Carmel graduate and Bowling Green University sophomore Lauren Feely scored 9.9 to tie for first in the vault at the Mid-American Conference women’s gymnastics meet last weekend.
Feely also scored 9.725 to place 29th on floor and scored 9.5 on balance beam to place 31st. She did not compete on bars.
Seven schools in the MAC field gymnastics teams, and Kent State won. Bowling Green was fifth and NIU tied for sixth.
Feely’s victory helped her get named to the MAC All-Tournament Team.
The 9.9 vault tied her college career high, which she first set last season at a meet at Navy Pier in Chicago.
Feely has had a big year on vault, scoring 9.8 or higher in 10 of 12 meets.
Her scores earned her a spot on the list of alternates to compete in vault at the NCAA regional meet at Ohio State on April 4.
Last year, Feely was named MAC Freshman of the Year. She also has been recognized as a Scholastic All-American by the National Association of College Gymnastics Coaches for Women.
TCU baseball
While Libertyville grad Evan Skoug is carrying his share of the load behind the plate for Texas Christian’s baseball team, Lake County also is factoring into the team’s strong start on the mound.
Carmel grad Alex Young is in the starting rotation and has a 4-1 record with a 1.21 ERA. The junior has struck out 29 in 29.2 innings and walked seven while allowing 21 hits. He has made five starts for the Horned Frogs (18-4).
Last year, the 6-foot-2 lefty was used almost exclusively in relief. He had a 2.51 ERA and opponents hit just .223 against him.
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He also worked in relief as a freshman, going 7-4 with a 2.66 ERA in two starts and 22 total appearances.
After playing at Carmel, Young was picked in the 32nd round of the Major League Baseball draft by the Texas Rangers.
Skoug, the team’s starting catcher, is hitting .264 with three homers and 14 RBIs.
Harvard baseball
Stevenson grads Mike Martin and Austin Black are on Harvard’s baseball team, with Martin a starting outfielder.
The senior is hitting .221 with a homer, nine RBIs and nine stolen bases.
Black is a freshman and has seen limited action. The team is 10-8.
Iowa baseball
Lakes grad Nick Hibbing and Mundelein grad Jared Mandel are pitching in relief for the Hawkeyes (14-5).
Hibbing, a 6-6 senior righty, has pitched in seven games and has a 2.70 ERA. He has struck out five in 10 innings.
Mandel, a sophomore lefty, has been in three games and his ERA is 4.50.
Illinois baseball
Highland Park grad and Illinois junior Jason Goldstein is the starting catcher for the Fighting Illini (17-5-1). He’s hitting .208 with two homers and 10 RBIs. He’s thrown out five of 13 runners on attempted steals.
Also starting is middle infielder Adam Walton from Stevenson. The redshirt sophomore is hitting .293 with a homer and nine RBIs. He leads the team with eight stolen bases.
Also on the roster are sophomore Anthony Drago from Lake Zurich and freshman Quinten Sefcik from Carmel.
UIC baseball
Carmel grads Tyler Murphy and Michael Stahoviak, along with Mundelein grad Mitchell Schulewitz are playing baseball with the Flames (7-10-1) this spring.
Murphy and Stahoviak are both redshirt freshmen and have played sparingly this spring.
Schulewitz is a sophomore right-hander who has been used in relief. So far, he has pitched in eight game and his ERA is 6.00.
UW-M baseball
Warren grads Cal Haley and Adam Reuss are pitchers for the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers (10-7).
Haley, a junior right-hander, is a reliever with seven appearances and a 2.92 ERA.
Reuss, a sophomore righty, has started once and relieved three times, and his ERA is 2.92. He has a 1-0 record. In 12.1 innings, he has struck out 12.