WABASH — Giving up four runs in the first inning, the Manchester softball team couldn’t recover in the semifinals of Class 2A Sectional 37, Tuesday in Wabash. Trailing Lewis Cass 4-0 after one inning, Manchester got two runs back in the bottom of the second, but couldn’t fully recover, losing 6-3. Manchester’s season ends at 14-10, while Cass moves on to face Oak Hill in today’s 7 p.m. championship game at Honeywell Park in Wabash. Manchester outhit Cass 8-7 in the loss, as Lady Squires freshman pitcher Brooklyn Howard had nine strikeouts in seven innings of work. Offensively, Sydney Jordan had three hits, but the early deficit was too much to come back from. LEWIS CASS 6, MANCHESTER 3 (Sectional 37, Semifinal) LC 400 010 1 – 6 7 3 M 020 000 1 – 3 8 4 Cass – Dittmaier (W, 7IP, 3R, 8H, 3K, 2BB). Manchester – Brooklyn Howard (L, 7IP, 6R, 7H, 9K, 1BB). Manchester Record: 14-10.
Tuesday in Benton In the second game of Class 3A Sectional 21 at Fairfield Tuesday, the Whitko softball team was defeated by Fairfield 4-0. Fairfield moves on to tonight’s sectional semifinal against Wawasee, which defeated Tippecanoe Valley 6-0 in Tuesday’s other game at Fairfield. FAIRFIELD 4, WHITKO 0 (Complete Stats Unavailable)
BASEBALL Tuesday in Syracuse In a preview of today’s Class 3A Sectional 21 game at Whitko, the Wawasee baseball team defeated West Noble 12-8 Tuesday at home in five innings. Gage Reinhard was 3 for 4 in the win, getting three RBIs and a double, while Drew Anderson was 2 for 3 with a double, an RBI and three runs scored. The two teams will meet again today at 5:30 p.m. in sectional action. WAWASEE 12, WEST NOBLE 8 WN 005 021 0 – 8 9 1 Waw 264 000 x – 12 10 4 (Wawasee Stats) Nate Hare (W, 2IP, 2R, 2ER, 3H, 1K, 1BB). 2B – Gage Reinhard, Drew Anderson, Chase Rookstool, Harriston Shortill. Wawasee Record: 10-15. JV – Wawasee 12, WN 2 (5 innings) WN 002 00 – 2 Waw 400 62 – 12 (Wawasee JV Stats) Gavin Bontrager (2K), Rieder Hunley (3K). 2B – Ryan Kuhn, Todd Hauser, Tim Conley. Wawasee JV Record: 15-6.
Monday in Waterford Mills At Bethany Christian Monday, the Whitko baseball team got a 13-9 victory. Riley Anderson was the winning pitcher, while he also went 2 for 4 at the plate with two runs, two stolen bases and an RBI. The 19-9 Wildcats face Lakeland in the first round of Class 3A Sectional 21 at 5:30 in South Whitley. WHITKO 13, BETHANY CHRISTIAN 9 W 600 034 0 – 13 8 5 BC 016 100 1 – 9 9 3 Whitko – Zach Hewitt (ND, 2-2/3IP, 7R, 0ER, 3H, 4K, 5BB), Riley Anderson (3, W, 4-1/3IP, 2R, 2ER, 6H, 3K, 2BB). Bethany – Alex Reinhardt (L). 2B – Tanner Gaff (W), Seth Patrick (W), Dylan Schlabach (B), Jordan Glasgow (B). 3B – Joel Miller (B). Whitko Record: 19-9.
