HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: JC pounds FC; Hornets top Pirates in 10 innings

Johnson Central collected 10 hits and the Golden Eagles rolled to an 11-1 win over Floyd Central in a home game played on Monday night.

Josh Slone had three hits, including a double, drove in two runs and scored twice as the Golden Eagles moved to 2-3. Brock Butcher singled, scored and knocked in two runs while Connor Lemaster tripled in one run and scored twice. Chandler Spradlin singled, scored and added an RBI.

Caleb Hager doubled and scored for the Jaguars, now 1-4. Brant Potter doubled.

At Paintsville

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

FC (1-4)….001  00 –  1-  2-2

JC (2-3)…..330  23 – 11-10-0

Pitching:

WP –Mason Kestner

LP – Koen Reeves

Hitting: Caleb Hager 2b, 1r; Brant Potter 2b, Floyd Central; Josh Slone 2b, 2-1b, 2r, 2 RBI; Brock Butcher 1b, 1r, 2 RBI; Connor Lemaster 3b, 2r, 1 RBI; Chandler Spradlin 1b, 1r, 1 RBI, Johnson Central.

Magoffin County…1

Belfry………………0

Magoffin County’s Caleb Howard singled and scored the only run of the game as the Hornets outlasted Belfry, 1-0, in 10 innings at Massey Energy Field on Monday night.

Ethan Prewitt was the winning pitcher in relief while Chase Justice took the hard-luck loss.

Trenton Coleman had a pair of singles as Magoffin County evened its record at 2-2.

Belfry’s only hits came off the bats of Tyler Slone, Jonathan Banks and Ashton Deskins.

The Pirates dropped to 2-3.

At Goody

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

MC (2-2)…000  000  000  1 – 1-5-1

BF (2-3)….000  000  000  0 – 0-3-1

Pitching:

WP – Ethan Prewitt

LP – Chase Justice

Hitting: Caleb Howard 1b, 1r; Trenton Coleman 2-1b, Magoffin County; Tyler Slone 1b; Jonathan Banks 1b; Ashton Deskins 1b, Belfry

Morgan County..8

Pike Central……7

Morgan County pushed across four runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to rally past Pike County Central, 8-7, in a game played on Monday night.

Blake Hager suffered the loss as the Hawks fell to 2-3.

Bryce Adkins had a pair of singles, scored two runs, and batted in one while Peyton Compton singled in one run and scored a pair. Blake Hager singled and knocked in two runs. Jared Stanley doubled and scored.

At West Liberty

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

PC (2-3)…..110  220  1 – 7-7-5

MC (1-3)….310  040  x – 8-9-4

Pitching:

WP – Jared Potter

LP – Blake Hager

Hitting: Bryce Adkins 2-1b, 2r, 1 RBI; Peyton Compton 1b, 2r, 1 RBI; Blake Hager 1b, 2 RBI; Jared Stanley 2b, 1r, Pike Central.

Lawrence County…10

Martin County……..5

Lawrence County made the most of seven hits as the Bulldogs doubled up Martin County, 10-5, in a road win on Monday night.

Blue Fletcher blasted a home run and drove in three runs as the Bulldogs moved to 3-1. Jake Dearfield had two singles, scored two runs, and batted in two. Nick Collinsworth added two hits and added an RBI while scoring a run.

Abner Collinsworth was the winning pitcher while Brady Endicott was tagged with the loss.

Kenneth Young doubled, singled, scored and batted in two while Chase Preece singled home one run as the Cardinals fell to 1-3.

At Inez

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

LC (3-1)….404  020  0 – 10-7-2

MC (1-3)…030  000  2 –   5-6-4

Pitching:

WP – Abner Collinsworth

LP – Brady Endicott

Hitting: Blue Fletcher HR, 3 RBI; Jake Dearfield 2-1b, 2r, 2 RBI; Nick Collinsworth 2-1b, 1r, 1 RBI, Lawrence County; Kenneth Young 2b, 1b, 1r, 2 RBI; Chase Preece 1b, 1 RBI, Martin County.

Paintsville…15

East Ridge….0

Paintsville hurler Zach Cline tossed a no-hitter as the Tigers rolled past East Ridge, 15-0, in the opening round of the 15th Region All A Classic played on Monday night.

Zach Taylor blasted a home run as the Tigers improved to 4-1 and won their third straight game. He also doubled, scored two runs, and drove in four.

Grayson Peters added a pair of singles, scored, and batted in two while Brayden Branham singled home a run and scored.

At Paintsville

Pitching:

WP – Zach Cline

Hitting: Zach Taylor HR, 2b, 2r, 4 RBI; Grayson Peters 2-1b, 1r, 2 RBI; Brayden Branham 1b, 1r, 1 RBI, Paintsville.