Local Sports Report - May 24, 2023

Postseason play rolled on in tennis, softball, and baseball.

TENNIS

IHSAA Regional at Richmond - Championship

Centerville 4, East Central 1

SOFTBALL

Class 3A Sectional 29 at Connersville - Semifinals

South Dearborn 10, Batesville 0 

Connersville 11, Rushville 2 

*South Dearborn will play Connersville for the sectional championship on Friday at 6:00 p.m.

Class 2A Sectional 45 at Brownstown Central - Semifinals

Milan 12, South Ripley 1 

• Abby Moore (M): 2-3, 2 runs, HR, 2B, 4 RBI
• Kynadee Bode (M): 5 IP (W), 5 hits, run, 2 K

Hauser 12, Brownstown Central 6 

*Milan will play Hauser for the sectional championship on Thursday at 6:30 p.m.

BASEBALL

Class 4A Sectional 14 at East Central - First Round 

East Central 8, Columbus East 0 

• Sam Bond (EC): 3-3, 2 runs, 2 HR, 4 RBI
• Brayden Rouse (EC): 2-3, 2 runs, solo-HR
• Max Hotze (EC): 7 IP (W), 2 hits, 12 K

Whiteland 6, Shelbyville 0 

*East Central will play Whiteland in the semifinals on Friday at 6:00 p.m.

Class 3A Sectional 29 at Franklin County - First Round

Connersville 6, Greensburg 3 

*Connersville advances to play Lawrenceburg in the semifinals on Friday at 5:30 p.m.

Class 2A Sectional 45 at Austin - First Round

Milan 6, South Ripley 2 

• Eli Herd, Jacob McGuire, John McKeown, Holden Acra (M): RBI each
• McGuire (M): 5.1 IP (W), hit, 2 ER, 8 K

Brownstown Central 11, Brown County 0 

*Milan will play Brownstown Central in the semifinals on Monday at 10:00 a.m.

Class 1A Sectional 60 at North Decatur - First Round

North Decatur 5, Oldenburg Academy 2 

Jac-Cen-Del 14, Southwestern (Shelbyville) 9 

*Jac-Cen-Del will play North Decatur in the semifinals on Monday at 10:00 a.m.

Class 1A Sectional 62 at Shawe Memorial - First Round 

Rising Sun 13, Shawe Memorial 3 

Henryville 16, Crothersville 6

*Rising Sun will play Henryville in the semifinals on Saturday at 5:00 p.m.