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Collegiate Update: Lux continues strong start to Duke baseball season

Damon Lux continues to have a breakout season as the starting centerfielder for Duke University’s baseball team.

The Shelbyville graduate went 2-for-4 at the plate Wednesday with a stolen base in Duke’s 5-4 win over the University of Massachusetts Lowell.

Lux has started all 13 games for the Blue Devils, who are 8-5 this season.

Lux went 1-for-5 in Tuesday’s 9-4 win over UMass Lowell.

The Blue Devils finished 2-1 over the weekend in a series with Bucknell.

On Friday, Duke pounded Bucknell, 17-1. Lux went 0-for-3 with a stolen base and a run batted in. He also was hit by a pitch in all three games of the series.

Bucknell rebounded to defeat Duke, 8-6, on Saturday in Durham, North Carolina. Lux went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run that tied the game at 6-all in the fourth inning.

On Sunday, Duke again routed Bucknell, 18-1. Lux went 1-for 3 with a walk and a solo home run. It was the first time in his collegiate career to hit a home run in back-to-back games.

Here is a look at other Shelby County graduates competing at the collegiate level.

 

 

Cory Taylor

The Shelbyville graduate went 2-for-5 Saturday with a solo home run for Eastern Michigan in a 15-14 loss at Morehead State.

Taylor opened the three-game series Friday with a 2-for-5 performance in Eastern Michigan’s 6-4 win. It was the first multi-hit game of his collegiate career.

In the series finale Saturday afternoon, Morehead State swept the doubleheader with a 5-4 win. Taylor went 0-for-4.

 

 

Benny Thompson

The Shelbyville graduate pitched a scoreless ninth inning Sunday for Anderson University in a 6-2 win over St. Norbert at Championship Park in Kokomo, Indiana.

The Ravens swept St. Norbert in a three-game series with 11-4 and 20-11 wins in the first two meetings.

 

 

Zaleeya Martin

The Shelbyville graduate lowered the Hanover track and field 60-meter dash record to 7.82 seconds Saturday at the NCAA Final Qualifier at Ohio Northern University in Ada, Ohio.

Martin was the top seed going into the championship race but finished third with a time of 7.85.

She also placed third in the 200 meters with a time of 27.13.

 

 

Jill Anspaugh

The Shelbyville graduate finished eighth in the one-mile run for Franklin College Saturday at the NCAA Final Qualifier in Ada, Ohio.

Anspaugh posted a time of 5:59.33.

 

 

Elizabeth Kemper

The Triton Central graduate finished tied for 13th place at the Showdown at Legends golf tournament in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Kemper and the 12th-ranked Taylor women’s golf team finished seventh in the first tournament of the 2022 season. The sophomore posted rounds of 81, 78 and 80 at the Legends Resort – Parkland for a three-round score of 239.

 

 

Maya Chandler

The Triton Central graduate closed out the regular season schedule Saturday with 15 points and three rebounds in Loyola’s 60-42 win over Missouri State.

The Ramblers finished 18-11 overall and 10-8 in the Missouri Valley Conference. The 18 wins is the most for the program since a 21-win season in 1989.

The win also earned Loyola the fifth seed and a bye in the MVC Championship tournament. Loyola will face No. 4 seed Illinois State Friday at 3:30 p.m. (EST) at the TaxSlayer Center in Moline, Illinois.

 

 

Rylie Stephens

The Triton Central graduate had two points, two rebounds and one blocked shot Saturday in Evansville’s 83-56 loss to Northern Iowa.

The Purple Aces closed out the regular season at 8-21 (2-16 MVC) and will be the No. 9 seed in the MVC Championship tournament.

Evansville will face No. 8 seed Indiana State today at 5 p.m. in Moline, Illinois.

 

 

TeAnn Bringle

The Shelbyville graduate went 1-for-3 Sunday in Indiana State’s 4-3 loss at the University of Memphis to close out the Blues City Classic.

The Sycamores finished 2-3 in the invitational and are 10-8 this season.

Indiana State opened the event with a 3-2 win over IUPUI and 6-1 loss to Iowa. On day two, the Sycamores defeated Butler, 7-1, and lost to the University of Tennessee Martin, 10-4.

 

 

Erica Henry

The Shelbyville graduate pitched 3.2 innings Monday for Olney Central College in a 9-8 win over Bryant & Stratton in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Henry allowed five hits, walked two, struck out three and gave up three runs (two earned) to help OCC stay unbeaten on its trip.

Olney defeated Rochester University, 9-1, and Hagerstown Community College, 8-0, Wednesday to close out its spring break road swing a perfect 9-0 to improve to 12-5 this season.

 

 

Addisenn Weaver

The Shelbyville graduate went 2-for-3 with a double and run batted in Saturday for Valparaiso in a 10-1 win over Western Illinois at the Hoosier Classic in Bloomington, Indiana.

On Friday, Weaver went 1-for-4 in the Beacons’ 2-1 win over Western Illinois. Weaver finished 0-for-1 against Indiana University later that day in a 9-4 loss.

Valparaiso closed out the classic Saturday with a 9-0 loss to IU. Weaver went 0-for-2 in the loss and the Beacons dropped to 7-6 overall.

 

 

Katie Mathies

The Shelbyville graduate went 0-for-1 Sunday in DePauw’s 2-1 win over Piedmont in the NFCA Leadoff Classic in Columbus, Georgia.

On Saturday, Mathies played second base for DePauw and scored a run in a 13-9 win over Texas Lutheran.

DePauw went 3-3 at the classic and is 5-5 this season.

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