEVE KRAH 

http://www.IndianaRBI.com

NAIA’s Indiana University Southeast continued to pile up college baseball victory after victory, extending its win streak to 13 through the Week of April 1-7.

Under the direction of first-year coach Brett Neffendorf, the Grenadiers are 24-12 overall and 16-2 in the River States Conference, which puts IUS in first place.

Another NAIA team from the state has a double-digit win streak and that’s Indiana Tech at 11.

The Kip McWilliams-coached Warriors are 17-17 overall and 14-4 in the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference — good for third place behind Northwestern Ohio (15-0) and Concordia (15-3).

Other top consecutive triumph runs in NAIA belong to Indiana Wesleyan University (7), Indiana University-Kokomo (6), Taylor University (5) and Huntington University (3).

Ian MacDonald’s IWU Wildcats are 25-9 overall and 19-5 in the Crossroads League.

Drew Brantley IUK Cougars are 27-13 in all games and 15-3 in the RSC, which puts then in second place.

Kyle Gould’s TU Trojans are 27-11 overall and 20-4 in the Crossroads.

Thad Frame’s HU Foresters are 21-14 overall and 16-8 in the CL.

Taylor, Indiana Wesleyan and Huntington are 1-2-3 in the league standings.

NCAA Division I Purdue — coached by Greg Goff — has a four-game win streak. The Boilermakers are 20-12 overall and 5-4 in the Big Ten Conference. That’s tied for the third-best record in conference games.

Two teams in the NCAA Division III Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference have won their last three contests.

Grant Bellak’s Hanover College Panthers are 16-8 and 7-2.

Adam Rosen’s Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Fightin’ Engineers are 14-10 and 6-4. 

Hanover is second and Rose-Hulman fourth in the HCAC, which is led by Mount St. Joseph (8-1).

INDIANA COLLEGE BASEBALL

Records Through April 7

NCAA D-I

Indiana State 23-7 (7-2 MVC)

Purdue 20-12 (5-4 Big Ten)

Ball State 20-13 (7-8 MAC)

Indiana 18-15 (3-3 Big Ten)

Notre Dame 14-15 (2-13 ACC)

Evansville 14-17 (4-5 MVC)

Southern Indiana 14-18 (4-5 OVC)

Butler 13-16 (1-2 Big East)

Purdue Fort Wayne 12-19 (6-6 Horizon)

Valparaiso 10-19 (2-7 MVC)

NCAA D-II

Indianapolis 20-11 (16-4 GLVC)

Purdue Northwest 11-14 (3-9 GLIAC)

NCAA D-III

Hanover 16-8 (7-2 HCAC)

Anderson 15-11 (5-4 HCAC)

Rose-Hulman 14-10 (6-4 HCAC)

Franklin 13-10 (4-6 HCAC)

DePauw 11-8 (2-0 NCAC)

Wabash 10-11 (0-2 NCAC)

Earlham 10-12 (4-6 HCAC)

Manchester 9-16 (3-7 HCAC)

Trine 8-16 (0-7 MIAA)

NAIA

Oakland City 28-13 (11-7 RSC) 

Taylor 27-11 (20-4 CL)

IU-Kokomo 27-13 (15-3 RSC)

Indiana Wesleyan 25-9 (19-5 CL)

IU Southeast 24-12 (16-2 RSC)

Saint Francis 23-14 (13-11 CL)

Huntington 21-14 (16-8 CL)

Marian 17-16 (12-10 CL)

Indiana Tech 17-17 (14-4 WHAC)

Calumet of St. Joseph 14-22 (7-11 CCAC)

IU South Bend 12-22 (4-12 CCAC)

Goshen 12-23 (7-16 CL)

Grace 12-23 (6-17 CL)

IUPU-Columbus 10-30 (2-16 RSC)

Bethel 9-25 (4-20 CL)

Junior College

Marian’s Ancilla 15-13 (2-7 MCCAA)

Vincennes 11-22 (4-8 MWAC)

Results Through April 7

NCAA D-I

Tuesday, April 2

Ball State 7, Bellarmine 2

Evansville 13, Austin Peay State 6

Indiana 16, Indiana State 7

Southern Indiana 10, Murray State 5

Wednesday, April 3

Murray State 13, Southern Indiana 6

Friday, April 5

Ball State 3, Miami (Ohio) 2

Butler 5, Creighton 1

Evansville 3, Belmont 2

Indiana 15, Maryland 4

Murray State 5, Indiana State 4 (12 inn.)

Clemson 7, Notre Dame 3

Purdue 5, Rutgers 3 (10 inn.)

Southern Indiana 9, Lindenwood 4

Illinois State 11, Valparaiso 1

Saturday, April 6

Ball State 2, Miami (Ohio) 0

Creighton 11, Butler 1

Evansville 8, Belmont  3

Indiana 14, Maryland 2

Indiana State 2, Murray State 1 (10 inn.)

Indiana State 6, Murray State 4

Clemson 3, Notre Dame 2

Purdue 8, Rutgers 6

Purdue Fort Wayne 4, Northern Kentucky 3 (10 inn.)

Purdue Fort Wayne 4, Northern Kentucky 1

Lindenwood 7, Southern Indiana 6

Illinois State 3, Valparaiso 1

Sunday, April 7

Miami (Ohio) 11, Ball State 1

Creighton 10, Butler 7

Belmont 12, Evansville 0

Maryland 6, Indiana 5

Clemson 13, Notre Dame 12 (11 inn.)

Purdue 5, Rutgers 3

Northern Kentucky 12, Purdue Fort Wayne 2

Lindenwood 9, Southern Indiana 4

Illinois State 6, Valparaiso 0

NCAA D-II

Friday, April 5

Indianapolis 4, Illinois-Springfield 3

Indianapolis 4, Illinois-Springfield 2

Purdue Northwest 5, Davenport 3

Saturday, April 6

Illinois-Springfield 8, Indianapolis 6

Indianapolis 7, Illinois-Springfield 4

Purdue Northwest 3, Davenport 2

Davenport 9, Purdue Northwest 5

Sunday, April 7

Davenport 10, Purdue Northwest 3

NCAA D-III

Monday, April 1

Hope 10, Trine 0

Wednesday, April 3

Adrian 11, Trine 1

Friday, April 5

Earlham 3, Manchester 1

Albion 4, Trine 2

Saturday, April 6

Anderson 5, Transylvania 4

Transylvania 13, Anderson 12

DePauw 2, Oberlin 1

DePauw 8, Oberlin 7

Earlham 9, Manchester 1

Manchester 7, Earlham 2

Hanover 11, Franklin 2

Hanover 17, Franklin 7

Rose-Hulman 14, Bluffton 3

Rose-Hulman 6, Bluffton 0

Albion 10, Trine 0

Albion 7, Trine 1

Wabash 6, Asbury 4

Asbury 5, Wabash 4

Sunday, April 7

Transylvania 8, Anderson 3

Hanover 8, Franklin 0

Rose-Hulman 14, Bluffton 11

Asbury 11, Wabash 6 (12 inn.)

NAIA

Wednesday, April 3

Indiana Tech 12, Lourdes 2

Indiana Tech 13, Lourdes 4

Friday, April 5

Taylor 9, Bethel 3

Taylor 6, Bethel 0

Goshen 6, Huntington 5

Huntington 9, Goshen 4

Spring Arbor 16, Grace 5

Spring Arbor 14, Grace 3

IU-Kokomo 6, Brescia 4 (11 inn.)

Midway 7, IUPU-Columbus 4

IU South Bend 3, Trinity Christian 2

Trinity Christian 7, IU South Bend 4

IU Southeast 11, Oakland City 4

Saturday, April 6

Taylor 14, Bethel 4

Taylor 10, Bethel 4

St. Ambrose 7, Calumet of St. Joseph 0

St. Ambrose 6, Calumet of St. Joseph 4

Huntington 6, Goshen 2

Huntington 3, Goshen 1

Grace 11, Spring Arbor 1

Spring Arbor 6, Grace 2

IU-Kokomo 12, Brescia 10

IU-Kokomo 18, Brescia 5

Midway 6, IUPU-Columbus 0

Midway 2, IUPU-Columbus 0

Trinity Christian 15, IU South Bend 5

Trinity Christian 17, IU South Bend 3

IU Southeast 10, Oakland City 2

IU Southeast 3, Oakland City 1

Indiana Tech 4, Siena Heights 0

Indiana Tech 4, Siena Heights 3

Saint Francis 5, Marian 1

Saint Francis 4, Marian 1

Sunday, April 7

Indiana Tech 9, Siena Heights 3

Indiana Tech 5, Siena Heights 2

Marian 7, Saint Francis 6

Saint Francis 12, Marian 2

Junior College

Friday, April 5

Marian’s Ancilla 3, Glen Oaks 2

Marian’s Ancilla 13, Glen Oaks 8

Wabash Valley 2, Vincennes 0

Saturday, April 6

Glen Oaks 9, Marian’s Ancilla 0

Glen Oaks 10, Marian’s Ancilla 2

Indiana University Southeast victory streak reaches 10

BY STEVE KRAH 

http://www.IndianaRBI.com

NAIA’s Indiana University Southeast is on the biggest roll among the state’s college baseball programs.

Through the Week of March 25-31, the Brett Neffendorf-coached Grenadiers (21-12 overall, 13-2 in the River State Conference) have won 10 in a row. 

Mason White is hitting a head-turning .438 with 12 home runs and 50 runs batted in. Ethan Burdette (.358, 0 HR, 19 RBIs) and Logan Murphy (.357, 1 HR, 17 RBIs) have also been very productive for IUS. Murphy hit for the cycle (single, double, triple, homer) Saturday, March 30 against Brescia.

NCAA Division I’s Indiana State University (6) and Ball State University (5) are on win streaks as well as NAIA’s Indiana Tech (5), Oakland City University (4), Grace College (3), Indiana University-Kokomo (3) and Saint Francis (3).

NCAA D-II Indianapolis saw its win streak stopped Friday, March 29 at 17.

At 21-5, Mitch Hannahs’ ISU Sycamores have the best mark among Indiana’s D-I teams. Dominic Listi (.379, 0 HR, 13 RBIs) and Luis Hernandez (.376, 7 HR, 31 RBIs) are among offensive leaders.

Rich Maloney’s BSU Cardinals with Michael Hallquist (.370, 11 HR, 34 RBIs) and Greg Goff’s Purdue Boilermakers with Luke Gaffney (.381, 6 HR, 36 RBIs) are both 17-12.

Kip McWilliams’ Indiana Tech Warriors (11-17) have rebounded from an 0-6 start. Luke Huerta (.396, 1 HR, 11 RBIs), Eli McDonald (.360, 3 HRs, 20 RBIs) are among the hitting stars.

Andy Lasher’s OCU Mighty Oaks (28-10) features Oliver Hamiltion (.384, 4 HRs, 22 RBIs).

Ryan Roth’s Grace Lancers (11-20) has Maximo DeLeon (.336, 2 HR, 19 RBIs).

The attack of Drew Brantley’s IUK Cougars (24-13) includes Jack Leverenz (.403, 4 HR, 28 RBIs).

Dustin Butcher’s USF Cougars (20-13) can turn to Ayden Lichtensteiger (.362, 5 HR, 34 RBIs).

INDIANA COLLEGE BASEBALL

Records Through March 31

NCAA D-I

Indiana State 21-5 (5-1 MVC)

Ball State 17-12 (5-7 MAC)

Purdue 17-12 (2-4 Big Ten)

Indiana 15-14 (1-2 Big Ten)

Notre Dame 14-12 (2-10 ACC)

Butler 12-14 (0-0 Big East)

Southern Indiana 12-15 (3-3 OVC)

Evansville 11-16 (2-4 MVC)

Valparaiso 10-16 (2-4 MVC)

Purdue Fort Wayne 10-18 (4-5 Horizon)

NCAA D-II

Indianapolis 17-10 (13-3 GLVC)

Purdue Northwest 9-12 (1-7 GLIAC)

NCAA D-III

Anderson 14-9 (4-2 HCAC)

Franklin 13-7 (4-3 HCAC)

Hanover 13-8 (4-2 HCAC)

Rose-Hulman 11-10 (3-4 HCAC)

DePauw 9-8 (0-0 NCAC)

Wabash 9-9 (0-2 NCAC)

Earlham 8-11 (2-5 HCAC)

Trine 8-11 (0-2 MIAA)

Manchester 8-14 (2-5 HCAC)

NAIA

Oakland City 28-10 (11-4 RSC) 

IU-Kokomo 24-13 (12-3 RSC)

Taylor 23-11 (16-4 CL)

Indiana Wesleyan 21-9 (15-5 CL)

IU Southeast 21-12 (13-2 RSC)

Saint Francis 20-13 (10-10 CL)

Huntington 18-13 (13-7 CL)

Marian 16-13 (11-7 CL)

Calumet of St. Joseph 14-20 (7-9 CCAC)

Indiana Tech 11-17 (8-4 WHAC)

IU South Bend 11-19 (3-9 CCAC)

Goshen 11-20 (6-13 CL)

Grace 11-20 (5-14 CL)

IUPU-Columbus 10-27 (2-13 RSC)

Bethel 9-21 (4-16 CL)

Junior College

Marian’s Ancilla 13-11 (0-5 MCCAA)

Vincennes 11-21 (4-8 MWAC)

Results Through March 31

NCAA D-I

Tuesday, March 26

Ball State 12, Southern Indiana 5

Southern Illinois-Edwardsville 14, Evansville 6

Indiana 12, Middle Tennessee State 5

Indiana State 8, Purdue 7

Vanderbilt 3, Valparaiso 2

Thursday, March 28

Ball State 7, Ohio 6

Butler 6, Indiana 2

Evansville 12, Southern Illinois 2

North Carolina State 10, Notre Dame 0

Milwaukee 10, Purdue Fort Wayne 2

Morehead State 11, Southern Indiana 10

Friday, March 29

Ball State 12, Ohio 3

Indiana 11, Butler 2

Indiana 22, Butler 3

Southern Illinois 10, Evansville 6

Indiana State 10, Illinois-Chicago 6

North Carolina State 7, Notre Dame 6

Ohio State 8, Purdue 2

Milwaukee 3, Purdue Fort Wayne 1

Southern Indiana 8, Morehead State 7

Bradley 6, Valparaiso 4

Saturday, March 30

Ball State 14, Ohio 7

Indiana 22, Butler 3

Butler 8, Indiana 5

Evansville 11, Southern Illinois 10 (10 inn.)

Indiana State 9, Illinois-Chicago 8 (11 inn.)

North Carolina State 7, Notre Dame 6

Ohio State 12, Purdue 10

Purdue Fort Wayne 9, Milwaukee 5

Morehead State 18, Southern Indiana 9

Valparaiso 9, Bradley 2

Sunday, March 31

Indiana State 4, Illinois-Chicago 1

Purdue 7, Ohio State 1

Valparaiso 13, Bradley 2

NCAA D-II

Thursday, March 28

Indianapolis 21, Rockhurst 4

Friday, March 29

Rockhurst 12, Indianapolis 4

Rockhurst 5, Indianapolis 4

Purdue Northwest 4, Grand Valley State 1

Grand Valley State 4, Purdue Northwest 1

Saturday, March 30

Rockhurst 17, Indianapolis 10

Saginaw Valley State 9, Purdue Northwest 2

Saginaw Valley State 14, Purdue Northwest 3

NCAA D-III

Monday, March 25

DePauw 12, Union (N.Y.) 2

Earlham 19, Bluffton 11

Bluffton 8, Earlham 7

Franklin 17, Defiance 4

Franklin 17, Defiance 0

Ohio Northern 17, Trine 3

Tuesday, March 26

Centre 13, Hanover 10

Wednesday, March 27

DePauw 5, St. Olaf 2

Manchester 10, Hope 8

Wabash 8, Rose-Hulman 2

Thursday, March 28

Colby 6, DePauw 4

Colby 3, DePauw 2

Friday, March 29

Mount St. Joseph 12, Earlham 10

Franklin 8, Manchester 5

Manchester 14, Franklin 4

Transylvania 13, Rose-Hulman 8

Hope 8, Trine 1

Hope 6, Trine 5

Saturday, March 30

Hanover 15, Anderson 4

Anderson 9, Hanover 8

Mount St. Joseph 7, Earlham 6

Mount St. Joseph 12, Earlham 2

Franklin 16, Manchester 7

Transylvania 5, Rose-Hulman 4

Transylvania 16, Rose-Hulman 6

Denison 9, Wabash 0

Denison 9, Wabash 4

NAIA

Monday, March 25

Huntington 11, Bethel (Ind.) 1

Huntington 2, Bethel (Ind.) 1

Spring Arbor 17, Goshen 9

Spring Arbor 16, Goshen 4

Indiana Tech 16, Michigan-Dearborn 2

Indiana Tech 14, Michigan-Dearborn 1

Tuesday, March 26

Calumet of St. Joseph 11, Saint Francis (Ill.) 4

Calumet of St. Joseph 13, Saint Francis (Ill.) 3

IU-Kokomo 14, Indiana Tech 1

Indiana Tech 6, IU-Kokomo 5

IUPU-Columbus 6, Wright State-Lake 1

IU-South Bend 1, Judson 0

IU-South Bend 5, Judson 2

Thursday, March 28

Bethel (Ind.) 4, Indiana Wesleyan 1

Indiana Wesleyan 13, Bethel (Ind.) 5

Grace 17, Goshen 0

Grace 6, Goshen 1

Taylor 14, Huntington 2

Huntington 3, Taylor 0

Grace Christian 14, IUPU-Columbus 7

IUPU-Columbus 21, Grace Christian 1

Mount Vernon Nazarene 13, Marian 3

Marian 8, Mount Vernon Nazarene 0

Spring Arbor 7, Saint Francis (Ind.) 4

Saint Francis (Ind.) 1, Spring Arbor 0

Friday, March 29

Saint Xavier 9, Calumet of St. Joseph 2

Saint Xavier 9, Calumet of St. Joseph 5

IU-Kokomo 8, IUPU-Columbus 1

Saint Ambrose 9, IU South Bend 8

Saint Ambrose 5, IU South Bend 4

IU Southeast 9, Brescia 7

Indiana Tech 8, Cleary 7

Indiana Tech 11, Cleary 4

Oakland City 8, Midway 4

Oakland City 6, Midway 0

Saturday, March 30

Indiana Wesleyan 10, Bethel (Ind.) 4

Indiana Wesleyan 7, Bethel (Ind.) 5

Calumet of St. Joseph 6, Saint Xavier 2

Saint Xavier 8, Calumet of St. Joseph 3

Grace 14, Goshen 7

Huntington 8, Taylor 5

Taylor 8, Huntington 5

IU-Kokomo 8, IUPU-Columbus 3

IU-Kokomo 16, IUPU-Columbus 4

Saint Ambrose 8, IU South Bend 3

Saint Ambrose 17, IU South Bend 16

IU Southeast 22, Brescia 12

IU Southeast 8, Brescia 6

Indiana Tech 9, Rochester 6

Indiana Tech 11, Rochester 6

Oakland City 8, Midway 5

Saint Francis (Ind.) 16, Spring Arbor 3

Saint Francis (Ind.) 5, Spring Arbor 2

Junior College

Tuesday, March 26

Vincennes 16, Olney Central 12

Thursday, March 28

Lansing 6, Marian’s Ancilla 1

Friday, March 29

Kalamazoo Valley 13, Marian’s Ancilla 4

John A. Logan 12, Vincennes 6

Indianapolis win streak at 14; Taylor has won 10 straight

BY STEVE KRAH 

http://www.IndianaRBI.com

NCAA Division II baseball’s University of Indianapolis continues to be white-hot through the Week of March 18-24.

UIndy (16-7 overall and 12-0 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference) is riding a 14-game win streak. Among top pitchers for the Al Ready-coached Greyhounds are Andrew DeWitt (3-0, 0.00 earned run average), Carter Nowak (3-1, 2.64) and E.J. White (1-1, 5 saves, 1.15).

NAIA’s Taylor University (21-9 overall, 14-2 in the Crossroads League) has won 10 straight games while Indiana University Southeast (18-12 overall, 10-2 in the River States Conference) has won seven in a row.

Among leading TU hurlers for the Kyle Gould-coached Trojans are Alec Holcomb (4-2, 4.28), Gabel Pentecost (3-1, 2.40), Jack Ross (1-0, 3 saves, 2.66) and Dalton Swinehart (2-3, 4 saves).

Luke Schafer (5-1, 2.16), Tyler Yotkevich (4-4) and Garrett Hill 2-0, 4 saves, 2.60) are part of the pitching staff for the Brett Neffendorf-coached Grenadiers.

NCAA Division III Rose-Hulman (11-6 overall, 3-1 in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference) has won three straight. The Adam Rosen-coached Fightin’ Engineers have moundsmen like Schuyler Wilcox (2-0, 2.79) and Jonathan Oliger (1-0, 3 saves, 2.57).

INDIANA COLLEGE BASEBALL

Records Through March 24

NCAA D-I

Indiana State 17-5 (2-1 MVC)

Purdue 16-9 (1-2 Big Ten)

Notre Dame 14-9 (2-7 ACC)

Ball State 13-12 (2-7 MAC)

Indiana 12-12 (1-2 Big Ten)

Butler 10-12 (0-0 Big East)

Southern Indiana 11-12 (2-1 OVC)

Evansville 9-14 (0-3 MVC)

Purdue Fort Wayne 9-16 (3-3 Horizon)

Valparaiso 8-15 (0-3 MVC)

NCAA D-II

Indianapolis 16-7 (12-0 GLVC)

Purdue Northwest 8-9 (0-4 GLIAC)

NCAA D-III

Franklin 9-6 (0-2 HCAC)

Anderson 13-8 (3-1 HCAC)

Hanover 12-6 (3-1 HCAC)

Rose-Hulman 11-6 (3-1 HCAC)

Wabash 8-7 (0-0 NCAC)

Trine 8-8 (0-0 MIAA)

DePauw 7-6 (0-0 NCAC)

Earlham 7-7 (1-1 HCAC)

Manchester 6-12 (1-3 HCAC)

NAIA

Oakland City 25-10 (8-4 RSC) 

IU-Kokomo 20-12 (9-3 RSC)

Taylor 21-9 (14-2 CL)

Indiana Wesleyan 18-8 (12-4 CL)

IU Southeast 18-12 (10-2 RSC)

Saint Francis 17-12 (7-9 CL)

Marian 15-12 (10-6 CL)

Huntington 14-11 (9-5 CL)

Goshen 11-15 (6-8 CL)

Calumet of St. Joseph 11-16 (4-5 CCAC)

IU South Bend 9-15 (1-5 CCAC)

Bethel 8-16 (3-11 CL)

Grace 8-20 (2-14 CL)

IUPU-Columbus 8-23 (2-10 RSC)

Indiana Tech 4-16 (2-4 WHAC)

Junior College

Marian’s Ancilla 13-9 (0-3 MCCAA)

Vincennes 10-20 (4-8 MWAC)

Results Through March 24

NCAA D-I

Tuesday, March 19

Valparaiso 9, Ball State 6

Butler 13, Miami (Ohio) 10

Kentucky 11, Evansville 3

Indiana State 15, Indiana 7

Notre Dame 16, Western Michigan 11

Western Kentucky 5, Southern Indiana 3

Wednesday, March 20

Ball State 7, Butler 6

Illinois-Chicago 6, Purdue 5 (14 inn.)

Michigan State 11, Purdue Fort Wayne 1

Friday, March 22

Toledo 5, Ball State 2

Murray State 13, Evansville 6

Illinois 9, Indiana 1

Missouri State 6, Indiana State 5

Notre Dame 6, Miami (Fla.) 2

Purdue 10, Iowa 3

Wright State 16, Purdue Fort Wayne 13

Tennessee Tech 9, Southern Indiana 7

Southern Illinois 6, Valparaiso 4

Saturday, March 23

Toledo 7, Ball State 5

Dayton 9, Butler 7

Dayton 8, Butler 2

Murray State 7, Evansville 6

Indiana 8, Illinois 1

Indiana State 3, Missouri State 0

Notre Dame 5, Miami (Fla.) 2

Iowa 4, Purdue 3

Purdue Fort Wayne 11, Wright State 2

Southern Indiana 7, Tennessee Tech 5

Southern Illinois 13, Valparaiso 1

Sunday, March 24

Ball State 4, Toledo 2

Butler 11, Dayton 9

Butler 9, Dayton 8

Murray State 6, Evansville 5 (10 inn.)

Illinois 15, Indiana 8

Indiana State 8, Missouri State 5

Miami (Fla.) 12, Notre Dame 10

Iowa 9, Purdue 6

Wright State 14, Purdue Fort Wayne 2

Southern Indiana 8, Tennessee Tech 1

Southern Illinois 9, Valparaiso 5

NCAA D-II

Tuesday, March 19

Indianapolis 13, Findlay 5

Friday, March 22

Indianapolis 6, Southwest Baptist 3

Davenport 4, Purdue Northwest 1

Davenport 4, Purdue Northwest 1

Saturday, March 23

Indianapolis 9, Southwest Baptist 2

Indianapolis 12, Southwest Baptist 10

Sunday, March 24

Indianapolis 10, Southwest Baptist 3

Wayne State 9, Purdue Northwest 1

Wayne State 6, Purdue Northwest 2

NCAA D-III

Tuesday, March 19

Greenville 8, Wabash 7 (10 inn.)

Wednesday, March 20

Anderson 8, Alma 1

Alma 17, Anderson 9

Rose-Hulman 13, Greenville 5

Thursday, March 21

North Central 4, DePauw 0

Saturday, March 23

Anderson 5, Manchester 4

Anderson 6, Manchester 2

Hanover 10, Transylvania 4

Transylvania 3, Hanover 2

Mount St. Joseph 7, Rose-Hulman 3

Rose-Hulman 12, Mount St. Joseph 6

Trine 10, Wright State-Lake 5

Illinois Wesleyan 6, Wabash 5

Wabash 8, Illinois Wesleyan 2

Sunday, March 24

Earlham 11, Anderson 2

Anderson 8, Earlham 4

DePauw 14, Williams 0

DePauw 10, Williams 4

Rose-Hulman 11, Franklin 5

Rose-Hulman 7, Franklin 4

Hanover 8, Defiance 1

Hanover 13, Defiance 3

Transylvania 12, Manchester 7

Manchester 4, Transylvania 2

Wright State-Lake 5, Trine 1

Wright State-Lake 6, Trine 4

Wabash 8, Illinois Wesleyan 5

NAIA

Tuesday, March 19

Mt. Vernon Nazarene 19, Grace 13

Mt. Vernon Nazarene 15, Grace 5

Saint Francis (Ind.) 12, IUPU-Columbus 8

IU Southeast 5, Georgetown (Ky.) 2

Indiana Wesleyan 15, Indiana Tech 12

Thursday, March 21

Saint Francis (Ill.) 7, Calumet of St. Joseph 2

Saint Francis (Ill.) 11, Calumet of St. Joseph 10

Goshen 8, Spring Arbor 5

Spring Arbor 13, Goshen 4

Friday, March 22

Huntington 8, Bethel 5

Huntington 2, Bethel 1

Saint Francis (Ill.) 6, Calumet of St. Joseph 5

Marian 8, Grace 3

Grace 5, Marian 3

IU-Kokomo 6, Oakland 5 (11 inn.)

IU-Kokomo 5, Oakland 4

Brescia 6, IUPU-Columbus 5

IU Southeast 13, Midway 1

Saint Francis (Ind.) 13, Indiana Wesleyan 9

Saint Francis (Ind.) 6, Indiana Wesleyan 5

Taylor 4, Mt. Vernon Nazarene 1

Taylor 2, Mt. Vernon Nazarene 0

Saturday, March 23

Marian 15, Grace 5

Marian 6, Grace 2

Oakland City 9, IU-Kokomo 6

Brescia 12, IUPU-Columbus 6

Brescia 7, IUPU-Columbus 2

IU Southeast 16, Midway 3

IU Southeast 5, Midway 2

Indiana Tech at Michigan-Dearborn

Indiana Wesleyan 4, Saint Francis (Ind.) 3

Indiana Wesleyan 5, Saint Francis (Ind.) 1

Taylor 7, Mt. Vernon Nazarene 4

Taylor 4, Mt. Vernon Nazarene 0

Sunday, March 24

Indiana Tech 8, Michigan-Dearborn 0

Indiana Tech 11, Michigan-Dearborn 4

Junior College

Tuesday, March 19

Marian’s Ancilla 15, Glen Oaks 5

Frontier 14, Vincennes 4

Thursday, March 21

Kellogg 9, Marian’s Ancilla 2

Saturday, March 23

Lake Michigan 18, Marian’s Ancilla 11

Danville Area 10, Vincennes 5

Danville Area 9, Vincennes 6

Sunday, March 24

Morton 16, Marian’s Ancilla 2

Danville Area 10, Vincennes 2

Vincennes 16, Danville Area 7

Indianapolis, IU-Kokomo hottest baseball teams in state

BY STEVE KRAH 

http://www.IndianaRBI.com

NCAA Division II Indianapolis and NAIA Indiana University-Kokomo are both coming off the winter portion of the 2024 college baseball season blazing hot.

At the close of the Week of March 11-17, the Al Ready-coached UIndy Greyhounds (11-7 overall) and Drew Brantley-coached Cougars (18-11) were both on nine-game win streaks.

Indianapolis is off to a 8-0 start in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. Easton Good is hitting .400 with four home runs and 28 runs batted in. The Hounds’ next nine scheduled contests are home games.

IUK is 7-2 in the River States Conference and tied atop the West Division with Andy Lasher-coached Oakland City (23-8) and Brett Neffendorf-coached Indiana University Southeast (14-12). 

Jack Leverenz is hitting .388 with two home runs and 14 RBIs for IU-Kokomo.

Oakland City’s Leyton Ivers is hitting .389 with three homers and 17 RBIs.

IU Southeast’s Mason White (Evansville Central Class of 2018) is hitting .444 with 11 homers and 43 RBIs.

OCU is on a three-game victory streak. The Mighty Oaks are to visit IU-Kokomo Friday and Saturday, March 22-23.

Also in NAIA, Kyle Gould-coached Taylor (17-9) has won its last six and Todd Bacon-coached Marian (12-11) its last four.

At 10-2, Taylor and Ian MacDonald-coached Indiana Wesleyan (15-6) are tied for first place in the Crossroads League.

The best current win streak among the state’s NCAA Division III teams belongs to Lance Marshall-coached Franklin (9-4) at four. Tysen Lipscomb (Wapahani Class of 2019) is hitting .442 with four homers and 20 RBIs.

Win leaders among NCAA D-I teams are Greg Goff-coached Purdue (15-6) and Mitch Hannahs-coached Indiana State (14-4).

Through 20 games, Purdue’s Luke Gaffney was hitting .436 with three homers and 24 RBIs.

Indiana State’s Luis Hernandez is hitting .368 with four homers and 19 RBIs.

Indiana (11-9) visits ISU Tuesday, March 19.

The first Big Ten Conference series are this weekend (Friday-Sunday) for Purdue (at home vs. Iowa) and Indiana (at home against Illinois).

Beginning Missouri Valley Conference play are Indiana State (at home vs. Missouri State), Wes Carroll-coached Evansville (at home against Murray State) and Brian Schmack-coached Valparaiso (at Southern Illinois).

INDIANA COLLEGE BASEBALL

Records Through March 17

NCAA D-I

Purdue 15-6 (0-0 Big Ten)

Indiana State 14-4 (0-0 MVC)

Notre Dame 11-8 (0-6 ACC)

Ball State 11-9 (1-5 MAC)

Indiana 11-9 (0-0 Big Ten)

Evansville 9-10 (0-0 MVC)

Butler 7-9 (0-0 Big East)

Valparaiso 7-11 (0-0 MVC)

Southern Indiana 8-9 (0-0 OVC)

Purdue Fort Wayne 8-13 (2-1 Horizon)

NCAA D-II

Indianapolis 11-7 (8-0 GLVC)

Purdue Northwest 8-5 (0-0 GLIAC)

NCAA D-III

Franklin 9-4 (0-0 HCAC)

Hanover 9-5 (0-0 HCAC)

Anderson 9-6 (0-0 HCAC)

Rose-Hulman 7-5 (0-0 HCAC)

Trine 7-6 (0-0 MIAA)

Earlham 6-6 (0-0 HCAC)

Wabash 6-5 (0-0 NCAC)

DePauw 5-5 (0-0 NCAC)

Manchester 5-9 (0-0 HCAC)

NAIA

Oakland City 23-8 (7-2 RSC) 

IU-Kokomo 18-11 (7-2 RSC)

Taylor 17-9 (10-2 CL)

Indiana Wesleyan 15-6 (10-2 CL)

Saint Francis 14-10 (5-7 CL)

IU Southeast 14-12 (7-2 RSC)

Huntington 12-11 (7-5 CL)

Marian 12-11 (7-5 CL)

Calumet of St. Joseph 11-13 (4-2 CCAC)

Goshen 10-14 (5-7 CL)

IU South Bend 9-15 (1-5 CCAC)

Bethel 8-14 (3-9 CL)

IUPU-Columbus 8-19 (2-7 RSC)

Grace 7-15 (1-9 CL)

Indiana Tech 2-15 (0-4 WHAC)

Junior College

Marian’s Ancilla 13-5 (0-0 MCCAA)

Vincennes 9-16 (3-5 MWAC)

Results Through March 17

NCAA D-I

Monday, March 11

Southern Indiana 8, Bellarmine 1

Southern Indiana 8, Bellarmine 4

Tuesday, March 12

Ball State 19, Purdue Fort Wayne 7

Vanderbilt 13, Indiana 5

Indiana State 7, Illinois 6

Notre Dame 10, Radford 3

Southern Indiana 12, Middle Tennessee State 9

Valparaiso 5, Gardner-Webb 2

Wednesday, March 13

Evansville 6, Southeast Missouri State 5 (10 inn.)

Illinois State 16, Indiana 6

Notre Dame 11, Radford 6

Purdue 11, Northern Illinois 1

Thursday, March 14

Bradley 18, Butler 5

Friday, March 15

Bowling Green State 5, Ball State 4

Butler 19, Bradley 13

Michigan State 11, Evansville 3

Belmont 9, Indiana 3

Indiana State 16, Xavier 5

Florida State 8, Notre Dame 4

Samford 5, Purdue 1

Youngstown State 4, Purdue Fort Wayne 2

Illinois 2, Southern Indiana 1

Campbell 10, Valparaiso 9

Saturday, March 16

Bowling Green State 34, Ball State 8

Bradley 21, Butler 11

Evansville 5, Michigan State 3 (11 inn.)

Indiana 15, Belmont 10

Indiana State 10, Xavier 7

Florida State 4, Notre Dame 2

Purdue 6, Samford 1

Purdue 13, Samford 12 (10 inn.)

Purdue Fort Wayne 13, Youngstown State 3

Illinois 6, Southern Indiana 5

Campbell 13, Valparaiso 4

Sunday, March 17

Bowling Green State 15, Ball State 8

Michigan State 6, Evansville 5

Indiana 15, Belmont 7

Xavier 4, Indiana State 2

Florida State 4, Notre Dame 3

Samford 11, Purdue 10

Purdue Fort Wayne 18, Youngstown State 5

Southern Indiana 8, Illinois 3

Campbell 18, Valparaiso 7

NCAA D-II

Tuesday, March 12

Lake Erie 7, Indianapolis 6

Indianapolis 16, Lake Erie 9

Eckerd 13, Purdue Northwest 0

Wednesday, March 13

Saint Leo 11, Purdue Northwest 8

Thursday, March 14

Minnesota-Crookston 5, Purdue Northwest 1

Wayne State 4, Purdue Northwest 0

Friday, March 15

Indianapolis 7, McKendree 4

Purdue Northwest 7, Minnesota-Crookston 5

Saturday, March 16

Indianapolis 14, McKendree 9

Sunday, March 17

Indianapolis 18, McKendree 1

Indianapolis 8, McKendree 6

NCAA D-III

Monday, March 11

Earlham 11, Thiel 1

Tuesday, March 12

Anderson 4, Greenville 3 (10 inn.)

Lasell 6, Earlham 5

Franklin 20, Wilmington 9

Huntington 9, Manchester 8

Wednesday, March 13

Rutgers-Newark 9, Anderson 8

Rose-Hulman 8, DePauw 7

Earlham 13, Gettysburg 11

Hanover 6, Wilmington 2

Thursday, March 14

Earlham 20, Washington College (Md.) 17

Friday, March 15

Rose-Hulman 12, Calvin 2

Saturday, March 16

Franklin 12, Trine 7

Franklin 13, Trine 10

Wabash 8, Hanover 7

Hanover 11, Wabash 8

Manchester 11, Berea 4

Berea 7, Manchester 6

Rose-Hulman 11, Calvin 7

Calvin 13, Rose-Hulman 1

Sunday, March 17

Franklin 18, Trine 3

Wabash 6, Hanover 5

Manchester 15, Berea 7

NAIA

Monday, March 11

Goshen 13, Bethel 8

Goshen 19, Bethel 10

Mt. Vernon Nazarene 9, Grace 7

Mt. Vernon Nazarene 13, Grace 5

Point Park 12, IUPU-Columbus 6

Point Park 14, IUPU-Columbus 3

IU Southeast 16, Ohio Christian 1

Indiana Wesleyan 11, Marian 9

Indiana Wesleyan 7, Marian 5

Huntington 13, Saint Francis 11

Saint Francis 7, Huntington 2

Rio Grande 7, Oakland City 3

Oakland City 4, Rio Grande 3

Taylor 13, Spring Arbor 1

Taylor 12, Spring Arbor 2

Tuesday, March 12

Calumet of St. Joseph 9, Trinity International 1

Calumet of St. Joseph 12, Trinity International 6

Goshen 6, Concordia (Mich.) 5

IU-Kokomo 11 Grace 3

Huntington 9, Manchester 8

Judson 4, IU South Bend 0

IU South Bend 13, Judson 0

Tennessee Wesleyan 13, Indiana Tech 3

Wednesday, March 13

IUPU-Columbus 12, UC-Clermont 10

Campbellsville 18, IU Southeast 11

Tennessee Wesleyan 12, Indiana Tech 4

Oakland City 6, Thomas (Ga.) 2

Thomas (Ga.) 3, Oakland City 1

Friday, March 15

Bethel 6, Saint Francis 2

Bethel 4, Saint Francis 2

Calumet of St. Joseph 7, Olivet Nazarene 5

Olivet Nazarene 17, Calumet of St. Joseph 6

Indiana Wesleyan 25, Goshen 2

Goshen 8, Indiana Wesleyan 2

Taylor 9, Grace 4

Taylor 4, Grace 3

Mt. Vernon Nazarene 4, Huntington 3

Huntington 6, Mt. Vernon Nazarene 3

Saint Xavier 7, IU South Bend 3

Saint Xavier 9, IU South Bend 5

Marian 6, Spring Arbor 5

Marian 15, Spring Arbor 14

Saturday, March 16

Saint Francis 15, Bethel 6

Saint Francis 11, Bethel 2

Olivet Nazarene 5, Calumet of St. Joseph 3

Calumet of St. Joseph 13, Olivet Nazarene 7

Indiana Wesleyan 20, Goshen 5

Indiana Wesleyan 18, Goshen 7

Taylor 18, Grace 15

Taylor 5, Grace 4

Huntington 15, Mt. Vernon Nazarene 4

Mt. Vernon Nazarene 12, Huntington 3

IU-Kokomo 7, West Virginia Tech 5

IU-Kokomo 7, West Virginia Tech 2

Alice Lloyd 11, IUPU-Columbus 6

Alice Lloyd 3, IUPU-Columbus 1

Saint Xavier 16, IU South Bend 4

Saint Xavier 23, IU South Bend 13

IU Southeast 5, Rio Grande 2

IU Southeast 5, Rio Grande 3

Lawrence Tech 15, Indiana Tech 4

Lawrence Tech 11, Indiana Tech 6

Marian 5, Spring Arbor 4

Marian 11, Spring Arbor 8

Oakland City 11, Shawnee State 6

Oakland City 8, Shawnee State 2

Sunday, March 17

IU-Kokomo 6, West Virginia Tech 5

IUPU-Columbus 10, Alice Lloyd 6

IU Southeast 17, Rio Grande 0

Madonna 9, Indiana Tech 8

Madonna 14, Indiana Tech 5

Oakland City 7, Shawnee State 2

Junior College

Tuesday, March 12

Olney Central 15, Vincennes 5

Saturday, March 16

Community Christian at Marian’s Ancilla

Community Christian at Marian’s Ancilla

Illinois Central 7, Vincennes 3

Illinois Central 9, Vincennes 4

Sunday, March 17

Marian JV 13, Marian’s Ancilla 0

Marian’s Ancilla 13, Marian JV 12

Illinois Central 7, Vincennes 0

Illinois Central 11, Vincennes 5

Hanover’s Goodpaster finds way from thrower to pitcher

By STEVE KRAH

http://www.IndianaRBI.com

Marcus Goodpaster enjoyed a super baseball season on the mound at Hanover (Ind.) College in 2023.

The right-handed pitcher from Indianapolis appeared in nine games (all starts) for the Panthers and went 8-0 with a 2.13 earned run average, four complete games, two shutouts, 61 strikeouts and 17 walks in 67 2/3 innings.

He was an all-Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference first-teamer and tabbed as HCAC Pitcher of the Week on March 13, 2023.

Before his third campaign at NCAA Division III Hanover, Goodpaster was with the 2022 summer wood-bat Ohio Valley League’s Hoptown Hoppers (Hopkinsville, Ky.).

“There’s a fine line between pitching and throwing,” says Goodpaster. “I became a pitcher last summer.”

While with the Hoppers, Goodpaster honed his delivery and his pitches.

Since then he has added to the mix.

The 6-foot-4, 190-pounder delivers six pitches from an over-the-top arm angle.

“I whip through my wind-up pretty quickly and I hide the ball pretty well,” says Goodpaster, who throws a two-seam fastball, four-seam fastball, change-up, slider, gyro ball and curve. The last two were added in the spring and summer, respectively.

Goodpaster describes his two-seamer’s movement “like a left-handed cutter.”

“I can get it to sink,” says Goodpaster. “It runs 10-to-4 or 10-to-5 (on the clock face) with 10 to 15 inches of (arm-side) run and into (right-handed hitters).”

His top all-time speed on the four-seamer is 91 mph when he was a freshman closer. It’s now sits at 86-88 mph and occasionally touches 90.

A two-seam “circle” change goes 75-79 mph.

Goodpaster’s slider — usually clocked at 74-79 mph — is mostly a horizontal pitch.

“I want it to be sharp and tight, clip the corner (of the strike zone) and get a swing-and-miss,” says Goodpaster.

The gyro ball rifles like a bullet then falls off to the arm side. It looks like a slider and goes about 81 mph.

Playing off his fastball, the 12-to-6 curve an be a pitch down in the zone right after a high swift one.

Those two pitches are him to work north and south while off-speed pitches let him go east and west.

Born and raised in Indianapolis, Goodpaster attended Forest Glen Elementary School, Fall Creek Valley Middle School and Lawrence North High School.

At the beginning of his baseball days, he played at what is now Skiles Test Baseball and Softball in the summer and what is now Fall Creek Softball & Baseball in the fall.

Travel ball teams included the Indiana Monarchs and two stints with the Indiana Nitro — the last two years with Eric Dill as head coach.

Growing up, Goodpaster’s favorite players were hitter David Ortiz and pitcher Pedro Martinez. He has come to appreciate pitcher Jacob deGrom.

“He has the most clean mechanics,” says Goodpaster. “He’s so sound and so dominant in everything he does.

“It’s still impressive.”

At Lawrence North, Goodpaster lost his freshman year in 2017 to injury and was on the Richard Winzenread-coached varsity as a sophomore in 2018 and junior in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic took his senior season in 2020.

“He’s a fiery guy,” says Goodpaster of Winzenread. “He knows how to compete. 

“He was a lot of fun to be around. He always pushed you to be better.”

Winzenread, who pitched at Hanover and in the Baltimore Orioles organization, conducted 5 a.m. workouts for the Wildcats during the pre-season.

“I really miss those days,” says Goodpaster, who was a corner infielder when not pitching prior to college.

Grant Bellak is head baseball coach at Hanover.

“He’s a very smart coach,” says Goodpaster of Bellak. “He preaches about culture. He always believes in his players.

“We’re going hit that goal. We’re going to hit that expectation.

“It’s about pushing us forward and helping us reach our goals.”

Goodpaster has worked with two pitching coaches with the Panthers — Thomas Murphy in 2021 and 2022 and Evan Patrick in 2023.

“(Murphy) focused on mechanical work and using your body correctly,” says Goodpaster. “He helped me convert my baseball lifting to the pitching side of things.

“(Patrick) taught me how to tempo myself a lot better and how to stay calm and in-rhythm. He is always cool even in the big situations.”

Murphy left Hanover for the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Va. Patrick is a Fishers (Ind.) High School graduate who pitched at Transylvania University in Lexington, Ky.

With two years of remaining eligibility, Goodpaster (who turns 21 on July 26) is a double major at Hanover (Business and Spanish). 

Twin sister Ashlee Goodpaster is a Education/Spanish double major and former volleyball defensive specialist at HC.

While nothing is set in stone, Marcus says he is considered a masters in something business related if he takes his fifth year.

Marcus and Ashlee and the offspring of Mark and Lucy Goodpaster — who are both are in insurance sales.

“I have the most supporting family anyone could ask for,” says Marcis. “Dad coached me and made it fun.

“He made sure I was going to give my best effort. He’s always been a leader or role model.”

Marcus Goodpaster worked for Bullpen Tournaments at Grand Park in the summer of 2020 and played in a few 18U pick-up games.

“I was going to hang them up,” says Goodpaster. “I couldn’t handle not playing.”

In 2021, he was with the Appalachian League’s Elizabethton (Tenn.) River Riders. This summer, he is starting pitcher for the Coastal Plain League’s Tri-City Chili Peppers in Colonial Heights, Va. He went 18 innings in his first four outings.

“There’s no numerical limit that we put on it,” says Goodpaster. “It’s more about feel.

“I’m really good about knowing when something’s wrong with my body. If I feel that something’s off I’m going to take every stop to make it better or take the time to heal.”

Tri-City wears a variety of uniforms and sometimes takes an alternate identity (Chilly Peppers).

“We have the greens, the reds, the blacks and the baby blues,” says Goodpaster. “The baby blues are by far my favorite.”

One of his Chili Peppers teammates is Hanover slugger Alex Christie. 

The Coastal Plain League regular season concludes Aug. 5 with the Pettit Cup playoffs Aug. 6-12.

Marcus Goodpaster. (Hanover College Image).

Marcus Goodpaster. (Tri-City Chili Peppers Photo)

Marcus Goodpaster. (Hanover College Photo)

Marcus Goodpaster. (Hanover College Photo)

Marcus Goodpaster. (Hanover College Photo)

Marcus Goodpaster. (Tri-City Chili Peppers Photo)

Marcus Goodpaster. (Tri-City Chili Peppers Photo)

Marcus Goodpaster. (Tri-City Chili Peppers Photo)

Bauer using Baseball I.Q., competitiveness on mound for Dartmouth

By STEVE KRAH
http://www.IndianaRBI.com

Shane Bauer is putting his smarts to use in the Ivy League — in the classroom and on the baseball diamond.
Biomedical Engineering major at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H., Bauer is also a 21-year-old right-handed pitcher for the Bob Whalen-coached Big Green.
The 2020 graduate of Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School in Indianapolis has been at the school since the 2020-21 school year and has two years of remaining college eligibility. The Ivy League did not have sports in his first year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2023, the 6-foot-2, 185-pound Bauer made 20 mound appearances (all in relief and mostly in the middle of the game) and struck out 20 in 40 1/3 innings.
“I threw pretty consistently,” says Bauer, noting that the league — looking to minimize missed class time — plays Saturday doubleheaders and single games on Sundays as opposed to the usual D-I pattern of single games on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
“We try to be done (with classes) by 3 with plenty of daylight for practice,” says Bauer. “We don’t have lights.”
In Bauer’s first collegiate season (2022), the righty pitched in 16 games, went 1-0, posted a team-best 3.12 earned run average and recorded 12 K’s in 17 1/3 innings.
Asked to identify his top athletic qualities and Bauer lists Baseball I.Q. and competitiveness.
“(Knowledge) is where I make my difference at the college level as much as anything,” says Bauer. “I had very good set of coaches when I was younger through travel baseball and private instruction.”
Born and raised in Indianapolis, Bauer played in the what is now Allisonville Youth Baseball-Softball until 10. He was then with the 10U Indiana Bandits (coached by Gene Wise), 11U to 16U Indiana Prospects (coached by father Shawn Bauer at 11U and 12U, Chad Hinds at 13U and 14U and Steve Smitherman at 15U and 16U) and the 17U Indiana Nitro (coached by Eric Dill).
Bauer also received instruction from Jason Taulman and Greg Vogt.
“I could not have asked for a better combination of two minds on the pitching front. It was perfect — Jason with the command and pitch develop and Greg with helping me get stronger so I could throw harder.”
At Brebeuf, he played varsity baseball for three years (losing the 2020 senior season to the pandemic). He was a two-time team captain and earned all-Marion County and all-Circle City Conference honors.
Jeremy Sassanella was head coach Bauer’s first two years with the Braves and Jeff Scott the last two.
“I was too young to have a good idea (about Sassanella),” says Bauer. “(Scott) re-set the culture at Brebeuf. He was a great influence on me.
He credits Scott for instilling leadership skills and still stays in-touch with him.
A prep teammate was star right-hander Andrew Dutkanych IV (Brebeuf Class of 2022).
“That kid was the hardest-working kid I’ve ever been with on a baseball field,” says Bauer of Dutkanych. “And probably the best kid I’ve ever played with.
“He’s an impressive kid. He’s obviously very smart and he works real hard. That’s a lethal combo on the baseball field. He knows so much and yet has the ability to put it into action.”
Dutkanych, the 2022 Indiana High School Baseball Coaches Association Player of the Year, went 1-0 with a 2.84 ERA in four games at Vanderbilt University in 2023.
Bauer, who was in the College Summer League at Grand Park in Westfield, Ind., in 2021 and 2022, is not playing at the beginning of this summer but is working on developing pitches at PRP Baseball in Noblesville, Ind. He want to gain a couple ticks of velocity.
He says there’s chance look a place to play at the end of the summer.
At present, Bauer throws a four-seam fastball and change-up with some use of a slider and curveball.
He describes the four-seamer which travels at 85-87 mph as “heavy.”
He also uses a four-seam grip on his change.
“It’s kind of a claw,” says Bauer. “The index finger to the ring finger is turning the ball over.”
Bauer is working to development a “gyro” slider. The goal is zero vertical and as much horizontal as possible while throwing it hard.
His curve is the 12-to-6 kind.
Shane’s parents are both lawyers — father Shawn in intellectual property and mother Amy in tax and bond.
Brother Luke Bauer (Brebeuf Class of 2022) is a corner outfielder and corner infielder and Finance major at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. This summer he is with the Futures League’s Brockton (Mass.) Rox.

Shane Bauer. (Dartmouth College Photo)

Shane Bauer. (Dartmouth College Photo)

Shane Bauer. (Dartmouth College Photo)

Shane Bauer. (Dartmouth College Photo)