The Noblesville softball team swept a home doubleheader with Pendleton Heights on Saturday, winning each game in entirely different ways.
The first game was truly back-and-forth. Not until the fifth inning, when the Millers scored four runs, did they take the lead for good. Noblesville then held off a seventh-inning comeback to get a 16-14 victory. In the second game, the Millers let loose in the later innings, and that sent Noblesville to a 15-4 win in six innings.
“We’re playing some good softball right now,” said Millers coach Deke Bullard after the second game. “We’re seeing the ball well. We’re not quitting. We got down early in that game, we got down in the first game and the girls just never quit.”
In the opener, the Arabians hit a two-run home run in the top of the first inning. The Millers answered that in the bottom of the inning when Abby Harvey hit her own two-run homer, also scoring Reis Sjoholm. Gabby Fowler then singled in Ella White and Tatum Ball to put Noblesville up 4-2.
Another home run by Pendleton tied the game at 4-4 in the second inning, then an RBI double put the Arabians ahead 5-4. Pendleton Heights then scored four runs in the fourth inning to go up 9-4. But the Millers began to make their move in the bottom of the fourth.
Bella Schatko scored on a passed ball, then Reis Sjoholm singled in Taylor Thompson. Myah Stuckey got home on a wild pitch, then Harvey blasted her second homer of the game, also sending Sjoholm in. The game was now tied at 9-9. After absorbing two outs, Lauren DeRolf got on base with a double, and scored seconds later when Fowler doubled her home, getting the Millers ahead 10-9.
The Arabians took the lead again in the top of the fifth inning, taking an 11-10 lead. But Noblesville zoomed back ahead in the bottom of the fifth on back-to-back home runs. White homered to left field, also sending Lala Blower and Sjoholm home, and Cameron Grayson followed that with a solo homer to center field.
The Millers were now up 14-11 and would stay in front from that point forward. Noblesville did score two more runs in the sixth, with Sjoholm batting in Schatko and Myah Stuckey scoring on a wild pitch. The Arabians hit a three-run homer in the top of the seventh, but Grayson got a strikeout to end the game.
Sjoholm totaled four hits for the game, while Harvey finished with four RBIs. White and Fowler both drove in three runs.
The Millers won the second game 15-4 in six innings. The Arabians led 4-2 after three innings, but Noblesville cruised through the next three, including seven runs in the bottom of the sixth. The game ended when Scout Duplaga hit a grand slam, her second one of the year.
“She’s our catcher and she’s a junior, and she is definitely a strong leader on and off the field, so she’s doing a great job, this year,” said Bullard.
Grayson was a perfect 4-for-4 at the plate, with Harvey White, DeRolf and Fowler all getting three hits. Fowler drove in four runs and scored three runs, with Duplaga driving in four runs with one swing thanks to her grand slam.
Grayson pitched all six innings for the win.
“Cameron pitched great,” said Bullard. “We had a game last night against Franklin Central and she threw the whole game, and that was a tough game. She came in and closed the first game. She had good control of her pitches and located well.” Bullard said Grayson also threw a “great game” in the second game as well.
Noblesville is 19-5 and plays Monday at McCutcheon.
NOBLESVILLE 16, PENDLETON HEIGHTS 14
Noblesville AB R H RBI
Reis Sjoholm 5 3 4 2
Abby Harvey 4 2 2 4
Ella White 5 2 2 3
Cameron Grayson 4 1 2 1
Tatum Ball 0 1 0 0
Lauren DeRolf 3 1 1 0
Gabby Fowler 4 0 2 3
Scout Duplaga 3 0 1 0
Kinsey Pfeiffer 0 0 0 0
Bella Schatko 0 2 0 0
Taylor Thompson 3 1 1 0
Lala Blower 0 1 0 0
Myah Stuckey 4 2 2 0
Totals 35 16 17 13
Score by Innings
Pendleton 230 420 3 – 14 12 1
Noblesville 400 642 x – 16 17 2
HR: Harvey 2, Grayson, White. 2B: DeRolf, Fowler. SB: Sjoholm 2, Harvey, Stuckey. SAC: DeRolf. HBP: Pfeiffer, Thompson.
NHS pitching IP R ER H
Claire Cullen 1.0 4 4 2
Kira Thomas 4.2 10 9 9
Grayson 0.2 0 0 1
Strikeouts: Grayson 2, Cullen 1, Thomas 1. Walks: Cullen 3, Thomas 2.
NOBLESVILLE 15, PENDLETON HEIGHTS 4
(6 innings)
Noblesville AB R H RBI
Reis Sjoholm 4 1 1 1
Abby Harvey 4 1 3 1
Ella White 4 2 3 2
Cameron Grayson 4 0 4 1
Lauren DeRolf 4 2 3 0
Gabby Fowler 4 3 3 4
Taylor Thompson 3 2 2 1
Kira Thomas 2 0 0 0
Bella Schatko 1 0 1 1
Kinsey Pfeiffer 0 1 0 0
Scout Duplaga 4 1 1 4
Lala Blower 0 0 0 0
Aidan Gates 0 2 0 0
Totals 34 15 21 15
Score by Innings
Pendleton 310 000 – 4 5 0
Noblesville 101 337 – 15 21 1
HR: Duplaga, Fowler, White. 2B: DeRolf, Harvey. SB: Harvey, Sjoholm, White.
NHS pitching IP R ER H
Grayson 6 4 3 5
Strikeouts: Grayson 7. Walks: Grayson 2.
Sheridan got two big wins at the Indiana School for the Deaf Round Robin on Saturday.
In their first game, the Blackhawks beat host Indiana Deaf 17-1 in four innings. Allie Delph led the way for Sheridan with five RBIs, including a grand slam in the third inning. Addyson Ream hit two doubles, Jacquellynne Bates smacked a triple, and Riley Reed had one double and scored three runs. Katy Crail also had three runs and two hits. Maelei Casler got the pitching win.
The ‘Hawks beat North Montgomery 28-6 in five innings in their second game, scoring all of their runs in the first two innings. Crail, Caitlin Neese and Reed all drove in five runs, with Ream, Taylor Bates and Emma Settles each scoring four runs. Crail and Reed were both 3-for-4 at the plate, with Crail hitting two doubles. Taylor Bates, Delph and Reed all had one triple. Makayla Clark pitched four innings for the win.
Sheridan is 6-6 and plays Monday at Hamilton Heights.
SHERIDAN 17, INDIANA DEAF 1
(4 innings)
Sheridan AB R H RBI
Katy Crail 3 3 2 2
Jacquellynne Bates 4 1 1 1
Kendra Blankenship 1 2 1 1
Taylor Bates 1 0 1 0
Addyson Ream 2 1 2 2
Emma Settles 0 1 0 0
Caitlin Neese 2 1 0 0
Makayla Clark 1 0 1 0
MAelei Casler 2 1 1 2
Claudia Headlee 2 2 1 0
Riley Reed 1 3 1 2
Allie Delph 3 2 2 5
Totals 22 17 13 15
Score by Innings
Sheridan 32(11) 1 – 17 13 0
Indiana Deaf 010 0 – 1 2 4
HR: Delph. 3B: J. Bates. 2B: Ream 2, Reed. SB: Crail 5, Blankenship, Casler, Headlee, Reed. SAC: Ream. HBP: Reed 2, Casler, Crail.
Sheridan pitching IP R ER H
Casler 4 1 1 2
Strikeouts: Casler 3. Walks: Casler 2.
SHERIDAN 28, NORTH MONTGOMERY 6
Sheridan AB R H RBI
Katy Crail 4 3 3 5
Jacquellynne Bates 1 3 1 2
Claudia Headlee 0 0 0 0
Kendra Blankenship 3 2 1 1
Maelei Casler 0 0 0 0
Addyson Ream 2 4 1 2
Caitlin Neese 4 2 1 5
Taylor Bates 3 4 2 2
Emma Settles 3 4 1 1
Riley Reed 4 3 3 5
Allie Delph 3 3 2 1
Totals 27 28 15 24
Score by Innings
NMHS 101 13 – 6 11 5
Sheridan (17)(11)0 0x – 28 15 0
3B: T. Bates, Delph, Reed. 2B: Crail 2, Neese, Ream, Reed. SB: J. Bates 4, T. Bates 2, Crail. SAC: Crail. HBP: J. Bates 3, Casler, Ream, Settles.
Sheridan pitching IP R ER H
Makayla Clark (W) 4 3 3 9
Settles 1 3 3 2
Strikeouts: Settles 2, Clark 1. Walks: Clark 1, Settles 1.
Hamilton Southeastern got a nice win on the road Saturday, beating Fort Wayne Carroll 4-2.
The Chargers scored the game’s first run in the second inning. The Royals tied it up in the fourth; Jenna Chase got on base with a triple and was quickly sent home by Alli Boyle’s right field hit.
Southeastern took control in the fifth inning by scoring three more runs. Taylor Larson got the go-ahead run on Ava Aguilar’s RBI groundout. Olivia Howard batted in Reece Massey, then later scored on Boyle’s single.
Chase and Boyle both finished the game 3-for-4 at the plate. Sage Ladig pitched a complete game, striking out nine.
The Royals are 9-12 and host Greenfield-Central on Monday.
HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 4, FORT WAYNE CARROLL 2
Southeastern AB R H RBI
Reece Massey 3 1 0 0
Ava Aguilar 4 0 0 1
Olivia Howard 4 1 1 1
Jenna Chase 4 1 3 0
Alli Boyle 4 0 3 2
Ella Lewis 2 0 0 0
Maddie Bucher 1 0 0 0
Alex Kiemeyer 1 0 1 0
Daphne Bush 3 0 0 0
Hailey Parkinson 1 0 0 0
Jolie Johnson 1 0 0 0
Taylor Larson 3 1 2 0
Sage Peterson 0 0 0 0
Emma Vance 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 10 4
Score by Innings
Southeastern 000 130 0 – 4 10 0
Carroll 010 000 1 – 2 5 0
3B: Chase. SB: Larson.
HSE pitching IP R ER H
Sage Ladig 7 2 1 5
Strikeouts: Ladig 9. Walks: Ladig 2.
Fishers split a pair of games Saturday at the Shelbyville Golden Bear Invite.
In their first game, the Tigers beat Jennings County 15-1 in five innings. Sophie Schoch, Hannah Mays and Abby Gavin all had three hits for Fishers, with Schoch and Sydney Abel both driving in three runs. Olivia Latimer scored three runs, including a solo home run in the second inning. Mays pitched three innings for the win.
The Tigers fell to the host, 4A No. 7 Shelbyville, 3-2 in their second game. After four scoreless innings, Fishers got on the board in the fifth. Latimer hit a double, and was sent home right away when Schoch batted her in.
In the top of the sixth inning, the Tigers went up 2-0 when Karyn Trice scored on an error. But the Golden Bears scored three runs in the bottom of the inning and held the lead from there.
Latimer was 3-for-3 at the plate.
Fishers is 10-9 and plays at Brownsburg on Tuesday.
FISHERS 15, JENNINGS COUNTY 1
(5 innings)
Fishers AB R H RBI
Olivia Latimer 1 3 1 1
Sophie Schoch 4 2 3 3
Kaylee Kardash 4 0 1 2
Hannah Mays 3 0 3 1
Emily Walsh 4 1 1 0
Abby Gavin 3 2 3 2
Hannah Trueblood 1 0 0 0
Karyn Trice 3 1 0 0
Nyah Duplessis 1 2 1 0
Sydney Abel 3 0 1 3
Maggie Weber 3 2 2 2
Ashtin Grubb 1 2 0 0
Totals 31 15 16 14
Score by Innings
Fishers 215 70 – 15 16 0
Jennings County 100 00 – 1 3 1
HR: Latimer. 2B: Schoch. SB: Gavin, Walsh. HBP: Abel, Latimer.
Fishers pitching IP R ER H
Mays (W) 3 1 1 2
Kamara Walker 2 0 0 1
Strikeouts: Mays 4, Walker 1. Walks: none.
SHELBYVILLE 3, FISHERS 2
Fishers AB R H RBI
Olivia Latimer 3 1 3 0
Sophie Schoch 4 0 1 1
Kaylee Kardash 4 0 1 0
Hannah Mays 4 0 0 0
Emily Walsh 3 0 1 0
Abby Gavin 3 0 1 0
Karyn Trice 3 1 1 0
Sydney Abel 2 0 1 0
Maggie Weber 0 0 0 0
Ashtin Grubb 3 0 0 0
Nyah Duplessis 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 9 1
Score by Innings
Fishers 000 011 0 – 2 9 1
Shelbyville 000 003 x – 3 4 2
2B: Latimer. SB: Walsh. HBP: Abel, Latimer.
Fishers pitching IP R ER H
Mays 6 3 2 4
Strikeouts: Mays 4. Walks: none.
Hamilton Heights battled with Lebanon in a Saturday home game before the Tigers pulled away late to beat the Huskies 12-5.
Heights scored two runs in the first inning. Isabella Neiling got home on Alayna Baber’s RBI groundout, then Hayley Greene batted in Lily Roush. Lebanon hit back-to-back home runs in the third inning to take a 3-2 lead, then added another run in the top of the fifth.
The Huskies responded in the bottom of the inning: Roush doubled on to base, then scored off Baber’s double. Greene then blasted a two-run home run to give Heights a 5-4 advantage. But the Tigers answered with a two-run homer in the sixth inning, then added five runs in the seventh.
Baber and Greene both had two hits, with Ashlyn Fletcher also hitting a double. Kelsie Albright pitched four and two-third innings, striking out five.
The Huskies are 4-13 and host Sheridan on Monday.
LEBANON 12, HAMILTON HEIGHTS 5
Heights AB R H RBI
Isabella Neiling 4 1 1 0
Lily Roush 4 2 1 0
Alayna Baber 4 1 2 2
Hayley Greene 3 1 2 3
Sydney Massicotte 3 0 0 0
Kaylee Rhoton 1 0 0 0
Kelsie Albright 3 0 0 0
Ashlyn Fletcher 3 0 1 0
Elizabeth Poisson 0 0 0 0
Kassidy Schakel 1 0 0 0
Stephanie Spicer 2 0 0 0
Natalie Newman 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 5 7 5
Score by Innings
Lebanon 003 013 5 – 12 12 1
Heights 200 030 0 – 5 7 3
HR: Greene. 2B: Baber, Fletcher, Roush.
Heights pitching IP R ER H
Albright 4.2 5 2 7
Roush 2.1 7 5 5
Strikeouts: Albright 5, Roush 4. Walks: Albright 2, Roush 1.
Carmel was swept by Class 4A No. 5 Crown Point in both games of a Saturday doubleheader at the Bulldogs’ field.
In the first game, Crown Point beat the Greyhounds 4-0. Ella Ohrvall was 2-for-3 at the plate for Carmel.
Crown Point won the second game 11-1 in five innings. The ‘Hounds scored their run in the fourth inning when Megan Nichols singled in Lily Sullivan.
Carmel is 12-11 and hosts Harrison Monday.
CROWN POINT 4, CARMEL 0
Carmel AB R H RBI
Ella Ohrvall 3 0 2 0
Kylie Cunningham 3 0 1 0
Megan Nichols 3 0 0 0
Sophie Esposito 1 0 0 0
Addison Larsen 2 0 0 0
Caroline Roop 3 0 1 0
Audrey Hussain 3 0 0 0
Hope McDonald 3 0 0 0
Ella Greenawald 2 0 0 0
Lily Sullivan 3 0 1 0
Totals 26 0 5 0
Score by Innings
Carmel 000 000 0 – 0 5 1
Crown Point 100 012 x – 4 7 1
SB: Ohrvall.
Carmel pitching IP R ER H
Paxton Law 3 1 1 3
Emmy Brown 2 1 1 1
Maddie Stacy 1 2 2 3
Strikeouts: Brown 3, Law 1, Stacy 1. Walks: Law 1, Brown 1, Stacy 1.
CROWN POINT 11, CARMEL 1
Carmel AB R H RBI
Ella Ohrvall 2 0 1 0
Kylie Cunningham 3 0 1 0
Megan Nichols 4 0 1 1
Sophie Esposito 2 0 0 0
Caroline Roop 2 0 0 0
Audrey Hussain 1 0 1 0
Maddie Stacy 3 0 1 0
Jessica Remm 2 0 1 0
Lily Sullivan 3 1 1 0
Totals 22 1 7 1
Score by Innings
Carmel 000 10 – 1 7 2
Crown Point 250 13 – 11 15 2
SB: Ohrvall, Roop.
Carmel pitching IP R ER H
Paxton Law 2.0 7 6 7
Emmy Brown 2.1 4 4 8
Strikeouts: Brown 1. Walks: Law 1, Brown 1.