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B-2 Sports Wednesday, March 20, 2019 The Press-Dispatch Call us at 812-354-8500 or email sports@pressdispatch.net GOT SPORTS NEWS? UPCOMING SCHEDULE SATURDAY, MARCH 23 Girls' Junior Varsity Softball: vs. Jasper, Home, 11 a.m. Girls' Varsity Softball: vs. Jasper, Home, 12:30 p.m. TUESDAY, MARCH 26 Girls' Varsity Tennis: Scrimmage vs. Vincennes Rivet, Home, 4:30 p.m. Girls' Varsity Softball: vs. South Knox at South Knox, 5 p.m. THURSDAY, MARCH 28 Boys' Varsity Baseball: vs. Washington, Home, 5 p.m. Boys' Junior Varsity Baseball: vs. Washington, Home, 7 p.m. FRIDAY, MARCH 29 Boys' Varsity Baseball: vs. Loogootee, Home, 5 p.m. Boys' Junior Varsity Baseball: vs. Loogootee, Home, 7 p.m. SATURDAY, MARCH 30 Girls' Varsity Softball: vs. Sullivan, Home, 12 p.m. Girls' Junior Varsity Softball: vs. Sullivan, Home, 1:30 p.m. MONDAY, APRIL 1 Girls' Varsity Tennis: vs. Tecumseh at Tecumseh, 5:30 p.m. Boys' Varsity Baseball: vs. North Knox, Home, 5:30 p.m. Boys' Varsity Track: vs. Tecumseh, Home, 6 p.m. Girls' Varsity Track: vs. Tecumseh, Home, 6 p.m. TUESDAY, APRIL 2 Girls' Varsity Tennis: vs. Vincennes Lincoln at Vin- cennes Lincoln, 5 p.m. Boys' Varsity Golf: vs. Princeton, Home, 5 p.m. Girls' Varsity Softball: vs. North Daviess, Home, 5:30 p.m. Boys' Varsity Baseball: vs. Boonville, Home, 6 p.m. Lady Chargers Middle School swimming take fifth at PAC Bailey is third in IM By James Capozella Heritage Hills captured the girls' Middle School PAC swimming and diving championship with three firsts and five seconds, edging Tecumseh Middle School 252 to 221. The La- dy Chargers finished with 146 points and a fifth place finish behind Tell City (192) and in front of South Spen- cer (110), Haubstadt Mid- dle School (24) and Forest Park (7). Jillian Bailey swam a 1:18.86 to third place in the 100 IM, less than four sec- onds out of second place. Bailey also took fifth in the 50 fly with a 35.69 time and was part of the fourth place 200 medley relay team con- sisting of Addie Russell, Jackie Berry and Xavery Weisman (2:36.77). The foursome missed third place points by just one second. Weisman claimed a sixth in the 50 back in 41.78, while Addie Russell took a sixth in the 50 breast (44.03) and a seventh in the 50 free (33.33). Gabby Collins placed seventh in the 200 free (3:02.70) and Ella Ad- ams was eighth in 3:05.01. Jackie Berry placed eighth in the 50 back in 43.71. Shel- by Keeker was ninth in the 50 breast (44.99) and team- mate Jamie Sallee 11th in (46.03). Izzy Luker was 12th (47.04) in the 50 -yard back. Luker and Athalee Love- less were 10th and 11th in the 50 free, clocking 35.75 and 37.35 respectively. Col- lins was 11th in the 100 free (1:25.43), Taylor Oswalt was 12th (1:25.61) and Kelsey Query was 14th (1:29.67). Weisman was 11th in the 100 IM (1:32.11) and Taylor Oswalt was a DQ. Kayleigh Byrd clocked 42.71 for 11th in the 50 fly, with teammate Ella Adams 13th (47.47). Kelsey Query was 13th in the 200 free (3:07.95). Russell, Loveless, Col- lins and Byrd combined for a fifth in the 200 free relay (2:35.07), and Ella Adams, Luker, Weisman and Jillian Bailey teamed for fifth in the 400 free relay (5:25.12). Production team for new Gil Hodges documentary scheduled to film in Petersburg on March 28 A film crew for a new film documentary on the life of Gil Hodges, native son of Petersburg, is scheduled to arrive in his hometown on Thursday, March 28 to film at various locations in and around Petersburg. The goal of the film is to help educate and inform sports enthusiasts of one of baseball's greatest play- ers of the 1950s, who went on to manage the Washing- ton Senators and New York Mets, before his untimely death in 1972 at the age of 47. As manager, he led the "Mir- acle Mets" to a World Series championship in 1969. The film will also focus on Hodg- es' life off the field as one of the finest gentlemen to ever play the game of baseball – a man of great faith, integri- ty and patriotism. Kevin O'Malley, one of the film's creators and ex- ecutive producers, has been working with Randy Har- ris, former city mayor and local businessperson, to ar- range for the filming in Pe- tersburg. Any local citizens interested in being inter- viewed for the film can meet Harris and the film crew on March 28 at Cakes and Cof- fee Café on Main Street at 2 p.m. Interviews for the film be- gan in December 2018 and include former teammates and players who played ei- ther with or for him both in Washington and New York. In addition, family inter- views have been filmed and several Dodgers-related in- terviews are scheduled in the next few months with Vin Scully (former broad- caster), Peter O'Malley (for- mer owner) and Larry King (celebrity). "We are very excited to have our film crew come out to Petersburg on March 28 to capture the various images surrounding Hodg- es' childhood and, of course, the famous mural," O'Mal- ley said. "We would also love those in th e local communi- ty, with either a direct or in- direct connection to Gil, to come out and share their sto- ries for the film." O'Malley added, "It is the hope of everyone associated with making this film to con- vince the Hall of Fame com- mittee, scheduled to vote on Hodges' induction in De- cember 2020, that Gil Hodg- es does indeed meet all of the requirements as a player both on and off the field for induction in Cooperstown." The film, which is expect- ed to be released initially in late 2019 as a short online documentary, is under the direction and production of David Naglieri, an Emmy Award winning documenta- ry filmmaker and television producer. OCU's record improves with 2 wins over Robert Morris University By David Hose Assistant Athletic Director Oakland City University Carrying a record of 3-3, the Oakland City Universi- ty baseball team hosted the Eagles of Robert Morris Uni- versity-Peoria, holding a 2-3 season record, the first op- ponent outside of the NCA A Division II for the Oaks this year. The four-game series saw a doubleheader on Satur- day, followed by another two- game set on Sunday at Pinn- ick Field. Game one saw a pitching duel, as Devan Franz took the mound for his second start of the year. A fter allowing two runs in the first inning, Franz settled in, scattering seven hits and four walks, allow- ing three earned runs in five and a third innings of work, while striking out six bat- ters. Skyler Brooks pitched in relief, going an inning and two-thirds, walking three and striking out one. OCU outhit the Eagles 10 - 7, but were unable to break through, scoring one run in the bottom of the sixth, but lost 3-1. Jake Bedwell doubled home Colton White for the only Oakland City run of the game. Noah Baugher went 3- 4 at the plate, while Bedwell finished 2-3. Tyler Shamblin had a pinch-hit single in his only at bat, while White (1-4) and Will Davis (1-3) each had a double. Austin Morris and Dillon Whitten had OCU's other hits, each going 1-4 in the loss. In the second game, the Oakland City bats came alive, as OCU found themselves leading 9 -0 after the first in- ning, and 18 -2 at the end of the third. The Oaks added one more run in the fourth, and finished out the win 19 -2. Will Davis made his first start of the year, lasting two and a third innings, allowing two runs, both earned, on one hit and six walks, while strik- ing out three. Isaiah Barber threw two and two-thirds in- nings in relief to earn the win, giving up two hits and two walks, while fanning eight. Matthew Stevenson pitched the final two innings of the game, allowing one hit and one walk. Baugher continued his strong hitting, going a per- fect 5 -5 at the plate, includ- ing a double and a triple, while driving in five runs and scor- ing three. Morris and Jenrick Rivera each went 2-2 with a walk each, while Morris con- nected on his first homerun of the season and also had a tri- ple, three runs batted in and three runs scored, and Rive- ra added a double to go with an RBI and three runs. Bed- well and Shamblin each went 2-3 at the plate with a double apiece, with Bedwell picking up a walk and a run scored, while Shamblin had two runs scored and knocked in two more. Brandon Taylor was 1- 1, reaching twice by being hit by a pitch, scoring twice and driving in one, while White was 1-1 with an RBI and a run scored. Franz hit a three-run homer to right field, his first of the year, finishing 1-4 with four RBI and a run scored, while Joseph White went 1-3 with an RBI and a run scored. Sunday's first game saw the Oaks continue their early scoring, as OCU responded to a two-run Eagles' half of the first inning with seven runs of their own, adding two more in the second. Each team added two more, as the Mighty Oaks evened their season record at 5 -5 with an 11-4 victory. Justin Hallum, making his third start, pitched five com- plete, allowing four runs, three earned, on six hits and three walks, while striking out six. Jesse Reed and Aus- tin Kelley each pitched an in- ning in relief, with Reed strik- ing out one and Kelley two, sending down all six batters they faced combined. Bedwell went a perfect 3- 3 at the dish, with two dou- bles, a walk, an RBI and three runs scored. Shamblin was 2-3, with a double, two runs scored and two batted in. Baugher and Rivera each went 1-2, Baugher with a dou- ble and a run scored, and Ri- vera with an RBI. Taylor had a bases loaded triple, his first extra-base hit of the season, with four runs batted in and a run scored, while Whitten and Morris each went 1-3, with a walk and a run scored. Davis had a walk, an RBI and a run scored, while Noah Gil- bert knocked in another. In the final game of the weekend series, Oakland City jumped out to a 6 -0 lead in the first inning, and finished with a 13-1 victory. Whitten earned the win, pitching four innings, giving up two hits and two walks, while striking out 11. Stevenson walked three in his only inning of work, but got out of the inning without al- lowing a run, while Bedwell threw a clean sixth, fanning two. Nathaniel Schmittler made his season debut, giv- ing up one earned run, two hits and a walk, in one inning. Franz went 2-2 at the plate, with three walks and a stolen base, an RBI and four runs scored, while Shamblin went 2-4, with a double, three RBI, scoring twice. Whitten went 2-2 with a run and one batted in, while Joseph White was 2- 2 with a run scored. Bedwell was 1-3 with a walk, and RBI and two runs scored, while Davis went 1-1, walked twice, scored and drove in a run. Javon Stribling took an RBI walk and scored, and Mor- ris was 1-3 with a stolen base and a run. Kayontae Alarcon picked up his first collegiate hit, with a pinch hit RBI sin- gle, while Taylor finished 1-2 with a walk. OAKLAND CITY UNIVERSITY MEN'S BASEBALL SCORECARD HILLSDALE COLLEGE AT OAKLAND CITY UNIV. (GAME 1) Mar 12, 2019 at Oakland City, IN (Pinnick Field) HILLSDALE COLLEGE 3 (3-8) PLAYER AB R H RBI BB Kevin Monson 2b 4 0 0 0 0 Jake Hoover ss 3 0 0 0 0 Steven Ring dh 2 1 0 0 1 Colin Boerst 3b 3 1 2 1 0 James Krick 1b 3 0 0 0 0 Matt Granzotto lf 1 0 0 0 0 Rob Zurawski lf 1 0 1 1 0 Christian Rodino pr/lf 0 1 0 0 0 Dante Toppi cf 3 0 1 0 0 Jake Rhodes rf 3 0 1 1 0 Cooper Peterson c 2 0 0 0 0 Michael Mitchell ph 1 0 0 0 0 Chris Ackerman c 0 0 0 0 0 Kolton Rominski p 0 0 0 0 0 David Toth p 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 26 3 5 3 1 OAKLAND CITY UNIV. 4 (2-3) PLAYER AB R H RBI BB Noah Baugher lf 3 0 1 1 0 Austin Morris 2b 3 0 0 0 0 Jacob Bedwell 3b 3 1 1 0 0 Dillon Whitten 1b 3 1 2 2 0 Colton White ss 3 1 1 1 0 Devan Franz dh 2 1 0 0 1 Will Davis rf 3 0 0 0 0 Brandon Taylor cf 2 0 0 0 1 Noah Gilbert c 2 0 0 0 0 Adrian Navarro ph 1 0 0 0 0 Justin Hallum p 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 25 4 5 4 2 Score by Innings R H E Hillsdale College 010 100 1 3 5 1 Oakland City Univ. 100 000 3 4 5 2 HILLSDALE COLLEGE AT OAKLAND CITY UNIV. (GAME 2) Mar 12, 2019 at Oakland City, IN (Pinnick Field) HILLSDALE COLLEGE 3 (3-9) PLAYER AB R H RBI BB Kevin Monson 2b 2 1 1 1 1 Steven Ring dh 4 0 1 0 0 Colin Boerst 3b 4 1 2 1 0 Jacob DePillo 1b 3 0 0 1 0 Rob Zurawski lf 3 0 1 0 0 Dante Toppi pr/lf 0 0 0 0 0 Dylan Lottinville rf 1 0 0 0 2 Christian Rodino cf 3 0 0 0 0 Cody Kanclerz ss 2 1 0 0 0 Michael Mitchell ph 1 0 0 0 0 Chris Ackerman c 1 1 0 0 0 James Krick ph 1 0 0 0 0 Caleb Biedenharn p 0 0 0 0 0 Austin Mora p 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 25 4 5 3 3 OAKLAND CITY UNIV. 4 (3-3) PLAYER AB R H RBI BB Noah Baugher lf 4 0 1 2 0 Austin Morris 2b 3 0 0 0 0 Jacob Bedwell 3b 3 0 0 0 0 Dillon Whitten p/dh 2 1 1 1 1 Will Davis rf 0 0 0 0 0 Colton White ss 2 2 1 0 1 Devan Franz rf/cf 2 1 1 0 1 Adrian Navarro 1b 3 1 1 0 0 Brandon Taylor cf/p 2 0 1 1 1 Kyle Stuckey c 3 0 0 0 0 Skyler Brooks p 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 24 5 6 4 4 Score by Innings R H E Hillsdale College 004 00 0 4 5 2 Oakland City Univ. 041 000 X 5 6 2 ROBERT MORRIS-PEORIA AT OAKLAND CITY UNIV. (GAME 1) Mar 17, 2019 at Oakland City, IN (Pinnick Field) ROBERT MORRIS-PEORIA 4 (3-5) PLAYER AB R H RBI BB Joel Showalter ss 3 1 0 0 1 Brandon Crose 2b 3 2 2 1 1 Joe Culbertson lf/rf 3 1 1 3 0 Cody Ballerini c 2 0 2 0 1 Luke Abraham p/dh 3 0 0 0 0 Jordan Hursey 3b 3 0 0 0 0 Caden Hessler cf 3 0 0 0 0 Joe Rusch 1b 3 0 1 0 0 Clayton Kendrick rf 2 0 0 0 0 Michael Ellwanger lf 1 0 0 0 0 Zach Harrison p 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 26 4 6 4 3 OAKLAND CITY UNIV. 11 (5-5) PLAYER AB R H RBI BB Noah Baugher lf 2 1 1 0 0 Devan Franz pr/lf 3 0 0 0 0 Austin Morris 2b 3 1 1 0 1 Jacob Bedwell 3b 3 3 3 1 1 Dillon Whitten 1b 3 1 1 0 1 Javon Stribling pr 0 0 0 0 0 Landon Montgomery 1b 0 0 0 0 0 Tyler Shamblin ss 3 2 2 2 0 Jenrick Rivera dh 2 0 1 1 0 Mason Becher dh 1 1 0 0 1 Will Davis rf 2 1 0 1 1 Brandon Taylor cf 4 1 1 4 0 Noah Gilbert c 4 0 0 1 0 Justin Hallum p 0 0 0 0 0 Jesse Reed p 0 0 0 0 0 Austin Kelley p 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 11 10 10 5 Score by Innings R H E Robert Morris-Peoria 200 020 0 4 6 5 Oakland City Univ. 720 110 X 11 10 1 ROBERT MORRIS-PEORIA AT OAKLAND CITY UNIV. (GAME 2) Mar 17, 2019 at Oakland City, IN (Pinnick Field) ROBERT MORRIS-PEORIA 4 (3-6) PLAYER AB R H RBI BB Brandon Crose ss 2 0 0 0 1 Joel Showalter 2b 3 0 1 0 1 Joe Culbertson rf 2 0 0 1 2 Cody Ballerini 3b 4 0 0 0 0 Luke Abraham lf 3 0 1 0 0 Michael Ellwanger lf 0 0 0 0 0 Payton Mojica c 3 0 1 0 0 Caden Hessler cf 3 0 0 0 0 Joe Rusch 1b 2 0 1 0 1 Zach Harrison dh 2 1 0 0 1 Clayton Kendrick p 0 0 0 0 0 Kyle Pittenger p 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 24 1 4 1 6 OAKLAND CITY UNIV. 11 (6-5) PLAYER AB R H RBI BB Devan Franz lf/cf 2 4 2 1 3 Austin Morris 2b 3 1 1 0 0 Colton White ph/2b 2 1 2 0 0 Jacob Bedwell 3b/p 3 2 1 1 1 Kayontae Alarcon ph 1 0 1 1 0 Nathaniel Schmittler p 0 0 0 0 0 Dillon Whitten p 2 1 2 1 0 Javon Stribling pr/dh 0 1 0 1 1 Skyler Brooks 3b 1 0 0 0 0 Tyler Shamblin ss 4 2 2 3 0 Carson White 2b 0 0 0 0 0 Adrian Navarro 1b 3 0 0 0 0 Landon Montgomery ph/1b 1 0 0 0 0 Will Davis rf 1 1 1 1 2 Mason Becher ph/rf 1 0 0 0 0 Brandon Taylor cf 2 0 1 0 1 Jackson Pullen lf 1 0 0 0 0 Kyle Stuckey c 2 0 0 0 0 T.J. Smerdon c 1 0 0 0 0 Matthew Stevenson p 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 13 13 9 8 Score by Innings R H E Robert Morris-Peoria 000 000 1 1 4 2 Oakland City Univ. 600 421 X 13 13 0