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Former Hoosier chases PGA dreams by preparing for Q-School

(06/01/08 11:18pm)

JOLIET, Ill. – Standing in the early morning sun, a tall 25-year-old man stops in the middle of his downswing, his adidas polo rippling and snapping in the wind.\n“I’ve been releasing too early,” he says. “My short game is great. I just need to work on my ball-striking.”\nHe pulls his iron back again and this time finishes a smooth, full swing, squinting at his ball as it launches into the air and gently falls on the driving range’s practice green, 100 yards out. \nThe golfer is 2006 IU alumnus Brad Marek, and he is preparing for a challenging round of golf at the Michelob Ultra Joliet Amateur Championship in Joliet, Ill.\nBut the challenge of host site Wedgewood Golf Course has nothing on the difficulties of the course Marek has recently started on.\nIn the next few months, Marek will be traveling throughout the Midwest in preparation for the PGA Qualifying School.\nThe Q-School is a series of strenuous tournaments featuring hundreds of amateurs and seasoned professionals alike, all seeking the few spots available for the Nationwide Tour, or the even fewer spots on the PGA Tour. \nThe Nationwide Tour is to the PGA Tour as Triple-A baseball is to the Major Leagues. The golfers are professionals, but are still one step shy of the top tour. \nMarek knows of the hardships and traveling to come – in the last two years, none of the players who had to go through the pre-qualifying stage were able to secure their PGA Tour cards.\n“You are only young once,” he said, walking to the first tee. “If I would look back on it, I would regret not going for it.”\nMarek’s ultimate goal is to earn his PGA Tour card, but said he would be more than happy making the Nationwide Tour.\nIn his senior year on the IU golf team, Marek had two top-20 finishes, including tying for 18th at the Big Ten Championships. He finished his career playing 70 rounds, averaging just-under 76 strokes per round.\nHe said his time at IU was focused more on the classroom than his golf, graduating in four years from the Kelley School of Business with a marketing degree.\n“If you looked at the players out on tour, 99 percent of them played golf in college, so obviously that was a good stepping stone to get me to where I am,” he said. \nMarek said his marketing degree has helped him since graduation, even though he has been doing “odd jobs,” because trying to turn pro involves high costs in traveling and entrance fees, so an amateur has to find sponsors. \nHe said sponsors are similar to stock holders, only the stock is the golfer. If the golfer does well, they get rewarded.\nSince graduation, Marek has turned his attention to golf, and to his dream of being a professional which has gripped him since high school.\nIn the last three years he has won the Illinois Amateur, the Northshore Amateur, the Illinois State Junior Amateur, as well as “a few other things, and played well in some national events as well,” he said.\n“Obviously I have to get better to get to the level that I want to, but it’s always been a dream of mine. It should be a fun opportunity, and IU is certainly part of who I am.”\nMarek finished the first round of the day’s tournament five shots off the lead after battling tough, windy conditions.\nMarek wasn’t worried. He won last year’s tournament coming from three groups behind.

https://www.idsnews.com/article/2008/06/former-hoosier-chases-pga-dreams-by-preparing-for-q-school

Hoosiers pound Illini

(05/23/08 8:20pm)

As the headline states, IU defeated Illinois today 14-7. Josh Phegley was ridiculous as usual, going 4-for-4 with two home runs and six RBIs.Tyler Tuffts pitched a gem up until the 7th when he came into a little trouble. He surrendered three in the frame and then another three in the 8th. But the Sagamore Hills, Ohio native finished out the game, picking up the win.The good news for IU is they are still alive. The bad news is they have Penn State at 3:35 p.m. in a game that will be televised on the Big Ten Network.As loyal followers will note, the Nittany Lions have taken all five contests between the two teams, including earlier in this tournament. Despite these two wins, IU still has a very long road to traverse if they are going garner Big Ten glory.If they were to defeat PSU tonight, they would face the loser of Purdue/Michigan tomorrow morning.If they win that (we're becoming very hypothetical now) they would take on the winner of the same game.If Michigan is the winner of that Purdue battle, then they would have to be defeated twice to be toppled from a top the Big Ten podium.Matt Brady, our very trusty SID should be sending in a box score for the Illinois game very soon. When I get that I will post it.Then tonight after the Penn State game I will post a box score and a dump my notes here, and then will get a full preview complete with interviews on the Daily Student's Web site.

https://www.idsnews.com/blog/hoosierhype/2008/05/hoosiers-pound-illini

Bashore sizzles in lone Hoosier win

(05/12/08 12:42am)

After losing two of three contests to Northwestern in Evanston, Ill. this weekend, the IU baseball team’s dreams of climbing back into the Big Ten Tournament picture are quickly becoming nightmares.\nIU (22-28, 10-17) finds itself scrambling toward the bottom of the Big Ten. With only five conference games left on their schedule, the Hoosiers will need to sweep Michigan State next weekend and hope for more Northwestern (20-24, 13-14) losses. \n“I think if we lose the next one we are out of it,” said freshman Jerrud Sabourin. “We are trying to keep it positive and trying to win this next game while we still have a chance.”\nThe Hoosiers threatened a game one comeback Friday, but never mounted a rally as the Wildcats edged the Cream and Crimson, 8-5.\nDown 8-4 with two outs in the eighth inning, the Hoosiers managed to put two men on base. Sophomore infielder Tyler Rogers stepped in and blasted a shot to right field, but the rope was cut off by the NU outfielder, ending the rally. \nWith one down in the ninth, IU loaded the bases for sophomore slugger Josh Phegley, who drew a walk to bring the match to its final tally. The Hoosiers stranded the remaining runners after a fly out to left and grounder to third ended the frame. \n“We are going to score runs, because we are never out of it offensively,” said IU coach Tracy Smith. “Game one and three was our inability to get it done on the mound.”\nThe lone high note of the weekend came in the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader as sophomore lefty Matt Bashore continued his dominating pitching. \nBashore (6-3) threw a complete game 3-hitter, allowing only one unearned run while striking out five. The Hoosiers took the contest thanks to Bashore’s efforts as the team managed to plate two runs.\n“I didn’t really have my best stuff, but I was trying to keep it in the zone and the defense behind me really helped me,” Bashore said. “We have to take on every game from here on out to try and make (the Big Ten Tournament).”\nThe Hoosiers lost game three of the four-game series in the nightcap of the doubleheader Saturday. It was a complete night and day change from the first game that day as IU fell 10-8. \nThe Hoosiers came from behind to knot the contest at seven, but Wildcat Chris Lashmet blasted a three-run home run giving NU an insurmountable lead. \n“We came back and tied it late, but had a walk and error at a critical time in the game, and you just can’t have that when you are trying to climb back into this thing,” Smith said.\nThe fourth and final game against Northwestern was scheduled for Sunday, but was rained out. The Big Ten forces teams to wrap-up their series in four days and because IU arrived in Evanston on Thursday, there will be no opportunity for a make-up game.\nAs for the remainder of the Hoosiers’ climb back into the conference tournament, it will be against Michigan State in East Lansing, Mich., starting Friday. The Hoosiers’ next contest will be against Butler at 3 p.m. Tuesday in Bloomington.

https://www.idsnews.com/article/2008/05/bashore-sizzles-in-lone-hoosier-win

Last place baseball team aims for Big Ten Tournament

(05/02/08 3:18am)

A recently snapped nine-game losing streak left the IU baseball team’s season hanging by a thread.\nBut after tripling conference-leading Michigan’s (31-10, 17-3) Big Ten loss total last weekend, the Hoosiers feel they have proven to the rest of the conference they are capable of coming from last place to make the Big Ten Tournament.\n“Like I said going into (last) weekend, there is no team we would have rather been playing than Michigan, based on where we were at that point,“ IU coach Tracy Smith said. “When we do what we are supposed to do we are able to illustrate to these guys that we can beat anybody. That was truly one of the better teams I have squared off as a head coach.”\nEvery conference series for the remainder of season will be pivotal for the Hoosiers, who currently find themselves in the cobwebs of the Big Ten’s cellar. IU is not alone in searching for the stairs leading out, however, as they are tied with Iowa and Minnesota.\nThat cluster of teams at the bottom of the conference could prove advantageous for the Hoosiers as they aim for a top-6 conference finish and a spot in the Big Ten tournament. But first, the Cream and Crimson must worry about visiting-rival Purdue.\n“There is a lot of extra incentive (facing Purdue),” sophomore third baseman Evan Crawford said, “When you talk to people, they don’t ask you how you did in the Big Ten, they ask you, ‘Did you beat Purdue?“\nPurdue is sprawled out on the couch watching TV as they rest comfortably in second place at 16-4 in conference play and 25-17 overall.\nThe consistent play of sophomore catcher Josh Phegley, whose batting average is 20 points above the nearest Big Ten batter, has been a bright spot for the Hoosiers. Phegley’s brother John played for the Boilermakers. The last time Josh Phegley faced a team he had a close tie to was against his hometown Indiana State. Phegley lit the Sycamores on fire as he went 4-for-4 with a three-run home run and a total of four RBIs. \n“I was really looking forward to playing against (brother John), but he quit just before I got here,“ Phegley said. “But, I have been up there and stayed up there and know a lot of guys on the team. I’m probably closer to Purdue than any other team, so it would be nice to brag to those guys later.”\nLeading the way for the Hoosier pitching staff is one of Phegley’s battery mates, sophomore southpaw Matt Bashore. Bashore earned his second Big Ten Pitcher of the Week honors this week after holding the explosive Wolverine offense to only one run in a complete game effort.\n“It feels good to get rewarded after a good outing,” Bashore said. “Obviously it is a goal of mine every week, and I don’t sell myself short on anything. I feel it’s something I can do every week.”\nSmith hopes his Hoosiers’ improved play continues through this weekend and through the rest of the season, but was wary to look too far forward.\n“I’d like to win four (games this weekend),” Smith said. “But game one on Saturday is all we are worried about.”\nGame one’s first pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m.

https://www.idsnews.com/article/2008/05/last-place-baseball-team-aims-for-big-ten-tournament

Knight: ‘The good far outweighed the bad’ at IU

(04/28/08 4:33am)

After two hours of laughs and anecdotes, former IU basketball coach Bob Knight concluded his speech at the Little Nashville Opry Saturday by thanking the event’s coordinators.\nHe said he was grateful to them for bringing him back to Indiana and allowing him to reminisce about his years in Assembly Hall.\n“Thank you to you for allowing me to once again return to some great memories, some great thoughts about players and games in what for many, many years was a tremendous situation,” Knight said.\nKnight delivered his speech in front of four banners: three for his national championships and one marking his 880th win, an NCAA men’s basketball record. But to set the mood for his talk, Knight took a shot at the stage’s set.\n“This is the sorriest setup I have ever seen,” he said, to which the crowd burst into laughter.\nKnight kept the capacity crowd – interspersed with red Texas Tech and crimson IU gear – attentive as he weaved stories ranging from his early coaching career, his experiences at ESPN as an analyst, advice to and from other coaches, all the way through his record-setting win.\nOverall, however, it was his concluding words which really touched on his tenure at IU.\n“The difficulties in losing a game, or in not having a kid play as well as he should or a problem that a kid might create, or whatever, all of those things really kind of pale in significance to the great kids, the great teams that we had,” Knight said. “I really feel privileged to have coached those kids here.”\nHe went on to say he was very appreciative of the opportunity he had to coach at IU with the program’s fan support.\nKnight, the coach of three national championships in 29 years with IU, was dismissed on Sept. 11, 2000, after then-IU President Myles Brand said Knight violated a zero-tolerance behavior policy.\nThe firing was bitter and met with resentment by students and other fans alike. But Knight finished his speech by saying, “When I look back at things – things happen, sometimes they’re right, sometimes they’re wrong, it doesn’t really make a lot of difference. I think the difference is what went on prior to that. And I can easily say that the good far outweighed the bad.”

https://www.idsnews.com/article/2008/04/knight-the-good-far-outweighed-the-bad-at-iu

Pivotal conference battle with Michigan starts at 3 p.m. Friday

(04/25/08 4:20am)

A 7-2 victory over Indiana State on Wednesday snapped a nine-game losing streak for the IU baseball team (16-22). But keeping the proverbial monkey off the Hoosiers’ backs will be difficult as No. 23 Michigan comes to Sembower Field for a four-game set beginning Friday.\nThe Wolverines are currently the front-runner in the Big Ten with a 15-1 conference record. The Hoosiers find themselves opposite Michigan in the standings with a 4-12 Big Ten record.\n“I think Michigan is probably more talented man-for-man than us,” said IU coach Tracy Smith. “I mean, shoot, they were a top-whatever team last year and they are having a great year this year. So I just try to have my kids focusing on playing as well as they can. They can still play a good game and not get the win. We just don’t want to come away from the game second-guessing ourselves.”\nDespite the lofty task, Smith is looking forward to battling the Maize and Blue.\n“There is no other team I would rather be playing than Michigan given where we are at the crossroads of guys challenging,” he said. \nThe Hoosiers do have the edge over Michigan in offense, ranking second in batting while UM is fourth. Sophomore catcher Josh Phegley leads the Hoosier offense seemingly every game and is the conference’s highest-ranked hitter.\nIn Wednesday’s contest, the Terre Haute native went 4-for-4 with four RBIs against his hometown team, an effort highlighted by a towering three-run blast in the fifth inning. \nPhegley leads all Big Ten batters in average at .447 and on base percentage at .512. He ranks second in hits and RBIs at 63 and 46 respectively.\nThe catcher said he has no concerns about his offense. \n“It’s going to be a tough series,” he said. “Our offense will be there, and if our defense is solid we will be a tough team to beat.”\nIU’s defense has proven to be the team’s Achilles heel so far this season. Currently ranking last in the conference in fielding percentage and committing the most errors, a lot of blame has gone toward the Hoosiers’ infielders, who each have combined for eight errors or more.\nThe Hoosiers did post an errorless nine innings Wednesday.\n“We have been tinkering with that lineup defensively all year,” Smith said. “It’s one game, so I’m not going to get too excited, but it does play out better. Our problem hadn’t been scoring runs, and the pitching has been good enough. We have just struggled picking up the baseball.”\nThe first pitch of the series is set for 3 p.m. Friday, and the Hoosiers are ready.\n“I fully expect to win some games this weekend, but if we don’t, I want to make sure we played as hard as we could every single game,” Smith said.

https://www.idsnews.com/article/2008/04/pivotal-conference-battle-with-michigan-starts-at-3-p-m-friday

IU makes bold statement

(04/24/08 3:56am)

Sophomore catcher Josh Phegley’s four RBIs propelled the IU baseball team (16-22) to a 7-2 victory against the Terre Haute native’s hometown Indiana State Sycamores (12-24) on Wednesday at Sembower Field.\nBut Phegley and Hoosiers did not need the extra incentive of a hometown team or in-state rival – a nine-game losing streak was enough.\n“It was a big win, obviously for me playing the hometown team and some guys I grew up playing with,” said Phegley, who entered Wednesday’s game with a .431 batting average – top in the Big Ten. “But just for our team to come out, play solid and win, it’s good.”\nThe Hoosiers struck first, plating two runs in the first \ntwo innings. \nIndiana State knotted the contest in the top of the fifth as Sycamore third baseman Brian Ramirez drove in two runs with a two-out double.\nBut the Hoosiers quickly responded, crossing the game’s final five runs in the following half-inning, highlighted by a three-run blast from Phegley over the Michigan flag in deep left-center field.\nThis was the first time in nine games the Hoosiers pieced together their hitting, defense \nand pitching.\nTaking care of the pitching effort fell to sophomore Eric Arnett who, on Sunday, pitched two scoreless innings before leaving with a sore arm in a loss to Penn State.\nArnett said his arm felt fine, and his final line backed up his statement. Arnett worked over Sycamore batters for six innings, allowing only four hits and two runs, while striking \nout four.\nHe said he was happy with himself pitching deep into a midweek game, giving other arms a chance to rest while giving the Hoosiers an opportunity to win.\n“It was good to get (Arnett) on track a little bit,” IU coach Tracy Smith said. “We got him attacking the zone, and he got some confidence in his fastball, which was something he needed to do.”\nThe Cream and Crimson were errorless on defense, which, for a team with the most errors in the Big Ten and with the worst fielding percentage, is music to a coach’s ear.\n“It’s only one game, so I don’t want to get too excited,” Smith said. “But our problem hasn’t been scoring runs, and the pitching hasn’t been great, but good enough. We just haven’t been picking up the baseball. If we continue to make routine plays, we’ll do fine.”\nShedding the losing streak with an all-around effort could not have come at a better time for the Hoosiers. At 3 p.m. Friday, IU will welcome the Big Ten-leading No. 23 Michigan Wolverines to Bloomington for a four-game series. \n“Our focus this weekend is, ‘Indiana, play as well as Indiana can play,’” Smith said. “If we can do that and Michigan slips up, or whatever, we’re going to beat them.”

https://www.idsnews.com/article/2008/04/iu-makes-bold-statement

IU defeat Wright State in last spring match

(04/21/08 4:54am)

Looking forward to next season, IU women’s soccer coach Mick Lyon said he cannot help but be excited. \nThe sentiment is understandable, as Lyon has molded his program around young talent – talent that just finished its spring season with a 5-1 victory over Wright State on Saturday.\nIU finished its six-game spring exhibition season with a 3-1-2 record. IU’s only defeat came at the feet of Notre Dame, which competed in the 2007 Women’s College Cup.\n“The spring season is a good step into next season,” sophomore forward Liz Holby said. “We have been working on team-building and have become very close, which is important for next year. We have a bunch of new girls coming into next year, and as long as we are together now, it’ll be easier bringing them in next season.”\nThe Hoosiers started the spring with an undefeated weekend, beating Indiana State 4-0 and drawing with Dayton 2-2. \nThe Hoosiers then beat Kentucky 1-0 before dropping to Notre Dame 2-0.\n“(The spring season) is very important,” Lyon said. “As with the fall season, you have a mixture of games. The last games have been incredibly tough with Notre Dame and the professional club team FC Indiana.”\nThe stiffest competition came against FC Indiana, which ranks fifth in the world club rankings.\nThe two teams played close the entire match, drawing at a goal apiece. Lyon said his team played its best soccer of the spring against the international club team.\n“As team, we were never really pulled apart (against FC Indiana),” Lyon said. “And as the game went on we grew in confidence, and that was great to see.”\nSophomore forward Kristin Arnold, who had an assist in the contest, said it was a good experience for her team because of the level of competition the Hoosiers faced.\n“Notre Dame, we didn’t come out with the result, but we gained a lot of experience with that game,” she said. “And we played really well against FC Indiana who is a great team with older players who have beaten a lot of college teams. So, I think not only have we built up a lot of skills, but confidence as well, and I think taking that into the fall will help us out a lot.”\nSaturday, IU finished its spring with a trouncing of Wright State.\nArnold picked up two more goals, bringing her total to four for the spring, which was the most of any player this season. The sophomore led the team in the fall as well. Holby also added a goal, and rising young talent freshman forward Aleah DeGeneres, who redshirted in the fall, notched the remaining two.\nWith only one senior next year, Lyon’s roster is very young but loaded with talent as the majority of the team’s top performers this spring were freshmen and sophomores in the fall.\nAltogether, the freshman and sophomore classes accounted for every goal this spring and 27 of 36 in the fall.\nIn the fall, the Hoosiers made it to the third round of the NCAA Tournament, defeating rival Purdue on penalty kicks in the second round. It was the furthest any IU women’s soccer team had ever gone in the tournament.

https://www.idsnews.com/article/2008/04/iu-defeat-wright-state-in-last-spring-match
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