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B. Erickson has 2 hits, Sweet drives in 2
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS
Sports Editor, RTC
Baseball
Pioneer 7, Tri-County 5 (April 4): Brayden Erickson had two hits and an RBI, and Caleb Sweet singled and drove in two for the host Panthers hung on to beat Tri-County after building a 6-0 lead on April 4.
Brenton Gaumer, Drew McKaig and Peyton Schnurpel each had a hit and an RBI. Eli Miller added a double.
Erickson started and earned the win after pitching five scoreless innings. He allowed two hits and a walk and fanned eight. Gaumer relieved and allowed one hit and five unearned runs. He walked four and struck out two.
Pioneer scored in all six innings in which they batted. Tri-County scored three runs in the sixth to cut the deficit to 6-3 before Pioneer scored one in the bottom of the sixth.
Pioneer 7, Tri-County 5
Tri-County 000 003 2 – 5
Pioneer 211 111 X – 7
WP – Brayden Erickson (5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K)
LP – Nevitt (2 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 8 BB, 2 K)
2B – Burns (T-C), Eli Miller (PIO)
Erickson homers, drives in 3, but Pioneer falls to Clinton Central
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS
Sports Editor, RTC
Baseball
Clinton Central 10, Pioneer 5 (April 6): Brayden Erickson homered and singled and drove in three runs, and Nick Rottet singled and had an RBI for the host Panthers in a loss to Clinton Central on April 6.
Andrew Helton added a double, and Caleb Sweet, Derek Duncan, Eli Miller, Jake Erickson and Noah Miller had one hit each. Pioneer also drew five walks, including two from Sweet.
Sweet started and took the loss, allowing four hits and six earned runs in three innings. He walked four and struck out five. Jake Erickson allowed three hits and two unearned runs in his three innings while walking one and striking out four. Drew McKaig allowed one hit and two runs (one earned) in one inning. He walked three, hit a batter and struck out two.
Clinton Central scored five runs in the first and took a 10-2 lead after five innings.
Clinton Central 10, Pioneer 5
Clinton Central 501 220 0 – 10
Pioneer 000 202 1 – 5
WP – Smith (3 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 1 HBP, 3 K)
LP – Caleb Sweet (3 IP, 4 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 4 BB, 1 HBP, 5 K)
2B – Kocher (CC), Holton (CC), Smith (CC), Andrew Helton (PIO)
HR – Brayden Erickson (PIO)
Helton, E. Miller, Zellers have 3 RBIs each as Pioneer routs North White
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS
Sports Editor, RTC
Baseball
Pioneer 23, North White 4 (5 innings, April 10): Tyler Zellers singled and doubled and had three RBIs, and Eli Miller also had two hits and three RBIs for Pioneer in a five-inning win over North White on April 10.
Andrew Helton added a double and three RBIs. Brayden Erickson and Drew McKaig had two hits and two RBIs apiece, and Caleb Sweet had two hits and an RBI.
Derek Duncan doubled and drove in two runs. Owen MIller also had an RBI. Jake Erickson also had a hit.
Jake Erickson allowed three runs (two earned) in three innings for the win. He allowed two hits, walked one and hit three batters while striking out three. Noah Miller hurled the final two innings and allowed four hits and a run. He walked one and struck out one.
Pioneer had 15 hits, drew 11 walks and took advantage of three North White errors.
Pioneer scored in all five innings in which they batted, including an 11-run second that pushed their lead to 14-0.
Pioneer 23, North White 4 (5 innings)
Pioneer 3(11)1 53 – 23
North White 012 10 – 4
WP – Jake Erickson (3 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 HBP, 3 K)
LP – Stearns (1 ⅓ IP, 7 H, 11 R, 10 ER, 3 BB, 1 HBP, 1 K)
2B – Andrew Helton (PIO), Brayden Erickson (PIO), Caleb Sweet (PIO), Derek Duncan (PIO), Drew McKaig (PIO), Tyler Zellers (PIO), McCutchen (NW)
3B – Caleb Sweet (PIO)
Sweet, O. Miller drive in 2 each, but Delphi uses strong start to beat Pioneer
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS
Sports Editor, RTC
Baseball
Delphi 15, Pioneer 8 (April 11): Owen Miller singled and tripled and drove in two runs, and Caleb Sweet also had two hits and two RBIs for the visiting Pioneer baseball team in a loss to Delphi on April 11.
Andrew Helton and Eli Miller each had a hit and an RBI, and Brayden Erickson and Brian Gluth also had RBIs. Drew McKaig added a double, and Derek Duncan and Jake Erickson each had a single.
Brayden Erickson took the loss on the mound after allowing 10 hits and nine runs (all earned) in two innings. He walked none, hit a batter and struck out two.
Jacob Spencer pitched four innings in relief and allowed five hits and six runs (all earned) while walking two and hitting two batters.
Delphi scored seven runs in the first and extended their lead to 9-1 after two innings.
Delphi 15, Pioneer 8
Pioneer 013 103 0 – 8
Delphi 723 102 X – 15
WP – Pickering (2 ⅓ IP, 4 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 1 HBP, 2 K)
LP – Brayden Erickson (2 IP, 10 H, 9 R, 9 ER, 0 BB, 1 HBP, 2 K)
2B – Drew McKaig (PIO), Almager (DEL), Hixson 2 (DEL), Workinger (DEL), Titus (DEL), Chase Long (DEL), Cole Long (DEL)
3B – Owen Miller (PIO), Little (DEL)
HR – Chase Long (DEL)
N. Miller K’s 7 as Pioneer completes weep of West Central
Gaumer, Duncan have 3 RBIs each as Panthers take Game 1
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS
Sports Editor, RTC
Baseball
Pioneer 9-8, West Central 4-4 (April 15): The Pioneer baseball team swept visiting West Central on April 15, winning the first game 9-4 and the second game 8-4.
Brenton Gaumer had three hits and three RBIs, and Derek Duncan had two hits and three RBIs to lead the Pioneer offense in Game 1. Brayden Erickson added three hits and an RBI. Drew McKaig tripled and had two RBIs. Caleb Sweet had a single.
Gaumer got the win after allowing one run over four innings. He allowed six hits and four walks while striking out four.
Michael Cearing tossed the final three innings and allowed one hit and three runs (two earned). He walked three and struck out five.
Pioneer trailed 1-0 after three innings but scored three in the fourth, two in the fifth and four in the sixth to build a 9-1 lead.
In the second game, Pioneer built an 8-0 lead after five innings and hung on for the win.
Duncan singled and doubled and had three RBIs, and Brayden Erickson had two singles and a double and two RBIs. Gaumer had two hits and an RBI, and Noah Miller had a hit and an RBI.
Sweet, McKaig, Eli Guffey, Owen Miller and Tyler Zellers had one hit each.
Noah Miller pitched the first four innings and allowed four hits and no runs. He walked one and fanned seven. Jake Erickson pitched two innings and allowed two hits and four runs (two earned) while walking three and struck out two. Jacob Spencer allowed one hit in a scoreless seventh.
West Central pitchers combined to walk nine.
Game 1: Pioneer 9, West Central 4
West Central 100 000 3 – 4
Pioneer 000 324 X – 9
WP – Brenton Gaumer (4 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 4 K)
LP – Rodriguez (4 ⅓ IP, 6 H, 5 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 6 K)
2B – Pilarski (WC)
3B – Drew McKaig (PIO)
Game 2: Pioneer 8, West Central 4
West Central 000 004 0 – 4
Pioneer 031 220 X – 8
WP – Noah Miller (4 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K)
LP – Hughes (3 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 0 ER, 6 BB, 2 K)
2B – Brayden Erickson (PIO), Derek Duncan (PIO)
Sweet has 6 RBIs, B. Erickson pitches 2-hitter as Pioneer routs Knox
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS
Sports Editor, RTC
Baseball
Pioneer 13, Knox 0 (5 innings, April 18): Brayden Erickson pitched a two-hit shutout with no walks and nine strikeouts, and Caleb Sweet doubled and homered and drove in six runs for the Pioneer baseball team in a Hoosier North home win over Knox on April 18.
Derek Duncan whacked three hits, Brenton Gaumer and Jake Erickson each had a single and two RBIs, and Brayden Erickson and Noah Miller each had a single and an RBI.
Andrew Helton and Drew McKaig had one hit each.
Brayden Erickson faced 17 batters, just two over the minimum.
Pioneer led 3-0 going into the bottom of the fifth before scoring 10 times to end the game.
Pioneer 13, Knox 0 (5 innings)
Knox 000 00 – 0 2 2
Pioneer 102 0(10) – 13 9 0
WP – Brayden Erickson (5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 9 K)
LP – Taylor (4 ⅓ IP, 6 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 4 K)
2B – Caleb Sweet (PIO)
HR – Caleb Sweet (PIO)
Gaumer, Duncan have 2 RBIs each, but Knox earns split with Pioneer
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS
Sports Editor, RTC
Baseball
Knox 9, Pioneer 6 (April 19): Brenton Gaumer and Derek Duncan each had a hit and two RBIs, and Caleb Sweet singled twice and drove in a run for Pioneer in a conference loss to host Knox on April 19.
Brian Gluth and Nick Rottet each had a single.
Sweet took the loss on the mound after pitching three innings and allowing six runs (five earned). He allowed six hits and three walks while fanning seven.
Jake Erickson allowed two hits and two earned runs in one inning. Noah Miller tossed two innings and allowed two hits and one run (none earned).
Peter Wallsmith struck out 10 over six innings for the victorious Redskins.
Knox broke open a 3-3 tie with five runs in the bottom of the fourth.
The teams split their two-game series. Pioneer beat Knox 13-0 in five innings in Royal Center the previous day.
Knox 9, Pioneer 6
Pioneer 102 003 0 – 6
Knox 300 501 X – 9
WP – Wallsmith (6 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 10 K)
LP – Caleb Sweet (3 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 7 K)
XBH – (none)
Gaumer pitches 2-hit shutout as Pioneer splits with Triton
Trojans score 6 in bottom of 7th to stun Panthers in Game 1
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS
Sports Editor, RTC
Baseball
Pioneer 6-3, Triton 7-0 (April 22): The Pioneer baseball team claimed a split of a doubleheader with Triton at Triton on April 22.
Triton won the first game 7-6, but Pioneer won the second game 3-0.
In the first game, Caleb Sweet singled twice and doubled, and Brayden Erickson and Derek Duncan had two hits and two RBIs each for Pioneer. Eli Miller added a pair of doubles and an RBI. Jake Erickson also had an RBI. Brenton Gaumer also had a hit.
Brayden Erickson pitched the first six innings and allowed four hits and no earned runs while walking one and striking out 15.
Michael Cearing relieved and allowed six runs (two earned) in ⅔ of an inning. He walked two. Jake Erickson did not retire the one batter he faced.
Pioneer led 6-1 going into the bottom of the seventh before Triton scored six runs to pull off the come-from-behind, walk-off win.
Pioneer avenged that loss in Game 2 behind Gaumer, who pitched a two-hit shutout with two walks and eight strikeouts.
Offensive heroes included Peyton Schnurpel, who singled and doubled and drove in two runs and Jake Erickson, who had an RBI double.
Pioneer scored all three runs in the fourth.
Pioneer was the visiting team in the first game and the home team in the second game.
Game 1: Triton 7, Pioneer 6
Pioneer 022 100 1 – 6
Triton 100 000 6 – 7
WP – Bingamon (7 IP, 11 H, 6 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K)
LP – Michael Cearing (⅔ IP, 0 H, 6 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 0 K)
2B – Eli Miller 2 (PIO), Caleb Sweet (PIO)
Game 2: Pioneer 3, Triton 0
Triton 000 000 0 – 0
Pioneer 000 300 X – 3
WP – Brenton Gaumer (7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 K)
LP – Pitney (6 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K)
2B – Greer (TRI), J. Erickson (PIO), Schnurpel (PIO)
J. Erickson fires no-hitter in Pioneer’s rout of Culver
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS
Sports Editor, RTC
Baseball
Pioneer 17, Culver 0 (5 innings, April 27): Jake Erickson homered and went 2 for 4 with four RBIs and also pitched a no-hitter with one walk and seven strikeouts, and Brayden Erickson also homered and drove in three runs for the host Panthers in a win over conference rival Culver April 27.
Derek Duncan had two hits and three RBIs, and Caleb Sweet had a hit and three RBIs. Andrew Helton had a hit and two RBIs, and Brandon Sterrett and Noah Miller each had a hit and an RBI.
Drew McKaig also had two hits, and Brian Gluth, Nick Rottet, Eli Miller and Peyton Schnurpel added one hit each.
Pioneer scored five runs in the second and six each in the third and fourth.
Pioneer 17, Culver 0
Culver 000 00 – 0
Pioneer 056 6X – 17
WP – Jake Erickson (5 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K)
LP – Owen Falk (1 ⅔ IP, 4 H, 5 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 0 K)
HR – Jake Erickson (PIO), Brayden Erickson (PIO)
Sweet, Cearing combine on 1-hitter as Pioneer completes series sweep of Culver
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS
Sports Editor, RTC
Baseball
Pioneer 15, Culver 0 (5 innings, May 4): Caleb Sweet and Michael Cearing combined on a one-hit shutout, and Brayden Erickson singled and doubled and drove in three runs for Pioneer in a conference win over host Culver on May 4.
Eli Miller doubled and drove in two runs, and Derek Duncan singled and drove in two. Andrew Helton, Brenton Gaumer and Jake Erickson each had a hit and an RBI. Noah Miller also had an RBI.
Caleb Sweet also had two singles, and Brian Gluth, Drew McKaig and Noah Miller each had a single. Pioneer hitters also drew nine walks.
Sweet started and pitched three hitless innings with three walks and six strikeouts. Cearing allowed one hit over two innings while striking out four.
Pioneer scored three runs in the top of the third to break a scoreless tie, and they added three in the fourth and nine in the fifth.
Pioneer 15, Culver 0 (5 innings)
Pioneer 003 39 – 15 11 1
Culver 000 00 – 0 1 4
WP – Caleb Sweet (3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 6 K)
LP – Reese Herrell (4 IP, 9 H, 8 R, 7 ER, 5 BB, 3 K)
2B – Brayden Erickson (PIO)
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