Sheridan finished strong in an all-county softball game on Wednesday, beating University 10-1 at RoundTripper Academy.
The Blackhawks scored their first run in the top of the second inning, when Addyson Ream got home on a passed ball. In the third inning, Riley Reed hit a sacrifice bunt to score Allie Delph.
The Trailblazers scored their run in the bottom of the third, with Sophia Hwang getting home on a passed ball. Sheridan added a run in the top of the fourth, when Breanna Bouse singled in Caitlin Neese.
The ‘Hawks began to take control in the fifth inning, scoring two runs. Katy Crail led off with a home run, then Neese singled in Ream. Sheridan then poured in four runs in the sixth inning: Crail batted in Emma Went, Reed’s center field single scored Crail, Jayden Warren tripled in Reed, and Ream brought home Jayden Warren with a center field hit.
The Blackhawks added one more run in the seventh inning, when Bouse singled in Mia Brooks. Ream finished the game 3-for-3, while Crail, Shelby Hammack, Neese, Bouse and Went all had two hits. Bouse went three innings for the pitching win, Ream relieved her in the fourth and struck out seven.
“We’re getting better every single day,” said Sheridan coach Andi Malcolm. “We’ve got a very young team, and so we’re going to continue to grind and work hard every single day to get better and better, and that’s all I can ask for them.”
On Tuesday, University cruised to a 16-1, five-inning win at Anderson Prep Academy.
The Trailblazers scored in each inning, including nine runs in the top of the fourth. Haley Tomlinson hit a triple, while Tatiana Dunipace was 2-for-2, including a double. Kendra Stevens pitched a complete game, striking out eight and allowing two hits.
Sheridan lost a Hoosier Heartland Conference game to Rossville 4-2 on Tuesday.
The Hornets led 2-0 after four innings. The Blackhawks tied the game in the top of the fifth when Jayden Warren hit a two-RBI single to score Shelby Hammack and Katy Crail. But Rossville took the lead back with two runs in the bottom of the fifth.
Bouse started the game in the circle, tossing four strikeouts. Ream struck out six in relief.
Rossville 4, Sheridan 2
Sheridan AB R H RBI
Katy Crail 2 1 0 0
Riley Reed 3 0 0 0
Jayden Warren 3 0 1 2
Addyson Ream 4 0 1 0
Caitlin Neese 2 0 0 0
Mia Brooks 3 0 0 0
Shelby Hammack 2 1 1 0
Allie Delph 1 0 0 0
Breanna Bouse 3 0 1 0
Taylor Bates 3 0 1 0
Kayla Beahrs 0 0 0 0
Totals 26 2 5 2
Score by innings
Sheridan 000 020 0 – 2 5 0
Rossville 101 020 x – 4 6 0
SB: Crail 2. HBP: Crail 2, Neese, Warren.
Sheridan pitching IP R ER H
Bouse 2.1 2 2 4
Ream 3.2 2 2 2
Strikeouts: Ream 6, Bouse 4. Walks: Bouse 1, Ream 1.
University 16, Anderson Prep 1
(5 innings)
University AB R H RBI
Abby Martin 1 3 0 0
Annie Klemsz 2 1 0 0
Meredith Malott 0 1 0 0
Kendra Stevens 2 2 0 2
Lillian Klemsz 1 0 0 1
Tessa Hudson 1 1 1 1
Haley Tomlinson 1 1 1 1
Sam Woods 0 1 0 1
Rachel Zeh 2 0 0 0
Kylar Kavanaugh 0 1 0 0
Halle Von Ah 2 0 0 1
Hallie Harrison 0 0 0 0
Robin Karwath 0 1 0 0
Sophia Hwang 2 3 2 0
Grace Brenner 0 0 0 0
Elise Nachlis 1 0 0 0
Tatiana Dunipace 2 1 2 2
Lydia Copeland 1 0 0 0
Totals 18 16 6 9
Score by innings
University 141 91 – 16 6 3
Anderson Prep 000 10 – 1 2 0
3B: Tomlinson. 2B: Dunipace. SB: Kavanaugh 2, Martin 2, Brenner, Hwang, Karwath, L. Klemsz. HBP: Martin 2, Brenner, Harrison, Kavanaugh, A. Klemsz, L. Klemsz, Stevens, Tomlinson.
University pitching IP R ER H
Stevens 5 1 0 2
Strikeouts: Stevens 8. Walks: Stevens 1.
Sheridan 10, University 1
Sheridan AB R H RBI
Katy Crail 4 2 2 2
Riley Reed 3 1 1 2
Shelby Hammack 2 0 2 0
Jayden Warren 3 1 1 1
Leah Morrison 1 0 0 0
Addyson Ream 3 2 3 1
Caitlin Neese 3 1 2 1
Taylor Bates 3 0 0 0
Mia Brooks 1 1 1 0
Kendra Blankenship 2 0 0 0
Breanna Bouse 3 0 2 2
Emma Went 4 1 2 0
Allie Delph 0 1 0 0
Kayla Beahrs 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 10 16 9
HR: Crail. 3B: Warren. 2B: Hammack. SB: Ream 2, Beahrs, Delph. SAC: Neese, Reed.
Sheridan pitching IP R ER H
Bouse (W) 3 1 0 2
Ream 4 0 0 0
Strikeouts: Ream 7, Bouse 2. Walks: Bouse 1, Ream 1.
University AB R H RBI
Abby Martin 3 0 0 0
Lillian Klemsz 2 0 0 0
Kendra Stevens 2 0 0 0
Haley Tomlinson 3 0 0 0
Annie Klemsz 2 0 0 0
Lydia Copeland 1 0 0 0
Tatiana Dunipace 2 0 0 0
Grace Brenner 1 0 0 0
Halle Von Ah 2 0 0 0
Sophia Hwang 2 1 1 0
Elise Nachlis 2 0 1 0
Totals 22 1 2 0
SB: Nachlis.
University pitching IP R ER H
Stevens 7 10 9 16
Strikeouts: Stevens 11. Walks: Stevens 2.
Score by innings
Sheridan 011 124 1 – 10 16 0
University 001 000 0 – 1 2 2