The following are baseball recaps from Friday, April 22. All games are varsity unless noted otherwise. There may be updates, so please check back.
Jac-Cen-Del defeated South Ripley 11-1 in five innings.
The Eagles Kameron Darnold, Brady Borgman and Justin Swinney posted two hits apiece. Borgman doubled and had two RBI. Swinney drove in two as well. Devin Grieshop collected three ribbies in three at bats. Landon Comer was the winning pitcher tossing four frames with eight strikeouts against one walk.
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Rising Sun defeated Shawe 14-1 in six innings.
Ashton McCarty had four hits with a double and five RBI for the Shiners. Damon Carrigan had a double and two singles with three ribbies. Peyton Creech also drove in three runs while Johnathan Jimenez batted in two. Peyton Merica pitched a complete game with eight strikeouts and one walk.
Shawe’s Wyatt Nichter plated Tyler Hill for the team’s only run in the first inning. Jacob Hertz singled and doubled.
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East Central defeated Connersville 6-1.
The Trojans Brayden Rouse knocked in two runs on a pair of singles and a sac fly. Ryan Bovard also had two hits. Jacob Bryant hit a solo home run and Sam Bond doubled with an RBI. Daniel Brayton pitched six innings for the win striking out seven and walking two.
Chance Bentley and Brayden Pierson each had a pair of singles for the Spartans. Pierson collected the team’s only RBI.
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Batesville picked up a win and a loss at the Doc Morris Invitational in Beechwood, KY.
The Bulldogs dropped a 6-1 decision to Ryle on Friday. The only BHS run came on a Jack Grunkemeyer home run who also singled in the contest.
Please see Saturday’s recaps for Batesville’s other game from the invite.
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North Decatur’s junior high beat Morristown 13-6.
The Chargers Hayden Ramsey and Eli Trenkamp had three hits apiece. Garrett Schwering and Dekon Ramsey also had hits. Schwering, Trenkamp and Hayden Koehne all pitched in the victory.
We thank everyone who contributed to the recaps.