Noblesville dropped the opening game of a Hoosier Crossroads Conference series with Zionsville on Tuesday by the score of 6-1 at Don Dunker Field.
The Millers scored their run in the sixth inning. Jacob Thieman sent a double into right field, then was batted in by Zac Tuinei’s double into left field.
Thieman finished the game 2-for-3, with both of his hits doubles. Clay Holzworth pitched five strikeouts in four innings.
Noblesville is 3-4 in the HCC and 6-6 overall. The Millers will play the second game of this series at 6 p.m. tonight. The game will be played at the Dunk, although the Eagles will be designated as the home team.
Noblesville’s Jacob Thieman (right) hit two doubles for the Millers on Tuesday.
(Richie Hall)
Huskies get first conference win
Hamilton Heights picked up a Hoosier Conference win over Tipton 5-0 Tuesday in a home game.
The Huskies started out with two runs in the second inning. Sam Wahl’s fielder’s choice got Drew Fryman home, then Ike Peterson scored on a wild pitch. In the third inning, Sam Fulton smacked a double to score Cole Meyer, then Issiac Hickok got home when Peterson hit a sacrifice fly.
“We were so much better at the plate tonight,” said Huskies coach JR Moffatt. “Cut our strikeouts way down. Just putting the ball in play more seemed to give us a little more mojo. We are learning, not there yet, but making progress. Still waiting like everyone else to get some consistent days outside to work on some stuff. I’m not nearly satisfied but I am happy with the progress, a little better everyday means a lot better over the course of a season.”
Heights’ fifth run came in the sixth inning, when Sam Rupe singled home Luke Theiser. Rupe and Meyer both finished the game with two hits.
Meanwhile, Fulton pitched an incredible game. He struck out 12, issued no walks and allowed only five hits.
“It was nice to sit back and watch Sam go to work tonight,” said Moffatt. “He can make a coach’s job very easy when he gets going like this. There’s a reason the University of Tennessee wanted him. He showed tonight how dominant he can be when he has command of the strike zone.
“I’ll give a lot of props to the Tipton hitters who battled him hard and got five hits. I think the fact that he gave no free passes was huge. The lack of BB’s made their hits kinda meaningless when they got them. A lot of young pitchers don’t understand how damaging it can be when you don’t make the opponent earn their way on base. Gabe (Reel) does a great job of handling our pitchers. He’s a great receiver, teacher and calming presence for them.”
Heights is 1-2 in the Hoosier and 3-3 overall. The Huskies finish the conference series at 5 p.m. today at Tipton.
Carmel falls to Pike, plays there today
Carmel dropped a 4-0 Metropolitan Conference game to Pike Tuesday at Hartman Field.
The Greyhounds had three hits, including a 2-for-3 night from Will Richter. Drew Olssen pitched six innings, striking out six.
Carmel is 1-2 in the MIC and 3-5 overall. The ‘Hounds play at 5:30 p.m. today at Pike to complete the conference series.
Golden Eagles fall to Brebeuf
Guerin Catholic dropped a 9-0 Circle City Conference game to Brebeuf Jesuit Tuesday at the Golden Eagles’ field.
The game was close until the Braves scored four runs in the top of the fourth inning. Brebeuf allowed Guerin five hits, including two from Brendan Downey. Keenan Taylor hit a double.
Jake Andriole pitched six innings, striking out 10.
The Golden Eagles are 0-3 in the conference and 3-4 overall. Guerin Catholic will play at Brebeuf at 6 p.m. today to finish the Circle City series.
Sheridan drops season’s first game
Sheridan dropped its first game of the season on Tuesday, falling to Rossville 2-0.
The Hornets did not allow the Blackhawks any hits. Sheridan got on base twice, when Zach Mannies was walked and when Jake O’Hara was hit by a pitch.
O’Hara threw six innings for the ‘Hawks, striking out six.
Sheridan is now 3-1 and plays at Taylor on Thursday.
Royals beat Pendleton Heights in eight innings
Hamilton Southeastern needed an extra inning, but it got past Pendleton Heights in a 6-5 road game on Tuesday.
The Royals trailed 5-4 going into the top of the seventh inning, but tied the game when Jack Dewolf drew a bases-loaded walk to score Cole DeWael. Southeastern held off Pendleton in the bottom of the seventh; the winning run was at third base with no outs before Rutger Poiry struck out three in a row to send the game to the eighth.
In that eighth inning, Greyson Droste reached on error, then moved to second on a groundout. DeWael singled Droste over to third, then Droste scored on an error during the next at-bat. In the bottom of the eighth, Pendleton got a runner as far as second, but Poiry got the last out with a strikeout.
Poiry got the win, pitching the final two and two-thirds innings and striking out six.
The Royals scored one run in the first inning, with Jacob Daftari’s sacrifice fly getting Anthony Eggers home. Daftari then doubled in Brayton Harrison in the fourth inning, Droste scored on an error, then Jake Huston sent Daftari in to score with a single.
Huston finished the game with two hits, while Daftari had two RBIs.
Southeastern is 4-7 and begins a Hoosier Crossroads Conference series with Westfield on Thursday. The Royals host the ‘Rocks on Thursday and Saturday, with the Friday game at Westfield.
‘Blazers drop close game at Cass
University lost a back-and-forth game at Lewis Cass Tuesday by the score of 6-4.
The Trailblazers scored first, in the top of the first inning. Brock Moore’s RBI groundout sent Dawson Estep home. The Kings tied the game in the bottom of the second, but University added two runs in the top of the third.
Garrett Hill hit a sacrifice fly to score Asher Thompson. On the next at-bat, Moore singled home Estep. Those runs put the ‘Blazers ahead 3-1; the lead held until the bottom of the fourth when Cass scored three runs.
The Kings went ahead 6-3 in the sixth inning. Estep hit a sacrifice fly to send Nate Shatkowski home in the top of the seventh, but that would be all.
Moore finished the game with two RBIs.
University is 5-4 and will host Western Boone at 5 p.m. today at RoundTripper Academy.