Noblesville dropped a Hoosier Crossroads Conference game at Avon Thursday 7-2, resulting in a split of the HCC series.
The Millers scored the first run of the game in the top of the third inning. Jacob Edwards led off with a single, then Conner Seago came in to run for him. Seago moved to second by a pitcher’s balk, then advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt by Drew Niswonger. Nolan Decker then scored Seago with an RBI groundout.
The Orioles took the lead in the bottom of the third by scoring four runs, including a two-run home run. Noblesville added a run in the fifth inning when Nolan Decker scored after Trevor Corbett reached base on a dropped third strike.
Edwards’ single turned out to be the lone hit of the game for the Millers. Lucas Stephen went four innings on the mound, striking out seven.
Noblesville is 1-1 in the conference and 3-3 overall. The Millers were to play in this weekend’s Kokomo Invitational, but the tournament was canceled due to the predicted cold weather. Noblesville’s next game is Thursday when it hosts Fishers to begin another HCC series.
AVON 7, NOBLESVILLE 2
Noblesville AB R H RBI
Kolby Kazmierski 3 0 0 0
Nolan Decker 2 1 0 1
Trevor Corbett 2 0 0 1
Bryce Riggs 2 0 0 0
Josh Kern 3 0 0 0
Conner Bloss 3 0 0 0
Luke Wilson 2 0 0 0
Jacob Edwards 2 0 1 0
Conner Seago 0 1 0 0
Keegan Speek 1 0 0 0
Drew Niswonger 1 0 0 0
Elijah Bowers 1 0 0 0
Totals 22 2 1 2
Score by Innings
Noblesville 001 010 0 – 2 1 1
Avon 004 021 x – 7 10 0
SB: Corbett, Wilson. SAC: Niswonger. HBP: Kazmierski, Riggs.
NHS pitching IP R ER H
Lucas Stephen 4.0 4 4 8
Ty Haley 0.1 2 2 2
Ethan Dorsey 0.2 1 0 0
Garrick Addison 1.0 0 0 0
Strikeouts: Stephen 7, Addison 2, Dorsey 1. Walks: Stephen 2, Dorsey 2, Haley 1.