Knights Hit Three Homers-Fall To Luers
The Southwood baseball team played their final regular season game Tuesday, going 8 innings and falling to Ft. Wayne Luers 10-8.
Aided by home runs from Jacob Lloyd, Nathan Hollars and Brandin Frazier and hits from five other players and a good pitching performance from Brennan Kelly, the Knights were up 3 runs going to the 7th before giving up 3 in the 7th and 2 in the 8th.
Southwood 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 8
Ft. Luers 0 2 2 0 1 0 3 2 10
N Hollars 2-5 2R 12B 1HR 2RBI
J Blair 2-4
B Frazier 2-4 1R 1HR 1RBI
C Deeter 1-3 1R 1BB
C Gouviea 1-3 1R
J Lloyd 1-1 1R 1HR 1RBI
C Baxter 1-3 1BB 1RBI
B Kelly 0-1 1RBI
B Kelly 6 inn 4K 4BB 6H 4R 3ER
N Hollars (0-2) 1 2/3 2K 1BB 5H 5R 3ER
B Frazier 1/3 1K 0BB 0H 0R 0ER
Coaches Comments: Tonight was enjoyable night in terms of having a chance to honor our Seniors Colin Gouviea, Kyle Weaver, Casey Baxter. All three players had either a run or an RBI to contribute. Brennan Kelly pitched a great game and put us in position to win. Nathan Hollars had an excellent game at the plate, and deserved better on the mound. Jake Lloyd and Brandin Frazier also hit a couple of big home runs. We were up 3 runs in the 7th and need to find a way to close out games against solid teams like Luers.
Girls Track Season Comes To An End
The girls track regionals were held Tuesday with athletes from Manchester and Northfield competing at Warsaw, while Southwood and Wabash were at Ft. Wayne.
No athlete from Wabash County made it out of the regional.
We will post complete county results Wednesday.
Knights Fall In Slug Fest
The Southwood baseball team fell in a slug fest Monday to Northwestern, falling to the Wildcats 23-13 in five innings.
The Knights kept right with the hard hitting Cats early, leading 3-2 after one, trailing 9-8 after two and leading 12-11 after three.
In the top of the 5th Northwestern exploded for 12 runs, with the Knights getting just one back in the bottom of the inning for the final score.
Northwestern 2 7 2 0 12 23
Southwood 3 5 4 0 1 13
N Hollars 4-4 with 2 HR 4 Runs 6RBI 3SB
Kyle Weaver 0-1 3 Runs
J Blair 2-3 2 Runs
Cole 2-3 1 R 1 RBI
Lloyd 2-3 1R 1RBI
Gouviea 1-2 1R
L Elliott 3-3 3 Runs
Pitching
J Blair 2Inn 9 R 8 ER
K Weaver 3 INN 12 R 1 ER
Knights Stumble At Maconaquah Invite
The Southwood baseball team played in the Maconaquah Invite Satuerday at Bunker Hill. The Knights fell 9-3 to Maconaqauh in game one, then lost a tough 4-3 decison to Northwestern in game two.
In game one Maconaquah scored in four different innings, while the Knights picked up all three of their runs in the 3rd.
Kyle Weaver 2-2 1 R 2 BB 1 SB
Nathan Hollars 0-2 2BB 1 RBI
Jake Lloyd 1-3 1BB
B Frazier 0-3 1BB 1RBI
C Gouviea 1-3 1 R
L Elliott 1-3 1R
Southwood left the bases loaded twice.
C Gouviea 5 inn 2BB 11H 9R 9ER
C Hinrichsen 1inn 1H
Coach Holtzleiter ” We had a lot of chances to score runs we left the bases loaded twice, we did not situationally hit and it cost us several runs. Clay came in and pitched well and Collin battled through 5 innings.”
In game two the Knights took a 1-0 lead in the first and were tied 2-2 after three. Northwestern picked up two runs in the 5th, with the Knights getting one back in the 5th, just falling short.
N Hollars 1-4 2R 3SB
J Blair 1-4 1R 1RBI
R Cole 2-4 1SB
J Lloyd 2BB 1RBI
L Elliott 1-3
B Frazier 5 inn 1K 3BB 8H 4R 3ER
C Hinrichsen 2 INN 3K 1H 0R
Coach Holtzleiter ” This was a well played game, ultimately what decided the game was a ball that got stuck in the webbing of a glove costing us an out. I was happy with the way we played. Brandin Frazier and Clay pitched great. It is a tremendous sign for our program when we can throw two Freshman on the mound and still compete.”
Lady Knights Fall In Twinbill
The Southwood varsity softball team lost a Saturday double header to Adams Central, falling in game one 13-4 and game two 9-2.
In game one Adams Central jumped on the Knights in the first inning for 4 runs, but the Lady Knights answered with 2 in the bottom of the inning. Skylar Chain hit a one out single that was backed up by a Jenny Bentley double to put runners at 2nd & 3rd. Chain would then score on a passed ball to make it 4-1. With two outs Lacey Goble singled home Bentley to make it 4-2.
In the bottom of the third the Lady Knight bats went to work again. Skylar Chain would lead off with a walk and was followed by Jenny Bentley reaching on a fielder’s choice to put runners on 1st & 2nd. A wild pitch put runners on 2nd & 3rd when Goble hit a fly ball out to score Chain. Courtney Simpson then singled to score Bentley and it was a new ballgame at 4-4.
The Adams Central bats would come alive, scoring 4 runs in the 4th, 3 in the 6th and 2 in the 7th while holding Southwood scoreless the remainder of the game for the 13-4 score.
Pitching Summary: Jenny Bentley 7 IP, 15 hits, 13 runs, 5 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Hitting Summary: Skylar Chain 2-3, 2 runs, Lacey Goble 2-3, 1 RBI, Courtney Simpson 1-3, 1 RBI, Bailey Lundmark 1-3, Jenny Bentley 1-4, 1 double, 2 runs
In game two Adams Central scored nine runs by the fourth inning to lead 9-0 before Southwood got on the board.
In the bottom of the 4th, Logan Hensley led off with a double and was followed by a Courtney Simpson walk. Pinch runner Abby Grossnickle advanced to third on a passed ball with Simpson going to second. With one out Bailey Lundmark singled to score Grossnickle, with Simpson advancing to third. Pinch runner Kaylee Bixby was then caught trying to steal second, then a strike out to end the inning getting just one run.
In the bottom of the fifth, Meranda Friend doubled to get the inning started. A ground ball advanced Friend to 2nd, then a line drive out by Bentley. Lacey Goble then singled home Friend for the final run of the game, as the Knights lost game two 9-2.
Pitching Summary: Jordyn Chain 7 IP, 11 hits, 9 runs, 2 ER, 3 BB, 1 K
Hitting Summary: Logan Hensley 2-3, 1 double, Bailey Lundmark 2-3, 1 RBI, Meranda Friend 2-4, 1 run, 1 double, Lacey Goble 2-4, 1 RBI, Skylar Chain 1-4
Coach’s Comment: We didn’t come ready to play and it showed on the field. We have to come more ready to play Wednesday at Sectional.
Next Game: Wednesday Sectional Semi-Final vs. Northfield/Lewis Cass Winner 5 p.m.
Southwood JV Wins Seasons Final Game
The Southwood junior varsity softball team played their final game of the season Friday, topping Tippecanoe Valley 11-5.
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
R |
H |
E |
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Southwood |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
11 |
11 |
4 |
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Tipp Valley |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
Hitting Statistics:
Alex Roberts- 3/4, 4 RBI, 1 BB
Meranda Friend- 2/4, 3 R
Kaylee Bixby- 1 R, 1 BB
Kenzi Rhamy- 2/5, 2 R, 1 RBI
Kiley Leach- 1/4, 2 R, 1BB
Logan Hensley- 1/4, 1 R, 1 BB
Abby Grossnickle- 1/2, 1 R, 1 BB
Lacy Goble- 1/2
Skylar Chain- 1 R, 1 BB
Pitching Statistics:
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Pitching |
O |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
HR |
S% |
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Bailey Lundmark |
16 |
5.1 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
53.4% |
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Skylar Chain |
5 |
1.2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
46.2% |
Knights Fall To Defending 3A State Champs
The Southwood Knight baseball team took on defending 3A state champion Western Friday, falling to the Panthers 15-1 in five innings.
Western would record 3 hits in the top of the first and score 2 runs to jump on the Knights early. Kyle Weaver led off the Southwood first with a single, but the Knights couldn’t plate a run.
Still down just 2-0 in the second, Robbie Cole led things off with a single and with one out was followed by a Brandin Frazier single, but again the offense stalled without scoring a run.
Western would score 4 runs in the third and one more in the top of the fourth to lead 7-0 when Robbie Cole got the goose egg off the board for the Knights with a shot over the left center fence to make it 7-1.
Western would collect 8 hits in the fifth, coupled with two Knight errors and a hit batter, scored 8 runs in route to the 15-1 score.
The Knight defense threw two Western runners out at the plate, while the offense had just 5 hits.
Robbie Cole led the offense with a home run and a single. Kyle Weaver and Brandin Frazier had singles. Dustin Curless had a double.
County Boys Headed For Regionals
The boys track sectionals were held Thursday with Northfield and Manchester traveling to Plymouth, while Wabash and Southwood headed for Marion.
At Plymouth :
Advancing for Manchester was Colin McNeeley 3rd in the 100, Mathew Fahs-Brown 4th 3200, Brodi Carter 2nd 110H, sectional champions 300H 43.40, 4th high jump, Gunner Ream sectional champion long jump 20′ 8 1/2”, 4th 110H, 2nd 300H, 4×100 sectional champions, 46.00 Colin McNeeley, Jacob Casper, Austen Oaks, Eric Knight, Cole Sellers 2nd Discus.
From Northfield advancing was 200: Tyler Morgan 4th. 23.81, 800: Devin Tracy 3rd 2:06, 1600: Caleb Augustus 2nd 4:39 Devin Tracy 4th 4:41, 3200: Caleb Augustus – Sectional Champion 9:53, 4×100: Jonathan VanDuyne, Tanner Wilcox, Heath Miller, Tyler Morgan 2nd 46.25, 4×400: Marcus Kroh, Jonathan VanDuyne, Seth Frye, Tyler Morgan 3rd 3:38, 4×800: Austin Andrews, Jonathan VanDuyne, Devin Tracy, Caleb Augustus 3rd 8:50
At the Marion sectional, From Southwood making it to regional was Michael Bowman (2nd Place – 800 Meter Run and Brett Wyatt – 4th Place – Shot Put). Both will be at Regional next week at Fort Wayne Wayne High School.
Making it from Wabash was Sam Hall (1600 – 3rd and 800 – 3rd)
