Noblesville advanced to the championship game with a 6-3 win over Hamilton Southeastern in the first semi-final Monday morning. The game was played in front of a record crowd, with 4,000 people at Don Dunker Field to support the Millers after the shooting at Noblesville West Middle School.
Noblesville got on the board first, with two runs in the fourth inning. Ethan Imel batted in DJ Owens with a left field hit, then Jacob Thieman was sent home after Tyler Owens drew a bases-loaded walk.
The Royals responded with three runs in the top of the fifth. Jacob Daftari’s right field line drive sent Anthony Eggers and Cole DeWael in to score. Brayton Harrison then hit a single into center field, and that scored Cole Graverson.
But the Millers came right back, with four runs in the bottom of the fifth. Bryce Randolph’s right field single got Mark Goudy home, Reese Sharp singled in DJ Owens, and Imel hit a double to score Randolph and Camden Nagel (who was pinch running for Sharp).
Imel finished the game 2-for-3, with three RBIs. Tyler Owens went four and a third innings for the pitching win.
Eggers, DeWael and Harrison all had two hits for HSE, which finished its season 13-16.
Noblesville 6, Southeastern 3
Southeastern AB R H RBI
Anthony Eggers 4 1 2 0
Cole DeWael 2 1 2 0
Greyson Droste 3 0 0 0
Cole Graverson 0 1 0 0
Jacob Daftari 4 0 1 2
Brayton Harrison 3 0 2 1
Jake Hutson 4 0 1 0
Matt Buckingham 4 0 0 0
Jacob Garcia 2 0 0 0
Caden Ruhnow 1 0 0 0
Cam Bolling 1 0 0 0
Zach Boyle 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 3 8 3
2B: Eggers. SB: DeWael, Eggers. HBP: DeWael, Droste, Garcia, Harrison, Ruhnow.
Southeastern pitching IP R ER H
Sam Bachman 4.0 4 1 1
Rutger Poiry 0.2 2 2 4
Carter Lohman 1.1 0 0 0
Strikeouts: Bachman 8, Lohman 3, Poiry 1. Walks: Bachman 6, Lohman 1.
Noblesville AB R H RBI
Tyler Owens 2 0 1 1
Cooper Miles 2 0 0 0
Mark Goudy 4 1 0 0
DJ Owens 3 2 0 0
Jacob Thieman 4 1 0 0
Bryce Randolph 3 1 1 1
Reese Sharp 2 0 1 1
Camden Nagel 0 1 0 0
Ethan Imel 3 0 2 3
Jackson Ramey 3 0 0 0
Zach Gruver 0 0 0 0
Brady Walden 0 0 0 0
Totals 26 6 5 6
2B: Imel. SB: Goudy, Miles, T. Owens, Randolph, Thieman.
Noblesville pitching IP R ER H
T. Owens (W) 4.1 1 1 2
Kade Gorman 1.1 2 2 5
Jackson Ramey 1.1 0 0 1
Strikeouts: T. Owens 3, Gorman 1. Walks: Gorman 1.
Score by innings
Southeastern 000 030 0 – 3 8 2
Noblesville 000 240 x – 6 5 0
Fishers beat North Central 4-2 in the day’s second semi-final.
The Tigers scored three runs in the first inning. JJ Woolwine got the first one on a passed ball, then Craig Yoho scored on Grant Richardson’s RBI groundout; Yoho had gotten on base with a double. Grant Whetsel scored when the Panthers’ pitcher committed a balk with the bases loaded.
Kiel Brenczewski hit a solo home run in the fifth inning. He finished the day 2-for-2 at the plate.
Luke Albright pitched a complete game, striking out 11.
Fishers 4, North Central 2
Fishers AB R H RBI
JJ Woolwine 3 1 1 0
Craig Yoho 3 1 1 0
Grant Richardson 3 0 0 1
Kiel Brenczewski 2 1 2 1
Matt Wolff 2 0 1 0
Alex Jamieson 3 0 0 0
Nick Lukac 3 0 0 0
Jack Roudebush 2 0 1 0
Ben Burton 3 0 0 0
Grant Whetsel 0 1 0 0
Tristan Baker 0 0 0 0
TJ Ratliff 0 0 0 0
Totals 24 4 6 2
Score by innings
North Central 000 200 0 – 2 2 3
Fishers 300 010 x – 4 6 0
HR: Brenczewski. 2B: Yoho. SB: Woolwine.
Fishers pitching IP R ER H
Luke Albright 7 2 2 2
Strikeouts: Albright 11. Walks: Albright 1.
Noblesville sings the school song after winning its sectional semi-final game over Hamilton Southeastern on Monday. (Kent Graham)
Fishers’ Ben Burton takes a healthy cut at the ball during the Tigers’ sectional semi-final with North Central on Monday. (Kent Graham)