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Cougars split Friday night outings with Athenians; Tiger Cub girls' tennis doubles up Thursday
BAINBRIDGE – North Putnam dropped six runs on Crawfordsville in the first inning and added eight more in the fourth while Karyssa Miller allowed a solitary hit in the circle, the only blemish on an otherwise exemplary afternoon, as part of a 16-0 win in five innings Friday night.
Scoring began quickly as an error and walk set up Kyndal Brewer to single in a run before Kylie Rust plated two more with a single.
Miller would double to bring home a fourth run before a pair of errors and a Hailee Daigle groundout brought home two more runs to make it 6-0 after an inning of play.
A quiet second inning was followed by a two-run third inning for the hosts as Lexi Daigle and Hailee Daigle drove in a run each to make it 8-0.
North Putnam completed the job in the fourth as Brewer brought in the first run on a sac fly before Emma Williams notched a home run to left field to make it 10-0.
An error and groundout by Morgan Mason made it 12-0 before Kaylynn Lawrence singled to plate two more runs before Williams and Camryn Riggle plated the final two runs of the night.
Miller struck out eight while allowing a hit in the first inning to get the win.
Crawfordsville 000 00 — 0 1 5
North Putnam 602 8X — 16 12 0
WP — Miller 5 IP, H, 8 K
LP — Mills 4 IP, 12 H 16 R (7 ER), 5 BB
HR — Williams
2B — Miller
RBI — Lawrence (2), Brewer (2), Williams (2), Rust (2), H. Daigle (2), L. Daigle, Mo. Mason, Ma. Mason, Riggle, Miller
Greencastle 21, White River Valley 3 (5)
Riverton Parke 3, Greencastle 1
The Tiger Cub bats had a field day against the Wolverines, scoring multiple runs in all four innings for the early win Thursday but couldn’t replicate the feat the following day against the Panthers.
Haley Iseman and Kenzie Epley both had two-run home runs against White River Valley as Greencastle led 21-0 before allowing three late runs to the visitors.
On the road the following night, the Tiger Cubs got runners on base in every inning but the third but couldn’t make anything stick against Riverton Parke pitcher Madison Coonce until the seventh.
Emma West drew a walk and after two pop outs, Gloria Brewer reached on a fielder’s choice, allowing Emma Hunter to plate a run with a single but a final pop out ended the game shortly thereafter.
White River Valley 000 03 — 3
Greencastle 554 7X — 21
WP — Hassler
LP — Walton
HR — Epley, Iseman
Greencastle 000 000 1 — 1 4 4
Riverton Parke 102 000 X — 3 4 1
WP — Coonce 7 IP, 4 H, R (ER), 5 BB, 8 K
LP — Hassler 6 IP, 4 H 3 R (ER), 3 K
3B — Mathas
2B — Lausee
RBI — Hunter; Mathas (2)
Cloverdale 10, Greenwood Christian 0 (5)
The Clovers batted around in the first inning, with the first six batters scoring, before adding late runs to secure an early win over the Cougars Friday night.
Sydney Bernard started off the bottom of the first with a triple and scored on Erin Johnson’s single for a quick 1-0 lead.
Paisley Meyerrose singled and Keeli Price brought both runners in with a double to extend the lead to 3-0.
Hailey Caulkins singled to bring home the fourth run, Abi Welton hit a sac fly for the fifth and Payton Watkins singled to bring home the final run of the inning as the Clovers led 6-0.
Caulkins led off the third with a solo home run and added a second solo home run in the fourth after Meyerrose singled in a run to make it 10-0.
Callie Smith controlled the Greenwood Christian offense in the circle, allowing three hits while striking out two batters over five innings.
Greenwood Christian 000 00 — 0 3 1
Cloverdale 301 3X — 10 13 0
WP — Smith 5 IP, 3 H, 2 K
LP — Collins 4 IP, 13 H, 10 R (10 ER), 2 BB
HR — Caulkins (2)
3B — Bernard, Johnson
2B — Smith, Price
RBI — Caulkins (2), Price (2), Johnson, Meyerrose, Welton, Watkins
Baseball
Crawfordsville 13, North Putnam 0
A 10-run fourth inning was the ticket the Athenians needed to punch their 15th win of the season Friday night over the Cougars, taking home a 13-0 win in five innings.
The visitors struck first in the second inning as a quick 1-2 punch made it 2-0 after Kaden Patton doubled and Kale Wemer hit a two-run blast over the center field fence.
Following a quick third inning, Crawfordsville made its move in the fourth, beginning with one-out singles by Bryce Dowell, Kaiden Underwood and Patton to bring the first run in.
Wemer doubled to plate two runs and make it a 5-0 game before a groundout gave North Putnam hope of getting out of the inning.
Instead, the Athenians repeated the three singles and a double trick as Jude Coursey, Wyatt Motz and Cale Coursey singled and AJ Hall doubled, bringing in four more runs and chasing Cougar starter Kaden Helderman.
Dowell returned to belt a two-run home run off new pitcher Nolan Augusta before Underwood reached on an error and scored on a Patton double to make it 12-0.
Dowell would force in the final run of the night after being hit by a pitch before getting a strikeout-throw out in the bottom of the fifth to end the game.
Wemer earned the win on the mound after tossing three innings, allowing a walk while striking out five while Dowell threw two innings, allowing a hit and striking out three.
Crawfordsville 020 (10)1 — 13 14 1
North Putnam 000 00 — 0 1 1
WP — Wemer 3 IP, BB, 5 K
LP — Helderman 3 2/3 IP, 11 H, 10 R (10 ER), 2 K
HR — Wemer, Dowell
2B — Patton (2), Hall, Wemer
RBI — Wemer (4), Dowell (3), Patton (2), C. Coursey (2), Hall, J. Coursey
Greencastle 14, Traders Point Christian 4 (6)
A 4-1 start turned into a 4-4 game for a brief moment before the Tiger Cubs countered with eight runs in the fifth and finished the game in the sixth in a win over the Knights Friday afternoon.
After allowing the first run Greencastle got three back in the bottom of the first after Treyten Clark tripled in a run and two more scored on an error.
Nathan Sutherlin added a run in the second on a single before Traders Point broke a brief lull in the scoring, using a walk, error, single. two wild pitches and a fielder’s choice to score three times in the fifth inning.
The hosts answered quickly as Jaylon Bushong took the lead back with a walk, stealing second before scoring on an error.
Owen Huff singled home a run before Sutherlin walked with the sacks full to force home a run.
A single and error allowed two runs to come in off the bat of Clark before Trevin Long plated two more with a single and scored on an error to make it 12-4.
Huff singled in a run in the sixth before finishing the game by scoring on a passed ball.
Traders Point 100 030 — 4 3 8
Greencastle 310 082 — 14 10 3
WP — Spidel IP, 2 K
LP — Robinson 2/3 IP, 4 H 8 R (8 ER), 5 BB, 2 K
3B — Clark
2B — Carrington
RBI — Tague, Robinson; Huff (2), Sutherlin (2), Clark (2), Long (2)
Clay City 17, South Putnam 6 (5)
A 3-0 Eagle lead was wiped out quickly in the bottom of the second as the Eels scored eight runs, adding seven more in the fourth, for the shortened win Thursday evening.
Ashton Nichols hit a sac fly in the first inning that turned into a double play to end the frame but South Putnam still took a 1-0 lead into the second, adding two more runs on a Kenny McDaniel single.
Clay City responded by turning two errors, four walks and four hits into eight runs, later adding seven more runs in the fourth to make it 17-3.
The Eagles tried to extend the game after Trevor Fulford singled in a run, Isayah Hardwick drew a bases-loaded walk and Leyton Wells was hit by a pitch in the next at bat but the visitors would leave the bases full as the A No. 2 Eels finished off the game in five innings.
South Putnam 120 03 — 6 9 3
Clay City 082 7X — 17 11 2
WP — Dayhoff 4 IP, 6 H, 3 R, BB, 3 K
LP — Nichols 1 1/3 IP, 4 H, 8 R (ER), 5 BB, 2 K
3B — Mullin; Cooper
2B — Keller (2), Adams
RBI — McDaniel (2), Fulford, Hardwick, Wells; Keller (3), Adams (2), Dryer (2), Cooper, Shaw, Atkinson, Johnson, Dayhoff, Sawyer
Girls’ Tennis
Greencastle 5, North Montgomery 0
Greencastle 5, Fountain Central 0
The Tiger Cubs doubled up on wins Thursday night, taking on the Chargers, the hosts for the night, as well as the Mustangs, who arrived to make up a postponed match from two weeks prior.
Allie Landry won both of her matches in short order, defeating North Montgomery’s Paige Hudson 6-0, 6-0 and Fountain Central’s Hailey Webb 6-0, 6-1 at No. 1 singles.
Maddie Landry added a 6-0, 6-0 win in the first match against Charger Sydney Neideffer, later defeating Mustang Alydia Mellady 6-4, 6-3 at No. 2 singles.
Addie Fowley had a quick win in the opening against North Montgomery’s Abigail Allen, winning 6-0, 6-2 before edging out the first set against Fountain Central’s Josie Harshberger as part of a 7-5, 6-1 win at No. 3 singles.
Caroline Gooch and Sophie Riggle defeated Chargers Reagan Little and Shayna Ratcliff in their opening match 6-0, 6-1 and later added a 6-0, 6-4 win over Mustangs Marylee Muniz and Hannah Prickett.
Liberty Amius and Bella Monnett saw the most court action, first taking a 6-3, 6-1 win over North Montgomery’s Sarika Gabhawaia and Avery Gayler before winning a tight 6-4, 6-4 match over Fountain Central’s Kendall Eberly and Laney Hoagland at No. 2 doubles.
Boys’ Golf
Tiger Cub Invite
Greencastle 351, Southmont 356, Indian Creek 389, South Vermillion 389, North Putnam 501
The Tiger Cubs kept things tight on a blustery day at Tiger Pointe CC to win their home invitational by five strokes over the Mounties.
Bryson Worman led the charge with a third-place round of 79, followed by Zane Huber on 84 while Jackson Rodgers and Sam White shot matching 94s and Cooper Grable carded a 97.
Southmont’s Nolan Allen took medalist honors on 77 while teammate Austin Foley finished as runner-up on 78.
“Strong play by Bryson and Zane and consistent play by Jackson and Sam made the difference in the tournament,” Greencastle head coach Steve Paquin said. “The course played difficult for the teams with hard pin placements and a constant southerly wind made scoring higher than usual.
“All of the Cubs shot in the forties for their total score to secure the win with no one shooting higher than 49. Chipping and putting are still concerns for the young Cubs, but there is still time to improve in those areas and it’s a good win going into the last few weeks of the season.”