COLLEGE REPORT: Bates eyes track repeat; Leonard bat helping Spartans roll

By Joey Bennett

For the Banner Graphic

Ray Bates of Cloverdale looks to defend his Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference 400-meter indoor championship this weekend as the Rose-Hulman Engineers compete in the HCAC Outdoor Championships at Franklin.

Bates won the HCAC indoor title in a time of 50.43, and topped that time with a 49.98 in winning the Indiana DIII Track and Field Meet on April 15.

Bates, a junior, is majoring in mechanical engineering.

In other spring sports news:

BASEBALL

Cloverdale

Parker Watts, Jr., Marian – Has not pitched this season.

Greencastle

Ethan Maier, So., Indiana Wesleyan – Has played in five games with one single and one RBI.

Nick Sutherlin, So., Glendale (Cal.) CC – Has played in 33 games with eight home runs, 30 runs scored, 45 RBI, seven stolen bases and a .377 batting average.

Keifer Wilson, Fr., Olney Central – Has batted 17 times in nine games with three runs, two singles, one double and five RBI.

SOFTBALL

Cloverdale

Olivia Johnson, Jr., Dominican (Ill.) – Has played in six games with two runs scored and one RBI.

North Putnam

Grace Kinkead, Fr., Franklin – Has played in four games and scored two runs.

South Putnam

Drew Bratcher, Sr., DePauw – Has started 21 games this year, batting .245 with six runs scored, three doubles, two home runs and seven RBI.

Brionna Egold, So., Manchester – Has played in 16 games, starting 12, with a .176 batting average. Has scored two runs, hit three singles and has five RBI. Has pitched in five games, starting two, with one complete game and a 1-0 record. Has a 4.06 ERA.

Sabrina Leonard, Fr., Manchester – Ranks second on team in hitting at .355 with 33 hits in 93 at-bats. Has scored 20 runs, hit 11 doubles, one triple, two home runs and has recorded team-high 26 RBI.

TRACK AND FIELD

Cloverdale

Ray Bates, Jr., Rose-Hulman – Had team’s best time of season in 400 meters with winning time of 49.98 at Indiana DIII Track and Field Meet on April 15. Ran opening leg of second-place 4x400 relay team in Rose-Hulman Twilight meet with time of 3:22.57.

Kenzie Stoltz, Jr., Indiana State – Had indoor season best time of 9.97 in 60-meter hurdles in ISU Open meet.

Keeley Hughes, Jr., Marian – Finished 14th in discus at Little State Meet with throw of 27.61 meters.

Lily Monnett, So., DePauw – No results available.

Chase Ashcraft, So., Judson (Ill.) – Placed 52nd in 800 meters in time of 2:07.27 in Meet of Champions on April 21-22.

Greencastle

Seelye Stoffregen, Jr., DePauw – Placed third in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:10.30 in the Rose-Hulman Twilight Meet last week.

Lauren Elam, Fr., St. Mary-of-the-Woods – No results available.

North Putnam

Josie Lyons, Jr., Franklin – Finished 11th in 400 at Indiana Division III Championships in time of 1:12.07.

South Putnam

Bree Mahoney-Sutherland, So., DePauw – Placed fifth in shot put with throw of 12 meters in Indiana Division III Championships.

Sarah Jones, Fr., Hanover – Finished seventh in 1,500 meters in Friday Night Spikes Meet at Rose-Hulman last week.

Hanna Teipen, Fr., St. Mary-of-the-Woods – No results available.

GOLF

Greencastle

Conner Taylor, Jr., Wabash – Had season-best round of 83 this season.

TENNIS

Greencastle

Trent Ross, So., Southern Indiana – No results available.

South Putnam

Austin Arnold, Sr., Manchester – Concluded his career with a 1-15 record this season at No. 1 singles.