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Indiana University Softball Beats Washington in the Quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament\u00a0<\/strong> No. 4 Seed Indiana handled No. 5 Seed Washington in Thursday\u2019s Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinal, winning 9-2 at Maryland Softball Stadium to advance to the Big Ten Tournament Semifinals. The Hoosiers are now 42-13 on the year and have won six games in row. The first inning went by quickly on both ends as it was a 1-2-3 inning in the top and bottom of the first. Washington had the bases loaded in the top of the second with one out, but via a flyout to left and Ella Troutt\u2019s first strikeout of the day got the Hoosiers out of the frame with no damage done. With two outs in the bottom of the second, Indiana\u2019s bats clutched up as Ellie Goins doubled before a Brooke Mannon single to right field scored her to put Indiana up 1-0. The Hoosiers extended the lead in the bottom of the third when Aly VanBrandt launched a ball over the right field wall for a 2-run home run to increase the lead to 3-0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Washington got on the board when Alexis DeBoer hit a single to center field to score two runs in the top of the fifth and make it a 3-2 game. Indiana instantly responded in the bottom of the fifth, Avery Parker and Josie Bird brought in runs on back-to-back at-bats to boost the lead to 6-2. In the bottom of the sixth, Alex Cooper put a bow on the game when she hit a 3-run home run to right center to make the lead 9-2. Indiana has reached the Big Ten Tournament Semifinal in three of the last four seasons. Ella Troutt went 5.0 innings and allowed just four hits and two runs. She improved her record to 12-6 with the win. VanBrandt\u2019s home run was her 15th of the season and Cooper\u2019s was her 8th of the 2026 campaign. Josie Bird and Brooke Mannon each registered two hits. Indiana has faced Washington in either the Big Ten Tournament or NCAA Tournament the past three seasons. Indiana has won both matchups in the Big Ten Tournament while Washington won in the 2024 NCAA Columbia Regional matchup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘Hoosier Army’ Returns to The Soccer Tournament for the Fourth Year<\/strong> The Hoosier Army team will represent the Indiana men\u2019s soccer program at The Soccer Tournament (TST) \u2013 a six-day seven-versus-seven competition for a $1 million prize \u2013 for the fourth year running. This year\u2019s tournament will run May 27-June 1 at the WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina and feature a total of 159 matches over six days of non-stop soccer action. The NBC broadcast network will carry 17 matches, with all non-NBC matches airing live on YouTube.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hoosier Army will compete in Group D, which also includes Genefit FC \u2013 featuring former U.S. Men\u2019s National Team players Geoff Cameron and Brek Shea \u2013 as well as TMT Chicago and Tobacco Road, two teams carrying standouts from their respective regions. Hoosier Army competed in each of the first three editions of TST, which started in 2023. In 2024, the Hoosiers reached the semifinal round; their best run in the tournament. While the roster has previously featured IU soccer alumni almost exclusively, the team will include current members of the program\u2019s roster for the first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hoosier Army Schedule- Group D Play- May 27 (Wed), 12:45 p.m. ET \u2013 TMT Chicago, May 27 (Wed), 10:30 p.m. ET \u2013 Genefit FC and May 28 (Thu), 3:30 p.m. ET \u2013 Tobacco Road FC<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shay Ciezki Signs a Player Development Contract with the Phoenix Mercury\u00a0<\/strong> The Phoenix Mercury announced Thursday they signed former\u00a0Indiana women’s basketball\u00a0standout\u00a0Shay Ciezki\u00a0to a developmental contract. The 5-foot-7 guard appeared in both of the Mercury\u2019s preseason games, totaling 10 points and seven steals in 16 minutes played. She was waived by the team Monday after initially\u00a0signing with them as an undrafted free agent\u00a0on April 14. Ciezki was required to clear waivers before she was eligible to re-join Phoenix on a developmental deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A native of Lancaster, New York, Ciezki became just the second-ever NCAA Division I women\u2019s basketball player to record a 50\/40\/90 while scoring at least 20 points per game last season, posting a 53\/45\/91 with a school-record scoring average of 22.8 points. She rounded out her line with 3.1 assists, 3.8 rebounds and 1.5 steals over 31 games. A USBWA All-American honorable mention, Ciezki finished her four-year career with 1,854 points, 344 assists, 333 rebounds and 149 steals after playing her first two seasons at Penn State. She boasted career shooting rates of 47\/41\/89. As part of the new collective bargaining agreement,\u00a0WNBA teams are allowed up to two developmental spots\u00a0in addition to their standard 12-player roster. These players can participate in all practices and travel and are eligible to compete in up to 12 games. The additional spots were added to provide depth in the event of injuries and to allow teams to retain talent for future seasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ball State Men’s Volleyball Head Coach Mike Iandolo Named 2026 AVCA National Coach of the Year\u00a0<\/strong> For the first time in his head coaching career, Ball State men’s volleyball head coach\u00a0Mike Iandolo\u00a0has been named the American Volleyball Coaches Association National Coach of the Year.\u00a0 Iandolo earns the national recognition after his first year at the helm of the Cardinals in 2026. This season, the Florida native led his unit to a 2026 MIVA Regular Season and Tournament Championship, becoming the fourth out of five head coaches in program history to win both titles in the first year. The 2026 MIVA Coach of the Year has marched Ball State to a 26-4 record, the most wins since earning 27 in 1997, and a No. 7 national ranking that includes 13 wins over nationally ranked opponents.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The head coach’s leadership guided Ball State to a victory over No. 4 Pepperdine in the NCAA Regional Final (May 2), giving the program its first NCAA Tournament win since 1995 and its second NCAA Semifinal appearance in five years.\u00a0 Iandolo becomes the third head coach in program history to earn AVCA National Coach of the Year honors,\u00a0joining 1995 and 1996 honoree Dr. Don Shondell and 2022 honoree Donan Cruz. All three earned the award\u00a0in their first season as head coach. Ball State sets its sights on an advancement to the 2026 NCAA Championship finale as it battles UC Irvine in the semifinal tonight at 6:30 p.m. ET\/3:30 p.m. PT at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Omaha Supernovas upset the Indy Ignite in the Major League Volleyball Playoff Semifinals\u00a0<\/strong> The\u00a0<\/a>Indy Ignite’s\u00a0record-setting season came to an end Thursday in the Major League Volleyball semifinals in Dallas, Texas. The No. 4-seeded Omaha battled to a five-set win over the top-seeded Ignite for a spot in today’s championship game. After the Supernovas took the first set, 25-22, Indy responded with a 25-21 win in the second set and won the third set 29-27. Omaha bounced back to even the match with a 25-20 fourth-set win, setting up a deciding fifth set. Indy took a 7-4 lead in the final set, but the Supernovas rallied for a 15-13 win. The Ignite finished the regular season with a 23-5 record \u2014 the best in the history of MLV. The team earned 13 of those wins at home while only recording one home loss across the entire regular season. Omaha will face the Dallas Pulse in the Major League Volleyball Championship Game this afternoon at 3 PM. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

11 Taylor University Baseball Players Earn All-Crossroads League Honors with Kyle Gould Named Co-Coach of the Year\u00a0<\/strong> Eleven members of the No. 1 Taylor baseball team collected 2026 All-Crossroads League honors on Wednesday, and head coach Kyle Gould was named CL Co-Coach of the Year, the league announced following the Trojans’ third consecutive sweep of the regular season and tournament championships. The top-ranked Trojans (49-5, 33-2 CL) earned eight selections to the All-Crossroads League First Team \u2014 more than any other program and tied with last year for the most in team history. Three more Taylor players landed on the Second Team, giving TU a program-tying record 11 combined All-CL honorees. Huntington’s Owen Willard was named CL Player of the Year, his Forester teammate Grant Simmons claimed Pitcher of the Year, and Marian’s River Pecina was tabbed as Newcomer of the Year. Gould shared 2026 Coach of the Year honors with Marian’s Todd Miller, the ninth such recognition for Taylor’s skipper across his 22 seasons leading the program and his third in as many years. Gould has guided the 2026 Trojans to a program-record 49 wins (eclipsing the previous mark of 47) and a CL-record 33 conference victories, while a 24-game winning streak matched the longest in school history. The Trojans also collected the 1,700th win in program history during the season. Gould surpassed 700 career wins last year and has now pushed his all-time mark to 786 victories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Senior outfielder Brayden Manning made the All-Crossroads League First Team for a third consecutive year after, with the current CL-best .426 average heading into the NAIA national tournament. Manning also stands second in the league in RBIs (72) and runs scored (78), fourth in on-base percentage (.510) and 10th in home runs (12). The two-time Crossroads League Player of the Week (Feb. 9-15, April 27-May 3) has been a season-long anchor in the heart of the Trojan order. Manning’s senior year has also positioned him among Taylor’s career leaders, ranking second in program history in hits (296) and third all-time in doubles (62), home runs (39) and RBIs (239). First baseman Jordan Malott earned his third career first-team all-conference selection, with previous honors at Indiana Tech and Huntington. In his lone season as a Trojan, Malott leads the Crossroads League in RBIs (81) and on-base percentage (.531), while ranking fourth in batting average (.389) and slugging percentage (.754) and tied for fifth in home runs (15). His production gave Taylor a middle-of-the-order force opposite Manning all year. Several of Malott’s marks landed on Taylor’s single-season leaderboards as well, with his 81 RBIs ranking second in school history, his .754 slugging percentage third, and his 15 home runs and 47 walks each tied for fifth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At third base, senior Fletcher Roemmich collected his first career All-Crossroads League honor with 79 runs scored \u2014 a figure that ties the Taylor single-season program record \u2014 and reached base safely in 61 consecutive games combined during the 2025 and 2026 seasons. A staple as the leadoff hitter of one of the top lineups in the country, Roemmich enters national tournament play hitting .371 with 10 home runs and 57 RBIs. Brennan Frickel staged an emphatic bounce back to earn the league’s first-team utility spot, posting career-best numbers across 50 games one year after appearing in just 11. The senior is slashing .388\/.518\/.667 with seven home runs, 18 doubles and 54 RBIs while ranking second in the Crossroads League in on-base percentage and fifth in batting average. Frickel was even better against CL opponents, slashing .453\/.547\/.802 in 33 conference games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sam Gladd repeated as a first-team All-Crossroads League selection, this year at designated hitter after a first-team nod at first base in 2025 and a second-team selection in 2024. The NAIA Preseason All-American is hitting .302\/.455\/.532 with seven home runs, eight doubles, 44 RBIs and 18 hit-by-pitches across 45 games. The senior arrives at the postseason ranked second in Taylor program history in career home runs (43), having added 195 RBIs and 186 hits across his four-year run. On the mound, senior Brody Fine earned a second consecutive All-Crossroads League First-Team selection after a perfect 8-0 season punctuated by 83 strikeouts \u2014 a 12.7 K\/9 rate \u2014 across 15 starts. Fine was twice named Crossroads League Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 16-22, March 30-April 5).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wes Hunt joined Fine atop the first-team rotation after a 6-0, 3.42-ERA campaign in which he did not surrender a home run across 50 innings. Hunt struck out 64 across 14 appearances and 13 starts, posting wins over No. 15 Arizona Christian, No. 24 Huntington, No. 23 Marian (twice). The first-team relief honor went to Nathan Frady, who finished 4-1 with a 3.27 ERA, 45 strikeouts and just 11 walks across 44 innings out of the bullpen in 16 appearances. The April 20-26 CL Pitcher of the Week delivered a defining outing late in the season, working seven innings of relief and striking out seven in a 6-5 win against No. 24 Marian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three more Trojans landed on the Second-Team All-Crossroads League. JT Tabor earned the second team starting pitcher nod after going 8-1 with a 3.68 ERA, 39 strikeouts and 14 walks across 44 innings, making nine starts among his 12 appearances. Together, Taylor’s four All-Crossroads League pitchers combined for a 26-2 record on the year. Senior shortstop Ben Kennedy, the April 13-19 CL Player of the Week, slashed a career-best .373\/.505\/.671 with nine home runs, 15 doubles and 51 RBIs in his fourth and final Trojan campaign. The 2025 CL Gold Glove winner is putting together a solid stretch entering the national tournament and now stands with 198 hits, 26 home runs and 160 RBIs across 209 career games. Junior outfielder Luke Sutter, the Feb. 16-22 CL Player of the Week, earned his second consecutive All-CL nod after slashing .361\/.474\/.589 with nine home runs, 15 doubles, 44 RBIs and 41 walks against just 26 strikeouts. Sutter carries a 26-game on-base streak into the postseason. Top-ranked Taylor (49-5) now turns its attention to the NAIA Baseball National Championship Opening Round, which the Trojans will host at Winterholter Field beginning Monday, May 11. TU opens the bracket at 6 p.m. against the winner of Mount Mercy and Shawnee State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indiana Pacers Stars Pascal Siakam and Andrew Nembhard Named Grand Marshals of the Indianapolis 500 Festival Parade\u00a0<\/strong> Indiana Pacers players Pascal Siakam and Andrew Nembhard will serve as grand marshals of the 2026 Lucas Oil 500 Festival Parade. The 500 Festival announced the selection Thursday. The parade is celebrating its 70th year with a \u201cRacing Through History\u201d theme, which will honor the legacy of the 500 Festival and traditions over the years. Siakam and Nembhard have quickly become fan favorites in Indiana, especially after the Pacers\u2019 historic NBA Finals playoff run in 2025. Festival organizers say their selection highlights the strong connection between Indiana sports and the 500 festival, as well as the energy of the Month of May. \u201cPascal and Andrew embody the passion, determination, and teamwork that define both the Indiana Pacers and our community,\u201d Dave Neff, president and CEO of the 500 Festival, said in a release. \u201cAs we celebrate 70 years of the Lucas Oil 500 Festival Parade, it\u2019s only fitting to have two athletes who are helping shape the next chapter of Indiana sports history lead this year\u2019s celebration.\u201d Tickets for the parade are on sale now at\u00a0500festival.com\/parade<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Indiana University Softball Beats Washington in the Quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament\u00a0 No. 4 Seed Indiana handled No. 5 Seed Washington in Thursday\u2019s Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinal, winning 9-2 at Maryland Softball Stadium to advance to the Big Ten Tournament Semifinals. The Hoosiers are now 42-13 on the year and have won six games …<\/p>\n

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