Batesville varsity baseball topped North Decatur 14-1 in five innings on Tuesday. The Bulldogs blew the game open when they erupted for nine runs in the 3rd inning. Carson Meyer and Will Huber led the BHS offense with two hits a piece. Dane Dudley, Brayden Maple, Jackson Elston, Jackson Peetz and Noah Weigel each added a hit and run on the night. Preston Blessing earned the win on the mound, tossing three innings of shutout baseball. He allowed one hit and struck out out two. Lane Higham allowed the Chargers’ lone run in two innings of work. Matthew Fields drove in North Decatur’s only run of the game. Grayson Downey led the Chargers offense by going 2-for-3 at the plate. With the win, Batesville moves to 3-1 on the season and will be home against Connersville tomorrow evening.
The Batesville JV baseball team fell to New Palestine 12-2. Declan Meyer went 1-for-1 at the plate and drove in a run for the Bulldogs. Brody Rudolf, Eli Doll, and Max Meyer also collected a hit a piece. The Batesville JVs travel to Connersville tomorrow.
Batesville (159) boys golf picked up a pair of wins over Lawrenceburg (193) and Oldenburg Academy (Inc.) at Hidden Valley Golf Club. The Bulldogs’ Cooper Phebus earned medalist honors with a two-under-par 38.
The Cincinnati Reds came from behind to beat the Miami Marlins 6-3 in 10 innings in a game heard last night on WRBI. The Reds trailed 2-0 going into the 9th inning, with Marlins ace Sandy Alcantara looking to finish a complete game two-hitter. But the Reds tied the game to send it into extra innings. After Cincinnati snapped the 2-2 tie in the top of 10th on a Nathaniel Lowe single to center to score ghost runner Spencer Steer, Matt McClain broke it open with an RBI double to leftfield. McCain ignited the comeback with a one-out RBI double in the 9th, which was the first extra base hit Alcantara allowed all season. Emilio Pagan got the win in relief. The Reds are 5-0 on the road for the first time since 1990. They look to keep it going in game three of the series tonight. Brady Singer will start for Cincinnati. Airtime is 6:10 on 103.9 FM.
In the NBA, it was the Minnesota Timberwolves over the Indiana Pacers 124-104 in downtown Indianapolis last night. Ethan Thompson led Indiana with 17 points. The Pacers are back on the court tomorrow night at Brooklyn.
In NFL news, the Cincinnati Bengals have waived center Matt Lee. He was originally drafted as a seventh-round pick by the Bengals in 2024. Lee played in 22 games with one start for Cincinnati.
