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.
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).
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.
“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.
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.”
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.
Hitting for a cycle (single, double, triple and home run in the same game) is a feat. When you also pitch a no-hitter in that same contest that gets attention. Such is the case for University of Indianapolis graduate student Brady Ware. A left-handed batter and pitcher pulled off the rate accomplishment Friday, April 7 as the NCAA Division II Greyhounds bested visiting Drury 14-0 in the second game of a doubleheader. Ware homered and tripled as part of an eight-run second inning, doubled in the third and singled in the fifth while driving in five runs and scoring two. In seven no-hit innings, Ware struck out 11 and walked five while inducing seven fly-outs and two groundouts.
NCAA D-III Franklin and NAIA Indiana Wesleyan both are on eight-game win streaks — the longest current skeins in the state. D-I Indiana State (6), NAIA Saint Francis (5) and NAIA Huntington (4), junior college Ivy Tech Northeast (4), D-I Indiana (3) and D-III Manchester (3) are others near the top of the streak list.
Below are season records, weekly results and links to web pages, schedules and statistics.
Through April 9 NCAA D-I Monday, April 3 Valparaiso 5, Murray State 2
Tuesday, April 4 Ball State 12, Bellarmine 3 Evansville 12, Purdue 10 Indiana State 4, Indiana 0 Notre Dame 12, Northwestern 0 Toledo 9, Purdue Fort Wayne 8
Thursday, April 6 Ball State 3, The Citadel 2 (10 inn.) Xavier 8, Butler 3 Notre Dame 10, Pittsburgh 8 Oakland 14, Purdue Fort Wayne 9 Southeast Missouri 13, Southern Indiana 4
Friday, April 7 Ball State 9, The Citadel 8 (8 inn.) The Citadel 4, Ball State 0 Xavier 4, Butler 2 Valparaiso 6, Evansville 1 Iowa 7, Indiana 1 Indiana State 2, Illinois State 0 Notre Dame 11, Pittsburgh 2 Purdue 3, Minnesota 0 Oakland 7, Purdue Fort Wayne 2 Southern Indiana 9, Southeast Missouri 6
Saturday, April 8 Xavier 13, Butler 6 Evansville 9, Valparaiso 8 Indiana 2, Iowa 0 (10 inn.) Indiana State 4, Illinois State 3 (10 inn.) Pittsburgh 9, Notre Dame 5 Purdue 15, Minnesota 3 Oakland 7, Purdue Fort Wayne 6 Southeast Missouri 14, Southern Indiana 2
Sunday, April 9 Evansville 4, Valparaiso 3 Indiana 4, Iowa 2 Indiana State 4, Illinois State 3 Minnesota 9, Purdue 3
NCAA D-II Thursday, April 6 Indianapolis 9, Drury 1 Purdue Northwest 10, Wayne State 8
Friday, April 7 Indianapolis 8, Drury 7 Indianapolis 13, Drury 0 Wayne State 9, Purdue Northwest 4 Wayne State 22, Purdue Northwest 6
Saturday, April 8 Drury 6, Indianapolis 3 Wayne State 7, Purdue Northwest 3
NCAA D-III Monday, April 3 Franklin 13, Hanover 11
Tuesday, April 4 Wabash 6, DePauw 3 Wabash 14, DePauw 4 Trine 6, Adrian 5 (15 inn.)
Friday, April 7 Bluffton 7, Earlham 6 (12 inn.) Rose-Hulman 13, Hanover 7 Manchester 2, Defiance 0 Manchester 10, Defiance 5 Trine 7, Kalamazoo 3
Saturday, April 8 Franklin 11, Anderson 3 Franklin 13, Anderson 2 DePauw 6, Oberlin 3 DePauw 8, Oberlin 7 Bluffton 7, Earlham 6 Bluffton 5, Earlham 3 Hanover 10, Rose-Hulman 8 Rose-Hulman 7, Hanover 3 Manchester 2, Defiance 1 (10 inn.) Kalamazoo 14, Trine 3 Kalamazoo 14, Trine 4
NAIA Monday, April 3 Midway 14, IU-Kokomo 4 Saint Ambrose 13, IU South Bend 2 Indiana Tech 21, Madonna 6 Madonna 13, Indiana Tech 12 Saint Francis 13, Spring Arbor 3 Saint Francis 7, Spring Arbor 5
Tuesday, April 4 IU-Kokomo 7, Georgetown (Ky.) 4 IU Southeast 14, IUPU-Columbus 4
Wednesday, April 5 Indiana Wesleyan 6, Mount Vernon Nazarene 0 Indiana Wesleyan 5, Mount Vernon Nazarene 3
Thursday, April 6 Taylor 14, Bethel 1 Taylor 2, Bethel 0 Huntington 5, Goshen 1 Huntington 3, Goshen 0 Spring Arbor 3, Grace 2 Spring Arbor 21, Grace 5 Indiana Wesleyan 10, Mount Vernon Nazarene 2 Indiana Wesleyan 2, Mount Vernon Nazarene 0 Saint Francis 8, Marian 2 Saint Francis 17, Marian 4
Friday, April 7 Saint Ambrose 15, Calumet of St. Joseph 4 IU-Kokomo 5, West Virginia Tech 0 West Virginia Tech 8, IU-Kokomo 6 Trinity Christian 4, IU South Bend 2 Indiana Tech 4, Aquinas 3 Aquinas 8, Indiana Tech 1 Midway 12, Oakland City 1
Saturday, April 8 Saint Ambrose 2, Calumet of St. Joseph 1 Saint Ambrose 7, Calumet of St. Joseph 5 IU-Kokomo 4, West Virginia Tech 2 IUPU-Columbus 6, Miami-Hamilton 4 Miami-Hamilton 7, IUPU-Columbus 1 IU South Bend 8, Trinity Christian 0 IU South Bend 5, Trinity Christian 0 Point Park 5, IU Southeast 3 IU Southeast 5, Point Park 2 Indiana Tech 2, Cornerstone 1 Indiana Tech 6, Cornerstone 5 Oakland City 10, Midway 3 Midway 3, Oakland City 1
Sunday, April 9 IU Southeast 10, Point Park 9
Junior College Thursday, April 6 Glen Oaks 3, Marian’s Ancilla 1 Marian’s Ancilla 11, Glen Oaks 10
Friday, April 7 Kalamazoo Valley 13, Marian’s Ancilla 10 Heartland 8, Vincennes 3 Heartland 10, Vincennes 3
Indiana Wesleyan steals bases at the rate of 4.18 per game. Led by Lucas Goodin (25), M.J. Stavola (23), Caleb Engelsman (20) and Jake Thompson (18), the NAIA Wildcats have swiped 134 as a team — the most among all 39 college baseball teams in Indiana so far in 2023. Among NAIA teams, IUPU-Columbus (97) is next, followed by Oakland City (71), Huntington (69), Bethel (62), Grace (59), IU-Kokomo (55), Saint Francis (48), Marian (39), IU Southeast (38), Taylor (36), Calumet of St. Joseph (34), IU South Bend (33), Indiana Tech (29) and Goshen (14). Paced by Couper Cornblum (14), Mike Bolton Jr. (12) and Evan Albrecht (11), Purdue (56) leads NCAA D-I teams. Next is Southern Indiana (36), Ball State (31), Notre Dame (30), Evansville (29), Indiana (27), Butler (24), Purdue Fort Wayne (23), Indiana State (15) and Valparaiso (15). Guiding NCAA D-II leader Indianapolis (62) is Caleb Vaughn (21), Jared Bujdos (11) and Easton Good (10). Purdue Northwest (19) is the state’s other D-II program. NCAA D-III base pilferers are Earlham (53), Franklin (53), Anderson (24), Manchester (33), DePauw (21), Hanover (21), Wabash (21), Trine (18) and Rose-Hulman (16). Nathan Lancianese (10) is out front for Earlham with Tysen Lipscomb (11) and A.J. Sanders (10) spearheading Franklin. Among junior college teams, there’s Ivy Tech Northeast (52), Vincennes (50) and Marian’s Ancilla (20). Ivan Balboa (13) leads Ivy Tech and Ethan Burdette (13) Vincennes.
A check of D-I standings sees Ball State in first in the Mid-American Conference, Indiana tied for first in the Big Ten Conference and Indiana State tied for first in the Missouri Valley Conference. In NCAA D-IIII, Rose-Hulman is in first in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference and Trine atop the Michigan Interscholastic Athletic Associaton. In the NAIA, Indiana Wesleyan leads the Crossroads League. The top current win streaks are owned by NAIA Indiana University Southeast 11, NCAA D-III Rose-Hulman six, NCAA D-III Franklin five, NAIA Indiana Wesleyan four and NCAA D-I Indiana three.
Below are season records, weekly results and links to web pages, schedules and statistics.
Through April 2 NCAA D-I Tuesday, March 28 Ball State 7, Southern Indiana 6 (11 inn.) Notre Dame 4, Butler 0 Indiana 4, Kent State 3 Indiana State 8, Purdue 2 Bowling Green 7, Purdue Fort Wayne 4 Valparaiso 7, Milwaukee 6 (11 inn.)
Wednesday, March 29 Southeast Missouri 10, Evansville 4
Thursday, March 30
Ivy Tech Northeast 6, Indiana Tech JV 1
Ivy Tech Northeast 10, Indiana Tech JV 8
Friday, March 31 Akron 4, Ball State 0 Illinois-Chicago 10, Indiana State 7 North Carolina 10, Notre Dame 8 Purdue 8, Northwestern 4 Youngstown State 12, Purdue Fort Wayne 9 Lindenwood 6, Southern Indiana 3
Saturday, April 1 Eastern Illinois 12, Butler 0 Belmont 8, Evansville 1 Penn State 7, Indiana 2 Youngstown State 15, Purdue Fort Wayne 14 Lindenwood 6, Southern Indiana 3
Sunday, April 2 Ball State 11, Akron 6 Ball State 9, Akron 1 Butler 6, Eastern Illinois 5 (14 inn.) Butler 2, Eastern Illinois 0 Belmont 9, Evansville 2 Belmont 7, Evansville 5 (13 inn.) Indiana 4, Penn State 1 Indiana 22, Penn State 11 Indiana State 13, Illinois-Chicago 7 Indiana State 10, Illinois-Chicago 1 North Carolina 5, Notre Dame 2 Notre Dame 9, North Carolina 1 Northwestern 7, Purdue 3 Purdue 4, Northwestern 3 (10 inn.) Purdue Fort Wayne 9, Youngstown State 3 Southern Indiana 12, Lindenwood 9 Murray State 14, Valparaiso 3 Murray State 14, Valparaiso 5
NCAA D-II Monday, March 27 Grand Valley State 7, Purdue Northwest 3 Purdue Northwest 7, Grand Valley State 2
Saturday, April 1 Indianapolis 13, Missouri-St. Louis 6 Missouri-St. Louis 7, Indianapolis 5
Sunday, April 2 Missouri-St. Louis 3, Indianapolis 2 Indianapolis 18, Missouri-St. Louis 8 Wayne State 5, Purdue Northwest 0 Wayne State 6, Purdue Northwest 5
Saturday, April 1 Earlham 12, Anderson 8 Transylvania 10, Manchester 9 Transylvania 9, Manchester 0 Rose-Hulman 8, Mount St. Joseph 5
Sunday, April 2 Anderson 5, Earlham 0 Earlham 9, Anderson 8 Franklin 13, Hanover 6 Franklin 18, Hanover 8 Rose-Hulman 10, Mount St. Joseph 8 Rose-Hulman 10, Mount St. Joseph 9 Trine 5, Olivet 0 Trine 7, Olivet 3 Denison 10, Wabash 4 Denison 11, Wabash 1
NAIA Monday, March 27 Indiana Wesleyan 19, Goshen 0 Mount Vernon Nazarene 10, Grace 4 Grace 4, Mount Vernon Nazarene 2 Ohio Christian 9, IU-Kokomo 8
Tuesday, March 28 Trinity Christian 15, Calumet of St. Joseph IU-Kokomo 13, Georgetown (Ky.) 4 IU South Bend 7, Judson 3
Wednesday, March 29 IU Southeast 19, Lindsey Wilson 8 Indiana Tech 16, Indiana Wesleyan 10
Thursday, March 30 Indiana Wesleyan 10, Bethel 3 Indiana Wesleyan 7, Bethel 4 Calumet of St. Joseph 7, Saint Xavier 4 Goshen 11, Grace 5 Grace 9, Goshen 7 Taylor 15, Huntington 11 Taylor 4, Huntington 2 Midway 13, IU-Kokomo 1 Midway 10, IU-Kokomo 7 Asbury 14, IUPU-Columbus 4 Asbury 12, IUPU-Columbus 8 IU Southeast 11, Oakland City 6 Marian 6, Mount Vernon Nazarene 5 Marian 5, Mount Vernon Nazarene 3 Spring Arbor 5, Saint Francis 1 Saint Francis 7, Spring Arbor 5
Friday, March 31 Indiana Wesleyan 13, Bethel 3 Indiana Wesleyan 8, Bethel 3 Huntington 11, Taylor 9 Huntington 9, Taylor 7 (8 inn.)
Sunday, April 2 Saint Xavier 5, Calumet of St. Joseph 0 Calumet of St. Joseph 2, Saint Xavier 1 IU South Bend 12, Saint Ambrose 3 Saint Ambrose 1, IU South Bend 0 IU Southeast 4, Oakland City 2 IU Southeast 11, Oakland City 3 Madonna 4, Indiana Tech 2 Madonna 15, Indiana Tech 5 (8 inn.)
Junior College Monday, March 27 McHenry County 4, Ivy Tech Northeast 0 McHenry County 8, Ivy Tech Northeast 0 Illinois Central 7, Vincennes 5 Illinois Central 8, Vincennes 2
Indiana college baseball teams have combined to score nearly 5,800 runs so far in 2023. Based on posted numbers, NAIA Taylor averages 9.5 runs per game. Other leaders in the division are Indiana Tech (8.6), Huntington (8.3), IU-Kokomo (8.2) and Indiana Wesleyan (8.1). Ball State (8.3), Indiana (7.8), Purdue (7.5), Evansville (7.4 are at the top of the NCAA Division I list. NCAA Division II Indianapolis scores 8.5 runs per contest. NCAA D-III leaders are Wabash (9.0), Anderson (8.7), Earlham (7.8), Franklin (7.7), Manchester (7.5) and Hanover (7.2.) Pacing junior colleges is Vincennes (7.7).
Through March 26 NCAA D-I Monday, March 20 Butler 3, Northwestern 2
Tuesday, March 21 Butler 9, Eastern Michigan 7 Indiana 15, Indiana State 5 Notre Dame 8, Valparaiso 4 Illinois-Chicago 6, Purdue 4 Bowling Green 8, Purdue Fort Wayne 6 Belmont 6, Southern Indiana 3
Wednesday, March 22 Ball State 19, Butler 2 Evansville 11, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville 7
Friday, March 24 Ball State 2, Eastern Michigan 1 Notre Dame 4, Louisville 3 Purdue 5, Michigan State 4 Purdue Fort Wayne 6, Northern Kentucky 5
Saturday, March 25 Ball State at 16, Eastern Michigan 5 Cincinnati 15, Butler 5 Evansville 12, Missouri State 7 Evansville 7, Missouri State 3 Indiana 14, Ohio State 6 Indiana State 10, Valparaiso 1 Morehead State 3, Southern Indiana 2
Sunday, March 26 Ball State 7, Eastern Michigan 3 Butler 8, Cincinnati 5 Cincinnati 13, Butler 3 Evansville 7, Missouri State 4 Indiana 9, Ohio State 6 Indiana 7, Ohio State 5 Indiana State 7, Valparaiso 2 Indiana State 4, Valparaiso 2 Notre Dame 5, Louisville 4 Louisville 2, Notre Dame 1 Michigan State 5, Purdue 4 Michigan State 12, Purdue 6 Purdue Fort Wayne 9, Northern Kentucky 5 Northern Kentucky 10, Purdue Fort Wayne 1 Morehead State 11, Southern Indiana 4 Morehead State 5, Southern Indiana 1
NCAA D-II Tuesday, March 21 Findlay 10, Indianapolis 7
Friday, March 24 Saginaw Valley State 7, Purdue Northwest 1 Saginaw Valley State 3, Purdue Northwest 2
Saturday, March 25 Illinois-Springfield 11, Indianapolis 10 Illinois-Springfield 5, Indianapolis 3
Sunday, March 26 Indianapolis at Illinois-Springfield Indianapolis at Illinois-Springfield
NCAA D-III Monday, March 20 Franklin 18, Trine 8 Franklin 14, Trine 1 Heidelberg 11, Manchester 10 Heidelberg 11, Manchester 3 Wisconsin-Osh Kosh 16, Rose-Hulman 5
Tuesday, March 21 Anderson 16, Alma 14 Anderson 16, Alma 6 Earlham 15, Principia 2 Spalding 14, Hanover 13 Trine 13, Manchester 10
Wednesday, March 22 Calvin 6, Manchester 0
Saturday, March 25 Manchester 9, Earlham 6 Transylvania 11, Franklin 0 Mount St. Joseph 6, Hanover 5
Sunday, March 26 Bluffton 10, Anderson 9 Anderson 19, Bluffton 3 DePauw 11, Houston-Victoria 9 Earlham 7, Manchester 6 Earlham 5, Manchester 4 Franklin 6, Transylvania 4 Franklin 14, Transylvania 7 Hanover 3, Mount St. Joseph 0 Mount St. Joseph 19, Hanover 9 Rose-Hulman 10, Defiance 2 Rose-Hulman 5, Defiance 3 Trine 5, Wright State Lake Campus 2 Trine 3, Wright State Lake Campus 2 Wabash 8, Illinois Wesleyan 7 (10 inn.) Wabash 12, Illinois Wesleyan 9
NAIA Monday, March 20 Saint Francis 12, Bethel 4 Saint Francis 10, Bethel 4 Olivet Nazarene 18, Calumet of St. Joseph 4 Indiana Wesleyan 9, Goshen 3 Indiana Wesleyan 20, Goshen 2 Mount Vernon Nazarene 10, Grace 8 Mount Vernon Nazarene 4, Grace 3 Saint Xavier 8, IU South Bend 4 Saint Xavier 13, IU South Bend 3 Lourdes 9, Indiana Tech 8 Lourdes 15, Indiana Tech 5 Oakland City 2, Rio Grande 1
Tuesday, March 21 Indiana Southeast 20, IUPU-Columbus 2 Indiana Southeast 14, IUPU-Columbus 6 Indiana Tech 7, Siena Heights 3 Indiana Tech 9, Siena Heights 3 Spring Arbor 10, Marian 9 Spring Arbor 11, Marian 5
Wednesday, March 22 Taylor 10, Mount Vernon Nazarene 7 Taylor 14, Mount Vernon Nazarene 2
Friday, March 24 Bethel 6, Huntington 2 Huntington 12, Bethel 2 Calumet of St. Joseph 4, Saint Francis (Ill.) 0 Saint Francis (Ill.) 3, Calumet of St. Joseph 2 Spring Arbor 8, Goshen 0 Spring Arbor 10, Goshen 2 Grace 10, Marian 3 Grace 6, Marian 1 IU South Bend 11, Trinity International 1 Saint Francis 8, Indiana Wesleyan 4 Indiana Wesleyan 4, Saint Francis 1 Taylor 6, Mount Vernon Nazarene 3 Taylor 3, Mount Vernon Nazarene 2
Saturday, March 25 IU Southeast 5, Alice Lloyd 3 West Virginia Tech 13, Oakland City 5
Sunday, March 26 Saint Francis (Ill.) at Calumet of St. Joseph IU-Kokomo 12, Ohio Christian 2 Ohio Christian 9, IU-Kokomo 7 IU South Bend 12, Trinity International 4 IU South Bend 8, Trinity International 1 IU Southeast 7, Alice Lloyd 2 IU Southeast 18, Alice Lloyd 0 Indiana Tech 3, Lawrence Tech 2 Indiana Tech 15, Lawrence Tech 0 Oakland City 9, West Virginia Tech 3 Oakland City 10, West Virginia Tech 2
Junior College Monday, March 20 Ivy Tech Northeast 7, Muskegon 5 Muskegon 5, Ivy Tech Northeast 4 Vincennes 12, Danville Area 2 Vincennes 7, Danville Area 4
Through March 19 NCAA D-I Tuesday, March 14 Kentucky 12, Indiana 2 (7 inn.) Notre Dame 6, Saint Joseph’s 3 Southern Indiana 10, Saint Louis 2
Wednesday, March 15 Evansville 14, Bellarmine 2 Indiana 6, Morehead State 5 (10 inn.) Indiana State 7, Illinois 3 Notre Dame 10, Saint Joseph’s 9 Purdue 14, Northern Illinois 5 Southern Illinois 16, Southern Indiana 9
Thursday, March 16 Indiana 23, Morehead State 5
Friday, March 17 Ball State 14, Toledo 2 Evansville 5, Purdue 2 Indiana 5, Morehead State 4 Purdue Fort Wayne 12, Wright State 10 Wright State 6, Purdue Fort Wayne 2 Murray State 15, Southern Indiana 1
Saturday, March 18 Wake Forest 4, Notre Dame 1 Wake Forest 12, Notre Dame 3 Murray State 11, Southern Indiana 4
Sunday, March 19 Ball State 19, Toledo 16 (13 inn.) Ball State 7, Toledo 4 Northwestern 5, Butler 1 Evansville 6, Purdue 4 Michigan State 8, Indiana State 2 Michigan State 10, Indiana State 7 Notre Dame 3, Wake Forest 1 Wright State 13, Purdue Fort Wayne 4 Murray State 13, Southern 3
NCAA D-II Tuesday, March 14 Saint Leo 8, Purdue Northwest 3 Eckerd 4, Purdue Northwest 3
NAIA Monday, March 13 Oakland City 14, Baptist Bible 13
Tuesday, March 14 Thomas More 14, IUPU-Columbus 3 Indiana Tech 7, Mid-America Christian 5
Wednesday, March 15 Calumet of St. Joseph 1, Trinity Christian 0 Trinity Christian 5, Calumet of St. Joseph 4 Grace 4, Taylor 1 Taylor 6, Grace 0 Mount Vernon Nazarene 7, Huntington 6 Huntington 9, Mount Vernon Nazarene 2 Indiana Wesleyan 16, IUPU-Columbus 5 IU-South Bend 9, Judson 5 (7 inn.) Judson 10, IU-South Bend 5 Baptist Bible 13, Oakland City 11
Thursday, March 16 Saint Francis 5, Bethel 4 Saint Francis 10, Bethel 3 (7 inn.) Indiana Wesleyan 14, Goshen 4 (8 inn.) Taylor 27, Grace 5 Taylor 13, Grace 0 Huntington 14, Mount Vernon Nazarene 13 Huntington 11, Mount Vernon Nazarene 0 IU-Kokomo 17, Alice Lloyd 5 IU-Kokomo 11, Alice Lloyd 0 Ohio Christian 7, IU Southeast 6 IU Southeast 4, Ohio Christian 2 Marian 8, Spring Arbor 7 Spring Arbor 11, Marian 8
Friday, March 17 IU Southeast 25, Ohio Christian 1
Sunday, March 19 Olivet Nazarene 16, Calumet of St. Joseph 6 Olivet Nazarene 9, Calumet of St. Joseph 5 Miami-Hamilton 5, IUPU-Columbus 4 Miami-Hamilton 19, IUPU-Columbus 4 IU-South Bend 5, Saint Xavier 1 Oakland City 9, Rio Grande 5 Oakland City 7, Rio Grando 1
Junior College Wednesday, March 15 Ivy Tech Northeast 15, Glen Oaks 9
Thursday, March 16 Kellogg 8, Ivy Tech Northeast 7
NAIA member Oakland City University is off to a 15-1 start to the 2023 baseball season. The Andy Lasher-coached Mighty Oaks pushed their win streak to seven with four more this week. Heritage Hills High School graduate Sam Pinckert (.357) and Evansville Central alum Garrett Causey (.351) lead OCU in hitting. Right-handers Hunter Callahan (3-0), Vincennes Lincoln product Blake Mincey (2-0) and North Vermillion alum Luke Osborn (2-0) account for nearly half the pitching victories. Another NAIA squad — Grace (8-3) — enjoyed a 3-1 week. The Ryan Roth-coached Lancers are led offensively on the season by Sam Newkirk (.410), Grant Hartley (.345) and Bradyn McIntosh (.343). Three players have bashed three homers — Newkirk, Perry Meridian graduate John Joyce and Penn alum Jeff Pawlik. Washington Township graduate and left-hander Steven Hernandez (2-1) paces the pitching staff in wins. Westview alum and right-hander Hunter Schumacher has three saves. Jordan Wiersema (.472) and Cooper Tolson (.423) are hitting leaders for NAIA Bethel (7-5). Logansport graduate Tucker Platt (.410) has the top average and Carmel alum Luke Barnes has popped five homers for NAIA Indiana University-Kokomo (7-7). Homestead graduate Kaleb Kolpien is hitting .448 with three homers and Greenwood Community alum T.J. Bass (.328) has clubbed four homers for NAIA Taylor (7-7). Hamilton Southeastern graduate Jacob Daftari has a pair of two-homer games in a four-game sweep for NAIA Indiana Tech (6-1). Brice Stultz went deep for the Warriors in another contest. Mississinewa alum Tyler Jakob (.385) is the top hitter while right-handers Joey Butz (Heritage Christian) and Tyler Papenbrock (Leo) have two pitching victories each for NAIA Huntington (6-5). Bryce Davenport (.429) has started seven games and Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter alum right-hander Damien Wallace has two wins for NAIA Marian (2-2). Homestead graduate Jayden Lepper (.400) and David Miller (three homers) has played all 12 games and right-hander Blaine McRae (Fort Wayne South Side) has two wins for NAIA Saint Francis (5-7). Sean Moore (.400) has played in all 12 games and right-hander Maxwell Everaert (Hebron) has two wins for NAIA Calumet of St. Joseph (4-7). Trent Sillett (.417) has the best average, Jenner Rodammer has socked three homers and right-hander David Lopez has two victories for NAIA Goshen (4-7). Greensburg alum Logan Smith (.429) is the top hitter, Brenden Bell has three homers and right-hander Robbie Berger (John Glenn) two saves for NAIA Indiana University South Bend (4-7). Decatur Central graduate Brayden Hazelwood (.405) has played in all 11 games for Indiana University Southeast (3-8). Tri-West Hendricks alum Lucas Goodin (.422) has 11 starts and Mooresville graduate Nick Wiley three homers for NAIA Indiana Wesleyan (3-7-1). NCAA D-II University of Indianapolis (6-0) produced another three-game series sweep. Top hitters for the Al Ready-coached Greyhounds so far are Brandon DeWitt (.500), Drew Donaldson (.462), Union County alum Denton Shepler (.444), Lewis Cass graduate Easton Good (.435) and Lawrence North alum Caleb Vaughn (.429). Three of four hits for Brady Ware are home runs. Left-hander DeWitt (2-0) and right-hander Logan Peterson are UIndy victory leaders. NCAA D-III Rose-Hulman knocked off No. 3-ranked LaGrange (Ga.) 6-3 Sunday. The first four hitters in the lineup for the Adam Rosen-coached Fightin’ Engineers — Terre Haute South Vigo graduate Kade Kline, Colter Coulliard-Rodak, Dalton Busboom and Andy Krajecki — scored a run. Warsaw alum Liam Patton (.435) is off to a hot offensive start and right-hander Derek Haslett (Indianapolis Cathedral) is 2-0 for D-III Wabash (4-2). Trine (3-0) got four runs batted in each from Cory Erbskorn and Bedford North Lawrence graduate Dalton Nikirk during a season-opening series sweep for the Greg Perschke-coached Thunder. Among the state’s 10 NCAA D-I programs, Purdue and Southern Indiana are off to the best starts. Both the Boilermakers and Screaming Eagles are 5-3. Purdue just split four games with New Jersey Institute of Technology. Southern Indiana took two of three against Bellarmine. Couper Cornblum (.375), Jake Jarvis (.375) and Evan Albrecht (.346) are leading hitters for Purdue. Paul Toetz has a team-leading three homers. Right-hander Aaron Suval is 2-0 with one save and a 1.23 ERA. Ricardo Van Grieken has started all eight games for USI and is hitting .429. Tucker Ebest has slugged a team-best three homers. On the mound, righty and Jeffersonville alum Gavin Seebold is 1-0 with a 1.08 earned run average. Right-hander Luke Sinnard picked up the win Sunday as Indiana (3-4) won 4-2 at Texas. The 6-foot-8 Sinnard is 2-0. Among other D-I leaders in homers, South Central (Union Mills) graduate Kyle Schmack of Valparaiso (4-2) and Ryan Peltier of Ball State (4-4) have four, Joey Urban of Butler (2-5), Linton-Stockton alum Kip Fougerousse of Evansville (2-5) and Valpo’s Nolan Tucker, a Hanover Central graduate, have three. In junior college ball, Shakamak alum Ethan Burdette (.441) is the leading hitter for Vincennes (4-8).
Wednesday, Feb. 22 Miami (Fla.) 9, Indiana State 3
Friday, Feb. 24 Ball State 9, Merrimack 0 Campbell 9, Butler 4 Eastern Michigan 5, Evansville 2 Texas 4, Indiana 2 Notre Dame 6, UNC-Greensboro 5 Purdue 6, New Jersey Institute of Technology 5 New Jersey Institute of Technology 5, Purdue 1 Bethune-Cookman 13, Purdue Fort Wayne 8 Bellarmine 4, Southern Indiana 2 Valparaiso 10, Tennessee-Martin 2
Saturday, Feb. 25 Ball State 5, Rutgers 4 Bucknell 7, Ball State 2 Campbell 25, Butler 6 Evansville 9, Eastern Michigan 7 Texas 5, Indiana 2 Northeastern 9, Indiana State 5 Northeastern 15, Indiana State 10 UNC-Greensboro 12, Notre Dame 0 Purdue 7, New Jersey Institute of Technology 4 Bethune-Cookman 9, Purdue Fort Wayne 5 Bethune-Cookman 7, Purdue Fort Wayne 4 Southern Indiana 6, Bellarmine 3 Valparaiso 5, Tennessee-Martin 4 (10 inn.)
Sunday, Feb. 26 Ball State 6, Canisius 1 Campbell 10, Butler 9 Evansville 5, Eastern Michigan 3 Indiana 4, Texas 2 Northeastern 8, Indiana State 7 (11 inn.) Notre Dame 7, UNC-Greensboro 4 New Jersey Institute of Technology 7, Purdue 5 Bethune-Cookman 10, Purdue Fort Wayne 0 Southern Indiana 18, Bellarmine 5 Valparaiso 17, Tennessee-Martin 4
NCAA D-II Saturday, Feb. 25 Indianapolis 4, Grand Valley State 2 Indianapolis 10, Grand Valley State 8 Northwood 4, Purdue Northwest 3 Northwood 9, Purdue Northwest 8
Sunday, Feb. 26 Indianapolis 7, Grand Valley State 4 Purdue Northwest 6, Northwood 4 Northwood 13, Purdue Northwest 2
Sunday, Feb. 26 Trine 7, Anderson 4 DePauw 4, Wilmington 2 Franklin 3, Saint Mary’s (Minn.) 2 Franklin 1, Saint Mary’s (Minn.) 0 Maryville 4, Hanover 3 Maryville 16, Hanover 12 York (Pa.) 3, Manchester Rose-Hulman 6, LaGrange 3 Heidelberg 6, Wabash 2
NAIA Thursday, Feb. 23 Bethel 16, Toccoa Falls 14 Grace 9, Trinity Christian 7 Trinity Christian 15, Grace 7 Oakland City 13, IUPU-Columbus 2 Oakland City 11, IUPU-Columbus 1 Taylor 20, Olivet Nazarene 5 (7 inn.) Taylor 13, Olivet Nazarene 1
Friday, Feb. 24 Toccoa Falls 8, Bethel 7 Toccoa Falls 9, Bethel 7 Calumet of St. Joseph 7, Hannibal-LaGrange 0 Calumet of St. Joseph 9, Hannibal-LaGrange 0 IU Southeast 5, Huntington 1 IU Southeast 8, Huntington 7 Oakland City 11, IUPU-Columbus 4 Oakland City 5, IUPU-Columbus 3 Georgia Gwinnett 6, IU South Bend 3 Georgia Gwinnett 8, IU South Bend 4 Faulkner 8, Indiana Wesleyan 7 Faulkner 7, Indiana Wesleyan 1
Saturday, Feb. 25 Hannibal-LaGrange 6, Calumet of St. Joseph 5 Calumet of St. Joseph 7, Hannibal-LaGrange 6 Goshen 7, Brescia 0 Brescia 3, Goshen 2 Grace 6, Trinity Christian 3 Grace 11, Trinity Christian 5 Northwest Ohio 4, Huntington 1 Northwest Ohio 3, Huntington 2 IU-Kokomo 6, Saint Francis (Ind.) 2 Saint Francis (Ind.) 4, Madonna 2 Madonna 4, IU-Kokomo 2 Georgia Gwinnett 10, IU South Bend 5 Georgia Gwinnett 10, IU South Bend 2 Indiana Tech 12, Saint Ambrose 8 Indiana Tech 7, Saint Ambrose 3 Faulkner 10, Indiana Wesleyan 4 Concordia (Mich.) 9, Marian 6 Concordia (Mich.) 9, Marian 7 Taylor 6, Olivet Nazarene 5 Olivet Nazarene 4, Taylor 3
Sunday, Feb. 26 Goshen 6, Brescia 4 Goshen 7, Brescia 5 Madonna 10, IU-Kokomo 4 Saint Francis (Ind.) 14, Madonna 2 IU-Kokomo 7, Saint Francis (Ind.) 5 IUPU-Columbus at Cincinnati-Clermont Northwestern Ohio 8, IU Southeast 7 IU Southeast 7, Northwestern Ohio 2 Indiana Tech 7, Saint Ambrose 2 Indiana Tech 4, Saint Ambrose 2 Marian 12, Concordia (Mich.) 6
Junior College Tuesday, Feb. 21 Wabash Valley 8, Vincennes 2
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