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Over the weekend with local high school baseball and softball, Mt. Vernon Baseball did not play. They do have a game tonight at Reitz at 5:00 PM. The Wildcats are 4-3 on the year.
North Posey Baseball also did not have a game this past weekend. Their next game is tomorrow evening at home vs Tecumseh at 4:30 PM. The Vikings are 6-4 overall.
Mt. Vernon Softball was in action on Friday, and they picked up a victory over Mater Dei at home, 8-2. Wildcats Softball is off to an 8-1 start. They play again on Wednesday at home vs Central at 5:00 PM.
North Posey Softball did not play over the weekend, but they have a game at home with Memorial tonight at 5:30 PM. Vikings Softball is 6-7 on the season.
The University of Evansville celebrated a major addition to its athletic facilities this past Friday, holding a dedication ceremony for the new Begle Family Sports Performance Center. The project was made possible by a donation of more than $800,000 from alumni Curt and Kelly Begle. The upgraded facility features new equipment and expanded space, including higher ceilings designed to enhance training opportunities. University officials say the center will support all 300 student-athletes across the school’s 17 NCAA Division One programs, providing dedicated areas for training, recovery, and overall development. Both donors have deep ties to the university. Kelly Begle was a cheerleader and graduated in 2000, while Curt Begle played on the 1999 basketball team that advanced to the NCAA Tournament. Curt Begle says he understands firsthand the value of quality athletic facilities and hopes the new center will help drive success for UE athletes for years to come.
In local college sports from Sunday, USI Baseball won at home at they beat UT-Martin, 10-3. The Screaming Eagles won 2-of-3 in the series to improve to 22-18 and 6-9 in the Ohio Valley Conference.
Evansville Baseball won their series finale at Belmont, 6-1. The Purple Aces took 2-of-3 in the series down in Nashville. They have won all 4 of their Missouri Valley Conference series and are 8-4 in conference play. UE’s overall record is 15-22.
USI and Evansville Baseball play each other this Wednesday on USI’s campus at 6:00 PM.
USI Softball got swept in their 3-game series at SIU Edwardsville. They lost both games of the doubleheader yesterday, 3-2 and 7-1. The Screaming Eagles are 13-25 on the season and 10-11 in the Ohio Valley Conference.
Evansville Softball finished their series at Bradley on Saturday and won 2-of-3. The Purple Aces lost their first game on Friday, 4-0. They came back to win the second game, 2-0 on Friday night. UE then won the series finale on Saturday, 3-1. Evansville Softball is 19-22 overall and 11-10 in the Missouri Valley Conference.
From Major League Baseball, the St. Louis Cardinals continue to play well as they completed a 3-game sweep of the Houston Astros in Houston with a 7-5 win yesterday in 10 innings. Mason Winn was 3-for-5 with 3 RBI and had a bases clearing double in the 10th inning. The Cardinals have won 5-straight games and are 13-8 on the year. St. Louis starts a 3-game series at the Miami Marlins tonight at 5:40 PM.
Up in Chicago, the Cubs scored a run in the 9th and a run in the 10th inning to sweep the New York Mets 2-1 in 10 innings. Nico Hoerner had the walk-off sacrifice fly. The Cubs have won 5-straight games to improve to 12-9 on the season. They welcome the Philadelphia Phillies this evening to begin a 4-game set at 6:40 PM.
The Cincinnati Reds stay hot as they sweep the Twins in Minnesota, 7-4. The Reds were down 3-1 in the 9th inning but scored 3 runs to take a 4-3 lead. The Twins would tie the game 4-4 in the bottom of the 9th, but Cincinnati put up 3 more runs in the 10th inning to win the game. TJ Friedl went 2-for-5 with 3 RBI for the Reds, who go for a 4th-straight win tonight as they begin a 3-game series at the Tampa Bay Rays at 5:40 PM. Cincinnati is 14-8.
The Chicago White Sox have won back-to-back games as they earned a series win at the Athletics over the weekend. Yesterday, the White Sox topped the Athletics, 7-4. The White Sox are 8-14 overall and have today off, before traveling to Arizona on Tuesday for a 3-game set at the D-Backs.