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Prep report: Shelbyville softball collects fourth-straight win in 13-5 victory over Franklin

Shelbyville used pair of five-run innings to build a 10-1 lead and roll to its fourth-straight victory Thursday, 13-5 over Franklin.

Cheyenne Eads pitched four innings to earn the win and had three hits, scored two runs and drove in two runs to push the Golden Bears to 9-3 this season.

Riley Maulden delivered a two-run hit and scored on a Destiney Johnson groundout to make it 5-0 after one inning.

Alysa Vaught hit her first of two home runs in the third inning for Franklin (6-4) but Shelbyville scored five more runs in the bottom half of the inning.

Johnson, Sydney Brown and Hailey Maulden reached on two-out back-to-back-to-back singles to bring the top of the order to the plate. Kylee Edwards, Hailey Pogue and Eads made it six straight hits off Franklin starting pitcher AB Richter to open up a 10-1 advantage.

Vaught’s grand slam in the fourth cut the lead to 10-5 but Pogue pitched three scoreless innings in relief of Eads. The pair combined for 13 strikeouts.

Addie Stieneker and Kali Laycock had run-scoring hits in the fifth inning to complete the scoring.

Shelbyville hosts Greensburg (4-6) Monday.

Baseball

Hauser 5, Waldron 4

At Waldron, the visiting Jets scored all five runs in the fifth and sixth innings to take game one of a Mid-Hoosier Conference doubleheader.

Kameron Blair had two hits and drove in two runs for Hauser. Owen McIntyre was credited with the win, tossing all seven innings and striking out nine.

Jacob Bennett took the loss for Waldron. The junior allowed five hits and struck out seven. Only two of the Jets’ five runs were earned.

Bennett was one of three Mohawks with two hits. Hunter Dodson and Bryce Yarling also had two hits apiece.

Hauser 11, Waldron 3

In game two, Simeon Wasil and Holden Pittman limited Waldron to two hits to complete the sweep.

Hauser (8-5, 6-0- MHC) scored three runs in the third to break open a 1-1 tie. The Jets then added four more runs in the fourth and three more in the fifth.

Wasil had three hits in the win. Pittman had two hits and three runs batted in.

Boys golf

Triton Central 180, Southwestern 268

At Hawk’s Tail Golf Club Friday, Oliver Gearlds posted a season-low round of 33 to collect his third medalist honor and lead the Tigers to their third-straight victory.

Gearlds, an Indiana University Kokomo commit, and Triton Central will look to keep its winning ways going Monday against Heritage Christian and Cathedral.

Softball

Hauser 16, Waldron 2

At Hauser, Regan Mack and Paige McDaniel combined to limit Waldron (2-2, 2-2 MHC) to one hit and notched seven strikeouts to improve to 6-3 (5-0 MHC).

Six different Jets had two hits in the win.

Alyssa Benson had the lone hit for Waldron and drove in both runs.

Triton Central 15, Irvington Prep 1

At Triton Central, the host Tigers pounded out 16 hits to secure a five-inning win over the Ravens (2-3). Triton Central improved to 8-1 this season.

Jadyn Capps led the Tigers with three hits, two runs scored and three runs batted in. Five more Tigers had two hits apiece in the win. Brooklyn Adkins also drove in three runs.

Girls tennis

Morristown 2, Shenandoah 2

At Morristown, the host Yellow Jackets got a singles win from Abby Mendoza and won the only contested doubles match.

Mendoza defeated Shenandoah’s Nonie Morris at No. 2 singles, 6-7 (5), 6-2, 10-6.

At No. 1 doubles, Morristown’s Remi Spicklemire and Bri Flores bested Lily Garcia and Carly Smith, 6-4, 2-6, 10-8.

Shenandoah’s Taylor Goffis defeated Sarah Essex, 6-1, 5-7, 10-8.

The No. 3 singles match also went three sets with Shenandoah’s Lydia Lipps taking down Olivia Trlak, 6-1, 3-6, 10-5.

Neither team had a No. 2 doubles squad.

Hauser 4, Waldron 1

Waldron’s Emerson Lindsey improved to 6-0 this season at No. 3 singles with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Lydia Jordan.

The No. 1 singles match went three sets before Hauser’s Bella Kilps claimed victory over Josee Larrison, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3.

Charlie Clark defeated Waldron’s Emily Tyree at No. 2 singles, 6-1, 6-4.

At No. 1 singles, Hauser’s Mattie Foster and Addyson Barriger defeated Riley Price and Jackie Corlett, 6-4, 6-3.

And Abby Blair and Kayden Miller bested Waldron’s Alivia Fischer and Grace Ross at No. 2 doubles, 6-3, 7-5.

Boys track

Dennis McNulty Invitational

At Warren Central, Shelbyville finished seventh in the team standings.

The Golden Bears scored a pair of top-10 finishes against a strong field.

Keagan Turner placed ninth in the pole vault, clearing nine feet.

Ethan Lambert’s best throw in the discus of 144-2 earned the junior a fourth-place finish.

The Shelbyville quartet of Blake Hughes, Elijah von Werder, Ben Price and Beau Kenkel placed fourth in the 3,200 relay (8:53.13).

Morristown 75, Jac-Cen-Del 55, Trinity Lutheran 13

At Trinity Lutheran, Morristown won five individual events and took first place in all three relays.

Tyler Schonfeld won two individual events for Morristown. He won the 100 meters in 11.63 seconds and the 200 in 23.36.

Also winning events for Morristown were Hunter Biddle (2:20.89 in 800), Wyatt Hodgen (50.0 in 300 hurdles) and Chase Theobald (41-0.75 in shot put).

Schonfeld, Theobald and Biddle teamed with Oier DaCosta to win the 400 relay in 48.26.

Hodgin, Schonfeld and DaCosta ran with Cade Mahin and won the 1,600 relay in 3:55.69.

And the quartet of Biddle, DaCosta, Simon Klinger and Parker Theobard crossed the finish line first in the 3,200 (10:34.66).

Girls track

Dennis McNulty Invitational

At Warren Central, Shelbyville junior Hannah Wright finished sixth in the 3,200 with a personal-best time of 12:55.65.

No other Golden Bear scored a top-10 finish.

Morristown 75, Trinity Lutheran 37, Jac-Cen-Del 21

At Trinity Lutheran, Raegan Kleine won three events and was part of Morristown’s winning 3,200 relay team.

Kleine earned wins in the 800 (2:49.71), 1,600 (6:15.92) and 3,200 (14:37.13).

Kleine teamed with Grace McLaughlin, Mia Garthwaite and Maggie Lutes to win the 3,200 relay (14:56.55).

Lutes scored individual wins in the 200 (29.29) and 400 (1:03.7).

Oakleigh Goedde swept the hurdling events, winning the 100 hurdles in 19.43 and the 300 hurdles in 58.41.

Kindall Dorsey won the discus event with a best throw of 79-4.

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