Rausch shuts out Triton, helps Winamac clinch Hoosier North title

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Softball

Brooke Rausch Grace Roth

Winamac 16, Triton 0 (5 innings, Tuesday): Brooke Rausch pitched a five-hit shutout with one walk and six strikeouts, and she also had two hits and two RBIs at the plate for the host Lady Warriors as they clinched the Hoosier North title in a rout of Triton Tuesday.

Grace Roth went 3 for 3 with a single, two doubles and an RBI 

Seven different Winamac players had a hit, and nine different players had an RBI.

Brody Goodman and Trinity Harlan also had two RBIs each, and Maggie Keller, Makayla Werner, Sophie Wroblewski, Jordan Compton and Adrianna Hall had one RBI each.

Keller singled and tripled, and Werner also had two hits.

Winamac also drew seven walks and stole seven bases.

Winamac scored in all four innings in which they batted. They led 3-0 after one inning. A two-run single from Goodman and a two-run triple from Harlan in the second helped extend the lead to 9-0.

Winamac is 7-0 in the Hoosier North. They will look to complete their second straight undefeated conference record at North Miami Thursday.

Winamac’s win mathematically eliminated Culver, Pioneer and North Judson from title contention.

Winamac has won 17 consecutive conference games dating back to 2024.

Winamac 16, Triton 0 (5 innings)

Triton 000 00 – 0 5 3

Winamac 362 5X – 16 11 0

WP – Brooke Rausch (5 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K)

LP – Hernandez (4 IP, 11 H, 16 R, 10 ER, 7 BB, 0 K)

2B – Grace Roth 2 (WIN), Adrianna Hall (WIN)

3B – Maggie Keller (WIN), Trinity Harlan (WIN)