Group effort has Bloomington North baseball on a 6-game win streak

BLOOMINGTON — By the end of the post-game interview, Liam Smith was just a face in a crowd. It's kind of like that these days with the Bloomington North baseball team, which is getting hitting up and down the lineup and solid pitching from multiple sources. Different guys, different days, but always someone stepping up.

After the shock of seeing Terre Haute North rally with two runs to tie it in the top of the seventh inning just one strike away from defeat, Smith's RBI walk-off double to right center sent the host Cougars home happy, 4-3, with their sixth win in a row Tuesday, April 21. More: VOTE for the Herald-Times Athlete of the Week for April 13-18 presented by IU Health "We got a lot of good bonds in the dugout," said Smith, with teammates quietly lined up behind him, taking a step closer with each question that came Smith's way. "We're all really comfortable with each other and we have a lot of fun.

"We just attack every day at practice. We're getting a lot better every day. " It also puts North in the catbird's seat in Conference Indiana play at 3-0, with rival South (1-1) and Southport yet to go.

Not that anyone in maroon and gold is peeking ahead in the schedule. "What's the next biggest game we have? " North coach Richard Hurt asked his team.