Hamilton Southeastern dropped its Hoosier Crossroads Conference opener on Wednesday, falling 3-1 to Brownsburg at Ken Seitz Field.
The Bulldogs scored two runs in the top of the first inning, then added a third run in the top of the second. The Royals got their run in the bottom of the second inning; Cole Earlewine drew a walk to lead off, advanced to second base when Harrison Dilts was walked, then scored on an Ian Bucher base hit.
Both teams had five hits for the game, with Southeastern’s Landon Riekhof hitting a seventh-inning double. Braden Strawmeyer struck out six in three innings of relief.
The Royals are 2-2 overall and play at Brownsburg today to finish the conference series.
BROWNSBURG 3, HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 1
Southeastern AB R H RBI
Ty Bradle 3 0 0 0
Eli Miller 3 0 1 0
Griffen Haas 3 0 1 0
Cole Earlewine 2 1 0 0
Harrison Dilts 2 0 0 0
Ian Bucher 3 0 1 1
Landon Riekhof 3 0 1 0
Chugga Rosario 3 0 0 0
Hunter Wright 2 0 1 0
Totals 24 1 5 1
Score by Innings
Brownsburg 210 000 0 – 3 5 0
Southeastern 010 000 0 – 1 5 1
2B: Riekhof. SB: Earlewine.
HSE pitching IP R ER H
Brady Strawmeyer 3 0 0 0
Sam Reagan 4 3 2 5
Strikeouts: Strawmeyer 6, Reagan 4. Walks: none.