The Washington Hatchets opened the baseball season on the road last night with a win at Evansville Harrison 12 to 5. Ian Hill and Miguel Cruz led the Hatchet offense with four hits apiece, as the Hatchets mounted 12 runs on 17 hits. Trey Reed got the win with one earned run in five innings while Ashton Ostby came on for the save. The Hatchets play at home tonight against Jasper. First pitch at 5:30pm, with pregame coverage at 5:15pm tonight on Memories 107.9fm. The Hatchet JV also grabbed the win last night 18 to 9.
Other scores from yesterday around the diamond:
Princeton topped Vincennes Rivet in five innings 24 to 1
Tell City got by Floyd Central in 10 innings 4 to 3
Evansville Central over Mt Vermon 11 to 1 in five
Barr Reeve is making final preparations for their trip to the State Finals this weekend to face Kouts for the 1A championship. Last night on the Josh Thompson Show on the General, coach talked a little about the long, short season…
Thompson went on to discuss the extra week of prep time the team had due to the NCAA tournament in Indiana this year…
Barr Reeve at Kouts tip off at 10:07am Saturday morning, Fans in the Stands starts at 9am Saturday on WAMW, and be sure to join us for the Viking Fan Zone Preview Show Friday night from Indinapolis from 5 to 7pm on the General 95.9 / 101.3 / AM 1580.
Major League Baseball’s Opening Day has arrived. All 30 MLB teams are scheduled to open the 162-game season Thursday, including a few local matchups. The Detroit Tigers host AL Central rival Cleveland at 1:10 Eastern. Last year’s American League Cy Young Award winner Shane Bieber will pitch for Cleveland against Detroit’s Matthew Boyd. At 2:20, the Pittsburgh Pirates take on the Chicago Cubs at the Friendly Confines. The Cubs will have up to 20 percent capacity at Wrigley Field to start the season. The Cincinnati Reds host the St. Louis Cardinals at 4:10. Live coverage starts at 3:40pm this afternoon on The General 95.9 / 101.3 / AM1580 your home for Reds Baseball. The traditional Opening Day parade in Cincinnati has been canceled due to COVID-19, but Great American Ballpark will open at 30 percent capacity. The Chicago White Sox begin the season on the West Coast when they play the Los Angeles Angels at 10:05.
Indiana coach Mike Woodson got two more recruiting wins Wednesday, as two high school prospects announced they will stay committed to the Hoosiers. Class of 2021 signee Logan Duncomb told Inside the Hall he remains committed to IU and will make his way to Bloomington in June. The four-star center out of Cincinnati is IU’s lone signee for the current senior class. Indianapolis junior C.J. Gunn is also “firmly committed” to Indiana after meeting with Woodson, his father told the IndyStar. Gunn is a four-star guard who plays for Lawrence North High School. The 6-foot-5 Gunn committed to IU in February over offers from Cincinnati, Kansas State, Missouri and Xavier.
The Indiana Pacers went cold in the fourth quarter and lost to the Miami Heat 92-87 Wednesday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Indiana had a scoring drought of over six minutes down the stretch as the Blue and Gold lost their seventh out of eight at home.
