Johnson Central pitcher Chloe VanHoose fanned 17 batters and walked only two as the Lady Eagles blanked cross-town rival Paintsville, 8-0, in the championship game played at Magoffin County High School on Tuesday night.
The Lady Eagles moved to 30-6 and will enter the 15th Region tournament as a one seed while the Lady Tigers (16-19) will be a two seed.
Mayson Delong tripled, singled twice, walked, scored, and drove in a pair of runs. Kendal Hall added two hits and batted in one run while scoring. Clara Blair collected two hits, one a double, and batted in one run while Randi Delong had two hits, walked, and knocked in one run.
VanHoose had two hits and added an RBI and Emily Adkins singled in one run and scored.
Hannah Taylor and Carrigan Ratliff each walked for the Lady Tigers. Laney Bledsoe was the losing pitcher.
At Salyersville
(Championship)
SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E
PV (16-19)…..000 000 0 – 0- 0-4
JC (30-6)…….101 411 x – 8-14-1
Pitching:
WP – Chloe VanHoose
LP – Laney Bledsoe
Hitting: Hannah Taylor bb; Carrigan Ratliff bb, Paintsville; Mayson Delong 3b, 2-2b, bb, 1r, 2 RBI; Kendal Hall 2-1b, 1r, 1 RBI; Randi Delong 2-1b, 1 RBI; Clara Blair 2b, 1b, 1 RBI; Chloe VanHoose 2-1b, 1 RBI; Emily Adkins 1b, 1r, 1 RBI, Johnson Central.