Vikings win third in a row with victory over Vincennes Rivet

By Chris Morlan

With the Indiana High School Athletic Association baseball sectional right around the corner. The North Posey Viking baseball team has played well lately. Last Tuesday night, the Vikings traveled to Vincennes to play the Vincennes Rivet Patriots.

One of the Vikings goals in this game was to win their third straight contest. This was not a pretty game but doable enough to escape with a victory. North Posey put up two runs on the scoreboard at the top of the first inning and one more score in the top of the sixth to beat Vincennes Rivet 3-1. North Posey hitting has been a struggle throughout most of the season.

The Vikings were held to three hits in this matchup. Vincennes Rivet had four hits on their one run scored in the game. For the season, North Posey improved their record to fourteen wins and twelve losses. The Patriots record dropped to fifteen wins and seven losses.

North Posey sophomore Davin Sullivan led off the top of the first inning hitting a single. While Remi Johnson was at the plate. Sullivan stole for second base, then Johnson walked. Brennon Reich was next to bat. While Reich being in the batter’s box, Sullivan stole for third and Johnson advanced to second base. Reich grounded out to second base, and this allowed Sullivan to score a run and moved Johnson to third base. Grant Cullman was out at first base on a dropped third strike and this allowed Johnson to score at home plate to give the Vikings a 2-0 advantage.

Vincennes Rivet scored one run in the bottom of the fourth inning to make the score 2-1 still in favor of North Posey. At the top of the sixth inning, Grant Cullman hit a double on a fly ball to center field. Zeke Roosevelt was next to bat. Cullman advanced to third base on a wild pitch. On ball three to Roosevelt, the Vincennes Rivet pitcher threw another wild pitch that allowed Cullman to score a run to give North Posey a 3-1 lead, which ended up being the final score.

Viking sophomore pitcher Brennon Reich threw a great game going the distance for a complete game. In this matchup, Reich threw seven innings, allowing four hits, one run, one earned run, two walks, with seven strikeouts on 91 pitches in the game.

Grant Cullman went one for three with a double, one RBI and a run scored. Davin Sullivan went one for three with two stolen bases and a run. Will Bippus went one for three hitting. Remi Johnson walked and scored a run. Tyce Toker had two walks, Brennon Reich drove in one run, and Joey Hisch had one stolen base.

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL:

North Posey vs. Vincennes Rivet (May 19) – at Vincennes, IN

NP...2 0 0 0 0 1 0…3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors

VR…0 0 0 1 0 0 0…1 Run, 4 Hits, 0 Errors

WP – Brennon Reich (NP); LP – Hunter Bilskie (VR).

North Posey Hitting: Davin Sullivan (1-for-3, 1 R, 2 SB); Remington Johnson (0-for-2, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 SB); Brennon Reich (0-for-3, 1 RBI); Grant Cullman (1-for-3, 1 R, 1 RBI); Zeke Roosevelt (0-for-3); Lane Young (0-for-3); Will Bippus (1-for-3); Tyce Toker (0-for-1, 2 BB); Ben Freeman (0-for-3); Joey Hisch (0-for-0, 1 SB).

Doubles: Grant Cullman (1); Total Bases: Grant Cullman (2), Davin Sullivan (1), Will Bippus (1); Hit-by-Pitch: None; Error: None.

North Posey Pitching: Brennon Reich (7.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K); Pitches-Strikes: Brennon Reich 91-53; Batters Faced: Brennon Reich (29).

Last Thursday night was the final regular season game for the North Posey baseball team. The Vikings faced the Evansville Memorial Tigers on the road. This game was originally scheduled to be played at North Posey three days earlier but due to rain showers was cancelled. The North Posey baseball field was being used for another game last Thursday. So, this contest was moved to the east side of Evansville.

This matchup was a very low scoring game that went to Memorial by the final score of 2-1. This loss snapped a three-game winning streak the Viking had coming into this contest. North Posey ends the season with fourteen wins and thirteen losses. Memorial improved to thirteen wins and eight losses.

Memorial scored one run in the bottom of the second and one more run in the bottom of the fourth inning to then lead 2-0. North Posey struggled on offense getting their hits. The Vikings were held to four hits as a team in this game. In the top of the seventh inning, North Posey scored one run when Ben Freeman hit a single that scored Zeke Roosevelt.

Remington Johnson took the loss pitching for the Vikings. Johnson threw four innings, allowing four hits, two runs, one walk, with one strikeout on 71 pitches. Getting the hits in the game for North Posey were Remington Johnson (1-for-2), Brennon Reich (1-for-3), Tyce Toker (1-for-3), and Ben Freeman (1-for-3).

North Posey’s next opponent is this Friday in Class 2A, Sectional 48 at Rockport with the Vikings playing the winner of the South Spencer-Perry Central game at 5:00 p.m. If the Vikings win, they will play in the sectional championship on Monday, June 1, at 6:00 p.m.

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL:

North Posey vs. Memorial (May 21) – at Evansville, IN

NP...0 0 0 0 0 0 1…1 Run, 4 Hits, 0 Errors

MEM…0 1 0 1 0 0 X…2 Runs, 5 Hits, 2 Errors

WP – Ryan Obenchain (MEM); LP – Remington Johnson (NP).

North Posey Hitting: Davin Sullivan (0-for-3, 1 BB); Remington Johnson (1-for-2, 1 BB, 1 CS); Brennon Reich (1-for-3); Grant Cullman (0-for-3); Zeke Roosevelt (0-for-2, 1 R, 1 BB); Lane Young (0-for-3); Will Bippus (0-for-2); Joey Hisch (0-for-1); Tyce Toker (1-for-3); Ben Buchanan (0-for-0); Ben Freeman (1-for-3, 1 RBI).

Total Bases: Brennon Reich (1), Remington Johnson (1), Tyce Toker (1), Ben Freeman (1); Hit-by-Pitch: None; Error: None.

North Posey Pitching: Remington Johnson (4.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K); Will Bippus (2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K); Pitches-Strikes: Remington Johnson 71-42, Will Bippus 27-19; Batters Faced: Remington Johnson (18), Will Bippus (6).