By GameChanger Media Mishawaka Junior Varsity Cavemen and NorthWood Junior Varsity Panthers Baseball tied 8-8 on Friday at Mishawaka High School Ward Baker Park. An error put NorthWood Junior Varsity Panthers Baseball on the board in the top of the third. Mishawaka Junior Varsity Cavemen tied the game up in the bottom of the seventh thanks to two walks. Mishawaka Junior Varsity Cavemen tied the game at eight on a walk by Kole Neace. Jackson Chlebek opened the game for Mishawaka Junior Varsity Cavemen. The starting pitcher allowed six hits and six runs (four earned) over three and two-thirds innings, striking out one and walking three. Deacon Reed started the game for NorthWood Junior Varsity Panthers Baseball. The starting pitcher surrendered three hits and two runs (zero earned) over four innings, striking out five and walking two. Kole Neace drove the middle of the lineup, leading Mishawaka Junior Varsity Cavemen with two runs batted in. The number three hitter went 1-for-3 on the day. Liam Hacker, Mishawaka Junior Varsity Cavemen's number eight hitter, led the team with two hits in four at-bats. Mishawaka Junior Varsity Cavemen had a strong eye at the plate, amassing eight walks for the game. Kole Neace and Gaeton Groninger led the team with two bases on balls each. Mishawaka Junior Varsity Cavemen turned one double play in the game. Deacon Reed led NorthWood Junior Varsity Panthers Baseball with three hits in five at bats. Brady Weaver led NorthWood Junior Varsity Panthers Baseball with three walks. Overall, the team had a strong eye at the plate, amassing six walks for the game. NorthWood Junior Varsity Panthers Baseball stole four bases in the game. Mishawaka Junior Varsity Cavemen welcome Elkhart Lions JV on Saturday for their next game. Copyright © 2025 GameChanger Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Any reuse or republication of this story must include the preceding attribution and is subject to the Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. Terms of Use, License Agreement, and Privacy Policy.