HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Paintsville edges Belfry in 8 innings; P’burg sweeps PCC

Paintsville’s Jonah Porter drove in a pair of runs in the top of the eighth inning to help lead the Tigers to a 3-0 win over Belfry in a game played at Massey Energy Field on Thursday night.

Boston Crace singled and scored while Zach Taylor doubled as the Tigers moved to 19-3.

Connor Fugate was the winning pitcher.

Steven Banks had two singles for Belfry, now 11-8. Losing pitcher Ashton Deskins singled and walked.

At Goody

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

PV (19-3)…000  000  03 – 3-4-0

BF (11-8)…000  000  00 – 0-5-4

Pitching:

WP – Connor Fugate

LP – Ashton Deskins

Hitting: Jonah Porter 2b, 1b, 1r, 2 RBI; Boston Crace 1b, 1r; Zach Taylor 2b, Paintsville; Steven Banks 2-1b; Ashton Deskins 1b, bb, Belfry.

Floyd Central…..16

Jenkins…………..1

Floyd Central pounded out 14 hits and the Jaguars cruised to a 16-1 win over Jenkins in a road game played on Thursday night.

Kadin Moore had three hits and drove in five runs while scoring once as the Jaguars improved to 8-12. Winning pitcher Jacob Bentley added two hits, including a double, and batted in four runs. Brant Potter and Wesley Prater each knocked in two runs.

Aiden Fields had the lone hit for Jenkins, now 1-12. John Addington walked twice and scored. Trevor Davis suffered the loss.

At Jenkins

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

FC (8-12)….524  5 – 16-14-0

JK (1-12)…..000  1 –   1-  1-2

Pitching:

WP – Jacob Bentley

LP – Trevor Davis

Hitting: Kadin Moore 3-1b, 1r, 5 RBI; Jacob Bentley 2b, 1b, 4 RBI; Brant Potter 3b, 1b, bb, 2r, 2 RBI; Wesley Prater 2-1b, 1r, 2 RBI, Floyd Central; Aiden Fields 1b; John Addington 2-bb, 1r, Jenkins.

Man…………6

Wayne……….2

Man scored four runs in the top of the eighth inning to snap a two-all tie and beat host Wayne, 6-2, in a game played on Thursday night.

Caleb Vance had three hits and drove home three runs as the Hillbillies improved to 7-5. Drake Veres singled in one run and scored while Kaden Dickerson added three hits and scored.

Preston Blankenship was the winning pitcher.

At Wayne

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

MN (7-5)…..002  000  04 – 6-10-2

WN (3-9)…..100  001  00 – 2-  6-3

Pitching:

WP – Preston Blankenship

LP – Levi Cassidy

Hitting: Caleb Vance 3-1b, 3 RBI; Drake Veres 1b, 1r, 1 RBI; Kaden Dickerson 3-1b, 1r, Man.

Herbert Hoover….10

Chapmanville…….0

Chapmanville managed just three hits as Herbert Hoover blanked the Tigers, 10-0, in a game played on Thursday night.

Andrew Farley, Jaxson Turner and losing pitcher Jacob Topping had one hit apiece as the Tigers dropped to 4-10.

At Clendenin

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

CR (4-10)….000  00 –  0-  3-3

HH (8-4)……221  05 – 10-11-2

Pitching:

WP – Matt Toops

LP – Jacob Topping s

Hitting: Andrew Farley 1b; Jaxson Turner 1b, Jacob Topping, 1b, Chapmanville.

Prestonsburg…8-8

Pike Central…..2-1

Prestonsburg went on the road and swept a doubleheader against Pike County Central, winning 8-2 and 8-1 in games played on Thursday night.

Wes Salisbury tripled, walked, and batted in two runs in the nightcap as the Blackcats moved to 12-6. Owen Greene and Brayden Slone each had an RBI.

Matt Welch was the winning pitcher.

Bryce Adkins had two hits, including a double, and scored for the Hawks, now 9-9. Keegan Bentley added two singles and scored.

Cameron Kimbler took the loss.

In the opener, Cameron Zimmerman had a pair of doubles, scored, and drove in one run. Slone singled and scored twice.

Payton Burke was the winning pitcher.

Jarred Stanley had the lone RBI for the Hawks. Bentley singled and scored.

Ben Huffman took the loss.

At Buckleys Creek

(Game 2)

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

PB (12-6)….010  43 – 8-7-2

PC (9-9)……110  00 – 2-5-4

Pitching:

WP – Matt Welch

LP – Cameron Kimbler

Hitting: Wes Salisbury 3b, bb, 1r, 2 RBI; Owen Greene 1b, 2-bb, 1r, 1 RBI; Brayden Slone 3b, 1b, 1 RBI, Prestonsburg; Bryce Adkins 2b, 1b, 1r; Keegan Bentley 2-1b, 1r; Jarred Stanley 1b, 1 RBI, Pike Central.

At Buckleys Creek

(Game 1)

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

PB (11-6)….410  12 – 8-6-4

PC (9-8)……100  00 – 1-2-4

Pitching:

WP – Payton Burke

LP – Ben Huffman

Hitting: Cameron Zimmerman 2-2b, 1r, 1 RBI; Payton Burke 2-1b, 1r; Brayden Slone 1b, 2r, Prestonsburg; Keegan Bentley 1b, 1r; Jarred Stanley 1 RBI, Pike Central.

Lawrence Co…2

Russell………..1

Lawrence County scored a pair of runs in the top of the third inning and pitcher Blue Fletcher made them stand as the Bulldogs edged host Russell, 2-1, in a game played on Thursday night.

Jacob Fletcher had two hits and drove in one run as Lawrence County improved to 15-2. Will Lafferty walked twice and scored.

At Russell

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

LC (15-2)…..002  000  0 – 2-2-1

RS (14-6)…..001  000  0 – 1-5-3

Pitching:

WP – Blue Fletcher

LP – Brayden Hartman

Hitting: Jacob Fletcher 2-1b, 1 RBI; Will Lafferty 2-bb, 1r; Nick Collinsworth bb, 1r, Lawrence County.

Logan…………8

Lincoln County..2

Logan built an eight-run lead in the first two innings and beat Lincoln County, 8-2, in a game played at Roger Gertz Field on Thursday night.

Konner Lowe and Cory Miller each singled, walked, scored, and knocked in a pair of runs each as the Wildcats moved to 5-1. Ryan Roberts singled in two runs. Jake Ramey had two hits, walked twice, and batted in one run.

Tyler Finnick was the winning pitcher.

At Logan

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

LC (10-2)….000  020  0 – 2-7-2

LG (5-1)…..350  000   x – 8-7-2

Pitching:

WP – Tyler Finnick

LP – Trace Adkins

Hitting: Konner Lowe 1b, bb, 1r, 2 RBI; Corey Miller 1b, bb, 1r, 2 RBI; Ryan Roberts 1b, 2 RBI, Jake Ramey 2-1b, 2-bb, 1 RBI, Logan.

Betsy Layne…..12

Buckhorn………1

Betsy Layne scored seven runs in the bottom of the third inning and the Bobcats rolled to a 12-1 win over Buckhorn on Thursday night.

Winning pitcher Brady Robinson singled in two runs and scored twice for the Bobcats, now 2-11. Brady Hall had a pair of hits and added an RBI. Matt Dudleson doubled in two runs and scored.

At Stanville

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

BK (5-10)….000  10 –  1-0-4

BL (2-11)…..117  3x – 12-8-2

Pitching:

WP – Brady Robinson

Hitting: Brady Robinson 1b, 2r, 2 RBI; Brady Hall 2-1b, 1r, 1 RBI; Matt Dudleson 2b, 1r, 2 RBI; Cameron Pente 2-1b, 3r, 1 RBI, Austin Tackett 1b, 1r, 1 RBI, Betsy Layne.

Magoffin Co….8

Martin County..4

Magoffin County beat Martin County for a second straight night, winning 8-4 in a home game played on Thursday night.

Caleb Howard tripled, walked twice, and drove in two runs while Ethan Salyer added three hits, one a double, scored twice and added an RBI.

Ethan Prewitt was the winning pitcher.

At Salyersville

Pitching:

WP – Ethan Prewitt

Hitting: Caleb Howard 3b, 2-bb, 2 RBI; Ethan Salyer 2b, 2-1b, 2r, 1 RBI; Lucas Litteral 2-1b, 2-bb, 2r; Kaden Back 1b, 1 RBI, Magoffin County.

Johnson Central…12

Ashland Blazer……9

Johnson Central’s Ryan Sartin-Slone had a big night with two hits, including a double, while driving in four runs as the Golden Eagles outscored Ashland Blazer, 12-9, in a game played on Thursday.

Keygan Pelfrey doubled, singled, and added a pair of RBIs. Connor Lemaster had two hits and knocked in two runs.

Gavin Crum was the winning pitcher.

At Ashland

Pitching:

WP – Gavin Crum

LP – Kaden Brewer

Hitting: Ryan Sartin-Slone 2b, 1b, 1r, 4 RBI; Keygan Pelfrey 2b, 1b, 2 RBI; Connor Lemaster 2-1b, bb, 1r, 2 RBI; Matt Crum 1b, bb, 3r, 1 RBI, Johnson Central.