HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Pikeville rallies from seven down to stun Lawrence County

Pikeville erased a seven-run deficit over the final three innings to beat Lawrence County, 9-8, in a road game played on Monday night.

Tait Lakin blasted a game-tying, three-run homer in a six-run, sixth inning. Logan Windle doubled home Jake Lowe with the go-ahead run in the seventh as the Panthers completed the comeback.

Tate Walters singled, walked, and scored a pair of runs while driving in one. Wade Hensley was the winning pitcher as Pikeville moved to 17-14.

Ethan Whitt belted a home run and knocked in a pair of runs for the Bulldogs, who dropped to 24-5. Will Lafferty and Bryce Blevins each had two hits and drove in a pair of runs apiece.

Blue Fletcher took the loss.

At Louisa

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

PK (17-14)…..010  016  1 – 9-10-2

LC (24-5)……210  500  0 – 8-  9-6

Pitching:

WP – Wade Hensley

LP – Blue Fletcher

Hitting: Tait Lakin HR, 1b, 3 RBI; Jake Lowe 1b, 2r, 1 RBI; Logan Windle 2b, 1b, 1r, 2 RBI; Tate Walters 1b, bb, 2r, 1 RBI, Pikeville; Ethan Whitt HR, 2 RBI; Will Lafferty 2-1b, 2 RBI; Bryce Blevins 2-1b, 1r, 2 RBI; Blue Fletcher 1b, 1 RBI; Braydan Maynard 1b, 2r, 1 RBI, Lawrence County.

Johnson Central..9

Russell……….……4

Johnson Central winning pitcher Conner Lemaster helped his own cause with a grand-slam home run in a seven-run, second inning to lead the Golden Eagles past Russell, 9-4, in a home game played at Eagle Field on Monday night.

Matt Crum doubled in one run and scored as the Eagles moved to 19-12. Ryan Sartin-Slone singled, walked twice, scored once, and batted in one run.

At Paintsville

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

RS (20-14)….100  001  2 – 4-6-0

JC (19-12)…..072  000  x – 9-9-3

Pitching:

WP – Conner Lemaster

LP – Brayden Hartman

Hitting: Conner Lemaster GS-HR; Matt Crum 2b, 1r, 1 RBI; Ryan Sartin-Slone 1b, 2-bb, 1r, 1 RBI; Brock Butcher 2-1b, 2r; Gavin Crum 1b, 1r, 1 RBI, Johnson Central.

Greenup County…2

Paintsville…..…….1

Paintsville was limited to scoring opportunity as host Greenup County slip past the Tigers, 2-1, on Monday night.

Jonah Porter had an RBI single for the Tigers, now 24-8. Losing pitcher Ashton Miller singled and scored the lone run. Harris Phelps doubled.

At Greenup

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

PV (24-8)……001  000  0 – 1-7-0

GC (16-17)….011  000  x – 2-8-1

Pitching:

WP – Jonah Gibson

LP – Ashton Miller

Hitting: Jonah Porter 1b, 1 RBI; Harris Phelps 2b, 1b; Ashton Miller 1b, 1r, Paintsville.

Hazard…………..4

Prestonsburg….1

Hazard snapped a one-all tie with two runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to beat Prestonsburg, 4-1, in a game played on Monday night.

Jon Little had an RBI single for the Blackcats, now 18-9.  Losing pitcher Nic Kidd singled and scored. Payton Burke added a double.

At Hazard

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

PB (18-9).….000  100  0 – 1-5-3

HZ (23-11)…001  021  x – 4-3-1

Pitching:

WP – David Mullins

LP – Nic Kidd

Hitting: Jon Little 1b, 1 RBI; Nic Kidd 1b, 1r; Payton Burke 2b, Prestonsburg.

Jackson City….13

Jenkins…………7

Jackson City used a six-run, seventh inning to pull away and beat Jenkins, 13-7, in a game played on Monday night.

Keegan Bentley had a pair of singles and knocked home four runs for the Cavaliers, now 4-18. Trevor Davis added two singles, scored two runs, and drove in one. Austin Johnson added two hits and scored two runs.

Landon Mullins was tagged with the loss.

At Jenkins

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

JC (7-8)……003  400  6 – 13-10-4

JK (4-18)…..002  211  1 –  7-  9-1

Pitching:

WP – Jaden Jett

LP – Landon Mullins

Hitting: Keegan Bentley 2-1b, 4 RBI; Trevor Davis 2-1b, 2r, 1 RBI; Austin Johnson 2-1b, 2r; Carter Howard 1b, 1 RBI, Jenkins.

East Ridge…..…13

Twin Valley, Va..3

East Ridge pounded 14 hits and the Warriors cruised to a 13-3 win over Twin Valley (Va.) in a game played on the Reservation on Monday night.

Landon Robinson hit a home run, singled, scored three runs and knocked in three as the Warriors moved to 11-16. Hayden Robinette had two hits and batted in two runs while scoring twice. Garrett Jones added two singles and added a pair of RBIs.

Kolin Blankenship was the winning pitcher.

At Lick Creek

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

TV (0-8)…….102  000 –  3-  3-1

ER (11-16)…150  511 – 13-14-1

Pitching:

WP – Kolin Blankenship

LP – Connor Welch

Hitting: Landon Robinson HR, 1b, 2-bb, 3r, 3 RBI; Hayden Robinette 2-1b, bb, 2r, 2 RBI; Garrett Jones 2-1b, 1r, 2 RBI, East Ridge.

Phelps……..….11

Betsy Layne….5

Betsy Layne saw an early two-run lead slip away as Phelps rallied to beat the Bobcats, 11-5, in a home game played on Monday night.

Andrew Kidd doubled in a pair of runs and scored as the Bobcats dropped to 5-17. Cameron Pente singled in one run and scored. Losing pitcher Brady Robinson added two hits and scored one run.

At Stanville

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

PH (7-10)….001  603  1 – 11-8-1

BL (5-17)….200  001  2 –   5-6-7

Pitching:

LP – Brady Robinson

Hitting: Andrew Kidd 2b, bb, 1r, 2 RBI; Cameron Pente 1b, 1r, 1 RBI; Brady Robinson 2-1b, 1r, Betsy Layne.

Floyd Central…11

Leslie County…..9

Floyd Central shut down Leslie County’s seventh-inning rally to escape with an 11-9 win in a road game played on Monday night.

Jacob Bentley blasted a home run and drove in four runs as the Jaguars moved to 12-16. Wesley Prater had three singles and scored a pair of runs while knocking in two. Brant Potter added two hits and knocked in two runs.

Caleb Hager was the winning pitcher. Hager doubled in one run and scored.

At Hyden

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

FC (12-16)…..000  802  1 – 11-12-3

LC (9-19)……001  204  2 –   9-  9-3

Pitching:

WP – Caleb Hager

LP – David Brock

Hitting: Jacob Bentley HR, 1b, 4 RBI; Wesley Prater 3-1b, 2r, 2 RBI; Brant Potter 2-1b, 1r, 2 RBI; Max Martin 2-1b, bb, 2r, 1 RBI; Caleb Hager 2b, 1r, 1 RBI, Floyd Central.

Letcher Central…11

Powell County..…..5

Letcher Central jumped out to an early lead against Powell County and the Cougars rolled to an 11-5 road win on Monday night.

C.J. Akers had a pair of doubles and batted in four runs as the Cougars moved to 17-15. Aiden Fields added three hits, including a double, scored three runs and knocked in a pair.

Jonah Little, Ethan Brown and Sam Little all added RBIs.

Dylon Pike was the winning pitcher.

At Stanton

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

LC (17-15)….441  000  2 – 11-11-3

PC (13-16)….030  010  1 –   5-  4-2

Pitching:

WP – Dylon Pike

LP – Hayden Cain

Hitting: C.J. Akers 2-2b, 1r, 4 RBI; Aiden Fields 2b, 2-1b, 3r, 2 RBI; Jonah Little 2b, 1b, 2r, 1 RBI; Ethan Brown 2-1b, 2r, 1 RBI; Sam Little 2-1b, bb, 2r, 1 RBI, Letcher Central.

Logan…………….16

Chapmanville…..4

Logan pounded out 13 hits and had three big scoring innings as the Wildcats cruised to a 16-1 win over Chapmanville in a road game played at Ted Ellis Field on Monday night.

Garrett Williamson had two hits, including a double, knocked in three runs and scored twice as Logan improved to 15-4. Konner Lowe added two hits and drove in two runs. Ryan Roberts and Carson Kirk both added a pair of RBIs each.

Tyler Fenwick was the winning pitcher.

Brody Dalton doubled in the lone run for the Tigers, now 7-18. Trey Butcher reached and scored.

Will Kirkendoll took the loss.

At Chapmanville

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

LG (15-4)…….460  60 – 16-13-0

CR (7-18)…….000  01 –   1-  2-3

Pitching:

WP – Tyler Fenwick

LP – Will Kirkendoll

Hitting: Garrett Williamson 2b, 1b, 2r, 3 RBI; Konner Lowe 2-1b, 1r, 2 RBI; Ryan Roberts 1b, 2 RBI; Carson Kirk 1b, 1r, 2 RBI, Logan; Brody Dalton 2b; Trey Butcher 1r, Chapmanville.

Man………..22

Van………….0

Man erupted for 16 runs in the top of the first inning and the Hillbillies went on to blank Van, 22-0, in a road game played on Monday night.

Drake Veres was one of four Man (14-8) pitchers to combine for the shutout win.

Caleb Blevins had five hits, including a pair of doubles, scored three runs, and knocked in five. Preston Blankenship was a home run shy of hitting for the cycle. He scored twice and batted in three. Josh Lambert had three hits, one a double, and added three RBIs.

At Van

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

MN (14-8)…..(16)01  05 – 22-24-1

VN (2-13)…..…..000  00 –   0-  0-1

Pitching:

WP – Drake Veres 

LP – Preston Adams

Hitting: Caleb Blevins 2-2b, 3-1b, bb, 3r, 5 RBI; Preston Blankenship 3b, 2b, 1b, bb, 2r, 3 RBI; Josh Lambert 2b, 2-1b, 1r ,3 RBI; Casey Hurley 3b, 1b, 2r, 1 RBI; Jace Adkins 2-1b, 2r, 1 RBI; Caleb Vance 2-1b, 2r, 1 RBI; Cam Frye 3b, 2-1b, 3r, 2 RBI, Man.

Belfry……….…….16

Pike Central…….0

At Buckleys Creek

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

BF (19-11)….310  (12) – 16-14-0

PC (13-13)….000      0 –   0-  1-5

Pitching:

WP – Parker Hall

LP – Ben Huffman

Hitting: Steven Banks 2b, 2-1b, 3r, 3 RBI; Gage Fields 2b, 1b, 2r, 1 RBI; Devin Jude 2-2b, 1 RBI; Ashton Deskins 2b, bb, 4r; Jake Varney 1b, 2r, 1 RBI, Belfry.