Johnson Central head coach Shawn Hall reached 400 wins as the Golden Eagles blanked Ashland Blazer, 4-0, in a game played at Eagle Field on Tuesday night.
Winning pitcher Cameron Kelsey allowed just two hits as Johnson Central improved to 14-8.
Ryan Sartin-Slone had a pair of doubles and scored two runs. Chandler Spradlin added two hits and knocked in one run while Brock Bowling singled in another.
At Paintsville
SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E
AB (9-13)….000 000 0 – 0-2-2
JC (14-8)…..000 202 x – 4-6-1
Pitching:
WP – Cameron Kelsey
Hitting: Ryan Sartin-Slone 2-2b, 2r; Chandler Spradlin 2-1b, 1 RBI; Brock Bowling 1b, 1 RBI, Johnson Central.
Hazard……..2
Belfry………1
Hazard pitcher Garrett Miller walked to open the bottom of the ninth inning and eventually scored on a wild pitch to lift the Bulldogs to a 2-1 win over Belfry in a game played on Tuesday night.
Wyatt Webb was the losing pitcher in relief of starter Parker Hall as the Pirates dropped to 12-9.
Noah Brown had an RBI single to account for Belfry’s lone run in the sixth inning.
Hazard’s first run came on a wild pitch in the sixth as Heath Pelfrey doubled, went to third on a wild pitch and then scored to tie the game at 1.
At Hazard
SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E
BF (12-9)….000 001 000 – 1-4-1
HZ (16-9)…000 001 001 – 2-8-1
Pitching:
WP – Garrett Miller
LP – Wyatt Webb
Hitting: Noah Brown 2-1b, bb, 1 RBI; Jake Varney 2b, Cameron Varney 1r, Belfry.
Letcher Central…2
Knott Central……0
Letcher Central pitchers Jonah Little and Ethan Brown combined to shutout Knott Central as the Cougars scored a 2-0 win in a home game played on Tuesday night.
Austin Triplett and Kaleb Slone had RBI singles as the Cougars moved to 12-11. Aiden Fields had a pair of hits and scored both runs.
At Ermine
SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E
KC (14-9)…..000 000 0 – 0-5-0
LC (12-11)…010 100 x – 2-5-0
Pitching:
WP – Jonah Little
LP – Kyle Hofsess
Hitting: Austin Triplett 1b, 1 RBI; Kaleb Slone 1b, bb, 1 RBI; Aiden Fields 2-1b, 2r, Letcher Central.
Paintsville……4
Lawrence Co…2
Paintsville pushed across three runs in the bottom of the first inning and went on to beat Lawrence County, 4-2, snapping the Bulldogs’ 12-game winning streak in a game played at Charlie Adkins Field on Tuesday night.
Gunner Collins belted a solo home run and scored twice as the Tigers improved to 21-4. Griffin Collins singled and drove in a pair of runs. Zach Taylor added an RBI single.
Connor Fugate was the winning pitcher.
Blue Fletcher had two hits, walked, and scored one run for the Bulldogs, now 18-3. Braydan Maynard singled and scored. Bryce Blevins added an RBI.
Jacob Fletcher was the losing pitcher.
At Paintsville
SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E
LC (18-3)…..100 100 0 – 2-3-4
PV (21-4)……310 000 x – 4-3-3
Pitching:
WP – Connor Fugate
LP – Jacob Fletcher
Hitting: Blue Fletcher 2-1b, bb, 1r; Braydan Maynard 1b, 1r; Bryce Blevins 1 RBI, Lawrence County; Gunner Collins solo-HR, 2r, Zach Taylor 1b, 1r, 1 RBI; Griffin Collins 1b, 2 RBI, Paintsville.
Prestonsburg….18
Betsy Layne……3
Prestonsburg erupted for nine runs in the bottom of the first inning and rolled to an 18-3 win over Betsy Layne in a game played at StoneCrest Sports Complex on Tuesday night.
Jon Little had three hits, including a pair of triples and drove in four runs while scoring twice as the Blackcats improved to 13-6. Winning pitcher Payton Burke added two hits, one a double, scored once and batted in three. Cameron Zimmerman scored three runs and knocked in two.
Losing pitcher Brady Robinson singled and scored for the Bobcats, now 2-12. Matt Dudleson singled in one run and Brady Hall singled and scored.
At StoneCrest
SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E
BL (2-12)….201 0 – 3- 3-3
PB (13-6)….926 1 – 18-17-4
Pitching:
WP – Payton Burke
LP – Brady Robinson
Hitting: Matt Dudleson 1b, 1 RBI; Brady Hall 1b, 1r; Brady Robinson 1b, 1r, Betsy Layne; Jon Little 2-3b, 1b, 2r, 4 RBI; Payton Burke 2b, 1b, 1r, 3 RBI; Cameron Zimmerman 1b, bb, 3r, 2 RBI; Ryan Meade 2-1b, 2r, 1 RBI; Brayden Slone 2-1b, 3r, 1 RBI; Nic Kidd 2-1b, 2r, 1 RBI, Prestonsburg.
Man…………..5
Chapmanville…0
Man pitcher Bo Thompson scattered five hits as the Hillbillies went on the road and blanked Chapmanville, 5-0, in a game played at Ted Ellis Field on Tuesday night.
Thompson fanned 11 batters as Man improved to 8-6.
Caleb Blevins tripled and scored while Caleb Vance doubled in one run and scored twice. Casey Hurley had two hits, one a double, and batted in one run.
Evan Plumley doubled for the Tigers, now 4-12. Jacob Topping was the losing pitcher.
At Chapmanville
SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E
MN (8-6)…..001 300 1 – 5-5-0
CR (4-12)…000 000 0 – 0-5-1
Pitching:
WP – Bo Thompson
LP – Jacob Topping
Hitting: Caleb Blevins 3b, 1r; Caleb Vance 2b, bb, 2r, 1 RBI; Casey Hurley 2b, 1b, 1 RBI, Man; Evan Plumley 2b, Chapmanville.
Logan………17
Nitro…………6
Logan scored 10 runs in the first inning and the Wildcats cruised a 17-6 victory over Nitro in a road game played on Tuesday night.
Aiden Slack had a pair of hits and scored three runs while driving in four as the Wildcats moved to 6-1. Korbin Bostic added two hits and drove in three runs while Tyler Fenwick doubled twice, scored two runs, and batted in two.
Ryan Roberts was the winning pitcher.
At Nitro
SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E
LG (6-1)…..(10)43 00 – 17-12-0
NT (5-5)………140 10 – 6- 7-2
Pitching:
WP – Ryan Roberts
LP – Matt Kirby
Hitting: Aiden Slack 2-1b, 3r, 4 RBI; Korbin Bostic 2-1b, 1r, 3 RBI; Tyler Fenwick 2-2b, 2r, 2 RBI; Carson Kirk 2r, 2 RBI, Logan.
Magoffin County….11
Shelby Valley………7
Magoffin County’s Caleb Howard had three hits, including a triple, and drove home four runs to help lead the Hornets to an 11-7 win over Shelby Valley in a home game played on Tuesday night.
Ethan Salyers added a pair of doubles and one single while scoring three runs. Trenton Coleman had three hits, one a triple, scored twice and batted in two runs.
Colin Litteral was the winning pitcher.
At Salyersville
Pitching:
WP – Colin Litteral
Hitting: Caleb Howard 3b, 2-1b, 1r, 4 RBI; Ethan Salyer 2-2b, 1b, 3r; Trenton Coleman 3b, 2-1b, 2r, 2 RBI; Lucas Litteral 2b, 1b, 2r, 1 RBI, Magoffin County.