MIDDLEBURY — Eleven runs through the first three innings weren’t enough for the Warsaw baseball team to get a Northern Lakes Conference win Friday at Northridge. The Warsaw Tigers held a 11-5 lead after the third inning, but the hosting Northridge Raiders scored five in the fourth and another two in the bottom of the seventh to get the 12-11 victory. Joey Hickerson and Aaron Christenberry each hit home runs for the Tigers, with Hickerson also hitting a double. Other Tigers to get two hits in the loss were Brock Anson, Brady Ousley and Kyle Morris. Warsaw now sits at 8-10 overall and 7-5 in the NLC as the Tigers prepare to take on Carroll in a doubleheader today in Fort Wayne.
In a game between Whitley County schools, the Whitko baseball team defeated Columbia City 6-3 at home Friday. Wes Gensch was the winning pitcher, getting just one out away from a complete game, striking out seven. Whitko’s Ethan Nicodemus went 2 for 2 with three runs scored. The win improves Whitko to 11-12 going into Monday’s home Three Rivers Conference game against Northfield.
WHITKO 6, COLUMBIA CITY 3
C 000 100 2 — 3 9 1 W 010 140 x — 6 6 1 Wes Gensch (W, 6-2/3IP, 3R, 3ER, 9H, 4BB, 7K), Josh Pratt (7, S, 1/3IP, 1K); Connor Slavich (L, 6IP, 6R, 6ER, 6H, 4BB, 8K) 2B — Austin Mort (W), Blake Creech (C), Connor Slavich (C), Derek Lamle (C), Johnson (C) Whitko Record — 11-12
Friday in North Judson
A 7-0 lead after two innings evaporated on the Tippecanoe Valley baseball team Friday, as it gave up 10 runs in the bottom of the third, leading to a 12-11 loss at North Judson. In the loss, James Hackworth went 3 for 4 with a double and an RBI and Brody Andrews went 1 for 2 with an RBI. The 11-7 Tippecanoe Valley Vikings host Manchester in a Three Rivers Conference game Monday.
NORTH JUDSON 12, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 11
V 520 031 0 — 11 6 4 J 00(10) 011 x — 12 14 4 Bailey, Thompson (5), Cruce (5, W), Sanchez (7, S) and Wajda; Bret Cooper (2IP, 9R, 8ER, 1K, 7H, 2BB), Jacob Ritchey (3, L, 4IP, 3R, 4K, 7H, 2BB) and Ritchey, Tanner Andrews (3) 2B — Sanchez (J), Cruce (J), James Hackworth (V) Valley Record — 11-7
Surrendering two runs in the top of the sixth inning Friday, the Wawasee softball team lost a 2-1 Northern Lakes Conference game against Plymouth. In the home loss, Ashley Truman went 2 for 4 and had an RBI, driving in Mattia Rostochak. The 9-11 (3-8 NLC) Lady Warriors host NorthWood today at 9 a.m. for another NLC game before travelling to Goshen Monday.
PLYMOUTH 2, WAWASEE 1
P 000 002 0 — 2 3 1 W 100 000 0 — 1 5 3 Sullivan (W, 7IP, 5H, 1R, 1ER, 7BB, 5K) and Keilman; Courtney McClure (L, 7IP, 3H, 2R, 1ER, 4BB, 9K) and Ashley Truman 2B — Amber Yoder (W), Truman (W) Records — Plymouth 7-14 (3-7 NLC), Wawasee 9-11 (3-8 NLC) JV — Wawasee 7, Plymouth 5 W 031 002 1 — 7 9 2 P 101 102 x — 5 5 2 Victoria Warren (L, 6IP, 5H, 5R, 3ER, 5BB, 9K) and Courtney Crabtree
