Carmel lost to Class 4A No. 1 Penn 8-4 in a Saturday game at the Kingsmen’s field.
The Greyhounds scored first, when Brayden Lentz doubled home JD Rogers in the top of the third inning. But Penn scored a run in the bottom of the third, then took the lead for good with six runs in the bottom of the fourth.
Carmel scored three runs in the fifth innings: Christian Williams hit a left field double to score Drew Olssen. Jackson Adams singled in JD Rogers and Williams with his own left field hit. Williams finished the game 2-for-3 at the plate.
The Greyhounds are 2-2 and will play at Hamilton Southeastern on Monday.
Penn 8, Carmel 4
Carmel AB R H RBI
JD Rogers 2 2 0 0
Brayden Lentz 4 0 1 1
Christian Williams 3 1 2 1
Dryden Schroeder 4 0 1 0
Jackson Adams 4 0 1 2
Alex Brooks 3 0 0 0
Jared Greene 2 0 0 0
Hunter Keip 2 0 0 0
Logan Urbanowski 0 0 0 0
Drew Olssen 2 1 0 0
Totals 26 4 5 4
Score by innings
Carmel 001 030 0 – 4 5 5
Penn 001 610 x – 8 7 1
2B: Lentz, Williams. SB: Greene, Urbanowski. HBP: Rogers.
Carmel pitching IP R ER H
Zach Vogt 3.1 2 0 2
Drew Kelly 0.0 3 3 1
Michael Uhrig 0.2 2 2 2
Cole Lindley 1.0 1 1 1
Brooks 1.0 0 0 1
Strikeouts: Vogt 1, Uhrig 1. Walks: Kelly 2, Lindley 2.