If it hadn’t been for the 7th inning, last night’s major league baseball game between the Reds and the American League East-leading Baltimore Orioles might still be going on. The game started a couple hours late after a rain delay. Then, the top of the 7th is when the O’s put 3 runs on the scoreboard, the Reds didn’t, and throughout the game Cincinnati never really threatened to make it around the bases– Baltimore winning the game, 3-0. The series continues this evening, and again tomorrow afternoon. Tonight’s broadcast comes to you starting at 6:10, only on the radio, on the Sports Voice– 103.9 FM, WRBI.
High school diamond action Friday included only a few games that weren’t postponed or canceled by rain… South Ripley softball continuing a new winning streak, taking their 2nd straight, 10-4 at New Washington. Rushville shut Batesville out, 11-0. In a Friday twin bill at South Decatur, Edinburgh’s softball girls won 15-0, and South Decatur’s baseball ripped Edinburgh, 11-1.
There’s a lot of high school play on the diamonds set for today. In softball, Franklin County’s hosting Batesville, Rushville visits East Central, and Richmond goes to South Dearborn.
Saturday baseball is planned for Batesville, visiting Jennings County, Oldenburg Academy hosts the Indianapolis Genesis Homeschool, Franklin County goes to Northeastern, and North Decatur will host Hauser.
High school boys’ golf at the end of the week had Batesville winning its triangular match with Greensburg and Franklin County. The Bulldogs won with only 167 strokes, while the other 2 squads tied each other at 177. Greensburg plans to be back for the Batesville Invitational, which begins at 10 this morning.
Also late in the week, the Ripley County track meet was hosted at Batesville High. The Bulldog girls dominated their meet, winning 14 of the 16 events, and scoring 125 ½ points, to 2nd-place South Ripley’s 61. Milan took 3rd at 35 points. Batesville’s boys won 10 of their events, also taking the title with 119 points, over Milan in 2nd at 81 ½. South Ripley finished 3rd with 18, over 17 ½ for Jac-Cen-Del. The Bulldogs also recognized 11 seniors for their track and field careers at the school.