Scott County Sports by Aaron Stainbrook - 4-23-25

Baseball

America’s Favorite Pastime or better known as baseball, is a sport that has over 500 million fans. However, I am sure that there are quite a few people that do not understand the game of baseball. So, I am going to answer some frequently asked questions.

1. What is the infield fly rule? The Infield fly rule is in affect when there are runners on first and second or first, second, and third with less than two outs. This can only happen if the ball pops up in the infield and the fielder can catch it with.

2. How many players make up a team? Each team must have at least nine players to have full team.

3. What are some ways to record an out? There are many two get outs in baseball including: strikeout, fly out, ground out, caught stealing, pick off, and fielders choice.

4. How long is the game? Well, it all depends on what level of baseball you are talking about. In the majors, they play a nine inning game, in high school, they play a seven inning game, and middle school plays six innings with a hour and a half time limit.

5. How many strikes and balls does a batter get? Each batter walks if the pitcher throws him four balls. Each batter strikeouts if the pitcher throws three strikes. Now, keep in mind, that a foul ball is a strike unless the batter already has two strikes.

6. What is a cycle? A cycle is when a batter hits a single, double, triple, and home run in the same game.

Baseball is a sport that I have liked since a very early age. I not only enjoy playing, but I also enjoy watching and umpiring. I hope that this story has helped you in your baseball knowledge. Even if you do not watch it, this can at least help you have a a conversation.

The following is the Scott and Clark County Baseball Rankings. (Please keep in mind this is just my opinion.)

1. Charlestown 6-1

2. Scottsburg 5-0

3. Silver Creek 4-2

4. Borden 3-2

5. New Washington 2-3

6. Henryville 1-6

7. Christian Academy 0-3

8. Austin 0-2

9. Rock Creek 2-4

10. Crothersville 0-3

(Records are as of Wednesday, April 16 and are according to Maxpreps).

The following is the Scott and Clark County Teams Softball Rankings. (Please keep in mind this is just my opinion).

1. Silver Creek 9-2

2. Borden 3-0

3. Charlestown 3-1

4. Henryville 3-2

5. Christian Academy 1-2

6. New Washington 1-2

7. Austin 1-2

8. Scottsburg 0-2

9. Crothersville 0-2

10. Rock Creek 0-1

Lady Hornets Run

Rule Warriorettes

For the first time since the 2016-17 season (according to Maxpreps), the Henryville Lady Hornets Softball Team defeated the Scottsburg Warriorettes. The game was played at Scottsburg, but was dominated by Henryville. The Lady Hornets scored 12 runs in the top of the first and six more in the top to second and would lead the game 18-1 to start the third inning. The Warriorettes would score one more run in the fifth, but would still lose the game 20-2 after five innings. Kyleigh Lienhart would be the winning pitcher for the Lady Hornets as she would pitch all five innings and would allow one run off of five hits and would have eight strikeouts. Kelsey Pinto-Herrara would lead the way for the Warriorettes, as she would have one RBI off of two hits. Lienhart would lead the way for the Lady Hornets as she would have four RBI off of two hits and one home run . The Lady Hornets are now 3-2 on the season and the Warriorettes are now 0-1

Lady Mustangs Run

Rule Warriorettes

On Wednesday, April 16, the New Washington Lady Mustangs Softball team hosted the Warriorettes of Scottsburg. The Warriorettes would start off strong in the fisrt inning as they would go up 3-0 however, the Lady Mustangs would react with two runs of their own and would trail the game 3-2. The Warriorettes would go quiet for a while but the Lady Mustangs would make a lot of noise. The Lady Mustangs would add eight runs in the bottom of the second, three in the bottom of the third, one in the bottom of the fourth, and two in the bottom of the fifth. The Warriorettes would score three runs in the top of the fifth inning, but would fall short with a score of 16-6 after five innings. The Warriorettes are now 0-2 on the season and the Lady Mustangs are now 1-2.

Sue Siekman Classic

Softball Tourney

On Saturday, April 12, Austin and Crothersville traveled to Hanover to participate in the SSCST hosted by Southwestern. The first game of the day featured host Southwestern taking on the Crothersville Lady Tigers. The Lady Tigers would not struggle to get outs as they would lose the game 15-4. The second game of the day was the Austin Lady Eagles taking on Oldenburg Academy. The Lady Eagles would pull away in the late innings and would win the game 10-6. The consolation game would be Oldenburg Academy taking on the Crothersville Lady Tigers. The Lady Tigers would battle until the very end but would come up just short and would lose the game 10-9. The championship game would feature Southwestern taking on the Austin Lady Eagles. The game would be a very good game but it would Southwestern who would win it all with a score of 6-5.

Austin Lady Eagles Tennis

Congratulations to Jayleigh Schempam as she finished in first place at the New Albany Inviatational. Also, congratulations to Maddie Daniel and Abree Foga as they placed second in Doubles at the New Albany Invitational on Saturday, April 12.

Henryville

Hornets Fall

to Panthers

On Saturday, April 12 the Henryville Hornets Baseball Team hosted the Panthers of Corydon Central. The Hornets opened up the game scoring two runs in the bottom of the first but would then allow six runs in the second and third inning combined. The Hornets would score tow runs in the bottom of the fourth but would again allow six runs to score in the fifth and sixth inning combined. The Panthers would win the game 12-6. Jacob Winters would lead the way for the Hornets as he would go 4-4 from the plate with one RBI. Here are the team stats for the Hornets:

AVG: .387

Hits: 12

RBI: 4

Doubles: 1

LOB: 6

Stolen Bases: 4

Strikeouts: 6

The Hornets are now1-4 on the season.