Katie Mathies closed out the DePauw softball season with a bang.
The Shelbyville graduate was named to the North Coast Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team after leading the Tigers to the championship game.
DePauw opened the NCAC Tournament Friday with a 6-4 loss to Hiram. Mathies had a two-run home run and two walks.
On Saturday, Mathies went 1-for-4 in a 5-3 win over Ohio Wesleyan to keep the Tigers’ season alive.
DePauw defeated Denison Sunday, 4-0. Mathies had two hits, including another home run, to set up a rematch with Hiram.
The Tigers bested Hiram, 5-2, to create a winner-takes-all championship game. Mathies had a double and scored a run.
Hiram rebounded to take a 7-0 win and the NCAC title. Mathies had two hits and a walk.
Mathies learned this week she is one of six DePauw student-athletes to be named All-North Coast Athletic Conference. She his .400 in 14 conference games with 16 hits and 20 runs batted in and shared the conference lead with four home runs.
Here is a look at other Shelby County graduates competing at the collegiate level.
Hannah File
The Shelbyville graduate had two hits, including a two-run home run, in Louisville’s 10-8 loss to Virginia Tech on May 11 in the quarterfinal round of the ACC Tournament.
The Cardinals (35-18) received an At-Large bid to the NCAA Softball Tournament and were assigned to the Knoxville Regional. The appearance is the first for Louisville since the 2019 season.
Louisville will face Indiana (42-16) at 3 p.m. Friday at the University of Tennessee. The Southeastern Conference champion Volunteers (44-8) will follow against Horizon League Champion Northern Kentucky (23-30).
Karissa Hamilton
The University of Kentucky softball team qualified for its 14th-straight NCAA Tournament and will compete in the Evanston Regional hosted by Northwestern University.
Hamilton, a Shelbyville graduate, and Kentucky (30-20-1) will open the four-team regional at 1 p.m. Friday against Miami (Ohio) (37-18). The second game pits Northwestern (38-11) against Eastern Illinois (34-19).
TeAnn Bringle
Indiana State’s season ended with a loss in the championship game of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Saturday.
The Sycamores defeated Murray State, 2-1 in 12 innings, then upset top seed Northern Iowa, 1-0, to reach a championship game berth against Southern Illinois.
On Saturday, the Salukis prevailed 10-2, to advance to the NCAA Tournament.
Bringle, a Shelbyville graduate, had a hit in the win over Northern Iowa and the loss to Southern Illinois.
Indiana State set a program record for wins (32) in a season and most MVC wins (17).
Abby Eberhardt
The Triton Central graduate had a walk and a hit for Manchester University in a 1-0 win over Hanover in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament on May 11.
Manchester’s season ended Friday in an 11-3 loss to Franklin College. Eberhardt went 1-for-3.
Manchester finished 23-20 and secured its first 20-win season since 2016.
Elizabeth Kemper
The Triton Central graduate finished 12th for No. 11 Taylor at the Crossroads League Championships at Chariot Run Golf Course in Laconia, Indiana.
Kemper posted rounds of 74, 79 and 80 to finish at 233.
Taylor finished runner-up in the conference championship to No. 20 Marian.
Damon Lux
The Shelbyville graduate had four hits, including a pair of doubles in a weekend series against Georgia Tech.
On Friday, Lux went 1-for-3 with a walk in Duke’s 8-5 loss. He had a double and scored two runs Saturday in a 6-5 victory.
Lux had two hits in the series finale Sunday, an 8-5 loss.
On Tuesday, Lux went 1-for-3 with a run scored in a 9-5 loss to Gardner-Webb.
The Blue Devils are 34-17 this season.
Cory Taylor
The Shelbyville graduate had two hits, including his sixth home run of the season, in Eastern Michigan’s 17-8 win Tuesday over Oakland University.
The win improved the Eagles to 24-26 this season.
Zaleeya Martin
The Shelbyville graduate competed for Hanover College Saturday in the North Central College Carius/Gregory Invite.
Martin finished 13th in the 100-meter dash in 12.58 seconds.
Taylor Tatlock
The Southwestern graduate finished ninth in the women’s discus Saturday for Franklin College at the St. Francis Fighting Chance Meet in Joliet, Illinois.
Tatlock’s best throw went 39.7 meters.
Madisen Hinderliter
The Shelbyville graduate finished 23rd in the women’s hammer throw (38.31 meters) for the St. Francis (Ind.) at the St. Francis Fighting Chance Meet in Joliet, Illinois.
Michael Fox
The Shelbyville graduate placed 19th in the 5,000 meters for Manchester University Saturday in the St. Francis Fighting Chance Meet.
Fox crossed the finish line in 16 minutes, 37.94 seconds.
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