Baseball
Athenians survive vs Warriors
Crawfordsville baseball looked as if they were going to cruise to a Sagamore Conference sweep against Danville on Wednesday. The final score ended up being 8-7 Athenians as the Warriors didn’t go away without a fight.
Leading 8-2 in the top of the 7th Cville pulled starter Kale Wemer and brought in sophomore Wyatt Motz to close the deal. Motz struggled so CHS turned to fellow sophomore Jude Coursey. Coursey fared no better and before CHS knew what happened Danville had the bases loaded with one out and trailed by a single run at 8-7.
Coach Brett Motz elected to put Wemer back in the game and the junior hurler struck out the final two Warrior batters to preserve the Danville upset bid.
With the win Crawfordsville improves to 7-2 (2-0 SAC) on the season. They’ll have Thursday and Friday off before preparing to host the annual Athenian Invite which will be a three-team round robin at CHS with Norwell and Griffith.
CHS will take on Norwell at noon on Saturday and play Griffith at 5 p.m.
Mounties blanked by Bruins for SAC sweep
Southmont baseball after almost securing a SAC win over Tri-West on Tuesday traveled to conclude their two-game SAC series with the Bruins on Wednesday. The Mounties fell by a final score of 12-0 in five innings.
South tallied four hits as Mason Hall continued swinging a hot bat going 2-2 on the evening a night after crushing a pair of home runs. Trip Ward and Chayce Howell both had a hit each for the Mounties as well in the loss.
The Mounties fall to 3-4 (0-2 SAC) on the season and will be back at home on Friday when they host Fountain Central.
Softball
Mounties swept by third ranked Bruins
The third ranked Tri-West Bruins had little trouble coming up with a Sagamore Conference sweep of Southmont on Wednesday at the Mounties fell 10-0 in five innings. The Mounties secured just a single hit by Cheyenne Shaw in the loss.
They fall to 1-4 (0-2 SAC) on the season and will be back in action on Thursday when they host Fountain Central.
Athenians continue to show progress in SAC sweep
The young Crawfordsville Athenians are making progress. Wednesday CHS traveled to Danville and fell 15-4 in six innings.
Offensively the Athenians tallied eight hits against the Warriors as Olivia Hedrick, Christina Susdorf, and Lilyann Bridgham all had two hits each. Both of Susdorf’s hits were doubles as she ended with a pair of RBI’s. Hedrick along with Celeste Moore also had extra base hits.
Cville falls to 0-6 (0-2 SAC) on the season and they will travel to Beech Grove on Saturday to play in the Hornet Invite.
Boys Golf
Chargers improve to 2-0, Fountain Central’s Payne hits hole in one
There was plenty to celebrate for both North Montgomery and Fountain Central boys golf on Wednesday as the Chargers traveled for a dual meet with FC. The Chargers came away with the dual meet win 167-193 over the Mustangs. Neal Jeffery earned medalist with a 38 while Alex Chapman shot a 41 with Hayden Turner carding a 43. Sophomore Rohen Barnes shot a 45 in his first varsity start for the Chargers to round out the scoring.
The excitement for the Mustangs came win No. 1 Jaylin Payne shot a hole-in-one on hole at Rivercrest. Payne went on a to shoot a 40 for the Mustangs. Wes Jackson carded a 42, Kam Krug a 51 and Ayden Donaldson a 60.
The Chargers will return to action on Saturday when they compete at the Danville Invite with fellow county rivals Crawfordsville and Southmont along with a majority of fellow Sagamore Conference teams. FC returns to action on Saturday as well competing in the Earlybird Invitational back at Rivercrest.
