Alec Burnett
Wagner’s Alec Burnett has been named a Top-50 Relief Pitcher by D1Baseball.com
Burnett, a sixth-year senior from Columbus East, is ranked No. 39 on the list. He is 2-2 with six saves and a 2.39 ERA and 42 strikeouts in 26 1/3 innings pitched. He has a team-best 1.18 WHIP (walks and hits per innings pitched) and a .180 opponent batting average.
Wagner (23-26) will host Columbia on Tuesday.
Greenwell powers Raiders past YSU
Julian Greenwell went 2 for 4 with a home run and three RBIs in Wright State’s 11-7 first-game win and had an RBI in a 10-7 second-game win in Saturday’s Horizon League doubleheader at Youngstown State.
Julian Greenwell
Greenwell, a fifth-year senior from Columbus East, went 2 for 3 with a double in Wednesday’s 22-4 loss at Pittsburgh.
The Raiders (30-20, 19-8) will visit Kentucky on Tuesday.
McIntosh homers in Hornets victory
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Kyler McIntosh went 1 for 2 with a home run and three RBIs Tuesday in Alabama State’s 12-2 win against South Alabama.
Kyler McIntosh
McIntosh, a junior from Columbus North, went 1 for 4 in Friday’s 6-5 SWAC win against Florida A&M. He went 3 for 5 with an RBI in Saturday’s 7-5 loss and 2 for 3 with two RBIs in Sunday’s 12-3 loss to Florida A&M.
The Hornets (26-24, 16-11) will visit UAB on Tuesday.
Meyer notches save against Sycamores
TERRE HAUTE — Jakob Meyer earned his fourth save of the season Sunday in Evansville’s 7-6 Missouri Valley Conference win at Indiana State.
Jakob Meyer
Meyer, a senior from Columbus North, allowed three runs on three hits over the final three innings. He struck out four and did not walk a batter.
On Friday, Meyer pitched the final 2/3 of an inning and did not allow a hit or run in a 5-4 loss at Indiana State. He struck out one and did not walk a batter.
The Aces (36-11, 19-5) will visit Ball State on Tuesday.
Wager throws scoreless innings
MARTIN, Tenn. — Zach Wager pitched two scoreless innings Saturday in UT Martin’s 8-3 Ohio Valley Conference loss to Lindenwood.
Zach Wager
Wager, a sophomore from Columbus North, allowed two hits. He struck out one and did not walk a batter.
The Skyhawks (20-31, 12-12) will visit Southeast Missouri Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Harmon helps Reivers to Region 11 title
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — Reese Harmon scored a run Sunday to help Iowa Western to the NJCAA Region 11 title with a 7-4 win against Indian Hills Community College.
Reese Harmon
Harmon, a junior from Columbus North, went 1 for 4 with an RBI in Saturday’s 10-0 win against Indian Hills.
The Reivers (50-7) will play in the Midwest District Tournament Wednesday through Saturday.
East grads help Jackson reach final
JACKSON, Mich. — Harry Major went 1 for 4 with an RBI, and Logan Christophel went 1 for 4 Friday to help Jackson College to a 3-2 win against McComb Community College in the Region XII Division Tournament.
Harry Major
In the first game on Friday, Major went 3 for 3 with an RBI and Christophel went 1 for 4. Both are sophomores from Columbus East.
Logan Christophel
Jackson (30-19) will host Grand Rapids Community College in the Region XII District final on Thursday.
North grads compete for Grizzlies
KOKOMO — Dyllan Redmon, a sophomore from Columbus North, scored two runs Friday, but Franklin saw its season come to an end with an 11-7 loss to Anderson in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament.
Dyllan Redmon
Luke Harmon, a freshman from North, pitched the first five innings of Thursday’s 5-0 loss to Franklin. He allowed five runs on nine hits, while striking out four and walking one.
Luke Harmon
The Grizzlies finish the season 20-22.
Rutan ties record, makes All-Tourney team
OKFORD, Ala. — Maddi Rutan tied Eastern Kentucky’s program record for wins in a season with 25 and made the Atlantic Sun Conference All-Tournament team, but the Colonels saw their season come to an end with a 6-2 loss to North Florida in Saturday’s ASUN championship game.
Maddi Rutan
Rutan, a freshman from Columbus North, allowed three earned runs on six hits in 4 1/3 innings for the Colonels (42-10), who had won the ASUN regular-season title.
EKU had opened the tournament with a 3-2 loss to Florida Gulf Coast on Thursday. Rutan allowed two runs on six hits in four innings.
The Colonels bounced back with a 9-0 win against Queens and a 9-3 victory over Central Arkansas on Friday. Rutan allowed one hit in three shutout innings and went 2 for 3 with an RBI against Queens. She gave up two runs on four hits in six innings and went 2 for 3 with an RBI against Central Arkansas.
Smith finishes fifth in Big 12 meet
WACO, Texas — Oklahoma’s Tucker Smith threw a personal-best 19.25 meters (63 feet, 2 inches) to finish fifth in the shot put Friday at the Big 12 Championships.
Tucker Smith
Smith, a sophomore from Columbus North, now ranks 20th in the nation for Division I shot putters this season. He has qualified to compete in the Division I West Regional May 22-25 at Arkansas.
Local natives run in ASUN Championships
CONWAY, Ark. — Lipscomb’s Mackenzie Barnett, a junior from Columbus North, finished fifth in the 1,500 meters in 4 minutes, 26.69 seconds Saturday at the ASUN Outdoor Championships.
Mackenzie Barnett
Andy Stohr
Lipscomb’s Andy Stohr, a junior from North, finished 24th in the men’s 5,000 in 15:19.47 on Saturday. AJ Goecker, a senior from Trinity Lutheran, was 17th in 14:55.90.
AJ Goecker
Chase Austin
Meanwhile, Chase Austin broke Bellarmine’s Freshman 1,500-meter record twice in three days at the ASUN meet. The freshman from Brown County ran 3:49.66 to finish ninth on Saturday. He had qualified 11th with a 3:50.23 on Thursday.
VanDeventer takes 24th in Crossroads
LACONIA — Luke VanDeventer finished 24th last week to help Huntington to a fourth-place finish at the Crossroads League Championships.
Luke VanDeventer
VanDeventer, a junior from Columbus North, shot rounds of 81, 72 and 74 for a 54-hole total of 227 at Chariot Run Golf Club.
