Scrappy Lions doing some winning
May 2, 2024 at 11:11 a.m.
In completion of a suspended game from early April, Rushville finished off conference rival South Dearborn in Aurora last Tuesday in comeback fashion.
Starting again in the fourth inning, RCHS trailed 3-2, a score that went to 4-2 after four. Neither side scored in the fifth but SD tacked on another run in the bottom of the sixth. The Lions came off the mat to tie the game at five in the top of seven and held the Knights off the scoreboard to force extra innings. The visitors scored twice in the eighth and SD laid another zero as Rushville won 7-5.
The Knights had the advantage in hits, 6-5, but also committed two flubs to the Lions’ one. SD pitching walked a ton of batters in the loss. Sophomore Damion Trueblood had a pair of knocks and senior Keegan Bowles (double) and sophs Jake Cunningham and Colin Taylor drove in one each. Bowles swiped two bags, Trueblood one and senior Maurice Manghelli another. Junior Alex Reynolds was the winning pitcher with six punchouts in 5.1 frames; Taylor gave up three earned runs in 2.2 innings.
Hosting North Decatur the next day, RCHS won going away, 15-0 in 4.5 innings on a dozen hits. A nine-run third was the biggie. The Chargers were held to just one hit by Taylor and committed six errors.
Senior Tyler Smith was 3-of-3 with two knocked in and Manghelli added two hits (double) and two runs batted in; freshman Trent Smith also had two hits. Bowles drove in three, junior Nicholas Bowles two and Reynolds had a double and RBI. Trueblood and Taylor added RBI. Taylor walked four and fanned six on the mound. K. Bowles picked up three steals, Ty. Smith two and Reynolds one.
In their fourth game in four days Thursday, RCHS suffered a 15-1 EIAC loss to East Central. EC outhit the Lions 10-5 and Rushville booted two balls to the Trojans’ one. EC had three triples. N. Bowles had the Lions’ lone RBI. AJ Reynolds tamed the Lions’ bats. The loss went to Ty. Smith (8 earned runs, 5 walks in 1.2 innings) and Reynolds surrendered five earned runs. Josh Wainwright threw a scoreless frame despite walking two.
Saturday was a 10-7 win over South Ripley, who led 2-0 after three. This despite seven errors resulting in zero earned runs allowed (the Raiders committed four). Rushville put up six runs in the bottom of four; SR added two to reclaim the lead, but the Lions scored in their next two at-bats. Trueblood (double) had two RBI and one went to K. Bowles (2B), Manghelli (2B) and junior Trey Newman. Reynolds banged a triple. The Bowles’ combined for five steals – 3 by Keegan and 2 by Nicholas – and Ty. Smith added one. Taylor got the win; he and Tr. Smith each punched out four.
RCHS is at Cambridge City Lincoln today, followed by the completion of the Connersville game Thursday.
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In completion of a suspended game from early April, Rushville finished off conference rival South Dearborn in Aurora last Tuesday in comeback fashion.
Starting again in the fourth inning, RCHS trailed 3-2, a score that went to 4-2 after four. Neither side scored in the fifth but SD tacked on another run in the bottom of the sixth. The Lions came off the mat to tie the game at five in the top of seven and held the Knights off the scoreboard to force extra innings. The visitors scored twice in the eighth and SD laid another zero as Rushville won 7-5.
The Knights had the advantage in hits, 6-5, but also committed two flubs to the Lions’ one. SD pitching walked a ton of batters in the loss. Sophomore Damion Trueblood had a pair of knocks and senior Keegan Bowles (double) and sophs Jake Cunningham and Colin Taylor drove in one each. Bowles swiped two bags, Trueblood one and senior Maurice Manghelli another. Junior Alex Reynolds was the winning pitcher with six punchouts in 5.1 frames; Taylor gave up three earned runs in 2.2 innings.
Hosting North Decatur the next day, RCHS won going away, 15-0 in 4.5 innings on a dozen hits. A nine-run third was the biggie. The Chargers were held to just one hit by Taylor and committed six errors.
Senior Tyler Smith was 3-of-3 with two knocked in and Manghelli added two hits (double) and two runs batted in; freshman Trent Smith also had two hits. Bowles drove in three, junior Nicholas Bowles two and Reynolds had a double and RBI. Trueblood and Taylor added RBI. Taylor walked four and fanned six on the mound. K. Bowles picked up three steals, Ty. Smith two and Reynolds one.
In their fourth game in four days Thursday, RCHS suffered a 15-1 EIAC loss to East Central. EC outhit the Lions 10-5 and Rushville booted two balls to the Trojans’ one. EC had three triples. N. Bowles had the Lions’ lone RBI. AJ Reynolds tamed the Lions’ bats. The loss went to Ty. Smith (8 earned runs, 5 walks in 1.2 innings) and Reynolds surrendered five earned runs. Josh Wainwright threw a scoreless frame despite walking two.
Saturday was a 10-7 win over South Ripley, who led 2-0 after three. This despite seven errors resulting in zero earned runs allowed (the Raiders committed four). Rushville put up six runs in the bottom of four; SR added two to reclaim the lead, but the Lions scored in their next two at-bats. Trueblood (double) had two RBI and one went to K. Bowles (2B), Manghelli (2B) and junior Trey Newman. Reynolds banged a triple. The Bowles’ combined for five steals – 3 by Keegan and 2 by Nicholas – and Ty. Smith added one. Taylor got the win; he and Tr. Smith each punched out four.
RCHS is at Cambridge City Lincoln today, followed by the completion of the Connersville game Thursday.