Tuesday/Wednesday roundup

Baseball
New Palestine rallied to beat Warren Central 11-7, scoring three times each in the fifth and sixth innings after giving up six runs in the top of the fifth and falling behind 7-5. Vincent Lovell was the winning pitcher in relief, with Reid Clark pitching two innings for the save. The Dragons were led offensively by David Gunst, who had a solo homer and two RBI. Brady Thomas had three hits and drove in two runs. Brian Clark and Mitchell Meyer each also drove in two runs. NP scored in five of its six at-bats. The Dragons, ranked No. 3 in Class 3A, are 5-0. 

Greenfield-Central scored two runs in the sixth to beat Pendleton Heights 3-2 and improve to 3-0 in the Hoosier Heritage Conference.


On Tuesday, Mt. Vernon beat Shenandoah 12-0 in five innings. Tyler Goff had two doubles and two RBI, Logan Perdue drove in a pair of runs, Zach McKinney had a triple and two RBI. Zach McFarland scored twice and drove in two. Matt Lohrey and Logan Blair also had two hits for MV. McKinney and Seth Gohring combined to allow one hit, with McKinney getting the win.

On Tuesday, Eastern Hancock beat Randolph Southern 9-1. Dalton Korlowicz led the Royals with two hits, two runs, a homer and four RBI. Steve Stunda also drove in three runs. Cody Wallace and Derek Arbuckle combined for a one-hitter. Wallace allowed one hit and one earned run in four innings and struck out five for the win, Arbuckle pitched three innings for a save.


Softball
Greenfield-Central's softball team scored three times in each the sixth and seventh to break open a 13-3 victory over Westfield. Tori Cuebas had three hits, three runs, two homers and four RBI. Ashley Whitaker also had a pair of hits and four RBI. Sami Frazier was 3-for-4 with two RBI. Frazier allowed five hits and no earned runs in seven innings for the win, striking out six. The Cougars are now 5-4.On Tuesday, the Cougars fell 10-2 to Centerville, Kimmy Ellenberger led G-C's offense with two singles.

Roncalli rallied in the fourth and fifth innings to beat New Palestine 7-3 Wednesday. The Dragons scored three runs in the third to take a lead, but the Rebels tied it in the top of the fourth and added three more in the fifth. NP scattered nine hits against Kendra Lynch. The Dragons are now 3-2. n

On Tuesday, Mt. Vernon beat Yorktown 6-2 in its conference opener. The Marauders led 3-2 after two, but scored twice in the fourth to break it open.

On Tuesday, Eastern Hancock beat Knightstown 11-1 in five innings. Savannah Blevins had four hits, three runs, a homer and four RBI to lead EH. Taylor Mercer and Tori Bednarski each had two hits and two RBI, while Emily Reger drove in two runs. Erica Truitt had three hits, including a triple. Mercer allowed four hits and struck out seven to get the win. 



Tennis
Mt. Vernon beat Shenandoah 4-1. Winners for the Marauders were Clara Ruegesegger (6-2, 6-2) and Kaylee Tucker (6-1, 6-1) at singles, and Taylore Duff/Meg Yeadon (7-5, 6-2) and Kelsi Tammen/Lakin Hocker (5-7, 6-4, 7-5) at doubles. On Tuesday, MV fell to Franklin Central 3-2, with Ruegesegger (6-1, 6-2) and Duff/Yeadon (6-0, 6-2) posting the victories.