Hamilton Heights fell to Anderson 4-3 in a Friday away game.
The Indians led 3-0 after three innings. The Huskies got on the board in the fourth, after Cole Meyer scored on a fielder’s choice by Sam Rupe.
Heights had to wait until the seventh inning for its next score, but it tied the game. Michael Cross hit a double into left field to get Sam Wahl and Luke Theiser home. But in the bottom of the inning, Anderson hit an RBI single to score the winning run.
Sam Fulton pitched five innings and struck out five.
“We just weren’t very sharp tonight,” said Heights coach JR Moffatt. “Some of that has to do with a lack of reps due to weather and not being on the field much. We are an older team but only three of our guys logged large varsity minutes last year. We have a lot of talent and being on the field regularly will really change who we are quickly.”
“We haven’t had a practice on our field since March 22, there may be a lot of teams in that same boat. We were in some different situations tonight than we were last night, we didn’t handle them well, more reps will take care of cleaning that up. The weather isn’t anyone’s fault, you just have to fight through it and get better. We will, I’m not concerned about that. These guys fought and didn’t quit and did a great job giving themselves a chance to win the game. Anderson did a good job of hanging in there too. It was snowing for a good part of the game and I thought both teams showed a lot of resolve and enthusiasm.”
The Huskies were to play at the North Central tournament tomorrow, but that has been canceled. Heights’ next game will be its Hoosier Conference opener, with the Huskies hosting Class 3A No. 2 Western on Tuesday.
“They are very good and we are excited to take another step forward,” said Moffatt.
Anderson 4, Heights 3
Heights AB R H RBI
Michael Cross 3 0 1 2
Cole Meyer 4 1 1 0
Gabe Reel 2 0 0 0
Alex Roth 0 0 0 0
Sam Fulton 3 0 0 0
Sam Rupe 3 0 1 1
Issiac Hickok 0 0 0 0
Ike Peterson 3 0 0 0
Cobe Koors 2 0 0 0
Sam Wahl 3 1 1 0
Luke Theiser 3 1 0 0
Totals 26 3 4 3
Score by innings
Heights 000 100 2 – 3 4 2
Anderson 201 000 1 – 4 8 2
2B: Cross. SB: Reel.
Heights pitching IP R ER H
Fulton 5 3 1 5
Theiser 1 1 1 1
Reel 0 0 0 2
Strikeouts: Fulton 6. Walks: Fulton 3, Theiser 1.