Noblesville is one of the hottest teams around the area and possibly the state, currently. The Millers have rattled off 10 wins in a row, including this series sweep of Brownsburg.
Ever since getting embarrassed at home vs. Carmel on Saturday, April 23 (11-1 in 5 inn.) and losing the continuation of Game 3 of their series against Zionsville on Monday, May 2, the Millers have been on quite a roll, winning 10 consecutive games on the diamond.
GAME 1: Marowski controls BBurg, Cleverly has 3 RBIs & Lindstrand goes 3-4
4A #9 Noblesville 6, Brownsburg 1 - at Brownsburg (Friday, May 13, 2016)
Millers 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 - 6 9 1
Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 6 2
Travis Gillian led off the game by reaching first base on a dropped third strike. Michael Carmosino walked for two on and nobody out. Gillian scored on a passed ball with Jackson Thurman at the plate, moving Carmosino to third.
Connor Christman walked to give the Millers runners at the corners with one out. After Bryce Masterson's line out to first, Ty Lindstrand doubled to right, scoring Carmosino to make it 2-0 after Noblesville's first at-bat. Christman tried scoring from first, but was thrown out at the plate to end the inning.
Back at it in the top of the 3rd, Masterson lined a single to right. After Christman flied out to left, Lindstrand singled to short on a fly ball that Luis Escalante had trouble locating. Shirley tested Escalante again, singling in the hole to load the bases with one down.
Masterson scored on an error by Chase Haynes at first (3-0). Alex Cleverly knocked in Lindstrand and Shirley with a two-run single into center to extend the Miller lead to 5-0.
Christman knocked a base hit into right to lead off the top of the 5th for the Millers. Lindstrand hit safely for the third at-bat in a row, placing a single to right. Austin Shirley laid down a sacrifice bunt, moving Christman to third and Ty to second and one away. Cleverly hit a sac fly to left, scoring Christman (6-0) for Clev's 3rd RBI of the night.
Greg Hughes accounted for Brownsburg's lone run, belting a solo home run to center. That would be all of the offense that Clayton Marowski would allow from the host Bulldogs. The senior right-hander earned his 4th complete game victory to move to 5-1 on the season, striking out 5 and walking two, while giving up just six hits and one run (earned).
GAME 2: Millers score in all five frames, run-rule Bulldogs in nightcap
4A #9 Noblesville 12, Brownsburg 2 - at Brownsburg (Friday, May 13, 2016)
Bulldogs 1 0 1 0 0 - 2 6 2
Millers 2 4 1 3 2 - 12 9 0
Cory Conway was back to the grind, trying to get the Millers another series win and also tying his career-high of seven wins. This second game of the night would be the Noblesville home game that was rained out on Thursday night.
It was a slightly shaky top of the 1st for Conway. Chase Haynes led the game off with a single up the middle into center on the first pitch the senior southpaw delivered. After a couple strikeouts in a row by Conway, Brandon Reid laced a triple to right, plating Haynes for an early 1-0 Brownsburg advantage.
Michael Carmosino sailed a one-out triple to center to ignite the Miller offense and give them the spark they would need. Bryce Masterson got ahold of his second long ball of the season, belting a pitch up into the wind and carrying it over the left field fence for an opposite field two-run home run for a 2-1 Noblesville takeover after one inning.
Austin Shirley reached on an error by Michael Oliger at short and with the senior's speed, he was able to sprint to second base to get himself into scoring position right away. Alex Cleverly walked and Harris Camp singled to left to load the bases with one down. Gillian drove home Shirley on a fly ball to right to put the Millers up 3-1.
Carmosino skyed a base hit to right, getting both Neil Brown (Cleverly's CR) and Camp home for a 5-1 count. Jackson Thurman walked to load the bases again and with Masterson following suit with a walk, Gillian scored to make it 6-1 after two frames.
The Bulldogs didn't roll over and play dead just yet. Tyler Birely doubled to center to lead off the 3rd and was driven in on a Reid double to cut the Miller lead to 6-2. But Conway was having no more of what had just happened, as he struck out Brewer, Copley and Highes to retire the side to end the inning and any other threat by Brownsburg.
Don't worry, Noblesville got that run back in their home half of the 3rd. Shirley was hit by a Brandon Reid pitch, Cleverly walked and Gillian reached on a fielder's choice to load the bags (again). Shirley scored on a wild pitch to put the Millers up a handful, 7-2.
Another
crooked number would follow that of the 1st and
2nd innings, as three more runs
would wind up on the scoreboard out in left.
Conner
Christman replicated what he did at Brownsburg last year. The veteran
third baseman got ahold of a Reid pitch and sent it over the left
field to get the Millers up by half a dozen at 8-2. After Reid walked
Austin Shirley, Drew Stratton came on to relieve Reid. Two batters
later, Harris Camp walked and then he and Shirley were both given the
pass to head home on a Gillian double to left, pushing the Millers in
full command at 10-2 through four.
In the top of
the 5th, it was pretty obvious that Cory Conway was in
control of this game from the mound. The crafty lefty struck out the
side to leave his mark on the Bulldogs with 12 strikeouts in the game
in five innings of work, giving up six hits and a pair of runs (both
earned) and only three bases on balls.
The Miller
offense wasn't quite done yet. Two runs on the board and it would be
a complete game via the run-rule.
Thurman got
the last of the 5th started with a walk from
Stratton. Masterson roped a double to left, his second extra base hit
of the night, scoring Thurman (11-2) to get Noblesville close to
ending the game. Julian Simac came in to courtesy run for Bryce with
no outs. Simac scored the final run for the Millers as they won Game
2 in 5 innings, 12-2.
GAME
3: Millers finesse way to Senior Day win, sweep Brownsburg
4A
#9 Noblesville 4, Brownsburg 1 – at The Dunk (Sat. May 14, 2016)
Bulldogs
0 1 0 0
0 0 0 -
1 4 2
Millers
0 0 0
0 1 3 x -
4 4 0
Freshman
Reese Sharp has been entrusted as a part of the pitching staff and
it's accurate to say that Sharp has been tested from the midway point
of the season to the present and the coaching staff is pleased with
his efforts. He will for sure be an asset to the Miller pitching
staff.
Sharp seemed
a bit shaky to start the game, giving up a pair of hits, along with a
fielder's choice, while plunking a couple Bulldog hitters and walking
another. Brownsburg took advantage of a Charlie Brewer bloop single
to right with one out. Brewer would score the Bulldogs' only run they
could must against the young Miller hurler.
Sharp settled
in, sending Brownsburg down in order in both the 3rd and
4th to get himself into a comfort zone on the hill.
And for that matter, he only gave up a single in each the 5th and
6th to keep the Bulldogs in check.
The Miller
offense picked him up in the last of the 5th. Alex
Cleverly was hit by a Tyler Birely pitch to start the bottom of the
fifth and was courtesy run for by Neil Brown. Birely's arm had to be
wearing down at that point, because he threw a couple innings on
Friday night also.
Michael
Carmosino drove Brown in to knot the ballgame up, sending a pitch to
deep center for a double and a 1-1 tie.
Noblesville
found a prime opportunity in the bottom of the 6th to take the lead
and stick the nail in the coffin to put this game away and earn their
third series sweep in the Hoosier Crossroads Conference.
Bryce Masterson
walked to start the inning off and was subbed at first base by
courtesy runner Tyler Owens. Connor Christman reached on an error by
Luis Escalante at short for two on and no outs. Julian Simac would
check in to run for Christman.
Suprisingly,
Ty Lindstrand was called upon to bunt...and it worked. Jaret Starnes
committed a throwing error when the bases were loaded from Ty's bunt.
Owens would score what turned out to be the game-winning run on that
error. Travis Gillian hit a two-run single into shallow left center
that sent both Simac and Lindstrand home to put the final score of
4-1 on the scoreboard.
Carmosino
came in to pitch the top of the 7th and had the Bulldogs' hitters
under control. The Millers' spot reliever forced Escalante to ground
out to short, Greg Hughes popped out to first and struck out Chase
Haynes to end the game, earning his third save in his six appearances
out of the bullpen.
The sweep of
Brownsburg is the third of the season for Noblesville and also gives
them 10 wins in a row overall.
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