Shelbyville used five different pitchers to complete a 19-0 shutout Thursday over Delta.

The Hoosier Heritage Conference win improved the Golden Bears to 13-4 overall and 5-1 in the conference standings. And with Greenfield-Central’s 9-7 win over New Palestine, Shelbyville is back in contention for the HHC championship.

The Golden Bears, Class 4A, No. 6 New Palestine (11-4, 4-1 HHC), 4A No. 8 Pendleton Heights (15-3, 2-1 HHC) and Greenfield-Central (10-4, 2-1 HHC) are all tied atop the standings.

Shelbyville’s final HHC game of the season is May 15 at Greenfield-Central.

On Thursday in Shelbyville, the Golden Bears pounded out 13 hits and benefitted from five batters hit by a pitch, two walks and eight Delta errors.

Cheyenne Eads, Hailey Pogue, Sydney Brown, Addie Stieneker and Kylee Edwards each pitched a scoreless inning and allowed just four Delta base runners.

Riley Maulden led the offensive outburst against Delta (1-14, 0-6 HHC) with three hits and five runs batted in. Edwards, Pogue, Stieneker and Kali Laycock each had two hits.

Shelbyville hosts 4A No. 12 Mooresville (16-2-1) Saturday at 11 a.m.

In other prep events Thursday:

Baseball

North Decatur 8, Waldron 6

Four different Waldron players had two hits but a late comeback attempt fell short.

North Decatur (4-8, 4-3 Mid-Hoosier Conference) scored four runs in the fourth inning to take the lead and added three more runs in the sixth then survived a Waldron 4-run sixth inning to complete the conference sweep.

Bryce Yarling, Jacob Bennett, Corbin Yantiss and Donovan Russell each had two hits for Waldron (3-13, 2-5 MHC). Yarling scored two runs.

Waldron will face Southwestern (5-8) in a Shelby County Tournament semifinal game Saturday at Triton Central.

South Decatur 7, Morristown 0

Kane Snyder had the only Morristown hit in a shutout loss to South Decatur (11-4, 7-1 MHC).

Bryce Bryant, Kamdyn Gaines and Grant Kessler surrendered 11 hits and four walks in the loss for Morristown (7-6, 4-2 MHC).

The Yellow Jackets travel to Fairland Saturday for a semifinal contest at Triton Central (7-10) in the Shelby County Tournament.

Softball

Morristown 13, South Decatur 12

Morristown erased a 4-run deficit with a 7-run fifth inning to collect the conference win.

Nevaeh Cox led the Yellow Jackets (7-6, 3-3 MHC) with three hits and seven runs batted in. Brandi Enterkin and Alexia Rogers each had two hits.

Cox pitched three innings and allowed three hits and four runs to earn the victory.

South Decatur dropped to 2-13 (2-4 MHC) this season.

North Decatur 19, Waldron 0

North Decatur scored four runs in each of the first three innings and cruised to a shutout win over the Mohawks (3-6-1, 3-4 MHC).
Ryleigh Kropp and Brooklyn Hudnall had the only hits for Waldron. Audrey Hogg took the loss in the pitcher’s circle, allowing two hits, two walks and four runs.

Rushville 11, Triton Central 1

The Lions used a 5-run third inning to pull away and defeat the Tigers (10-4).

Molly Zachery and Belle Gossett each had three hits and two RBIs for Rushville (9-5). Five more Lions had two hits apiece to pin the loss on Triton Central starting pitcher Lillian Fillippinie.

Stacey Roberts pitched a complete game and limited TC to five hits and two walks while striking out 10.

Girls tennis

Triton Central 5, Indianapolis Ritter 0

Triton Central lost just three games while sweeping the singles matches.

Maryrose Felling blanked Celine Manley, 6-0, 6-0 at No. 1 singles.

Allison Howley defeated Chiemaziem Ekere at No. 2 singles, 6-1, 6-1.

And Olivia Reedy was dominant in a 6-1, 6-0 win over Alexia Rivera at No. 3 singles.

The doubles pairings of Courtney and Kaylynn Washburn (No. 1 doubles) and Audrey Canter and Lauren Grant (No. 2 doubles) won in straight sets.

Shelbyville 3, New Castle 2

The Golden Bears won a pair of three-set doubles matches to defeat New Castle.

At No. 1 doubles, Karlie Lawson and Sophia Asher defeated Ryleigh Forshers and Teegan Byrum, 2-6, 6-1, 6-2.

Riley Lee and Sydney Baker topped Catherine Hannon and Alanah Amnian, 6-2, 1-6, 6-4.

Shelbyville’s third win came from Renee Aldridge at No. 2 singles. She defeated Gen Davison, 6-3, 6-0.

Southwestern 4, Beech Grove 1

Southwestern won both doubles matches and got singles victories from Ella Rice and Aurora Belton.

Rice defeated Jada Howard at No. 1 singles, 6-2, 6-3. Belton topped Randi Underwood at No. 2 singles, 6-4, 6-4.

At No. 1 doubles, McKinley Correll and Lauryn Blondell bested Danica Snell and Eva Kidwell, 6-1, 6-0.

And Kate Coffman and Lily DeSpain defeated Lily Dailey and Morgan Yaney at No. 2 doubles, 6-2, 6-3.

Hauser 5, Morristown 0

The Jets won all five matches in straight sets.

At No. 1 singles, Bella Kilps defeated Sarah Essex, 6-0, 6-0.

Mattie Foster and Addyson Barriger secured a 6-1, 6-3 win at No. 1 doubles over Remi Spicklemire and Bri Flores.

Boys volleyball

Shelbyville def. Christel House, 25-16, 25-9, 25-14

Shelbyville closed out its inaugural regular season schedule with a 3-game sweep of Christel House (4-5).

The Golden Bears won five of their last six matches to finish with a 5-6 record.

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