Jeremy Wiersema left the diamond behind for a time. When he came back, he started to excel on the baseball field for Bethel University in Mishawaka, Ind., especially on the base paths. The Allendale (Mich.) High School graduate was a standout in soccer, football, basketball and baseball during his prep days. He was all-state as a kicker/punter as well as all-conference and all-district in baseball and all-conference in basketball and soccer. Wiersema stayed near home to be a football kicker at Grand Valley State University in Allendale. When that experience didn’t meet his expectations he decided to follow another Allendale alum — Cooper Tolson — to Bethel baseball. Wiersema redshirted in his first football season at GVSU. The next year the season was wiped out because of the COVID-19 pandemic. “I really didn’t like it that much,” says Wiersema. “We’d have five-hour practices and only kicking for 15 minutes. It’s not very fun. “My buddy Cooper texted me. He said (Bethel) needs middle infielders.” Next thing you know Wiersema is at Bethel — joining the baseball team for the spring semester in 2020 — and working toward a Sport Management degree. He will get that next month. With another year of college athletic eligibility, Wiersema is considering coming back in the fall. Only he’s thinking about changing to golf. “I just like to switch up,” says Wiersema, who carries a 3.7 handicap. Wiersema and first baseman Tolson were two of six Bethel baseball players honored Friday, April 21 on Senior Day. The others are center fielder Andrew Miranda, third baseman Alex Stout and pitchers Hunter Crist and Sam Lewandowski. In 2023, Wiersema, has been at or near the top among NAIA leaders in stolen bases. After the Pilots’ first 44 games, he was No. 1 with 40 (in 44 attempts). LSU Shreveport senior Ryan Major was second with 39. Indiana University Purdue University-Columbus freshman Wyatt Sutton was fourth with 35. Along the way Wiersema has surpassed the Bethel single-season record of 37 set by Kawambe Moss is 2021. “I just like to do it,” says Wiersema of pilfering bags. “I’ve done it more in college because I’ve figured out the pitching and whatnot and how to steal bases.” Wiersema stole 22 in 2022 and has copped multiple bases in a game a dozen times, including four and three against Taylor and three twice vs. Indiana Wesleyan and once vs. Marian. Batting No. 2 in Bethel coach Seth Zartman’s order, the righty-swinging second baseman is hitting .379 with 15 doubles, four home runs, 26 runs batted in and 37 runs scored. His on-base percentage is .413. “I try to come to the (batter’s) box with a clear mindset,” says Wiersema. “I just really try to focus on driving the ball and hitting it hard somewhere and from there just hustling to first base. “I’m trying to get on every time. I have a green light (from Zartman). I go off what I feel and my reads.” The oversized sliding glove — which looks like an oven mitt — has become prevalent in baseball the last few years. Wiersema now wears one on his right hand but not for necessarily for sliding. “I didn’t even use one last year,” says Wiersema. “In the first game of the season we were traveling south and I jammed a finger on my right hand. “(The glove) is just there to protect it.” Bethel has four more regular-season games left — Crossroads League doubleheaders Friday and Saturday, April 28-29 — at Grace. If the Pilots qualify for the league tournament, that is slated May 3-8 at Huntington.
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
Notre Dame — the last college baseball team from Indiana left standing in 2022 — found out today (May 30) that the Irish will be in the Statesboro Regional for the 64-team NCAA Division I tournament. The No. 2-seeded Irish (35-14) play No. 3 Texas Tech (37-20) at 2 p.m. Friday, June 3. Site host and top-seeded Georgia Southern (40-18) plays No. UNC Greensboro (34-28) at 7 p.m. Friday. Notre Dame made it to the semifinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament. Regionals continue through June 6 with super regionals June 10-13 and the College World Series June 17-27. Ball State made it to the “if necessary” Mid-American Conference tournament championship game against Central Michigan and lost 11-7 to wind up the season at 40-19 overall and 32-7 as MAC regular-season champions. Central Michigan earned an automatic NCAA tournament bid. Evansville (32-24, 14-6), Indiana State (26-22-1, 10-10-1) and Valparaiso (16-32, 5-15) bowed out in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. Seasons came to a close for Purdue (29-21, 9-12) and Indiana (27-32, 10-14) at the Big Ten tournament. Purdue Fort Wayne (18-36, 13-15) finished up in the Horizon League tournament. In the past few weeks, conferences have handed out postseason awards at the NCAA D-I, D-II and D-III, NAIA and junior college levels and there is a list of those below.
Junior College Michigan Community College: MARIAN’S ANCILLA — if Rylan Huntley (first team), if Josh Ledgard (honorable mention). Mid-West: Vincennes — ss Peyton Lane (second team), ut Colton Evans (second team).
Week of May 23-29 NCAA D-I Tuesday, May 24 Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Pittsburgh 12, Georgia Tech 6 North Carolina State 11, Wake Forest 8 North Carolina 9, Clemson 2
Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Missouri State 9, Illinois State 4
Wednesday, May 25 Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Pittsburgh 6, Louisville 5 Florida State 13, Virginia 3 North Carolina State 9, Miami 6
Horizon League Tournament Youngstown State 6, Purdue Fort Wayne 0 Northern Kentucky 3, Illinois-Chicago 2
Mid-American Conference Tournament Central Michigan 11, Toledo 10
Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Indiana State 8, Valparaiso 0 Missouri State 5, Southern Illinois 1 Evansville 9, Indiana State 1
Thursday, May 26 Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Georgia Tech 9, Louisville 4 Notre Dame 5, Florida State 3 Virginia Tech 18, Clemson 6
Big Ten Conference Tournament Penn State 5, Iowa 2 Rutgers 10, Purdue 3 Maryland 6, Indiana 5 Michigan 7, Illinois 5
Horizon League Tournament Wright State 18, Northern Kentucky 4 Oakland 2, Youngstown State 0
Mid-American Conference Tournament Ball State 6, Ohio 4
Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Dallas Baptist 4, Bradley 3
Friday, May 27 Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Notre Dame 3, Virginia 0 Wake Forest 16, Miami 3 North Carolina 10, Virginia Tech 0
Big Ten Conference Tournament Iowa 5, Purdue 4 Rutgers 5, Penn State 4 Indiana 8, Illinois 1 Michigan 15, Maryland 8
Horizon League Tournament Youngstown State 11, Northern Kentucky 7 Wright State 14, Oakland 3 Oakland 4, Youngstown State 2
Mid-American Conference Tournament Toledo 13, Ohio 5 Ball State 9, Central Michigan 7
Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Southern Illinois 8, Indiana State 2 Missouri State 19, Bradley 3 Evansville 21, Dallas Baptist 2
Saturday, May 28 Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament North Carolina 7, Notre Dame 2 North Carolina State 8, Pittsburgh 3
Big Ten Conference Tournament Iowa 11, Penn State 3 Indiana 6, Maryland 4 (11 inn.) Iowa 7, Michigan 3 Rutgers 14, Indiana 2
Horizon League Championship Wright State 24, Oakland 0
Mid-American Conference Tournament Central Michigan 10, Toledo 7 Central Michigan 12, Ball State 3
Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Southern Illinois 7, Dallas Baptist 5 Missouri State 7, Evansville 6 Southern Illinois 8, Evansville 5
Sunday, May 29 Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Championship North Carolina 9, North Carolina State 5
Big Ten Conference Tournament Michigan 13, Iowa 1 Championship Michigan 10, Rutgers 4
Mid-American Conference Tournament Championship Central Michigan 11, Ball State 7
Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Southern Illinois 9, Missouri State 6 Championship Missouri State 13, Southern Illinois 3
The Mighty Oaks of Oakland City University swing some mighty potent bats in improving to 11-4 on the 2022 baseball season. OCU went 6-1 for the Week of Feb. 21-27 and collected 49 hits — 16 for extra bases — in a four-game sweep of Grace Christian. Chandler Dunn (.533, 12 runs batted in, 16 runs scored), Noah Baugher (.419, 11 R), Payton Hall (Benton Central High School graduate) (.400, 17 R), Treven Madden (2 home runs, 12 RBIs), Sam Pinckert (Heritage Hills) (2 HR, 16 RBIs, 12 R), Bailey Falkenstien (Jeffersonville) (2 HR), Gehrig Tenhumberg (Evansville Reitz) (2-0, 2.70 earned run average, 23 strikeouts, 3 walks, 20 innings) and Milan VanDerBreggen (2-1, 2.38, 15 K’s, 1 base on balls, 11 1/3 IP) are among leaders for Andy Lasher-coached Mighty Oaks. Oakland City went 17-27 in 2021. In other NAIA play, Taylor — coached by Kyle Gould — moved to 9-6 with a 3-1 week. On the season, offensive leaders include T.J. Bass (Greenwood Community) (.356 average, 5 HR, 26 RBIs), Kaleb Kolpien (Homestead) (.474, 12 RBIs) and Camden Knepp (Northridge) (12 RBIs). On the mound, Matt Duktowski (NorthWood) is 2-0 with 16 K’s and three walks over 15 1/3 innings. Todd Bacon-coached Marian went 2-2 for the week and is 8-6. For the season, A.J. Bordenet (Lafayette Central Catholic) (.458, 11 RBIs), Jackson Hogg (.390), Bryce Davenport (.350, 3 HR, 10 RBIs), Kato Hironori (2 HR) and Brodie Rinehold (Franklin Community) (2 HR) are among top batsmen. Pitcher Damien Wallace (Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter) has made four starts and is 3-0 with 3.05 ERA, 24 K’s and eight walks in 20 2/3 innings. Some other NAIA performers: Indiana University Southeast — Trevor Campbell (.364) and Brody Tanksley (Bedford North Lawrence) (4 HR, 10 RBIs); Indiana Tech — Jacob Daftari (Hamilton Southeastern) (.471) and Manuel Ascanio (.407); Indiana University-Kokomo — Dylan Steele (Bloomington North) (.357) and Ben Harris (Northwestern) (2-1, 2.08, 13 K’s, 10 BB, 13 IP); Grace — Alex Rich (Crown Point) (.395, 11 RBIs), Chris Griffin (.375, 10 RBIs), Sam Newkirk (3 HR, 11 RBIs) and Austin Carr (Franklin Central) (10 RBIs); Bethel — Andrew Sarno (.474), Jake Schlasky (Crown Point) (10 RBIs), Jeremy Wiersema (9 RBIs, 7-of-8 on stolen bases) and Frank Plesac (Crown Point) (2-1, 2.55, 21 K’s, 5 BB, 17 2/3 IP); and Goshen — Morgan Baker (2 HR in Game 1 vs. Brescia). NCAA Division I Purdue is off to an 8-0 start. Led by Curtis Washington Jr. (7-of-7) and Evan Albrecht (6-of-6), the Boliermakers are 35-of-35 in stolen base attempts. Albrecht (.462), Washington (.375), Cam Thompson (13 RBIs) and Jackson Smeltz (McCutcheon) (2-0, 1.07, 18 K’s, 4 BB, 9 1/3 IP) are among the hot Boilermakers, which are coached by Greg Goff. Some other top NCAA D-I performers: Notre Dame — Ryan Cole (.500, 6 RBI, 5-5 SB), Brooks Coetze (2 HR), Carter Putz (8 RBI), Jack Brannigan (6 RBI), Aidan Tyrell (2-0, 0.00, 11 K’s, 3 BB, 11 IP) and John Michael Bertrand (2-0. 0.69, 19 K’s, 1 BB, 13 IP; Indiana State — Jordan Schaffer (West Vigo) (.414), Diego Gines (.407), Mike Sears (2 HR), Parker Stinson (Yorktown) (9 RBI), Miguel Rivera (6 RBI), Sean Ross (6 RBI) and Matt Jachec (2-0. 1.35, 13 K’s, 0 BB, 13 1/3 IP); Valparaiso — Kaleb Hannahs (West Vigo) (.474, 2 HR, 7 runs), Alex Thurston (.353), Kyle Schmack (South Central of Union Mills) (.333, 5 RBIs) and Colin Fields 1-0, 1.64, 15 K’s, 5 BB, 11 IP); Butler — Travis Holt (.478, 7 R, 5-6 SB), James Gargano (7 RBIs), Cole McDaniel (1-0, 2.25) and Derek Drees (0-0, 2 games, 10 K’s, 3 BB, 5 IP); Ball State — Amir Wright (Griffith) (.333); Indiana — Bobby Whalen (.391, 4 RBI, 5-5 SB), Matthew Ellis (2 HR) and Braydon Tucker (Northview) (0-1, 1.93, 2 appearances, 5 K, 5 BB, 4 2/3 IP); Evansville — Mark Shallenberger (.304) and Nick Smith (Boonville) (0-1, 1.61, 9 1/3 IP); and Purdue Fort Wayne — Alex Evenson (.320) and Jack Lang (Hamilton Southeastern) (.310, 6 RBIs). Tracy Archuleta-coached Southern Indiana is out of the gate at 6-0. The Screaming Eagles have been led by Lucas McNew (Borden) (.455, 2 HR, 13 RBIs through 5 games), Ethan Hunter (Terre Haute South Vigo) (11 RBIs) and Brice Stuteville (South Spencer) (0-0, 1.42, 3 games, 8 K’s, 0 BB, 6 1/3 IP). Other top NCAA D-II performers: Indianapolis — Alex Vela (Cardinal Ritter) (.478, 6 RBIs, 11 R, 5-7 SB), Caleb Vaughan (Lawrence North) (.409, 10 R), Drew Donaldson (8 RBI) and Xavier Rivas (Portage) (1-0, 1.93, 2 games, 23 K’s, 6 BB, 14 IP). In NCAA Division III, the Adam Rosen Era began at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology with the Fightin’ Engineers winning both of the first-year head coach’s first two games. Adam Taylor (Perry Meridian) (5 RBI’s), Josh Mesenbrink (4 RBI’s), Brett Tuttle (1 HR, 5 R) and Ian Kline (1-0, 1.50, 4 2/3 IP) are among the RHIT leaders. Other top NCAA D-III performers: Earlham — Cameron McCabe (.500), Zach Swearingen (.500), Andrew Bradley (.500), Maxwell Fries (8 RBIs) and Keodon Kuderer (6 R); Franklin — Logan Demkovich (Munster) (2 HR); DePauw — Evan Barnes .588 through 4 games), Cameron Macon .563, 2 HR, 9 RBIs, 8 R) and Cameron Allen (9 R); Wabash — Liam Patton (Warsaw) (.800 3 2B, 3 RBIs), Camden Scheidt (Highland) (.500), Reese Bauer (Northeast Dubois) (.500) and Dylan Scheid (Lawrence North) (0-0, 1.50, 1 game, 8 Ks, 0 BB, 6 IP); Anderson — Jake Stank (Mount Vernon of Fortville) (.444) and Tyler Smitherman (Westfield) (2 HR); and Manchester — Brady Perez (Rochester) (2 HR, 4 RBIs). In junior college, Vincennes U.’s Colton Evans is hitting .465 and Connor VanLannen is 1-1 with a 1.80 ERA and 18 K’s in 15 innings.
Friday, Feb. 25 UNC-Wilmington 2, Ball State 0 Butler 6, Jackson State 5 Arkansas 5, Indiana 2 Indiana State 14, Merrimack 2 Notre Dame 20, Marist 2 Purdue 9, Princeton 3 Purdue 8, Princeton 3 California Baptist 4, Purdue Fort Wayne Valparaiso 9, Alabama A&M 2 Valparaiso 3, Alabama A&M 2
Saturday, Feb. 26 Middle Tennessee 1, Ball State 0 Butler 10, Prairie View 1 Butler 9, Jackson State 1 Evansville 11, Dayton 2 Indiana 12, Louisiana-Lafayette 4 Indiana State 16, Minnesota 3 Notre Dame 16, Monmouth 2 Notre Dame 9, Monmouth 0 Purdue 4, Princeton 3 Purdue 5, Princeton 4 California Baptist 23, Purdue Fort Wayne 5 California Baptist 5, Purdue Fort Wayne 3
Sunday, Feb. 27 Coastal Carolina 7, Ball State 2 Dayton 4, Evansville 2 Dayton 5, Evansville 4 Stanford 13, Indiana 0 Indiana State 14, Minnesota 8 Purdue Fort Wayne vs. California Baptist
NCAA D-II Saturday, Feb. 26 Northwood 11, Indianapolis 6 Northwood 5, Indianapolis 4 Southern Indiana 12, Lake Erie 4
Sunday, Feb. 27 Northwood 9, Indianapolis 4 Southern Indiana 8, Lake Erie 3
NCAA D-III Wednesday, Feb. 23 Centre 9, Hanover 1
Saturday, Feb. 26 Otterbein 8, Anderson 3 Baldwin Wallace 9, DePauw 8 Franklin 20, Albion 1 North Central 15, Manchester 5 Hope 16, Manchester 5 Wabash 3, Heidelberg 2 Maryville 4, Hanover 1 Earlham 20, Olivet 4 Earlham 9, Olivet 4 Asbury 5, Trine 4 Asbury 5, Trine 1
Sunday, Feb. 27 Baldwin Wallace 9, Anderson 4 DePauw 10, Transylvania 4 Earlham 10, Olivet 9 Franklin 11, Albion 6 Franklin 11, Albion 5 Wabash 15, Otterbein 5 Rose-Hulman 14, North Vermont-Lyndon 1 Rose-Hulman 12, North Vermon-Lyndon 11 Trine 3, Asbury 1
NAIA Monday, Feb. 21 Bethel 5, Oakland City 3 Oakland City 5, Bethel 4 (8 inn.) IU-Kokomo 5, Calumet of Saint Joseph 2 IU-Kokomo 5, Calumet of Saint Joseph 1 Indiana Tech 4, Indiana Wesleyan 3 Indiana Wesleyan 6, Indiana Tech 3 Marian 11, Georgetown 9
Wednesday, Feb. 23 Oakland City 9, Asbury 2
Thursday, Feb. 24 Bethel 11, Toccoa Falls 7
Friday, Feb. 25 Toccoa Falls 7, Bethel 1 Faulkner 3, Indiana Wesleyan 2 Indiana Wesleyan 4, Faulkner 3 Marian 9, Edward Waters 5 Edward Waters 8, Marian 7 Edward Waters 2, Marian 1 Taylor 8, Olivet Nazarene 6 Olivet Nazarene 2, Taylor 1
Saturday, Feb. 26 Bethel 4, Toccoa Falls 0 Bethel 4, Toccoa Falls 3 Faulkner 8, Indiana Wesleyan 4 Faulkner 4, Indiana Wesleyan 3 Oakland City 13, Grace Christian 1 Oakland City 13, Grace Christian 4 Saint Francis 7, IU South Bend 5 Saint Francis 7, IU South Bend 6 Taylor 11, Olivet Nazarene 1 Taylor 9, Olivet Nazarene 5
Sunday, Feb. 27 Brescia 5, Goshen 4 Brescia 8, Goshen 5 Oakland City 11, Grace Christian 1 Oakland City 26, Grace Christian 0 Indiana Tech 6, IU Kokomo 2 Indiana Tech 7, IU Kokomo 5
Junior College Monday, Feb. 21 Vincennes 10, Marian’s Ancilla 2 Vincennes 3, South Suburban 1
Saturday, Feb. 26 Clark State 4, Marian’s Ancilla 3 Clark State 9, Marian’s Ancilla 4
Sunday, Feb. 27 Marian’s Ancilla 10, Clark State 9 Clark State 7, Marian’s Ancilla 3 Morton 10, Vincennes 5 Joliet 10, Vincennes 3
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