Andrew Sparks U 14  pitched two complete games at the SUPPORT YOUR TROOPS TOURNAMENT and had a 0 era in both games labor day weekend. Andrew played with the Indiana Kodiaks www.indianakodiaksbaseball.org and they won all games played that weekend to take the tournament

Senior RHP AJ Ehrlich pitched back-to-back no-hitters in his last two starts.  A 5-inning no-hitter vs. Lebanon on Thursday, April 29 and then followed that with a PERFECT GAME vs. Danville (6 innings) on Thursday, May 6.  Both are Sagamore Conference opponents.  Ehrlich is 6-0 on the season.  The Athenians followed Ehrlich's perfect game on Thursday with another PERFECT GAME vs. North Putnam on Saturday (5 innings).  In that game 3 Athenian pitches combined for the perfect game (Steven Rice (2); Jordan Kiger (1) and Reece Heron (2).  CHS has thrown no-hitters in 3 of the last 4 games and have shutout opponents in 5 of the last six games, including 4 in a row.  Crawfordsville is 16-3 on the season and 9-0 in Conference play.

As a Freshman, Payton Scott is currently batting .343 for class 3A Mississinewa.  Devensively, Payton is fielding at a .980 percentage

Winning pitcher Bryce Rainey pitched 5 innnings without giving up a run and allowed just 4 hits and 2 walks.  He struck out 6 batters.  "We had excellent pitching all week long and it was another outstanding performance from Bryce Rainey", Eastern Coach Steve Swinson said.  "He just managed the game very well.  He's gaining confidence each and every time he's out.  He's 3-0 now."  Rainey also pitched all 5 innings for the Eastern Comets in a game vs. North Miami.  He has seven strikeouts against 1 walk and 5 hits.  He gave up just one unearned run in the bottom of the fifth inning.

In a doubleheader versus Winamac Frank Fisk went 4 for 6 with 3 homeruns and 9 RBI's, despite being intentionally walked three times in the second game. Frank is going to play for Wilmington of Ohio next year. Frontier is 13 and 1 so far this year.

Junior catcher JACOB BARNES WAS NOMINATED FOR HANCOCK COUNTY PLAYER OF THE YEAR..ONLINE POLL TAKEN BY THE GREENFIELD REPORTER FROM 04/10/2010-04/14/2010 JACOB CAME OUT ON TOP WITH A TOTAL OF 198 VOTES TO WIN PRESEASON POLL FOR HANCOCK BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR.

Against Southern Wells on 4-13-10, Jake Althouse was 2-3 with a HR, 5 RBI's, and a SB.  Also, Derek Durkes was outstanding in his first Varsity start as a freshman pitching 4 solid innings, only giving up 2 hits, and striking out 4.  Sophomore Ryan Spaulding added in the win going 2-3 with a 2B, 3 RBI's, and a SB.

Junior catcher Peyton Ross has 11 rbi 3 homeruns, pick offs and he is just starting his junior year after being the starting catcher for the past 2 years.

Oak Hill defeated 2 time sectional champs Tipton 18-4.  Blaine Beaty pitched 4 innings of 1 run baseball, Jake Althouse was 3-4, 2 2B's, and 5 RBI's, Ryan Spaulding was 2-4, HR, 3 RBI's, and Brandon Truman was 3-3.  Good win versus a quality team.

The Indiana Bandits 14 and under (2009-2010 freshmen) travel team went to Lebanon, Tennessee and came home with the CABA World Series Championship.  The Bandits beat teams from Tennessee, Alabama, New Jersey, Washington and Kentucky.  Ryan Thurston of Madison was named the CABA 14U World Series Tournament MVP.  The Bandits 14U finished the season with a 60-19 record.

This year ANDREW SPARKS has been on fire with a batting average of 532.And in pitching he has been more on fire with under 1 er rate. He played for the Indiana Bandits last year. And subbed for many teams. He pitched the first game for the Indiana Prospects in the CABA world series and won the game for them. After winning the game we headed straight to Delaware to Sports on the Beach where he continued to win with the Indiana Irish. The Irish is the team he chose to play with for the upcoming season .And is the team he will be playing with in your Hoosier Diamond fall ball league. Andrew has very good grades and takes advanced classes in school. Andrew is still in middle school due to his birth day that is the next day after school starts. .And has always been a A/B student with grades .Andrew is also a rated player on Amateur Base Ball Report .He made it to regional with them when he was a 13 year old to play with the 14 year olds. Andrew has also helped players that play RBI reviving baseball in Inner cities. Andrew has excelled in several sports but as of last year he chose to make base ball his only sport. I will be sending you some pictures and videos. 

Alex McGowan, junior outfielder / pitcher from Brownsburg, in the sectional game against Avon went 2 for 4 with a single and triple.  Brownsburg defeated Avon 4-1.

Freshman Bryce Rainey, pitching his first varsity game, fired a one hitter to lead the eastern comets to their sixth straight win.  Rainey threw a complete game and struck out five, walked none, and had only one unearned run.  "It was nice to see him come up and throw well", Eastern Coach Steve Swinson said.  "He's thrown well all season on the JV level so we thought we'd give him an opportunity.  He did a nice job getting ahead of the batters - he let his defense work behind him.  We like what we saw - he's got a bright future ahead of him".

Wilson is an outstanding player.  His batting average is .722.  Returning from a an injury Damon Wilson pitched his first full game of the season, which was Washington Catholic’s first and only win thus far.  Wilson struck out 12 and allowed only 2 hits.  Wilson was 3 for 3, 2sb's. In the last 12 games Damon has picked up 4 triples, 13 doubles, 10singles, and 12sb's.  Damon’s current batting average is .722

In the Johnson County Tournament Jesse helped Greenwood High School to win the tournament championship by going 2 for 3 with 1 rbi in the first game against Whiteland High School, in a 4-1 win, and 2 for 3 with 4 rbi's with a 3 run home run in the championship game against Center Grove High School in which Greenwood won the game 12-4.  This brought Jesse's batting average to .492, his rbi total to 34, his home run total to 6, and his slugging percentage to .892.  He broke the all time rbi record for rbi's in a season and the all time batting average in a season for Greenwood High School.  It also puts him among the best hitters among all hitting catagories in Greenwood High School history. 

Bryce Rainey, in his high school debut as a freshman pitcher, threw a complete game, including 13 strike outs, and allowed just two hits, to lead the Eastern Comets to a victory over rival Madison Grant High School.  As the season is drawing to a close, Bryce has maintained an ERA of just 3.06, and a Batting average of .320.

In a double header with conference foe Plainfield Jesse Aubrey went 4 for 5 with two home runs in the first game, one being a grand slam, the other a 2 run HR.  He also hit a 2 RBI double in the first game bringing his rbi total to 8 in the first game.  In the second game he went 2 for 3 with one RBI.  He also came in with the score tied 3-3 in the top of the eighth and pitched two shut out innings to get the win with a 4-3 score after nine innings.  He is now hitting .522 has 25 RBI's, 5 home runs, a slugging % of 1.000, and an ERA of 0.00. 

May 8, 2009 Northfield High School IN.
Tyler Palmer threw a perfect game for the Norse and became the first pitcher since 1989 to do so, leading Northfield to a 3-0 win over Fort Wayne Wayne. He struck out 8 Generals and threw a total of 83 pitches, 58 for strikes.

Chris Rea, threw a 3 hitter to lead Cambridge City Lincoln over defending Tri-Eastern Conference champion Union County 2-1.  Rea went 7 innings and allowed one earned run on three hits while striking out 5.  Chris is now 2-1 in the conference with a 1.00 ERA.  Brent Gard's carefully placed squeeze bunt in the 4th inning plated the go ahead run.

Coach Gary Vaught earned his 500^th victory while coaching at the University of Indianapolis.  Coach Vaught’s overall coaching record is now 667-473-2.

Chris Pearson, a catcher / pitcher for Center Grove, recently went 4-5 with 2 homeruns.

Conner Guthrie pitched a no hitter in 5 inning 11-0 victory over Cloverdale.

Northview’s Zac Niehaus is currently hitting .790, 19-24, 9 doubles, 2 triples, 10 stolen bases. Northview’s record is 6-4.

Senior pitcher Cameron Metzger, named to Hoosier Diamond’s 3A Preseason All-State Team,  pitched a complete game in a 9-8 victory over South Central.  Metzger gave up 8 hits and 5 earned runs.  At the plate Metzger went 2 for 2 with 2 homeruns  and 2 RBI.  Charlestown’s senior outfielder Joel Rodriguez made a diving catch in the outfield and doubled a runner off base to end the game.

Senior pitcher Cameron Metzger, named to Hoosier Diamond’s 3A Preseason All-State Team,  pitched a complete game in a 9-8 victory over South Central.  Metzger gave up 8 hits and 5 earned runs.  At the plate Metzger went 2 for 2 with 2 homeruns  and 2 RBI.  Charlestown’s senior outfielder Joel Rodriguez made a diving catch in the outfield and doubled a runner off base to end the game.

Brownsburg opened up their first week of  the season going 4-0 by defeating North Central 5-3, then winning the Hendricks County Tourney beating Tri West 14-1, Avon 3-0, and Cascade 4-2.  Junior RHP Dalton Wentz pitched the win against North Central and Avon by throwing the final 3 innings in each game with a total of 14 strikeouts, 1 hit and 1 walk.

During the 2008 season Jimmy Corcoran set a state record with 16 consecutive hits.  Corcoran continued his hitting streak into the 2009 season by posting 2 hits in 2 at bats versus Southwood, 3 for 3 versus Tipton, 4 for 4 versus Rossville, and had 4 consecutive hits against West Lafayette before flying out to end his hitting streak.

Oak Hill posted its first win of the season against a very good Churubusco team. Sophomore Jake Althouse recorded the win with 5 solid innings pitched. Althouse also went 3-4 at the plate with a homerun and 5 RBI’s. Senior Chris Reeves pitched 2 quality innings earning the save. Freshman Ryan Spaulding had 2 singles in the game.

Chris Rea led Cambridge City Lincoln to a 7-2 victory over North Decatur. Rea pitched a complete game, allowed 1 earned run, gave up 6 hits, struckout 10. The victory improved Lincoln’s record to 2-0.

2008 Indiana Baseball nominee BJ Sieverding lead the South Ripley Raiders to a win over Eastern Greene in the 1st round of the 2A Semi State with a 7 inning shutout.  BJ currently has 29 consecutive shutout innings through the Sectional, Regional, and Semi State while amassing over 140 strikeouts for the season.

The South Ripley Raiders clinched their second Regional Championship in three years as they defeated Heritage Christian 4-0.  BJ Sieverding, a 2008 Mr. Baseball nominee, pitched a 1 hit shutout striking out 10.  South Ripley’s Russ Steinhauer added the offensive punch with 2 home runs.

The South Ripley Raiders clinched their 3^rd straight Sectional title with a 4-0 win over Lawrenceburg. 2008 Mr. Baseball nominee BJ Sieverding pitched the win in a 7 inning shutout. BJ pitched in all three sectional games recording 3 wins. BJ’s season record is now 10-1 with a strikeout total over 120.

Colt Stephenson, a junior outfielder and Hoosier Diamond 2^nd Team All-State selection, went 2 for 3 with a walk in a 12-3 victory over Clinton Prairie.  Attica’s Seth Rooze had 2 hits and 4 rbi in the victory that put The Red Ramblers at 17-10.

Junior second baseman Tom Wilk’s eight inning single scored Tyler Bolla in a 1-0 victory over Whiting in a Greater South Shore Conference game. Valpo’s Tyler Nader (5-2) and Whiting’s Mike Rokicki each tossed four-hitters.

Ethan Tribolet, a senior pitcher, threw a one-hitter in a 2-0 victory over conference rival Kokomo. Tribolet had 9 strikeouts and 3 walks. Huntington North is 11-0 in conference play and 18-3 overall.

Matt Wyatt, a junior outfielder for Charlestown hit 2 first inning homeruns in a 20-3 victory at West Washington.  Matt’s first homerun was a 2-run shot with no outs and his second homerun was a 3-run shot with 2 outs.  Matt finished the game going 3 for 4 with 8 rbi.

Jake Goldberg threw a no-hitter against Northwood.  Goldberg had 17 strikeouts and walked 4.
 

In a 2-1 victory Evansville Reitz left handed pitcher Jeff Burkett pitched a 4-hitter against conference rival Evansville Memorial. Jeff struck out 7 batters and walked 1. Burkett is now 3-0 on the mound with a 1.98 ERA.

Colt Stephenson went 2 for 4 with a homerun and 2 rbi in a 11-4 win over Bismarck-Henning Illinois.  Stephenson also went 3 for 3 with 4 rbi, and a game ending homerun during game 1 of a double header against North Vermillion.  In game 2 Stephenson posted 3 rbi’s on 2 hits.  Attica’s Rooze drove in four runs which included a two-run homerun.