University scored two overwhelming victories to start the week.
First, the Class 2A No. 4 Trailblazers beat Speedway 16-0 in a five-inning Monday game. University erupted for 11 runs in the top of the fifth inning, finishing with a three-run double by Seth Hogg.
Weber Morse was 3-for-3 and batted in six runs, including a two-run double in the first inning and a two-run single in the fifth. Thomas Price was 3-for-4 and scored three runs, while Cooper Burnett scored four runs.
Hogg got the pitching win, going five innings.
On Tuesday, the ‘Blazers cruised past Liberty Christian 10-0 in five innings. University scored three runs each in both the first and second innings, including an RBI double by Jasper Owens. The Trailblazers ended the game in the fifth inning when Grayson Knight hit a two-run single, scoring Jake Hooker and Zane Kampmeier.
Thomas Price threw four innings, striking out seven and allowing one hit.
University is 18-4 and hosts Cathedral this afternoon.
UNIVERSITY 16, SPEEDWAY 0
(6 innings)
University AB R H RBI
Jake Hooker 4 2 1 2
Thomas Price 4 3 3 1
Seth Hogg 5 0 1 3
Mark Hamby 3 0 2 1
Gabe Mervis 1 0 0 0
Weber Morse 3 1 3 6
Brady Redman 2 1 1 0
Owen Schellhase 3 1 0 0
Sam Woodward 2 2 0 1
Jasper Owens 3 2 1 0
Cooper Burnett 0 4 0 0
Totals 30 16 12 14
Score by Innings
University 201 02(11) – 16 13 2
Speedway 000 000 – 0 3 1
2B: Hamby, Hogg, Morse, Price, Redman. SB: Burnett 2, Owens. SAC: Morse.
University pitching IP R ER H
Hogg (W) 5 0 0 3
Hooker 1 0 0 0
Strikeouts: Hogg 4, Hooker 3. Walks: Hogg 1.
UNIVERSITY 10, LIBERTY CHRISTIAN 0
(5 innings)
University AB R H RBI
Jake Hooker 1 2 0 0
Thomas Price 3 0 1 0
Ian Smitley 0 0 0 0
Seth Hogg 0 1 0 0
Grayson Knight 1 0 1 2
Mark Hamby 2 1 1 2
Mitchell Price 0 0 0 0
Weber Morse 3 1 0 1
Jasper Owens 2 0 1 1
Brady Redman 2 0 0 0
Owen Schellhase 2 1 0 0
Sam Woodward 1 2 0 0
Cooper Burnett 0 1 0 0
Zane Kampmeier 0 1 0 0
Totals 17 10 4 6
Score by Innings
Liberty Christian 000 00 – 0 1 5
University 331 12 – 10 4 0
2B: Owens. SB: Hooker 2, Owens 2, Woodward 2, Morse, Price, Redman. HBP: Hamby, Hooker, Woodward.
University pitching IP R ER H
Price (W) 4 0 0 1
Smitley 1 0 0 0
Strikeouts: Price 7, Smitley 1. Walks: Price 1.
Carmel also picked up two big wins early this week.
The Greyhounds started with an 18-7 Monday victory at Mount Vernon. Carmel scored four runs in the first inning, then rolled through the middle innings, culminating with seven runs in the top of the sixth. JD Stein and Alvaro Rincon both hit RBI doubles, and Hunter Snow smashed a two-run home run for a 16-1 lead. The Marauders scored six runs in the bottom of the sixth to avoid the run-rule, but the ‘Hounds added two more runs in the seventh, starting with a triple by Nathan Williams to score Griffin Wolf. Snow then singled in Williams.
Wolf also hit a triple. Snow, Tripp Schroeder and Wolf all had three hits, with Snow batting four runs, Schroeder driving in three and Wolf scoring four runs. Williams had three runs. Cam Heaney pitched three innings for the win, striking out seven.
Carmel returned home to Hartman Field on Tuesday, where it beat Warren Central 16-3 in five innings. The Greyhounds took care of this one early, scoring five runs in the first inning and seven more in the third.
Nathan MacLaren and Dan Cunningham both had three hits, with Cody Kantz and Wolf both scoring three runs. Carter Klein got the pitching win.
Carmel is 14-7 and hosts its own Greyhound Invitational on Saturday to finish the regular season.
CARMEL 18, MOUNT VERNON 7
Carmel AB R H RBI
Nathan MacLaren 4 2 2 1
Drew Fouts 0 0 0 0
Hunter Snow 5 3 3 4
Cody Kantz 3 0 1 0
Case Sullivan 1 0 0 0
Dan Cunningham 3 1 1 1
Tripp Schroeder 5 0 3 0
Griffin Wolf 3 4 3 3
JD Stein 3 1 1 1
Cam Carmichael 3 1 0 0
Alvaro Rincon 1 1 1 1
Adam Buczkowski 4 2 2 2
Riley Thoren 0 0 0 0
Nathan Williams 1 3 1 1
Totals 36 18 18 14
Score by Innings
Carmel 400 327 2 – 18 18 2
Mount Vernon 100 006 0 – 7 6 3
HR: Snow. 3B: Williams, Wolf. 2B: Buczkowski, Kantz, Rincon, Stein, Wolf. SB: Carmichael, MacLaren, Snow. HBP: MacLaren.
Carmel pitching IP R ER H
Cam Heaney (W) 3.0 1 0 3
Max Winders 2.0 0 0 1
Buczkowski 0.1 6 5 2
Thoren 0.2 0 0 0
Williams 1.0 0 0 0
Strikeouts: Heaney 7, Winders 2, Thoren 2, Williams 2, Buczkowski 1. Walks: Heaney 3, Buczkowski 2.
CARMEL 16, WARREN CENTRAL 3
(5 innings)
Carmel AB R H RBI
Nathan MacLaren 4 3 3 1
Hunter Snow 2 2 2 1
Cody Kantz 1 3 1 2
Case Sullivan 1 0 0 0
Griffin Wolf 1 3 1 1
Kenny Bruntlett 1 0 0 0
Tripp Schroeder 2 0 2 0
Tim Haas 1 0 0 0
Dan Cunningham 3 1 3 2
Alvaro Rincon 1 0 0 0
JD Stein 1 0 0 1
Adam Buczkowski 2 0 0 2
Drew Fouts 2 1 1 0
Nathan Williams 0 3 0 0
Totals 22 16 13 10
Score by Innings
Warren Central 100 02 – 3 6 1
Carmel 547 0x – 16 14 1
2B: Cunningham 2. SB: Kantz 4, Snow 3, Wolf 3, MacLaren 2, Cunningham, Williams. SAC: Buczkowski, Fouts, Stein. HBP: MacLaren, Wolf.
Carmel pitching IP R ER H
Carter Klein (W) 2 1 1 3
James Ross 1 0 0 1
Aidan McConnell 1 0 0 0
Cunningham 1 2 1 2
Strikeouts: McConnell 2, Klein 1. Walks: McConnell 2.
Fishers dropped a tough home game on Monday, as Columbus North scored a comeback victory on the Tigers 8-7.
The Tigers got off to a great start, scoring six runs in the bottom of the first for a 6-1 lead. Jack Brown singled in Joey Brenczewski for the first run, then scored when Dom Oliverio reached on error. Gavin Clayton doubled in Jack Backofen and Oliverio, then Huey Dunn’s single sent JP Preston and Clayton home.
Backofen scored a second-inning run on an error, putting Fishers up 7-2. But the Bull Dogs kept chipping away at the lead, tying the game with three runs in the fifth inning, then getting the go-ahead run in the sixth.
Brown was 3-for-4 at the plate, including a double. Cody Jones threw five strikeouts in four innings.
The Tigers are 20-6 and play a Hoosier Crossroads Conference game at Brownsburg tonight.
FISHERS 8, COLUMBUS NORTH 7
Fishers AB R H RBI
Joey Brenczewski 4 1 1 0
Carson Dunn 3 0 1 0
Jack Brown 4 2 3 1
Caulin Brown 4 0 0 0
Dom Oliverio 3 1 2 1
Curtis Kearschner 4 0 0 0
JP Preston 1 1 0 0
Joe Hietpas 1 0 1 0
Quinn Seefeldt 1 0 0 0
Gavin Clayton 3 1 1 2
Huey Dunn 2 0 1 2
Evan Allbright 1 0 0 0
Jack Backofen 0 1 0 0
Totals 31 7 10 6
Score by Innings
Columbus North 112 031 0 – 8 9 4
Fishers 610 000 0 – 7 9 4
2B: J. Brown, Clayton. SB: Brenczewski, Oliverio. SAC: C. Dunn. HBP: Oliverio.
Fishers pitching IP R ER H
Cody Jones 4 4 4 5
Jacob Kohlman 0.1 3 3 2
Kyle Manship 0.2 0 0 0
Gavin Kuzniewski 1.0 1 0 2
Joey Wilmoth 1.0 0 0 1
Strikeouts: Jones 5, Kuzniewski 2, Kohlman 1, Wilmoth 1. Walks: Jones 2, Kohlman 1, Manship 1, Kuzniewski 1.
Hamilton Heights lost a 6-3 game at Kokomo on Tuesday.
The Huskies scored all of their runs in the third inning. Dean Mason singled in Sam Allen for the first run, then Hulen stole home plate. Drew VanOeveren smacked a triple to send Kaleb Murray (running for Mason) home.
Heights is 12-6 and hosts Yorktown on Friday.
KOKOMO 6, HAMILTON HEIGHTS 3
Heights AB R H RBI
Sam Allen 3 1 1 0
Nick Hulen 2 1 0 0
Dean Mason 3 0 1 1
Drew VanOeveren 3 0 1 1
Alex Eubanks 3 0 0 0
Kaleb Murray 0 1 0 0
Cooper Vondersaar 3 0 1 0
James Lacey 1 0 0 0
Colin Kuhn 1 0 0 0
Braulio Pena 3 0 1 0
Alex Rickey 2 0 0 0
Harrison Hochstedler 1 0 0 0
Totals 25 3 5 2
Score by Innings
Heights 003 000 0 – 3 5 1
Kokomo 300 021 x – 6 12 0
3B: VanOeveren. SB: Murray, Hulen. HBP: Hulen.
Heights pitching IP R ER H
Rickey 3.2 3 3 7
Hochstedler 2.1 3 3 5
Strikeouts: Rickey 1. Walks: none.
Sheridan fell to Rossville 4-1 in an away Hoosier Heartland Conference game on Tuesday.
The Hornets scored three runs in the first inning and held the lead from there. The Blackhawks scored in the seventh inning; Camden Spencer got on base with a double and eventually scored on an error.
Sheridan is 8-11 and hosts Tri-West today.
ROSSVILLE 4, SHERIDAN 1
Sheridan AB R H RBI
Dayne Voege 3 0 0 0
Cole Macintosh 4 0 0 0
Sebastian Salazar 1 0 0 0
Zach Bales 3 0 0 0
Silas DeVaney 3 0 0 0
Jack Crail 2 0 0 0
Camden Spencer 3 1 1 0
Ty Macy 1 0 0 0
Caleb Alexander 3 0 0 0
Totals 23 1 1 0
Score by Innings
Sheridan 000 000 1 – 1 1 5
Rossville 300 001 x – 4 4 2
2B: Spencer.
Sheridan pitching IP R ER H
Clinton Slopsema 6 4 0 4
Strikeouts: Slopsema 3. Walks: none.
Hamilton Southeastern dropped a 5-0 game to Columbus North Tuesday at Ken Seitz Field.
Eli Lantz threw four strikeouts for the Royals in two and one-third innings.
Southeastern is 8-17 and plays at Franklin Central tonight to begin a Hoosier Crossroads Conference series.
COLUMBUS NORTH 5, HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 0
Southeastern AB R H RBI
Landon Riekhof 3 0 0 0
Eli Miller 3 0 1 0
Christian Beal 0 0 0 0
Ty Bradle 3 0 0 0
Chugga Rosario 1 0 0 0
Hunter Wright 1 0 0 0
Cole Earlewine 2 0 0 0
Ian Bucher 1 0 0 0
Clayton Wilke 2 0 0 0
Griffen Haas 1 0 1 0
Michael Hoog 3 0 1 0
Maddux Bach 3 0 1 0
Zach Wagner 2 0 0 0
Totals 25 0 4 0
Score by Innings
Columbus North 302 000 0 – 5 4 0
Southeastern 000 000 0 – 0 4 2
HSE pitching IP R ER H
Colin St. Clair 2.2 5 2 2
Eli Lantz 2.1 0 0 1
Jax O’Haver 2.0 0 0 1
Strikeouts: Lantz 4, St. Clair 2. Walks: St. Claiir 5, O’Haver 2.