THE REPORTER
The Hamilton Heights baseball team earned a Hoosier Conference East Division split with Northwestern Wednesday, beating the Tigers 2-1 in a home game.
Northwestern had defeated the Huskies in a close game Tuesday at its field, but Heights was able to turn the tables with a close victory, and pull its division record to even at 3-3.
The Tigers scored a run in the top of the sixth inning, then the Huskies answered with their two runs in the bottom of the inning. John Irion got on base with a double that also moved Dean Mason to third base; Mason had earlier drawn a walk to get on. Kyle Michael stepped up after Irion, and his center field line drive brought both Mason and Irion in to score.
Heights totaled three hits in the game, with Mason connecting on a single in the first inning. Kaleb Murray pitched an outstanding game, going five and two-thirds innings and allowing just one hit while tossing six strikeouts. Lucas Spicer pitched one and a third innings of no-hit baseball to get the save.
The Huskies are 8-6 overall and play at Daleville Saturday morning.
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Sheridan made it two wins in a row Wednesday, beating Traders Point Christian 8-4 at Grand Park.
The Blackhawks scored their first run in the top of the first inning when Caleb Alexander got home on an error. Sheridan added two more runs in the second inning: Clinton Slopsema scored on an error, then Keegan Stout got home when Jacob Jones reached on error.
Traders Point took the lead in the third inning by scoring four runs. The ‘Hawks tied the game in the sixth inning; Slopsema sent a base hit into center field to bring in Cole Mackintosh.
Sheridan took over in the seventh inning, putting up four runs. Zach Bales scored on a passed ball for the go-ahead run during Camden Spencer’s at-bat. Spencer eventually drew a walk, which also moved Mackintosh to second. Mackintosh had also drawn walk to get on base.
Slopsema came up and hit a single to load the bases. Mackintosh got home on a passed ball, which moved Spencer to third base and Slopsema to second. That brought up Chance Spencer, and his left field double sent Camden Spencer and Slopsema home.
Slopsema finished with two hits, while Camden Spencer also hit a fourth-inning triple. Bales pitched a complete game, tossing 14 strikeouts against three hits and three walks.
The Blackhawks are 4-8 and play a Hoosier Heartland Conference game today at Tri-Central.