Warsaw Sports Wrap – May 12
Smith Lifts Warsaw To Win Over NorthWood
In a match that was revisited from last Tuesday, Colette Smith broke a 2-2 team stalemate with a win and a 3-2 victory over NorthWood in Northern Lakes Conference girls tennis.
Smith pulled out a first set tiebreaker 7-3 to claim a 7-6 win then put away Hannah Walter, 6-2, in the second set of the two singles match to give her team the win.
Play was halted last Tuesday due to rain as the other four courts had all finished play while the two singles court was in the tiebreaker. Play resumed Tuesday, with Smith taking the win.
Warsaw’s other two court wins came at three singles from Liza Lewis in defeating Betsy Nunemaker 6-0, 6-1 and the two doubles team of Sydney Hartman and Athena Schlitt beating Mikayla Bley and Jama Rice 6-3, 6-0.
NorthWood got wins at one singles from Sydney Wysong over Ella Knight 6-1, 6-1 and the one doubles team of Tori Schwartz and Kennedy Wiens taking care of Camille Kerlin and Rosie Fleming 6-1, 6-0.
The win settles Warsaw at 4-3 in the NLC and 6-7 overall.
Warsaw and NorthWood with both enter the Northern Lakes Conference tournament Wednesday afternoon at Plymouth in the three-day tourney. Thursday’s bracket play will take place at Concord and Plymouth will host the final round Friday.
Plymouth Outslugs Warsaw Softball
Plymouth used a 10-run inning to lift itself to an 18-8 Northern Lakes Conference softball win over Warsaw Tuesday afternoon in the Kosciusko County seat.
Plymouth scored 10 runs in the third inning to take a 12-1 lead before Warsaw answered with five runs in the bottom of the third. Four more runs in the fourth and two in the fifth were enough for Plymouth to make it a five-inning dime.
Hayley Brown had three hits and scored three times while Rachel Hilty and Mimi Southwell each drove in three for the Pilgrims.
Lauren Shaffner homered and drove in four runs to lead the Tigers while Abby Glass added a solo homer. Each of the roundtrippers were the first varsity home runs for the pair of sophomores.
Sarah Shoemaker and Heather Cox each had a hit and an RBI for the Tigers.
Glass, however, struggled in the pitching circle, allowing 12 hits, 13 earned runs, six walks and nary a strikeout in four-plus innings. Her counterpart, Zoe Keilman, wasn’t much better, giving up seven earned runs and walking 10. But the run support helped Keilman to the win.
Warsaw (2-12, 2-7 NLC) will visit NorthWood Wednesday.
Plymouth won the junior varsity contest 16-9. The Warsaw JV is now 2-10 overall and 1-8 in the NLC.
Pilgrims Steady In Baseball Win
Plymouth used a steady offensive attack to down Warsaw, 7-2, Tuesday evening at Bill Nixon Field.
George Stults paced Plymouth with three hits and an RBI and Cam Eveland and Elijah Nixon combined for three doubles and two RBIs. Four Plymouth runs in the bottom of the sixth inning was the dagger, fattening what was just a one-run Plymouth lead heading into the frame.
Ryan Marshall paced the Tigers with two hits and an RBI single in the fourth inning.
Plymouth pitcher Braydon Davidson was otherwise very effective, allowing just six hits, walking three and striking out three in the complete game win.
Warsaw starting pitcher Zach Witt was touched up for 10 hits and six earned runs in 5.1 innings of work, taking the loss.
The Tigers (5-12 overall, 3-6 NLC) will host NorthWood Wednesday.