Michigan Baseball got its 2025 season started in exciting fashion on Friday, upsetting No. 2 Virginia at the Puerto Rico Challenge in the season-opener.

Wolverine catcher Matt Spear drove home the winning run with a walk-off hit in the 11th inning to give the Maize and Blue a 5-4 victory over the Cavaliers. After Michigan’s Mitch Voit drew a walk to open the bottom half of the inning, Spear’s ground ball to first base was misplayed and bounced into foul territory, allowing Voit to score the game-winning run.

The walk-off RBI capped a big day for Spear at the plate, who went 3-for-5 with a two-run home run and three total RBI on the afternoon. Voit also had a solid day at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a walk, an RBI and two runs scored for the Wolverines. Jonathan Kim and Benjamin Casillas each added two hits for Michigan.

Michigan utilized five pitchers to navigate the 11 innings against Virginia, led by starter Dylan Vigue who allowed two earned runs in 5.1 innings of work, with three strikeouts. After reliever Wyatt Novara allowed a pair of runs in the seventh inning, Michigan turned to Grant Bradley, Cade Connolly and Gavin Devooght, who held the Cavaliers scoreless over the final three innings of the game.

Following the win on Friday, Michigan will play Rice on Saturday, followed by matchups with Villanova (Sunday) and Stetson (Monday) to close out the Puerto Rico Challenge. For a full recap of the Wolverines’ win over No. 2 Virginia, click here.

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) – Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office officials say multiple people were arrested early Friday morning after officers found them stealing items from a home.

According to an affidavit, officers were dispatched to the 2000 block of East Virginia Street in reference to a suspicious circumstances report.

When officers arrived on scene, they located a van with the doors open in the driveway.

They found a man loading items into the van, later identified as Daniel Razaitis, and a man walking from the driveway to the side of the porch, Kermit Herring.

Two other people were also with Razaitis and Herring, they were identified as Justin Greer and Candice Hall.

Greer told police he was the owner of the house. He said that he and the tenant Jennifer had a peaceful agreement that she would leave the home but there was no paperwork for an eviction.

When asked if he was allowed to be there he told police he was.

Police called the Vanderburgh County Jail and spoke to Jennifer, who is currently incarcerated and confirmed she lived at the address.

When asked about the situation with Greer, Jennifer told officers no one was supposed to be at her house. She confirmed that none of the people on scene should be inside her house or property.

Officers then placed Razaitis, Herring, Greer and Hall into custody.

When police searched the van, they found several items, some of which included a coffee maker, a wicker chair and laundry baskets.

Jennifer confirmed with police that these were all stolen items from her home and gave them permission to search her home.

Razaitis, Herring, Greer and Hall were all transported to the Vanderburgh County Jail on burglary charges.

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