Baseball
Braves win season-opener
A home run from Wyatt Phillips helped lift Indian Creek to a 6-4 road win against Lebanon in its first game of the season Wednesday.
The Braves will be back in action Friday against Martinsville at the Bosse Field Invitational in Evansville.
Franklin College
Baseball team earns 15th win
Frank Podkul drove in five runs, including three on his sixth home run of the season, to help Franklin College roll past Colby College 14-7 on Wednesday in the final game of its spring trip to Florida.
Jarrod Smith added four RBIs for the Grizzlies (15-1), while Sam Claycamp collected four hits.
Franklin opens HCAC play Saturday with a home doubleheader against Transylvania.
Softball squad splits pair
Three hits and three runs batted in from Monica Collins helped Franklin College win the opening game of a doubleheader against Wisconsin-Platteville on Wednesday in Westfield.
The Grizzlies (13-3) won the first game by a 4-2 score before the Pioneers battled back to win the second game by the same score.
On Saturday, Franklin will begin its HCAC slate with a home doubleheader against Defiance.
