The Pikeville High School Panthers captured the 15th Region All A Classic Tournament championship at StoneCrest Sports Complex on Saturday.
The Panthers erased a two-run deficit with a four-run bottom of the fifth inning to beat Paintsville, 5-3, and win a second straight title.
Winning pitcher Tait Lakin doubled and drove in a pair of runs to help his own cause as Pikeville won its third straight game after starting the season 0-5.
Blake Birchfield singled and added an RBI while Tate Walters scored a pair of runs.
At StoneCrest
(All A tournament championship)
SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E
PV (6-2)…….000 210 0 – 3-4-1
PK (3-5)…….100 040 x – 5-4-0
Pitching:
WP – Tait Lakin
LP – Zach Taylor
Hitting: Ashton Miller solo-HR Jonah Porter 2b, 1r; Cory Jefferson 1b, 2 RBI, Paintsville; Tait Lakin 2b, 1r, 2 RBI; Blake Birchfield 1b, 1 RBI; Wade Hensley 1b, 1r, Pikeville.
Pikeville……15
Phelps……….0
Three Pikeville pitchers combined to toss a no-hitter as the Panthers reached the All A Classic Tournament final with a 15-0 mercy-rule win over Phelps in a game played at StoneCrest Sports Complex on Friday.
Blake Birchfield had three hits, scored three runs, and drove in three as the Panthers moved to 2-5. Tate Lakin finished with two hits. He scored twice and batted in four. Winning pitcher Dylan Thompson singled in two runs.
At StoneCrest
(All A tournament semifinals)
SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E
PH (3-4)…………000 0 – 0-0-4
PK (2-5)…………572 1 – 15-9-0
Pitching:
WP – Dylan Thompson
LP – Melvin McCoy
Hitting: Blake Birchfield 3-1b 3r, 3 RBI; Tate Lakin 2-1b, 2r, 4 RBI; Dylan Thompson 1b, 2 RBI; Tate Walters 1b, 2r, 1 RBI; Wade Hensley 1b, 1r, 1RBI; Hunter Jones 2r, 1 RBI, Pikeville.