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The Press-Dispatch Sports Wednesday, May 18, 2016 B- 3 3-2, we're down 5 -2." The Chargers, however, rallied in the home half of the seventh inning, with senior Alex Tredway – pinch-hitting for junior right fielder Jacob Marchino – starting things off by drawing a walk. Marchino, re-entering the game to run for Tredway, ad- vanced to second base on a wild pitch by Alices' pitcher Blake Bobe, then took third on a single by senior left field- er Sam Stone. One out later, White hit a grounder to Seger, who threw to second base for the force- out on Stone while Marchino held at third. Davis followed with a single to right field, plating Marchi- no to cut Vincennes Lincoln's lead to 5 -3 while White raced to third base. A fter Davis stole second base, an infield single by ju- nior centerfielder Colton O'Neal scored White – pull- ing the Chargers to within 5 - 4 – while Davis advanced to third base. However, Alices relief pitcher Riley Bottoms struck out Rice swinging to end the game. "That's a good team," Mc- Donald said of Vincennes Lin- coln, which improved to 14- 6. "I thought Braxton threw the ball really well. He threw strikes. We have a really good defense when Braxton's on the mound. If he throws strikes and keeps the ball down, we're going to be pret- ty competitive. " "Teams are going to score runs, but if we don't make er- rors and we don't walk any- body, with that defense, then we're going to be pretty much in every game," McDonald added. The Alices took a 1-0 lead in the first inning when Seger led off with a single, stole sec- ond base, advanced to third on a grounder by Oexmann and scored on a sacrifice fly by Madden. Pike Central rallied to tie the game in the bottom of the second inning. A fter Rice drew a lead- off walk, a sacrifice bunt by Osgatharp allowed fresh- man Troy Rickard – courte- sy running for Rice – to ad- vance to second base. Rick- ard then moved over to third base on an infield hit by fresh- man third baseman Brennon Benton. With Marchino at the plate, Benton stole second base. However, Oexmann's throw to Seger sailed into center field, allowing Rickard to score on the error to tie the game at 1-1. Benton, however, was thrown out trying to advance to third base on the play. In the top of the third in- ning, Field drew a leadoff walk and advanced to second base on a wild pitch by Rice. With one out and Seger at the plate, another wild pitch al- lowed Field to take third base. Seger then laid down a sac- rifice bunt, scoring Field to give the Alices a 2-1 lead. In the home half of the same inning, a one-out hit by freshman second baseman Race Britton, a four-pitch walk to White and a two-out infield single by O'Neal load- ed the bases for the Chargers. Rice then drew a four-pitch walk, forcing in a run to tie the score at 2-2. Rice would give up three hits and hit two batters with pitches over the next three in- nings, but only one Alice was able to advance as far as third base. "He was hitting the spots, which is good," McDonald said of Rice. "And he was throwing the ball. He was aiming early in the year and it would cause him to lose veloc- ity, and he had his velocity all the way until I took him out." "Braxton throws the ball hard for a freshman, but whenever you slow it down to throw the ball across the plate, a varsity baseball team – I don't care who they are – they're going to hit you," Mc- Donald said. "If not the first time around, they will the sec- ond. He didn't do that. And he competed, too." Pike Central, which dropped a 5 -4 loss at North Posey on Monday, May 9, de- feated visiting Wood Memo- rial 5 -0 on a two-hit shutout by White, who walked none while striking out 11. On Monday, May 16, the Char- gers routed visiting North Daviess 13-3 in five innings to improve to 9 -12-1. Pike Central will host South Spencer on Thursday, May 19, at 6:30 p.m., before closing out the regular season at home against South Knox on Saturday, May 22, at 1 p.m. The Chargers will open sectional tournament play at Jasper by taking on Wash- ington on Wednesday, May 25, at 8 p.m., with the win- ner to square off against the winner between Jasper and Southridge – who square off on Wednesday, May 25, at 6 p.m. – in the sectional semi- finals on Monday, May 30, at 1 p.m. The host Wildcats are ranked No. 1 in Class 3A in the most recent poll released by the Indiana High School Baseball Coaches Associa- tion. "I don't care who you are in the state of Indiana, you don't want to draw Jasper the first game," McDonald said. "But, that being said, you've got to beat them at some point and time, or beat somebody who beat them, to win the section- al." SPORTS BRIEFS Dubois County Bombers announce youth skills camp dates The Dubois County Bombers have announced the dates of their upcom- ing youth skills camps. The Bombers' coach- ing staff and players will provide valuable baseball instruction to area youth from 6 to 15 years of age at camps in Huntingburg and Jasper. The first camp will take place June 13-15 at League Stadium in Huntingburg. The second camp will take place June 27-29 at the JYSC Little League Fields in Jasper. Each camp will be di- vided into two sessions by age, with ages 6 -9 years reporting from 9 a.m.-10 :30 a.m. daily and ages 10 -15 years report- ing from 10 :30 a.m. to noon daily. All camps cover throw- ing progression/pitching, hitting drills/bunting/ base running, and fielding position by position, plus a game to end the camp with a whole lot of fun. The cost of each three- day camp is $ 60 per par- ticipant, which includes – in addition to the great baseball instruction – a camp t-shirt and a ticket to a Bombers baseball game. Registration forms are available on the Bombers website at www.dcbomb- ers.com, by e-mailing dc- bombers@psci.net or by calling the Bombers of- fice at 812-683-3700. Reg- istration forms are due by May 20th to guarantee a t-shirt. However, enroll- ment will be taken after that date as well as at the door. Dates set for Charger Tennis Camp Boys who will be enter- ing first through eighth grade next fall who want to learn more about tennis will have that chance this summer. The Charger Tennis Camp will offer two ses- sions. Following are the dates and times for the first ses- sion: • May 30 & 31, June 1, 6 & 7, 10 a.m.-10 :45 a.m. each day, for boys enter- ing grades 1-3. Fee: $29. • May 30 & 31, June 2, 6, 7 & 9, 6 p.m.-7 p.m., for boys entering grades 4-8. Fee: $49. Following are the dates and times for the second session: • June 20, 21, 22, 27 & 28, 10 a.m.-10 :45 a.m., for boys entering grades 1-3. Fee: $29. • June 20, 21, 23, 27, 28 & 30, 6 p.m.-7 p.m., for boys entering grades 4-8. Fee: $49. Registration forms are available at Pike Central Middle School. For more information, contact Pike Central High School boys' tennis coach Brent Beck at 812-789 - 2452 or at facebook.com/ chargertennis. Charger Bowling-4- Basketball set for May 22 The 1st Annual Charger Bowling-4-Basketball will be held on Sunday, May 22, at the King Pin Bowl- ing Lanes, located at 2100 State St. in Washington. The entry fee for the event is $140 per four-per- son team or $ 35 per indi- vidual. The fee includes shoes, three games and refreshments. In addition, the event will feature prizes, a half- pot drawing and more. Registration will be- gin at 1:30 p.m., with the events starting at 2 p.m. Checks must be made payable to PC Boys Bas- ketball. For more information, or to obtain a registration form, contact Jason Roach at 812-698 -0144 or email jroach@pcsc.k12.in.us. Lady Charger Softball Camp set for June 13-16 The Lady Charger Soft- ball Camp – for girls who will be entering grades 3 through 8 during the 2016 -17 school year – will be held Monday, June 13, through Thursday, June 16, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. nightly, at the Peters- burg Little League fields. The registration fee is $ 35. The fee for a second camp participant from the same household is $25. The deadline for camp registration is Friday, June 3, in order to receive a camp t-shirt. Checks should be made payable to PC Softball Boosters and mailed to Pike Cen- tral High School softball coach Rick Weisman, 6508 E. State Road 356, Otwell, IN 47564. Include the following informa- tion: player's name; play- er's grade (2016 -17 school year); parents' names, ad- dress, phone number, cell phone number, e-mail ad- dress; and the player's shirt size (indicate youth or adult sizes). For more information, contact Weisman at (812) 354-2573 or e-mail rrweis- man@yahoo.com. Lady Charger Basketball Camp set for June 27-30 Girls who will be enter- ing third through eighth grades this fall will have a chance to improve their skills and learn more about basketball during the Lady Chargers Bas- ketball Camp, which will be held from Monday, June 27, through Thurs- day, June 30, at Peters- burg Elementary School. Pike Central High School head coach Shawn Warner and his staff will be conducting two sep- arate camps. The first will be for incoming 3rd through 5th graders from 5 p.m.-6:30 p.m. The sec- ond will be for incoming 6th through 8th graders from 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m. The cost is $25 per player, which includes a t-shirt. Additional dis- counts will be applied for families with more than one child. Forms are available at each school's office. Com- pleted registration forms, along with checks made payable to Pike Central Girls Basketball, should be mailed to: Shawn War- ner, 225 N. Arrowhead Dr., Petersburg, IN 47567. Please include each play- er's incoming grade as well as their shirt size. For additional informa- tion, call 812-582-0600 or e-mail shawnwarner@pc- sc.k12.in.us. BOOST Continued from page 1 Pike Central High School junior shortstop Colton White (left) prepares to tag out Vincennes Lincoln pitcher Treven Madden (25) on a steal attempt during game action on Friday, May 13. The visiting Alices won the game, 5- 4. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School freshman Braxton Rice hurls a pitch toward the plate during game action against visiting Vin- cennes Lincoln on Fri- day, May 13. Rice al- lowed two runs – both earned – on four hits in six innings while walking one and strik- ing out one. He also hit two batters with pitches. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School freshman third base- man Brennon Benton (left) throws the ball to first base as freshman pitcher Braxton Rice (right) ducks out of the way after fielding a grounder by Vincennes Lincoln catcher Grant Oexmann dur- ing game action on Friday, May 13. The visiting Alices won the game, 5-4. Ed Cahill photo 12th & Main StreetS, PeterSburg 812-354-6000 FICKLIN AUTO SUPPLY Phone: 812-354-9995 Online: www.fourstarfab.com Four Star Fabricators P.O. Box 67, Petersburg, IN 47567 Four Star Fabricators P.O. Box 67, Petersburg, IN 47567 P.O. BOX 218, HWY. 57 SOUTH, PETERSBURG, IN 47567 Phone: (812) 354-8542 or 1-800-581-5826 Wyatt Seed Company, Inc. The Press-Dispatch Comprehensive coverage of Pike County athletes. BOYS' TRACK Pictured above is the 2015-2016 Pike Central High School boys' track team. They are, front row, left to right: Adam Sendmeyer, Noah Scott, Dalton Riley and Earl Townsend. Second row: Silas Goff, Ty Cas- sitty, Jared McCord, Jaylon Owens, Gavin Boyd, Baron Earley and Lane Ridao. Third row: Cole Leighty, Christian Benson, Jacob Bohnert, Adam Wilkison, Adam Kirby, Jade Johnson, Colton Carpenter and Andrew Krieg. Fourth row: Head Coach Chris Kramer, Manager Keevon Owens, Jacob Vest, Austin Dix- on, Lane Doades, Zach Pancake, Caden Armstrong, Manager Quin Bailey, Manager Shania Cremeans. Andy Heuring photo GOOD LUCK AT SECTIONALS