Noblesville split a pair of games at Louisville St. Xavier on Saturday.
The Millers beat Campbell County 8-3 in their first game. Noblesville started with three runs in the bottom of the second inning: Alex Zavac hit a sacrifice fly to score Zach Gruver, then Cooper Miles singled in Alec Rees and Lucas Williams.
Gruver’s sacrifice fly scored Matt Peek in the fourth inning, giving the Millers a 4-0 lead. Noblesville added two more runs in the fifth, with Camden Nagel scoring on a DJ Owens single, then Cade Nelis batted in Owens. A three-run double got Campbell County on the board in the sixth, but the Millers answered with two runs in the bottom of the inning. Jackson Hancock scored on a Cole Barnes fielder’s choice, then Williams got home on an error.
Jared Crandall got the pitching win, allowing only three hits in four and a third innings.
Noblesville lost to St. Xavier 7-0. The Millers were held to two hits, a double and a single from Brady Walden.
Noblesville is 4-5 and begins a three-game series with Hoosier Crossroads Conference rival Fishers Thursday at the Tigers’ field.
Noblesville 8, Campbell County 3
Noblesville AB R H RBI
Cole Barnes 3 0 0 1
Jacob Weiler 1 0 0 0
Cooper Miles 3 0 1 2
DJ Owens 3 1 1 1
Matt Peek 3 1 1 0
Cade Nelis 3 0 0 0
Zach Gruver 3 1 1 1
Alec Rees 0 1 0 0
Jackson Hancock 0 1 0 0
Lucas Williams 3 2 1 0
Alex Zavac 0 0 0 1
Camden Nagel 0 1 0 0
Totals 22 8 5 6
Score by innings
Campbell County 000 030 0 – 3 4 2
Noblesville 031 220 x – 8 5 3
SB: Owens, Peek. SAC: Zavac 2, Gruver. HBP: Rees, Williams.
Noblesville pitching IP R ER H
Jared Crandall (W) 4.1 3 2 3
Grant Braun 2.2 0 0 1
Strikeouts: Crandall 2. Walks: Crandall 5, Braun 1.
St. Xavier 7, Noblesville 0
Noblesville AB R H RBI
Cole Barnes 2 0 0 0
Cooper Miles 3 0 0 0
DJ Owens 3 0 0 0
Matt Peek 3 0 0 0
Cade Nelis 2 0 0 0
Zach Gruver 3 0 0 0
Ethan Imel 2 0 0 0
Lucas Williams 2 0 0 0
Brady Walden 2 0 2 0
Totals 22 0 2 0
Score by innings
Noblesville 000 000 0 – 0 2 3
St. Xavier 014 002 x – 7 8 0
2B: Walden.
Noblesville pitching IP R ER H
Peek 2.1 5 4 5
Ethan Leslie 3.2 2 2 3
Strikeouts: Leslie 3, Peek 2. Walks: Peek 2, Leslie 2.