Mundy pitches, bats Tiger Cubs past Eagles

Julia Mundy played a huge role in Greencastle’s 13-0 high school softball victory over South Putnam on Thursday.

The junior pitched a two-hit shutout with five strikeouts and added three singles, four RBI and a run scored offensively as the Tiger Cubs picked up the victory.

Anna Chavez had three singles, two RBI and two runs scored for Greencastle, while Grace Paul had two singles and a run scored, Kenzie Horton had two singles, three RBI and two runs scored, Brittany Ricketts had a single, two RBI and two runs scored and Ivy Wright and Layna Robinson each scored a pair of runs.

Greencastle 850 00 — 13 13 1

South Putnam 000 00 — 0 2 2

WP — Mundy

In other softball:

• Cloverdale 3, West Vigo 0 — At West Terre Haute, the Clovers got one run in the first and two in the third as Lauren Meek pitched a shutout with seven strikeouts for her 14th win of the season.

Baylee Hamilton had a single and a double for the 19-4 Clovers, while Kelsey Helterbrand had a single, double and an RBI and Kiley Shedron had two singles and an RBI.

“Lauren Meek pitched an excellent game,” Clover coach Jim Spencer said. “It was a great collective effort on defense as well as a great job of finding ways to put a few runs on the board. We need to get a couple of good practices in over the next few days and get ready for a very tough opponent in the sectional on Tuesday against Southmont.”

Cloverdale 102 000 0 — 3 8 0

West Vigo 000 000 0 — 0 6 1

WP — Meek (14-3)

Golf

• Martinsville 186, Cloverdale 190 — At the Foxcliff Golf Course, Cloverdale’s Drew Boyette won medalist honors with a 40 as the Clovers were nipped on the course where they will play sectional action next month.

Zach Nichols added a 44, while Zarek Wellington shot a 52, Jason Miller had a 54, Tyler Harrison shot a 60 and Wyatt Helterbrand added a 65.

“We let an opportunity get away in this match,” Clover coach Doug Wokoun said. “Drew and Zach both played well, but we didn’t have anyone follow up after that.

“These were the most treacherous greens we have seen this season, and we did not adjust,” he added. “The layout is tight in some places, but we managed most of that pretty well.”

Wokoun is hopeful his team will get more balanced scoring as the state tourney approaches.

“One of these days we will get four or five guys on the same page, but it is frustrating to all of us to get some good, competitive rounds and not back them up,” he said. “Consistency on the course is something we need to continually emphasize.

Cloverdale (5-7) travels to Rea Park to play West Vigo on Monday.

• Cascade 181, North Putnam 245 — The Cougars traveled to Deer Creek to play the Cadets for the second time, and while they were defeated again the difference was much less this time around.

Cascade won the first match 176-276, but on Thursday the Cougars cut that gap to 181-245 with a much better performance.

“In a three-week time frame the young Cougars were able to shave 31 strokes off their previous team total,” Cougar coach Earl Hall said. “This event showed a few valid points — one, that the more opportunities you have to play a course, the more you learn how to manage the course and your game; two, that players will remember their previous rounds and trouble areas and work their way around it; and finally, you feel more at ease with what you are about to face.

“All three of these points were magnified in the results each of the NP golfers produced last evening versus their results three weeks ago.”

The Cougars were led by Marcus Burdine with a 60 (previous round 70), while Zane Mason had a 60 (down from 72), R.J. Batchelor had a 61 (previous round 71) and Peyton Myers added a 64 (previous round 63).

“The scores may not seem outstanding, but as a coach I look for improvement in every practice and every match, both as individuals and as a team,” Hall said. “I have seen improved play, continued enthusiasm, and the results from hard work and the players’ efforts.”

The Cougars face two opponents next week as they will travel next Tuesday to play North Vermillion at Rivercrest Golf Club in Covington. Then on Thursday, the Cougars will host Fountain Central at Twin Bridges golf course.

Baseball

• Cloverdale 11, Southmont 8 (eight innings) — At New Market, the Clovers pushed across three runs in the top of the eighth inning to help coach Tony Meyer celebrate his birthday.

Jarron Rossok hit a home run for the Clovers, while Noah Winings and Cooper Neese each had a double, Parker Watts had a double, two singles and three runs scored, Joey Martin had a double, two singles and a run scored and Tyce Jackson had a double.

Nick Winders was the winning pitcher in relief of Rossok, who pitched the first 3.1 innings. Winders allowed just one earned run over the final 4.2 innings.

Cloverdale 110 010 53 — 11 12 2

Southmont 004 020 20 — 8 11 3

WP — Winders

• North Montgomery 5, North Putnam 3 — At Linden, the Cougars led 3-2 after four innings but the Chargers came up with three runs in the bottom of the fifth and hung on for the victory.

Max Haste had a home run and a single to lead North Putnam at the plate, while Duke Duff had a single and an RBI and Evan Davies also had an RBI.

Haste pitched the first 4.2 innings, with Duff throwing shutout relief over the final 1.1 innings.

North Putnam 210 000 0 — 3 5 1

North Montgomery 100 130 x — 5 6 1

• Edgewood 7, South Putnam 5 — The Eagles battled the Mustangs to a 3-3 tie through five innings, before Edgewood came up with four runs over the final two innings and hung on for the victory.