TERRE HAUTE —
Two Ben Davis pitchers held host Terre Haute South to three singles Monday night, enabling the Giants to win 4-2 in Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference high school baseball.
The Braves play at Shakamak this evening, then get a second shot at Ben Davis on Wednesday at Indianapolis.
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Terre Haute South 000 002 0 — 2 3 0
Rhoades, Turpin (5) and Duncan; Marlow, Brock (5) and Tofaute. W — Rhoades. L — Marlow, 0-3. S — Turpin.
Highlights — Cody Brock, Preston Tofaute and Pete Lannoo had singles for South.
Next — Terre Haute South (7-3, 1-2 MIC) has a 6 p.m. game today at Shakamak.
In other high school baseball:
• Shakamak 1, North Central 0 — At Farmersburg, Brodie Crowe broke up Connor Strain’s no-hit bid with a seventh-inning homer to decide a pitchers’ duel between ranked SouthWestern Indiana Athletic Conference teams.
Crowe’s blast was the only ball that Class A’s fifth-ranked Lakers hit out of the infield against Strain, who struck out nine. Winning pitcher Patrick Green pitched a four-hit shutout and fanned 12.
North Central entered the game ranked second in Class 2A.
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North Central 000 000 0 — 0 4 1
Green (W) and Collins; C.Strain (L) and Johnson. HR — S: Crowe.
Highlights — Brodie Crowe’s homer was the only hit for the Lakers, who got 12 strikeouts and a four-hit shutout from Patrick Green. Connor Strain struck out nine and had one of the four hits for North Central, while twin brother Tyler Strain had a double and Collin Harding and Zach Lyday also singled.
Next — North Central (7-1, 4-1 SWIAC) has a home game Wednesday against South Vermillion. Shakamak is unbeaten in conference play.
• Eminence 5, Turkey Run 2 — At Eminence, the host Eels came from behind for a nonconference win.
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Eminence 004 010 x — 5 6 0
Amstutz, Girdler (3) and Woods; Eminence battery unavailable.
Highlights — For Turkey Run, Jake Amstutz was 2 for 3 with an RBI, Jeff Woods 2 for 4 with a double and an RBI and Schuyler Jeffers 2 for 4.
Next — Turkey Run (3-3) hosts Covington today. Eminence (2-4) plays next Monday at Bethesda Christian.
• Teams ranked — Teams from the area are ranked in this week’s polls.
In 2A, North Central is No. 2.
In A, Shakamak is No. 5 and Rockville No. 12.
Tennis
• Terre Haute North 5, Northview 0 — At Terre Haute North, neither Morgan Cook at No. 3 singles nor the No. 2 doubles team of Olivia Caldwell and Carmen Nichols lost a game Monday as the Patriots swept the visiting Knights.
Fans of both Terre Haute North and Terre Haute South are reminded that the North-South match, originally scheduled next week, will be played Thursday afternoon at South.
Terre Haute North 5, Northview 0
Singles — Anna Potter (THN) def. Haley Leach 6-2, 6-1; Laura Mascari (THN) def. Nicole Linton 6-1, 6-1; Morgan Cook (THN) def. Kelsey Oehler 6-0, 6-0.
Doubles — Lynsey Stoick-Kim Zigler (THN) def. Trisha Cox-Jenna Smith 6-3, 6-1; Olivia Caldwell-Carmen Nichols (THN) def. Kaysia Reberger-Shelby Timberman 6-0, 6-0.
JV — North 9, Northview 1.
Next — Terre Haute North (5-1) plays highly ranked Floyd Central today on the Indiana University courts at Bloomington.
• South Putnam 3, West Vigo 2 — At Putnamville, West Vigo swept the doubles matches behind teams of Marcela Mota and Allyson Walters and Sydney Brown and Michaela Rollings.
South Putnam 3, West Vigo 2
Singles — Erica Minor (SP) def. Abby Williams 7-5, 6-1; Jade Asher (SP) def. Kaylen Cheesman 6-4, 6-0; Kelly Hayden (SP) def. Mackenzie Collins 6-1, 6-4.
Doubles — Marcela Mota-Allyson Walters (WV) def. Kaitlyn Boyce-Madison Cash 6-7 (1-7), 6-4, 6-4; Sydney Brown-Michaela Rollings (WV) def. Emily Clark-Morgan Guthrie 6-1, 4-6, 6-1.
JV — South Putnam 6, West Vigo 2.
Next — West Vigo (0-3) hosts Sullivan on Wednesday. South Putnam is 1-1.
Softball
• West Vigo 8, Shakamak 3 — At West Vigo, a five-run first inning gave Hannah Harden a cushion to work with the rest of the nonconference game in her pitching debut with the Vikings.
Jacy McClain and Baylee Waters had three hits each for the Vikings, while Mikayla Crane had two extra-base hits and Kelsey Samm a two-run homer for the Lakers.
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West Vigo 510 200 x — 8 11 1
Irons (L) and Chesterfield; Harden (W, 1-0) and Shepard. HR — S: Samm.
Highlights — For West Vigo, Jacy McClain was 3 for 4 with 3 runs, Baylee Waters was 3 for 4, Leslee Walters was 2 for 3 and Kenzie Little was 2 for 4. For Shakamak, Mikayla Crane was 2 for 2 with a double and a triple, Kelsey Samm hit a two-run homer and Meghan Miller was 2 for 3 with an RBI.
Next — West Vigo (5-3) plays today at South Vermillion. Shakamak is 4-6.
• Northview 3, Plainfield 2 — At Plainfield, Taylor Carter was winning pitcher and Whitney Halfhill and Alyssa Conrad had two hits each as the Knights held off a potential sectional opponent.
Northview 200 010 0 — 3 6 1
Plainfield 001 000 1 — 2 5 1
Carter (W, 7-3) and Hughes; Collins (L) and Storms.
Highlights — For Northview, Alyssa Conrad was 2 for 3 with an RBI, Whitney Halfhill was 2 for 4 and scored twice and winning pitcher Taylor Carter was 1 for 3 with a double and an RBI.
Next — Northview (9-3) hosts Sullivan today.
• Clay City 7, White River Valley 2 — At Clay City, Mariah Walton drove in six of her team’s seven runs and Whitney Jeffers pitched a five-hitter in a SouthWestern Indiana Athletic Conference game.
White River Valley 200 000 0 — 2 5 1
Clay City 103 300 x — 7 9 3
McHenry (L) and Wininger; Jeffers (W, 5-3) and Cottrell.
Highlights — For Clay City, Mariah Walton was 3 for 4 with a double and 6 RBIs; Shaya Stevenson was 2 for 4 with 2 runs; Ali Souder was 2 for 3; and Emmie Kittle was 1 for 2 with 2 runs. For White River Valley, losing pitcher Jordan McHenry was 2 for 3.
Next — Clay City (5-3, 2-0 SWIAC) hosts Riverton Parke today.
• Linton 11, Owen Valley 1 — At Linton, Brei Followell pitched a two-hitter with eight strikeouts for the Miners in a nonconference win.
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Linton 540 101 — 11 11 4
Strong (L) and Summerlot; WP — Followell.
Record — Owen Valley is 0-5.
• Southmont 11, Rockville 0 — At New Market, Morgan Laws pitched a five-inning two-hitter for the host Mounties on Monday.
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Southmont 106 4x — 11 14 1
WP — Laws. LP — Vukovits.
Next — Rockville hosts Greencastle on Thursday.
Golf
• Northview 173, Cloverdale 187 — At Clover Meadows, Jacob Taylor shot a 41 to lead the Knights over the Clovers.
Team scores — Northview 173, Cloverdale 187, Shakamak incomplete.
Northview (173) — Jacob Taylor 41, Larry Knight 42, Dillon Nesty 43, Keegan Roembke 47, Seth Payton 50, Austin Frankville 57.
Cloverdale (187) — Zach Hall 46, Brody Pfaff 46, Freddy Fislar 46, Aaron Whitlock 49, Rylan Mattocks 51, Colte Tomlinson 56.
Next — Cloverdale (1-2) plays Monrovia on Thursday at Deer Creek.
• Miners win four-way match — At Phil Harris Golf Course, host Linton defeated Sullivan, Bloomfield and Washington Catholic.
Medalist was Clayton French of Linton with a 35. Nathan Pirtle shot a 37 for Sullivan.
Team scores — Linton 147, Sullivan 167, Bloomfield 185, Washington Catholic 210.
Sullivan (167) — Nathan Pirtle 37, Tyler Monroe 41, Derek Andre 44, Luke Willis 45.
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