The Press-Dispatch
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White allowed three runs – only one of which was earned – while walking one and striking out nine as the Chargers improved to 10 -11 overall and 2-5 in the Pocket Athletic Conference. Pike Central took a 1- 0 lead in the first inning, when senior centerfielder Colton O'Neal led off with a double and scored on a single by White. A fter White advanced to second on a ground-out by senior shortstop Chase Davis, a wild pickoff at- tempt by Tecumseh pitcher Dustin Dupont allowed him to move over to third base. White then scored on a passed ball, giving the Chargers a 2-0 lead. The Braves, who fell to 10 -15 overall and 3-6 in the PAC, rallied in the second inning to close to within 2-1. A fter catcher Ethan Hahn led off with a double, one out later, leftfielder Gavin Oxley hit a grounder to Pike Central third baseman Jo- ey Church, who threw Ox- ley out as Hahn advanced to third base. However, a bad throw by Chargers senior first base- man Kane Osgatharp al- lowed Hahn to score. Pike Central would add to its lead in the third inning when sophomore designat- ed hitter Braxton Rice belt- ed a two-run double – scor- ing White and Davis, who had led off the inning by drawing back-to-back walks – to make the score 4-1. With two outs, Rice would score an unearned run when Tecumseh cen- terfielder Steven Molinet dropped a fly ball by Os- gatharp, extending the Chargers' lead to 5 -1. The Braves would score single runs in the fifth and sixth innings before Pike Central tallied the game's final run – on a two-out, run-scoring single by O'Ne- al – to wrap up the scoring. O'Neal went 2-for-4 with a double, scored one run and drove in two. Rice went 1-for-3 with a double, scored on run and drove in two. White went 1-for-3 with a walk, scored two runs and drove in one. Pike Central, which fell to 11-13 overall and 2-6 in the PAC with an 8 -1 loss at South Spencer on Thurs- day, May 18, closed out the regular season with a home game against Evansville Bosse on Tuesday, May 23. On Monday, May 29, the Chargers will take on Princeton in the second of two semifinal games for the sectional tournament at Jasper. The game will begin following the first semi-final game, which be- gins at 11 a.m. and will fea- ture the winners of two first-round games – Jasper vs. Vincennes Lincoln and Southridge vs. Washington – scheduled to be played on Wednesday, May 24. The winners of the two semifinal contests will square off at 8 p.m. the same day. Lady Charger netters end season with 5-0 loss to Forest Park The Pike Central High School girls' tennis team ended its season with a 5 - 0 loss to Forest Park in the first round of the sectional tournament on Wednesday, May 17, at Jasper. At No. 1 singles, Lady Chargers sophomore Mer- edith Benson lost to For- est Park's Paige Uebelhor 6 -2, 6 -0. At No. 2 singles, Lady Chargers freshman Shel- by Vaughn lost to Forest Park's Emmy Miller 6 -0, 6 -0. At No. 3 singles, Lady Chargers junior Cass Cond- er lost to Forest Park's Hai- ley Thayer 7-5, 6 -3. At No. 1 doubles, the La- dy Chargers duo of junior Kirsten Jansen and fresh- man Audrey Keepes lost to Forest Park's Lauren Tret- ter and Anna Becher 6 -0, 6 -2. At No. 2 doubles, the La- dy Chargers team of junior Jadyn Ashby and sopho- more Grace Smith lost to Forest Park's Emily Nord and Kendyll Gaessner 6 - 4, 6 -1. "I though the girls played hard, as they had all season," Pike Central head coach Brent Beck said. "Cass had a good opportu- nity at No. 3 singles but just fell short. Forest Park was a solid group, and I knew go- ing into it that they would be tough to beat." "We had a young group this year, and we're only go- ing to get better," Beck add- ed. "I'm looking forward to summer workouts with all of our kids, in both the girls' and boys' programs." Pike Central High School senior Colton White delivers a pitch during game action against visit- ing Tecumseh on Wednesday, May 17. White al- lowed four hits, walked one and struck out nine while going 1-for-3 at the plate, scoring two runs and driving in one a 6-3 victory. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School sophomore catch- er Brennon Benton (left) catches the baseball as Tecumseh's Jacob Titzer slides into home during game action on Wednesday, May 17. Ed Cahill pho- to Pike Central High School senior centerfielder Colton O'Neal begins his swing at the baseball during game action against visiting Tecumseh on Wednesday, May 17. O'Neal had two hits – includ- ing a double – while scoring one run and driv- ing in one in a 6-3 win by the Chargers. Ed Ca- hill photo