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By Alexa Chryssovergis aachryss@indiana.edu | @achryssovergis
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Teammates throw their arms around freshman Matt Gorski’s neck and congratulate him for his game-winning hit Tuesday night. After 10 innings the Hoosiers beat the Cardinals 4-3.
VICTORY AT VICTORY After a hit-by-pitch and a stolen base, junior outfielder Laren Eustace scored on a walk-off hit by freshman first baseman Matt Gorski By Spencer Davis spjdavis@indiana.edu spencer_davis16
There was a duck walking around in front of IU’s dugout at Victory Field early in Tuesday night’s ballgame, but 10 more ducks were left on the pond by the Hoosiers. The duck flew over the seats, directly over the press box and out of the stadium as senior second baseman Tony Butler grounded out to shortstop to end the fifth inning. It was a sign of things to come. Maybe the actual duck was an omen because the Hoosiers’ bats became active later on and the ducks on the base paths were driven home in the eventual 4-3 win. For the second time in two matchups this season, now 21-20 Ball State tied the score late and forced extra innings. Staying consistent, 22-16-2 IU would recover and be the victor in both contests. “It brings good momentum for the weekend,” IU Coach Chris Lemonis said. “Last week when you lose midweek, you’re pissed off. It feels like every weekend’s big right now. Our league right now is very competitive.”
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The Hoosiers get rowdy in the dugout after gaining a lead against the Ball State Cardinals on Tuesday night at Victory Field in Indianapolis.
IU’s leadoff batters in each of the first three innings reached base, but hits failed to follow. In the first inning, senior left fielder Alex Krupa walked and was followed by a Butler fly out and a walk by sophomore designated hitter Matt Lloyd. Krupa would advance to third on a fly out by sophomore
third baseman Luke Miller, but senior center fielder Craig Dedelow stranded the runners at the corners by striking out. The Hoosiers got something going in the second inning after back-to-back singles by junior right fielder Logan Sowers and freshman first baseman Matt Gorski, who both advanced
a bag on a sacrifice bunt by sophomore catcher Ryan Fineman. IU would get a free run on a one-out balk by Ball State junior pitcher Colin Brockhouse that plated Sowers. The next two batters would both get out and strand Gorski at third to make it the second consecutive inning a runner would be left on base 90 feet from home. IU would once again get its first two batters on base in the third inning after a single by Butler and Lloyd’s second walk of the night. Miller came up next and grounded into a double play, and then Dedelow stepped into the box and struck out again to end the opportunity and strand a runner in scoring position. After three innings, IU was 1-8 with runners on base, 0-6 with runners in scoring position and 0-3 with two outs. Cardinal sophomore Evan Marquardt entered to pitch in the beginning of the fourth inning and retired nine consecutive Hoosiers. The crowd wasn’t shy about letting the Hoosiers know about their rough beginning to the night at the plate. In the fourth inning, SEE BASEBALL, PAGE 4
A local coalition filed a lawsuit Tuesday to challenge the authorization of Seven Oaks Classical School by a private, religious entity. The Indiana Coalition for Public Education-Monroe County filed the suit in federal court and called into question an Indiana statute that allows Grace College & Seminary, an evangelical Christian institution, to authorize Seven Oaks’ charter, according to a press release. IU professor Alex Tanford is the lead prosecutor in the case. ICPE-Monroe County argues this statute, by allowing a private, religious institution to review the public school’s curriculum and deciding whether to authorize the charter, violates the separation of church and state. The suit looks to void the charter authorization and stop taxpayer money from going to Seven Oaks or Grace College. “Our chief concern is that Indiana law permits religious institutions like Grace College to decide whether to authorize charter schools,” said Cathy Fuentes-Rohwer, chair of ICPE-Monroe County, in the release. “Charter schools are taxpayer-supported and take money away from our school corporations, so only state and local officials answerable to the public should be able to authorize them.” In an online question-and-answer, ICPE-Monroe County gives context for the lawsuit. Grace College authorized Seven Oaks in January 2016, after its application for a charter received considerable public backlash. Prior to that, the Indiana Charter School Board denied authorization of the charter twice. The lawsuit names three defendants: State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jennifer McCormick; James Betley, the executive director of the Indiana Charter School Board; and Seven Oaks. The suit also calls into question part of state law that gives up to 3 percent of a charter school’s public funds to its authorizer. “That would seem to violate the Indiana constitution, which says flatly that no money may be drawn from the treasury for the benefits of any religious institution,” said Tanford, lead attorney and professor emeritus at IU Maurer School of Law, in the release. In the question and answer, ICEP-Monroe County said it’s also concerned about the fiscal fallout Seven Oaks has on Monroe County Community School Corporation and Richland-Bean Blossom Community School Corporation. “When students leave public school districts for charters, the districts lose per-pupil funding, but their expenses do not go down proportionally,” the site says. “The loss of students is scattered across the district.”
Loved ones remember Hannah Wilson through charity By Hannah Boufford hbouffor@umail.iu.edu | @hannahboufford
The sun shone on Robin Wilson, Haley Wilson and a black lab puppy named Hannah as they stood Monday afternoon in a Brown County clearing. They had brought gerbera daisies and purple tulips. IU senior Hannah Wilson — Robin’s daughter, Haley’s sister — went missing in the early morning April 24, 2015. Hours later, she was found dead in the same area Robin, Haley and puppy Hannah stood. Monday was a beautiful, perfect spring day. Later, Robin and Haley would visit the officers who worked on Hannah’s case. One of the officers told the women the weather reminded them of another perfect spring day two years before. * * * Two years ago, IU began to grieve. Hannah, a psychology major, was two weeks from graduating when she was killed during Little 500 week. Bloomington man Daniel Messel, 51, was arrested for her murder the following day and was sentenced last September to 80 years in prison. Today, Hannah’s memory lives on through the scholarships and endowments created to honor her
favorite causes. The black lab puppy who went along to the clearing with Robin and Haley is named for Hannah. Through the Indiana Canine Assistant Network, puppy Hannah is nearing the end of her service dog training. “She is the sweetest dog ever,” Robin said. “She’s kind of like my Hannah — she’s a little bit more of a free spirit.” In addition to the black lab, a $50,000 endowment in Hannah’s name will help train more dogs. Hannah’s friends organized a fundraiser and celebration, called the Hoondawg Bash, which raised some of the money. A second annual Bash took place April 8 in Chicago and fulfilled the rest of the endowment. “If we can’t party with her, we’re going to party for her,” said Alli Eschbach, one of Hannah’s Gamma Phi Beta sorority sisters and a former housemate. Friends, family and strangers packed Joe’s on Weed Street in Chicago for a night of drinks, dancing and raffles. At the “For Hannah I Will” wall, attendees pledged to love themselves, laugh louder and follow Hannah’s compassion. “Her continuing impact just goes to show the person that she was, that people want to still come together for her,” Eschbach said. This year, the group raised more than $17,000, Eschbach
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Hannah Wilson's friends release balloons on Lake Michigan on Hannah's birthday, April 2, this year. She would have been 24.
said. Most of the money went to the Hannah Wilson Memorial Service Scholarship, which supports a student involved in causes Hannah cared about including
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counseling, psychology and the LGBT community. The recipient must volunteer at the LGBTQ+ Culture Center, be committed to helping the LGBT
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