The Hamilton Heights baseball team rode a dominant performance from pitcher Drew VanOeveren to an 8-0 Hoosier Conference victory over Tipton Tuesday at the Huskies’ field.
VanOeveren threw a complete game, striking out 15 batters. He allowed only three hits and issued no walks.
At the plate, VanOeveren and Sam Allen each had two hits, a single and a double. VanOeveren and Landon Hurley both batted in two runs.
Heights is 8-0 and plays at Tipton today to complete the conference series.
HAMILTON HEIGHTS 8, TIPTON 0
Heights AB R H RBI
Sam Allen 3 3 2 1
Nick Hulen 4 1 1 0
Dean Mason 2 0 0 1
Drew VanOeveren 4 0 2 2
Alex Eubanks 2 0 0 0
Harrison Hochstedler 3 0 0 1
Isaac Tuma 3 2 1 0
Landon Hurley 3 1 1 2
Kaleb Murray 2 0 0 0
Braulio Pena 1 1 1 0
Cooper Vondersaar 0 0 0 0
Colin Kuhn 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 8 8 7
Score by Innings
Tipton 000 000 0 – 0 3 4
Heights 210 302 x – 8 8 1
2B: Allen, VanOeveren. SB: Allen, Hurley, Kuhn, Tuma. HBP: Allen, Eubanks.
Heights pitching IP R ER H
VanOeveren 7 0 0 3
Strikeouts: VanOeveren 15. Walks: none.
Carmel put together a hitting clinic on Tuesday, overwhelming North Central 18-9 at the Panthers’ field.
Griffin Wolf led the way for the Greyhounds, smacking two three-run home runs. Wolf hit one homer each in the third and fifth innings, giving him six RBIs for the day. He was 3-for-5 at the plate.
Kenny Bruntlett, Cam Carmichael, Tripp Schroeder and Hunter Snow all hit home runs as well; Carmichael totaled three RBIs. JD Stein hit a triple. James Ross pitched four innings, striking out five.
Carmel is 2-2 and hosts Whiteland on Friday.
CARMEL 18, NORTH CENTRAL 9
Carmel AB R H RBI
Nathan MacLaren 5 1 2 1
Hunter Snow 3 3 2 2
Cody Kantz 3 2 1 2
Griffin Wolf 5 2 3 6
Tripp Schroeder 4 1 2 1
Tim Haas 1 0 0 0
Dan Cunningham 4 1 0 0
Drew Fouts 1 0 0 0
JD Stein 3 1 1 0
Alvaro Rincon 1 0 0 0
Cam Carmichael 4 3 2 3
Kenny Bruntlett 3 4 1 1
Totals 37 18 14 16
Score by Innings
Carmel 036 062 1 – 18 14 1
North Central 332 001 0 – 9 9 3
HR: Wolf 2, Bruntlett, Carmichael, Schroeder, Snow. 3B: Stein. 2B: Carmichael, MacLaren, Snow. SB: Kantz. HBP: Kantz, MacLaren, Snow, Stein.
Carmel pitching IP R ER H
Adam Buczkowski 2 6 3 4
James Ross 4 3 3 5
Sam Bruington 1 0 0 0
Strikeouts: Ross 5, Bruington 3, Buczkowski 1. Walks: Buczkowski 1, Bruington 1.
University is in the midst of a nice win streak, as the Trailblazers sailed to three victories over the past four days.
On Saturday, University played in the Lebanon tournament, where it sailed past Speedway and the host Tigers in run-rule games. The ‘Blazers beat the Sparkplugs 15-0; Jasper Owens went 3-for-4 and drove in four runs. University took care of Lebanon 13-1, with Thomas Price 3-for-3 at the plate. Mark Hamby hit a home run.
The Trailblazers won 7-0 at Lewis Cass on Tuesday. Jake Hooker drove in three runs in a 2-for-4 night at the plate, with Price and Owen Schellhase each getting two hits. Hooker also got the pitching win, with 10 strikeouts.
University is 6-2 and hosts Shortridge on Thursday.
UNIVERSITY 7, LEWIS CASS 0
University AB R H RBI
Jake Hooker 4 0 2 3
Thomas Price 5 0 2 1
Seth Hogg 3 1 1 0
Weber Morse 2 1 0 0
Sam Woodward 2 1 0 0
Owen Schellhase 4 1 2 1
Mark Hamby 3 0 1 1
Brady Redman 3 1 0 0
Jasper Owens 3 0 1 0
Zane Kampmeier 0 2 0 0
Cooper Burnett 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 7 9 6
Score by Innings
University 000 102 4 – 7 9 2
Lewis Cass 000 000 0 – 0 3 1
2B: Hooker, Schellhase. SB: Morse, Owens, Schellhase, Woodward. SAC: Hooker. HBP: Morse.
University pitching IP R ER H
Hooker (W) 6.1 0 0 3
Hogg 0.2 0 0 0
Strikeouts: Hooker 10. Walks: Hooker 2.
UNIVERSITY 15, SPEEDWAY 0
(5 innings)
University AB R H RBI
Jake Hooker 3 1 1 2
Zane Kampmeier 1 2 0 0
Thomas Price 4 1 2 1
Seth Hogg 3 1 0 0
Weber Morse 3 1 1 1
Gabe Mervis 1 0 0 0
Owen Schellhase 0 2 0 0
Cooper Burnett 1 0 1 1
Sam Woodward 4 2 2 2
Brady Redman 3 3 2 2
Jason Bradshaw 1 0 0 0
Mitchell Price 2 0 1 1
Jasper Owens 3 2 3 4
Ian Smitley 1 0 1 0
Totals 30 15 14 14
Score by Innings
University 730 50 – 15 14 0
Speedway 000 00 – 0 5 1
3B: Morse, Owens. 2B: Redman 2, Woodward 2, Hooker, Price. SB: Redman, Woodward. HBP: Hooker, Schellhase.
University pitching IP R ER H
Price (W) 4 0 0 4
Redman 1 0 0 1
Strikeouts: Price 10, Redman 1. Walks: none.
UNIVERSITY 13, LEBANON 1
(5 innings)
University AB R H RBI
Jake Hooker 3 1 0 1
Thomas Price 3 2 3 2
Seth Hogg 0 2 0 0
Weber Morse 3 0 1 3
Owen Schellhase 4 0 0 0
Sam Woodward 3 1 0 0
Brady Redman 1 3 1 0
Mark Hamby 2 1 1 2
Jasper Owens 3 2 2 2
Zane Kampmeier 0 1 0 0
Totals 22 13 8 10
Score by Innings
Lebanon 000 01 – 1 4 3
University 035 5x – 13 8 0
HR: Hamby. 2B: Owens, Price. SB: Hooker. SAC: Hooker. HBP: Hogg, Redman.
University pitching IP R ER H
Grayson Knight 5 1 0 4
Strikeouts: Knight 11. Walks: Knight 1.
Guerin Catholic lost a tough Circle City Conference game at Brebeuf Jesuit on Tuesday, 9-8 in nine innings.
The game was tied at 6-6 after the regulation seventh inning. The Golden Eagles scored twice in the top of the ninth inning, but the Braves won on a walkoff single with two outs in the ninth.
Adam Novelen, Bryson Dorsey and Ryan Zimmerman all had two hits for Guerin Catholic, with Zimmerman getting a double. Clay Patton struck out five in three and two-thirds innings.
The Golden Eagles are 6-2 for the season.
BREBEUF JESUIT 9, GUERIN CATHOLIC 8
(9 innings)
Guerin Catholic AB R H RBI
Will Fremion 5 1 1 0
Anthony Ferrucci 4 1 0 0
Clay Patton 5 1 1 2
Adam Novelen 4 0 2 1
Davis Wagner 4 2 1 1
Sam Tabor 4 1 1 1
Bryson Dorsey 5 0 2 0
Cuinn Morrow 2 0 0 0
Ryan Zimmerman 3 0 2 2
AJ Nunley 3 2 0 0
Totals 39 8 10 7
Score by Innings
Guerin Catholic 001 000 502 – 8 10 3
Brebeuf Jesuit 101 020 203 – 9 10 3
2B: Zimmerman. SB: Nunley, Fremion.
GC pitching IP R ER H
Ferrucci 3.1 4 4 4
Patton 3.2 2 2 2
Zimmerman 1.2 3 3 4
Strikeouts: Patton 5, Ferrucci 2, Zimmerman 1. Walks: Patton 5, Zimmerman 3, Ferrucci 1.
Hamilton Southeastern dropped a 3-0 Hoosier Crossroads Conference game to Avon Tuesday at Ken Seitz Field.
The Orioles held the Royals to two hits, one each from Eli Miller and Hunter Wright. Eli Lund pitched four and two-thirds innings, striking out seven.
The Royals are 4-6 and play at Avon tonight to complete the HCC series.
AVON 3, HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 0
Southeastern AB R H RBI
Eli Miller 3 0 1 0
Harrison Dilts 3 0 0 0
Griffen Haas 3 0 0 0
Cole Earlewine 2 0 0 0
Ty Bradle 2 0 0 0
Landon Riekhof 2 0 0 0
Ian Bucher 1 0 0 0
Chugga Rosario 1 0 0 0
Zach Wagner 1 0 0 0
Clayton Wilke 1 0 0 0
Hunter Wright 2 0 1 0
Totals 21 0 2 0
Score by Innings
Avon 000 030 0 – 3 4 1
Southeastern 000 000 0 – 0 2 2
SB: Earlewine.
HSE pitching IP R ER H
Eli Lund 4.2 3 3 2
Sam Reagan 2.1 0 0 2
Strikeouts: Lund 7, Reagan 2. Walks: Lund 5, Reagan 1.