Rachel Sabotin collected plenty of hardware in helping lead Akron to the Mid-American Conference women’s swimming title last weekend at Ohio University.
ATHENS, Ohio — Rachel Sabotin was named to the All-Mid-American Conference first team after helping lead Akron to its 10th MAC women’s swimming championship in 11 years.
Sabotin, a senior Columbus resident and Trinity Lutheran graduate, swam on the Zips’ winning 200-yard freestyle relay team. She also finished second in the 200 butterfly in an NCAA B-Standard 1 minute 57.88 seconds and in the 100 butterfly in a personal-best 52.66. She placed third in the 200 individual medley (1:59.90) and anchored the 800 freestyle relay team to a runner-up finish.
Betsy King
Ball State’s Betsy King, a senior from Columbus North, finished 23rd in the prelims of the 50 freestyle (23.90), 25th in the prelims of the 100 freestyle (52.15) and 33rd in the prelims of the 200 freestyle (1:54.56).
Olivia Morlok
Ohio University’s Olivia Morlok, a senior from North, swam exhibition and finished in 5:02.61 for the 500 freestyle and 17:04.24 for the 1,650 freestyle. Her 1,600 freestyle time would have placed her 11th.
Sabotin will swim in the National Invitational Championship March 14-16 in Ocala, Florida.
Rutan named ASUN Pitcher of Week
RICHMOND, Ky. — Maddi Rutan has been named Atlantic Sun Conference Pitcher of the Week for the second time this season after leading Eastern Kentucky to a 4-0 record in its Colonel Classic.
Maddi Rutan
Rutan, a freshman from Columbus North, threw a seven-hit shutout in Saturday’s 5-0 win against Purdue Fort Wayne and a two-hit shutout with six strikeouts in Sunday’s 6-0 win against Ball State. She also went 4 for 12 with three RBIs at the plate in the four games over the weekend.
For the season, she is 7-2 with a 1.27 ERA and 43 strikeouts in 55 innings. She had five complete games, four shutouts and one perfect game in 11 appearances.
EKU (10-4) hosts 15th-ranked Virginia Tech on Wednesday.
Cole nets first career hit, homer
BLOOMINGTON — Kaylee Cole’s first collegiate hit was a home run Sunday in Bowling Green’s 5-3 loss to Valparaiso in the first game of a doubleheader at Indiana University.
Kaylee Cole
Cole, a freshman from Columbus East, and the Falcons (1-7) will visit Morehead State on Wednesday.
Foster collects hit at Duke
DURHAM, N.C. — Kenzie Foster, a freshman from Columbus East, went 1 for 1 Saturday in Syracuse’s 7-0 Atlantic Coast Conference loss at Duke.
Kenzie Foster
The Orange (8-9, 0-3) dropped the final two games of the series 6-0 and 3-0. They will play two games in Norfolk, Virginia, on Tuesday.
Norman helps Marian to victories
MELBOURNE, Fla. — Sierra Norman went 1 for 3 with an RBI Monday in Marian’s 10-3 win against Concordia (Michigan).
Sierra Norman
Norman, a senior from Columbus North, had an RBI in Monday’s second game, a 6-2 win against Calumet.
The Knights (4-0) play two more games Tuesday in Melbourne, Florida.
Lemmons notches hits, runs
Josie Lemmons scored a run in IU Southeast’s 7-4 win against Huntington and went 1 for 1 with two sacrifices and a run in an 8-2 loss to Huntington on Saturday.
Josie Lemmons
On Sunday, Lemmons, a freshman from Columbus North, scored a run in each game in 8-0 and 7-4 wins against IU South Bend.
On Monday, Lemmons went 2 for 3 with a stolen base in a 1-0 loss to Taylor and had a stolen base and a run scored in a 2-1 loss to Taylor.
The Grenadiers (6-9) will host IU Columbus for a doubleheader on Friday.
Sitterding steals base for MTSU
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Julia Sitterding had a stolen base and a run scored Friday in Middle Tennessee’s 9-1 win against Detroit Mercy in its MTSU Invitational.
Julia Sitterding
Sitterding, a sophomore from Columbus East, and the Blue Raiders (9-13) will visit UTEP Friday through Sunday.
Greenwell, Harrison record hits
MEMPHIS — Julian Greenwell went 5 for 6 with a double, a stolen base, four RBIs and four runs scored Saturday in Wright State’s 13-12 loss at Memphis.
Julian Greenwell
Parker Harrison, a junior from Columbus East, went 1 for 2 with a hit-by-pitch and two runs scored.
Parker Harrison
On Sunday, Greenwell, a fifth-year senior from East, went 1 for 6 with an RBI and a run in a 17-7 loss at Memphis.
The Raiders (3-7) will host Miami (Ohio) on Wednesday.
McIntosh has big weekend
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Kyler McIntosh went 3 for 3 with a double, five RBIs and two runs scored Saturday to lead Alabama State to a 17-5 win against Maryland-Eastern Shore.
Kyler McIntosh
McIntosh, a sophomore from Columbus North, went 1 for 4 with a run in a 7-5 win in the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader. He went 2 for 5 with a double, two RBIs and two runs in Sunday’s 11-5 win against UMES.
The Hornets (6-5) will host UAB on Tuesday.
Harmon collects three hits
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — Reese Harmon went 3 for 4 with three doubles, six RBIs and two runs scored Sunday to lead Iowa Western to a 16-5 win against Minnesota North-Hibbing.
Reese Harmon
On Saturday, Harmon, a junior from Columbus North, had an RBI and scored two runs in a 27-0 win against Minnesota North-Hibbing.
The Reivers (12-4) will host the Ottawa JV on Sunday.
Bode smacks pair of hits
FRISCO, Texas — Austin Bode went 2 for 3 with a run scored Saturday in Indiana’s 9-7 win against Dallas Baptist.
Austin Bode
Bode, a sophomore from Columbus North, and the Hoosiers (7-4) will host Northern Kentucky on Wednesday.
East grads play in Florida
ORLANDO, Fla. — Tyler Bumbalough went 1 for 2 with a home run and two RBIs and a run scored Monday in Marian Ancilla’s 15-8 win against Ridgewater in the RussMatt Invitational. On Sunday, Bumbalough, a sophomore from Columbus East, scored two runs in a 9-3 win against Century.
Tyler Bumbalough
Also in the RussMat Invite, Jackson’s Logan Christophel, a freshman from East, had a stolen base and a run scored in Saturday’s 5-1 win against Bryant and Stratton. Harry Major, a freshman from East, scored two runs in the second game, a 4-2 Jackson victory.
Logan Christophel
Christophel also scored a run in Sunday’s 12-7 win against Dakota County Technical College and went 1 for 4 with an RBI and a run in Monday’s 8-4 loss to Lake-Sumter State. Major went 2 for 5 on Monday.
Harry Major
Jackson (4-7) continues RussMat Invitational play against Seminole State College of Florida on Tuesday. Marian Ancilla (6-4) continues in the invitational play with two games on Wednesday and two more on Friday.
Harmon picks up win for Franklin
FRANKLIN —Luke Harmon, a freshman from Columbus North, allowed two runs on three hits and struck out five in five innings Saturday to pick up the win in Franklin’s 6-4 victory against Hope.
Luke Harmon
Dyllan Redmon, a sophomore from North, went 1 for 4 with a run scored. He also went 1 for 2 with a sacrifice and a run in Saturday’s 8-7 second-game win and 2 for 4 with a run in Friday’s 11-0 win against Hope.
Dyllan Redmon
The Grizzlies (4-2) host Albion on Saturday and Sunday.
Taylor earns save for Kaskaskia
KASKASKIA, Ill. — Clayton Taylor recorded the final out to record his second save of the season Friday in Kaskaskia’s 3-1 win against Lewis and Clark.
Taylor, a redshirt-sophomore from Columbus East, and Kaskaskia (7-7) will visit Millikin on Tuesday.
Burnett tosses perfect inning
Alec Burnett struck out the side in pitching a perfect inning Tuesday in Wagner’s 15-5 loss at Seton Hall.
Alec Burnett
On Saturday, Burnett, a sixth-year senior from Columbus East, struck out two in two hitless, scoreless innings in a 5-2 loss at East Tennessee State.
Wagner (0-10) will visit Rutgers on Tuesday.
Meyer pitches in Aces’ loss, win
Jakob Meyer allowed one run on three hits over the final 2.2 innings Wednesday in Evansville’s 7-3 loss at Vanderbilt.
Jakob Meyer
On Sunday, Meyer, a senior from Columbus North, gave up four runs on four hits in 2.2 innings in a 10-9 win against Purdue Fort Wayne.
The Aces (7-5) will play at Mississippi State Friday through Sunday.
Wager starts for Skyhawks
MARTIN, Tenn. — Starting pitcher Zach Wager allowed three runs on five hits in five innings Sunday in UT-Martin’s 10-8 loss to Middle Tennessee.
Zach Wager
Wager, a sophomore from Columbus North, and the Skyhawks (5-7) will visit UAB on Wednesday.
Wilson wins singles match
EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Ashlie Wilson won her No. 5 singles match Friday to help Purdue to its first Big Ten indoor tennis win of the season, a 4-3 decision at Rutgers.
Ashlie Wilson
With the Boilermakers trailing 3-0, Wilson, a sophomore from Columbus North, beat Mai Nguyen 7-6 (3), 6-4 to put them on the board. Wilson and Kennedy Gibbs lost to Minchae Kim and Nguyen 6-2 at No. 2 doubles.
Purdue will host No. 24 Wisconsin on Saturday.
Murphy helps Olivet to victory
Daniel Murphy, a junior from Columbus East, recorded four points, two rebounds, five assists and a block in 16 minutes Wednesday to help Olivet Nazarene to a 104-77 win against St. Ambrose (Iowa).
Daniel Murphy
The Tigers (22-8) fell at Indiana Northwest 78-64 in Friday’s CCAC Tournament semifinals and await a possible NAIA Tournament berth.
Stahl scores in ISU defeats
Saige Stahl notched three points, three rebounds, a steal and a block in 11 minutes Sunday in Indiana State’s 87-70 Missouri Valley Conference loss at Murray State.
Saige Stahl
Stahl, a freshman from Columbus East, had two points, three rebounds and an assist in 7 minutes in Friday’s 87-62 MVC loss at Belmont.
The Sycamores (10-17, 6-11) host Northern Iowa on Thursday and wrap up the regular season by hosting Drake on Saturday.
Greiwe helps IWU reach final
MARION — Koryn Greiwe, a redshirt-freshman from Columbus East, recorded one rebound and one assist in 5 minutes Tuesday in Indiana Wesleyan’s 114-62 first-round Crossroads League Tournament win against Taylor.
Koryn Greiwe
The Wildcats (27-3) beat Spring Arbor 80-67 in Friday’s semifinals and fell to Marian 77-66 in Monday’s championship game. IWU will await an NAIA Tournament bid.
