Conference tournaments in swing in NAIA, NCAA D-II, NCAA D-III

BY STEVE KRAH 

http://www.IndianaRBI.com

Indiana University Southeast (32-18) finished as runner-up to Point Park in the River States Conference baseball tournament at VA Memorial Stadium in Chillicothe, Ohio. 

The Brett Neffendorf-coached Grenadiers await their NAIA Opening Round assignment.

Three teams remain in the NAIA’s Crossroads League tournament in Winterholter Field in Upland, Ind. — regular-season champion and No. 1 seed Taylor (40-14) takes on the winner of the 3 p.m. Monday, May 6 game between No. 3 Saint Francis (36-16) vs. No. 6 Marian (25-26) at 6 for the title. A second championship game called will be played if necessary in the double-elimination format.

Taylor is coached by Kyle Gould, Saint Francis Dustin Butcher and Marian Todd Bacon.

Indiana Tech (30-22) has made the best-of-three championship series in the NAIA’s Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference tournament at Warrior Field in Fort Wayne, Ind. Those games against Madonna are slated for 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. today (May 6) and — if necessary — Tuesday (May 7). 

Kip McWilliams’ Indiana Tech team has won nine games in a row. The Warriors began the 2024 season at 0-6 and 2-16.

In NCAA Division II, the Great Lakes Valley Conference is slated for May 8-11 at Mtn Dew Park in Marion, Ill.

Regular season champion Indianapolis (34-16) is the No. 1 seed in an eight-team field. The Al Ready-coached Greyhounds play Lewis at 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time/7:30 p.m. Central Time on Wednesday, May 8.

Purdue Northwest (18-28) is the No. 6 seed in NCAA D-II’s Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference tournament May 9-12 at Jackson Field in Lansing, Mich.

Dave Griffin’s PNW Pride won its last regular-season game.

NCAA Division III’s Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference will stage its six-team tournament May 9-12 at Kokomo (Ind.) Municipal Stadium.

Hanover (26-14) is the No. 1 seed, followed by No. 2 Transylvania, No. 3 Rose-Hulman (23-17), No. 4 Mount St. Joseph, No. 5 Anderson (23-17) and No. 6 Franklin (20-20). 

The Hanover Panthers are coached by Grant Bellak, the Rose-Hulman Fightin’ Engineers Adam Rosen, the Anderson Ravens Matt Bair and the Franklin Grizzlies Lance Marshall.

Four teams made NCAA D-III’s North Coast Athletic Conference — No. 1 seed Wittenberg, No. 2 Denison, No. 3 DePauw (23-15) and No. 4 Kenyon. The event is May 9-11 in Chillicothe, Ohio.

Blake Allen coaches the DePauw Tigers.

Through the Week of April 29-May 5, the longest win streaks among the state’s NCAA Division I teams belong to Indiana State (34-10) and Southern Indiana (22-26) at three games apiece. 

Mitch Hannahs’ ISU Sycamores are 17-4 in the Missouri Valley Conference and have MVC series left against Evansville and Valparaiso to wrap the regular season plus a mid-week game against Ball State.

Tracy Archuleta’s Screaming Eagles are 11-10 in the Ohio Valley Conference and have OVC series left with Arkansas-Little Rock and Western Illinois plus mid-weeks with Evansville and Middle Tennessee State.

National Junior College Athletic Association‘s Division II Region 24 tournament play begins for Vincennes (13-42) Friday, May 10. Chris Barney coaches the Trailblazers.

INDIANA COLLEGE BASEBALL

Records Through May 5

NCAA D-I

Indiana State 34-10 (17-4 MVC)

Purdue 31-17 (12-6 Big Ten)

Ball State 27-10-1 (14-10 MAC)

Indiana 27-19-1 (12-6 Big Ten)

Evansville 27-20 (14-7 MVC)

Notre Dame 25-21 (9-18 ACC)

Southern Indiana 22-26 (11-10 OVC)

Butler 17-30 (3-12 Big East)

Purdue Fort Wayne 16-30 (9-15 Horizon)

Valparaiso 14-31 (6-15 MVC)

NCAA D-II

Indianapolis 34-16 (29-7 GLVC)

Purdue Northwest 18-28 (8-22 GLIAC)

NCAA D-III

Hanover 26-14 (17-5 HCAC)

Anderson 23-17 (13-9 HCAC)

Rose-Hulman 23-17 (14-8 HCAC)

DePauw 23-15 (12-4 NCAC)

Wabash 22-18 (8-8 NCAC)

Franklin 20-20 (9-13 HCAC)

Manchester 16-24 (9-13 HCAC)

Earlham 15-22 (7-15 HCAC)

Trine 11-27 (3-18 MIAA)

NAIA

Taylor 40-14 (30-6 CL)

Oakland City 39-16 (17-7 RSC) 

Saint Francis 36-16 (24-12 CL)

Indiana Wesleyan 34-15 (27-9 CL)

IU Southeast 32-18 (20-4 RSC)

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

Huntington 30-21 (23-13 CL)

Indiana Tech 30-22 (24-8 WHAC)

Marian 25-26 (17-19 CL)

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

Grace 18-31 (12-24 CL)

IU South Bend 18-32 (10-22 CCAC)

Goshen 12-36 (7-29 CL)

Bethel 11-35 (6-30 CL)

IUPU-Columbus 10-42 (2-22 RSC)

Junior College

Marian’s Ancilla 16-29 (3-22 MCCAA)

Vincennes 13-42 (5-27 MWAC)

Results Through May 5

NCAA D-I

Tuesday, April 30

Saint Louis 12, Butler 2

Evansville 7, Southeast Missouri State 6

Indiana State 21, Illinois 11

Notre Dame 4, Michigan State 3

Southern Illinois 7, Southern Indiana 5

Western Michigan 8, Valparaiso 6 (15 inn.)

Wednesday, May 1

Purdue 15, DePauw 0

Friday, May 3

Ball State 4, Northern Illinois 3

Xavier 13, Butler 6

Evansville 13, Valparaiso 1

Purdue 7, Indiana 4

Indiana State 15, Belmont 5

Pittsburgh 3, Notre Dame 1

Southern Indiana 5, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville 1

Saturday, May 4

Northern Illinois 12, Ball State 3

Xavier 7, Butler 3

Valparaiso 8, Evansville 4

Indiana 10, Purdue 2

Indiana State 8, Belmont 5

Notre Dame 15, Pittsburgh 8

Purdue Fort Wayne 14, Milwaukee 4

Southern Indiana 11, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville 6

Sunday, May 5

Ball State 13, Northern Illinois 10

Xavier 12,Butler 7

Evansville 9, Valparaiso 0

Indiana 5, Purdue 4

Indiana State 6, Belmont 4

Notre Dame 8, Pittsburgh 6

Milwaukee 7, Purdue Fort Wayne 6

Milwaukee 15, Purdue Fort Wayne 6

Southern Indiana 13, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville 9

NCAA D-II

Thursday, May 2

Lewis 5, Indianapolis 2

Friday, May 3

Lewis 7, Indianapolis 4

Indianapolis 10, Lewis 6

Wayne State 7, Purdue Northwest 4

Saturday, May 4

Indianapolis 14, Lewis 13

Wayne State 3, Purdue Northwest 0

Wayne State 8, Purdue Northwest 3

Sunday, May 5

Purdue Northwest 5, Wayne State 4

NCAA D-III

Tuesday, April 30

DePauw 13, Wittenberg 3

Wittenberg 15, DePauw 0

Wilmington 9, Earlham 7

Webster 13, Franklin

Spalding 11, Hanover 8

Greenville 11, Rose-Hulman 8

Wabash 6, Ohio Wesleyan 5

Wabash 19, Ohio Wesleyan 3

Wednesday, May 1

Purdue 15, DePauw 0

Heidelberg 10, Manchester 0

Friday, May 3

Olivet 4, Olivet 2

Saturday, May 4

Mount St. Joseph 7, Anderson 2

Anderson 9, Mount St. Joseph 3

DePauw 5, Hiram 4

DePauw 11, Hiram 6

Earlham 10, Transylvania 4

Earlham 8, Transylvania 2

Bluffton 9, Franklin 4

Bluffton 9, Franklin 5

Rose-Hulman 8, Hanover 4

Hanover 6, Rose-Hulman 1

Defiance 5, Manchester 1

Manchester 11, Defiance 3

Wabash 9, Wooster 4

Wooster 7, Wabash 3

Sunday, May 5

Franklin 4, Anderson 3

Franklin 15, Anderson 6

Defiance 7, Earlham 4

Defiance 12, Earlham 9

Bluffton 4, Hanover 3

Hanover 16, Bluffton 12

Rose-Hulman 15, Manchester 9

Manchester 7, Rose-Hulman 3

Olivet 4, Trine 0

Trine 12, Olivet 8

NAIA

Wednesday, May 1

Crossroads League Tournament

Marian 11, Spring Arbor 9

Mount Vernon Nazarene 8, Grace 7

Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic

Conference Tournament

Northwestern Ohio Pod

Northwestern Ohio 7, Lourdes 6

Madonna 10, Lawrence Tech 5 (10 inn.)

Lawrence Tech 15, Lourdes 1

Concordia Pod

Concord 5, Siena Heights 2

Indiana Tech 7, Aquinas 5

Aquinas 11, Siena Heights 9

Thursday, May 2

Crossroads League Tournament

Indiana Wesleyan 5, Mount Vernon Nazarene 4

Taylor 11, Marian 6

Saint Francis (Ind.) 7, Huntington 6

River States Conference Tournament

IU-Kokomo 11, Oakland City 9

Point Park 19, Ohio Christian 5

Shawnee State 16, West Virginia Tech 6

IU Southeast 17, Rio Grande 7

Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic

Conference Tournament

Northwestern Ohio Pod

Northwestern Ohio 14, Madonna 6

Madonna 10, Lawrence Tech 9 (10 inn.)

Concordia Pod

Indiana Tech 24, Concordia 2

Aquinas 5, Concordia 4

Friday, May 3

Crossroads League Tournament

Marian 10, Mount Vernon Nazarene 6

Huntington 9, Taylor 6

Saint Francis 9, Indiana Wesleyan 7

River States Conference Tournament

West Virginia Tech 10, Rio Grande 3

Oakland City 17, Ohio Christian 7

IU Southeast 7, Shawnee State 3

IU-Kokomo 11, Point Park 8

Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic

Conference Tournament

Northwestern Ohio Pod

Madonna 10, Northwestern Ohio 6

Madonna 11, Northwestern Ohio 10

Concordia Pod

Indiana Tech 9, Aquinas 7

Saturday, May 4

Crossroads League Tournament

Taylor 6, Indiana Wesleyan 1

Marian 10, Huntington 8

Taylor 9, Saint Francis (Ind.) 8

River States Conference Tournament

West Virginia Tech 12, Shawnee State 9

Point Park 9, Oakland City 3

IU Southeast 13, West Virginia Tech 5

Sunday, May 5

River States Conference Tournament

Point Park 11, IU-Kokomo 1

Point Park 13, IU-Kokomo 3

Championship

Point Park 10, IU Southeast 8

Junior College

Thursday, May 2

Kalamazoo 12, Marian’s Ancilla 1

Kalamazoo 9, Marian’s Ancilla 3

Saturday, May 4

Kalamazoo 11, Marian’s Ancilla 0

Kalamazoo 5, Marian’s Ancilla 0

Parkland 6, Vincennes 0

Parkland 4, Vincennes 0

Sunday, May 5

Parkland 9, Vincennes 3

Parkland 11, Vincennes 6 (11 inn.)

Simplicity suits Indiana State’s Stinson just fine

BY STEVE KRAH

http://www.IndianaRBI.com

Focusing on quality at-bats, Parker Stinson has seen an improvement when he steps in to hit for the Indiana State University baseball team.

With the help of assistant coach Jason Hagerty, the lefty-swinging senior right fielder has untangled his thoughts in the box and it’s helped.

As the first-place Sycamores (29-8, 12-3) head into a three-game Missouri Valley Conference series Friday through Sunday, April 26-28 at Southern Illinois, Stinson has played in all 37 games (36 starts) and is hitting .295 (38-of-129) with 11 home runs, two triples, six doubles, 32 runs batted in, 33 runs scored and a 1.068 OPS (.440 on-base percentage plus .628 slugging average).

He has 11 multi-hit games with three-hit contests March 30 against Illinois-Chicago at Bob Warn Field and April 2 at Indiana. More often than not, he bats No. 4 in the ISU order.

“Hags has been a great addition for us,” says Stinson of Hagerty, who joined the staff in the summer of 2023. “He’s helped me simplify things.

“I’ve simplified it down to the bare minimum. Complicated never seems to work out for me. I’m up at the plate trying to put together a quality at-bat. Whether that’s a hard out or seeing six pitches, that’s a win for me.”

What about driving the baseball?

“I’ve always been able to hit for power,” says Stinson. “It’s been one of my strengths as a ballplayer.

“I really wanted to lean into that this year. I have to be OK with some swings-and-misses. Those are sacrifices you have to make to be a power hitter. I’m trying to get three of my best hacks off each at-bat.”

He has 45 strikeouts and 27 walks.

Stinson doesn’t mind standing on top of the plate, especially against left-handed pitchers.

“It’s makes them uncomfortable,” says Stinson. “If they can put three running fastballs on the inside part of the plate, I’ll just tip my cap to him.”

Led by lefty-swinging redshirt senior Dominic Listi’s 19, ISU batters have been hit by 86 pitches with nine having been plunked five times or more. For Stinson, it’s eight.

But the Sycamores bench does not ask hitters at the dish to “Wear It!”

“We say, ‘Don’t Skate!,’” says Stinson. “It’s about everyone taking one of the team. What it comes down to is taking the extra base for the team.”

Another newcomer to the staff — Kevin Bowers — oversees outfielders.

“He’s keeping us athletic, diving and making plays,” says Stinson of Bowers.

Mitch Hannahs is in his 11th season as head coach at Indiana State.

“He’s intense,” says Stinson of Hannahs. “He holds a high expectation for the team. 

“That’s the main reason we’re so successful here. He never let’s that drop.”

About halfway through his prep days, Stinson was 5-foot-11 and 170 pounds. He’s now 6-foot and 210.

“When junior year (at Yorktown High School) rolled around I started getting in the weight room a little more,” says Stinson. “In college, lifting and nutrition became a part of your job.

“I’ve put on 20 pounds of muscle since I’ve been in college. I cleaned up my diet a little more, cooking more meals at the house as opposed to eating out.”

Stinson has played summer collegiate ball the past three years — 2021 for the Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League’s Southampton (N.Y.) Breakers, 2022 for the Northwoods League’s Kenosha (Wis.) Kingfish and 2023 for the NWL’s Willmar (Minn.) Stingers.

He will not play this summer, instead doing an internship required to complete his Exercise Science degree. It will be with a sports performance facility.

Stinson, 22, has a year of eligibility remaining and he says he will likely use it in 2024-25.

He was redshirted for the 2021 Indiana State season.

“The jump from high school to college was a lot for me with COVID,” says Stinson. “I wasn’t ready for the speed of the game at this level.

“The coaches wanted to give me an extra year to get adjusted.”

In his first two seasons on the field in Terre Haute (2022 and 2023), Stinson got into 77 games (56 starts) and hit .219 (47-of-214) with eight homers, one triple, eight doubles, 40 RBIs and 40 runs.

Born in Nashville, Tenn., Stinson came to Indiana as a toddler and grew up in Yorktown, Ind.

He played rec ball in the Yorktown Junior Athletic Association then with the Yorktown Tigers travel team which became the Indiana Generals. He later represented the Indiana Prospects.

At Yorktown High School, his head coach was P.J. Fauqher. 

“That guy was a great coach,” says Stinson of Fauqher. “I enjoyed playing for me.”

The core of that early travel team were the starters for the 2019 team that made it to the IHSAA Class 3A Kokomo Semistate before losing 5-0 to eventual state champion Andrean.

“They were moving up and we were planning on taking state in 2020 (but the season was canceled  because of the pandemic),” says Stinson. “During COVID people were joking and had T-shirts made that said, ‘Yorktown Tigers State Champs 2020.’”

Stinson’s favorite MLB team is the New York Yankees. His favorite player in Hall of Famer Derek Jeter.

“I always liked the way he led his team,” says Stinson of Jeter. “He was humble and he led by example. 

“The man knew how to win.”

Parker is the oldest of Matt and Tiffany Stinson’s three children.

Ellee Stinson (21) is a 2021 Yorktown graduate who played volleyball at Northwestern University and is transferring to Texas A&M University.

Joe Stinson (18) is a senior tennis and track athlete at Yorktown and is likely to go into the trades after graduation.

Parker Stinson. (Indiana State University Photo)

Parker Stinson. (Indiana State University Photo)

Parker Stinson. (Indiana State University Photo)

Parker Stinson. (Indiana State University Photo)

Parker Stinson. (Indiana State University Photo)

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

Indiana University Southeast victory streak reaches 10

BY STEVE KRAH 

http://www.IndianaRBI.com

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

INDIANA COLLEGE BASEBALL

Records Through March 31

NCAA D-I

Indiana State 21-5 (5-1 MVC)

Ball State 17-12 (5-7 MAC)

Purdue 17-12 (2-4 Big Ten)

Indiana 15-14 (1-2 Big Ten)

Notre Dame 14-12 (2-10 ACC)

Butler 12-14 (0-0 Big East)

Southern Indiana 12-15 (3-3 OVC)

Evansville 11-16 (2-4 MVC)

Valparaiso 10-16 (2-4 MVC)

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

NCAA D-II

Indianapolis 17-10 (13-3 GLVC)

Purdue Northwest 9-12 (1-7 GLIAC)

NCAA D-III

Anderson 14-9 (4-2 HCAC)

Franklin 13-7 (4-3 HCAC)

Hanover 13-8 (4-2 HCAC)

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

DePauw 9-8 (0-0 NCAC)

Wabash 9-9 (0-2 NCAC)

Earlham 8-11 (2-5 HCAC)

Trine 8-11 (0-2 MIAA)

Manchester 8-14 (2-5 HCAC)

NAIA

Oakland City 28-10 (11-4 RSC) 

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

Taylor 23-11 (16-4 CL)

Indiana Wesleyan 21-9 (15-5 CL)

IU Southeast 21-12 (13-2 RSC)

Saint Francis 20-13 (10-10 CL)

Huntington 18-13 (13-7 CL)

Marian 16-13 (11-7 CL)

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

Indiana Tech 11-17 (8-4 WHAC)

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

Goshen 11-20 (6-13 CL)

Grace 11-20 (5-14 CL)

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

Bethel 9-21 (4-16 CL)

Junior College

Marian’s Ancilla 13-11 (0-5 MCCAA)

Vincennes 11-21 (4-8 MWAC)

Results Through March 31

NCAA D-I

Tuesday, March 26

Ball State 12, Southern Indiana 5

Southern Illinois-Edwardsville 14, Evansville 6

Indiana 12, Middle Tennessee State 5

Indiana State 8, Purdue 7

Vanderbilt 3, Valparaiso 2

Thursday, March 28

Ball State 7, Ohio 6

Butler 6, Indiana 2

Evansville 12, Southern Illinois 2

North Carolina State 10, Notre Dame 0

Milwaukee 10, Purdue Fort Wayne 2

Morehead State 11, Southern Indiana 10

Friday, March 29

Ball State 12, Ohio 3

Indiana 11, Butler 2

Indiana 22, Butler 3

Southern Illinois 10, Evansville 6

Indiana State 10, Illinois-Chicago 6

North Carolina State 7, Notre Dame 6

Ohio State 8, Purdue 2

Milwaukee 3, Purdue Fort Wayne 1

Southern Indiana 8, Morehead State 7

Bradley 6, Valparaiso 4

Saturday, March 30

Ball State 14, Ohio 7

Indiana 22, Butler 3

Butler 8, Indiana 5

Evansville 11, Southern Illinois 10 (10 inn.)

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

North Carolina State 7, Notre Dame 6

Ohio State 12, Purdue 10

Purdue Fort Wayne 9, Milwaukee 5

Morehead State 18, Southern Indiana 9

Valparaiso 9, Bradley 2

Sunday, March 31

Indiana State 4, Illinois-Chicago 1

Purdue 7, Ohio State 1

Valparaiso 13, Bradley 2

NCAA D-II

Thursday, March 28

Indianapolis 21, Rockhurst 4

Friday, March 29

Rockhurst 12, Indianapolis 4

Rockhurst 5, Indianapolis 4

Purdue Northwest 4, Grand Valley State 1

Grand Valley State 4, Purdue Northwest 1

Saturday, March 30

Rockhurst 17, Indianapolis 10

Saginaw Valley State 9, Purdue Northwest 2

Saginaw Valley State 14, Purdue Northwest 3

NCAA D-III

Monday, March 25

DePauw 12, Union (N.Y.) 2

Earlham 19, Bluffton 11

Bluffton 8, Earlham 7

Franklin 17, Defiance 4

Franklin 17, Defiance 0

Ohio Northern 17, Trine 3

Tuesday, March 26

Centre 13, Hanover 10

Wednesday, March 27

DePauw 5, St. Olaf 2

Manchester 10, Hope 8

Wabash 8, Rose-Hulman 2

Thursday, March 28

Colby 6, DePauw 4

Colby 3, DePauw 2

Friday, March 29

Mount St. Joseph 12, Earlham 10

Franklin 8, Manchester 5

Manchester 14, Franklin 4

Transylvania 13, Rose-Hulman 8

Hope 8, Trine 1

Hope 6, Trine 5

Saturday, March 30

Hanover 15, Anderson 4

Anderson 9, Hanover 8

Mount St. Joseph 7, Earlham 6

Mount St. Joseph 12, Earlham 2

Franklin 16, Manchester 7

Transylvania 5, Rose-Hulman 4

Transylvania 16, Rose-Hulman 6

Denison 9, Wabash 0

Denison 9, Wabash 4

NAIA

Monday, March 25

Huntington 11, Bethel (Ind.) 1

Huntington 2, Bethel (Ind.) 1

Spring Arbor 17, Goshen 9

Spring Arbor 16, Goshen 4

Indiana Tech 16, Michigan-Dearborn 2

Indiana Tech 14, Michigan-Dearborn 1

Tuesday, March 26

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

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

IU-Kokomo 14, Indiana Tech 1

Indiana Tech 6, IU-Kokomo 5

IUPU-Columbus 6, Wright State-Lake 1

IU-South Bend 1, Judson 0

IU-South Bend 5, Judson 2

Thursday, March 28

Bethel (Ind.) 4, Indiana Wesleyan 1

Indiana Wesleyan 13, Bethel (Ind.) 5

Grace 17, Goshen 0

Grace 6, Goshen 1

Taylor 14, Huntington 2

Huntington 3, Taylor 0

Grace Christian 14, IUPU-Columbus 7

IUPU-Columbus 21, Grace Christian 1

Mount Vernon Nazarene 13, Marian 3

Marian 8, Mount Vernon Nazarene 0

Spring Arbor 7, Saint Francis (Ind.) 4

Saint Francis (Ind.) 1, Spring Arbor 0

Friday, March 29

Saint Xavier 9, Calumet of St. Joseph 2

Saint Xavier 9, Calumet of St. Joseph 5

IU-Kokomo 8, IUPU-Columbus 1

Saint Ambrose 9, IU South Bend 8

Saint Ambrose 5, IU South Bend 4

IU Southeast 9, Brescia 7

Indiana Tech 8, Cleary 7

Indiana Tech 11, Cleary 4

Oakland City 8, Midway 4

Oakland City 6, Midway 0

Saturday, March 30

Indiana Wesleyan 10, Bethel (Ind.) 4

Indiana Wesleyan 7, Bethel (Ind.) 5

Calumet of St. Joseph 6, Saint Xavier 2

Saint Xavier 8, Calumet of St. Joseph 3

Grace 14, Goshen 7

Huntington 8, Taylor 5

Taylor 8, Huntington 5

IU-Kokomo 8, IUPU-Columbus 3

IU-Kokomo 16, IUPU-Columbus 4

Saint Ambrose 8, IU South Bend 3

Saint Ambrose 17, IU South Bend 16

IU Southeast 22, Brescia 12

IU Southeast 8, Brescia 6

Indiana Tech 9, Rochester 6

Indiana Tech 11, Rochester 6

Oakland City 8, Midway 5

Saint Francis (Ind.) 16, Spring Arbor 3

Saint Francis (Ind.) 5, Spring Arbor 2

Junior College

Tuesday, March 26

Vincennes 16, Olney Central 12

Thursday, March 28

Lansing 6, Marian’s Ancilla 1

Friday, March 29

Kalamazoo Valley 13, Marian’s Ancilla 4

John A. Logan 12, Vincennes 6

Indianapolis, 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

Indiana State off to 7-0 start; Indiana wins six straight

BY STEVE KRAH 

http://www.IndianaRBI.com

Indiana State University is the state’s last unbeaten college baseball program.

The Mitch Hannahs-coached Sycamores are 7-0 after a 4-0 week (Feb. 19-25) — one win each against Florida Gulf Coast and Michigan State and two against Marshall.

Offensive leaders of NCAA Division I ISU include Yorktown (Ind.) High School graduate Parker Stinson (.360 with three home runs and seven runs batted in) plus Randal Diaz (.357-1-7). Edgewood High alum Luke Hayden (1-0, 0.00 earned run average) and Yorktown graduate Jacob Pruitt (1-0, 0.77) have both started two games on the mound.

After losing its first game of 2024, Indiana is 6-1. 

Devin Taylor (.552-3-8) and Center Grove High graduate Tyler Cerny (.406-1-7) are among the top hitters for Jeff Mercer’s red-hot Hoosiers. Jasper High alum Conner Foley (1-0, 0.00) has started on the bump twice.

Purdue boasts a 6-2 mark. Luke Gaffney (.500-2-11), Southridge High graduate Camden Gasser (.476-0-4) and Logan Sutter (.452-2-12) are among Boilermakers coach Greg Goff’s hitting leaders. Jordan Morales (2-0, 0.00) has won both his pitching starts.

NCAA Division II Purdue Northwest is 3-1. Among Dave Griffin’s Pride hitters to start all four games, Ethan Imlach (.400) and Luke Montgomery (.294) are leaders. Mound starters with 1-0 marks are Lake Central High graduate Conor Pangburn, Valparaiso High alum Jake Nightingale and Ethan Getting.

At 3-2, Anderson boasts the best start in NCAA D-III. Among the top hitters in Ravens coach Matt Bair’s lineup are Martinsville High alum Justin Reed (.533 with 7 RBIs) and Carmel High graduate Griffin Wolf (.500-2-6). Pitching wins have been earned by Woodlan High alum Carter Knoblauch, Clinton Prairie High graduate Landen Southern and Avon High alum Jacob Hoffman.

Oakland City (12-5) and Saint Francis (9-3) continue to be at the top of the state’s NAIA teams.

Xander Willis (.357-3-13) has started all 17 games for the Andy Lasher-coached Mighty Oaks. Evansville Harrison graduate Benjamen Simmons (4-0, 0.95) has won all his pitching starts.

For Dustin Butcher’s USF Cougars, Norwell High alum Eli Riley (.469-2-10) plus Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger High graduates Brenden Lytle (.417-6) and Sam Pesa (.350-1-10) are among the offensive leaders. Fort Wayne Snider High alum Deron Swanson (3-0, 1.20) has won all of his mound starts.

The Chuck Bowen-coached Chargers of Marian University’s Ancilla College are 3-3 in National Junior College Athletic Association play. Leading hitters among players to play six games are Kennon Kemp (.421) and Mt. Vernon (Fortville) High graduate Austin Hear (.389)

INDIANA COLLEGE BASEBALL

Records Through Feb. 25

NCAA D-I

Indiana State 7-0 (0-0 MVC)

Indiana 6-1 (0-0 Big Ten)

Purdue 6-2 (0-0 Big Ten)

Notre Dame 5-2 (0-0 ACC)

Ball State 4-3 (0-0 MAC)

Evansville 4-3 (0-0 MVC)

Butler 3-2 (0-0 Big East)

Southern Indiana 2-5 (0-0 OVC)

Valparaiso 2-5 (0-0 MVC)

Purdue Fort Wayne 1-6 (0-0 Horizon)

NCAA D-II

Purdue Northwest 3-1 (0-0 GLIAC)

Indianapolis 1-3 (0-0 GLVC)

NCAA D-III

Anderson 3-2 (0-0 HCAC)

DePauw 1-2 (0-0 NCAC)

Earlham 2-1 (0-0 HCAC)

Franklin 1-2 (0-0 HCAC)

Hanover 1-2 (0-0 HCAC)

Manchester 1-1 (0-0 HCAC)

Trine 1-1 (0-0 MIAA)

Wabash 1-1 (0-0 NCAC)

Rose-Hulman 1-2 (0-0 HCAC)

NAIA

Oakland City 12-5 (0-0 RSC) 

Saint Francis 9-3 (0-0 CL)

IU-Kokomo 8-9 (0-0 RSC)

Grace 6-5 (0-0 CL)

Taylor 6-7 (0-0 CL)

Bethel 5-5 (0-0 CL)

Marian 5-6 (0-0 CL)

Indiana Wesleyan 4-3 (0-0 CL)

Huntington 4-4 (0-0 CL)

IU South Bend 4-5 (0-0 CCAC)

Goshen 4-7 (0-0 CL)

IU Southeast 4-9 (0-0 RSC)

IUPU-Columbus 4-10 (0-0 RSC)

Calumet of St. Joseph 3-5 (0-0 CCAC)

Indiana Tech 0-6 (0-0 WHAC)

Junior College

Marian’s Ancilla 3-3 (0-0 MCCAA)

Vincennes 2-8 (0-0 MWAC)

Results Through Feb. 25

NCAA D-I

Monday, Feb. 19

Indiana State 5, South Florida 0

Murray State 5, Purdue Fort Wayne 2

South Alabama 11, Southern Indiana 0

Tuesday, Feb. 20

Evansville 16, Bellarmine 6

Indiana 12, Miami (Ohio) 6

Wednesday, Feb. 21

Indiana State 5, Florida Gulf Coast 2

Friday, Feb. 23

Butler 11, Alabama A&M 9

New Orleans 10, Evansville 8

Indiana 8, Baylor 4

Indiana State 7, Michigan State 6 (10 inn.)

Notre Dame 13, Florida International 4

Purdue 7, George Mason 4

Purdue Fort Wayne 14, Western Kentucky 13

Southern Indiana 11, Eastern Michigan 8

Alabama 14, Valparaiso 2

Saturday, Feb. 24

Cincinnati 6, Ball State 5

Coastal Carolina 12, Ball State 2

Butler 19, Alabama A&M 6

New Orleans 3, Evansville 2 (10 inn.)

Indiana 6, Baylor 1

Indiana State 5, Marshall 4 (10 inn.)

Florida International 10, Notre Dame 8

Florida International 10, Notre Dame 5

George Mason 11, Purdue 9

Purdue 12, George Mason 5

Western Kentucky 10, Purdue Fort Wayne 1

Western Kentucky 9, Purdue Fort Wayne 5

Eastern Michigan 7, Southern Indiana 4

Alabama 13, Valparaiso 3

Sunday, Feb. 25

Ball State 7, Illinois 1

Butler 7, Alabama A&M 2

Evansville 18, New Orleans 4

Indiana 15, Baylor 5

Indiana State 12, Marshall 5

Notre Dame 3, Florida International 1

Purdue 11, George Mason 1

Kentucky 5, Purdue Fort Wayne 0

Southern Indiana 3, Eastern Michigan 1

Alabama 11, Valparaiso 1

NCAA D-II

Friday, Feb. 23

Georgia Southwestern 5, Indianapolis 1

Purdue Northwest 9, Kentucky Wesleyan 3

Saturday, Feb. 24

Georgia Southwestern 15, Indianapolis 13

Purdue Northwest 1, Kentucky Wesleyan 0

Kentucky Wesleyan 7, Purdue Northwest 2

Sunday, Feb. 25

Georgia Southwestern 16, Indianapolis 0

Purdue Northwest 4, Kentucky Wesleyan 1

NCAA D-III

Friday, Feb. 23

Franklin 10, Rhodes 6

Hanover 8, Wilmington 4

Saturday, Feb. 24

DePauw 13, Capital 3

Centre 6, DePauw 3

Olivet 14, Earlham 9

Webster 7, Franklin 1

Piedmont 10, Hanover 2

Rose-Hulman 11, Emory 9

Emory 11, Rose-Hulman 6

Sunday, Feb. 25

Anderson 14, Trine 1

Trine 21, Anderson 17

Centre 2, DePauw 0

Earlham 7, Olivet 4

Earlham 14, Olivet 4

North Central 18, Franklin 14

Randolph-Macon 16, Hanover 1

Wabash 15, Manchester 2

Manchester 6, Marian (Wis.) 3

Emory 16, Rose-Hulman 4

Benedictine 17, Wabash 7

NAIA

Monday, Feb. 19

West Virginia Tech 14, Marian 13

West Virginia Tech 11, Marian 7

Tuesday, Feb. 20

Grace 9, IUPU-Columbus 5

IUPU-Columbus 5, Grace 4

Wednesday, Feb. 21

Taylor 15, IU South Bend 3

Cumberlands 17, IU Southeast 7

Thursday, Feb. 22

Roosevelt 3, Oakland City 1

Roosevelt 6, Oakland City 4

Friday, Feb. 23

Toccoa Falls 8, Bethel 4

U. of Health Sciences and Pharmacy 13, Calumet of St. Joseph 12

Calumet of St. Joseph 7, U. of Health Sciences and Pharmacy 2

Lindsey Wilson 10, Goshen 8

Lawrence Tech 10, Grace 3

Grace 6, Lawrence Tech 4

IU-Kokomo 4, Saint Francis 3

IU South Bend 15, Rio Grande 12

IU South Bend 14, IUPU-Columbus 7

Rio Grande 14, IUPU-Columbus 8

Indiana Wesleyan 5, Saint Ambrose 0

Saint Ambrose 5, Indiana Wesleyan 4

Taylor 4, Madonna 3

Taylor 20, Madonna 2

Saturday, Feb. 24

Bethel 7, Toccoa Falls 3

Toccoa Falls 11, Bethel 10

Calumet of St. Joseph 2, U. of Health Sciences and Pharmacy 1

Calumet of St. Joseph 8, U. of Health Sciences and Pharmacy 2

Lindsey Wilson 4, Goshen 0

Lindsey Wilson 9, Goshen 5

IU South Bend 14, Rio Grande 2

IUPU-Columbus 6, IU South Bend 4

Rio Grande 8, IUPU-Columbus 1

Cumberland U. 6, Indiana Tech 2

Cumberland U. 2, Indiana Tech 1

Tougaloo 10, Marian (Ind.) 6

Marian (Ind.) 16, Tougaloo 2

Aquinas 3, Oakland City 0

Oakland City 8, Aquinas 4

Sunday, Feb. 25

IU Southeast 11, Huntington 1

Huntington 12, IU Southeast 10

Saint Francis 13, IU-Kokomo 8

Saint Francis 2, IU-Kokomo 1

Cumberland U. 13, Indiana Tech 10

Tougaloo 3, Marian (Ind.) 2

Marian (Ind.) 26 Tougaloo 0

Oakland City 12, Aquinas 2

Oakland City 7, Aquinas 4

Junior College

Monday, Feb. 19

South Suburban 10, Vincennes 0

South Suburban 9, Vincennes 4

Friday, Feb. 23

Morton 18, Vincennes 6

Saturday, Feb. 24

Olney Central 8, Vincennes 1

Vincennes 12, Joliet 2

Sunday, Feb. 25

Marian’s Ancilla 7, Community Christian 2

Marian’s Ancilla 9, Community Christian 1

Morton 13, Vincennes 4

Eastern Greene graduate Shelton guiding Thunderbirds baseball

BY STEVE KRAH

http://www.IndianaRBI.com

At 27, Christopher “C.J.” Shelton is one of the younger high school head baseball coaches in Indiana.

As the 2024 season approaches, Shelton has already has logged a season of leading the program at his alma mater — Eastern Greene near Bloomfield — behind him after serving as a Thunderbirds assistant in 2021-22.

A large wave of freshmen that had been playing travel ball together entered the school that year and Eastern Greene won nine games. That group are now juniors and the majority are probable starters this spring.

Among those in the Class of 2025 are utility player Jacob Bellman, second baseman Kasen Cullison, returning all-Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference performer Will Inman, slugger Peyton Lewis, catcher Jack Rees and third baseman Gavin Whitfield.

Representing the Class of 2024 are Jonas Hawk, Jarret Inman, Ty McKnight and Rylin Patton.

“These kids have gotten a lot of experience under their belts,” says Shelton. “The training wheels are off. They’re in their primetime right now.

“(The seniors) are all influential players this year and are very important.”

Eastern Greene (enrollment around 350) is in the SWIAC with Bloomfield, Clay City, Linton-Stockton, North Central of Farmersburg, North Daviess, Shakamak and White River Valley.

The Thunderbirds are part of an IHSAA Class 2A sectional grouping in 2024 with Linton-Stockton, Mitchell, North Knox, South Knox and Sullivan. Eastern Greene has won five sectional crowns — the last in 2013.

While some are involved in basketball, IHSAA Limited Contact Period sessions on Mondays (defense) and Wednesdays (hitting) have drawn between 10 and 20 participants. Shelton says there are about 25 in the program for varsity and junior varsity squads.

Todd Inman returns as Thunderbirds pitching coach. Assistant moving up from the middle school to the high school are Aaron Norris (who looks to coach first base for the varsity) and Mickey Jackson (who looks to be JV coach).

Middle school baseball is run by the community and usually fields an A and B team with mostly seventh and eighth graders playing on the diamond used by the high school located at Eastern Greene Middle School.

“It’s been pretty good for us,” says Shelton of the field.

On the youth side, Shelton says there’s also Thunder baseball that plays primarily on weekends and Eastern Greene Youth Baseball which tends to play and practice on weekdays.

A 2015 EG graduate, Shelton played two years each for Trevor McConnell (now head coach at Barr-Reeve, the 2023 IHSAA Class 1A state runner-up) and Randy Frye. 

“(McConnell) made practices interesting everyday,” says Shelton. 

At Indiana State University, Shelton majored in Sport Management and minored in Coaching. 

Shelton took a class taught by Sycamores head baseball coach Mitch Hannahs.

“I learned a lot of stuff from him,” says Shelton. “I learned what it takes (at the college level). My main goal is to get these kids into college programs.

“As a 2A school, we don’t get that much recognition.”

Many Eastern Greene baseball graduates head into the work force or the family farm rather than going to college.

As an internship, Shelton was an assistant at Terre Haute South Vigo High School to long-time Braves head coach Kyle Kraemer (who retired after the 2023 season).

Living near family on the outskirts of Salisbury, Ind., Shelton’s full-time job is with Cook Medical, a manufacturer of health products in Bloomington, Ind. He is the father of a 3-year-old daughter.

C.J. Shelton.

Eastern Greene Middle School campus.

Guerin Catholic grad Parenteau transfers to Indiana State

BY STEVE KRAH

http://www.IndianaRBI.com

When Matt Parenteau goes back to college in August he will be donning new colors — the Royal Blue and White of Indiana State University.

With two remaining years of baseball eligibility, the right-handed pitcher has transferred after two seasons at the University of Mississippi.

Parenteau, who turns 23 in December, is a 2019 graduate of Guerin Catholic High School in Noblesville, Ind. 

He pitched for Sinclair College in Dayton, Ohio in 2020 — a season shortened by the COVID-19 pandemic. That summer he was with the Park Rangers in the College Summer League at Grand Park in Westfield, Ind.

When the Sinclair Tartans program guided by Steve Dintaman shut down Parenteau transferred to National Junior College Athletic Association member Parkland College in Champaign, Ill., and pitched for the Jon Goebel-coached Cobras in 2021 (posting a 1.94 ERA with 74 K’s in 46 1/3 innings and landing on the all-Mid-West Athletic Conference and NJCAA all-academic first teams) then took the mound for Ole Miss in 2022 and 2023. 

Parenteau pitched eight times out of the bullpen through April 14 and the Mike Bianco-coached Rebels went on to win the 2022 College World Series. 

The summer saw Parenteau hurl in two games with the Northwoods League’s Kokomo (Ind.) Jackrabbits. He got a PRP (Platelet-Rich Plasma) injection in the fall to strengthen the tendons and ligaments in his elbow.

The tall righty threw 49 in-game pitches for Ole Miss this past season. He got into games twice in February and twice in March. His last appearance for the Rebels was March 12, 2023 against Purdue. He underwent Tommy John reconstructive elbow surgery shortly after that and is now about two weeks away from being able to throw again.

In 26 collegiate games — 14 at the NJCAA level (11 starts) and 12 at NCAA Division I (all in relief) — he is 7-2 with one save, 94 strikeouts and 33 walks in 62 innings. 

Parenteau says his role at ISU will be up to his coaches and his progress in building back up after surgery.

Indiana State — with Mitch Hannahs as head coach and Justin Hancock as pitching coach — is coming off a 2023 season in which the Terre Haute-based Sycamores went 45-17 overall, 24-3 in the Missouri Valley Conference and advanced to the Fort Worth Super Regional.

Parenteau is 6-foot-6 and 240 pounds and delivers his pitches from a high three-quarter arm slot.

He throws a four-seam fastball, curveball and slider and hopes to add a change-up to his arsenal.

Pre-surgery, his four-seamer was clocked at 91 to 94 mph. His curve is of the “11 to 7” variety. It’s a traditional slider than Parenteau uses — not a sweeper.

“I’ve always had a strong arm growing up,” says Parenteau. “I worked hard and was a good teammate.

“I’ve always been tall. That’s always helped.”

One of his favorite big leaguers is 6-foot-8 Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Tyler Glasnow.

“He’s similar guy to me,” says Parenteau.

Born in Indianapolis, Parenteau grew up in Carmel, Ind. He played rec and travel ball through Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church and School until high school then for the Circle City Hoosiers and Indiana Lumber Kings — the last summer being 2019.

He was a baseball and basketball player at Guerin Catholic. 

On the diamond, his varsity head coach was Indiana High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Famer Rich Andriole.

“He was awesome,” says Parenteau. “He was fun to play for. He was a really good coach.

“He taught us a lot — on the off the field.”

Andriole died in 2020.

On the hardwood, Parenteau had two head coaches — Pete Smith (who brought state championships to the Golden Eagles in 2012 and 2015) then Bobby Allen. 

“Playing basketball adds another aspect of athleticism that colleges coaches like to see,” says Parenteau. “Coach Smith taught the game really well. 

“Bobby Allen is a lot younger and brought a different style to the program. I really enjoyed playing for both of them.”

As a baseball senior, Parenteau posted a 1.90 earned run average with 73 strikeouts in 58 1/3 innings and was named all-Circle City Conference and all-Hamilton County.

Parenteau earned a General Business degree at Mississippi in the spring. He is unsure what is academic pursuit will be at Indiana State.

Matt is the oldest child of Bob and Andrea Parenteau. He is in ticket sales with the Indianapolis Colts. She is a nurse. Both were swimmers at Ball State University. Uncles Jon and Dan Parenteau swam at Ohio University and the University of Connecticut, respectively.

Siblings of Matt include brothers Jack and Will and sisters Ally and Anna. Former prep basketballer Jack Parenteau (Guerin Catholic Class of 2021) nows attends Purdue University. Will Parenteau (Guerin Catholic Class of 2025) is a basketball player and golfer.

Matt Parenteau. (University of Mississippi Photo)

Matt Parenteau. (University of Mississippi Photo)

Matt Parenteau. (University of Mississippi Photo)

Indiana State’s 2023 season ends in super regional

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

Indiana State was the last team standing during the 2023 season among Indiana’s 39 college baseball programs.
The Mitch Hannahs-coached Sycamores went 0-2 at the Fort Worth Super Regional. Texas Christian University and has qualified for the College World Series June 16-26 in Omaha, Neb. Indiana State finished at 45-17.
Until the first loss to the Horned Frogs, ISU had not lost to a non-Missouri Valley Conference opponent since Indiana beat the Sycamores on March 21.
The Indiana State win total is the program’s most since the 2019 team went 43-18. Bob Warn-coached squads won 57 games in 1985 and 48 in both 1986 and 1989.

Indiana (43-20) lost 4-2 to Kentucky in the championship game of the Lexington Regional.
The Jeff Mercer-coached Hoosiers racked up the most victories at the school since the 2014 team went 44-15.

Indianapolis (39-21) saw its season come to an end with a 10-8 elimination-game loss to Cal State San Bernadino in the NCAA D-II World Series in Cary, N.C.
The Al Ready-coached Greyhounds amassed the program’s biggest win total since the 2012 team went 46-16.
In 2013, UIndy scored seven or more runs in 33 contests.

Below are season records, weekly results and links to web pages, schedules and statistics for all 39 programs.

INDIANA COLLEGE BASEBALL
(Final 2023 Records)
NCAA D-I
Indiana State 45-17 (24-3 MVC)
Indiana 43-20 (16-8 Big Ten)
Ball State 36-23 (19-11 MAC)
Evansville 37-24 (15-12 MVC)
Notre Dame 30-24 (15-15 ACC)
Purdue 24-29 (11-13 Big Ten)
Valparaiso 20-27 (10-17 MVC)
Southern Indiana 17-38 (8-15 OVC)
Purdue Fort Wayne 13-43 (8-22 Horizon)
Butler 12-43 (5-16 Big East)

Schedule Links
Ball State
Butler
Evansville
Indiana
Indiana State
Notre Dame
Purdue
Purdue Fort Wayne
Southern Indiana
Valparaiso

Stat Links
Ball State
Butler
Evansville
Indiana
Indiana State
Notre Dame
Purdue
Purdue Fort Wayne
Southern Indiana
Valparaiso

NCAA D-II
Indianapolis 39-21 (17-15 GLVC)
Purdue Northwest 16-35 (9-21 GLIAC)

Schedule Links
Indianapolis
Purdue Northwest

Stat Links
Indianapolis
Purdue Northwest

NCAA D-III
Franklin 33-13 (18-4 HCAC)
Anderson 27-19 (12-10 HCAC)
Wabash 24-18 (8-8 NCAC)
Rose-Hulman 23-21 (13-9 HCAC)
Manchester 22-20 (12-10 HCAC)
Earlham 20-18 (10-12 HCAC)
Hanover 16-23 (10-12 HCAC)
Trine 15-24 (6-15 MIAA)
DePauw 12-26 (4-12 NCAC)

Schedule Links
Anderson
DePauw
Earlham
Franklin
Hanover
Manchester
Rose-Hulman
Trine
Wabash

Stat Links
Anderson
DePauw
Earlham
Franklin
Hanover
Manchester
Rose-Hulman
Trine
Wabash

NAIA
Taylor 42-17 (30-6 CL)
Indiana Wesleyan 41-20-1 (26-10 CL)
Huntington 38-16 (27-9 CL)
Oakland City 34-24 (13-14 RSC)
Indiana Tech 33-17 (18-12 WHAC)
IU Southeast 33-20 (20-7 RSC)
Saint Francis 29-25 (21-15 CL)
IU-Kokomo 28-21 (17-10 RSC)
IU South Bend 24-25 (15-10 CCAC)
Grace 21-27 (13-23 CL)
Bethel 19-30 (12-24 CL)
Marian 17-31 (11-25 CL)
Calumet of St. Joseph 17-32-1 (9-17-1 CCAC)
Goshen 10-38 (6-30 CL)
IUPU-Columbus 5-41

Schedule Links
Bethel
Calumet of St. Joseph
Goshen
Grace
Huntington
IU-Kokomo
IUPU-Columbus
IU South Bend
IU Southeast
Indiana Tech
Indiana Wesleyan
Marian
Oakland City
Saint Francis
Taylor

Stat Links
Bethel
Calumet of St. Joseph
Goshen
Grace
Huntington
IU-Kokomo
IUPU-Columbus
IU South Bend
IU Southeast
Indiana Tech
Indiana Wesleyan
Marian
Oakland City
Saint Francis
Taylor

Junior College
Ivy Tech Northeast 29-19
Vincennes 25-33 (13-19 MWAC)
Marian’s Ancilla 9-37-1 (8-17 MCCAA)

Schedule Links
Ivy Tech Northeast
Marian’s Ancilla
Vincennes

Stat Links
Ivy Tech Northeast
Marian’s Ancilla
Vincennes

Through June 11
NCAA D-I
Fort Worth Super Regional
Friday, June 9
Texas Christian 4, Indiana State 1
Saturday, June 10
Championship
Texas Christian 6, Indiana State 4

Lexington Regional
Monday, June 5
Championship
Kentucky 4, Indiana 2

NCAA D-II
World Series
(At Cary, N.C.)
Monday, June 5
Cal State San Bernadino 10, Indianapolis 8
Rollins 17, Millersville 4

Tuesday, June 6
Southern New Hampshire 10, Augustana 6
Angelo State 6, North Greenville 2

Wednesday, June 7
Cal State San Bernadino 6, Millersville 5
Southern New Hampshire 8, North Greenville 4

Thursday, June 8
Cal State San Bernadino 16, Rollins 11
Angelo State 5, Southern New Hampshire 3

Friday, June 9
Rollins 10, Cal State San Bernadino 8

Saturday, June 10
Championship
Angelo State 6, Rollins 5