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• May 18, 2023

NORMAL, Ill. – The Vincennes University baseball season came to a quick end Wednesday night with the Trailblazers falling in the opening round game to No. 11 Parkland 10-4 before falling to Lincoln Land in the elimination game 13-9. The day got off to a great start for the Trailblazers, with sophomore leadoff hitter Ethan Burdette (Linton, Ind.) leading off the game against Parkland with a single, stealing second and coming in to score on a sacrifice fly by sophomore Colin Long to put the Blazers on the board in the first. Parkland would even the score with a run in the second before VU answered back to grab the lead back in the third on an RBI single by Long.

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• May 12, 2023

VINCENNES, Ind. – Vincennes University sophomore Brayten Trinkle (Bicknell, Ind.) came through big in just his sixth at bat of the season, picking up a walk-off single to give the Blazers a 10-0 run-rule victory over Spoon River Friday afternoon. The two teams then squared off in game two of this Mid-West Athletic Conference doubleheader, which saw Spoon River come away with the 5-3 victory in the regular season finale. The Blazers got off to another excellent start in game one of the day, with sophomores Kobe Bartlett (Rockport, Ind.) and Colin Long (Evansville, Ind.) hitting back-to-back singles, before sophomore Colton Evans (Henderson, Ky.) was hit by a pitch to load the bases in the first.

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• May 11, 2023

VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University baseball team punched their ticket to the 2023 Mid-West Athletic Conference tournament Thursday afternoon with a sweep of the first two games of the final four-game weekend conference series of the regular season against Spoon River. VU picked up the win in game one of the day 12-2 before coming back in game two and ending the day with an 11-1 victory over the Snappers. The Blazers got off to another great start Thursday morning, with sophomore leadoff hitter Ethan Burdette (Linton, Ind.) leading off the bottom of the first with a single, followed by a walk by sophomore Kobe Bartlett (Rockport, Ind.).

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• May 05, 2023

VINCENNES, Ind. – Vincennes University sophomore center fielder Colin Long (Evansville, Ind.) set a new school record for hits in a career Friday afternoon, giving him 163 surpassing Jeffrey Hanna who set the record back in 1989. “Colin has had a great career here,” VU Head Baseball Coach Chris Barney said. “We were fortunate to have him back this year. He plays a great centerfield and is now the career hits leader at VU, so that’s a pretty big feather in his cap. Tip of the cap to him for what he’s accomplished here.” Unfortunately, the rest of the day did not go as well for the Blazers, falling in game one of the day 12-2 and dropping game two 11-1 to No. 12-ranked Parkland College.

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• April 30, 2023

VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University baseball team battled through some rough weather conditions, including two 30-minute lightning delays to split the weekend Mid-West Athletic Conference series with Lewis & Clark. Vincennes took game one 8-4 after scoring four runs in the sixth, before falling in game two of the day 5-4. The Trailblazers again got the day started on a good note with sophomore leadoff hitter Ethan Burdette (Linton, Ind.) leading the way with a single in the bottom of the first.

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• April 29, 2023

VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University baseball team returned to Jerry Blemker Field after being on the road the past two weekends to host a Mid-West Athletic Conference series with Lewis & Clark Community College Saturday evening. Lewis & Clark took game one of the day 8-1 before the host Blazers returned to take game two 3-2 behind six strong innings out of freshman Josh McCormick (Indianapolis, Ind.). The day got off to a great start for Vincennes, with VU getting on the board in the bottom of the first after sophomore Kaden Elliott (New Albany, Ind.) walked and later scored on an RBI single by sophomore Colin Long (Evansville, Ind.).

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• April 23, 2023

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -The Vincennes University baseball team closed out the weekend with a bang Sunday at Lincoln Land Community College, completing the daily sweep to even the Mid-West Athletic Conference series with the Loggers, taking game one 2-1 before winning game two 7-4. The first game of the day in Springfield proved to be a pitcher’s duel from the beginning with neither team registering a hit until the fifth inning. VU was the first to break the scoreless tie with a leadoff single by sophomore Colin Long (Evansville, Ind.). Long came around to score on a fielder’s choice put in play by sophomore Mahkai Pelzer (Douglasville, Ga.).

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• April 22, 2023

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Vincennes University baseball team continued their stretch of road games Saturday afternoon with the first two games of a four-game Mid-West Athletic Conference doubleheader at Lincoln Land Community College. The Trailblazers fought hard and held their own throughout the doubleheader but were unable to avoid giving up big innings to the host Loggers as VU fell 9-5 in game one and 9-1 in game two. Game one of the day started out as a pitcher’s duel with both teams trading zeros on the board, with Lincoln Land getting on the board in the second to take a 1-0 lead.

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• April 18, 2023

QUINCY, Ill. – The Vincennes University Trailblazers closed out another Mid-West Athletic Conference (MWAC) series Tuesday afternoon at John Wood Community College and came away with the doubleheader split, winning the first game 5-2 before falling in game two of the day 14-6. VU got off to an excellent start to the day Tuesday, with sophomore leadoff hitter Ethan Burdette (Linton, Ind.) leading off the game with a single and later coming around to score on an RBI single by sophomore Kobe Bartlett (Rockport, Ind.). The game turned into a low scoring pitcher’s duel with VU breaking the streak of clean innings with another run in the fourth on an RBI single by freshman Kade Hinton (Fort Wayne, Ind.) to give Vincennes a 2-0 lead.

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• April 17, 2023

QUINCY, Ill. – The Vincennes University Trailblazer baseball team opened up another Mid-West Athletic Conference (MWAC) series Monday afternoon at John Wood Community College and fell 11-1 in game one and 11-2 in game two. The day got off to a rough start for the visiting Trailblazers with John Wood picking up the early lead with a pair of runs in the first two innings and took a commanding lead with a six-run third inning to grab a 10-0 advantage. VU would get on the board in the fourth after sophomore Colton Evans (Henderson, Ky.) led off the inning with a triple. Evans would later score on an RBI single by Kobe Bartlett (Rockport, Ind.).

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• April 08, 2023

VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University Trailblazers returned to Jerry Blemker Field Saturday afternoon for the final two games of this weekend’s four-game Mid-West Athletic Conference (MWAC) series with No. 2 Heartland Community College. The Trailblazers dropped game one of the day to the Hawks 20-2, before falling in game two 19-10. Vincennes got off to a slow start Saturday, with Heartland setting the tone early and often in game one of the day.

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• April 02, 2023

VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University Trailblazers closed out the week on a high note after picking up their second win over an NJCAA Division I opponent in five days after defeating Frontier Community College 12-4 at Jerry Blemker Field Sunday evening. After giving up a run in the top of the first, the Trailblazers set the tone early at the plate in the bottom half of the inning, with the first four batters reaching base, including a two-RBI double by freshman Carter Whitehead (Huntingburg, Ind.). Vincennes did not just stop there however, with sophomores Dale Coy (Evansville, Ind.) and Mahkai Pelzer (Douglasville, Ga.) adding to the lead with RBI singles later in the inning before sophomore Kaden Elliott (New Albany, Ind.) blew the game open with a bases clearing three-RBI triple to give the Blazers eight runs in the first and VU an early 8-1 lead.

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• March 27, 2023

PEORIA, Ill. – The Vincennes University baseball team closed out their four-game Mid-West Athletic Conference (MWAC) series at Illinois Central Monday afternoon and fell in the doubleheader, dropping game one 7-5 before falling in game two of the day 8-2. The Trailblazers got off to a really good start Monday, with leadoff hitter, sophomore Ethan Burdette (Linton, Ind.) leading off the game with a single, stealing second base and later scoring on a throwing error to give the Blazers a 1-0 lead. Illinois Central would get this run back in the bottom half of the first, before VU would score in the second after sophomore Colin Long (Evansville, Ind.) led off the inning by being hit by a pitch and later scoring on an RBI single by freshman Kade Hinton (Fort Wayne, Ind.) to take the lead back.

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• March 22, 2023

DANVILLE, Ill. – The Vincennes University baseball team extended their winning streak to eight games with another Mid-West Athletic Conference (MWAC) doubleheader sweep at Danville Area Community College Tuesday, winning game one of the day 18-6 and taking game two 19-11. The Trailblazers got the day going right from the beginning by scoring nine runs in the top of the first in game one, sending 13 batters to the plate in the inning, capped off by a three-run home run by sophomore Kaden Elliott (New Albany, Ind.). Danville Area would get on the board with a run in the first and a run in the second before VU would get those runs back in the third on a two-run home run by sophomore Colton Evans (Henderson, Ky.) his fifth long bomb of the season.

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• March 20, 2023

VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University baseball team began their Mid-West Athletic Conference (MWAC) season Monday afternoon at Jerry Blemker Field and it could not have started better for VU, winning game one over Danville Area 12-2 and taking game two 7-4. The Blazers took control of the day early in game one on their home field, scoring three runs in the first inning on three straight RBI singles started by sophomore Colton Evans (Henderson, Ky.) and followed by freshman Carter Whitehead (Huntingburg, Ind.) and sophomore Kobe Bartlett (Rockport, Ind.). VU would add to their lead in the second after a leadoff walk by sophomore Mahkai Pelzer (Douglasville, Ga.). Pelzer would come around to score on an RBI single by sophomore Ethan Burdette (Linton, Ind.).

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• March 11, 2023

VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University Trailblazers began their weekend home stand on a great note Friday afternoon after freshman pitcher Gavin Craggs (Taylorville, Ill.) threw a five-inning complete game to help the Blazers get an 11-1 victory over Schoolcraft College. The Trailblazers got off to a slow start at Jerry Blemker Field, with Schoolcraft striking first in the first inning after a lead-off walk came around to score. Vincennes’ hitters would get this run back quickly however after a leadoff walk by sophomore Ethan Burdette (Linton, Ind.).

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• March 11, 2023

VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University baseball team continues to roll through their weekend series with Schoolcraft College at Jerry Blemker Field with a pair of wins Saturday afternoon. VU took down the Ocelots in comeback fashion in game one of the day 5-4 before coming back and picking up the six-inning run-rule 15-5 victory in game two. The Trailblazers got off to a slow start Saturday afternoon, with Schoolcraft responding back after being run ruled Friday night to score three runs in the first.

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• March 08, 2023

VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University baseball team is not taking any time off this week while the rest of the University is on Spring Break. The VU baseball club is slated to play six games in six days this week starting with Tuesday night’s 17-7 win over Oakland City JV at Jerry Blemker Field. The day did not get off to a great start for the Blue and Gold with Oakland City jump on the scoreboard in the top of the first with a pair of runs.

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• March 06, 2023

VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University baseball team picked up a big bounce back win Sunday afternoon at Jerry Blemker Field, rallying back from down 6-1 in the bottom of the seventh to score six runs in the inning and pick up the walk-off 7-6 win over Lincoln Trail College. The Blazers then turned around for the night game of the Sunday doubleheader and fell to the NJCAA Division I No. 10-ranked Wabash Valley Warriors by the score of 16-5. The day got off to a great start for the Blazers at Jerry Blemker Field. After a clean top of the first by freshman starting pitcher Josh McCormick (Indianapolis, Ind.), the Blazers led off the bottom half of the inning with back-to-back walks by sophomore Ethan Burdette (Linton, Ind.) and Kaden Elliott (New Albany, Ind.).

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• February 26, 2023

VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University baseball team has hit a rough patch early in the spring 2023 season and it continued into Saturday’s split doubleheader at Jerry Blemker Field. The Trailblazers fell to Morton College in the morning game of the day 10-7 and fell to NJCAA Division III No. 13-ranked Joliet Junior College 12-9 in the final game of the night. The day got off to a rocky start for the Trailblazers with Morton College putting up six runs in the top of the first inning.

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• February 26, 2023

VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University baseball team ended their long four-game weekend Sunday afternoon with what is possibly their most complete game as a team with a 12-4 win over Morton College at Jerry Blemker Field. VU got off to a slow start with the Panthers getting a run on the board quickly after a leadoff double in the first. The Trailblazers didn’t waste any time getting this run back in the bottom half of the inning however with sophomore Ethan Burdette (Linton, Ind.) leading off the game with a hit by pitch and scoring from first on an RBI double by sophomore Kaden Elliott (New Albany, Ind.).

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• February 24, 2023

VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University Trailblazer baseball team kicked off another big weekend at Jerry Blemker Field Friday afternoon when VU hosted Olney Central College. VU’s defense proved to be the difference Friday afternoon after the Blazers committed three costly errors and fell to the Blue Knights 9-5. Olney Central got things started early after taking advantage of a first inning walk and an error which could have ended the inning to pick up a run in the top of the first.

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• February 18, 2023

VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University Trailblazer baseball team closed out a long day at Jerry Blemker Field strong with a 7-0 shutout over Ancilla College. Vincennes got the day started Saturday morning and fell to South Suburban College 15-12. The Bulldogs grabbed the early lead, plating a run in the top off the first in game one of the day at VU.

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• February 10, 2023

CLEVELAND, Tenn. – The 2023 Vincennes University baseball season got underway with a bang Friday afternoon with the Trailblazers taking game one of the doubleheader 7-4 before falling in game two 3-0. The VU season started quickly with sophomore second baseman Ethan Burdette (Linton, Ind.) leading off game one of the day with a bunt single. Burdette would later score on an RBI single by sophomore Colton Evans (Henderson, Ky.). Evans would also come around to score after executing a delayed double steal with sophomore Will Egger (Terre Haute, Ind.).