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Indiana to Host Evansville & Illinois to Close Regular Season – Indiana University Athletics
The Hoosiers go into the week at 37-13 and 14-7 in the Big Ten. Evansville is 21-24 while Illinois comes into the week at 14-36 overall and 3-17 in the conference.
QUICK HITTERS:
- IU’s offense ranks top-15 nationally in many statistical categories: No. 14 Batting Average (.352), No. 4 On Base Percentage (.459), No. 6 RBI (374), No. 8 Scoring (8.18), No. 1 Hit By Pitch (68), No. 6 Total Runs (409), No. 8 Stolen Bases (112), No. 2 Triples (25).
- Avery Parker earned Big Ten Player of the Week after hitting .500 with five home runs and a double while not striking out once in Indiana’s 3-1 week. The Hoosiers defeated Valparaiso and won the series at Michigan.
- Avery Parker became the program’s career home run leader last weekend when she hit home run No. 46 at Iowa on April 19.
- Of Indiana’s 37 wins this year, 20 of them have been by run rule.
- Against Portland State in the Littlewood Invitational (Feb. 12), VanBrandt hit for the cycle as part of a 5-for-5 day where she also totaled two home runs.
LAST TIME OUT:
- Indiana took care of business against Valparaiso (April 22) in a 14-1 win in five innings before winning a road series at Michigan, 2-1.
- The Hoosiers took the Friday and Sunday games of the series, including an 11-2 win in five innings on Sunday. The Hoosiers blasted 13 home runs across the four-game stretch.
- After the game on Sunday, Indiana broke its single-season program record of 409 runs and tied their single-season record for RBIs with 374.
- Indiana has won 10 of their last 12 games dating back to April 8 in the win versus Butler.
- Parker’s two home runs against Michigan (April 26) put her at 50 and 51 career home runs.
- In that Sunday win, Taylor Hess pitched a complete game and struck out three batters.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT:
- Evansville is 21-24 on the season and has a 12-12 record in the Missouri Valley Conference. The Purple Aces lost their most recent series at UIC after winning three games in a row (Bradley 2x and Northern Kentucky).
- Niki Bode leads the way at the plate for the Purple Aces, posting a .team-high 407 batting average. Taylor Howe (.314) and Jess Willsey (.306) also have had strong seasons hitting for them.
- Illinois comes into the week at 14-36 overall and 3-17 in the Big Ten. The Fighting Illini got swept versus Penn State in their last Big Ten series.
- The Fighting Illini’s Skylar Brennan (.324) and Adisyn Caryl (.318) are Illinois’ two best hitters. Each of them have eight doubles on the season.
- Abby Sabalaskey and Karley Yergler are the Illini’s two-most consistent arms, each having at least 27 appearances and 50 strikeouts.
SERIES HISTORY NOTES:
- Indiana leads the all-time series versus Evansville, 27-8. The Hoosiers have won five in a row against them and Wednesday’s matchup will be the first meeting since 2023. Illinois leads the all-time series versus Indiana, 21-11. Indiana and Illinois have not faced one another since 2022.
A Coldwater man was arrested after a vehicle pursuit that went into Indiana Monday night.
Just after 9:45 p.m., deputies from the Branch County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle for a license plate violation on Fiske Road near Newton Road.
The driver did not stop, and a vehicle pursuit was engaged. The vehicle fled south on Fremont Road, west on Copeland Road, then south on I-69.
The chase continued into Indiana, where the Indiana State Police (ISP) assisted. The vehicle came to a stop after a successful deployment of stop sticks.
The driver, a 39-year-old Coldwater man, attempted to flee on foot. He was quickly apprehended by BCSO deputies and ISP troopers.
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The driver was arrested and lodged by the Indiana State Police. Charges are being sought by the Branch County Sheriff’s Office.
GREENWOOD, Ind. (WISH) — A tornado-warned storm late Monday night that moved through Greenwood has damaged a school auditorium.
Superintendent Terry Terhune of Greenwood Community Schools tells News 8 that at least one tree was downed and the auditorium received some damage at Greenwood Community High School. Strong winds lifted some siding from the back of the auditorium.
Terhune said the storm put some small holes in the school’s roof where water was leaking, and the damage assessment was continuing shortly before midnight Monday.
A tornado warning was issued for the area around 10:50 p.m. Monday.
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Monkee’s of Indianapolis, a new women’s boutique owned by Missy Llewellyn and Whitney Schmitt, opened on March 12, 2026. The store, located at 8659 River Crossing Blvd. in Indianapolis, offers a personalized shopping experience featuring clothing, shoes, home decor, and gifts.
The boutique is the first Monkee’s franchise location in Indiana and aims to provide a welcoming space for shoppers seeking wardrobe updates and specialty home items.
Llewellyn and Schmitt, who met as neighbors nearly 20 years ago, launched the business as they entered their empty-nester years. Both bring decades of marketing experience and prior franchise ownership.
“I think the best thing that we’ve heard is everyone says Indy needed this,” Llewellyn said. “So that makes it worth it to us that we’ve brought something that the community feels like was needed.”
Llewellyn said she first discovered the Monkee’s concept while traveling in the South. “We went in, and it was a Monkee’s, and I’d never been in one, and I fell in love,” she said.
The owners said their different styles help shape the store’s selection. “We both have different personalities. We have different styles,” Llewellyn said. “So we tried to combine those two when we were shopping and thinking of what we wanted at our store.”
The boutique carries casual and event wear, a denim selection, and footwear brands such as Back 70. It also features jewelry, home decor, and gift items.
“We tried to have something for everybody,” Schmitt said. “We have clothing, shoes, lots of jewelry, but we wanted to have plenty of gifts — hostess gifts, wedding gifts, shower gifts, birthday gifts.”
The store also offers a candle, Opulence No. 6, created to represent the owners’ friendship and their six daughters.
Monkee’s of Indianapolis is the 69th location in the franchise, which is primarily based in the South. The store operates Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m.
The boutique also plans community events, including girls’ nights, sip-and-shop gatherings, mahjong events, and trunk shows.
To learn more and explore the shop’s website, visit monkeesofindianapolis.com.
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