Crossing Home: A weekly review of local athletes in college
Lindsey Murray - SIU
Murray who won the the 2015 indoor conference championship in the pole vault, fell just shy of her second-straight MVC title at 4.22m (13-10.00), which ties her outdoor PR and school record. After eventual champion Kimyanna Rudolph of Indiana State cleared 4.27m (14-00.00) on her first attempt, Murray missed on hers and decided to pass and essentially force Rudolph into a jump off for the win. Neither could clear, but because Rudolph cleared 4.27m, she took the title. This is the second straight year a Saluki female freshman has finished as a runner-up, as Katie Trupp did so in 2014.
Keelin Rasch - Louisiana-Monroe
Rasch finished a combined 2-for-7 at the plate Saturday with a run scored in a 5-4 and 6-4 loss to UL-Lafayette Saturday to close out the regular season in Monroe. Thursday, Rasch went 2-for-4 at the dish with a run scored in a 10-3 loss to the Ragin' Cajuns.
Reid Roper - Illinois
Following a 1:50 rain delay after playing into the fourth inning, the series finale between No. 2 Illinois and Nebraska was officially cancelled due to unplayable conditions. The game will not be rescheduled.
Illinois earned the No. 1 seed in next week's Big Ten Tournament and will play No. 8 seed Nebraska on Wednesday (May 20) at 5 p.m. at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It will be televised live on Big Ten Network. Illinois will be the No. 1 seed in the Big Ten Tournament for the fourth time in program history (1998, 2005, 2011, 2015).
On Friday, Roper went 2-for-5 at the plate, hitting his career-high ninth home run of the season as the redshirt senior finished with an RBI and a run scored. Thursday, Roper went 1-for-4 in the Illini's 6-3 win over Nebraska.
Ryne Roper - Illinois
Following a 1:50 rain delay after playing into the fourth inning, the series finale between No. 2 Illinois and Nebraska was officially cancelled due to unplayable conditions. The game will not be rescheduled.
Illinois earned the No. 1 seed in next week's Big Ten Tournament and will play No. 8 seed Nebraska on Wednesday (May 20) at 5 p.m. at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It will be televised live on Big Ten Network. Illinois will be the No. 1 seed in the Big Ten Tournament for the fourth time in program history (1998, 2005, 2011, 2015).
On Friday, Roper went 2-for-4 at the dish, finishing with an RBI and a run scored. Thursday, Roper finished 0-for-3 with an RBI in Illinois' 6-3 win over Nebraska.
Denton Reed - SIUE
Reed went 0-for-4 with a run scored in Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville's 8-7 win over Eastern Illinois Saturday. Reed also finished the game with a stolen base against the Panthers. On Friday, the former Galatia standout was 0-for-2 at the plate with a pair of walks in a 6-3 loss to EIU. Reed went 1-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout in the Cougars' 6-2 win over EIU in the opener Thursday.
Logan Leverett - Illinois State
Leverett went 0-for-3 at the plate in Illinois State's 5-4 win over Indiana State Saturday. The game was part of a double header, in which ISU lost 3-0 and Leverett did not play.