Batesville shut out South Dearborn 8-0 in varsity baseball last evening. The Bulldogs plated five runs in the first inning. Cayden Drake gave up just two hits in pitching the complete game shutout. He struck out nine and did not walk a batter. Offensively, Drake knocked in three runs. BHS had a total of 13 hits in the game. With the win, Bulldogs improve to 17-5 overall and 10-2 in the EIAC…In the JV contest, it was South Dearborn over Batesville 12-6, despite the Bulldogs outhitting the Knights 11-8.
North Decatur walked off Waldron 6-5 in junior high baseball. Jake Whitaker singled home the game winner for the Chargers.
The Reds beat the Pirates 7-1 in Pittsburgh in a game heard last night on WRBI. Cincinnati has won five in a row. The Reds held a 2-1 lead going into the 8th inning before scoring two runs in that frame and adding three more in the 9th. Nick Lodolo scattered four hits and struck out seven in six innings of work to get the win. He squares his record at 4-4. Game two of the series is tonight. Nick Martinez goes for the Reds; the Pirates counter with lefthander Bailey Falter. Broadcast time on 103.9 FM is 6:10.
Reds outfielder Will Benson is the National League Player of the Week. Benson hit .526 with five home runs and 10 RBIs in six games.
A pair of Team Penske drivers have been moved to the back of the Indianapolis 500 field after their cars failed inspection during Sunday’s qualifying. IndyCar says rides for former past winners Josef Newgarden and Will Power will be moved to the 32nd and 33rd positions for Sunday’s race. The league said the issue involved modified attenuators (uh-ten-you-ate-urrs) that violated IndyCar rules. In addition, the circuit is suspending the team strategists for the Nos. 2 and 12 for the remainder of the Indy 500. Each entry has been fined $100-thousand, and both cars will forfeit qualification points. Newgarden and Power’s cars will also surrender their pit boxes after the field is adjusted. Newgarden is the two-time defending champ, while Power won the race in 2018.
The Pacers meet the New York Knicks in the NBA playoffs for the second year in a row. This time, it’s in Eastern Conference finals tomorrow night. Pacers coach Rick Carlisle says they are not focusing on the history between the two teams, but rather on what is ahead of them. Tipoff tomorrow night in New York is at 8. WRBI coverage begins at 7:30.
