Warsaw Baseball Team Loses Two At Annual Tiger Tourney
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At its annual Tiger Tourney Saturday, the Warsaw baseball team dropped a 9-2 decision to Penn, then fell 10-9 against DeKalb. Against the Penn Kingsmen, the Warsaw Tigers generated just four hits, but one was a double off the bat of Brandon Shipp and Jason Ferguson posted an RBI and a run. Looking to get even on the day, Kevin Hawley took the mound against DeKalb, and pitched five innings, before leaving after the fifth inning with a 6-3 lead. Warsaw increased its lead to 7-3 before DeKalb plated three in the eighth, but Warsaw tacked on another two in the bottom of the frame, leading to a 9-6 Tigers lead going into the final inning. In the top of the seventh, DeKalb scored four runs on four hits and a walked batter, getting the comeback win and ending Warsaw’s regular season with a 12-14 record. Ferguson was 3 for 3 in the loss, scoring two runs and driving in one, while Michael Miller hit a home run and a double, driving in two runs. In the championship game, Fort Wayne Snider defeated Penn 6-5 in 13 innings at Grace College’s Miller Field. Up next for Warsaw is Saturday’s Sectional 4 semifinal game against the host Elkhart Memorial Chargers. During the regular season, Warsaw defeated Memorial 10-0 on April 29 at home, then 6-1 Thursday in Elkhart. PENN 9, WARSAW 2 (Tiger Tourney, 1st Rd) P 004 050 0 – 9 12 3 W 000 020 0 – 0 4 3 Landon Stratford (W, 5IP, 2R, 0ER, 3H, 2K, 1BB), Kody Green (6, 2IP, 0R, 1H, 2K, 1BB); Jason Ferguson (L, 4-2/3IP, 9R, 7ER, 9H, 2K, 1BB), Caleb Moneyheffer (5, 2-1/3IP, 0R, 3H, 1K, 1BB) 2B – Cameron Glaze (P), Chris Como (P), Brandon Shipp (W) 3B – Andrew Herman (P) DEKALB 10, WARSAW 9 (Tiger Tourney, Consolation) D 201 003 4 – 10 11 2 W 020 412 0 – 9 12 2 Will Vadney (ND, 2IP, 2R, 2ER, 3H, 1K, 3BB), Austin Castater (3, 3IP, 5R, 4ER, 6H, 0K, 0BB), Cody Krumlauf (6, W, 2IP, 2R, 2ER, 3H, 2K, 2BB, 1HR); Kevin Hawley (ND, 5IP, 6R, 5ER, 7H, 3K, 0BB), Moneyheffer (6, 1IP, 0R, 0H, 2K, 1BB), Justin Oberlin (7, L, 1IP, 4R, 3ER, 4H, 1K, 1BB) 2B – Krumlauf (D) 2, Carson Forrest (D), Logan Schilling (D), Mitch McDonald (D), Oberlin (W), Michael Miller (W), Jared Lemler (W) HR – Miller (W) Warsaw Record: 12-14
Saturday in LaGrange
The Class 3A No. 8 Whitko baseball team split a doubleheader at Prairie Heights Saturday. In the opener, Prairie Heights nabbed a 7-3 victory, but Whitko won the second 9-6. Whitko hosts Bethany Christian today. PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 7, WHITKO 3 (Game 1) W 300 000 0 – 3 8 3 PH 340 000 0 – 7 14 1 Jacob Heller (W, 6-1/3IP, 3R, 3ER, 8H, 0K, 4BB), Bo Murphy (7, S, 2/3IP, 0R, 0H, 0K, 0BB: Wyatt Wolf (L) 2B – Corey Johnson (PH), Heller (PH) WHITKO 9, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 6 (Game 2) Alex Stoddard (W); Bo Murphy (L) 2B – Johnson (PH) HR – Heller (PH) Whitko Record: 19-8
Saturday in LaGrange
At Lakeland Saturday, the Wawasee baseball team gave up a two-run home run in the bottom of the seventh, losing 6-5. In the loss, Donovan Navarro was 2 for 3 with two RBIs. Wawasee is at West Noble. LAKELAND 6, WAWASEE 5 W 000 040 1 – 5 7 3 L 000 040 2 – 6 6 2 Pearson (ND), Keckler (6), Pranger (7, W) and Evans; Andrew Milligan (ND), Jordan Currie (5, L) and Nate Prescott 2B – Schmitt (L), Byler (L), Prescott (W) HR – Byler (L) Wawasee Record: 3-19
Saturday in Lakeville
The Manchester baseball team closed out its regular season with a pair of wins over LaVille Saturday in Lakeville. Manchester opened the doubleheader with a 7-5 victory in eight innings, with Evan Olinger posting three hits and three RBIs, followed by another eight-inning victory, this time by an 8-5 count in Game 2. In the second game, Thad Miller and Phoenix Goad each had three hits. The doubleheader closes out Manchester’s regular season at 4-18. The Squires face Wabash Wednesday in the opening game of Sectional 37 at Wabash High School. MANCHESTER 7, LAVILLE 5 (8 innings) (Game 1) L 000 122 00 – 5 3 0 M 002 201 02 – 7 9 0 Evan Milam (W) 2B – Evan Olinger (M), Jim Sainsbury (M), Smith (L), Bailey (L) MANCHESTER 8, LAVILLE 5 (8 innings) (Game 2) L 002 020 10 – 5 7 2 M 010 210 13 – 8 14 2 Milam (W) 2B – Phoenix Goad (M), Thad Miller (M) Manchester Record: 4-18
BOYS GOLF
Saturday in Wabash
Played at Honeywell Golf Course Saturday, the host Wabash boys golf team claimed the Wabash Invitational with a 326, while Warsaw’s junior varsity team was second with a 334. Wabash’s Jordan Blair was the medalist with a 73, while Warsaw’s Ryan Cultice was tied for second, shooting a 79 on the par-71 course. Manchester was sixth at the seven-team tournament, shooting a 383. Manchester is at Peru Thursday, while Warsaw’s varsity team hosts the Bob Turner Classic today at the Tippecanoe Lake Country Club. WABASH INVITATIONAL Team Scores – Wabash 326, Warsaw (JV) 334, Lewis Cass 336, Northfield 337, Blackford 379, Manchester 383, Caston 433 (Honeywell G.C., Par 71) Top 5 – 1. Jordan Blair (Wab) 73, 2. (tie) Jackson Leland (Wab), Ryan Cultice (War), David Watterson (LC) 79, 5. Trae Cole (Nfield) 80 Warsaw (JV) – Cultice 79, Brandon Eckert 83, Josh Ahlersmeyer 85, Jacob Foster 100, Reid Cameron 87 Manchester – Conner Eichenauer 93, Austin Whitaker 97, Noah Cain 104, Xzavier Whitaker 97, Kiowa Harrell 96
