Pirate Baseball Gets a BIG Shut Out of Austin

Baseball

The Pirate Baseball team kept their MSC hopes alive with a huge 5-0 shut out of Austin in the Pirate Bone Yard Thursday night.  The Pirates (12-5 & 6-1 MSC) scored four runs in the bottom of the first, then their fifth run in the second while enroute to a big MSC contest.  Charlestown scored their five runs off seven hits while avoiding an error. Pirate Kelly Rider (4-0) got the complete game shut out win from the mound’ allowing just three hits, walking one and striking out five.  Austin (11-5 & 4-1 MSC) came into the game ranked #11 in the current 2A IHSBCA poll; while the Class 3A #11 Pirates entered the game 1 1/2 games out of the conference lead.  “Kelly threw a great game tonight and really did a nice job of attacking the hitters and getting ahead in the count. Our defense showed up and played well and we got some runs early to give Kelly some support” commented Coach Romans after the win.  Devon Krueger and Tanner Wesp led the Pirates at the plate, each finishing with a double.  Zach Ramirez finished two for two with an RBI; while Ryan Jones finished one for three.  The Pirates will host Columbus North Friday.

Lady Pirates Defeat Brownstown, 4-3 in eight

Softball

The Charlestown Lady Pirate Softball team moved to 12-4 and kept themselves in the middle of the MSC hunt by overcoming the Lady Braves on the road.  Brownstown falls to 14-5 and 5-2 in conference play, even with Charlestown, and a half game out of first with Salem.  Salem (6-1) will visit the Lady Pirate Bone Yard on Monday.

Charlestown jumped out to a 2-1 lead after three complete.  Brownstown’s Lisa Scott hit a two run home run in the 6th to tie the game at three and change the momentum.  The Lady Pirates recovered, held the Lady Braves in the 7th and 8th after Price and Logsdon started the eighth inning rally with base hits to put themselves in scoring position.  Bethany Hall then put on the first pitch bunt to sacrifice bunt to move the runnesr to second and third.  Kendall Cline then plated Price for the would be winning run on a sacrifice fly to center.

Kendall Cline got the victory from the circle, in relief of Carly Price with a tie score going into the seventh.  Carly Price finished the game 3 of 4 at the plate, including a triple, a double, an RBI and a run.  Leah Sherrill stayed hot at the plate, finishing two for four, including a triple, a double, an RBI and a run.  Bethany Hall was named the Coyle Chevy, GMC, Buick and Coyle Nissan Player of the Game for solid and crucial play from third base; and a big RBI double in the sixth.

“I thought the girls fought very hard, and executed when they needed to win the game….total team effort, I’m very proud of them” commented Head Coach Kevin Zollman after the win.

The Lady Pirates will play in the Edgewood Tournament Saturday before Monday’s huge showdown versus Salem.  Stay tuned Pirate Nation, these ladies mean business!  Catch the archived broadcast of Thursday’s game at www.CPPSB.com.

Lady Pirates Down New Washington 10-0

Softball

Picking up where they left off Tuesday evening in Corydon, the Lady Pirates kept the bats hitting; as they run ruled the visiting Lady Mustangs 10-0 in the sixth.  Charlestown (11-4) won their seventh straight Wednesday evening, and now prepare for the MSC Showdown Thursday evening at league leading Brownstown.  The Lady Pirates scored two runs in the first on two New Washington errors, then steadily scored each inning, while committing a lone error.  Sophomore Kendall Cline got the shut-out win from the circle, while recording four strikeouts.  Cline led the team from the plate as well, finishing two for four, including a Home Run,  a Double, and two runs.  Lexi Logsdon also finished two for four, with a double, three RBI’s and a run scored.  Mackenzie Smith added a triple and Carly Price a double for the winning cause.  Charlestown scored their 10 runs off eight hits.  The Lady Pirate JV match up proved just as convincing, as Charlestown (4-2) topped their visiting Mustang counterparts to a score of 14-6 in the standard five innings of play.

The Lady Pirates will face off with the Brownstown Lady Braves Thursday; behind the Brownstown Elementary School, just off Indiana 250 and across from the Jackson County Jail in Brownstown.  First pitch of the Varsity game is scheduled for 5:30 pm with the JV match up immediately following.  Pirate Nation, if you absolutely can’t make it to the game, Pirate Pride Sports will broadcast the game live beginning at 5:15 pm at www.CPPSB.com or on your mobile device using the free CPPSB app in your Google Play, Amazon, or Apple Store.

Pirate Football Middle School Camp Announced

Football

DarinWardCharlestown High School Pirate Football Head Coach Darin Ward has announced the scheduling of a Middle School Football Camp.  The camp will take place at the Charlestown Middle School and will be designated for interested future Pirate Football players currently enrolled in 6th, 7th and 8th grades.  This football developmental camp will be held June 1st through 4th, from 3:20-5:15 PM; and managed by Coach Ward, his varsity staff, the junior staff, and current Pirate Football varsity players.  Camp forms are available from middle school PE teachers, the Charlestown Middle School office, or by clicking HERE.  The cost of the camp is $20 per participate, which includes a camp t-shirt.  For more information about the Pirate Football program, go to www.PiratePride.BLUE/Football.  Coach Ward and Pirate Football looks forward to working with our future Charlestown High School Pirate Football players. Go Pirates!

CHS Track & Field Dominates in Season Finale

Track & Field

The Charlestown Pirate and Lady Pirate Track & Field regular season came to an end Tuesday evening with a dominating performance, by both the ladies and gentlemen, over visiting Southwestern, Rock Creek and Christian Academy High Schools.  The Lady Pirates finished in first place as a team with 88 points, ahead of Rock Creek’s 55 points, CAI’s 38, and Southwestern’s 18 points respectively.  The Pirates also garnered a first place team finish with 114 points, ahead of CAI’s 44 points, Southwestern’s 35, and Rock Creek’s 22 points respectively.

Lady Pirate First Place finishers were:  Gabi Gagnon, in the 4×800 relay, and 1600M run; Alysha Flaget in the 4×800 relay, 800M run, and 4×400 relay; Whitney Andrews in the 4×800 relay, 3200M run, and 4×400 relay; Kelsey Lakes in the 4×800 relay, and 400M; Tatye Motsinger in the 100M hurdles and 300M hurdles; and Jenna Daniel in the Long Jump event.

Lady Pirate Second Place finishers were:  Jenna Daniel, in the Shot Put; and Tayte Mosinger in the High Jump.

Another notable Lady Pirate performance included Freshman DeAshia King, who finished the Discus event with a personal best distance of 76’4.75”.

Pirate First Place finishers were:  Eli Daniel, in the 4x100m Relay, High Jump and Long Jump events; Tyler Olsen, in the 4x100m Relay, 100m and 200m Dash events; Steven Delaney, in the 4x400m Relay, and the 110m and 300m Hurdle events; Luke Finchum, in the Shot Put; Tristan Chester, in the Discus event; TJ Jackson, in the 4x100m Relay, 4x400m Relay, and 400m Dash event; Trey Woodward, in the 4x100m and 4x400m Relays; Andrew Shaw, in the 4x400m Relay, and Derek Walters, in the 800m Run event.

Pirate Second Place finishers were:  Brady Christman, in the Shot Put event; Garrett Woods, in the High Jump event; Syd Gieseking, in the Long Jump event; Mitchell Wurtsmith, in the 110m Hurdles; Derek Walters, in the 1600m Run; Andrew Shaw, in the 400m Dash; and Seth Parker, in the 3200m Run.

Good luck to all our runners and field event competitors during next week’s conference championships and the following week’s sectional.

The Girls MSC Championships will be held at North Harrison High School on Tuesday, May 12th beginning at 5:00 pm; and the Boys MSC Championships will be held at Corydon High School on Thursday, May 14th beginning at 5:30 pm.  The Girls Track and Field Sectionals will be held at Jeffersonville HS on Tuesday, May 19th beginning at 5:00 pm; and the Boys Track and Field Sectionals will be held at Jeffersonville HS on Thursday, May 21st beginning at 5:00 pm.

Sherrill & Lady Pirates Knock Out Panthers

Softball

LeahSherrillThe Charlestown Lady Pirates traveled to Corydon Tuesday evening, recognized the importance of the conference match-up and wasted no time knocking the Lady Panthers out of the game.  Charlestown jumped out to a quick 1-0 lead after two complete, then poured it on in the third and fourth, scoring five runs spoil the host’s night.  The Lady Pirates (10-4 & 4-2 MSC) added two more runs in the top of the 7th inning before Corydon squeezed one run in the bottom of the stanza to avoid the shut-out.  Charlestown collected the win with a 8-1 advantage.  Junior Pitcher Carly Price got the win from the circle; striking out five Panther batters.  Leah Sherrill had another big game for the Lady Pirates, finishing 3 for 4 from the plate; including a double, a triple, and two RBI’s with two runs.  Sherrill was named the Coyle Chevy, GMC, Buick and Coyle Nissan Player of the Game by CPPSB.  Mackenzie Smith finished 3 for 4 at the plate and scored 2 runs; while Carly Price finished 3 for 4 with 2 runs’.  Lexi Logsdon added a triple, two RBI’s, and a run.  Bethany Hall finished 2 for 4 at the plate, including a triple, and a RBI.  “I thought we executed what we needed to accomplish well, and continued to improve at the plate”, commented Lady Pirate Head Coach Kevin Zollman.  The JV game also found the Lady Pirates hot, beating their Corydon counter parts 19-5 in five innings.  Charlestown will host New Washington Wednesday evening at five, and will travel to Brownstown Thursday for a huge MSC showdown.

The Lady Pirate 4×800 Team Betters their School Record

Track & Field

The Charlestown High School Lady Pirate Track and Field team participated in the North Harrison Invitational last Friday night, competing against at least a dozen other local schools.  The highlight of the meet for Charlestown was the girls 4 x 800 meter relay team bettering the school record they broke earlier in the season.  Gabi Gagnon, Alysha Flaget, Kelsey Lakes and Whitney Andrews placed 6th in 4×800; but also set a new school record of 11:12.09.  Additionally, Alysha Flaget placed 6th in the 800M and Whitney Andrews placed 2nd in 3200M to set a personal best time of 12:50.92.

The Lady Pirates also competed against Scottsburg and Austin last Tuesday evening at Austin High School.  Charlestown finished second to Scottsburg (59) and defeated Austin (42) with a team score of 43.  First place finishes include: 4×800 with 11:20 (Whitney Andrews, Kelsey Lakes, Gabi Gagnon, and Alysha Flaget), 4×400 4:43  (Whitney Andrews, Kelsey Lakes, Gabi Gagnon, and Alysha Flaget), Whitney Andrews 1600M and 3200M, Alysha Flaget 400M and 800M, Jenna Daniel Long Jump 14’7” (personal record).  Second place finishes include: Tayte Mosinger 300H 53.6 (personal record), Jenna Daniel shot put and 100M, Gabi Gagnon 1600M.  “Our distance runners ran well, and placed respectively in their events. Many girls contributed in their events which helped us to edge out Austin for second place by 1 point”, commented Coach Carroll.

Next meet: Tuesday, May 5 against Southwestern, Rock Creek, CAI

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