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Collegiate Update: Weaver, Valparaiso defeated at Louisville and Kentucky

Addisenn Weaver went 1-for-2 at the plate with a walk and a run batted in for Valparaiso Thursday in a 3-1 loss at the University of Louisville.

Valparaiso finished 1-3 at the Bluegrass Challenge.

 

 

Weaver, a Shelbyville graduate, helped the Beacons defeat Central Michigan Thursday, 5-0, at the University of Louisville before losing to the Cardinals.

On Friday at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Valparaiso lost to Eastern Kentucky, 4-1, before falling to ninth-ranked Kentucky, 10-2.

The Beacons are 8-9 this season.

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

 

 

Benny Thompson

The Shelbyville graduate pitched a scoreless inning of relief work for Anderson University’s baseball team Sunday in a 13-0 loss to Amherst in Auburndale, Florida.

Thompson walked one and struck out two while not allowing a run for the Ravens (6-7).

 

 

Cory Taylor

The Shelbyville graduate went 0-for-1 with a walk Sunday for Eastern Michigan in a 2-1 loss at Ball State in Muncie, Indiana.

The Eagles opened its Mid-American Conference schedule with a 1-3 weekend at Ball State.

Taylor went 0-for-2 in game two Sunday in Eastern Michigan’s 6-4 loss to the Cardinals.

The Eagles (3-10, 1-3 MAC) split Monday’s doubleheader, winning 4-2 in game one and falling 11-8 in game two.

 

 

Damon Lux

The Shelbyville graduate went 1-for-2 Sunday for Duke baseball in a 13-1 loss to Virginia.

The Cavaliers swept the Friday doubleheader with a 5-0 win in game one.

On Sunday, Duke dealt Virginia its first loss of the season, 7-6, to collect its first Atlantic Coast Conference win of the year.

Duke defeated West Virginia Tuesday night, 2-1, to improve to 10-7 this season.

 

 

TeAnn Bringle

The Shelbyville graduate went 1-for-3 with a run scored Monday in Indiana State’s 7-4 loss to Tennessee Tech in the final game of the Golden Eagle Classic in Cookeville, Tennessee.

Bringle had hits in three of the four games in Tennessee.

Indiana State opened the classic Sunday with an 8-7 loss to Bellarmine. Bringle went 1-for-2 with a run scored.

The Sycamores bounced back with a 6-3 win over Quinnipiac Sunday. Bringle again went 1-for-2 with a run scored.

Indiana State made it two straight wins over Quinnipiac Monday with a 9-0 victory. Bringle went 0-for-3 and had two stolen bases and a run scored.

With loss at Tennessee Tech, Indiana State dropped to 12-9 this season.

 

 

Erica Henry

The Shelbyville graduate pitched two innings for Olney Central College Monday in a 14-7 loss to Southwestern Illinois College. She allowed two hits, walked one and struck out two while surrendering four earned runs.

With the loss, Olney Central dropped to 13-6 this season.

 

 

Maya Chandler

The Triton Central graduate finished with a team-high 12 points and had one rebound, one assist and one steal for Loyola Friday in a 68-52 loss to Illinois State in the quarterfinal round of the Missouri Valley Conference postseason tournament in Moline, Illinois.

The Ramblers finished the season at 18-12.

 

 

Hayden Langkabel

The Morristown graduate scored eight points, pulled down two rebounds and had one assist for Marian University in a 90-67 loss Saturday to No. 23 Concordia University in Omaha, Nebraska.

With the loss in the NAIA Round of 32, the Knights finished the season 26-6.

On Friday, Marian advanced in the national tournament with a 66-64 win over Freed-Hardeman. Langkabel had two points, seven rebounds and one assist.

 

 

Brooklyn Langkabel

Marian University’s women’s basketball team advanced to the NAIA Round of 16 for the eighth-straight season Saturday with a 99-78 victory over the University of Rio Grande (Ohio).

The fourth-ranked Knights advanced to the Round of 32 Friday with a 97-66 win over Olivet Nazarene. Langkabel, a Morristown graduate, had one rebound for Marian.

The Knights (29-4) travel to Sioux City, Iowa, Friday to face Clarke University in the Round of 16.

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