Carmel took a trip to play Louisville Ballard on Thursday, and came home with a 4-0 victory.
The Greyhounds scored their first run in the third inning, with Brayden Lentz batting in Drew Kelly. Carmel then added its other three runs in the fourth inning: Alex Brooks singled in Dryden Schroeder, Jackson Adams stole home and Jared Greene hit a sacrifice fly to score Brooks.
Kelly finished the game 2-for-3 at the plate; both he and Greene hit a double. Drew Olssen went five innings for the win, with Aidan Bradbury throwing the last two innings, allowing no hits in getting the save. Both had three strikeouts for the game. The ‘Hounds turned a double play in the fourth inning.
Carmel is 2-1 for the season and plays at Penn Saturday afternoon.
Carmel 4, Louisville Ballard 0
Carmel AB R H RBI
JD Rogers 4 0 1 0
Brayden Lentz 4 0 1 1
Christian Williams 3 0 0 0
Dryden Schroeder 3 1 1 0
Jackson Adams 2 1 0 0
Alex Brooks 3 1 1 1
Jared Greene 2 0 1 1
Drew Kelly 3 1 2 0
Logan Urbanowski 0 0 0 0
Jackson Michaels 1 0 0 0
Totals 25 4 7 3
Score by innings
Carmel 001 300 0 – 4 7 0
Ballard 000 000 0 – 0 5 1
2B: Greene, Kelly. SB: Adams, Brooks. SAC: Greene.
Carmel pitching IP R ER H
Drew Olssen (W) 5 0 0 5
Aiden Bradbury (S) 2 0 0 0
Strikeouts: Olssen 3, Bradbury 3. Walks: Bradbury 1.