TeAnn Bringle went 1-for-3 at the plate to help Indiana State defeat Valparaiso University for the fourth time in seven days.
Following a three-game sweep to complete the regular season, Indiana State earned the No. 5 seed in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. The Sycamores defeated Valparaiso Wednesday in their tourney opener, 4-1.
Now 30-24 this season, Indiana State will face No. 4 seed Murray State Thursday in the quarterfinal round being played at Southern Illinois University’s Charlotte West Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.
On Friday, Bringle (photo) had a solo home run in ISU’s 7-0 win over Valparaiso. In Saturday’s 3-2 win, Bringle had a hit, a walk and drove in a run. She added a third hit in the series Sunday in an 11-0 win.
Here is a look at other Shelby County graduates competing at the collegiate level.
Madisen Hinderliter
The Shelbyville graduate finished 13th in the women’s hammer throw (132 feet) and 27th in the discus (101-6) while representing St. Francis (Ind.) in the Crossroads League Championships on Thursday and Friday at Marian University in Indianapolis.
Kina Schultz
The Shelbyville graduate placed seventh in the 100 hurdles (15.78 seconds) and 11th in the 400 hurdles (1:12.86) for Muskingum in the Ohio Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships at Mount Union in Alliance, Ohio.
Hannah File
The Shelbyville graduate had a sacrifice fly that plated Louisville’s only run Sunday in a 2-1 loss at No. 3 Florida State. The Seminoles swept the Cardinals in the final ACC series of the season.
Louisville (35-17) earned the No. 4 seed in the ACC championship tournament. The Cardinals will face No. 5 seed Virginia Tech (36-17) at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Notre Dame’s Melissa Cook Stadium.
Katie Mathies
The Shelbyville graduate had a home run and drove in three runs Friday in DePauw’s 9-1 win over Denison University. And with a 6-3 win in the second game of the doubleheader, DePauw clinched the North Coast Athletic Conference championship.
The Tigers finished the regular season with 11-3 and 0-5 wins Saturday over Illinois College. Mathies had two hits and three RBIs in the 11-3 win.
DePauw (20-19) will face Hiram at 12:30 p.m. Friday in the NCAC postseason tournament.
Cory Taylor
The Shelbyville graduate had his first three-hit game for Eastern Michigan in a 7-5 loss Sunday at Central Michigan. Taylor had a double and scored a run in the loss that dropped the Eagles to 22-23 this season.
Central Michigan won two of the three games in the series. Taylor finished with six hits, two doubles and three runs scored in the series.
Damon Lux
The Shelbyville graduate had two hits, a home run, scored two runs and drove in two in Duke’s 13-9 win Sunday over Longwood.
Duke is 32-14 this season.
Charlie Rife
The Shelbyville graduate was hit by a pitch and credited with a run batted in Saturday in Bellarmine’s 9-4 loss at Jacksonville University.
Bellarmine in 11-37 this season.
Abby Eberhardt
The Triton Central graduate had three hits in a pair of losses to Saint Mary’s.
On Friday, Manchester lost game one of a doubleheader, 9-5. Saint Mary’s finished the sweep with a 6-4 win in game two. Eberhardt had two hits, scored a run and drove in a run.
Manchester closed the regular season Saturday with a 3-2 win and a 5-4 loss at Franklin College. Eberhardt had three hits and three RBIs in the twinbill.
Manchester (22-17, 10-5 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference) will face Hanover Thursday in the HCAC Tournament in Lexington, Kentucky.
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