Hamilton Heights won its second consecutive game Tuesday, holding off Northwestern 5-4 at the Huskies’ field.
While the win was nice, Heights coach JR Moffatt was happy with how his team won. The Huskies did so by doing the little things: Putting the ball in play, and avoiding strikeouts. Moffatt believed the most important stat of the night was that his team struck out only four times on Tuesday.
“I think tonight for us, it was the way we won,” said Heights coach JR Moffatt. “We’ve been striking out way too much. And tonight was the exact opposite.”
After the Tigers scored in the top of the first inning, the Huskies answered right away in the bottom of the first. Sam Fulton’s single got Sam Wahl in to score and Heights on the board at 1-1.
The Huskies extended their lead to 4-1 in the fourth inning. Sam Rupe and Luke Stohler both singled to get on base, then Cobe Koors reached on error, and eventually all three scored.
Northwestern got two runs back in the fifth inning, then Heights added a run in the sixth when Alex Roth scored. The Tigers scored one more run with two outs in the seventh, but Koors caught a fly ball in center field to get the third out.
The Huskies totaled seven hits in the game, with Rupe going 2-for-3. Ike Peterson pitched a complete game, striking out seven.
Heights is now 6-4 for the season and will play at 5 p.m. today at Northwestern.
“This was a huge win for us because we have four games this week,” said Moffatt. “And Northwestern is really good. To get two games over .500 to start the season is just really big. And we’ll got to Northwestern tomorrow night. We’ll have Sam Fulton pitching. He’s a good pitcher, so we like our chances. Doesn’t mean we’ll win, but we like our chances.”
Hamilton Heights’ Sam Wahl had a run and a hit during the Huskies’ 5-4 win over Northwestern on Tuesday. (Richie Hall)
Andriole dominates as Golden Eagles beat Heritage Christian
Guerin Catholic moved above the .500 mark in Circle City Conference play on Tuesday by Heritage Christian 1-0 at the Golden Eagles’ field.
Jake Andriole was dominant on the mound, tossing 11 strikeouts. Andriole pitched six and two thirds innings, with Bennett Ely getting the last out for the save.
Guerin Catholic scored its run in the second inning. Nate Bingman singled to get on base, then Ely hit a single to move Bingman to third. Bingman then scored on an error.
Keenan Taylor hit a third-inning triple for the Golden Eagles, who finished with five hits in the game.
Guerin Catholic is now 3-2 in the conference and 5-4 overall. The Golden Eagles play at Heritage Christian on Thursday.
‘Blazers cruise at Faith Christian
University won at Faith Christian 11-1 on Tuesday.
The Trailblazers started by scoring four runs in the top of the first inning. Matt Moore sent Ben Ewer home with a right field single, after which Nate Shatkowski drew a walk. Moore scored on a single by Tyler Galyean, who got the inning’s fourth run on a dropped third strike.
Asher Thompson scored in the second inning on a wild pitch. Adam Oxley got a run in the fourth inning after a passed ball. University added four more runs in the sixth inning; Moore singled in Thompson, then Shatkowski’s double scored Moore. Galyean’s single then sent Shatkowski home. Moore would score in the seventh inning.
Moore, Galyean and Oxley all had two hits. Thompson stole four bases. Jacob Lange was one of four pitchers for University, and he totaled five strikeouts.
The ‘Blazers are 9-4 and will play at Greenwood Christian Academy on Thursday.
‘Rocks overwhelmed by Carroll
Westfield was overwhelmed by Fort Wayne Carroll 10-0 Tuesday at the Shamrocks’ field.
Sam Eaton got Westfield’s lone hit, a single in the fourth inning.
The Shamrocks are 5-6 and begin a Hoosier Crossroads Conference series with Brownsburg on Thursday. Westfield hosts the Bulldogs at 6 p.m. Thursday and at noon Saturday, then travel to Brownsburg on Friday for a 6 p.m. game.
Carmel JV Blue gets big win
The Carmel junior varsity Blue baseball team defeated Columbus North by the score of 11-1 in five innings on Saturday.
Sophomore Zach Gioia pitched four solid innings, scattering four hits and allowing no runs to record the win. The JV Greyhounds had some timely hits to plate 11 runs and played some solid defense led by sophomore Cody Li’s two diving catches in center field.