Class of '66 Old Fart

You can access the full bracket at - https://www.ncaa.com/news/softball/article/2025-05-11/2025-ncaa-softball-bracket-womens-college-world-series-scores-schedule OSU was 33-18 on the season. St. Louis 34-22 Arkansas 40-12 Fayetteville Regional – Fayetteville, Arkansas May 16 Game 1: Indiana vs. Oklahoma State | 4 p.m. | ESPN2 Game 2: Saint Louis vs. No. 4 Arkansas | 6:30 p.m. | ESPN+ May 17 Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 | 1 p.m. | TV TBD Game 4: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2 | 3:30 p.m. | TV TBD Loser eliminated Game 5: Loser of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4 | 6 p.m. | TV TBD Loser eliminated May 18 Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5 | 4 p.m. | TV TBD Game 7 (if necessary): TBD vs. TBD | 6:30 p.m. | TV TBD

Closing in on a major milestone. Tonight he hit home run #297. He is tied for 165th place on the all-time MLB Home Run list and sits 11th among Active players.

Totally unexpected.

Today's win was extra special.

Thomas didn't have any stuff and was pulled after facing just 4 batters - 2 got hits and he hit 1. Decker-Petty came on and got us out of the inning with PUke scoring just 1 run. We immediately got that run back in our 7th on a Wiggins solo HR. We then loaded the bases with 1 out and scored another run on a PUke base on balls. A Dickerson single scored another run. Hanley greeted a new pitcher with a single driving in 2 runs and a Malamazian single drove in another run making it a 14-4 game and with the 10-run rule the game was over. For the game we had 10 hits. Dickerson had 3 and Cerny and Malamazian each with 2. Dickerson had 4 RBI, Hanley had 3 and Taylor and Malamazian each with 2. Today's win clinched a win for IU in the annual Governor's Cup competition. Tuesday night we're on the road at Cincinnati with a 6:00 start. Next Thur.-Sat. we finish the B1G season on the road at Michigan.

We lead 8-3 after 6 complete. PUke scored 3 in its 4th; we picked up a run in our 5th and another in our 6th. Gilly pitched 6 innings allowing 3 runs on 5 hits; 1 BB and struck out 6. Brayton Thomas now on the mound. We missed an opportunity in the 6th to blow the game open. We had the bases loaded with 1 out but could only score 1 run.

So far so good in today's game with our Hoosiers leading 6-0 after 3 complete and we only have 1 base hit. PUke pitchers have issued 5 BB, threw 2 WP and hit 2 batters. Both WP took place in the 1st inning when we scored our first run. In the 2nd, we scored 5 runs with 3 coming on our lone hit of the game, a 3-run HR from Dickerson. Gilley on the mound.

https://www.on3.com/teams/indiana-hoosiers/news/2027-four-star-guard-chase-branham-expected-to-visit-indiana/

https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-basketball-recruiting-hoosiers-offer-2026-4-star-forward-latrell-allmond/

Brandon Clay Scouting reports we have offered this young lady who attends Crestwood Prep in Ontario, Canada. She plays AAU for Sol United on the 3SSB girls circuit. This from an event recap: The cross border battle between Sol United’s Avery Arije and Southeast All Stars Ella Watts put the rest of the 16U division on notice that impact performers aren’t solely a 17U thing. Arije, a 2027 from Ontario, Canada, impressed scoring the ball at all three levels and using her elite size, finishing with 20 points and nine rebounds in the exhibition game win. Her full stat line at the weekend's event: 16.2p / 5.6r / 2.8a / 2.2s / .2b / 2.4t 52% FG / 30% on 3s / 64% FT 247 FIBA Stats FIBA Stats #2

Allmond listed at 6'8" attends John Marshall HS in Richmond, VA and plays AAU on the 3SSB circuit for Team Loaded (VA). He was the VHSL Class 2 Player of the Year. Rod Clark is our point man on this recruitment. @_rxprell 247 Rivals On3 MaxPreps Hudl At the recent 3SSB event his 4-game averages: 12.8p / 8.5r / 2.0a / 5s / 1.8b / 1.5t 63% FG / 37% on 3s / 77% FT

David Lombardi @LombardiHimself Signed 49ers contract for rookie QB Kurtis Rourke: 4 years, $4.3 million, $134k signing bonus, $874k 2025 salary-cap hit.

At the G-League Elite Camp

PUke wins today 5-1 so Sunday isn't just for the weekend series but an all important point in the Governor's Cup competition. PUke pitchers limited us to 7 hits - 3 of them by Hanley and 2 by Malamazian. Grable started and went 5.1 innings giving up 3 runs on 5 hits and 1 BB. Seebold pitched the final 3.2 innings and gave up 2 more runs on 2 hits. Sunday's game is at 4:00 and televised on BTN.

Do we assume the adopted brother transfers as well?

https://www.insidethehall.com/2025/05/10/q-a-class-of-2025-iu-signee-trent-sisley-recaps-senior-season-talks-future-in-bloomington/

Commentary on '27 Cooper Zachary from the recent 3SSB event.

No idea if he's at all on the DDV radar but '26 DeZhon Hall's putting up some good AAU numbers. 20pts 4asst vs All Ohio Red 18pts 5asst vs Wildcat Select 22pts 4asst vs MidPro Academy 19pts vs Upward Stars 18pts 4asst vs Game Elite

Jackson is listed as 6'7" and attends Roman Catholic HS in Philadelphia. He plays AAU on the EYBL circuit for Team Final. As a junior he was named second team all-state and helped his team to the PIAA 6A championship game. 247 On3 Hudl https://www.insidethehall.com/2025/05/10/iu-basketball-offers-scholarship-to-class-of-2026-wing-sammy-jackson/ https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-basketball-getting-visit-from-2026-wing-sammy-jackson/ Sammy Jackson '26 - Team Final Date Pts FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA Reb Ast TO Stl Blk 4/25 W 11 5 10 1 2 0 0 6 7 2 2 0 4/26 W 11 4 7 1 4 2 2 4 4 2 1 0 4/27 L 17 6 13 2 5 3 5 2 1 2 1 0 Count/Avg 3 13.0 50% 36% 71% 4.0 4.0 2.0 1.3 0.0

Announced today he's transferring to Spire Academy and its new head coach Kevin Boyle.

Hoosiers win the weekend opener 8-0. We got tonight what we've been lacking most of the season. A starting pitcher who can make it through more than a few innings. Kraft on the mound and pitched a 7-inning 5-hit shutout walking just a single batter and left the mound with the Hoosiers holding a 5-0 lead. We added 3 more runs in our 8th. Gilley pitched the 8th and Haas finished the night up in the 9th. Hoosiers finished with 10 hits with 4 batters getting 2 each. Malamazian led the way with 3 RBI.

Sammy Jackson's AAU stats from the April EYBL event. Sammy Jackson '26 - Team Final Date Pts FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA Reb Ast TO Stl Blk 4/25 W 11 5 10 1 2 0 0 6 7 2 2 0 4/26 W 11 4 7 1 4 2 2 4 4 2 1 0 4/27 L 17 6 13 2 5 3 5 2 1 2 1 0 Count/Avg 3 13.0 50% 36% 71% 4.0 4.0 2.0 1.3 0.0

Didn't throw stones.