Baseball (Boys Varsity) West Noble High School
Chargers Edged In Championship Game
By Tom Schermerhorn | May 24, 2025 9:34 PM
In Walk-Off, West Noble Varsity Chargers Lose To Wabash Varsity Apaches By GameChanger Media A walk-off left West Noble Varsity Chargers on the wrong end of a 4-3 defeat to Wabash Varsity Apaches on Saturday. The game was tied at three in the bottom of the seventh when Derek Reed singled, scoring one run. Wabash Varsity Apaches opened the scoring in the third after Joe Button induced Haiden McWhirt to hit into a fielder's choice, but one run scored. In the top of the fifth inning, West Noble Varsity Chargers went back into the lead after McKale Bottles hit a sacrifice fly, and Wabash Varsity Apaches committed an error, each scoring one run. Wabash Varsity Apaches jumped back into the lead in the bottom of the seventh inning after Keaton Lane doubled to right field, and Reed singled down the left field line, each scoring one run. McWhirt earned the win for Wabash Varsity Apaches. The pitcher gave up three hits and three runs (one earned) over seven innings, striking out four and walking one. Cameron Eash took the loss for West Noble Varsity Chargers. The righty went two-thirds of an inning, allowing one run on two hits, striking out two and walking none. Button led things off on the hill for West Noble Varsity Chargers. The pitcher allowed one hit and three runs over six innings, striking out two and walking one. Mason Taylor, Trey Shisler, and Bottles each collected one hit for West Noble Varsity Chargers. Bottles and Eash each drove in one run for West Noble Varsity Chargers. Shisler stole two bases. West Noble Varsity Chargers stole four bases in the game. McWhirt, Reed, Lane, and S McNally each drove in one run for Wabash Varsity Apaches. Reed went 2-for-3 at the plate to lead Wabash Varsity Apaches in hits. Wabash Varsity Apaches ran wild on the base paths, amassing five stolen bases for the game. West Noble Varsity Chargers will travel to Tippecanoe Valley Varsity Vikings for their next game on Saturday. Copyright © 2025 GameChanger Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Any reuse or republication of this story must include the preceding attribution and is subject to the Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. Terms of Use, License Agreement, and Privacy Policy.