The New Palestine baseball team scored five runs in the first inning Thursday and made it stand up, beating the Lawrence Central Bears 5-3 in the sectional semifinal. NP will face Cathedral at noon Monday for the sectional title at NPHS. Cathedral beat Warren Central 8-2 in Thursday’s first game. Dragon pitchers Jack Walker and Zach
The New Palestine baseball team swept New Castle to finish the regular season with a 9-5 Hoosier Heritage Conference record, good for second place in the league. The Dragons staged a three-run rally in the seventh to win the opener 3-1, then exploded offensively in the second game for an 11-2 victory. The Dragons finish
The New Palestine baseball team surrendered seven first-inning runs and eventually fell 14-3 to Bloomington North Tuesday in Bloomington. It was the Cougars’ second win over the Dragons in a seven-day span. Bloomington North has won 18 straight games. Bloomington North sent 11 batters to the plate in the first, starting with a leadoff homer
A three-run sixth-inning rally by the New Palestine baseball team broke a deadlock and delivered a 6-3 victory over Scecina on Senior Day. With the game tied 3-3 headed into the bottom of the sixth, Jaden Jaques worked a leadoff walk and Luke Greene reached on an error. That set the stage for Colby Jenkins’
Jack Walker threw a three-hit shutout, leading the New Palestine baseball team to a 5-0 victory over Pendleton Heights in Friday’s opening game. The Dragons then dropped a 3-2 decision in the nightcap. In the opener, Walker was dominant, striking out 13 and allowing just three hits – singles in the fourth and fifth inning and
The New Palestine baseball team dropped a 16-3 decision Wednesday to Bloomington North. The Dragons used five pitchers, four of which were making their first varsity outings of the season on the mound, against a talented Cougar squad ranked fifth in the state by Prep Baseball Report. The visiting Cougars took a 3-0 lead in
The New Palestine baseball team rallied from a two-run deficit in the seventh to send its game to extra innings Tuesday, but Fishers scored twice in the eighth to beat NP 5-3. With NP trailing 3-1 going into the bottom of the seventh, the Dragons loaded the bases on three straight walks with none out. Pinch-hitter
The New Palestine baseball team started the day with a four-run first inning, propelling it to a 4-3 victory over Delta in the opening game of Friday’s doubleheader. In the nightcap, the Dragons took an early lead and tied the game on three different occasions, but fell 5-4 to split the twinbill. The Dragons are now
Joshua Jaques pitched a complete game victory and Jack Walker went 3-for-3, leading the New Palestine baseball team to a 5-3 victory over Zionsville. Jaques allowed five hits and two earned runs in the victory. He struck out six and held the Eagles off the scoreboard in the last four innings. Zionsville took an early
Led by a four-hit shutout by Jaden Jaques, the New Palestine baseball team blanked host Warren Central 10-0 in five innings Monday. Jaques allowed just five baserunners in the game, with none getting past second base. He allowed one walk and struck out five. After Colby Jenkins singled and scored in the first, the Dragons exploded
