Softball roundup: Millers fall to Cathedral

Noblesville dropped a 7-3 game at Cathedral on Wednesday.
The Irish scored in the first inning, then the Millers tied it up in the top of the third when Abby Brown’s sacrifice fly sent Rylie Moore home. Cathedral took the lead back, 2-1, in the bottom of the third, but Noblesville answered in the fourth: Grace Smith cracked a triple then scored on a wild pitch.
That tied the score at 2-2, but the Irish used back-to-back singles to score three runs in the bottom of the fourth. The Millers did score one more run in the fifth; Chloe Tragesser’s single batted in Kyleigh Lowry.
Smith finished the game 2-for-3 at the plate.
Noblesville is 7-4 and travels to Pendleton Heights today for a 5:30 p.m. game.

Early runs give ‘Rocks the victory

Westfield got a win at Tipton on Wednesday, by the score of 4-3.
The Shamrocks took the lead right away, scoring twice in the top of the first inning. Reghan Oland walked, then moved to second when Regan Nickel got on base with a bunt single. Both Shamrocks would score during the at-bat, with Ohland going home on a passed ball, then Nickel scored on a wild pitch.
Westfield added two more runs in the top of the third. Corinne Molter hit a sacrifice bunt that scored Nickel, then Ashley Swartout got home after Savannah Arvin reached on error.
Nickel and Swartout both went 2-for-4 at the plate. Avery Wagner got the complete game win, striking out five, allowing just three hits and issuing no walks.
The ‘Rocks are 4-8 and play at Pike on Friday.

‘Blazers play ‘outstanding’ in win over TPCA

University beat Traders Point Christian Academy 13-3 in five innings on Wednesday, playing what coach Maddy MacAllister called “an outstanding game.”
The Trailblazers started the game giving up one run in the first inning, but fought back at the bottom of the first with hot bats and earned five runs. During the third inning, TPCA earned another run and the ‘Blazers fought back to earn two more runs.
In the fourth inning, University hoped to seal the game, but only scored one run to broaden their lead. TPCA worked hard at the top of the fifth, but the ‘Blazers were able to get out of the half inning quickly and for their final time at bat they were able to score 5 runs.
Sophomore Abby Martin was at the mound the entire game for the Trailblazers and had eight strikeouts with junior Tatiana Dunipace behind the plate. Juniors Lydia Copeland (one run, two RBIs), Haley Tomlinson (two runs), Lillian Klemsz (two runs), Meredith Malott (one run), sophomore Annie Klemsz (three runs, three RBIs) and Elise Nachlis (four RBIs), and freshmen Kendra Stevens (two runs, two RBIs), Grace Brenner (one run, one RBI), and Sophia Hwang (game-winning RBI), and Soren Rothenberg all played for the Trailblazers.
University plays again on Friday against Clinton Central.

Golden Eagles roll to conference win

Guerin Catholic got its bats going in the middle of its Circle City Conference game with Brebeuf Jesuit on Wednesday, and that led to a 13-3 win in five innings for the Golden Eagles.
The Braves scored two runs in the top of the third inning, but Guerin immediately answered with five runs in the bottom of the inning. Ana Macha got on base with a single, then got home right away when Madelyn Buckner hit a triple.
Victoria Flores’ double scored Buckner, and Flores was soon home when Alicia Flores batted her in with a single. That gave the Golden Eagles a 3-2 lead and they would remain in front for good.
Both Victoria Flores and Alicia Flores were 4-for-4 at the plate. Alicia hit one double and batted in three runs, while Victoria had two doubles and scored three times. Buckner finished 3-for-4, including her triple, scoring three runs and driving in two more.
Bills and Macha both hit one triple; Bills’ big hit came in the fourth inning and gave her the two RBIs. Macha’s triple was in the fifth inning and also scored a run. Bills pitched all five innings, striking out six.
The Golden Eagles are 3-4 in the conference and 3-5 overall.

Third-inning rally sends Tigers past Avon

A big third inning led to a 10-2 win for Fishers at Avon Wednesday.
The Tigers got a run in the first inning when Courtney James scored on an error. Fishers got going in the third inning with five runs: Kristi Gordon scored when Brooke Benson was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, then Hannah Mays knocked a center field single to send James and Diane Abbott home. Sara Bumps singled in Benson, then Sydney Milburn’s single scored Maddie Wellington.
In the fourth inning, Caroline Bernhardt hit a double to score James and Benson. The Tigers added one run in each of the last two innings: Mays doubled in Benson for a sixth-inning score, then James singled home Bumps in the seventh.
James finished the game 4-for-4 at the plate and scored three runs. Benson also scored three times, while Mays was 2-for-4 and batted three in runs. Mays also got the pitching win.
Fishers is 6-6 and hosts Lawrence North at 5:30 p.m. this afternoon.

‘Hawks fall to Western Boone

Sheridan dropped a 14-1 game at Western Boone in five innings on Tuesday.
The Blackhawks scored their run in the fifth inning, when Audrey Reed doubled in Allie Delph, who also hit a double to get on base. Sydney Neff hit a fourth-inning double, while Addyson Ream was 2-for-2 at the plate.
Sheridan is 2-5 and will host Carroll at 5 p.m. today.

Heights overwhelmed by Northwestern

Hamilton Heights dropped a 10-0 game at Northwestern on Thursday.
Sydney Massicotte had the lone hit for the Huskies.
“We had an off night tonight which was disappointing coming off the good game we had the night before,” said Heights coach Landi Lockwood. “We were making contact at the plate but kept hitting fly balls which didn’t give us any chance to get our offense going.  Twelve of our 16 at bats were popups. “We need to start being more consistent from night to night. Right now we will have a great night and then have a terrible night and just can’t get on a roll. We have a lot of potential and a lot of games left so I’m hoping we can gain some confidence soon and keep moving forward.”