Noblesville split a pair of games during the first day of its Tennessee trip on Friday.
The Millers lost to Tennessee powerhouse Farragut 5-3 in their first game. Noblesville scored all of its runs in the top of the fifth inning. Mark Goudy scored first, after Reese Sharp drew a bases-loaded walk. Cooper Miles got home next, on a wild pitch. Jacob Thieman batted in Noblesville’s third run seconds later, sending DJ Owens home.
Thieman finished the day 2-for-3. Clay Holzworth tossed six strikeouts in five and two thirds innings on the mound, with Zach Gruver getting the final out.
In their second game, the Millers overwhelmed Bearden 16-1 in five innings. Noblesville scored in each inning, including six in the top of the second.
But first things first: The Millers got on the board in the first inning with a three-run home run by Thieman. Now to the second: Miles singled home Bryce Randolph, then Sharp smacked a three-run homer to center field. Zac Tuinei then went left field on a two-run homer to make the score 9-0.
Sharp wasn’t done yet: He hit a three-run home in the third inning, making the score 13-1. That made Sharp 2-for-2 for the game, with six RBIs. Tyler Owens scored earlier in the inning, after Miles was hit by a pitch.
Randolph and Camden Nagel both singled home runs for Noblesville in the fourth inning. Goudy hit a sacrifice fly to score Cade Nelis in the fifth.
Thieman totaled three RBIs in the game, while Miles and Tuinei both had two.
Kade Gorman pitched four innings for the win, with four strikeouts. Ryan Plummer closed the game with a perfect fifth inning.
The Millers are now 2-1, and play two more Tennessee teams today. Noblesville takes on Maryville at 10 a.m. and Christian Academy of Knoxville at 2 p.m.
Farragut 5, Noblesville 3
Noblesville AB R H RBI
Mark Goudy 3 1 0 0
Cooper Miles 4 1 1 0
DJ Owens 2 1 1 0
Reese Sharp 2 0 0 1
Connor Vanosdol 0 0 0 0
Jacob Thieman 3 0 2 1
Camden Nagel 0 0 0 0
Zac Tuinei 4 0 0 0
Jackson Ramey 2 0 0 0
Bryce Randolph 0 0 0 0
Ethan Imel 2 0 0 0
Brady Walden 1 0 0 0
Tyler Owens 2 0 0 0
Totals 25 3 4 2
Score by innings
Noblesville 000 030 0 – 3 4 0
Farragut 210 002 x – 5 9 1
HBP: DJ Owens, T. Owens, Sharp.
Noblesville pitching IP R ER H
Clay Holzworth 5.2 5 5 9
Zach Gruver 0.1 0 0 0
Strikeouts: Holzworth 6. Walks: Holzworth 5.
Noblesville 16, Bearden 1
(5 innings)
Noblesville AB R H RBI
Mark Goudy 3 2 1 1
Cooper Miles 3 3 1 2
DJ Owens 3 1 1 0
Brady Walden 1 0 0 0
Reese Sharp 2 3 2 6
Camden Nagel 2 1 1 1
Jacob Thieman 1 2 1 3
Matt Peek 0 0 0 0
Zac Tuinei 1 1 1 2
Zach Gruver 1 0 0 0
Jackson Ramey 2 0 0 0
Cade Nelis 1 1 0 0
Ethan Imel 1 0 0 0
Tyler Owens 0 1 0 0
Alex Zavac 1 0 1 0
Bryce Randolph 1 1 1 1
Totals 23 16 10 16
Score by innings
Noblesville 364 21 – 16 10 1
Bearden 010 00 – 1 4 0
HR: Sharp 2, Thieman, Tuinei. SB: Miles, T. Owens. SAC: Goudy. HBP: Imel, Miles, Peel, Thieman.
Noblesville pitching IP R ER H
Kade Gorman (W) 4 1 1 4
Ryan Plummer 1 0 0 0
Strikeouts: Gorman 5. Walks: Gorman 1.