Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 136, Number 18, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 3 May 2018 — Page 8

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• Advance News • Thursday, May 3,2018

North Wood bats too much for Pilgrims

By Rusty Nixon Sports Editor PLYMOUTH - It was a rocky start and it didn't get any better for Plymouth's Pilgrims as North Wood rode solo homers from Sawyer Warren and Payton Bear in the first inning to a 10-1 win. The victory solidifies the Panthers hold on first place in the NLC as they remain unbeaten at 6-0 through round one of the round robin schedule. The Pilgrims hoping to put a three team log jam at the top now find themselves needing a win at Northridge on Monday to stay in the top three in conference play ending the first round. Plymouth starter Tim Tremaine - who had been close to lights out in four previous appearances - had trouble with his location from the start and takes the loss in four innings of work. "It didn't start out real well and we just couldn't get anything rolling," said Plymouth coach Ryan Wolfe. "They are a very good ball club. Timmy was up a little bit in the zone and they hit some balls hard, but he made some very good pitches that they still hit. We just couldn't get anything going." North Wood followed the two first inning homers with

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Photo by Maggie Nixon North Wood's Matt Dutkowski pitches for the Panthers in Plymouth.

a pair of doubles from Kyler Hauptli and Brock Miller for another run in the second. They added four more in the fourth the big blows a two run double by Brant Mast and a two run single by starting pitcher Matt Dutkowski. Sawyer Warren had three hits and four RBIs on the night including a double and the lead off homer. Brock Miller was four for four scored three runs had an RBI, and a double.

regional round on Tuesday, May 29. From there, 32 teams will square off in four-team semi-states on Saturday, June 2, with the four state championship games scheduled for Saturday, June 9, to be played for the first time at Purdue University's Bittinger Stadium in West Lafayette. Host schools will

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Meanwhile Dutkowski was silencing Plymouth bats that had been potent during the week giving up just four hits on the night and a single run in the seventh in a masterful performance. "He's a good pitcher," said Wolfe. "I thought we took a lot of strikes early and we got on our guys to be more aggressive early in the count. He moved the ball in and out really well tonight and he mixed in some other pitches. We had

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some swings but couldn't find any holes." Plymouth could manage just six baserunners on the night as Dutkowski walked Jesus Luva and Cole Filson and hit Benji Nixon with a pitch. Noah Pesak singled but was promptly picked off by Dutkowski. Jacob Deacon and Jackson Lee managed the only other hits. Deacon walked and eventually scored the only Plymouth run in the seventh. The game ends a grueling stretch of seven games in eight days for the Pilgrims (6-6, 4-2) who will have a weekend off before hitting the road Monday for an NLC game at Northridge. We've used a lot of arms and maybe we need a couple days off. We've had four conference games this week and every pitch in those is a tough, competitive pitch. There's a lot of pressure. We've played some good baseball this week and we're still in it going to Northridge. It 7 s been a grind. •NORTHWOOD 10, PLYMOUTH 1 at Bill Nixon Field NW 2 1 0 4 1 0 2 10-15-0 Plymouth 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1-3-2 WP - Dutkowski (3-0). LP - Tremaine (1-3). HR - Warren (N), Bear (N). 2B - Warren (N), Mast (N), Hauptli (N), B. Miller (N).

Connersville in Sectional 27. Locally: Gass 4A At South Bend Adams Gl: LaPorte vs. Plymouth. G 2: Mishawaka vs. South Bend Riley. G 3: Winner of Gl vs. Winner of G 2. G 4: Penn vs. South Bend Adams. Championship: Winner of G 3 vs. Winner of G 4. Gass 3A At North Wood Gl: Knox vs. North Wood. G 2: Culver Academies vs. Jimtown. G 3: Glenn vs. Winner of Gl. Championship: Winner of G 2 vs. Winner of G 3 Gass 2A At Westview Gl: Westview vs. La Ville. G 2: Eastside vs. Central Noble. G 3: Winner of Gl vs. Winner of G 2. G 4: Bremen vs. Prairie Heights. Championship: Winner of G 3 vs. Winner of G 4 Gass A At Triton Gl: Argos vs. Triton. G 2: Culver Community vs. LaCrosse. G 3: Winner of Gl vs. Winner of G 2. G 4: West Central vs. South Central (Union Mills). Championship: Winner of G 3 vs. Winner of G 4.

Sports Briefs

Baseball NORTHWOOD DEFEATS BREMEN BREMEN - North Wood Panthers (12-1) snatched the lead late in the game in a 5-4 victory over Bremen on Saturday. North Wood was down 4-1 with two outs in the top of the 7th. Payton Bear would single for his 4th hit of the game. Matt Dutkowski would follow up with his own single. Alec Holcomb would bring Bear home and Dutkowski to third with his base knock. Hunter Warren would then draw a walk to bring the bases loaded with two outs. Up comes Senior Cam Hershberger. On the first pitch, Hershberger ropes one to left field to tie the game at 4 a piece. North Wood Panthers would then bring up Sawyer Warren, who doubled on a 1-2 count, scoring the one run to take the lead. Warren earned the win for North Wood Panthers. He went three innings, allowing zero runs on two hits, striking out four and walking one. Preston King had started the game for North Wood. He lasted four innings, allowing three hits and four runs (only 1 earned) while striking out six and walking zero. North Wood Panthers would get 13 hits in the game (5 in the top of the 7th). Payton Bear, Sawyer Warren (2 doubles off the bench) and Kyler Hauptli each had multiple hits for North Wood Panthers Varsity. Bear went 4-for-4 at the plate to lead North Wood Panthers in hits. North Wood finished the week 6-0. NORTHWOOD BEATS JIMTOWN JAMESTOWN - North Wood Panthers (10-1) beat Jimtown 13-2 on Thursday. North Wood would put up six runs in the third inning to separate the game. Trey Allman, Sawyer Warren, Brant Mast, Matt Dutkowski, and Hunter Warren each drove in runs during the inning. Freshman Nate Newcomer was the winning pitcher for North Wood. He went five complete innings, scattering eight hits and two runs (one earned) while walking one. It was nis first varsity appearance on the mound and first win. North Wood Panthers totaled 15 hits. Sawyer Warren had two stolen bases with 3 hits and 3 RBIs. Mast collected 3 hits and 2 RBIs. Trey Allman would also get 3 hits and with 2 RBIs. Matt Dutkowski would drive in 4 runs on 2 hits for North Wood. NORTHWOOD BEATS MEMORIAL ELKHART - Scorekeepers were kept busy today during a high-scoring contest between North Wood and Elkhart Memorial where the Panthers prevailed 15-11. North Wood Panthers got on the board in the first inning. Matt Dutkowski drove in one when he doubled. North Wood scored four runs in the second inning. North Wood Panther batters contributing to the big inning included Payton Bear, Hunter Warren, Kyler Hauptli, and Cooper Davis, all sending runners across the plate with RBIs in the inning. Elkhart Memorial scored five runs in the second inning. The offensive onslaught by Elkhart Memorial was brought on by defensive miscues by the Panthers. Jason Cripe led the North Wood Panthers to victory on the pitcher's mound. He allowed four hits and five runs over five innings, striking out five. Davis had started the game for North Wood. He allowed five hits and six runs (one earned) over two innings, striking out one. North Wood Panthers Varsity racked up 15 hits on the day. Brock Miller, Hunter Warren, Brant Mast, and Dutkowski each managed multiple hits for North Wood Panthers Varsity. Softball NW EDGES PHS WAKARUSA ,Ai North Wood used a three-run home run in the bottom of the seventh to defeat the Lady Pilgrims, 5-3, Friday. Plymouth led 3-1 heading into the bottom of the sixth, and 3-2 with one out in the bottom of the seventh before Grade Qark homered over the left field fence to drive in the final three runs for the win. Gark had doubled earlier in the game. Grace Allmon pitched the first five innings, only allowing three hits - two of those coming in the bottom of the sixth inning - and two walks. Josie Koontz relieved in the bottom of the sixth. She walked three and allowed three hits. Shayla Noble led the Pilgrims at the plate, going 1 for 3 with a double and 2 RBIs. Cassidy Holiday walked twice and added a double. The Pilgrims resume NLC play on Monday, hosting Northridge for a 5:30 start. M NORTHWOOD 5, PLYMOUTH 3 At Wakarusa Plymouth 000 003 0 - 3 3 1 North Wood 001 001 3 - 5 6 3 Grace Allmon, Josie Koontz (L) and Cassidy Holiday. 2B: Shayla Noble (P), Holiday (P), Grade Gark (NW), Amanda Jenkins (NW) HR: Gark (NW)