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

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

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

Marian’s Ancilla 10-4, on six-game win streak

BY STEVE KRAH 

http://www.IndianaRBI.com

Marian University’s Ancilla College are off to a 10-4 start to the 2024 baseball season.

MUAC’s six-game win streak through the Week of March 4-10 is the longest among Indiana’s 38 baseball-playing schools.

During the streak, the Chuck Bowen-coached Chargers have outscored opponents 74-43. MUAC won nine games in 2023.

NCAA Division II Purdue Northwest is on a five-game victory streak as is NAIA’s Indiana University-Kokomo and Indiana Wesleyan University.

Four-game streaks belong to NCAA Division I’s Indiana State and Purdue and NCAA D-II’s Indianapolis.

On three-game streaks are NCAA D-III’s DePauw and NAIA’s Oakland City.

The Dave Griffin-coached PNW Pride earned two wins Sunday, March 10 in Melbourne, Fla.

Drew Brantley’s IUK Cougars picked up three River States Conference weekend wins at Alice Lloyd.

With a pair of home triumphs against Marian, Ian MacDonald’s IWU Wildcats are 5-1 in the Crossroads League.

Mitch Hannahs’ ISU Sycamores took three at Florida A&M.

Greg Goff’s Purdue Boilermakers piled up 45 runs in a four-game home sweep of Albany.

Al Ready’s UIndy Greyhounds scored 52 runs in sweeping four in Great Lakes Valley Conference play at Missouri Science and Technology.

Blake Allen’s DePauw Tigers is now 4-0 in neutral site games.

Andy Lasher’s OCU Mighty Oaks is 15-4 at home, including 2-0 on the week.

Teams with double-digit wins on the season are Oakland City (18), IU-Kokomo (14), Purdue (12), Indiana State (11), Saint Francis (11), Taylor (11), Indiana Wesleyan (10), Indiana University Southeast (10), Ball State (10) and Marian’s Ancilla (10).

INDIANA COLLEGE BASEBALL

Records Through March 10

NCAA D-I

Purdue 12-4 (0-0 Big Ten)

Indiana State 11-3 (0-0 MVC)

Ball State 10-6 (1-2 MAC)

Notre Dame 9-4 (0-0 ACC)

Indiana 9-6 (0-0 Big Ten)

Evansville 7-8 (0-0 MVC)

Butler 6-7 (0-0 Big East)

Valparaiso 6-8 (0-0 MVC)

Purdue Fort Wayne 6-11 (0-0 Horizon)

Southern Indiana 5-8 (0-0 OVC)

NCAA D-II

Purdue Northwest 7-1 (0-0 GLIAC)

Indianapolis 6-6 (4-0 GLVC)

NCAA D-III

Anderson 8-5 (0-0 HCAC)

Hanover 7-3 (0-0 HCAC)

Trine 7-3 (0-0 MIAA)

DePauw 5-4 (0-0 NCAC)

Franklin 5-4 (0-0 HCAC)

Rose-Hulman 4-4 (0-0 HCAC)

Wabash 4-4 (0-0 NCAC)

Earlham 3-5 (0-0 HCAC)

Manchester 3-5 (0-0 HCAC)

NAIA

Oakland City 18-6 (3-1 RSC) 

IU-Kokomo 14-11 (4-2 RSC)

Saint Francis 11-7 (2-4 CL)

Taylor 11-9 (4-2 CL)

Indiana Wesleyan 10-5 (5-1 CL)

IU Southeast 10-11 (3-2 RSC)

Huntington 8-8 (4-2 CL)

Marian 8-9 (3-3 CL)

IU South Bend 8-10 (0-0 CCAC)

Grace 7-8 (1-3 CL)

Calumet of St. Joseph 7-11 (0-0 CCAC)

Bethel 6-10 (1-5 CL)

Goshen 6-11 (2-4 CL)

IUPU-Columbus 5-15 (1-3 RSC)

Indiana Tech 2-10 (0-0 WHAC)

Junior College

Marian’s Ancilla 10-4 (0-0 MCCAA)

Vincennes 9-11 (3-1 MWAC)

Results Through March 10

NCAA D-I

Tuesday, March 5

Purdue Fort Wayne 12, Butler 10

Nortre Dame 11, Purdue 2

Valparaiso 6, Jacksonville 5

Wednesday, March 6

Ball State 10, Florida A&M 2

Ball State 6, Florida A&M 4

Indiana 11, Northern Kentucky 5

Tennessee 2, Southern Indiana 1

Friday, March 8

Eastern Michigan 10, Ball State 9

Butler 7, Memphis 6

Mississippi State 5, Evansville 2

Indiana State 8, Florida A&M 4

Virginia Tech 11, Notre Dame 3 

Purdue Fort Wayne 9, Missouri 7

Valparaiso 3, The Citadel 2

Valparaiso 10, The Citadel 5 (10 inn.)

Saturday, March 9

Eastern Michigan 6, Ball State 2

Jackson State 10, Butler 5 (11 inn.)

Mississippi State 8, Evansville 3

Troy 8, Indiana 1

Virginia Tech 10, Notre Dame 5

Purdue 11, Albany 3

Purdue 6, Albany 1

Purdue Fort Wayne 9, Missouri 7

Missouri 11, Purdue Fort Wayne 1

Sunday, March 10

Ball State 11, Eastern Michigan 8

Butler 4, Presbyterian 1

Mississippi State 13, Evansville 3

Indiana 10, Troy 7

Troy 15, Indiana 11

Indiana State 7, Florida A&M 2

Indiana State 15, Florida A&M 0

Virginia Tech 11, Notre Dame 8

Purdue 16, Albany 6

Purdue 12, Albany 1

Missouri 20, Purdue Fort Wayne 2

Southern Indiana 9, Bellarmine 7

The Citadel 10, Valparaiso 6

NCAA D-II

Wednesday, March 6

Purdue Northwest at 4, Indianapolis 2

Saturday, March 9

Indianapolis 23, Missouri S&T 12

Indianapolis 12, Missouri S&T 11

Sunday, March 10

Indianapolis 5, Missouri S&T 3

Indianapolis 12, Missouri S&T 11

Purdue Northwest 6, Florida Tech 4

Purdue Northwest 5, Florida Tech 0

NCAA D-III

Monday, March 4

Cairn 11, Manchester 2

Manchester 9, Cairn 4

Trine 6, St. Vincent 0

Marietta 7, Wabash 6

Tuesday, March 5

Wabash 14, Misericordia 6

Wednesday, March 6

Hanover 5, Belhaven 3

Trine 4, North Central (Minn.) 2

Trine 10, North Central (Minn.) 8

Thursday, March 7

Alma 6, Earlham 5

Earlham 12, Alma 6

Trine 16, St. John Fisher 11

Heidelberg 9, Wabash 7 (10 inn.)

Friday, March 8

Marian (Wis.) 7, Anderson 5

Marian (Wis.) 11, Anderson 3

Trine 4, Waynesburg 0

Waynesburg 8, Trine 3

Misericordia 8, Wabash 1

Saturday, March 9

Hope 6, Anderson 3

DePauw 13, Manchester 3

Albion 7, Franklin 4

Franklin 15, Albion 3

Hanover 2, Belhaven 1 (10 inn.)

Belhaven 8, Hanover 7

Trine 6, Dominican 5

Wabash 14, Heidelberg 6

Sunday, March 10

Anderson 13, Illinois Tech 12

DePauw 14, Manchester 2

DePauw 14, Manchester 4

Albion 14, Franklin 7

NAIA

Monday, March 4

Calumet of St. Joseph 17, Cornerstone 6

IU-Kokomo 11, Lourdes 8

IU-Kokomo 12, Lourdes 10

Campbellsville 17, IUPU-Columbus 2

Tuesday, March 5

Calumet of St. Joseph 9, Siena Heights 4

Rochester 15, IU South Bend 4

Indiana Wesleyan 15, Olivet Nazarene 11

Wednesday, March 6

Southeastern 18, Calumet of St. Joseph 0

IU South Bend 10, Valley City State 5

Oakland City 12, Lourdes 2

Oakland City 3, Lourdes 0

Thursday, March 7

Bethel (Ind.) 7, Goshen 2

Goshen 6, Bethel (Ind.) 1

Concordia (Neb.) 6, Calumet of St. Joseph 2

Cumberlands (Ky.) 14, Calumet of St. Joseph 2

Aquinas 7, IU South Bend 3

Aquinas 4, IU South Bend 2

Huntington 4, Saint Francis 3

Saint Francis 7, Huntington 5

IU Southeast 12, Ohio Christian 2

IU Southeast 7, Ohio Christian 2

Indiana Wesleyan 7, Marian 0

Indiana Wesleyan 5, Marian 4

Taylor 9, Spring Arbor 3

Spring Arbor 9, Taylor 8

Friday, March 8

Calumet of St. Joseph 8, Dordt 6

Siena Heights 8, Calumet of St. Joseph 4

IU-Kokomo 22, Alice Lloyd 2

IU-Kokomo 6, Alice Lloyd 3

Northwestern (Iowa) 16, IU South Bend 5

Saturday, March 9

Calumet of St. Joseph 10, Dordt 7

IU-Kokomo 13,  Alice Lloyd 2

Fisher (Mass.) 7, Indiana Tech 6 (12 inn.)

Sunday, March 10

Point Park 11, IUPU-Columbus 4

Oakland City 6, Rio Grande 3

Georgia Gwinnett 16, Indiana Tech 6

Georgia Gwinnett 10, Indiana Tech 0

Junior College

Monday, March 4

Marian’s Ancilla 15, Ridgewater 8

Marian’s Ancilla 9, Ridgewater 8

Wednesday, March 6

Lake Land 6, Vincennes 3

Marian’s Ancilla 7, Minnesota North-Vermillion 4

Marian’s Ancilla 15, Minnesota North-Vermillion 9

Friday, March 8

Marian’s Ancilla 16, Lake Region State 10

Marian’s Ancilla 12, Erie 4

Saturday, March 9

Vincennes 17, Lewis & Clark 9

Vincennes 8, Lewis & Clark 5

Sunday, March 10

Lewis & Clark 5, Vincennes 3

Vincennes 12, Lewis & Clark 1

Macdonald looks to keep ball rolling for Indiana Wesleyan U.

By STEVE KRAH

http://www.IndianaRBI.com

Using terms like momentum, retention, sustainability and development, Ian Macdonald is making the transition to head baseball coach at Indiana Wesleyan University.

“We had a lot of momentum coming off the year that we did,” says Macdonald, who played a part in the Marion, Ind.-based Wildcats going 41-20-1 overall and 26-10 in the Crossroads League while winning a conference tournament title and the NAIA Opening Round crown in Kingsport, Tenn., while earning the program’s first NAIA World Series appearance in 2023 with Rich Benjamin in charge. 

After the season, Benjamin left IWU to become athletic director at Mississinewa High School in Gas City, Ind., and Macdonald was promoted from associate head coach.

Once the Wildcats got back from Lewiston, Idaho — site of the World Series — the hiring process went forward for IWU athletic director Deane Webb.

“I’m thankful we were able to move quick enough so the kids had clarity and the coaches had clarity,” says Macdonald.

Once that happened, the first order of business for Macdonald was retaining the 2022-23 roster and holding on to newcomers for 2023-24.

Mission accomplished.

On a 40-man roster, IWU brings back 30 plus nine freshman and graduate transfer Jeff Pawlik (who comes from Grace College).

“It’s a credit to Rich,” says Macdonald. “In the last four years we’ve had almost 100 percent retention which is pretty crazy in this day and age with the (Transfer) Portal and everything going on.

According to the new field boss, players choose IWU not only for athletics but there is the academic, social and faith components.

“It’s a credit to the experience the kids have here. We attract really impressive kids that are making decisions for more than just baseball when they come here,” says Macdonald. “They’re making well-rounded decisions when they come here. We’re providing the experience we communicate throughout the recruiting process.

“We feel good about our ability to retain the kids.”

Led by 2023 ace Drue Young, Macdonald returns more than 85 percent of pitching innings. 

Graduation took away many hitters, including NAIA All-America and Crossroads League Player of the Year Lucas Goodin. His name is all over the IWU record books.

“We’ll see if our offensive guys can grow and emerge into some pretty big opportunities,” says Macdonald.

The staff of assistants and support staff is being assembled. Returnees include Eric George and Steve Friend.

Macdonald came to Indiana Wesleyan as recruiting director and pitching coach in June 2021. He was elevated to associate head coach in August 2022 after the Wildcats went 31-23 and 23-13 in the spring.

Prior to IWU, Macdonald served as recruiting coordinator and assistant pitching coach at NCAA Division II University of Charleston (W.Va) from July 2019 to July 2021.

He was pitching coach at NCAA D-III Grove City (Pa.) College June 2018 to January 2019 and also worked at various baseball facilities around Pennsylvania.

Macdonald hails from Grantham, Pa., and is a 2012 graduate of West Shore Christian Academy (Shiremanstown, Pa.). He was pitcher at NCAA D-III Geneva College (Beaver Falls, Pa.), where he graduated in 2016 with a Business Administration/Marketing degree. 

He earned a certificate in Leadership Studies from Trinity School of Ministry in 2017 and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Charleston in 2020.

Macdonald holds certifications from Titleist Performance Institute (Level 1), OnBaseU (pitching), Program 15 Scout School (Foundations of Scouting), USA Baseball (Levels A, B and C) and has attended American Baseball Coaches Association and other conventions.

His initial season at Charleston, the Golden Eagles went to the program’s first D-II Super Regional.

“We got the furthest we’ve ever been now how do we build sustainability?,” says Macdonald, an approach he brought with him to IWU.

It begins with recruiting and development. The majority of the roster are players who came to IWU directly from high school.

“We’ve got to be able to recruit a really high-caliber player and we have to develop them while they’re here,” says Macdonald. “We want to continue to improve the product we put on the field — the position players and our pitching staff. Our best last year was able to get us to Lewiston. Obviously, it was a really special run. I don’t think you can bank on or guarantee anybody going on a World Series run.

“But if we continue to work to improve our best and get in a position where we’re competing for conference championships we have a chance to make it to the Opening Round and once you get into the Opening Round, anything can happen.”

The bottom line: The Wildcats are looking for sustained excellence.

“Can we build sustainability where we’re getting to postseasons every year?,” says Macdonald.

The goal is to put together a team each year that is capable of winning the Crossroads League regular-season championship which carries an automatic NAIA Opening Round bid.

The winner of the conference tournament also receives an Opening Round berth.

As a minimum two-bid conference, an at-large team from the Crossroads League can also be chosen for the Opening Round. 

Taylor won the Upland Opening Round in 2023 and made the NAIA World Series for the first time since 1969.

Ian Madonald. (Indiana Wesleyan University Image).

Pawlik to spend graduate year at Indiana Wesleyan

By STEVE KRAH

http://www.IndianaRBI.com

Jeff Pawlik has enjoyed competing with friends throughout his athletic life.

He will get to do that with a new set of pals as a baseball graduate transfer at Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion, Ind.

Pawlik, a 2019 graduate of Penn High School in Mishawaka, Ind., spent the past four seasons (2020-23) at Grace College in Winona Lake, Ind., with 2020 being curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic leading to an extra year of eligibility which he will use at IWU. 

The Lancers and Wildcats are both members of the NAIA and the Crossroads League.

“I’m thankful to Grace baseball for the four years I was able to play there,” says Pawlik, who turned 23 in June. “It was a big part of my life and where I found a true passion for the game.

“I’m thankful for everyone who helped me there and all the relationships I was able to build.”

Pawlik’s head coach with the Lancers was Ryan Roth.

“I really enjoyed it,” says Pawlik of his time playing for Roth. “He treated me with care and gave me an opportunity to play which is something I’m really thankful for in my life.”

Pawlik developed a special bond with Grace assistant Justin Love.

“The coach that has impacted me the most is Coach Love,” says Pawlik. “He developed a work ethic and a mindset in me that helped me be successful in baseball. I don’t think I’d be in the place I am now without him coaching me and being there for me on and off the field. 

“He’s definitely a big part of my life and my baseball career.”

Deciding not to play in the summer of 2021, Pawlik stayed at Grace, lifted weights and worked with Love on his swing.

“It’s probably one of the best things I’ve done,” says Pawlik.

In 153 games at Grace, the lefty swinger hit .267 (136-of-509) with 11 home runs, two triples, 35 doubles, 94 runs batted in, 102 runs scored, a .788 OPS (.379 on-base percentage plus .409 slugging average) and 16 stolen bases.

In 2023, Pawlik batted at a .293 (43-of-147) clip with seven homers, one triple, 10 doubles, 35 RBIs, 40 runs, .962 OPS (.445/.517) and 11 steals in 46 games.

Pawlik, a 6-foot-3, 205-pounder, knocked in five runs in a Feb. 19 against Aquinas at Grand Park in Westfield, Ind.

He tied a program record with three doubles in a game vs. Aquinas in 2022.

After producing 12 multi-hit games in 2022, he posted 11 in 2023 as Grace tied the single-season school record for victories with 21.

In his first 11 games with the 2023 Xenia (Ohio) Scouts of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League, Pawlik was hitting .250 (8-of-32) with nine RBIs and six runs.

The Colby Watilo-managed Scouts are affiliated with Athletes In Action. 

Pawlik played for AIA’s Rochester (N.Y.) Ridgemen (managed by former Richmond (Ind.) Roosters infielder Taylor Hargrove) during the 2022 New York Collegiate Baseball League summer slate and had such a good experience that he jumped at the chance to play in Xenia.

A lefty-throwing first baseman, Pawlik prides himself on his D.

“At a young age I learned defensive play wins the game so I’ve always had a big drive to the best at that,” says Pawlik, who counts reading the hitter and making the necessary plays as keys at first base. 

While Penn now his turf, that was not the case when Pawlik was there. Grace has also had grass and dirt. IWU has a turf field.

“The natural field has helped me become the fielder I am because you don’t get the luxury of turf hops and you learn to deal with bad hops,” says Pawlik.

After Pawlik announced he would transfer for his grad year, he talked to Ian MacDonald — who is now head coach at Indiana Wesleyan.

“There was super high interest from both sides,” says Pawlik. “I just really like how they carry themselves and what they’re about at (Indiana) Wesleyan.”

He visited the campus a couple of weeks into the summer.

“I loved everything about it —  the coaches, the facilities. A couple of days after that I decided to make it official and make it my home for my fifth year.”

IWU went 41-20-1 overall and 26-10 in the Crossroads League and made its first NAIA World Series appearance in 2023.

Born in South Bend, Ind., Jeff Pawlik grew up in nearby Granger with parents Rod and Lisa and sister Lexie.

Rod Pawlik is a longtime Penn football assistant coach.

Lisa Pawlik is a Health/Physical Education teacher and former head volleyball coach. She guided Penn to state championships in 2010 and 2011 — the first one with the help of Lexie Pawlik (Class of 2011), who went on to play at the University of South Carolina and Western Michigan University and was a coach as Lexie Banks.

“(My parents) instilled in me the hard work ethic growing up,” says Pawlik. “I was always in the gym with them or on the field. I got to see them go about their business. 

“They also taught me to have short-term memory if things aren’t going well and just move on to the next.”

Jeff played at what is now Harris Township Baseball Softball and was in travel ball with the Granger Irish, Michiana Scrappers, Mark Haley-coached South Bend Cubs and Mike Marks-coached Hitters Edge (Sturgis, Mich.).

Pawlik was on the Penn varsity as a junior and senior, playing for Greg Dikos (who is Indiana High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Famer and recently became a six-time state champion coach).

“It was a good experience,” says Pawlik of his time with the Kingsmen. “I had a lot of fun. Those were my buddies growing up. 

“We just got along really well and it was a super-competitive atmosphere.”

Rod and Lisa also played videos of Michael Jordan for their son.

“I could see how competitive he was and how intensely he played the game,” says Pawlik. “Watching how successful that made him made me want to play the same way.

“Obviously I don’t have the same talent he does, but I can carry myself in the same way.”

Pawlik, who has been honored as CSC Academic All-District and Academic all-conference during his career, earned a Sport Management degree with a Business Administration minor and began working on his Master of Business Administration (MBA) at Grace and says he will look to finish it at IWU.

Jeff Pawlik. (Grace College Photo)

Jeff Pawlik. (Grace College Photo)

Jeff Pawlik. (Grace College Photo)

Jeff Pawlik. (Grace College Photo)

Jeff Pawlik. (Grace College Photo)