Softball: Tigers fall to Avon for first HCC loss of the season

Fishers lost its first Hoosier Crossroads Conference game of the season in tough fashion on Tuesday, falling at Avon 3-2 in nine innings.
The Orioles scored in the first inning, but the Tigers tied it up in the fourth. Brooke Benson scored when Caroline Bernhardt reached on error. The score remained at 1-1 through the eighth inning.
Fishers got a run in the top of the ninth when Benson drew a bases-loaded walk, scoring Kaylee Kardash. But Avon tied the game with one out in the bottom of the inning, then a single scored the winning run.
Courtney James, Hannah Mays and Olivia Stinson all had two hits, including a triple for James. Mays pitched all eight and a third innings, striking out four.
The Tigers are 4-1 in the HCC and 9-4 overall. Fishers travels to Yorktown this afternoon for a 5:30 p.m. game.

Avon 3, Fishers 2
(9 innings)
Fishers AB R H RBI
Courtney James 4 0 2 0
Jade Frye 4 0 0 0
Brooke Benson 4 1 1 1
Hannah Mays 5 0 2 0
Olivia Latimer 4 0 0 0
Caroline Bernhardt 4 0 1 0
Kaylee Kardash 4 1 1 0
Olivia Stinson 4 0 2 0
Mara Lorkowski 3 0 0 0
Leyna Krikorian 1 0 0 0
Maggie Webber 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 2 9 1
Score by innings
Fishers 000 100 001 – 2 9 2
Avon 100 000 002 – 3 5 2
3B: James. HBP: Frye.
Fishers pitching IP R ER H
Mays 8.1 3 1 5
Strikeouts: Mays 4. Walks: Mays 4.

Greyhounds start week with two victories

Carmel picked up two wins to start the week.
On Monday, Carmel beat Brownsburg 4-3 at Cherry Tree Softball Complex. The Greyhounds got on top early, with two runs in the first inning. Sarah Goddard led off with a home run, then Megan Nichols scored on a passed ball. Stormy Kotzelnick singled in Nichols in the third inning. In the fifth inning, Ella Ohrvall led off with a double, then Nichols hit a double to send her home.
Nichols was 2-for-2 at the plate. Sommer Edwards pitched four innings to get the win.
Carmel won a Metropolitan Conference game over Lawrence Central 7-3 on Tuesday. The Greyhounds took a big lead in the third inning when Stormy Kotzelnick smacked a three-run home run into left field. Sarah Goddard and Megan Nichols also scored.
Nichols scored again in the second inning on Roop’s center field double. Ella Ohrvall hit a two-RBI double to send Sommer Edwards and Audrey Hussain home. Kotzelnick scored in the sixth inning on a fielder’s choice by Halle Robinson.
Roop had two hits. Edwards pitched four innings for the win.
Carmel is 8-6 and hosts Fishers on Monday.

Carmel 4, Brownsburg 3
Carmel AB R H RBI
Sarah Goddard 3 1 1 1
Megan Nichols 2 2 2 1
Stormy Kotzelnick 3 0 1 1
Caroline Roop 3 0 0 0
Halle Robinson 3 0 1 0
Sommer Edwards 1 0 0 0
Kaitlyn Grimes 1 0 0 0
Sophia Derziotis 0 0 0 0
Jessica Remm 0 0 0 0
Ariana Zdobylak 2 0 0 0
Audrey Hussain 2 0 0 0
Ella Ohrvall 2 1 1 0
Totals 22 4 6 3
Score by innings
Brownsburg 011 100 0 – 3 7 0
Carmel 201 010 x – 4 6 2
HR: Goddard. 2B: Nichols, Ohrvall. SB: Nichols 2.
Carmel pitching IP R ER H
Edwards (W) 4 3 2 5
Grimes 3 0 0 2
Strikeouts: Grimes 2. Walks: Edwards 2, Grimes 1.

Carmel 7, Lawrence Central 3
Carmel AB R H RBI
Sarah Goddard 2 1 0 0
Megan Nichols 3 2 1 0
Stormy Kotzelnick 2 2 1 3
Caroline Roop 4 0 2 1
Halle Robinson 3 0 0 1
Kylie Cunningham 0 0 0 0
Brooke Bair 2 0 0 0
Sophia Derziotis 1 0 0 0
Sommer Edwards 2 1 0 0
Maddie Searles 1 0 0 0
Audrey Hussain 2 1 1 0
Ella Ohrvall 2 0 1 2
Ella Greenawald 1 0 0 0
Totals 25 7 6 7
Score by innings
Lawrence Central 000 120 0 – 3 4 3
Carmel 312 001 x – 7 6 0
HR: Kotzelnick. 2B: Roop, Ohrvall. SB: Nichols 2, HBP: Goddard, Nichols.
Carmel pitching IP R ER H
Edwards (W) 4 1 1 2
Searles 3 2 2 2
Strikeouts: Edwards 2. Walks: Edwards 2.

Shamrocks beat Wildcats, fall to Eagles

Westfield split its first two games of the week.
On Monday, the Shamrocks made a big comeback in the seventh inning to beat Lawrence North 11-10 in a home game. Westfield trailed 10-6 going into the bottom of the seventh. Reghan Oland led off with a triple, and later scored on Sara Harmeyer’s RBI groundout. Natalie Deck singled in Avery Parker to cut LN’s lead to 10-8.
Savannah Arvin was hit by a pitch, then Madeline Hunter came in to courtesy run for her. Alexis McClure hit a single to load the bases. That brought up Emily Revercomb, and she hit a right field triple to score Deck, Hunter and McClure, thus winning the game.
Westfield scored three runs in the first inning. Arvin’s sacrifice fly sent Parker home, McClure singled in Brooklyn Carey, and Revercomb’s center field hit brought in McClure.
In the third inning, Deck batted Carey in, then Deck scored on a fielder’s choice by Revercomb. Parker hit a solo home run in the fourth inning.
Revercomb totaled five RBIs and was one of three Shamrock players with two hits; Deck and McClure were the others. Avery Wagner started the game, throwing five and two-thirds innings with seven strikeouts. McClure came in for the final one and a third innings, getting the win.
Westfield dropped a Tuesday Hoosier Crossroads Conference game to Zionsville 12-7 on Tuesday. The Shamrocks took a 3-2 lead in the second inning: Oland hit a sacrifice bunt to score Harmeyer, who got on base earlier with a double. Parker then hit a home run, also scoring Caroline Maymon.
The Eagles scored six runs in the third inning to take the lead. Westfield scored twice in the third inning; Harmeyer doubled in Arvin, then scored when Oland reached on error. In the fifth inning, Revercomb scored on Maymon’s RBI groundout, then Oland singled in Arvin.
Harmeyer was 3-for-3 at the plate, with Parker, Maymon and Oland all getting two hits.
Westfield is 5-11 and hosts Mount Vernon on Friday.

Westfield 11, Lawrence North 10
Westfield AB R H RBI
Avery Parker 3 3 1 1
Brooklyn Carey 2 2 1 0
Sara Harmeyer 1 0 0 1
Natalie Deck 3 2 2 2
Savannah Arvin 1 0 0 1
Alexis McClure 4 2 2 1
Emily Revercomb 4 0 2 5
Khloe Miller 3 0 0 0
Caroline Maymon 3 0 0 0
Reghan Oland 3 1 1 0
Madeline Hunter 0 1 0 0
Totals 27 11 9 11
Score by innings
Lawrence North 200 152 0 – 10 13 1
Westfield 302 100 5 – 11 9 3
HR: Parker. 3B: Oland, Revercomb. SB: Carey, McClure. SAC: Arvin, HBP: Arvin, Deck.
Westfield pitching IP R ER H
Avery Wagner 5.2 10 3 13
McClure (W) 1.1 0 0 0
Strikeouts: Wagner 7. Walks: Wagner 5.

Zionsville 12, Westfield 7
Westfield AB R H RBI
Avery Parker 5 1 2 2
Brooklyn Carey 4 0 0 0
Natalie Deck 3 0 0 0
Lexi Martin 2 0 0 0
Emily Revercomb 2 1 1 0
Savannah Arvin 3 2 0 0
Sara Harmeyer 3 2 3 1
Caroline Maymon 4 1 2 1
Reghan Oland 3 0 2 2
Totals 29 7 10 6
Score by innings
Zionsville 206 002 2 – 12 11 1
Westfield 032 020 0 – 7 10 2
HR: Parker. 2B: Harmeyer 2. SB: Oland, Parker. SAC: Martin, Oland. HBP: Revercomb.
Westfield pitching IP R ER H
Avery Wagner 5.1 10 4 9
Alexis McClure 1.2 2 1 2
Strikeouts: Wagner 3. Walks: Wagner 3.

Fast start carries Huskies to conference win over Cass

Hamilton Heights got off to a fast start, and that carried the Huskies to a 13-11 Hoosier Conference win over Lewis Cass in a Tuesday home game.
Heights scored seven runs in the first inning; Bayleigh Runner led off with a double, and Adyson Baber doubled her right back home. The Huskies collected 15 hits, five of them were doubles. Ashlyn Fletcher hit a two-RBI double in the first inning; Hailey Montgomery came in to run for Fletcher, and Sydney Buffum tripled her home.
The Kings took a 9-7 lead in the top of the fourth inning, but Heights pulled away with three runs each in the fifth and sixth innings. Alayna Baber singled in Runner, then Isabella Neiling’s right field hit scored Baber and Greene, who had gotten on base with a double. Runner’s second double of the game scored a run in the sixth inning.
Runner finished the game with three hits with Alayna Baber, Greene, Neiling and Sydney Massicotte all getting two hits. Adyson Baber pitched three and a third innings for the win, striking out five.
The Huskies are 2-11 and play at 5:30 p.m. today at Cass.

Hamilton Heights 13, Lewis Cass 11
Heights AB R H RBI
Bayleigh Runner 4 3 3 1
Alayna Baber 4 2 2 3
Hayley Greene 4 1 2 1
Adyson Baber 4 1 1 0
Claire Cooper 0 0 0 0
Isabella Neiling 4 1 2 2
Sydney Massicotte 4 1 2 2
Meredith Diller 3 1 1 0
Ashlyn Fletcher 2 0 1 1
Hailey Montgomery 0 1 0 0
Quinn Hatfield 0 0 0 0
Kylie Wooldridge 0 1 0 0
Stephanie Spicer 1 0 0 0
Sydney Buffum 2 1 1 1
Totals 32 13 15 11
Score by innings
Lewis Cass 150 302 0 – 11 16 2
Heights 700 330 x – 13 15 5
3B: Buffum. 2B: Runner 2, Al. Baber, Fletcher, Greene. SB: Diller 2, Massicotte. HBP: Diller.
Heights pitching IP R ER H
Kelsie Albright 3.2 6 1 9
Ad. Baber 3.1 5 4 7
Strikeouts: Ad. Baber 5, Albright 1. Walks: Ad. Baber 2.

‘Blazers split early week games

University won a 2-1 game over Bethesda Christian on Monday. The Trailblazers scored both of their runs in the second inning: Tatiana Dunipace got home on a passed ball, then Haley Tomlinson singled in Grace Brenner.
Tomlinson and Brenner each had two hits. Kendra Stevens got the complete game win, striking out 10.
University lost to Seton Catholic 10-0 in six innings on Tuesday. Stevens pitched another complete game, tossing eight strikeouts.
The ‘Blazers are 3-6 and host Tindley on Thursday.

University 2, Bethesda Christian 1
University AB R H RBI
Lydia Copeland 3 0 1 0
Haley Tomlinson 3 0 2 1
Kendra Stevens 1 0 0 0
Lillian Klemsz 2 0 0 0
Halle Von Ah 3 0 1 0
Elise Nachlis 3 0 1 0
Tatiana Dunipace 3 1 1 0
Grace Brenner 3 1 2 0
Sophia Hwang 3 0 0 0
Totals 24 2 8 1
Score by innings
Bethesda Christian 000 000 1 – 1 3 0
University 020 000 x – 2 8 1
SB: Brenner. HBP: Stevens.
University pitching IP R ER H
Stevens 7 1 0 3
Strikeouts: Stevens 10. Walks: none.

Seton Catholic 10, University 0
(6 innings)
University AB R H RBI
Lydia Copeland 1 0 0 0
Meredith Malott 2 0 0 0
Haley Tomlinson 2 0 0 0
Rachel Zeh 1 0 0 0
Kendra Stevens 3 0 1 0
Lillian Klemsz 2 0 1 0
Tessa Hudson 1 0 0 0
Tatiana Dunipace 1 0 0 0
Elise Nachlis 2 0 0 0
Annie Klemsz 1 0 0 0
Sophia Hwang 1 0 0 0
Halle Von Ah 1 0 1 0
Kylar Kavanaugh 0 0 0 0
Hallie Harrison 1 0 0 0
Robin Karwath 1 0 0 0
Totals 20 0 3 0
Score by innings
University 000 000 – 0 3 7
Seton Catholic 101 701 – 10 9 0
University pitching IP R ER H
Kendra Stevens 5.1 10 2 9
Strikeouts: Stevens 8. Walks: none.