Noblesville lost a tough game to Rossville Monday, 5-4 at Don Dunker Field.
The Millers scored two runs in the bottom of the first inning. Ethan Imel got on base with a double, then Camden Nagel came in to run for him. DJ Owens drew a walk, and Cade Nelis singled them both home.
The Hornets tied things up in the top of the second, but Noblesville got a run back in the bottom of the inning, when Imel singled in Zach Gruver. Imel batted in another run in the fourth inning, sending Jackson Hancock home. That gave the Millers a 4-2 lead, but Rossville hit a three-run home run in the top of the seventh to win the game.
Imel was a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate.
The Millers are 14-12 and host Zionsville at 6 p.m. tonight.
Rossville 5, Noblesville 4
Noblesville AB R H RBI
Lucas Williams 4 0 0 0
Ethan Imel 3 0 3 2
DJ Owens 2 1 0 0
Cade Nelis 4 0 1 2
Matt Peek 2 0 0 0
Brady Walden 3 0 1 0
Zach Gruver 2 1 0 0
Grant Braun 2 0 0 0
Cole Barnes 1 0 0 0
Jackson Hancock 2 1 1 0
Camden Nagel 0 1 0 0
Totals 25 4 6 4
Score by innings
Rossville 020 000 3 – 5 5 0
Noblesville 210 100 0 – 4 6 1
2B: Imel. SB: Hancock 2, Gruver, Nagel, Nelis. HBP: Imel, Owens, Peek.
Noblesville pitching IP R ER H
Jared Crandall 4 2 2 4
Ethan Leslie 2 0 0 0
Peek 0 2 2 0
Jared Michael 1 1 1 1
Strikeouts: Leslie 4, Crandall 3. Walks: Leslie 2, Peek 2, Crandall 1.
Noblesville’s Ethan Imel was 3-for-3 at the plate during the Millers’ game with Rossville on Monday. (Kent Graham)
University wins two, Shatkowski throws no-hitter
University had a great start to the week with two easy wins.
The Trailblazers started the week with an 11-4 win over Cardinal Ritter at RoundTripper Academy. The Raiders scored two runs in the top of the first inning, but University came back with four runs in the bottom of the inning and never trailed again. Ben Westerkamm hit an RBI single and Tyler Galyean had an RBI groundout.
In the third inning, Jacob Lange batted in a run and Ben Ewer hit a sacrifice fly. Alex Washlock hit a two-RBI double in the fifth inning, then Oxley drove in two runs with a sixth-inning double. Dawson Estep hit a triple in the sixth inning.
Washlock and Galyean both had two hits, with Galyean also hitting a double. Oxley got the win, striking out seven in six innings.
On Tuesday, University beat Liberty Christian 13-0 in a five-inning away game. The Trailblazers were led by Nate Shatkowski, who pitched a no-hitter.
The Lions’ lead-off man got on base in the first inning, but after that, Shatkowski retired 15 straight batters. He threw 10 strikeouts and issued no walks.
Meanwhile, University scored in all five innings. Washlock and Westerkamm both had three hits, with Westerkamm batting in four runs and Washlock driving in three. Estep and Ben Ewer both had two hits. Washlock and Estep each scored three runs. Westerkamm hit two doubles, with Matt Moore, Oxley and Shatkowski all hitting one.
The Trailblazers are 12-9-1 and play at 5:30 p.m. today at Park Tudor.
University 11, Cardinal Ritter 4
University AB R H RBI
Dawson Estep 3 0 1 0
Ben Ewer 2 2 1 1
Alex Washlock 3 2 2 2
Nate Shatkowski 3 1 1 0
Ben Westerkamm 4 1 1 1
Tyler Galyean 3 2 2 1
Adam Oxley 3 1 1 1
Kolton Stevens 3 0 1 1
Jacob Lange 4 0 1 1
Ethan Johnson 0 1 0 0
Matt Moore 0 1 0 0
Totals 28 11 11 8
Score by innings
Cardinal Ritter 201 100 0 – 4 6 4
University 402 032 x – 11 11 1
3B: Estep. 2B: Galyean, Oxley, Washlock. SB: Estep, Ewer, Galyean. SAC: Ewer, Stevens.
University pitching IP R ER H
Oxley (W) 6 4 4 5
Estep 1 0 0 1
Strikeouts: Oxley 7, Estep 3. Walks: Oxley 2, Estep 1.
University 13, Liberty Christian 0
(5 innings)
University AB R H RBI
Dawson Estep 2 3 2 1
Ian Smitley 0 0 0 0
Alex Washlock 3 3 3 3
Thomas Price 1 0 0 0
Ben Westerkamm 4 0 3 4
Grayson Knight 0 0 0 0
Nate Shatkowski 4 1 1 0
Kolton Stevens 2 0 1 0
Gabe Mervis 1 0 0 0
Neil Pettinga 0 2 0 0
Tyler Galyean 2 0 0 0
Matt Moore 1 1 1 1
Ben Ewer 2 2 2 1
Ethan Johnson 2 0 1 1
Adam Oxley 2 1 1 1
Jacob Lange 2 0 1 1
Totals 28 13 16 13
Score by innings
University 253 21 – 13 16 1
Liberty Christian 000 00 – 0 0 1
2B: Westerkamm 2, Moore, Oxley, Shatkowski. SB: Estep 3, Ewer, Pettinga, Stevens, Westerkamm.
University pitching IP R ER H
Shatkowski 5 0 0 0
Strikeouts: Shatkowski 10. Walks: none.
Tigers split close games to start the week
Fishers split its first two games of the week.
The Tigers dropped a Monday game to Columbus North 8-7. The Bull Dogs led 6-0 midway through the fourth inning before Fishers got on the board with a run in the bottom of the fourth. Grant Whetsel scored on a passed ball.
In the fifth inning, the Tigers scored when Dominic Oliverio hit an RBI double, then Nick Lukac singled in two runs. Fishers trailed 8-4 going into the bottom of the seventh, but rallied by scoring three runs. Lukac again batted in a run, Kiel Brenczewski drew a bases-loaded walk, and Daniel Owens sent an RBI hit into left field. But Columbus North got the last two outs to end the game.
Whetsel and Lukac both had two hits, with Lukac batting in three runs. Anthony Castellani pitched six innings, striking out five.
The Tigers rebounded to beat Benton Central 4-3 in a Tuesday home game. Fishers scored three runs in the third inning. Lukac doubled in two runs, then Kaid Muth singled him in. The Bison tied up the game, and the score was 3-3 going into the bottom of the seventh.
JJ Woolwine led off the inning with a single, then advanced to third base. Lukac walked, which brought up Brenczewski, and he batted in Woolwine for the win.
Whetsel, Brenczewski and Muth all had two hits. Jack Minns got the win.
The Tigers are 14-14 and host Brownsburg on Thursday.
Columbus North 8, Fishers 7
Fishers AB R H RBI
JJ Woolwine 3 1 1 0
Grant Whetsel 3 2 2 0
Nick Lukac 4 1 2 3
Kiel Brenczewski 3 0 1 0
Daniel Owens 4 0 1 1
Jackson Preston 4 0 1 0
Charlie Walker 0 0 0 0
Kaid Muth 3 1 0 0
Dominic Oliverio 3 1 1 1
Collin Shelton 2 1 0 0
Jack Minns 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 7 9 5
Score by innings
Columbus North 230 101 1 – 8 14 1
Fishers 000 130 3 – 7 8 4
2B: Brenczewski, Oliverio, Woolwine. SAC: Woolwine. HBP: Muth.
Fishers pitching IP R ER H
Anthony Castellani 6 7 5 12
Owens 1 1 1 2
Strikeouts: Castellani 5, Owens 1. Walks: none.
Fishers 4, Benton Central 3
Fishers AB R H RBI
JJ Woolwine 4 2 1 0
Grant Whetsel 4 1 2 0
Nick Lukac 3 1 1 2
Kiel Brenczewski 3 0 2 1
Daniel Owens 2 0 0 0
Jackson Preston 2 0 0 0
Kaid Muth 3 0 2 1
Ethan Davies 2 0 0 0
Jack Braun 1 0 0 0
Dominic Oliverio 3 0 0 0
Totals 27 4 8 4
Score by innings
Benton Central 001 020 0 – 3 1 2
Fishers 003 000 1 – 4 7 0
2B: Brenczewski, Lukac. SB: Woolwine 2, Whetsel. HBP: Owens, Preston.
Fishers pitching IP R ER H
Mason Sweeney 4.2 3 3 1
Michael Hart 0.1 0 0 0
AJ Waltermann 1.0 0 0 0
Jack Minns (W) 1.0 0 0 0
Strikeouts: Sweeney 3, Waltermann 3, Minns 1. Walks: Sweeney 2, Waltermann 1.
Shamrocks pick up two big victories
Westfield scored a pair of good wins to start the week.
The Shamrocks sailed to a 12-3 win Monday at Kokomo. Westfield scored three runs in the top of the first inning and never trailed.
Bryce Dorton and Tyler Smitherman each had three hits, with Smitherman batting in six runs, including a pair of two-run singles. Trey Anderson and Maximus Webster both had two hits. AJ Bunnell pitched two innings for the win.
Shamrocks coach Ryan Bunnell said his team did a good job of putting good at-bats together after a tough loss Friday against Hamilton Southeastern.
“It isn’t an easy thing to rebound after a disappointing loss, and our guys did a nice job of that tonight,” said Bunnell.
Westfield beat Avon 2-0 in a Tuesday Hoosier Crossroads Conference game. The Shamrocks scored a run in the first inning when Smitherman singled in Dorton, then got another run in the sixth inning when Jack Lawrence’s left field hit got Payton Tamm home. Lawrence had two hits.
Parker Bard struck out 10 in four and a third innings for the win. Mason Cox got the save.
“Parker Bard and Mason Cox gave us great outings on the mound,” said Bunnell. “Bard did a great job battling without having his best stuff, he still made big pitches he just wasn’t as efficient as he has been. Mason gave us another outstanding relief appearance. He’s done such a nice job coming out of the pen for us, fills up the zone when we need it.”
Westfield is 8-5 in HCC play and travels to Avon today for its conference finale. First pitch is at 6 p.m. A win will keep the Shamrocks in contention for the HCC championship. Westfield is 12-8 overall.
Westfield 12, Kokomo 3
Westfield AB R H RBI
Bryce Dorton 5 2 3 1
Trey Anderson 4 1 2 0
Quentin Markle 0 0 0 0
Zach Collins 3 2 1 2
Drew Coy 0 0 0 0
Tyler Smitherman 4 2 3 6
Kyle Pepiot 4 0 2 1
Payton Tamm 3 0 1 0
Luke Hutson 2 0 0 0
Maximus Webster 3 1 2 0
Matias Manzur 1 0 0 0
AJ Bunnell 1 0 0 1
Josh Stegner 1 0 1 0
Andy Manzur 1 1 1 0
Eli Patchett 3 1 1 0
Cody South 2 2 0 0
Totals 37 12 17 11
Score by innings
Westfield 332 004 0 – 12 17 0
Kokomo 120 000 0 – 3 3 4
2B: Pepiot. SB: Collins 2, Dorton 2, Anderson, Pepiot, Smitherman, South, Tamm. SAC: Dorton, Smitherman. HBP: Anderson, Bunnell, Collins, A. Manzur, Pepiot.
Westfield pitching IP R ER H
Bunnell (W) 2 3 3 1
Stegner 1 0 0 1
A. Manzur 3 0 0 0
Patchett 1 0 0 1
Strikeouts: A. Manzur 3, Stegner 1. Walks: Bunnell 4.
Westfield 2, Avon 0
Westfield AB R H RBI
Bryce Dorton 2 1 1 0
Trey Anderson 1 0 1 0
Andy Manzur 0 0 0 0
Zach Collins 3 0 0 0
Tyler Smitherman 3 0 1 1
Kyle Pepiot 3 0 0 0
Payton Tamm 2 1 1 0
Maximus Webster 3 0 1 0
Jack Lawrence 3 0 2 1
Austin Wessel 2 0 0 0
Eli Patchett 0 0 0 0
Luke Hutson 0 0 0 0
Totals 22 2 7 2
Score by innings
Avon 000 000 0 – 0 2 1
Westfield 100 001 x – 2 7 2
SB: Anderson, Dorton, Tamm. HBP: Anderson 2, Tamm.
Westfield pitching IP R ER H
Parker Bard (W) 4.1 0 0 2
Mason Cox (S) 2.2 0 0 0
Strikeouts: Bard 10, Cox 3. Walks: Bard 3, Cox 1.
Blackhawks win over Indiana Deaf
Sheridan won a Monday game over Indiana School for the Deaf 13-3 in five innings.
The Blackhawks scored four runs in the first inning, and finished the game with six runs in the fifth inning. Four different Sheridan players had two hits: Steve Smith, Cameron Hovey, Sean Speck and Walker Casler.
Cameron Hovey hit a fourth-inning RBI triple, while Nolan Bucker and Speck each hit a double. Casler got the pitching win, throwing two innings.
The Blackhawks are 11-5 and play Thursday at Tri-West.
Sheridan 13, Indiana Deaf 3
(5 innings)
Sheridan AB R H RBI
Steve Smith 2 2 2 0
Nolan Buckner 1 2 1 2
Cameron Hovey 4 2 2 2
Sean Speck 2 1 2 2
Jake Vita 1 1 0 0
Drake Delph 1 0 0 0
Corbin Went 3 1 0 0
Dakota Doty 1 0 1 1
Walker Casler 3 1 2 2
Bryce Brown 1 0 0 0
Zach Oberle 2 1 0 1
Lucas Chesney 3 1 1 1
Caine Spencer 2 0 0 0
Kyle Archer 0 1 0 0
Totals 26 13 11 11
Score by innings
Indiana Deaf 000 03 – 3 3 3
Sheridan 410 26 – 13 11 3
3B: Hovey. 2B: Buckner, Speck. SB: Smith 3, Speck 2, Casler, Chesney. HBP: Oberle.
Sheridan pitching IP R ER H
Casler (W) 2.0 0 0 0
Brown 2.0 0 0 2
Oberle 0.1 3 1 1
Archer 0.2 0 0 0
Strikeouts: Casler 3, Brown 2, Archer 2, Oberle 1. Walks: Brown 1.
Golden Eagles fall to Andrean at Notre Dame
Guerin Catholic dropped an 8-3 game against Andrean Monday at Notre Dame’s Frank Eck Baseball Stadium.
The 59ers never trailed, scoring five runs in the first two innings. The Golden Eagles got all three of their runs in the seventh inning. Dominic Ferrucci scored first on Bennett Ely’s RBI groundout, Nate Bingman tripled in Wes Gingerich, then Luke Godfrey smacked a triple to bring in Bingman. Both Bingman and Godfrey had two hits.
Guerin Catholic is 19-5 and will play next at the Circle City Conference tournament Friday at Roncalli.
Andrean 8, Guerin Catholic 3
Guerin Catholic AB R H RBI
Keenan Taylor 4 0 0 0
Bennett Ely 3 0 0 1
Nate Bingman 4 1 2 1
Luke Godfrey 3 0 2 1
Braden Reel 4 0 0 0
Sam Lewandowski 2 0 0 0
Max Engelking 3 0 0 0
Josh Schaaf 1 0 0 0
Dominic Ferrucci 1 1 1 0
Wes Gingerich 3 1 1 0
Totals 28 3 6 3
Score by innings
Guerin Catholic 000 000 3 – 3 6 2
Andrean 320 003 x – 8 9 1
3B: Bingman, Godfrey. HBP: Ely, Schaaf.
Guerin Catholic pitching IP R ER H
Matt Parenteau 2.2 5 3 5
Engelking 3.1 2 1 4
Strikeouts: Engelking 3, Parenteau 1. Walks: Parenteau 3, Engelking 2.