SB 4A FINAL: #9 HSE claims second state title, 3-1 over Terre Haute North

INDIANAPOLIS – Ninth-ranked Hamilton Southeastern battled Terre Haute North and the elements en route to the 2010 Class 4A softball state championship that finally concluded June 15 at Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis. HSE defeated the Patriots, 3-1, for their second softball state championship in the Royals’ first trip back to the championship game since they won it all in 2007.

After a half inning played June 12, weather forced the contest to be pushed to Monday. Play resumed on Monday evening and, after three scoreless innings, Hamilton Southeastern (27-4) jumped on the board first in the top of the fourth. 

Freshman Alyssa Buchanan singled with cheese to center field, taking second when freshman LF Carly Mundy could not corral the ball. Freshman pinch runner Roni Patterson reached third when senior shortstop Danielle Ketner tried to flip to second for a force on sophomore Amanda Banitt’s grounder, leaving runners on first and third. Patterson then scored the game’s first run on a double steal.

Terre Haute North (27-9) responded in the bottom half of the fourth with a single from Ketner, who advanced to second on a wild pitch and was brought in by an RBI double from junior Kelsey Coffey to knot the score at 1-1. With a runner on second and one out, however, play was once again postponed due to weather. 

Hamilton Southeastern came out of the gates with intensity as play resumed Tuesday evening. With a runner on second and one out in the top of the fifth, senior Taylor Rager doubled down the left field line to bring in senior Jenna Abraham, putting the Royals up 2-1. Sophomore Kelsey Cornilla was sent in to pinch run for Rager and advanced to third after a Patriot throwing error. 

A single to center field from Buchanan scored Cornilla, and that was enough for 22nd-year coach David Cook’s Royals to claim their second 4A title in four seasons.

It was the second state finals appearance for 10th-year coach Jack Kirchner’s Terre Haute North squad, and the Patriots’ first since 1988.

Jenna Abraham of Hamilton Southeastern was recognized by members of the IHSAA executive committee as this year’s recipient of the Mental Attitude Award in Class 4A softball. Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance, the corporate partner of the IHSAA, presented a $1,000 scholarship to the school in her name.

The four-year letterwinner was a member of the Royals’ 2007 state championship team. This year she was selected to the Hoosier Crossroads Conference First Team, was recognized as an Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association South All-Star, and was named to the ICGSA All-State Second Team.

Abraham graduates with a 3.9 cumulative GPA. The honors student has received HSE’s Scholar Athlete Award for four straight years and was selected to take part in the IHSAA Role Model program, where she spoke to elementary school students about being a role model and the importance of staying tobacco free. 

Abraham is a four-year member of the Student Council, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and Student Leadership Team. She has also been a part of the Student Athletic Council and National Honor Society for two years each at HSE. She is active in the Adopt A Family Program and the Hamilton Southeastern Food Drive, and she has volunteered as an elementary school tutor and coach for DeVeau’s Darlings, a cheerleading program for children with special needs. 

The daughter of Steve and Marcia Abraham of Fishers will attend Indiana University to study nursing.

The box score:

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB

Jenna Abraham rf………  3  1  2  0   1  0  1  0   0

Caitlin Laughlin ss……  3  0  1  0   0  0  2  3   0

Taylor Rager p………..  4  0  2  1   0  0  0  3   1

 Kelsey Cornila pr…….  0  1  0  0   0  0  0  0   0

Taylor Shuey cf……….  4  0  1  0   0  1  2  0   0

Alyssa Buchanan dp…….  4  0  2  1   0  0  0  0   2

Amanda Banitt 3b………  4  0  1  0   0  0  1  0   2

Becca Twining 2b………  3  0  1  0   0  0  1  1   2

Bailey Rager 1b……….  3  0  1  0   0  0  9  0   0

Alicia Wilson lf………  3  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   2

Roni Patterson c/pr……  0  1  0  0   0  0  5  0   0

Totals………………. 31  3 11  2   1  1 21  7   9

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB

Paige Collins 1b………  3  0  0  0   0  1  6  0   0

Hailee Traviolli 2b……  3  0  1  0   0  0  1  2   0

Danielle Ketner ss…….  3  1  1  0   0  0  4  4   0

Bethany Sullivan p…….  3  0  1  0   0  0  1  2   0

 Alli McKinney pr/ph…..  0  0  0  0   1  0  0  0   0

Kelsey Coffey c……….  3  0  1  1   0  0  2  1   0

 Chanli Mundy pr………  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0

Marlee Yeager 3b………  3  0  2  0   0  1  3  1   0

Amber Maffioli dp……..  1  0  0  0   1  1  0  0   0

Alexa Smith cf………..  3  0  0  0   0  2  1  0   4

Alisha Ludwig rf………  3  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   1

Carly Mundy lf………..  0  0  0  0   0  0  2  0   0

Totals………………. 25  1  6  1   2  5 21 10   5

Score by inning R  H  E

Hamilton Southeastern 000 120 0 – 3 11  0

Terre Haute North 000 100 0 – 1  6  3

E – Ketner, Coffey, Ca. Mundy. DP – Royals 2. LOB – Royals 9, Patriots 5. 

2B – Abraham, T. Rager; Coffey. SH – Laughlin. SB – Yeager, Maffioli. 

CS – Banitt

Hamilton SE IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF

Taylor Rager 7.0  6  1  1  2  5 25 27

Terre Haute North IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF

Bethany Sullivan 7.0 11  3  3  1  1 31 33

Win – T. Rager (14-2). Loss – Sullivan (18-4)

WP – T. Rager

Umpires – HP Thomas Thomason, 1B Gary Weideman, 3B Roger Holder

Start: 7:34 p.m. Time: 1:45

Weather: 83 degrees, overcast (pick a day LOL!)

Ham. Southeastern starters: 22/rf Abraham; 15/ss Laughlin; 3/p T. Rager; 11/cf

Shuey; 44/dp Buchanan; 10/3b Banitt; 24/2b Twining; 19/1b B. Rager; 17/lf

Wilson; 6/c Patterson;

Terre Haute North starters: 9/1b Collins; 13/2b Traviolli; 5/ss Ketner; 25/p

Sullivan; 8/c Coffey; 20/3b Yeager; 22/dp Maffioli; 11/cf Smith; 27/rf Ludwig;

24/lf Ca. Mundy;

Ham. Southeastern 1st – Abraham singled up the middle. Laughlin reached

on a fielder’s choice; Abraham out at second p to ss. T. Rager singled to

center field; Laughlin advanced to second. Cornila pinch ran for T. Rager.

Shuey reached on a fielder’s choice; Cornila advanced to second; Laughlin out

at third ss to 3b. Buchanan grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2

LOB.

Terre Haute North 1st – Game delayed due to inclement weather. T. Rager

to p for Cornila. No play. Collins out at first p to ss to 1b. Traviolli

singled to center field. Ketner grounded into double play ss to 1b; Traviolli

out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Ham. Southeastern 2nd – Banitt lined out to rf. Twining popped up to ss.

B. Rager popped up to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Terre Haute North 2nd – Sullivan singled to pitcher. McKinney pinch ran

for Sullivan. Coffey lined into double play 1b unassisted; McKinney out on the

play. Yeager singled to center field. Maffioli walked; Yeager advanced to

second. Maffioli stole second; Yeager stole third. Smith struck out looking.

0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Ham. Southeastern 3rd – Sullivan to p for McKinney. Wilson grounded out

to 2b. Abraham doubled to left center. Laughlin flied out to lf. T. Rager

fouled out to lf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Terre Haute North 3rd – Ludwig grounded out to ss. Collins struck out

swinging. Traviolli flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Ham. Southeastern 4th – Shuey struck out swinging. Buchanan singled to

left field, advanced to second on a fielding error by lf. Patterson pinch ran

for Buchanan. / for Patterson. Banitt reached on a fielder’s choice to

shortstop; Patterson advanced to third. Banitt out at second c to ss, caught

stealing; Patterson scored. Twining singled to center field. B. Rager singled

to shortstop, advanced to second on a throwing error by ss; Twining advanced to

third. Wilson grounded out to 2b. 1 run, 3 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB.

Terre Haute North 4th – Buchanan to dp for Patterson. Patterson to c.

Ketner singled to center field. Sullivan fouled out to 3b, bunt. Ketner

advanced to second on a wild pitch. Coffey doubled to center field, RBI; Ketner

scored. Ch. Mundy pinch ran for Coffey. Game delayed due to rain. Game resumes

at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 15. Yeager singled to center field, advanced to

second on the throw; Ch. Mundy advanced to third. Maffioli struck out swinging.

Smith flied out to cf. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Ham. Southeastern 5th – Coffey to c for Ch. Mundy. Abraham walked.

Laughlin out at first p to 2b, SAC, bunt; Abraham advanced to second. T. Rager

doubled down the lf line, RBI; Abraham scored. Cornila pinch ran for T. Rager.

Shuey flied out to cf. Cornila failed pickoff attempt, advanced to third on a

throwing error by c. Buchanan singled to center field, RBI; Cornila scored.

Banitt singled up the middle; Buchanan advanced to second. Twining grounded out

to 1b unassisted. 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Terre Haute North 5th – T. Rager to p for Cornila. Ludwig grounded out

to p. Collins flied out to rf. Traviolli popped up to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0

errors, 0 LOB.

Ham. Southeastern 6th – B. Rager grounded out to 1b unassisted. Wilson

grounded out to ss. Abraham popped up to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0

LOB.

Terre Haute North 6th – Ketner fouled out to 1b. Sullivan grounded out

to p. Coffey popped up to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Ham. Southeastern 7th – Laughlin singled through the left side. T. Rager

fouled out to 3b. Shuey singled up the middle; Laughlin advanced to second.

Buchanan reached on a fielder’s choice; Shuey advanced to second; Laughlin out

at third 3b to ss to 3b. Banitt fouled out to c. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2

LOB.

Terre Haute North 7th – Yeager struck out swinging. McKinney pinch hit

for Maffioli. McKinney walked. Smith struck out swinging. Ludwig grounded out

to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.