Shelbyville built a 7-1 lead but needed two runs in the top of the seventh to win Friday at Triton Central, 9-7.
Luke Jackson got the final five outs to secure the win for Shelbyville (2-2). The junior allowed two hits and struck out two while not allowing a run.
McKayne Wickham pitched into the fifth inning for the Golden Bears and allowed four hits while striking out five. Triton Central tagged reliever Eli Sheppard for five runs to tie the game in the sixth inning.
Luke Brinkman had two of Shelbyville’s six hits. Brock Kuhn, Gavyn Fisher and Luke Jackson each drove in two runs.
Avram Rund and Ben Toth each had two hits for Triton Central (0-3). Rund, Nick Riggins, Blaine Raider and Bryce Haney each drove in a run in the loss.
Logan Plew, Janssen Capps and Avynn Whitaker combined to allow six Shelbyville hits and walked 13.
In other prep events Friday:
Baseball
Morristown 12, North Decatur 1
Grant Kessler dominated North Decatur to lead Morristown to a 12-1 victory.
The Morristown ace and Mount St. Joseph recruit allowed just one hit and two walks while striking out 16 in a complete-game performance.
Bryce Bryant led the offensive attack for Morristown (2-1, 1-0 Mid-Hoosier Conference) with three hits, two runs scored and two RBIs.
Dyllan Rutledge had two hits and two RBIs while Tyler Schonfeld also had two hits.
Morristown scored four runs in the third inning to take the lead. A six-run sixth ended the MHC contest.
South Ripley 4, Waldron 3, 8 inn.
At South Ripley, Mason McNew had two hits, two RBIs and struck out nine to earn the win on the mound for the Raiders (2-1).
Waldron trailed 3-0 after one inning but rallied to tie the game in the fourth. Neither team would score again until South Ripley pushed a run across the plate in the bottom of the eighth.
Jacob Bennett and Jared Brooks had run-scoring hits for Waldron (0-3).
Hunter Dodson took the loss in relief of Bennett, who pitched five innings and allowed three hits while striking out nine.
South Decatur 20, Southwestern 1
At South Decatur, the host Cougars exploded for 20 runs to secure the MHC victory.
South Decatur improved to 2-1 this season while Southwestern suffered its first loss to fall to 2-1.
The two teams will complete the MHC two-game series Monday at Southwestern.
Softball
Shelbyville 1, East Central 0
At Shelbyville, Hailey Pogue pitched a two-hit shutout and delivered the game-winning hit in the bottom of the seventh inning.
Class 4A, No. 15 Shelbyville (3-2) got a one-out single from Hailey Maulden in the bottom of the seventh in a scoreless game. Pinch-runner Addysyn Wettrick advanced to second on a Riley Maulden single and the top of the lineup followed.
After Abby Brenner popped out to first base, East Central pitched around Kylee Edwards, who walked to load the bases for Pogue, who was hitless in her first three at bats off East Central pitcher Montana Plymale.
Down 1-2 in the count, Pogue laced a hard hit ball into the left-centerfield gap to set off the celebration.
Pogue limited the Trojans (1-3), a potential Sectional 14 opponent, to two hits, walked one and hit a batter while collecting six strikeouts.
North Decatur 20, Morristown 5
At North Decatur, the host Chargers turned a 6-5 lead into 20-5 with a 14-run fourth inning.
Sarah Swain collected four hits, including a home run, scored two runs and drove in five in the victory. She also earned the win in the pitcher’s circle, allowing nine hits and a walk but struck out 11.
Kacie Ogden finished with three hits and Sydney Rohls and Ally Whitaker each had two for North Decatur (2-2, 1-0 MHC).
Nevaeh Cox led Morristown (1-1, 0-1 MHC) with three hits, including a triple, and two runs scored. Brandi Enterkin and Kayla Bair each had two hits.
Girls tennis
Waldron 4, Rushville 1
At Waldron, the host Mohawks improved to 2-0 with a pair of wins in the doubles matches and a strong performance from Josee Larrison at No. 1 singles.
Larrison defeated Brooklyn Newbold, 6-1, 6-1, and Emerson Lindsey added a 6-4, 7-6 (3) win over Isabella Wilson at No. 3 singles.
At No. 1 doubles, Audrey Hogg and Riley Price defeated Morgan Beard and Jade Edwards, 6-7 (3), 6-2, 6-2.
Waldron’s fourth win came from Grace Ross and Jackie Corlett at No. 2 doubles over Megan Alexander and Lanea Adams, 6-3, 6-2.
Rushville’s lone win came at No. 2 singles where Audrey Gulley bested Emily Tyree, 6-1, 6-0.
Boys track
Triton Central Invitational
Triton Central secured six event wins and had six more top-three finishes to secure the team title at its own invitational with 133 points.
Ethan Cales won the 110-meter hurdles in 17.54 seconds.
Brad Schultz won the 100 meters (11.56) and the 200 (24.11).
William Baugh took first place in the shot put at 46 feet, eight inches.
Brayden Wilkins placed first in the long jump at 20-1.75.
Triton Central also won the 400 relay in 45.69.
Also earning top-three finishes were Wilkens (second in 100, 11.94; second in 200, 24.24), Hadyn Ball (second in discus, 124-10; third in shot put, 42-5) and Mason Compton (third in long jump, 18-9.25).
TC also placed third in the 1,600 relay (3:56.68).
Franklin County finished second in the team standings with 115 points. North Decatur was third (79) followed by Indy Genesis (75), Herron (54) and Edinburgh (5).
Girls track
Triton Central Invitational
Triton Central had four event wins to finish third in its own invitational.
Hallie Schweitzer won the 1,600 in 6:02.25 and the 3,200 in 13:06.09.
Madison Brown took first place in the high jump with a best clearance of 4-10.
Brynne Auckerman crossed the finish line first in the 800 (2:47.9).
TC also got top-three finishes from Brown in the long jump (second at 15-3.25) and Farah Coen in the shot put (second at 27-10).
Triton Central finished third in the 3,200 relay (11:59.11).
Herron won the team title with 127 points. Franklin County was runner-up at 114 to finish ahead of Triton Central (91), North Decatur (58), Indy Genesis (56) and Edinburgh (1).
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