Hamilton Heights earned a Hoosier Conference sweep of Northwestern on Wednesday, beating the Tigers 4-1 in an away game.
The Huskies scored their first run in the first inning, when Sam Fulton’s RBI groundout got Cole Meyer home. Sam Wahl got an RBI groundout in the third inning to score Luke Theiser.
Heights added two more runs in the sixth inning. Cobe Koors sent a single into left field to get Evan Warner home; Warner was pinch running for Ike Peterson, who had gotten on base with a double. A little later, a single by Meyer single sent Issiac Hickok home.
Meyer and Koors both finished the game with two hits. The Huskies were very active on the bases with six steals.
“This week couldn’t have started better for us, two conference wins against a very good team,” said Heights coach JR Moffatt. “It moves us to 7-4 with Pendleton and Clinton Prairie coming the next two days. We also control our own destiny for second place in the eastern half of our conference. We will have two huge games with Lewis Cass next week. They are a top 10 2A team so they will be a load to handle.
“I do like where we are right now though. A lot of improvement in the last week throughout our lineup. Maybe what I like most is that we haven’t even come close to peaking yet and we are still playing pretty well. As our confidence grows I believe we can become a pretty dangerous team. One pitch, one inning, one game at a time.”
Fulton pitched a complete game, striking out six and allowing just two hits.
“Sam was really dominant tonight. When he is hitting his spots he is really tough to deal with. He has good command of all of his pitches and when he’s throwing like that it makes coaching pretty easy.”
Heights is 4-2 in the conference. The Huskies will travel to Pendleton Heights today for a 5:30 p.m. game.
Millers run away from Frankfort
Noblesville ran away with a 10-1 victory over Frankfort in a Wednesday game at Don Dunker Field.
The Hot Dogs scored a run in the top of the first inning, but the Millers took control of the game with four runs in the bottom of the second. Ethan Imel’s single sent Jacob Thieman and Bryce Randolph home, then Zac Tuinei scored when Tyler Owens reached on error. Mark Goudy hit a sacrifice fly to score Owens.
Noblesville poured in another six runs in the fourth inning. Goudy hit a left field single that got Ramey and Owens in to score. Reese Sharp doubled in Goudy, then scored on an error. Randolph knocked a right field single to get Thieman home, then would later score himself on a wild pitch.
Goudy collected three RBIs and was one of four Millers with two hits. Thieman, Randolph and Imel also had two hits, with Imel getting a double and two RBIs. Owens, Thieman and Randolph all scored twice.
CJ Stuckey pitched four innings of no-hit baseball to get the win. Jackson Ramey pitched the fifth inning to close the game.
Noblesville is 8-8 and will play Carmel Friday night at Victory Field.
‘Hounds drop MIC game at LN
Carmel dropped a Metropolitan Conference game at Lawrence North on Wednesday by the score of 3-2.
The Wildcats scored twice in the first inning and one in the fourth. The Greyhounds got both of their runs in the sixth inning. Jackson Adams hit a double to send Tanner Simmons home, then Adams got home on an Alex Brooks single.
Simmons went 2-for-3 at the plate.
Carmel is 1-4 in the MIC and 3-8 overall. The Greyhounds will next play Noblesville Friday night at Victory Field.
‘Hawks finish win at Clinton Central
It took two days, but Sheridan finally got a 12-5 win over its rival Clinton Central.
The game started on Wednesday but was suspended due to darkness and had to be finished on Thursday. The Blackhawks played one inning on Thursday, and scored five runs.
Sheridan never trailed in the game. The ‘Hawks got their first run in the third inning when Jake O’Hara scored on an error. The Bulldogs tied the game in the bottom of the third, but Kyle Archer got Sheridan back ahead 2-1 after scoring on a passed ball.
The Blackhawks added three runs in the fifth inning. Jacob Vita got home on a passed ball, then Cameron Hovey and Steve Smith scored on separate errors. Cole Cummings got home in the sixth inning when O’Hara reached on error.
In the seventh inning, Archer scored two runs on a left field triple, getting Hovey and Smith home. Archer then scored on a Sean Speck single, then Speck scored when Cummings hit a bunt single. Finally, O’Hara singled in Cummings for Sheridan’s 12th run.
O’Hara finished the game 3-for-4, while Speck was 2-for-2. Archer scored two runs and batted in another two.
Leonard pitched four innings for the win, striking out four and allowing just three hits.
Sheridan is 2-1 in the Hoosier Heartland Conference and 4-2 overall. The ‘Hawks host Carroll at 5 p.m. tonight.