Local Sports Report - May 27, 2021

Postseason play in softball, baseball and boys track & field rolled on Thursday.

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BASEBALL

Class 3A Sectional 29 at Lawrenceburg - First Round

Connersville 7, Greensburg 4

Lawrenceburg 11, Rushville 0 

  • LB: Conner Bellamy - 1-4, 2 RBI
  • LB: Seth Meyer - 2-4, 2 RBI
  • LB: Drew Lanning - 6 IP (W), 15 K

*Franklin County will play Batesville in the first semifinal on Friday at 5:30. Lawrenceburg and Connersville will follow. 

 

Class 2A Sectional 45 at South Ripley - Semifinals

South Ripley 4, Milan 3 - The Indians jumped out to a 3-2 lead at the end of the 1st inning, but the Raiders tied the game in the 5th and scored on an error for the walk-off win in the 7th. 

Southwestern (Hanover) 13, South Decatur 5

*South Ripley and Southwestern will play in the sectional championship on Monday at 11:00 a.m.

 

SOFTBALL

Class 4A Sectional 14 at Shelbyville - Semifinals

Columbus North 4, Bloomington North 1

East Central 16, Bloomington South 2 - The Lady Trojans extend their winning streak to 21 games.

  • EC: Lindsay Henson - 2-5, HR, 4 RBI; 7 IP (W), 2 hits, ER, 8 K
  • EC: Lexi Hatmaker, Ella Bruss, Payge Callahan - 2 RBI each

*East Central will play Columbus North in the sectional championship on Friday at 7:00 p.m.

 

Class 3A Sectional 29 at Connersville - Semifinals 

Greensburg 4, Franklin County 2

Connersville 14, Batesville 0 

*Greensburg vs. Connersville in the sectional championship on Friday at 6:00 p.m.

 

Class 2A Sectional 45 at Switzerland County - Championship 

South Ripley 6, Switzerland County 0 

  • SR: Mady Tompkins - 1-1, 2 RBI; 7 IP (W), 5 hits, 17 K
  • SR: Ellie Waldron - 2-3, HR, RBI

*South Ripley will play Mitchell in the first round of the regional

 

Class 1A Sectional 60 at Rising Sun - Championship 

Hauser 11, Jac-Cen-Del 0 

 

BOYS TRACK & FIELD

IHSAA Regional at Warren Central 

East Central finishes 5th with 37 points. Batesville came in 6th, and Milan finished 14th. 

Batesville's James Kuisel placed first in the 400 meter dash, punching his ticket to state. Milan's Payton Cavins finished third in the same event to qualify for the state finals. William Gunter of Batesville advanced to state by placing second in the high jump. East Central's Leo Maxwell was second in the shot put and the discus.

Full results here.

 

 

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