BY TRAVIS DAVID
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Terre Haute North 19, Shakamak 1(5): The Class 4A Patriots’ offense erupted for nine runs in the top of the second inning and never looked back in sending Shakamak to a season-opening loss Friday night.
After North added three more tallies in the third, the Lakers got on the board in the bottom of the frame. Abbi Gilbert lined a sacrifice fly to center, scoring Madelyn Kennett from third. Kennett reached base on a walk and raced around to third on a single by Jama Ewers.
The Lakers did not have a runner reach base in the final two innings.
Ewers finished the game 2 for 2 at the dish while Ayanna Clark added a single to round out the Lakers’ offense.
Brylee Wilson suffered the loss in the circle.
NORTH KNOX 13, Princeton 1 (5): The Warriors wrapped out eight hits and had 11 runners cross the plate in the top of the fourth inning to break open a close game on Saturday.
Ellie Allen started the big inning with a double to left and scored on a triple by Mattitlynn Ashley.
Audrey Wortsell added a two-run double while Malli Lyons added a two-run single. Javen Miller and Graci LeRoy also recorded RBI singles in the fourth.
As a team, the Warriors pounded out 10 hits while taking advantage of six walks and three Tiger errors.
Baylee McClure had two hits, including a triple, and scored a pair of runs.
Lyons (3), Ashley (2) and Wortsell (2) combined for seven runs driven in.
Ally Crist picked up the win inside the circle, pitching all five innings. The righty scattered four hits and fanned three batters.
NORTH KNOX 9, North Daviess 5: The Warriors wrapped up the Princeton Round Robin with a come-from-behind win. North Daviess jumped out to a 5-0 lead, before the Warriors rallied with nine unanswered runs over their final three at-bats.
North Knox pulled even in the game with a 5-spot in the home half of the fourth inning before adding three in the fifth and one in the sixth.
Javen Miller started the rally with an RBI single. Baylee McClure followed with an RBI single to right. The Cougars committed an error on the play which allowed two more runs to score.
Another Princeton error, off the bat of Ally Crist, allowed McClure to race home with the tying turn.
After the Cougars left the bases loaded in the top of the fifth inning, the Warriors grabbed control of the game in the home half of the inning.
Ellie Allen doubled to start the inning and came home on a single by Mattilyn Ashley for the game-winning run.
Ashley raced home after tagging up on a foul-out by Reagan Jones before Malli Lyons capped the inning by scoring on a passed ball.
McClure beat out a bunt single in the sixth inning and Miller scampered home from second base on the play for the final tally.
North Daviess once again loaded the bases in the top of the seventh inning before Ally Crist got out of the jam by forcing a pop up on the infield for the final out.
Crist earned the win in relief, tossing the final 4 ⅔ innings of work in the circle.
McClure paced the offense by going 3 for 4 at the dish, driving home two runs and scoring one.
Miller, Allen and Lyons all finished with two hits in part of the 12-hit Warriors’ attack.
With the two wins, North Knox improved to 3-1 on the season and host Northeast Dubois on Tuesday in its Blue Chip Conference opener.
Bloomington North 5, Shakamak 3: The host Cougars scored twice in the bottom of the sixth inning to break a 3-all tie in sending Shakamak to an 0-2 start to the season.
The Lakers pulled even with two runs in the top half of the sixth.
Camryn Bryne scored the first sixth-inning run on a fielding error before Clara Barber tied the game with a 2-out RBI single, scoring Ayanna Clark.
After the Cougars scored two unearned runs in the bottom of the sixth, Shakamak made one final push in the seventh.
Jama Ewers reached base on an error before Abbi Gilbert followed with a single. A walk to Mattilyn Hill loaded the bases with just one out but a strikeout and grounder ended the game.
Madelyn Kennett gave the Lakers a 1-0 lead with an RBI groundout in the top of the third.
Barber, Adelyse Varner, Kennett and Bryne all added singles in part of the Lakers’ six hits in the loss.
Shakamak (0-2 plays host to Barr-Reeve on Monday.
