Facing two teams ranked in the Class 4A top 10 Saturday, the Warsaw Tigers lost each in their own Tiger Tourney.
Warsaw opened the day with an 8-2 loss to No. 6 DeKalb, who scored its eight runs on 10 hits.
In the loss, Warsaw held a 2-0 lead going into the sixth inning, but gave up seven runs in the frame.
Brock Anson and Aaron Christenberry each hit a double in defeat.
Following the loss, Warsaw got to face No. 3 Penn in the consolation game.
Against the Kingsmen, Warsaw committed three errors in a 4-2 loss.
Christenberry hit another double in the loss, as did Brady Ousley.
The 9-15 Tigers travel to the Elkhart Memorial Sectional Thursday to take on Memorial at approximately 7:30 p.m.
DEKALB 8, WARSAW 2
(Tiger Tourney, 1st Rd)
D 000 007 1 — 8 10 1
W 200 000 0 — 2 5 0
Rotter (W) and Coleman; Hickerson (ND), Kyle Gibbs (L, 0-5), Austin Franzen, Riley Reinholt and Mitchell Gosnell, Jared Lemler
2B — Brock Anson (W), Aaron Christenberry (W)
HR — Vance (D), Noye (D)
Records — DeKalb 22-4, Warsaw 9-14
PENN 4, WARSAW 2
(Tiger Tourney, Consolation)
P 111 001 0 — 4 6 0
W 010 001 0 — 2 5 3
Teitsma (W) and Hostetler; Nick Nunez (L, 2-4) and Mitchell Gosnell, Jared Lemler
2B — Christenberry (W), Brady Ousley (W)
Records — Penn 14-2, Warsaw 9-15
Saturday in Ligonier
The Wawasee baseball team got a 7-3 win Saturday at Lakeland. In the win, Nate Hare had two hits and two RBIs, helping Joe Fleagle get the win on the mound. Also contributing to the offense were John Beer, Drew Voirol and Si Shear, who all had a hit. The 6-19 Wawasee Warriors travel to West Noble today for a 4:30 p.m. game.
WAWASEE 7, LAKELAND 3
W 130 300 0 — 7 5 2
L 001 011 0 — 3 8 2
Joe Fleagle (W) and Dylan Wallace, Si Shear (5); Denick (L), Foster (4), Kelley (7) and Moore
2B — Stanley (L), Foster (L)
Wawasee Record — 6-19
Saturday in Fort Wayne
Competing in the Fort Wayne Bishop Luers Tournament at Indiana Tech Saturday, the Manchester baseball team lost 4-3 to Luers, but came back to defeat Mooresville 7-3. In the loss, Austin Flack had two hits and an RBI, while Connor McLaughlin also posted two hits, one of which was a double. Against Mooresville, McLaughlin got the win after entering the game in the fifth inning. At the plate, Braxston Gore had two hits, with one being a double. The 10-13 Squires travel to Peru Tuesday for a 5 p.m. game.
FW LUERS 4, MANCHESTER 3
(Luers Tourney, 1st Rd)
L 101 110 0 — 4 9 2
M 010 002 0 — 3 8 3
Jim Sainsbury (L, 5IP, 5K, 1BB, 7H, 4R, 3ER, 3HB), Scott Baker (6, 2IP, 3K, 2BB, 2H, 1HB) and Devan Knecht
2B — Mendoza (L), Connor McLaughlin (M)
HR — Mendoza (L)
MANCHESTER 7, MOORESVILLE 3
(Luers Tourney, Consolation)
Mo 021 000 0 — 3 5 2
Ma 000 061 x — 7 8 1
Logan Brunn (ND, 4IP, 3BB, 2H, 3R, 2ER, 1HB), Connor McLaughlin (5, W, 2IP, 4K, 2H), Scott Baker (7, 1IP, 1K) and Braxston Gore
2B — Gore (Ma)
Manchester Record — 10-13
Saturday in Portland
After a 15-0 loss to New Haven in five innings, the Tippecanoe Valley Vikings responded by defeating Class 1A No. 4 Cowan 9-0 in the consolation game of Saturday’s Jay County Tournament. In the loss to New Haven, Valley mustered just one hit, that coming off the bat of Tanner Andrews. In the consolation win, Cory Krider got the win, pitching a complete game and striking out eight. At the plate, Brody Andrews and Tyler Akers each went 2 for 3 in the win. The 14-8 Vikings host Winamac Tuesday at 4:45 p.m.
NEW HAVEN 15, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 0 (5 innings)
NH 525 30 — 15 12 0
TV 000 00 — 0 1 3
Brandon Pease (W, 5IP, 12K, 1H, 1BB) and Logan Baker; James Hackworth (L, 4-2, 2IP, 7R, 3K, 7H, 1BB), Alex Newman (3, 1-1/3IP, 6R, 2H, 4BB), Bret Cooper (4, 1-2/3IP, 2R, 3H, 2BB) and Jacob Ritchey
2B — Pease (NH)
3B — Metzger (NH)
HR — Ferguson (NH)
Records — New Haven 20-7, Valley 13-8
TIPPECANOE VALLEY 9, COWAN 0
V 400 110 3 — 9 8 2
C 000 000 0 — 0 4 3
Cory Krider (W, 2-1, 7IP, 0R, 8K, 4H, 2BB) and Jacob Ritchey; Stewart Kerr (L, 4IP, 5R, 1K, 6H, 1BB), Grant Newlin (5, 1IP, 1R, 2K, 2BB), Jon Miller (6, 2IP, 3R, 2K, 2H) and Joey Covington
2B — Krider (V), Brody Andrews (V), Tyler Akers (V)
HR — Kameron Larimer (V)
Records — Valley 14-8, Cowan 14-7
Saturday in Poneto
The Whitko baseball team got a couple of wins Saturday at Southern Wells, winning a doubleheader 17-8 and 7-5. Wes Gensch was Game 1’s winning pitcher, benefiting from a five-run inning by the Wildcats. At the plate, Ethan Nicodemus went 3 for 3 with two RBIs and two doubles, while Nathan Sherrard went 3 for 5 with four RBIs, a triple and a home run. In Game 2, Josh Pratt got the win for Whitko, with Nicodemus getting the save. Offensively, Kody Brandenburg went 3 for 3 with a double, a home run and two RBIs. The 14-13 Whitko Wildcats host Norwell today at 5 p.m.
WHITKO 17, SOUTHERN WELLS 8
(Game 1)
W 100 590 2 — 17 16 3
S 301 301 0 — 8 8 3
Wes Gensch (W, 4IP, 7R, 4ER, 7H, 4K), Riley Cokl (5, 3IP, 1R, 1ER, 1H, 1BB, 1K); Luke Roush (L)
2B — Ethan Nicodemus (W) 2, Gensch (W), Austin Mort (W), Seth Biberstine (S)
3B — Nathan Sherrard (W), Biberstine (S)
HR — Alex Winger (W), Sherrard (W), Conner Stoffel (S), Tanner Prible (S)
WHITKO 7, SOUTHERN WELLS 3
(Game 2)
W 122 200 0 — 7 10 2
S 310 000 1 — 5 8 2
Wyatt Wolf (ND, 1-1/3IP, 4R, 2ER, 2H, 4BB), Josh Pratt (2, W, 4-2/3IP, 1R, 1ER, 4H, 2BB, 2K), Ethan Nicodemus (7, 1P, 2H)
2B — Colin Nicodemus (W), Alex Winger (W), Kody Brandenburg (W)
HR — Brandenburg (W)
Whitko Record — 14-13
Saturday in Syracuse
JV — Wawasee 9, Churubusco 2
(Wawasee JV Invite, 1st Rd)
W 025 000 2 — 9 5 1
C 000 000 2 — 2 4 5
Gage Fannin (W, 7IP, 11K) and Jordan Currie; Sarrazin (L) and Birk
JV — Lakeland 6, Wawasee 4
(Wawasee JV Invite, C’ship)
W 201 100 0 — 4 7 2
L 020 400 x — 6 6 5
Priestly (W) and Evans; Isaac Rigdon (L) and Jordan Currie
Wawasee JV Record — 2-15
BOYS GOLF
Saturday in Warsaw
JV — Warsaw 327, Northridge 342, Plymouth 352, Concord 353, NorthWood 377, Wawasee 388, Triton 397, Goshen 400
(Warsaw Invite, Rozella Ford GC, Par 70)
Warsaw — Justin Self 80, Evan Cultice 81, Lance Lybarger 83, Jared Essig 83, Will Petro 89
Wawasee — Dylan Cousins 93, Tyler Kissinger 101, Jordan Melching 96, Cole Love 99, Brett Smith 100
SOFTBALL
Saturday in Warsaw
The Warsaw softball team got its 20th win of the season Saturday, defeating Carroll 4-2 and 9-5 in a home doubleheader. In the opening win, Kayla Snider hit a three-run home run, helping freshman pitcher Kaleigh Speicher improved her individual pitching record to 11-3. In Game 2, Kelsey Dotson hit her 11th homer of the season and Kendra Marshall hit her eighth, helping Alex Sanchez get her ninth win of the season. The 20-8 Lady Tigers open sectional play Wednesday at home against Northridge.
WARSAW 4, CARROLL 2
(Game 1)
Kaleigh Speicher (W) and Kelsey Dotson
HR — Kayla Snider (W)
WARSAW 9, CARROLL 5
(Game 2)
Alex Sanchez (W) and Kelsey Dotson
HR — Dotson (W), Kendra Marshall (W)
Warsaw Record — 20-8
Saturday in Fulton
The Tippecanoe Valley softball team won Saturday’s Caston Tournament, defeating Culver 18-8 in six innings, then Caston 10-2 in a rain-shortened championship game. Against Culver, Valley scored its 18 runs on 10 hits, with Mariah Benzing hitting a home run, Kaley Shewman hitting a pair of triples and Danielle Miller going 3 for 4. In Game 2, Benzing hit a couple of doubles, Shewman hit another triple and Megan Bibler had a home run to help Whitney Sleeth get the win in the circle. The two victories put Valley at 10-15 going into Thursday’s Columbia City Sectional game against either Columbia City or West Noble at Morsche Park.
TIPPECANOE VALLEY 18, CULVER 8 (6 innings)
(Caston Tourney, 1st Rd)
V 110 2(10)4 — 18 10 1
C 300 032 — 8 11 5
Ashleigh Rutherford (W, 4-1/3IP, 10H, 6R, 4ER, 5K, 1HB), Whitney Sleeth (5, 1-2/3IP, 2R, 2ER, 3BB, 1HB)
2B — Danielle Adams (V)
3B — Kaley Shewman (V) 2
HR — Mariah Benzing (V)
TIPPECANOE VALLEY 10, CASTON 2 (5 innings)
(Caston Tourney, C’ship)
V 012 43 — 10 7 1
C 200 00 — 2 1 3
Whitney Sleeth (W, 5IP, 1H, 2R, 2ER, 5BB, 1K, 1HB)
2B — Mariah Benzing (V) 2
3B — Kaley Shewman (V)
HR — Megan Bibler (V)
Valley Record — 10-15
Saturday in Syracuse
JV — Wawasee 9, Plymouth 6
(Wawasee JV Invite, 1st Rd)
P 410 100 0 — 6 7 5
W 022 320 x — 9 9 3
Kylie Norris (W, 7IP, 7H, 6R, 3ER, 3BB, 8K) and Courtney Crabtree
JV — Wawasee 12, West Noble 7
(Wawasee JV Invite, C’ship)
WN 100 200 4 — 7 9 3
Wa 351 300 x — 12 14 4
Victoria Warren (W, 7IP, 9H, 7R, 4ER, 2BB, 5K) and Courtney Crabtree
Wawasee JV Record — 6-16
