Beech Grove Middle School Athletics

Despite leading by as many as four runs, Beech Grove Middle School A Team fell to Cascade Middle 11-9 on Tuesday. Payton Kelly drove in four runners in the loss. The right-handed hitter went 3-3 on the day. Beech Grove Middle School A Team jumped out to the lead in the bottom of the first inning after Hayden Fanning scored after tagging up, Kelly singled, scoring two runs, and Samarah Turner doubled, scoring one run. Beech Grove Middle School A Team added two runs in the third. Kelly doubled down the left field line on the sixth pitch of the at-bat, making the score 6-3. Cascade Middle tied the game in the top of the fourth thanks to an error, an error, and a wild pitch. Beech Grove Middle School A Team took the lead in the bottom of the fourth. Laila Herron hit a sacrifice fly, scoring one run, to give Beech Grove Middle School A Team the leg up, 7-6. Cascade Middle jumped into the lead in the top of the fifth when #2 singled, scoring two runs, and #18 tripled, scoring one run. Sage Yeary took the loss for Beech Grove Middle School A Team. The pitcher went six innings, surrendering 11 runs (zero earned) on 12 hits, striking out seven and walking none. #5 stepped in the circle first for Cascade Middle. The hurler surrendered seven hits and nine runs (four earned) over six innings, striking out 12 and walking seven. Turner collected two hits for Beech Grove Middle School A Team in three at bats. Beech Grove Middle School A Team had a strong eye at the plate, piling up seven walks for the game. Kaylie Campbell and Herron led the team with two bases on balls each. Fanning and Campbell each stole multiple bases for Beech Grove Middle School A Team. Beech Grove Middle School A Team stole six bases in the game. Beech Grove Middle School A Team will travel to Speedway Junior High for their next game on Wednesday.