NORTH MANCHESTER – In a Three Rivers Conference baseball battle, with county bragging rights also on the line, the Manchester Squires took a big lead and then held on for an 8-7 win over Wabash Friday. The Squires, trailing 1-0 at the time, scored seven runs in the bottom of the second inning and added one more in the fifth. The visiting Apaches scored two runs in the fourth inning, another in the fifth and made things very interesting by plating three in the seventh. Manchester pounded out nine hits in the win, while Wabash finished the game with seven hits. Complete stats were not available as of press time. MANCHESTER 8, WABASH 7 W 010 210 3 – 7 M 070 010 0 – 8
Friday in Warsaw The Warsaw Tigers gave up dug themselves a hole early and wound up losing 12-2 in six innings to Northern Lakes Conference for Northridge. On Warsaw’s senior night, the Raiders plated one run in the first inning, and then blew the game open with eight runs in the third inning. Northridge scored two more in the fifth and another in the sixth. Warsaw, which fell to 6-14 overall and 4-8 in the NLC, scored both of its runs in the fourth inning. Ryan Marshall and Cole Baker had two hits each for the Tigers, while Bryce Miller led Northridge with three hits. NORTHRIDGE 12, WARSAW 2 (6 innings) N 108 021 – 12 W 000 200 – 2 Northridge – Andy Ross (W, 2IP, 3H, 0R, 0BB, 2K), Bryce Miller (3IP, 4H, 2R, 1BB, 1K), Andrew Kennedy (1IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 2K) Warsaw – Isaac Lenon (L, 2.3IP, 9H, 9R, 1BB, 2K), Blake Foreman (2.3IP, 3H, 2R, 2BB, 2K), Jonathan Murphy (1.3IP, 1H, 1R, 2BB, 0K) 2B – Andy Ross (NR), Andrew Kennedy (NR), Marselo Rodriguez (W), Cole Baker (W), Ethyn Bradley (W) HR – Sam Troyer (NR) Record: Warsaw 6-14 (4-8 NLC)
Friday in Syracuse Wawasee gave up eight runs in the first three innings Friday and fell 9-2 to visiting Northern Lakes Conference foe Plymouth. Plymouth did most of its damage in the second frame, scoring six runs. Wawasee, which fell to 7-12 overall and 2-10 in the NLC, was plagued by three errors. Andrew Wright led the Warriors offensively with two hits, including a double. Nate Prescott also hit a double for Wawasee. Sam Rookstool was charged with the loss on the mound after giving up eight runs. The Warriors are at West Noble today. PLYMOUTH 9, WAWASEE 2 P 062 010 0 – 9 W 000 110 0 – 2 Wawasee – Sam Rookstool (L, 3IP, 8R, 4ER, 1BB) 2B – Andrew Wright (W), Nate Prescott (W) Record: Wawasee 7-12 (2-10 NLC) JV – Plymouth 13, Wawasee 10 Wawasee hits – Jarius Boyer 3, Rylan Kuhn 2, Gavin Bontrager 2, Jacob Garcia 2, Rhett Coblentz 2 JV record: Wawasee 5-10 (4-8 NLC)
Thursday in Denver Whitko’s varsity baseball team pounded out 15 hits Thursday, upping hits record to 15-7 overall and 5-1 in the Three Rivers Conference with a 12-5 win at North Miami. Riley Anderson was 3 for 3 at the plate and scored two runs for the Wildcats, while Drew Bradford, Zach Snep, Tanner Gaff and Tanner Hughes had two hits each in the win. Snep scattered four hits over four innings and earned the win on the mound, while Zach Hewitt and Hunter Sroufe combined to give up just three hits over the final three innings. Snep hit a double and a triple in the win, while Landen Goff ripped a home run. WHITKO 12, NORTH MIAMI 5 W 214 113 0 – 12 NM 013 001 0 – 5 Whitko – Zach Snep (W, 4IP, 4R, 5H, 5BB, 1K), Zach Hewitt 2IP, 1R, 1H, 2BB, 3K), Hunter Sroufe (1IP, 0R, 1H, 0BB, 2K) N. Miami – Holden (L, 3IP, 7R, 6H, 6BB, 2K), Deardorff (4IP, 5R, 9H, 2BB, 1K). 2B – Tanner Hughes (W), Snep (W), Linn (NM), Sumner (NM) 3B – Snep (W) HR – Landen Goff (W) Record: Whitko 15-7 (5-1 TRC)
Softball Friday in Plymouth Wawasee pounded out 12 hits and took advantage of six Plymouth errors in a 13-0 win in five innings Friday. The Lady Warriors scored five runs in the second inning, one in the third, four in the fourth and three in the fifth. Wawasee’s Danielle Gunkel worked all five innings in the circle and gave up just three hits. Maddy Wilson, Allyssa Flores, Kayla White and Hannah Haines had two hits each in the win. The Lady Warriors, who are in action again Monday at Goshen, improved to 17-5 overall and 10-2 in the NLC. WAWASEE 13, PLYMOUTH 0 (5 innings) W 051 43 – 13 P 000 00 – 0 Wawasee – Danielle Gunkel (W, 5IP, 3H, 0R, 0BB, 2K) Plymouth – Kelman (L, 3IP, 9H, 8R, 3BB, 0K), Hatfield (2IP, 3H, 5R, 7BB, 0K) 3B – Paige Hlutke (W) Record: Wawasee 17-5 (10-2 NLC) JV – Wawasee 7, Plymouth 3 W 103 010 2 – 7 P 002 001 0 – 3 Wawasee hit leaders – Megan Bray 4, Kayleigh Rhodes 3, Riley Kunkle 2, Brooke Pauwels 2 JV record: Wawasee 9-8
Boys Golf Thursday in Elkhart Warsaw’s varsity boys golf team improved to 6-0 overall and 4-0 in Northern Lakes Conference play after shooting a 155 at Bent Oak, beating Goshen (174) and Concord (180). Warsaw’s Ryan Cultice was the match medalist with a 36, while Jonny Hollar shot 38. The Tigers are in action again today in the Culver Military Invite. WARSAW 155, GOSHEN 174, CONCORD 180 (Bent Oak, Elkhart) Medalist – Ryan Cultice (War) 36 Warsaw – Ryan Cultice 36, Jonny Hollar 38, Michael Jensen 40, Brandon Eckert 41, Reid Cameron 42 Record: Warsaw 6-0 (4-0 NLC) JV – Warsaw 167 Warsaw – Sam Yeager 39, Luke Johnson 41, Tim Rata 43, Luke Delp 44, Tommy Meier 44, Jacob LaLonde 46, Trenton Rapp 50, Andrew Gauger 52
