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B-2 Sports Wednesday, May 9, 2018 The Press-Dispatch The Pike Central Middle School softball team held Eighth Grade Recognition Night on Tuesday, May 1. Pictured, from left to right, are: Nevaeh LeMond, Avery Hunt, Mallory Hunt, Sophie Carnahan, Hal- lie Bailey and Brynn Hillyard. Submitted Photo PCMS softball teams improve to 9-0 with wins over Vincennes Clark The Pike Central Mid- dle School softball team improved to 9 -0 with a 15 - 4 four-inning victory over visiting Vincennes Clark on Tuesday, May 1. The Lady Chargers belt- ed out 11 hits and drew three walks while Vincennes Clark committed three er- rors. Leading Pike Central of- fensively was eighth grader Avery Hunt, who had three hits – a single, a double and her first Lady Charger home run, a grand slam. Seventh grader Delaney Welch had two hits, both singles. Seventh grader Alyna Sharp belted her first La- dy Charger home run while eighth graders Sophie Car- nahan and Brynn Hillyard hit one double each. Collect- ing one single apiece were eighth grader Hallie Bailey and seventh graders Mad- elyn Fiscus and Chloe Wil- liams. Hillyard picked up the win for Pike Central, allow- ing four runs – all earned – on seven hits while striking out seven in three innings. Carnahan pitched the final inning, allowing no runs on two hits while striking out one. Pike Central's B-team also improved to 9 -0 with a 13-2 four-inning victory over the Lady Alices, col- lecting 13 hits and drawing six walks. Sixth graders Brailey Mills and Karley Kavana- ugh and seventh grader Madelyn Fiscus had two sin- gles each. Sixth grader Lex- ie Onyett had a double while seventh grader Chloe Wil- lis, sixth grader Macey Stil- well, seventh grader Tessa Vinnedge, sixth grader Zara Sallee, sixth grader Haylie Fulcher and sixth grader Kelby Leighty had one sin- gle apiece. The winning picture was Kavanaugh, who allowed no runs on one hit and struck out one in two innings. On- yett pitched the final two in- nings, allowing two runs – both earned – on two hits. Pike Central, which played at Heritage Hills on Monday, May 7, will close out the season with road games against Jasper on Tuesday, May 8, South- ridge on Monday, May 14, and Barr-Reeve on Wednes- day, May 16. Pike Central's lead to 2-0. A fter South Spencer scored twice in the sixth in- ning to tie the score at 2-2, Lady Charger senior third baseman Jalah Barnes sin- gled to lead off the bottom of the frame and advanced to second when the next bat- ter, senior pitcher Peyton Sorgius, drew a walk. Sophomore right fielder Lauren Vaughn then laid down a sacrifice bunt that Cook fielded and threw past first base, allowing Barnes to score the tie-breaking run. Sorgius, who had held the Lady Rebels hitless for the first five innings, gave up a one-out single to left fielder Cali Woodburn in the top of the seventh inning, but got catcher Jordan Deming to hit a comebacker to Sorgius, who threw the ball to Stone for the force-out at second base. Sorgius then retired the next batter – shortstop Ash- ton Rasor – on a comeback- er to Sorgius, who threw the ball to Croak for the game-ending out at first base. "You only get so many opportunities, and whoev- er cashes in on them wins the game," said Pike Cen- tral head coach Rick Weis- man, whose team won its fifth straight game to im- prove to 8 -4 overall and 2-1 in the Pocket Athletic Con- ference. "All we had to do was put the ball down and let them do all the running, catching and doing all that," Weis- man said. "That helps, if you keep them on edge, other than just the pitcher-catch- er back and forth." Prior to the fifth inning, the Lady Chargers had their best opportunity to score n the second inning, when back-to-back hits – a dou- ble by Sorgius and a single by Vaughn – put runners at second and third bases with one out. However, South Spencer pitcher Morgan Schuetter retired Carnahan and senior catcher Lexi Halbrader on back-to-back infield pop-ups to end the threat. "We had chances earlier in the game where we just couldn't get a hit," Weis- man said. "It seemed like we were trying to figure out, okay, what did she do to me the last time I was at bat, and then try to fig- ure out what she's coming with this time. Later in the game, we got better quality at-bats than we did the first time through, which is real- ly what you strive for as the game goes on." Sorgius, who went 2-for-2 at the plate while drawing one walk, went the distance for the Lady Chargers, al- lowing two runs – one of which was earned – on on four hits while walking three and striking out sev- en. "I thought it was one of her better games she's had," Weisman said of Sorgius. "I thought she might have had a little more pop to the ball than normal. I don't know whether keeping her out one game – the Vincennes game – to give her a little rest helped her out or not. It seemed like she came back kind of fired up." With the loss, South Spen- cer fell to 4-6 overall and 2-2 in the PAC. In the junior varsity game, freshman Riley Mor- gan went 2-for-3, scored one run and drove in three to lead Pike Central to a 10 -6 victory over South Spencer. Sophomore Madison War- ner was 1-for-1 with a dou- ble, scored on run and drove in two, while sophomore Al- izé Padgett went 1-for-3,with two runs batted in. Padgett also allowed six runs – four of which were earned – on seven hits while striking out five in five in- nings. CHARGERS Continued from page 1 FALL Continued from page 1 Call us at 812-354-8500 or email sports@pressdispatch.net GOT SPORTS NEWS? UPCOMING SPORTS SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY, MAY 9 High School Girls' Tennis: Pike Central at For- est Park, 5 p.m. THURSDAY, MAY 10 High School Softball: Forest Park at Pike Central, 5:30 p.m. (No JV ) High School Boys' Golf: Pike Central at North Posey, 6 p.m. High School Boys' Track and Field: Pike Cen- tral in Pocket Athletic Conference Championship at Tell City, 6:30 p.m. Middle School Baseball: Pike Central at Tecum- seh ( Varsity), 5:30 p.m. FRIDAY, MAY 11 High School Girls' Tennis: Heritage Hills at Pike Central, 5:30 p.m. High School Baseball: Vincennes Lincoln at Pike Central, 6 p.m. SATURDAY, MAY 12 High School Girls' Tennis: Pike Central in Heri- tage Hills Invitational, 10 a.m. High School Baseball: Wood Memorial at Pike Central noon. High School Softball: Gibson Southern at Pike Central, noon ( JV 2nd) Middle School Baseball: Evansville Christian at Pike Central ( Varsity), 1 p.m. MONDAY, MAY 14 High School Baseball: Northeast Dubois at Pike Central, 5 p.m. High School Boys' Golf: Heritage Hills at Pike Central, 5:30 p.m. High School Girls' Tennis: Pike Central at Tell City, 5:30 p.m. Middle School Softball: Pike Central at South- ridge, 6 p.m. Middle School Baseball: Pike Central at Forest Park ( Junior Varsity), 6:30 p.m. TUESDAY, MAY 15 High School Boys' Golf: South Knox at Pike Cen- tral, 4:30 p.m. High School Girls' Track and Field: Pike Central in Sectional Meet at Princeton, 6 p.m. WEDNESDAY, MAY 16 High School Girls' Tennis: Pike Central in Sec- tional Tournament at Jasper, 4:30 p.m. High School Boys' Golf: Barr-Reeve at Pike Cen- tral, 4:30 p.m. Middle School Softball: Pike Central at Barr- Reeve, 6 p.m. THURSDAY, MAY 17 High School Softball: Pike Central at Northeast Dubois, 5 p.m. ( JV 2nd) High School Boys' Track and Field: Pike Central in Sectional Meet at Princeton, 6 p.m. High School Baseball: South Spencer at Pike Cen- tral, 6:30 p.m. Middle School Baseball: Forest Park at Pike Cen- tral ( Junior Varsity), 6:30 p.m. Pike Central High School senior catcher Lexi Halbrad- er (left) tags out South Spencer shortstop Ashton Rasor (2) at home during varsity softball action on Wednesday, May 2. The Lady Chargers won the Pocket Athletic Con- ference contest, 3-2. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School senior Peyton Sor- gius prepares to deliver a pitch during varsi- ty softball action against visiting South Spencer on Wednesday, May 2. Sorgius allowed two runs – one of which was earned – on four hits while walking three and striking out seven in the Lady Chargers' 3-2 victory. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School senior cen- terfielder Shelbi Pipes awaits the pitch while batting during varsity softball ac- tion against visiting South Spencer on Wednesday, May 2. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School senior catcher Lexi Halbrader attempts to lay down a bunt during var- sity softball action against visiting South Spencer on Wednesday, May 2. Ed Cahill photo one run in the top of the fourth on a two-double by Huff, the Chargers rallied in the bottom of the frame to take a 6 -5 lead. Huff drew a walk and advanced to second on a single by Rice. Both run- ners subsequently moved up one base on a fielder's choice grounder by junior third baseman Troy Rick- ard. Church followed with an infield single, scoring Huff to tie the game at 5 -5. An error by Munoz on the play also allowed Rice to cross the plate, giving Pike Cen- tral a 6 -5 lead. However, Gibson South- ern would score four runs in the fifth inning – aided by three Charger errors and a pair of wild pitches – to take a 9 -6 lead. A fter scoring another run in the sixth inning on a sacrifice fly by Spindler, the Titans plated five more runs in the seventh inning to take a 15 - 6 lead. Gibson Southern's Smith led both teams with four hits – including one dou- ble – in five at-bats while scoring three runs and driving in one. Hupp went 3-for-5 with one double, scored two runs and drove in three. Lintzenich was 3-for-4 and drove in two runs. Spindler went 2-for-4, scored two runs and drove in two, while designated hitter Nic Maurer had two hits – including a double – in four at-bats and drove in two. Dimitri Dewig picked up the win for the Titans, al- lowing six runs – three of which were earned – on seven hits while walking four and striking out four in 5 -1/3 innings. Munoz hurled the final 1-2/3 in- nings, allowing just one hit and striking out two. Britton led Pike Cen- tral with 3 hits in four at- bats while scoring one run and driving in one. Church went 2-for-4, scored one run and drove in one. Rice, pitching in relief, took the loss for the Char- gers, allowing 10 runs – four of which were earned – on nine hits while walk- ing one and striking out one in 3-1/3 innings. Rick- ard pitched the first 3-2/3 innings, allowing five runs – four of which were earned – on eight hits while walk- ing two. With the loss, Pike Cen- tral slipped to 0 -16 overall ad 0 -5 in the Pocket Ath- letic Conference. Gibson Southern, meanwhile, im- proved to 7-8 overall and 3- 3 in the PAC. The Chargers subse- quently dropped a 4-3 loss at North Knox on Friday, May 4, and a 4-1 loss at North Posey on Monday, May 7, to fall to 0 -16 over- all and 0 -6 in the PAC. Pike Central, which played at Barr-Reeve on Tuesday, May 8, will host Vincennes Lincoln on Fri- day, May 11, Wood Memo- rial on Saturday, May 12, and Northeast Dubois on Monday, May 14. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! We're not afraid to shed some light on the truth. 812-354-8500