Tigers beat HSE for Mudsock trophy

By RICHARD TORRES

For The Reporter

The Hamilton Southeastern Royals applied the pressure early Thursday night, but the Fishers Tigers provided the finishing touch during their annual Mudsock rivalry game.

HSE (11-5, 4-3 HCC) loaded the bases with two outs in the top of the first and grabbed a 1-0 lead before host Fishers (8-9, 4-3 HCC) staved off the threat and charged back to win its sixth straight Mudsock, 4-1.

An RBI-ground out by senior David Pina tied the game 1-1 in the bottom of the first, and Carter Strole’s RBI-sacrifice fly in the third put the Tigers in control.

Strole (2-for-2, 3 RBI, 2 doubles), a junior, drove in two more runs with a two-out double in the bottom of the fifth to keep the Mudsock trophy firmly in Fishers’ grasp.

Senior Owen Lukac finished 3-for-3, as Fishers tallied eight hits.

A walk issued to senior Chase Bradle plated HSE’s run during the Hoosier Crossroads Conference contest, bringing home senior Parker O’Steen (1-for-4), who initiated the two-out rally with a single.

Junior Clark Bucher (1-for-4) and senior Cy Cole (1-for-2) both lined doubles, but HSE left nine runners on base.

Senior Hayden Werner earned the win, and junior Austin Conley picked up the save.