HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Pikeville sweeps JC, Greenup County

Pikeville used a four-run, third inning to take the lead away from Greenup County and the Panthers earned a 6-4 win in a game played at Davis Park on Saturday.

Dylan Thompson doubled, walked, scored, and drove in one run while Wade Hensley singled in a run and scored. 

Bradyn Hall collected three hits, walked, and scored ma pair of runs, Jake Lowe added two hits, including a double, and scored.

Jackson Hall was the winning pitcher.

At Pikeville

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

GC (2-3)….200 002 0 – 4-7-2

PK (5-2)….104 001 x – 6-7-1

Pitching:

WP – Jackson Hall

LP – Carson Wireman

Hitting: Dylan Thompson 2b, bb, 1r, 1 RBI; Wade Hensley 1b, 1r, 1 RBI; Bradyn Hall 3-1b, bb, 2r; Jake Lowe 2b, 1b, 1r, Pikeville.

Pikeville………..….5

Johnson Central…4

Pikeville shutout Johnson Central over the final two innings to score a hard-fought 5-4 win in a game played at Davis Park on Saturday.

Jake Lowe had two hits, including a double, scored and batted in two runs. Winning pitcher Bash Ryan singled, walked and scored twice while Jeb Wilkerson added an RBI single.

Cameron Kelsey, Gavin Crum, and Brock Butcher all had RBI hits in the loss. 

Dawson Montgomery was tagged with the loss.

At Pikeville

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

JC (3-4)….120 010 0  – 4-5-2

PK (4-2)….300 200 x – 5-5-1

Pitching:

WP – Bash Ryan

LP – Dawson Montgomery

Hitting: Camron Kelsey 2b, 1b, bb, 1r, 1 RBI; Gavin Crum 2-1b, bb, 1r, 1 RBI; Brock Butcher 2b, 1 RBI, Johnson Central; Jake Lowe 2b, 1b, 1r, 2 RBI; Bash Ryan 1b, bb, 2r; Jeb Wilkerson 1b, 1 RBI, Pikeville.

Prestonsburg……11

Shelby Valley……2

Prestonsburg erased a two-run, first inning deficit and went on to beat Shelby Valley, 11-2, in a game played at StoneCrest Sports Complex on Saturday.

Wes Salisbury had a pair of singled and knocked in three runs while winning pitcher Matt Welch added two hits, scored three runs, and batted in two.

Brett Davis doubled in two runs and Luke Hale added three hits, one a double, walked, scored three runs, and added an RBI.

Jon Little doubled twice, knocked in one run, and scored. Seth Fitch tripled, doubled, walked, and scored a pair of runs.

Jaxson Damron doubled in both Wildcat runs in the first in inning. Samuel Brown singled and scored.

Lincoln Taylor was the losing pitcher,

At StoneCrest

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

SV (5-2)….200 000 0 –   2-  5-1

PB (3-3)….540 200 x – 11-13-3

Pitching:

WP – Matt Welch 

LP – Lincoln Taylor

Hitting: Jaxson Damron 2b, 2 RBI; Samuel Brown 1b, 1r, Shelby Valley; Wes Salisbury 2-1b, 3 RBI; Matt Welch 2-1b, 3r, 2 RBI; Brett Davis 2b, 2 RBI; Luke Hale 2-1b, 2b, bb, 3r, 1 RBI; Jon Little 2-2b, 1r, 1 RBI; Seth Fitch 3b, 2b, bb, 2r, Prestonsburg.

Harlan County…9

East Ridge…..…..3

Harlan County ran its record to 5-0 with a 9-3 road win over East Ridge in a game played on the Reservation on Saturday.

Losing pitcher Landon Robinson had three hits, including a pair of doubles, and scored one run. Hayden Robinette added two hits, walked, and added an RBI. Gabe Mullins singled twice and scored. 

At Lick Creek

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

HC (5-0)….002 024 1 – 9-13-5

ER  (3-4)….011 010 0 – 3-  7-3

Pitching:

WP – Karsten Dixon

LP – Landon Robinson…

Hitting: Landon Robinson 2-2b, 1b, 1r; Hayden Robinette 2-1b, bb, 1 RBI; Gabe Mullins 2-1b, 1r, East Ridge.

Montgomery County…14

Letcher Central…………4

Letcher Central saw its perfect start to the season end as Montgomery County rolled to a 14-4 win over the Cougars in a road game on Saturday.

Jonah Little tripled, walked twice and scored two runs in the loss. Dawson Kincer added an RBI.

Jaydon Wright was the losing pitcher.

At Mount Sterling 

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

LC (6-1)….110 020 0 –    4-  2-3

MC (4-0)…006 107 x – 13-10-1

Pitching:

WP – Brody Shaw

LP – Jaydon Wright

Hitting: Jonah Little 3b, 2-bb, 2r; Dawson Kincer 1 RBI, Letcher Central.

Morgan County….11

Martin County……9

Martin County’s late inning comeback fell short as Morgan County beat the Cardinals, 11-9, in a road game played on Saturday.

Losing pitcher Greyden Proctor doubled and drove in three runs while Dawson Mills doubled, walked, and batted in three. 

Damian Cheek doubled and singled, scored and added an RBI while Evan Crum and Chase Stacy both singled three times and scored three runs.

At West Liberty

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

MR (1-5)…..230 003 1 –  9-14-5

MC (2-4)….302 150 x – 11-10-0

Pitching:

WP –Parker Trusty

LP – Greyden Proctor

Hitting: Greyden Proctor 2b, 3 RBI; Dawson Mills 2b, bb, 3 RBI; Damian Cheek 2b, 1b, 3-bb, 1r, 1 RBI; Evan Crum 3-1b, 3r; Chase Stacy 3-1b, 3r, Martin County.

Greenup County…7

Johnson Central….6

Johnson Central’s late-inning comeback came up short as Greenup County edged the Golden Eagles, 7-6, in a game played at Davis Park in Pikeville on Saturday.

Logan Morrow belted a two-run home run in the loss. Brayden Shepherd added two hits, including a double, and added an RBI. 

Losing pitcher Gavin Crum singled and scored a pair of runs while Cameron Kelsey tripled, singled, and scored.

At Pikeville

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

GC (3-3)….202 201 0 – 7-7-2

JC (3-5)…..010 031 1 – 6-9-2

Pitching:

WP – Cohen Underwood

LP – Gavin Crum

Hitting: Logan Morrow 2r-HR; Brayden Shepherd 2b, 1b, 1 RBI; Gavin Crum 1b, 2r; Cameron Kelsey 3b, 1b, 1r, Johnson Central.