Hillsboro Indians fall in sectional round; end season
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Stephen Forsha-sforsha@gmail.com
The Hillsboro Indians saw their 2015 season come to a close in the first round of the Division II Sectional Tournament Monday at Shaffer Park, falling to the Sheridan Generals, 7-0.
HHS finished with just two hits in the loss, while also forcing two walks, one hit batter and reaching base via error on three occasions.
"The first three quarters of the season we were playing well as anyone in our league, as well as anyone in our district," HHS head coach Tim Hunt said. "Two weeks ago when we had (Washington) here, our hitting just stopped, and it is the weirdest thing I've ever seen.
"That comes back to me … our collapse comes back to me. I've got to find a way to keep the kids motivated, and I told the guys, baseball is a funny game. Sometimes for different reasons, teams just stop hitting. We're a team that was doing well, outscoring our opponents 111-75 going into the Court House game. We were hitting the ball, scoring runs and taking care of it on defense."
With the loss, the Indians finish the year at 12-14 overall, 9-5 in the SCOL, tied for second place with three other teams.
On Monday, Hillsboro loaded the bases with two outs with Wyatt Condo, Ryan Lemaster and Latrell Haithcock reaching base with a hit by pitch, a single and a walk, all with two outs.
HHS was unable to score a run in the first. The inning ended with a strikeout.
Hillsboro had one base runner in the second on a error, and in the third inning they were retired in order. The fourth saw HHS gain another base runner via error with two outs.
[[In-content Ad]]In the fifth, Hillsboro had a base runner take first on an error, followed later by seeing that end with a double play for the first two outs of the inning. Cole Reveal walked on four straight pitches, and later Lemaster had his second hit of the game, but the inning eventually ended with no runs for the hosts.
Lemaster finished 2-for-3 with both HHS hits.
Haithcock walked to open the bottom of the sixth but was left stranded at first base with three straight outs for HHS. The seventh saw the Indians end their season in order.
For Sheridan, they scored one run in the first, followed by a two-run second for a 3-0 lead. That lead tuned into four runs following the fifth inning, and the Generals put the game away with a three-run seventh.
Lemaster was charged with the loss, pitching three innings. He allowed three runs (two earned) on three hits, two hit batters and one walk. He finished with one strikeout. Pitching in relief was Jacob Helterbrand.
Coach Hunt spoke about the season.
"It is a disappointment that we didn't achieve our goals of getting back to OU (Ohio University) and winning the league, but at the same time we have a great group of guys that we got to work with all year," Hunt said. "Especially the seven seniors, most of them were up with us since they were sophomores.
"It is especially tough to say goodbye to them … anytime you clean the lineup out for the last time and say goodbye to a group of guys, especially this group since they were so young when they arrived here."
HHS finished with just two hits in the loss, while also forcing two walks, one hit batter and reaching base via error on three occasions.
"The first three quarters of the season we were playing well as anyone in our league, as well as anyone in our district," HHS head coach Tim Hunt said. "Two weeks ago when we had (Washington) here, our hitting just stopped, and it is the weirdest thing I've ever seen.
"That comes back to me … our collapse comes back to me. I've got to find a way to keep the kids motivated, and I told the guys, baseball is a funny game. Sometimes for different reasons, teams just stop hitting. We're a team that was doing well, outscoring our opponents 111-75 going into the Court House game. We were hitting the ball, scoring runs and taking care of it on defense."
With the loss, the Indians finish the year at 12-14 overall, 9-5 in the SCOL, tied for second place with three other teams.
On Monday, Hillsboro loaded the bases with two outs with Wyatt Condo, Ryan Lemaster and Latrell Haithcock reaching base with a hit by pitch, a single and a walk, all with two outs.
HHS was unable to score a run in the first. The inning ended with a strikeout.
Hillsboro had one base runner in the second on a error, and in the third inning they were retired in order. The fourth saw HHS gain another base runner via error with two outs.
[[In-content Ad]]In the fifth, Hillsboro had a base runner take first on an error, followed later by seeing that end with a double play for the first two outs of the inning. Cole Reveal walked on four straight pitches, and later Lemaster had his second hit of the game, but the inning eventually ended with no runs for the hosts.
Lemaster finished 2-for-3 with both HHS hits.
Haithcock walked to open the bottom of the sixth but was left stranded at first base with three straight outs for HHS. The seventh saw the Indians end their season in order.
For Sheridan, they scored one run in the first, followed by a two-run second for a 3-0 lead. That lead tuned into four runs following the fifth inning, and the Generals put the game away with a three-run seventh.
Lemaster was charged with the loss, pitching three innings. He allowed three runs (two earned) on three hits, two hit batters and one walk. He finished with one strikeout. Pitching in relief was Jacob Helterbrand.
Coach Hunt spoke about the season.
"It is a disappointment that we didn't achieve our goals of getting back to OU (Ohio University) and winning the league, but at the same time we have a great group of guys that we got to work with all year," Hunt said. "Especially the seven seniors, most of them were up with us since they were sophomores.
"It is especially tough to say goodbye to them … anytime you clean the lineup out for the last time and say goodbye to a group of guys, especially this group since they were so young when they arrived here."