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Cougars, Tigers win baseball sectional titles

2017 baseball sectional champion Yorktown Tigers.

The Greenfield-Central Cougars and Yorktown Tigers won baseball sectional championships on Memorial Day.

Both did so in all-HHC finals. Greenfield-Central (18-10) held off New Castle 2-1, with Drey Jameson’s first-inning homer giving the Cougars the lead for good. The Cougars advance to face Cathedral in the noon semifinal of the Decatur Central regional on Saturday.

Yorktown (16-11) beat Delta 12-8 in the fourth meeting between the teams this season, with Carter Durham getting four hits and driving in three runs in the title game, Matt Phillips getting three hits and three RBI and Brody Mariotti getting two hits, driving in two runs and throwing five innings for the win.

HHC baseball regional games
Saturday, June 3

Class 4A at Decatur Central
10 a.m.: Avon vs. Roncalli
Noon: Cathedral vs. Greenfield-Central
8 p.m.: Championship

Class 3A at Bellmont
11 a.m.: Yorktown vs. Norwell
1 p.m.: NorthWood vs. FW Concordia
8 p.m.: Championship

HHC baseball sectional results
Class 4A at Pendleton Heights
First round: New Castle 4, Pendleton Heights 0
Semifinals: New Castle 5, Richmond 4; Greenfield-Central 10, Anderson 0
Final: Greenfield-Central 2, New Castle 1

Class 4A at Warren Central
First round: Cathedral 2, Mt. Vernon 1

Class 4A at Bloomington North
First round: 
Columbus East 2, Shelbyville 0

Class 3A at Yorktown
First round: Delta 5, Guerin Catholic 2
Semifinals: Delta 3, Hamilton Heights 2; Yorktown 10, Jay County 5
Final: Yorktown 12, Delta 8

Class 3A at Chatard
Semifinal: Chatard 3, New Palestine 2

 

2017 baseball sectional champion Yorktown Tigers.
2017 baseball sectional champion Greenfield-Central Cougars.