Baseball roundup: Millers beat Rocks in HCC series’ first game

The REPORTER

Noblesville beat Westfield 11-4 in an HCC game at Don Dunker Field.

The Millers led 5-1 after two innings, then scored three runs each in the fourth and fifth innings to take further control of the game. Christopher Martz hit a two-run home run in the fifth inning. Tanner Miller was 3-for-3 at the plate and drove in four runs, while Cole Schott had two hits, a double and a single, batting in four runs and scoring three.

Aiden Reynolds scored three runs and hit a double. Joe Glander had two hits and pitched five innings for the win, striking out 11. Trevor Corbett threw two no-hit innings to finish the game.

Matt Drozlek had two hits for the Shamrocks, while Ethan Colling drove in two runs. Owen Swinford struck out five in two innings.

Both teams are 4-3 in conference play and continue the series today at Westfield. The Millers are 9-8 overall and the Shamrocks are 10-5.

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Hamilton Heights came back to beat Lawrence Central 8-5 in a Thursday home game.

The Bears led 4-0 midway through the second inning before the Huskies began their comeback. Heights scored a run in the bottom of the second: Josh Newton hit a one-out triple, then was batted in by Kyle Michael.

In the third inning, Nick Hulen tripled in Owen Roney, then Levi Chandler hit another triple to score Hulen. Chandler got home on a wild pitch, tying the game at 4-4. Heights went ahead in the fourth inning; Logan Hickman scored after Chandler reached on an error.

Michael batted in Newton for a fifth-inning run that gave the Huskies a 6-4 lead. Lawrence Central scored a run in the sixth inning, but the Huskies got two in the bottom of the sixth: Colt Johnson scored on a wild pitch, then Chandler singled in Hulen.

Chandler, Newton and Michael all had two hits. Cohen Boyd hit a double. Kaden Lawson pitched four innings for the win, allowing two hits. Cy Mason pitched three no-hit innings for the save, striking out four.

Heights is 6-9 and plays at Daleville Saturday.

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University defeated Cardinal Ritter 10-0 in a five-inning game Thursday at RoundTripper Academy.

The Trailblazers led 3-0 after one inning, then scored four runs in the second and two in the third. University ended the game in the fifth inning when Caleb Stocker scored after Cooper Cammack hit a sacrifice fly.

Castetter and Cammack both had two hits, including a triple for Cammack, who drove in three runs. Castetter scored three runs. Charlie Ranek had two RBIs and Beckett Suh hit a double. Finn Steiner and Laine Spears combined for a no-hitter; Steiner got the win with seven strikeouts in three innings. Spears pitched two innings and struck out four.

The Blazers are 8-8 and play a Pioneer Conference game against Seton Catholic this evening. The game starts at 6 p.m. and will be played at McBride Stadium in Richmond.

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Carmel fell to Center Grove 8-5 in a Thursday away game.

Gabe Mathison singled on Jay Stein for a first-inning run, then Jackson Harris batted in Silas Neal in the second inning to give the Greyhounds a 2-0 lead. The Trojans scored a run in the third inning, but the Greyhounds came back with three in the top of the fourth: Stein batted in Nate Steele, Mathison singled Stein home and Parker Heaney brought in Carson Mase with a base hit. That gave Carmel a 5-1 lead, but Center Grove came back with four runs in the fifth inning and three more in the sixth.

Stein, Mathison and Heaney all had two hits, with Stein hitting a triple.

The Greyhounds are 8-7 and host Avon Friday.