Ryan Kraft Tosses a Complete Game as Indiana University Baseball Shuts Out Purdue In what was likely his final appearance on the mound at Bart Kaufman Field, senior southpaw Ryan Kraft (W, 3-1) provided one of the best outings of his career. He tossed seven scoreless frames in a commanding 8-0 victory over in-state rival Purdue on Friday evening. The final two innings were covered by the bullpen to complete the shutout. Kraft worked ahead in counts and let his defense do most of the work. He had just four strikeouts while getting 17 outs via the eight players around him. He ended his outing on 85 pitches, allowing graduate student Cole Gilley and redshirt junior Pete Haas to combine for the final six outs. The shutout victory was IU’s first in Big Ten play since a 4-0 win over Northwestern in 2023. It was the first over Purdue since opening a three-game set in 2014 with a 6-0 victory. Kraft’s seven-inning showing was the longest appearance of any IU pitcher this season and sets up the bullpen nicely for the rest of the weekend.
Most of IU’s offense was done unconventionally – through small ball. The Hoosiers had three bunt singles and added an RBI sacrifice bunt on top of that. Freshman shortstop Cooper Malamazian drove in the first three runs of the ballgame and the home team just added on from there. Three runs in the bottom of the eighth inning was enough to see out the job on Friday evening. Four Hoosiers – including Malamazian – had multi-hit contests. The Hoosiers also took eight walks and did a fantastic job of getting on base. IU scored in just three innings but put up crooked numbers on each occasion.
Three Indiana University Softball Hoosiers earn Big Ten Honors The Big Ten Conference announced their 2025 softball postseason honors on Friday afternoon, and three Hoosiers were recognized. Indiana senior Taylor Minnick was named All-Big Ten First Team while junior Avery Parker was named All-Big Ten Second Team. Senior Kinsey Mitchell earned the Big Ten’s Sportsmanship Award.
Minnick has earned an All-Big Ten honor in each of her four seasons as a Hoosier, and this is her second being named to the First Team. She was also named to the First Team in 2023, was named to the Second Team in 2024 and was part of the All-Freshman Team in 2022. She is in the midst of a career-best season where she is hitting .470 at the plate, with 170 hits, 23 doubles, two triples, 16 home runs and 63 RBI. This season, she has worked her way to the top of the program’s all-time records for doubles (58) and RBI (196). She is currently tied with teammate Brianna Copeland for the program’s most career home runs with 43.
Parker’s Second Team nod marks the second time she has made an All-Big Ten team and the first since 2023. She was named to the All-Big Ten Third Team as a freshman. The Westfield, Ind. native is having a career-best season, hitting .401 at the plate, while charting 63 hits, 16 doubles, 11 home runs and 58 RBI. On March 18, Parker hit a go-ahead home run in the top of the seventh that proved to be the winning run in a 3-2 win at Notre Dame. Mitchell earned the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award for an excellent display of leadership and dedication to her team throughout the season and her career. She has started all season in the outfield and at designated player, where she has hit .400 at the plate, and has 52 hits, 16 doubles, two home runs and 35 RBI.
FULL LIST OF INDIANA’S BIG TEN HONORS All-Big Ten First Team-Taylor Minnick | Senior | Outfielder | Bloomington, Ind. All-Big Ten Second Team-Avery Parker | Junior | Catcher | Westfield, Ind. Big Ten Sportsmanship Honoree- Kinsey Mitchell | Senior | Outfielder | New Palestine, Ind.
Former Indiana University Men’s Basketball Head Coach Mike Woodson Releases Statement Expressing His Gratitude to Coach the Hoosiers Former IU basketball coach Mike Woodson released a statement Friday evening on his social media accounts expressing gratitude for his four years leading the Indiana program in Bloomington. Woodson thanked everyone in the program and his friends and family. After spending 36 seasons in the NBA as a player and coach, Woodson came to Indiana in 2021. He coached IU for four seasons and compiled an 82-53 record including 41-39 in the Big Ten. He led the Hoosiers to two NCAA Tournaments but missed the event in each of his last two years leading the program. Woodson was a star player at IU from 1976 to 1980 under Bob Knight. He scored 2,061 career points and helped lead IU to a 1980 Big Ten title. The 67-year-old Woodson is expected to return to the NBA as an assistant coach for the Sacramento Kings. Read the full statement below.
Coming home to lead Indiana Men’s Basketball was an honor. It was a great opportunity to represent the program that helped shape my college career, and I’m deeply grateful for the full-circle journey back to Indiana. Thank you to the fans for your support through the ups and downs, my players, my dedicated coaching staff, team managers, the IU professors who guided our young men off the court, the medical staff and trainers who kept us healthy, and the strength coaches who challenged us daily. To my wife, Terri, our daughters, Mariah and Alexis, your love and support have made this journey worthwhile. To my family and friends, thank you for giving me strength to continue building my vision while staying grounded. Coming back to my Alma Mater to coach brought me fulfillment. I’m proud to watch the young men I’ve coached transition into gentlemen on and off the court. I want them to know how proud I am of them. Our journeys will continue, and I’ll always be here for them.”
Indiana Pacers Drop Game Three to the Cleveland Cavaliers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse The Indiana Pacers lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers in a lopsided Game 3, 126-104. The Pacers started the game down 11-0 and they didn’t make a field goal for over five minutes to start the game. They fought back to tie the game at the end of the first quarter, but things unraveled in the second. The Cavs outscored the Pacers 34-13 in the second quarter. “It was a very poor effort at the beginning of the game, through too many parts of the game,” Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle said. “It’s on all of us. We all own it. Pretty clearly, I didn’t have these guys ready for this. So, I take responsibility for that. Ty (Tyrese Haliburton) had a rough game. I got to do more to get him involved, get him shots, get him in better positions to defend better, all those kinds of things. So, the guys had an amazing week. It’s one game. And if he (Haliburton) was up here, he’d say, ‘I’ll be better.’”
“They played like a team that’s down 2-0,” Pacers forward Pascal Siakam said. “They out-fought us, out-rebounded us. Yeah, that can’t happen. It doesn’t matter who they have or what they do. Like, yeah, that’s bad. So, we got to get better at that.” “It didn’t feel good,” Pacers guard T.J. McConnell said. “But, you know, we’ll make the necessary adjustments and improve. To come this far and not lose a playoff game at home, I think that just speaks volumes to our crowd. So, they were great again tonight. Wish we could have got them a little more into it, but it just didn’t work out that way.” The Cavs led 66-45 at halftime. Donovan Mitchell was outstanding for the Cavs once again, scoring 43 points. Haliburton only scored four points for the Pacers. The Pacers lead the series 2-1 after the loss. Game 4 will be at Gainbridge Fieldhouse this evening at 8 p.m.
The Indianapolis Colts Sign Seven of their 2025 NFL Draft Picks The Indianapolis Colts on Friday signed seven of their draft picks from the 2025 NFL Draft, including tight end Tyler Warren, cornerback Justin Walley, tackle Jalen Travis, running back DJ Giddens, quarterback Riley Leonard, defensive tackle Tim Smith and safety Hunter Wohler.
Warren, 6-6, 256 pounds, was selected by the Colts in the first round (14th overall) of the 2025 NFL Draft. He played in 56 career games (31 starts) at Penn State (2020-24) and totaled 153 receptions for 1,839 yards (12.0 avg.) and 19 touchdowns. Warren also registered 32 carries for 224 yards (7.0 avg.) and six touchdowns and completed 3-of-6 passes for 35 yards and one touchdown. In 2024, he started all 16 games and compiled 104 receptions for 1,233 yards (11.9 avg.) and eight touchdowns. Warren also totaled 26 carries for 218 yards (8.4 avg.) and four touchdowns in addition to throwing a touchdown. He won the 2024 John Mackey Award as the top tight end in college football and earned First Team All-America honors.
Walley, 5-10, 190 pounds, was selected by Indianapolis in the third round (80th overall) of the 2025 NFL Draft. He appeared in 49 career games (42 starts) at Minnesota (2021-24) and totaled 155 tackles (113 solo), 4.0 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack, 34 passes defensed, seven interceptions (one returned for a touchdown), three forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries (one returned for a touchdown). In 2024, Walley started all 10 games he saw action in and tallied 42 tackles (25 solo), 2.0 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack, 12 passes defensed and two interceptions (one returned for a touchdown). He was a Second Team All-Big Ten selection. His last name is pronounced WALL-ee.
Travis, 6-8, 339 pounds, was selected by the Colts in the fourth round (127th overall) of the 2025 NFL Draft. He appeared in 34 career games (26 starts) at Iowa State (2024) and Princeton (2020-23). Travis registered starts at left tackle (18) and right tackle (eight). In 2024, he played in 12 games with 11 starts at left tackle. Travis garnered Honorable Mention All-Big 12 recognition in 2024. He was a two-time Second Team All-Ivy honoree (2022, 2023) at Princeton.
Giddens, 6-0, 212 pounds, was selected by Indianapolis in the fifth round (151st overall) of the 2025 NFL Draft. He saw action in 39 career games (25 starts) at Kansas State (2021-24) and tallied 517 carries for 3,087 yards (6.0 avg.) and 23 touchdowns. Giddens also compiled 58 receptions for 679 yards (11.7 avg.) and four touchdowns. He was one of just four players in school history to produce multiple 1,000-yard rushing seasons (2023, 2024). In 2024, Giddens started all 12 games and registered 205 carries for 1,343 yards (6.6 avg.) and seven touchdowns. He also tallied 21 receptions for 258 yards (12.3 avg.) and one touchdown. Giddens earned Second Team All-Big 12 honors (2024), Honorable Mention All-Big 12 recognition (2023) and was named Honorable Mention All-Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year (2022).
Leonard, 6-4, 213 pounds, was selected by the Colts in the sixth round (189th overall) of the 2025 NFL Draft. He played in 43 career games (37 starts) at Notre Dame (2024) and Duke (2021-23) and completed 651-of-1,021 passes for 7,311 yards with 45 touchdowns and 18 interceptions. Leonard also totaled 413 carries for 2,130 yards (5.2 avg.) and 36 touchdowns. As a team captain in 2024, he started all 16 games and completed 269-of-403 passes for 2,861 yards with 21 touchdowns and eight interceptions. Leonard added 184 carries for 906 yards (4.9 avg.) and 17 touchdowns. He garnered Honorable Mention All-ACC recognition (2022) and was a two-time Academic All-ACC selection (2022, 2023).
Smith, 6-4, 306 pounds, was selected by Indianapolis in the sixth round (190th overall) of the 2025 NFL Draft. He appeared in 64 career games (32 starts) at Alabama (2020-24) and registered 124 tackles (49 solo), 14.5 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, two passes defensed and one forced fumble. In 2024, Smith started all 13 games and recorded 35 tackles (eight solo), 3.5 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, one pass defensed and one fumble recovery.
Wohler, 6-2, 213 pounds, was selected by the Colts in the seventh round (232nd overall) of the 2025 NFL Draft. He saw action in 43 career games (25 starts) at Wisconsin (2021-24) and totaled 229 tackles (150 solo), 11.5 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, 16 passes defensed and three interceptions. Wohler led Wisconsin in tackles in consecutive seasons (2023-24). He earned numerous awards, including Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (2024), Third Team All-Big Ten (2023), Academic All-American (2023) and Academic All-Big Ten (2022). In 2024, Wohler started all 11 games he saw action in and tallied a team-high 71 tackles (51 solo), 1.0 tackle for loss and six passes defensed.
Taylor University Men’s Lacrosse picks up Six NAIA Scholar-Athlete Awards The Taylor University men’s lacrosse program earned six academic honors recently, with Casey Bane, Grant Elzinga, Ben Harrell, Jack Kaiser, Kyle Schug and Will Vanderkodde each being recognized as NAIA Scholar-Athletes. To be eligible for NAIA Scholar-Athlete recognition, a student-athlete must maintain a cumulative grade-point average of 3.50 or above on a 4.0 scale, while having attended at least one full year at their current institution. In addition to their tremendous work in the classroom, Bane, Elzinga, Harrell, Kaiser, Schug and Vanderkodde helped Taylor to its most successful season in program history. During the 2025 campaign, the Trojans posted their highest win total in program history and clinched a spot in the WHAC Tournament for the second time in program history.