WARRIOR UNDERDOGS Warren baseball prepares for tough matchup

By Cameron Harris Assistant Editor

Warren Central baseball, which is currently having a historic season, is coming up to one of its toughest games of the year. This matchup against the Carmel Greyhounds will be some of the toughest competition that the Warriors see this season. The Greyhounds are a top-five team in the state and will be a huge win for the Warriors if they can get it.

Players and coaches are doing everything they can to prepare each other for this game to prevent another loss to the Greyhounds.

“Warren hasn’t done so well against Carmel the past few years, but this year we plan on turning it around. It will be a tough battle throughout the whole game, but I believe we will come out on top,” sophomore Keith Jackson said.

Making it a tough battle is what the Warriors will have to focus on. Warren Central’s offense has shown its capability of piling on runs many times this season and will have to do it against a remarkably good pitching staff from Carmel that typically holds its opponents to few runs.

“Playing Carmel is such a big game because every year, they are always on top, with great players and great coaching. They are always ranked in the top five, so being able to upset that big team would be historic and monumental for us,” junior Jackson Hobbs said.

Starting pitching for the Warriors will most likely be Eli Shaw, whose sub-2.00 ERA will be a challenge for the Carmel hitters, who are used to being able to score a lot of runs in all of their games. Shaw, an Indiana University Baseball commit, has been dominant so far this season, with a high strikeout and low walk rate.

“It’s great competition, year after year Carmel is consistently one of the top teams in the state so it’s a good measure because playing the best brings out the best in you. I know some guys on that team so it’s always fun playing guys that I’ve played on summer teams with, Shaw said.

Overall, the Warriors have to keep a positive attitude and mindset throughout the game to be able to pull off the upset. If they go into the game with the idea that they can win and do everything right, then they will have more success than they would otherwise.

“We are prepared for every game, no matter the team. We know what we are capable of, so we have that mindset that keeps us prepared,” Hobbs said.