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Roundup Led Off By Whitko Closing Out TRC With A Win

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SOUTH WHITLEY — Hosting Rochester Wednesday night, the Class 3A No. 8 Whitko baseball team got a 10-2 victory.
The Three Rivers Conference win improves Whitko to 18-7 on the year and closes out its TRC season at 4-3.
Ethan Nicodemus got the complete-game win, striking out six and giving up just four hits.
Offensively, Nicodemus was 4 for 4 with four RBIs, two runs and a stolen base, while Zach Snep went 2 for 4 with a doubles, two RBIs and two runs.
The Wildcats close out their regular season Saturday in a doubleheader at Prairie Heights.
WHITKO 10, ROCHESTER 2
R    001    100    0    –    2    4    3
W    102    043    x    –    10    11    2
Ethan Nicodemus (W, 7IP, 2R, 1ER, 4H, 6K, 1BB); Taylor Medina (L)
2B – Zach Snep (W)
Records: Whitko 18-7 (4-3 TRC), Rochester 10-12 (3-4 TRC)

Wednesday in Dunlap
At Concord Wednesday, the Wawasee baseball lost 18-1 in five innings. In the loss, Wawasee gave up six doubles and a triple, dropping the team to 3-17 overall and 1-12 in the Northern Lakes Conference. Wawasee closes out its NLC season Friday at NorthWood.
CONCORD 18, WAWASEE 1 (5 innings)
W    010    00    –    1    4    5
C    177    3x    –    18    15    1
Stauffer (W), Miller (4), Eldridge (5) and Simon; Aaron Voirol (L), Gage Reinhard (3), Isaac Rigdon (3), Andrew Milligan (4) and Nik Anderson
2B – Eldridge (C) 2, Crowley (C), Kotva (C), DeFreese (C), Simon (C)
3B – Miller (C)
Wawasee Record: 3-17 (1-12 NLC)
JV – Concord 9, Wawasee 8
W    310    013    0    –    8    6    2
C    120    006    x    –    9    10    1
(Wawasee JV Stats)
Sam Rookstool (L) and Jordan Currie
2B – Brock Spangle, Colin Beer
3B – Currie
Wawasee JV Record: 10-7 (8-6 NLC)

Wednesday in Wabash
The Class 2A No. 1 Northfield baseball team downed Manchester 12-2 in five innings Wednesday in Wabash. Northfield pitcher Andy Roser allowed just four hits, while striking out nine Squires, helping the Norsemen improve to 21-3 and 5-1 in the Three Rivers Conference. Manchester’s Grant Schuler was 2 for 2 in the loss, hitting a double and scoring a run. The 2-18 (0-7 TRC) Squires are at Peru Thursday.
NORTHFIELD 12, MANCHESTER 2 (5 innings)
M    000    20    –        2    4    2
N    503    04    –        12    15    0
Andy Roser (W, 5IP, 2R, 2ER, 4H, 9K, 1BB) and Bryce Kendall; Cody Harlan (L, 1IP, 5R, 5ER, 6H, 0K, 2BB), Evan Milam (2, 3-2/3IP, 7R, 7ER, 8H, 4K, 2BB, 1HB) and Thad Miller
2B – Joseph Ross (N), Roser (N), Jim Sainsbury (M), Grant Schuler (M)
HR – Roser (N), Ryan Keaffaber (N)
Records: Northfield 21-3 (5-1 TRC), Manchester 2-18 (0-7 TRC)

Wednesday in Wabash
The Tippecanoe Valley baseball team was shutout in a 7-0 Three Rivers Conference loss at Wabash Wednesday night. In defeat, Clayton Adamson had a double. The 8-10 (4-3 TRC) Vikings are at Taylor today.
WABASH 7, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 1
TV    000    000    0    –    0    5    2
W    311    101    x    –    7    8    1
Davis (W, 7IP, 0R, 5H, 3K, 1BB); Tanner Andrews (L, 5IP, 6R, 5ER, 6H, 3K, 4BB), Nick Kindig (6, 1IP, 1R, 1ER, 2H, 0K, 1BB)
2B – Beauchamp (W), Brewer (W), Clayton Adamson (TV)
Valley Record: 8-10 (4-3 TRC)

Wednesday in Bourbon
In Northern State Conference play in Bourbon Wednesday, the New Prairie baseball team defeated Triton 24-9. Triton is at Bethany Christian today.
NEW PRAIRIE 24, TRITON 9
(Complete Stats Unavailable)

BOYS GOLF
Wednesday in Plymouth
At the Plymouth Country Club Wednesday, the host Plymouth boys golf team defeated Concord and Wawasee. Plymouth and Concord each shot a 164, with Plymouth winning on a fifth-man tiebreaker, while Wawasee finished with a 169. Wawasee’s Jeffrey Moore was the medalist, shooting a 36. Wawasee now sits a 8-7 overall and 0-5 in the Northern Lakes Conference. The Warriors close out their NLC regular season schedule today at home against Northridge and Goshen.
PLYMOUTH 164, CONCORD 164, WAWASEE 169
(Plymouth C.C.)
Medalist – Jeffrey Moore (W) 36
Plymouth – Nate Kolter 45, Ben Schenk 37, Zach Kraft 40, Kent Crosbie 42, Kendall Kister 47
Concord – Timothy Johnson 41, Peyton Kime 41, Andrew Serdlin 38, Nick Newcomer 49, Cole Williamson 44
Wawasee – Tristen Atwood 47, Dylan Cousins 39, Luke Jackson 47, Jeffrey Moore 36, Mason Germonprez 50
Wawasee Record: 8-7 (0-5 NLC)
JV – Plymouth 173,
Wawasee 193, Concord 235
Wawasee JV – Cal Heinisch 48, Maclain Herr 43, Brandon Bus 54, Dominik Sanderson 48, Doll 62

SOFTBALL
Wednesday in Syracuse
Hosting Concord Wednesday, the Wawasee softball team lost 9-5 in eight innings. Madi Anderson was 2 for 2 in the game, hitting a home run and a double, driving in three runs. The 9-12 (5-8) Lady Warriors close out their Northern Lakes Conference season Friday at home against NorthWood.
CONCORD 9, WAWASEE 5
C    002    020    05    –    9    9    0
W    301    000    01    –    5    8    3
Miller (W, 8IP, 5R, 5ER, 8H, 6K, 5BB, 1HR); Alli Ousley (L, 7-1/3IP, 8R, 7ER, 8H, 10K, 6BB, 1HR), Kylie Norris (8, 2/3IP, 1R, 0ER, 1H, 0K, 0BB)
2B – Ousley (W), Madi Anderson (W)
HR – Miller (C), Anderson (W)
Wawasee Record: 9-12 (5-8 NLC)
JV – Concord 8, Wawasee 7
C    502    100    0    –    8
W    030    130    0    –    7

Wednesday in Wabash
In Three Rivers Conference action Wednesday in Wabash, the host Northfield softball team defeated Manchester 6-5, plating the winning run in the bottom of the seventh. In the loss, Manchester got doubles from Nina Smith, Mariah Mobley and Sydney Jordan, while Kalene Freshour posted a triple. The Lady Squires are at Oak Hill today.
NORTHFIELD 6, MANCHESTER 5
M    220    010    0    –    5    7    2
N    000    014    1    –    6    12    1
Katelyn Shafer (W, 7IP, 5R, 5ER, 7H, 8K, 3BB); Sydney Jordan (L, 6-1/3IP, 6R, 3ER, 12H, 5K, 0BB)
2B – Abby Keaffaber (N), Caitlin Eltzroth (N), Shafer (N) 2, Nina Smith (M), Mariah Mobley (M), Jordan (M)
3B – Kalene Freshour (M)

Wednesday in Wabash
Leading 8-4 going into the bottom of the fourth inning at Wabash Wednesday, the Tippecanoe Valley softball let it slip away in a 9-8 loss. Valley outhit Wabash 10-7, but surrendered five runs in the last two innings, falling to 4-15 on the year. Darian Dotson had two doubles in the loss, going 3 for 4 with two RBIs. Valley hosts Culver today.
WABASH 9, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 8
TV    300    032    0    –    8    10    4
W    004    004    1    –    9    7    2
(Valley Stats)
Kassidy Shepherd (L, 7IP, 9R, 3ER, 7H, 4K, 0BB)
2B – Darian Dotson 2
Valley Record: 4-15

Wednesday in South Whitley
Facing the top-ranked team in Class 3A Wednesday at home, the Whitko softball team fell 14-0 in five innings against Rochester. Up next for Whitko is at Norwell Saturday.
ROCHESTER 14, WHITKO 0 (5 innings)
(Complete Stats Unavailable)