The Noblesville and Carmel softball teams both advanced to the Class 4A Sectional 8 championship game after Tuesday semi-final wins at the Greyhounds’ Cherry Tree Softball Complex.
In the first semi-final, the Millers overcame Fishers 6-3. Noblesville scored the game’s first run in the top of the first inning when Cameron Grayson singled in Abby Harvey.
The Tigers responded with three runs in the bottom of the first. Emily Walsh hit a double to send Olivia Latimer and Nyah Duplessis home. Fishers later loaded the bases, and Ashtin Grubb scored when Sydney Abel drew a walk.
The Millers added a run in the fourth inning when Lauren DeRolf doubled in Kira Thomas, cutting the Tigers’ lead to 3-2. Noblesville tied the game in the fifth inning when Ella White scored after Grayson reached on error, then Thomas scored the go-ahead run on Gabby Fowler’s center field hit.
The Millers then scored one run in both the sixth and seventh innings. Myah Stuckey got home on Harvey’s RBI groundout, then Scout Duplaga hit a double to send Thomas in for her third run of the night.
Grayson finished the game 3-for-4 at the plate. She also was the winning pitcher, with six strikeouts in a complete-game effort.
Walsh was 3-for-3 for the Tigers, who finished their season 14-11. Noblesville is 23-5 for the season.
Carmel trailed early in the second semi-final, but going in the middle innings to eventually overwhelm Zionsville 16-6 in six innings.
The Eagles led 3-1 in the bottom of the second inning before Ella Ohrvall hit a two-run home run to tie the game. Zionsville hit two homers in the top of the third to go up 6-3, but Carmel scored four runs in the bottom of the inning. Sophie Esposito hit a triple to score Megan Nichols, then was sent home when Caroline Roop hit a two-run home run to tie the game. Audrey Hussain then cracked a triple, and scored when Hope McDonald hit a sacrifice bunt, giving the ‘Hounds a 7-6 lead.
Carmel cruised from there. Esposito and Roop hit RBI doubles in the fourth inning, which McDonald followed up with an RBI triple. Hussain and McDonald hit back-to-back RBI doubles in the fifth inning. Esposito ended the game in the sixth inning with an RBI single.
Ohrvall and Esposito both were 4-for-5 at the plate. Hussain hit 3-for-4. Esposito, Roop and McDonald all batted in three runs. Maddie Stacy got the pitching win.
The Greyhounds are 15-12 for the season.
NOBLESVILLE 6, FISHERS 3
Noblesville AB R H RBI
Reis Sjoholm 4 0 1 0
Abby Harvey 4 1 1 1
Ella White 2 1 0 0
Cameron Grayson 4 0 3 1
Lauren DeRolf 2 0 2 1
Gabby Fowler 4 0 1 1
Scout Duplaga 3 0 1 1
Taylor Thompson 1 0 0 0
Rylie Newcomer 2 0 0 0
Kinsey Pfeiffer 2 0 0 0
Myah Stuckey 3 1 2 0
Kira Thomas 0 3 0 0
Bella Schatko 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 11 5
2B: DeRolf, Duplaga. SB: Stuckey 2, Sjoholm, White. SAC: DeRolf 2. HBP: White.
NHS pitching IP R ER H
Grayson 7 3 3 7
Strikeouts: Grayson 6. Walks: Grayson 6.
Fishers AB R H RBI
Olivia Latimer 0 1 0 0
Sophie Schoch 2 0 1 0
Kaylee Kardash 4 0 0 0
Hannah Mays 3 0 0 0
Emily Walsh 4 0 3 2
Abby Gavin 3 0 1 0
Karyn Trice 4 0 2 0
Sydney Abel 1 0 0 1
Maggie Weber 3 0 0 0
Ashtin Grubb 0 1 0 0
Nyah Duplessis 0 1 0 0
Totals 24 3 7 3
2B: Walsh. SB: Trice. SAC: Abel. HBP: Schoch 2, Gavin.
Fishers pitching IP R ER H
Mays 7 6 3 11
Strikeouts: Mays 3. Walks: Mays 1.
Score by Innings
Noblesville 101 021 1 – 6 10 0
Fishers 300 000 0 – 3 7 3
CARMEL 16, ZIONSVILLE 6
(6 innings)
Carmel AB R H RBI
Ella Ohrvall 5 3 4 2
Kylie Cunningham 5 1 1 1
Megan Nichols 4 2 2 0
Sophie Esposito 5 2 4 3
Caroline Roop 4 3 2 3
Audrey Hussain 4 2 3 1
Hope McDonald 3 1 2 3
Ella Greenawald 4 0 1 1
Lily Sullivan 2 2 2 0
Totals 36 16 21 14
Score by Innings
Zionsville 303 000 – 6 8 4
Carmel 124 423 – 16 21 2
3B: Esposito, Hussain, McDonald. 2B: Ohrvall 2, Esposito, Hussain, McDonald, Nichols, Roop. SB: Esposito, Nichols, Ohrvall. SAC: McDonald. HBP: Sullivan.
Carmel pitching IP R ER H
Paxton Law 0.1 2 2 2
Emmy Brown 2.1 4 4 3
Maddie Stacy 3.1 0 0 3
Strikeouts: Brown 2, Stacy 2. Walks: Law 1, Brown 1, Stacy 1.
In Monday first-round games, Noblesville beat Hamilton Southeastern 11-0 in five innings, while Fishers defeated Westfield 6-0.
The Millers scored three runs in the first inning, including an RBI triple by Lauren DeRolf. Noblesville added four runs in each of the second and third innings; DeRolf blasted a two-RBI triple in the second inning.
Cameron Grayson also hit a two-run triple in the third inning. She finished the game 3-for-4 at the plate. Ella White scored three runs. Grayson pitched a complete game for the win.
The Royals were held to three hits, one each for Reece Massey, Alli Boyle and Daphne Bush. Southeastern finished its season 11-14.
In the second game, Walsh put the Tigers on the board when she led off the second inning with a home run. Fishers added three more runs in the third inning: Kaylee Kardash batted in Olivia Latimer, Mays singled Kardash home, then Abby Gavin doubled in Grubb, who was running for Mays.
The Tigers completed their scoring with two runs in the sixth inning. Latimer singled home Hannah Trueblood, then was later batted in by a Kardash single. Latimer finished the game with two hits, one of them a double.
Sophie Schoch, Kardash, Mays and Sydney Abel all had two hits as well. Mays pitched a complete game, striking out 10 against three hits and no walks.
The Shamrocks got hits from Maggie Roh, Reghan Oland and Avery Parker. Westfield finished its season 8-17.
NOBLESVILLE 11, HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 0
(5 innings)
Noblesville AB R H RBI
Reis Sjoholm 3 1 0 0
Taylor Thompson 1 0 1 1
Abby Harvey 4 1 1 2
Ella White 0 3 0 0
Cameron Grayson 4 0 3 4
Lauren DeRolf 3 1 2 3
Gabby Fowler 3 0 1 1
Scout Duplaga 2 0 0 0
Rylie Newcomer 2 0 0 0
C Motz 0 0 0 0
Myah Stuckey 2 2 1 0
Bella Schatko 0 1 0 0
Kira Thomas 0 2 0 0
Totals 24 11 9 11
3B: DeRolf 2, Grayson. 2B: Fowler, Harvey. SB: White 2, Harvey, Motz, Stuckey, Thomas. HBP: Duplaga.
NHS pitching IP R ER H
Grayson 5 0 0 3
Strikeouts: Grayson 3. Walks: Grayson 1.
Southeastern AB R H RBI
Reece Massey 3 0 1 0
Ava Aguilar 2 0 0 0
Olivia Howard 2 0 0 0
Jenna Chase 2 0 0 0
Alli Boyle 2 0 1 0
Jolie Johnson 1 0 0 0
Ella Lewis 2 0 0 0
Daphne Bush 1 0 1 0
Laila Wanza 1 0 0 0
Taylor Larson 2 0 0 0
Totals 18 0 3 0
HSE pitching IP R ER H
Sage Ladig 1.2 7 7 6
Chase 3.1 4 2 3
Strikeouts: Ladig 1, Chase 1. Walks: Chase 4, Ladig 2.
Score by Innings
Noblesville 344 00 – 11 9 2
Southeastern 000 00 – 0 3 2
FISHERS 6, WESTFIELD 0
Fishers AB R H RBI
Olivia Latimer 4 2 2 1
Sophie Schoch 4 0 2 0
Kaylee Kardash 4 1 2 2
Hannah Mays 4 0 2 1
Emily Walsh 3 1 1 1
Abby Gavin 4 0 1 1
Karyn Trice 4 0 1 0
Sydney Abel 3 0 2 0
Hannah Trueblood 0 1 0 0
Maggie Weber 2 0 0 0
Ashtin Grubb 0 1 0 0
Nyah Duplessis 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 13 6
HR: Walsh. 2B: Latimer, Gavin. SAC: Weber.
Fishers pitching IP R ER H
Mays 7 0 0 3
Strikeouts: Mays 10. Walks: none.
Westfield AB R H RBI
Maggie Roh 3 0 1 0
Reghan Oland 3 0 1 0
Avery Parker 2 0 1 0
Natalie Deck 2 0 0 0
Brooklyn Carey 3 0 0 0
Grace Fanelli 3 0 0 0
Victoria Pucci 3 0 0 0
Cara Snedeker 3 0 0 0
Zoe Klink 2 0 0 0
Alie Dolenc 1 0 0 0
Totals 25 0 3 0
SB: Parker, Pucci. HBP: Deck, Parker.
Westfield pitching IP R ER H
Lilah Denton 7 6 6 13
Strikeouts: none. Walks: Denton 1.
Score by Innings
Fishers 013 002 0 – 6 13 2
Westfield 000 000 0 – 0 3 0