Defending All A state champion Pikeville is headed back to defend their title.
The Panthers pounded out 13 hits and dominated Prestonsburg, 11-0, in the championship game played at Cardinal Park in Inez on Saturday.
Winning pitcher Isaac Duty allowed only a second-inning single to J.D. McKinney. He struck out 10 and walked three as the Panthers improved to 9-5.
Bash Ryan had two hits, drove in three and scored one run. Sam Wright added three hits, scored one and added a pair of RBIs.
Jaxson Hall had two hits and scored two runs and added an RBI. Jeb Wilkerson collected two hits and knocked in a run while Noah Jarrell singled twice and batted in one run.
At Inez
(All ‘A’ Classic championship)
SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E
PK (9-5)….105 210 2 – 11-13-0
PB (7-6)….000 000 0 – 0- 1-5
Pitching:
WP – Isaac Duty
LP – Seth Fitch
Hitting: Bash Ryan 2-1b, 1r, 3 RBI; Sam Wright 3-1b, 1r, 2 RBI; Jaxson Hall 2-1b, 2r, 1 RBI; Jeb Wilkerson 2-1b, 1 RBI; Noah Jarrell 2-1b, 1 RBI, Pikeville; J.D. McKinney 1b, Prestonsburg.