From Staff Reports
April 26, 2008 12:02 am
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The New Castle baseball team erupted for seven runs in the top of the seventh inning on Friday to rally for a 12-9 victory over the host Highland Scots.
Highland (4-6) held an 8-5 advantage through the first six frames. For the Scots, Chase Freeman clubbed a pair of home runs and had three hits altogether, while Joey Hart was 2-of-4 at the plate.
The Scots are at Olympic Athletic Conference rival Connersville this morning for a doubleheader against the Spartans.
Oak Hill 5, Alexandria 4
Sophomore Zach Yeagy pitched a complete game for the Tigers, striking out nine in the process, but it wasn’t enough as the host Golden Eagles prevailed.
Junior Kaleb Tatman scored two of Alexandria’s runs and also was 2-of-3 at the plate. Sophomore Drew Overman produced a two-run single in a losing effort.
Alexandria is now 3-7 overall and 0-2 in Central Indiana Conference play.
Softball
Hamilton Hts. 16-7, Lapel 5-8
The Bulldogs salvaged a split with the visiting Huskies with an 8-7 victory in the second game of a doubleheader.
Freshman Kayleigh Schroeder went 3-for-3 at the plate for Lapel (3-10) in Game 2, while sophomore third baseman Kourtney Allender was 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles. Senior Katelynn Ash produced two hits and three runs driven in.
In the Game 1 loss, Ash, Allender and sophomore Rachel Tarlton all came through with two hits.
ANDERSON UNIV.
Ravens baseball defeats Defiance
The Ravens baseball team defeated Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference foe Defiance College 16-12 at Raven Park in the first of a three-game weekend series.
Madison-Grant graduate Daniel Hiatt led AU with four hits, two runs and three RBIs, including a pair of home runs as the Ravens hit five in the contest.
AHS graduate Stephen Jones had two hits, two runs and three RBIs, including a home run and Chris Jarrett had a triple, home run, two runs scored and three RBIs.
Justin Decker had two hits, two runs and two RBIs, including a home run and Eric Smith had two hits, two runs and three RBIs. Pendleton Heights graduate Brad Schnepp and Lapel graduate Brad Lantz added two hits each.
Schnepp earned the victory on the mound, allowing six hits and five runs while walking three and striking out four.
AU (19-13, 9-7 HCAC) travels to Defiance today for a doubleheader.
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