> SOUTHERN INDIANA — (Weekly stats are from last Thursday to Thursday.)



ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

• Brendan Chwalek (Northern Kentucky men’s track, Silver Creek graduate, Jr.) — top performance: fourth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational last Saturday in Cincinnati, 9:14.08, NCAA Division II provisional qualifying mark; notes: Chwalek’s steeplechase time was the second-fastest in NKU history and the sixth-fastest among Division II runners this season.



BORDEN

• Kyle Craig (IU Southeast baseball, Fr.) — notes: no-decision relief outing in the Grenadiers’ 10-9 home loss to Oakland City on Monday, 2 1/3 innings pitched, three runs allowed (one earned), two hits, two walks, two strikeouts; team records: 17-18 overall, 11-5 Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference; Craig’s record: 0-0.

• Dylan Martin (Ancilla baseball, Fr.) — notes: 1-for-3 with one run scored in the Chargers’ 7-5 victory in eight innings last Saturday at St. Clair County Community College in Game 2 of a doubleheader; team records: 6-17 overall, 2-8 Michigan Community College Athletic Association.



CHARLESTOWN

• Justin Baxtron (Indiana State men’s track, Jr.) — notes: fifth in the 1,600 relay in the Big Blue Classic last Thursday through Saturday in Charleston, Ill., 3:19.81; 12th in the 400, 49.6.



CLARKSVILLE

• Kelsey Becker (Wilmington softball, Jr.) — weekly stats: 3-for-10, six RBIs, two doubles, two runs scored, one home run; top performance: 1-for-4 with four RBIs and one scored thanks to a third-inning grand slam in the Quakers’ 8-1 home win over Heidelberg last Saturday in Game 1 of a doubleheader; team records: 11-13 overall, 2-2 Ohio Athletic Conference.



FLOYD CENTRAL

• Jordan Batliner (IU Southeast softball, Fr.) — weekly stats: 2-for-11, four RBIs, two runs scored; 0-0 record, 3 1/3 innings pitched, two runs allowed (one earned), three hits, one strikeout, no walks; notes: 1-for-2 with a run scored and an RBI in the Grenadiers’ 13-0 win last Sunday at Brescia in the first game of a doubleheader; team records: 13-15 overall, 3-1 Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference; Batliner’s record: 0-0.

• Brad Baumann (Hanover men’s golf, So.) — notes: 63rd in the Hanover Spring Invitational last weekend in Seymour with a two-round score of 171, 27-over-par (86 in the first round, 85 in the final).

• Garrett Blackman (Southern Indiana men’s track, Jr.) — notes: 39th in the 5,000 in the Washington University Invitational last Friday and Saturday in St. Louis, 15:51.5.

• Ben Boesing (Southern Indiana men’s tennis, Jr.) — weekly stats: 2-0 singles record, 1-1 doubles record; top performance: No. 3 singles win (6-1, 6-0) and No. 3 doubles victory (8-3) in the Screaming Eagles’ 9-0 victory last Friday at Bellarmine; team records: 15-2 overall, 2-0 Great Lakes Valley Conference.

• Will Cox (Southern Indiana men’s track, So.) — notes: 22nd in the 10,000 in the Washington University Invitational last Friday and Saturday in St. Louis, 32:55.4.

• Ben Engle (IUPUI men’s golf, Sr.) — notes: Engle had to withdraw from the final round of the Penn Quaker Invitational on Monday because of an injury. He shot an 81 in the first round.

• David Frank (Indianapolis men’s golf, So.) — notes: 80th in The Jewell last Saturday and Sunday in Georgetown, Ky., with a two-round score of 156, 12-over-par (79 in the first round, 77 in the final); the Greyhounds tied for first place with Northern Kentucky.

• Meghan Jones (Bellarmine women’s track, So.) — top performance: fifth in the 400 in the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational last Saturday in Cincinnati, 56.98, school record and personal record; notes: seventh in the 1,600 relay, 4:01.54; eighth in the high jump, 5-1/4.

• Craig Kirchgessner (Western Kentucky men’s tennis, Sr.) — weekly stats: 2-0 singles record, 1-1 doubles record; top performance: No. 4 singles win (6-0, 6-0) and No. 1 doubles victory (8-4) in the Hilltoppers’ 6-1 win last Friday at Tennessee State; team record: 5-7 overall.

• Patrick Knight (Ancilla baseball, Fr.) — top performance: winning pitcher in relief effort in the Chargers’ 7-5 victory in eight innings last Saturday at St. Clair County Community College in the second game of a doubleheader, three innings pitched, no runs allowed, three hits, one walk, one strikeout; notes: 2-for-3 with an RBI in the Chargers’ 4-3 loss last Friday at St. Clair County in Game 1 of the twinbill; team records: 6-17 overall, 2-8 Michigan Community College Athletic Association; Knight’s record: 4-2.

• Samantha McClure (Tennessee-Martin softball, Fr.) — weekly stats: 1-for-7, three runs scored, one double; notes: 1-for-3 with a double and a run scored in the Skyhawks’ 5-4 victory on Wednesday at Austin Peay in Game 2 of a doubleheader; team records: 26-12 overall, 15-2 Ohio Valley Conference.

• Meghan McRae (IU Southeast softball, So.) — top performance: 2-for-3 with two runs scored and a stolen base in the Grenadiers’ 13-0 victory last Sunday at Brescia in Game 1 of a doubleheader; team records: 13-15 overall, 3-1 KIAC.

• Brittany Mills (Ohio State softball, Jr.) — notes: 1-for-2 with two runs scored in the Buckeyes’ 14-1 victory in five innings last Saturday at Michigan State in Game 2 of a doubleheader; team records: 23-12 overall, 5-2 Big Ten.

• Sam Mires (Evansville men’s track, Jr.) — top performance: fifth in the 5,000 in the Bill Smith Invitational last weekend in Vincennes, 16:33.93.

• Nick Peters (U.S. Coast Guard Academy baseball, Sr.) — notes: no-decision relief outing in the Bears’ 25-3 home win over Babson on Wednesday, two innings pitched, two runs allowed (both earned), two hits, one strikeout, no walks; team records: 11-13 overall, 5-6 New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference; Peters’ record: 0-0.

• Katie Phillips (Spalding softball, Sr.) — weekly stats: 7-for-18, four runs scored, two RBIs, one double; top performance: 2-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI in the Golden Eagles’ 9-3 victory last Saturday at Principia in Game 2 of a doubleheader; team records: 14-9 overall, 4-2 St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

• Rena Philpot (Spalding softball, Sr.) — weekly stats: 6-for-16, four RBIs, two runs scored, one home run; 2-1 record, 18 2/3 innings pitched, 10 runs allowed (eight earned), 15 hits, 26 strikeouts, 17 walks; top performance: 3-for-4 with an RBI and winning pitcher in a starting role in Spalding’s 3-0 victory last Saturday at Principia in the first game of a doubleheader, seven innings pitched, no runs allowed, three hits, 15 strikeouts, three walks; team records: 14-9 overall, 4-2 SLIAC; Philpot’s record: 10-4.

• Jeffrey Thompson (Louisville baseball, So.) — notes: losing pitcher in a starting role in the Cardinals’ 5-2 home setback last Saturday against Villanova, 4 2/3 innings pitched, five runs allowed (two earned), eight hits, five strikeouts, two walks; team records: 22-8 overall, 6-1 Big East; Thompson’s record: 5-1.

• Libby Wright (St. Mary-of-the-Woods softball, Sr.) — weekly stats: 5-for-20 five RBIs, three runs scored, one double; top performance: 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs in the Pomeroys’ 4-1 win on Tuesday at Oakland City in Game 2 of a doubleheader; team record: 16-13 overall.



HENRYVILLE

• Carissa Embry (Oakland City softball, Fr.) — notes: 1-for-2 with an RBI in the Oaks’ 11-7 home loss to Brescia last Friday in the second game of a doubleheader; team record: 6-14 overall.

• Tosha Embry (IPFW women’s golf, Sr.) — notes: 57th in the IPFW Spring Classic last Sunday and Monday with a two-round score of 187, 45-over-par (94 in the first round, 93 in the final).

• Katie Guernsey (St. Joseph’s women’s tennis, So.) — weekly stats: 1-1 singles record, 1-1 doubles record; top performance: No. 4 singles win (6-0, 6-1) and No. 1 doubles victory (8-1) in the Pumas’ 8-1 victory last Saturday at Elmhurst; team records: 12-9 overall, 0-3 GLVC.

• Georgia Lacy (Hanover women’s track, So.) — notes: seventh in the javelin throw in the Hanover Invitational last Saturday, 20.77 meters; the Panthers won the meet with 140 1/2 points.



JEFFERSONVILLE

• Sam Burke (Bellarmine baseball, Jr.) — notes: 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI in the Knights’ 7-4 home win over Kentucky Wesleyan last Saturday in Game 1 of a doubleheader; team records: 15-10 overall, 7-3 GLVC.

• Dan Coats (Bellarmine men’s track, Sr.) — top performance: fifth in Section 2 of the 800 in the Hanover Invitational last Saturday, 2:03.03; notes: ninth in Section 1 of the 1,500, 4:34.45.

• Patrick Elliott (Ball State men’s tennis, Fr.) — weekly stats: 1-1 singles record, 1-1 doubles record; top performance: No. 6 singles victory (6-2, 6-0) and No. 3 doubles win (8-5) in the Cardinals’ 6-1 home win over Butler last Thursday; team record: 14-7 overall.

• Mitchell Mattingly (IU Southeast baseball, Jr.) — weekly stats: 6-for-17, three runs scored, one RBI, one stolen base; top performance: 2-for-3 in the Grenadiers’ 5-4 loss last Friday at Alice Lloyd in the second game of a doubleheader; team records: 17-18 overall, 11-5 KIAC.

• Natalie Nikitas (Bluffton softball, So.) — weekly stats: 3-for-8, five RBIs, one double; top performance: 2-for-3 with a double and three RBIs in the Beavers’ 8-0 home victory in five innings against Mount St. Joseph last Saturday in Game 1 of a doubleheader; notes: 3-for-6 with five RBIs in the twinbill versus MSJ; team records: 14-12 overall, 2-2 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference.

• Ryan Pierce (Bellarmine baseball, Jr.) — notes: 1-for-3 with a double in Bellarmine’s 6-0 loss on Tuesday at Northern Kentucky in the second game of a doubleheader; team records: 15-10 overall, 7-3 GLVC.



NEW ALBANY

• Stephanie Cave (Indianapolis women’s track, Jr.) — notes: 11th in the 5,000 in the Mike Poehlein Invitational last Friday and Saturday in West Lafayette, 18:52.13.

• Ashley Cochran (Hanover softball, So.) — weekly stats: 0-2 record, 11 1/3 innings pitched, 13 runs allowed (12 earned), 20 hits, two walks, one strikeout; notes: losing pitcher in a starting role in the Panthers’ 5-0 loss on Tuesday at Mount St. Joseph in Game 1 of a doubleheader; team records: 7-17 overall, 0-4 HCAC; Cochran’s record: 3-7.

• Kim Condra (Indianapolis women’s track, Jr.) — notes: 15th in the 5,000 in the Mike Poehlein Invitational last Friday and Saturday in West Lafayette, 19:09.82.

• Phil Forbis (Bellarmine baseball, Jr.) — notes: no-decision start in the Knights’ 7-4 home victory over Kentucky Wesleyan last Saturday in Game 1 of a doubleheader, four runs allowed (all earned), nine hits, three strikeouts, one walk; team records: 15-10 overall, 7-3 GLVC; Forbis’ record: 2-2.

• Sean Godfrey (Ball State baseball, So.) — weekly stats: 7-for-22, four runs scored, four stolen bases, one RBI, one home run, one double; top performance: 3-for-6 with a double, two runs scored and two stolen bases in the Cardinals’ 6-5 loss in 15 innings on Wednesday at Indiana; notes: solo homer in the bottom of the ninth to tie the game at two and send it to extra innings in Ball State’s 4-2 home loss in 11 innings to Kent State last Saturday; team records: 5-20 overall, 1-5 Mid-American Conference.

• Jason Holcomb (Hanover men’s track, So.) — notes: ninth in the 3,000 steeplechase in the Hanover Invitational last Saturday, 10:24.98.

• Mathew Holcomb (Hanover men’s track, So.) — top performance: first in Section 3 of the 800 in the Hanover Invitational last Saturday, 2:02.65.

• Alissa Knable (Southern Indiana women’s track, Fr.) — notes: 27th in the 5,000 in the Washington University Invitational last Friday and Saturday in St. Louis, 18:57.74.

• Pryce Ragains (IUPUI men’s track, So.) — notes: ninth in the 5,000 in the Mike Poehlein Invitational last Friday and Saturday in West Lafayette, 15:17.93.



PROVIDENCE

• Ryan Dixon (Bellarmine baseball, Fr.) — notes: no-decision relief outing in Bellarmine’s 9-0 loss on Tuesday at Northern Kentucky in Game 1 of a doubleheader, one inning pitched, four runs allowed (one earned), four hits, one strikeout, no walks; team records: 15-10 overall, 7-3 GLVC; Dixon’s record: 0-0.

• Will Dixon (Marian men’s tennis, Jr.) — weekly stats: 1-1 singles record, 1-1 doubles record; top performance: No. 3 singles win (6-1, 6-1) and No. 1 doubles victory (8-6) in the Knights’ 8-1 home triumph against Indiana Tech on Wednesday; team record: 10-13 overall.

• Katy Flanagan (Spalding softball, So.) — notes: 1-for-3 with a run scored and a double in the Golden Eagles’ 9-4 win over Lindenwood-Belleville on Wednesday in Boonville; team records: 14-9 overall, 4-2 SLIAC.

• Patric Geary (Hanover men’s golf, Fr.) — notes: 20th in the Hanover Spring Invitational last weekend in Seymour with a two-round score of 156, 12-over-par (76 in the first round, 80 in the final).

• Amanda Schoenfelder (Bellarmine women’s track, Sr.) — top performance: fourth in the high jump (1.47 meters) and Flight 1 of the long jump (4.86 meters) in last Saturday’s Hanover Invitational.

• Stephanie Smith (Southern Indiana women’s tennis, So.) — weekly stats: 1-1 singles record, 1-1 doubles record; top performance: No. 5 singles victory (6-2, 7-5) and No. 2 doubles win (9-7) in the Screaming Eagles’ 5-4 triumph last Friday at Bellarmine; team records: 7-7 overall, 2-1 GLVC.

• Whitney Thomas (Northern Kentucky women’s tennis, Sr.) — weekly stats: 2-1 singles record, 2-1 doubles record; top performance: No. 5 singles win (6-1, 6-0) and No. 2 doubles triumph (8-3) in the Norse’s 9-0 home win over Kentucky Wesleyan last Friday; team records: 7-7 overall, 3-1 GLVC.



SILVER CREEK

• Aaron Beck (Indianapolis men’s track, So.) — notes: 26th in the 5,000 in the Mike Poehlein Invitational last Friday and Saturday, 16:36.84.

• Kyle Briner (Lee baseball, Fr.) — notes: no-decision relief outing in the Flames’ 12-10 loss last Saturday at Southern Wesleyan in Game 1 of a doubleheader, one-third of an inning pitched, no runs allowed, no hits, one strikeout, no walks; team records: 37-6-1 record, 19-3 Southern States Athletic Conference; Briner’s record: 1-0.

• Morgan Coquerille (Southern Indiana women’s tennis, So.) — weekly stats: 1-1 singles record, 1-1 doubles record; top performance: No. 2 singles win (7-6(1), 6-4) and No. 2 doubles victory (9-7) in USI’s 5-4 victory last Friday at Bellarmine; team records: 7-7 overall, 2-1 GLVC.

• Jack Eckert (Iowa men’s track, Fr.) — notes: 14th in the pole vault in the Arkansas Spring Invitational last Friday and Saturday, 4.4 meters; 24th in the 110 hurdles, 16.23.

• J.T. Hamm (Hanover men’s golf, Sr.) — notes: 72nd in the Hanover Spring Invitational last weekend in Seymour with a two-round score of 178, 34-over-par (92 in the first round, 86 in the final).

• Sarah Hebble (Ball State women’s tennis, Sr.) — weekly stats: 1-1 singles record, 1-1 doubles record; notes: No. 2 doubles win (9-7) and No. 5 singles loss (6-4, 6-3) in the Cardinals’ 4-3 setback last Saturday at Toledo; team records: 5-11 overall, 0-4 MAC.

• Nicole Hess (Bellarmine women’s track, Sr.) — notes: 18th in the pole vault in the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational last Saturday in Cincinnati, 9-10.

• Megan Pennington (Oakland City softball, Fr.) — weekly stats: 5-for-16, three RBIs, two runs scored, two stolen bases; top performance: 3-for-3 with three RBIs, two runs scored and a stolen base in the Oaks’ 10-2 home win over Ohio Christian last Saturday in Game 1 of a doubleheader; team record: 6-14 overall.

• Justin Sturgeon (Cleveland State CC baseball, Fr.) — notes: no-decision relief outing in the Cougars’ 7-5 home loss to Volunteer State Community College last Friday, one inning pitched, two runs allowed (both earned), two hits, two walks, no strikeouts; team records: 22-13 overall, 6-9 Tennessee Community College Athletic Association; Sturgeon’s record: 1-0.

• Brandon White (Lewis men’s golf, Jr.) — notes: 35th in The Jewell last weekend in Georgetown, Ky., with a two-round score of 150, 6-over-par (70 in the first round, 80 in the final).



SOUTH CENTRAL

• Rusty Farris (Southern Indiana men’s track, Sr.) — notes: 16th in the decathlon in the Washington University Invitational last Friday and Saturday in St. Louis, 5,004 points.

• Chris O’Connor (Marian men’s track, So.) — notes: 11th in the high jump in the Big Blue Classic last Thursday through Saturday in Charleston, Ill., 5-10.

If you have any information about an area college athlete, contact Kevin Harris at 812-206-2117 or kevin.harris@newsandtribune.com.