College notebook: Johnson helps Taylor golf win title

Former Franklin player Javan Johnson helped Taylor men’s golf win its fifth consecutive Crossroads League title, placing fourth individually with a three-round score of 223 to secure a spot on the all-tournament team.

Franklin

Junior Logan Snyder scored dominant wins at No. 1 singles and No. 2 doubles as Concordia (Wisconsin) men’s tennis recorded 9-0 shutouts of both Dominican and Lakeland.

Jacob Heuchan produced two singles, three runs, two RBI and a stolen base for Franklin College baseball in its three games against Transylvania.

Eli Cochrane was part of Franklin College’s 4×400 relay effort that finished fourth at the Rose-Hulman Twilight meet in 3:39.24.

Center Grove

Indiana Wesleyan baseball claimed the Crossroads League regular-season title by downing Grace College in three of four games. Leadoff hitter Tye Thixton proved huge for the Wildcats with two doubles, two home runs and six runs scored in the series. Teammate Nick Coy did his part with five hits and three runs scored.

Butler shortstop A.J. Poynter had two singles and scored a run in the Bulldogs’ 11-3 victory over Villanova.

Pinch hitter Jackson Young singled and drove in a run for Franklin College in a 20-6 loss at Transylvania.

Morehead State freshman pitcher Grant Herron struck out four in his 2 1/3 innings of relief in a 9-5 loss to Jacksonville State.

Abby Herbst did her part with totals of three hits, two RBIs and a run scored as Wisconsin softball won three of four games at Nebraska.

Wittenberg outfielder Clara Andersen had a single in both games as the team swept a softball doubleheader at Ohio Wesleyan.

Southern Indiana first baseman Lexi Fair doubled and had a sacrifice fly to lead the Eagles past Maryville, 3-2. She had a single and scored a run in a doubleheader sweep of Missouri S&T.

Northwestern catcher Jordyn Rudd had a total of five hits, including a double and home run, to go along with five RBIs as the Wildcats softball squad lost three of four games at Michigan.

Indiana men’s golf placed seventh out of 17 teams at the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate. Senior Ethan Shepherd tied for 13th individually with a three-round score of 216.

The University of Indianapolis football program capped its abbreviated season with a 46-29 win over Truman in the Great Lakes Valley Conference title game. Senior safety Connor Steeb had seven tackles and broke up three passes for the Greyhounds.

Greenwood

Franklin College sophomore Nick Patton established two personal bests at the Rose-Hulman Twilight track and field meet, running a 15.97-second time in the 110 hurdles and 1:03.40 in the 400 hurdles. Patton was also part of the third-place 4×100 relay. Fellow FC soph Janae Johnson took eighth in both the women’s hurdles events, including a new personal standard of 1:23.04 in the 400 hurdles.

Wabash College junior Ethan Pine had a personal-best 800-meter time of 1:56.09 to place third at the Big Blue track and field Open at Millikan University.

UIndy senior Reid Werner pitched a complete game in a 5-1 win over McKendree, allowing seven hits and striking out five.

Taylor baseball was swept in a four-game series against St. Francis, though Trojans first baseman T.J. Bass had two hits and three RBIs in the opener, an 8-7 loss.

Catcher Lexy Rees had a two-run double for UIndy softball in 3-2 victory at Drury in nine innings. The Greyhounds then swept a twinbill at Missouri S&T with Rees chipping in a total of four hits and driving in three runs.

Whiteland

Senior Danielle Munn pitched the first four innings, giving up three hits, to get the win as Indiana Wesleyan softball defeated St. Francis, 7-1. Munn pitched three hitless innings in an 11-3 victory against Grace College.

The Franklin College softball squad won five of six games with Addison Csiskos contributing a pair of singles and pitcher Delanie Gourley running her record to 8-4 with complete-game victories over Washington (Missouri) and Anderson.

Morehead State sophomore Luke Helton pitched the first three innings of his team’s 9-5 loss to Jacksonville State, allowing four hits and two runs.

Greenwood Christian

Krae Sparks closed out Franklin College’s 15-14 win over Transylvania, picking up the win with two hits allowed and three strikeouts in three innings of relief.

Indian Creek

Franklin College senior Hunter Fields placed second in the hammer throw at the Rose-Hulman Twilight meet with a personal best of 41.87 meters. Fields was sixth in the shot put and seventh in the javelin throw.

UIndy runner Shae Biddle set a personal best in the 800 with a time of 2:19.91 at the Strive for Greatness Invite.

Howard College (Texas) pitcher Dustin Sprong closed out a win against Frank Phillips College, giving up a hit and striking out three in two innings.

Junior outfielder Kasey Wilhoit had a single, double and two runs scored as Purdue softball split a four-game series at Michigan State.