Eddie Hunt receives signed pin flag. (Photo by Dave Winder, MSU Athletics)
UT MARTIN CLAIMS OVC MEN’S GOLF TITLE; HUNT CALLS IT A CAREER
UT Martin shot a final round 292 to finish at 861 and claim the Ohio Valley Conference Men’s Golf Championship by 2 strokes on the final day of play in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. With the victory, UT Martin earned the OVC’s automatic bid into the NCAA Championship with the field to be announced on May 5. Belmont’s Evan Davis and UT Martin’s Jack Story shared medalist honors at 204. Because Story was a member of the winning team, Davis earns the automatic individual bid to play in the NCAA Regional. Davis is the second Belmont medalist while Story is the fourth from UT Martin. Murray State’s Avery Edwards fired a final round 73 and finished with a share of tenth placed at 218. It was the final match as head coach for Racer head coach Eddie Hunt who is retiring after 20 years. When the play was finished, Hunt’s fellow OVC coaches recognized him with a signed OVC pin flag.
TUESDAY’S HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL RESULTS
In high school softball, Isabell Housden hurled a complete game gem as Calloway County blanked Hickman County 2-0 yesterday in Clinton. Housden scattered five hits, walking none, and striking out 9 as the Lady Lakers won their fourth straight game to improve to 12-5 on the season. Kylie Stallings was the leader at the dish with 2 hits and an RBI.
Marshall County scored in four of the first six innings and then put the game away with a 12-run seventh in downing Murray High 19-4 in Murray. Cayson Conner and Riley Piercefield each drove in five runs as the Marshals avenged a loss to Murray earlier in the season. Angela Gierhart led the Murray offense with a single, double, home run, and 2 RBI’s as the Lady Tigers fell to 8-4. In other games:
McCracken County 12, Graves County 1
Mayfield 15, Community Christian 0
St. Mary 3, Paducah Tilghman 2
Carlisle County 8, Ballard Memorial 3
Trigg County 14, University Heights 2
Lyon County 5, Livingston Central 3
Caldwell County 6, Madisonville 3
TUESDAY’S HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL RESULTS
In high school baseball, Calloway County exploded for six runs in the sixth inning and tacked on four more in the seventh to pull away from Trigg County 14-4 yesterday in Cadiz. Cadwell Turner doubled and drove in five runs to lead the Laker offense. Isaac Ward homered and drove in three runs. Turner picked up the win with 1 2/3 innings of relief, giving up no earned runs as the Lakers improved to 9-6.
Evan Oakley came within 1/3 of an inning of a complete game shutout, walking 4 and fanning 10 over 6 1/3 innings as Marshall County blanked Murray High 4-0 in Draffenville. Chase Hayden got the final out and also blasted a three-run homer as the Marshals picked up a key Fourth District win. Caden Kelly, Austin Miller, and Kyle Crady each delivered 2 hits to pace the Tiger offense. Kade Gibson went the distance but took the loss as Murray slipped to 9-7. In other games:
Graves County 10, Mayfield 2
McCracken County 8, Paducah Tilghman 4
St. Mary 12, Fulton County 2
Hickman County 2, Carlisle County 0
Ballard Memorial 11, Livingston Central 1
Lyon County 7, Christian County 2
SIU HALTS RACERS FIVE GAME WINNING STREAK
SIU pushed across three runs in the bottom of the 8th inning to rally past Murray State 5-4 yesterday in baseball action in Carbondale. Jordan Cozart and Jordan Holly had two hits each to pace the Racer offense, which outhit the Salukis 8-7. Quinton Kujawa was solid on the mound for the Racers, tossing 6 innings of 4-hit ball, surrendering 1 earned run, walking none and striking out 4. Jake Jones took the loss after giving up 2 runs in 2/3 of an inning. With their five-game winning streak halted, the Racers are now 21-17 overall heading into a three game series at Morehead with games set for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
RACER SOFTBALL AT NORTH ALABAMA
Murray State softball will travel to North Alabama today for its final non conference contest of the regular season. The game will stream live on ESPN+ with first pitch is slated for 3 pm from Florence, Alabama.
MARTINEZ ON TRACK AS CARDINALS DOWN PHILLIES
The St. Louis Cardinals scored early and then made those runs hold up in a 5-2 win over the Phillies at Busch Stadium. Tommy Edman hit a go-ahead two-run double in the second-inning to give the Cards a lead they would protect and add to the rest of the game. Carlos Martinez went seven-plus innings with four strikeouts to get his first win of the season after dropping four straight decisions. The teams meet again tonight with first pitch scheduled for 6:45 and airtime at 5:50 on WNBS AM and FM.
MOLINA TO IL
The Cardinals announced prior to last night’s game that they have placed catcher Yadier Molina on the 10-day Injured List and recalled catcher Ali Sánchez from the team’s Alternate Training Site. Sánchez was acquired by the Cardinals for cash considerations from the New York Mets in February. Molina is off to one of the best starts of his career, leading the Cardinals in batting (.323), doubles (5), home runs (5) and RBI (14).
AREA HOCKEY ROUNDUP
The Nashville Predators are still clinging to a playoff berth despite a 7-4 loss last night to Florida. Nashville has five-games left this season and is only two-points ahead of the Dallas Stars for the last postseason spot in the Central Division. The Predators and Stars will play a critical head-to-head matchup on Saturday at Bridgestone Arena that could decide the playoff fate of both teams. The St. Louis Blues will look to get two needed points tonight when they take on the Wild in Minnesota.
TITANS READY FOR NFL DRAFT
The 2021 NFL Draft is now only one sleep away. The first round gets underway tomorrow, with the Titans holding twenty-second overall selection. As of now, Tennessee has nine picks total on the weekend.
VOLS TO OPEN 2028 VS WEST VIRGINIA
Tennessee and West Virginia will kick off the 2028 season against each other in Charlotte again. The Charlotte Sports Foundation reported yesterday that the Vols and Mountaineers will play each other in the 2028 Duke’s Mayo Classic at Bank of America Stadium. The same two teams faced each other in Charlotte to open the 2018 season. The, 40-14, loss by the Vols was the program’s first game under former head coach Jeremy Pruitt.
NATIONAL SPORTS BRIEFS
The Dolphins are trading guard Ereck Flowers to Washington. According to ESPN, the deal will also include a swap of late-round draft picks. Miami will receive the Washington Football Team’s two seventh-round picks with Miami sending the second of its two seventh round picks back to Washington. Flowers returns to Washington where he moved from offensive tackle to guard in 2019 and had a breakout season.
There won’t be much drama surrounding Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson’s fifth-year option. Head coach John Harbaugh told The Rich Eisen show that it’s a “guarantee” the franchise will pick up the option for their signal caller. Jackson was drafted by Baltimore in 2018 out of Louisville and has helped turn the franchise into a contender. He’s guaranteed to make 23.1-million dollars in 2022.
Floyd Mayweather and Logan Paul will finally do battle in Miami on June 6th. The Showtime pay-per-view will take place at Hard Rock Stadium and feature the five-time World Champion and the YouTube sensation. The two were originally set to box in February as part of a special exhibition before it was postponed. The announcement for June didn’t specify any rules as well as how many rounds they will fight.
Conor McGregor is getting closer to making that billionaire strut of his a reality. The UFC star and his two partners sold their majority stake in Proper No. Twelve Irish whiskey in a deal that could be worth up to 600-million-dollars to Proximo Spirits. Proximo had previously owned 49-percent of the company. Proper No. Twelve was founded in 2018 and has been promoted heavily by the fighting superstar.
The NHL says negotiations with the Canadian government regarding safe travel across the northern U.S. border could go into the playoffs. With the Stanley Cup playoffs set to begin next month, teams are expected to play intra-divisional games until the beginning of June — meaning Canadian teams will continue to play north of the border. However, once June rolls around, things will get complicated. Currently, American teams are prohibited from traveling into Canada without a quarantine period.
TUESDAY’S SCOREBOARD
MLB National League
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Atlanta Braves 5, Chicago Cubs 0
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Miami Marlins 4
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2
Arizona Diamondbacks 5, San Diego Padres 1
Colorado Rockies 7, San Francisco Giants 5 (10)
Cincinnati Reds 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 5
MLB American League
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Cleveland Indians 7, Minnesota Twins 4
New York Yankees 5, Baltimore Orioles 1
Tampa Bay Rays 4, Oakland Athletics 3
Texas Rangers 6, Los Angeles Angels 1
Detroit Tigers 5, Chicago White Sox 2
Houston Astros 2, Seattle Mariners 0
MLB Interleague
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Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Kansas City Royals 1
Toronto Blue Jays 9, Washington Nationals 5 (at Dunedin, FL)
Boston Red Sox 2, New York Mets 1
NBA
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Oklahoma City Thunder 119, Boston Celtics 115
Milwaukee Bucks 114, Charlotte Hornets 104
Portland Trail Blazers 133, Indiana Pacers 112
Brooklyn Nets 116, Toronto Raptors 103
Minnesota Timberwolves 114, Houston Rockets 107
Dallas Mavericks 133, Golden State Warriors 103
NHL
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Washington Capitals 1, New York Islanders 0
New Jersey Devils 6, Philadelphia Flyers 4
New York Rangers 3, Buffalo Sabres 1
Boston Bruins 3, Pittsburgh Penguins 1
Columbus Blue Jackets 1, Detroit Red Wings 0 (SO)
Tampa Bay Lightning 7, Chicago Blackhawks 4
Florida Panthers 7, Nashville Predators 4
Carolina Hurricanes 5, Dallas Stars 1
WEDNESDAY’S SCHEDULE (All times are Eastern)
MLB National League
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1:40 p.m. – Miami Marlins at Milwaukee Brewers
4:10 p.m. – Cincinnati Reds at Los Angeles Dodgers
7:20 p.m. – Chicago Cubs at Atlanta Braves
7:45 p.m. – Philadelphia Phillies at St. Louis Cardinals
9:40 p.m. – San Diego Padres at Arizona Diamondbacks
9:45 p.m. – Colorado Rockies at San Francisco Giants
MLB American League
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1:10 p.m. – Minnesota Twins at Cleveland Indians
7:05 p.m. – New York Yankees at Baltimore Orioles
7:10 p.m. – Oakland Athletics at Tampa Bay Rays
8:05 p.m. – Los Angeles Angels at Texas Rangers
8:10 p.m. – Detroit Tigers at Chicago White Sox
8:10 p.m. – Seattle Mariners at Houston Astros
MLB Interleague
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6:35 p.m. – Kansas City Royals at Pittsburgh Pirates
6:40 p.m. – Boston Red Sox at New York Mets
7:07 p.m. – Washington Nationals vs Toronto Blue Jays
NBA
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7:00 p.m. – Orlando Magic at Cleveland Cavaliers
7:00 p.m. – Atlanta Hawks at Philadelphia 76ers
7:30 p.m. – Los Angeles Lakers at Washington Wizards
7:30 p.m. – Charlotte Hornets at Boston Celtics
7:30 p.m. – Chicago Bulls at New York Knicks
8:00 p.m. – San Antonio Spurs at Miami Heat
9:00 p.m. – Portland Trail Blazers at Memphis Grizzlies
9:00 p.m. – New Orleans Pelicans at Denver Nuggets
10:00 p.m. – LA Clippers at Phoenix Suns
10:00 p.m. – Utah Jazz at Sacramento Kings
NHL
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5:30 p.m. – Vancouver Canucks at Ottawa Senators
7:00 p.m. – St. Louis Blues at Minnesota Wild
8:00 p.m. – Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens
9:00 p.m. – Edmonton Oilers at Winnipeg Jets
9:30 p.m. – Colorado Avalanche at Vegas Golden Knights
10:00 p.m. – Anaheim Ducks at Los Angeles Kings
10:30 p.m. – Arizona Coyotes at San Jose Sharks
