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B-2 Sports Wednesday, April 4, 2018 The Press-Dispatch bottom of the third inning. Mason got things start- ed by drawing a lead-off walk, but was forced out at second base on an infield grounder by Fleetwood. Then, with Latham on second and Fleetwood on third, centerfielder Mar- cus Thorne plated Fleet- wood with an infield sin- gle, extending the Hatch- ets' lead to 2-1, while Latham advanced to third. Thorne subsequently stole second base and ad- vanced to third when Ben- ton's throw sailed into cen- terfield as Latham scored, giving Washington a 3-0 lead. A fter first baseman Isaac Whitehead popped out to Britton for the sec- ond out of the inning, catcher Jaydin Pendley drove in Thorne with a bunt single, extending the Hatchets' lead to 4-0. Rice then picked Pend- ley off of first base to end the inning. Swapping positions with Rice at the start of the bot- tom of the fourth inning, Benton retired designated hitter John Rook on a fly ball to right fielder Draven Huff, then struck second baseman Wes Edwards out looking. Left fielder Danny DeVine then drew a walk and advanced to second on a bad pickoff throw by Ben - ton. A fter Mason followed with another base on balls, Fleetwood singled to left, driving in DeVine to give the Hatchets a 5 -0 lead. Latham was then hit by a pitch to load the bases, and Thorne drew a walk, forc- ing Mason home for a 6 -0 Washington lead. An error by junior left fielder Troy Rickard on a fly ball by Whitehead al- lowed Grant Niehaus, courtesy running for Fleet- wood, and Latham to score while Thorne advanced to third base. A fter Pendley drew a walk to load the bases, Britton came on in relief of Benton, but an error by se- nior second baseman Na- than Welch on an infield pop-up by Rook allowed Thorne and Whitehead to score, extending Washing- ton's lead to 10 -0. Then, after Edwards drew a walk to load the bases, an error by Church – who moved over from third to shortstop when Britton took the mound – allowed Pendley to score, making the score 11-0. Niehaus, pinch-hitting for Mason, subsequently drew a bases-loaded walk, forcing Rook home with the Hatchets' twelfth run. Fleetwood, the 14th bat - ter of the inning, would ground out to Welch to end the inning. The Chargers subse- quently staged a two-out rally of their own in the top of the fifth inning, when Huff reached on a single, advanced to third on a sin- gle by sophomore center- fielder Connor O'Neal, then scored on a single by Britton. However, Benton was re- tired on a pop fly that was caught by Fleetwood to end the inning – and the game. Fleetwood went the dis- tance for the Hatchets, al- lowing one run – which was earned – on five hits while striking out five and hitting one batter. Rice took the loss for Pike Central, allowing four runs – all earned – on five hits while walking two and striking out one. Benton pitched two- thirds of an inning, al- lowing seven runs – two of which were earned – on one hit while walking four and striking out one. Britton allowed one run – which was unearned – and walked two while pitching one-third of an inning. "I probably could have stuck with Braxton a lit - tle bit longer," McDonald said. "He was only at 46 pitches, and it might have changed the game a lit- tle bit. But it's good to get those other pitchers expe- rience early." "We've got to get past the mental side," McDon- ald added. "When we start 2, 6 -4. At No. 2 doubles, the La- dy Chargers team of se- nior Jadyn Ashby and ju- nior Grace Smith defeated the Tecumseh team of Abby Richardt and freshman Ka- tie Tooley. In a junior varsity sin- gles match, Lady Chargers sophomore Adair Kabrick defeated Tecumseh's Lau- ren Smith 8 -0. Pike Central, which was scheduled to host Vin- cennes Lincoln on Tuesday, April 3, will host Princeton on Thursday, April 5. On Saturday, April 7, the Lady Chargers will participate in the Loogootee Invitational. NETTERS Continued from page 1 CHARGERS Continued from page 1 SOMETHING NEWSWORTHY? Give us a call: 812-354-8500 UPCOMING SPORTS SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4 High School Baseball: Shoals at Pike Central, 5 p.m. Middle School Baseball: Boonville at Pike Cen- tral, 5:30 p.m. Middle School Softball: Jasper at Pike Central, 6 p.m. THURSDAY, APRIL 5 High School Softball: Pike Central at Loogootee, 5 p.m. ( JV 2nd) High School Girls' and Boys Track and Field: Pike Central at South Knox, 5 p.m. High School Girls' Tennis: Princeton at Pike Cen- tral, 5:30 p.m. SATURDAY, APRIL 7 High School Baseball: Pike Central at Princeton Invitational, 10 a.m. High School Softball: Pike Central at Sullivan, 11 a.m. ( Varsity Only) High School Boys' Golf: Pike Central at Vin- cennes Invitational, 1 p.m. High School Girls' Tennis: Pike Central at Loo- gootee Invitational, 9 a.m. MONDAY, APRIL 9 High School Baseball: Pike Central at Forest Park, 5:30 p.m. High School Girls' and Boys' Track and Field: North Posey at Pike Central, 6:30 p.m. Middle School Girls' Tennis: Pike Central at Washington, 5 p.m. Middle School Softball: Forest Park at Pike Cen- tral, 6 p.m. Middle School Baseball: Rockport at Pike Cen- tral, 6:30 p.m. TUESDAY, APRIL 10 High School Girls' Tennis: Pike Central at North Daviess, 4:30 p.m. High School Baseball: Pike Central at North Da- viess, 5 p.m. High School Softball: Tecumseh at Pike Central, 6 p.m. ( JV 2nd) Middle School Girls' Tennis: Loogootee at Pike Central, 5 p.m. Middle School Girls' and Boys' Track and Field: Pike Central and North Posey at Tecumseh, 6 p.m. Middle School Baseball: Tecumseh at Pike Cen- tral, 6:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11 High School Baseball: Jasper at Pike Central, 5:30 p.m. High School Girls' Tennis: North Posey at Pike Central, 5:30 p.m. Middle School Softball: Pike Central at Vincennes Clark, 6 p.m. THURSDAY, APRIL 12 High School Boys' Golf: Pike Central at Wash- ington, 4:30 p.m. High School Girls' and Boys' Track and Field: Pike Central in Dubois/Pike Invitational at Jasper, 4:30 p.m. High School Softball: Pike Central at Castle, 6 p.m. ( JV 1st) Middle School Girls' and Boys' Track and Field: Southridge at Pike Central, 5 p.m. Middle School Girls' Tennis: Barr-Reeve at Pike Central, 5 p.m. Middle School Softball: Heritage Hills at Pike Central, 6:30 p.m. FRIDAY, APRIL 13 High School Softball: North Knox at Pike Cen- tral, 5 p.m. ( JV 2nd) Middle School Baseball: Boonville at Pike Cen- tral ( JV only), 6:30 p.m. LINESCORES HIGH SCHOOL VARSITY BASEBALL WASHINGTON 12, PIKE CENTRAL 1 March 30 at Washington Pike Central 000 01 – 1 5 5 Washington 103 8x – 12 6 1 Braxton Rice, Brennon Benton (4), Race Britton (4) and Benton, Rice (4). Billy Fleetwood and Jaydin Pend- ley. W – Fleetwood. L – Rice. 2B – Gage Latham ( W ), Rice (PC). HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' TENNIS PIKE CENTRAL 3, TECUMSEH 2 April 2 at Pike Central No. 1 singles: Cass Cibder (PC) def. Breah Bailey 4-6, 6 -1, 7-7 (7-2). No. 2 singles: Layne Pemberton (Tec) def. Meredith Benson 6 -4, 6 -1. No. 3 singles: Melinda Munday (Tec) def. Shelby Vaughn 6 -2, 6 -2. No. 1 doubles: Kirsten Jansen-Audrey Keepes (PC) def. Allie Lochmueller-Samantha Clark 6 -2, 6 -4. No. 2 doubles: Jadyn Ashby-Grace Smith (PC) def. Abby Richart-Katie Tooley 6 -3, 6 -1. Junior Varsity: Adair Kabrick def. Lauren Smith 8 -0. HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' TRACK AND FIELD PIKE CENTR AL 69, TECUMSEH 53, WASHINGTON CATHOLIC 2 April 2 at Tecumseh 3,200-meter relay: 1. Pike Central (Halley Pow- ers, Cailey Furman, Lillie Pancake, Lily Willis) 12:12; 2. Tecumseh 12:58. 100-meter hurdles: 1. Lauren Young (PC) 18.95. 100-meter dash: 1. Libby Stone (PC) 14.33; 2. Jenna Meyer (PC) 14.34; 3. Meyer (Tec) 14.91; 4. Thomas ( WC) 15.53. 1,600-meter run: 1. Lockyear (Tec) 6:27; 2. Lily Willis (PC) 6:38; 3. Moore (Tec) 6:40 ; 4. Furman (PC). 400-meter relay: 1. Pike Central (Lily Willis, Libby Stone, Halley Powers, Jen- na Meyer) 4:42; 2. Tecumseh 4:49. 400-meter dash: 1. Meyer (Tec) 1:11; 2. Lett (Tec) 1:14; 3. Lillie Pan- cake (PC) 1:15; 4. Jenna Meyer (PC) 1:18. 300-me- ter hurdles: 1. Halley Powers (PC) 59.46. 200-meter dash: 1. Lockyear (Tec) 28.55; 2. Libby Stone (PC) 29.31; 3. Jenna Meyer (PC) 30.84; 4. Thomas ( WC) 32.41. 800-meter run: 1. Pemberton (Tec) 3:07; 2. Rudolphi (Tec) 3:08; 3. Cailey Furman (PC) 3:17; 4. Cynthia Sapp (PC) 3:55. 3,200-meter run: 1. Moore (Tec) 14:40. 1,600-meter relay: 1. Tecumseh 57.26; 2. Pike Central 57.53. High jump: 1. Taylor Deffendoll (PC) 4-8; 2. Mad- die Williams (PC) 4-6. Long jump: 1. Libby Stone (PC) 13-7; 2. Lily Willis (PC) 11-6; 3. Pemberton (Tec) 10 -8; 4. King (Tec) 10 -0. Shot put: 1. Alyssa Jenkins (PC) 28 -3; 2. Donoho (Tec) 21-2; 3. Storm Weisling (PC) 21-1; 4. Helfert (Tec) 21-0. Above: Pike Central High School sophomore Shelby Vaughn gets in position to hit a return shot during the girls' ten- nis team's practice on Friday, March 30. The Lady Chargers opened the season with a 3-2 vic- tory over visiting Tecumseh on Monday, April 2. Ed Cahill photo Left: Pike Central High School sophomore Chloe Roy serves the ball during the girls' tennis team's practice on Friday, March 30. The Lady Chargers opened the season with a 3-2 victory over visiting Tecumseh on Mon- day, April 2. Ed Cahill photo Above: Pike Central High School senior Cass Conder hits a return during the girls' tennis team's practice on Friday, March 30. The Lady Chargers opened the season with a 3-2 victory over vis- iting Tecumseh on Monday, April 2. Ed Cahill photo Below: Pike Central High School sophomore Audrey Keepes tries to hit the ball while playing doubles during the girls' tennis team's prac- tice on Friday, March 30. The Lady Chargers opened the season with a 3-2 victo- ry over visiting Tecumseh on Monday, April 2. Ed Cahill photo Left: Pike Central High School sophomore Grace Smith goes after the ball while playing doubles during the girls' tennis team's practice on Friday, March 30. The Lady Char- gers opened the season with a 3-2 victory over vis- iting Tecumseh on Monday, April 2. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School soph- omore Adair Kabrick prepares to hit the ball while playing doubles during the girls' tennis team's practice on Friday, March 30. The Lady Chargers opened the season with a 3-2 victory over visiting Tecumseh on Monday, April 2. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School se- nior Jadyn Ashby follows through on a return during the girls' ten- nis team's practice on Friday, March 30. The Lady Chargers opened the season with a 3-2 vic- tory over visiting Tecumseh on Monday, April 2. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School sophomore centerfielder Connor O'Neal takes a swing at a pitch during varsity baseball action at Washington on Friday, March 30. Ed Cahill photo See BASEBALL on pg 3