Baseball Recap: Carroll Makes It Six in a Row at Home

Chargers

Margin (Wins)

04/21/25 vs Fort Wayne Northrop	19
04/10/25 vs Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger	14
04/15/25 vs Columbia City	10
04/24/25 vs East Noble	7

Carroll entered their tilt with East Noble on Thursday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Knights 12-5. Considering the Chargers have won four contests by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Logan Inman looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has become a key player for Carroll: the team is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 3-4 otherwise.

At the plate, Carroll let Jaxon Sparks and Eric Tratnyek run wild. Sparks went 2-for-5 with three stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI, while Tratnyek got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Tyler Morris was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

Carroll always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .538. They are 4-1 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

Carroll's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-4. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.2 runs over those games. As for East Noble, they suffered their first road defeat, dropping their record down to 4-2.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Carroll will welcome Carmel at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Greyhounds' pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so the Chargers' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for East Noble, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Westview at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.