Fishers extended its winning streak to nine on Thursday with a 7-0 victory over the Class 4A No. 10 Avon in a Hoosier Crossroads Conference game.
Luke Albright (3-1) led the 4A No. 2 Tigers throwing a complete game shutout. Albright allowed only one infield hit, while striking out 10.
The Tigers offense used six walks, aggressive baserunning, and timely hitting to score two runs in each of the first, third, and fifth innings and one run in the sixth.
Kiel Brenczewski plated JJ Woolwine on an RBI sacrifice fly, and Matt Wolff scored Ben Burton on an RBI groundout in the first inning. In the third inning, Wolff scored Craig Yoho on an RBI single. Courtesy runner Tristan Baker then scored from third base when Wolff was picked off of first. Brenczewski delivered an RBI single in the fifth inning to score Burton. Yoho and Baker then executed a perfect double steal with Baker stealing second and Yoho stealing home on the throw to second. In the sixth inning, Grant Whetsel connected on a one-out triple to left field. The next batter, Nick Lukac, scored Whetsel on an RBI groundout.
Woolwine had a multi-hit night. Brenczewski and Wolff both had two RBIs. Yoho finished with four stolen bases, and Baker had three stolen bases on the night.
The Tigers are 9-1 in the conference and 14-3 overall. Fishers travels to Avon on Friday for Game 2 of the series.
Good early start leads ‘Rocks baseball to victory
Westfield scored early, then held off a rally by Brownsburg to win 7-4 in the opener of a Hoosier Crossroads Conference series.
The Shamrocks scored in each of the first four innings. Matthew Meyer got the first run when his double scored Logan McClurg, who also got on base with a double. Later, Zach Collins hit his own double to send Meyer home. Luke Hutson came in to run for Collins and later scored, giving Westfield a 3-0 lead after the first inning.
Meyer batted in two runs in the second inning, as his single scored Payton Tamm and Brandon Yoder. In the third inning, Trey Anderson singled home Hutson. A fourth-inning double by Sam Eaton got Yoder in for his second run, this after Yoder got on base with a double.
Meyer, Collins and Bryce Dorton all had two hits, with Meyer driving in three runs total. Matthew Robinson pitched six innings for the win, striking out seven and allowing three hits.
“Matthew Robinson had another great outing for us,” said ‘Rocks coach Ryan Bunnell. “He is really locked in right now and is doing a great job for us on the mound and when it’s not his night he’s leading well. I thought we did a nice job of being aggressive early in the count tonight until about the fourth, but we had several kids with good nights.”
Westfield is 6-4 in the HCC and 6-6 overall. The ‘Rocks continue the series at Brownsburg tonight, with the first pitch at 6 p.m.
‘Blazers cruise past Greenwood Christian, stay perfect in PAAC
A huge hitting performance from Garrett Hill led University to a 14-0 Pioneer Conference win in five innings at Greenwood Christian Academy on Thursday.
Hill was 4-for-4 at the plate, including three home runs. Hill’s first was in the first inning, and it put the Trailblazers up 2-0. Dawson Estep also scored, he had doubled in the earlier at-bat. Asher Thompson’s single scored Cade Carlson later in the inning.
Carlson hit an RBI single of his own in the second inning to score Hill. Ben Westerkamm singled in the next at-bat, then Ben Ewer got everybody home with a homer into left field. Thompson would later score when Tyler Galyean reached on error.
Hill struck again in the third inning, with a solo homer to put the ‘Blazers up 9-0. In the fourth inning, Westerkamm scored on an RBI fielder’s choice from Galyean.
University sprinted to the finish in the fifth inning. Estep homered to score two runs, this after Matt Moore was walked. Hill was next to bat, and he cracked his third home run of the game into center field. Will Mables batted in the Trailblazers’ last run, getting Adam Oxley home.
While all this was going on, the ‘Blazers did their job pitching. Nate Shatkowski threw the first four innings, striking out six while allowing just one hit. Will Spence closed the game with a perfect fifth inning, two strikeouts and a groundout. Neither pitcher issued a walk.
With the win, University remains perfect in the conference at 4-0 and is 10-4 overall. The Trailblazers will play two games at Heritage Christian on Saturday, taking on Blackhawk Christian at 1:30 p.m. and the host Eagles at 7 p.m.
‘Hounds swept by Wildcats
Carmel lost to Lawrence North 5-1 Thursday at Hartman Field, giving the Wildcats a sweep of the Metropolitan Conference series.
The Wildcats scored three runs in the top of the fifth inning. The Greyhounds scored their run in the sixth inning when Will Richter sent a double into left field to score Jack Van Remortel. JD Rogers also hit a double in the first inning. Carmel totaled four hits overall in the game.
Alex Brooks pitched four and two thirds innings, tossing five strikeouts.
Carmel is 1-5 in the MIC and 3-9 overall. The ‘Hounds play Noblesville at 8 p.m. tonight at Victory Field.
Walkoff homer sends Heritage past GC
Guerin Catholic lost a tough game at Heritage Christian on Thursday, falling 4-3 in a 10-inning Circle City Conference game.
The Golden Eagles scored the first run in the top of the third inning, when Owen Hargrave getting home on a wild pitch. Heritage tied the game in the bottom of the fifth, but Guerin got the lead back in the top sixth. Bennett Ely’s double sent Luke Godfrey home and gave GC a 2-1 lead.
Heritage Christian scored twice in the bottom of the sixth to go ahead 3-2, but Guerin Catholic tied it in the top of the seventh. Wes Gingerich got home when Brendan Downey reached on error. The score would remain tied at 3-3 until the bottom of the 10th, when Heritage hit a home run in its first at bat.
Godfrey hit a double in the top of the 10th.
The Golden Eagles are 3-3 in the conference and 5-5 overall. Guerin Catholic hosts Eastern at 5:30 p.m. today.
‘Hawks drop conference game to Carrol
Sheridan dropped a 3-1 Hoosier Conference game to Carroll Thursday in a home game.
The Cougars scored one run each in the third, fourth and seventh innings. The Blackhawks got their run in the bottom of the fourth when Zach Mannies hit a double to score Corbin Went.
Cameron Hovey and Sean Speck both had one hit for Sheridan.
Jake O’Hara pitched a complete game, striking out six against five hits. O’Hara issued no walks.
Sheridan is 1-3 in the conference and 4-3 overall. The ‘Hawks next play at Tri-Central on Tuesday.
Corbin Went scored Sheridan’s run during the Blackhawks’ Thursday game with Carroll. (Richie Hall)
Huskies fall at Pendleton Heights
Hamilton Heights dropped a 5-2 game at Pendleton Heights on Thursday.
The Arabians never trailed, scoring three runs in the first inning. The Huskies scored their first run in the third inning; Sam Wahl got home after Sam Fulton reached on error.
Wahl scored again in the fifth inning on an RBI single by Sam Rupe, who finished the game 2-for-3 at the plate. Luke Thesier hit a double in the fourth inning.
“We had a big opportunity in the first inning to get up big out of the gate,” said Huskies coach JR Moffatt. “Bases loaded and only one out and we grounded into an inning ending double play. That kind of set the stage for what kind of night it was going to be. Pendleton answered with three unearned in the bottom of the first and there you have it. A 5-6 run swing in a couple of swings.”
Michael Cross pitched six and a third innings, giving up just four hits.
“Defensively after the first inning we were solid. Michael had the throwing error that hurt himself in the first, but that had as much to do with them as it did us. Mike made a really good play on the ball but the throw just got away from him. That stuff happens. You don’t like it but you are gonna make some physical errors now and then, it happens. Evan Warner made a really nice diving catch in the outfield to help keep it close.”
Heights is 7-5 and hosts Clinton Prairie at 5 p.m. this afternoon.
Royals drop HCC game
Hamilton Southeastern lost a Hoosier Crossroads Conference game at Zionsville 5-2 on Thursday.
The Eagles scored two runs in the first inning and held the lead from there. The Royals scored one run in each of the last two innings. Greyson Droste doubled home Zach Boyle in the sixth, and Tyler Jahanshahi scored on an RBI groundout by Matt Buckingham in the seventh. Jahanshahi hit a triple to get on base.
Droste finished the game 2-for-3 at the plate. Sam Bachman pitched a complete game, striking out six.
Southeastern is 2-8 in the conference and 5-10 overall. The Royals host Zionsville at 6 p.m. tonight in the second game of the HCC series.