The Noblesville baseball team got its bats going at Fishers Friday evening, and that led to the Millers beating the Class 4A No. 1 Tigers 10-4 and earning a split of the Hoosier Crossroads Conference series.
Noblesville scored its first run in the top of the first inning when Bryce Riggs doubled Nolan Decker home. Fishers tied the game in the bottom of the second; Caulin Brown led off the inning with a home run to left field.
The Millers took control of the game in the third inning, scoring five runs. Trevor Corbett scored when Josh Kern reached on error, then Keegan Speek got home on an error. Conner Bloss batted Kern in with a right field hit, then Bloss scored when Jacob Edwards cracked a double to center field. Elijah Bowers came in to run for Edwards and he was batted in by Kolby Kazmierski’s single.
Noblesville had a 6-1 lead, and that swelled to a 9-1 advantage in the fourth inning. Corbett scored on a wild pitch, then Speek got home on an error. Edwards then batted in Kern with a left field single.
The Tigers got one run back in the fifth. Huey Dunn doubled to left field, then scored on Carson Dunn’s single. The score was now 9-2, but the Millers made it 10-2 in the top of the sixth when Wilson singled in Bowers. Jack Brown hit a two-RBI single in the seventh inning to score Kyle Manship and Evan Albright, but Noblesville’s Ethan Dorsey struck out the last two batters to get the win.
Riggs, Bloss and Edwards all had two hits; all three hit one double. Riggs also got the pitching win, striking out eight over five innings. Dorsey threw five strikeouts in relief.
Jack Brown had two hits for Fishers, including a double. Gavin Kuzniewski tossed five strikeouts in four innings.
The Millers are 2-2 in the conference and 4-5 overall, and host Carmel tonight in another all-county game. The Tigers are 3-1 in HCC play and 7-2 overall, and welcome Greenfield-Central this morning for a doubleheader.
NOBLESVILLE 10, FISHERS 4
Noblesville AB R H RBI
Kolby Kazmierski 4 0 1 1
Nolan Decker 4 1 1 0
Trevor Corbett 3 2 1 0
Bryce Riggs 4 0 2 1
Josh Kern 4 2 1 1
Conner Bloss 4 1 2 1
Luke Wilson 3 0 1 1
Jacob Edwards 4 0 2 2
Drew Niswonger 3 0 0 0
Keegan Speek 0 2 0 0
Elijah Bowers 0 2 0 0
Totals 33 10 11 7
2B: Bloss, Edwards, Riggs. SB: Kazmierski.
NHS pitching IP R ER H
Riggs (W) 5 2 2 4
Ethan Dorsey 2 2 2 2
Strikeouts: Riggs 8, Dorsey 5. Walks: Dorsey 2.
Fishers AB R H RBI
Joey Brenczewski 3 0 0 0
Evan Albright 0 1 0 0
Carson Dunn 3 0 1 1
Curtis Kearschner 0 0 0 0
Jack Backofen 0 0 0 0
Jack Brown 4 0 2 2
Jackson Preston 2 0 0 0
Quinn Seefeldt 2 0 0 0
Caulin Brown 3 1 1 1
Kaden Gorak 1 0 0 0
Dominic Oliverio 3 0 1 0
Zach Cox 1 0 0 0
Joe Hietpas 2 0 0 0
Gavin Clayton 2 0 0 0
Kyle Manship 0 1 0 0
Huey Dunn 3 1 1 0
Totals 29 4 6 4
HR: C. Brown. 2B: J. Brown, H. Dunn. SB: Oliverio. HBP: Albright.
Fishers pitching IP R ER H
J. Brown 2 5 4 4
Gavin Kuzniewski 4 5 2 7
Backofen 1 0 0 0
Strikeouts: Kuzniewski 5, J. Brown 3, Backofen 3. Walks: J. Brown 2, Kuzniewski 2, Backofen 1.
Score by Innings
Noblesville 105 301 0 – 10 11 2
Fishers 010 010 2 – 4 6 7
Westfield got off to a great start in its second HCC game with Brownsburg Friday at the Bulldogs’ field, eventually winning 16-7 to stay unbeaten for the season.
The 4A No. 2 Shamrocks scored six runs in the first inning. Collin Lindsey hit a two-run home run, also scoring Trey Dorton. Keaton Mahan got home on a wild pitch, Maximus Webster scored on Evan Russ’ RBI groundout, and Cole Ballard’s two-run homer also got Mac Clarke home.
Westfield added four more runs in the second inning. Webster batted in Dorton, Lindsey scored on Clarke’s RBI fielder’s choice, then Mahan and Clarke scored on separate errors.
The Shamrocks kept going in the fourth inning, with three runs. Clarke singled Webster home, Russ smacked a double to score Clarke, then Russ scored himself on an error.
Lindsey batted in Dorton for another run in the sixth inning. Finally, Westfield got two more runs in the seventh, with Ballard’s single scoring Webster and Clarke.
Lindsey, Webster and Ballard all had three hits, with Ballard, Webster and Jack Woodard all hitting one double. Kade Robinson went three innings for the pitching win, tossing three strikeouts.
The Shamrocks are 4-0 in the conference and 7-0 overall. Westfield hosts Carmel on Monday.
WESTFIELD 16, BROWNSBURG 7
Westfield AB R H RBI
Trey Dorton 3 2 1 0
Collin Lindsey 4 2 3 3
Keaton Mahan 3 2 1 0
Maximus Webster 4 3 3 1
Mac Clarke 2 4 1 2
Evan Russ 5 1 1 2
Cole Ballard 5 2 3 4
Nick Alm 5 0 0 0
Jack Woodard 5 0 1 0
Totals 36 16 14 12
Score by Innings
Westfield 640 301 2 – 16 14 3
Brownsburg 200 401 0 – 7 9 4
HR: Ballard, Lindsey. 2B: Ballard, Russ, Webster, Woodard. SB: Ballard, Mahan, Russ. HBP: Mahan.
Westfield pitching IP R ER H
Kade Robinson (W) 3 5 3 6
Seth Nanna 3 2 2 3
Andrew Nicholson 1 0 0 0
Strikeouts: Robinson 5, Nanna 4, Nicholson 1. Walks: Robinson 3, Nanna 2, Nicholson 1.
Hamilton Heights turned a back-and-forth game at Maconaquah into a rout on Friday, scoring 15 runs in the fifth inning to beat the Braves 20-8 in a five-inning contest.
The Huskies scored twice in the first inning, when Drew VanOeveren and Harrison Hochstedler getting home after Alex Eubanks reached on error. Maconaquah tied the game in the bottom of the inning, then Dean Mason batted in Nick Hulen in the top of the second.
The Braves took a 4-3 lead after three innings. Heights took the lead back in the top of the fourth; Isaac Tuma scored on a balk, then Mason doubled in Kaleb Murry. Maconaquah scored three runs for a 7-5 lead after four.
After that, it was all Huskies. Eubanks hit an RBI double, then Tuma and Hulen got Heights back in front for good with back-to-back RBI singles. The Huskies cruised after that, finishing off the scoring with Mason hitting a grand slam.
Mason finished the game 4-for-5 at the plate, batted in seven runs, and also hit a double. Tuma had a double as well. Hulen and Murry each totaled three runs and Eubanks totaled three RBIs. Harrison Hochstedler got the pitching win.
Heights is 3-3 and hosts Tipton Tuesday to begin a Hoosier Conference series.
HAMILTON HEIGHTS 20, MACONAQUAH 8
(5 innings)
Heights AB R H RBI
Dean Mason 5 2 4 7
Drew VanOeveren 3 2 0 0
Sam Allen 2 2 0 0
Harrison Hochstedler 5 2 1 0
Alex Eubanks 4 2 2 3
Logan Hickman 1 0 0 0
Isaac Tuma 4 2 2 1
Alex Rickey 1 0 0 0
Nick Hulen 2 3 1 1
Kaleb Murry 3 3 2 0
Colin Kuhn 3 2 1 0
Totals 33 20 13 12
Score by Innings
Heights 210 2(15) – 20 13 6
Maconaquah 202 31 – 8 8 7
HR: Mason. 2B: Eubanks, Mason, Tuma. SB: Murry, Tuma, VanOeveren, Hulen. HBP: Allen.
Heights pitching IP R ER H
Rickey 2.1 4 2 5
Hochstedler 2.2 4 0 3
Strikeouts: Hochstedler 2, Rickey 1. Walks: Hochstedler 2, Rickey 1.
Carmel finally got to play its second game of the season Friday, as the Greyhounds hosted Mooresville at Hartman Field.
Carmel fell to the Pioneers 8-6. Both teams hit a home run in the first inning; Nathan MacLaren smacked a center field homer for the ‘Hounds. Carmel then led 2-1 after Dan Cunningham hit a left field double to score JD Stein.
But Mooresville took over in the third inning, scoring five runs to lead 6-2. Carmel got two of those runs back in the bottom of the third; MacLaren scored on Cody Kantz’s RBI groundout, then Hunter Snow got home on Griffin Wolf’s RBI groundout.
Wolf’s RBI groundout scored Snow again in the fifth inning, then Stein scored in the sixth inning on Adam Buczkowski’s sacrifice fly. That got Carmel within 7-6, but the Pioneers added a run in the top of the seventh for the final score of the game.
“We didn’t throw enough strikes and we didn’t play catch,” said Greyhounds coach Matt Buczkowski. “You can’t walk eight hitters and make two errors against a good ball club and expect to win.”
MacLaren and Cunningham both had two hits; Cam Carmichael and Wolf each hit a double. Noah Bradbury went two and two-thirds innings, striking out four. Buczkowski also tossed four strikeouts.
Carmel is 0-2 and plays tonight at Noblesville.
MOORESVILLE 8, CARMEL 6
Carmel AB R H RBI
Nathan MacLaren 3 3 2 1
Hunter Snow 2 1 0 0
Cody Kantz 2 0 0 1
Griffin Wolf 4 0 1 2
Case Sullivan 0 0 0 0
Cam Carmichael 4 0 1 0
JD Stein 3 2 1 0
Dan Cunningham 4 0 2 1
Tripp Schroeder 3 0 1 0
Adam Buczkowski 3 0 0 1
Nathan Williams 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 6 8 6
Score by Innings
Mooresville 105 100 1 – 8 7 0
Carmel 112 011 0 – 6 8 0
HR: MacLaren. 2B: Carmichael, Cunningham, Wolf. SAC: Buczkowski. SB: MacLaren 2, Stein.
Carmel pitching IP R ER H
Noah Bradbury 2.2 6 6 2
Dylan Zenor 2.1 1 1 4
Buczkowski 2.0 1 0 1
Strikeouts: Bradbury 4, Buczkowski 4, Zenor 2. Walks: Bradbury 6, Buczkowski 2.
Hamilton Southeastern dropped an HCC game to 4A No. 8 Zionsville 3-2 at the Eagles’ field, giving Zionsville a sweep of the conference series.
The Royals scored their first run in the second inning. Landon Riekhof got on base with a single, stole second base, then scored on Hunter Dilts’ single.
The Eagles tied the game in the third inning, then scored their other two runs in the fifth inning. Southeastern’s second run came in the sixth inning, when Riekhof got home on a passed ball after getting on base with a double.
Brady Strawmeyer pitched four innings, striking out five.
The Royals are 0-4 in the conference and 2-5 overall, and play a doubleheader at Kokomo this afternoon.
ZIONSVILLE 3, HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 2
Southeastern AB R H RBI
Eli Miller 4 0 1 0
Ty Bradle 4 0 0 0
Cole Earlewine 3 0 0 0
Christian Beal 0 0 0 0
Griffen Haas 2 0 0 0
Clayton Wilke 1 0 0 0
Landon Riekhof 2 2 2 0
Harrison Dilts 3 0 1 1
Ian Bucher 1 0 0 0
Chugga Rosario 2 0 0 0
Zack Wagner 2 0 1 0
Eli Lantz 0 0 0 0
Hunter Wright 3 0 1 0
Totals 27 2 6 1
Score by Innings
Southeastern 010 001 0 – 2 6 2
Zionsville 001 020 x – 3 7 1
2B: Riekhof. SB: Riekhof, Dilts.
HSE pitching IP R ER H
Brady Strawmeyer 4 1 1 5
Cam Howard 2 2 2 2
Strikeouts: Strawmeyer 5, Howard 2. Walks: Strawmeyer 3, Howard 2.