The first three games of the spring break trip to Knoxville, Tennessee, 11th-year head coach Justin Keever and pitching coach Caleb Small had the chance to see many different things out of their pitching staff.
Cory Conway showed a lot of great maturity on Thursday night with 11 strikeouts against nationally ranked #9 Farragut (#5 in TN), despite the game not turning out exactly how the Millers would have liked on the field, a no-hit shutout loss, 2-0.Justin Buchanan's start versus Knoxville West on Friday shows the staff that they have yet another senior leader on the mound. The senior righty worked 5 1/3 innings, sending down six on strikeouts and allowing just five hits in his varsity debut for the 5-2 win.
The combination of sophomore Harris Camp, junior Clayton Marowski, Connor Adams and Harris Camp to close the game out with Grace Christian Academy was able to stave off Grace Christian on their home field in 8 innings, 10-8. Marowski held his own pretty good on the mound during the middle of the game for three innings.
Connor Adams had quite a Friday. The senior southpaw, a recent Kellogg Community College signee on Wednesday, came in for the save to relieve Buchanan in the first game of the day against Knoxville West and got the win against Grace Christian, while Harris Camp re-entered for the save against the host Rams.
Noblesville 7, Brentwood 0 - (Sat. 4/4 at Christian Academy of Knoxville)
Millers 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 - 7 10 0
Bruins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 4
Noblesville started off the top of the 1st getting a couple runners on base, but weren't able to get any runs across. Michael Carmosino got on with a one-out infield single to the hole at short. Bryce Masterson got aboard on a fielder's choice to short, but that forced Carmo out for the second out of the inning. Dax McLochlin struck out to end the inning, leaving the DH Masterson at first.
Aside from a few walks on the mound to start the game, senior right-handed pitcher McLochlin was pretty dialed in on the hill in his second outing of the young season.
P.J. Scalisi walked with one out to give Brentwood a little hope in the last of the second. A groundout by the DH Paulo Puglese put two outs on the board. Nine hole hitter Jackson Pope singled to second in the hole just behind the bag, but second baseman Travis Gillian gunned down Scalisi at the plate for the final out of the inning.
Both teams went down in order in the 3rd, 1-2-3, so it was a wonder when one of these two offenses were going to break out.
The 3-4-5 hitters led off the top of the 4th for Noblesville and they knew it was time to show the Bruins how they can hit.
Masterson led off the inning hitting hard to third, but Tim Robuck's throw across the infield was slightly off, pinning an error on first baseman Korey Bell, getting Bryce on with an E3 on Bell.
Dax grounded out to third for the first out of the inning. Connor Christman hit an 0-1 pitch behind the base at third for runners at first and second and en error on third baseman Tim Robuck. That got pinch-runner Ty Lindstrand advanced to third. Gillian was now up and Lindstrand was able to score on a passed ball for the first run and a 1-0 lead, advancing Christman to second.
Gillian lined a single to center, getting Connor across home plate from second for a 2-0 score. The sophomore second baseman stole second and then was joined on the bases by Alec Parker on a walk. Sophomore Jackson Thurman singled in the infield to load the bases. Right fielder Harris Camp grounded out to third with one out and that would get home another run for a 3-0 Noblesville advantage through three.
Brentwood head coach Bill Moore decided that starting pitcher Josh Galloway had seen enough of the Millers' bats and he brought in Wyatt Duke in the top of the 5th. Duke allowed a two-out double by Dax McLochlin, but pinch-runner Julian Simac would be stranded.
McLochlin was completely determined to go the distance and solidify the win and keep the Bruins off of the scoreboard at all costs. Over the final three innings, Dax only allowed one walk and just his second hit of the ball game, a two-out double deep to the left center wall by Nathan Jay. But, Jay was stranded on second, just like Simac was in the 5th, to end the 6th inning.
Even though Brentwood had posted a half dozen wins to start their season, Noblesville knew it should probably give Dax some more insurance runs.
And that's exactly what happened.
Austin Shirley led off the 7th walking and advanced to second on a balk by Wyatt Duke. After Carmosino K'd for one away, Masterson reached again by an error. This time it was by second baseman Lane Harris. That gave the Millers runners at the corners with pinch-runner Julian Simac now in for Masterson.
McLochlin hit a sacrifice fly to center. Shirley tagged up to make it 4-0, advancing Simac to second. Christman reached for the second time in the game on an error, this one by SS Nathan Jay, allowing Simac to third and runners on the corners.
Gillian kept his bat going, belting a single to left to score Connor. Alec Parker lined an RBI-single to right, scoring Simac for 6-0. Jackson Thurman picked up his second hit of the game and drove Gillian in for the final score of 7-0.
Dax was smooth in the 7th to pitch a complete game, shutting out the Brentwood Bruins 7-0 and giving up just two hits. McLochlin moves to 2-0 on the mound, walking 4 and striking out 5 in throwing 105 pitches.
Brentwood drops to 6-7 on the season. Noblesville got their third win in a row on the spring break trip after losing a tough one Thursday night 2-0 and are now 4-1 heading home.
Alec Parker fully earned his Hamilton County TV Player of the Game awards, going 3-for-3 at the plate, with an RBI, double, two singles and a walk. The senior also had a great game in the field at first base.
The Millers now turn their attention to the loss of senior teammate Avrey Rose, who lost his life late Thursday night at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis, way too early in life. They will get to say their final goodbyes to Avrey on Tuesday from 3-6 p.m. at Randall and Roberts Funeral Home on SR 32 in Noblesville. The burial will be Wednesday at Crownland Cemetary in Noblesville.
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