Hamilton Southeastern and Carmel won semi-final games at Class 4A Sectional 8 Friday night at Noblesville’s Don Dunker Field, and advanced to the Monday championship.
The Royals edged out Westfield in a 1-0 pitcher’s duel in the evening’s first semi-final. Southeastern scored its run in the fourth inning: Jake Huston got on base with a single, stole second, and got home when Matthew Buckingham sent a base hit into center field.
Michael Dillon pitched a complete game for the Royals. He struck out 10 and only allowed five hits.
Kyle Pepiot had one of Westfield’s five hits, a fifth-inning triple into center field. On the mound, Mason Cox pitched a great game as well, allowing only three hits. The Shamrocks finished their season 14-11, while Southeastern improved to 18-8.
In the second semi-final, the Greyhounds beat Noblesville 7-3. Jackson Adams got Carmel on the board in the second inning with a solo home run.
The homers continued in the third inning. First, Christian Williams sent a home run into left field, putting the ‘Hounds up 2-0. Drew Olssen got on base with a left field single, after which Connor Gioia came in to run for him. Gioia was moved to third base when Alex Brooks got a base hit into right field.
That up Adams again, and he got everyone in to score with a left field homer. That gave Carmel a 5-0 lead. The Greyhounds added a run in the fourth inning when Jared Greene scored on a wild pitch, and another run in the sixth when Brooks singled home Cody Li.
The Millers scored all three of their runs in the sixth inning. Noblesville loaded the bases, then DJ Owens was sent home on a balk. Jackson Hancock scored on Cooper Miles’ RBI groundout and Cade Nelis got home on a wild pitch.
Brooks and Adams both finished the game with two hits each for Carmel. DJ Rogers cracked a second-inning triple, while Jared Greene and Drew Kelly both hit a double. Olssen pitched five and two-thirds innings for the win, striking out 11 and allowing only three hits. Brooks came in for the save in the sixth inning, throwing the final inning and a third.
Clay Holzworth went four and two-thirds innings, striking out four for Noblesville, which finished its season 16-14. Carmel is 21-7.
Monday’s championship game will start at 2 p.m.
Hamilton Southeastern 1, Westfield 0
Westfield AB R H RBI
Trey Anderson 1 0 0 0
Bryce Dorton 3 0 1 0
Zach Collins 3 0 0 0
Kyle Pepiot 3 0 1 0
Tyler Smitherman 3 0 1 0
Cody South 0 0 0 0
Payton Tamm 3 0 1 0
Jack Lawrence 2 0 0 0
Maximus Webster 2 0 0 0
Luke Hutson 2 0 1 0
Totals 22 0 5 0
3B: Pepiot. SAC: Anderson.
Westfield pitching IP R ER H
Mason Cox 6 1 1 3
Strikeouts: Cox 3. Walks: Cox 1.
Southeastern AB R H RBI
Anthony Eggers 2 0 0 0
Cole DeWael 2 0 0 0
Brayton Harrison 3 0 0 0
Greyson Droste 2 0 1 0
Jordan Millikan 0 0 0 0
Jake Hutson 3 1 1 0
Jack DeWolf 3 0 0 0
Matthew Buckingham 2 0 1 1
Jake Stout 2 0 0 0
Cam Bolling 2 0 0 0
Totals 21 1 3 1
SB: Harrison, Huston. HBP: DeWael, Eggers.
Southeastern pitching IP R ER H
Michael Dillon 7 0 0 5
Strikeouts: Dillon 10. Walks: Dillon 1.
Score by innings
Westfield 000 000 0 – 0 5 0
Southeastern 000 100 x – 1 3 0
Carmel 7, Noblesville 3
Carmel AB R H RBI
Christian Williams 3 1 1 1
Drew Olssen 3 0 1 0
Alex Brooks 3 1 2 1
Brayden Lentz 4 0 0 0
Jackson Adams 4 2 2 4
JD Rogers 4 0 1 0
Drew Kelly 4 0 1 0
Logan Urbanowski 2 0 0 0
Jared Greene 3 1 1 0
Connor Gioia 0 1 0 0
Cody Li 0 1 0 0
Totals 30 7 9 6
HR: Adams 2, Williams. 3B: Rogers. 2B: Greene, Kelly. SB: Brooks.
Carmel pitching IP R ER H
Olssen (W) 5.2 3 3 3
Brooks (S) 1.1 0 0 0
Strikeouts: Olssen 11, Brooks 1. Walks: Olssen 4, Brooks 1.
Noblesville AB R H RBI
Matt Peek 4 0 0 0
DJ Owens 3 1 1 0
Ethan Imel 3 0 0 0
Cade Nelis 2 1 0 0
Cooper Miles 3 0 0 1
Brady Walden 2 0 1 0
Zach Gruver 2 0 0 0
Cole Barnes 2 0 0 0
Alex Zavac 1 0 0 0
Lucas Williams 2 0 1 0
Jackson Hancock 0 1 0 0
Totals 24 3 3 1
HBP: Imel.
Noblesville pitching IP R ER H
Clay Holzworth 2.2 5 5 7
Camden Nagel 2.1 2 2 1
Jared Crandall 1.0 0 0 1
Jared Michael 1.0 0 0 0
Strikeouts: Holzworth 4, Nagel 2, Crandall 1, Michael 1. Walks: Nagel 3, Crandall 1.
Score by innings
Carmel 014 101 0 – 7 9 0
Noblesville 000 003 0 – 3 3 0
The Carmel baseball team celebrates after getting out of a tough sixth inning during the Greyhounds’ sectional semi-final game with Noblesville Friday at Don Dunker Field. Carmel beat the Millers 7-3 to advance to Monday’s championship game. (Richie Hall)