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Evansville beats Tennessee 10-8 to stay alive at Knoxville Super Regional
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Kip Fougerousse, Cal McInnis and Brendan Hord each hit a home run to help Evansville beat No. 1 national seed Tennessee 10-8 Saturday to avoid elimination at the best-of-three Knoxville Super Regional. The teams will play a decisive Game 3 on Sunday with...
Surprising Evansville has a winning hand in getting to the super regional against No. 1 Tennessee
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Evansville was an afterthought in the college baseball discussion two weeks ago. It entered the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament as the No. 3 seed, a decided underdog to regular-season champ and rival Indiana State. The Purple Aces were relying on a true...
Coming up Aces: Evansville wins regional and advances with N. Carolina, UConn, Florida, Oregon St.
Those pesky Purple Aces of Evansville earned their first NCAA regional title Monday, and their reward is a weekend trip to No. 1 national seed Tennessee for the next round. They weren't concerned about what's next. They were too busy celebrating the biggest win in the program's...
No. 13 Arizona 1st national seed out of NCAA baseball regionals and Evansville win away from supers
The Tucson Regional was widely considered the toughest of the 16 in the NCAA Tournament. Host Arizona found out just how tough, becoming the first national seed eliminated. Dallas Baptist knocked out the No. 13 Wildcats with a 7-0 win Saturday, less than 24 hours after Grand Canyon,...
Widder's grand slam highlights wild 17-11 win for Evansville over VCU at Greenville Regional
GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Brent Widder's grand slam was one of four home runs for Evansville and the Purple Aces reached the championship round of the Greenville Regional with a wild 17-11 victory over VCU on Saturday night. Evansville (37-21) needs one win to claim the regional...
No. 4 regional seeds Grand Canyon and Evansville post biggest upsets on first day of NCAA regionals
Grand Canyon and Evansville put two national seeds on the brink of elimination from the NCAA regionals Friday. The Lopes won a game in the national tournament for the first time in program history and the Purple Aces got a victory in their first appearance since 2006. ...
Freshman Kenton Deverman pitches Evansville past East Carolina 4-1 in Greenville regional
GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Freshman Kenton Deverman allowed one run and three hits over eight innings to lead Evansville to a 4-1 victory over host East Carolina on Friday in the opening round of the NCAA regional. Deverman (9-1) struck out four and didn't walk anyone. The Purple Aces...
Indiana man pleads guilty to all charges in 2021 murders of elderly couple
MOUNT VERNON, Ind. (AP) — A southwestern Indiana man has pleaded guilty to murder and other charges in the shooting and robbery of an elderly couple in their home. Austin Kusturin, 30, of Mount Vernon admitted to all 11 charges on Wednesday, a day after a jury was selected for his...
Shoe Carnival: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Shoe Carnival Inc. (SCVL) on Thursday reported earnings of $17.3 million in its fiscal first quarter. The Evansville, Indiana-based company said it had net income of 63 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and...
Berry Global: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Berry Global Group Inc. (BERY) on Thursday reported fiscal second-quarter earnings of $116 million. The Evansville, Indiana-based company said it had profit of 98 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs,...
