The University baseball team picked up three big wins early this week.
First, the Class 2A No. 3 Trailblazers beat Muncie Burris 32-0 in five innings Monday in a Pioneer Conference game. Jake Hooker hit a home run, while Thomas Price and Mitchell Price both batted in five runs and had four hits. Ian Smitley got the pitching win.
On Tuesday, the Trailblazers beat 1A No. 3 Lafayette Central Catholic 3-2 at the Knights’ field. University scored the game’s first run in the first inning when Cooper Burnett got home on a wild pitch.
Central Catholic took a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the fourth, but the ‘Blazers responded right away with two runs in the top of the fifth. Hooker hit a sacrifice fly to send Owen Schellhase home, then Sam Woodward scored after Mark Hamby reached on error.
Grayson Knight pitched a complete game, striking out seven and allowing only three hits.
University kept things rolling on Wednesday, beating Anderson Prep Academy 15-1 in five innings on the road in a conference game. The ‘Blazers are 7-0 in the conference and clinched at least a share of the championship.
Hooker went 3-for-3 and hit an inside-the-park home run, while Seth Hogg with a triple and Weber Morse had a double. Smitley went four innings for the win.
University is 16-4 overall and hosts Cathedral on Saturday.
UNIVERSITY 3, LAF. CENTRAL CATHOLIC 2
University AB R H RBI
Jake Hooker 3 0 1 1
Mark Hamby 4 0 0 0
Seth Hogg 3 0 0 0
Thomas Price 3 0 0 0
Weber Morse 2 0 1 0
Brady Redman 2 0 0 0
Owen Schellhase 2 1 1 0
Sam Woodward 2 1 0 0
Jasper Owens 3 0 0 0
Cooper Burnett 0 1 0 0
Totals 24 3 3 1
Score by Innings
University 100 020 0 – 3 3 2
LCC 000 200 0 – 2 3 4
SB: Burnett, Morse, Schellhase. SAC: Hooker.
University pitching IP R ER H
Grayson Knight 7 2 0 3
Strikeouts: Knight 7. Walks: Knight 2.
UNIVERSITY 32, MUNCIE BURRIS 0
(5 innings)
University AB R H RBI
Jake Hooker 3 4 2 4
Thomas Price 6 4 4 5
Seth Hogg 6 3 3 1
Weber Morse 1 0 1 2
Gabe Mervis 4 2 1 1
Brady Redman 1 1 0 0
Grayson Knight 4 2 3 1
Owen Schellhase 2 2 1 0
Mark Hamby 4 2 3 4
Sam Woodward 4 4 1 3
Mitchell Price 5 3 4 5
Jasper Owens 1 1 0 0
Cooper Burnett 3 4 2 2
Totals 44 32 25 28
Score by Innings
University 298 67 – 32 25 0
Muncie Burris 000 00 – 0 0 6
HR: Hooker. 3B: Burnett, Knight, T. Price, Woodward. 2B: Hogg 2, M. Price 2, Hamby, Hooker, Morse. SB: Hooker 2, T. Price. SAC: Morse. HBP: Hooker.
University pitching IP R ER H
Ian Smitley (W) 3 0 0 0
T. Price 2 0 0 0
Strikeouts: Smitley 5, T. Price 4. Walks: T. Price 1.
UNIVERSITY 15, ANDERSON PREP ACADEMY 1
(5 innings)
University AB R H RBI
Jake Hooker 3 3 3 3
Max Westerkamm 2 0 1 0
Jasper Owens 3 2 1 1
Seth Hogg 4 2 2 2
Weber Morse 3 3 2 1
Brady Redman 2 1 1 0
Owen Schellhase 2 1 2 2
Zane Kampmeier 1 0 0 0
Sam Woodward 1 0 1 2
Cooper Burnett 1 2 1 0
Gabe Mervis 3 1 0 0
Mitchell Price 1 0 0 0
Cam Rady 1 0 0 0
Totals 27 15 14 11
Score by Innings
University 444 21 – 15 14 0
Anderson Prep 000 10 – 1 1 2
HR: Hooker. 3B: Hogg, 2B: Morse. SB: Hooker, Morse, Owens. SAC: Hogg, Owens, Woodward. HBP: Schellhase.
University pitching IP R ER H
Ian Smitley 4 1 1 1
Owens 1 0 0 0
Strikeouts: Smitley 9, Owens 3. Walks: Smitley 1, Owens 1.
Guerin Catholic swept a Circle City Conference series with Roncalli this week.
In the first game, the Golden Eagles sailed past the Royals 10-0 in five innings at home on Tuesday. Will Fremion was 3-for-4 at the plate and drove in three runs, while Davis Wagner hit a double. Clay Patton pitched all five innings, striking out eight against three hits and no walks.
On Wednesday, Guerin Catholic traveled to Roncalli and won 5-3. Adam Novelen doubled in Clay Patton in the first inning to score GC’s first run. In the third inning, Wagner smacked a two-run single to send Anthony Ferrucci and AJ Nunley home.
Novelen led off the fifth inning with a home run. The Golden Eagles added a run in the sixth inning when Patton singled in Fremion.
Wagner pitched four innings for the win, striking out five.
Guerin Catholic is 16-6 for the season.
GUERIN CATHOLIC 10, RONCALLI 0
(5 innings)
Guerin Catholic AB R H RBI
Will Fremion 4 1 3 3
Anthony Ferrucci 3 1 1 0
Xander George 1 0 0 0
Clay Patton 3 1 1 1
Adam Novelen 3 2 1 1
Davis Wagner 2 1 1 2
Sam Tabor 1 0 0 1
Bryson Dorsey 2 0 0 1
Caden Ratclff 0 1 0 0
Sam Miller 1 2 1 0
AJ Nunley 2 0 0 0
Max Cosell 0 1 0 0
Totals 22 10 8 9
Score by Innings
Roncalli 000 00 – 0 3 5
Guerin Catholic 004 15 – 10 8 1
2B: Wagner. SB: Miller 2, Fremion 2, Nunley, Novelen, Ratcliff, Patton, Tabor. SAC: Wagner, Tabor. HBP: Miller.
GC pitching IP R ER H
Patton 5 0 0 3
Strikeouts: Patton 8. Walks: none.
GUERIN CATHOLIC 5, RONCALLI 3
Guerin Catholic AB R H RBI
Will Fremion 2 1 0 0
Anthony Ferrucci 4 1 0 0
Clay Patton 3 1 1 1
Adam Novelen 3 1 2 2
Davis Wagner 3 0 1 2
Caden Ratcliff 0 0 0 0
Sam Tabor 4 0 0 0
Bryson Dorsey 4 0 1 0
Sam Miller 2 0 1 0
AJ Nunley 3 1 0 0
Totals 28 5 6 5
Score by Innings
Guerin Catholic 102 011 0 – 5 6 5
Roncalli 100 100 1 – 3 7 2
HR: Novelen. 2B: Novelen. SB: Ratcliff 2, Patton, Fremion. HBP: Miller.
GC pitching IP R ER H
Cuinn Morrow 2 0 0 0
Ferrucci 1 1 1 3
Wagner (W) 4 2 0 4
Strikeouts: Wagner 5, Morrow 1, Ferrucci 1. Walks: Morrow 1, Wagner 1.
Sheridan easily swept a Hoosier Heartland Conference series with Tri-Central this week.
On Tuesday, the Blackhawks won the home portion of the series, beating the Trojans 13-1 in five ninings. Zach Bales and Silas DeVaney both hit a triple and batted in three runs each. Ty Macy got the pitching win, and Clinton Slopsema struck out five batters in relief.
Sheridan then went to Tri-Central on Wednesday and came home with a 13-2 victory. Cole Macintosh went 3-for-4 at the plate, while Ty Macy drove in two runs. Slopsema went three innings for the win, with reliever Zach Bales throwing five strikeouts.
The ‘Hawks are 8-8 and host Tipton this afternoon.
SHERIDAN 13, TRI-CENTRAL 1
(5 innings)
Sheridan AB R H RBI
Dayne Voege 1 1 1 1
Owen Bell 2 1 0 0
Cole Macintosh 3 1 0 1
Sebastian Salazar 2 0 1 0
Evan Grinstead 0 0 0 1
Zach Bales 2 2 1 3
Camden Spencer 1 2 0 0
Nathan Henshaw 1 0 0 0
Silas DeVaney 2 1 1 3
Jack Crail 1 1 0 0
Ty Macy 2 2 2 0
David Will 2 0 0 0
Clinton Slopsema 0 1 0 0
Ryker Ream 0 1 0 0
Totals 19 13 6 9
Score by Innings
Tri-Central 100 00 – 1 3 3
Sheridan 511 6x – 13 6 0
3B: Bales, DeVaney. SB: Bell, Crail, Macintosh, Macy, Spencer. SAC: DeVaney. HBP: Crail.
Sheridan pitching IP R ER H
Salazar 1 1 1 0
Macy (W) 2 0 0 2
Slopsema 2 0 0 1
Strikeouts: Slopsema 5, Macy 2, Salazar 1. Walks: Salazar 3, Macy 1.
SHERIDAN 13, TRI-CENTRAL 2
Sheridan AB R H RBI
Dayne Voege 2 3 0 0
Cole Macintosh 4 3 3 1
Sebastian Salazar 4 1 0 1
Zach Bales 5 1 2 0
Camden Spencer 4 0 0 0
Silas DeVaney 3 1 0 0
Evan Grinstead 2 0 1 0
David Will 1 1 0 0
Caleb Alexander 1 2 0 0
Clinton Slopsema 1 0 0 0
Ty Macy 2 1 1 2
Totals 29 13 7 4
Score by Innings
Sheridan 201 030 7 – 13 7 2
Tri-Central 000 002 0 – 2 2 6
2B: Bales, Grinstead, Macintosh. SB: Macintosh 4, Salazar 2, Voege 2, Alexander 2, Bales, Grinstead, Macy. SAC: Macy. HBP: Voege 3, Alexander.
Sheridan pitching IP R ER H
Slopsema (W) 3 0 0 1
Bales 2 0 0 0
Voege 0 2 2 0
Macintosh 2 0 0 1
Strikeouts: Bales 5, Slopsema 4, Macintosh 3. Walks: Voege 2.
After a quick start in the bottom of the first, Hamilton Heights looked to do what it has been doing a good amount of as of late and that’s scoring runs.
It didn’t take long at all for the Anderson Indians’ offense to get going. They kept their feet on the gas, showing the Huskies they too know how to score in a 19-3 win on Wednesday.
The Huskies seemed determined with a Dean Mason single into center to lead off. Nate Hulen reached on a fielder’s choice ground ball to second. Alex Rickey came in as a courtesy runner for Hulen. Sam Allen knocked a single to right for runners at first and second.
Drew VanOeveren walked to load the bases with one out. Isaac Tuma grounded out to second to score Rickey to get the Huskies up 1-0.
Allen was able to score on a wild pitch. Then, Logan Hickman drove home the other Heights run, lining a double to right to score VanOeveren for a 3-0 Huskies lead.
From the second through seventh, the Indians were able to score their 19 runs and completely take over this non-conference tilt to take Hamilton Heights by surprise by a score of 19-3.
The Huskies clinged to a 3-2 lead through three, but the Anderson offense exploded for three in the fourth, four in the fifth, another three in the sixth and topped it off with a seven-run seventh.
Anderson (13-8) have won four of five and head to face North Central Conference foe Muncie Central (6-11) in hopes of sweeping the three-game series with the Bearcats.
Hamilton Heights (10-5) lost just its second game in its last 10 and will make a trip to Lewis Cass (1-10-1) today. The Huskies also hope to sweep their series with the Kings, already taking the first game 6-0 on May 4.
HAMILTON HEIGHTS 19, ANDERSON 3
Heights AB R H RBI
Dean Mason 2 0 1 0
Nick Hulen 2 0 1 0
Braulio Pena 1 0 0 0
Landon Hurley 1 0 0 0
Sam Allen 4 1 2 0
Drew VanOeveren 1 1 0 0
Cooper Vondersaar 1 0 0 0
Isaac Tuma 3 0 1 1
Logan Hickman 3 0 1 1
Harrison Hochstedler 2 0 0 0
Alex Rickey 0 1 0 0
Colin Kuhn 2 0 0 0
Alex Eubanks 1 0 1 0
Kaleb Murray 2 0 0 0
James Lacey 1 0 0 0
Totals 26 3 7 2
Score by Innings
Anderson 011 343 7 – 19 13 1
Heights 300 000 0 – 3 7 3
2B: Hickman. SB: Hochstedler, Hickman.
Heights pitching IP R ER H
Hulen 3.1 4 3 5
Pena 1.0 3 3 1
Hurley 1.1 5 5 2
Lacey 0.2 5 4 3
Tuma 0.2 2 2 2
Strikeouts: Hulen 3, Lacey 2, Tuma 2, Hurley 1. Walks: Hulen 3, Hurley 3, Pena 2, Lacey 1, Tuma 1.