The Noblesville softball team won a wild all-county game on Wednesday, holding off a comeback by Carmel to grab a 13-8 victory at the Cherry Tree Softball Complex.
The Millers jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the first inning. Reis Sjoholm scored the first run on an RBI groundout by Ella White, then Gabby Fowler’s single sent Abby Harvey home. Noblesville loaded the bases, then Kinsey Pfeiffer drew a walk to send Fowler home. Taylor Thompson singled in Cameron Grayson, and Sjoholm’s single got Lauren DeRolf in to score.
White led off the second inning with a home run to make the score 6-0 in favor of the Millers. The homer was the 26th for White in her career, making her the all-time home run leader for Noblesville.
The Greyhounds got on the board in the third inning. Kylie Cunningham doubled to get on base, then scored on a steal of home plate. Noblesville scored twice in the top of the fourth: White got on with a base hit, then Fowler stepped up and hit a center field home run, giving the Millers an 8-1 lead.
Carmel began its comeback in the bottom of the fourth. Sophie Esposito smacked a double into center field, and Jessica Remm sent her home quickly by hitting her own double. Lily Sullivan’s single scored Remm, and Sullivan was scored in turn by Ella Ohrvall’s base hit.
The ‘Hounds were within 8-4 going into the fifth inning. Noblesville got one run in the top of that inning, with Harvey getting on base with a single, stealing second, then heading home after White hit a triple, putting the Millers up 9-4.
Carmel added three runs in the bottom of the fifth. Audrey Hussain sent a homer into center field, scoring her and Ella Greenawald. Esposito made it back-to-back home runs, sending hers into center field as well.
The ‘Hounds had cut Noblesville’s lead to 9-7, and then 9-8 in the sixth inning after Caroline Roop batted in Megan Nichols. But the Millers clinched the game in the top of the seventh with four runs. Bella Schatko scored on an error, Sjoholm batted in Myah Stuckey, and Harvey hit a homer into center field, scoring Sjoholm as well.
Sjoholm had a 4-for-5 day at the plate, with Harvey and White both going 3-for-5. White and Fowler each drove in three runs. Grayson got the pitching win, striking out four in five innings.
Nichols and Esposito both went 3-for-4 for Carmel, with Remm hitting two doubles. Esposito and Nchols both hit one double.
Noblesville is 3-2 and plays at Lawrence North Saturday morning. Carmel is 2-4 and travels to New Palestine on Friday.
NOBLESVILLE 13, CARMEL 8
Noblesville AB R H RBI
Reis Sjoholm 5 2 4 2
Abby Harvey 5 3 3 2
Ella White 5 2 3 3
Gabby Fowler 5 2 2 3
Cameron Grayson 4 1 1 0
Kira Thomas 1 0 0 0
Lauren DeRolf 3 1 0 0
Kinsey Pfeiffer 3 0 1 1
Rylie Newcomer 0 0 0 0
Taylor Thompson 2 0 1 1
Bella Schatko 1 1 0 0
Myah Stuckey 4 1 1 0
Lala Blower 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 13 16 12
HR: Harvey, White, Fowler. 3B: White. SB: Harvey 2, Sjoholm.
NHS pitching IP R ER H
Grayson (W) 5 4 2 8
Thomas 2 4 3 6
Strikeouts: Grayson 4. Walks: Thomas 1.
Carmel AB R H RBI
Ella Ohrvall 5 0 1 1
Kylie Cunningham 4 1 1 0
Megan Nichols 4 1 3 0
Caroline Roop 3 1 1 1
Hope McDonald 4 0 1 0
Audrey Hussain 4 1 1 2
Sophie Esposito 4 2 3 1
Jessica Remm 4 1 2 1
Lily Sullivan 4 1 1 1
Ella Greenawald 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 14 7
HR: Esposito, Hussain. 2B: Remm 2, Cunningham, Esposito, Nichols. SB: Cunningham, Esposito, Nichols.
Carmel pitching IP R ER H
Paxton Law 0.1 5 5 4
Emmy Brown 4.2 4 4 9
Maddie Stacy 2.0 4 4 3
Strikeouts: Stacy 1. Walks: Law 2, Stacy 1.
Score by Innings
Noblesville 510 210 4 – 13 16 3
Carmel 001 331 0 – 8 14 1