INDIANAPOLIS —
The Indianapolis Indians announced Monday that Wednesday’s 6:05 p.m. game against the Louisville Bats has already been sold out, but that a special Thursday Value Night offer is available the following night.
Special packages will be sold Thursday that include a game ticket, an exclusive T-shirt, a hot dog and unlimited soda starting at $16. Those tickets can be purchased at www.IndyIndians.com or at the Victory Field box office at 501 W. Maryland St. prior to the game.
A limited number of standing-room-only tickets will be made available for the Independence Day festivities Wednesday, when gates open at 4:30 p.m. Among the activities Wednesday are special Stars & Stripes jerseys that will be auctioned to benefit the Indiana National Guard relief fund, an on-field fireworks display and the downtown fireworks display that will be visible from the ballpark.
In other baseball news:
• Junior Rex win — At Aberdeen, Md., the Terre Haute Junior Rex defeated the Babylon (N.Y.) Pride 12-2 Monday as Nathan Higbie pitched a 5-inning complete game.
Mitchell Howald had three hits, Levi Dowden two, Kavan Crowell a two-run double and Higbie, Chris Latta, Grant Dennany, Wiley Clinkenbeard and Branson Paris added run-scoring hits for the winners in a game played in the Yankee Stadium replica at The Cal Ripken Experience.
The Junior Rex play the North Florida Rays and the Clarendon Hills (Ill.) Cardinals today.
Softball
• Attitude third — At Cincinnati, the Indiana Attitude 16U team placed third at the Cincy Showcase over the weekend. The Attitude also won the Father’s Day tournament at Miss Softball America the previous week.
Attitude def. Cincy Havoc — Shelby Edington and Tori Tilley had 2 hits each and Taylor Andrew and Conner Nelson were the pitchers.
Attitude 7, Ohio Glory 2 — Allison Crick pitched a 3-hitter and Crick, Edington and Madison Hanson combined for 7 hits and 4 RBIs.
Attitude def. Sting — Christian Chambers was winning pitcher and Edington had 3 hits. Karlie Crouch and Tilley also had key hits.
Buckeye Heat 7, Attitude 1 — Edington had 2 hits.
Attitude 4, Pittsburgh Power 3 — Crick pitched a 5-hitter, Paige McClain scored a key run, Bostyn Bailey had a triple and Tilley had a double.
Cincy Magic def. Attitude — Andrew and Chambers pitched, and Edington had 2 hits.
Soccer
• Sycamore recruits lead club team to regional championship — At Saginaw, Mich., six of the incoming freshmen for Indiana State helped the U18 Cincinnati Soccer Alliance Elite team to a regional championship last week.
Future Sycamores on the team are Mackenzie Hamilton, Sydney Loesing, Sydney Lovelace, Selby Smith, Holly Sparks and Kylie Sumner. Lovelace had four goals in five matches, while Hamilton also scored twice, including a goal in the championship game.
CSA plays for the national championship July 25-27 at Rock Hill, S.C.
Indiana State’s season begins with a pair of exhibition matches on the road Aug. 7 and Aug. 11. First regular-season match is the Aug. 18 home opener against Southern Illinois-Edwardsville.
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METRO ROUNDUP: Tickets still available for Thursday’s Indians’ game
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Post 346 rebounds to win Terre Haute Invitational
It’s an interesting dance that Wayne Newton Post 346 and Evansville Pate Post 265 have developed in American Legion baseball’s Terre Haute Invitational, and the last waltz was saved for the host team Sunday.
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METRO ROUNDUP: Wayne Newton 2-1 on young season
Wayne Newton Post 346 improved to 2-1 in American Legion baseball with a late 8-3 victory over Effingham on Thursday night.
Craig Peters was winning pitcher for Post 346 and T.J. Decker and Cody Thornton led a 16-hit attack with three hits each. -
Rex looking to return to pitching dominance Sunday against Springfield
During a 7-1 start and franchise-best seven-game winning streak, Terre Haute Rex pitching was the catalyst. Through eight games, the Rex led the Prospect League with an earned-run average of 1.11.
Even after giving up 10 runs Friday night in a 10-6 loss to the Quincy Gems, the Rex (7-2) are still the league leader in ERA at 2.09. -
FROM TERRE HAUTE TO THE MAJOR LEAGUES: Former Scamore hurlers doing well in White Sox system
Brian Omogrosso was promoted to Chicago and appeared in 11 games. The big right-hander compiled a 5.14 earned-run average in 14 innings of relief. He struck out 14 and walked seven.
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PREP ROUNDUP: Rockville wins baseball sectional
Rockville won its own Class A sectional in high school baseball Tuesday, defeating Covington 10-4 in the rain-delayed championship game.
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RAMBLIN’ RECK: Each lead change made Indy a thrill
The 97th running of the Indianapolis 500 and will be remembered as one of the best races in recent history.
It won’t be memorable for a close finish but rather for a record 68 lead changes and 14 different drivers taking their turn at the front of the pack.
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West Vigo back on top of Class 3A baseball sectional
West Vigo won its sectional with a 6-4 victory over South Vermillion on a rainy night at Dick Ballinger Field.
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METRO ROUNDUP: Rose-Hulman's Evans honored as Great Lakes' top athlete
Rose-Hulman senior Liz Evans earned her fifth career NCAA Division III Great Lakes Region Field Athlete of the Year honor, according to results released Wednesday by the U.S. Cross Country and Track and Field Coaches Association.
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Terry enjoys strong year with Wildcats, and still enjoying suiting up to play
South Vermillion’s Tim Terry is the longest tenured coach in Wabash Valley high school baseball as his Wildcats are set to begin sectional play Thursday against Owen Valley.
But on the Yankees, a 35-and-over team in the Terre Haute Men’s Senior Baseball League, Terry is “just a youngster” if you ask Larry Roesch, his 68-year-old teammate on the Volkers Group Yankees. -
Softball sectionals up for grabs
All three Vigo County high schools and Northview appear to have a realistic chance of winning sectional championships in softball this week.
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Indiana State baseball series canceled
Heavy rain from Thursday through Saturday has forced Indiana State and Tennessee Martin to cancel their three-game weekend baseball series in northwest Tennessee.
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METRO ROUNDUP: Rose-Hulman baseball to play DePauw on Thursday after Tuesday's rain
The Rose-Hulman baseball team has rescheduled its non-conference game with DePauw to Thursday night.
The start time remains 7 p.m. for the single nine-inning game that was originally scheduled for today. Tuesday’s scheduled Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference game at Anderson was moved to Sunday because of rain. -
Vigo County Youth Soccer Association to host Indiana Soccer Cup Games
The Vigo County Youth Soccer Association will welcome more than 7,000 people to its Springhill Drive facility through two tournaments in the next five weeks.
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METRO ROUNDUP: North, South well-represented on All-Star teams
Two Terre Haute schools, two Terre Haute coaches and four Terre Haute All-Stars.
When it comes to the 21st Annual North-South All-Star Classic on April14 at Rose-Hulman, it would be hard to discern any North-South bias.
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Wabash baseball tops Rose-Hulman
Wabash College scored two runs in the third inning and two in the fifth to top Rose-Hulman 4-1 in non-conference baseball Wednesday afternoon.
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METRO ROUNDUP: Rose-Hulman swimmer places 17th in NCAA championships
Rose-Hulman freshman Orion Martin missed honorable-mention All-America honors by just one position at the NCAA Division III swimming national championships Friday.
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Rose-Hulman swimmers flying to nationals
Rose-Hulman swimmers John Craig Huster and Orion Martin have qualified for the Division III national meet in the 100 butterfly
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Metro Sports: Anderson, Smith earn all-state honors
Nicole Anderson and Rhagan Smith have earned girls basketball all-state honors.
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Mid-West Archery, Whitetail Deer Expo Jan. 12
Wintertime blues getting you down? Hunting season over, lose that cabin fever and come visit us at the Mid-West Archery and Whitetail Deer Expo. Vendors will have on display quality hand made crafts, ATVs, new trucks, log cabin, taxidermy and many other must see vendors.
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METRO ROUNDUP: Rose-Hulman to offer video webcasts
Rose-Hulman has partnered with Stretch Internet to provide free video webcasts for the remainder of its 2012-13 basketball season, beginning with the men’s game against Anderson at 7:30 tonight in Hulbert Arena.
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METRO ROUNDUP: USAC releases 2013 Action Track dates
U.S. Auto Club early race schedules have been released for next year, including dates at the Terre Haute Action Track and other tracks in the area.
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County hears ambulance contract proposals
Representatives of three Vigo County fire departments want to change language in a contract before any company is selected as the county’s 911 emergency care provider.
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METRO ROUNDUP: ISU signs golfer from Florida
A four-time county champion who won 41 of her 42 high school golf matches has signed her national letter-of-intent to attend Indiana State, beginning with the fall 2013 semester, according to Indiana State women’s coach Greg Towne.
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Website repair means hunters should buy licenses now to hunt this weekend
Buying a hunting license early is generally a wise idea, but it’s essential for those who have yet to buy a license and want to hunt upland game species such as pheasant, quail and rabbit this weekend.
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Vigo County Jail Log: Oct. 31, 2012
The following individuals were booked into the Vigo County Jail by area law enforcement on Monday and Tuesday, based on jail records.
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RESTAURANT INSPECTONS: Oct. 29, 2012
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METRO ROUNDUP: Honey Creek wins boys tennis county title
Honey Creek won the team championship in the Vigo County middle school tennis tournament Saturday morning at Sarah Scott and Rea Park courts.
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PREP ROUNDUP: VanSchoyck runs for IHSAA-record 511 yards
North Central running back Chase VanSchoyck broke the Indiana High School Athletic Association rushing record with a 511-yard performance as the Thunderbirds defeated host Riverton Parke 67-0 in football Friday.
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Metro roundup: Rose announces Hall of Fame selections
Rose-Hulman announced this week that it will induct five new members into its Athletic Hall of Fame on Oct. 6 in the Sports and Recreation Center.
Zack Johnson (1998), Jennifer (Krause) Lawrence (2002), James McTaggart (1895), Rob Nichols (1999) and David Yeager (1968) will be added to the shrine prior to the football matchup with Bluffton University. - More Local Interest Headlines
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