WHITING — Central Noble scored first, but Eastside responded with 10 runs in the second on the way to an 18-3 six-inning win in the championship game of the Whiting
Garrett 14, Central Noble 3
At Albion April 26, Garrett scored once in the first and added seven runs in the fifth and six more in the seventh for a 14-3 win over Central Noble.
Kail Baughman powered the Railroadersâ 14-hit attack with two doubles and a home run, driving in three runs in the win.
Jacob Molargik also had three hits. Graham Kelham, Trey Richards and Gage Smith had two hits apiece.
Richards, Smith and Luke Holcomb had doubles for Garrett.
Eight different players had at least one hit.
Kelham stole two bases while Baughman and Richards had one.
Smith took care of the rest on the mound, holding the Cougars to three hits and three walks while striking out 14.
BUTLER â Host Eastside spotted Westview a 2-0 lead after a half-inning, but bounced back with two in its half of the first on the way to a 13-4 win Friday in Northeast Corner Conference tournament action.
The Blazers (11-4) will face Fremont at 11 a.m. today in the championship game at Fremont. The Eagles defeated Prairie Heights 18-7 in five innings in the other semi-final game.
Hayden Gardner and Wade Miller each homered and drove in three runs apiece for Eastside. Jack Buchanan added a two-run double for the hosts.
Westview struck first when Ben Byrkett reached on an error and Braden Kauffman was hit by a pitch.
Hereâs a look at the area baseball teams. Hamilton will not field a team this season.
Central Noble
Coach: Tyler Graybeal
The Central Noble baseball program is growing. There are 32 players in the program this year, which allowed them to put together a C team.
On the varsity, Dylan Eggl, Will Hoover, Jackson Hoover, Cade Weber and Noah Christopher are all returning with varsity experience.
The newcomers are Tyler Shisler, Jaxon Copas, Justin Krider, Aidan Dreibelbis, Caleb Weaver, Aidan Harman, Nick Godsey, Chase Spencer and Sawyer Yoder.
The strength of the Cougars will be their depth. With more players in the program, they will be able to utilize a lot of different athletes.