The REPORTER
The Hamilton Heights softball team took care of Lebanon 14-0 in five innings Thursday.
The Huskies scored five runs in the first inning, including a two-run double from Kassidy Schakel, then Isabel Morrow sent her home with an RBI double. Hailey Hall cracked a solo home run in the third inning, then hit a two-run double in the fourth inning. Taya Trosper also smacked an RBI double in the fifth inning.
Hannah Dent was 4-for-4 at the plate, turning that into three runs scored. Trosper was 3-for-4, driving in three runs and scoring two. Hall had four RBIs and Schakel totaled three RBIs.
Lily Roush pitched all five innings, striking out nine against one hit and two walks.
Heights is 11-5 and plays Tuesday at Guerin Catholic.
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Noblesville cruised past Kokomo 15-3 in five innings Thursday at home.
The Millers put up 11 runs in the second inning, including a grand slam home run from Macie Duvall that was part of a 3-for-3 night. Haley Schatko totaled three RBIs, including a two-RBI single in the first inning.
Reese Newsom blasted a solo homer in the third inning. Chloe Vetter hit two doubles, while Izzy Zapp hit one. Delaney Rundle scored three runs and had two hits, while Nevaeh Nash got two runs and two hits.
Gabby Fowler, Zapp and Newsom all scored two runs. Emme Yee pitched all five innings for the win.
Noblesville is 11-8 and hosts Mount Vernon Saturday.
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Westfield dropped an 8-7 home to Center Grove in a nine-inning game Thursday.
The Class 4A No. 10 Trojans led 5-0 after three innings. The Shamrocks got on the board with two runs in the fourth inning: Makayla Watson scored on Chloe Tanner’s RBI bunt, then Sydney Jordan brought in Cara Snedeker with another bunt.
Westfield put up four runs in the fifth inning to take a 6-5 lead. Sofia Easterhaus started it with a solo home run, Snedeker doubled Watson home, then Snedeker and Tanner both scored on a wild pitch.
Center Grove hit back-to-back homers in the top of the seventh to go up 7-6, but the Shamrocks tied things up in the bottom of the seventh: Watson led off with a double, then Snedeker drove her in with a left field hit. The score stayed 7-7 until the ninth inning, when the Trojans took the lead on an RBI single.
Watson and Snedeker both had two hits, a double and a single.
Westfield is 8-9 and plays tonight at Mount Vernon.