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Prep Report: Jones, Class 3A No. 7 Yorktown take down 4A No. 6 Shelbyville

Alanah Jones and Macie Dowd pushed runs across the plate in the first inning Saturday morning and Jones made it enough with a complete-game performance in the circle to lead Yorktown to a 2-1 victory at Shelbyville.

In a battle of top-10 ranked programs for early control of the Hoosier Heritage Conference standings, Jones and Dowd combined for six hits in the win.

Jones, a Purdue Fort Wayne recruit, improved to 4-0 this season for Class 3A, No. 7 Yorktown (4-0, 1-0 HHC). She allowed one hit and one walk while striking out eight Golden Bears.

For the season, Jones has allowed one hit over 17 innings of work and one unearned run while striking out 30.

The Class 4A, No. 6 Golden Bears (6-2, 2-1 HHC) found their power game Friday in a 23-4 rout of Delta (4-4, 0-2 HHC).

Karissa Hamilton, Kiley McIver and Addie Stieneker each hit two home runs and Hailey Pogue and Kylee Edwards joined in for an 8-home-run game.

 

Karissa Hamilton (top photo) smashes one of her two home runs Friday at Delta (Steve Bush photo), while the Golden Bears -- from left: Hailey Pogue, Addie Stieneker, Karissa Hamilton, Kiley McIver and Kylee Edwards -- totaled eight home runs in the runaway win against the Eagles.

 

Pogue and Aliyah Lewis combined to keep the Eagles in check. Pogue collected the win, going three innings and allowing five hits and four runs. Lewis worked two scoreless innings.

Hamilton and McIver each had four hits and combined for nine RBIs. Stieneker and Edwards combined for five hits and seven RBIs.

Shelbyville travels to Greenwood (4-2) today.

In other prep events:

Baseball

Shelbyville 8, Indian Creek 0

At Indian Creek Saturday, three Golden Bear pitchers combined for the seven-inning shutout at Trafalgar.

Dalton Jones improved to 2-1 this season, pitching four scoreless innings, allowing three hits and striking out three. Logan Prickett and Luke Jackson worked the final three innings and allowed just one hit.

Freshman Gavyn Fisher smashed the first home run of his varsity career.

Prickett went 2-for-3 at the plate with two RBIs. The junior is hitting .357 this season.

 

 

Asher Balting continued his strong start to the season, going 3-for-3 with a run scored and a run batted in. The junior is hitting .375 in eight games this season.

On Friday, Mt. Vernon swept its Hoosier Heritage Conference two-game series with Shelbyville with a 12-6 victory in Fortville.

The Marauders (5-2, 4-0 HHC) scored nine runs in the first two innings and were never threatened to stay unbeaten in conference contests.

Joseph Wilson improved to 2-0, working the first four innings from the mound, allowing four hits while striking out seven.

Nathan Criss had a pair of doubles and drove in two runs to lead Mt. Vernon. Austin Hear went 3-for-4 while Landon Clark also had two hits.

Charlie Rife, Prickett and Jones each had two hits for the Golden Bears (4-4), who dropped to 1-3 in the HHC standings.

Caden Tackett (1-2) took the loss, allowing six hits and nine runs (only three were earned) in 2.1 innings on the mound. Luke Brinkman pitched the final 3.2 innings, allowing five hits and two walks while striking out six.

Shelbyville is at Knightstown (2-1-2) today.

 

 

Heritage Christian 14, Triton Central 5

At Triton Central Friday, the host Tigers (0-4) scored twice in the first inning but the Eagles came up with eight unanswered runs to pull away for the win.

Tyler Fields led Heritage Christian (2-0) with a 3-for-5 performance with three runs scored and six RBIs.

Tyler Allemeier and Ethan Baker had two hits apiece.

Triton Central hosts Beech Grove (2-4, 2-1 Indiana Crossroads Conference) Tuesday.

 

 

Morristown 9, Lutheran 1

At Lutheran Saturday, Grant Kessler improved to 2-0 with a 13-strikeout performance against the Saints (2-3).

Dyllan Rutledge blasted a grand slam and Tyler Schonfeld and Jake Rains each drove in two runs to help Morristown up its record to 3-2.

Kessler went the distance, allowing three hits, three walks and one earned run.

Morristown hosts Herron today.

 

 

Southwestern 8, Waldron 4

At Waldron Friday, the visiting Spartans secured their first win of the season with a two-run fifth and three-run sixth inning.

Jordan Jones had three hits and scored three runs. Jonah DeArmitt had two hits and four RBIs. And Tucker Simmons had a double and two RBIs.

Matthew Clements earned the win, allowing six hits and four runs while striking out nine in 5.1 innings. Aiden Hartsell pitched the final 1.2 innings, allowing one hit and striking out three.

 

 

Eli Sheppard had two hits for Waldron (3-4, 0-1 Mid Hoosier Conference).

Bryce Yarling took the loss, allowing six hits and five runs over five innings of work. He had 10 strikeouts. Jacob Lindsey tossed the final two innings in the loss.

In the nightcap, Southwestern (1-4, 1-2 MHC) was leading the Mohawks, 9-1, when darkness set in and the game was postponed until a later date.

Waldron hosts Jac-Cen-Del Tuesday. Southwestern is off until Thursday when its hosts Morristown.

 

 

Softball

Rising Sun Invitational

Triton Central defeated Batesville, 9-7, to reach the championship game Saturday.

Lilli Fillippinie and Jayda McKee each had three hits to lead Triton Central. Brylie Couch had a home run and two RBIs. Brooklyn Adkins led the Tigers with three RBIs.

Fillippinie earned the win in the pitcher’s circle with a complete-game performance against the Bulldogs (1-6). She allowed 13 hits over seven innings and struck out seven.

Rising Sun defeated Northeastern, 8-3, in the other semifinal contest Saturday. The Shiners then topped Triton Central, 8-2, in the championship game.

Alyssa Simpson scattered eight hits for Rising Sun (5-1) and struck out eight to earn the win.

Couch took the loss for Triton Central (1-2).

McKee went 3-for-4 in the loss. Allison Raquet and Madison Collins each had two hits.

Triton Central is at Class A, No. 6 Hauser (4-2) today.

 

 

Morristown 24, Oldenburg Academy 1

At Morristown Saturday, Kristen Whitney and Rhylee Moran combined to allow two Oldenburg Academy hits while striking out six.

Nevaeh Cox and Kaylin Waltz each had five RBIs to lead Morristown (3-2). Whitney, Alexia Rogers and Alexis Reynolds each had three RBIs.

Cox and Reynolds finished 5-for-5 against the Twisters (0-5).

Morristown is at Class 2A, No. 9 Eastern Hancock (4-1-1) today.

 

 

Girls Tennis

Triton Central 4, Shelbyville 1

At Shelbyville Friday, Emma Sandman secured the host Golden Bears’ lone victory.

Sandman defeated Triton Central’s Emma Hutchinson at No. 2 singles, 6-4, 7-6 (3).

At No. 1 singles, TC’s Julia Sanders defeated Jaidyn Tackett, 6-2, 6-1.

And at No. 3 singles, Lelia Chougule topped Ella Connolly, 6-2, 6-0.

Triton Central’s No. 1 doubles pairing of Kelsey McGuire and Alyssa Wheatley improved to 3-0 this season with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Karlie Lawson and Renee Aldridge.

Olivia Martin and Sarah Williams won at No. 2 doubles, 7-6 (5), 6-1, over Riley Lee and Sydney Baker.

 

 

Shelbyville won six of the 10 junior varsity matches contested Friday.

Securing wins for the Golden Bears were Joslyn Jersan, Ashlyn Clark and the doubles pairings of Alexandra Gobel and Olivia Graham, Kate Linville and Madison Monroe, Abigail Bradburn and Emory Higgins, and Kylie Stader and Kaylee Stewart.

Triton Central wins came from Courtney Washburn (two singles match wins) and the doubles teams of Olivia Reedy and Kaylynn Washburn, and Monica Corella and Ethan Martin.

Shelbyville is scheduled to host Waldron today. Triton Central hosts Eastern Hancock Tuesday.

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