The Carmel baseball team used a four-run fifth inning to win a Monday all-county game at Hamilton Southeastern 6-4.
The Class 4A No. 8 Greyhounds scored their first run in the second inning when Jackson Micheels stole home plate. Carmel added another run in the third inning; Nick Mitchell singled in Alex Richter.
The Royals got on the board in the fourth inning with three runs. Hunter Dilts and Cole Earlewine got home when Griffin Haas reached on error, then Landon Riekhof singled in J.T. Mutchner, giving HSE a 3-2 lead.
But the Greyhounds answered that with four runs in the top of the fifth inning. Mitchell led off with a triple, then was sent home with a Cody Kantz line drive. Kantz scored on Micheels’ RBI groundout, then Griffin Wolf singled in JD Rogers. Evan Neukam hit a double to send Wolf to third, and he would score on Daniel Cunningham’s sacrifice fly. Haas led off the sixth inning with a home run for Southeastern, but the Royals would get no closer.
Neukam hit two doubles, while Mitchell also had two hits. Noah Bradbury got the pitching win, tossing five strikeouts in three and two-thirds innings.
Haas totaled three RBIs for Southeastern, with Peyton Lusby hitting a double.
Carmel’s Tuesday Metropolitan Conference game with Lawrence North was suspended at 7-7 in the seventh inning due to darkness. The two teams are scheduled to play today at Hartman Field to complete the series. The Greyhounds are 3-1 for the season.
The Royals are 3-4-1 and next play Thursday at Zionsville in a Hoosier Crossroads Conference game.
CARMEL 6, HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 4
Carmel AB R H RBI
Nick Mitchell 4 1 2 1
Cody Kantz 3 1 1 1
JD Rogers 3 1 0 0
Jackson Micheels 3 1 1 1
Griffin Wolf 4 1 1 1
Evan Neukam 3 0 2 1
Daniel Cunningham 3 0 1 1
Alex Richter 4 1 1 0
Nathan MacLaren 3 0 0 0
Winston Berglund 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 6 9 6
3B: Mitchell. 2B: Neukam 2. SB: Kantz 2, Micheels 2, Rogers, Wolf. SAC: Cunningham, Neukam. HBP: Rogers.
Carmel pitching IP R ER H
Cameron Heaney 3.1 3 2 2
Noah Bradbury (W) 3.2 1 1 5
Strikeouts: Bradbury 5, Heaney 1. Walks: Heaney 4.
Southeastern AB R H RBI
Noah Wolf 3 0 0 0
Peyton Lusby 4 0 1 0
Hunter Dilts 4 1 1 0
Cole Earlewine 3 1 1 0
J.T. Mutchner 3 1 1 0
Griffen Haas 2 1 1 3
Christian Beal 2 0 0 0
Landon Riekhof 2 0 1 1
Payton Hilfiker 3 0 1 0
Ty Bradle 0 0 0 0
Totals 26 4 7 4
HR: Haas. 2B: Lusby. SB: Bradle, Haas, Lusby, Riekhof. HBP: Wolf.
HSE pitching IP R ER H
John McCall 0.1 0 0 0
Sam Reagan 4.0 5 4 7
Garrett Dettman 0.0 1 0 1
Jason Dettman 1.2 0 0 1
Haas 1.0 0 0 1
Strikeouts: Reagan 4, J. Dettman 2, Haas 1. Walks: Reagan 1, J. Dettman 1.
Score by Innings
Carmel 011 040 0 – 6 10 2
Southeastern 000 301 0 – 4 7 3
Hamilton Heights was stunned by Western on Tuesday, as the 3A No. 4 Panthers scored nine runs in the seventh inning to beat the Huskies 11-10.
Neither team scored until the top of the fifth inning, when Heights poured in four runs. Hudson Hochstedler got the first run, getting home on an RBI fielder’s choice from Brayden Elkin. Nate Hulen then singled in Sam Allen and Jared Michael, and that was followed by Elkin getting home on a sacrifice fly by Drew VanOeveren.
The Huskies added five more runs in the sixth inning. Brody Piel scored on a wild pitch, then Nate Hulen doubled home Allen (who got on base with a double), Erik Malott and Michael. VanOeveren then singled in Hulen.
Western scored its first two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning. Heights added a run in the top of the seventh, with Hochstedler’s sacrifice fly getting Lucas Letsinger home. That made the score 10-2, but the Panthers would rally to get the Hoosier Conference win.
Letsinger and VanOeveren also hit doubles. Hulen totaled five RBIs for the game.
The Huskies host Western today to complete the conference series.
WESTERN 11, HAMILTON HEIGHTS 10
Heights AB R H RBI
Sam Allen 4 2 2 0
Erik Malott 3 1 2 0
Jared Michael 1 2 0 0
Brayden Elkin 4 1 0 1
Nate Hulen 4 1 2 5
Drew VanOeveren 3 0 2 2
Lucas Letsinger 4 1 1 0
Brody Piel 4 1 1 0
Harrison Hochstedler 0 1 0 1
Isaac Tuma 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 10 10 9
Score by Innings
Heights 000 045 1 – 10 10 6
Western 000 002 9 – 11 12 1
2B: Allen, Hulen, Letsinger, VanOeveren. SAC: Hochstedler 2, Malott, VanOeveren.
Heights pitching IP R ER H
VanOeveren 5.0 2 2 5
Elkin 1.1 6 5 4
Jared Michael 0.1 3 0 3
Strikeouts: VanOeveren 4, Elkin 2, Michael 1. Walks: Elkin 2, Michael 2, VanOeveren 1.
Guerin Catholic dropped an 11-4 Circle City Conference game at Covenant Christian on Tuesday.
The Warriors led 4-0 after four innings. The Golden Eagles scored all four of their runs in the top of the fifth to tie the game. Clay Patton doubled home Davis Wagner, Adam Novelen scored on an error, Braden Reel singled in Patton and Aidan Morse hit a left field double to score Reel. Covenant responded with five runs in the bottom of the inning to take back the lead.
Reel went 3-for-4 at the plate, while Morse had two hits.
Guerin Catholic is 1-2 in conference play and 1-3 overall. The Golden Eagles host Covenant today to finish the series.
COVENANT CHRISTIAN 11, GUERIN CATHOLIC 4
Guerin Catholic AB R H RBI
Adam Novelen 2 1 0 0
Clay Patton 3 1 1 1
Braden Reel 4 1 3 1
Aidan Morse 4 0 2 1
Will Fremion 3 0 0 0
Anthony Ferrucci 3 0 0 0
Josh Schaff 2 0 0 0
Davis Wagner 3 1 1 0
Daniel Donahue 2 0 0 0
Cuinn Morrow 0 0 0 0
Totals 26 4 7 3
Score by Innings
Guerin Catholic 000 040 0 – 4 7 4
Covenant 310 052 x – 11 12 1
2B: Morse, Patton. SB: Donahue, Wanger.
GC pitching IP R ER H
Patton 0.2 3 0 2
Ferrucci 2.1 1 1 4
Evan Brong 1.0 2 2 2
Wagner 1.0 3 3 3
Morrow 1.0 2 0 1
Strikeouts: Ferrucci 3, Patton 2, Morrow 2, Brong 1, Wagner 1. Walks: Patton 3, Ferrucci 2, Brong 1, Wagner 1, Morrow 1.
University dropped a 5-0 game at Harrison on Tuesday.
The 2A No. 8 Trailblazers were held to one hit by the 4A Raiders; Jake Hooker hit a seventh-inning single.
University is 2-3 for the season and hosts Muncie Burris on Thursday in a Pioneer Conference game.
HARRISON 5, UNIVERSITY 0
University AB R H RBI
Jake Hooker 3 0 1 0
Seth Hogg 4 0 0 0
Tyler Galyean 2 0 0 0
Matt Moore 3 0 0 0
Adam Oxley 2 0 0 0
Thomas Price 2 0 0 0
Grayson Knight 2 0 0 0
Gabe Mervis 1 0 0 0
Weber Morse 0 0 0 0
Grady Hay 3 0 0 0
Cam Greenawald 0 0 0 0
Totals 22 0 1 0
Score by Innings
University 000 000 0 – 0 1 4
Harrison 021 110 x – 5 6 1
SB: Galyean, Price. HBP: Morse.
University pitching IP R ER H
Galyean 3 3 1 3
Oxley 2 2 1 3
Moore 1 0 0 0
Strikeouts: Galyean 4, Moore 2, Oxley 1. Walks: Galyean 2, Moore 1.
Sheridan fell to Clinton Prairie 12-0 in a Tuesday Hoosier Heartland Conference game.
The 2A No. 6 Gophers pitched a perfect game against the Blackhawks. Sheridan is 0-2 and hosts Indiana School for the Deaf on Thursday.