The Fishers baseball team scored early at Avon, and that led the Class 4A No. 6 Tigers to a 3-1 Hoosier Crossroads Conference win over the Orioles on Wednesday.
Fishers scored two runs in the first inning. Joey Brenczewski drew a leadoff walk, stole second base and advanced to third on an error. Carson Dunn then singled him in to score. Later, Caulin Brown hit a left field single to send Dunn home, and the Tigers held a 2-0 lead.
Brown and Dunn teamed up again for another Fishers run in the fifth inning. Brown sent a base hit into right field to score Dunn for the second time. Both players had three hits for the game.
Tate Warner got the win, throwing four strikeouts in six innings and allowing only three hits. Joey Wilmoth pitched the seventh inning and got the save.
The Tigers are 8-1 in HCC play and 15-5 overall. Fishers’ Thursday game against Avon was rained out; the Tigers’ next scheduled game is Monday at home against Yorktown.
FISHERS 3, AVON 1
Fishers AB R H RBI
Joey Brenczewski 3 1 1 0
Carson Dunn 4 2 3 1
Jack Brown 2 0 0 0
Caulin Brown 4 0 3 2
Quinn Seefeldt 4 0 1 0
Dom Oliverio 3 0 0 0
Curtis Kearschner 3 0 0 0
Gavin Clayton 3 0 0 0
Huey Dunn 3 0 1 0
Jack Backofen 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 9 3
Score by Innings
Fishers 200 010 0 – 3 9 0
Avon 000 010 0 – 1 4 3
SB: Backofen, Brenczewski, J. Brown, C. Dunn.
Fishers pitching IP R ER H
Tate Warner (W) 6 1 1 3
Joey Wilmoth (S) 1 0 0 1
Strikeouts: Warner 4, Wilmoth 1. Walks: Warner 4.
With one big hit and a solid pitching performance, Carmel beat 1A No. 3 Lafayette Central Catholic 1-0 Wednesday at Hartman Field.
The Greyhounds’ big hit came in the second inning. Tripp Schroeder led off with a home run, and that would be the only score of the game. Meanwhile, Cam Heaney had an outstanding game on the mound. Heaney threw all seven innings, allowing only two hits while striking out five.
Carmel is 11-4 for the season and travels to Jasper’s Ruxer Field today to participate in the Hall of Fame Classic. The Greyhounds take on Northview at 7:45 p.m. tonight in their first game.
CARMEL 1, LAF. CENTRAL CATHOLIC 0
Carmel AB R H RBI
Nathan MacLaren 3 0 0 0
JD Stein 3 0 0 0
Griffin Wolf 3 0 0 0
Tripp Schroeder 3 1 1 1
Dan Cunningham 3 0 1 0
Case Sullivan 2 0 0 0
Cam Carmichael 1 0 0 0
Tim Haas 2 0 1 0
Drew Fouts 2 0 0 0
Nathan Williams 0 0 0 0
Totals 22 1 3 1
Score by Innings
LCC 000 000 0 – 0 2 1
Carmel 010 000 x – 1 3 0
HR: Schroeder. SB: MacLaren, Sullivan.
Carmel pitching IP R ER H
Cam Heaney 7 0 0 2
Strikeouts: Heaney 5. Walks: Heaney 6.
Sheridan dropped a wild Hoosier Heartland Conference game against 2A No. 4 Eastern Wednesday, 18-14 at Kokomo Municipal Park.
The Blackhawks scored seven runs in the top of the first inning. Dayne Voege led off with a triple, then was quickly scored by Cole Macintosh’s single. Macintosh was later batted in by Zach Bales, then Silas DeVaney singled home Evan Grinstead. Jack Crail then blasted a three-run triple, scoring Camden Spencer, Bales and Clinton Slopsema. Crail got home on Owen Bell’s RBI groundout.
The Comets answered with nine runs in the bottom of the first, including a pair of triples. Eastern extended its lead to 15-7 by the end of the third inning. Sheridan made a comeback in the fourth. DeVaney cracked a triple to center field, scoring Sebastian Salazar, Bales and Spencer. Slopsema came in to run for DeVaney, and he got home right away on Crail’s RBI groundout.
The Comets scored one run in the bottom of the fourth, but the ‘Hawks got it back in the top of the fifth when Voege stole home plate. Sheridan cut into the lead further in the sixth inning, as Macintosh and Salazar both drew bases-loaded walks, scoring Crail and Evan Grinstead respectively and getting the Blackhawks within 16-14. But Eastern added two runs in the bottom of the sixth.
Crail also hit a triple during the game; both he and DeVaney finished with four RBIs.
Sheridan is 6-8 and hosts Carroll Saturday morning in a doubleheader.
EASTERN 18, SHERIDAN 14
Sheridan AB R H RBI
Dayne Voege 4 2 2 0
Cole Macintosh 3 1 1 2
Sebastian Salazar 3 1 1 1
Camden Spencer 3 2 1 0
Zach Bales 3 2 2 1
Silas DeVaney 5 0 2 4
Jack Crail 4 2 1 4
Owen Bell 3 0 0 1
Evan Grinstead 1 2 0 0
Ty Macy 3 0 1 0
Clinton Slopsema 0 2 0 0
Totals 32 14 11 13
Score by Innings
Sheridan 700 412 0 – 14 11 6
Eastern 933 102 x – 18 14 1
3B: Crail, DeVaney, Voege., SB: Grinstead, Voege. HBP: Salazar, Voege.
Sheridan pitching IP R ER H
Salazar 1 9 7 6
Voege 2 6 3 4
Bales 3 3 1 4
Strikeouts: Salazar 2, Bales 2, Voege 1. Walks: Salazar 3, Voege 3, Bales 2.
University, ranked No. 3 in 2A, fell to 3A No. 2 Western 3-0 at the Panthers’ field.
Mark Hamby had three hits for the Trailblazers. Jake Hooker pitched the complete game, striking out five.
University is 13-4 and plays Monday at Muncie Burris.
WESTERN 3, UNIVERSITY 0
University AB R H RBI
Jake Hooker 3 0 1 0
Thomas Price 3 0 0 0
Seth Hogg 3 0 0 0
Mark Hamby 3 0 3 0
Brady Redman 2 0 1 0
Weber Morse 2 0 0 0
Gabe Mervis 1 0 0 0
Owen Schellhase 3 0 1 0
Sam Woodward 3 0 0 0
Jasper Owens 2 0 1 0
Cooper Burnett 0 0 0 0
Totals 25 0 7 0
Score by Innings
University 000 000 0 – 0 7 1
Western 020 100 x – 3 4 0
University pitching IP R ER H
Hooker 6 3 0 4
Strikeouts: Hooker 5. Walks: Hooker 7.