Lady Wildcats Lead Roundup With Upset Of 3A No. 3 Rochester
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ROCHESTER — Two days after falling 10-0 at home to Class 1A No. 1 North Miami, the Whitko softball team bounced back in a big way at Class 3A No. 3 Rochester. Closing their Three Rivers Conference season out at Rochester, the Whitko Lady Wildcats got a 9-8 victory. Getting one run in the top of the first, Whitko added three in the third and another three in the fourth, building a 7-4 lead. The host Lady Zebras took an 8-7 lead with a run in the bottom of the sixth, but Whitko responded with two more in the top of the seventh. Following a scoreless frame in the bottom of the seventh, Whitko got the win. Freshman Hanna Yohe got the win, pitching the final two innings. Offensively, Whitko pounded out 12 hits against Rochester ace Lexy Holland, including six doubles. Maddie Gawthrop and Aly Nicodemus each had two doubles in the win, while Kennedy Krull and Haley Yohe hit the other two. Whitko wrapped up its TRC campaign at 5-2, finishing in a third-place tie with Manchester, while North Miami and Rochester each went 6-1 in the conference. The 8-13 Lady Wildcats close out their regular season with a home doubleheader against Norwell. WHITKO 9, ROCHESTER 8 W 103 300 2 – 9 12 4 R 022 211 0 – 8 10 2 Whitko – Hanna Yohe (W, 2IP, 1R, 2H, 1K, 0BB). Rochester – Lexy Holland (L, 7IP, 9R, 7ER, 12H, 6K, 2BB). 2B – Aly Nicodemus (W) 2, Maddie Gawthrop (W) 2, Kennedy Krull (W), Haley Yohe (W), Arin Johnson (R), Alexa Holland (R). Records: Whitko 8-13 (5-2 TRC), Rochester 6-1 TRC.
Wednesday in Dunlap At Concord Wednesday, the Wawasee softball team suffered a 5-1 Northern Lakes Conference loss. Freshman Amber Lemberg had seven strikeouts in the loss, pitching six innings and allowing one earned run. The 17-8 (8-5 NLC) Lady Warriors close out their conference season today at Northridge. CONCORD 5, WAWASEE 1 W 000 001 0 – 1 2 2 C 003 020 x – 5 8 0 Concord – Miller (W, 7IP, 1R, 1ER, 2H, 7K, 2BB, 3HB). Wawasee – Amber Lemberg (L, 6IP, 5R, 1ER, 8H, 7K, 2BB, 1HB). 2B – Miller (C), Scherer (C), Alli Ousley (W). Wawasee Record: 17-8 (8-5 NLC). JV – Wawasee 8, Concord 4 W 003 140 0 – 8 14 0 C 000 400 0 – 4 7 0 Wawasee – Hannah Haines (W, 7IP, 4R, 4ER, 7H, 9K, 1BB, 1HB). Concord – Olinger (L, 7IP, 8R, 8ER, 14H, 3K, 2BB). 2B – Nicole Streby (W), Christy Carson (W), Riley Kunkle (W), Olinger (C). Wawasee JV Record: 21-0 (13-0 NLC).
Wednesday in North Manchester Plating six runs in the bottom of the first inning, the Manchester softball team coasted to an 8-2 Three Rivers Conference home win over Northfield Wednesday. Brooklyn Howard got the win in the circle going all seven innings, striking out 10 batters. Howard also had two hits, as did Cierra Carter. The Lady Squires now sit at 10-8 and wrapped up their TRC season at 5-2. Up next for Manchester is today’s home game against Oak Hill. MANCHESTER 8, NORTHFIELD 2 N 101 000 0 – 2 6 2 M 600 002 x – 8 7 2 Manchester – Brooklyn Howard (W, 7IP, 2R, 6H, 10K, 0BB). Northfield – Holley (L, 6IP, 8R, 7H, 8K, 5BB). Manchester Record: 10-8 (5-2 TRC).
Wednesday in Akron The Tippecanoe Valley softball team finished its Three Rivers Conference season with a 14-5 home win over Wabash Wednesday. Danielle Adams was 2 for 2 with three RBIs and Diana Baca also had three RBIs on one hit. The 9-12 Lady Vikings travel to Culver today. TIPPECANOE VALLEY 14, WABASH 5 W 020 210 0 – 5 10 4 TV 315 320 0 – 14 10 2 Valley – Kassidy Shepherd (W, 4IP, 4R, 0ER, 8H, 4K, 0BB), Katie Gunter (5, 3IP, 1R, 1ER, 2H, 1K, 1BB). Wabash – King (L). 3B – Abby Betten (TV). Valley Record: 9-12 (3-4 TRC). Wednesday in New Carlisle Closing out its Northern State Conference season at New Prairie Wednesday, the Triton softball team lost 8-1. The loss drops Triton to 19-6 overall and leaves the team with a final 10-4 NSC record, losing to Bremen and New Prairie twice each. Triton hosts Bethany Christian today. NEW PRAIRIE 8, TRITON 1 (Complete Stats Unavailable) Triton Record: 19-6 (10-4 NSC).
BASEBALL Wednesday in Syracuse At home against Concord Wednesday, the Wawasee baseball was defeated 3-0 in Northern Lakes Conference play. Drew Anderson had two hits in the loss, which dropped Wawasee to 3-10 in the NLC and 8-14 overall. The Warriors close out their conference season Friday at home against Northridge. CONCORD 3, WAWASEE 0 C 000 300 0 – 3 7 3 W 000 000 0 – 0 3 2 (Wawasee Stats) Jordan Currie (L, 4-2/3IP, 3R, 3ER, 5H, 3K, 1BB). Wawasee Record: 8-14 (3-10 NLC). JV – Concord 13, Wawasee 11 C 210 232 3 – 13 W 003 134 0 – 11 (Wawasee JV Stats) HR – Harrison Shortill. Wawasee JV Record: 12-6 (7-6 NLC).
Wednesday in Rochester The Whitko baseball team got itself a 4-3 Three Rivers Conference win at Rochester, Wednesday. Whitko trailed the Zebras 2-1 going into the seventh, but plated two in the final inning, with Avery Robbins driving in Tanner Hughes and Ethan Nicodemus. Tanner Gaff was the winning pitcher, going the distance, striking out six and giving up five hits. The victory improved Whitko to 16-9 overall and finished its TRC schedule at 4-3. The Wildcats host a doubleheader against Prairie Heights Saturday. WHITKO 3, ROCHESTER 2 W 000 100 2 – 3 4 2 R 100 010 0 – 2 5 1 Whitko – Tanner Gaff (W, 7IP, 2R, 2ER, 5H, 6K, 0BB). Rochester – Cy Holland (L, 7IP, 3R, 3ER, 4H, 10K, 6BB). Records: Whitko 16-9 (4-3 TRC), Rochester 14-8 (3-4 TRC).
