A couple of unique opportunities in this season's schedule for the Noblesville Millers have given them the chance to take the field against two of the other seven teams that were a part of the 2014 IHSAA Baseball State Finals at Victory Field.
Last night on Monday, May 2nd, the Millers squared off against the Terre Haute North Patriots, a team which Noblesville defeated in the 2014 Class 4A State Championship game, 2-1. They were able to fend off different threats to score by the visitors from Vigo county and secure a 1-0 win over the down spinning Patriots.
This big week of baseball keeps getting bigger for the Miller baseball squad. Despite the fact that Terre Haute North dropped to 7-8 on the season after being the 4A state runners-up the past two years, it was a big step in defeating the Patriots to start the week.
Tonight on Tuesday, May 3rd, The Dunk played host to the 2014 Class 2A state champion Wapahani Raiders. In last year's meeting at The Dunk in Noblesville, Millerball rolled to the tune of a 12-0 victory.
Gorman/Camp combine to K eight, hand Wapahani 2nd loss of season
4A #12 Noblesville 9, 2A #2 Wapahani 3 - at The Dunk, Noblesville (Tue. May 3, 2016)
Raiders 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 - 3 5 1
Millers 4 0 0 1 2 2 x - 9 7 1
Noblesville wasted no time at all to put up their first crooked number on the scoreboard beyond the left field fence.
Travis Gillian got the inning going getting hit by a pitch on an 0-2 count, followed by Michael Carmosino and Jackson Thurman each plunked by Grant Thompson pitches to load the bases in a hurry. Bryce Masterson added to his RBI total for the season, rifling a two-run single to right that sent Gillian and Carmo home for an early 2-0 lead.
Connor Christman was also hit by a pitch, the 4th batter that Thompson hit, loading the bases again. Ty Lindstrand singled to drive Thurman in and Austin Shirley grounded into a double play, but was still able to score Masterson and Noblesville was out to a solid 4-0 score through one inning.
Kade Gorman was pitching much more focused, at least in his first few innings vs. Wapahani. The sophomore is still trying to find himself out there and he's finding out that there is quite a learning curve with succeeding as a high school baseball pitcher. Through the first three frames, Gorman gave up just one hit and two walks.
The 4th was a little shaky, giving up three hits and gave up his first run of the night on a wild pitch that scored Taylor Shroyer.
The Millers gained that run back in the home half of the 4th. Austin Shirley led off with a double over the head of LF Nick Armstrong. Alex Cleverly bunted down a single that caught the Wapahani infield completely off guard for runners at the corners and nobody out. Shirley touched home on Gillian's fielder's choice to extend Noblesville's lead back to four at 5-1 after four.
Wapahani woke up a little more offensively in the top of the 5th. Hayden Castor led off with a walk. Two batters later, Grant Thompson walked for two on. Next, cleanup hitter Zack Thompson took the first pitch Gorman threw of the at-bat right over the fence in right, cutting their deficit to 5-3.
Noblesville felt the Raiders getting close, so why not distance themselves and put this game away as quick as possible.
Jackson Thurman walked to lead off the last of the 5th. Two batters later, Connor Christman dropped an RBI-single out to shallow right center that gave Thurman enough room to score from second and it was 6-3. Ty Lindstrand doubled into the gap in right center, plating Christman to get back the four-run cushion at 7-3.
Harris Camp came on to pitch the final two innings, straight up dominating the Raiders' lineup. He struck out Drew Young to start the 6th and forced a ground out and fly out to sit Wapahani down in order.
Why not help your own cause to start the last at-bat you'll have for the night?
That's exactly what Camp did with one out in the bottom of the 6th, reaching on an infield single deep in the hole at short. It didn't take him long to steal second base while Gillian was up. Carmosino was hit by a pitch, this time by reliever Alec Summers, for the second time on the night. Thurman hit a sacrifice fly to right, scoring Camp from 3rd to make it 8-3.
Gillian was able to sprint home after catcher Tysen Lipscomb sailed a pick off attempt over the head of 3B Chandler Wise that would account for the final score of 9-3.
Gorman improved his record to 2-1 on the year and Noblesville upped its mark to 13-5 before heading to Hamilton Southeastern on Thursday evening to start their Hoosier Crossroads Conference series with the Royals. Wapahani suffers just its second loss on the year, dropping to 14-2.
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