Noblesville opened its Hoosier Crossroads Conference series with Zionsville Wednesday by eating the Eagles 8-3 at Don Dunker Field.
DJ Owens helped out the Millers with a two-run home run. Brady Walden was 2-for-3 with two RBI, while Matt Peek, Cade Nelis and Grant Braun all had doubles. Clay Holzworth pitched a complete-game win, striking out nine.
Noblesville is 8-5 in the conference and will wrap up HCC play by traveling to Zionsville tonight for a 6 p.m. game. The Millers are 15-12 overall.
Noblesville 8, Zionsville 3
Noblesville AB R H RBI
Matt Peek 3 1 1 1
Cade Nelis 2 2 1 0
Camden Nagel 0 1 0 0
Zach Gruver 2 0 1 0
Brady Walden 3 1 2 2
Grant Braun 3 0 1 1
DJ Owens 3 1 1 2
Ethan Imel 2 0 0 0
Lucas Williams 3 1 1 0
Cooper Miles 2 1 1 0
Totals 23 8 9 6
Score by innings
Zionsville 010 200 0 – 3 9 0
Noblesville 011 222 x – 8 9 2
HR: Owens. 2B: Peek, Nelis, Braun. SB: Nelis. SAC: Imel.
Noblesville pitching IP R ER H
Clay Holzworth 7 3 2 9
Strikeouts: Holzworth 5. Walks: Holzworth 1.
Greyhounds sweep Warren Central, finish second in MIC
Carmel swept Warren Central to finish up Metropolitan Conference play this week.
On Tuesday, the Greyhounds overwhelmed the Warriors 15-0 in a five-inning away game. Brayden Lentz hit a home run in the third inning, while Drew Kelly homered in the fifth inning. Drew Olssen smacked a three-run triple in the fourth.
JD Rogers had three hits, with Olssen, Lentz, Jackson Adams and Jared Greene all getting two hits. Williams and Olssen both drove in three runs. Zach Vogt pitched all five innings for the win.
Carmel completed the sweep on Wednesday, winning 6-2 at Hartman Field. The ‘Hounds scored five runs in the first inning. Christian Williams led off with a triple and was batted in by Olssen. Adams then cracked a center field triple to score Olssen and Alex Brooks, then later scored on a balk. Kelly doubled in Rogers for the fifth run.
Williams scored another run in the fifth inning, getting home on an error. Drew Harding pitched five innings for the win, striking out five.
Carmel finished MIC play 12-2, placing second behind Center Grove (13-1). The Greyhounds are 17-7 overall and host the Greyhound Invitational this weekend.
Carmel 15, Warren Central 0
(5 innings)
Carmel AB R H RBI
Christian Williams 1 0 1 3
Michael Uhrig 1 0 0 0
Drew Olssen 5 1 2 3
Alex Brooks 2 1 0 0
Conner Gioia 1 0 1 2
Brayden Lentz 3 1 2 2
Dryden Schroeder 0 0 0 0
Jackson Adams 4 1 2 0
Cody Li 1 1 0 0
JD Rogers 4 4 3 0
Drew Kelly 3 3 1 2
Logan Urbanowski 1 1 0 1
Jared Greene 3 2 2 2
Totals 29 15 14 15
Score by innings
Carmel 014 64 – 15 14 0
Warren Central 000 00 – 0 6 4
HR: Kelly, Lentz. 3B: Olssen. 2B: Gioia, Rogers, Williams. SB: Rogers, Williams. HBP: Williams 2, Brooks, Greene, Urbanowski.
Carmel pitching IP R ER H
Zach Vogt 5 0 0 6
Strikeouts: Vogt 3. Walks: Vogt 1.
Carmel 6, Warren Central 2
Carmel AB R H RBI
Christian Williams 2 2 1 0
Drew Olssen 3 1 1 1
Alex Brooks 2 1 0 1
Brayden Lentz 2 0 0 0
Jackson Adams 3 1 1 2
JD Rogers 2 1 1 0
Drew Kelly 2 0 1 1
Zach Vogt 1 0 0 0
Logan Urbanowski 3 0 0 0
Jared Greene 2 0 0 0
Totals 22 6 5 5
Score by innings
Warren Central 001 001 0 – 2 3 1
Carmel 500 010 x – 6 5 1
3B: Adams, Williams. 2B: Kelly. SB: Olssen 2, Rogers 2, Williams 2, Brooks, Lentz. HBP: Rogers.
Carmel pitching IP R ER H
Drew Harding (W) 5 1 0 2
Mitchell Henneberry 1 1 1 1
Cole Lindley (S) 1 0 0 0
Strikeouts: Harding 5. Walks: Harding 2.
Heights drops two tough road games
Hamilton Heights dropped two games this week on the road against tough teams.
On Tuesday, the Huskies lost to Class 2A No. 2 Alexandria 12-2 in five innings. Heights scored both of their runs in the top of the first inning, when Andrew VanOeveren batted in Sam Wahl and Erik Malott. But the Tigers scored five runs in the bottom of the inning and never trailed again.
Lucas Letsinger had two hits for the Huskies.
Heights traveled to Clinton Prairie on Wednesday and fell 11-3. The Huskies scored two runs in the fifth inning on back-to-back RBI doubles from Brody Piel and Sam Allen. Issiac Hickok got the first run, then Alex Hewitt scored; he was running for Allen.
Nate Hulen singled in Erik Malott in the sixth inning. Piel pitched five and a third inning, tossing seven strikeouts.
“We are really struggling with consistency right now,” said Heights coach JR Moffatt. “Our lack of offense has put stress on our defense and we have lost a little of our confidence in the field. I have got to do a better job of putting them in situations to be successful. Right now I just need to do a better job and keep working to build their confidence. We will work at it. Thankfully we have three games this weekend to try and work out the kinks.”
The Huskies are 8-11 and will play Friday at Sheridan, then host Frankfort in a Saturday doubleheader.
Alexandria 12, Hamilton Heights 2
(5 innings)
Heights AB R H RBI
Sam Allen 3 0 0 0
Sam Wahl 3 1 1 0
Erik Malott 2 1 1 0
Sam Fulton 2 0 0 0
Dylan Zachary 1 0 1 0
Andrew VanOeveren 3 0 1 2
Nate Hulen 2 0 0 0
Lucas Letsinger 2 0 2 0
Alex Hewitt 1 0 0 0
Luke Thesier 2 0 0 0
Harrison Hochstedler 0 0 0 0
Totals 21 2 6 2
Score by innings
Heights 200 00 – 2 6 3
Alexandria 520 05 – 12 8 0
Heights pitching IP R ER H
Fulton 2.0 7 5 6
Zachary 2.0 0 0 0
Hewitt 0.1 5 4 2
Strikeouts: Fulton 3, Zachary 2. Walks: Hewitt 4, Zachary 1.
Clinton Prairie 11, Hamilton Heights 3
Heights AB R H RBI
Sam Allen 4 0 1 1
Sam Wahl 3 0 0 0
Erik Malott 2 1 1 0
Sam Fulton 3 0 0 0
Andrew VanOeveren 3 0 1 0
Nate Hulen 3 0 1 1
Lucas Letsinger 3 0 0 0
Issiac Hickok 2 1 1 0
Brody Piel 2 0 1 1
Alex Roth 1 0 0 0
Alex Hewitt 0 1 0 0
Totals 26 3 6 3
Score by innings
Heights 000 021 0 – 3 6 2
Prairie 005 006 x – 11 6 0
2B: Allen, Piel. SB: Hickok, Hulen. HBP: Hickok.
Heights pitching IP R ER H
Piel 5.1 6 1 4
Luke Thesier 0.2 5 5 2
Strikeouts: Piel 7. Walks: Thesier 2.
‘Blazers rout Park Tudor
University ran away with its Wednesday game at Park Tudor, scoring eight runs in the seventh inning for a 13-3 victory.
Alex Washlock and Ben Ewer both provided three hits for the Trailblazers. Dawson Estep, Ben Westerkamm and Nate Shatkowski all had two hits, including four RBI for Westerkamm. Estep hit a triple, with four UHS players (Washlock, Westerkamm, Shatkowski and Ben Ewer) hitting doubles. Tyler Galyean pitched four innings for the win.
University is 13-9-1 and will host Riverton Parke on Saturday.
University 13, Park Tudor 3
University AB R H RBI
Dawson Estep 4 2 2 2
Alex Washlock 4 2 3 2
Tyler Galyean 4 1 1 0
Jacob Lange 2 1 1 0
Grayson Knight 1 0 0 0
Ben Westerkamm 5 1 2 4
Thomas Price 0 1 0 0
Nate Shatkowski 4 2 2 1
Matt Moore 2 0 0 0
Adam Oxley 3 1 1 1
Kolton Stevens 3 0 1 0
Ben Ewer 3 2 3 1
Totals 35 13 16 11
Score by innings
University 000 131 8 – 13 16 0
Park Tudor 002 010 0 – 3 9 0
3B: Estep. 2B: Washlock, Westerkamm, Shatkowski, Ewer. SB: Estep, Westerkamm, Shatkowski, Ewer. HBP: Washlock, Ewer.
University pitching IP R ER H
Galyean (W) 4 2 1 4
Lange 3 1 1 5
Strikeouts: Galyean 3, Lange 3. Walks: none.
‘Rocks fall to Avon in HCC finale
Westfield dropped its Hoosier Crossroads Conference finale to Avon Wednesday, 5-4 at the Shamrocks’ field.
The Orioles scored two runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to pull ahead. Kyle Pepiot and Tyler Smitherman each had two hits, with Pepiot hitting a double. Parker Bard had four stolen bases.
Westfield finished HCC play with an 8-6 record. The Shamrocks are 12-9 overall and will play at the Carmel Greyhound Invitational on Friday.
Avon 5, Westfield 4
Westfield AB R H RBI
Luke Huston 3 1 1 1
Trey Anderson 1 0 0 0
Kyle Pepiot 4 1 2 1
Payton Tamm 3 0 0 0
Tyler Smitherman 2 0 2 0
Zach Collins 4 0 1 0
Parker Bard 0 1 0 0
AJ Bunnell 2 0 1 0
Jack Lawrence 2 1 1 0
Bryce Dorton 4 0 1 1
Zach Zaborowski 3 0 1 1
Totals 28 4 10 4
Score by innings
Westfield 012 001 0 – 4 10 4
Avon 003 002 x – 5 3 3
2B: Pepiot. SB: Bard 4, Huston, Lawrence, Dorton. SAC: Bunnell.
Westfield pitching IP R ER H
Smitherman 5 3 0 1
Josh Stegner 1 2 0 2
Strikeouts: Smitherman 3, Stegner 1. Walks: Smitherman 2.