Letcher Central dominated Knott County Central, rolling to a 14-1 win in the 53rd District tournament championship game played at Cougar Field on Sunday afternoon.
The Cougars, now 19-14, opened play on Saturday with a 16- win over Cordia in three innings.
Here is a recap:
Letcher Central…..14
Knott Central………..1
Jonah blasted a grand slam home run and finished with five RBIs to lead the Cougars offensive attack against the Patriots.
Preston Helle had two hits, including a triple, walked, and batted in four runs.
Dawson Kincer singled twice, walked, and drove in one run while scoring three. Kale Slone added two singles, walked, and scored all three times he reached base.
Dylon Pike collected two hits, walked, scored one run, and added an RBI. Canaan Cunniff was the winning pitcher.
At Ermine
(53rd District tournament championship)
SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E
LCC (19-14)…..044 51 – 14-12-0
KCC (14-13)…..001 00 – 1- 4-1
Pitching:
WP – Canaan Cunniff
LP – Kizer Turner
Hitting: Jonah Little GS-HR, 2-1b, 5 RBI; Preston Helle 3b, 1b, bb, 4 RBI; Dawson Kincer 2-1b, bb, 3r, 1 RBI; Kaleb Slone 2-1b, bb, 3r; Dylon Pike 2-1b, bb, 1r, 1 RBI, Letcher Central.
Letcher Central…….16
Cordia…………………..0
Letcher Central pitcher Dylon Pike tossed a no-hitter and the Cougars exploded on offense to beat the Lions, 16-0, in three innings in the 53rd District tournament opener played at Cougar Field on Saturday.
Preston Helle tripled in a pair of runs and scored twice while Clay Hall singled in two runs and scored twice.
Kaleb Slone singled and walked twice while knocking in two runs and scoring. Jonah Little tripled and walked and scored three runs.
At Ermine
(53rd District tournament championship)
SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E
CR (1-20)……0 00 – 0-0-2
LCC (18-14)..4(12)x – 16-8-0
Pitching:
WP – Dylon Pike
LP – Raymond Rose
Hitting: Preston Helle 3b, 2r, 2 RBI; Clay Hall 1b, 2r, 2 RBI; Kaleb Slone 1b, 2-bb, 1r, 2 RBI; Jonah Little 3b, bb, 3r, Letcher Central.