After the previous two Mudsock baseball games went to extra innings, what would be in the store for the deciding third game?
As it turned out, the game would turn into a dominant performance for Fishers. The Tigers let loose for 10 runs in the fourth inning, and that propelled them to a 15-2, five-inning victory at Hamilton Southeastern’s Ken Seitz Field. Fishers thus won the series 2-1 and was awarded the Mudsock trophy at the conclusion of the game.
The Tigers started things off with a run in the top of the first inning. Joey Brenczewski led off with a triple, then Jack Brown hit a sacrifice fly to get him home. The Royals responded with two runs in the bottom of the inning. Hunter Dilts scored the first run, then Landon Riekhof got home on a passed ball.
Fishers then added two runs in both the second and third innings. In the second inning, Gavin Clayton tied the game with a single to score Jack Braun, then Brenczewski doubled home Clayton to give the Tigers a 3-2 lead. Both of Fishers’ third-inning runs were scored by sacrifice fly: JP Preston batted in Matt Bryant and Braun sent home Dom Oliverio.
The Tigers began the fourth inning with back-to-back doubles from Clayton and Carson Dunn. Brenczewski drew a walk to load the bases, then Jack Brown sent a double into center field to score Clayton, Dunn and Brenczewski. Jack Brown scored on a passed ball to give Fishers a 9-2 lead.
Braun batted in the next two Tigers runs with a triple, scoring Bryant and Preston. Braun then got home on a passed ball. Dunn finished things off with a three-run home run, also sending Zach Cox and Clayton in to score.
Fishers coach Matthew Cherry said that fourth inning was one of the best offensive innings it has had all season.
“That’s the potential I’ve seen in them all along,” said Cherry.
The Royals battled to the end, loading the bases in the bottom of the fourth inning after singles by Noah Wolf and Cole Earlewine, then Hunter Dilts drew a walk. Fishers’ Joey Wilmoth got out of that with a strikeout for the third out. In the fifth inning, HSE’s J. Bush drew a walk, then Jason Dettman came in to run for him and got to third. This time, closer Cody Jones got the strikeout to finish the game.
“Southeastern’s a great team,” said Tigers coach Matthew Cherry. “They compete. They play hard. They’re never out of it, they keep fighting back. To be honest, even there at the end, it made me nervous when they get runners on. Even though the lead looked good and looked in control, I’ve seen them come back before.”
Jack Brown totaled four RBIs for the Tigers, while Braun and Dunn both had three. Wilmoth pitched four innings for the win, striking out eight.
Fishers is 12-8 and plays Monday at Class 4A No. 7 on Carmel. The Royals are 8-10-1 and host Lawrence North on Monday.
FISHERS 15, HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 2
(5 innings)
Fishers AB R H RBI
Joey Brenczewski 3 2 2 1
Jack Brown 3 1 1 4
Caulin Brown 2 0 0 0
Dom Oliverio 4 1 2 0
JP Preston 2 1 0 1
Jack Braun 2 2 2 3
Zach Cox 2 1 0 0
Gavin Clayton 2 3 2 1
Carson Dunn 3 2 2 3
Matt Bryant 0 2 0 0
Totals 23 15 11 13
HR: Dunn. 3B: Braun, Brenczewski. 2B: Brenczewski, J. Brown, Clayton, Dunn, Oliverio. SB: Braun. SAC: Braun, J. Brown, Preston. HBP: C. Brown.
Fishers pitching IP R ER H
Joey Wilmoth (W) 4 2 1 4
Cody Jones 1 0 0 0
Strikeouts: Wilmoth 8, Jones 2. Walks: Wilmoth 5, Jones 1.
Southeastern AB R H RBI
Cole Earlewine 2 0 1 0
Hunter Dilts 1 1 0 0
J.T. Mutchner 1 0 0 0
Eli Miller 2 0 1 0
Landon Riekhof 2 1 1 0
John McCall 2 0 0 0
J. Bush 0 0 0 0
Hunter Wright 2 0 0 1
Payton Hilfiker 3 0 0 0
Peyton Lusby 2 0 0 0
Noah Wolf 2 0 1 0
Jason Dettman 0 0 0 0
Totals 19 2 4 1
SB: Earlewine.
HSE pitching IP R ER H
Cam Howard 3.0 6 6 7
Colin St. Clair 0.1 7 7 3
Logan Callaghan 1.2 2 2 1
Strikeouts: Howard 2. St. Clair 1, Callaghan 1. Walks: St. Clair 4, Callaghan 1.
Score by Innings
Fishers 122 (10)0 – 15 11 2
Southeastern 200 00 – 2 4 1
Carmel swept both games of a Metropolitan Conference doubleheader with Ben Davis Saturday at Hartman Field.
The Class 4A No. 7 Greyhounds won the first game 16-4 in five innings. Carmel got things going right away, with Nick Mitchell leading off with a home run. That was the start of five runs in the first inning; JD Rogers hit an RBI triple, then Jackson Micheels and Alex Richter both smacked RBI doubles. The ‘Hounds cruised from there.
Rogers went 3-for-3, including two triples, batting in three runs and scoring two more. Cody Kantz scored four runs while hitting 2-for-2. Micheels drove in three runs with two doubles. Aiden Aitken went three and a third innings for the win, striking out three and allowing just one hit.
The ‘Hounds sailed through the second game, winning 15-1 in six innings. Carmel led 4-0 after two innings, then cracked three straight doubles (Micheels, Griffin Wolf and Evan Neukam) to score two runs at the start of the third. Daniel Cunningham hit a fifth-inning triple and eventually scored on a Nathan MacLaren single.
The Greyhounds ran away with the seventh inning, scoring seven runs. Rogers led with a homer, Cunningham hit a two-RBI triple, and Connor Gioia also smashed a triple, then scored on Kantz’s home run.
MacLaren totaled four RBIs for Carmel, while Wolf scored three runs. Brandon Rosenfeld got the win, striking out eight in five innings while giving up just one hit.
The ‘Hounds are 7-0-1 in the MIC and 14-1-1 overall. Carmel hosts Fishers on Monday.
CARMEL 16, BEN DAVIS 4
(5 innings)
Carmel AB R H RBI
Nick Mitchell 2 3 2 2
Cody Kantz 2 4 2 1
JD Rogers 3 2 3 3
Jackson Micheels 2 2 2 3
Griffin Wolf 0 0 0 0
Daniel Cunningham 3 1 1 2
Lleyton Lukowski 1 0 0 0
Evan Neukam 1 0 0 0
Tripp Schroeder 1 0 0 0
Alex Richter 2 1 1 2
Cam Carmichael 0 0 0 0
Connor Gioia 3 1 1 2
Reece Bellin 3 0 0 0
Nathan MacLaren 0 2 0 0
Totals 23 16 12 15
Score by Innings
Ben Davis 010 30 – 4 3 2
Carmel 551 5x – 16 12 2
HR: Mitchell. 3B: Rogers 2, Kantz. 2B: Micheels 2, Mitchell, Richter. SB: Cunningham, Gioia, Kantz, MacLaren, Richter, Rogers, Wolf. SAC: Richter. HBP: Kantz, Micheels, Mitchell.
Carmel pitching IP R ER H
Aiden Aitken (W) 3.1 3 2 1
Dylan Zenor 1.2 0 0 2
Strikeouts: Aitken 3, Zenor 2. Walks: Aitken 5.
CARMEL 15, BEN DAVIS 1
(6 innings)
Carmel AB R H RBI
Nick Mitchell 3 0 2 1
Connor Gioia 2 1 2 1
Cody Kantz 4 2 2 2
JD Rogers 3 1 1 2
Reece Bellin 1 0 0 0
Jackson Micheels 4 2 2 0
Griffin Wolf 3 3 2 1
Evan Neukam 3 0 1 1
Alex Richter 3 1 1 1
Daniel Cunningham 4 2 2 2
Nathan MacLaren 3 2 2 4
Lleyton Lukowski 0 1 0 0
Totals 33 15 17 15
Score by Innings
Carmel 132 027 – 15 17 0
Ben Davis 000 010 – 1 2 1
HR: Kantz, Rogers. 3B: Cunningham 2, Gioia. 2B: Micheels 2, Kantz, Neukam, Richter, Wolf. SB: MacLaren 2, Mitchell 2. SAC: MacLaren, Richter. HBP: Neukam.
Carmel pitching IP R ER H
Brandon Rosenfeld (W) 5 1 1 1
Jack Bruington 1 0 0 0
Strikeouts: Rosenfeld 8, Bruington 1. Walks: Rosenfeld 2, Bruington 1.
University won the Wabash Apache Classic on Saturday with two defensive-oriented games.
The Class 2A No. 9 Trailblazers beat host Wabash 5-1 in their semi-final game. University never trailed, scoring two runs in the top of the first inning. Adam Oxley batted in the first run, with his double sending in Luke Hellman. Cam Greenawald came in to run for Oxley, and he was scored by Thomas Price’s base hit.
The ‘Blazers added a third-inning run when Tyler Galyean batted in Weber Morse. In the fourth inning, Morse hit a sacrifice fly to score Seth Hogg. University finished the game with a run in the seventh inning. Morse got on base with a double, then Galyean sent him home with a double.
Galyean went 2-for-4 at the plate. Adam Oxley pitched five innings for the win, striking out four against two hits. Grayson Knight pitched the final two innings for the save.
In the championship game, the Trailblazers edged Bishop Luers 2-1. University scored the game’s first run in the third inning, with Matt Moore batting home Galyean. The Knights tied the game in the top of the fourth, but the ‘Blazers got the lead back in the bottom of the inning when Seth Hogg scored on a wild pitch.
University held the lead from there, thanks to Moore’s pitching. He threw 11 strikeouts in six innings, giving up just one hit. Galyean pitched the seventh inning and got the save.
The Trailblazers are 13-4 and host Western on Tuesday.
UNIVERSITY 5, WABASH 1
University AB R H RBI
Tyler Galyean 4 0 2 2
Luke Hellman 3 1 0 0
Adam Oxley 3 0 1 1
Thomas Price 1 0 1 1
Gabe Mervis 1 0 0 0
Matt Moore 2 0 0 0
Jake Hooker 3 0 0 0
Seth Hogg 3 1 1 0
Weber Morse 1 2 1 1
Grady Hay 3 0 0 0
Cam Greenawald 0 1 0 0
Totals 24 5 6 5
Score by Innings
University 210 100 1 – 5 6 0
Wabash 100 000 0 – 1 2 1
2B: Galyean, Oxley, Morse. SB: Price 2, Hellman, Hogg. SAC: Morse. HBP: Moore, Hellman.
University pitching IP R ER H
Oxley (W) 5 1 0 2
Grayson Knight (S) 2 0 0 0
Strikeouts: Oxley 4, Knight 1. Walks: Oxley 3, Knight 1.
UNIVERSITY 2, BISHOP LUERS 1
University AB R H RBI
Tyler Galyean 3 1 1 0
Luke Hellman 1 0 1 0
Thomas Price 3 0 1 0
Matt Moore 2 0 1 1
Jake Hooker 3 0 0 0
Seth Hogg 2 1 1 0
Weber Morse 3 0 0 0
Grayson Knight 3 0 1 0
Grady Hay 3 0 0 0
Quincy Harper 0 0 0 0
Totals 23 2 6 1
Score by Innings
Bishop Luers 000 100 0 – 1 2 2
University 001 100 x – 2 6 1
SB: Price, Hellman, Hogg. SAC: Hellman.
University pitching IP R ER H
Moore (W) 6 1 1 1
Galyean (S) 1 0 0 1
Strikeouts: Moore 11, Galyean 2. Walks: Moore 5, Galyean 1.
Hamilton Heights got off to a good start, and that led the Huskies to a 7-4 win at Norwell on Saturday.
The Huskies scored four runs in the second inning, starting with a leadoff home run by Nate Hulen. Joe Mayo doubled in Brayden Elkin, then later scored on a wild pitch. Isaac Tuma also got home on an error.
Heights added three more runs in the fourth inning. Sam Allen and Jared Michael both scored when Hulen reached on error. At the next at-bat, Hulen doubled home Elkin.
Michel finished the game 3-for-4, while Elkin totaled two doubles. Lucas Letsinger pitched four innings for the win, striking out six.
The Huskies are 8-6 and host Lewis Cass on Tuesday to begin a Hoosier Conference series.
HAMILTON HEIGHTS 7, NORWELL 4
Heights AB R H RBI
Sam Allen 3 1 1 0
Jared Michael 4 1 3 0
Erik Malott 3 0 1 0
Nate Hulen 4 2 1 1
Brayden Elkin 4 1 2 1
Brody Piel 2 0 0 0
Dean Mason 4 0 1 0
Joe Mayo 4 1 1 1
Isaac Tuma 3 1 1 0
Totals 31 7 11 3
Score by Innings
Heights 040 300 0 – 7 11 2
Norwell 001 003 0 – 4 6 3
HR: Hulen. 2B: Elkin 2, Mayo, Michael. SB: Elkin. SAC: Piel 2, Malott.
Heights pitching IP R ER H
Lucas Letsinger (W) 4.0 1 1 3
Guy Griffey 1.1 3 3 1
Elkin 1.2 0 0 2
Strikeouts: Letsinger 6, Elkin 3, Griffey 1. Walks: Griffey 2, Elkin 1.
Guerin Catholic rolled to a 10-3 win at Warren Central on Saturday.
The Golden Eagles began their scoring with two runs in the second inning. Davis Wagner got home on a dropped third strike, then Anthony Ferrucci singled in Sam Tabor. Guerin Catholic added another run in the third inning when Clay Patton doubled home Will Fremion.
The Golden Eagles got going even more in the fourth inning by scoring four runs. Ferrucci singled in Tabor, then Josh Schaff batted in Aidan Morse. Ferrucci and Schaff later got home on an error.
Guerin Catholic finished its scoring with three runs in the fifth inning. Wagner and Adam Novelen both scored on errors, then Ferrucci batted in Tabor for the second time.
Ferrucci finished a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate. He also got the pitching win, striking out five over five innings.
The Golden Eagles are 6-12 and host Lapel on Tuesday.
GUERIN CATHOLIC 10, WARREN CENTRAL 3
Guerin Catholic AB R H RBI
Braden Reel 2 0 0 0
Cuinn Morrow 1 0 0 0
Max Cossell 0 0 0 0
Will Fremion 4 1 0 0
Clay Patton 4 0 2 1
Davis Wagner 3 2 2 0
Spencer Wilt 0 0 0 0
Adam Novelen 4 1 1 0
Sam Tabor 3 3 2 0
Aidan Morse 3 1 0 1
Anthony Ferrucci 3 1 3 3
Josh Schaff 3 1 1 1
Sam Everts 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 10 11 6
Score by Innings
Guerin Catholic 021 430 0 – 10 11 2
Warren Central 020 001 0 – 3 9 4
2B: Patton. SB: Ferrucci, Fremion, Reel, Tabor. SAC: Schaff. HBP: Ferrucci, Morse, Reel, Tabor.
GC pitching IP R ER H
Ferrucci (W) 5.0 2 0 6
Ryan Zimmerman 0.1 1 1 2
Cossell 1.2 0 0 1
Strikeouts: Ferrucci 5, Zimmerman 1, Cossell 1. Walks: Zimmerman 2, Ferrucci 1.
Noblesville cruised to a 7-1 win over Twin Lakes Saturday at Don Dunker Field.
The Millers scored their first four runs in the second inning. Conner Bloss singled in Bryce Adams, then Dean White scored the second run. Luke Wilson batted in Keegan Speek (running for Bloss), and Mason Bohland’s right field hit scored Wilson.
Noblesville added its other three runs in the fifth inning. Kolbi Kazmierski stole home, White hit a sacrifice fly to score Speek, and Bloss completed the scoring with a single to send in Adams.
Adams and Bloss both had two hits; Adams and White each hit a double. Ty Haley pitched a complete-game win, with four strikeouts against three hits.
The Millers are 7-11 and host Columbus North on Tuesday.
NOBLESVILLE 7, TWIN LAKES 1
Noblesville AB R H RBI
Mason Bohland 3 0 1 1
Aidan Shoemaker 1 0 0 0
Kolbi Kazmierski 3 1 0 0
Josh Kern 0 0 0 0
Drew Niswonger 3 0 0 0
Jacob Weiler 3 0 0 0
Bryce Adams 3 2 2 0
Dean White 1 1 1 1
Conner Bloss 3 0 2 2
Bryce Riggs 3 0 0 0
Luke Wilson 2 1 1 1
Keegan Speek 0 2 0 0
Totals 25 7 7 5
Score by Innings
Twin Lakes 000 001 0 – 1 3 1
Noblesville 040 030 x – 7 7 0
2B: Adams, White. SB: Bohland, Kazmierski, Speek, Wilson. SAC: White. HBP: Kern, Wilson.
NHS pitching IP R ER H
Ty Haley 7 1 1 3
Strikeouts: Haley 4. Walks: Haley 1.
Sheridan dropped both games of a tough doubleheader at Taylor on Saturday.
In the first game, the Blackhawks lost 5-4. Sheridan scored on run in each of the first three innings. Preston Weir batted in Silas DeVaney for the first run, this after DeVaney doubled to get on base. Camden Spencer scored the second run, then DeVaney scored in the third inning on a wild pitch, again after getting on base with a double.
Sheridan jumped ahead 4-3 in the sixth inning when Cole Macintosh scored after Cole Bales reached on error. But the Titans scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh to win the game.
Weir had two hits, in addition to DeVaney’s two doubles. Bales pitched six innings, striking out seven.
The Blackhawks dropped the second game 4-3. Sheridan scored twice in the first inning; Cameron Hovey singled in DeVaney, then later scored on an error. Hovey then led of the third inning with a home run to put the ‘Hawks up 3-0. Taylor scored twice in the fourth inning, then two more in the seventh to earn the sweep.
Hovey went 3-for-4, while Collin McNair was 2-for-4, including a double. Hovey also pitched a complete game, throwing eight strikeouts.
Sheridan is 5-8 and plays at Eastern on Tuesday.
TAYLOR 5, SHERIDAN 4
Sheridan AB R H RBI
Cole Bales 4 0 0 0
Silas DeVaney 4 2 2 0
Cameron Hovey 4 0 1 0
Preston Weir 4 0 2 1
Christian Clausen 3 0 0 0
Camden Spencer 1 1 0 0
Zach Bales 3 0 0 0
Cole Macintosh 3 1 1 0
Ty Macy 2 0 1 0
Nathan Henshaw 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 7 1
Score by Innings
Sheridan 111 001 0 – 4 7 1
Taylor 011 100 2 – 5 10 2
2B: DeVaney 2. SB: Clausen, Hovey, Spencer.
Sheridan pitching IP R ER H
C. Bales 6.0 3 3 8
DeVaney 0.1 2 2 2
Strikeouts: C. Bales 7, DeVaney 1. Walks: DeVaney 2, C. Bales 1.
TAYLOR 4, SHERIDAN 3
Sheridan AB R H RBI
Cole Bales 4 0 0 0
Silas DeVaney 3 1 1 0
Cameron Hovey 4 2 3 2
Collin McNair 4 0 2 0
Preston Weir 4 0 0 0
Christian Clausen 3 0 0 0
Cole Macintosh 3 0 1 0
Camden Spencer 3 0 1 0
Zach Bales 2 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 8 2
Score by Innings
Sheridan 201 000 0 – 3 8 3
Taylor 000 200 2 – 4 6 4
HR: Hovey. 2B: McNair.
Sheridan pitching IP R ER H
Hovey 6.2 4 2 6
Strikeouts: Hovey 8. Walks: Hovey 3.