Noblesville got down early, but took control in the middle innings and ran away with an 11-4 win over Westfield Saturday at Don Dunker Field.
The Shamrocks scored two runs in the first inning, with Trey Anderson stealing home and Tyler Smitherman hitting a double to bring in Bryce Dorton. Kyle Pepiot scored a second-inning run on a wild pitch.
But the Millers got going in the third inning, scoring four runs to take the lead. Cooper Miles singled in DJ Owens, Cooper Miles scored when Matt Peek reached on error, Cade Nelis got home when Zach Gruver drew a bases-loaded walk, and Jackson Hancock scored on Barnes’ RBI fielder’s choice.
Noblesville added two runs in the fourth inning. Miles led off with a double, then Nelis hit a left-field double to send Miles home. Peek later singled in Nelis.
In the sixth inning, Zach Gruver tripled home Hancock and Peek, then was scored by Barnes’ right field hit. Lucas Williams hit a double to move Barnes to third base, and Brady Walden reached on error, scoring both Barnes and Williams.
Eli Patchett got Westfield’s fourth run when Dorton hit a sacrifice fly.
Miles, Nelis, Peek, Gruver and Williams all had two hits. Camden Nagel got the pitching win, striking out five in six innings. Dorton and Kyle Pepiot each had two hits for Westfield.
The Millers are 9-8 for the season, while the Shamrocks are 6-3. The teams will finish their three-game series at 6 p.m. Monday at Dunker Field.
Noblesville 11, Westfield 4
Westfield AB R H RBI
Trey Anderson 3 1 1 0
Austin Wessel 4 0 0 0
Bryce Dorton 4 1 2 1
Tyler Smitherman 3 0 1 1
Zach Collins 3 0 1 0
Kyle Pepiot 3 1 2 0
Andy Manzur 3 0 0 0
Eli Patchett 3 1 1 0
Luke Hutson 2 0 0 0
Jack Lawrence 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 4 8 2
2B: Pepiot, Smitherman. SB: Anderson 2, Dorton.
Westfield pitching IP R H ER
Payton Tamm 2.0 4 3 4
Josh Stegner 1.1 2 2 3
Dorton 2.0 2 2 2
Quentin Markle 0.2 3 1 3
Strikeouts: Tamm 1, Stegner 1, Dorton 1, Markle 1. Walks: Tamm 3, Stegner 1, Dorton 1.
Noblesville AB R H RBI
Brady Walden 4 0 0 2
Cooper Miles 5 2 2 1
DJ Owens 4 1 1 0
Cade Nelis 3 2 2 1
Ethan Imel 2 0 0 0
Matt Peek 3 1 2 2
Zach Gruver 3 1 2 3
Cole Barnes 3 1 1 2
Lucas Williams 3 1 2 0
Jackson Hancock 0 2 0 0
Totals 30 11 12 11
3B: Gruver, Owens. 2B: Miles, Nelis, Williams. SB: Owens, Peek. SAC: Barnes. HBP: Imel, Nelis, Owens.
Noblesville pitching IP R ER H
Camden Nagel (W) 6 3 3 7
Ethan Leslie 1 1 1 1
Strikeouts: Nagel 5, Leslie 1. Walks: Leslie 2, Nagel 1.
Score by innings
Westfield 210 000 1 – 4 8 2
Noblesville 004 205 x – 11 12 1
Greyhounds sweep Giants
Carmel swept both games of a Metropolitan Conference doubleheader over Ben Davis Saturday at Hartman Field.
The Greyhounds won the first game 9-3. The Giants scored a run in the top of the third inning, but Carmel came back with six runs in the bottom of the third. Drew Olssen doubled in the first two runs, scoring Dryden Schroeder and Jared Greene. Olssen later scored when Brayden Lentz drew a bases-loaded walk.
Christian Williams was also walked home, with JD Rogers getting the base-on balls. Schroeder then smacked a center field double to score Alex Brooks and Lentz.
The ‘Hounds scored their other three runs in the fourth inning. Brooks batted in Greene and Olssen with a center field hit, then later stole home plate. Greene led off the inning with a double.
Olssen and Greene both had two hits. Mitchell Henneberry pitched five innings for the win, tossing five strikeouts. Drew Harding got the save, not allowing a hit in the final two innings.
Carmel won the second game 11-0 in six innings. The Greyhounds had five doubles in the game, including two from Lentz, who was 3-for-4 in the game. Rogers was 3-for-3, and Olssen had two hits.
Zach Vogt pitched the complete game, striking out eight and allowing only two hits.
The Greyhounds are 11-5 and host Fishers on Monday.
Carmel 9, Ben Davis 3
Carmel AB R H RBI
Drew Olssen 3 2 2 2
Christian Williams 2 1 0 0
Alex Brooks 3 2 1 2
Brayden Lentz 3 1 1 1
Jackson Adams 4 0 1 0
JD Rogers 3 0 0 1
Dryden Schroeder 2 1 1 2
Logan Urbanowski 3 0 0 0
Jared Greene 2 2 2 0
Totals 25 9 8 8
Score by innings
Ben Davis 001 100 1 – 3 6 0
Carmel 006 300 x – 9 9 2
2B: Greene, Olssen, Schroeder. SB: Brooks, Greene, Olssen, Schroeder. HBP: Olssen, Williams.
Carmel pitching IP R ER H
Mitchell Henneberry (W) 5 2 1 6
Drew Harding (S) 2 1 0 0
Strikeouts: Henneberry 5, Harding 1. Walks: Harding 4, Henneberry 1.
Carmel 11, Ben Davis 0
(6 innings)
Carmel AB R H RBI
Drew Olssen 5 1 2 2
Christian Williams 3 1 1 0
Alex Brooks 4 0 1 1
Brayden Lentz 4 2 3 1
Jackson Adams 2 3 1 0
JD Rogers 3 2 3 1
Logan Urbanowski 3 0 0 0
Hunter Keip 0 0 0 1
Michael Uhrig 2 0 0 1
Jared Greene 3 1 1 1
Cody Li 0 1 0 0
Drew Harding 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 11 12 8
Score by innings
Carmel 041 123 – 11 12 1
Ben Davis 000 000 – 0 2 3
2B: Lentz 2, Brooks, Olssen, Rogers. SB: Rogers 3, Greene, Olssen, Urbanowski, Williams. SAC: Urbanowski. HBP: Uhrig 2, Keip, Rogers, Williams.
Carmel pitching IP R ER H
Zach Vogt 6 0 0 2
Strikeouts: Vogt 8. Walks: Vogt 2.
‘Blazers fall to Terre Haute South
University dropped a 4-3 game at Terre Haute South on Saturday.
The Braves scored three runs in the first two innings. The Trailblazers got on the board in the third inning, when Adam Oxley’s left field hit scored Dawson Estep.
Ben Ewer tied the game in the fifth inning when he smacked a two-run home run, also sending Ben Westerkamm home. But Terre Haute South scored the winning run in the sixth inning.
Nate Shatkowski had two hits for University, which is 7-6-1 for the season. The ‘Blazers host Western on Tuesday.
Terre Haute South 4, University 3
University AB R H RBI
Alex Washlock 3 0 1 0
Nate Shatkowski 3 0 2 0
Dawson Estep 3 1 1 0
Ben Westerkamm 3 1 1 0
Ben Ewer 3 1 1 2
Adam Oxley 3 0 1 1
Matt Moore 3 0 0 0
Grayson Knight 1 0 0 0
Kolton Stevens 3 0 0 0
Ethan Johnson 0 0 0 0
Totals 25 3 7 3
Score by innings
University 001 020 0 – 3 7 2
Terre Haute South 120 001 x – 4 9 1
HR: Ewer. SB: Estep, Johnson, Shatkowski.
University pitching IP R ER H
Jacob Lange 6 4 4 9
Strikeouts: Lange 3. Walks: Lange 4.