Normally each season for the past few years, Noblesville has hosted both the Miller Classic and the Noblesville Classic, spaced out toward the beginning and near the last few weeks of the regular season. Instead of being able to host two different 4-team events this season, Noblesville narrowed it down to hosting just the Miller Classic and making sure the field was top notch.
Noblesville opened up with the Central Panthers, a team the Millers are familiar with in north central Indiana, who also is in the 4A Sectional 8 field. Crown Point is a returnee in the lineup and matched up with newcomer Jeffersonville in the second game of the day. The consolation was the third game of the day, followed by the championship.
Game 1: Noblesville 7, North Central 6 - (10 innings)
Panthers 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 - 6 8 1
Millers 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 1 - 7 9 3
Will Plumer got the start for the Millers. His last outing didn't end well at all, with Carmel hitting a walk-off HR on Monday night.
The Panthers jumped out to a solid 3-0 lead in the top of the 3rd inning. Josh Wooten walked to lead off. Two hitters later with two down, Roy Thurman singled to drive the courtesy runner AJ Williams home to open the scoring 1-0. Alan Lozer singled to left for two runners aboard. Robert Young fully broke open the inning with a 2-run double to score both Thurman and Lozer for a 3-0 North Central lead through 2 1/2 innings.
Noblesville wasn't able to really get their bats going until the bottom of the 4th inning. Freshman Panther lefty Sam Behrmann was in control for the first few frames, sending the Millers down in order.
Travis Gillian singled down the line in left to lead off the home half of the 4th. He tried swiping second, but was gunned down by catcher Josh Wooten. Connor Christman also singled to left with Michael Carmosino walking after him. Vince Essig grounded to short, forcing out Carmo at second and Essig reaching 1st on a fielder's choice for runners at the corners with two outs. Bryce Masterson and Ty Lindstrand both walked consecutively to get the Millers on the board, trailing 3-1.
North Central got their bats going again in the top of the 6th. Robert Young tripled to lead off and was driven home by Allbry Major's RBI single to left for a 4-1 NC advantage. They Panthers would strand a pair of runner to end any more of a threat.
They added another onto their total in the top of the 7th when AJ Williams darted home on a passed ball for a 5-1 score and the Millers would be in panic mode in the bottom.
Jackson Thurman came in to pinch hit for Alex Cleverly to start off the bottom of 7, Harris Camp's ground out to short moved Thurman to second. Alec Parker and Gillian both walked to load the bags. Christman and Carmo singled consecutively, scoring Thurman and Parker to cut the gap to 5-3.
Vince Essig sac flied to left, scoring Gillian to narrow it to 5-4. Ty Lindstrand helped finish off the inning to tie it up with an RBI single to score Connor Christman, sending the game to extra innings.
North Central would add a run in the top of the 8th with AJ Williams scoring on a wild pitch for a 6-5 Panthers edge.
Noblesville would tie it up again in the last of the 8th when Gillian hit a sacrifice fly to left, scoring Harris Camp for a 6-6 score, heading to the 9th.
Neither would get anything done in the 9th, sending us to the 10th.
Gillian (at right without helmet) would come through in the clutch once again in the bottom of the 10th.
Cleverly walked to start off the inning. Camp flied out to center for the first out. Alec Parker would reach on an error by the shortstop Seth Fleming for two on. Gillian took a 1-1 pitch for a game-winning RBI double to the gap in left center, giving the Millers a big-time comeback win to start off the Miller Classic, 7-6 over North Central in 10 innings.
Game 2: Jeffersonville 9, Crown Point 4
Red Devils 3 0 0 2 1 0 2 - 9 13 1
Bulldogs 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 - 4 7 2
Jeffersonville got started right away with 3 runs in the 1st. Drew Campbell got it going with the first of his four hits. Then, in the middle of the Red Devils lineup in the 1st, Nolan Fertig doubled home Campbell, Casey Gibson singled home Fertig and Bailey Falkenstein drove Gibson home with another single for a 3-0 Jeffersonville lead.
Crown Point would have a similar inning in the bottom of the 3rd. The Bulldogs scored three runs of their own. Corey Brown led off the 3rd getting on by an error by 1B Joe Burke. Austin Thomas singled into center to move Brown over. Two batters later, the pitcher Mike Wathier singled to right center to send Brown home to cut Jeffersonville's lead to 5-2.
Back to the top of the order. Andrew Atchison singled into left to score both Thomas and Wathier, narrowing the Red Devil lead to 5-4.
Jacob Cochrum's solo HR in the top of the 5th and Campbell's 2-run single in the 7th helped the Red Devils distance themselves from Crown Point and hold on for a 9-4 Game 2 win for a berth in the championship game with Noblesville.
Consolation Game: Crown Point 8, North Central 2
Bulldogs 1 1 0 3 2 0 1 - 8 9 0
Panthers 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 2 9 2
Crown Point started the Consolation game off with a small storm at the plate. Andrew Atchison took the second pitch he saw from Ty Finchum for a double in the right center gap. Geoff Kozlowski singled to left to score Atchison for an early 1-0 Bulldog lead.
They added another on in the 2nd when Thayne Bukowski and Mike Wathier led off with singles and Bukowski was able to score on a sacrifice fly to right for a 2-0 score.
Alan Lozer had a two out single in the bottom of the 3rd to get North Central's first run on the board when he was doubled home by Roy Thurman.
The red clad Bulldogs broke the game open a little bit in the top of the 4th. Corey Brown was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning. Austin Thomas singled him over to second and Wathier walked. Next, Alex Ruiz drilled a 3-run triple to the fence in center to give Crown Point a 5-1 cushion.
Adding a couple more runs in the top of the 5th, they Crown Point Bulldogs did it for the second inning in a row with two outs. Thomas walked and Bukowski doubled him over to third. Thomas would score on the play on a throwing error by Thurman in right. Wathier got on base by an error from the LF AJ Williams, allowing Bukowski to score to make it 7-1.
The Panthers would score just one more and it came in the bottom of the 5th and it came on an RBI single by Robert Young to score Alex Snider for a 7-2 deficit.
The Bulldogs added one more in the top of the 7th when Austin Thomas singled to lead off and would eventually score for the final score of 8-2.
Championship Game: Noblesville 8, Jeffersonville 0
Red Devils 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 5
Millers 1 0 6 1 0 0 x - 8 4 0
Noblesville's ace was on the mound for the Miller Classic Championship and he would surely be dialed in from the get-go to take down the Jeffersonville Red Devils.
Cory Conway had a slightly shaky start, but then he was able to settle himself down in no time at all. After two groundouts to start the game, Joe Burke singled, Nolan Fertig walked and it looked like the Red Devils would strike first.
Two pitches later, Casey Gibson grounded to Connor Christman at third and he quickly stepped on the bag for the third out, ending a possible scoring threat by Jeffersonville, leaving a pair of runners aboard.
Travis Gillian was hit by the first pitch that Dawson Willis throw to (at) him. Vince Essig double Gillian over to third and just like that, the Millers had runners at 2nd and 3rd with no outs. Two batters later, Christman would hit a sacrifice fly to left, scoring Gillian for a 1-0 Miller lead after one.
Conway must have gotten back to his old self mentally in the second inning. He struck out the side, sending Bailey Falkenstein, Jacob Cochrum and Trey Dempsey all down on strikes.
The Millers really busted the game open in the bottom of the 3rd. Alec Parker led off with a walk. Gillian reached on an error for runners at first and second. Then, they both advanced on a passed ball to get to second and third.
Essig grounded out to third, scoring Parker for 2-0. Michael Carmosino was hit by a pitch for what seems like the 12th time this season already for runners at the corners. Christman hit a roller in the infield, scoring Gillian. Connor was safe at first on a fielder's choice, but Carmo was also safe at second, as he beat the throw to the base. Two pitches later, Bryce Masterson hit a 2-run single that plated Carmosino and Christman and it was now 4-0.
Ty Lindstrand singled to move Masterson over to second. Masterson and Lindstrand would eventually score and the Millers had taken a commanding 6-0 lead through three innings.
Through his final 4 innings on the hill, Conway allowed just two hits and two walks. Keeping the Red Devils' hitters at a minimum, it was up to Noblesville's offense to keep that part of the bargain going.
Essig would single and wind up scoring in the home half of the 4th for what would be the final count of 8-0.
Conway had another stellar outing, fanning 8 Jeffersonville hitters and walking just three.
Miller Classic All-Tournament Team:
P - Cory Conway (Noblesville) 7 IP, 4 H, 3 BB, 8 K's; WP in Championship
P - Gabe Bierman (Jeffersonville) 6 IP, 7 H, 4 BB, 8 K's; WP in Game 2
P - Austin Thomas (Crown Point) 5 IP, 7 H, BB, 2 K's; WP in Consolation
C - Andrew Atchison (Crown Point) 3-7, 2B, 2 RBIs, 2 1Bs
1B - Allbry Major (North Central) 2-8, 2B, RBI
2B - Michael Carmosino (Noblesville) 1-6, R, RBI
3B - Connor Christman (Noblesville) 2-8, 3 R, 3 RBIs
SS - Vince Essig (Noblesville) 3-9, 2B, R, 2 RBIs
OF - Travis Gillian (Noblesville) 2-6, 2B, 3 R, 2 RBIs
OF - Drew Campbell (Jeffersonville) 5-8, 3B, 4 1Bs, 2 RBIs, R
OF - Nolan Fertig (Jeffersonville) 4-6, 2B, RBI, R, 2 SBs
OF - Roy Thurman (North Central) 3-8, 2 2Bs, 2 RBIs, R
DH - Robert Young (North Central) 3-7, 3B, 2B, 3 RBIs, R
*all photos are courtesy of Kent Graham. Visit the rest of his photo gallery at kentgraham.photoshelter.com!
Noblesville wasn't able to really get their bats going until the bottom of the 4th inning. Freshman Panther lefty Sam Behrmann was in control for the first few frames, sending the Millers down in order.
Travis Gillian singled down the line in left to lead off the home half of the 4th. He tried swiping second, but was gunned down by catcher Josh Wooten. Connor Christman also singled to left with Michael Carmosino walking after him. Vince Essig grounded to short, forcing out Carmo at second and Essig reaching 1st on a fielder's choice for runners at the corners with two outs. Bryce Masterson and Ty Lindstrand both walked consecutively to get the Millers on the board, trailing 3-1.
North Central got their bats going again in the top of the 6th. Robert Young tripled to lead off and was driven home by Allbry Major's RBI single to left for a 4-1 NC advantage. They Panthers would strand a pair of runner to end any more of a threat.
They added another onto their total in the top of the 7th when AJ Williams darted home on a passed ball for a 5-1 score and the Millers would be in panic mode in the bottom.
Jackson Thurman came in to pinch hit for Alex Cleverly to start off the bottom of 7, Harris Camp's ground out to short moved Thurman to second. Alec Parker and Gillian both walked to load the bags. Christman and Carmo singled consecutively, scoring Thurman and Parker to cut the gap to 5-3.
Vince Essig sac flied to left, scoring Gillian to narrow it to 5-4. Ty Lindstrand helped finish off the inning to tie it up with an RBI single to score Connor Christman, sending the game to extra innings.
North Central would add a run in the top of the 8th with AJ Williams scoring on a wild pitch for a 6-5 Panthers edge.
Noblesville would tie it up again in the last of the 8th when Gillian hit a sacrifice fly to left, scoring Harris Camp for a 6-6 score, heading to the 9th.
Neither would get anything done in the 9th, sending us to the 10th.
Gillian (at right without helmet) would come through in the clutch once again in the bottom of the 10th.
Cleverly walked to start off the inning. Camp flied out to center for the first out. Alec Parker would reach on an error by the shortstop Seth Fleming for two on. Gillian took a 1-1 pitch for a game-winning RBI double to the gap in left center, giving the Millers a big-time comeback win to start off the Miller Classic, 7-6 over North Central in 10 innings.
Game 2: Jeffersonville 9, Crown Point 4
Red Devils 3 0 0 2 1 0 2 - 9 13 1
Bulldogs 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 - 4 7 2
Jeffersonville got started right away with 3 runs in the 1st. Drew Campbell got it going with the first of his four hits. Then, in the middle of the Red Devils lineup in the 1st, Nolan Fertig doubled home Campbell, Casey Gibson singled home Fertig and Bailey Falkenstein drove Gibson home with another single for a 3-0 Jeffersonville lead.
Crown Point would have a similar inning in the bottom of the 3rd. The Bulldogs scored three runs of their own. Corey Brown led off the 3rd getting on by an error by 1B Joe Burke. Austin Thomas singled into center to move Brown over. Two batters later, the pitcher Mike Wathier singled to right center to send Brown home to cut Jeffersonville's lead to 5-2.
Back to the top of the order. Andrew Atchison singled into left to score both Thomas and Wathier, narrowing the Red Devil lead to 5-4.
Jacob Cochrum's solo HR in the top of the 5th and Campbell's 2-run single in the 7th helped the Red Devils distance themselves from Crown Point and hold on for a 9-4 Game 2 win for a berth in the championship game with Noblesville.
Consolation Game: Crown Point 8, North Central 2
Bulldogs 1 1 0 3 2 0 1 - 8 9 0
Panthers 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 2 9 2
Crown Point started the Consolation game off with a small storm at the plate. Andrew Atchison took the second pitch he saw from Ty Finchum for a double in the right center gap. Geoff Kozlowski singled to left to score Atchison for an early 1-0 Bulldog lead.
They added another on in the 2nd when Thayne Bukowski and Mike Wathier led off with singles and Bukowski was able to score on a sacrifice fly to right for a 2-0 score.
Alan Lozer had a two out single in the bottom of the 3rd to get North Central's first run on the board when he was doubled home by Roy Thurman.
The red clad Bulldogs broke the game open a little bit in the top of the 4th. Corey Brown was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning. Austin Thomas singled him over to second and Wathier walked. Next, Alex Ruiz drilled a 3-run triple to the fence in center to give Crown Point a 5-1 cushion.
Adding a couple more runs in the top of the 5th, they Crown Point Bulldogs did it for the second inning in a row with two outs. Thomas walked and Bukowski doubled him over to third. Thomas would score on the play on a throwing error by Thurman in right. Wathier got on base by an error from the LF AJ Williams, allowing Bukowski to score to make it 7-1.
The Panthers would score just one more and it came in the bottom of the 5th and it came on an RBI single by Robert Young to score Alex Snider for a 7-2 deficit.
The Bulldogs added one more in the top of the 7th when Austin Thomas singled to lead off and would eventually score for the final score of 8-2.
Championship Game: Noblesville 8, Jeffersonville 0
Red Devils 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 5
Millers 1 0 6 1 0 0 x - 8 4 0
Noblesville's ace was on the mound for the Miller Classic Championship and he would surely be dialed in from the get-go to take down the Jeffersonville Red Devils.
Cory Conway had a slightly shaky start, but then he was able to settle himself down in no time at all. After two groundouts to start the game, Joe Burke singled, Nolan Fertig walked and it looked like the Red Devils would strike first.Two pitches later, Casey Gibson grounded to Connor Christman at third and he quickly stepped on the bag for the third out, ending a possible scoring threat by Jeffersonville, leaving a pair of runners aboard.
Travis Gillian was hit by the first pitch that Dawson Willis throw to (at) him. Vince Essig double Gillian over to third and just like that, the Millers had runners at 2nd and 3rd with no outs. Two batters later, Christman would hit a sacrifice fly to left, scoring Gillian for a 1-0 Miller lead after one.
Conway must have gotten back to his old self mentally in the second inning. He struck out the side, sending Bailey Falkenstein, Jacob Cochrum and Trey Dempsey all down on strikes.
The Millers really busted the game open in the bottom of the 3rd. Alec Parker led off with a walk. Gillian reached on an error for runners at first and second. Then, they both advanced on a passed ball to get to second and third.
Essig grounded out to third, scoring Parker for 2-0. Michael Carmosino was hit by a pitch for what seems like the 12th time this season already for runners at the corners. Christman hit a roller in the infield, scoring Gillian. Connor was safe at first on a fielder's choice, but Carmo was also safe at second, as he beat the throw to the base. Two pitches later, Bryce Masterson hit a 2-run single that plated Carmosino and Christman and it was now 4-0.Ty Lindstrand singled to move Masterson over to second. Masterson and Lindstrand would eventually score and the Millers had taken a commanding 6-0 lead through three innings.
Through his final 4 innings on the hill, Conway allowed just two hits and two walks. Keeping the Red Devils' hitters at a minimum, it was up to Noblesville's offense to keep that part of the bargain going.
Essig would single and wind up scoring in the home half of the 4th for what would be the final count of 8-0.
Conway had another stellar outing, fanning 8 Jeffersonville hitters and walking just three.
Miller Classic All-Tournament Team:
P - Cory Conway (Noblesville) 7 IP, 4 H, 3 BB, 8 K's; WP in Championship
P - Gabe Bierman (Jeffersonville) 6 IP, 7 H, 4 BB, 8 K's; WP in Game 2
P - Austin Thomas (Crown Point) 5 IP, 7 H, BB, 2 K's; WP in Consolation
C - Andrew Atchison (Crown Point) 3-7, 2B, 2 RBIs, 2 1Bs
1B - Allbry Major (North Central) 2-8, 2B, RBI
2B - Michael Carmosino (Noblesville) 1-6, R, RBI
3B - Connor Christman (Noblesville) 2-8, 3 R, 3 RBIs
SS - Vince Essig (Noblesville) 3-9, 2B, R, 2 RBIs
OF - Travis Gillian (Noblesville) 2-6, 2B, 3 R, 2 RBIs
OF - Drew Campbell (Jeffersonville) 5-8, 3B, 4 1Bs, 2 RBIs, R
OF - Nolan Fertig (Jeffersonville) 4-6, 2B, RBI, R, 2 SBs
OF - Roy Thurman (North Central) 3-8, 2 2Bs, 2 RBIs, R
DH - Robert Young (North Central) 3-7, 3B, 2B, 3 RBIs, R
*all photos are courtesy of Kent Graham. Visit the rest of his photo gallery at kentgraham.photoshelter.com!
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