The Noblesville varsity baseball team defeated Frankfort 10-1 on Wednesday thanks to a six-run fourth inning. 

The Millers’ offensive onslaught was led by Mark Goudy, Reese Sharp, Bryce Randolph, and Jackson Ramey, who all drove in runs in the inning.
Frankfort got on the board in the first inning on a Jose Valdes-Sandoval's sac fly.

?CJ Stuckey was the winning pitcher for Noblesville, going four innings, allowing one run on zero hits and striking out three. Ramey threw three innings in relief out of the bullpen.

?Jack Espinoza took the loss for Frankfort. He surrendered four runs on four hits over two innings, walking one.

Coach's Corner is a 'Q' and 'A' featuring the coaches of Hamilton County high schools. This week's volunteer is Hamilton Heights varsity baseball head coach J.R. Moffatt. 

Q: This is your first year as the varsity baseball head coach at Hamilton Heights — why did you feel now was the right time to step into the role?

A: Yes, this is my first year as the head coach at Heights. I’ve been the varsity assistant at Hamilton Heights the last two years with Matt Wallace. Coach Wallace left for a job in Michigan after the start of school in the fall. The timing of his departure made it hard to get a replacement since we had no teaching job to offer. When he left, I thought baseball for me here was over as I had committed to helping him however I could. The position went unfilled through the fall and toward the end of November I stuck my head in (Athletic Director) Kurt Ogden’s office and told him to give me a call if he needed any help. I told him we could talk and see if I could help somehow. A couple of days later, I spoke with him and Principal Mason Jarrod and a few minutes into that conversation it kind of became evident as to where it was headed.

Q: What’s your goal as a first-year varsity head coach, and what do you think is this team’s potential? 

A: I have deep gratitude for those who have let me be a part of their programs as a player and as a coach. I really want to bring a lot of that into our baseball program. Our program has been really solid the last few years, but we’ve never gotten over the hump to win at a consistently high level come tournament time. This year’s group has potential, but they have to believe and they have to act like and prepare to be champions everyday. It’s hard to not be complacent.

The IHSBCA No. 3 Fishers Tigers baseball team (13-3/8-1) won their eighth straight game and completed a three-game sweep of the Brownsburg Bulldogs with a 19-6 victory Saturday afternoon.

The Tigers jumped out to a quick lead, scoring 10 runs with 2-outs in the first inning.  The Tigers added three runs in the second, two runs in the third and four in the seventh.

 As a team, the Tigers pounded out 17 hits with 10 different players collecting at least one hit.  Craig Yoho led Fishers with four hits and four RBIs. JJ Woolwine added three hits, two of which were doubles, and two RBIs. Jack Roudebush contributed three RBIs on two hits, including a double. Kiel Brenczewski also had a pair of hits and two RBIs. Collin Shelton contributed an RBI double, and Alex Jamieson picked up an RBI when he was walked with the bases loaded. 

Ben Burton reached base all six times he came to the plate. Burton collected three RBIs overall coming from a single, four walks, and a hit by pitch. He also scored three runs. Tristan Baker was on base four times, scoring three runs.

Hamilton Heights girls tennis picked up a 5-0 win at home Friday night as they defeated conference foe Lewis Cass.

The Huskies got straight set wins from Anna Carl at No. 1 singles, Abby Weber at No. 3 singles, Kylie Rose and Emma Knowles at No. 1 doubles and Kinsey Dimmock and Emily Peterson at No. 2 doubles. No. 2 singles player Kennedy Hunter picked up a hard fought three-set win to round out the match for the Huskies.

“We were thrilled to be able to play match with the sun shining and the temperatures decent. On top of that, our girls played some of their best tennis of the year across the board,” said Hamilton Heights head coach Cameron Scott. “In particular, Kennedy Hunter at No. 2 really played strong. She continues to hit the ball better and better every time she steps on the court.”

The Westfield varsity baseball team picked up a 3-1 home win over Hamilton Southeastern Friday night.

Zach Zaborowski pitched six strong innings, allowing an unearned run to go with eight strikeouts and no walks.

“Zab was really good tonight,” said Westfield head coach Ryan Bunnell. “He pounded the zone, had command of his pitches and made some big pitches when he needed to.  He has progressively gotten better with each start, which has been great to see.”

Westfield only managed three hits – one more than Southeastern – but were able to make a pair of first-inning runs stand. Zach Collins picked up the only RBI for the Shamrocks, as the Royals committed two errors to help Westfield extend its lead.

The Noblesville Millers could not stop a disastrous sixth inning against the Zionsville Eagles, and the Millers dropped their second game of the three game series 8-2.

The first run of the game came in Zionsville’s half of the first inning, when Sam Edgell hit an RBI single, and Nick Nelson plated another run with an RBI groundout. 

Not an ideal start for Noblesville head coach Justin Keever.

“We had a unique situation where our first two guys get hits then we have two outs,” said Keever. “Had a bad jump on the steal, then we got a double, tried into a triple which was the right play there and we didn’t get anything out of the first, and that kind of put us behind the eight ball there.”

Noblesville Schools has hired 2017 state championship coach Justin Roden as the high school’s new varsity football head coach.

The hiring was approved Tuesday night at the school board meeting.

Roden will replace Jason Simmons who recently announced he is leaving Noblesville High School. 

“We are extremely excited Coach Roden and his family chose to join us and I am confident he will be a great asset in leading the Miller football program,” said NHS Athletic Director Leah Wooldridge. “He has a vision and plan for making our football team successful on the field and for supporting our student-athletes off the field, both of which we value highly at (Noblesville High School).”