Local Sports Report - May 13 & 14

Please report missing scores to 888-537-9724 or email sports -at- eaglecountryonline.com.   FRIDAY, MAY 13   BASEBALL Lawrenceburg 17, Rushville 1 Lawrenceburg 2, Rushville 1 East Central 7, South Dearborn 4 East Central 1, Connersville 0 Rising Sun 11, Shawe Memorial 0 – The Shiners got up 10 runs after the first two innings to cruise to the win. Derrick Eldridge, Kurtis Armstrong, and Brady Murray each had 2 RBI. Starter Brent Turner pitched the five inning complete game with 5 Ks, 2 hits and no walks. Jac-Cen-Del 20, Milan 8 – Jac-Cen-Del put up 13 runs in the final two innings to run away with the win. Multi-RBI games were had by Tyler Huff (3), Reuben Benham (3), Ben Walston (2), Allen Troy (2), Maverick Dwenger (2), and Cody Campbell (2). South Ripley 6, Southwestern 4 – Ty Tucker, Derek Turner, and Larry Pickett each had an RBI for South Ripley. Avery Halcomb and Luke Welch combined on the mound to limit Southwestern to one earned run with 7 strikeouts, 4 hits, and 4 walks.     SOFTBALL East Central 9, Rushville 5 – EC scored four runs in the top of the 9th to win in extras. Franklin County 19, Lawrenceburg 2 – Franklin County players with an RBI included Ashton McDaniel (5), Summer Libecap (4), Marla Throckmorton (3), Kamryn McCool (3), Hannah Hornsby (1), Madison Brenner (1), Samantha Mason (1), and Autumn McDaniel (1). Kendall McCool was Franklin County’s winning pitcher with 7 strikeouts, 1 walk, and 2 earned runs. Rising Sun 13, Shawe Memorial 2 – Kelsey Romans went 2-for-2 with 4 RBI and a run scored for the victorious Shiners. Kayla Willhite, Baylie Hunter, and Claire Poling each tallied 2 RBI. Poling was impressive on the mound with 5.0 innings pitched, 5 Ks, 4 hits, 1 earned run and no walks allowed. Milan 15, Shawe Memorial 2 – Milan’s Lexi Wert was awesome going 3-for-3 with 4 RBI and 2 runs scored. Sarah Hartman added 2 RBI for Milan. Indians starting pitcher Taylor Amberger was solid over 5.0 innings with 6 Ks, 3 walks, and one earned run allowed. Milan 7, Jac-Cen-Del 4 – Milan came back to win with a six-run 5th inning. Kami Morrissey and Abby Yelton each had 2 RBI for the Indians. Milan starter Lexi Wert went 7.0 innings with 10 Ks, 6 hits, 3 earned runs, and a walk allowed. Jac-Cen-Del was led offensively by Morgen Carroll with a three-run homer. Southwestern 12, South Ripley 2     SATURDAY, MAY 14   BASEBALL South Dearborn 8, Connersville 1 - Via SouthDearbornAthletics.com - Hunter Brindley pitched all 7 innings, allowing only 1 run on 4 hits. The Knights were led at the plate by Chase Pfeffer, who went 3-4 with 2 doubles and 2 RBIs. Caleb Rudisell went 2-3 for the Knights, scoring 3 runs with 1 RBI. Tristan Rinehart and Alex Smith each contributed 2 RBIs . South Dearborn 4, Connersville 2 - Via SouthDearbornAthletics.com - Brady Fentress delivered another solid outing on the mound for the Knights. Fentress allowed only 1 run over 6 innings of work while striking out 5 Spartan batters. Chase Pfeffer (2-2, 2 runs) and Tristan Rinehart (2-3, 1 run) led the Knights at the plate, while Caleb Rudisell, Alex Smith, and Brady Fentress each delivered at least 1 RBI. Alex Smith earned the save for the Knights, pitching the 7th inning. Rising Sun 10, North Decatur 0 – Kurtis Armstrong batted in three runs and scored 3 in going 3-for-4 in the Rising Sun win. He also pitched very well with 11 strikeouts and just 3 hits allowed in 5.0 innings of shutout baseball. Mitchell Morris was 2-for-2 with 2 RBI and 2 runs.     SOFTBALL Franklin County 3, Greenfield Central 2 – Kendall McCool was the winning pitcher for Franklin County, going the distance with just 4 hits allowed. FC’s RBIs were courtesy of Brooke Otto, Summer Libecap, and Marla Throckmorton. Franklin County 6, Greensburg 3 – Kamryn McCool was the winning pitcher in the second tournament game with 9 strikeouts and just 6 hits. McCool and Madison Brenner each had 2 RBI. Hamilton Southeastern 16, Batesville 4 Beech Grove 8, Batesville 7 Rising Sun 15, North Decatur 4 – It was a quick start for Rising Sun with 7 runs in the first inning. Kayla Willhite was the top performer going 2-for-4 with 4 RBI and a run scored. Tiffany Vinup added 2 RBI and a run scored in going 1-for-2. Vinup pitched 5.0 innings with 4 Ks, 3 hits, 2 earned runs, and no walks allowed.