The REPORTER
Carmel had a big-hitting day at Hartman Field on Thursday, rolling past Brebeuf Jesuit 11-0 in five innings.
The Greyhounds led 3-0 after three innings, then put up eight runs in the fifth inning. Jackson Harris hit a solo home run in the third inning, then smacked a three-run homer in the eighth inning that ended the game on the run rule. Harris was 3-for-3 at the plate and scored three runs.
John Zangrilli cracked a lead-off triple in the first inning, then scored after Max Walkey hit a sacrifice fly. Walkey finished the game with three RBI. Jackson Treadway and Nathan Steele each hit one double.
Jeremy Millay pitched 3.1 innings, striking out five.
Carmel is 2-0 and plays tonight at North Central.
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Westfield dropped its first game at the East Tennessee Baseball Coaches Association (ETBCA) Tournament Thursday, falling 4-3 to Grace Christian Academy of Knoxville, Tenn. in a nine-inning game
The Shamrocks got on the board in the fourth inning after Gavin Russ smacked a two-run home run. Beck Jordan also scored. The Rams hit their own two-run homer in the bottom of the sixth inning to tie the game.
The score stayed 2-2 until the top of the ninth inning, when Kasen Jessup was brought home by Andrew Noble’s sacrifice fly. Westfield led 3-2, but Grace Christian won the game on a two-RBI single with one out.
Noble and Jessup both hit one double. Corey Wilhelm pitched 5.1 innings, striking out seven.
The Rocks are 2-2 and play two games on Friday. Westfield first takes on Heritage High School of Maryville, Tenn. at 5 p.m., then plays Maryville High School at 7:30 p.m.
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University finished its trip to Panama City Beach, Fla. with a 6-1 loss to Greenwood (Ky.) on Thursday.
The Trailblazers scored their run in the fifth inning when Oliver Kingery got home on an error. The Gators held University to two hits: a single each from Cooper Cammack and David Gasper.
Finn Steiner pitched four innings, striking out five.
The Blazers are 5-4 and return to Indiana this weekend. University’s next game is Tuesday at Alexandria.
