Fishers got off to a strong start, and that carried the Tigers to a 9-6 win at Evansville North on Friday.
Fishers scored five runs in the top of the first inning, starting with a two-RBI double from Olivia Latimer to score Courtney James and Jade Frye. Latimer scored on Caroline Bernhardt’s RBI groundout, then Hannah Mays and Kaylee Kardash got home after Sara Bumps reached on error.
Evansville North scored three runs in the second inning, but would get no closer. Bernhardt singled home Mays in the third inning, then batted in James in the fourth. James then smacked a two-run home run into right field in the fifth inning, also scoring Mara Lorkowski.
James, Mays and Bernhardt all had two hits. Mays got the pitching win as well, striking out five in four innings.
The Tigers are undefeated at 3-0 and play two games today at Castle. Fishers plays the host Knights at 11 a.m., then takes on Gibson Southern at 1 p.m.
Fishers 9, Evansville North 6
Fishers AB R H RBI
Courtney James 3 3 2 2
Jade Frye 4 1 0 0
Olivia Latimer 4 1 1 2
Hannah Mays 3 2 2 0
Caroline Bernhardt 4 0 2 3
Kaylee Kardash 3 1 0 0
Mara Lorkowski 2 1 0 0
Sara Bumps 3 0 0 0
Abbey Schmidt 4 0 0 0
Nyah Duplessis 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 9 7 7
Score by innings
Fishers 501 120 0 – 9 7 1
Evansville North 030 030 0 – 6 9 3
HR: James. 2B: Mays, Latimer. SB: James. SAC: Lorkowski.
Fishers pitching IP R ER H
Gisele Ebanks 3 3 0 5
Mays (W) 4 3 2 4
Strikeouts: Mays 5, Ebanks 1. Walks: Ebanks 1.