TERRE HAUTE — Terre Haute native Mike Roberts is continuing his climb up the college basketball coaching ladder, recently departing Rice for a spot as the associate head coach at North Carolina-Greensboro.

Roberts, who was an assistant coach at Rice for the past four years, previously worked on head coach Ben Braun’s staff at California for two years and at Rice played a role in the Owls building a foundation for the program’s future success.

Rice improved each year during Roberts’ tenure, marked by a 19-16 record and a postseason appearance this past season.

“I really enjoyed the past four years at Rice and the past six years working under Coach Braun,” Roberts said. “Coach Braun has played a major role in my development as a coach and mentor to young men and I consider him to be a dear friend.

“I was able to grow professionally and made many lifelong friends during my time at Rice. I wish the program nothing but the best moving forward and I am excited about the new opportunities ahead at UNCG.”

Braun said, “Mike has been a very valuable addition to our basketball program over the past four years. He will have a great opportunity as the associate head coach at UNCG. I believe Mike has a very bright future in college coaching. Our staff and players have appreciated his dedication and wish him nothing but success.”

Roberts lived in Terre Haute as a youngster but moved to Oregon during junior high. He returned to the Hoosier state to play for the Indiana Hoosiers under Bob Knight before beginning his coaching career.

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n Modesitt honored — The IUPUI men’s tennis team, which claimed a share of its first regular-season Summit League title since 2004, placed three players on the All-Summit League Team — including West Vigo grad Joel Modesitt.

After going 4-1 in Summit League matches, Modesitt brought home all-conference accolades for the first time.

In addition to going 4-1 in singles action between the No. 5 and No. 6 spots, Modesitt also posted a 3-1 record in double action with teammate Nick Volz.

n Another Reed honor — Terre Haute South grad A.J. Reed was honored as the Southeastern Conference baseball “Freshman of the Week” in March after leading UK to five wins as the No. 4 hitter, midweek starter and weekend late-inning reliever.

Reed picked up two wins on the mound, one coming in a midweek start and the second coming in relief of UK’s series-clinching win over No. 2-ranked South Carolina.

In both of his wins on the mound, Reed — who was in the midst of a 12-game hitting streak — delivered the game-winning RBI at the plate.

At the plate, Reed led UK in hitting all week batting .526 (10 for 19) with two doubles, one homer and five RBI. He had a 1.12 ERA on the mound, striking out eight in eight innings.

n Haag to Oakland City — Sullivan soccer standout Christina Haag has signed to continue her career at the collegiate level for Oakland City.

Sullivan High School’s 2010 and 2011 captain, Haag led the Golden Arrows to four consecutive league titles, as well as earning sectional titles in 2009 and 2011.

Individually, Christina ended her high school career with 131 goals, the third highest total in ISHAA history, including a school record 36 her senior season, and was named 1st Team All-State in 2011, Terre Haute Tribune Star Female Soccer Player of the Year in 2009 and 2011, along with All-District and Western Indiana All-Conference honors three years in a row.

“I couldn’t even begin to thank my coach Kurt Hauger enough,” Haag said. “He was always there to support our team and I through any game or obstacle. He was a great coach that taught me many different things about the game that I plan to take with me to the collegiate level.

“I also would like to thank Richard McPhail, Raymond Secrest and Paige Bond for all of their help with coaching an outstanding group of girls.”



Joey Bennett is a former Tribune-Star sports reporter and copy editor who now teaches at Northview High School in Brazil. He can be reached at tribstarcollegereport@yahoo.com.



Baseball

Bloomfield

Payton Karl, Fr., Oakland City – Has played in 32 games, starting 28, and is hitting .200 with six doubles, one homer and 13 RBI.

Casey-Westfield

D.J. Throneburg, assistant coach, Butler – Serving in second year as pitching coach.

Greencastle

Keegan Remsburg, Fr., Indianapolis – Has not appeared this season.

Local connections

Pete Stuart, So., DePauw (son of Terre Haute native Grant Stuart) – Has appeared in one game as a pitcher with 0-0 record.

Marshall

Kyle Burnam, Sr., Indiana State – Has started all 42 games and ranks fourth in hitting at .331 with three doubles, one homer and 31 RBI.

Nolan Schaefer, So., Anderson – Has 1-1 pitching record with 6.43 ERA in four games.

North Central

Craig Bell, Fr., Lake Land – Has not appeared this season.

Northview

Seth Lunsford, Fr., Lincoln Trail – Does not appear in team statistics.

Zac Niehaus, Fr., Olney Central – Statistics not available.

Caleb Mason, Fr., Olney Central – Statistics not available.

Oblong

Drew Morecraft, So., Lincoln Trail – Does not appear in team statistics.

Owen Valley

Craig Roberts, Jr., Indiana-Southeast – Has played in 39 games, starting 38, and ranks seventh on team in hitting at .291 with two doubles, one homer and 28 RBI..

Paris

Johnny Dayton, Jr., Kentucky Wesleyan – Has played in 19 games, starting 14, and is hitting .222 with one double and four RBI.

Pete Dayton, Jr., Robert Morris-Springfield – Statistics not available.

Riverton Parke

Tim Johnson, Fr., Vincennes – Has a 6-1 pitching record with a 3.06 ERA and 56 strikeouts in 44 innings.

Robinson

Derek Hannahs, So., Indiana State – Sitting out season after transferring from Ohio State.

Don Daugherty, So., Monmouth – Has not appeared this season.

Rockville

Taylor Harper, Sr., Northern Kentucky – Has not appeared this season.

Luke Greene, Jr., Northern Kentucky – Has played in six games, starting one, and is hitting .500 with one double and four RBI.

Matt King, So., Siena Heights – Has pitched in nine games with a 3-4 record and a 4.31 ERA.

Drew Kelley, So., Marian – Has not appeared this season.

Zach Kempf, Fr., Marian – Has a 0-2 pitching record and a 13.50 ERA in three appearances.

Shakamak

T.J. Hill, Fr., Olney Central – Has a 5-0 pitching record.

South Putnam

Brian Blaydes, Sr., Oakland City – Has a 3-4 pitching record with a 6.48 ERA in 41.2 innings of work.

Noah Boswell, Jr., Kentucky Wesleyan – Has pitched in 12 games, one as a starter, and has a 0-1 record with a 3.95 ERA in 13.2 innings.

Josh Flory, Jr., Indiana Tech – Has a 0-0 pitching record with a 1.35 ERA in six appearances .

Cam Chestnut, So., Lincoln Trail – Is batting .309 with 12 doubles, three triples, 33 RBI and 31 runs scored.

Brayden Freeman, Fr., Lincoln Trail – Is batting .417 (best on team) with six doubles and 12 RBI.

South Vermillion

Dylan Reyher, Fr., Franklin – Statistics unavailable.

Terre Haute North

Max Hutson, ass’t coach, Hesston (Kan.) College – Serving in first year as pitching coach.

Scott Lawson, Rose-Hulman – Serving in third year as pitching coach.

Brandon Dorsett, Sr., Indiana State – Has pitched in 20 games, all in relief, with a 2-0 record and one save. He has a 1.65 ERA.

Joe Meggs, Jr., Washington – Has played in 36 games, starting 35, and ranks eighth on the team in hitting at .282 with one double and 11 RBI.

Nick Pilipovich, Jr., Rose-Hulman – Has played in 29 games, starting 26, and is hitting .233 with two doubles, one triple and 14 RBI.

Michael Eberle, Jr., Indiana State – Sitting out season due to injury after transferring from Lincoln Trail.

Parker Fulkerson, So., Rose-Hulman – Has started all 33 games this season and is hitting .331 with four doubles, one home run and 13 RBI.

Wade Bush, So., Indiana State – Has not appeared this season.

Doug Collett, So., Rose-Hulman – Has played in 12 games this year, starting two, and is hitting .118 with three RBI.

Bryan Nacke, Fr., Vincennes – Has pitched in 19 games with a 2-2 record and a 4.09 ERA. Leads team with eight saves.

Dalton Hathaway, Fr., Lincoln Trail – Does not appear in team statistics.

David Knight, Fr., Marian – Has not appeared this season.

Ryne Ruddock, Fr., Wabash – Has not appeared this season.

John Robert Patterson, Fr., Olney Central – Statistics not available.

Terre Haute South

Koby Kraemer, Jr., Indiana State – Has played in 40 games, starting 39, and is hitting .285 with 10 doubles, two triples, one homer, and 27 RBI.

Josh Dove, So., Lincoln Trail – Has a 3-1 pitching record and a 5.00 ERA..

Jacob Hayes, So., Indiana State – Sitting out season as a redshirt after transferring from Ohio State.

A.J. Reed, Fr., Kentucky – Has played in 40 games for No. 1-ranked Wildcats, starting 39, and ranks fifth on team in hitting at .311 with nine doubles, three homers and 39 RBI. On the mound, has a 4-1 record in 11 appearances with 32 strikeouts and just six walks in 30 innings of work.

Jimmy Maxwell, Fr., Wabash – Has pitched in three games with a 0-0 record and a 6.75 ERA.

West Vigo

Bryan Chestnut, Sr., Southern Indiana – Has played in 24 games, starting 10, and is hitting.204 with one double and three RBI.

Jordan Pearson, Jr., Indiana State – Has played in 26 games, starting three, and is hitting .250 with one double and four RBI.

Jeremy Lucas, Jr., Indiana State – Leads team in hitting at .367 and also has 10 doubles, one triple, eight home runs and 45 RBI.

Tyler Wampler, So., Indiana State – Has played in 41 games, all as a starter, and is hitting .280 with five doubles, one triple, one homer and 24 RBI.

Zach Kent, Fr., Olney Central – Statistics not available.

Cameron Fagg, Fr., Lincoln Trail – Is batting .333 with five doubles, one homer, 10 RBI and 17 runs scored.

Ryan Crowther, Fr., Olney Central – Statistics not available.

 

Softball

Bloomfield

Shelby Gott, So., Oakland – Has played in 35 games, starting 30, hitting .176.

Danielle Sichting, Fr., Franklin – Statistics not available.

Casey-Westfield

Sandy Montgomery, head coach, SIU-Edwardsville – In her 24rd season as head coach of the Cougars.

Mark Brayfield, head coach, Illinois College – In second year as head coach at Illinois College.

Mackenzie Connelly, Jr., Indiana State – Has started 40 games and is hitting .190 with two doubles and two RBI.

Kara Repp, Fr., Illinois State – Has played in 18 games, starting 13, hitting .200 with a double, triple and two RBI.

Clay City

Angie Camp, Sr., Kentucky Wesleyan – Ranks sixth on team in hitting at .211 with seven doubles, one triple, two homers and 12 RBI.

Cloverdale

Martika Byrd, So., Lincoln Trail – Batting .278 with two doubles, five runs scored and 10 RBI.

Greencastle

Kayla Downing, Fr., Lincoln Trail – Has a 2-2  pitching record with a 3.02 ERA.

Linton-Stockton

Samantha Butt, So., Olney Central – Is hitting .190 with six RBI.

Hutsonville

Ashley Gordon, head coach, Lincoln Trail – In second year as head coach at LTC after one year as an assistant.

North Central

Kayla Irwin, Jr., Rose-Hulman – Has played in 27 games, starting 25, and is hitting .209.

Megan Stone, Fr., Indiana State – Leads team in hitting at .351 with two doubles, two homers and 15 RBI. Has struck out only 22 times in 131 at-bats.

Ashli Scott, Fr., Indiana State – Has played in 36 games, starting 34, and is hitting .235 (fifth on team). Has a 5-9 pitching record with a 3.32 ERA.

Lainey Thompson, Fr., Lincoln Trail – Batting .333 with one double, one RBI and four runs.

Ariel Jacobs, Fr., Olney Central – Is hitting .278 with one RBI and two doubles.

North Vermillion

Whitney Davis, Jr., SIU-Edwardsville – Ranks seventh on team in hitting at .248 with three doubles and 15 RBI.

Northview

Traci Sanders, Sr., Kentucky Wesleyan – Ranks fourth on team in hitting at .269 with 10 doubles and 15 RBI.

Emily Phillips, So., Olney Central – Leads team in hitting at .396 and ranks second in RBI with 22.

Shelby Colson, So., Glenville (W.Va.) State – Has a 1-0 pitching record in eight appearances with a 6.09 ERA..

Oblong

Kelsey Maus, Fr., Lincoln Trail – Is batting .310 with three doubles, one triple, eight RBI and six runs.

Paris

Kirstin Strow, So., St. Mary-of-the-Woods – Has played in six games, starting two, and is hitless in six at-bats.

Riverton Parke

Ashley Loomis-Organ, St. Mary-of-the-Woods – Serving as pitching coach.

Robinson

Dani Phillippe, Fr., Kaskaskia – Batting .250 with one double, three RBI and one run scored.

Cierra Rains, Fr., Lincoln Trail – Has a 0-0 pitching record with a 10.50 ERA.

Rockville

Lindsey Greene, Fr., Illinois State – Has played in 39 games, starting 37, and is hitting .184 with a double, triple and four RBI.

South Putnam

Samantha Tomasino, So., Olney Central – Has pitched in 17 games with an 8-7 record and a 3.08 ERA.

Krystal Welch, So., Olney Central – Hitting .353 with four doubles, one triple, 11 RBI and 23 runs scored.

South Vermillion

Brian Shearer, Rose-Hulman – Is in 9th year as head coach.

Sullivan

Alisha Lowery, So., Wabash Valley – Batting .405 with three doubles, one triple, 32 RBI and 27 runs.

Terre Haute North

Megan Ciolli, Northern Illinois – In fourth season as assistant coach.

Kelsey Rosselli, Jr., St. Mary-of-the-Woods – Ranks fourth on team in hitting at .321 with 10 doubles, three triples and 23 RBI.

Danielle Ketner, So., Indiana State – Has played in 20 games, starting four, and is hitting .176 with one homer and four RBI.

Bethany Sullivan, So., Indiana-Southeast – Has played in 24 games, starting 10, and is hitting .333 with two doubles and two RBI. Has a 2-3 pitching record in eight games with a 4.00 ERA.

Terre Haute South

Macy Toon, So., Wabash Valley – Batting .341 with five doubles, one triple, 11 RBI and three runs scored.

Kayla Price, So., Lincoln Trail – Has a 5-9 pitching record with a 3.37 ERA.

West Vigo

Alicyn Woodward, Fr., Olney Central – Is batting .286 with three doubles, two triples, eight RBI and 20 runs scored.