Here are all the local scores from Saturday, April 25.
Concord swept Fairfield in a doubleheader at Benton Saturday. In the first game, the Falcons and Minutemen were tied at 2-2 by the third inning and needed two runs in the ninth inning to push the first of two wins across. Concord sophomore Drake Weatherholt got the start on the mound, throwing all nine innings and striking out seven batters while walking just one.
In game two, Fairfield plated three runs in the sixth to take a 5-3 lead into the seventh inning, but the Minutemen scored four times and earned the come-from-behind win while giving up just two hits. The Falcons defense committed six errors in the game to hurt Lucas Graber’s strong start on the mound. In the two games, Concord’s Derek Gomez was 3-of-7, scoring three times and hitting two doubles. Grady Chupp and Landon Beasy each earned two hits on the day for Fairfield. Concord is now 6-1 while Fairfield falls to 2-9.
South Bend St. Joseph swept Northridge in a doubleheader in Middlebury on Saturday. The Raiders led 6-1 in the first game after just two innings, but the bats went quiet the rest of the way, allowing the Huskies to score the final eight runs of the game. Northridge’s three-man staff threw handed out 12 walks while striking out just six batters.
The carryover of limited offense continued for the Raiders in game two, but a late rally would make the score closer in the end. The Raiders scored four runs in the bottom of the seventh, but the comeback fell short. Combined, Hayden Gorball was the lone Northridge batter to record three hits as Caleb Irwin, and Preston Ryan both tallied two on the day. The Raiders fall to 3-6 with the pair of losses.
Wawasee earned its first win of the season Saturday when the Warriors put up 10 runs on Prairie Heights. Garrett Tittle started the game and pitched three innings while finishing 2-of-3 at the dish. Mason McKibben was 2-of-3 and drove in two runs. Wawasee is now 1-6 overall.
NorthWood split its two matchups at Fort Wayne Carroll Saturday, losing to the Chargers but defeating North Central. In the first game, Carroll produced eight runs in the first three innings before NorthWood put up a pair in the fourth. Fort Wayne only out-hit the Panthers 5-2, but six walks from NorthWood pitching was the difference. At the plate NorthWood struck out 15 times.
In the second game the Panthers offense came alive late, scoring seven runs in the final two innings to rally past North Central. NorthWood tallied 12 hits as a team with three coming from Victoria Vega and three more from Olive Roeder. Payton Sears drove in three runs. NorthWood is now 5-7 on the season.
Wawasee split its outings with Fort Wayne Snider and Whitko Saturday in Syracuse. In the first game, Snider poured on four runs in the seventh to earn the double-digit win over the Warriors, who had five hits from five different batters.
In the second game, Wawasee’s Kirra Alvarez had nine strikeouts on the mound while Heatherlynn Holder, Ashlynn Corn and Tatum Thorn each had two RBI’s on the day. The Warriors improve to 5-7 on the season.
Westview (319), Lakeland (338), NorthWood (339), Angola (344), Jimtown (353), Prairie Heights (361), Concord (362), Eastside (375), Garrett (377), West Noble (386), Elkhart Christian (388), Churubusco (402)
Westview ran away with the Lakeland Invitational title Saturday on its home course at Heron Creek. Leading the way wad Luke Haarer, who shot a invite-best 71. He was followed by teammates Brett Springer (79), Tyler Brewer (83) and Cooper Schwartz (86). NorthWood finished a stroke out of second, settling for third. Caleb Vincent was second overall with a score of 75. Concord finished seventh. Nathan Potter led the way with an 86 while Kolten McCloughen (87), Trevin Koontz (88) and Dominic Paino (101) followed.
Northridge (303), Fairfield (320), Tippecanoe Valley (342), Central Noble (346), Manchester (380), Northfield (391), Triton (393), Whitko (418), John Glenn (424)
Northridge and Fairfield earned the top two spots at the Manchester Invitational Saturday, but the Raiders got the edge for the overall team title. Kaden Miller shot an impressive four-under-par 68 for the medalist spot. Third-place overall was Brady Riegsecker, with a 77. He was followed by Cooper Kropf (79) and Owen Kaehr (79). Fairfield was led by Jake Elliott (73), and was followed by Jayce Smith (77), Ben Kio (83) and Logan Leatherman (87).
Bethany Christian earned a win over Canterbury Saturday in Fort Wayne. The Bruins featured winners were Rachel Hirschler (1S: 6-2, 6-0), Brianna Moser (2S: 6-0, 6-3), Cori Chupp and Adrienne Chupp (1D: 6-1, 6-2), and Valeria Torres and Luna Calderon at No. 2 doubles. Bethany Christian is now 4-0 this season.
The Concord boys repeated as Goshen Relays boys team champions Saturday. You can read more in the full story from the boys portion of the meet on our website and linked above.
The Goshen girls repeated as Goshen Relays girls team champions Saturday. You can read more in the full story from the girls portion of the meet on our website and linked above.
Penn (108), Valparaiso (101), Elkhart (78), Warsaw (59), SB Adams (54), Plymouth (51), Fairfield (45), Northridge (38), SB Riley (33), Morgan Township (32), SB Washington (21), Culver Academies (3)
Fairfield finished seventh and Northridge was sixth at the Lady Kingsmen Invitational Saturday at Penn. The Falcons won two events with Claira Foust triumphing in the high jump (5’5”) and Emma Walter winning the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.01 seconds. Northridge’s Lily Vasil won first in the pole vault with a vault of 10’9”. Other featured performances include Foust placing third in the long jump, Northridge’s Alli Ambers placing fourth in the 800-meter run and freshman Brayleigh Adams finishing fifth in the mile.
Gold: Columbia City (119.5), East Noble (98), Leo (90), West Noble (85), FW Bishop Dwenger (79), Angola (33), Huntington North (32), FW Wayne (26), Bellmont (23.5), Garrett (16), DeKalb (12), FW North Side (10)