Greenfield-Central grad Kyle Gibson has been chosen to pitch in the MLB All-Star Futures Game. A part of All-Star Game festivities in Phoenix, the Futures Game highlights the top prospects in baseball.
A Minnesota Twins first round pick in 2010, Gibson currently pitches for the AAA Rochester Red Wings of the International League. He currently leads the Red Wings with 80 strikeouts in 76 1/3 innings pitched, and has a 3.89 ERA. His WHIP of 1.30 is the lowest of Rochester starters. His 80 Ks current rank third in the 14-team IL.
The Futures Game is set for 6 p.m. July 10 from the Arizona Diamondbacks' home park. It will be televised by ESPN2.
Friday, June 24, 2011
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Track and field
Courtney Edon finished her decorated high school career by standing on the podium at the Robert C. Haugh IU Track and Field Stadium Saturday night.
The New Palestine senior finished fifth in the 3200 meter run at the IHSAA Track and Field State Finals, posting a time of 11:10.44. Edon, who will run at Ball State University next year, led a large Dragon delegation at the State Finals. Waverly Neer of Culver Military -- who was also the cross country state champ -- won the event with a state-record 10:20.66.
Junior Corinne Zehner also scored for the Dragons in the 300 hurdles, placing eighth in 45.18 seconds. She was three seconds shy of Westview junior Skyler Carpenter, whose 42.03 time set a new State Finals record.
In the 100 hurdles, Zehner just missed qualifying for the finals, as she was 12th in the prelims with a time of 15.38 -- missing the cutoff by 0.29 seconds. The champ's time was 14.36, set by Carpenter.
Lauren Joray was 15th in the 800 meters in 2:19.52 -- the champ, Park Tudor's Abby Farley, broke her own state record in 2:08.91.
Sonya Napariu placed 21st in the discus with a top throw of 113'8" in her three throws. The state champ, Southridge's Cassie Wertman, threw 143'4".
Nicole Fluegel was 22nd in the 200 meters, with a time of 26.26 seconds -- 2.16 behind state champ Morgan Yeadon of Pike.
NP's 4x100 meter relay team of Brooke Basaran, Fluegel, Zehner and Lauren Kehrt finished 18th with a time of 50.43, while state champ Lawrence North clocked 47.02 seconds.
The Dragons' 4x800 meter relay team of Morgan Carpenter, Caitlynn Edon, Courtney Edon and Joray was 19th in 9:45.06. Carmel won the title in 9:13.01.
NP's seven team points earned by Edon and Zehner placed the Dragons' 30th overall in the State Finals. Lawrence North and Fort Wayne Northrop share the title with 42 points. Westview -- led by Carpenter's three state championships -- finished third with 38 points.
One more event for the spring sports season in Hancock County -- high school golf. The sectional round will be played Monday at Hawk's Tail in Greenfield.
The New Palestine senior finished fifth in the 3200 meter run at the IHSAA Track and Field State Finals, posting a time of 11:10.44. Edon, who will run at Ball State University next year, led a large Dragon delegation at the State Finals. Waverly Neer of Culver Military -- who was also the cross country state champ -- won the event with a state-record 10:20.66.
Junior Corinne Zehner also scored for the Dragons in the 300 hurdles, placing eighth in 45.18 seconds. She was three seconds shy of Westview junior Skyler Carpenter, whose 42.03 time set a new State Finals record.
In the 100 hurdles, Zehner just missed qualifying for the finals, as she was 12th in the prelims with a time of 15.38 -- missing the cutoff by 0.29 seconds. The champ's time was 14.36, set by Carpenter.
Lauren Joray was 15th in the 800 meters in 2:19.52 -- the champ, Park Tudor's Abby Farley, broke her own state record in 2:08.91.
Sonya Napariu placed 21st in the discus with a top throw of 113'8" in her three throws. The state champ, Southridge's Cassie Wertman, threw 143'4".
Nicole Fluegel was 22nd in the 200 meters, with a time of 26.26 seconds -- 2.16 behind state champ Morgan Yeadon of Pike.
NP's 4x100 meter relay team of Brooke Basaran, Fluegel, Zehner and Lauren Kehrt finished 18th with a time of 50.43, while state champ Lawrence North clocked 47.02 seconds.
The Dragons' 4x800 meter relay team of Morgan Carpenter, Caitlynn Edon, Courtney Edon and Joray was 19th in 9:45.06. Carmel won the title in 9:13.01.
NP's seven team points earned by Edon and Zehner placed the Dragons' 30th overall in the State Finals. Lawrence North and Fort Wayne Northrop share the title with 42 points. Westview -- led by Carpenter's three state championships -- finished third with 38 points.
One more event for the spring sports season in Hancock County -- high school golf. The sectional round will be played Monday at Hawk's Tail in Greenfield.
Afternoon roundup: MV baseball, NP softball fall
It was a tough afternoon for Hancock County's surviving diamond teams.
Mt. Vernon's baseball team fell victim to Crawfordsville's hot bats, as the Athenians scored in every inning for a 14-4 five-inning victory over the Marauders. MV had six hits against Athenian starter Cory Rice -- including a pair of homers by leadoff man Troy Montgomery, his seventh and eighth of the year. However, the Athenians pounded 18 hits against three Marauder pitchers and scored four times each in the second and third innings to build a 9-0 lead and break the game open.
MV finishes the year with an 18-10 record and its first sectional championship since 1995.
Meanwhile, Gibson Southern got hot late in the game to beat New Palestine 9-3 in the Jasper softball semistate. The Dragons trailed 3-2 after five, but the Titans managed six runs in the sixth and seventh innings to pull away. The Dragons' season finishes with a 22-7 record and the school's fourth consecutive sectional and regional championships.
Tonight, New Palestine athletes take to the track at Indiana University in the track and field State Finals. NP will be represented in the 110 hurdles and 300 hurdles by junior Corinne Zehner, who was a regional champion in both events; in the 3200 meters by senior Courtney Edon; in the discus by junior Sonya Napariu; in the 200 by Nicole Fluegel and in the 800 by sophomore Lauren Joray. In addition, the 4x100 relay of Zehner, Fluegel, Joray and Brooke Basaran will compete, as will the 4x800 relay of Courtney Edon, Caitlynn Edon, Morgan Carpenter and Joray. We will have updates later tonight!
Mt. Vernon's baseball team fell victim to Crawfordsville's hot bats, as the Athenians scored in every inning for a 14-4 five-inning victory over the Marauders. MV had six hits against Athenian starter Cory Rice -- including a pair of homers by leadoff man Troy Montgomery, his seventh and eighth of the year. However, the Athenians pounded 18 hits against three Marauder pitchers and scored four times each in the second and third innings to build a 9-0 lead and break the game open.
MV finishes the year with an 18-10 record and its first sectional championship since 1995.
Meanwhile, Gibson Southern got hot late in the game to beat New Palestine 9-3 in the Jasper softball semistate. The Dragons trailed 3-2 after five, but the Titans managed six runs in the sixth and seventh innings to pull away. The Dragons' season finishes with a 22-7 record and the school's fourth consecutive sectional and regional championships.
Tonight, New Palestine athletes take to the track at Indiana University in the track and field State Finals. NP will be represented in the 110 hurdles and 300 hurdles by junior Corinne Zehner, who was a regional champion in both events; in the 3200 meters by senior Courtney Edon; in the discus by junior Sonya Napariu; in the 200 by Nicole Fluegel and in the 800 by sophomore Lauren Joray. In addition, the 4x100 relay of Zehner, Fluegel, Joray and Brooke Basaran will compete, as will the 4x800 relay of Courtney Edon, Caitlynn Edon, Morgan Carpenter and Joray. We will have updates later tonight!
Friday, June 3, 2011
MV regional preview
We have a great day of baseball coming up for you tomorrow.
Here is the schedule at the Mt. Vernon regional:
11 a.m.: Mt. Vernon vs. Crawfordsville LISTEN LIVE
3 p.m.: Greensburg vs. Brebeuf
8 p.m.: Championship (click the link above to listen if Mt. Vernon is playing)
The first game pits the Marauders -- winners of their first sectional in 16 years -- against the Athenians, making their sixth straight regional appearance. Crawfordsville won the 2008 3A title and was a regional finalist last season, falling to New Palestine in the title game. It pits a coach in the 600 win club -- Crawfordsville's John Froedge -- against one who would get to 20 with a regional title, and one who will have *many* more in first-year MV mentor Eric Nielsen.
MV has been up-and-down, but was dominant in victories over Shelbyville and Rushville in the sectional, then used Zach McKinney's 3-run homer to give itself some distance in a 6-3 victory over New Palestine -- its first over the Dragons since 1998, and its first sectional title since 1995.
The likely pitching matchup looks pretty good. Logan Blair -- Wright State recruit, the guy who slowed NP's high-scoring offense on Monday night -- against Crawfordsville's Cory Rice. Blair is 8-2 with a 1.61 ERA, and has a 0.98 WHIP -- 42 hits, 18 walks in 61 innings pitched. He doesn't surrender many baserunners, and that makes life easy. He was able to retire the Dragons with several flyball outs. Rice has been Crawfordsville's workhorse, appearing in 14 games and posting a 10-2 record with a 2.11 ERA. He has struck out 99 batters in 56 1/3 innings, and also has a 0.99 WHIP -- 32 hits, 24 walks. With these two guys on the mound, expect a low-scoring game.
However, with those two offenses, expect anything but.
Crawfordsville is averaging 9.5 runs per game, and the pitching is allowing just 2.3 runs. The Sagamore Conference champs dominated their league, outscoring teams 167-7 in conference games and posting eight shutouts in their 14 league games. Crawfordsville's offense has been rolling of late. Since May 10, the Athenains have scored in double-digits in eight of their 11 games, going 10-1 in that stretch. Matter of fact, after a 3-4 start that included an 18-1 loss to West Lafayette on April 13, the Athenians have won 22 of their last 23 games, and most haven't been close. They have notable wins over Bloomington South (8-4 on May 7) and Hamilton Southeastern (9-2 on May 24). Offensively, they're led by sophomore Jordan Jackson, who is hitting .485 with eight homers, 49 RBI and 22 extra-base hits. He has also scored 54 times, a team-high. Junior Joel Hobson is hitting .505 with five homers, 40 driven in and 25 extra-base hits. Chris Minks (.460/9HR/53 RBI) is also above 40 ribbies for the year. Eight of their nine starters hit at least .330. Four are over .400.
MV is led by cleanup hitter Zach McKinney's power -- he had a huge sectional with a pair of homers, 11 RBI in going 5-for-11. McKinney has 10 homers, 43 RBI and 18 extra-base hits on the year. As a catcher, he also has a strong arm to gun down would-be base stealers. Speaking of would-be stealers, sophomore Troy Montgomery is a huge thorn in opponents' sides. As a leadoff hitter, he's a threat to get on base -- a .508 batting average -- but he's also a threat when he gets on. He has six homers, but he's stolen 27 bases and scored 30 times. Junior Drew Kammerer had a huge sectional, going 6-for-11 hitting in the No. 2 hole. Blair is the top average guy behind Montgomery by hitting .455, but there's a lot of balance throughout the lineup. MV was also error-free against New Palestine, a big key in its victory in the sectional title game.
It should be a great one. Join us at HancockCountySports.com. We'll have some early pregame updates on our Twitter feed with lineups & starting pitchers (http://twitter.com/hancockcosports) and then live play-by-play starting a few minutes before 11 a.m. with the lineups.
Here is the schedule at the Mt. Vernon regional:
11 a.m.: Mt. Vernon vs. Crawfordsville LISTEN LIVE
3 p.m.: Greensburg vs. Brebeuf
8 p.m.: Championship (click the link above to listen if Mt. Vernon is playing)
The first game pits the Marauders -- winners of their first sectional in 16 years -- against the Athenians, making their sixth straight regional appearance. Crawfordsville won the 2008 3A title and was a regional finalist last season, falling to New Palestine in the title game. It pits a coach in the 600 win club -- Crawfordsville's John Froedge -- against one who would get to 20 with a regional title, and one who will have *many* more in first-year MV mentor Eric Nielsen.
MV has been up-and-down, but was dominant in victories over Shelbyville and Rushville in the sectional, then used Zach McKinney's 3-run homer to give itself some distance in a 6-3 victory over New Palestine -- its first over the Dragons since 1998, and its first sectional title since 1995.
The likely pitching matchup looks pretty good. Logan Blair -- Wright State recruit, the guy who slowed NP's high-scoring offense on Monday night -- against Crawfordsville's Cory Rice. Blair is 8-2 with a 1.61 ERA, and has a 0.98 WHIP -- 42 hits, 18 walks in 61 innings pitched. He doesn't surrender many baserunners, and that makes life easy. He was able to retire the Dragons with several flyball outs. Rice has been Crawfordsville's workhorse, appearing in 14 games and posting a 10-2 record with a 2.11 ERA. He has struck out 99 batters in 56 1/3 innings, and also has a 0.99 WHIP -- 32 hits, 24 walks. With these two guys on the mound, expect a low-scoring game.
However, with those two offenses, expect anything but.
Crawfordsville is averaging 9.5 runs per game, and the pitching is allowing just 2.3 runs. The Sagamore Conference champs dominated their league, outscoring teams 167-7 in conference games and posting eight shutouts in their 14 league games. Crawfordsville's offense has been rolling of late. Since May 10, the Athenains have scored in double-digits in eight of their 11 games, going 10-1 in that stretch. Matter of fact, after a 3-4 start that included an 18-1 loss to West Lafayette on April 13, the Athenians have won 22 of their last 23 games, and most haven't been close. They have notable wins over Bloomington South (8-4 on May 7) and Hamilton Southeastern (9-2 on May 24). Offensively, they're led by sophomore Jordan Jackson, who is hitting .485 with eight homers, 49 RBI and 22 extra-base hits. He has also scored 54 times, a team-high. Junior Joel Hobson is hitting .505 with five homers, 40 driven in and 25 extra-base hits. Chris Minks (.460/9HR/53 RBI) is also above 40 ribbies for the year. Eight of their nine starters hit at least .330. Four are over .400.
MV is led by cleanup hitter Zach McKinney's power -- he had a huge sectional with a pair of homers, 11 RBI in going 5-for-11. McKinney has 10 homers, 43 RBI and 18 extra-base hits on the year. As a catcher, he also has a strong arm to gun down would-be base stealers. Speaking of would-be stealers, sophomore Troy Montgomery is a huge thorn in opponents' sides. As a leadoff hitter, he's a threat to get on base -- a .508 batting average -- but he's also a threat when he gets on. He has six homers, but he's stolen 27 bases and scored 30 times. Junior Drew Kammerer had a huge sectional, going 6-for-11 hitting in the No. 2 hole. Blair is the top average guy behind Montgomery by hitting .455, but there's a lot of balance throughout the lineup. MV was also error-free against New Palestine, a big key in its victory in the sectional title game.
It should be a great one. Join us at HancockCountySports.com. We'll have some early pregame updates on our Twitter feed with lineups & starting pitchers (http://twitter.com/hancockcosports) and then live play-by-play starting a few minutes before 11 a.m. with the lineups.
Track and field
Greenfield-Central's Matt Dickerson ran a 15.25 time in the 110 high hurdles prelims, finishing 17th. The top nine moved on to the finals. The state championship time was 13.85 by Zionsville's Shane Mikesky.
Dickerson also finished 25th in the 300 intermediate hurdles, with a time of 40.91 seconds. The champ's time was 38.24 by East Noble's Nathan Mueller.
Chris Sosnowski was 17th in the discus with a throw of 152 feet. Bloomington South's Gabe Hull won the title with a throw of 200 feet, 5 inches.
On Saturday night, New Palestine athletes will compete in eight events in the girls State Finals. Also, we will have for you the Mt. Vernon baseball regional game vs. Crawfordsville at 11 a.m. We will also be giving you updates from the New Palestine-Gibson Southern semistate softball game going on at the same time from Jasper.
LISTEN LIVE!
Dickerson also finished 25th in the 300 intermediate hurdles, with a time of 40.91 seconds. The champ's time was 38.24 by East Noble's Nathan Mueller.
Chris Sosnowski was 17th in the discus with a throw of 152 feet. Bloomington South's Gabe Hull won the title with a throw of 200 feet, 5 inches.
On Saturday night, New Palestine athletes will compete in eight events in the girls State Finals. Also, we will have for you the Mt. Vernon baseball regional game vs. Crawfordsville at 11 a.m. We will also be giving you updates from the New Palestine-Gibson Southern semistate softball game going on at the same time from Jasper.
LISTEN LIVE!
IHSAA track & field State Finals
Today, Greenfield-Central's Matt Dickerson and Chris Sosnowski are competing in the IHSAA State Finals in track and field.
On Saturday, New Palestine athletes in eight different events will compete in the girls event from Bloomington.
On Saturday, New Palestine athletes in eight different events will compete in the girls event from Bloomington.
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