Crazy baseball, exciting softball, and respect for a few NBA players

The Brownsburg baseball team scored four runs in the top of the first inning on Tuesday against Center Grove. However, they gave up 11 runs in the bottom of the first to fall behind 11-4. The Bullodgs chipped away at the seven run deficit to tie the game at 11 at the end of 7 innings. The Dogs scored 3 in the 8th and held the Trojans scoreless to win 14-11. Bobby Carr, Sam Sampen, and David Oliger all had 3 RBIs in the win. Sampen and Levi Slawta threw 7-1/3 scoreless innings to give the Dogs a chance to win.

In Wednesday's game, the Dogs scored 6 runs in the first, 5 runs in the third, and 6 more runs in the 5th inning en route to a five-inning 21-1 thrashing of Harrison. Sam Sampen had 2 HR's and 7 RBI, while his brother Isaac had 4 RBIs. David Oliger also contributed with and home run and 4 RBI. Isaac Sampen and Mycah Whetstone shut down the Raiders on the mound. The Dogs are 14-5 overall and 10-3 in the HCC. They host Harrison tonight. BBurg is 2 games behind Zionsville in the HCC with 5 games left. However, two of those 5 games are against Zionsville, so there is still a good chance to win the HCC.

The Ball State softball team began MAC tournament play on Wednesday as the #4 seed. It took 8 innings and a walk-off home run by Jennifer Gilbert to come away with a 2-1 victory. Gilbert was 3-4 with both Ball State RBIs. Amanda Montalto was 4-for-4. Amanda Carpenter was the only other Cardinal to get a hit in the game. On the mound Audra Sanders was brilliant giving up 1 run on 4 hits while striking out 9. BSU will play the #1 seed Western Michigan today at 130p.

I don't watch too much NBA, because it's not real basketball, but I did watch the last two minutes of the Heat/Celtics game last night. The Heat were down 5 with 4 minutes to go, but big shots by James Jones and Lebron James led the Heat to a 10-point win. James scored the last 10 points of the game as he went on a 10-0 run of his own in the last two minutes. After the game, most of the Celtics stormed off the floor, but a few stayed around to congratulate the Heat on their series victory. I have gained new respect for Ray Allen, Delonte West, and coach Doc Rivers for staying on the floor and showing respect for the players on the Heat. They shook hands and spoke to almost every player....you don't see that too much these days. I'm not sure what has happened to Kevin Garnett these last few years, but he has gone from a fun-loving ball player to an absolute jerk.