Two fifth-inning home runs from Fishers carried the Tigers to a big Hoosier Crossroads Conference win at Noblesville on Tuesday.
Fishers beat the Millers 5-2. Noblesville got on the board first, scoring both of its runs in the third inning. Kyleigh Lowry got home on an error, then Abby Brown hit a sacrifice fly to score Shea Sterrett.
But the Tigers changed everything with two swings in the fifth. Olivia Stinson went first, with her right field homer scoring two runs. Kaylee Kardash also got home, after hitting a single to get on base.
Courtney James was next, and she got on with a base hit. Bre Benson drew a walk, bringing Hannah Mays to the plate. Mays took an 0-1 pitch over the right field fence, a three-run home run to give Fishers a three-run lead.
“We’ve been swinging the bats pretty well this year,” said Fishers coach Daren James. “Anytime you can put up five on Maddie (Taylor), that’s a good day. She’s pretty good. We’re happy to be where we are.”
James and Kardash both had two hits. Mays pitched a complete game for Fishers, striking out five. Taylor also threw a complete game, with five strikeouts as well.
“They’re a good team,” said Noblesville coach Deke Bullard. “We knew that they were going to be a good team, we knew that we were going to have to play some of our better softball, and at the end of the day, they played a better game than us.”
Fishers is 4-1 and hosts Bloomington North in a Saturday doubleheader.
On Monday, Noblesville beat Greenfield-Central 9-3. The Cougars started the game with a home run in the top of the first inning, but the Millers responded with six runs in the bottom of the first.
Ella White batted in the first run, sending Brown home. Julia Furiak then cracked a single into left field, scoring Chloe Tragesser and White. Lowry’s right field base hit scored Emily Minett, then Rylie Moore scored on a wild pitch. Brown came back up, and her center field single sent Lowry home.
Noblesville scored its other three runs in the fourth inning. Minett doubled home Tragesser, then Moore’s left field hit scored Alyssa Solomon and Minett.
Tragesser, Furiak and Moore all had three hits, with Minett getting two hits. Taylor pitched the first two innings to get the win, then Baily Ryan threw the other five innings.
The Millers are 2-1 and play at 5:30 p.m. today at Carmel.
Noblesville 9, Greenfield-Central 3
Noblesville AB R H RBI
Abby Brown 3 1 1 1
Chloe Tragesser 4 2 3 0
Ella White 4 1 1 1
Julia Furiak 4 0 3 2
Emily Minett 4 2 2 1
Maddie Taylor 2 0 0 0
Baily Ryan 2 0 0 0
Rylie Moore 4 1 3 2
Kyleigh Lowry 3 1 1 1
Myah Stuckey 0 0 0 0
Shea Sterrett 0 0 0 0
Lauren DeRolf 1 0 0 0
Alyssa Solomon 0 1 0 0
Totals 31 9 14 8
Score by innings
Greenfield-Central 120 000 0 – 3 10 1
Noblesville 600 300 x – 9 14 2
2B: Minett. SB: Lowry. SAC: Lowry. HBP: Sterrett.
Noblesville pitching IP R ER H
Taylor (W) 2 3 2 3
Ryan (S) 5 0 0 7
Strikeouts: Taylor 2. Walks: Ryan 2.
Fishers 5, Noblesville 2
Fishers AB R H RBI
Olivia Stinson 4 1 1 2
Courtney James 4 1 2 0
Brooke Benson 2 1 1 0
Hannah Mays 4 1 1 3
Jade Frye 3 0 0 0
Olivia Latimer 3 0 1 0
Caroline Bernhardt 2 0 0 0
Kaylee Kardash 3 1 2 0
Mara Lorkowski 2 0 0 0
Leyna Krikorian 1 0 0 0
Totals 28 5 8 5
HR: Mays, Stinson. SB: James.
Fishers pitching IP R ER H
Mays 7 2 0 4
Strikeouts: Mays 5. Walks: Mays 1.
Noblesville AB R H RBI
Abby Brown 2 0 0 1
Chloe Tragesser 2 0 1 0
Ella White 3 0 1 0
Julia Furiak 3 0 0 0
Emily Minett 3 0 1 0
Maddie Taylor 3 0 0 0
Rylie Moore 3 0 0 0
Kyleigh Lowry 3 1 0 0
Shea Sterrett 2 1 1 0
Alyssa Solomon 0 0 0 0
Totals 24 2 4 1
2B: Tragesser. SB: Solomon, White. SAC: Brown.
Noblesville pitching IP R ER H
Taylor 7 5 5 8
Strikeouts: Taylor 5. Walks: Taylor 3.
Score by innings
Fishers 000 050 0 – 5 8 2
Noblesville 002 000 0 – 2 4 0
Fishers’ Olivia Stinson (11) takes a look at the scoreboard as her teammates surround her after her fifth-inning home run, which tied the Tigers up with Noblesville in a Tuesday game. Another home run by Hannah Mays would send Fishers to a 5-2 win over the Millers. (Kent Graham)
Noblesville center fielder Abby Brown makes a catch during the Millers’ game with Fishers on Tuesday. (Kent Graham)