Letcher Central slugger Jonah Little blasted a solo home run in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift the Cougars to a thrilling 5-4 win over Knott Central in the 53rd District tournament championship game played on Wednesday night.
The Cougars overcame a four-run deficit to improve to 25-10.
Winning pitcher Quinton Williams tripled and singled, walked, scored twice and batted in two runs. Aiden Fields added a hit and knocked in two runs. Dawson Kincer had an RBI single.
At Hindman
SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E
KC (17-14)….004 000 0 – 4-2-1
LC (25-10)….002 020 1 – 5-6-6
Pitching:
WP – Quinton Williams
LP – Connor Napier
Hitting: Jonah Little solo-HR; Quinton Williams 3b, 1b, bb, 2r, 2 RBI; Aiden Fields 1b, 2 RBI; Dawson Kincer 1b, 1 RBI, Letcher Central.