Baseball: Carmel downs Prospect to stay unbeaten

It may have been April Fools' Day but there certainly wasn't any joshing around when Carmel Catholic junior pitcher Ben Wiegman took the mound on Monday for a nonconference baseball game against visiting Prospect.

"No, we have fun but we mean business," he said. "Everything was moving pretty decent and I was able to keep full control."

Wiegman, a Louisville commit, tossed four innings of 1-hit ball with 4 strikeouts and 2 walks as the Corsairs upended the Knights 15-5 in five innings.

"I felt like I had a good approach and pounded the strike zone," Wiegman added. "I had my three pitches working."

Wiegman gave up a first-inning single to Kevin Donohue but settled down nicely thereafter.

After a scoreless first, the Carmel Catholic bats stepped to the forefront. The Corsairs (3-0), scored 3 runs after senior infielder Andrew Wiegman blasted a 3-run bomb over the center field fence.

"That was a nice cushion the offense gave me," said Ben Wiegman. "It always helps to have runs."

Then, ahead 3-0 in the bottom of the third, Ben Wiegman helped himself by smashing a solo dinger over the center field fence for a 4-0 lead.

"I just stayed back and drove it," said Ben Wiegman. "

Senior Lukas Galdoni then walked and later scored on an error and it was 5-0 after the third.

Carmel Catholic added 9 more runs in the bottom of the fourth and put plenty of distance between it and the Knights (2-4).

RBI singles were hit by Adams, Andrew Wiegman, Sean Lynch, and Logan Stropich. Adams also added a 2-run double later in the frame when the Corsairs sent 13 batters to the plate.

"We have a solid lineup with some big boys in there," said Lynch, who had a pair of singles on the day.

"We have a really smart team and just have to keep finding the bottom of the barrel."

After the fourth, Matt Olson and Jason Hironimus finished the job on the mound.

The Knights got on the board with a 5-spot in the top of the fifth.

Shortstop Ethan Burgh smacked a 2-run double and third baseman Matt McAleer added an RBI double later in the frame.

Prospect used four pitchers on the afternoon, with Priessing taking the loss to fall to 0-2.

A balk by the Prospect pitcher accounted for the last run in the bottom of the fifth.

"We're struggling with our pitching and looking to piece things together," said Prospect coach Ross Giusti.