Carmel won an all-county softball game with Westfield Monday 11-4 at the Greyhounds’ Cherry Tree Complex.
The Shamrocks got on the board right away with two runs in the top of the first inning. Avery Parker scored on an error, then Grace Fanelli singled in Natalie Deck. Carmel answered with two runs in the bottom of the inning; with Sophie Esposito leading off with a home run. Lily Sullivan then doubled Ella Ohrvall home.
The ‘Hounds took control in the second inning with five runs. Ohrvall batted in Alex Longstreth, then Kylie Cunningham’s single sent Ohrvall and Esposito home. That brought up Elsa Morrison, and she knocked in a two-run homer to put Carmel up 7-2.
The Greyhounds kept things going in the third inning. Audrey Hussain hit a left field solo home run, Kathrine Warren scored on an RBI fielder’s choice by Ohrvall, and Esposito stole home for Carmel’s 10th run. The ‘Hounds added one more run in the fourth when Sullivan scored on an error.
Westfield scored its other two runs in the sixth inning. Rylie Redstone got home on a Parker single, then Maggie Roh scored on Deck’s sacrifice fly.
Esposito went 3-for-3 at the plate for Carmel, with Sullivan totaling two doubles. Fanelli was 3-for-4 for Westfield. Maddie Stacy got the pitching win, with three strikeouts in four innings.
The Greyhounds play this afternoon at Hamilton Southeastern, while the Shamrocks host Franklin Central this afternoon in a make-up game.
CARMEL 11, WESTFIELD 4
Westfield AB R H RBI
Maggie Roh 4 1 1 0
Avery Parker 3 1 2 1
Natalie Deck 2 1 0 1
Samantha Breaux 2 0 0 0
Grace Fanelli 4 0 3 1
Cara Snedeker 3 0 0 0
Avery Banas 1 0 0 0
Allie Dolenc 2 0 0 0
Chloe Tanner 2 0 0 0
Ava Kainrath 3 0 2 0
Rylie Redstone 0 1 0 0
Mya Hughes 3 0 1 0
Totals 29 3 9 3
SAC: Deck. HBP: Breaux 2, Deck.
Westfield pitching IP R ER H
Morgan Squires 2.2 9 9 9
Tanner 3.1 2 1 4
Strikeouts: Squires 1. Walks: Tanner 1.
Carmel AB R H RBI
Sophie Esposito 3 3 3 1
Ella Ohrvall 4 2 2 2
Kylie Cunningham 4 1 2 2
Elsa Morrison 4 1 1 2
Lily Sullivan 4 1 2 1
Hope McDonald 3 0 0 0
Mia Flemming 1 0 0 0
Audrey Hussain 3 1 1 1
Maddie Stacy 2 0 2 0
Alex Longstreth 0 1 0 0
Kathrine Warren 0 1 0 0
Paxton Law 2 0 0 0
Totals 30 9 13 9
HR: Esposito, Hussain, Morrison. 2B: Sullivan 2. SB: Esposito 2, Ohrvall, Sullivan. HBP: Esposito.
Carmel pitching IP R ER H
Lucy Broughton 3 2 2 4
Stacy (W) 4 2 1 5
Strikeouts: Stacy 3, Broughton 1. Walks: Stacy 1.
Score by Innings
Westfield 200 002 0 – 4 9 3
Carmel 253 100 0 – 11 13 2
Noblesville opened its season with a big win Tuesday, cruising past Hoosier Crossroads Conference opponent Avon 13-1 in a five-inning home game.
The Millers took care of business early, scoring four runs in the first inning. Gabbi Fowler got Noblesville on the board with a sacrifice fly that sent Reis Sjoholm home. Cameron Grayson and Scout Duplaga both hit RBI singles as well.
The Millers stepped up the pace in the third inning with eight runs. Grayson smacked a two-run home run, Bella Schatko and Fowler both batted in runs, and Taylor Thompson and Grayson hit back-to-back RBI doubles. Noblesville completed its scoring in the fifth inning when Schatko hit another RBI single.
“I thought we played well,” said Millers coach Deke Bullard. “We did what we wanted to do and we were able to accomplish what we wanted to accomplish. I did not expect a lopsided win like that. I felt it would be a lot closer game. But we accomplished what we wanted to do for game one.”
Grayson had a solid game, pitching four and two thirds innings and striking out five.
Noblesville is off until April 11 when it plays at Greenfield-Central.
NOBLESVILLE 13, AVON 1
(5 innings)
Noblesville AB R H RBI
Reis Sjoholm 3 2 1 0
Brookelyn Grayson 3 1 1 1
Gabbi Fowler 2 1 1 2
Aidan Gates 0 0 0 0
Taylor Thompson 2 3 2 1
Cameron Grayson 3 1 3 4
Claire Cullen 0 0 0 0
Lauren DeRolf 2 2 0 0
Carly Motz 0 0 0 0
Scout Duplaga 2 0 1 1
Erin Clark 1 0 0 0
Tatum Ball 1 1 0 0
Kinsey Pfeiffer 2 0 0 0
Kira Thomas 1 1 0 0
Bella Schatko 3 1 2 2
Totals 25 13 11 11
Score by Innings
Avon 000 01 – 1 3 4
Noblesville 408 1x – 13 11 2
HR: C. Grayson. 2B: Thompson 2, C. Grayson. SB: B. Grayson 2, Ball 2, DeRolf, Fowler, Sjoholm, Thomas. SAC: Fowler.
NHS pitching IP R ER H
C. Grayson (W) 4.2 0 0 3
Cullen 0.1 1 1 0
Strikeouts: C. Grayson 5. Walks: C. Grayson 3, Cullen 3.
Sheridan picked up its first win of the season Monday night, beating Indiana School for the Deaf 14-3 in a four-inning away game.
The Blackhawks were in control of the game early, scoring five runs in the first inning. Sheridan scored at least two runs in each of the four innings. Makayla Clark had three runs for the game, with five other Blackhawks players getting two runs. Clark, Taylor Bates and Boise Moore all hit one double.
Clark was the winning pitcher, striking out eight and not allowing a hit.
Sheridan is 1-1 and is off until April 11 when it plays at Lapel.
SHERIDAN 14, INDIANA DEAF 3
(4 innings)
Sheridan AB R H RBI
Jacquellynne Bates 1 2 0 0
Makayla Clark 2 3 1 1
Taylor Bates 3 2 1 1
Kendra Blankenship 3 0 0 0
Emma Settles 1 0 0 0
Maelei Casler 3 2 1 1
Nova Cross 3 2 0 0
Boise Moore 2 2 1 1
Claudia Headlee 0 1 0 0
Sara Stevenson 1 0 0 0
Chaney Smith 2 0 1 2
Totals 21 14 5 6
Score by Innings
Sheridan 542 3 – 14 5 0
Indiana Deaf 000 3 – 3 0 0
2B: Clark, T. Bates, Moore. SB: Settles, J. Bates.
Team pitching IP R ER H
Clark 4 3 0 0
Strikeouts: Clark 8. Walks: Clark 5.
Hamilton Southeastern dropped a tough home game to Greenfield-Central on Tuesday, 14-13.
It was a back-and-forth game, with the Cougars leading 2-0 after the top of the first inning. The Royals blasted ahead in the bottom of the first, starting with a three-run home run by Jenna Chase. Payton Fox later scored on an error, and that put Southeastern ahead 4-2.
Greenfield came back with five runs in the top of the second for a 7-4 advantage. The Royals got a run back in the bottom of that inning after Lani Wyrick scored on a wild pitch. The Cougars led 10-5 midway through the fourth, but Chase cut that lead to 10-8 in the bottom of the fourth with another three-run homer.
Greenfield scored a run in the top of the fifth inning to lead 11-8, but Southeastern overtook the Cougars in the bottom of the fifth with four runs. Maddie Bucher got home on a fielder’s choice to snip the lead to 11-9. Later, Taylor Larson’s single sent Emma Vance and Wyrick in, tying the game. Morgan Hicks then cracked a hit into left field to score Larson.
With that, the Royals were up 12-11. But Greenfield scored three runs in the top of the sixth inning to take the lead for good. Alex Kiemeyer hit a solo home run in the bottom of the sixth for HSE’s final run of the game.
Chase had an outstanding night at the plate, going 3-for-3 and totaling six RBIs in all. Larson and Sage Ladig both had two hits. Chase pitched four and two-thirds innings, striking out nine.
The Royals are 1-1 and host Carmel this afternoon.
GREENFIELD-CENTRAL 14, HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 13
Southeastern AB R H RBI
Lani Wyrick 2 3 0 0
Taylor Larson 3 3 2 2
Jenna Chase 3 2 3 6
Sage Ladig 2 0 2 0
Morgan Hicks 5 0 1 1
Halle Guiden 0 0 0 0
Payton Fox 4 1 1 0
Alex Kiemeyer 1 1 1 1
Stephanie Penny 2 0 0 0
Madi Yankauskas 1 0 0 0
Laila Wanza 4 0 0 0
Emma Vance 4 2 1 1
Maddie Bucher 0 1 0 0
Totals 31 13 11 11
Score by Innings
Greenfield 251 213 0 – 14 13 1
Southeastern 410 341 0 – 13 11 1
HR: Chase 2, Kiemeyer. 2B: Vance. SB: Wyrick 2. HBP: Wyrick 2, Kiemeyer 2, Fox 1.
HSE pitching IP R ER H
Chase 4.2 11 11 11
Ladig 2.1 3 2 2
Strikeouts: Chase 9, Ladig 2. Walks: Chase 5, Ladig 4.