TERRE HAUTE —
Terre Haute North propelled itself into first place in the Metropolitan Intersholastic Conference high school softball standings with two home victories after the rain stopped Saturday morning.
Meanwhile, Terre Haute South — playing the same two opponents in reverse order on North’s other softball diamond — barely missed a chance to remain tied with the Patriots in the MIC.
North got a two-out bloop single from Paige Collins to plate Allie McKinney from second base in the bottom of the ninth inning to edge Ben Davis 3-2, despite striking out 14 times against pitcher Kaisey Carson.
Then the Patriots exploded for six runs in the second inning against Indianapolis North Central on their way to posting a 10-0 five-inning victory.
South also needed extra innings — a total of eight to be exact — before it could slip past Indy North Central 4-3. The Braves’ heroics came from Lexi Higgins, who singled in Rebecca Latta from third with two outs in the bottom of the eighth.
But the Braves battled Ben Davis to a 2-2 tie through six innings before Jesse Britt socked a solo home run to center field with two outs in the top of the seventh. The Giants summoned the hard-throwing Carson to relieve starting pitcher Bridget Poteet in the bottom of the frame and she preserved the 3-2 triumph.
North is now 4-0 in MIC action, leading Class 4A No. 2-ranked Carmel (3-0) and Class 4A No. 3-ranked Center Grove (3-0) by one-half game. South fell to 3-1 and Ben Davis is 3-2.
North and South will face each other at 7 p.m. Tuesday on the Braves’ field.
In the Patriots’ first game Saturday, Ben Davis tallied once in the top of the second inning. But North answered with a pair in the bottom of the frame when Hailee Travioli led off with a solo homer to left-center and Kaci McBride later walked and scored on a throwing error.
Britt, the same batter who would beat South later in the day, belted a solo homer off North pitcher Hillary Rittenberg in the sixth to knot the score at 2-2.
North had a chance to win in the bottom of the seventh after Jazmine Allen led off with a double down the left-field line and moved to third base on a groundout. With two outs, Carson walked Travioli to bring up Collins, who struck out swinging on a 3-2 count.
Ben Davis threatened to score in the top of the ninth.
With one out, Sabrina Scalf singled and stole second base. Later, a long flyball to left was dropped, but shortstop Marlee Yeager took the cut-off throw and fired home in time to prevent Scalf, who was tagged out by plate-blocking catcher McBride, from scoring the go-ahead run.
With one out in the bottom of the ninth, McKinney doubled over the center fielder’s head. One out later, Carson intentionally walked to Travioli to bring up Collins again.
This time, she delivered.
Collins’ bloop single to shallow center gave McKinney enough to race home from second with the winning run.
“After striking out [in the seventh], it gave me a boost to get a hit the next time,” Collins told the Tribune-Star. “It was an inside fastball on my hands and I just tried to hit the ball and put it in play. It wasn’t my hardest hit ever, but it did the job and we ended up winning.”
“Paige told me before she went up to the plate [in the ninth] that she was going to hit the ball this time and we were going to win,” North coach Jack Kirchner said. “By golly, she kept her promise. That’s our team in a nutshell: We don’t quit. We always think we can win.”
The Patriots’ second game went much easier.
Yeager tripled in three runs and Allen tripled in one run as part of that six-run second inning.
With the 10-run rule looming in the bottom of the fifth, Sierra Sykes singled home two runners and Jessica Will singled home Sykes to end the game.
Left-hander Alisha Ludwig pitched a four-hit shutout.
“We played good defense and Alisha pitched a good ballgame,” Kirchner assessed. “And we hit the ball. When we hit the ball, we’re going to win.”
From the South perspective, Shelbie Scamihorn singled in Kelsey Marlow and Cheyenne Reinig singled in courtesy-runner Hollie Jones in the first inning against North Central.
After North Central moved ahead 3-2, the Braves tied the score in the sixth when Latta doubled in Jones with one out.
Latta walked in the bottom of the eighth and advanced to third on a double by Marlow, setting the stage for Higgins’ clutch single.
“Higgins has really stepped up and started hitting the ball with some authority,” South coach Steve Woerner noted.
In their second game, Mackenzie McGregor doubled down the left-field line to send home Marlow and Higgins in the third inning to tie Ben Davis at 2-2.
But Britt’s homer off freshman pitcher Hannah Gossman and Carson’s relief stint kept South from moving into a first-place MIC tie with its cross-county rivals.
“We left eight runners on [base],” Woerner mentioned. “Hannah Gossman did a tremendous job of keeping us in the ballgame. We just couldn’t get the big hit when we needed it.”
All at Terre Haute North
Ben Davis 010 001 000 — 2 5 1
Terre Haute North 020 000 001 — 3 7 1
Carson (L, 8-3) and Anderson; Rittenberg (W, 5-0) and McBride. HR — THN: Travioli (3); BD: Britt (4).
Highlights — For North, Paige Collins went 2 for 5 and singled in the winning run with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th inning; Allie McKinney doubled and scored the winning run; Hailee Travioli went 2 for 3 with a solo home run in the 2nd inning and 2 walks; and Jazmine Allen went 2 for 5 with a double. For Ben Davis, Jesse Britt hit a solo homer in the 6th.
Indy North Central 100 020 00 — 3 7 0
Terre Haute South 200 001 01 — 4 11 0
Swain, Reinig (5) and Scamihorn, Whitesell (5); Lamm and Pennington. W — Reinig, 6-1.
Highlights — For South, Lexi Higgins singled in the winning run with two outs in the bottom of the 8th inning and finished 3 for 5; Rebecca Latta doubled, walked and scored the winning run; Kelsey Marlow went 3 for 4 with a double, and Cheyenne Reinig went 2 for 4.
Indy North Central 000 00 — 0 4 4
Terre Haute North 060 13 — 10 9 0
Robinson, Lamm (2) and Pennington; Ludwig (W, 5-1) and McKinney. L — Robinson.
Highlights — For Terre Haute North, Alisha Ludwig pitched a 4-hit shutout over 5 innings; Marlee Yeager went 2 for 3 with a triple and 3 RBIs; Allen went 2 for 3 with a triple and 2 RBIs; Collins went 2 for 2 with 3 stolen bases and 2 runs; and Sierra Sykes knocked in 2 runs and scored 2 runs.
Next — Terre Haute North (14-3 overall, 4-0 MIC) will play host to Riverton Parke at 5:30 p.m. Monday. Indianapolis North Central is now 1-14 and 0-5 respectively.
Ben Davis 020 000 1 — 3 7 3
Terre Haute South 002 000 0 — 2 6 0
Poteet, Carson (7) and Anderson; Gossman (L, 1-1) and Whitesell. W — Poteet, 4-1. Sv — Carson (1). HR — BD: Britt (5).
Highlights — For South, Mackenzie McGregor hit a 2-run double in the 3rd inning. For Ben Davis, Britt hit a go-ahead solo homer with 2 outs in the top of the 7th and Cameron Anderson and winning pitcher Bridget Poteet each had 2 singles.
Next — South (14-5 overall, 3-1 MIC) will play host to Terre Haute North at 7 p.m. Tuesday, with a junior varsity contest starting at 5. Ben Davis (12-4, 3-2) will be at home Monday to take on Franklin Central.
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Terre Haute North softball moves into first place in MIC with two wins
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Olds pitches South to share of MIC baseball title
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Damon Olds was dominant on the mound for the Braves, striking out 14 and walking just one while pitching a three-hit shutout. -
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The second game, which started after Senior Night festivities between games, ended past the Tribune-Star deadline. -
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His baseball equivalent might be Rick Sutcliffe of the 1984 Chicago Cubs.
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Terre Haute South coach Bill Blankenbaker said two weeks ago that he would change the Braves’ lineup after the 3-2 dual-meet loss to Terre Haute North.
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Terre Haute North gets 10 event victories to claim 12th straight sectional crown
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North, South to meet in first round of baseball sectional
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Jacy McClain and Bailee Waters had RBI singles in the fourth inning to break the game open for the Vikings. -
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Local ADs happy to see spring come to a close
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South baseball remains in first-place tie with Center Grove
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Kehrt Award goes to Emily Bell, Lee Davis
Emily Bell of Terre Haute South and Lee Davis of Terre Haute North are the 2013 recipients of the Willard M. Kehrt Mental Attitude Award.
Bell and Davis were nominated by their schools and chosen in a vote by the Kehrt Award panel. Both will be recognized at awards assemblies later in the month at the schools.
Bell played varsity basketball four years at South and is competing in track this season, running the 800 and two relays. “I wanted something to do my senior year,” Bell said.
She plans to attend DePauw University and play basketball. DePauw is the reigning NCAA Division III champ in women's basketball.
Bell tore an AÇL playing in a basketball tournament the summer after her sophomore season. She missed most of her junior season but came back to play her senior year and was second leading scorer and leading rebounder her final season.
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South softball's power display earns Braves share of MIC
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Pirtle takes medalist, leads Sullivan to WIC title
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Prep roundup: Patriots drop doubleheader to Carmel baseball
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Linton’s Weber to coach at BNL
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Freshman group adds to Big Four teams' baseball tradition
The Terre Haute North-Terre Haute South high school baseball series wasn’t an inning old last week before T.J. Collett of the Patriots lashed a run-scoring single.
That hit helped the Patriots take a 2-0 lead, but in the top of the second inning a three-run double by Justin Jenkins sparked the visiting Braves to a four-run inning.
North tied the score in the bottom of the second inning, Collett driving in another run. And just before rain caused the game to be suspended, South called Logan Ames in from its bullpen for some solid pitching.
Not bad for a trio of freshmen. And the weekend hadn’t even started yet. -
Pairings drawn for high school softball sectionals
The IHSAA announced Thursday its pairings for the 2013 sectional softball tournament slated for May 20-25.
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North boys make it three consecutive Vigo County golf titles
Terre Haute North made it three in a row in Vigo County boys high school golf championship action Wednesday at Hulman Links.
The Patriots shot 161 to edge Terre Haute South with 165. West Vigo carded 222. -
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Northview's Carter strikes out 19 in 10-inning win against South Vermillion
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Thompson going into Indiana High School Football Hall of Fame
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PREP ROUNDUP: South tennis wins against Oldenburg Academy
Playing on Ben Davis’ courts, Terre Haute South pulled out a 4-1 victory over Oldenburg Academy in girls high school tennis Tuesday.
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Multiple records fall in Big Four track meet
Terre Haute North dominated the girls competition, as expected, and Terre Haute South’s boys edged the host Patriots in what turned out to be a rain-soaked Big Four Classic high school track and field meet Saturday at North.
Despite the less-than-ideal weather, North’s girls set four meet records in compiling 132.5 points, outdistancing the runner-up Braves, who had 63.5. -
Four teams still in running for Big Four baseball crown
The 2013 Big Four baseball tournament was going to last longer than Saturday anyway, thanks to a schedule change this season.
Thanks to steady rain at Terre Haute North, it will last even longer than planned.
Terre Haute South beat West Vigo 2-0 in Saturday morning’s first game, and the second contest between Northview and the host Patriots was halted in the top of the third inning as the field became unplayable. - More High School Headlines
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