The Guerin Catholic softball and baseball teams both won home Circle City Conference games on Tuesday.
The path to victory was decidedly different for each Golden Eagles team, but they got there nonetheless. The GC softball squad kept up its hot start to the season with a 17-0 win over Brebeuf Jesuit, thanks to a perfect game from Alicia Flores. Meanwhile, Guerin’s baseball team got a dramatic win, as Braden Reel’s RBI triple in the eighth inning sent the Golden Eagles to an 8-7 victory against Bishop Chatard.
TWO TIMES PERFECT
There is some motivation behind the fantastic start for the Golden Eagles’ softball team. Coach Jeff Buckner said Guerin Catholic has “basically has the same team that we would have had” from last season, which of course was canceled due to the COVID pandemic. The coach said his team was “so disappointed that we couldn’t play, and so they’re not taking anything for granted” this time.
“They want to attack from the first pitch and just have fun every pitch,” said Buckner.
The Golden Eagles are 4-0, and one could say its season has been halfway perfect. That’s because the Golden Eagles now have two perfect games to their credit, by two different pitchers.
Izzy Kemp had the first perfect outing in GC’s opener. Tuesday, it was Flores’ turn. She didn’t allow one Brebeuf player on base, going 15 up, 15 down. Flores threw 14 strikeouts; the only exception was in the fourth inning, when Kemp made the play on a would-be bunt to first base.
“They’re throwing really well right now,” said Golden Eagles coach Jeff Buckner.
Meanwhile, Guerin Catholic scored at least three runs in each inning. Aliyah Dorsey got the first run on the board with a first-inning RBI triple, then Flores hit a double to add two more runs.
In the second inning, Ana Macha tripled in a run, then was soon home herself when Dorsey hit her first home run of the game. Up next was Victoria Flores, and she also homered. Lucy Schenk later doubled in a run.
Dorsey knocked in her second home run in the third inning, which put three more runs on the board. The Golden Eagles finished strong, with six runs in the fourth inning. Julia Hartley singled in a run, then Macha hit an RBI double. Kemp added an RBI single, then Alicia Flores drove in two runs with her base hit. Kemp later stole home to finish out the scoring.
Macha finished the game 4-for-4 at the plate, scoring four runs and batting in three. Dorsey totaled four RBIs on a 3-for-4 night and Kemp was 3-for-3. Both Dorsey and Kemp scored three runs. Alicia Flores drove in three runs.
Buckner pointed out that Guerin has scored double-digit runs in all but one of its games. The only exception was the Golden Eagles’ game with Zionsville, and they scored nine runs in that one.
“Every player has just vowed to not take anything for granted this year and they’re coming out having fun,” said Buckner. “The dugout is non-stop the entire game.”
Guerin Catholic plays another Circle City Conference game tonight, traveling to Bishop Chatard.
GUERIN CATHOLIC 17, BREBEUF JESUIT 0
(5 innings)
Guerin Catholic AB R H RBI
Ana Macha 4 4 4 3
Aliyah Dorsey 4 3 3 4
Victoria Flores 3 2 1 1
Izzy Kemp 3 3 3 2
Alicia Flores 4 0 2 3
Lilli Everts 0 0 0 0
Karolina Clarey 0 0 0 0
Lucy Schenk 3 0 1 1
Zoey Bussick 0 0 0 0
Olivia Labus 0 0 0 0
Kirsten Mascari 3 1 1 0
Sarah Dilley 3 2 2 1
Julia Hartley 3 2 2 0
Totals 30 17 19 15
Score by Innings
Brebeuf Jesuit 000 00 – 0 0 6
Guerin Catholic 353 6x – 17 19 0
HR: Dorsey 2, V. Flores. 3B: Macha, Dorsey. 2B: A. Flores, Schenk, Macha. SB: Kemp 2, Macha, Hartley, Everts.
GC pitching IP R ER H
A. Flores 5 0 0 0
Strikeouts: A. Flores 14. Walks: none.
WALK-OFF TRIPLE
The baseball game between Guerin Catholic and Bishop Chatard became a back-and-forth one during the later stages. The Trojans scored five runs in the top of the third inning, but the Golden Eagles got back in it in the bottom of the third by scoring four runs.
Will Fremion batted in the first run, with his left field double scoring Aidan Morse. Josh Schaff drew a walk, then Spencer Wilt came in to run for him. Sam Tabor came up next, and his single scored Fremion. Later, Clay Patton reached on an error, and that sent Wilt and Tabor home.
Guerin tied the game at 5-5 in the fourth inning, as Fremion singled in Reel. In the sixth inning, Morse hit a double to score Patton and give GC a 6-5 lead. Chatard scored two runs in the top of the seventh, but Fremion stole home in the bottom of the inning, tying the game at 7-7.
So, it was on to extra innings. The Golden Eagles only needed one, as they quickly scored in the bottom of the eighth. Anthony Ferrucci got on base after being hit by a pitch, and Reel quickly sent him home by blasting a triple to center field.
Morse finished the game 3-for-4, while Fremion was 2-for-2, including a double. Schaff and Tabor both had two hits as well. Patton threw the first four innings, striking out seven. Wilt threw four strikeouts in relief, and Davis Wagner got the win by pitching the eighth.
Guerin Catholic is 1-1 and completes the conference series with Chatard today at the Trojans’ field.
GUERIN CATHOLIC 8, BISHOP CHATARD 7
(8 innings)
Guerin Catholic AB R H RBI
Clay Patton 3 1 0 0
Anthony Ferrucci 3 1 1 0
Braden Reel 3 1 1 1
Aidan Morse 4 1 3 1
Adam Novelen 4 0 0 0
Will Fremion 2 2 2 2
Josh Schaff 3 0 2 0
Sam Tabor 4 1 2 1
Davis Wagner 2 0 0 0
Spencer Wilt 2 1 0 0
Evan Brong 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 8 11 5
Score by Innings
Bishop Chatard 005 000 20 – 7 10 2
Guerin Catholic 004 101 11 – 8 11 3
3B: Reel. 2B: Fremion, Morse. SB: Fremion 2. SAC: Ferrucci. HBP: Ferrucci.
GC pitching IP R ER H
Patton 4 5 3 8
Wilt 3 2 2 2
Wagner (W) 1 0 0 0
Strikeouts: Patton 7, Wilt 4, Wagner 1. Walks: Patton 3, Wilt 2.