RailCats get in trouble one too many times in home-opening loss to Wichita

GARY — The RailCats flirted with trouble several times on Friday night at the Steel Yard. It finally caught up with them in the eighth inning of their home opener against Wichita, exacerbated by an error. The Wingnuts took a 3-1 decision, scoring all three runs …Read More

• Valparaiso rallies into Horizon League title game

  Freshman Mark Johnson, starting for only the sixth time this season, hit a two-run single with one out in the bottom of the eighth to cap a Valparaiso rally and lead the Crusaders past UIC 4-3 and into the Horizon League championship game today. The …Read More

• Softball: Freshman Annabel Karberg blanks Munster as LC wins third straight sectional title

  

  HIGHLAND — Annabel Karberg’s youthful exuberance and relative inexperience might have prompted her response. There was something special about the way Lake Central’s freshman pitcher felt about winning her first sectional title. “I think it’s really cool,’’ said Karberg, who watched players like Nikki Adams, …Read More

• Baseball: Valparaiso advances to face Portage in Monday’s sectional final

  MERRILLVILLE — The whole Valparaiso baseball team poured out of the dugout after Ethan Lehnen made a running catch in centerfield on a well-hit fly ball from Brett Bayer. The Vikings’ exhilarating 7-6 nine-inning win over Crown Point in the semifinals of the Merrillville Sectional …Read More

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