Nick Noll-Fleetwood

Nick Noll is the only sophomore in Fleetwood’s starting lineup. The underclassman came up big in a 7-5 win at Hamburg. Noll had two hits and knocked in three runs for the (2-2) Tigers. Travis Loy added a pair of infield hits. The senior second baseman scored one run and drove in another. Loy and Noll hit eighth and ninth respectively in Rolland Green’s lineup. Fleetwood finished with eleven hits. The Tigers put up three runs in the decisive 7th inning, all with two outs. Sophomore Tyler Shuey replaced Isaac Krick on the mound after a leadoff single by Jake Karnish. After Karnish was thrown out trying to steal second, Aiden Soumas reached on a throwing error. A single by Dalton Young and a walk to Liam Hilburt loaded the bases with two outs. Shuey nearly picked off Hilburt to end the threat without any damage. No. 7 hitter Tyler Szilli drew a bases loaded walk on a 3-2 pitch that just missed. The free pass put Fleetwood in front 5-4. Loy followed with what appeared to be a harmless grounder to third. However, the umpire ruled that Hilburt wasn’t tagged by Hamburg third baseman Ethan Horvath. The Hawks were now behind 6-4. Noll ripped a single to center for another insurance run. “It felt good getting a two-strike hit. That’s a key RBI to get, he said.” Ryan Moser recorded two outs in the bottom of the 7th before reaching his pitch limit. The senior lefty found his groove after allowing three runs in the first frame. “He did a great job settling in and not giving up many runs,” replied Noll. Moser gave up five runs, four earned, on eight hits. The Elizabethtown commit struck out five and walked three. Sophomore Tyler Dilbeck allowed a double to Luke Bensinger that got Hamburg within 7-5. Dilbeck struck out Nate Gilbert to end it. Conner Licklider went 4-for-4 with two runs and a RBI for the (1-4) Hawks. Scottie Dunleavy had a pair of doubles. The speedy sophomore CF scored one run and drove in another. Krick reached base in all three of his plate appearances including two walks. The junior gave up four runs on eight hits with six strikeouts. Krick walked one and hit two batters. All three of Shuey’s runs in the top of the 7th were unearned. The production from the bottom of Fleetwood’s lineup was a big key. Szilli, Loy, and Noll were 5-for-9 with 6 RBI. The Tigers reached the state playoffs a season ago. “I think we can definitely make it back there, but we still have to play hard every game,” stated Noll. We also discussed his favorite food, video games, musical artists, and teacher.